Training Day (2001) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

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Training Day (2001)
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@lanolinlight 2 ай бұрын

Always fun to watch how slowly it dawns on first-timers that normally heroic Denzel is playing a complete psychopath rather than Cop Yoda.

@OmegaSaiyan92 2 ай бұрын

it's why he won the oscar man

@RussellCHall 2 ай бұрын

"Do or Do Not, there is no Warrant" Cop Yoda

@86leewis 2 ай бұрын

There's no way any of those went through that vest. I believe I heard him mention hydrashock. No way a jhp went through that, an fmj is more believable but I doubt it too.

@86leewis 2 ай бұрын

I have noticed that a few times, not so much here, they seemed pretty aware something was off from the beginning

@leon327 2 ай бұрын

My Dad had the same, confused reaction: "But....I thought he was the good guy!"

@Montevideo2001 2 ай бұрын

Alonzo: "Tell me a story!" Jake : "I don't think I know any stories." - 24 hours later Jake has the best story ever

@emmanuelmakoba6085 2 ай бұрын

Bro!

@reneedennis2011 2 ай бұрын

Yup.

@johngreen6521 2 ай бұрын

Never caught that!

@brian4rmthewood 2 ай бұрын

Good one.

@tulacagas 2 ай бұрын

When Alonzo is on on the phone after he kills Roger, he is talking to the Mexicans about setting up Jake. Great film.

@tonyhancock5467 2 ай бұрын

And he got the idea to call them, from the girl Hoyt saved saying that her cousins were from Tre Hill

@el34glo59 2 ай бұрын

Make sure that tubs clean. You can hear him

@tulacagas 2 ай бұрын

@@tonyhancock5467 I didn’t know that!!!! awesome.

@harvey4512 2 ай бұрын

I've just rewatched it and I notice and the end as well

@goldengloves2388 2 ай бұрын

Facts.

@johnwilliamson2207 2 ай бұрын

What's amazing is how Alonzo fools us, even when you think he's being light and getting along with Hoyt, there isn't a single second of that day when he isn't playing Hoyt. If you listen close to Alonzo on the phone in the car just before Hoyt gets into the car at Scott Glenn's place, you hear him say "Just make sure that bathtubs clean alright?", that whole pep talk in the car was also just bullshit. Incredible performance and deserving of that Oscar.

@ChucklesMcNoodle 2 ай бұрын

American Gangster (2007) features Denzel as a villain.

@SnaFubar_24 2 ай бұрын

Yup and it is on par or even better than this awesome film.

@lethaldose2000 2 ай бұрын

So true, I forgot that.

@joelwillems4081 2 ай бұрын

"20 percent""When you own something, you can call it what you want."

@BigBoss-zi5ss 2 ай бұрын

@@joelwillems4081 oh ok you got the jar??

@leon327 2 ай бұрын

Is he the villain? The cops are depicted just as bad, Josh Brolins character for example.

@drlee2 2 ай бұрын

Denzel Washington won a well-deserved Best Actor Oscar for this film. Ethan Hawke was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and the more I watch this movie, the more I think he also deserved to win in his category.

@chrisjfox8715 2 ай бұрын

Hoyt, and Ethan's performance of him, in this film is one of the best examples of what they call Character Foil

@Niinsa62 2 ай бұрын

I think Ethan Hawke should have gotten a Best Actor Oscar. He was not just supporting, he was the main character. Denzel was great too, though, so not unhappy with his Oscar.

@WhoAmEye187 2 ай бұрын

@@Niinsa62man shut up he's nowhere near Denzel acting abilities

@jp3813 Ай бұрын

@@Niinsa62 The runner-up to Denzel that year was most likely Russell Crowe.

@paulg123 2 ай бұрын

This is one of those rare films that sticks with you for a little while after viewing. Great actors. Great acting. Great story.

@slimmccoy8863 2 ай бұрын

A great supporting cast also: Dr Dre, Snoop Dog, Macy Grey. A number of the extras are actual members of the gangs they are cast as. Also love the soundrack. :)

@DA-yl8js 2 ай бұрын

This story hits on a different level if you've ever been in Jake's shoes; a newbie surrounded by people who either toe the line or completely cross the line and try to convince you to do the same. Getting pressured because all the experienced ones say it's no big deal and that it's justified, then realizing later on that it never was ok

@TheAcademizer 2 ай бұрын

I think you guys hit the nail on the head. The writing in this movie is top notch, but Denzel...Denzel puts on an absolute master class in this film. As you pointed out, you watch him do something terrible, and then he justifies it...and somehow convinces you that it wasn't as bad as you thought, and perhaps even necessary. And then he does it over and over again. Things just get worse and worse, and yet, he still is so charismatic that he convinces you that you didn't really see what you saw. Great reaction!

