You can watch the full reaction to this along with Once Were Warriors on my Patreon. We're also watching the Mr. Inbetween series : Patreon.com/chrissiereacts

@petrinaclark3349

3 ай бұрын

Have you seen Once Were Warriors? That was one I saw in the cinema in about 1994 and I walked out feeling like I’d been punched… if you’re looking at gritty things.

@chrissiereacts

3 ай бұрын

​@petrinaclark3349 yes it's on my patreon :)

@jasoncaton9536

3 ай бұрын

you should watch two hands heath ledger crime aussie movie ull luv it thanks for the reaction

@Amek12376

3 ай бұрын

- please react to little big man (1970) … loved this reaction

@6DunJuan9

3 ай бұрын

Once Were Warriors, a sad, true life account of some families in NZ.

Aussies were stunned by Bana's performance in this. He was only known to us as a goofy comedy guy.

@KENKANIFF666

3 ай бұрын

yet the yanks only knew him for his drama roles and shit, funny that hey?

@tobyskatefilms7262

3 ай бұрын

@@KENKANIFF666 poiter wasn't drama?

@ONI09100

3 ай бұрын

he did grate character work tho

@DaleHardiman

3 ай бұрын

@@LiquidAwesomePersonifiedit’s tell him he’s dreaming

@youngndangerous101

3 ай бұрын

the only cunt ive seen smoke a ciggie in a snorkel in a pool after a horsey

Bana should have got an Academy Award for this. Brilliant.

@Hebdomad7

3 ай бұрын

Yanks don't care much for Aussie film mastery. This film is an absolute masterpiece and deserves so much more global attention.

@noobsaibot5285

3 ай бұрын

I have quoted so many lines from this. Super funny for serious movie. Look at what you've done! Ya mum's upset! There's no cash here, here no cash Mate! if ya keep stabbin' me, you're gonna kill me... alright?

@churchy4202

3 ай бұрын

Same as Crowe for Romper Stomper

@barrybarnes96

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, but I don't think {could be wrong here] that the Academy gives the award to actors who play roles this violent. Can't think of one off the top of my head. Bana was incredible in this. When I saw it I said to myself....that guy can act.

@Sol-Cutta

2 ай бұрын

I agree , his level of dedication . He beefed up real quick and went to see chop lots of times...brilliant portrayal.

My memory of Chopper is when I was working overnights in a service station in 2005. About 2am the bell chimes for someone wanting to be let into the store. It was Chopper & Mark Jackson. They were in the middle of their tour and had been at a nearby pub. They were the nicest blokes, spent about an hour chatting to me about everything and nothing over a couple of coffees, joking with others that would come through. Ended up paying with a hundred dollar note for about $15 worth of purchases and told me the change was mine for being a funny fucker. As they were leaving he asked me if I wanted some advice. When I said "sure", he just said "never plead guilty" and laughed as he walked out, giving us a wave through the window as they walked to the hotel next door. One of life's great characters and I'm so grateful I had that experience with them.

@smelly.ballbag751

2 ай бұрын

That would of been a laugh and a half

@Michael-px9il

Ай бұрын

@@smelly.ballbag751 Not sure if you read the other comments. "Neville Bartos does not exist, he is a character based on various people from Chopper's past, particularly Sidney Collins who was a biker club president that Chopper had shot for trying to extort him. Chopper actually murdered Sidney Collins after this film was released while he was on a speaking/stand-up comedy tour.

@ctrsmithy

Ай бұрын

@@aphex82 if I met him after seeing the movie it would have been hard to not be nervous. But yeh after seeing him in multiple real life interviews and things it seems as long as you don't cross him or act like a total dick he can be a pretty decent person.

@GaZonk100

Ай бұрын

I 'saw' all that in your description. . .guarantee was as you described and very ocker to boot!

@Gabriel-br4qe

Ай бұрын

"for being a funny fucker" lmao that's some textbook aussie bonding right there

The amount of emotions Eric displays during the pen stab scene is phenomenal, from psychotic rage to self loathing to sympathy to twisted blame shifting to comic disdain all in this short span of time.

@chrissiereacts

3 ай бұрын

👏 👏 👏 for me when he gets stabbed and he says he's alright and replies nah when asked if it hurts... the amount of emotion in his face just for those few seconds is so beautifully done

The real life Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read died in 2013 from liver cancer, he was actually eligible to have a liver transplant but refused one saying that there were others that deserve it a lot more than he did. His parents and childhood were indeed a problem, his mother was actually more so the one that messed up his childhood than his dad was. She was a devout seventh day Adventist who was very cruel to him, beating him regularly and brutally. She had him to committed to insane asylums for basic acting out when he was young where he was subject to a lot of outdated therapy, mainly electro shock therapy, by his account several rounds of it a day. Hi mother after a while abandoned Mark and his father when they both decided they didn't want anything to do with the church and Mark's father raised him from then on... which wasn't a whole lot better. Mark till his death said that he hated his mother and loved his father, but that his father has a pretty rough guy. He was a veteran of war who taught Mark that violence could be used practically. Mark said that his dad taught him to shoot by having Mark as a kid stand out on the range and hold a table tennis paddle next to his own head while his father would shoot bullets through the paddle with a rifle. Now let's get something straight, the movie starts out by saying it... This film is mostly bullshit. The real story is actually far more brutal. His real experiences in prison and in the criminal world were way more fucked up. But also this movie and by extension his own books/made up bullshitting made him seem like he was a bigger deal in the criminal world than he actually was. In reality he was basically a nobody among other criminals of the era and was seen as just a psycho petty crim by them. He was also a junkie despite the film and other things depicting him as anti drugs. He was decently feared in prison but not really on the streets. Neville Bartos does not exist, he is a character based on various people from Chopper's past, particularly Sidney Collins who was a biker club president that Chopper had shot for trying to extort him. Chopper actually murdered Sidney Collins after this film was released while he was on a speaking/stand-up comedy tour. Sidney turned up to one of his shows to do a surprise meet and greet with Chopper, this was the first time Chopper had seen Sidney since his testimony put him back in prison years earlier. He agreed to hang out with him after the show and Chopper and an accomplice killed him and buried him in the countryside, reportedly using Sidney's own gun to kill him similarly to years earlier when he used Sidney's own gun to wound him. Chopper admitted all this and more in the months leading to his death, knowing that his time was coming very soon and these secrets weren't worth keeping anymore. He also admitted the Sammy "The Turk" shooting was not in self defence and was a straight up murder. Keithy George is Keith George Farue who was a painter and docker union member (they were notoriously involved in Melbourne crime) was indeed in a long prison war with Chopper's prison gang "The overcoat gang". I do not know if Chopper ever did stab Keith, he probably did... But I don't know. But Keith never died in prison and is still alive to this day. He was actually involved in many underworld killings during the Melbourne underworld wars of the 90s-2000s where a lot of gangsters were killing each other for a while over control of the Ecstasy manufacturing market.

