I bet there was camera equipment that he didn't want to smack as he moved to cover out the back of the vehicle. The second angle shows him bringing the muzzle over her head
@@tr5398 yeah, her body language and face looks offended by it, like she knows he's fucking up. Subtly suggests that he's probably not that empathetic of a guy or that he lacks the same training. Which is kind of impressive because that would mean they actually put extra effort into the scene where he sweeps her.
@@BootyBot I doubt that its the character lacks the training. He's doing illegal things throughout the movie so i'd argue that he just doesn't care about it that much, and there is a lot more important and sort of time sensitive issue at hand
@@matthewsavino Could be. Could also be both considering he's not delta so he doesn't do hours and hours of CQB training constantly and he's a former cartel boss from Medellin.
It's even more entertaining it really give the feel of a real close in gun fight where there alot of waiting and posturing but when the shit hit the fan it hits hard and is over fast leaving a huge mess both physically and mentally behind
I read something similar from Rhodesian SAS, Knives a messy and it's easier to take someone out by smashing them over the head with an iron pipe or similar.
Any and all spec ops bios have some mention of this. Knives give the bad guy Time to react. Nowadays its part of standard spec ops training. Knives take time & effort, guns(silenced or suppressed of course) are quick & definite
From what I've read because I never knived anyone just got stabbed in a left palm once, bayonet through a lung seem to work well. The guy physically couldn't scream just let off a gasp. However an old school WWII bayonet is much more longer than a modern day combat knive. Plus nowadays you have body armour widely in use.
As always great analysis you are indeed a professional. Excellent in communication and humble, You certainly know your craft, I have a LV G17 which I throughly enjoy. Keep it up and thanks.
@@sepianights6707 he is saying there is irony that he is using a derogatory slang term for the BCGs based around looks, when his own are extremely unfashionable as well. Now that I’ve explained the joke I’m sure you’ll think it’s hilarious
It's fascinating how Larry was able to very quickly single out the SEAL consultants by how their gear was put together and by looking at the brand/model of their weapons.
One of my Green Beret buddies was on Vacation in Mexico. He was having dinner with his wife and noticed another man and a woman eating at an adjacent table. Green Beret buddy went over to the guy and asked, "Teams?", (SEAL). The Guy replied, "yeah, Beret?" (Green Beret). Special operations guys can pick each other out and even branch of service.
I'm telling everyone, I think The Veteran has an awesome one man vs. a whole gang gunfight scene that is good by movie standards. ua-cam.com/video/rV1qDpyyAMo/v-deo.html
A friend of mine had a pair that did that . He was always accidentally picking up tea spoons etc and carrying them around for a while during business meetings
Sicario was such a good movie. Love love the scene where they're going into Juarez. It's an absolute terrifying scene. People think "horror" movies are terrifying, they've obviously never seen the Juarez scene lol.
Islamic Jihadists have taught the Cartels to decapitate [the hanging bodies!] for shock value, among other things, when they began using Mid-South America for ingress to OUR Home's ~ we'll see this more...
Islamic Jihadists have taught the Cartels to decapitate [the hanging bodies!] for shock value, among other things, when they began using Mid-South America for ingress to OUR Home's ~ we'll see this more...
Actually if people wants to be terrified bout something they need to watch police shootouts, criminals robbing people, etc., i think that's horror at its peak and/or best
Sicario: "Imma carve this man like a Christmas goose.." Larry: *Having filleted a screaming dude into the shadow realm* "Knives can make a lot of noise.."
@@hodlwise2470 he already said at the beginning that the movie wasn't realistic so from that point on he was mostly just going over the scenes. From the movies perspective he was using a knife to keep things quite. For sicario Larry says it's a realistic movie so he is approaching it from a tactical perspective and making sure to point out things that don't work well in the real world such as trying to quietly knife someone
The stunt coordinator was a SEAL as was two of the core stunt guys, there was no official advisor on set. There were a few prior military guys with some tactical experience that were brought on as Delta guys.
I noticed the same thing about the Glock disassembly on my second viewing, but I always assumed it was a deliberate choice - that it was a subtle cue to say that Alejandro intentionally had an empty chamber because he never had any intention to kill her. That she really did remind him of the daughter he lost. It's just as likely to be a goof, but I thought it was interesting.
@@FlankerJackChannel You're hating on Den of Thieves? Are you serious? Why because it's a Heat homage? It's one of the best Heat homage, way better than The Town or American Heist or Triple 9 or any of that other garbage that's been ripping off heat. Save for the stupid twist it's solid. Den of Thieves isn't shitty like all those Call of Duty action scenes, the sound design is beautiful, second unit direction is great.
Using a knife is absolutely necessary at times. You penetrate the neck and cut outward. That’s how the Colombian military have done it against FARC, paramilitaries in the jungle and of course vice versa; this is jungle warefare though. I’ve had uncles who have served and ended up as Sicarios. I don’t condone that. They also got what they deserved. You live by sword you die by the sword.
I'm telling everyone, I think The Veteran has an awesome one man vs. a whole gang gunfight scene that is good by movie standards. ua-cam.com/video/rV1qDpyyAMo/v-deo.html
Bro everyone in their community knows Marcus Luttrell and his brothers fucked up big-time which automatically led to their demise. I'm not talking shit on them they are warriors but even the best warriors fuck up some days. Not to mention that the actual Intel actually put the fighters between 7 to 15 not 200 like the movie makes it out to be. There are legit documents that were published accidentally from Freedom of Information Act before they were retracted again stating the actual estimated number of Fighters. The intel was actually collected by the CIA and several other Special Operations units passed on the mission because they didn't think it was worth going after 7 to 15 guys. This is further supported by other special forces operators Mike Glover respectfully talks about some of the details including passing up the mission by Delta, Marsoc, and others on Andy Stumpf podcast. Marcus Luttrell fatass never should have been a seal he couldn't even handle the runs without having to have his twin brother do them for him. He's a joke but hey he's a millionaire good for him. Oh and not to mention the guy that saved his life said he was full of shit.
