THE ROCK (1996) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

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  • @garykuovideos
    @garykuovideos Рік тому +1791

    Hey! As a violinist, I had the honor of performing on the soundtrack to this film! Composed by Hans Zimmer protégé Nick Glennie-Smith and recorded at the legendary Paramount scoring Stage M, it was a fantastic project to work on. Have fun, everyone!

    • @coyotefever105
      @coyotefever105 Рік тому +41

      Nice work you all did!

    • @mSHEuFAN
      @mSHEuFAN Рік тому +41

      Amazing work sir.. a master score

    • @treize2780
      @treize2780 Рік тому +31

      well sir, thank you very much for contributing to one EPIC sound track.

    • @torrencel.2662
      @torrencel.2662 Рік тому +13

      My favorite composer!

    • @mrtim5363
      @mrtim5363 Рік тому +14

      Well done, thank you.

  • @NathanS__
    @NathanS__ Рік тому +757

    Mason's backstory is set up for him to unofficially be Bond as a wink and a nod to the audience.

    • @jameslars7391
      @jameslars7391 Рік тому +136

      whats funny is that I have watched a video of the theory that he is james bond and the timeline actually matches up almost perfectly to allow it to happen.

    • @bradbecker8212
      @bradbecker8212 Рік тому +37

      @@jameslars7391 that it does I love and enforce the theory

    • @randallwright1973
      @randallwright1973 Рік тому +22

      @@jameslars7391 The most mind-blowing video I've ever watched.

    • @Kai-fb1ol
      @Kai-fb1ol Рік тому +47

      @@jameslars7391 Yeah, he's intentionally supposed to be Bond in all but name. Like, you can imagine him having done all the things that Connery's Bond did, with the only difference being that he was caught and imprisoned at the end of Connery's tenure.

    • @AregPone
      @AregPone Рік тому +10

      Pentex put out a great video on it

  • @Leadblast
    @Leadblast Рік тому +62

    The Rock is a perfect sample of what old Hollywood used to be:
    ENTERTAINING.

  • @sheldonbromen2603
    @sheldonbromen2603 Рік тому +239

    As a soldier and 100% disabled veteran who has buried many friends I completely understand hummel, how our government treats its veterans and their families is nothing short of criminal!

    • @mikeflo6459
      @mikeflo6459 11 місяців тому +34

      Same here I’m 100% disabled and it’s criminal how our government operates and misuses government funding and people. If people only knew.

    • @BullseyeForever24
      @BullseyeForever24 10 місяців тому

      That’s why the Twin Towers were hit cause our government thinks it’s above the law of everyone

    • @BullseyeForever24
      @BullseyeForever24 10 місяців тому +5

      I hate for the families of 9/11 but 9-11-2001 needed to happen for our so called government to be taken down a notch and Karma really is a bitch!!

    • @Novastar.SaberCombat
      @Novastar.SaberCombat 6 місяців тому +2

      When it comes to warfare, only the wealthiest at the top--the ones who are NOT doing the hard labor--come out clean. Every other soldier is left hanging in the wind. It is what it is. But until 100% of mankind simply NEVER picks up a weapon, never presses a button, and never agrees to trespass upon other people's lives... the system of doom and profit will continue. 💪😎✌️ Here's hopin' you get rich from it!

    • @Gogettor
      @Gogettor 6 місяців тому +1

      Yet, it’s treason.

  • @jackspry9736
    @jackspry9736 Рік тому +237

    RIP Sir Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020), aged 90
    You will always be remembered as a legend.

  • @jculver1674
    @jculver1674 Рік тому +61

    Fun fact: in the original script, the dialogue for Nicolas Cage's character was loaded with f-bombs and other profanity. He decided since he was playing a geeky scientist, it would be more appropriate if his character didn't swear. So he replaced all of the curse words with improvised stuff like "gosh", "a-hole" and "Zeus' butthole". The only time he curses is at the end when he fights Captain Frye, as a way of showing how the experience has toughened him up.

    • @technofilejr3401
      @technofilejr3401 6 місяців тому +1

      As a geeky tech guy Cage was way off, we curse like drunken sailors.

  • @MrBadmunkey
    @MrBadmunkey Рік тому +41

    Fun fact: Nicholas Cage always wanted to work with Sean Connery. Connery agreed to the film because he found out Cage would be in it and he was impressed with Leaving Las Vegas.

  • @Novelcharlie1
    @Novelcharlie1 Рік тому +241

    Cassie being the big sister....covering Carly's eyes. That made my day!

    • @adamcollazo8228
      @adamcollazo8228 Рік тому +18

      Cassie always has the "big sister" vibe when she's with Carly. You can tell they are very close.

    • @scarecrow108productions7
      @scarecrow108productions7 6 місяців тому

      ​@@adamcollazo822840:02 this scene alone is straight-up brutal....

    • @tyyala
      @tyyala 4 місяці тому +3

      Carly has the most beautiful and genuine smile on UA-cam

  • @coyotefever105
    @coyotefever105 Рік тому +363

    One of my favorite guilty pleasures!!
    RIP Sean Connery! You worked so well with Nicolas Cage!

    • @marina7592
      @marina7592 Рік тому +10

      Oh, I didn't know he passed 😢

    • @TheMan21892
      @TheMan21892 Рік тому +44

      Naaaaah, it’s not a guilty pleasure. It’s legit one of the best action flicks in American cinema history. 😄

    • @theawesomeman9821
      @theawesomeman9821 Рік тому +9

      May he rest in peace

    • @benjauron5873
      @benjauron5873 Рік тому +5

      Why the guilt?

    • @coyotefever105
      @coyotefever105 Рік тому +3

      @@TheMan21892 don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a great movie overall like 10/10

  • @docproc144
    @docproc144 Рік тому +138

    Nic Cage was on fire in the 90s with action flicks. The Rock, Con Air, Face Off, all great movies.

    • @mikef2811
      @mikef2811 Рік тому +6

      I think this movie turned Nicolas Cage into an action hero. He did many action movies after this movie.