@cartersmom0629 2 ай бұрын

What happened is that Denzel is usually a good guy in his movies so when he did this movie, everyone felt exactly how Sam felt about not wanting to believe that Alonzo could be that bad but he was. Denzel's charm is what worked for him in this movie. The bathtub scene is the most intense scene ever. Ethan Hawk said that he was really scared during that scene. And, Ethan said that working with Denzel changed him just like Jake's Training day changed his character.

@laudanum669 2 ай бұрын

The only other movie scene that is as intense is another bathroom scene from "Scarface" with the chainsaw.

@ContrarianCorner 2 ай бұрын

Denzel's performance in this film is one for the ages. Also, as someone who grew up in a gang-infested part of L.A., this is the most realistic depiction I've ever seen.

@JordanCesaroni93 2 ай бұрын

Denzel Washington is magnetic; the way he talks and the way he can switch gears from being menacing and intimidating to charismatic, manipulative, charming and almost like a dad-figure/mentor-type is staggering

@azazello1784 2 ай бұрын

Is this a joke? He is a clown.

@potterj09 2 ай бұрын

SHU PROGRAM N*!!!!!! lmao

@PapaEli-pz8ff 2 ай бұрын

Alonzo was a genuine, certifiable sociopath! Great performance by Denzel!

@Major42 2 ай бұрын

@@azazello1784 = 🤡

@user-ly9wr8wj5s 2 ай бұрын

Fuck yeah 😎 👌

@rlevitta 2 ай бұрын

The woman with the long nails that Denzel steals the money from is R&B singer Macy Gray.

@jerodast 2 ай бұрын

Damn, homie!

@atlas94450 2 ай бұрын

First Snoop then Macy, another serious cameo

@reneedennis2011 2 ай бұрын

Yup.

@Gecko.... 2 ай бұрын

The black guy in the wheelchair is billy eilish, she blacked up for the role

@foreignmilk5589 2 ай бұрын

and shes disgusting

@Friend_Of_The_Muse 2 ай бұрын

"When you lay down with dogs you get up with fleas." The more I watch this incredible film the more I see a modern Shakespearean vibe to it.

@reneedennis2011 2 ай бұрын

Yup.

@MikeB12800 2 ай бұрын

That’s the great thing about Denzel’s performance. He makes the audience understand, forgive, and justify that what he’s doing is for the overall good. But what he’s doing is completely evil and unlawful.

@unclebounce1495 2 ай бұрын

Only people who are criminal. Criminals make excuses for breaking laws, and those excuses always coincide with personal conveniences.

@SilentBob731 2 ай бұрын

@@unclebounce1495 He's talking about the first half.

@rohe4077 2 ай бұрын

Trump sycophants haven't figured it out yet. The world's not in a good place. Resting on its laurels.

@jesseowenvillamor6348 2 ай бұрын

@@rohe4077Dude, stop these anti-Trump comments. It's getting annoying.

@TheRealAhoy 2 ай бұрын

@@jesseowenvillamor6348In my experience people who are like "anti-politician" are the biggest politicians of all...

@philmakris8507 2 ай бұрын

The smoke Alonzo gave him was "sherm" a.k.a. "wet" weed laced with pcp. And it wasn't the weed they took off the college kids. Alonzo had it with him from the get go.

@green_of_grey 2 ай бұрын

yeah, getting the weed from the collage kids was the smokescreen to make Jake believe it was a lesser drug

@Flesharrower 2 ай бұрын

I think there's something to be said for a well known actor being bold enough to play against their "type", for example Tom Cruise in Collateral and Denzel here. Good enough to win an Oscar for it.

@joelwillems4081 2 ай бұрын

IDK, Denzel is always a bad m-f whether he's the "good" guy or the "bad" guy. Sort of like Eastwood. Now Eastwood singing in Paint Your Wagon, that was different. See Homer Simpson's review of that film.

@alainvosselman9960 2 ай бұрын

Both are bad actors.. you see one of their characters they played and you've seen practically all. I don't give a crap about who gets an Oscar... that's politics.

@jamedraa8472 2 ай бұрын

Denzel got a lot of flack from the Black community leaders for playing that role. He usually portrayed our heroes. There are plenty of criminals portrayed. I get it, but he definitely played this role. Ethan Hawk talked about it in an interview.

