"You should move to a small town, where the rule of law still exists. You will not survive here. You are not a wolf, and this is the land of wolves now." Great line.
@01HondaS2kXD
Жыл бұрын
“You’re asking me how a watch works. For now we’ll just keep an eye on the time.”
@byron7583
Жыл бұрын
all time dialogue for sure
@willmartin7293
Жыл бұрын
And great advice.
@fivefivesix-sevensixtwo4114
Жыл бұрын
When she pointed her gun at him, he waited for her to shoot but didn't, therefore proving she's not a wolf.
@esco466
Жыл бұрын
@@fivefivesix-sevensixtwo4114 And he was giving her a chance to be a wolf...he wanted her to be
@anthonyacosta5660
Жыл бұрын
For those curious about why the men in the cars at the border would still try to attack even while guns were pointed at them. It's pretty common for cartels to punish those who fail to do their jobs, getting shot quickly may have been a much better choice than whatever death they would've faced otherwise.
@CynicalRam
Жыл бұрын
For real. Getting double tapped is a far better fate than getting delimbed at your joints then you’re entrails ripped out.
@mtnd02.06
Жыл бұрын
Judging by what we've* seen in those old liveleaks vids from a few years ago I'd probably take the shot as well. A bullet is better than a chainsaw, ya know?
@Acme1970
Жыл бұрын
Remember those bodies hanging from the overpass in Juarez
@collybeans586
Жыл бұрын
Also the american organisations this movie follows is directly at fault for the problems with violence in Mexico. The movie did a poor job of painting that picture. Great movie but cringe propaganda vibes also
@k333rl
Жыл бұрын
yeah, head cut off slowly with chainsaw is not really on my bucketlist.
@InsolentMusicalPeasant
Жыл бұрын
"Don't ever point a weapon at me again. Catch your breath, and get back in there." Del Toro is such a beast in this.
@CyberBeep_kenshi
Жыл бұрын
Worldclass actor, just nails every freaking roll
@ADifferentVibe
Жыл бұрын
he should have gotten a Best Supporting Oscar nomination for this role. NO ONE could play this role but him.
@carlossaraiva8213
Жыл бұрын
@@ADifferentVibe truth
@Acme1970
Жыл бұрын
I love the fact that his enemies just refer to him simply as "Medellin", just that name alone evokes terror in them, he's the Devil to them.
@mondegreen9709
Жыл бұрын
About time for a "Traffic" reaction, I'd say.
@REChronic54
Жыл бұрын
If you’re wondering why the shots are so pretty, the great Roger Deakins was the cinematographer for this movie. He also did No Country.
@shanek3453
Жыл бұрын
best in the biz
@franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant cinematographer, another one not at his level yet but approaching it fast is Emmanuel Lubezki
@RetroHondo67
11 ай бұрын
Not just pretty pictures, visual storytelling at the highest level. The black ops team literally disappearing into the black darkness is simply exceptional.
@eternalposer1955
Жыл бұрын
A shame Denis Villeneuve's stuff doesnt get you more views. In my mind he's one of the most talented living directors we've got. This, Dune, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049 all so masterfully crafted.
@CyberBeep_kenshi
Жыл бұрын
Nolan level director but different style
@AR0629.
Жыл бұрын
Prisoners
@carlossaraiva8213
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen his previous movies Prisoners, Enemy and Polytechnique? They are all fantastic as well.
@Shiny7054
Жыл бұрын
@@CyberBeep_kenshi Honestly, I think he's a far better director than Nolan. Not just different. Better. Nolan's films are often founded on outlandish premises which then settle into recognisable tropes while I think Villeneuve goes with his stuff. He's also more varied in the kinds of films he makes. Like, I can't imagine Nolan doing some Prisoners or Enemy. Nolan is very good director, but Villeneuve is definitely a step up
@ThroughTheStacks
Жыл бұрын
Without question.
@theonlyconformist
Жыл бұрын
Ciudad Juarez was extremely violent from 2007 to 2013 or so. This movie came around 2015 when the worst of it was over. For instance, the homicide rate during 2007-2013 was around 3,700 per 100,000, now it's about 130-140 per 100,000. Some people in Juarez, like the mayor, were mad about this movie because they'd worked so hard to bring the violence down. It still has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, but it has significantly improved. I went there in 2019 and it was kind of strange. I'm not from Texas so border communities were new to me. People there don't seem to talk to people they don't know for any longer than is necessary, and it's probably because they don't know who they are connected to. Every social interaction I had was brief and cold. Most of the time they wouldn't speak back to me, just nod and take my money when I bought things. Other parts of Mexico are much nicer and it's my favorite country to visit. Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mérida, Bacalar. It's a beautiful place but it has some pockets where there are some very serious problems due to cartel violence, and it's very sad.
@fakecubed
Жыл бұрын
The cartels have taken over. Homicide is down because there's nobody opposing them anymore.