    • @sameerthakur720
      @sameerthakur720 Рік тому +4

      Gone in 60 Seconds

    • @BennyH11
      @BennyH11 Рік тому +2

      This is the best of the three

    • @docproc144
      @docproc144 Рік тому +2

      @@BennyH11 I agree. Face Off was a little cheesy but still enjoyable, and I really liked Con Air, mainly because I like John Malkovich in anything he’s in. But The Rock is a damn near perfect action movie. Definitely Michael Bay’s best work.

    • @BennyH11
      @BennyH11 Рік тому

      @@docproc144 Spot on there

  • @IkmelAAA
    @IkmelAAA Рік тому +30

    "What kind of f'ed up tour is this"
    Gets me every time.

    • @paulokello5981
      @paulokello5981 Рік тому +4

      Me too 😂

    • @stevesullivan8705
      @stevesullivan8705 2 місяці тому +4

      Tour's over Bob.

    • @scottbuckley823
      @scottbuckley823 2 місяці тому +4

      Bob (park ranger) : [while in a cell on Alcatraz] I'm not allowed to carry a gun!
      Female Tourist : Oh you're not allowed to carry a gun? I got a goddamned gun! If I'd'a known this was gonna happen, I'd'a brought my mother-fuckin' gun! Help!

  • @Octavianus08
    @Octavianus08 Рік тому +60

    When Michael Biehn was having that badass speech as a SEAL commander he was actually nervous just because Sean Connery was gonna be in front him. But he always delivers. Some theories say that Sean Connery actually is James Bond in this movie. It all fits!

    • @schmitty5461
      @schmitty5461 3 місяці тому +1

      I though he said it was because there where actual SEALs mixed in with the actors.

    • @penoyer79
      @penoyer79 2 місяці тому +1

      it was having that speech in front of the real navy seals that caused Biehn to freeze up.. to make matters worse - michael bay lost his shit and started screaming his lines at him off camera like a drill sergeant and Biehn was just repeating them. it was humiliating.

  • @F82M4yvr
    @F82M4yvr Рік тому +217

    This movie is peak 90s action, you should definitely get around to watching Face/Off, Con Air, Broken Arrow as well

    • @leonhickson7186
      @leonhickson7186 Рік тому +11

      ConAir !00%
      Nothing makes me sadder than the agent lost his bladder on the aiiirplane

    • @vodengc520
      @vodengc520 Рік тому +10

      Face/Off is like, Nic Cage's magnum opus. The perfect balance of cool/badass, and batshit crazy, lol.
      EDIT: I should've added a movie or two of my own, lol. Gone in 60 Seconds, and Kick-Ass, lol.

    • @billthomas478
      @billthomas478 Рік тому +4

      Add Hard Rain, Executive Decision, Backdraft, Heat, and Deep Blue Sea

    • @patron40silver
      @patron40silver Рік тому

      Face/Off is horrible. One of the dumbest movies EVER.

    • @Apfelkind4000
      @Apfelkind4000 Рік тому +3

      Air Force One! ☝🏻

  • @CSC52698
    @CSC52698 Рік тому +96

    That shower room massacre still gets to me everytime with the music, Hummel demanding that they cease fire, and poor Lt. Shepard, and it's some of Michael Biehn's best work.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Рік тому +9

      Only thing is that Michael Biehn's character basically valued his mission over his men's lives.

    • @BandofBrothersTours
      @BandofBrothersTours Рік тому +1

      To this day I have a VERY hard time watching that scene, might be one of the most powerful scenes in film history.

    • @Lakrimoz
      @Lakrimoz Рік тому +2

      @@jp3813 Thats not a negative. They're marines there to do a job and his men's lives would have been a risk even in surrender, and he didn't order them to start shooting either.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Рік тому +2

      @@Lakrimoz I believe the military code is that surrender is allowed if certain death is the only alternative. Hummel was all about protecting soldiers' lives even during their theft of the rockets. Hence, he informed Anderson that none of his men have to die.

    • @Lakrimoz
      @Lakrimoz Рік тому +1

      @@jp3813 And was Hummel in control the whole time? They were domestic terrorists, no longer a military unit - Hummel wouldn't have killed them but clearly a good portion of his men were rouge, he couldn't even command them to cease firing.

  • @JoeBurlas
    @JoeBurlas Рік тому +4

    "DONT LOOK!" - haha such a big sister move. Quality

  • @stacytownsend8657
    @stacytownsend8657 Рік тому +15

    Loved Sean Connery so much! Fun fact about his accent. In Bond, he did a British-esque accent and this movie is his actual Scottish accent. He was known for having a weird Scottish accent too because he moved around different areas of Scotland and ended up with a blended accent.

  • @CyclopsScott
    @CyclopsScott Рік тому +310

    This movie has somehow been forgotten and it's a travesty! It just is so great, the action, the music, and Connery basically playing Bond himself 30 years later is just an added touch :D

    • @brianmcmaster5112
      @brianmcmaster5112 Рік тому +40

      You'll never convince me that The Rock isn't the last official Connery James Bond film. It literally all adds up if you watch the video thst explains it on UA-cam from a few years ago. It ALL ADDS UP

    • @lainal3960
      @lainal3960 Рік тому +17

      @@brianmcmaster5112 That video explanation is SO GOOD. I'm with you 100%.

    • @upgradED32
      @upgradED32 Рік тому +5

      Ur so right

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Рік тому +16

      How is it forgotten when this has been requested for movie reactions many times? It's even part of the Nicolas Cage 90s action trilogy (Con Air & Face/Off), and is widely considered as Michael Bay's best film.

    • @justin2956
      @justin2956 Рік тому

      because it's a shit movie that makes no sense on any level. only the most braindead people would think this movie is good.

  • @ckl8a
    @ckl8a Рік тому +84

    +1 for Demolition Man! its such a fun movie and its crazy how well it has aged given today's culture...freakin EPIC

  • @prasannasurange
    @prasannasurange Рік тому +14

    Sean Connery saying " Welcome to the Rock" was one of my favorite movie memories!!

