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Blade (1998) and Blade 2 (2002) were HUGE influences for me and I'd highly suggest them. I'd also say New Jack City (1991) and Jungle Fever (1991) are great (but are more straight dramas).
I always get a chuckle when I walk into someone's bathroom and they've decorated it with three seashells somewhere near the toilet. It's one of the best inside jokes ever.
This was from an interview with Stallone: "OK, this may be bordering on the grotesque, but the way it was explained to me by the writer is you hold two seashells like chopsticks, pull gently and scrape what’s left with the third. You asked for it…. Be careful what you ask for, sorry."
Fun fact: due to a) alcohol being illegal, b) caffeine being illegal, and c) this being Taco Bell, the fancy guests are saluting John Spartan with caffeine-free Mountain Dew Baja Blast.
Simon wasn't officially released from the cryo prison. The politician released him solely to kill Edgar friendly. He still had a similar amount of time left on his sentence.
But why had he an officially sheduled parole hearing years before Spartan? Even if he had failed find hostages is negligence so not same as kidnapping etc Simon had done
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC are owned by the same company. When this movie came out I was working for PepsiCo Inc who owned all 3 restaurants, Pepsi Cola and Frito Lay.
@@adrianpeart Yeah, pretty sure we got the Taco Bell version in the UK. I'd guess both because, as an English speaking country, it was assumed that we'd have heard of Taco Bell from US media (which indeed I and everyone I saw it with had) _and_ because we did actually have a couple of branches by then (albeit only in London AFAIK).
I live in Denmark, we didn't have either of the two at the time and still don't where I live (don't know about Copenhagen) and the version I saw as a teen said Taco Bell. Also, I didn't know about Taco Bell or Pizza Hut when I watched it, but the name "Taco Bell" told me it's a taco place and John Spartan's reaction to the leader of the strange future inviting him there told me, that John knew it as being a sort of fastfood joint or at least not anything high class. It's not that everyone is a moron, it's just that movie makers operate on the assumption that we are.
I remember that, I was so confunded when I saw the Taco Bell version when my brain remembered it was Pizza Hut, and it wasn't just a voiceover but the signs were changed too...
Both Rambo and Rocky will surprise you if you only think of Stallone as an action star. He's actually quite an impressive actor, but he was type cast almost immediately as an "action star" so that's what people are most familiar with him for. If you want to see him in something more dramatic, check out Cop Land (1997). It's a good film in general, but you'll also get to see Stallone's acting ability.
Stallone and Schwarzenegger are very good friends in real life, and they loved to make fun of each other in some of their movies. You should watch Schwarzenegger's "Last Action Hero" where there are easter eggs in it about Stallone. Schwarzenegger is also in Stallone's "Expendables" series as well.
@@VerowakReactsIf you caught the one like John Spartan being shocked at Arnold Schwarzenegger being President in the future you'll likely get the ones in Last Action Hero. Stallone and Arnold were action movie rivals, some say friendly some say serious. They winded up being friends.
@@VerowakReacts I would like to contribute some suggestions: for Stallone: definitely the first Rambo film (technically called First Blood), in my opinion, the sequels go down hill and then MORE down the hill. Cliffhanger, The Specialist, Daylight, Assassins. for Snipes: Passenger 57, US Marshalls (if you haven't watched The Fugitive with Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford, I would STRONGLY recommend THAT film), New Jack City, Drop Zone, Rising Sun, The Art of War one thing I would like to point out is that Dahmer was killed in prison just one year after this film hit theaters, and thus would not have been available to phoenix.
(14:24) Mmmmmm, Sandra Bullock and those tight pants. Back then, the guys thought, There's no way girls/women will wear anything that tight (without a shirt-tail covering their butt) in the future. (No way....)
14:05 - 😂 yes, this movie made a point of not going for subtlety. John "Spartan", "Phoenix has risen from the ashes", "Lenina Huxley". It chose to be as on the nose as possible, and I find it glorious.
Despite many of his roles being similar and of a certain style, Stallone is no slouch in acting or writing. His performance in First Blood (1982) is quite moving. And, he wrote all six Rocky films, directing four of them.
He's no Daniel Day Lewis but he gets by OK in a few movies. I don't think First Blood is one of them despite his last scene. Copland is much better work.
The best bit is actually skipped in this reaction for YT. It's the part when they are looking at footage before they unfreeze Spartan. When the reporter on the scene asks if all the damage done was worth the person saved and the little girl says "F@€k you lady!" and Spartan agrees with her 😂😂😂
The most horrifying part of the society they've created in this movie is not only is every day tacoshit tuesday, theres also nothing but three seashells to deal with it
This movie is loosely based on the 1932 novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley about a dystopia that is nice, too nice. conditioned niceness. Book was ahead of its time. This was a breakout role for Sandra Bullock. Great reaction as always. Thanks. Be well.
We know Huxley is not Spartan's daughter, because he finds his real daughter in a deleted scene. She's one of the "scraps" and still visible in the movie.
Yay, so glad you watched and enjoyed this one! Probably my favorite Stallone film outside of the Rocky franchise! Films with a similar tone that you might dig: Virtuosity (1995), Species (1995), & possibly Splice (2009).