@lutherandross3165
Жыл бұрын
Being a Texan, you are correct in regards to the murder rate and general crime rates in Juarez and this also extends to El Paso as well. However, the “they have worked very hard” part lacks the proper context. Cartels are working very closely with city officials all along the border to ship both fentanyl and people over the border. Border crossings have become a billion $ industry in Mexico and hardly anyone crosses without paying a cartel first. The cartels are also working closely with Chinese “gangs” (likely Chinese intelligence agencies) in production and manufacturing of fentanyl in what appears to be an asymmetric and multi-faceted attempt to destabilize the US. Larger cities in Texas such as Houston and Dallas as well as the rest of the large cities in the United States are suffering the consequences of this cooperation. So, you’ll have to excuse me if I don’t give a rat f*ck whether or not city officials in Juarez got their little feelings hurt by this depiction. That cold shoulder you’re getting in border towns? It’s the same feeling you get in West Virginia when you go off the beaten trail and there’s meth labs in the vicinity.
@fakecubed
Жыл бұрын
@@lutherandross3165 Well said.
@602west2
Жыл бұрын
Guadalajara the city is very beautiful highly recommend but Jalisco the state is very violent.
@brandonthesteele
Жыл бұрын
@@lutherandross3165 "likely Chinese intelligence agencies" lol get the hell out of here
@ADifferentVibe
Жыл бұрын
Denis, Roger Deakins, Taylor Sheridan (writer), and Jóhann Jóhannsson (composer) are a premium filmmaking team, hands down. Add in a stellar cast, this movie is nearly perfect. The fact it didn't win ANY Oscars is another travesty.
@robland6804
Жыл бұрын
Part of what makes this movie great is the subversion of expectations. It starts as a typical PC Hollywood script, with a woman and POC as heroes, but they wind up being little bitches lol
@Gr13fM4ch1n3
Жыл бұрын
RIP JJ. Way too soon to lose a man of that somber talent. A rare treasure, that man was.
@robland6804
Жыл бұрын
Part of what makes this movie great is the subversion of expectations. It starts as a typical PC Hollywood script, with a woman and POC as heroes, but they wind up being little b****es lol
@Kalashboy420
Жыл бұрын
as if you would want to win an oscar anyway, shits rigged to make the hollywood elite feel good about themselves.
@Mike-ou8pd
Жыл бұрын
@@robland6804 Following the Rule of law makes one a bitch I see.
@arik_dev
Жыл бұрын
I'm with Simone for the end discussion. I think Benicio's character reacted so violently towards Emily at the tunnel entrance not because she might kill him but because she might take away his chance for revenge. At the end of the movie, he no longer cared that she pointed a gun at him because he'd fulfilled his desire for revenge, and his life didn't mean anything to him anymore.
@mintjulius275
8 ай бұрын
That was my take too
@xbulelo
7 ай бұрын
Yeah - I felt that too. Phenomenal character.
@danielhanks1080
Жыл бұрын
Love that scene at the border, wildly tense. And talk about ruthlessness, you know the 8 cartel guys in 2 cars were not expected to survive, just distract the US troops long enough for the cartel's border agent to get close enough to try and murder who he thought was the prisoner.
@Shawaeon
Жыл бұрын
ikr it's one of my favorite scenes in any movie.
@bobjork3345
Жыл бұрын
@@Shawaeon And of course it was a great advantage that the escort for the marshals that was doing the pick up in Juarez was Delta Force Guys from the Army Special Forces, not ordinary police. That was a nice little surprise for the cartel thugs who got blown away double quick
@alansilvero
Жыл бұрын
There is also a third card with what I presume are spotters for the cartel guys, who either backed down or were unarmed.
@brianmurphy8811
Жыл бұрын
Personally, her not shooting when he turned around immediately made me think of Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects. "How do you shoot the Devil in the back? What if you miss?" That's the look I was reading from Del Toro there, not 'I'm done', it was 'Go ahead, pull the trigger, see what happens.'
@extantsanity
Жыл бұрын
Also, if he'd reacted like he was scared, he could have triggered her trigger, like invoking a cat's instinct to chase a moving target. The fact that he stared her down was a power move, implying he was the predator, not her.
@BusinessWolf1
Жыл бұрын
Well, luckily there's a lot more where that one came from
@raccoons_finest
Жыл бұрын
@DarthVader-xb8gd Of course, since the death of his family, his life has consisted entirely of revenge. but in all honesty, she wouldn't have even hit him. she knew very well that she had no chance. Her character was just an „needed evil, an accessory“ anyway, as portrayed in the film. they needed an official for it to be "sanctioned," nothing more. she was really just a burden the whole movie
@sntxrrr
Жыл бұрын
Another amazing movie by Villeneuve. The whole 20-30 minute build-up to the action scene at the border crossing is a masterclass in building tension.
@Brian-qn7fn
Жыл бұрын
The greatness of this movie is almost all due to Taylor Sheridan's writing.
@P0lkoli
Жыл бұрын
@@Brian-qn7fn Villeneuve did an amazing job, the writing alone can't amount to a great movie
@aphextwin5712
6 ай бұрын
@@P0lkoli A movie consists of many layers. A traditional theatre play mainly rests on the story, the dialogue and the delivery. A movie adds cinematography, a score, the editing, the cutting between scenes. Cinematography and score really add important layers with this film. How much the overall result relies on the overall vision of the director, on the producers that put the creative team together, on how well the team managed to work together, it’s hard for me to say. But when you see the same names in appearing in several outstanding movies, it probably means their contribution played a crucial role in the success.