  • @mitchellneu
    @mitchellneu Рік тому +296

    Thanks so much for watching this one! The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off all add up to the Holy Trinity of Nic Cage action movies, in my personal opinion. They’re all fantastic! If you get the chance to watch either of the other two, please do so, thanks and enjoy!

    • @chrishelms1967
      @chrishelms1967 Рік тому +6

      Agreed

    • @W0NK042
      @W0NK042 Рік тому +5

      Agreed.

    • @mtomic87
      @mtomic87 Рік тому +4

      Agreed

    • @mattp6089
      @mattp6089 Рік тому +5

      Well I couldn't get behind the premise of Face Off, so allow me to substitute Leaving Las Vegas for my three.

    • @MrET-kr9zj
      @MrET-kr9zj Рік тому +9

      Snake Eyes and 8mm are 2 very underrated Nic Cage movies

  • @TheRealMirCat
    @TheRealMirCat Рік тому +19

    Something something prom queen.

  • @ryanbeech1422
    @ryanbeech1422 Рік тому +13

    The Rock is probably one of the top 20 best 90s actions movies. The fact 3 heavy hitters of their time and at their prime all together with an intersecting story is some damn good writing

  • @jacobjones5269
    @jacobjones5269 Рік тому +7

    I love that part at the end too when Goodspeed says Mason was vaporized, and the other guy says “ poor bastard,” with a wry smile.. I always love those knowing the score moments..

  • @princeoftonga
    @princeoftonga Рік тому +119

    “WELCOME TO THE ROCK!”
    So glad you watched this film. One of Michael Bay’s best. Full on action but didn’t quite get into live action cartoon like some of his later films.

    • @TheDemonicPenguin
      @TheDemonicPenguin Рік тому +8

      I'd say easily Bay's best, which perhaps is not saying much. But The Rock is legitimately good.

    • @Markus117d
      @Markus117d Рік тому +2

      Like Armageddon for example, I cringed at nearly every scene in that one 😬😖

    • @memnarch129
      @memnarch129 Рік тому

      Bay is usually at his best with his "Original" stuff. Meaning when it isnt a preestablished IP that he has to work around the rules of.

    • @Markus117d
      @Markus117d Рік тому +2

      @@memnarch129 Not saying otherwise, But with Armageddon it feels like Bay is competing to out Bay themselves lol... Everything is pushed so far into the chesey and ridiculous as to be well over the horizon of my ability to suspend disbelief lol...

  • @edmo922
    @edmo922 Рік тому +170

    The bar is low, but this is Michael Bay's best by a mile. A masterclass in action moviemaking. Con Air and Face/Off complete the Nic Cage 90s action holy trinity.

    • @WarGamerGirl
      @WarGamerGirl Рік тому +11

      I would argue 13 Hours is. By a mile.

    • @GangstaStan010
      @GangstaStan010 Рік тому +9

      Bad Boys for me

    • @fastertove
      @fastertove Рік тому +9

      This and to a lesser degree Armageddon for me. Michael Bay is about entertainment rather than logic - a true popcorn director. Full-speed sci-fi like Armageddon was something special when it came out. Again, it is a dumb action movie, but it has more heart than other movies (like for example the extremely overrated Mad Max: Fury Road). The Rock is his best well rounded movie. Bad Boys were fine movies, but really nothing we hadn't seen before.
      Haven't seen 13 Hours yet, so can't comment on that. I guess it is worth a watch? Is it pure eye-candy or does it also have heart?

    • @jayeisenhardt1337
      @jayeisenhardt1337 Рік тому +4

      @@fastertove "but it has more heart than other movies" Armageddon vs Deep Impact.
      Lotta people might've chose Deep Impact back in the day but after a few years or a decade plus Armageddon does standout more because it was more entertaining.

    • @fastertove
      @fastertove Рік тому +1

      @@jayeisenhardt1337 I know, I've seen Deep Impact a couple of times back when it was new, but I can't really remember much about it. It didn't leave a lasting impression for some reason, which is a little weird since I'm usually a fan of sci-fi and the space theme - that includes the slow pasted ones like Moon and 2010... Might simply be due to how they marketed the movies here. Or me being a teen at the time.

  • @william_santiago
    @william_santiago Рік тому +10

    The Demolition Man is creepily prophetic.

  • @granadosvm
    @granadosvm Рік тому +4

    30:57 "Indiana Johnes style" - "Yeah, I was thinking more like Snow White and the seven dwarfs, but that too." 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @mariolamothealmendares5319
    @mariolamothealmendares5319 Рік тому +18

    this is Michael Bay's masterpiece Imo, it also seems to be like an epilogue to Sean Connery's portrayal of 007 if you think about it, he was a secret agent working for the Brits got discovered and thrown into jail, anyways its always been a pleasure of mine, this movie is just so fun! Both Nick Cage and Connery have soooo much chemistry together.

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 Рік тому +22

    General hummel is one of the most sympathetic villains in an action film.

    • @SushiBandit28
      @SushiBandit28 Рік тому +6

      Ehh I’m a vet and he went a little off the deep end lol

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz Рік тому +6

      @@SushiBandit28 Agreed. Even if he didn't intend to kill anyone he recruited a squad of psychos who would have.

  • @madpaduk
    @madpaduk Рік тому +34

    One of my favourite films ever.
    Nicolas Cage at his most restrained, with the possible exception of The Family Man, Connery at his most Connery and Ed Harris being his best self.
    And that supporting cast, David Morse, Michael Biehn, John C McGinley, Danny Nucci, John Spencer... its just so awesome

    • @gregoryjenkins8645
      @gregoryjenkins8645 Рік тому +6

      In addition, Tony Todd, aka the Candyman.

    • @jayeisenhardt1337
      @jayeisenhardt1337 Рік тому

      Even Steve Harris with what one line that is made to stick.
      Private McCoy: I'll take pleasure in guttin' you, boy!

    • @suebob16
      @suebob16 Рік тому +4

      I agree with your take on Nicolas Cage. Here he is Stanley, the young Nic Cage version of a man who is normally confident in his line of work. Yet he is vulnerable as he learns he is is going to be a father and is then thrown into the kind of mission he has little experience in. Stanley also shows his decency as he works with the larger than life Mason played by Sean Connery. I think Stanley is one of Cage's most appealing performances as an action hero.

