"he stole John Wick's car, sir, and killed his dog" ..."Oh." That one word just conveyed so much.

That "Oh" will forever be one of the best written and best delivered lines in cinema history.

It's pretty genius how this movie is set up. The puppy scene is so horrible that within just a few minutes of the start of the movie the audience is fully supportive of any and all acts of violence John is about to commit. Enjoyed your reaction.

"...behind it 150%." That's why they wrote it that way. It instantly turns an ardent pacifist into a bloodthirsty supporter of anything Wick does in response.

The "I'll be seeing you John." at the end was them both agreeing that they'd see each other in Hell.

That's the cutest little puppy. Of course, he'd be about 10 years old by now, so maybe he sits around the dog house and brags to the grand puppies about his glory days of being an action canine in the film industry, and signs his autograph on milkbones for the neighborhood pets.

7:48 "It's not what you did, son, that angers me so; it's who you did it to." This is such good writing. Not only does it reinforce what we've begun to gather -- that John Wick isn't someone you want to mess with -- but it also tells us that the father here is a villain, since he would have been perfectly fine with his son killing someone _else's_ dog and stealing their car.

I love the symbolism of John breaking the foundation of his new life, the basement floor, to re-enter his old life, the weapons and coins.

This movie does a masterful job of pulling in the viewer by showing and not telling. All the details that are taken as common by the characters that we have no context for, these make us try to figure out how it all fits together. Small steps like figuring out his wife died, who John Wick is, the gold coins, how the Continental operates, each is designed to make us stay invested. It's brilliantly done. My favorite detail: The framing of him walking with the dog at the end is the same spot that his wife collapsed at the beginning.

We had a guy in the neighborhood years ago who was poisoning dogs. My nextdoor neighbors dog was being poisoned by the ass and he whipped his ass and yes we know for sure he did. So the good neighbor got arrested, and whole neighborhood bailed him out and paid his lawyer fees!!

They didn't kill the dog to get the car, they killed the dog for the sake of it, basically to assert that they were in control

Writers Room: How do we get an audience to support a bloodthirsty mob assassin? Some dude: Kill his dog? Writers: Brilliant!

This is, by FAR, my favorite "You have NO IDEA who you just F'ed with!" movie. Braveheart and The Patriot are the closest... Keanu Reeves took up the sport of "3-Gun" shooting during training for this role. He's pretty good! There are videos of him running sport-courses... His gun handling in the movie, while still having some "movie" elements, is some of the best every filmed.... this coming from a competition shooter and firearms trainer.

Thats what I like about this movie, it immediately gets the audience on Johns side, no matter what he has done or is going to do, it doesn’t matter because it’s justified.

whenever I watch Keanu my mind thinks he's Theodore "Ted" Logan and just had a really long weird life. I think all of the characters he's ever played are the same guy. a hell of a character arc.

I think the base motivation, they build in this movie, is one of the best, if not the best, I have ever seen in an action movie. The moment they kill this cute little puppie everione is immediatly behind John, and they are OK with what he does. I have seen plenty of reactions to this and it works every time. Even (and sometimes especially) women, who are generally averse to excessive violence in movies are on board when they kill the dog. That was such a smart piece of writing. 😄

They got Bridget Moynahan, an actress with a significant amount of star power in her own right, to play the role of John Wick’s deceased wife. She’s barely on screen, yet she’s not wasted because she is part of the driving force behind John’s quest for vengeance. Probably my favorite action movie of the last decade or so.

Rule 1 of film making: Never kill the dog. Rule 2 of film making: If the dog dies, so must the one that killed it.

Great reaction!! The back and forth between John and Francis (doorman at Red Circle) is actually talk in code. The reason he let him live is after the greeting in English, he then complimented him, in Russian, about his apparent weight loss, which Francis replied in Russian, that he has lost 27kg (60lbs). Francis is replying the number of armed guards in the building.

I remember seeing this in the theater. I have never seen a movie audience galvanize so quickly behind the hero. The moment that puppy died everyone wanted those Russians dead.

Great reaction. You need to watch the other 2 before Chapter 4 comes out. I love these reactions where everyone is like "Who is John Wick". And when you find out, you know why everyone says "oh" and why they are worried. There are two are just as good.

Willem Dafoe's character takes the job of killing John Wick after he asks if it is an exclusive contract. So his intention was all along to protect John Wick. It is an easy thing to miss when you see it the first time and you get the impression he intends to kill hired but in a rewatch it you can see it is not something he what to do and only take it when he knows other people will be after John Wick as a way. That way he can help his friend and a the same time try to avoid any troubles.

I once saw him kill three men in a bar, with a pencil. A bloody ✏️! That gave me chills right there.

