Training Day (2001) - Movie Review
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
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In this movie review, I discuss what Training Day has to offer to movie fans today and whether they should stay far away, or give it a shot.
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Training Day starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke is story about A rookie cop who spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and released in 2001, is Training Day still worth watching after all these years?
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Denzel didn't kill this role. He was the role.
Sure was!
The whole movie you just notice things about him that just aren't right.
Bro Training Day is my favorite Denzel movie to date and I was born the same year this came out!!
It's a great movie!
Same here
Training Day has so much rewatchability. It’s an old favourite that I keep going back to. Denzel absolutely deserved his Oscar!
Tony P It’s sooooooo good!
Yeah I love training day so cool
Denzal was amazing
Jake hoytes wife in this is hot as
I truly love training day aswell
Lethal Weapon has gotta be my favourite LA cop film...but this one isn't far behind. I watched it a few nights ago for the first time and totally agree it's an easy 5/5 and Denzel deserved that Oscar but so did Hawke.
Yes! Hawke was fantastic! However, I am unaware of who else was nominated that year for Best Supporting Actor so I don't know his competition, but man this is a great movie!
Training Day is one of the greatest american crime thriller movies of all time. The story, performance's, action sequences, direction, screenplay, and cinematography was outstanding and incredible. Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke did a phenomenal and spectacular job portraying Detective Alonzo Harris and Officer Jake Hoyt as they both put tons of emotion and depth into their roles. It was decent. To this day I still watch it and I consider it a classic. It never gets old.😍👍💯😎
Thank you!
@@BrandoCritic Your welcome ☺️ Training Day is a true blue modern gem. Antoine Fuqua directed a classic that will be in our hearts forever. It never gets old.😍👍💯😎
Training day is a classic man. I can’t believe it was released 20 years ago. If anyone wants to check it out it’s on Netflix. You won’t be disappointed.
Yes Andrew!
I LOVE how the plot unfolds. At first I thought Alonso’s decisions were stupid and outlandish, but they make complete sense by the end of the movie
Right on
Lovely review man! Nothing nicer than seeing someone review a movie with passion.
Levi Hajdar Thanks buddy! I appreciate that!
The movie is consistently intense throughout. Well-deserved Oscar. Denzel’s Magnum Opus.
He could have killed Hoyt early on in the film. But he couldn’t bring himself to do it. When he was taunting Jake to shoot him at the end, and telling him that “he can’t do it”, he was actually talking about himself.
That is an interesting observation that I hadn't REALLY thought of before haha
When i saw this movie i didn't see Denzel Washington i saw Alonzo Harris.
Good way of putting it
Simply put... This movie is a lesson about "making friends".
If you start watching it with this mindset
You'll find a whole different judgment.
How so? I'd like for you to elaborate on this
@@BrandoCritic you see Jake's ambition blinding him from reading the signs that tells him this "group" is no good.
And it will never be good, and that's what Roger tried to say when he ended the joke with "the f is your problem!?".
And this is the same thing that happens when good guys try to get a bad image by hanging with the bad ones,
They think that it's just an image and there's no further trades and compromises on who they are .
But Jake learns that's not the case for sure after killing Roger , this shows when he tells alonzo in the car "that guy was your" friend " and you killed him like a fly. "
And that's when he realizes the truth about the guys he's with.
I really advise to see the movie in the "making new friends" mindset,
So You'll be reading many hidden signs, and you'll be able to put yourself in Jake's shoes more effortlessly.
I saw it for more of a “how far are you willing to cross the line of morality for your own personal gain” ذوالفِقار ناصِر حمد كريدي
@@BrandoCritic but, forgive me for saying, that's a simplistic way of seeing it...
I guess you have to live and experience similar environments to understand the movie in a broader sense...
Because if you look at the backgrounds of the director, the writer and the main star... you'll know that this movie is more of a lesson than anything else.
ذوالفِقار ناصِر حمد كريدي yes that is a lesson but I would argue that “making friends” is simplifying it even further
Is it just Me or is it that it seems like Brandon has a different haircut every review, but has the same haircut on every livestream
ThatOneGuy Like I said in multiple live-streams, I’ve had these reviews done for quite a while now. I’ve just waited to release them because of my release schedule. Therefore, my hair has grown in that time haha. Through the reviews, my hair will catch up haha
Fantastic film then & now! I have a great memory seeing a sneak preview at the theater. Fingers crossed for a full 4K UHD disc release soon!
Can't wait! Fingers Crossed!
My first time watching this was last a few months ago n i just repeated it yesterday...
N i loved it everytime
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I was so mad that i hadn't watched this sooner
Don't mad be that you didn't watch it sooner, be happy that you DID watch it now :)
still relevant today
Aaron Jimenez Of course
Hi Brando! Discovered your channel a couple days ago and i've been checking some of your reviews. I really like your style of reviews and you got yourself a new fan. I think we approach movies with the same mindset and that's why i love your channel. Definitely need to watch Training Day. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Mitch! Welcome to the channel!
The scenes where Alonzo is in the hood, those are mostly real gang members as the extra's. Doesn't get more real than that. Hell yes Denzel deserved the Oscar.