  • @wheelmanstan
    @wheelmanstan Рік тому +15

    ed harris is really something else, I can't imagine anyone else playing his character, he has such an intensity and purpose, he really gets in character, and of course nick cage and connery are fantastic as usual and have such charisma in everything they do, michael bay has had his moments, definitely his best film

  • @royoschroeder
    @royoschroeder Рік тому +88

    IMHO Sean Connery, Ed Harris and Nicholas Cage were perfectly casted for this great action movie.
    Please consider checking out "Family Man" with Nick Cage; it's one of my all-time favorite movies!

    • @Kevonutube303
      @Kevonutube303 Рік тому +12

      👏Cassie and Carly would love that movie! Hope they haven't already seen it....

    • @michaeljames6817
      @michaeljames6817 Рік тому +5

      Michael Biehn too.

    • @paulmartin2348
      @paulmartin2348 Рік тому +5

      "Family Man" was a great movie. I own the DVD but have not seen that movie since the Theater I don't think. (I shall watch it) Would love to see you two react to or just watch it and I believe you will enjoy it if you do.

    • @osmanyousif7849
      @osmanyousif7849 Рік тому +1

      And Wild at Heart….

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable Рік тому +1

      Raising Arizona

  • @kodilivetv9011
    @kodilivetv9011 Рік тому +16

    30:57 "That's Indiana Jones style... Yeah, I was thinking Snow White & the 7 Dwarves, but that too."
    You ladies always have some historical line that I will always remember every time I think of a movie after watching your reactions & I love it.

    • @mikeh720
      @mikeh720 Рік тому +2

      I probably laughed more at Carly's response than I should have, love the commentary these two contribute. I'll never be able to watch this movie again without laughing at that scene lol

  • @Djune
    @Djune Рік тому +31

    Hans Zimmer score is just outstanding. Great movie. One of my all time favourite

  • @eyediealone1258
    @eyediealone1258 Рік тому +36

    One of my favorite 90s action flicks. The humor is perfect in this movie. You didnt notice the lead Seal member was Reece from Terminator. He pops up in movies here and there.

    • @benjaminjonathanjamessisko7095
      @benjaminjonathanjamessisko7095 Рік тому +14

      Michael Biehn - not only Kyle Reece in "The Terminator", but also Corporal Hicks in "Aliens".
      The man's a proper action movie legend.

    • @eyediealone1258
      @eyediealone1258 Рік тому +1

      @@benjaminjonathanjamessisko7095 And asshole Lt Coffey in the Abyss lol

    • @eddielong8663
      @eddielong8663 Рік тому +8

      @Benjamin Jonathan James Sisko Archer Tiberius Kirk
      Don't forget his crazy badguy turn in 'The Abyss' aswell. He was one of the early James Cameron regulars.

    • @ghostviggen
      @ghostviggen Рік тому

      @@eddielong8663 Yes and he and Harris were both in that movie. That helped create the tension in the shower room scene. They could really scream at each other.

  • @LordEriolTolkien
    @LordEriolTolkien Рік тому +48

    I see now why this is seen as a lost/secret Bond film. Watching it that way, even if unintended at the time, makes this an even more enjoyable film.

    • @thejohnbeck
      @thejohnbeck Рік тому +7

      It was intended slyly

    • @Daveyboy100880
      @Daveyboy100880 Рік тому +6

      It totally fits the Connery Bond timeline, too! Imagine if the whole shared cinematic universe thing had been big around the end of the 90s, we could’ve seen multiple Bonds joining in to save the world from an epic threat! Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton and Brosnan all at once! Mass hysteria!

    • @mightyrobot42
      @mightyrobot42 Рік тому +2

      @@Daveyboy100880 Doesn't quite fit the Bond timeline. James Bond was a commander in the Royal Navy, but Mason is explicitly stated to be Army.

    • @Daveyboy100880
      @Daveyboy100880 Рік тому +2

      @@mightyrobot42 Very true, but we can get around it by saying that only the “Bond” persona was Navy. Mason himself was Army before he joined MI6 and became James Bond (that must’ve rankled a bit, but anything for Queen and Country!). When he got caught, he gave his real name and rank and branch of service. Really starting to stretch the concept there, but it’s fun to play with it!

    • @Black0raz0r
      @Black0raz0r Рік тому

      @@mightyrobot42 It does fit the Connery Bond Timeline quite well. go check the video out from Pentex Productions "The Rock is DEFINITELY a James Bond Movie"

  • @richcarrCCC
    @richcarrCCC Рік тому +81

    Best part of this reaction (for me) was at 40:00 (40:04) when Cassie protects Carly, Cassie using her hand to shield Carly from seeing the "Rocket Man" impaled from his fall as she says "Don't look!" and they both go "OHHHH" together in unison with Carly giving us the PIB tag line; "Oh my gosh!". LOL! Loved that so much!

    • @sparkequinox
      @sparkequinox Рік тому +12

      I noticed that too, it was sweet seeing her protect her sister on instinct.

    • @hcaulfield37
      @hcaulfield37 Рік тому +6

      The sweetest and cutest thing.

    • @AoRArchAngel
      @AoRArchAngel Рік тому +3

      I was just gonna comment this lol. Highly amusing :D

    • @SGTMARSHALL1
      @SGTMARSHALL1 Рік тому +3

      For sure, makes wish there were more women like this in the world 🥰🥰

    • @Kayjee17
      @Kayjee17 Рік тому +4

      Absolutely! It was truly delightful to watch.

