Constantine (2005) ✦ Reaction & Review ✦ Angels and demons and JOHN, oh my!
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- This is a movie reaction to my first time watching Constantine, released in 2005, and directed by Francis Lawrence! This film was really not what I was expecting, but in a good way! Keanu Reeves is just so great and I love that I'm watching more of his movies lately. Peter Stormare was a huge highlight for me though. Exorcism, demonic possession, religion... this has it! What a ride. Make sure to stick around to the end of this video for my full thoughts and review and thank you so much for watching! Let me know YOUR thoughts in the comments below!
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Reaction by Kaiille, wrap up by Kaii-ill. lol
Glad you did this one, and I agree %100 Stormare's Lucifer is probably my favorite depiction also. The tar/filth dripping off his feet, the tattoos, and the blazing white suit. Inspired.
Best Lucifer.
kaii-ill 😂😂😂 Thank you for the laugh!!
@@kaiielle Feel better soon :)
That was a piece of gum, not a cigarette.
The scene happened quickly that I thought it was a cigarette. Glad it is gum!
@@kaiielle Strange that the first thing that came to mind was 'he ate a cigarette', in my opinion.
@@KingHoborg My brain is strange sometimes, yeah! 😊
Ate a cigarette? Wait… WHAT? Why would anyone eat a cigarette? Why would that be the first thing to come to mind? I’m sorry, that was weird.
@Keys-zq1gw
Really? I love her willingness to own/embrace her oddball mind and self 🙃 Not enough people do in my opinion 💞
Peter Stormare (Satan) is an amazing side character in every movie he is in. I loved how he did this role as well. The man even has his own skin in CoD 4
He's great in Fargo. Even has a hilarious cameo in Seinfeld.
He was amazing in Dancer in the Dark...
The "cigarette" at the end was Nicorette. It's a gum with nicotine in it that folks use to wean themselves off of cigarettes.
And one of the biggest changes between this and the comic is that in the comic, Constantine is basically Sting. The singer, not the wrestler. Blonde and very, very British.
The scene happened quickly that I thought it was a cigarette. Glad it is gum!
Outside of John Wick, this is my favorite character Keanu has played. I really hope to see a Constantine 2 one day.
Already been confirmed there's one coming. Delayed now of course
Bill&Ted....
@@dariusthegr8one81 Reeves later said, once the changeover at Warner and thus DC had occurred, that there was no guarantee the sequel would be made, although they are developing it.
Neo has entered chat (1st)
Never forget Keanu Reeves went from Bill and Ted, to the Matrix to this...that's an Excellent Adventure 🤘🏻
This movie is super underrated. Always loved it
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!
It is such a treat to see someone reacting to it for the first time. I grew up in a heavily Catholic area and I have since disassociated from that. Still I find myself doing things that I know only Catholics do. I saw this once by myself . A week later I brought my cousin who is highly Catholic. He said that the images of hell in that movie were the most descriptive of his version of hell. I then brought my GF who is highly agnostic, and she said that was probably the most scared she had been when she saw what hell could be.
In New Mexico where I'm from they reported a drop in sales of this movie. But reported an increase in sales for the subsequent weeks. 😇
So the thing that got John damned in the comics is a bit of a rough topic, John tried to exercise a demon out of small girl early on by summoning a more powerful demon to drag it away BUT the demom he summoned he couldn't control and it took the girl back to Hell with it, as a result John was damned to Hell for accidentally damning the soul of a child to Hell
Honestly, this movie got pretty mediocre reviews at the time, but imo it's pretty good and awesome visually for sure. Keanu does a great job too of course :)
If you want to see Keanu battle the Devil again (in the guise of Al Pacino), check out Devil's Advocate. It's one of my favorite movies ever. I think you'd enjoy it. \m/
How to recommend and spoil a movie in one sentence 🙄
@@BaldusCattus You know, that really hadn't occurred to me at the time. Still a great movie, tho. :P
Lucifer wearing white is probably the most accurate depiction, Lucifer was the Light bringer before the fall.