This movie is a great lesson in subtle storytelling. Even the lighting color scheme works to convey emotion. During the times when Helen is alive, golds and yellows. After she's gone, cold blues. After Daisy is killed, the film gets subtly sharper and the contrast is increased as John now has something to focus on. And after it is all done, he goes home down the same path where Helen collapsed and while the colors have not returned to normal, they are not as drab. Then there is the actions Viggo takes. Every time there is a threat to himself, he hides behind his men. It really shows how Iosef became such a spoiled brat.

remember Keanu Reeves did most of his own fights and trained for over 4000 hours per film in the use of guns and fighting. amazing guy !!

One of those movies where the protagonist was introduced by the bad guys. A mob boss of Viggo's status suddenly at a loss for words with "Oh." I love that shot of John stepping out of the shadows like a nocturnal predator and pouncing.

His wife suffered from Terminal Movie Illness (TMI), the unnamed illness which has killed so many actors over the years.

Love johns way of revenge, no stretched out monologues “ I finally got you… and now…. My half an hour monologue on how and why!!” Just one to the chest/abdomen and one to the dome and the most bad ass Death Stare and walk off 💯

I keep watching these reaction video just for the reactions to: "He was the one you sent to kill the f***ing boogeyman." and "Just a few days after his wife died...". I love this movie so much.

There's a screenwriting "how to" book called Save the Cat. Its title comes from the first thing the author advises you put in your movie: have your protagonist "save the cat" (or similar) so the audience immediately likes and roots for them. This movie shows that the opposite works as well: have your antagonist kill the dog.

I love the attention to detail in this movie. They don't use the unlimited ammo cheat code and fire 39 shots from a gun that has a 12 bullet magazine without reloading.

Just the fact that Aurelio straight up namedrops the big bad boss's son without a second thought is pretty telling.

a person has a choice, that dog did not. but there is no better way to get the audience to side with the bad guy than killing the innocent dog(it works every time)!

They didn't really beat John and kill his dog over the car. It was about Iosef's humiliation. Throughout the film, we are shown how little Ioseph means. The only power or respect he gets is because he's the son of a powerful and respected crime lord. At the gas station, Iosef tries to assert his dominance by using money to buy John's car . But John dismissed him, saying "the cars not for sale." John didn't even stop to consider it. Even worse, Iosef was shown to be powerless in front of his goons. Humiliation. Iosef needed to reassert his dominance n front of his goons. So, Iosef made a threat to John, but he said it in a language that he thought John couldn't understand. That threat was mostly for the benefit of his goons, so they could see Iosef reassert his power. But John did understand Iosef's threat. When John said "Not this bitch", he was telling Iosef that he was utterly powerless. And his goons just made the situation worse by pulling Iosef away, trying to protect him like he's a child. At that point, the only way to assert his dominance again was by beating up John, killing his dog and taking his car

"Be seeing you." He meant in hell.

I love this film so much !! There are so many little nuances to this film. And multiple things you can notice. Like the fact that you can track Vigo's mental mind frame, by his alcohol/drug usage. He starts off by breaking out the really expensive stuff, because who cares now? Then moves on to Vodka, then I think it's cocaine, then finally just smoking weed and looking for his gun in the back seat of his own car. In addition, you can tell who's going to win in any fight, by the background color. Whenever someone steps into John's blue light of death, they die a second later. It turns red when people are safe, and it turns purple when John gets shot. But then shifts back to blue a second later before he kills the guy. Lastly, this film is about respect. And what happens when respect isn't earned. John asked the body guard if he lost weight. The body guard responds with a specific number in Russian. It's been noticed that the subtitled translation is actually wrong. HOWEVER, it IS, the number of guys John's about to kill. Even the body guard was telling John how many guys there were. I recommend watching this film again. There are so many things that no one sees the first time.

Oh Evie... you're starting to become one of my go-to reactors. I was a casual sub for a long time, but since you started film reactions... I'm all hooked. Your comments about Daisy's death... I'm right there with you. Brings all the feels and tears. Great reaction to this excellent film. Can't wait for the next one. 👍

when that Russian said at the end be seeing you John he didn't mean alive he meant in hell

Something that was subtle in the movie, but it get clear to everyone when Viggo decides to deliver his own son in trade for his life. The problem is the father, the son is just the result. That is why, when John finally get the boy, it was that simple. I think what John was feeling at that moment was "here I am, cleaning the trash fo Viggo again". That is why his rage didn't subdue.

24:42 Evie is just straight up terrifyingly and (simultaneously) amusingly savage in this reaction. I promise I will never mess with her pets or her car….

