I never really heard of this film when it was in theaters, but the first thing I heard about it when I did finally hear about it after the Blu-ray was out, was that the dog dies and that fuels the revenge plot. This many years later, it feels like as many people know the dog dies in John Wick 1 as know that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father. But I guess this isn't Mary's usual genre and some people still don't know going in.
Also he didn't lie. He said no more bullets, and a knife doesn't use bullets. Regarding the second movie. The actor that plays the villain in this one dies, so he doesn't come back in the sequal. They do however got the next best thing to play another russian criminal, ofc another swedish actor :)
He didn’t kill Yosef at the pool right away because he wanted him to be scared and live in fear for the little time left he had in his life. Notice how John didn’t take his eyes off him even when he shot the guard. That’s terrifying.
I think youre cat is half this show today lol. So cute! and the random 'annotations' that appear by him :D I love it! But yea these movies are just great...i mean really crazy from start to finish but i loved em. Felt like a kid all over again. The action, the killing, the music...just awesome. best movies ive seen in awhile.
Yep, I was looking to see if anyone mentioned it in the comments and you beat me to it. Well done. Marvin: "You may not instantly see why I bring the subject up, but that is because my mind works so phenomenally fast, and I am at a rough estimate thirty billion times more intelligent than you. Let me give you an example. Think of a number, any number.” “Er, five,” said the mattress. “Wrong,” said Marvin. “You see?”
Great reaction, if you want the same retired assassin but with loads of jokes then RED - staring Bruce Willis is fun. Definitely do the John Wick follow ups they are pretty epic 😁
You mentioned the lighting. There was a pattern to it, particularly in the club and the hotel bar. Blue was John's color where he was in control. Red was for enemies or where they were in control. Purple was where the issue was in doubt. Green was a neutral or helpful. Gold was an ally.
The "new" puppy/dog had a sign that said it was due to be euthanized. So John on the brink of death saves a dog from being killed. The "Grim Reaper" has a puppy to replace the one killed.
The hotel deskman is named Charon.. Yes, the same as the ferryman who brings souls from the land of the living, to the land of the dead. No matter what time of day it is, Charon is ALWAYS there at his post.
The reason John looks so realistic and so cool in the fights (aside from the fact that it was done by a masterful stunt team, using real world tactical team techniques and Keanu basically went through months of real training) is that John is extremely efficient. No wasted movement, no style points, he kills as quickly as possible and moves on. One exception is when he didn't kill Josef in the bath. He wanted to terrify the little shit, which is why he killed a man while looking *him* in the eye. The Cinematography when this film came out was a revelation. It lets all that training Keanu and the stunt team went through breathe. The failing of basically an entire generation of US action films after the second Bourne movie (have you watched that? The Bourne series is worth your time, kind of Wick before Wick) was the quick cut editing style which was used to disguise lesser fight choreography in the edit. It was an infection that polluted the industry for a decade. John Wick gives you a wider camera angle and basically lets you *see* the action. Even The Dark Knight Trilogy as excellent as it is, suffers from this problem.
Center Axis Relock is the name of the gun fighting style he uses. Well, kinda. It's a bit niche, but has its proponents, and it seems ideally suited to the sort of close quarters gunplay John Wick engages in in this movie. John Wick certainly has popularized it, even if it takes some liberties in the film. It's all about fighting with a gun when you don't have a lot of space. Add in the realistic reloads, and the film really elevates realistic firearm use to a level never really seen before in other action movies. Stylistically, it is *choice*.
Keanu worked for months for the movie. The only time a stunt man was used was for the fall over the balcony. Check out how hard he worked in the Bonus Features. The people that he worked with all said that no other celebrity works as hard as he does
It's a romance film. It's also about a man and his dog. There's some violence but it's not gratuitous. It makes sense in the story, very organic the way everything works out, with a logical progression of events in a grounded, realistic story.
I think a lot of people misinterpret that driving scene at the beginning, my take on that scene is that he was contemplating suicide. He was close to crashing his car and ending his life
9:25 "It's not what you did, son; it's who you did it to." This is when the father became just as much a bad guy as the son for me. He would've been perfectly okay with his son killing someone _else's_ dog (and the other stuff) as long as that person wasn't as dangerous as John Wick.