@jesseowenvillamor6348 2 ай бұрын

@@alainvosselman9960Shut up. You're not an actor.

@alexanderthegreat5649 2 ай бұрын

@@alainvosselman9960 Oscar's might be politics to you, but you couldn't be further from the truth about Denzel roles being the same. Alonzo is nothing like Malcom X, nothing like Hurricane Carter, nothing like Flight, nothing like Roman J. Israel, nothing like Fences, nothing like Glory. Now I won't say there isn't overlap, but you won't find any prolific actor who doesn't have similar roles. I even agree with Cruise that's mostly due to how involved he is in producing everything he's in. With the church and everything he won't allow himself to be seen in a certain way which is way Edge Of Tomorrow stood out as he wasn't basically Ethan Hunt super hero he was a coward who sukked at fighting. I'll even put Will Smith in that category as always playing Will Smith accept for funny enough is Oscar nominated and winning role(s) which were Ali, Pursuit of Happiness and King Richard all real people that he couldn't play as Fresh Prince Will Smith he had to at least TRY to act like those men. Denzel is and has been way more diverse in characters then them. His recent Macbeth was another great performance not like much other he's done I mean it's a Shakespeare work it's inherently different. Don't know if you've seen much of his Theater work either but he's been great there as well.

@charleshays5407 2 ай бұрын

The woman they gave the phony warrant to was singer Macy Gray, who won a Grammy for her song I Try.

@Henry-fn1zw 2 ай бұрын

Everybody talks about Denzel, Ethan Hawke is so underrated in this. He is every bit his equal

@RealRecognizeReel 2 ай бұрын

It was weed laced with PCP. Everything else he said was another name for PCP (Angel dust, etc.)

@lethaldose2000 2 ай бұрын

It's so intense to watch Sam and Daniel believe in the nobility of Lonzo. ------- Only to discover he's not skating the line as a gray cop, that had to be a wolf to catch a wolf. ------ He's truly manipulative, demented, and evil in his intentions he was playing Jake the entire day. great reaction as usual.

@tajcee 2 ай бұрын

To this day I still believe the car scene after Alonzo justifies killing Roger to Jake earned Denzel his Oscar.

@chadwickvon8019 2 ай бұрын

Let's fucking goooo. This is legit my favorite Denzel movie. Such a great actor...so glad y'all liked it. Awesome reaction y'all.

@AnonymousSaiyan 2 ай бұрын

I would say it's his best performance, character study. He did such a good job, and he ALWAYS does a good job but this one hits different

@mikemarc92 2 ай бұрын

@@AnonymousSaiyanMalcolm X was his best work.. easily!

@playedout148 2 ай бұрын

He's so believably evil in this movie.

@bammybound 2 ай бұрын

The scene where Jake is walking up the stairs looking at the esses while Cypress Hill is playing is a badass scene.

@PML78 2 ай бұрын

It's like another level of danger on the horizon... felt real too😎

@jerodast 2 ай бұрын

Everything is a badass scene with a Cypress Hill "Superstar" track playing :)

@bencotton9414 2 ай бұрын

11:51 - "Can I have one crack please" 😂😂😂

@bencotton9414 2 ай бұрын

Denzel Washington's portrayal of Alonzo Harris is based off of a real dirty cop named Rafael Perez, who was an inspiration for Officer Tenpenny in GTA San Andreas...

@Chiefn-ly7yr 2 ай бұрын

Yup he was part of crash unit dated the homeboys girls when they were busted planted evidence he was a POS

@danilopompey754 2 ай бұрын

This is a great role for Denzel, winning an Oscar, but sadly, he ripped off his portrayal from the main character of "Menace to Society," who did an even better portrayal of a corrupt person, but who, based on Hollywood standards, would never get an Oscar for such a gangster role. QED,

@reneedennis2011 2 ай бұрын

Yup.

@danilopompey754 2 ай бұрын

@@reneedennis2011, really, where can I find the Rafael Perez story? Just curious. QED

@reneedennis2011 2 ай бұрын

@@danilopompey754 The Rafael Perez story is covered in the documentary Biggie and Tupac. The Califaces KZfaq channel has a video about him, too. I hope this helps for starters.

@bamboosho0t 2 ай бұрын

Alonzo was a certified, card-carrying member of the Dark Triad. Machiavellian, Narcissistic, and psychopathic all rolled into one.