Always loved the chemistry between Keanu and Rachel in this movie. If you are interested, they had previously co-starred together in the 1996 movie "Chain Reaction".
Glad you were told that Constantine comes from a comic :) In fact, he is a DC character. Yep, that is the same universe as Superman and Batman.
If you want more of this character, check out a short-lived live action series from 2014 also called Constantine.
Oh, and feel better soon. Sending positive vibes your way!
That show has a special place in my heart, Constantine, portrayed by Matt Ryan, my dreamy fellow Welshmen 😍
(Also the voice of protagonist, Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag if you're familiar)
I saw Incubus perform in 1999 in an alley in downtown Shreveport, LA. They opened for Limp Bizkit of all people lol.. it was actually a REALLY great show ^_^
Glass was the first song I heard from Incubus. A friend of mine had the Science cd playing in his car while he came to pick me up, and that song was playing.We went to Best Buy, I bought the cd and have been a fan ever since.
I love Summer Romance from Science
Saw INCUBUS live in 2002. The weather was awful rain but the concert was awesome. They ended on Aquais Transmission and the frog and cricket sound at the end of the song played for like 20 minutes or so while everyone filed out. It was a super cool way to end. It was also thier first bassist who had a super funky style. I remember him walking along this bridge on stage. 30 seconds to mars opened the show and everyone thought they sucked lol Glad to hear you got to meet them. Science is still my favorite, but morning view has really grown on me over the years.
I absolutely love this movie and always have. It was my first introduction to Stormare AND Swinton (and the actor for Papa Midnight actually) and will always be what i think of for them first. Keanu and Rachel's chemistry remains just *chefs kiss* as well.
Other cameo that not many recognize, Balthazar was played (imo very well!) by Gavin Rossdale, lead singer of Bush and Gwen Stefani's ex-husband.
for 18 years I've loved this movie, and for 18 years I never realised it has a post credits scene???! wtf??
It doesn't feel like a movie that would have one! I'm in the habit of checking now thanks to the MCU, so I was surprised to see it.
@@kaiielle I guess I'll have to rewatch the whole movie then
Oh a movie somewhat like this is the movie Legion! It's lesser known but has some religious allegory and action against demons. You may enjoy it if you liked Constantine. Paul Betany (Vision/Jarvis in MCU) also stars in it
There were talks of a Sequel, but it looks like it won't be happening anytime soon as Keanu Reeves and Guillermo Del Toro are too busy working on other projects. The sequel has been in development since September 2022.
Well tbf 1 year movie production is not really that long. Especially post covid. May still get made! And probably will as long as Keanu is motivated enough
@@CrazeeAdam Unfortunately there is that strike going on now so further delays.
Guillermo del Toro is not involved; it would be a reunion of the original team (Reeves, screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, and director Francis Lawrence).
Just discovered your channel. Subbed. Couple fun facts about this movie: Rachel Weisz played the twins sisters as well as Mammon & the depiction of hell in this is based on a nuclear explosion & aftermath, except the fire doesn't go out. At least that is my understanding of it. Great vid.
If Not Now, When? is super underrated. Adolescents is amazing but I could listen to Thieves or Switchblade or almost anything on that album all day. Morning View has to be my favorite album though, every track is amazing and it's SO well put together if you listen to all the tracks in order from start to finish. The mixing is incredible and there are so many amazing drum parts and the vocals are awesome. Favorite song from the album is Nice to Know You (my next tattoo design has "To obtain a bird's eye is to turn a blizzard to a breeze" on it) but they're all great. And their whole discography has so many amazing songs! Redefine from SCIENCE is amazing and The Warmth from Make Yourself is what I used to sing to my little cousins when I rocked them to sleep.
So jealous that you got to hang out with them! Keep up the great content!
The portrayal of both Lucifer and Gabriel in this movie are equal but different from the portrayal by Viggo Mortenson and Christopher Walken in The Prophesy. There are five Prophesy movies but the first three are the core of the story and the performances are worth watching.
I hope Keanu gets a good script for another Constantine.
Great reaction! Feel better soon!