Virtuosity is a pretty good film, species is good enough to watch once, splice was good up the end and then it took a supersonic nose dive into the shitter.....in my humble opinion.....
Saw this back when it came out. At the time it was just another standard goofy 90's action movie, but as time has gone on, I've come to see it for what it really is. Demolition Man was really a highly accurate political and cultural predictive forecast of the US.
Stallone movies: First Blood & Rocky 1 & 2 for starters. Then Copland & Cliffhanger. Escape Plan & Creed. Oscar & Tango and Cash. There's so many great ones out there. You'll fall in love with Rocky.
The song came from Leary's stand-up album, No Cure For Cancer. Until this movie he was known more as an angry comic (the "Oscar Meyer Weiner" bit could have part of his routine) but he later moved into serious acting, such as Rescue Me.
Denis Leary also did the voice of Diego in the Ice Age movies. And as far as Wesley Snipes being a badass in Martial arts. 😂 he wanted to spar with an MMA fighter so he could prepare for an upcoming movie he was gonna do. Joe Rogan told him he would spar with him, and Snipes chickened out.
In point of fact, Snipes didn't "chicken out". He was under investigation for federal tax evasion at the time and literally didn't have time for it. Wesley's trained in more disciplines of martial arts then Joe has hairs left on his 'roided up head. It wouldn't have been close. At all.
In the European release Taco Bell was dubbed over to be Pizza Hut because most people in Europe didn't know Taco Bell at the time. It's funny that you can still clearly see the Taco Bell logos.
I've seen this piece of trivia before, and the alternative dub on youtube, but I have seen the movie multiple times on TV and I've owned the movie on VHS and DVD, and I assure you that it was always Taco Bell. I don't know where "the European release" was actually released, but it wasn't here.
The censored TV version of this, was one of the few 15+ movies I was allowed to watch as a kid, because I was obsessed with Sandra Bullock and Sci Fi, so its like a core memory from my childhood. Glad you enjoyed it!! If you're ever after another Sandy B film, 28 Days is a hugely underrated film of hers that deserves more attention and Alan Tudyks performance completely steals the show!!
Wesley Snipes trivia is almost as entertaining as his role in movies. That one bit about one of the Blade movies where he just outright refused to open his eyes during one of the scenes so the producers has to waste money on CGI to put fake eyes on his face just cracks me up 🤣
This is my favorite Stallone movie so you picked a great one to start with. Excellent choice. I never thought a combination of Stallone, Snipes and Bullock would work but it’s actually perfection, a trifecta!
Doesn't matter. Spartan was the one that was responsible for the deaths as far as they knew anyways. Phoenix might have kidnapped them, but all evidence was that Spartan ignored their safety and caused it.
Cocteau moved him up in line for "parole". Along with all the subliminal training he also gave him the passphrase to get out of the cuffs. It was an overkill reaction to kill Edgar Friendly. Which is also why he went along with Phoenix to get more prisoners released.
I'll always remember this movie because I had just moved to the US and I remember being bombarded with taco bell commercials promoting this movie. I'm also still waiting for a reactor to recognize MTV personality, Dan Cortese playing the piano at Taco Bell. iykyk
I thought they were found in bathrooms as decor and people just assumed they used it as part of actually using the bathroom 😂😂😂😂. But I like yours better. Makes more sense.
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To watch "Rocky", you have to erase your expectations. It'll not be what everyone thinks it is, before watchin' it ;) And after Rocky(s) - "First Blood" (Rambo).
The reason why these scenes take so long is because directors like to shoot every scene from every possible angle, review it and see which angle he likes the best. In between the review process , cameras, tracks and lighting have to be moved and readjusted. It takes up a lot of time.
This movie is so goofy and over the top, really showed Stallone's comedic chops. The only accurate prediction was what happens with all utopian societies or "paradises." That they are built on blood, death, and an oppressed underclass I remember this when it came out in theaters back whenI was a kid and Taco Bell was doing commercials for this movie. It was the first time, and only time, a fast food franchise did marketing for an R-Rated action movie. The 90's man, it was so weird even back then because most marketing from a fast food chain was for PG, PG-13 or G rated movies if there was a movie tie in. The only other tie in I remember seeing that came close was when McDonald's had a happy meal based on Batman Returns which when people actually saw it in the theater were like "probably too violent and weird to advertise to kid's". I enjoyed the movie but I was used to violent movie at that age already, Lol
2:40 - Actor Steve Kahan plays the "Yelling at the reckless protagonist" police captain in this movie as he also did in the Lethal Weapon franchise (which you see a poster in Sandra Bullock's office at 6:15).
I love your reactions Verowak and I am so happy that you decided to react to demolition man. It is one of my all-time favorite movies ever. and also keep up the good work. ❤❤❤
I don't know if you can find it anywhere, but I remember Dennis Leary in a movie called The Ref. Also, if you've watched any of the Ice Age movies, you'll hear his voice. He voiced Diego, the sabre-tooth tiger.
Great Reaction. Two films that are a "must watch" for Sylvester Stallone: Rocky (1976) - Winner of 3 Academy Awards (Best Picture, Director, and Film Editing). In addition to being nominated for Best Actor, he was also brought up for Best Writing, Screenplay. First Blood (1982) As for Wesley Snipes, Passenger 57 (1992) and Rising Sun (1993) are good watches.
