Also with Tom Cruise: The often under appreciated film, Oblivion.

"So you're an American?" "No, sir... I'm from Kentucky." I have laughed at that line every single time I've seen this movie or watched a reaction to it.

Live. Die. Repeat. This movie had it all: a great story, great effects, great casting, and great acting.

This movie really was a breath of fresh air. Groundhog Day meets Terminator. Tom Cruises does an amazing job of showing the growth of character just with his face.

Bill Paxton! who would have believed in 2014 that in just a few years he would leave us!? this man had so many more roles ahead of him!.. 😢

I feel like films like this are proof we can still make great movies and everything doesn’t have to be a cash grab or a remake of a dead franchise.

When an Alpha dies, the Omega resets 24 hours before its death and it becomes the permanent save point like in a video game (the whole movie). Tom Cruise's character loses the ability and they go kill the Omega the night before they storm the beach, so that's why he was in the helicopter in the end. The Omega died the night before and the new and final save spot is 24 hours before that, aka in the helicopter just coming into town. I really recommend War of the Worlds (2005) and Minority Report (2002) which are both directed by Steven Spielberg and both star Tom Cruise. You would love them a lot and yes, they are both sci-fy action with some other elements.

i was betting myself to see how long it would take Jordan to figure out that cool sword was just a helicopter blade.😂

Alita: Battle Angel. You'll LOVE it!

"Bloody hell, it's the Full Metal Bitch!" Fun Fact: The soldier that says this and is punched by Emily Blunt, is her real-life younger brother. Historical Allegory Fact: The film was released in the U.S. on June 6, 2014, the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion during World War II. The film shares many similarities to the attack on Normandy Beach. Uniquely, it premiered in two sequential events, designed to mirror the D-Day landings within the exact timeline of the historic event. Lost In Adaptation Fact: In the movie, Rita (Emily Blunt) appreciates having coffee at the farmhouse. This is a nod to her character in the book, who is a coffee lover and had been introduced to coffee at an early age by her coffee addict father. In the world of the book, where coffee growing has virtually ceased because of the Mimic invasion and people drink artificial substitutes, Rita still has some supplies of exotic real coffee beans and her only personal possession is a coffee grinder.

I love Brendan Gleeson (the General). His face has this sort of bulldog-quality to it that means his resting expression is right on the gap between laughing and yelling. He makes me smile just looking at him. Also, he was MAGNIFICENT in 'In Bruges' (alongside Colin Farrell).

Oblivion, Minority Report, War of the Worlds, all good Tom Cruise flicks :)

The movie's based on a Japanese light novel called "All You Need Is Kill"*, by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. And there's a pretty good English translation of it. There's also a full graphic novel, i.e. manga, adaptation of it as well that's pretty awesome. It was done by the creator of Death Note. The story is kind of the same as in the movie, but there's some significant differences. You mentioned how it's similar to a video game in its setup, and that feeling is certainly from the original source material. It's definitely worth reading if you're a fan of the film. *Also people make fun of the Japanese title as being bad English, but it's not, really. It's a play on "All you need is love", and it's shortening of "All you need (to do) is kill". Both of those suit the story very well.

40:28 Tom’s giggle just kills me, every time … “What do I want? Where do I begin… coffee- three sugars?” 😭 A sci-fi definition of Love At First Sight. 😌 They Know!

The most underrated sci-fi movie also stars Tom Cruise..it’s called ‘Oblivion’. It’s a good one!

5:25 "He's gonna die" Yes, two or three thousand times ...

I have to imagine the name "Rita" is a small nod to Groundhog Day. Along with "Nance" (Nancy? Nancy Taylor?!)

You have to pay attention, but every time he drops on the beach is an entirely new shot, you can see his helmet / visor break a different way each time, for example. Such a great film!

Rita's sword is actually a Tail Rotor Blade from a helicopter. Love this movie and I hear rumors of a part II.

One of the best sci-fi action movies of the 2010's, as simple as that. The fact that it bombed has always stunned me. And yes, as you pointed out, sensational CGIs. It was done ten years ago, but a remake was made today, we wouldn't see any improvement in that regard.

Her "sword" is a helicopter blade. Totally badass. One of my favorite films. Glad you loved it.

One thing no one comments on is that Cage sees the vision of the dam and then later makes it there. In both cases you see writing on the wall as he approaches the pit. The German phrase translates to “Be Careful, Danger.” It’s foreshadowing that’s hidden in plain sight.