I love incubus, they were the first rock band I really got into as a teenager. I didn’t know anyone else personally that liked them growing up so when I got to see them in concert years later as an adult I also felt like it was so awesome to be in a group with probably thousands of people that loved the same songs as me. 🥰
That's how I felt too! So good.
Sometimes I'm so invested in your reactions and in the movie that, you'll ask a question and I'm gonna answer it without thinking you won't hear the answer cause we're not in the same room. I feel so stupid ... lmao
Aww don't feel stupid! The way you do that is literally how I am in these reactions to these movies! The actors can't hear me, of course. 😂
You're right about people not knowing what's inside even though they think theyn know you. Even my own Mother didn't rewlize that I was living with depression and suicidal ideation for decades. All but one person in my life had no clue.
This is a super underrated movie. It got some hate back in the day because Keanu doesn't look like the comic book version, but in hindsight thats a small nitpick considering how bad it likely would've been if it was made nowadays.
That is awesome! I do like Incubus, but I only own two of their albums and my favorite is S.C.I.E.N.C.E. That one came out while I was in college and I wore it out. So cool you got to meet the band and get that taken off of your bucket list. I was so psyched to see you reacting to this movie. I LOVE Constantine. There is not really another movie like it and I think it is a fun ride.
I don't think I ever knew there was a post credit scene until now
I freaking love this movie I do hope Keanu gets a chance to revisit this character again also that was gum he was chewing on at the end
Love how your overall confusion led you to thinking that he'd eaten a cigarette instead of gum 😆I'm glad you liked it though. And Keanu continues to have the best chemistry with the best actresses.
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I really hope you realized he did not chew on a cigarette at the end but had switched to gum lol!
@@fullmoonprepping4024 I def did! Also helped that so many of you commented about that haha
@@kaiielle I know you're a smart girl, just had to give you shit Lol!
Keanu loves to work with people he's worked with before.
For example: the doc that stitched him up in the first 2 John Wick movies is the same actor that plays in one of the Matrix movies.
From this movie, the actor playing Lucifer is in the beginning of John Wick 2 as the brother to the Russian antagonists from the first movie, who has John's car.
He was hilarious in telling the bodyguard about John killing someone with a pencil...
The twins were both psychics, so having one on the otherside of hell while the other stays in the earth realm makes the sisters a mirror for Mammon to walk through.
I also liked the parallels between the idea of Papa Midnight having a "No fighting on my grounds " policy like the Assassin hotels (The Continental) of John Wick would have later. I wonder was this an inspiration for that rule in the Wick series.
I’ve watched this movie so many times this is the first time I saw the end credit scene
Thanks for the reaction, this is one of my personal favorite little movies. Honestly I wouldn't be too worried about not talking a lot as you mentioned a couple of times, sometimes just vibin is good
Constantine is one of my favorite movies. I know the comic fans had some major issues with it but I think they nailed it for general audiences. I'm sure you'll pick up more of the details with a re-watch. I was full on crushing on Rachel Weisz between this and The Mummy.
Oh yeah editing was a big help! The movie makes all the sense to me now.
Fave Incubus is Warning….and also love their covers of Teardrop, Can’t Explain and Hungry Like the Wolf.
Loved this reaction! Love this movie!
The Exorcist is the greatest horror movie of all time..... it can be a rough watch... considerably more disturbing than "Constantine"
This was always a favorite of mine. Was always bummed they didn’t continue with it. But luckily No. 2 is on the way. Thanks for reacting to this.
Great to re-watch this one with you - it's quite a trip, but definitely one of the best pre-MCU comic book adaptations. Hope you get well soon!
John Constantine is also a DC character. The more you know.
just another example of a fantastic movie starring mr. Keanu Reeves. the special effects are amazing in this as is his acting. just another reason why Keanu Reeves is one of my favorite actors.