Stallone and Schwarzenegger were big names in the action genre around the same time, so there would be the odd comment about the other actor (in fun, of course). I recall, in the movie Twins, Arnold walking by a Stallone movie poster, and comparing his muscles with the poster.
It's funny how someone your age sees so many differences between the future proposed in the movie and our real time and someone my age sees how much reality has towards that future from the time the movie came out, we didn't take the warning seriously enough, we just laughed it off. I always say that while sci-fi writers invent stories as warnings, powers that be unfortunately see inspiration in them.
I would say my favourite Stallone films are the Rocky franchise. Mostly, probably, because I have fond memories of watching them together with my mother as a little girl.
Two more Snipes movies you need to watch are Major League (Hilarious baseball movie with a stacked cast) and New Jack City (Urban 90s crime drama with another STACKED cast!) His acting in New Jack City is fantastic!!! 😎👍
If you want to see Stallone blowing crap up like crazy, check out The Specialist. He's a bomb-making expert goodguy who saves the day by blowing up bad guys. It's almost like both of these films could've had their titles swapped?
To me Stallone is an awesome actor who just happens to be very good in action movies. I would like to suggest watching "Cop Land" next to get a glimpse into his range.
Well. now that you have watched Stallone in one movie it wouldn't hurt you to react to one of the most iconic sagas in film industry: Rocky. Excellent reaction!
From a guy that doesn't love or even like sports movies.. My fav Stallone movie is actually the first Rocky. That movie surprised the hell out of me when I finally watched it a couple of years ago. Same with First Blood (Rambo 1) which is easily my second fav Stallone flick. As for Snipes... Blade, the first one and, well, the movie you just watched.
Lots of folks have recommended more Stallone and Snipes movies, all good suggestions. Allow me to recommend some Sandra Bullock gems. She's one of my favorite actresses. Miss Congenialty (2000) is pretty much peak Sandra comedy. Also, Speed (1994) with Keanu Reeves. The Net (1995) Practical Magic (1998) Murder By Numbers (2002) (with a very young Ryan Gosling) The Proposal (2009) with Ryan Reynolds Gravity (2013) Bird Box (2018)
You need to watch "Oscar" with Stallone and a host of well-known actors. It's a comedy about a bootlegging gangster trying to go straight. 99% of the movie takes place in one day.
ah damn you edited out ny favorite joke in the whole movie. They are watching tapes of Stallone and in one of them he is carrying a little girl and a reporter is following him asking "Mr. Spartan...do you think it was ok to blow up a building costing over half a million dollars when this little girl's ransom was only 20,000?" Then the girl immedietly says "fuck you lady" and Stallone nods approvingly. Hahaha so funny and such a small moment in this awesome movie fulls of great moments.
@@allenruss2976 Lol that ones great too. This movie is just filled with tons of funny moments. I also like Taco Bell and the franchise wars, Singing Oscar Myer Weiner, and just generally how everyone talks. "What's your Boggle?" haha
@@VerowakReacts Lol no worries. Its probably the swear. "Oh noos he said fuck in an R rated movie.....stop the whole video" lol. I understand completely I was just looking forward to see what your reaction to that would be is all. No biggee.
"You are entering the Hall of Violence" - movie "This is FUN!" - Verowak ;) Adorbs! wrt Stallone movies... I think my favs are Judge Dredd, Demolition Man, with Cliffhanger is my favorite. I rewatch that the most.
The whole movie was so much fun!! I've seen a lot of people mention Cliffhanger, and I'm going to go into that one with 0 info about it and be surprised!
You should watch Oscar from 1991. Sly Stallone works his comedic muscles hard. Co-staring Marisa Tomei, Kurtwood Smith, and Tim Curry. Also directed by John Landis who helped write Clue and directed The Blue Brothers and Three Amigos!
You've never seen lethal weapon? there is lethal weapon 1 2 3 and 4. check them out sometime. (a 5th lethal weapon is in the works) Wesley Snips is really good. he is is so many movies. like White Men Can't Jump (with Woody Harrelson) and Money Train. (again with Woody Harrelson)
For other Stallone movies I would recommend „First Blood“ and „Cop Land“. For a movie with Denis Leary in the main role, you could watch „The Ref“. The futuristic gun is actually a H&K G-11, which was developed for the German Bundeswehr and was using caseless ammunition. It had a special firing mode in wich it could fire three shots before the recoil reached the shooter. It was never adopted though. The project was scrapped, when NATO switched to the 5.56mm caliber. In Germany Taco Bell was replaced with Pizza Hut, because Taco Bell wasn‘t that well known. Nice catch that the police captain and the warden from Shawshank were performed by Bob Gunton. I had to smirk at the „obtuse“ reference. This movie is far from perfect, but it is very entertaining. The Schwarzenegger Library is hilarious, because Schwarzenegger hadn’t even been gouverneur back then.
I had this movie on vhs back in the 90s but i lived in Hong Kong, where Taco Bell wasnt known. There was a dialogue overwrite to say Pizza Hut instead and the food was altered to look more like large capsules emulating pizza
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Blade all the way. "White Men Can't Jump" is great too for more of a comedy
Passenger 57
Blade, New Jack City, or Passenger 57
Blade.