@extantsanity
Жыл бұрын
I love how strong Kate is as a character without being physically OP. She's trained in combat and has been "kicking in doors" as they said, but she's physically outmatched when she wrestles with men. That really adds not just to the realism, but the desperation of the story and sympathy you have for her as a person, to know you're always losing against these monsters. It's both humanizing and terrifying at the same time, and infuses the story with a lot of angst that really benefits the experience.
@joeberger3441
Жыл бұрын
She's also kind of an idiot..she should've been relieved when her boss told her that she wasn't operating out of bounds. Knowing how bad the cartels are, she should've been thrilled to use unconventional tactics to get back at them.
@LokRevenant
Жыл бұрын
It’s similar to Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs. She’s physically smaller and weaker than the men around her, but she’s more capable than all of them. She even gets one over on Hannibal.
@JustForTheTunes
Жыл бұрын
@@joeberger3441 I mean sure, if you want the entire point of her character to be gone lmao. The movie makes it pretty clear that there are no "good guys," it doesn't side with Matt or Alejandro any more than it does the cartels. Arguing that it was unambiguously good to use unconventional tactics against the cartel is missing the entire point of the movie: there is nothing BUT ambiguity here. You can make the argument that it's a net positive (I might be inclined to agree), but not without addressing the very reasonable and sincere doubts of Kate's character. This movie would have no depth without Kate, and any defense of anti-cartel extralegal action is infantile without openly addressing the views of her character.
@lilscenechick1995
Ай бұрын
@@joeberger3441I’m not opposed to violence against evil like the cartels, but Kate’s entire character is about LAWFUL action. That’s why she was chosen. If she behaved much differently, then she wasn’t fulfilling her purpose.
@joeberger3441
Ай бұрын
@@lilscenechick1995 none of what they were doing was unlawful . Her character was completely unrealistic and out of place. FBI goes overseas all the time
@karlchandran4631
Жыл бұрын
Sicario represents the perfect mix of cerebral and visceral thrills.
@charlie7mason
Жыл бұрын
That's such a great way to put it.
@theviciouschickenofbristol4779
Жыл бұрын
The length of Del Toro's finger that dissappears into Jon Brenthal's ear is the most upsetting part of the movie.
@MarcosElMalo2
Жыл бұрын
“I’m not going to skull-f you, just finger bang it a little.”
@josephbassey1501
Жыл бұрын
How is that even torture Does it hurt or just upset you
@xerex21212
Жыл бұрын
@@josephbassey1501 Burst his eardrum, probably hit his ossicles that control balance, may even have hit his auditory nerve. Nah not torture at all.
@aniket8350
Жыл бұрын
@@josephbassey1501 try and tell brother
@josephbassey1501
Жыл бұрын
@@aniket8350 want me to stick my own fingers in my holes You're gross dude Better if someone else does the honors
@carlossaraiva8213
Жыл бұрын
Blunt and Del Toro had previously starred together in The Wolfman but as love interests. Their onscreen chemistry was very good so they replicated that in this movie but with a different vibe.
@dec222
Жыл бұрын
That helicopter scene with the descending cellos just sends my stomach into my bowels every time. Such incredible filmmaking.
@MZ-bl6wg
Жыл бұрын
This is how the cartels work, how they make bodies disappear , it’s so disturbing but a reality of today. Fun fact; the border scene and the previous organizing the operation, the “Delta” guys are actually active duty Navy SEALs that were stationed in Texas at the facility being scouted for the movie when the director asked if they would be in the movie becasue he loved how they were dressed (as seen in the border scene) they got permission from the Navy and were told by director to dress and act , maneuver exactly how they would in the scenario. Makes those scenes so much cooler knowing actual navy SEALs are then”actors.
@germt5352
Жыл бұрын
33:28"where do you think we learn it from-CIA, FBI, Navy Seal, Delta Force, DEA
@youngstar312
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies of all time. It builds tension so well. I also love how the lines between the good guys and bad guys are kinda blurred. It just feels pretty realistic.
@toms1313
Жыл бұрын
There are no good guys in this movie...
@Heroo01
7 ай бұрын
@@toms1313 Kate's a bad guy? Her partner?
@jobbo_
Жыл бұрын
I saw this on one of those cinema trips where you don't plan what to see, you just walk in and pick something. I was gripped and I came out absolutely loving this film, though I didn't pay much attention to who the director was. Only a couple of years afterwards I was seeing all the hype about a Blade Runner sequel being directed by Denis Villeneuve, and when I looked up his work I was delighted to see that he had directed Sicario as well... Sicario, BR2049 and now Dune (2021) have become some of my all time favourites. Villeneuve is an incredible director.
@carlossaraiva8213
Жыл бұрын
I went to watch Sicario at the theater because he had just been announced as the director of the Blade Runner sequel, so i wanted to know what kind of director he is. Came out of the theater knowing for certain the BR was in very good hands. Then i checked out dome of his older movies on video - Prisoners, Enemy, Polytechnique - which only confirmed my good hopes for Villeneuve's work for BR2049. And then Blade Runner 2049 came out and surpassed even my most optimistic hopes.
@fakecubed
Жыл бұрын
Have you not seen Arrival yet? Make that a priority.
@jobbo_
Жыл бұрын
@@fakecubed Yeah! it's great! And also Prisoners... he doesn't seem to be able to make a bad film. Amazing stuff
@moose2577
Жыл бұрын
Taylor Sheridan writes AMAZING movies! You gotta check out Hell or High Water, and Wind River.