@jamedraa8472 2 ай бұрын

The most frightening part is that the character is based on an actual dirty cop. Denzel said that while he was filming he would come home and stay in his basement. He didn't want to bring that energy around his family.

@theponyisday 2 ай бұрын

A welcome surprise on this boring Saturday evening, thank you !!! One of my favorite movies

@shanenolan5625 2 ай бұрын

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one. ( palpatine star wars )

@DLites151 2 ай бұрын

Boring? Kendrick dropped to murders in one day

@lethaldose2000 2 ай бұрын

Training day threw everyone for Loop because Denzel never plays the bad guy he's always a savior and the benevolent character in all his movies. ------ This movie was a complete departure and it sent everybody for a loop including Sam and Danielle. -------- I think the members of The Academy got to see the full range of Denzel Washington as a talent and as such awarded him the Academy Award for Best Actor.

@andrewreisinger6860 2 ай бұрын

A very underrated film Denzel directed and acted in is "Antwoine Fischer".

@MikeB12800 2 ай бұрын

Fallen is a great underrated Denzel movie!!

@aarrgghh 2 ай бұрын

note that the closing news report is a callback to alonzo's threat to jake. also too, fun fact: the diner where jake meets alonzo is the same diner that detective somerset meets tracy mills in "se7en".

@daryl772003 2 ай бұрын

it was a real diner too but it's closed now

@MrMarshall62 2 ай бұрын

Montys pool hall next door was cowboy shit back in the day ❄

@chadwickvon8019 2 ай бұрын

American Gangster with dezel and russel crowe is a another great movie where Denzel plays a not so nice guy. It's based a real gangster.

@reneedennis2011 2 ай бұрын

Yup.

@victorewah2659 2 ай бұрын

The level of game that Alonzo was running on Jake throughout this film was top-notch because he had him believing every word he said up to that very moment when he attempted to have him executed; which explains why even a character like Roger couldn't even detect his bullsh*t and anticipate that Alonzo would ever set him up to rob him, let alone kill him. In another life, I suspect that Alonzo might have been mighty successful in the profession of a pimp because that dudes game and ability to read & manipulate people was off the charts.😳

@brownstarslots 2 ай бұрын

7:20 "When do they do cop things?". What a line guys lol

@catboy079 2 ай бұрын

King Kong ain’t got shit on me!

@johnmaynardable 2 ай бұрын

Love that line.

@jasonpratt3970 2 ай бұрын

I think Fallen is another underrated Denzel movie. James Gandolfini and John a Goodman are in it, too.

@michaelcoffey1991 2 ай бұрын

@TBR Schmitt the breakdown AFTER is always even better then the reaction this was no different. Samantha seemed to really like this amazing flick which is always fun to see someone else like what you like. Best wishes

@RussellCHall 2 ай бұрын

I like to think that while making this movie Scott Glenn was like "Hey Denzel you should remake my old movie Man On Fire with Tony Scott I'd like to watch it" LOL

@mynameisnotearl4383 2 ай бұрын

Denzel movie no one reacts to that I think is great and underrated. The bone collector. Angelina jolie also stars.

@antsmasherjack 2 ай бұрын

During the poker scene, if you listen really closely, you can hear Alonzo revving up his car engine and driving away.

@michaelcurtis8520 2 ай бұрын

I saw this in theaters when it came out. I remember sweating bullets for the whole scene where they had Hoyt in the bathtub. Incredible movie!

@andrwarrior 2 ай бұрын

brilliantly concocted scene. Fist time I saw it, I wasn't seeing any way out of that tub in one piece, and was terrified every elongated second fully expecting for him to be done for right then and there

@slimmccoy8863 2 ай бұрын

@@andrwarrior You rarely see such a well-executed depiction of Karma in action. Set-up and payoff FTW

@potterj09 2 ай бұрын

One should always use a pillow, not just a shower curtain.

@jonpevehouse 2 ай бұрын

The difference between Cliff Curtis here as a drug dealer, and his part in Live Free or Die Hard, as an FBI agent, are incredible. Props to his acting chops.

@jonpevehouse 2 ай бұрын

@uhs2r in the immortal words of George Costanza... "Is not a lie if you believe it."

@mitchellmelkin4078 2 ай бұрын

@@jonpevehouse, He can portray any number of ethnicities without any issue, whatever.

@michaeljames6817 2 ай бұрын

I just googled Cliff Curtis when they mentioned him and said 'oh that guy, he was in this movie??'. Took me until I read this to figure out who he played.

@jesseowenvillamor6348 2 ай бұрын

@@uhs2rDon't comment if you're ignorant.

