10/10

11/10

10/10. Thanks for not giving in and censoring the f words

@@1986Unlimited Like you just did..?

10/10

Don't forget the cup slapping

That lip pucker is the ultimate Denzel

That's all good but, that finger should be a million miles away when comes to acting chops, Russell Crowe rarely uses them little gestures that bring attention to oneself. Rawest of skills is what he brings time after time. He should be a two-time winner. Denzel's role in Training Day was so over the top, it should be a lesson on how not to act. No comparison.

@magpie 69 I usually don't respond with hate but this was the stupidest shit I ever read. Not knocking crowe but you obviously need to watch training day again. 🙄

Throwing the cup of coffee in the wall would be another one

Well said. That's it in a nutshell.

The great thing about his work in this movie is that he decided to play in a low key. Never nervous, never the thug you would expect. Never threatening the cop. His real nature is when throws the cup of coffee on the wall. That’s where Denzel is great. He shows with little details who Franck Lucas was. The opposite being De Niro in the untouchables always displaying physical violence. It’s so clever from Denzel to act that way. I admire that.

One could say he plays himself in most roles…😑

he plays himself in every role

All the roles ha played are very similar...

Same with Heat.

In real life they were both a POS.

Great comment

How was frank a dirtbag professionally?

@@tspoken3857 there’s always one idiot out there

And Denzel made sure Crowe was involved in the scene so well because usually they try to make the criminal have all the importance and character but it’s cool to see they both play chess so well

😊

Russell Crowe is a tremendous actor....his tough guy persona kinda makes ya forget....until you watch LA Confidential, A BEautiful Mind, Tthe Insider...etc the man is one of the best

shit was like a slowed-down boxing match, absolutely beautiful to watch the attacks and responses as both adapt to each others' tactics

Or a testament to the writers

He is a cop who actually becomes a defense attorney.

@@user-vd9gv7fe2c Certain prosecutors in the USA also have investigatory duties therefore and act like cops.

Hes really solo now in that scene but great movie time for a duplicate

It’s like watching a tennis game between two masters.

@@lauralarrabee7870 this scene? Absolutely. Two of the best to ever do it.

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Its an excellent bit of acting from Denzel. You can see the wind go out of his sails as soon as he realises he is facing a truely rightous man. He knew eventually the party would come to an end and if he was brought down because of greed or curruption or racism, all those justifications he's told himself over the years for why he was still a good person, despite everything he'd done become true. But when he's face with a man who can't be bribed or threatened, who understands how broken the system is and still refuses to compromise... it's not the system he's fighting anymore, its justice.

@@barnabybot Dude, what is your problem? Have you ever looked around in the comment section on KZfaq? When 99% of the posts are spam made by bots, retarded memes, and the moronic "who is watching this in year xyz" phrase made by teenagers or borderline retards, a comment like op made here is perfectly acceptable, and in fact is one of the better ones compared to the rest.

@@kosztaz87 so much rage and criticism. What is your problem?

@@barnabybot My comment was very clear, read it again.

Nah. You’re making too much out of it.

@@lewstone5430 lol

@@lewstone5430 no he's not

@@lewstone5430 They go from having 2 coffees on the table to only one coffee on the table. Who gets to drink it? FIND OUT NEXT TIME!

This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

Underrated by who? Never heard a single person saying it isn't a phenomenal film. Highly rated on RT and IMDB. I think your opinion needs to get in the bin.

Written by Oscar winner Steven Zaillian. I loved the dialogue in this film so much.

@@clegsmegson2627 Ermmm. interesting and somewhat unwarranted response...but you know what, I'll explain. It's a movie that didn't win a single Oscar (when it deserved several) and was only nominated for two. In any list of 'best Ridley Scott' movies, you won't see American Gangster mentioned (which again isn't a fair representation of the quality of the movie). As for your 'needs to get in the bin', ever wonder why you felt the need to be quite so snarky?

@@Wyzzkyd Yeah, it's the dialogue that always gets me, every character is fully realized and has depth.

@@markapostolou75 Your clichéd and bin-worthy opinion has embarrassed you enough. Judging the worth of a film by the Oscars just proves that you are pretty basic when it comes to films. Stick to Avatar 2 and Flubber, my man - leave real opinions to the big boys. Best regards, Cleg.

seems thats whats missing lately.. all these movies being pumped out... all shitty... where did all the writers go?

@@PietroMaira80sAreAwesome Here we go again lol. Ok. So they went to movies and shows you ain't watching. And being that most of today's best is seen on shows you ain't even in the same room, get me?

@@USA92 No...he's right. There is very little being put out today that has any quality to it at all. Like 1 out of 100 movies worth the time of day. And shows are just as bad...you get one gem occasionally like "Better Call Saul", other than that it's just the same old shit or woke garbage.

And they are also really good friends so there chemistry is perfect.

@@USA92 Yeah, but the problem is, there aren't as many as there used to be, not even close to as many.

I applaud Russell for not flinching when he did that.

Yeah.

Yep that went over most peoples head. Even today in 2023 you can see Black people being systematically attacked because of progress. Look at what the country is doing to Black farmers. This country has never known a day where it didn’t actively sabotage Black people in some way. Not one day.

I’ve peeped that..!! Great insight on your end.