The guy who plays Viggo, Michael Nyqvist, doesn't get enough credit for his performance in this movie. He does such a good job of selling John's reputation as the ultimate badass because his reaction is perfect; his gradual slide into a villainous breakdown is exactly what you would expect from a character in his circumstances. He also does a really good job of delivering the lore behind John in a convincing way that actually makes it seem like he's not just trying to lay plot points out for the audience.
@@phoenixsui Oh! Absolutely. Demolition Man was on rotation in my house for a long time. All three, really. These are all a blast! Watched a good bit of Broken Arrow not long ago. That's 5 films here Mari would get kick out of.
The new setup looks fine, cozy, like the perfect spot to kick back & enjoy a movie. Talking about enjoy, I really enjoyed your reaction, the hardest part for me is probably the same for everyone, the puppy, but it does put you in the take no prisoners mood for sure.
Never seen a reactor set herself up better for the puppy murder scene. Mari: I would get murderous if anything happened to that puppy. It would be like him losing his wife all over again. JW filmmakers: See, we knew exactly what we were doing.
You noticed the lightning but it is more than you realized. The directors have confirmed in interviews that whenever John is the focus the lighting is blue, when a bad guy is in focus there is red somewhere, and (I think) another color for the neutral characters. They definitely paid attention to every aspect of this film which is one of the reasons it works so well.
The car in the beginning that was stolen is 69 Mustang Boss 429, the car that John drove to the hotel is a 69 Camaro, and the car that the management gave him is a 2011 Dodge Charger... JW loves american muscle cars...
previous background was nice and this new background seems a lot warmer and appropriate for movie reviews. Great job!!!!!!!!! And yes... you have to watch the sequels.
I remember seeing this movie for sale at Target not knowing anything about how good it was and it completely blew me away. The fact that Keanu did many of these stunts just makes it so much more awesome, this should be the definitive Keanu movie.
Marcus didn’t miss a single shot and they did what they intended. He was every much an expert as wick. A mentor. A confidant. A long distance guardian Angel. The moment he heard Vigo say it was an open contract, he said “consider it done” so immediately because he had to get out there and watch his ass because everyone will be gunning for him. A true friend.
I broke a tear when Mary said "better nothing happens to that dog"... Do ALL of THEM. More dogs (really good dogs that the character "Sofia" (Halle Berry) has) and more animals (horses) in JW 3.
I agree with you, that the emotional unpinning is what made the movie especially good. It would not be CLOSE to the same movie without the wife and dog part of it.
I think you'd like "Point Break" from 1991, with Keanu and Patrick Swayze with Kathryn Bigelow directing. It's a fun detective/bank heist/summer adventure movie. Your cat was so adorable throughout this one :D
John is Death walking. Viggo knows that what his son did is a death sentence. He didn't just kill the last gift John's wife gave,, it was metaphorically his child, the last thing that his beloved wife gave him. And Viggo's son killed it, the most important thing that the World's best killer had left, to keep him stable.
This is clearly the best of the series, mainly because you understand what John is capable of in the other two. But this one comes out of nowhere for practically everyone watching it. If you want to know how many people he actually killed, check out Honest Reactions: John Wick directors react to the Honest Trailer. Also, the Pitch Meeting for John Wick is brilliant, too.
...also realism gets weaker and weaker with every movie because they feel the need to top the previous one that way instead of just writing a good story. Keanu really doesn't have much luck with sequels.
@@xxJOKeR75xx My God how dumb most of your are The sequels made more money and are better Name one movie that has realism? There is a reason it's called a movie
The attention to detail in these movies are insane. When Marcus shoots the pillow, waking John up, if you look close he actually aimed at him, but the wind was blowing Marcus’s hair so he knew to miss, he had to aim at John.
Oh hell yeah, Mary doing John Wick?! Let's Go!!! Love your new set up by the way, looks really cozy, and like how you're like positioned so you're watching it on screen (that made little sense, but hopefully you know what I mean) (while I'm here, a sneaky couple of nominations... Film: What we do in the shadows Series: Bojack Horseman)
lol @ your cat sleeping with its mouth slightly open, the car he had at the beginning was from the 1960's and a ford Mustang and the hotel gave him a modern day dodge charger.
The Francis scene at the nightclub is what made me really like John as a character. He wasn't on a full bore murderous rampage, given the chance to spare someone who wasn't part of it he took it.
This movie was made and directed by stunt people, which is why this movie was both such a surprise, but also why all the fight choreography is on point. One of them were stunt double for Keanu Reeves in the Matrix movies and the other co-director have been stunt double for a lot of big actors like Brad Pitt
Mari, there is one thing you need to understand is that the world of John Wick story is basically Gangster's Kingdom where Underworld manipulate people and places with strict rules. That's why the officer looked past John Wick's shootout situation.