@jesseowenvillamor6348 2 ай бұрын

Underrated actor.

@brendaleeirizarry1724 2 ай бұрын

Everyone talks about Denzel Washington in this movie but I'm always captivated by Ethan Hawkes performance. He conveys everything with his eyes and face and I just feel it.

@102Jonjon 2 ай бұрын

Y'all gotta check out "End of Watch" it was written and directed by David Ayer same guy that wrote this film. Also a cop drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena.

@philmakris8507 2 ай бұрын

Not necessarily evil Denzel but flawed Denzel is FLIGHT.

@green_of_grey 2 ай бұрын

it is up there for sure among Denzel films... his usual character is totally inverted :)

@offbeatscratcher 2 ай бұрын

Nobody reacts to this movie but it''s definitely one of the best!

@jerodast 2 ай бұрын

Yep was gonna say that. I think of _Philadelphia, Training Day_ and _Flight_ as three decades of Denzel. First mostly a good guy, then mostly a bad guy, and then just an imperfect guy. (I still need to see _Malcolm X_ though.)

@anamorphic74 2 ай бұрын

“When do they do Cop Things?” 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

@rayzrsharp 2 ай бұрын

This was SOOO fun to watch you guys slowly realize who Denzel's character was. Sam's face....hahaha. Next up... MALCOLM X, FLIGHT, AMERICAN GANGSTER.

@LordVolkov 2 ай бұрын

Antoine Fuqua has been a force out of the gate. Training Day is his first time working with Denzel, and they are now deep in the Equalizer series together so clearly they enjoy collaborating. They work with Ethan again on the Magnificent 7 remake, which is ok 😅 Don't skip on Fuqua's first film, The Replacement Killers, with Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino. It's a love letter to John Woo

@christianevans8755 2 ай бұрын

I love Training Day. And I highly recommend American Gangster as your next Denzel movie. He plays a legendary role but I don’t wanna give too much away at once. And yeah End Of Watch is brilliant! So I highly suggest those two. ❤🎉

@mattperry9287 2 ай бұрын

Good times, I vote Fallen for the next Denzel flick

@omegashinra7672 2 ай бұрын

One of the best movies ever made, imo. 5/5 from start to finish and Denzel deserved every ounce of the Oscar he won for this.

@eliminator173 2 ай бұрын

Still makes me laugh how they got a Polynesian guy to play a Cholo lol.

@FrldyZX87 2 ай бұрын

And he played an Arab in Three Kings, he's a chameleon!

@jerodast 2 ай бұрын

The races cast by Hollywood are black, white, East Asian, and Cliff Curtis.

@eliminator173 2 ай бұрын

@@jerodast lmao

@djm3suxx 2 ай бұрын

And his little cousin (school girl) is a Filipina.

@PauloHernandezXD 2 ай бұрын

@@eliminator173true, lol, but he did a helluva job IMO :P

@bencotton9414 2 ай бұрын

23:10 - you hear Alonzo say on the phone "just make sure that tub is clean" so the following conversation with Jake was completely false and manipulative! Alonzo had already decided Jake was a liability at that point so he had to go! So even though the conversation in the car half seems meaningful it really isn't! Alonzo is being COMPLETELY FALSE!

@bencotton9414 2 ай бұрын

23:51 - COMPLETE BULLSHIT! At this point Alonzo had put a hit on Jake at this point! We think the regular gangbangers are bad but those Mexicans are TERRIFYING...

@ExhaustedElox 2 ай бұрын

The difference between Alonzo and Jake is the difference between using fear and respect in motivating those beneath you.

@stsolomon618 2 ай бұрын

Denzel Washington's Oscar winning performance. I wish he got an Oscar for Malcolm X cause he was amazing in that as well. Also, Fallen is another cool Denzel Washington film I recommend as well.

@TahiriVeila13ABY 2 ай бұрын

Malcom X was bad.

@stsolomon618 2 ай бұрын

@@TahiriVeila13ABYthat's your opinion, I enjoyed Malcolm X

@yepimheretoo2270 2 ай бұрын

Fallen was great & different type of movie for him

@stsolomon618 2 ай бұрын

@yepimheretoo2270 yeah, it sure was.

@TheAcademizer 2 ай бұрын

I watched Fallen again recently, and I think it feels a bit dated now. However, I remember watching it in theatres, and my jaw hit the floor (if you know, you know). Even if it is a bit dated now, I still very much enjoy that movie, and think it is an excellent suggestion for a first watch.