After jumping over those two cliffs (as shown in the LS movie), those guys would have all had multiple limb fractures and that would have been game over - :(
As a former nephew of my Uncle Sam now over 30 yrs ago, the tactical scenes in this movie get my heart racing. I was able to indentify the agencies like you pointed out. Couldn't pinpoint Delta from Seals, but I could tell the servicemen from "contractors", and Feds. The way they treated her in the beginning was on point, from recruiting her, to her first deployment and keeping her distant. Tactics brought back a lot of memories.
They're not. You can basically become a SEAL immediately with hardly any time in service. Delta often takes years, and most Delta operators spent time in either the Rangers, Special Forces or both. I'd rather have a Delta guy with experience than a SEAL who thinks they're hot shit but haven't been in real shit.
Absolutely love the suspense and buildup in Sicario. They purposefully left out key information for the audience to ponder. Very reminiscent to Silence of the Lambs.
Taylor Sheridan wrote both movies as well as several other great action movies and TV of recent years. He also was a character on Sons of Anarchy, so his gun handling antecedents are well developed. It appears he appreciates good gun handling technique and demands the realism. Another well done episode by you and your crew. Thanks.
OlatheStan Walker I was quite surprised that Taylor Sheridan wrote both the excellent movie that was Sicario, and the hot mess of a misfire that was Sicario 2.
Hey Larry, in the tunnels, when they are using the FLIR, you can see the shape of a beretta 92 in the safariland drop leg holster of the delta operator
If you look really close we switch weapons out the entire movie. I worked on it as one of the Delta guys, when we are kitting up at the trucks to go into the tunnels we have Colt Commandos with Magpul furniture on it but when we are in the tunnels actually shooting we have M-4s. We mentioned it to the prop guys but they didn't care, they gave us plate carriers that were all set up exactly alike. We started moving pouches around and they couldn't understand why we wanted to personalize it.
Man, I love these movie analysis clips! That traffic shootout at the border is one of my favorite movie gunfights, despite the mistakes. Keep it up, LAV!
Ya me too. It is so awesome because its meta is far greater than the sum of its parts -- which really can be said about the whole movie; a picture is worth 1000 words but each scene of Sicario is worth an entire book.
First of all - how can you dislike this video? Larry has a good resume/CV. Second - I love that he picked up on the nuances of SEALs advising the filmmakers versus Delta.
Hope so, too. Those movies got a lot of grit that a lot of modern filmmakers seem to fail to balance properly. Usually it's either too sanitized or overdone, but these were goldilocks in that regard
In the movie, the subtitle translation to "In peace, in peace..." is actually an error. Benicio is not saying "En paz, en paz...", which would actually translate to what the subtitles say. What he's saying is "Compas, compas ... suelta la pistola" which can be translated as "Guys, guys ... put down the gun".
I was just rewatching this video and thought about a comment Larry made. I agree that the correct way of handling her M4 would be to have it on "Safe" until she made the decision to fire and would manipulate the selector at that time, which is the way Larry teaches in his classes (I've had the privilege of training and hosting him multiple times). But I've also trained with many other instructors, some outstanding, some good, and two absolutely horrible. One of the two pathetically incompetent instructors was a retired ATF agent who said he was an ATF SRT (or whatever they call their SWAT teams) team leader in NYC and conducted raids on Jamaican gangs. In his carbine class he didn't teach reloading your carbine at all. He said it absolutely never happens under any situation and you always just transition to your sidearm, which I do agree that in CQB situations is the correct response to your carbine going down. But according to him you reload your carbine when you are back in the van on your way to the next target! But what this ATF "Team Leader" taught that pertains to the selector comment is that your carbine "comes off safe and goes onto auto/burst two blocks before you hit the target" and doesn't get put back on safe until the scene is secure, you pass the scene off to the investigators and you are have hit that magical 2 blocks away from the scene while on your way to the next target! It sure must be nice to know exactly when a gunfight will kick off, but the whole "this is my safety" BS in CQB is beyond dangerous. He also taught in class that everyone has negligent discharges, and you have to practice good muzzle discipline so nobody gets hit. I agree that a carbine should be on safe until the decision to fire is made, but if the FBI HRT team in the movie had a leader like the ATF team leader I took that class with, she would have had her M4 on auto! That class was a waste of money.
I remember reading Donavans character was definitely based on Mike Vinning. Specifically the pic of him in civies walking a VIP from a helicopter to a vehicle.
Always wished Jeffrey Donovan would’ve gotten more leading roles, loved Burn Notice as a kid and couldn’t understand why he never got his moment🤷♂️...
I think these movies and Fargo show he’s a much better character actor, he’s surprisingly good in these weirdly comedic roles. I do think if he was cast as a lead in a comedy or action comedy he’d be great
I love your take on this as other ex-military personnel have reviewed this movie's portrayal of police/military tactics and equipment as very poor. As a civilian I'm glad to see another experienced pair of eyes on this movie. Thanks!
My name is Michael Westen. I used to be a spy, until.. “You’ve got a burn notice on you- you’re blacklisted.” When you’re burned, you’ve got nothing: no cash, no credit, no job history, you’re stuck in whatever city they decide to dump you in. “Where am I?” “Miami.” You do whatever work comes your way, you rely on anyone who’s still talking to you. A trigger happy girlfriend... “Should we shoot them?” An old friend who used to inform on you to the FBI.. “Y’know spies- buncha’ bitchy little girls!” Family too, if you’re desperate.. “Somebody needs your help, Michael..” And a down and out spy you helped out on the way.. “That’s how we do it people!” Bottom line, as long as you’re burned- you’re not going anywhere.
Sicario is cinematic masterpiece the tension the storytelling there are so many elements done masterfully and on top of that having realistic gun fighting is a very rare combo
Michael was found out to be alive and well by the CIA. Due to him taking down James and his whole organization, he was given yet another reprieve for the CIA as long as he went back and worked for them...again. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I've watched, 1 & 2 over and over. My son in law is a writer and director and I think he told me 3 is finished but I think he's been saying that for a long time. I love Josh Brolin walking around in flip flops. Cinematography is superb and its the same guys the Cohen Brothers use.