  • @Polymathically
    @Polymathically Рік тому +6

    I was lucky enough to stay on Alcatraz overnight as a Boy Scout back in the early 90s. We stayed on the first floor of Cell Block D, the area where Cage and Connery are kept in the scene at around 34:52. Mine was the 2nd or 3rd cell from the far left corner. I also live about an hour away from San Francisco, and go there to hike whenever I have free time. So whenever they use the city in movies, I always go back and see what details, inaccuracies, etc. I can find. The Rock is one of my favorite 90's action movies, so I've had plenty of opportunities to go through it in detail. About half of that car chase doesn't even take place in San Francisco (those parts are split between Los Angeles and San Pedro), and what does involves some awkward backtracking and going in the opposite directions what what's being described. They were never even once on California Street.
    I mentioned that in the live chat when this video premiered, and someone made fun of me for analyzing a fictional car chase. So I'll reiterate what I said there: There's a 1968 movie called Bullitt that starred Steve McQueen and featured a famous car chase in San Francisco, and with real driving stunts (and in one case improvised) done by McQueen itself. It was the first car chase of its kind in films, iconic, and set a high standard that most others have only come close to reaching. It may not have been a flashy spectacle like The Rock, but it was far more dangerous, and its continuity holds up when mapped out. The only thing that makes sense in The Rock's car chase is that Connery to drive from cable car explosion at Jones & Pacific Avenues on Russian Hill to the Palace of Fine Arts in only a few minutes.
    Other notes: Stenson Drive doesn't exist in San Francisco. Jade's house is on West 37th Street in San Pedro. The FBI mobile command center is shown to be situated at a warehouse on Pier 39. In reality, Pier 39 is a heavily developed shopping center and tourist trap in Fisherman's Wharf. Judging by the camera perspective and the layout of San Francisco's piers, those establishing shots were taken on Pier 23, looking southeast (as in, opposite direction from Alcatraz) towards the Bay Bridge. You can see Piers 19, 17, 15, and 9, with the distinctive Pier 7 walkway jutting out a little further than the others in the distance. Given that Pier 19 was converted from a warehouse to a parking garage, it's most likely the place where the command center scenes were really filmed. Also, Pier 17 was recently made the location of the Swiss consulate, and the Exploratorium was relocated to the renovated Pier 15 in 2013. Also, the stadium shown in the missile launch was actually Candlestick Park, which was far south. The Oakland Coliseum is to the east and relatively close to Alcatraz.

  • @Xlcola
    @Xlcola Рік тому +8

    This is in my humble opinion THE best action movie of all time. It has everything - amazing actors, one of the best soundtracks of all time, good pace, just the right amount of humour and tension, and of course great and over the top action scenes.

  • @ocabj
    @ocabj Рік тому +94

    This is hands down one of the best action films of all time. The way this script flows in the various action beats is near perfect. Sean Connery, Nic Cage, and Ed Harris are great in their roles, not to mention a prime Vanessa Marcil and Michael Biehn. Of course, Hans Zimmer hits the score out of the park.

    • @krono5el
      @krono5el Рік тому +2

      bay is the king of goofy action romps

    • @matthewdunham1689
      @matthewdunham1689 Рік тому

      Indeed

    • @mikeota67
      @mikeota67 Рік тому +1

      you said it brother

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz Рік тому +2

      Love Zimmer but Harry Gregson-Williams and Nick Glennie-Smith helped make it the masterpiece it is. Zimmer did The Peacemaker score not long after this and it was incredibly meh.

  • @McPh1741
    @McPh1741 Рік тому +65

    One of the best action movies of the 90s, one of the best ever. Also, one of Nick Cage’s best. This came out when I was in high school and I joined the Air Force shortly after. We would watch this every weekend.

    • @F82M4yvr
      @F82M4yvr Рік тому +4

      Nick Cage was crushing it in the 90s, this, Con Air, Face/Off, all great action movies.

  • @ThePellefantman
    @ThePellefantman Рік тому +21

    The soundtrack from this movie is one of the absolute best out there and has stuck with me most of my life. unforgettable :)

  • @LuminairPrime
    @LuminairPrime Рік тому +9

    This reaction is a great example of how a non-critically-acclaimed, non-award-winning FAN-FAVORITE can stand the test of time! The Rock is more than an action movie, it's a CLASSIC!
    AND SHOUT OUT TO FUZION FRENZY!!!

  • @astranoel895
    @astranoel895 Рік тому +48

    If you want another great but underrated Connery action movie where he has the fun expert/mentor dynamic but with a lady, I highly recommend "Entrapment" with Catherine Zeta Jones💜💜💜

    • @TonyP7007
      @TonyP7007 Рік тому +8

      Love "Entrapment" - what a great film!

    • @JLOFlix
      @JLOFlix Рік тому +3

      And let's not forget " Hunt for Red October"!

    • @allanmanaged5285
      @allanmanaged5285 Рік тому +6

      I think the girls would love 'Entrapment'.

    • @system3008
      @system3008 Рік тому +1

      Entrapment is great. Catherine was in her prime then

  • @shawn6669
    @shawn6669 Рік тому +75

    I've always loved how how this movie, without ever saying it, implies that Connery's character in this IS a version of James Bond. It's great that he had so much panache and secret agent "street cred" that just being in the movie implies this whole long great back story for the viewer to lock in to the story. If you've got it, use it I guess? FWIW....

  • @moviebliss3893
    @moviebliss3893 Рік тому +18

    This was my favorite action movie growing up and it still holds up. Definitely Michael Bay's best film.

  • @pkdude5334
    @pkdude5334 2 місяці тому +1

    this is my favorite movie reaction channel because you seem genuine and you don't talk too much or interrupt too much during the movie. and there's no annoying fake laughter like a certain other channel that got old really quick.

  • @bluecollarhero
    @bluecollarhero Рік тому +42

    This IS the film that made me a fan of Nic Cage and Ed Harris. Perfect casting!

    • @joeno-say5504
      @joeno-say5504 Рік тому

      If you like Ed Harris, his role in Just Cause shows another side.
      Crazy how underrated he is

    • @deannamarie3746
      @deannamarie3746 Рік тому

      Same, I loved Ed Harris in this one, and had more respect for him overall after I saw this👍

  • @jimpreston3487
    @jimpreston3487 Рік тому +47

    Whether you're good it or not, Sean Connery is -- hands down -- one of the MOST fun impressions to do. I love that it took y'all hearing about 4 of his dialogue lines to start.