@SolidSnake240 2 ай бұрын

This is probably my most re-watched movie ever lol. Its just so well made. Always loved that scene where Alonzo slides under his bed and grabs the shotgun. I thought it was the most badass thing ever when I first watched lol.

@dnllrnt 2 ай бұрын

The original ending had the wise men waiting at Jake's house, telling him that Alonzo didn't make it to his payment drop off and they were demanding to know where the money was. Jake tells them it's in the evidence room downtown and they each had a look of "Oh shit..." I like the theatrical ending, but the original ending would have had an even bigger payoff to show he's bringing down as many crooked people as he could.

@JayCity10 2 ай бұрын

I thought the original, had Alonzo escaping on a plane. Denzel, being disgusted with Alonzo, refused that ending. Saying that Alonzo, needed to pay for his crimes.

@rxtsec1 2 ай бұрын

Original ending was Alonzo always dying but just one shot. Denzel demanded he get embarrassed when he got killed

@saracallahan2374 2 ай бұрын

I’m not sure Denzel has anymore straight up Villian roles, but there are 2 movies where he plays complicated men who couldn’t be called entirely likable, I really really really hope you watch on the channel-He Got Game (a very underrated Spike Lee film and IMO one Denzel’s absolute best performances) and Flight. He is AMAZING in Flight and John Goodman has a great supporting role in that one too.

@unwokeneuropean3590 2 ай бұрын

Ray Allen was good as an amateur actor in He got game.

@tajcee 2 ай бұрын

Those two you films you mentioned are excellent. Denzel always elevates the movies he’s in with his performances.

@albinaugustin6904 2 ай бұрын

He's in the new gladiator movie where I think he's playing the villain

@lg103 2 ай бұрын

Sam is one best female reactor to movies...she does such great job i really like watching you guys

@-M0LE 2 ай бұрын

Jen Murray is amazing too

@willthornsbury2913 2 ай бұрын

This and American Gangster are my favorite films of Denzel's and in both he plays the villain.

@willthornsbury2913 2 ай бұрын

Also, if you watch American Gangster, watch Virtuosity because they flip roles where Denzel is the hero and Russell Crowe is the villain.

@gregwodzynski941 2 ай бұрын

Hopefully you'll be watching Fallen and Ricochet. Two of my favorite Denzel Movies

@Dslaughter87 2 ай бұрын

I figured out that Alonzo was a corrupt cop right off the bat lol just his demeanor when they were having breakfast 😅 Another interesting Denzel movie would be Fallen.

@jplifesong 2 ай бұрын

This is one of the best cop movies ever…and Denzel is phenomenal here. Reminds me of Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men …where he almost convinces you with his rants and charisma that he’s on the right side of things. Only someone of their acting power can pull that off. Love it

@fester2306 2 ай бұрын

Always fun to see how long reactors give Denzel the benefit of the doubt.

@rosemarywatson1231 2 ай бұрын

I saw this movie on the first viewing on the first day of the movie's release in my neighborhood. .The audience in the theater was stunned when Denzel died. They sat in their seats speechless. . The house was packed. People didn't speak until they were out of the theater. It was such a good movie. The plot was so sick. Denzel was a bad guy, but for him to die? That was tough!

@Mr_Top_Hat_Jones 2 ай бұрын

6:56 “What did he take?” It was weed laced with PCP.

@Natedawgg84 2 ай бұрын

Fun Facts: On a interview the director said that about 70 percent of the movie was improvised, including Denzel's legendary line "King Kong ain't got shit on me!" Denzel best actor Oscar win was well deserved!

@DonRoccoRicardo 2 ай бұрын

"DAMN! I'm thirsty! I want a beer! YOU want a beer!?" - me literally every time I I do something cool... You should see me when I bowl a Turkey...

@DewJee2019 2 ай бұрын

Denzel was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor for this movie.

@azazello1784 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely disgusting. He didn't deserve it.

@slimmccoy8863 2 ай бұрын

Haters gonna hate. Denzel gave a top-tier performance in this role, and the Academy recognized that.

@JedEdwards-wl7vr 2 ай бұрын

@@azazello1784it was overrated

@samuelmatheri3589 2 ай бұрын

@@azazello1784 eat your heart out.

@enlightenmenttv2287 2 ай бұрын

@@azazello1784 I disagree, but either way, they owed him one for snubbing his portrayal of Malcom X.

@YoureMrLebowski 2 ай бұрын

7:18 "when do they do cop things?" -Daniel 😆

@freebirdallen 2 ай бұрын

LOL! Maybe he meant tv cop things?