Blade (1998) and Blade 2 (2002) were HUGE influences for me and I'd highly suggest them. I'd also say New Jack City (1991) and Jungle Fever (1991) are great (but are more straight dramas).
The three seashells is the great mystery of our time. Whoever solves the riddle will no doubt usher Humanity into a new era.
The three seashells have lived rent free in my head for decades. Not only, "how do they work?" but also, "why is this such a brain worm?".
It is our boggle
I always get a chuckle when I walk into someone's bathroom and they've decorated it with three seashells somewhere near the toilet. It's one of the best inside jokes ever.
This was from an interview with Stallone: "OK, this may be bordering on the grotesque, but the way it was explained to me by the writer is you hold two seashells like chopsticks, pull gently and scrape what’s left with the third. You asked for it…. Be careful what you ask for, sorry."
@@Tantalus010 😅 I have a small painting of 3 seashells in mine next to the paper roll. Only cool friends recognize.
Rocky will suprise you. A love story hidden inside a boxing story.
Oh it isn't hidden!
Yeah it's actually quite the opposite. Stallone is on record as saying the Rocky is a love story that just happens to have boxing in it.
His first film and a great one at that. I second that it will surpise you. I guess it surprised most people, so... easy guess 🙂
Fun fact: due to a) alcohol being illegal, b) caffeine being illegal, and c) this being Taco Bell, the fancy guests are saluting John Spartan with caffeine-free Mountain Dew Baja Blast.
Sprite, suckas. Caramel coloring is a sin against God.
I love that even though Spartan and Phoenix are on opposite sides of the law, they both know that Cocteau is the real evil.
This kind of politically correct dystopia is what almost everyone feared 30 years ago... and here we are, heading straight into it.
@@Mr.Ekshin yeah, and what's real scary, is that we're on a straight path to Turner Diaries, and that's not gonna be fun...
@@jakubfabisiak9810 - I agree. Fascism arose out of socialism. And all socialist endeavors eventually turn into dystopian nightmares.
I mean.. Phoenix and Cocteau are both "the real evil". It's perfectly possible for two evils to exist simultaneously, lol. I get your meaning though.
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Simon wasn't officially released from the cryo prison. The politician released him solely to kill Edgar friendly. He still had a similar amount of time left on his sentence.
But why had he an officially sheduled parole hearing years before Spartan? Even if he had failed find hostages is negligence so not same as kidnapping etc Simon had done
@@galadballcrusher8182 Again: because Cocteau made it happen. Obviously.
We didnt get Taco Bell in the European version, they changed it to Pizza Hut because we didnt have any Taco Bells back then.
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC are owned by the same company. When this movie came out I was working for PepsiCo Inc who owned all 3 restaurants, Pepsi Cola and Frito Lay.
I live in London, saw this in the cinema & had a copy on VHS. I didn't know about a Pizza Hut version until last year
@@adrianpeart Yeah, pretty sure we got the Taco Bell version in the UK. I'd guess both because, as an English speaking country, it was assumed that we'd have heard of Taco Bell from US media (which indeed I and everyone I saw it with had) _and_ because we did actually have a couple of branches by then (albeit only in London AFAIK).
I live in Denmark, we didn't have either of the two at the time and still don't where I live (don't know about Copenhagen) and the version I saw as a teen said Taco Bell. Also, I didn't know about Taco Bell or Pizza Hut when I watched it, but the name "Taco Bell" told me it's a taco place and John Spartan's reaction to the leader of the strange future inviting him there told me, that John knew it as being a sort of fastfood joint or at least not anything high class. It's not that everyone is a moron, it's just that movie makers operate on the assumption that we are.
I remember that, I was so confunded when I saw the Taco Bell version when my brain remembered it was Pizza Hut, and it wasn't just a voiceover but the signs were changed too...
To understand Stallone you have to watch Rocky, he wrote and its a masterpiece.
Both Rambo and Rocky will surprise you if you only think of Stallone as an action star. He's actually quite an impressive actor, but he was type cast almost immediately as an "action star" so that's what people are most familiar with him for. If you want to see him in something more dramatic, check out Cop Land (1997). It's a good film in general, but you'll also get to see Stallone's acting ability.
Stallone and Schwarzenegger are very good friends in real life, and they loved to make fun of each other in some of their movies. You should watch Schwarzenegger's "Last Action Hero" where there are easter eggs in it about Stallone. Schwarzenegger is also in Stallone's "Expendables" series as well.
I don't know much about Stallone, would I still catch the Easter eggs?
@@VerowakReactsIf you caught the one like John Spartan being shocked at Arnold Schwarzenegger being President in the future you'll likely get the ones in Last Action Hero. Stallone and Arnold were action movie rivals, some say friendly some say serious. They winded up being friends.
@@VerowakReacts Yeah, they are pretty obvious.
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@@VerowakReactsJumping in here to say you absolutely get the easter egg as its a very obvious nod... and also you should watch 'Last Action Hero'.
Blade Trilogy starring *Wesley Snipes*
★ -- *Blade I* (1998)
★ -- *Blade II* (2002)
★ -- *Blade III* : Trinity (2004)
BONUS TRACK
🔥 *Last Action Hero* (1993)
🔥 *Jingle All the Way* (1996)
_both starring by Arnold Schwarzenegger_
Thank you!!
