I like that Cruise was an actual cowardly slimebag at the start. This film is a pleasant surprise in many ways.

Fun fact: on set, it took every person took ~30 minutes to get into their suit, but Cruise decided to make it a competition to see who can get dressed fastest. And because of that, I think they got it down to about 3-4 minutes each. So, a huge save on time getting ready and more for filming

Bill Paxton was the unsung star of this film. His performance as Master Sergeant Farell was so hilarious and endearing. I literally grew up watching him in films like Apollo 13, Twister, Titanic, and Mighty Joe Young, so it's sad to think he's not with us any more. He's genuinely missed. 🙏🙏🙏

This movie was a lot better than I thought it would be. They're supposedly working on a sequel. And yes sometimes communications will be shut down for operational security

One of my favorite movies! It's incredibly rewatchable.

The film is loosely based on a Japanese light novel series called "All You Need Is Kill". "All You Need Is Kill" also has a manga adaptation. There are a lot of changes, and some character names have been westernised, but the base premise is the same. Rita's backstory in the original is really cool. We don't know what her real name was as when her family was killed; she was underage, so she took the name of a dead woman, "Rita Vrataski", to join the army. Tom Cruise's character in the original is a Japanese man named Kiriya Keiji, but he gets the nickname "Cage" from "Keiji."

"Find me when you wake up" chills me every time.

If you want more Emily Blunt, I recommend Sicario (2015). Great movie. Kinda depressing, but one of the best thrillers in recent memory.

One thing I always appreciate about Tom Cruise in action movies is how he allows himself to seem vulnerable and not always in control. Even in the Mission Impossible films. A lot of action stars often come off as stoic and unflappable. And that's boring. Because if the main actor isn't phased by the violence and devastation around them, then the situation probably isn't all that dangerous. Tom Cruise is doing what guys like Bruce Willis and Harrison Ford were doing in the 80s. Allowing themselves to look scared and vulnerable, neither of which means that the character is a coward or incapable

This and Oblivion were two Tom Cruise sci-fi movies that came out with relative little fanfare and seemed to be okay-ish fun but turned out to be pretty solid and very enjoyable movies.

Never get tired of mentioning that Rita's sword is a blade from a helicopter. I mean, how badass is that? I struggled a bit with the mechanics of the ending, but fortunately, there are a number of people here who have helped. From what I've heard, the major block to a sequel is Tom Cruise's schedule. The dude is booked until Christmas, 2096.

Communication with people outside your unit during combat can lead to information being leaked to the public, so they lock down or limit communication to avoid this type of issue.

So, one thing the movie never explains is how the aliens are so advanced. The mimics in general arrive on earth and get totally demolished, but as soon as the Alpha is killed, it resets the day. Like the way Cage's character adapts, so do they. They essentially kept resetting the days until all of their units adapted and evolved into these extremely fast things you see Cage facing now. The Omega is constantly evolving it's AI with every reset. If earth's military or any force from another planet is able to create a new weapon to kill it's Alphas, it resets days until it eventually has the knowledge of how to defeat them. The mech suits probably worked well against them, until they kept evolving to know how to kill them. Remember, the start of the movie says they knew the military was coming. The Omega could have replayed that single beach scene a hundred times until it knew exactly where every single soldier was to take out. Even the plane getting shot down must have been something they kept trying until they found out the exact coordinates to hit them out of the sky from. The Omega could have originally sent out Mimics that looked like human or were akin to insects, but eventually found out that this octopus shape was the apex predator design for dealing with human targets. It's actually a really interesting thing to think about.

He doesn't have the 'Omega' ability in the film.... he, by absorbing the blood of the 'Alpha' is able to become part of the alien neural network, and trigger the Omega's ability to reset the day, upon his death. At the end of the film, he absorbs the Alpha's blood again, and is able to trigger the Omega's ability one last time, as they die together in the same explosion. He will not be able to reset any more days, as upon him waking up on this last reset, the Omega is now dead.

The moment when he breaks formation and starts to try to run away in the exoskeleton was just great. TC did a great job of being the completely useless coward, and progressing to badass. Great fun!

In the comic, he relived the day 10000 times.

I found Oblivion hit the feels more as far as Post Apocalyptic Sci-Fi with Tom Cruise but I seem to rewatch this one way more.