@alexsetterington3142

3 ай бұрын

Funny that Keith ended up on the Underbelly series also. Small part, only couple episodes, and I think maybe he couldn't be named when it was first released.

@ginalou5774

3 ай бұрын

You’re forgetting the part where he cut off his own ears when he was in prison

@iankearns774

3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say he was unknown, he was pretty well known around the traps in Melbournes northern suburbs in the late 70's and 80's. Standover man for the most part as far as I knew, I knew plenty of lowlifes who sort of revered him a bit when I was in my early 20's but I saw the error of their ways and got away from that scene. Sadly a few of those blokes ended up in prison or dead due to drugs, growing up in the housing commission estate arounfd there I saw plenty that made me realise that was not how I wanted to end up.

@davidhester6648

3 ай бұрын

@@ginalou5774 Told ya id get out of here didnt I??

@priceyinbowen

3 ай бұрын

Wow you can copy and paste.

Eric Bana absolutely deserved more awards and recognition for this film. His transformation from younger skinny chopper to fatter older chopper was incredible. True dedication to his craft/art.

@Shaman-py4sw

3 ай бұрын

Yes! Strongest performance and he played Hulk

@user-uh6lm5wv6n

3 ай бұрын

It's called eating more mate 🤣

@1st-KillFreak

3 ай бұрын

His diet was mainly potato cakes and fried food to stack on the weight

@sexobscura

3 ай бұрын

I understand your praise, but there's more to acting than weight gain. I definitely don't think a movie about a real-life psychopath is praiseworthy. The man was an awful, heinous criminal. Series like 'Dexter' even made a serial killer weekly entertainment. The West is truly in need of something to rectify its sickness

@Sol-Cutta

2 ай бұрын

Most definitely...he got chops little quirks don't to a tea..absolutely masterful portrayal.

I’m one of the extras playing a reporter outside the court after he “beat the murder”. It was a great film to be a tiny part of. Andrew Dominik did a fabulous job writing and directing and Eric Bana was a revelation as an actor. They were both great to watch working and very kind to us all; still one of my best memories on a set. Andrew Dominik’s other films are definitely worth watching also. Thanks for showcasing this film.

@freebird3348

2 ай бұрын

Good on ya mate! That’s a cool story. Can imagine it must have been a lot of fun.

@rowmagnvs

Ай бұрын

Ohhhh what? Andrew Dominik wrote and directed the Assassination of Jesse James, Killing Them Softly and 2 episodes of Mind hunter. What a legend

@stiglagerfeld9151

Ай бұрын

@@rowmagnvs​​⁠agreed, they’re excellent films; I’m a huge fan of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford in particular.

people dont realise that Chopper Reid was actually like this...he was as mad as a cut snake. absolutely Bana-nas.

You should watch real interviews with chopper , and you will see how much of epic job Eric did playing chopper.

@BulldogMack700rs

4 ай бұрын

Especially the one where he's playing russian roulette with a terrified news reporter

@stephenireland3816

4 ай бұрын

Yes I love watching reaction to that interview Mark. The same journalist in the movie actually interested Mark years earlier.

@chrissiereacts

4 ай бұрын

Honestly, having watched it now, she handled a LOT better than most. She seemed so go with the flow. Balls of steel!

@WheresWaldo05

3 ай бұрын

​@@chrissiereactsThis is a creepy response.

@southernforestgypsy

3 ай бұрын

Correct. He (Bana) did a phenomenal job of portraying Mark Reid.

I hope this reaction gets you a lot of subs because NOBODY has done a reaction to this movie and it's one of the best. I literally searched for a reaction about a month ago when I first saw it. :)

@chrissiereacts

4 ай бұрын

Crazy, right?? I'm so surprised no one has reacted to it until now. As a newer channel, I doubt I have the weight to start a trend lol but this 100% deserves more reactions from other channels. I want to see them too now! 😃

@JB-wy8fc

4 ай бұрын

So crazy. Amazing movie

@JB-wy8fc

4 ай бұрын

@@chrissiereacts sorry, I replied just a few minutes ago but it doesn't seem to be here i can't imagine why it would have been deleted may just have been an issue with my WiFi through. i was just suggesting you watch a show called mr Inbetween if you like crime/dramas another Aussie one 🤙

@nicholasbyrne6485

4 ай бұрын

​​@@chrissiereactsyou have to watch the interviews chopper did, especially the one with Renee brack .

@nigelw7626

4 ай бұрын

@@chrissiereacts Another Aussie film that no one has reacted to is "Romper Stomper" you should do that as that will get some views - Russell Crowe's breakout film. It's heavy going but very powerful. It makes "American History X" look like Mary Poppins.