As someone approaching his 60th birthday, I can say happily that you two are an absolutely adoptable couple. Stay happy. Great reaction, GREAT film. A really underrated gem in many ways. But I have never met someone who has watched it that didn't absolutely love it. Tom Cruise is fantastic as always. There are few that can match his action chops. Keep diving into his filmography, there are so many wonderful films he's done. An absolute Hollywood legend.

Chandra and Jordan, you are fun to watch a movie with.

Great movie to watch, thank you for the upload! Looking forward to the reaction... Ok finally finished the reaction, it was fun seeing you guys go through that journey, it's a fun first watch.

This movie had a quote I'll be back " moment. When Tom Cruise was holding those grenade pins, it was a repeat of what he did in war of the worlds in 2005.

Nice to see you 2 react to the movie on its 10th year anniversary. Edge of tomorrow is one of the best Tom Cruise movies.

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

This was a fantastic movie. The performances, the plot, the effects were all so wonderful.

When they can't reset is when you truly see the toll all those resets took. Both Cage and Rita react with instantaneous movements. Zero hesitation.

Love Edge of Toborrows. Great performance. Cheers 🍺

This movie is so great. I talked my friend into going with me to see this in cinema, pulled him straight from work, he was tired and fell asleep early on. Afterwads he told me he was confused because he fell asleep, woke up only to see the same scene again and then slept woke up and AGAIN seeing the airport scene lmao. He was so confused, i couldnt stop laughing.

I've always love films and shows that have the day resetting itself and we see the same shots with subtle differences. This one is definitely in my top 5.

32:26 - That's Emily Blunt's voice as the medic.

This another example (along with A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, etc.) of Tom Cruise being able to perfectly inject bits of humor into serious material. His facial expressions and tonal shifts are amazing.

The story telling is classic Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. There are multiple successes followed by failures, each ramping up the stakes. He meets a mentor who helps prepare him. There is great character development arc as his skills and confidence increases. Then, the third act where a point-of-no-return is reached and the stakes become all or nothing for the final battle. The book ends differently but the storytelling in both is superb. Technically, I believe this is a man vs animal story with an anti-hero protagonist.

The reason why it reset earlier at 39,37 is because they travelled to Paris at night before invasion started and there he mixed with blue mimic blood much earlier then first time at the beach.

"Bloody hell, it's the full metal..." is Emily Blunt's brother.

Fun reaction. I enjoyed watching this.

Other really great sci-fi movies to react to would be Arrival, Frequency, Predestination, and Gattaca. They’re not necessarily the most action-filled, but they are extremely thoughtful and intense in their own, unique ways. All of them have great writing, acting, and effects.

Recommendations - 1. Star Wars - A New Hope 2. Godzilla Minus One 3. The Matrix

29:49 There is a youtube video going over how many resets Cage has gone through and by tallying up all the "extra knowledge" he shows each time we see him, the final count was well over 400. However the truth is we will never know and Cage may have lived this day a thousand times.

That death at 15:08 had the whole theater rolling when I saw this on release. I hadn't heard of it and got dragged in by a friend who was bored on a Friday night. Really glad they did, it's hilarious.

Just full on embracing that Pringle's man look now😂

If any of you are Stargate : SG1 fans, there is an episode called "Window Of Opportunity". It's probably my fav, and follows the same Groundhog Day vibe.

Awesome reaction, guys! This is one of my favorite sci-fi movies, and definitely one of my favorite Tom Cruise films. I'm so glad you reacted to it! If you want to see Tom Cruise in another role that's a bit different than he usually plays, check out Collateral (2004) with Cruise and Jamie Foxx.

Emily Blunt is fantastic in (well everything she's in, but specifically) a movie called "The Adjustment Bureau" with Matt Damon. It's sci-fi (ish) movie based on story written by Philip K Dick. Other movies based on his stories are Bladerunner, Total Recall, Imposter & Minority Report. Have fun!

I saw it a couple times already in the comments, but I'll add my vote for "Oblivion." Obsolutely stunning movie.

the thing that makes me respect tom cruise as an actor is that he's not afraid to play someone who is so ignoble and sleazy. he is SUCH a coward in the beginning and he plays that to the hilt in order to make that arc play so well.

Probably the best non-video game, video game movie.

