Be well Demolition Man (1993) | Reaction and Commentary | First Time Watching
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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.
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
no it was a period when the rights got bought
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.
To understand Stallone you have to watch Rocky, he wrote and its a masterpiece.
eh, it's okay
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
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'.
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.
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.
I love it when he says, “Somebody put me back in the fridge.”
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!
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 !
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
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
(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
This is essentially Aldous Huxley's book "Brave New World" re-imagined as a comedy action movie. Quite clever.
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.
There's a Stallone comedy movie named OSCAR. It is a very underrated but very funny movie. It also had a very good soon-to-be all-star cast.
Note that this movie came out BEFORE Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California. They had no idea he'd actually start down that path.
Wesley Snipes is such a fun, energetic villain.
He looked like he was having so much fun!
He’s essentially the unsung Joker portrayal.
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.....
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 still say "what seems to be your boggle" lol absolute classic
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"
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.
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 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
No Cure For Cancer is the standup it's from
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.
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.
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!!
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.
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!
Now, you'll need to see the "alter-ego" to Demolition Man: "Last Action Hero"
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.
Her reaction to this movie is what every person should’ve treated to it. Unbelievable, but its make believe.
The best part of Demolition Man is Wesley Snipes playing his best version of the Joker.
That was great. THIS is my favorite Stallone movie. Be well.
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 🤣
"Always bet on black!" - Passenger 57
only 8 more years... so many happy happy joy joy feelings to be had,,, cant wait
90s action movies were awesome!
Blade is awesome!
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 😂
Be Well, Verowak
Be well! 😊
This is one of my fav movies of all time and one of the few I can rewatch over and over lol
My favorite Stallone movie.
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!
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.
As others have suggested, the Rocky movies are a must watch. 🥊🥊
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.
27:06 "A strange new world." lol Actually Verowak, it's a BRAVE new world.
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.
Sea shells are just fancy containers with wet wipes inside 😂
😂😂😂😂 I love that!
You got 2 out of 3 in the introduction:
Demolition Expert: ❌
Demolish Buildings ✅
Explosions ✅
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.
"Stallone plays a certain role well".
*Is famously known for Rocky which is mostly a romance drama movie series*
Stallone made some of the best action movies ever.
Imo he is THE best 80s action star.
So yeah, you have missed a lot.
Watch Lock Up, Tango & Cash, Daylight, Assassins, First Blood, Rocky 1-4, Copland;
“ De-Hurtful Retraction “ 😂😂
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.
Same as others have been saying, Rocky, Rambo, Cobra, he's made a lot of good films.
Lurve!
Mellow greetings. I really enjoyed this reaction, as I do all of your videos. Be well.
Mellow greetings!! That makes me happy to hear 🥰
"didn't even lick his ass" lmfaoooo
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.
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. ❤❤❤
Denis Leary "No Cure for Cancer" stand up is worth a watch! 😁❤️🇬🇧
I'll have to give it a watch, thank you!
"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 😂
Favorite Stallone movie is Rocky. It's an absolute classic, highly recommended. You will love it!
The same man is in Miss Congeniality as Sandra's cop buddy.
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!
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?
I love the three sea shells comment you made. About how youd use it and you said scraping. That made me laugh a lot 😂
Love the opening sequence it was amazing.
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!! 🤣😂🤣😂
Since you are new to Stallone movies then you must see the Rocky franchise. His best work ever! Especially the first three
Man, Stallone’s TikTok is hilarious. What did he do first? He walked on the beach and mentioned what? Sea shells…. 😂
Fun Fact : in European showings they changed Taco bell to Pizza Hut
You should def. watch Timecop(1994) with Jean-Claude Van Damme. That is a fun "time travel" movie. Also watch Universal Soldier and Timescape(1991) with Jeff Daniels.
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
No Taco Bells in most of Europe, so they dubbed/changed it to Pizza Hut.
@@yt45204 It was Pizza Hut in Europe? That's awesome
@@nedzed3663 Ehh, it wasn't that well done. But you might run into some reactors that for some reason have the European version.
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
First Stallone-movie? Then this is not the real treat. Watch Rocky 1! It is obligatory for film fans.
"This is such a strange new world..." Oh, you are so, so close! Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World," about a perfect controlled utopian society. Name reflections--Lenina Crowne/Lenina Huxley, John the Savage/John Spartan...along with sly textual references in the dialogue. A classic of philosophic pre-war intellectual fiction, sadly no longer on anyone's required reading list.
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.
Greetings Verowak Reacts, Be Well. Your knowledge of Dennis Leary singing I'm An Asshole gets a wonderous happy happy joy joy salutation.
Quick timeline correction though- "No Cure for Cancer" predates this, so his monologue was likely inspired by the song, rather than the song coming from this movie.
I never expected to think of "I'm an asshole" I'm this movie lol
My theory is the three seashells control the built-in bidet
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 🤣
Fun fact: The guy who shoots Cocteau is Jesse Ventura who went on to be governor of Minnesota. And the fact that they poked fun at Schwarzenegger becoming president wasn’t far off. He became governor of California.
just so you know, denis leary stole the "i'm an asshole" bit from a very young louis ck
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 🥰
Best Stallone is Rocky, no contest.
35:07 Jesse The Body Ventura enters politics.
If you get a chance try watching Last Action Hero with Arnold Schwarzenegger. It also came out in 1993 and you can see how Arnie gets back at Sly. During their prime movie days, they always had a bit of a rivalry between them.