You won't appreciate just how brilliant this performance is until you search for interviews with the real Chopper.

@ryananastasiaquinn5543

Ай бұрын

BINGO

Chopper Read was a real guy and Eric Bana played him perfectly. It was amazing to see him play this part after being a comedian for so long. Love your show

Chopper was an infamous criminal here in Australia and Eric Banas portrayal of him is incredible. Hollywood directors watched the movie and loved it so much that it opened up all sorts of doors for Eric Bana with his career

@combivan4346

3 ай бұрын

Brad Pitt got hold of the movie, thought it was one of the best movies and performances he’d ever seen. I think he had something to do with Eric going to Hollywood.

@infin8ee

3 ай бұрын

He got Blackhawk Down off this.

@wrx2hot4u

3 ай бұрын

she doesnt need a history lesson.

@combivan4346

3 ай бұрын

@@wrx2hot4u 🙄🙄🙄🙄

@laganas2008

3 ай бұрын

​@@combivan4346Yeah he put his name forward for Troy, 2004.

I'm Soo glad someone finally had the balls to do a reaction to Chopper. 🤘🇦🇺👏

@chrisking6667

4 ай бұрын

Same. So glad I found this

@Tom-uv7ry

4 ай бұрын

Chopper read is despised in criminal circles 😂 he was a snitch/Grass and that's out of his own mouth lol he made video's and photo's with the police all pally pally informing on anyone not just dealer's anyone in the criminal world he was the lowest of the low and in the film keithy george was right hundred percent spot on he bashed people to get a name and not in the criminal world but in the media eye that's why he jumped in front of the camera as young man locked up for that news report he was wannabe celebrity

@Tom-uv7ry

4 ай бұрын

ive seen hundreds of reaction channel's watch it 😂

@Tom-uv7ry

4 ай бұрын

​@@chrisking6667Look harder there hundreds

@chrisking6667

4 ай бұрын

@@Tom-uv7ry You need to get a girlfriend bro.

The fact this movie made you cry shows how powerful it was

It's good to see an Americans reaction to an iconic aussie film. Your emotion and honesty is raw. This is the first reaction clip of yours I've watched and subscribed straight away.

More people need to do a reaction of this film they have no idea how good Eric Bana is.

@JB-wy8fc

4 ай бұрын

Hannah was a pretty good movie with him in too

@critical1388

3 ай бұрын

Facts !! 👍👏

@MrMambott

3 ай бұрын

Go the Tigers!!!!

@rocketrod1444

3 ай бұрын

How the Tigers going this year ??? 🤮

@Aka_daka

3 ай бұрын

@@rocketrod1444 At least we won 3 flags, eventually you go down, look at the Lions this year.

This is Brad Pitt's all time favorite movie he said he has watched several times he said he loved it & Eric's performance so much so he requested Eric to play Hector in the movie Troy he wanted to co star with Eric that's how Eric got to be in that movie Brad hooked it up as being so much a fan of his .What awesome guy Brad is for doing that but that is how powerful Eric's performance was Brad knows talent when he sees it .

@patrickcorliss8878

3 ай бұрын

Praise from Brad Pitt for acting chops is high praise indeed.

@barrysmith1202

3 ай бұрын

geeez

@kevins8386

3 ай бұрын

Troy favourite film. HECTOR

@rowmagnvs

Ай бұрын

Fun fact: the director of Chopper wrote and directed the Assassination of Jesse James and Killing Them Softly, both of which star Brad Pitt too

When I was a student nurse I was introduced to a man while I was on a psyche placement. He split his neighbours head open with garden shears due to delusions he had. Everyone he met he would tell them he either liked them or disliked them, and he stuck to it. Only certain Drs and nurses could deal with him because he wouldn’t respond to the ones he had decided he disliked. Fortunately he said he liked me. Every conversation with him was like a very calm battle. You had to be very careful how you responded to him or he could get violent, usually with the environment, smashing things. But he was very intelligent and thought very deeply. Chopper reminds me very much of him. Every meeting was like defusing a bomb. He was a very interesting bloke, terrifying, but interesting.

@bojangles4118

Ай бұрын

Nah unc was never terrifying.

I was a good friend of Mark's for the last 12 years of his life. Eric Bana did a great job. He even had his mannerisms perfected. I last saw him in hospital a few days before he died, and he was his normal self and in a great mood. He got out of bed and gave me a big hug and said "never plead guilty". haha, he wrote that on everything he signed for me too. One day we were at the pub and there was a bloke there reading a motorcycle magazine called "Chopper". Mark asked the bloke if he could sign the magazine, so got a silver texta from the barman and signed it, then gave it to me. He'd signed the magazine "To Wayne. In friendship". I asked the bloke if he wanted his magazine back and he said "not now". haha, Mark was a clown. I miss him.

Look what you've done, your mums upset, is the funniest line in history.

@kingcosworth2643

3 ай бұрын

Still a classic line to use sometimes.

@60-second-HACKS

3 ай бұрын

My memory of that scene is that he viciously beat the mother too.

@wbjr6715

3 ай бұрын

The delivery is unbelievable. High pitched and breaking. Horror/ Comedy on the highest level.

@Robot666House

3 ай бұрын

My mom's favorite line from a movie ever.

@mikespearwood3914

3 ай бұрын

@@60-second-HACKS He headbutts her and knocks her unconcious.

If you can believe it, Eric Bana started out in TV sketch comedy here in Australia

@cjw9257

4 ай бұрын

The serenity😜

@hoaxdeath01

3 ай бұрын

Fast forward or Full Frontal

@alloutking

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha poida!

@wm6882

3 ай бұрын

Poida 🤣🤣

@KB13-hc6kt

3 ай бұрын

Chopper did one good thing in his life. He outed a hypocrite tv personality Alan Jones . A leader of morals was busted for picking up rough trade in loo in London. Lately Jones in charged with underage boys who have bravely came forward. Chopper was broken, some of just are.Hugs sweetheart.