That moment the bad guy “shut the dog up”…we ALL said “you have signed your death warrant.”

The puppy was a gift from his wife from beyond. His only consolation that was left for him in this world.

When he says "be seeing you John", he knows he's dying. He means he'll see John in hell when John eventually dies.

As much as “Oh” holds a place at the top of best ultimate lines in a movie, “Everything’s gotta price” is right up there with it…especially in context with this movie.

7:16 Girl, you have no idea what's coming! Either way, I'm with u. Waiting for the Chapter 2&3 reaction. Hope you'd remember this comment.

He said "Be seeing you" meaning they would meet again in hell.

This movie is great for exposing our basic instincts. The fact so many humans care more about a dog than a human life says a lot. And explains a lot about our society. The irony that the dog was going to be put down anyway. And nobody cared enough to do anything then.

What I learned from John Wick is that it's ok to beat your elderly neighbor if his son gets out of line.

Don't spare people. Kill them. :) -Evie 2023

Great reaction! All the Wick movies are great and worth a watch. Ever seen ‘The Lord of The Rings’? It’s the mother of all fantasy stories..it’s wonderful!

The Continental exists so that everyone in this world has a safe spot. No one can conduct "business" there...as you saw. Perkins was stupid and greedy to take on the contract against John, not just because of his skill set, but because she did it on Continental grounds. John should have killed her after she tried to kill him in his room. Viggo was played by Mikael Nyqvist, a wonderful Swedish actor. Before this, he was best known for his role as Mikael Blomqvist in the 'Millennium' Trilogy films based on the worldwide best-selling novels by Steig Larsson...'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo', 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' and 'The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest' opposite Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander, the "Girl" of the titles. These films are in Swedish, and they did a remake in English of 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara as Mikael and Lisbeth. Unfortunately, Nyqvist passed just a couple of years after 'John Wick' was released. These films owe a LOT to The Matrix films... - Chad Stahelski (the director) was Keanu's stunt double on the first, and stunt coordinator on the second and third, and even had a small role in the recent fourth one. Chad and Keanu are friends. - The main bodyguard with the square jaw who threw John to the ground in the nightclub is Daniel Bernhardt, a stuntman and actor, who played Agent Johnson in the second Matrix film. - The doctor who patched up John was Randall Duk Kim, and he played The Keymaker in the second Matrix. There are more Matrix easter eggs in the other 'John Wick' films.

"You uhm... working again?" 😂😂😂 Fun reaction, such an infectious laugh.

idk how I ran into this reaction video but I'm in love with you already. The goodbye wave when they killed Perkins had me 😂😂

The John Wick house is out here on Long Island in a very exclusive town called Mill Neck.. (At the end of Horseshoe road right by the water.) -- The runway he practices on is Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY.. -- The place where Ms. Perkins gets hers, is the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.

My favorite part is John walking into the church and killing the clergy. Dead clergy are my favorite kind.

Unsure if anyone else let you know, but the conversation with Francis at 13:45, where John asks Francis if he lost weight, Francis mentions his weight in kilograms (27) implying the number of men inside. John let him go since he knew Francis was not in the way of his target. (The subtitles blurred the reasoning behind the question/answer and its importance.)

I'm sure you will also enjoy 2 & 3. Great reaction

I remember watching this for the first time and my jax was dropped the whole time. And it still does.

I think around the 4th or 5th film is when john will learn that someone had a hand in his wife's sickness/death through giving her something secretly radiation wise or disease in a drink or food that way it will lead up to the final crochet endo in the very final movie

Really good reaction! Really enjoyed it! The scene with the cop at his door is _so_ *very* good! You can see him (the cop) working it out in his head ... OK, not working, but he's dealing with something - probably something from his past 'coming back for him'; he seems to figure that it's probably some 'bad guys' that John took care of, so why sweat it? ... fewer bad guys wandering around now, so it's all good, and I won't have to worry about facing them myself! He's probably thinking "thanks for the service, John!"

You asked John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was born Jardani Jovonovich in Belarus. He was an orphan, and was taken in by the Tarasov Russian Mafia where he was raised as an assassin. He was so ruthless that the mafia boss Viggo Tarasov respected and feared him. Peace out.

I loved your reaction to this. In my mind I saw what I could only describe as a Viking Maiden response to the action/justified violence John carried out. All the while trying to press your lips together as to conceal your glee at it all especially your attraction to the main character in those moments. It is refreshing to see this combination of beauty, femininity and not just being able to cope with the necessary violence but thrive in it. So, yeah, Viking Maiden, who speaks French.

Notice that at the end when he is walking with the dog it’s the same place his wife collapsed at the beginning.