@cz75fanatic
Жыл бұрын
Hell or High Water has a really sad and final chapter. That movie hit hard at the end.
@WoWGirl6
Жыл бұрын
I second this. Both excellent stories. I loved Wind River
@BFlyer
Жыл бұрын
Hell or high water and wind river are also fantastic. From the same writer, his neo western trilogy.
@xbulelo
7 ай бұрын
Alejandro says “don’t ever point a gun at me again” but, at the end, when a gun is pointed at him, he does nothing but walk away. It could be that she reminds him of his daughter so he would never do such a thing but it could also mean that he welcomes death now that his revenge is complete. Benicio Del Toro is a phenomenal actor & I loved your reaction (as always). ♥️
@Tigermania
Жыл бұрын
The intensity in this movie is superb. The border shootout and the dining table scenes where the reactions I was waiting for. Taylor Sheridan wrote this movie, also check his other films Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018), Hell or High Water(2016) and Wind River(2017) for more good complex taught / edgy stories.
@carlossaraiva8213
Жыл бұрын
Hell or High Water is amazing.
@stevenhenry9605
Жыл бұрын
Hell or High Water is SO good.
@MarcosElMalo2
Жыл бұрын
I’m just trying to be helpful, not being a dick: it’s taut, not taught in this case. I’m pretty sure you already knew this and it was either an autocorrect error or a simple oversight. Anyway, hth. And I agree, the script was a big part of why this movie is great. It has good bones. I like how the border crossing shootout was told so economically. After all the buildup it starts quickly and is over just as quickly. A more formulaic movie would milk the action more. Taut is exactly the right word for the script and its pacing.
@Madbandit77
Жыл бұрын
He's also a prolific TV producer with Yellowstone, 1883 and the upcoming Tulsa King.
@Madbandit77
Жыл бұрын
@@stevenhenry9605 Yup. Has a Sam Peckinpah vibe about it.
@itsrickus3582
Жыл бұрын
So many good scenes throughout, but that intense final confrontation at the dinner table with the whole family of the kingpin there is one of the best scenes I've ever watched. Not sure if you guys have seen 'Good Time' or 'A Place Beyond the Pines', but they're incredible also. Great reaction!
@o0pinkdino0o
Жыл бұрын
The scene that does me in is the "welcome to Juarez" drive where they see the bodies hanging from the bridge. That lives in my head.
@tonythebubble3703
Жыл бұрын
Watch Wind River also, same writer. Also has some incredibly tense moments that come out of nowhere. Very sad story. Both great movies.
@explody7836
Жыл бұрын
Del Toro's performance in this was absolutely amazing.
@joerafferty3248
Жыл бұрын
I saw this film when it first came out in 2015 and every time I've re-watched it since then, I feel like I only saw it yesterday. After seven years this film is still that fresh in my mind.
@joaosantos5503
Жыл бұрын
Probably the best director working today tbh. Right up there with David Fincher, I feel.
@granthoover9045
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I was so bummed 2049 didn’t do well at the box office but glad to see Dune was so well received. I think 2049 might end up being his best.
@granthoover9045
Жыл бұрын
@@TheJerbol yeah, they should’ve called it BR 2049 or just 2049. I think people may have thought the original was required reading and the people who saw the first and didn’t like it wouldn’t like 2049. I think it absolutely still works as a standalone movie. Maybe would’ve done better if marketed in that way. Either way it’s already a cult classic I’m sure will continue to earn revenue like 2001 and other slow burn cult classics do.
@joaosantos5503
Жыл бұрын
@@granthoover9045 Did you watch Incendies? I kept hearing about it and gave it a go and my god, what a masterpiece. That ending has got to be one of the best things I've seen in cinema. Denis just can't make a bad movie lol.
@silent-trouble
Жыл бұрын
One of the big (western) talents for sure. The best? Probably not. I just hope he wont gravitate to more and more commercial projects. Dune was already close to a step too far for me.
@joaosantos5503
Жыл бұрын
@@silent-trouble Yeah I feel ya. Dune itself isn't the issue, but rather what he did with it. It just didn't hit as hard as his other projects. My main gripe with it was that it should've been a film directed as a single story, even with a sequel. Or rather, the whole experience should've been contained, but it was done as a half of something, rather than a film with a beginning, middle, and end. LotR, for example, did that well, I feel. Each film in the trilogy feels like its own story. Whereas Dune part one just felt incomplete. Does that make sense? idk how else to put it tbh. Like, every film of his has a climactic conclusion, a catharsis or whatever. Dune didn't.
@jankydisplay
Жыл бұрын
I love the scenes of the family throughout the movie before the reveal. Shows how regular folks get caught up in this world and affects everyone. I from Texas, and I can tell you Juarez is one of the most dangerous places in the world. That’s for real
@JohnPaul-ux4kp
Жыл бұрын
Sicario 2 is a must and also Wind River. You will not regret Wind River at all.
@keenanbartlome8153
Жыл бұрын
big vote for wind river, even more intense than sicario if thats possible. also hell or high water is another masterpiece from Sheridan.