My name is also John, which means I'm just as cool as John Constantine. :)
Hennessey the priest who died drowning in alcohol was a clairvoyant and an empath. He wasn't reading the papers, he was sensing the intention and the emotion and he found the one particular paper because Balthazar wanted him to. Papa Midnite is a practitioner of Vaudun, a Voodoo priest who runs his club as a neutral zone for both angels and demons. He has chosen neutrality in the skirmishes because that was his best chance for survival, especially considering the reputation that Vaudun/Voodoo has to the uninitated. What he was doing to Constantine was essentially black magic, as his intention was to harm or kill. The chair was the electric chair taken from the maximum security prison known as Sing Sing. It has a history of thousands of souls perishing to it and being trapped in the chair and as such it has powers of its own when invoked properly. Satan removed the tumors from John and healed his self inflicted wounds because if John got into heaven he'd escape Satan and be forever beyond his reach. The reason that "the sacrifice" is so important is because of one of the tenets of the bible which essentially boils down to greater love hath no man than this, that he give up his life for another. John, even knowing that it mean he would be dragged down to hell for his double suicide, did the selfless thing and saved an innocent soul from hell. Which is reflective of what Jesus did for the world in xtian mythology. He did not eat a cigarette, it was nicotine gum because he's trying to quit so that he doesn't commit suicide by cigarette and go down the same road.
Love Incubus, my favorite songs would be Under my Umbrella and The Warmth (leaving aside Pardon Me because that is an obvious one lol)
Funny you say Brandon Boyd has a calm aura around him because I feel the same with Keanu Reeves.
Never have I seen you more confused and mistaken while watching a movie!😂
I don’t think I could ever sit down and watch a movie (from others’ recommendations) that I had no knowledge of, or never seen a trailer for. I’m not a person who is affected by “spoilers”, so I would never make that kinda commitment. So RESPECT to you for being able to. Based on your outro and the other comments you seem to be a little more aware of what you just watched.
I saw this in theaters when it came out, own it on dvd and have always like it. There are a few deleted scenes that help it make more since.
(Congrats, on the meet with Incubus. Not exactly a fan of theirs, but I have always loved the song “Drive”).
I prefer going into movies for reactions without any knowledge! Something about it is way more enjoyable for me. I actually enjoy the process of trying to piece things together, asking questions out loud, etc. Don't worry, the movie makes complete sense to me now. Appreciate you watching! 😊
Okay.. Now you've got this stuck in my head!! Angels, and demons, and John, oh my!! Not that I'm complaining I'm just giving credit where credit is due.
Before I brought myself to the church, before watching this movie. My one source of Heaven and Hell, Angels and Demons came from watching Supernatural. Once I was familiar, from the church side, I was so impressed by the show's knowledge and their attention to detail.
After this movie there was a single season series, Constantine, oh what could have been with that show.
Peter Stormare. My favorite Satan. The white suit is an amazing touch.
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I enjoyed your reaction and commentary at the end. It was interesting to see an atheists perspective on this one. And I agree Peter Stormare's Satan was mesmerizing. Your reaction to THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (one of the 2 other movies where Keanu Reeves has a run in with Satan) would be of interest as well. And THE EXORCIST is of course recommended too.
A few others that possess non-preachy, covert religious themes, that I'd love to get your prespective on are ...
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU
HACKSAW RIDGE
and TRUE GRIT (the Coen brother's 2010 remake, not the original)
And getting back to Peter Stormare, he's also unforgettably awesome in FARGO, So if you haven't already seen it you should definitely pencil it in.
Welcome in! Thanks for watching. If you haven't seen in my description/pinned comment, I have a formal movie suggestion form. It's easy cause all the suggestions go in one place so I can refer to it at any point. I often pull movies from it for polls, so I'd throw these in there. 😊
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You were close. That was merely the tar from his lungs
Constantine 2 is in the works
This movie smartly gives one of my absolute favorite "what do you choose to believe?" moments in film.
God seemingly doesn't respond to Constantine praying for help. But immediately after, his eyes find the shards of glass. The shards were there in front of him the entire time, but his eyes only focus on them after he prays, as though an answer was revealed. Someone of faith may take that as God giving his response through divine inspiration : )
Or maybe Constantine just needed a quiet moment to think up yet another con on his own.