At 26:06, I agree with HONEST TRAILERS. I believe Malice is just excited that he got that close to actually shooting John with the gun !!

John wick is like if batman had no mask and cape.

Siuuu! Theon Greyjoy never disappoints 😂

25:35 - Some movie trivia: NYC doesnt let anyone do high-speed chases on the streets. so, they used a private dock for the end scene..

Minor spoilers of a joke in John wick 2. John has to go to Rome, and he stays at the Roman continental hotel and speaks with its manager. The manager asks John if he is in Rome to kill the pope. That is the reputation he had. That he can and will kill anyone, no matter what

Great reaction videos. Watching you watch and react to movies is enjoyable. Thank you 🤩

The directors said they were not aware killing the dog would give them a free pass on who dies and how many but they are ok with it

the director was a stunt man so he knew how to shoot the movie in a way to best show the action

"No land, no wealth, no silver or gold; nothing satisfies me but your soul."

Fun fact: When Marcus (Willem Dafoe) asks Vigo if it's an open contract on John Wick it's because he knows other assassins will be coming for him, that's why he takes the deal. To protect John.

An ancient order called Assa-sins used to accept only gold as payment (weight in gold) for their services such as espionage, murder, or counterintelligence. It adds to the believability of the movie since there is precedence in real history. Some even argue that this is the origin of the Beggars Guild in China's past as well as the Ninja of Japan. If I may add a personal note, people who do work in military, intelligence and kill or capture squads must keep their feelings firewalled so they don't get in the way of what must be done.

Jimmy and Francis are two of the smartest characters in this movie. John Wick is 'working' again? Be polite and stay out of his way.

I mean, depending on what state he's in, John was potentially completely legal on killing any and all intruders. Castle doctrine, baybee.

i love love love the other 3 movies, but the first is perfect. Simple and executed to perfection

I watched this a few weeks ago and read the description before and thought the story was that his dog got kidnapped. That sounded lame to me but when I watched it and saw Wick get the dog as a gift from his dead wife I instantly changed my mind and thought it was a really good storyline. So I thought the film was going to be about how his dog gets kidnapped and he has to get it back due to it being the last memory of his wife. And then....I realised I had misread it. I reckon it would be better if they had the dog kidnapped.😞

The actor who played the guy who hit Daisy felt so bad that he would scoop up the dog and cuddle it every time the director yelled cut.

Lmao! Early time of the video," i am glad this won on the pole" later on the video. "Why did you guys want me to watch this?" 😅🤣😂

30:32 The US have what is colloquial termed as *"Kill shelters"* for stray cats & dogs and other pets too. Which IMO is awful. At least in the UK we have the RSPCA & the PDSA thankfully.

This and Deadpool my favorite films in last 10 years, funny and action packed

Whoa..Alright thank you..right back at you..hope you enjoy the other movies also.

12:25 There's something called planning for the future, that 2 million would probably cover his mortgage for the rest of his life, had he lived that is

After John Wick was born, he drove his parents home. When John Wick was born the Dr said “It’s a man!”

“All that for the car?” A $250,000+ car.

This movie was well written, they knew what they were doing!

Meet a guy like this in real life and you won't be standing behind him. You won't be anywhere near him or his dead puppy.

When they say "Be seeing you" they mean in the afterlife. Or hell. Or wherever they end up.

"Be seeing you John." was more of a reference to be seeing him in hell. Everybody dies one day right. So he's basically saying they'll meet again in hell.

He killed the friend because he took the contract and didn't kill Wick.

Just got on youtube to see what movie you chose this week and could barely grab my headphones fast enough. This will be a great reaction

Whats fucked up, is that dog crawled to lay with john before she died. She only knew him for a day, but she loved him unconditionally anyway. So she wanted them to be together till the very end and to lay with john incase he died and she didnt. At first i thought the fucks who killed her placed her body there. But then i saw the blood trail sliding across the floor. Like she was pulling her body across like a snake. God i pray for any soul who even attempts to hurt my dog

Now you know who John Wick is. You can buy a pistol like Keanu used in this movie for around $7,000

How helpless he must have felt as she died. While the whole city feared him

You should definitely continue the series with parts 2, 3, & 4. No more dogs die, but there are some "badass" dogs in the 3rd one.

I don't really think that the cop (Jimmy) is worried about who John is killing, it's more a case of 'what is HE going to be able to do about it?' (especially if he knows who John is) Jimmy is going to be able to do absolutely nothing about it. So let's just get back in the car and continue the rest of the night like nothing happened.

cute wave to Miss Perkins lol

Jimmy the cop taking his hat off, respect

27:00 "Be seeing you" means to see you in hell.