@duncanbelford6390
Жыл бұрын
Yes Wind River is massively underrated. Amazing movie
@adrianowen476
Жыл бұрын
Wind River is intense
@Hakkar6993
Жыл бұрын
So few reactors ever react to Wind River, but it's a masterpiece of a movie. Incredible.
@CapnLubeHandles
Жыл бұрын
Yo. This and the sequel are underrated as hell. Glad to see you guys reacting to it. Del Toro absolutely kills it in this movie
@onemuststand7353
Жыл бұрын
This first one is for the most part underrated. The second one is rated as it should be. It was an "okay" movie compared to this first movie.
@justinhearst
Жыл бұрын
The sequel isn't as good. I get what it was trying to establish but I don't think the execution was great later on.
@CapnLubeHandles
Жыл бұрын
@@justinhearst i can agree with that. Its a huge turn from the 1st, but del toro still kills it. 1st one is an incredible film, 2nd film is a good watch.
@MarcosElMalo2
Жыл бұрын
@@justinhearst I have still not seen the sequel. By execution, do you mean how they told the story? Because the first is as much a psychological thriller as it is an action movie. There is great depth that develops before and after the shoot outs. Most of the movie is from Kate’s POV. The shift to Alejandro’s POV isn’t jarring, despite the sudden shift where Alejandro literally removes her from the story so his story can unfold. She can’t follow where he is going. It’s a neat trick accomplished by Benicio Del Toro’s amazing acting before the transition. It’s great storytelling via the script, the direction, and especially the performances from a great cast. My impression from watching clips is that the second movie is more action oriented. There are cool and exciting action sequences, “shoot-em ups”, and (I assume) less psychological development. Is this a correct impression? I’m sure there is still a story there, competently told.
@stobe187
Жыл бұрын
the sequel isn't really up to the standards set by this film IMO
@jeromym5124
Жыл бұрын
'Weapons free' is basically you're free to murder at will. ROE or Rules Of Engagement are usually discussed in a prior briefing and detail the rules of who, when you can shoot. Most commonly it's only when fired upon and only against armed combatants. Hence the gravitas of Kates reaction when its said.
@zach1972
Жыл бұрын
Weapons free is not free to murder at will, it's free to shoot at will, more than likely because you're in a non-permissive environment with bad guys on all sides
@jeromym5124
Жыл бұрын
@@zach1972 Semantics, free to use whichever weapon or tool required to engage enemy combatants without waiting to be attacked first. Same-same. Shooting, maiming or killing unprovoked is murder, being that it's a firearm has no bearing.
@joeberger3441
Жыл бұрын
@@jeromym5124 i don't think it's murder in a wartime situation which is pretty much what that was. Cartels are enemy of the state just like terrorists.
@jeromym5124
Жыл бұрын
@@joeberger3441 By definition, you're right. Since in combat it's lawful. Murder wasn't the right word to choose.
@moviebliss3893
Жыл бұрын
An amazingly made thriller, I definitely recommend watching the second one. Great storytelling.
@Cheers_Mcgee
Жыл бұрын
!!!!!!!!!!!So glad you guys reacted to this! Now Hell or High Water and Wind River is a Must!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@onemuststand7353
Жыл бұрын
I always saw that ending scene in 3 layers. Firstly, I believe Alejandro did know that Kate wasn't going to shoot but in my opinion, he wanted to be both right and wrong. If he was wrong, it would've shown that Kate WAS ready to be a "wolf" like him. Alejandro would happily die because he'd already avenged his family and there would be Kate to replace him. Second off, Alejandro turned around and squared up to prove to Kate whether he was right or wrong. If it weren't the case, he'd have kept walking and not looked back because he's not someone who wastes time frivolously. Lastly, Kate not shooting showed Alejandro that he was right but that it at least allowed him to also see that the one he saw as a daughter wasn't willing to be a complete monster just yet.
@uglypuppies82
Жыл бұрын
That border crossing scene is an absolute MASTERCLASS in the creation of tension in film.
@Rian-zf7ye
Жыл бұрын
It doesn’t happen every video, but occasionally George will make a Stormlight Archive reference. And I love it every time.
@Dawsinderu
Жыл бұрын
Awesome movie
@shainewhite2781
Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest action crime thriller movies ever made!
@johnbernhardtsen3008
Жыл бұрын
at first I thought the border crossing was intense, then I saw the bottleneck scene and had to rewind and get another beer for the 2nd watch!
@MarcosElMalo2
Жыл бұрын
More thriller than actioner, no? The action scenes are told with great economy. Everything happens suddenly and is over just as suddenly. An action movie would milk the action and have longer shootouts.
@angelagraves865
Жыл бұрын
Jon Bernthal is also in The Accountant (2016) with Ben Stiller and John Lithgow. It's a great action movie.
@moose2577
Жыл бұрын
Ben Affleck... I love your typo though. 🤣
@angelagraves865
Жыл бұрын
@@moose2577 Doh!! 🤣
@seanbrown6796
Жыл бұрын
You guys should watch Prisoners. IMO Villeneuve's best film.
@NathanJasper
Жыл бұрын
Seconded!
@bicranium7198
Жыл бұрын
One of the most emotionally exhausting movies ever made. It's incredible.