Another great film with Emily Blunt is 'Sicario' from 2015, really worth a watch

There's a great book by Ken Grimwood called "Replay". It predates this and "Groundhog Day". It's about this guy in his 40s who dies and wakes up in the past in his 18 year old body with all the memories of his previous life. Every time he dies, he wakes up in a younger body with all the memories of all if his lives. It's one if my favorite books.

from the KZfaq channel: "Mosh" posted ~3 years ago, running 7min 43 sec long, called: "I counted EVERY DEATH in 'Edge of Tomorrow'" they concluded a low rough estimate of ~471 times that Cage relived the day, but probably a lot more. love the channel and hope that everyone is having a pleasant summer.

Without having ever died and being groundhogged, I knew what the thumbnail was gonna be. While some moments of the plot make me "wait, how would that work?", for once I'm glad they keep the focus on delivering a story full of thrills and all kinds of emotional beats.

For not really hearing anything about this film, I was really surprised and enjoyed the heck out of it. Was a unique twist on the alien invasion trope. It was also the first time I saw Emily Blunt and I was instantly sold on her as an action star.

I will NEVER forget the first time I saw the "Mimics" for the first time and being beyond shocked and horrified. The design for them was so creepy and disorienting to watch. Not to mention how disturbing Cage's first "death" was. The trailer did a good job of hiding the actual enemy/antagonist, so I assumed it was a human force or country being fought in the future. NOPE! 🙃😭😩

I always wondered how Rita confirmed that she really lost her power. Even after she got pumped with someone else's blood, she would never know she lost the power, unless she tried to off herself.

OMG! This is my favourite Tom Cruise movie (I'm sure he has more, but this is a great film) Edge of Tomorrow aka Groundhog Day + Starship Troopers Also Known As "On Your Feet, Maggot" 😆

Oblivion with Tom Cruise is also a really good Sci-Fi film, it is a little more slow, but the cinematography and the soundtrack are amazing

The movie was inspired by a Japanese book and Manga called "All You Need is Kill." You can listen to the audio book on KZfaq.

Glad you guys liked this one. I think it deserves a lot more exposure than it's had. Happy to see more and more people discover it.

In a time where there's a lot of movies that adapt videogames' stories, this movie decided to adapt a videogame's mechanic. And it was so much fun doing it.

I just watched this last week! I love the concept of save scumming being the entire inspiration behind the source material.

This is one of the most underrated Tom Cruise movies. It's absolutely my favorite he's ever done, except maybe Top Gun Maverick, my wife and I just watched that last night and were on the edge of our seats. What a banger

Emily Blunt’s character of Rita is named after Andy MacDowell’s character in Groundhog Day.

Tom Cruise and Edge of Tomorrow don't get enough respect, this is so good

There is a screenplay written for a second film, that Emily Blunt said is really good, but over time especially it seems less likely that it will gedt made. Cruise is busy as always anyhow, about to shoot a movie in actual outer space after finishing Mission Impossible.

😂Arguably the funiest intro ever "X gonna give to ya"! You put me on the floor 😂.

You might like to try 12:01 which was made before Groundhog Day, there are two versions, a short starring Kurtwood Smith, and a feature length 'remake' based on the concept of the short. Happy Death Day is a slasher version of Groundhog Day and is worth a watch too..

"I'm not turned on, you're turned on." When I was in Marine Corps Boot Camp, we had one guy who everyone couldn't stand. One of the highlights of Boot Camp was the time a Drill Instructor made him run in place in front of a mirror. He had to point at himself, then at his reflection, and repeat, "I'm not crazy, you're crazy," over and over again.

This is the explanation for why Tom Cruise is a helicopter pilot; jet fighter pilot; stunt-car driver; motorcycle rider; free-dive breath holder; and A-list actor, etc., this film is based on his true life story and he's had multiple chances to learn all of these crazy skills! 😉

Definitely an underrated Sci-Fi flick. One of my favs for sure. If you're interested in more Tom Cruise Sci-Fi, I would highly recommend OBLIVION. Morgan Freeman is also in that one. Another would be ELYSIUM, starring Matt Damon (no Tom in that one). All three are under appreciated in my book but all favs of mine. Glad you like this one. And George - the 'push up part' ... Agreed

"On your feet Maggot!!" I love this movie and I'll watch it anytime.