  • @bigboymybubba
    @bigboymybubba Рік тому +23

    Excellent reaction! I just love the two of you together. I'm surprised you didn't recognize Michael Biehn, who played Commander Anderson in this movie as playing Reese in The Terminator who turned out to be John Conner's father of course. The Rock had such great character actors in it. William Forsythe, David Morse, Gregory Sproleder, John C. McGinley, John Spencer, and Tony Todd. I can't wait for your next reaction. Keep up the great work!

  • @irishinnj72
    @irishinnj72 Рік тому +3

    Despite being 66 years old at the time, Sean Connery did a good number of his own stunts in this movie. Including the scene where he and Nic Cage swam underwater with flames burning above them. In his youth Connery had been both a boxer and an aspiring bodybuilder and over the years, he kept in excellent shape.

  • @darkshadow31415
    @darkshadow31415 Рік тому +18

    I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed your Sean Connery journey since the Hunt for Red October 🥰

  • @Sean-qp8yv
    @Sean-qp8yv Рік тому +31

    This was one of my grandfathers favorite movies. We still have the VHS tape he had of it. One of my favorite movies ever since.

  • @NinjaZXRR
    @NinjaZXRR Рік тому +10

    Finally people are getting around to this movie 🍿 🎥 one of the best movies ever made. I saw this in theatres back in ‘96

  • @gog583
    @gog583 Рік тому +3

    "Matchstick Men". A really underrated, but really good. Nick Cage flick.

  • @MichaelLee-tt7gm
    @MichaelLee-tt7gm Рік тому +8

    Fun fact: the lead F-18 pilot is played by Jim Caviezel (Edmond in the Count of Monte Cristo); this was early in his career.

  • @abc123tiktok
    @abc123tiktok Рік тому +52

    Mid 80s and 90s had some of the best action movies ever made. They had this perfect blend of campy action and seriousness at same time. They knew what they were doing and just made to be just fun and adrenaline rushed. So many good movies to check out if you enjoyed this, Con Air is another Nicholas Cage master piece that I think will love the good guy story. Also The Rock one of the best sound tracks.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Рік тому +6

      Gotta include the early 80s to that era due to the likes of First Blood, Conan the Barbarian, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Road Warrior, Escape from New York, 48 Hrs, Project A, etc...

    • @evanshall
      @evanshall Рік тому +1

      They got worse when studios pushed for tamer PG-13 action movies so they could get kids and families in the theater as well. Old 80s/90s action movies would always have that one scene with a boob flash. Miss those days lol.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Рік тому +2

      @@evanshall There are a number of great PG-13 action movies: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, GoldenEye, The Fugitive, The Mask of Zorro, The Fifth Element, The Mummy (1999), Master and Commander, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, many Jackie Chan films, etc...

  • @BigDaddyPreach
    @BigDaddyPreach Рік тому +2

    Not sure if anyone commented or you guys noticed, but the SEAL team commander was played by Michael Biehn, aka: Johnny Ringo from Tombstone.

  • @technofilejr3401
    @technofilejr3401 6 місяців тому +1

    30:29 I love that when the VX capsules are exposed, Goodspeed gets calm and Mason gets scared. Chemicals are his specialty and battlefield. Just shows there are all types of bravery.

  • @hadoct1315
    @hadoct1315 Рік тому +10

    I dunno why but cage and Connery seem like such an unlikely pairing but in this movie they just work so well together it’s amazing

  • @JAYSCLASS
    @JAYSCLASS Рік тому +35

    Great reaction ladies! Sean Connery is an icon! Steven Speilberg once said there was no other actor who could ever have played Indiana Jones' Dad! 😁

    • @Rocket1377
      @Rocket1377 Рік тому +2

      The strange thing is that he wasn't actually old enough to be his dad. Connery was only 12 years older than Ford.

    • @system3008
      @system3008 Рік тому

      ​@@Rocket1377 that's actually physically old enough.

    • @system3008
      @system3008 Рік тому

      Not pleasant but still capable.

    • @HuntingViolets
      @HuntingViolets Рік тому

      @@system3008 I don't think we're supposed to think he fathered Indy when he was twelve.

  • @johnmcnulty2705
    @johnmcnulty2705 10 місяців тому +3

    It's funny that Claire Forlani is in this movie playing Sean Connery's daughter with a American accent because she is actually Scottish.

    • @thejohnbeck
      @thejohnbeck 4 місяці тому

      British actors are better, which is why many actors cross the Atlantic westward, but not eastward

  • @teristrong8876
    @teristrong8876 5 місяців тому +1

    Mason played by Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930 - died October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.[1][2][3] Connery originated the role in Dr. No (1962) and continued starring as Bond in the Eon Productions From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Connery made his final appearance in the franchise in Never Say Never Again (1983), a non-Eon-produced Bond film. He was in 72 movies.

  • @parrotheadlasvegas
    @parrotheadlasvegas Рік тому +13

    You do realize this is a stealth Bond movie, right 😉 ?
    Great movie and great reaction 😁

  • @SnowmanTF2
    @SnowmanTF2 Рік тому +7

    While you predicted Connery/bond would be the SAS operative. There is actually some fan theories that this actually was written as Connery was Bond, the timeline of his backstory would even fit with events from the bond films he was in.

  • @tinocontreras5105
    @tinocontreras5105 3 місяці тому +1

    Michael biehn is the lead seal, he also plays the lead seal in The Abyss, and kyle reese in the Terminator. He played alot of military movies back in the 80s n 90s

  • @ohdarn693
    @ohdarn693 Рік тому +8

    Loved Cage's character in this movie. "I meant it at the time" = hilarious. "It wasn't mine" :) Womack was so mad: "You wrecked half the city" I'm dying laughing.

  • @fwfs
    @fwfs Рік тому +27

    Hope you recognized the guy playing the Navy SEAL commander. It's Michael Biehn, who played Kyle Reese in the Terminator (and Corporal Hicks in Aliens). He was a popular choice to play military characters in the late-80s and 90s. He's played a Navy SEAL in several other films, as well.