@Panurus_biarmicus
Жыл бұрын
yes but also, Enemy
@joshuaortiz2031
Жыл бұрын
ugh that shit was on Hulu for a good while and I never got around to seeing it before they took it off
@thegunslinger1363
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@young_ricky
Жыл бұрын
SO stoked y'all ended up watching this, definitely one of my favorite movies of the last decade. The sequel to this is surprisingly good too-different director and a shift in pacing/tone but a much deeper dive into Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin's characters, which is exactly what I wanted as soon as this movie ended.
@iluvyummywaffles
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies. Another great movie is Wind River (written and Directed by Taylor Sheridan) who also wrote Sicario.
@flakeyjay
Жыл бұрын
Loved how Simone's eyes where wide the whole movie, like she could not believe what she was seeing. Great reaction and can wait for Sicario 2 more of Del Toro greatness.
@JoshDeCoster
Жыл бұрын
RIP to Johann Johannsson, the great composer of this legendary soundtrack
@CraigKostelecky
Жыл бұрын
Did Johann Johannsson have a son before he died?
@JoshDeCoster
Жыл бұрын
@@CraigKostelecky he has a daughter!
@ranger-1214
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies. Now I hope it's not long before you follow it up with "Sicario - Day of the Soldado" as Josh and Benicio continue their war against the cartels.
@BusinessWolf1
Жыл бұрын
nonononono the movie was not a sequel. it was an alternate version of this one.
@darkseid6089
9 ай бұрын
@@BusinessWolf1 No, its a sequel
@bazil83
Жыл бұрын
Photographed by Roger Deakins, the absolute godfather of cinematography. The music is by Jóhann Jóhannsson, who tragically died in 2018, but his score is absolutely outstanding. ❤
@robovike
Жыл бұрын
One of the many things I love about this movie is how it ends. Most films of this type would be the final gun battle with the villain downed and the victors receiving their commendations for service, but with this one it ends with the poor people who have to live with and in the midst of the continuing violence and crime that was not eradicated or cured with the death of the big bad, it just goes on and on and they have to do their best to keep their heads down. Great photography and score in this one.
@thegunslinger1363
Жыл бұрын
Denis Villeneuve is one of the best film makers today. You should definitely check out Prisoners.
@carlossaraiva8213
Жыл бұрын
Will Simone and George survive?
@somemistakes6091
Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing dropping this the day after Modern Warfare 2 campaign drops, it had heavy Sicario vibes…loved them both
@graybabyoracle
Жыл бұрын
This is still the Denis Villeneuve movie that got into me the most. So unsettling, so tense, and it's not like his other outings are lacking at all. When people mention liking one of his other movies, I have to ask, "Did you watch Sicario?"
@waterbeauty85
Жыл бұрын
I remember a Mexican ex-cop said that the first job he had to do as a cop was using bolt cutters to cut the chains off of some bodies that were hanging from a bridge. He said that one of the veteran cops told him the cartel that did it was being merciful, and when he asked "How is this merciful?" the vet said "They're letting the families have the bodies to mourn over."
@martinbraun1211
Жыл бұрын
Please watch the STAR TREK movies. 🖖
@meganega123
Жыл бұрын
TV series first 😁
@martinbraun1211
Жыл бұрын
maybe: top ten Classic episodes = Star Trek 1 to 6 = top ten "The Next Generation" episodes = Star Trek 7 to 10 = the three J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies
@martinbraun1211
Жыл бұрын
@@thorguff "Never give up, never surrender!" ✌️😊
@justintuisamoa4191
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies
@bintanghafanszah8434
Жыл бұрын
this movie deserves more recognition
@johnpittsii7524
Жыл бұрын
Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤️
@calibre97
Жыл бұрын
I know everything that's going to happen in this having seen in many times. And yet, rewatching it with you two, it's just as tense again. Every. Damn. Time. The sequel is not quite as tense, being retread ground, but it's also really, really good. Watch that soon.
@evelynroadmedia9415
Жыл бұрын
I am so glade you picked this film, it is one of my favourites in the last ten years, good job.
@redmatador7595
Жыл бұрын
One of the best/most interesting 'action'/thriller movies of the last decade. The sequel is worth a watch too.
@redmatador7595
Жыл бұрын
Also: that one bar WIFI remark hit me in the feels....watching this on a struggling hijacked shopping mall WIFI connection because my router broke 😂 (I've been subbed for a while tho!)
@k333rl
Жыл бұрын
love this movie. another one that kind of plays on this same stuff is 'End of Watch'
@juancolorado9577
Жыл бұрын
You should react to the rest of the frontier trilogy (not a true trilogy), this movie, hell or high water, and wind river. The only connections are that the themes are similar, they are written by the same person and all are great films
@Hauns91
Жыл бұрын
One of the best movies ever made. Please, if you watch the second one don't go in comparing it to this one. They're both amazing action thrillers.
@avir2742
Жыл бұрын
When Simone said "ominous tones" it reminds of the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It has a great line about ominous tones in movies and TV.
@NickPR87
Жыл бұрын
I met Benicio a while ago when he came to my middle school in Puerto Rico (his home country as well) to meet with some students one summer. Sweetheart of a guy and while I barely knew who he was back then, I became a fan for life. He very rarely takes a role that's a miss, he's amazing in Things We Lost In The Fire!
@folkblues4u
Жыл бұрын
Great flick! The sequel is amazing too! Hope to see you guys react to that soon.