Constantine debuted in Swamp Thing and proved popular enough to be spun off in his own title. Just as Swampy kept the balance between humans and nature, John kept the earth in balance between Heaven and Hell. He was imagined to look like young a Sting but Keanu did a great job and I don't think the iconic blond hair would've translated well to the film.
The actor who played Satan was in Prison Break / John Wick 2 (The brother of the enemie in John Wick 1) / the horror Game you mentionned and also some funny ads for the Wolfwagen's cars.
This is one of the roles Keanu Reeves wants to play again. Here’s hoping to one day get it.
That wasn't a cigarette he ate at the end, it was a piece of gum... for smokers, quitting is helped by replacing the cig with gum, part of the habit is the oral fixation, which is why most ex-smokers always have candy, toothpicks, etc.
I even knew one who kept a cigarette, backwards in his mouth, filter out. He'd quit smoking years before, but he always had the backwards ciggie
I know what Nicotine is - the scene happened so fast that I didn't catch it was gum. Just saw white and thought it was a cigarette that he was choosing to eat instead of inhale. 😂
I'm sorry you weren't feeling well at the time of your review. I hope you're feeling better by now. I was in the same boat as you when I first saw this. I had no idea it was based on a comic book. I just thought it was a cool, one-shot Keanu movie. I didn't even find out that it was based on a comic book until years after I first saw it. I do very much enjoy this one though. It was a fun watch with a few bits and lines that I remembered for years afterwards.
I've said before that I agree with your views on spoilers and I try to avoid even vague statements that might influence your reactions, but there are certainly times when it's hard. So, I will keep to simple statements. You will definitely be asked to react to "The Exorcist." I hope you have also been recommended "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and the entire "The Conjuring" franchise with all its related movies if you find that genre of films appealing. I might have to finally stop being lazy and submit them to your recommendation thingie myself just in case. However, there's part of me that is apprehensive about recommending a bunch of the "Exorcism" types of movies before you know whether or not you even enjoy the subgenre. Take care of yourself. Looking forward to "Avengers: Endgame!" ✌🤓
My brother has recommended The Conjuring franchise to me in the past so it's definitely a consideration for around Halloween time or maybe even at a time outside of that. And I would like to watch The Exorcist just to experience it. Thanks for watching! 😊 And no rush on suggesting movies either LOL.
The DC canon Constantine (voiced by the live action series actor) appears in the DC animated movies as well. If you haven't already, you might like them. Great video. Edit: Water Baptism is sometimes referred to as a "water grave". The old self dies as the new is reborn.
There is also a Constantine television series if you are interested to get more backstory. I was going to fill in a little Constantine humor with your, "not feeling well look." lol
I hope you feel better soon Kaiielle.
I would HIGHLY recommend watching the CW constantine live action series
Great reaction kaiielle. This is one of my favorite Keanu Reeve's movies, the comic book is fantastic. Other movies of his to check out The matrix franchise, The Devil's advocate, Point Break, Hardball.
The city the movie is set in is Los Angeles. If you didn't notice, the setting for the first level of hell that Constantine looks for Isabel is a reflection in reverse of the City of Angels.
Constantine is one of my favorite comic series ever published (originally as Hellblazer). The movie is really good, but they took some liberties that bugged fans - comics Constantine is a British punk rocker and his stories draw from many different religions. Chas is, ironically, his one friend that never dies.
The other liberties they took were understandable. Comics Constantine is WAY more of an a-hole, which might have alienated audiences, and his early stories are absolutely for Mature Audiences Only. There's a few characters whose *names* would have earned the film an R rating
I liked this movie when it first came out, but over time, I've come to love it even more. I guess it's the way the story was presented. With aspects of religion being used that I've learned growing up. (I'm not religious, just stuff I picked up from books, movies, and general knowledge.)
I also noticed in the last few movies that you comment on the music and soundtracks. One of my favourite movies and soundtrack is Conan the Barbarian from 1982.