“Just a good bloke down on his luck …” Probably the most visceral Australian film since Wake in Fright

@paulstevenson789

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!!

That your instinct is empathy and your first thought "what happened to him to make him like this?" speaks very well of you as a person

Mark chopper Read was an eccentric psychopath and very funny in his interviews. If you see his interviews he viewed himself as pest control taking out drug dealers.

@tezzrterry7485

3 ай бұрын

Plus he collected their cash as a bonus.

@briancampbell179

3 ай бұрын

Did you see the infamous Elle McFeast interview? Understandably, it seems to have been expunged from history. Almost immediately after Chopper's release from prison, they put him in the green room waiting to be interviewed by Lisbeth Gorr playing her Elle McFeast character in the pilot episode. The green room had a refrigerator stocked with beer. An ex-con who hadn't had a drink in years sat in a room with a fridge full of beer. What could possibly go wrong? Chopper walked on set (I think it was a live show), full of beer and proceeded to joke about some of the murders he committed and how he disposed of some of the bodies. Good prime time family viewing.

@stellarjuju8788

3 ай бұрын

@briancampbell179 its actually still on KZread

@briancampbell179

3 ай бұрын

@@stellarjuju8788 , is it? I was looking for it but couldn't find it.

@churchy4202

3 ай бұрын

Old school Aussie crims had a moral code

Chopper- Young Bana. Romper Stomper- Young Crowe. Two Hands- Young Ledger. Great little Aussie movies!

@lesflynn4455

3 ай бұрын

All three are brilliant.

@warrenbridges1891

3 ай бұрын

@zeptepiantraveller Also Heath in "Getting Square". Johnny Spit played by David Wenham was hilarious. Edit: My mistake. Not Heath. It was Sam Worthington.

@zeptepiantraveller

3 ай бұрын

@@warrenbridges1891 - Not familiar with that flick, I'll check it out, thanks.

@jasonwest1343

3 ай бұрын

I'd add The Hard Word to that list, all great films especially Two Hands.

@lesflynn4455

3 ай бұрын

Idiot Box was pretty good too.

This was one of the most enjoyable react videos I've ever watched. You are very insightful and it was also quite raw and emotional. Chopper is a phenomenal movie too I hope more people go find it from watching this.

I recommend "The Castle" (1997). Also starring Eric Bana. Legendary Australian film.

Fun fact: the real Chopper once played russian roulette with the reporter (unwillingly) who interviewed him in the film. She was a real reporter who interviewed him for tv.

@jomac2046

4 ай бұрын

The clip is on KZread.

@MrGrifft

4 ай бұрын

Renée Brack has a couple interviews about it, apparently he said that with an overly oiled revolver the weight of the bullet will drag it down to the bottom chamber... in theory. Also during interview he shoots a beer bottle out of a guys hand with a hollowpoint it explodes & he starts bleeding from the neck, they stop recording. Chopper says "If you're going to bleed, do it somewhere else."

@nices15

3 ай бұрын

Best interview ever.

@chrisvoa

3 ай бұрын

Crack shot eh.

@freespeechisdead202

2 ай бұрын

It wasnt real, its just staged media. If that was the case he could have been up on a manslaugther or murder charge if things went wrong. Its just good media and Chopper was all about himself and attention. A total tool and sellout rat working with cops.

Having met the real life Chopper many times, my cousins lived on Gold St Collingwood 3 houses down from the pub chopper frequented and my cousins went to school with his son, he was always so nice as I was a kid myself, but I can remember his presence had a odd feel. I can tell you for a fact that Eric's performance is still for me the best acting I've ever seen, he absolutely nailed him to a tee. He became him and it was amazing to see when I was an adult reflecting on meeting him myself, it's my favourite movie by a mile.

@MeCooper

3 ай бұрын

This is a really stupid lie mate. Choppa was a complete cnut and enjoyed being that. Source: I was mate with one of his sons for like 4 years before everything went to hell. There was never a moment anyone felt comfortable around him because he was a complete loose cannon. He was making jokes about repaing my damn music teacher... He was an absolute cnut and revelled in being one.

@MeCooper

3 ай бұрын

Weird how the comments are disappearing... You reporting them? lol

@trutheretic

3 ай бұрын

@@MeCooper no mate, what comments.?

@TimmyOnTime

2 ай бұрын

I worked in The Lienster Arms' kitchen for a little while chopper was in back melbourne doing shows. He signed a cleaver for the chef and told the story about his ears. Classic

I am not Australian, but Austrian - but I saw Chopper as one of the best movies ever made. I also read the book by Mark Brandon Read. R.I.P. Chop Chop...

When most of us first saw this movie, we were just in shock. It was just a complete 180 from everything that we knew him from, which was a comedian. To see this blew a lot of minds, especially considering the character that he played.

Australian movies of the 70s and 80s were in another class but this movie slays. Romper Stomper with a young Russell Crowe is a brutal glance at the hell of marginalised, hateful racists

@rowbearly6128

3 ай бұрын

Romper stomper was utter bullshit. I lived in Richmond, I was a skinhead, there was no serious nazi influence in the 80s. Certainly no skinhead gangs attacking children. Doing that would earn you a severe beating and you would be ostracised forever for being a coward. More made up crap from a middle class private schoolkid writing scripts.

@ozchris1

3 ай бұрын

From this century, Animal Kingdom is also an amazing Aussie crime film.

@effkay3691

3 ай бұрын

Geez Carlo, how old do you think Eric Bana and Crowe are? 70’s and 80’s?

@kathydurow6814

3 ай бұрын

​@@effkay3691more like 90s & naughties. He's probably thinking of TV shows like Matlock & Cop Shop.