@ernestobetancourt3216
9 ай бұрын
My parents are from ciudad juarez and they tell me of how peaceful it used to be in the 80s you could walk the streets from 2 pm to 2am like nothing just going to clubs dancing and drinking nobody looking for trouble
@chrisclay5406
Жыл бұрын
This movie is one of my favorites, made in my home state, by my favorite director, and is undeniably the most terrifying realistic movies.
@Jumpman67
Жыл бұрын
You can thank Roger Deakins for the stunning visuals. He's the cinematographer for this, Blade Runner 2049, 1917, Skyfall, Prisoners, True grit, No country for old Men, Fargo, the big lebowski, The shawshank Redemption and others.
@zmarko
Жыл бұрын
It's weird, when I first saw this movie when it came out, I didn't care for it. But in 2019 I gave it a 2nd watch and f*cking loved it. Really looking forward to what you think of this.
@justincalhoun7062
10 ай бұрын
There was nothing like having my roommate put this on & me having NO IDEA what it was. The oppressive, dark vibe is just so good. One of my absolute faves.
@Brian-qn7fn
Жыл бұрын
The greatness of this movie is almost all due to Taylor Sheridan's writing. You should watch "Hell or High Water" and "Wind River".
@shaderunner8220
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourite movies ever. Both in terms of quality, and subject matter. The acting and directing was superb. And the way the story is revealed is marvelous.
@got2bjosh
Жыл бұрын
Sicario was a grittier hit with action, so it should do better than Arrival. It's Chthonic, retributive justice. Alejandro's family was killed, so he killed the boss who ordered it and his family in return. If he hadn't, the sons would've retaliated and the Oresteian cycle of personal retributions would continue. Per Simone's earlier comments, Benicio del Toro is so beautiful in Excess Baggage (1997) and does a great job in Snatch (2000). Love how Emily Blunt lowers her voice for this role. Victor Garber is great in Alias (2000-2005).
@TJMiton
Жыл бұрын
The border crossing scene near the start is the best build up of tension scene you'll find anywhere. brilliant build up with just a few seconds of action but thats all it needs.
@stathissdz2125
Жыл бұрын
A first class cast meets a first class director. Flawless!
@Kintabl
Жыл бұрын
And Taylor Sharidan as a writer.
@Brian-qn7fn
Жыл бұрын
The greatness of this movie is almost all due to Taylor Sheridan's writing
@drunkenhowler22
2 ай бұрын
When he kills his Family, I think it was simply that since his family was apparently fair game, so was his. And the look in his eyes when he kills them, the shock and terror of it, he was made to feel a fraction of how Alejandro felt when his family died. He was made to understand that killing someone's family was very, very personal. Christ its such a good film.
@carl32
Жыл бұрын
One of the more interesting details that a lot of people miss is that del Toro's character wasn't waterboarding that guy. The last shot in that scene, when you're hearing him struggling, purposefully shows the drain in the ground with no water running into it and the jug of water still sitting there next to it. If they had just cut away, then sure, you could assume that they're waterboarding him. But for them to deliberately show that? Seems like they were doing something even worse to him, but leave it up to your imagination to decide what that is.
@greyewolffe
Жыл бұрын
To answer your questions... Power Vacuum: Yes. Does it make a difference: No Did someone take over for Escobar: Yes. There's always another person to take over a Cartel or another Cartel to take over their operations.
@shaunfeezy
Жыл бұрын
For the record, I effin love this movie! Rewatched it multiple times! The sequel is good too. Thanks for reacting to this masterpiece
@roadrunner3100
Жыл бұрын
This film is nearly flawless. The beginning is one of the most grisly I've seen outside of a horror movie, but also fascinating. I have this on blu-ray and the tension never wains even after repeated viewings. Thanks so much for reacting to this.
@elnopalero4691
Жыл бұрын
I don’t know if subscribing helps cuz I always search YALL up. Love the reactions. Even if it doesn’t add anything im sure it just means people tend to watch more when subscribed ! Will do it now and thumbs up every time !
@billysturgeon8616
Жыл бұрын
This movie was written by Taylor Sheridan. It is one of Three that he wrote that are considered modern day westerns. The other two are Wind River and Hell or high water. Since then, Taylor has created the Yellowstone t.v. show and two Prequels for it (1883 and 1923) with a spin off to Yellowstone called 6666 on the way. Taylor also created the t.v. show Mayor of Kingstown. Check them out.
@Hakkar6993
Жыл бұрын
Please watch Wind River now that you've seen Sicario! Written and directed by the writer of Sicario. It's an incredible movie.
@eldueno6593
Жыл бұрын
Wind River and Hell or High Water. Finishing of the writer's 3 big movies.
@Quzga
Жыл бұрын
Woah I literally just recommended this to a friend today, one of my all time favorites. Glad to see your reaction to this
@khwezipraschma4204
Жыл бұрын
I did not expect this but im very glad more people are getting to know this movie exists. denis is just the most amazing director
@dermotmcdermott6890
Жыл бұрын
I live in a high desert and we have some of the most beautiful sunrises/sunsets. Most of the time the climate is extreme one way or the other so not ideal to live in, but amazing to visit.