Absolutely! So cool!
He is an ABSOLUTE villain! His only goal from start to finish is to pay off the Russians. EVERYTHING else is he uses to get to that goal. His Baby Mama, his son, his parters, his trainee, his cop friends, his neighborhood.... he doesn't care.... he uses them to get his money!!!!!
Yep! He is determined and will do whatever it takes!
The only problem is when the gang members is shooting at him, Denzel come out to shoot at them with no cover
But that is his character! He thinks he is invincible!
overrated ??? they don't understand what acting is. his character was believable, and had depth, and showed the realistic reality of how gritty hood life really is, where even one's own mother could possibly set ya up.
Yeah... I was a bit bewildered by people on the internet telling me it was overrated... oh well
Next to Training Day, I would say Heat is one of my fav L.A.-based movies. 🤔🤔
Also, To Live And Die In L.A. is an oldie, but a goodie. 🙂🙂
I haven’t seen to live and die in La
@BrandoCritic It's an 80's crime-drama. William Petersen's in it; and I think Willem Defoe is the antagonist. Petersen plays a federal agent, out to capture a slick counterfeiter of money.
Good morning Brando! Excellent video! I'll definitely check this movie out. My favourite LAPD cap movie is SPEED (1994) .
Still gotta see Speed!
@@BrandoCritic Watching SPEED (1994) is like riding a roller coaster for 1h:56 m. I'm eager to see your take on it.
Heidi Speed is fantastic. That is a great way to describe it.
WDF could think that Denzel's performance is overrated??? It's magic!!
The definition of "Powerfull performance" has a pic of Alonzo Harris right beside of it.
I agree man! I just saw a bunch of people say it was overrated. I think that's a SEVERE minority though. I loved him here!
Being an LA native and watching it when it came out I was a kid at the time. But yes I remember the streets being the way Th e movie portrayed. The gang banging and the intensity in the scenes is pretty legit. But yes Denzel Washington performance is amazing but I disagree about it being overrated. I still have it and love it. Yes it’s worth a watch because the corruption is still there.
It’s one of all my time favourite movies! A mastapeece!!!
We like characters who are competent, characters that have agency and make choices versus characters that have choices thrust upon us. The writer of this movie also wrote the tax collector and harsh times. All three of these movies are written in the same universe, with similar themes. I recommend watching all three movies close together.
Will do Jeff! Thanks!
Just rewatched this the other day for the first time. Saw it in the theater back then. Made me feel old...cuz I am.
Haha watching old movies will do that to you.
Bruh this is the GOAT performance
Luka Calov it totally is great but have you seen Daniel Day Lewis and there will be blood?
@@BrandoCritic its on my radar but i never watched it
I heared its very good
Just see the movie, I totally agree with u, the movie feels so real.
Jerson De La Cruz Totally dude! Amazing movie!
My favorite movie of all time
Classic WWE 2k Matches Great choices 👍🏻
My favorite movie ever. Far from overrated
Definitely not! It's great!
Excellent analysis. Thanks sir.
Most welcome!
If jake would of taken that money, Alonzo would have let him walk away and no need to kill him
Hmmm.... perhaps
Lol he said Alfonzo
Yeah... I work with a guy named Alfonzo... whoops. I meant Alonzo
one of mine favorite this movie is my all time favorites, great review is just what I think about this movie, but the performances are oscar worth in mine opinion and deserved.
Thanks Danny! I love this movie too!
@@BrandoCritic No thank you and keep doing reviews you are great at it!
@ Brando. Great review. After reading the comments, I noticed one where someone commented that it was the goat performance to which you replied they should check out there will be blood. I don't believe either of them are the goats performances ever although I'd probably put them in my top 20. Anyway, I've always gone back and forth in my mind on who's the better actor since they're both from the same generation and came to the conclusion that they both have their strengths but I may have to give Denzel the edge. DDL pretty much only does oscar bait type movies and takes a role every 5 to 10 years to give the best performance possible (nothing wrong with that). Denzel goes back and forth and sometimes does garbage. Where I give him the edge is his ability to elevate bad material and make it respectable and his movies are rewatchable. DDL always gives great performances but I can't watch his movies over and over again. I'm curious to hear your take.
I'm just interested in seeing good movies. I don't really put stock into actor's track records. Like for example, I'm not the biggest fan of Nicholas Cage, but I really enjoy him in The Croods. All I care about is if a movie is good. I'd rather watch a good movie with Rob Schneider and Pauly Shore than a bad movie with Denzel. Hope that makes sense
@@BrandoCritic understood
The only other role I can say he did better was gracey on Man On Fire
Still gotta see that!
@@BrandoCritic Dont its hideous disaster 😅
Definitely don’t care or buy into the movement that this and Denzel’s performance are overrated. This is an all time movie for me and still my favorite Denzel character and performance.
Me too Andrew!
About to see it for the first time bois
YES! I hope you LOVE it Sami!
Yes i just watched it and it was brilliant
Absolutely! So good right?
@@BrandoCritic yep I enjoyed every second!
@@yb2025 ITS ALL BECAUSE OF DENZEL WASHINGTON