"How did they film this? It doesn't look like CG, it looks real." There's good cgi and bad cgi. This movie has good cgi. Unfortunately cgi has gotten a bad name because of so many movies that don't bother making it look good. I've always seen through that. Jurassic Park had very good cgi, for 1993, and it continues to impress today, because the right tools were used and they were used well. 27:47 It didn't occur to me until watching your reaction, after I've seen this movie a lot of times, but maybe he cleared out that entire beach himself so he might have enough time to get to the omega before she dies? On second thought, I'm probably wrong. It seems like it would have shown him wiping out the mimics on the beach if that's what he did. Action scifi recommendation: ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019) Trust me on this one. James Cameron had a very big hand in the making of it and it really is good, on a level close to Edge of Tomorrow. I'm not kidding, yet I'm aware of how it went right under most people's radar. Many of your viewers will be familiar with it and will back me up on this one. It's very scifi, very action, and full of surprises. You'll love it. In fact, even though Alita Battle Angel's story doesn't resemble that of Edge of Tomorrow, the movies have a lot in common. Both were great movies, but didn't do as well as they deserved to in theaters for various unfortunate reasons. Both made extensive use of very good cgi. Both have lots of great well-known actors. Both are very high action. Both have intriguing plots that twist and turn unpredictably to surprise you in the end. Both have likable bad-ass characters. Both make clever use of humor to break up the seriousness without making it feel like a comedy. Good writing, music, choreography, cinematography, etc.. Oh yeah, and both have a main character referred to as an "angel".

Love this movie! I went to the theatre twice just to boost the receipts since it wasn't marketed well. Great reaction you two! Yep, this movie is such a great time… pun intended.

Hey guys! This was fun (as expected- heh). A few other "time loop" movues, you'd enjoy... - Groundhog Day (the OG) - Happy Death Day - same, but slasher movie - Palm Springs - romantic comedy (kinda) And separately, "Looper" - not quite the same, but still a slick approach to time travel. Later! 😎👍

Definitely check out 'Boss Level', 'Oblivion', and 'Elysium'. Seeing how much fun you guys had with this one, I know you'd love those.

Bill Paxton RIP because you love sci-fi, watch...aeon flux, elysium (feels like this movie), dark city, cypher, the island, equilibrium, ex-machina golden compass, i robot, in time, outlander, snowpiercer, spectral, and a fantasy movie..the league of extraordinary gentlemen

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I never get TOO excited about a Tom Cruise film unless it's sci-fi, all of those he's done are really good. The year before, 2013, he did one called 'Oblivion'. Then there's the two he did with Spielberg, 'Minority Report' and 'War of the Worlds'. Another mind bender from 2001 is 'Vanilla Sky'.

Oblivion 26th Tom cruise came out around the same time... another si fi action... I love it. Both films to me are epic. Great reaction.

This is a great movie. Just imagine how heartbreaking it would be to get to know some person so well over the course of weeks or months or whatever- growing closer ever day and learning all these personal things and they just forget every day that they know you. I'd also suggest checking out District 9 and Elysium. The both have that kind of gritty, real life feel to them. Oh, and Oblivion, also starring Tom Cruise.

Id say somewhat underrated movie. It's really good.

“Hell or High Water” and “Sicario” are great movies

it would be easy for him to get out of going on the beach. All he would have to explain to the general is that there are people called "field reporters" who will go to various places during the invasion (under Cage's supervision) and collect footage... and then Cage will work his magic and weave the footage into a positive narrative ... from his edit booth. There is no reason for Cage to go on the beach. The first part of this movie reminds me of a great science fiction story, "Caster". A famous newscaster returns to his "backwater" home world, which is about to be handed over to aliens as part of a post-war peace agreement. He begins by sneering at the world he escaped, but slowly sees what a great place it is, where humans and aliens live in peace. The planet, Greenworld, is going to resist the aliens, but doesn't stand a chance. And so he begins a series of newscasts aimed at one man; the admiral of the fleet. The admiral knows that if he interferes, it cold resume the war; but he also knows the planet will be devastated by invasion and the humans probably killed. But the caster mercilessly preys on the admiral's conscience with his stories, and the admiral knows the price he will have to pay. Finally, after the aliens begin their attack and Greenworld fends it off with a desperate gamble... the admiral orders the fleet into action. His ships threaten the aliens' transport ships, which would also have their "queen-mother" aboard.... and so the aliens call off the attack and go home. The admiral and 'caster are invited by the head of gov't to watch from his office as two of Greenworld's only transport ships land... surrounded by a squadron of the latest fighter ships. The transports were loaded with orbital defense weapons. Once the bankers saw that Greenworld stood a chance, the loans were guaranteed. The admiral leaves, solemnly, and the caster asks the leader what his problem is. The leader explains, that in order to prevent a resumption of the war, Earth has to throw the aliens some red meat. The admiral will be tried and executed. The caster tells the leader to summon his producer. The last line of the story is: "I'm going to save that man":.