@thunderstruck5484
Жыл бұрын
Del Toro played a great role in “Traffic “ 2000” excellent movie I highly recommend thanks
@TheNativeEngine
Жыл бұрын
The difference between Justice and Revenge, is revenge usually ends up open-ended. It's too irresistible to kill or harm others in the way. Justice can feel sparse or light but revenge burns everything in sight.
@tomasjallen
Жыл бұрын
I love how Simone is so totally invested in the movie that she several times only replies with an absent minded "uh-huh" 😄
@HeyItzJD
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was a nice coincidence that Del Toro played the Wolfman years before this, and in Sicario is the ultimate wolf in a land of wolves.
@Fordo007
Жыл бұрын
I have a hard time feeling sympathy for the Cartel people here... the stuff they do disqualifies them from being a member of the human race.
@cendererol
Жыл бұрын
This movie is superb! Every single character is well written and greatly acted! So many beautiful details and awesome soundtracks!
@kaladinstormblessed8470
Жыл бұрын
Denis Villeneuve is such an incredible director
@artemus80j.4
Жыл бұрын
What I love about Emily Blunt character is this movie is that she is an Observer kind of like Martin Sheen's character as Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now.
@PurushaDesa
Жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Victor Garber in _Alias_ as Jennifer Garner's dad. He consistently gave the best performance on that show.
@maujo2009
Жыл бұрын
I love how the barking of the dog in the border scene gives you an immediate sense of the distance between the americans and the cartel thugs.
@jonhstonk7998
Жыл бұрын
As a South American this is now my time to shine(I’m not a criminal but my whole family works in law enforcement and judiciary so I have knowledge of it…also I live and was born in Brazil so): the way the organize crime here works is that there are several different organizations compeating for territory and trade routes of drugs, it’s a supply line between the cartels of Colombia, through Brazil, then Cuba, then panama and from there it can go pretty much anywhere to yakuza in Japan to Russian mafia in Eastern Europe, the reason it’s so hard to destroy this trade route and it’s associated crime syndicates is because they overlap between different countries and their jurisdictions so if a group has ties in more then one country it’s hard for them to be stomped out as even if one governments governments manages to destroy one branch completely the one that remained in another country will just rebuild the organization, not to mention it’s already hard enough for a country to completely kill all the leadership of a single group since they have a very well defined succession system and hierarchy as a general rule so the law enforcement would have to kill and or arrest every single leading member of the organization, then we have the issue of corruption since that many institutions in governments and economy of these country’s where these criminal factions are located and operant…have compromised personnel be it directly linked to the cartel or merely indirectly being linked to the cartel like “owning a favor and not asking questions” these individuals are politicians and important individuals within all echelons of society that make it very hard to actually get a jump on organized crime and destroy the organization itself…not to mention that even if you manage to take a single organization out even if it’s a major one…the trade route which passes by the whole continent still has the presence of several criminal organizations spread across all of Latin America that will still have a demand for the services of an organization much like the one that just got destroyed in this scenario…which will then create a power vacuum that leads to a new organization occupying the previously existing role that this hypothetical cartel that just got dismantled occupied…and now they are more ruthless then before and will take precautionary measures that will prevent them from being destroyed like the previous cartel…so yeah it’s a pretty though cookie to crack as while there’s still existing demand for drugs in other countries that will make sure that there’s profit to be made and the local economical circumstances in Latin America simply favor more for the low income individual to work for a crime syndicate since that that’s the only way for him to make real money…well those cartels aren’t really going away while these broader circumstances still exist, if proper economic reforms were to be passed that would make it worth it for people to more often pick honest work over cartels and proper countermeasures were to be implemented such as constant purges of corrupt individuals in higher echelons of government and society and crackdowns on major criminal organizations were to be achieved the combination of these two circumstances would probably cripple and diminish organized crime….this is all in a hypothetical scenario off course and I apologize in advance if i made any gramatical mistakes…I actually do know how to read and write in English even tho I had to basically teach myself as Portuguese is obviously my mother language…the reason my grammar may be bad rn? im just very sleepy and tired rn(pulled an all nighter) so I may have made grammar on continuation mistakes. Hope this was helpful.(>;-;)>
@willmartin7293
Жыл бұрын
Your grammar is as good or better than most people. Thanks for the insight. From the US perspective along the Mexican border, I think we're just going to have to declare the drug cartels as terrorist organizations and start doing covert ops against them, regardless of Mexico's sovereignty. If the Mexican government doesn't like it, then they need to get their country under control.
@mrboom303
Жыл бұрын
Yes, in Canada the only smuggling they’re doing is moose smuggling😂😂 hello Canadian bacon😂❤❤❤❤
@thamoose2179
Жыл бұрын
Tyler Sheridan is one of my favorite crime thriller writers and has turned into a great Director/Producer himself... Check out the two other movies he wrote and directed, "Hell or High Water" and "Wind River". Wind River blew me away!!!
@brianstephenson8201
Жыл бұрын
Wind River is phenomenal. Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner are great in it.
@LucasPassmore
Күн бұрын
"Who do you think we learned it from?" Emily blunt represents the narrative we're sold as Americans: there is a righetous, moral system of ethical procedure and due process. And Brolin is there to show her reality and the myth she's believed her whole life is just that. The only real way you kill a monster is to send one. And you nailed it, 'A vicious cycle of monsters making monsters.' This has always been a land of wolves.
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