@benjijarman

3 ай бұрын

As a 16 year old I LARPed for that film for a year. Got me arse handed to me several times and rightfully so. In my defence I never believed in that racist shit. I was just an arsehole teenager.

How did he become one of Australia's most notorious criminals in the first place? 1. Mark Read was born to a devout Seventh Day Adventist mother and a war veteran father in Melbourne in 1954. He spent the first five years of his life in an orphanage. 2. The nickname "Chopper" was given to him in primary school and came from a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character. 3. As a child, his father beat him often (with the approval of his mother) and he was bullied at school, claiming that by age of 15 he had been on the "losing end of several hundred fights". 4. He was afraid of his mother. "When I was born my mother said that I was not a gift from God, things went downhill from there. My mother was a devout Seventh Day Adventist who placed religion above anything else … I had no mother. She was devoted to her church and that was it, and you were either with her or against her," he told ABC TV's More Than Enough Rope. He was placed into a mental institution at the age of 15. He claims his mother put him in there for leaving the Seventh Day Adventist church. "She felt that if I could be deemed mentally insane then I would be forgiven in the eyes of God and go to heaven." In there, he claims he received 60 episodes of shock treatment. Peace out.

@65cj55

4 ай бұрын

The Guy was so much of a liar, you can't believe a word he said.

@kevinburton81

4 ай бұрын

In his final interview he revealed that he was sexually abused as a child also. He didn't go into detail but it was brought up by the interviewer as a posssible motive as he was confesssing to his murder of a paedophile in prison.

@Aaron-og2wx

4 ай бұрын

Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn! 😁

@pholland6643

3 ай бұрын

His Uncle was Dr Wright who appeared regularly on the Mike Walsh shop, the premier mid day show of the 70s and 80s

@MrGutfeeling

3 ай бұрын

@@pholland6643 No way! Remember that guy well. And not in a good way.

Thank you for reviewing the Chopper movie. It’s a haunting yet very accurate and compelling movie.

Thanks for the reaction Chrissie, I really enjoyed seeing the rollercoaster of emotions this evoked throughout the movie. As an Aussie, it's great to see others from abroad appreciate our home-grown talent. I'm also loving the Mr. Inbetween reactions. Looking forward to seeing your next Aussie adventure.

In real life Jimmy stabbed Mark over twenty times but for the movie it's like 5-6 to try and make it realistic, and it is a biography, it just couldn't be called that until Mark died. He admitted to the murders.

@minbari73

3 ай бұрын

With his penchant for tall tales, how many were real?

@markbaker5599

2 ай бұрын

Biopic

"Nice shirt son...do they make it for men?" This is one of those films with so many quotable lines in that me and my friends would say them to each other for years after. Instant classic and the whole cast is amazing.

@MrMambott

3 ай бұрын

There's No cash here, Here there's No Cash Alright! Cash No!!

@tribalisnt

3 ай бұрын

@@MrMambott No, I didn't take him to the bloody hospital 🤣

@aldunlop4622

3 ай бұрын

"Neville Fucking Bartos!"

@joshkelly5265

3 ай бұрын

It's a bit early in the morning for King fu isn't it Jim?

@tgsndat3059

3 ай бұрын

Nah, he was just copping it sweet

10/10 for treachery. Man you cut so many great lines from this 😂 most quotable movie of all time. Jimmy's had himself a mischief

Eric Bana was a barman. Then he started doing stand up comedy. Then he went on to do comedy in television. His popularity was enough that he hosted his own show. Then Bana was cast in a movie as a background character before he landed this lead role. Interestingly enough Bana put on the weight (with a beer and burger diet) in a month to play the older "Chopper Read". Then, Bana lost the weight quickly before he was cast in "Blackhawk Down".

@chrisnolan8885

5 күн бұрын

He had a prominent role in the castle before chopper

@WorldSacred

5 күн бұрын

@@chrisnolan8885 he had a background character in "The Castle".

@chrisnolan8885

5 күн бұрын

@@WorldSacred we disagree on what a background character is

@WorldSacred

4 күн бұрын

@@chrisnolan8885 Bana had about 30 seconds of screen time in that movie.

@chrisnolan8885

4 күн бұрын

@@WorldSacred let it go dude it's over

I've never seen someone react to this. It's one of my favorite films and the reason I'll always advocate for Eric Bana. One of the best trailers ever to sell me on a film. Did not expect it to be as funny or brutal as it is.

One of the best films based on a true story. He portrayed Chopper perfectly. He actually spent a lot of time with Chopper to understand his inner person and mannerisms. True character acting at it's best. you have to watch the Australian 60 Minutes interview with the real chopper to understand how well Eric played him.

Eric Bana was mostly known as a comedian on TV comedy skit shows like "Fast Forward". Then he did 'Chopper', his next movie gig was 'Blackhawk Down'. His career took off after Chopper. He is certainly a damn fine actor.

Cheers for reacting to this Australian classic. Another must see Aussie film is “The Castle”, which also features Eric Bana.

@IcanbePsycho

3 ай бұрын

This ☝️👏👏👏🙏

@Aquaaries444

3 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!! 10000000x The castle!!!!

Mark 'Chopper' Read was a real Gangland loose bastard back in the day in Melbourne. So whilst it's not technically a biography, it basically is. In Australia, this was not the first big movie Eric had done, the first was The Castle. To say that Chopper was crazy is an understatement. He had morals, just not ones that the average citizen might have. Glad you're reacting to this movie.

@markboorman9583

3 ай бұрын

But it was the first dramatic role he had done which changed people’s perspective of his talent.

He was a animal lover , hated cruelty to animals , once he found out a person cut the legs off a cat , he hunted them down and made them feel the same pain !

Additional: check out "Once Were Warriors", a phenomenal NZ film.... very confronting and unfortunately realistic. Brilliant film.