John Wick was the reason Vogons deemed the earth to be “mostly” harmless. Vogons were like “all humans are weak, except that John Wick one.” I appreciate the Hitchhiker’s Guide reference about keeping your towel and not panicking.
My only suggestion is that what ever you choose as a background, it reflects your personality and interests, with of course you and your cat's comfort in mind. As for future picks, I find the more complex and emotional plot movie reactions best.
Even though I'm listening to the reaction in headphones Mari's reaction going "ooooh ohhh ooooohhh" to people dying in the club, the other person in the room thought it was a puppy crying.
I think the scene with the 2m tall bodybuilder bouncer on the club was the best scene!!! "Are you here on business sir?" "I'm afraid so.... Why don't you take the night off?" takes off the earpiece "Thank you sir"... Like... thank you for sparing my life, sir... I will gladly get off your way and let you do your thing... I'll just sit down right over here somewhere and be happy you let me live... PRICELESS!!!
John didn't kill him because he wanted Yosef to feel the fear for awhile...it builds his reputation of fearing the boogeyman, and to savor the hunt. Because John was actually hunted on The Continentals grounds, they gave him a car as a grievance. Fun facts: the doctor that stitched him up was the Keymaker in the 2nd Matrix movie. The bodyguard that threw John over the club's second floor was the main antagonist upgraded Agent in the 2nd movie, as well. Keanu likes reworking with people he's worked with from the Matrix universe.
The new setup looks so much more comfortable! Yea, this movie is quite something. It helps when the director is a stunt man. They know how to do action and how to shoot it so it looks good on screen. It also helps if the actors put in the work and do their own stunts. This is very reminiscent of the old Jackie Chan movies. This came out in a time when most action scenes had ~10 cuts per second, you got disoriented watching because each individual camera shot didn't stay long enough so the viewer could orient themselves. In addition the camera would shake violently and just make you sick. This was of course all done to hide that it's stunt doubles with occasional close ups of the actor's faces injected, or to hide that the actors are just flailing around or to hide that it's mostly CGI. It simulates excitement by using very fast camera movements and quick editing. Everybody was fed up with it. Here we have the complete opposite. Long takes, wide camera angles, you can actually see what's happening. That's really Keanu driving a car towards the camera, drifting and stopping perfectly in frame and in focus. Why? Because he worked hard to learn how to do that. So you can just set up a camera and have a fight choreography. And it looks awesome, it looks real, because it is. The audience knows. This is a masterclass in how to do action. In addition the world building is pretty well executed. It doesn't get bogged down with exposition and explanations, it just implies and hints at a deeper backstory to these places like the Continental hotel. What are these gold coins? uh, err … idunno. Sure, the story is paper thin, there really is not much depth there and I found the action did get a little repetitive at times. But in a way this movie (and I probably Mad Max: Fury Road which came out around the same time) paved the way for well done action. The success of these movies told Hollywood quite clearly, that audiences actually want to see the action. It came out of nowhere, was a surprise hit and made waves.
Would you like to see a reaction to the sequels? :)
nah
It's up to you Mary.
I didn't like the sequels, but that's just me.
Of course!
Yes, please.
It's a MUST!
Newbie watching John Wick for the first time:
"What a cute puppy! I hope nothing happens to it".
John Wick fans: 😬😬😬😬😬
Every. Time. I swear to god...
@@Con5tantine John Carpenter's The Thing too...
My exact thoughts.
He just needs to bring it to the pet cemetary 😊
I never really heard of this film when it was in theaters, but the first thing I heard about it when I did finally hear about it after the Blu-ray was out, was that the dog dies and that fuels the revenge plot. This many years later, it feels like as many people know the dog dies in John Wick 1 as know that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father. But I guess this isn't Mary's usual genre and some people still don't know going in.
"I hate it when criminals lie." Oh Mari, you are priceless. 💖
"I lied."
"So did I"
"In that case, I lied twice."
Points to anyone who can name where that is from :)
I mean she works in the law/court system. If anyone were ever to tell the truth, including criminals, it’d be to their lawyer.
Also he didn't lie. He said no more bullets, and a knife doesn't use bullets.