He said full auto is rarely used in CQB, yet various other sources ay it *is* one if the few times when it’s used. The SAS in the London embassy siege used full auto on their MP5’s to empty mags into some of the terrorists.
Nothing short of outstanding Sir. Exceptional critique. Absolutely exceptional, not to mention a great pick on the movie. BCGs ! Hell ya. That sure does bring up some memories.
Late reply: Back in 2011 I worked on set of Burn Notice. It was the episode "Better Halves" I was standing right by Jeffrey Donavan as he practiced with his firearms before shoot. I will never forget getting filmed as I exited an suv as a Russian Thug while seeing the cast of this show observing me. I got my 15 minutes of fame on my favorite show. I'll never forget that.
Denis Villeneuve is really good at laying the seeds for dread, and just ratcheting it up bit, by bit, by bit...until it finally explodes (in violence, a revelation, or something else).
I was impressed with myself when I noticed the bolt locked to the rear, while watching this movie. Larry has to point out his front sight post is missing lol
The weapon shot is such a randomly authentic thing. It's not something you really consider when doing training normally, but when we used simunition the amount of weapon and hand impacts was shocking.
It's great to hear you critique that movie. I really love all of the sicario movies my past has caught up with me. It's great to have someone who is a world-renowned professional explain.
I was always under the impression that season 1 had Chris Ryan and his mates consulting, while every season from then on was full on Skinemax. Lots of explosions, tits, car chases and guns. Not that I'm complaining, that has it's place too. The last couple of seasons seems like they lost their nerve though.
Really enjoyed this Movie as Well,, accurate depiction of real life amongst the El Paso-Juarez Interconnect.. Great Review, your expertise of Delta Tactics is well recognized,, keep the good videos coming 👏👏💪🏼💪🏼
There have been a number of "expert react" videos on a lot of movies. Yet, I have not seen people react to Sicario or its sequel, Day of the Soldado, much at all. This video is what I need.
It's kind of old by now but Tears of the Sun would be a good movie to review. I know they had a retired SEAL as their military advisor. And although they were close, our tactics in the army were a bit different. I'd like to know your thoughts on that movie.
Larry, I want to comment on the first sequence where Emily Blunt and her FBI SWAT team are clearing the drug house. My opinion is from the perspective of a thirty-four year police officer and LE instructor in Los Angeles County. I agree that this is a great film but Blunt and her partner failed to act effectively as a team and used poor tactics when entering the second room. In short, Blunt's character essentially cleared the entire room by herself while her partner hesitated outside the doorway threshold. This gave the suspect armed with the shotgun the complete advantage. If he hadn't hesitated he would have surely killed her. While still in the hallway, Blunt's character crossed over to the far side of the closed bedroom door, positioning herself on the hinged side of the inward opening door and across the entrance from her partner. There are a couple of different methods that they could have used but regardless, she and her partner should have entered the room simultaneously and each should have been responsible for one of the two "hard-corners." This mistake was compounded by the fact that they didn't push the door open all the way, which blocked their view to the right and caused Blunt's character to penetrate too deeply into the center of the room. Entering the room alone, Blunt cleared the left hard-corner and then performed a wide, sweeping buttonhook maneuver, turning 180 degrees. Her weapon's muzzle was the last thing to reach the second (right) hard-corner, where the cartel member was already pointing his shotgun at her. I know that in the scene she dropped to the floor to avoid being shot but in the real world that probably wouldn't have been as effective. That's just my opinion for whatever it's worth. Thanks for doing these film reviews Larry. They're great.
Not only this, but she also sort of failed to clear where the gunman was, from what I've seen of CQB clears from DEVGRU level guys, she should've immediately charged that corner rather than going into a section she knew to be clear
Larry, the Navy Seal film called Act of Valor would be a great film for you to breakdown on their tactics, techniques and procedures especially the Navy Seal casts are real Navy Seals
@@ldreese33 When the SWCC boats come in and just LIGHT UP the trucks!!! - so good and I believe in "the making of" they mention that is live-fire (of course the trucks are empty for the angle/shot). The speed and sound of those rounds.... would make the strongest guys dive for cover. That whole 'rescue the doctor/agent' scene is great. Enter by water, clear the house, kick out the window to drive into the river, and the SWCC bringing the major smackdown...! Great. But THAT makes it seem like a situation best fitting SEALS (because of the river) more than any other team.
A few years or so ago, one of the local radio stations was interviewing an attendee at the U.S. Border Patrol members convention in Wash D.C. He was asked about how true to life "Sicario" was to the reality on our southern border. The reply... "About 90%" true to life. The rest of the interview was very, VERY alarming. What really goes on at the border is not being told to the American public.
he doesnt put his glasses on/off he tactically reloads them
I just came to the comment section to see comments about his glasses, this one definitely didn't disappoint
You can hear the round chambered @00:56
I want those click glasses
stfu
Yes they are cool with magnets like those!
I like Blunt's expression when she gets swept, makes me think the whole thing was very deliberate.
Exactly. If I had someone sweep me in a combat situation, I would have the same expression. "Motherfucker, you wanna punch my face out, or what?"
I bet there was camera equipment that he didn't want to smack as he moved to cover out the back of the vehicle. The second angle shows him bringing the muzzle over her head
When del toro sweeps Emily Blount, you could argue that his character doesn't really care if he sweeps someone lol.
Her character also reacts realistically to that sweep as well.
@@tr5398 yeah, her body language and face looks offended by it, like she knows he's fucking up. Subtly suggests that he's probably not that empathetic of a guy or that he lacks the same training. Which is kind of impressive because that would mean they actually put extra effort into the scene where he sweeps her.