Great reaction! Big Love is an HBO series starring Bill Paxton, it's a lot of fun, and he's great in it. Even if you don't react to it for your channel, it's worth watching. Risky Business (1983) Is a fantastic, smart, dark coming of age movie that stars Tom Cruise and made him a star, three years before Top Gun made him a super star. And for some reason almost no one reacts to it. Under the Skin (2013) Is a movie starring Scarlett Johansson. It's easily one of the weirdest and most viscerally disturbing sci-fi movies ever made. It's also a movie no one ever reacts to.

I think this is one of the best sci-fi films of the last 25 years with an excellent cast & engaging storytelling. No doubt the special & practical effects are fantastic but the script is what really makes it superb. Cannot be positive of course, but I think Cage relived that day for years…how that would just wear you down psychologically, especially having feelings for Rita….it would be a nightmare. (If y’all haven’t seen “Oblivion” I highly suggest it, another excellent sci-fi). [edit: been thinking this for awhile, have you thought about watching any classic sci-fi? Hope so, because I have an amazing film…”Metropolis”. Please consider]

I don't know if you two realize this but Rita Vrataski's sword is a blade off of a crashed helicopter.

Great reaction to this one! If you haven't reacted to these movies yet they are well worth it: Interstellar (2014) The Martian (2015) Arrival (2016)

Watch Cloud Atlas. It's sci-fi mystery action comedy drama; genre- and character-bending, beautiful and heartbreaking, truly unlike anything else. And it all works. So underrated, probably the Wachowski's best film. About life love death, future past present. Great directing, cinematography, editing and cast. It deserves a reaction video, I know you will love it. I'll even become a Patreon member, I swear! 😅

For a time loop movie that really leans into the video game feeling, Boss Level is a lot of fun.

This movie ROCKS !!!!

Recommendation: Two more great Tom Cruise action sci-fi movies are "Oblivion" and "Minority Report".

Hello Jordan & Chandra!😊 It has only been a week since your reaction, but it seems much longer. That must mean you guys are great reactors!😉 One of the most fun futuristic action films I have seen is "Demolition Man" (1993) and it stars someone you are familiar with Sylvester Stallone.🏆 Two more futuristic action films with Tom Cruise are "Minority Report" (2002) and "Oblivion" (2013).😉 Great reactions to this Groundhog Day type film, Maplenut Couple!!!🎬👏👏👏👏 Two more films with a similar premise are "Happy Death Day" (2017) and "Happy Death Day 2U" (2019).😉 They are comedy/horror.

The last reset is correct because he kept resetting the invasion day but they went to Paris on the day before the invasion so that’s the day that was reset. Some people don’t get that right away.

Oblivion with Tom Cruise is a good one, too.

They are sending him in with the invasion because he is a public affairs officer, and the only way to tell the story is to get out there and participate. I was in the same job in the military for 24 years. I went out on patrol almost every day while deployed to Iraq on combat missions with the infantry. All service members are warfighters, regardless of their specific military occupational specialty.

11:53 it's actually part of a helicopter rotor blade.

Great reaction! As an aside by military tradition there's no such thing as a "J-Squad", or company or platoon, etc. It's considered the "lost" company. Which I always felt was interesting that's who they use in the movie. The story goes that there was an actual J company that was obliterated so they retired that designation. The real life reason is not as dramatic. I and J are similar when written and can be interchanged so they chose to use I instead.

One of the best movies of the last 20 years easy. Great reaction.

One of those few movies that I have watched which was FAR FAR better than I expected it to be. Why the heck they did not do a follow up for this to round the story out is a true mystery. After all Tom Cruise is not exactly a nobody in the film industry!

You've already done the action/sci-fi movie I'd recommend (Starship Troopers) so alternates would be: 1. Battle: Los Angeles. 2. Attack the Block. 3. Dredd. 4. The Host. 5. Serenity. 6. Guardians of the Galaxy. 7. Gravity. Less action, lots of sci-fi: 12 Monkeys Donnie Darko District 9 Ex Machina

Based on the Japanese novel "All You Need is Kill" (which was the original title for the film while it was in development but they changed it before release). There's also a manga _and_ a graphic novel adaptation so if you're a fan of multi-media fiction you're well covered :). Great movie, deserved to do better on release than it did I think (it wasn't a flop - they made their money back plus a bit - but also wasn't a smash hit either).