Regarding the second movie. The actor that plays the villain in this one dies, so he doesn't come back in the sequal. They do however got the next best thing to play another russian criminal, ofc another swedish actor :)
Your cat is living its best life. So comfy.
He didn’t kill Yosef at the pool right away because he wanted him to be scared and live in fear for the little time left he had in his life. Notice how John didn’t take his eyes off him even when he shot the guard. That’s terrifying.
yeah, are you special needs person, just curious
He is literally Death.
"OMG... something better not happen to that dog... ever... "
- Sounds like a franchise ;)
11:25 The way her cat is sleeping like that is just so funny to me idk why haha.
I like it. The couch and blanket give me Popcorn In Bed vibes.
I think youre cat is half this show today lol. So cute! and the random 'annotations' that appear by him :D I love it! But yea these movies are just great...i mean really crazy from start to finish but i loved em. Felt like a kid all over again. The action, the killing, the music...just awesome. best movies ive seen in awhile.
"I feel so betrayed."
Every cat owner at least twice a day.
17:15 love the hidden Hitchhiker's Guide reference!
Yep, I was looking to see if anyone mentioned it in the comments and you beat me to it. Well done.
Marvin: "You may not instantly see why I bring the subject up, but that is because my mind works so phenomenally fast, and I am at a rough estimate thirty billion times more intelligent than you. Let me give you an example. Think of a number, any number.”
“Er, five,” said the mattress.
“Wrong,” said Marvin. “You see?”
Well, Mary's just this gal, you know? ;)
I have always loved Keanu Reeves, but I love him 100% more after the John Wick movies.
Great reaction, if you want the same retired assassin but with loads of jokes then RED - staring Bruce Willis is fun.
Definitely do the John Wick follow ups they are pretty epic 😁
And Red is more action, less up-close violence. It was fun.
RED and REDS are so good. The plus side is they are also funny.
Red was awesome and hilarious
the fighting scenes is what excels in this franchise, they don't do it over the top like those typical action films. john wick's style is efficiency.
Enjoyed the new set/arrangement. Yes, the photography (lighting/angles/ect...) was great and you'll enjoy the sequels!
You mentioned the lighting. There was a pattern to it, particularly in the club and the hotel bar. Blue was John's color where he was in control. Red was for enemies or where they were in control. Purple was where the issue was in doubt. Green was a neutral or helpful. Gold was an ally.
The stunt doubles wore redshirts as a call back to Star Trek. The director of the film said this in an Honest Trailer breakdown of the movie.
The "new" puppy/dog had a sign that said it was due to be euthanized. So John on the brink of death saves a dog from being killed. The "Grim Reaper" has a puppy to replace the one killed.
The hotel deskman is named Charon.. Yes, the same as the ferryman who brings souls from the land of the living, to the land of the dead. No matter what time of day it is, Charon is ALWAYS there at his post.
The reason John looks so realistic and so cool in the fights (aside from the fact that it was done by a masterful stunt team, using real world tactical team techniques and Keanu basically went through months of real training) is that John is extremely efficient. No wasted movement, no style points, he kills as quickly as possible and moves on. One exception is when he didn't kill Josef in the bath. He wanted to terrify the little shit, which is why he killed a man while looking *him* in the eye.
The Cinematography when this film came out was a revelation. It lets all that training Keanu and the stunt team went through breathe. The failing of basically an entire generation of US action films after the second Bourne movie (have you watched that? The Bourne series is worth your time, kind of Wick before Wick) was the quick cut editing style which was used to disguise lesser fight choreography in the edit. It was an infection that polluted the industry for a decade. John Wick gives you a wider camera angle and basically lets you *see* the action. Even The Dark Knight Trilogy as excellent as it is, suffers from this problem.
Center Axis Relock is the name of the gun fighting style he uses. Well, kinda. It's a bit niche, but has its proponents, and it seems ideally suited to the sort of close quarters gunplay John Wick engages in in this movie. John Wick certainly has popularized it, even if it takes some liberties in the film. It's all about fighting with a gun when you don't have a lot of space. Add in the realistic reloads, and the film really elevates realistic firearm use to a level never really seen before in other action movies. Stylistically, it is *choice*.
Keanu worked for months for the movie. The only time a stunt man was used was for the fall over the balcony. Check out how hard he worked in the Bonus Features. The people that he worked with all said that no other celebrity works as hard as he does
It's a romance film. It's also about a man and his dog. There's some violence but it's not gratuitous. It makes sense in the story, very organic the way everything works out, with a logical progression of events in a grounded, realistic story.