@@BootyBot I doubt that its the character lacks the training. He's doing illegal things throughout the movie so i'd argue that he just doesn't care about it that much, and there is a lot more important and sort of time sensitive issue at hand
@@matthewsavino Could be. Could also be both considering he's not delta so he doesn't do hours and hours of CQB training constantly and he's a former cartel boss from Medellin.
@@matthewsavino Right. He doesn't care. Lost everything and on the path to revenge.
The Jeffrey Donovan character was spot on.
"You should move to a small town. You are not a wolf, and this is the land of wolves now."
I love how Larry is a total badass but still busts out the dad reading glasses
It's actually super impressive how Sicario was able to be this realistic without losing the entertainment factor.
It's even more entertaining it really give the feel of a real close in gun fight where there alot of waiting and posturing but when the shit hit the fan it hits hard and is over fast leaving a huge mess both physically and mentally behind
I consider it hyper-realistic, as the CIA does do much of this gray area stuff.
Great movie. I liked 2 even more.
"Knives make a lot of noise" Larrry has definitely knifed somebody and it turned south
I read something similar from Rhodesian SAS, Knives a messy and it's easier to take someone out by smashing them over the head with an iron pipe or similar.
Any and all spec ops bios have some mention of this. Knives give the bad guy Time to react. Nowadays its part of standard spec ops training. Knives take time & effort, guns(silenced or suppressed of course) are quick & definite
I believe it is often considered a 3 man job to do successfully
I remember Christopher Lee brings this up too from his time attached to SAS in North Africa while on set with Peter Jackson.
From what I've read because I never knived anyone just got stabbed in a left palm once, bayonet through a lung seem to work well. The guy physically couldn't scream just let off a gasp. However an old school WWII bayonet is much more longer than a modern day combat knive. Plus nowadays you have body armour widely in use.
"birth-control glasses and all that" - immediate upvote
it might be weird, but I think glasses like that are pretty cool. I would also mention Tony Vreski from DIE HARD:
diehard.fandom.com/wiki/Tony_Vreski
As always great analysis you are indeed a professional. Excellent in communication and humble, You certainly know your craft, I have a LV G17 which I throughly enjoy. Keep it up and thanks.
It's actually a boot camp saying. The actual Birth-control glasses (BCG's as we called them in boot camp) were much...much worse
When he whipped those glasses off the first time I was like WTF is that that is so slick.
you redditor
“Birth control glasses”
*proceeds to separate glasses in half and put them around neck*
Because Birth Control Glasses are the nickname to standard issue military glasses, not the style of them
@@sepianights6707 he is saying there is irony that he is using a derogatory slang term for the BCGs based around looks, when his own are extremely unfashionable as well. Now that I’ve explained the joke I’m sure you’ll think it’s hilarious
@@sepianights6707 now i wonder why are they called BCGs?
Standard nickname for standard military issue spectacles. BCGs.
@@acenanu121 because no one will have sex with you if you wear them.
It's fascinating how Larry was able to very quickly single out the SEAL consultants by how their gear was put together and by looking at the brand/model of their weapons.
One of my Green Beret buddies was on Vacation in Mexico. He was having dinner with his wife and noticed another man and a woman eating at an adjacent table. Green Beret buddy went over to the guy and asked, "Teams?", (SEAL). The Guy replied, "yeah, Beret?" (Green Beret).
Special operations guys can pick each other out and even branch of service.
@@bighairyfeet It's almost like tattoos exist
Zero Dark Thirty has to be next. I'm dying for Larry's assessment of the raid at the end of the movie
I second that!
It's so hard to pick which us fuck up we should watch
Will NEVER happen!!!! Pros never ever critique pros, Especially not in public forums.
I thought that movie was boring as hell. It only has the one scene for him to dissect.
I'm telling everyone, I think The Veteran has an awesome one man vs. a whole gang gunfight scene that is good by movie standards.
ua-cam.com/video/rV1qDpyyAMo/v-deo.html
My mind got blown when Larry takes his glasses off by pulling them apart
"Here's a problem with that"
Quick adjust 2 point glasses
They’re called Clic glasses (or something like that)
A friend of mine had a pair that did that . He was always accidentally picking up tea spoons etc and carrying them around for a while during business meetings
he was field stripping them, obv.
Sicario was such a good movie. Love love the scene where they're going into Juarez. It's an absolute terrifying scene. People think "horror" movies are terrifying, they've obviously never seen the Juarez scene lol.
The music makes it sooo great
Islamic Jihadists have taught the Cartels to decapitate [the hanging bodies!] for shock value, among other things, when they began using Mid-South America for ingress to OUR Home's ~ we'll see this more...
Islamic Jihadists have taught the Cartels to decapitate [the hanging bodies!] for shock value, among other things, when they began using Mid-South America for ingress to OUR Home's ~ we'll see this more...
No sé inglés 😎
Actually if people wants to be terrified bout something they need to watch police shootouts, criminals robbing people, etc., i think that's horror at its peak and/or best
Delta doesn't just use 2 point slings even larry uses a 2 point glasses LOL
Keeps em on a high sling too not that droopy ass shit like the Seals.
Helluva gadget lol
What’s 2 point sling and why doesn’t delta use them
Sicario: "Imma carve this man like a Christmas goose.."
Larry: *Having filleted a screaming dude into the shadow realm*
"Knives can make a lot of noise.."
Also Larry: *breaking down John Wick*
"Keanu using a knife here to keep things quiet."
@@hodlwise2470 he already said at the beginning that the movie wasn't realistic so from that point on he was mostly just going over the scenes. From the movies perspective he was using a knife to keep things quite. For sicario Larry says it's a realistic movie so he is approaching it from a tactical perspective and making sure to point out things that don't work well in the real world such as trying to quietly knife someone
@@hodlwise2470
I thought that was him being sarcastic, as he's criticised using knifes in film a few times
Me: Can't believe they brought in Delta for the movie.
Daddy Vickers: They're actually SEALs.