@@VerowakReacts I would like to contribute some suggestions:
for Stallone: definitely the first Rambo film (technically called First Blood), in my opinion, the sequels go down hill and then MORE down the hill. Cliffhanger, The Specialist, Daylight, Assassins.
for Snipes: Passenger 57, US Marshalls (if you haven't watched The Fugitive with Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford, I would STRONGLY recommend THAT film), New Jack City, Drop Zone, Rising Sun, The Art of War
one thing I would like to point out is that Dahmer was killed in prison just one year after this film hit theaters, and thus would not have been available to phoenix.
@@davidbennett1357 thanks for the suggestions, there are some new ones I've not heard of !
(14:24) Mmmmmm, Sandra Bullock and those tight pants.
Back then, the guys thought, There's no way girls/women will wear anything that tight (without a shirt-tail covering their butt) in the future. (No way....)
leggings did exist back then...
I mean spandex has been around since the 50s
14:05 - 😂 yes, this movie made a point of not going for subtlety. John "Spartan", "Phoenix has risen from the ashes", "Lenina Huxley". It chose to be as on the nose as possible, and I find it glorious.
Despite many of his roles being similar and of a certain style, Stallone is no slouch in acting or writing. His performance in First Blood (1982) is quite moving. And, he wrote all six Rocky films, directing four of them.
I knew he wrote the first Rocky and I suspect that I'll be pleasantly surprised when I see him.act in it
He's no Daniel Day Lewis but he gets by OK in a few movies. I don't think First Blood is one of them despite his last scene. Copland is much better work.
I still say "what seems to be your boggle" lol absolute classic
The best gag of this movie is the fine machine for swearing going off nesly every time someone says a bad word. 😆
Yes!! I love that so much
We have that today... I think it's called "Twitter".
I was gonna say, that's Censorship in a nutshell... Or seashell lol
The best bit is actually skipped in this reaction for YT.
It's the part when they are looking at footage before they unfreeze Spartan. When the reporter on the scene asks if all the damage done was worth the person saved and the little girl says "F@€k you lady!" and Spartan agrees with her 😂😂😂
The most horrifying part of the society they've created in this movie is not only is every day tacoshit tuesday, theres also nothing but three seashells to deal with it
We're gonna need bigger seashells
This movie is loosely based on the 1932 novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley about a dystopia that is nice, too nice. conditioned niceness. Book was ahead of its time. This was a breakout role for Sandra Bullock. Great reaction as always. Thanks. Be well.
Yes, it's "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, which had a character Lenina Crowne. The protagonist is named John and nicknamed "John the Savage."
The Ned Flanders future.
Ooh now that you mention it, that makes so much sense!! Thank you
I read the book in high school but completely forgot about the characters until I read your comment!! Thank you!
I love Wesley in this movie. Glad he was convinced to do the film, he apparently turned it down initially.
I didn't know that! I'm glad he ended up doing it though
I'm so glad he did it. 😊❤
and Originally Jackie Chan was supposed to play His Role
Yes, one of the best villains of all time
Note that this movie came out BEFORE Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California. They had no idea he'd actually start down that path.
We know Huxley is not Spartan's daughter, because he finds his real daughter in a deleted scene. She's one of the "scraps" and still visible in the movie.
Yay, so glad you watched and enjoyed this one! Probably my favorite Stallone film outside of the Rocky franchise! Films with a similar tone that you might dig: Virtuosity (1995), Species (1995), & possibly Splice (2009).
I can see why this one would be high on a favourite Stallone movie list. Obviously I have nothing to compare, but it good to know :D
Virtuosity is a pretty good film, species is good enough to watch once, splice was good up the end and then it took a supersonic nose dive into the shitter.....in my humble opinion.....
Saw this back when it came out. At the time it was just another standard goofy 90's action movie, but as time has gone on, I've come to see it for what it really is. Demolition Man was really a highly accurate political and cultural predictive forecast of the US.
Waiting for the lack of murder, cool styrofoam safety measure in cars, unarmed police and universal bidets.
They predicted the future with this movie in many ways
They were surprisingly accurate! We're only 8 years away from this!
YEAH, they did get the technology dead on, as with computers.
@@w41duvernaythey also nailed the modern progressive movement cold.
And the non contact policies of covid
And schwarzenegger doing politics
this movie predicts the future!!!
@@markcarpenter6020 But they missed the racist MAGA movement.
Stallone movies: First Blood & Rocky 1 & 2 for starters. Then Copland & Cliffhanger. Escape Plan & Creed. Oscar & Tango and Cash. There's so many great ones out there. You'll fall in love with Rocky.
Agreed! Not enough love for Oscar.
Also love the callback to the beginning when Simon said "id lose my head if it wasnt attached".... then loses his head
I didn't catch that! Thanks for pointing it out 🤣
That was great. THIS is my favorite Stallone movie. Be well.
I haven't listened to Asshole since the 90s! What a throwback. Love your Shawshank Redemption reference in there too 😁
Perfect time to listen to that song again then 😁
That song was so great when I was in middle school
The song came from Leary's stand-up album, No Cure For Cancer. Until this movie he was known more as an angry comic (the "Oscar Meyer Weiner" bit could have part of his routine) but he later moved into serious acting, such as Rescue Me.