Your cat is just sitting their like "Oh no a dog died, what ever will I do."
The John Wick house is out here on Long Island, NY in a very exclusive town called Mill Neck. :)
I think a lot of people misinterpret that driving scene at the beginning, my take on that scene is that he was contemplating suicide. He was close to crashing his car and ending his life
9:25 "It's not what you did, son; it's who you did it to." This is when the father became just as much a bad guy as the son for me. He would've been perfectly okay with his son killing someone _else's_ dog (and the other stuff) as long as that person wasn't as dangerous as John Wick.
Well, he *is* the leader of a criminal organization...
@@Yggdrasil42 Of course, but he could have been a "good" bad guy -- you know, with honor, etc. -- but this made him irredeemable.
@@bigdream_dreambig Dude no offence but folks like them do not care about dogs, dogs are not in their circle of honor…..
The guy who plays Viggo, Michael Nyqvist, doesn't get enough credit for his performance in this movie. He does such a good job of selling John's reputation as the ultimate badass because his reaction is perfect; his gradual slide into a villainous breakdown is exactly what you would expect from a character in his circumstances. He also does a really good job of delivering the lore behind John in a convincing way that actually makes it seem like he's not just trying to lay plot points out for the audience.
Would really like to see a reaction to "Demolition Man". Or "Constantine". Or "Arrival".
I'll 2nd these. All favorites. Arrival is among my top films.
@@Poss1 Demolition man is cult and i also like the Rock with sean connery and operation broken arrow.
@@phoenixsui Oh! Absolutely. Demolition Man was on rotation in my house for a long time. All three, really. These are all a blast! Watched a good bit of Broken Arrow not long ago. That's 5 films here Mari would get kick out of.
Constantine is the most underrated comic book movie of all time. "Finger-lickin'-goood"
Constantine is amazing.
17:52 -- The cat is hysterical..
The new setup looks fine, cozy, like the perfect spot to kick back & enjoy a movie. Talking about enjoy, I really enjoyed your reaction, the hardest part for me is probably the same for everyone, the puppy, but it does put you in the take no prisoners mood for sure.
Never seen a reactor set herself up better for the puppy murder scene.
Mari: I would get murderous if anything happened to that puppy. It would be like him losing his wife all over again.
JW filmmakers: See, we knew exactly what we were doing.
Just as good as the streamer who calls a rabbit "the cutest f'ing thing" she's ever seen - if you don't know it, it's worth the google, great clips
"Something better not happen to that dog, ever." Ha. Hahaha. Hahahahaha. Ha. Ha. Shit.
You noticed the lightning but it is more than you realized. The directors have confirmed in interviews that whenever John is the focus the lighting is blue, when a bad guy is in focus there is red somewhere, and (I think) another color for the neutral characters. They definitely paid attention to every aspect of this film which is one of the reasons it works so well.
I've watched a lot of reactors and I have to say you're one of my favorites. Love the channel, keep up the good work 👍
i love your cat, he looks so chill
and he was like 99% asleep all the time, but also had that face like "when will this woman shut up?"
fun fact: the doctor from the John Wick movies is the keymaker from Matrix and i think the killed count was 70+
The car in the beginning that was stolen is 69 Mustang Boss 429, the car that John drove to the hotel is a 69 Camaro, and the car that the management gave him is a 2011 Dodge Charger... JW loves american muscle cars...
previous background was nice and this new background seems a lot warmer and appropriate for movie reviews. Great job!!!!!!!!! And yes... you have to watch the sequels.
I remember seeing this movie for sale at Target not knowing anything about how good it was and it completely blew me away. The fact that Keanu did many of these stunts just makes it so much more awesome, this should be the definitive Keanu movie.
I like the new set. Cat doesn’t seem to quite agree. Love your reactions and your cats.
"Honey, you got a big storm coming" 🤣🤣
Marcus didn’t miss a single shot and they did what they intended. He was every much an expert as wick. A mentor. A confidant. A long distance guardian Angel.
The moment he heard Vigo say it was an open contract, he said “consider it done” so immediately because he had to get out there and watch his ass because everyone will be gunning for him. A true friend.
It was pretty obvious that Marcus was acting as a guardian angel for John.
I broke a tear when Mary said "better nothing happens to that dog"... Do ALL of THEM. More dogs (really good dogs that the character "Sofia" (Halle Berry) has) and more animals (horses) in JW 3.