Me: *THEY'RE ACTUALLY SEALS*
Lee Harden this made me laugh and I’m not sure why
@@morimo11 Cuz everyone who watches this is gonna say that like their the ones who pointed it out
The stunt coordinator was a SEAL as was two of the core stunt guys, there was no official advisor on set. There were a few prior military guys with some tactical experience that were brought on as Delta guys.
Cory Broussard why not just call them SEALs in the movie ? Sounds cooler to say “stand behind delta” i guess.
morimo11
Especially since the CIA mostly hires SEALs to run operations like this.
"birth-control glasses." That explains so many things in my life now...
askaryambus my cousin’s daughter told her parents the issued glasses in Basic were referred to as BCG. Birth control goggles
Silver Star that’s what we called them. It’s a term still used.
I read that in Eric Haneys book "Inside Delta Force", Hilarious.
Bcg... Basic combat goggles. Also known as Birth control glasses.
Why do they call them that 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When they shoot the assassins right at the border crossing on the highway, that’s the most exciting gun scene I can ever recall seeing in a movie
100%. You get close and then closer.
Never seen Heat huh?
I noticed the same thing about the Glock disassembly on my second viewing, but I always assumed it was a deliberate choice - that it was a subtle cue to say that Alejandro intentionally had an empty chamber because he never had any intention to kill her. That she really did remind him of the daughter he lost. It's just as likely to be a goof, but I thought it was interesting.
Someone already said “Act of Valor” and I second that one, but also, one of my faves.....”Thirteen Hours”
I think you should do 13 hours. I want to find out if mood lighting and slow motion American flags are realistic.
Den of Thieves
@@PEN0311 ugh
Full auto has no place In cqb tf you talking about!?
@@FlankerJackChannel You're hating on Den of Thieves? Are you serious? Why because it's a Heat homage? It's one of the best Heat homage, way better than The Town or American Heist or Triple 9 or any of that other garbage that's been ripping off heat. Save for the stupid twist it's solid. Den of Thieves isn't shitty like all those Call of Duty action scenes, the sound design is beautiful, second unit direction is great.
Josh Brolin spoke for every fan when he saw this movie for the first time.
"HOLY SHIT"
Wdym
"No full auto in the building...which has hostages"
@Donald Trump Thats not full auto??!!
@Donald Trump This is
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Larry is a cold dude. He said "using a knife will absolutely make the guy make a noise." Suppressed is the way to go.
Suppressed rifles are still pretty loud and will still ring your ears.
@@mehicanbls1526 They definitely have stuff that you would never really see on the civilian market though.
@@mehicanbls1526 in confined spaces sure, not in the open though
@@Chironex_Fleckeri they don’t have magic anti physics completely silent bullets
Using a knife is absolutely necessary at times. You penetrate the neck and cut outward. That’s how the Colombian military have done it against FARC, paramilitaries in the jungle and of course vice versa; this is jungle warefare though. I’ve had uncles who have served and ended up as Sicarios. I don’t condone that. They also got what they deserved. You live by sword you die by the sword.
Is it me or is the coolest part of this video every time Larry takes his glasses on/off?
It is the best part lol😂
Larry is hitting all the bases: Collateral, Way of the Gun, Heat and now Sicario. Next: Lone Survivor!
"Survivor" is crap. "Renegade force" next.
I'm telling everyone, I think The Veteran has an awesome one man vs. a whole gang gunfight scene that is good by movie standards.
ua-cam.com/video/rV1qDpyyAMo/v-deo.html
@@12vscience Thanks for hint man, I'm going to see it.
Bro everyone in their community knows Marcus Luttrell and his brothers fucked up big-time which automatically led to their demise. I'm not talking shit on them they are warriors but even the best warriors fuck up some days. Not to mention that the actual Intel actually put the fighters between 7 to 15 not 200 like the movie makes it out to be. There are legit documents that were published accidentally from Freedom of Information Act before they were retracted again stating the actual estimated number of Fighters. The intel was actually collected by the CIA and several other Special Operations units passed on the mission because they didn't think it was worth going after 7 to 15 guys. This is further supported by other special forces operators Mike Glover respectfully talks about some of the details including passing up the mission by Delta, Marsoc, and others on Andy Stumpf podcast. Marcus Luttrell fatass never should have been a seal he couldn't even handle the runs without having to have his twin brother do them for him. He's a joke but hey he's a millionaire good for him.
Oh and not to mention the guy that saved his life said he was full of shit.
After jumping over those two cliffs (as shown in the LS movie), those guys would have all had multiple limb fractures and that would have been game over - :(
Well, I think you said it for us Larry. We would like to see a breakdown of sicario 2.
Movie I want to see: 13 Hours - of course!
Rooftop American
My favorite movie!!!!!!!
Great movie
Definitely
@@huang6647 🤣
As a former nephew of my Uncle Sam now over 30 yrs ago, the tactical scenes in this movie get my heart racing. I was able to indentify the agencies like you pointed out. Couldn't pinpoint Delta from Seals, but I could tell the servicemen from "contractors", and Feds. The way they treated her in the beginning was on point, from recruiting her, to her first deployment and keeping her distant. Tactics brought back a lot of memories.
The fact that you have to look for and "nitpick" shows what a good movie this was.
I love how this whole thing was a secondary low key Delta on SEAL burn lol.
well everybody and their grandmother knows Seals are better than Delta
They're not. You can basically become a SEAL immediately with hardly any time in service. Delta often takes years, and most Delta operators spent time in either the Rangers, Special Forces or both. I'd rather have a Delta guy with experience than a SEAL who thinks they're hot shit but haven't been in real shit.
In the military, isn’t Delta selection more prestigious? Not talking about the general public’s perception.
The Cheat Not disagreeing but correct me if I’m wrong, aren’t Rangers part of SF? Was the term you were thinking of Special Operations?
supersevenn you mean the uneducated? Stop. Delta is the apex
Yes! This is without a doubt one of my favorite movies of all time. Absolutely phenomenal movie.
Cats was better
Neither one can hold a candle to Adam Sandler's Jack And Jill.