@uraniumcranium2613

3 ай бұрын

Excellent film

@Lucifurion

3 ай бұрын

“Cook your own damn iggs Jake”.

@seanrota3359

3 ай бұрын

Too much gym work, not enough speed work! Jake da Muss

@churchy4202

3 ай бұрын

@@Lucifurion Uncle farkin Bulli

@flik322

3 ай бұрын

Nah... That one's a documentary! :)

Finally someone reacts to this hugely underrated movie! Eric Bana completely embodied the very charismatic and psychotic Mark "Chopper" Read. One of my all time favourite films. Great to see you thought highly of it.

He actually did go after the criminals like a vigilante. Plus I have a friend who owns several of his paintings. Talented man

I love the psychological breakdown that you give along with the emotional roller-coaster that is Chopper (the person too lol). Thanks for sharing.

I grew up in Tasmania, I met Chop a couple of times when I was younger. He had no fear about his choices, no matter what those choices were. He was always so casual about everything, and a child like curiosity about the repercussions. This biopic depicts he so well.

Another heavy one is ONCE WE'RE WARRIORS a New Zealand movie,chopper was a very emotional movie and your reaction was so real, lovefromaus❤️

It is a very powerful movie. I just love your reactions though. You are so sensitive with a beautiful soft heart, and your reactions are so genuine and authentic. Don’t ever lose that. Loved your reaction to “Once Were Warriors” too! You’re awesome! Love your work, all the way from New Zealand.

The real chopper was a frightening psycho (had his own ears cut off) but he had a horrific childhood. He was a terrifying criminal and died from liver cancer back in 2013. Bana started off in comedy and had a very successful comedy show before this. He transformed himself incredibly for this role (Bana was a skinny thin guy before this. He put on 25-30 Kilograms for this role and was scarily believable for this role. Should have got an Oscar for this performance.

He spent some time with the real Chopper to learn his mannerisms and cadence. He nailed it. Brilliant actor

The DVD has an audio commentary provided by the real Chopper - which I recommend if you ever come across it. One of the best bits is his retelling of the death of Sammy the Turk. There were two car parks to Bojangles nightclub. One out the front, and one out the back. Sammy died in the back car park. Now on the night of his death the club was at capacity, which was about 500 people. And who found Sammy? A jogger at 6am. Which means about 250 people stepped over his body to get to their car. What does that tell you about the quality of clientele at Bojangles nightclub?

@d.-_-.b

2 ай бұрын

It's chilling at one violent point Chopper starts chuckling and says "Yeah, that happened."

Your reaction is great. I met Chopper & he said that he & Bana hung out for a few weeks so he could get a good idea of Choppers character. He nailed it I reckon.

@d.-_-.b

2 ай бұрын

The DVD has footage of them hanging out. I remember Chopper having a whinge about how long it's taking to come out, and that The Castle was done and out so much quicker.

Chop had a certain humorous forthrightness that only Australians can have

Chopper is a brilliant piece of Australiana. Chrissie looks like she will never recover.

I met a close friend to Mark, he sent me a poster on which Mark wrote, You cannot choose your battlefield, God will do that for you but you can fly your flag where no flag has ever flew. Never plead guilty. The poster is framed and hangs near the entrance way to my home in Long Island, NY.

I like watching your vids. Your reactions seem genuine. There has been other youtuber react vids that seem like they try way to hard and over react. Great job keep it up

@chrissiereacts

Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Chopper was Eric Bana's best performance to date. He spent about 6-9 months hanging out with Chopper to get his story and mannerisms to perfection. He did such a brilliant job. This is one of our favorite movies in Australia, especially living in Melbourne. We would see Chopper out and about at gigs and comedy shows. He rapped on one of our Aussie Hip Hop Records. He was definitely a nutta but was really normal and nice when out and about. People still quote lines from the movie to this day. I also did some research after, watching interviews with Chopper and it's beyond comprehension how "right" Eric got it. Chopper did an interview with 60 minutes just before or while he was dying and he had no regrets about his decisions and was proud that he only got caught for one murder, if i recall. I can't figure him out either and I am in Mental Health... his nonchalant attitude and lack of remorse is so bizarre, even at the brink of death. Surprising people love him in Melbourne, he was a character indeed and quite funny. Go figure 🤔

@danielkeizer4174

9 сағат бұрын

Not to difficult to get. Especially considering his youth. Anti social personality disorder combined with narcistic tendencies. A term people throw around way to easily these days. But he clearly developed coping mechanisms that weren't healthy due to not feeling save. Instrumental violence and a lack of concern about anyone but himself would point to massive problems with emotional attachment.

Aussie here, Chopper is incredible, Bana played him perfectly

This movie came out in 2000. While I was backpacking the East coast of Australia in 2009, some Aussie mates introduced me to it and I became a fan instantly. I actually emailed Chopper and his wife responded to me as I felt like absolutely nobody from the US had ever heard of this movie let alone the fact that it was based on a real guy. I've shared this movie with countless friends and anytime I meet someone from AU, I always mention Chopper to see what they know about him or if they ever crossed paths with the real guy. He wrote several books and actually went on tour doing borderline stand up routines, got into art and painted. I think I heard he wrote some childrens books. In the end, died a few years ago of "natural" causes.

@davidnelson7786

2 ай бұрын

Liver cancer, actually. Fairly natural.

@heyheyitskraykray9077

2 ай бұрын

I remember the children’s book, it was titled ‘Hooky the Cripple’

He played a delta operator in black hawk down and a senior seal in lone survivor. Great aussie actor who loves aussie fords. He did amazing in chopper

16:50 1972 Ford Falcon GT...in yellow. Epic motor.