I love how you quote your cat as if your cat is an all knowing Yoda type 😂😆
I agree with you, that the emotional unpinning is what made the movie especially good. It would not be CLOSE to the same movie without the wife and dog part of it.
I think you'd like "Point Break" from 1991, with Keanu and Patrick Swayze with Kathryn Bigelow directing. It's a fun detective/bank heist/summer adventure movie.
Your cat was so adorable throughout this one :D
This movie is literally a modern-day deathwish and they just get better and better .....loving the new set up.
24:34 I loved watching the cat make biscuits
John is Death walking. Viggo knows that what his son did is a death sentence. He didn't just kill the last gift John's wife gave,, it was metaphorically his child, the last thing that his beloved wife gave him. And Viggo's son killed it, the most important thing that the World's best killer had left, to keep him stable.
I like the new background, but I love the cat "comments" so funny. The one about hiding his guns around the house, was great.
I like the new setup, you and your cats looked so comfy. :)
I couldn't wait for this reaction. It went pretty much like I thought would. So glad you shared it.
This is clearly the best of the series, mainly because you understand what John is capable of in the other two. But this one comes out of nowhere for practically everyone watching it. If you want to know how many people he actually killed, check out Honest Reactions: John Wick directors react to the Honest Trailer. Also, the Pitch Meeting for John Wick is brilliant, too.
The Pitch Meeting for this is one of the best.
@@gregghelmberger "And they kill his dog."
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"Okay, someone better die for that."
...also realism gets weaker and weaker with every movie because they feel the need to top the previous one that way instead of just writing a good story. Keanu really doesn't have much luck with sequels.
@@xxJOKeR75xx My God how dumb most of your are
The sequels made more money and are better
Name one movie that has realism? There is a reason it's called a movie
I disagree. I think the 2nd one is the best of the series so far.
The attention to detail in these movies are insane. When Marcus shoots the pillow, waking John up, if you look close he actually aimed at him, but the wind was blowing Marcus’s hair so he knew to miss, he had to aim at John.
Glad you have a comfortable setup. If it is better for you, it is better for us. We want more videos!
🤣 The way your cat sleeps is 2 funny.
Cool reaction Mary, John s first car is 69 boss 429. Very much different then the 2015 dodge charger. But I understand not everyone will know that!
The best editing of this movie yet...well done.
"You've got a big storm coming." I LOL'd at this; I love your vids Mary.
One of the most outstanding action movies of the last 25 years!
Oh hell yeah, Mary doing John Wick?! Let's Go!!!
Love your new set up by the way, looks really cozy, and like how you're like positioned so you're watching it on screen (that made little sense, but hopefully you know what I mean)
(while I'm here, a sneaky couple of nominations...
Film: What we do in the shadows
Series: Bojack Horseman)
lol @ your cat sleeping with its mouth slightly open, the car he had at the beginning was from the 1960's and a ford Mustang and the hotel gave him a modern day dodge charger.
17:15 Excellent Hitchhiker's Guide reference there, kitty
Mary said, "I would get murderous." Yup. John Wick concurs.
ikr! You have no idea what's coming Mari 😆
your cat is the perfect movie companion
It's not that they're bad at their jobs, it's just that John is a god at his job.
I penciled this into my schedule when I knew she was releasing her reaction...
Love the new set up, keep up the great content!
The Francis scene at the nightclub is what made me really like John as a character. He wasn't on a full bore murderous rampage, given the chance to spare someone who wasn't part of it he took it.
"Honey, you got a big storm comin'" OMFG I haven't seen that clip in so long 😆
I really enjoyed the new setup! we'll be happy with whatever makes you most comfortable
Great reaction! I like the set up. Much more like sitting down to watch a movie together.
This movie was made and directed by stunt people, which is why this movie was both such a surprise, but also why all the fight choreography is on point. One of them were stunt double for Keanu Reeves in the Matrix movies and the other co-director have been stunt double for a lot of big actors like Brad Pitt
Always love the vids! Thanks for the content :)
Strongest line in the whole movie? "Oh."
Let's you know right then how serious it's about to get.
Gotta hand it to Mikael Nyqvist. His delivery of that one word was exactly what was needed.
The new set up is great! I love it!
Mari, there is one thing you need to understand is that the world of John Wick story is basically Gangster's Kingdom where Underworld manipulate people and places with strict rules. That's why the officer looked past John Wick's shootout situation.