    • @mikephotos225
      @mikephotos225 Рік тому +3

      He was also Jonny Ringo in Tombstone, which you watched.

    • @PeacefulJoint
      @PeacefulJoint 11 місяців тому +1

      Great actor

    • @bjlewis5431
      @bjlewis5431 3 місяці тому

      Including his also playing Lt. Coffee, the SEAL team leader who gets HPNS in 'The Abyss'..

  • @ct6852
    @ct6852 Рік тому +6

    To be fair, The Rock would've absolutely been in The Rock had The Rock been at the stage in his career where we could all smell what The Rock was cooking in his Hollywood career at that point. In fact, he later did a Bruckheimer movie with Pain and Gain after he stepped back from wrestling. But if The Rock was in The Rock we may never gotten action movie Nick Cage and that would've been a tragedy for everyone. Because an over the top, big budget action movie is where A Nicholas Cage outburst makes the most logical sense. And he probably needed a good energetic pick me up after Leaving Las Vegas. Anyways classic 90's action...and was huge at the time. Always remember the cable car explosion fondly. Excellent reaction. Cassie and Carly's giggles have their own box office draw. 💖

  • @vibingwithvinyl
    @vibingwithvinyl Рік тому +3

    I remember this one. I actually won tickets from a radio contest to see The Rock. Liked it quite a lot. Granted, I was 19 at the time.

  • @ago5022
    @ago5022 Рік тому +15

    Carly winking and talking about her “squinty eyes” literally made my day 😂 so adorable haha
    PS- I think you two would LOVE Dragonheart!

  • @aronscott9698
    @aronscott9698 Рік тому +15

    Rest in peace Sir Sean Connery 🇬🇧🙏🏻 an eternal legend of the silver screen! this movie is one of the greatest action films ever made period and hands down Bay’s best work!

  • @kobarsos82
    @kobarsos82 Рік тому +3

    The rock, damn, what a fun action movie. This was in fact THE movie that made me fall in love with Hanz Zimmer music and to think I was just a clueless teenager at the time. I doubt he was even popular at the time and yet that effortless epic journey of a soundtrack immediately gripped me to the core, bedazzled me and stuck within me for all those years, after watching it in the cinemas. I was only made even happier when he has been recognized in the last decade, finally with all his music contributions in movie osts. What an absolute legend. And to think this was 27 years ago.
    Sean Connery is a literal god here, as he always was. Ed Harris performance was also beyond memorable.

    • @fastertove
      @fastertove Рік тому

      He has made some awesome things. Just a shame he sometimes goes on autopilot.

  • @denerobbins6563
    @denerobbins6563 2 місяці тому

    Fun fact about Sean Connery, he had the same accent in every movie he was ever in, it was part of the Connery charm, He Played an accent Egyptian, a Russian submarine commander, An Irish-American detective, and always had the same accent, the only movie that shows he was actually Scottish was The Rock, they find out in the movie on a computer he was born in Glasgow.

  • @scifijunky1979
    @scifijunky1979 Рік тому +16

    I remember watching this in theaters when it first came out, and I knew this film was an iconic movie experience. You can feel the energy in theater the audience enjoying the ride of this film. They don’t make films like this anymore, unless you have a remnant figure from that era like Tom Cruise.

  • @treystevenson9872
    @treystevenson9872 Рік тому +10

    This was my favorite movie growing up and I had it on VHS. I’ve probably watched it 20 times.

  • @a-stardesigns1453
    @a-stardesigns1453 Рік тому +2

    "I WILL NOT GIVE THAT ORDER!"
    My favorite line.
    What a great film! I quote this film with my friends all the time like a crazy person lol

  • @unclejoker9975
    @unclejoker9975 7 місяців тому +1

    41:24 looks like "speak no evil", "see no evil". 😂

  • @cheekyboomboom8973
    @cheekyboomboom8973 Рік тому +27

    Still arguably my favorite action movie -- it's just perfectly fun

  • @ChrisReise
    @ChrisReise Рік тому +3

    "Tied" with "Demolition Man"? Awesome. Can't wait for that one. You're gonna love the dynamics between the main characters.

  • @Saladrex999
    @Saladrex999 Рік тому +1

    I love the headcanon that Connery's character is actually his James Bond, imprisoned under a different name and forgotten...

  • @scarecrow108productions7
    @scarecrow108productions7 Рік тому +1

    29:44
    Death by Air-Conditioning Unit! Straight-up BRUTAL!!!

  • @dandybus1582
    @dandybus1582 Рік тому +12

    This is my all-time favorite action movie. Everything from the acting to the music just oozes the best of 90s action blockbusters.

    • @deannamarie3746
      @deannamarie3746 Рік тому +2

      Hanz Zimmer and Harry Gregson Williams are amazing composers 👏 especially for movies like this

  • @chadbailey7038
    @chadbailey7038 Рік тому +30

    Just finished the Patreon early release. Your guys reaction to the bad guy getting skewered was precious & hilarious 🤣. Love that you watched this 🙌🏾

  • @MrIcelander
    @MrIcelander 11 місяців тому +1

    That moment where everyone goes "Aha, Indiana Jones!" and she went with "The seven dwarves in Snow White" - That's when I realised:
    Carly is a GENIUS!!

  • @evanshall
    @evanshall Рік тому +6

    My friends and I grew up watching this. We've all literally seen it like 50+ times. Glad y'all enjoyed it!

  • @frederickgramcko5758
    @frederickgramcko5758 Рік тому +5

    Sean Connery giving us his last "Bond" like performance, Nick Cage "rocks" , it . . The rest of the cast, director, soundtrack killed it. "IT was so well put together. . " yes Cassie, yes. . .

  • @maryohara6192
    @maryohara6192 Рік тому +34

    This along with being an excellent movie, in my humble opinion has to be a top 3 all time duo reaction from you two throughout the entire movie. I so enjoyed watching and listening to you. Just two memorable examples off the top of my head. Cassie, ”Indiana Jones style” Carly “I was thinking Snow White and the 7 dwarfs but that too.” Then at the end when that man is skewered and you both look away but not long enough and you quickly cover her eyes telling her not to look. That was such a loving thing to do. This is from someone who cannot talk while being filmed and hates having her picture taken, you two are phenomenal on camera. Oh, I did a search you were correct, Sean Connery was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • @InimitaPaul
    @InimitaPaul 5 місяців тому +2

    How you got 47 minutes out of this and only half an hour out of some of the best films ever made is astounding.