The military answer to your question about why him. If they are pulling PR officers for combat, then they are losing badly, a lot of people have died, and there aren't any other options left. As for the phone calls, if its any kind of secret attack or time sensitive, phone calls generally aren't allowed.

Yeah definitely, armies have never forced people to fight for them when they don't want to It does get exhausting seeing people treat every plot point or character beat as a mistake

i started my reaction watching journey couple years ago. Grew to love reactors like mary, natalie, primate, seb, etc.... but after discovering you guys, i am constantly perusing your library. My favorite reactors BY FAR!

9:10 "find me when you wake up." simone's reaction 😮😆👍🏼

The most underrated Sci-Fi movie of all time. Chris McQuarrie and Tom Cruise are one hell of a combo ❤❤

Edge of Tomorrow, Minority Report, and Oblivion. All very underrated sci fi movies with Tom Cruise.

I love this movie! I love their chemistry! I love the hard work that went into everything, especially acting while wearing those incredibly heavy suits! Huge congrats to everyone involved. And also: amazing reaction! Loads of fun ❤

Ooooh, can't wait to see you folks' reaction to this one. Love this movie!

"Why does she keep eating the card after he walked away?" Made me laugh cause another reactor said the exact same thing a cpl weeks ago

Sooooo glad you finally made it to this one!! It's an awesome film. Glad you enjoyed it.

You guys were not my first reaction channel but you are certainly one of my favorites if not my favorite now! Partially because of great selection of movies and tv but mostly cause you two are fun to watch and always brighten my day

3:44 - its called being drafted

This movie is such an absolute blast to watch - one of my favorite popcorn flicks for when I just want to sit down and watch something fun!

Idk the actual number of days but I remember hearing an approximation somewhere that Cage went through multiple decades' worth of resets - judging from how he improves I can totally believe that

Is it weird that I mostly subbed for the awesome video thumbnails I always see from you guys on my feed?!

I'll watch just about anything sci fi. There are a *lot* of movies where I excuse a bunch of shortcomings because I'm so enamored with the concept and/or plot. This one was the opposite--ridiculously bad plot, but the execution of it was so good that I couldn't help but enjoy the end product. Kind of like Independence Day, where a whole lot of it doesn't make any sense but you don't care because glib witticisms and big kabooms.

I actually really like the plain backgrounds. lol. The gold and silver contrast each other really well.

"Oh, hello. I'm not turned on. YOU'RE turned on." LOL!!! Yup, the push-up scene is very rewatchable.

I think this movie beautifully illustrated a true hero, one who was not built for the task but because of the call of duty and responsibility he/she took on the challenge and kept trying; regardless if he/she achieved the goal or not or how reluctant he/she was at the beginning. There are countless heroes in our daily lives. Don't lose your heart, and that makes you a hero.

I was nearly at the end of the video when I noticed George's T-shirt. I need me one of those 😃

The "Why did they force him to enter combat in the first place" thing is definitely one of the biggest points of confusion in the movie and really isn't explained very well. There are reasons, though, and they basically amount to "Fuck this asshole, let's get him killed".

The movie that first put Tom Cruise on the map was Risky Business(1983). In case you're interested,..hope you enjoy. 👍

Emily Blunt yoga scene is this generation's Linda Hamilton pull up scene in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

"Is there something on my face!?" "Yeah, actually it's like a different face."

Simone has a really contagious laugh, great reaction guys.

If you loved this really cool twisty sci-fi movie with Emily Blunt then I highly recommend the really cool twisty sci-fi movie Looper with Emily Blunt. (Although, not before the really cool twisty sci-fi movies Blade Runner 2049 and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, even though they sadly do not have Emily Blunt. 😉) Also, I dunno what's happening but I think my name has been left off the list of $25 donors? I assumed the last couple videos were just recorded before I jumped to that tier, but since this one seems to have been partially recorded in a different place now I am curious what's up.

I like how at the beginning Cage was a weakling and coward; one who would never be able to attract a warrior like Rita but by the end of the movie, which from her perspective would be the first time she meets him, he is a leader, a fighter, knows her intimately, understands her, and would die for her. He walks up to her as the man of her dreams. To the outside world he went to sleep on the helicopter as a weakling and woke up a warrior and a general.