"Throwing towel in" gets hole new meaning
I really like your setup. I wish more reactors would watch movies like most people do... on their couch in front of a tv!
Marcus shot the pillow to wake John up...You don't like it when criminals lie.... 😆
John Wick was the reason Vogons deemed the earth to be “mostly” harmless. Vogons were like “all humans are weak, except that John Wick one.” I appreciate the Hitchhiker’s Guide reference about keeping your towel and not panicking.
I loved the filming of the fight scenes old school. You could see everything
My only suggestion is that what ever you choose as a background, it reflects your personality and interests, with of course you and your cat's comfort in mind. As for future picks, I find the more complex and emotional plot movie reactions best.
The cat knew what was coming.
You new recording setup is totally fine. I feel the more comfortable and relaxed you are, the better your reactions will be.
Even though I'm listening to the reaction in headphones Mari's reaction going "ooooh ohhh ooooohhh" to people dying in the club, the other person in the room thought it was a puppy crying.
It looks good it makes me really happy to see you so happy about it
dinner for worms is a elegant way of saying a dead body
love your reactions and i hope all is well
I think the scene with the 2m tall bodybuilder bouncer on the club was the best scene!!!
"Are you here on business sir?"
"I'm afraid so.... Why don't you take the night off?"
takes off the earpiece "Thank you sir"...
Like... thank you for sparing my life, sir... I will gladly get off your way and let you do your thing... I'll just sit down right over here somewhere and be happy you let me live...
PRICELESS!!!
John didn't kill him because he wanted Yosef to feel the fear for awhile...it builds his reputation of fearing the boogeyman, and to savor the hunt.
Because John was actually hunted on The Continentals grounds, they gave him a car as a grievance.
Fun facts: the doctor that stitched him up was the Keymaker in the 2nd Matrix movie.
The bodyguard that threw John over the club's second floor was the main antagonist upgraded Agent in the 2nd movie, as well.
Keanu likes reworking with people he's worked with from the Matrix universe.
Great reaction. The new setup is fine. Looking forward to your reactions to the other movies!
John's car at the start, is a 69 mustang fastback, Cobra edition, the continental boss gifts him a fresh Cobra edition, like a 2015 i think
Winston gave him a Dodge Charger not a Mustang.
His "car at the beginning " was a classic Ford Mustang. Only around 1300 were produced
14:00 omg look at the cat
Honey, you've got a big storm coming. 🤣
The new setup looks so much more comfortable!
Yea, this movie is quite something. It helps when the director is a stunt man. They know how to do action and how to shoot it so it looks good on screen. It also helps if the actors put in the work and do their own stunts. This is very reminiscent of the old Jackie Chan movies.
This came out in a time when most action scenes had ~10 cuts per second, you got disoriented watching because each individual camera shot didn't stay long enough so the viewer could orient themselves. In addition the camera would shake violently and just make you sick. This was of course all done to hide that it's stunt doubles with occasional close ups of the actor's faces injected, or to hide that the actors are just flailing around or to hide that it's mostly CGI. It simulates excitement by using very fast camera movements and quick editing. Everybody was fed up with it.
Here we have the complete opposite. Long takes, wide camera angles, you can actually see what's happening. That's really Keanu driving a car towards the camera, drifting and stopping perfectly in frame and in focus. Why? Because he worked hard to learn how to do that. So you can just set up a camera and have a fight choreography. And it looks awesome, it looks real, because it is. The audience knows. This is a masterclass in how to do action. In addition the world building is pretty well executed. It doesn't get bogged down with exposition and explanations, it just implies and hints at a deeper backstory to these places like the Continental hotel. What are these gold coins? uh, err … idunno.
Sure, the story is paper thin, there really is not much depth there and I found the action did get a little repetitive at times. But in a way this movie (and I probably Mad Max: Fury Road which came out around the same time) paved the way for well done action. The success of these movies told Hollywood quite clearly, that audiences actually want to see the action. It came out of nowhere, was a surprise hit and made waves.
8:09 That face: The ground? That's what humans do with our bodies?!?
I'm trying to concentrate but all I can see is the cutest sleeping kitty
"I hate when criminals lie!"
Oh my sweet summer child..
That car they gave him is a Dodge Charger "Hellcat" and they come from the factory with nearly 900 horsepower. It's a monster of a car.
17:15 Your cat is so smart! Some beer and nuts could help too. ;D