Denis Leary also did the voice of Diego in the Ice Age movies. And as far as Wesley Snipes being a badass in Martial arts. 😂 he wanted to spar with an MMA fighter so he could prepare for an upcoming movie he was gonna do. Joe Rogan told him he would spar with him, and Snipes chickened out.
In point of fact, Snipes didn't "chicken out". He was under investigation for federal tax evasion at the time and literally didn't have time for it. Wesley's trained in more disciplines of martial arts then Joe has hairs left on his 'roided up head. It wouldn't have been close. At all.
In the European release Taco Bell was dubbed over to be Pizza Hut because most people in Europe didn't know Taco Bell at the time. It's funny that you can still clearly see the Taco Bell logos.
I've seen this piece of trivia before, and the alternative dub on youtube, but I have seen the movie multiple times on TV and I've owned the movie on VHS and DVD, and I assure you that it was always Taco Bell. I don't know where "the European release" was actually released, but it wasn't here.
The censored TV version of this, was one of the few 15+ movies I was allowed to watch as a kid, because I was obsessed with Sandra Bullock and Sci Fi, so its like a core memory from my childhood. Glad you enjoyed it!!
If you're ever after another Sandy B film, 28 Days is a hugely underrated film of hers that deserves more attention and Alan Tudyks performance completely steals the show!!
This is essentially Aldous Huxley's book "Brave New World" re-imagined as a comedy action movie. Quite clever.
This looks less and less comedy nowadays
@@BoraHorzaGobuchul Sadly true.
Now, you'll need to see the "alter-ego" to Demolition Man: "Last Action Hero"
Wesley Snipes trivia is almost as entertaining as his role in movies. That one bit about one of the Blade movies where he just outright refused to open his eyes during one of the scenes so the producers has to waste money on CGI to put fake eyes on his face just cracks me up 🤣
Personally I believe Stallone's 2 best examples of serious acting are Rocky and Copland. Although he does action heroes and comedies very well.
And the first Rambo movie, First Blood based on the similarly titled book
This is my favorite Stallone movie so you picked a great one to start with. Excellent choice. I never thought a combination of Stallone, Snipes and Bullock would work but it’s actually perfection, a trifecta!
I love it when he says, “Somebody put me back in the fridge.”
Phoenix got his parole early because Cocteau wanted him out to kill Friendly - nothing to do with being paroled before Spartan.
Doesn't matter. Spartan was the one that was responsible for the deaths as far as they knew anyways. Phoenix might have kidnapped them, but all evidence was that Spartan ignored their safety and caused it.
Cocteau moved him up in line for "parole". Along with all the subliminal training he also gave him the passphrase to get out of the cuffs. It was an overkill reaction to kill Edgar Friendly. Which is also why he went along with Phoenix to get more prisoners released.
I'll always remember this movie because I had just moved to the US and I remember being bombarded with taco bell commercials promoting this movie.
I'm also still waiting for a reactor to recognize MTV personality, Dan Cortese playing the piano at Taco Bell. iykyk
I learned about the three seashells at Walt Disney World's Innoventions--one was a bidet button, one was a blow dryer, and the final button flushed.
In my mind the 3 seashells are buttons for a Bidet. Wash, Rinse & Dry cycles.
I thought they were found in bathrooms as decor and people just assumed they used it as part of actually using the bathroom 😂😂😂😂. But I like yours better. Makes more sense.
Hi, just stumbled across your channel. I must say that your editing skills is on point which made this reaction a great watch. Compared to other channels you've managed to captivate all the important scenes and comment very little during the movie. Loved the movie and your review. Thank you very much. Just subscribed.
Thank you so much and welcome! This movie has so many great moments, it was hard figuring out which to keep and which to omit haha
@@VerowakReactsYou should react to New Jack City
@@VerowakReactsYou should react to The Net with Sandra Bullock
To watch "Rocky", you have to erase your expectations. It'll not be what everyone thinks it is, before watchin' it ;) And after Rocky(s) - "First Blood" (Rambo).
I own 2 cats that are always demanding my attention. Finally got back to your reaction. If you liked this movie you'll love SPEED & MISS CONGENIALITY.
haha cats do be like that 😂
This is one of my fav movies of all time and one of the few I can rewatch over and over lol
"Stallone plays a certain role well".
*Is famously known for Rocky which is mostly a romance drama movie series*
The reason why these scenes take so long is because directors like to shoot every scene from every possible angle, review it and see which angle he likes the best. In between the review process , cameras, tracks and lighting have to be moved and readjusted. It takes up a lot of time.
I love the three sea shells comment you made. About how youd use it and you said scraping. That made me laugh a lot 😂
Sea shells are just fancy containers with wet wipes inside 😂
😂😂😂😂 I love that!