Action, fantasy, and without giving too much away, if you don't know who is in it, it wasn't long after they retired from their chosen profession to act full time. It wasn't their first movie or the one that got them really famous, but it was their first movie that was a hit. And the soundtrack is amazing. This movie is almost like an opera because of the music. And fun fact, it was used placement music for big movie trailers for nearly 20 years.
great film, great reaction! no way it was rose byrne, satan took tar out of his lungs, not the lungs themselves, and (as plently have said) he's chewing nicotine gum. although regarding satan being lucifer, even though thats the common "knowledge", ironically you were right the first time, they are in truth different entities/deities. but thats not film canon
If you are not feeling better by the time I write this - Get well soon, Kaiille.
It's been a long time since I've seen Constantine. I remember liking it, but I also remember it not dong well at the box office and having mixed reviews.
Doing much better today, thank you!
Love this movie! Even though there were 667 likes, I hit it anyway 😅 It's a movie appropriate number!
Stormare's depiction of Satan in this movie is in the top three, probably second only to Pacino's depiction in Devil's Advocate, which also has Keanu Reeves in it. Outstanding movie but extremely heavy and very strange.
Hi KL! Glad you saw and enjoyed this. Knew you could appreciate it. Don't know if you're aware of this, but those of us who want to suggest you watch movie X or Y or Z because we know it's got actors and story you'll enjoy AND who also want to respect your desire not to know any of that before you see the movie have something of an agonizing experience, haha - especially if the films in question might be a little obscure. It does make for good reactions and I share your desire to avoid all kinds of spoilers, so I do get it. It's just tough. So, I'll make recommendations through your form as you suggest, and here's hoping you don't miss out. Hope you feel better soon (or already, since UA-cam is always on delay)!
That's part of the reason I made the form in the first place, to be honest! An easy way for you all to submit film requests without having to provide explanations or anything else. 😊 Thanks for watching! And for suggesting movies.
my best guess was it was those nicotine gum things because he is quiting smoking, he didnt eat a cigarette lol
Yeah, that's been clarified to me. It happened so fast I couldn't tell it was gum.
Check out (1995) The Prophecy starring Christopher Walken, Virginia Madsen. It's a story about the fight between angels of Hell and Heaven on Earth. I won't say any more as I don't want to spoil your experience. There are three Prophecy follow ups but IMO, the first is the best.
Another good film on this subject is the (2010) Legion.
(1999) The Ninth Gate starring Johnny Depp is also very good.
The series of films of the Hellraiser story are pretty good. They are particularly gory and have a H R Giger aesthetic in the S & M demon's (Cenobites) costumes and physical appearance.
For a comedic side to the demon/angel conflict check out (1999) Dogma. This has a huge cast of actors, comedians and singers; Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, George Carlin, Linda Fiorentino, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Salma Hayek, Bud Cort, Alan Rickman, Alanis Morissette and Jason Mewes.
Sticking with comedy is (1996) Michael. This has John Travolta as an angel. It's a funny and wholesome story.
Ok, new to your channel. Love you, girl! Your editing is perfect, and you really seem to get the small things in the films, which means the most.
On incubus, same, I'm 50. White male. Seen them about 12 times. Been to over 60 concerts in my life and incubus is one of the best live. I'm also a huge deftones fan as well. I did meet Brandon as well, and his solo stuff is just as good. I'm sure you've checked it out. Anyhow, keep this shit up!! Doing amazing!
Hi, thank you! Love that you love Incubus too!!
@@kaiielle Good people! Good music! 👍 thanks for all the hard work!
plot twist:
what if gabriel just arranged all this, so constantine, can be worthy of heaven again....?
Satan absolutely pulled the cancer from John’s lungs. If he wants his soul then he needs another chance to sin. Satan bet on the sin.
Yes totally you have to watch all four of the matrix films. Not sharing or spoliling but yes you have to watch all four.
Yes. Sulfur. Otherwise known as brimstone, which has diabolical connections.
Can't wait for the Matrix reactions, the first is my favourite film and have just had a franchise rewatch also.
He went for nicotine gum at the end.
Gotta kick the habit the second time around.
Okay... not really an emoji kind of movie.