  • @ralph1270
    @ralph1270 Рік тому +1

    "I was thinking Snow White and the seven dwarfs, but that too!" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣‼...great reaction!

  • @JoshC1977
    @JoshC1977 Рік тому +16

    Yes! You finally got to this one! One of my favorites of all time and one of Zimmer's best soundtracks IMO (and that says a lot). So many great lines in this movie and a story that really makes the viewer to challenge their pre-conceptions of who the 'good guys' and 'bad guys' are.

    • @osmanyousif7849
      @osmanyousif7849 Рік тому +1

      This and Crimson Tide, which also was scored by Zimmer.

  • @TheWadetube
    @TheWadetube Рік тому +23

    I think my favorite Sean Connery movie is still The Last Crusade with Harrison Ford. It had a good blend of humor and intelligence, adventure and emotion. The Hunt For Red October was also quite good and Connery was good in everything, like the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Michael Bein was in this as the head of the seal team, sees like he always gets killed. He was in the first Terminator with Sara Connor and also the second Aliens movie with Sig Weaver and lately he was killed by the Mandalorian. He was also killed by Val KILLmore in Tombstone... he was a huckleberry.

    • @lizardopalominolavander9111
      @lizardopalominolavander9111 Рік тому

      I saw all of this connery movies

    • @lizardopalominolavander9111
      @lizardopalominolavander9111 Рік тому +1

      Yeah michael biehn as commander anderson in his argue with hummel character until he is killed with this epic violins of hans zimmer and nick glennie smiyh

    • @JITKanno0
      @JITKanno0 Рік тому +1

      ooooooh, huckleberry!! Yessss, yess, I didnt recognize him there because of that moustache and outfit, THANKS!!

    • @mage1439
      @mage1439 Рік тому

      I don't know which of his movies is my favorite, but when I think of him I think "I AM the lasht one!"

    • @amyg4961
      @amyg4961 Рік тому

      @mage1439 yes!!! Sean Connery as Draco will always have my heart!!

  • @sharennyberg7795
    @sharennyberg7795 Рік тому +7

    I love this movie. Tony Todd (Candyman) plays the bad guy so well. One of the best 90's action flicks every made. Thanks!!

    • @frankiecamacho8739
      @frankiecamacho8739 4 місяці тому

      Dude has range. Trek fans will remember him from the DS9 episode 'The Visitor.'

  • @jonathanstancil8544
    @jonathanstancil8544 3 місяці тому +1

    It has been proposed that "James Bond" is a code name given to the British agent along with the number of 007. Hence, John Mason had trained as Bond and after he was captured the name and number tramsferred to the new guy. This has been supported by little nods to "the other fellow" and such in the Bond films.

  • @christianrossi-ks1co
    @christianrossi-ks1co Рік тому +15

    This the first movie of what is considered the holy trinity of Nicolas Cage movies. It would be super awesome if you could pretty please continue this by watching Con Air and Face Off!
    Either way, love your channel!

  • @jp3813
    @jp3813 Рік тому +11

    You gals are knocking out these 90s Die Hard scenario movies: The Rock, Air Force One, Speed, Die Hard 2, etc... Others that you might wanna check out aside from the 3rd DH film are Con Air (the 2nd of Cage's 90s action trilogy before Face/Off), Cliffhanger, & Broken Arrow. This is Michael Bay's 2nd feature film sandwiched between Bad Boys (1995) & Armageddon (1998).

    • @jayeisenhardt1337
      @jayeisenhardt1337 Рік тому

      I never thought of them as Die Hard movies before. Christmas cop, bomb guy, chemical guy like each one used to something but then it's a level higher with more people involved. Wonder if Dirty Harry was a Die Hard guy?

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Рік тому

      @@jayeisenhardt1337 They were often summarized as DH on a prison island, DH on a presidential plane, DH on a prison plane, DH on a bus, DH on a mountain, DH on the canyons, etc...

    • @NewbieInOttawa
      @NewbieInOttawa Рік тому

      Good call on Cliffhanger, VInnie! Such a campy-but-not-campy flick from '93(?), good thrillride. And great cast too.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Рік тому

      @@NewbieInOttawa Same director as DH2 (Renny Harlin), and same year as Demolition Man.

  • @jamezmcc
    @jamezmcc Рік тому +8

    I love that Carly has basically gone from being a beloved recurring character to a main costar on this channel 😅😆

  • @RLKmedic0315
    @RLKmedic0315 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite Sean Connery stories is from Sam Neil who played in "The Hunt for Red October" with Sean Connery. (No spoliers) Sam described Sean's famous Scottish accent and explained that no matter how many vocal coaches tutors or practice could hide the accent, especially when Connery was supposed to sound Russian. Finally Sean got fed up. He looked at the director and said (in angry Scottish)
    "You don't understand! I'm Sean Fucking Connery! You'll hire an entire Scottish crew SO I'LL BLEND IN!"

  • @drewood
    @drewood Рік тому +7

    Connery and Cage at their best. This is classic action/adventure. I absolutely love this film.

  • @D25Bev
    @D25Bev Рік тому +4

    The National Treasure films are genuinely great. Just super solid, fun family entertainment.
    Also if I remember correctly they intentionally hinted that Sean Connery's character was essentially a form of Bond after his 007 movies.

    • @randallwright1973
      @randallwright1973 Рік тому

      As discussed in another comment, there's a video on UA-cam where someone PROVES Mason is James Bond, and the UA-camr even has a timeline that works with James Bond's life from Dr. No to Diamonds Are Forever. It's pretty mind-blowing.

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz Рік тому

      @@randallwright1973 Alcatraz closed in 1963. Him being Bond doesn't work out at all with that time frame.