This movie is so goofy and over the top, really showed Stallone's comedic chops. The only accurate prediction was what happens with all utopian societies or "paradises." That they are built on blood, death, and an oppressed underclass
I remember this when it came out in theaters back whenI was a kid and Taco Bell was doing commercials for this movie. It was the first time, and only time, a fast food franchise did marketing for an R-Rated action movie. The 90's man, it was so weird even back then because most marketing from a fast food chain was for PG, PG-13 or G rated movies if there was a movie tie in. The only other tie in I remember seeing that came close was when McDonald's had a happy meal based on Batman Returns which when people actually saw it in the theater were like "probably too violent and weird to advertise to kid's". I enjoyed the movie but I was used to violent movie at that age already, Lol
@yt45204 It was Pizza Hut in Europe? That's awesome
One of my favorites is "Tango and Cash" where he plays against type. However a MUST watch to see his acting ability is "First Blood"
Wesley Snipes is such a fun, energetic villain.
He looked like he was having so much fun!
He’s essentially the unsung Joker portrayal.
"He wants to take me to Taco Bell?" I have seen this movie a hundred times and still don't know how the hell to use the sea shells.
Better figure out before you eat Taco Bell...😮
You have 8 years to figure it out 😁🤣
I would still like to ask Sadra Bullock in person how they work.
I figured it had to control a bidet in the toilet or something similar. The other options seem pretty disgusting and probably painful.
Apparently that's still one of the most asked questions Sandra Bullock gets 😂
I died when she said it's a strange new word. Because they reference A Brave New World a number of times.
I read it years ago but don't remember enough details to have picked them up. I'll have to reread it then rewatch the movie lol
2:40 - Actor Steve Kahan plays the "Yelling at the reckless protagonist" police captain in this movie as he also did in the Lethal Weapon franchise (which you see a poster in Sandra Bullock's office at 6:15).
I love your reactions Verowak and I am so happy that you decided to react to demolition man. It is one of my all-time favorite movies ever. and also keep up the good work. ❤❤❤
I don't know if you can find it anywhere, but I remember Dennis Leary in a movie called The Ref.
Also, if you've watched any of the Ice Age movies, you'll hear his voice. He voiced Diego, the sabre-tooth tiger.
He wasn't the first man to wipe his ass with a ticket, but he may have been the first who really needed to
Great Reaction.
Two films that are a "must watch" for Sylvester Stallone:
Rocky (1976) - Winner of 3 Academy Awards (Best Picture, Director, and Film Editing). In addition to being nominated for Best Actor, he was also brought up for Best Writing, Screenplay.
First Blood (1982)
As for Wesley Snipes, Passenger 57 (1992) and Rising Sun (1993) are good watches.
Stallone and Schwarzenegger were big names in the action genre around the same time, so there would be the odd comment about the other actor (in fun, of course).
I recall, in the movie Twins, Arnold walking by a Stallone movie poster, and comparing his muscles with the poster.
only 8 more years... so many happy happy joy joy feelings to be had,,, cant wait
My favorite Stallone movie.
Favorite Stallone movie is Rocky. It's an absolute classic, highly recommended. You will love it!
He has a movie called "the Specialist" where he is actually a demolition expert. Its pretty good also
Seems like the title of the two movies could easily be switched and it would still be fine lol
It's funny how someone your age sees so many differences between the future proposed in the movie and our real time and someone my age sees how much reality has towards that future from the time the movie came out, we didn't take the warning seriously enough, we just laughed it off. I always say that while sci-fi writers invent stories as warnings, powers that be unfortunately see inspiration in them.
I would say my favourite Stallone films are the Rocky franchise. Mostly, probably, because I have fond memories of watching them together with my mother as a little girl.
Movies that bring back fond memories are the best! I'm glad you have those with your mother 🥰
Yes the running gag with the famous secret about the three seashells :D
I need three seashells in my bathroom. You know, just in case I run out of toilet paper 🤣
Haha, the 3 shells. I have an attachable bidet. Can't ever go back to using a regular toilet.
You bidet people are almost as bad as vegans.
As others have suggested, the Rocky movies are a must watch. 🥊🥊
Denis Leary "No Cure for Cancer" stand up is worth a watch! 😁❤️🇬🇧
I'll have to give it a watch, thank you!
Maybe 20 years ago there was a PC / Playstation game called MDK. The title always confused me until I realized the title was inspired by this film.
It's nice finding out the inspiration of some games lol
Being.
A 60-year-old man sometimes I feel just like John Spartan when i'm surrounded by people of your generation
Simon Phoenix is such a great villain and Snipes does an amazing job playing him!!
Two more Snipes movies you need to watch are Major League (Hilarious baseball movie with a stacked cast) and New Jack City (Urban 90s crime drama with another STACKED cast!)
His acting in New Jack City is fantastic!!! 😎👍
💘 Sandra in this!!! 💗
Also watch "The Ref" with Dennis Leary!! Its hilarious!! 🤣😂🤣😂
If you want to see Stallone blowing crap up like crazy, check out The Specialist. He's a bomb-making expert goodguy who saves the day by blowing up bad guys. It's almost like both of these films could've had their titles swapped?
To me Stallone is an awesome actor who just happens to be very good in action movies.
I would like to suggest watching "Cop Land" next to get a glimpse into his range.
Love the opening sequence it was amazing.
Well. now that you have watched Stallone in one movie it wouldn't hurt you to react to one of the most iconic sagas in film industry: Rocky. Excellent reaction!
90s action movies were awesome!
Mellow greetings. I really enjoyed this reaction, as I do all of your videos. Be well.