Holy shit i didn’t notice that

Thought the same thing man

The way you have narrated it is like a novel. You can make a good writer mate 👍🏾

This kinda reminds me of Joker talking to Batman in The Dark Knight

@@SoldierforGod When a unstoppable force meets an unmovable object.

But he has no morals though

Brilliant

I remember watchin it on bootleg n enjoyin it so much, i took my girl to see it in theatures

@@coreyanderson5563 lol I still have a bootleg dvd of this movie.

😂😂😂

LOOL

I saw that too... He was a little kid all over again starting from the bottom to gain respect

all in 4 min lol

Not really. He just kept going to find the weak spot. Once he saw Russell's weak spot was dirty police, he turned them all in. Frank Lucas served 5 years in jail for being a heroin kingpin. That's nothing given the extent of his crimes and the evidence against him.

Until he realized he wanted all the dirty cops too and he helped put half the drug division in NY behind bars. And the same cop who put him behind bars later fought to get him out. Not a total loss

@@Gwynbleidd_117 he ended up in prison after losing everything. Yeah a total loss.

@@jayr3381 he got released 5 years into a 70 year sentence because he provided info. That’s best case scenario

@@201hastings He still had to be a rat to do it. Something he supposedly hated. His smugness dissapeared real quick once Richie laid it out no one gives a fck about him

Poor cup of coffee. Victim of collateral damage.

That coffee was slapped while recalling his 6 year old self watching his 12 year old family member catch two shells to the skull. That came from trauma, not frustration.

@@derryckc5 We'll agree to disagree.

@@russellstevens9927you can’t disagree with a fact, idiot 😂

I think it came from all of it honestly. @@derryckc5

I'm pretty sure every one of denzels scenes in any movie has been used in many acting classes

First movie I saw Denzel W. in was 'Carbon Copy' 1981. I was just a kid. Even as a kid I saw his talent. I remember thinking since he's Black too bad he will never win the top awards. I am so glad, my kids opinion was wrong. For me the movie that the Oscar was robbed from him was Malcom X. He was Malcolm X in that movie....larger than life.

Actually Denzel is properly rated. He is an A list star beloved by millions of fans and critics. How is that underrated?

He showed Frank that his money and threats meant nothing him. So Frank had no cards left to play.

That’s the moment he realized Richie is not just another cop

4:38 , to me, THATS where frank started respecting richie

4sure

I think he’s in the top 3 and easily the greatest black actor ever

It has been stated by several outlets Denzel is considered the best actor of this generation.

@RelentlessOhiox I believe it, however that's opinion based and I put Leonardo and even Samuel Jackson up there. Certainly a great time to be alive for cinema.

Abso-freakin-lutely!!!!

Well there is no studio

The whole time frank is desperately trying any angle he can to get out of it and the more scared he becomes the more he masks it with anger.

@@contraband1543 I think he looks relieved at the end not desperate. Frank knows his occupation (ganglord) ends with either a bullet or a 30+ year prison term. As soon as he figures out Crowe's priority is to sweep up dirty cops and not put Frank away forever he knows he will be free in a (relatively) short time. In the movie it was 5 years, which is hell of a lot shorter than the 70 year sentence he was staring down.

Well said my dude. On point. Lol Richie had his ass locked up tighter than *Master Lock!*

@@donaldjabibski3648 by that time, tge streets changed so drastically. The once feared Frank Lucas was just a common name. Wow.

Reminded me of the Heat diner scene for sure.

If you're a made guy, if you're connected, if you're an associate. Even if you're the lowest level street thug, and you say, "Hey, let's testify against one of our enemies - let's help the cops bring a heroin dealer down", you'll be killed. You'll be marked as a rat. You're dead. The concept of a Mafia crime family helping the cops take down a rival, is incredibly ridiculous. Come on. I know people love this movie, but that's as unrealistic as it gets. Whoever wrote the script for this film, knows nothing about how mob guys operate. A Mafia member will only testify if he's indicted, or facing charges, and wants to save his own skin.

The Italian mafia did not like black criminals. They were deeply racist and snitching wouldn't be looked down upon if it was against a black guy. This movie is about Frank Lucas and the events are true regardless of if it lines up on your beliefs on Italian mafia

@@jimreily7538 ...and I suppose you're just dripping with experience from 1960's Italian mafia...

@@jimreily7538 No, I don't believe you.

@@jimreily7538 Everything you say is true except you forgot how racist they were. It's like their effing "code" didn't matter when black criminals were involved. Not that I care, but it's pretty accurate. Racism was part and parcel of who they were. Nothing new.

Have you never seen Training Day, Safe House or Flight?

@@tobietera Still gotta say Safe House myself.

Also in "He Got Game". Though, not a bad, evil person per se, but misguided.

Yes. It's in the script and not hard to find. Geez.

I don’t give a fuck about no “SMACK” coffee cups then I don’t give a fuck about no coffee cups now. Shit.

@@jayr3381 Let's keep it friendly

@@Pepe-hj4zt Not when there's worthless internet tough guy points to make that exist only in the head of the person trying to earn them. It's a cherished psychosis people have that can't control anything else in their lives.

@@BuriedFlame Not sure I follow who you're talking about, is it about me?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA 🤣😂🤣😂

“Onliest”

the cofee cup

@@lawofthewest1983 the coffe cup that survived 😂