"Is it like Ground Hog Day?" Bing!!! Right outta the box!

that quicksave, load game skit *chefs kiss*

I remember seeing this movie in the theaters and it was okay, cool reaction as always Simone & George, you both take care

Finally someone movie reacting to the movies I want to see reacted to. Check out Matchstick Men (2004), Identity (2003), Face/Off (1997), Stir of Echoes w/ Kevin Bacon (1999), Frequency (2000)

I really didn’t think much of this film going into it, I have now watched it about 5 times and love it

I always describe this is Starship Troopers meets Groundhog Day. Fun film.

There is a book called "Replay" similar to this, where the lead character dies and relives his life over again, from 1963 to 1988, but each replay gets shorter and then after his last replay his life continues

Well done with the "save spam" video cut... Excellent work 😆

The alien design was awesome almost like a 5th dimensional being moving in our dimension.

Reminds me of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Cause and Effect" from 1992!

i just watched this recently. dont know how i ever missed it. it is right up my alley and i loved it. Cruise, of course, is always great and i love the premise (yes groundhog day).

@3:09 yes it is oftentimes SOP to not allow phone calls before a major offensive movement for Operational Security

Love the starcraft references !! This is a very good movie, i think it deserves more recognition 🤘

Those power suits were built, they were quiet heavy and Cruise would often spend 12 hours or so in it during filming. Say what you want about his activities outside of films but he has some serious commitment to his films.

I really love how this film is Independence Day but if Groundhog day and the first act of Saving Private Ryan collide.

OPSEC - Operational Security. While it's a 24/7 thing, before movements it's extra strict. When a man died deployed, we lost all outside contact aside from mail. Internet and phones were shut down to prevent news of the death. mostly before the officials could contact next of kin.

6:00 weren't supposed to know they were coming...perhaps George let someone make a phone call the day before the surprise attack.-Ernie Moore Jr.

3:12 Yes, it’s part of OPSEC (Operational Security).

14:18 I read that as he's falling in love, but also that he's becoming traumatized from having watched her die so many times.

Love I was able to catch this before work, I'm bummed about going in today 😞, had a very stress free weekend lol (yes I'm super lucky to have weekends off seriously).

There was an ad on while I was watching this, and it reminded me of a movie I think you both would really enjoy. It's called "Wicker Park" (2004) with Josh Hartnett, Rose Bryne, Diane Kruger and Mathew Lillard.

I'm glad you guys enjoyed this! Watch Boss Level too. I won't specify why you should, but you should.

In the original ending they shot the day was reset, and then they were all killed getting to the Louvre as the mimics knew they were coming.

Shutting down all communications is SOP for OPSEC reasons. I was in Afghanistan during the Marcus Luttrell rescue. Our communications with the outside world were almost completely shutdown. We could make the occasional phone call home, but everything was heavily surveilled. Anyone saying anything about Marcus or the incident was immediately arrested and thrown in the brig. There were a couple guys who made this mistake. They were court-martialled. The enemy can listen in on communications, so that is why OPerational SECurity is so vital.

Newish to your channel. Gotta say I'm loving all the content, my current favourite channel.

In response to your question about why they would put someone who doesn't want to fight into combat, it's because soldier's need to obey orders. If you could get out of fighting by just saying you didn't want to do it and resisting, then your army is going to fall apart pretty darn quickly. That word would spread like wildfire - "a soldier went into the commander's office and said that he felt his strengths were in other things, so they just let him go!" Imagine trying to win WWII while you were just letting people do whatever they felt they were best at and not what the war effort required. Imagine Saving Private Ryan if Tom Hanks just let his soldiers go because they wanted to...

This is like Groundhog Day, but with a Sci Fi Action Twist.

Lol you can hear the bare wall/ empty appartment echo on George's audio.

Lol i forget that Andie MacDowell's character from Groundhog Day is named Rita, also

That thumbnail tho...hands down you guys really top tier in thumbnail game in youtube lol

Love your thumbnails. Super original stuff.

George, Simone, the mash up you're looking for is ... "Groundipendence Day". You're welcome.