I don't really have anything to say. I'm glad you got to see your favorite band. I've never heard of them, but that's okay. All my life, I only owned a radio for one year, 1974-1975 (before my brother broke it.) I'm a little more familiar with the popular music from back then. Mostly, I listen to classical. The artists are less important to me than the music, itself. There are a few performances that I really like. But, mostly... it's just the music. I'm glad you got to see and talk with the folks in your favorite band.
Constantine? Well... it's okay. I do like Keanu in just about everything he does. If you want to see him and Rachel together again, Chain Reaction is really good. Different kind of movie, though. But a lot of quiet fun action, suspense, mystery, action... I don't know how to describe it. Suffice it to say that Morgan Freeman is also in it! Yay! I hope, should you decide to watch it, that you'll enjoy it.
About your 'spiritual' journey, I'm not going to comment, except to say that you will be in my thoughts and prayers. For what it's worth.
Well... I hope you get to feeling better. (Not sure when you were recording... Colds aren't any fun. Flu, less so. Stay hydrated. Chicken soup is best for that. (My grandmother made the BEST chicken soup. These days, I settle for Campbell's condensed Chicken and Stars, with the little stars, not those weird big pasta star outline things they tried to switch to for a while! It's very comforting when I'm stuffy and not feeling great. Yes... I sip on it from my Winnie the Pooh mug. I'm 62 years old. I trust you will not have a problem with that. :)
Thank you for the watch. I'll be looking forward to the next one. Take care. Get well. God bless you.
Forgot to do the emoji assignment LOL, sick brain was taking over. Thanks for watching!
@@kaiielle This one seems most appropriate: 👼
👻🪽👼👹🦗🪲🦟☦️🗡️ when I was young, impressionable, rebellious, and a bit of a troublemaker... I read a book called "Dialogues with the Devil" by Taylor Caldwell. (I went to Catholic School) I thought it would be fully anti-religious. But it was a wonderful series of 'letters' 'written' by the archangels (including Lucifer) discussing their distaste of humanity, and disappointment with God for giving humanity something the angels could never have. Terrible title of a book, because it alienated the audience it was meant for. Anyway, I am an atheist these days, but that book fills in all my knowledge for movies like this, and all the myths behind stories like this, and that goofy TV show, "Supernatural"
I like Incubus. The Singer and I have something in common as well as Taste. It ys not just us too. Yet,also Singers like Anthony Davis (Korn) Corey from SlipKnot,Bork and many others. We all Love , Appreciate,became Singers and believe Mike Patton from (Faith No More,Mr Bungle,Tomahawk and.about 6 others.
YES! I can't wait to see this reaction. =) He is a big fan of this character which is awesome. It's very underrated.
Edit: I also saw Incubus (my favorite band) live back in 2000 with my gf at the time. Brandon Boyd took off his shirt and my gf and the 1000s of chicks swooned for it. ugh lol annoying sometimes. Great personal share =)
Nice reaction, Kaiielle! I like this movie alot. Great effects, & I like seeing Keanu play someone who's kind of a jerk. He's not really interested in people per se, he just wants to somehow make it to heaven. I think the multiple instances of the "almost kiss" is supposed to illustrate just how uninterested in involvement he is. It took me a couple watches to better understand the dynamics of all the characters.
One complaint I have about the movie, though, is they took Gabriel, who IS a REAL angel (yes, I mean REAL), & made it a part-evil being...??? I guess they couldn't think up a novel name for that being, so they chose Gabriel?? It's just lazy, dumb writing in that instance. Angels are positive beings who all have particular tasks assigned to them. They can't deviate from their tasks, & do not have a will of their own other than what God created them to do.
Hope you get well soon! 🤧🤗
this movie for me hits kinda in the middle of the scale. It is a decent moviem but not one I have watched like Star Wars or LoTR. That being said if you like Constantine as character there is a show about him connected to the arrowverse where Constantine is played by Matt Ryan which is I think is better than the movie, but generally I am a bigger fan of the DC comics shows not the movies a lot of is contributed to Shephen Amell as Arrow and Grant Gustin as the flash in their respective shows.