@MarciaVandergriff 2 ай бұрын

Denzel Washington must watch: He got game Mo better blues Hurricane Malcolm x A soldiers story The book of Eli Man on fire

@tajcee 2 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Flight!

@YoureMrLebowski 2 ай бұрын

26:22 "oh shit! please let there be a connection." -Daniel 😇

@BDogg2023 2 ай бұрын

I used to live in South LA. A lot of these places are still around. The intersection where Snoop is sitting is just south of MLK on Crenshaw, outside the wig shop. I used to get Chinese food at the place on the corner all the time. “The Jungle,” one way in one way out, is the neighborhood about a half mile west of there on the south side of MLK.

@-M0LE 2 ай бұрын

Is it actually that bad

@BDogg2023 2 ай бұрын

@@-M0LE Not anymore, but I wouldn’t go there after dark on a Friday or Saturday night if you’re not from there.

@-M0LE 2 ай бұрын

@@BDogg2023 I live in Cornwall uk so zero gangs guns or areas like this Although some parts of uk are slightly more dangerous nothing is like that over there

@BDogg2023 2 ай бұрын

@@-M0LE I lived in LA for 25 years, worked in Hollywood for 15, and know both like the back of my hand. I can pretty much tell you where every single scene in this movie (and many others) was shot, and have also been there at some point in my life. Now I live 1,000 miles away, in the middle of a forest, and it’s weird watching movies set in the city sometimes. What’s also weird is the amount of drugs, guns, and crime that exist in the rural area to which I moved. There are A LOT of similarities between poor, urban, mostly African-American South Central LA and poor, rural, mostly white Oregon.

@ferchrissakes 2 ай бұрын

As I recall there is an alternate/extended ending to this, where one or two of the “big shots” they met in the restaurant show up at Jake’s house to ask what he intends to do (i.e. with the money, with the story, with his knowledge of all the corruption). I forget how it resolves, but if Jake’s steadfastly by-the-book those guys will want him dead in a hurry, and if he indicates that he’ll only pin it on Alonzo (or keep the money and say nothing either way) he’s compromising on his ideals. Whatever the case, the extended ending undercuts the neat resolution and closure we see in the final cut, which I kinda like. It’s not like Jake can just come home and call it a day after all this; it doesn’t end with just Alonzo dying.

@realcoachescorner3503 2 ай бұрын

PELICAN BRIEF and THE BONE COLLECTOR as well as DEJAVU

@tommyapples8490 2 ай бұрын

Loved Dejavu!

@peteparker22 2 ай бұрын

Can't believe you both haven't seen this. Gonna be a great reaction!

@RPGs 2 ай бұрын

Denzel Washington said he emulated the style of Rafael Pérez to give authenticity to his portrayal of corrupt LAPD cop Alonzo Harris. The character's vehicle has the license plate ORP 967, which is said to stand for Officer Rafael Pérez, born in 1967

@laudanum669 2 ай бұрын

What makes this movie great is that the audience is right there with Jake. Wanting to like and trust Alonzo and going back and forth in your mind about him and his actions.

@jasongoodacre 2 ай бұрын

One of my all-time fave movies 😊

@R-L-I 2 ай бұрын

Before this movie Denzel had always played good guys so at the time this was released audiences were completely shocked that he was actually the villain in this, not only that, he played that character so well it earned him an Oscar, one of Denzel’s finest performances (of which he had many) of his career!

@YoureMrLebowski 2 ай бұрын

4:50 "interesting tactics here." -Daniel the first sign something is up with Alonzo.

@JayGeeForty 2 ай бұрын

If you listen real close when Denzel is on the phone after they kill Roger, you can hear him say something to the effect of "just make sure that tubs clean". Loved the peanut butter story. And the radio report at the end, describing Alonzo's death, is the same way he described it when he was threatening Jake.

@artstation707 2 ай бұрын

The best way to watch the movie is to stop watching after Alonso takes care of Hoyt on the balcony. I might even make a special edit, removing the last few minutes of the film.

@infiad1275 2 ай бұрын

@@artstation707 I prefer having the good guy win.

@artstation707 2 ай бұрын

@@infiad1275 It's a Hollywood movie.

@jesseowenvillamor6348 2 ай бұрын

@@artstation707Shut up

@erikbyrge2024 2 ай бұрын

32:25 Famous Quote! 33:05 Swiss Cheesed!