I love this film! I saw it 3 times in theaters and many times since then on Blu-ray or in reactions like this and I will never understand how this film didn't do well at the box office. Happy you both enjoyed it so much.

Tom Cruise kind of went off the rails on a personal level around this time and I think it kind of undermined his films, but now that people have forgotten his shenanigans they can appreciate that in spite of being a bit of a looney he's still a great actor in some great movies. That said, this movie is one of his best. I only think I'd put The Last Samurai above it.

This film, and oblivion are so good Cruise movies :-)

OK, I'm going to make a case for Tom Cruise's contribution here. In the UK we had a TV film critic, and I remember he reviewed _Rainman_ when it was released. He gave due props to Dustin Hoffman, but he went on to say that the acting of Tom Cruise was superlative, playing the character arc of the brother who at first was a grade-A douchebag but the things that happened gradually made him a decent human being. This is a similar situation: Cage's character arc is one that I think not many actors could have pulled off. He's unctuous in the early scenes, a real media manipulator and coward and a draft dodger; then he's terrified as someone without even basic training who is literally dropped on to a beach-head; then he's totally reliant on Rita, he needs her to tell him what to do and provide support for what he's going through, but he ends up as a true warrior - the difference between his expression in the drop ship between the first and the last time we see is astonishing - cold, calculating, urgent, brave, and super-efficient. And in the middle just for fun he throws in a portrayal of someone who is heartbreakingly in love with Rita but he knows she's only known him for 24 hours and he can't possibly let her know how he feels, because it would be weird. "Why does it matter if I die?" She catches on though, which is why we get one of the great lines in the movie, something she says to him so that a future version of herself will know how she felt about him before: "My middle name... is Rose."

"I thought he would last longer than that" huh I know that line lol

Great reaction. Your editing really did justice to the film's story, which is often lost in similar reaction videos. Well done...

Another fun reaction guys! This movie didn't do well in theaters for some reason, but it's a Sci-Fi classic. Another underappreciated Tom Cruise movie is "Jack Reacher." It's a whodunit and an action flick and definitely worth your time. 👍

Her "sword" is actually a tail rotor blade from a helicopter.

You should check out The Hidden (1987)

Wonderful reaction and this is one of my favorite Tom Cruise movies!! Love you guys so much, your reactions are so much fun!! 🙂❤

Such an epic film. This came from absolutely nowhere. Unfortunately there is a gargantuan plot hole... Cage could simply take her to where the first Alpha was killed and transfer the power to them both. They could bring one soldier at a time each day until everyone has it. Have you done Groundhog Day yet ? More - Annihilation - Alex Garland with Nathalie Portman Ex Machina - Alex Garland with Oscar Isaac Dredd - written by Alex Garland with Karl Urban Civil War - Alex Garland with Kirsten Dunst. Brand new. Yeah... do some Alex Garland.

Fantastic film....can't wait for the sequel Love bill paxton's reaction at 15:06 when cage gets run over by the truck.."what the hell were you thinkin"..😂😂😂😂😂

It's really sad that this movie kinda flopped in the cinemas. It was so awesome to see on the big screen.

Action sci-fi.. Tom Cruise had done a number of them. Oblivion, Minority Report, and War of the Worlds. Others that are not Tom's that I still like: IRobot, Surrogates, De Javu, Blade Runner both movies

Excited for your reaction this is hands down one of my all time favorite movies. Hope you can do Oblivion with Cruise and Morgan Freeman

This movie is a twisted version of Groundhog Day.

This movie is the extreme action version of a movie called Groundhog Day.

Action Sci-fi recommendation: Soldier (1998) Kurt Russell I knew you'd enjoy this film! We broke the record for shortest time between a recommendation popping up and me clicking on it 😂 We'll break it again if you watch my recommendation, above. It's a great film with a lot more emotional content than you'd expect from a 90s action movie. I wouldn't say it's underrated, because everyone loves it when they see it, but not many people have reacted to it on KZfaq so maybe it's hard to find; I don't know. I just know you'll really enjoy it if you watch it. It's got Kurt Russell. How can you go wrong?

The ironic thing is this only ever got a mobile game made. They literally had the blueprint for what to make but never gave us a full fledged game.

You guys should watch Oblivion. It is sci fi with a twist. And Tom is awesome, as usual!