Surprised you didn't notice Gavin Rossdale, lead singer of Bush, playing the demon Balthazar.
That's because I don't listen to Bush unless their songs are in a Spotify playlist I've found and put on.
There was also a Constantine TV series.
Always thought hell in this looked like a never ending nuclear fireblast
And has simultaneously, my favorite depiction of Gabriel and Satan, in a movie
And yea, I'm pretty sure he stole his cancer
13:19 ......I know this scene is meant to be creepy, but how many phones does she actually has?...... Her phone company must refer to her as "the gold mine"
That's a great question LOL. Woman has a lot of phones!!
The coin is interesting. It is a classical Roman denarius. Possibly one of thirty.
That letterboxd review for Tilda Swinton is accurate AF.
Movies that are too imbalanced quiet/loud actually distract me and pull me out of getting involved, even with subtitles. Still, a good action flick with a great cast! More Keanu is definitely the answer.
You haven’t seen Matrix?? Oh myyy.
I have not. 👀 Soon.
Bush must’ve not been that big of a band at all. I swear nobody ever notices Gavin rossdale in Constantine reactions lol. Haven’t even heard a “that’s Gwen stefani ex husband” yet 🤣🤣😅.
Bush has always been a "I'll listen to them if they come on the radio, but don't willingly seek them out." band for me.
@@kaiielle I’ve never listened to any of their music. I just know him because he was Gwen baby daddy 😅
Great movie, Great reaction. Thxs
If you want to explore more about demons and spirits, I recommend "The Conjuring" series. Also "The Exorcist" it's a classic.
One of those “better than it has any right to be” movies, I enjoyed it when it came out. The prop work is amazing, the weaving of mythology is great, it’d be cool to see Keanu take it up again. And others have said it, but Peter Stormare brings that kind of weird energy to just about every performance of his I’ve ever seen; he does not disappoint, one of my favorite character actors. His white suit as Lu is fitting as Lucifer is a fallen angel in Christian mythology.
Also, I’m so jealous that you haven’t seen The Matrix…. Hope you see it soon. If you decide to watch all of them, please include The Animatrix in your plans. When the original film was as successful as it was, Warner Brothers gave the Wachowskis a blank check to try whatever they wanted for sequels and one of those experiments was to get in touch with some of the premier animation houses in Japan and have them do shorts around the periphery of he main plot. It’s a fascinating collection of stuff that really helps build the world and also showed people like me who hadn’t seen a lot of anime at the time a peek into a world I never knew existed.
41:04 comment the relief breath I'm thinking so.-Ernie Moore Jr.
This movie is soo good. I'm so embarrassed to even think about how I reacted to this movie as a 15 year old when it came out. How I attempted to style myself, and how I acted in the wake of seeing this movie are pretty hilarious to think about now.
Even though I'm not really religious, like at all, I seriously love the Abrahamic mythology in this movie, and how they just make all this occult stuff from theology a reality. It seriously works for me as a setting, and as a mythology. I would watch so much more content from the Constantine universe.
Kind of different tone all together, but somewhat similar in the bringing Abrahamic mythology and Occult stuff to reality that I would highly, highly recommend is Good Omens. That show is absolutely amazing, and the book is even better. Cannot beat Terry Pratchett. I think you would seriously love it, if you haven't seen/read it already.
So thinking Bill & Teds excellent adventure must be coming soon?? I hope so! Give more range to what keanu can do lol enjoy 👊😊
Kind of surprised you being a big Incubus fan you didn't recognize Gavin Rossdale. Bush was a big rock alternative band around the same time as Incubus and they toured together.
Bush is not a band that I've listened to much. If their songs come on a playlist, I'll listen, but that's about it.
You may want to watch the animated movie "Justice League Dark" or the tv series "Constantine" to get a closer to the comic feel for the character, the same actor from the tv series showed up in the CW series "Arrow". This movie seems to be more in the vein of Legion & Dominion, but as long as you distance it from the comic s it is fine.
At the end... he's chewing "nicorette" or whatever stop smoking gum...
He's living his second chance.
And yes the tension with no resolution was ... fun.