@blgeiger71 2 ай бұрын

Loved it! This is definitely one of the best starring Denzel. Another incredible ride is "Out of Time (2003)" starring him and Eva Mendez together again, if you're interested.

@jimtatro6550 2 ай бұрын

Denzel’s best performance in a career full of incredible performances.

@domdittyful 2 ай бұрын

I have been waiting years for you guys to do this movie. I feel overwhelmed. 😂😂😂

@athos1974 2 ай бұрын

My favorite Denzel movie. When I first moved to LA, I lived 4 blocks away from the neighborhood the baby momma lives. Used to drive by there every day. 😳

@JayDawg83 2 ай бұрын

We all love Denzel as the good guy. We never would have thought he'd be great playing a bad guy. And the Oscar goes to....🏆

@reservoirdude92 2 ай бұрын

A Soldier's Story (1984), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), and The Hurricane (1999) feature some of Denzel's best performances, and you'd be doing yourself a favor watching those ❤

@DewJee2019 2 ай бұрын

Devil in a Blue Dress, Yes!

@carladavis1473 2 ай бұрын

We keep telling them. Also John Q. Malcom X, Fences, and no one ever does Safe House.. I could go on Denzel has a catalog

@Valencia112 2 ай бұрын

Out of the 3 you mentioned A soldier’s story is the only one I’ve seen. I agree though. A soldier’s story was the first Denzel movie I ever saw but it was YEARS after becoming a fan before I realized he was in it.

@nataliestclair6176 2 ай бұрын

Soldiers story was a very good movie and Denzel Washington was very good in it but the star of that movie was Aldoph Ceasar as Sgt. Vernon Walters for which he was nominated for an Acadmey Award for. Other good Denzel movies that does not get a lot of play is Deju Vu and Fallen

@fusiliers 2 ай бұрын

Cry Freedom is criminally underapprciated. Great film and he's brilliant.

@15blackshirt 2 ай бұрын

Other films directed by Antoine Fuqua include Tears of the Sun, Shooter, The Magnificent Seven remake and the Equalizer trilogy. Denzel gives an equally stellar performance in American Gangster. Other films similar to this I recommend watching are We Own the Night, Street Kings and End of Watch

@MCBunkerwelt 2 ай бұрын

I watched this when it came out on DVD and immediately recommended it to my Mum because she loves Denzel. When she finally watched it, she paused the movie in the middle and called me, saying "I don't want to watch this. He is such a bad person. And this is what he won the Oscar for?" and I had to basically force her to sit back down and finish the movie. She didn't realise when she called me that he is the villain yet and thought he was just a really edgy good guy. She ended up loving the movie, but the fact that as an audience member you don't see it coming is so very well made.

@TheDaringPastry1313 2 ай бұрын

I'm 13 mins in and I was the same way on first watch.. Just going with the "training" he was receiving and then you realize what type of situation he is actually in. A small hint right here 14:36 calling him a "crooked-a** cop". Like she is aware of Alonzo or other cops like him.

@TvGyrl 2 ай бұрын

Ayer also penned Dark Blue and the 2003 remake of S.W.A.T.

@brownstarslots 2 ай бұрын

Dark Blue is great. Kurt Russell at his Kurt Russell-ist

@R1ch4rd74 2 ай бұрын

This is one day that told a story very well that does not need a prequel or a sequel. 1 and done. great writing , acting and , directing. with Denzel. weather he plays a good guy or bad guy, he does an excellent job. glad you guys finally got to watch it. ok ok Ethan did a really good job too. the end result is this is where the good guy lived long enough to see himself to turn into the bad guy. point is? he didn't recognize that he was a BAD guy.

@samavanhakakara 2 ай бұрын

Denzel won the oscar for best actor from his role in Training Day.

@lockekappa500 2 ай бұрын

I think what some people miss also is that Alonzo is on his last leg. So yes, he's a corrupt dirty cop, but he's also had his hand forced to the point he has to do everything possible to save his own life. So the extravagant actions he's making through the day isn't mean to imply this is what a detective does to "fight crime" Although for half the movie that is what the script they're feeding you.

@Kosomaddo 2 ай бұрын

The way Alonzo gaslights both Jake and the audience into thinking he’s not that bad of a guy until near the end of the film despite doing increasingly horrible things from the very first scene is incredible. One of the scariest and best movie villains of all time. Great writing and fantastic performance.

@MrLovegrove 2 ай бұрын

You almost can't go wrong with a Denzel movie. Two that I think are massively underrated and get almost no love from the reaction community are Deja Vu and Out Of Time. I think you'll love them both.