@@BurtSampson dayum, you invoke the masterpiece. I stand down, i stand down.
The examination of the Seals vs Delta is amazing, awesome to see a Delta operator discussing such minute yet distinct points.
Absolutely love the suspense and buildup in Sicario.
They purposefully left out key information for the audience to ponder.
Very reminiscent to Silence of the Lambs.
Taylor Sheridan wrote both movies as well as several other great action movies and TV of recent years. He also was a character on Sons of Anarchy, so his gun handling antecedents are well developed. It appears he appreciates good gun handling technique and demands the realism. Another well done episode by you and your crew. Thanks.
OlatheStan Walker I was quite surprised that Taylor Sheridan wrote both the excellent movie that was Sicario, and the hot mess of a misfire that was Sicario 2.
THANK YOU FOR DOING SICARIO. GOD BLESS LARRY.
Hey Larry, in the tunnels, when they are using the FLIR, you can see the shape of a beretta 92 in the safariland drop leg holster of the delta operator
If you look really close we switch weapons out the entire movie. I worked on it as one of the Delta guys, when we are kitting up at the trucks to go into the tunnels we have Colt Commandos with Magpul furniture on it but when we are in the tunnels actually shooting we have M-4s. We mentioned it to the prop guys but they didn't care, they gave us plate carriers that were all set up exactly alike. We started moving pouches around and they couldn't understand why we wanted to personalize it.
Famous quote by the delta leader after the tunnel scene,” just lay down and let it happen”
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Very cool. You should get yourself credited on IMDB they only have a handful of the Delta guys on there.
Man, I love these movie analysis clips! That traffic shootout at the border is one of my favorite movie gunfights, despite the mistakes. Keep it up, LAV!
Ya me too. It is so awesome because its meta is far greater than the sum of its parts -- which really can be said about the whole movie; a picture is worth 1000 words but each scene of Sicario is worth an entire book.
Roger Deakins' cinematography is gorgeous regardless of on-screen tactics.
First of all - how can you dislike this video? Larry has a good resume/CV. Second - I love that he picked up on the nuances of SEALs advising the filmmakers versus Delta.
I love this movie, I hope there's a Sicario 3
Oh yeh, the Sicario mentors his new cartel/us side gangmember minion.
Hope so, too. Those movies got a lot of grit that a lot of modern filmmakers seem to fail to balance properly. Usually it's either too sanitized or overdone, but these were goldilocks in that regard
In the movie, the subtitle translation to "In peace, in peace..." is actually an error. Benicio is not saying "En paz, en paz...", which would actually translate to what the subtitles say. What he's saying is "Compas, compas ... suelta la pistola" which can be translated as "Guys, guys ... put down the gun".
i know very little Spanish and even to me that sounded wrong when I would watch that scene. Good eye (or ear) and translation^
I thought it was "Con paz, con paz"
Compas i thought meant like paisanos
Yeah I heard "con paz, con paz" as well.
Definitely "compas".
Absolutely love this movie and the soundtrack was perfect for building the tension.
Sicario 2 needs an episode. When Del Toro shoots the lawyer and says “Adios”
I was just rewatching this video and thought about a comment Larry made.
I agree that the correct way of handling her M4 would be to have it on "Safe" until she made the decision to fire and would manipulate the selector at that time, which is the way Larry teaches in his classes (I've had the privilege of training and hosting him multiple times).
But I've also trained with many other instructors, some outstanding, some good, and two absolutely horrible. One of the two pathetically incompetent instructors was a retired ATF agent who said he was an ATF SRT (or whatever they call their SWAT teams) team leader in NYC and conducted raids on Jamaican gangs. In his carbine class he didn't teach reloading your carbine at all. He said it absolutely never happens under any situation and you always just transition to your sidearm, which I do agree that in CQB situations is the correct response to your carbine going down. But according to him you reload your carbine when you are back in the van on your way to the next target!
But what this ATF "Team Leader" taught that pertains to the selector comment is that your carbine "comes off safe and goes onto auto/burst two blocks before you hit the target" and doesn't get put back on safe until the scene is secure, you pass the scene off to the investigators and you are have hit that magical 2 blocks away from the scene while on your way to the next target!
It sure must be nice to know exactly when a gunfight will kick off, but the whole "this is my safety" BS in CQB is beyond dangerous.
He also taught in class that everyone has negligent discharges, and you have to practice good muzzle discipline so nobody gets hit.
I agree that a carbine should be on safe until the decision to fire is made, but if the FBI HRT team in the movie had a leader like the ATF team leader I took that class with, she would have had her M4 on auto!
That class was a waste of money.
Do "Zero Dark Thirty" next!
I concur
That movie is a disaster. The only thing particularly accurate, was the use of torture to 'train' the subject, not to extract unknown information.
I agree, do Zero Dark Thirty next!
Besides the weapon handling, I'd like to hear Larry's take on the blast and noise of shooting in enclosed spaces. Houses, tunnels, vehicles.
Brutal.
Hell no
My 1st at the movies with LV! Incredible channel brother! You’re one bad ass dude! Thx for your service!
Appreciate it!
I remember reading Donavans character was definitely based on Mike Vinning. Specifically the pic of him in civies walking a VIP from a helicopter to a vehicle.
and those pics aren't of vining, according to vining.
The VIP was General Shwartzkopf in Iraq right?
@@robinpaydon7139 Yeah. Had to Google it. That's the pic.
@@benm5913 I believe that gentleman is Bill Cronin, also a Delta guy
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Thank you sir for all your service and career. I served in the Army in the 80's and you guys were my heroes.
As a service man from europe this is one of my favorite movies. Everything felt relateable and was done so realisticly.
Always wished Jeffrey Donovan would’ve gotten more leading roles, loved Burn Notice as a kid and couldn’t understand why he never got his moment🤷♂️...
He's getting his moments now.