@regandunn4850

3 ай бұрын

Xa falcon gt

@nzmarkb8713

2 ай бұрын

Orange, just the fluro lights making it look yellow

I used to live in Collingwood, Chopper's home town. I walked past him on the street a bunch of times in the later years of his life. He was usually on his way to the Leinster Arms Hotel, or a local pawn shop where he was mates with the owner. He certainly had an aura about him; the kind of guy you wouldn't mess with.

@desiolle2874

2 ай бұрын

Frank did too. Heard he pitched a guy through a window for taking his favourite Elvis tune off the jukebox.

GREAT MOVIE!!!!! I think Eric Bana's best performance. I watch this movie at least once every couple of years. It's one of those you keep going back to.

Excellent video. Glad someone is giving this movie light. I grew up quoting "your mums upset" "here no cash, robo, no cash" and things of the like. Eric did an amazing job in this movie. He is very accurate to the real chopper. My sister has a painting from chopper. It is so cool.

Great choice Chrissie, being from Australia there are so many great one liners myself and my friends used from this movie growing up ... I also met Chopper in person about 20 years ago, very funny man, great story teller.

@robhughes4682

3 ай бұрын

I probably use a line from this movie every single day 😄 I used "Bit early for Kung Fu" just this morning 👌

@levimcreaddie294

3 ай бұрын

Never let the truth get in the way of good yarn. I use it all the time

I agree, Bana was amazing

Chopper loves a gaslight. "You alright?" "Now look what you've gone and made me done".

Chopper was the kind of gangster that you only needed to fear if you were a criminal. He never harmed the general public. I recommend another Australian classic film called Muriels Wedding starring a very young Toni Collette. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Thanks for your great reaction.

Choppaaaa. This came out when I was in like year 9 and everyone I knew had watched it in the first couple of months it released. This was an iconic Aussie film and everyone from students to teachers were saying quotes constantly (mostly just everyone yelling out "Keithy?"). It's pretty awesome to see a reaction to this and to see others appreciate how good of an actor Eric Bana actually is. It's just a shame he did that average Hulk movie as his big debut in the States. He was originally a cast member of a sketch show called Full Frontal just before Chopper came out so when he nailed this, Eric Bana basically became an Aussie legend in his own right.

Incredible movie. I have just one thing to add ‘Neville fucken Bartos!?’

@PhantomFilmAustralia

3 ай бұрын

_"There's no cash here! Here, there's no cash! Alright? Cash...no! Robbo?"_ _"No cash."_

@originalotto7126

3 ай бұрын

"Git in the fuckin' car ya golliwog!"

@mikespearwood3914

3 ай бұрын

"He couldn't knock the fluff off a cappuccino".😆

@Harrygreen111

2 ай бұрын

Fuckin behave ya self

@ajs747

Ай бұрын

I’m flying, I’m fuckin flyin!

Choppers Dad was a World War 2 veteran who suffered heavily from PTSD. Apparently Choppers father slept with his 303 rifle under his bed..

I went to Uncle Chop Chop’s trial in Tassie when I was a law student. He adored having us students there & played up to us. Like a true narcissist, he loved an audience 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Aussie crime movies always seem to present the crims as ordinary, kind of charming dudes you could have a drink with - which makes them that much scarier because you never know how you stand with them. Animal Kingdom is another great one, as well as The Snowtown Murders. I love the hyper realistic style too. No glamour or dramaqueening - just everyday psychopaths doing their thing.

@booradley0x0

3 ай бұрын

Snowtown, far out… that’s a movie!!

@uraniumcranium2613

3 ай бұрын

@@booradley0x0 Thats what I thought lol

@thisguy1890

3 ай бұрын

Snowtown fucked me up lol. Seeing someone react to aussie movies from the younger days starts to explain why we are the way we are here haha

Mark 'Chopper' Read's final interview: Every confession | 60 Minutes Australia 60 Minutes Australia

I'm subscribing because you're the only person who has reacted to this amazing movie. The guy who directed this (Andrew Dominik) also directed The assassination of jesse james by the coward Robert Ford. It's another amazing movie almost nobody has reacted to, and Brad Pitt says it's his favourite role. I'd love to see you react to that one too.

@StuTheDon17

3 ай бұрын

That is another one of the most underrated of all time. So good.

@aldunlop4622

3 ай бұрын

This is set in Melbourne, but I grew up in Sydney, and it was very similar. Gangsters were all stupid violent knuckleheads, but the violence was always between them, not the normies, they didn't want heat from the cops.

He was known to not feel pain. His father was a Vietnam vet and was an absolute psychopath. Chopper was diagnosed as a psychopath at 14.

I met the real Mark Chopper Read, he was at Vodafone in Brisbane buying a prepaid phone. Got a photo with him too. Even as an older man, he had an intimidating presence and no ears, literally.

Your reaction watching this, and your comments, were excellent. I saw Chopper when it was released, as I grew up in Melbourne in the 70's and most people that did knew who Mark Read was, or at least had heard of him. Eric Bana was brilliant in this, and the movie was shot so well. I've seen a behind the scenes clip of Dan Wylie as Bluey, in the corner of the cell when Jimmy was stabbing chopper. It was just Bluey's reaction and how he went from cowering in the corner, to pacing back and forth with mounting fear and apprehension, to just being physically sick at what had just transpired. It was above and beyond acting from a character that was only in the background. Just an excellent portrayal and a real jewel in Aussie cinema. Cheers!

thank you for reacting to this. Bana spent time with Chopper and it shows... especially when you watch some old clips/ interviews of Chopper. Banas performance was spot on. please please react to another one which nobody ever reacts to... in the name of the father. another very powerful film with Daniel Day Lewis and Emma Thompson.

@chrissiereacts

4 ай бұрын

Ohh I am so with you! Have a look at my bio - I wrote the same thing lol. It's one of my all time favourite movies so unfortunately I can't react to it but man... I really wish other channels would.