Mellow greetings!! That makes me happy to hear 🥰
My theory is the three seashells control the built-in bidet
From a guy that doesn't love or even like sports movies.. My fav Stallone movie is actually the first Rocky. That movie surprised the hell out of me when I finally watched it a couple of years ago. Same with First Blood (Rambo 1) which is easily my second fav Stallone flick.
As for Snipes... Blade, the first one and, well, the movie you just watched.
I always assumed (wrongfully it seems) that Rocky is just a boxing movie. It seems to be way more than that
"didn't even lick his ass" lmfaoooo
A great Stallone movie that’s not Rocky or Rambo is cliffhanger
Snipes is great in drop zone
Great reaction 👍
Thank you and thanks for the movie recommendations
Lots of folks have recommended more Stallone and Snipes movies, all good suggestions. Allow me to recommend some Sandra Bullock gems. She's one of my favorite actresses.
Miss Congenialty (2000) is pretty much peak Sandra comedy. Also,
Speed (1994) with Keanu Reeves.
The Net (1995)
Practical Magic (1998)
Murder By Numbers (2002) (with a very young Ryan Gosling)
The Proposal (2009) with Ryan Reynolds
Gravity (2013)
Bird Box (2018)
Same as others have been saying, Rocky, Rambo, Cobra, he's made a lot of good films.
You need to watch "Oscar" with Stallone and a host of well-known actors. It's a comedy about a bootlegging gangster trying to go straight. 99% of the movie takes place in one day.
It is an masterpiece and one of my favorite comedies.
Some of my favorite Stallone movies are First Blood, Rocky and The Expendables.
ah damn you edited out ny favorite joke in the whole movie. They are watching tapes of Stallone and in one of them he is carrying a little girl and a reporter is following him asking "Mr. Spartan...do you think it was ok to blow up a building costing over half a million dollars when this little girl's ransom was only 20,000?"
Then the girl immedietly says "fuck you lady" and Stallone nods approvingly.
Hahaha so funny and such a small moment in this awesome movie fulls of great moments.
My favorite joke is the Schwarzenegger joke
@@allenruss2976 Lol that ones great too. This movie is just filled with tons of funny moments. I also like Taco Bell and the franchise wars, Singing Oscar Myer Weiner, and just generally how everyone talks. "What's your Boggle?" haha
I wanted to keep that in but copyright kept giving me issues with it 😭
@@VerowakReacts Lol no worries. Its probably the swear. "Oh noos he said fuck in an R rated movie.....stop the whole video" lol.
I understand completely I was just looking forward to see what your reaction to that would be is all. No biggee.
"You are entering the Hall of Violence" - movie
"This is FUN!" - Verowak ;)
Adorbs!
wrt Stallone movies... I think my favs are Judge Dredd, Demolition Man, with Cliffhanger is my favorite. I rewatch that the most.
The whole movie was so much fun!! I've seen a lot of people mention Cliffhanger, and I'm going to go into that one with 0 info about it and be surprised!
You should watch Oscar from 1991. Sly Stallone works his comedic muscles hard. Co-staring Marisa Tomei, Kurtwood Smith, and Tim Curry. Also directed by John Landis who helped write Clue and directed The Blue Brothers and Three Amigos!
Be Well, Verowak
Be well! 😊
Great reaction! Yes,I saw Denis Leary do that stand up routine too.And..there's a sequel in the pipeline.
You got 2 out of 3 in the introduction:
Demolition Expert: ❌
Demolish Buildings ✅
Explosions ✅
You've never seen lethal weapon? there is lethal weapon 1 2 3 and 4. check them out sometime. (a 5th lethal weapon is in the works) Wesley Snips is really good. he is is so many movies. like White Men Can't Jump (with Woody Harrelson) and Money Train. (again with Woody Harrelson)
For other Stallone movies I would recommend „First Blood“ and „Cop Land“.
For a movie with Denis Leary in the main role, you could watch „The Ref“.
The futuristic gun is actually a H&K G-11, which was developed for the German Bundeswehr and was using caseless ammunition. It had a special firing mode in wich it could fire three shots before the recoil reached the shooter.
It was never adopted though. The project was scrapped, when NATO switched to the 5.56mm caliber.
In Germany Taco Bell was replaced with Pizza Hut, because Taco Bell wasn‘t that well known.
Nice catch that the police captain and the warden from Shawshank were performed by Bob Gunton. I had to smirk at the „obtuse“ reference.
This movie is far from perfect, but it is very entertaining. The Schwarzenegger Library is hilarious, because Schwarzenegger hadn’t even been gouverneur back then.
“gouveneur.” French, québécois, or Cajun?
I had this movie on vhs back in the 90s but i lived in Hong Kong, where Taco Bell wasnt known. There was a dialogue overwrite to say Pizza Hut instead and the food was altered to look more like large capsules emulating pizza
47:20 **this** is my favorite Sylvester Stallone movie. Aside from that I'd have to say _Cliffhanger_ and the first four _Rambo_ films.
TIL there are more than four Rambo films lol
@@VerowakReacts There are five. And without spoiling it, I have issues with the fifth one.
Blade is awesome!
"excuse me rambo i need to borrow this" 17:51, "Its nothing all i need is a needle and a threat"33:52 its time for you to watch rambo first blood.