@@dragonpundit.6443 He had a DUI but I'm not seeing anything like you're saying
I think these movies and Fargo show he’s a much better character actor, he’s surprisingly good in these weirdly comedic roles. I do think if he was cast as a lead in a comedy or action comedy he’d be great
I love your take on this as other ex-military personnel have reviewed this movie's portrayal of police/military tactics and equipment as very poor. As a civilian I'm glad to see another experienced pair of eyes on this movie. Thanks!
Jeffrey Donovan's character would be a great BBQ host. Everyone gets a second helping.
had that army dad vibe for sure, loved his character
I always thought Jeffery Donovan's character was a nice tie in to "burn notice"
Former USA-SF turned spook.
Holy shit! That’s who he is?! I can totally see it now. He looked so familiar.
This could totally be a prequel to Burn Notice!!!!!
Alot of Special Activities Division of CIA are former/current delta and seal operators.
Yeah they like tried to make it have continuity with Burn Notice show that's awesome.
My name is Michael Westen. I used to be a spy, until..
“You’ve got a burn notice on you- you’re blacklisted.”
When you’re burned, you’ve got nothing: no cash, no credit, no job history, you’re stuck in whatever city they decide to dump you in.
“Where am I?” “Miami.”
You do whatever work comes your way, you rely on anyone who’s still talking to you.
A trigger happy girlfriend...
“Should we shoot them?”
An old friend who used to inform on you to the FBI..
“Y’know spies- buncha’ bitchy little girls!”
Family too, if you’re desperate..
“Somebody needs your help, Michael..”
And a down and out spy you helped out on the way..
“That’s how we do it people!”
Bottom line, as long as you’re burned- you’re not going anywhere.
Sicario is cinematic masterpiece the tension the storytelling there are so many elements done masterfully and on top of that having realistic gun fighting is a very rare combo
0:40 “My name is Michael Weston. I used to be a spy...”
Michael was found out to be alive and well by the CIA. Due to him taking down James and his whole organization, he was given yet another reprieve for the CIA as long as he went back and worked for them...again. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re watched that show like 4 times lol
@@backmarkermotorports2684 Just finished for the second time myself!
fun, easy, pretty show to watch and watch over....but so dumb
Great catch on the Emily Blundt full-auto!! The border crossing automobile shoot out was my favorite part of the entire film.
I knew LV would be interested in the glasses guy. He is everyone's favorite character.
I've watched, 1 & 2 over and over. My son in law is a writer and director and I think he told me 3 is finished but I think he's been saying that for a long time.
I love Josh Brolin walking around in flip flops. Cinematography is superb and its the same guys the Cohen Brothers use.
Why have I never found your videos until now
A tactical analyst of movies is just what I've been looking for
I would like to see this done with the movie Den of Thieves.
@Englewood Frank21 It wasn't the best movie made but as far as shoot out movies go, there hasn't been much in the last two decades.
@Englewood Frank21 no lie you literally just repeated what he said...
@@lacompf571 No shit. Haha. Shootout in Den is awesome.
Blunt said she’s always on full auto and her finger is her safety
He said full auto is rarely used in CQB, yet various other sources ay it *is* one if the few times when it’s used. The SAS in the London embassy siege used full auto on their MP5’s to empty mags into some of the terrorists.
Great job. Do "Den of Thieves" just like how you did this breakdown!
YES the weapon handling in Den of Thieves was really good.
Agreed!!!
"Pass me the SAW", best line of the movie.
Nothing short of outstanding Sir.
Exceptional critique. Absolutely exceptional, not to mention a great pick on the movie.
BCGs ! Hell ya. That sure does bring up some memories.
Late reply: Back in 2011 I worked on set of Burn Notice. It was the episode "Better Halves" I was standing right by Jeffrey Donavan as he practiced with his firearms before shoot. I will never forget getting filmed as I exited an suv as a Russian Thug while seeing the cast of this show observing me. I got my 15 minutes of fame on my favorite show. I'll never forget that.
Denis Villeneuve is really good at laying the seeds for dread, and just ratcheting it up bit, by bit, by bit...until it finally explodes (in violence, a revelation, or something else).
The dinner with Alejandro was an excellent example of this. Del Toro was superb, but the other actors did an excellent job in selling the dread
I was impressed with myself when I noticed the bolt locked to the rear, while watching this movie. Larry has to point out his front sight post is missing lol
I would like to see 13 hours reviewed🤘🏻🤘🏻
The weapon shot is such a randomly authentic thing. It's not something you really consider when doing training normally, but when we used simunition the amount of weapon and hand impacts was shocking.
Good stuff. People like you are the reason why America is great!
Vining looks like the Mr. Rogers of death. I could absolutely see him taking down a sentry while whispering "Well hi there neighbour."
To say „neighbour” he must’ve been SAS operator.
5:34 nobody's going to comment on the super tactical quick release glasses that Larry has?
Flared lens well, custom porting.
I didn’t know Rick Moranis was special forces.
That's the actor from Burn Notice. Imdb.com 🔥🔥🔥
the original Ghost Recon
Honey, I Neutralized the Kids
Lol
Rick Moranis was recently sucker punched one day he was walking alone in NYC.
Thanks Larry, excellent! I trained with you and SMPD detectives 12+ years ago at Burro Canyon. You gave me your Vickers hat. 🙂
It's great to hear you critique that movie. I really love all of the sicario movies my past has caught up with me. It's great to have someone who is a world-renowned professional explain.
Larry you must do Strike Back, the older ones. That I thought was on point, before it got to hollywooded
You mean the show where everyone has invisible chest radio PTTs? Love it.
That show, especially the early seasons was absolutely so solid in its gunplay. If I remember correct they had some solid SAS advisors.
Loved those earlier series :) "Count of three." - "Wait, on three, or after three?"
I was always under the impression that season 1 had Chris Ryan and his mates consulting, while every season from then on was full on Skinemax. Lots of explosions, tits, car chases and guns.
Not that I'm complaining, that has it's place too.
The last couple of seasons seems like they lost their nerve though.