@gallo162

4 ай бұрын

@@chrissiereacts ahh right ok! if you havent seen them... "Snatch" and "lock stock and two smoking barrels" are 2 very entertaining films. british gangster comedies. also... i see youve reacted to john wick. personally, i dont get all the hype that people have for wick. tried the 1st one twice but turned off halfway as its nothing new. have you seen man on fire? id rather watch man on fire 4 times than watch wick 1 to 4!

@chrissiereacts

4 ай бұрын

@gallo162 Lock stock is on my channel! I reacted to it a couple months ago :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4Rhu7ubaZrdops.html Haven't seen Man on Fire... will add it to my list!

@gallo162

4 ай бұрын

@@chrissiereacts ooh nice! ill watch your lock stock reaction now! and ill look forward to your man on fire reaction :)

@gallo162

4 ай бұрын

@@chrissiereacts in your lock stock reaction you mention that you like heist films. Sexy Beast is a good one involving a heist. brit gangster film with Ray Winstone and Bed Kingsley. also... just remembered another one about the IRA... 50 dead men walking. based on a true story about a young man who infiltrated the IRA.

I was living in Australia when this movie came out, went to the cinema not knowing what the back story was.. Eric Bana’s performance as Chopper deserved so much recognition it is without a doubt one of the best acting roles I’ve ever seen.

Chopper said that Bana didn't play him authentically, but if you watch the DVD special features where Bana actually talks to Chopper he deserved an Oscar for sure.

I love the way it's a mix of art house, comedy and pure gritty crime and gangster. It's a bizarre mix of genres and they pulled it off

I met Chopper once in Adelaide, South Australia. He was friendly and intimidating all at once.

@anneloving8405

3 ай бұрын

Yeah someone you want as your friend and not Ur enemy.lol.

Watched this movie many years ago and it left me shell-shocked then and just watching your video of it, had the same effect. Eric Bana does a brilliant job of portraying Chopper Read, but he first started out as a comedian on a tv show called, Full Frontal. His character was a bloke name Poida (Peter). You could probably find it on KZread.

Dan Wyllie is outstanding in this. Such an under rated actor. He nailed the role of Bluey.

@seandan7873

3 ай бұрын

Criminally underrated

@iamborat100

3 ай бұрын

He's a staple in Aussie cinema for sure. Did a great job portraying Richard Mladenich in the original Underbelly.

Yes its a emotional roller coaster . This movie was shown as a entertainment for the crews on the US navy ships and Eric Bana and Chopper became cult heros . Love your reaction There is some videos with the real Chopper , Eric spent time with him to get into the character

@chrissiereacts

4 ай бұрын

Very cool! Thanks! 😊

@rongt859

4 ай бұрын

@@chrissiereacts Yes theres a few , "A weekend with Chopper " is the Time Eric spent with Chopper . But his last interview before he died of Liver cancer he tells all kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIODsZqsoJPIZMo.htmlsi=nxoHvBvrO_qXNriZ

@rongt859

4 ай бұрын

@@chrissiereacts His last interview before he died of liver cancer Chopper tells all kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIODsZqsoJPIZMo.htmlsi=nxoHvBvrO_qXNriZ

In Cell next to Chopper in Risdon Prison ! He was a Very Funny Person , but he would go of on a Tangent with his Mind & do things you don't expect , Love your Reaction !

Chopper was renowned for talking shit, his motto " never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn"

Neighbours!🤣 Nah, Eric Bana was stand up comic. He got his start on an Australian sketch comedy show called Full Frontal. He was incredibly funny. He had so many characters he would play. His first movie role was in a movie called The Castle. Every Australian loves it for some reason. I find it excruciating to watch.

@michaelcross3585

4 ай бұрын

Blasphemy blasphemy

@juliangrant9718

4 ай бұрын

@@michaelcross3585 I know. It's sacrilege. Sue me.

@CuttySobz

4 ай бұрын

@@juliangrant9718 what is the castle about?

@juliangrant9718

4 ай бұрын

@@CuttySobz just an Aussie comedy about a quirky family that loses their land due to gentrification. Aussies will tell you "it's about the Australian dream!" I've just never been into it.

@nigelw7626

4 ай бұрын

I love The Castle and I'm a Brit.

This movie is more about what its like to deal with Chopper. His famous saying 'Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn' is a variation of Mark Twain's saying to the same effect. Chopper is the definition of an unreliable narrator. How much of it happened, how much was embellished, how much of it was total bullshit? We will never know. Its awesome you checked this out. There's another Aussie classic called 'Two Hands' starring a young Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne. THAT is an absolute must see! Great reaction mate! Look forward to catching more from you :) SUBSCRIBED!

@JB-wy8fc

4 ай бұрын

You into Aussie stuff? You watched Mr Inbetween before? There's also a movie based on the Mr Inbetween main character called the magician about a hitman. Excellent cinema

@50NewEyes

4 ай бұрын

Yes, yes… two hands is brilliant

@JB-wy8fc

3 ай бұрын

Ill check out two hands. Cheers

My late mother house sitted in Melbourne for the line producer of Chopper. I can never forget because she was away working on the infamous Eucalyptus. Thanks a lot, Rustie.

I know Eric and am friends with his family "Banadinovich". I thought he should have won an oscar in the film Munich, which is very underated. He started as a comedian and was the star of the Aussie TV show Full Frontal. Before that he drove his 1973 Falcon in Road Rally races and still owns that car, The Beast.

Thanks for bringing this movie back to my attention. I haven’t seen this movie in a long time.

Eric was outstanding in this. Another very dark movie to come out of Australia, and was very early in Russell Crowes career....Romper Stomper. Not sure sure it would make it onto YT though, as its extremely dark. Deffo worth a watch though, as Crowe is also outstanding.