Yep, that would be cool
Benicio is brilliant in this movie. Brolin is great. I thought it was somewhat genuine. Especially with Brolin's character.
Nice review, Larry!
Hey, don't forget about SOB Tactical's B-Sling, made by a former Unit guy, Shrek.
Looking forward to your next review!
I don't think they are on good terms. I could be wrong, though.
Really enjoyed this Movie as Well,, accurate depiction of real life amongst the El Paso-Juarez Interconnect..
Great Review, your expertise of Delta Tactics is well recognized,, keep the good videos coming 👏👏💪🏼💪🏼
The real star of the show are Larry's magnet glasses. That is a true operator. Great video!!
"These guys sign their own death warrant here. Didn't really work out very well." Lmfao
Ya the glasses were the best part of this video for sure, lol
I would like to see a review of the helo interdiction in Sicario 2.
Love and respect LAV. Thanks for doing your job for all of us
There have been a number of "expert react" videos on a lot of movies. Yet, I have not seen people react to Sicario or its sequel, Day of the Soldado, much at all.
This video is what I need.
Larry, please do "Wind River" with Jeremy Renner! Good gun action!
“Why you flanking me?”
@@MoonBeamLaser "You didn't see it!"
Also a Taylor Sheridan film, the writer of Sicario.
@@ArcLi7e Yes! Love Taylor Sheridan!
I completely agree with this comment!
It's kind of old by now but Tears of the Sun would be a good movie to review. I know they had a retired SEAL as their military advisor. And although they were close, our tactics in the army were a bit different. I'd like to know your thoughts on that movie.
Im sure somebody already suggested it - Generation Kill, the best military movie hands down, almost documentary
Appreciate the positive and also the nitpicking comments. I enjoyed this and learned a bit too. Great job!
Definitely top ten movies for me. Cinematography was superb.
There’s a great gunfight at the end of The Kingdom that would be great to break down.
Leon the Professional
Great flick
Leon the Pedophile...movie is fucking weird.
@@returnfreedom ,.I think the director was the actual pedo. Look at Beson's movies he's at least ephebophile.
You must be an awkward person to be around.
@Rusty Shackleford , in a perverse way you are probably right.
The siege of jadotville just for something a little different
Such a good movie
Underrated gem
The open bolt at the border is the one thing in this style of movie thats will never leave my mind
One of the best videos on youtube. Thanks man you read my mind of the kind of videos i want to watch.
Please keep doing more vids.
Larry, I want to comment on the first sequence where Emily Blunt and her FBI SWAT team are clearing the drug house. My opinion is from the perspective of a thirty-four year police officer and LE instructor in Los Angeles County. I agree that this is a great film but Blunt and her partner failed to act effectively as a team and used poor tactics when entering the second room. In short, Blunt's character essentially cleared the entire room by herself while her partner hesitated outside the doorway threshold. This gave the suspect armed with the shotgun the complete advantage. If he hadn't hesitated he would have surely killed her. While still in the hallway, Blunt's character crossed over to the far side of the closed bedroom door, positioning herself on the hinged side of the inward opening door and across the entrance from her partner. There are a couple of different methods that they could have used but regardless, she and her partner should have entered the room simultaneously and each should have been responsible for one of the two "hard-corners." This mistake was compounded by the fact that they didn't push the door open all the way, which blocked their view to the right and caused Blunt's character to penetrate too deeply into the center of the room. Entering the room alone, Blunt cleared the left hard-corner and then performed a wide, sweeping buttonhook maneuver, turning 180 degrees. Her weapon's muzzle was the last thing to reach the second (right) hard-corner, where the cartel member was already pointing his shotgun at her. I know that in the scene she dropped to the floor to avoid being shot but in the real world that probably wouldn't have been as effective. That's just my opinion for whatever it's worth. Thanks for doing these film reviews Larry. They're great.
Noooo SHYAT former tyrant?!?!
@@rgrrgrsxndngr1904 Well thanks for your affirmation! Aren't you a genius.
@@brianfitzpatrick4187 haha look at the little tyrant get butt hurt...do you need a baby wipe?
@@rgrrgrsxndngr1904 what
Not only this, but she also sort of failed to clear where the gunman was, from what I've seen of CQB clears from DEVGRU level guys, she should've immediately charged that corner rather than going into a section she knew to be clear
didn't realize this was Villeneuve, no wonder its so much better than Day of Soldado.
Larry, the Navy Seal film called Act of Valor would be a great film for you to breakdown on their tactics, techniques and procedures especially the Navy Seal casts are real Navy Seals
I second this
Good choice, not to mention they used real ammo in some scenes
@@ldreese33 When the SWCC boats come in and just LIGHT UP the trucks!!! - so good
and I believe in "the making of" they mention that is live-fire (of course the trucks are empty for the angle/shot). The speed and sound of those rounds.... would make the strongest guys dive for cover.
That whole 'rescue the doctor/agent' scene is great. Enter by water, clear the house, kick out the window to drive into the river, and the SWCC bringing the major smackdown...! Great. But THAT makes it seem like a situation best fitting SEALS (because of the river) more than any other team.
The Black Rifle Coffee guys do a review
Definitely do Sicario 2 at some point in the near future. I'd love to hear Larry weigh in on the convoy ambush.
just found your channel.....i am not a weapons person, but even I could follow your explanations.....thank you for the excellent video!
Thanks!
A few years or so ago, one of the local radio stations was interviewing an attendee at the U.S. Border Patrol members convention in Wash D.C.
He was asked about how true to life "Sicario" was to the reality on our southern border.
The reply... "About 90%" true to life.
The rest of the interview was very, VERY alarming.
What really goes on at the border is not being told to the American public.
Glenn Dower of course it’s not.
Can you elaborate?
@@tfwthelsdkicksin6083 yeahhhh I'd like to know more... I go through a lot of check points all the time
Dude can you find a link to that? I've heard some wild shit from friends of friends, drugs being sewn up inside bodies living AND dead, etc.