How Clint, after such a long and lustrous career, releases masterpieces like Unforgiven, Gran Torino and Million Dollar Baby in the twilight of his career is amazing.

@prollins6443

11 күн бұрын

Don't forget "Letters from Iwo Jima"

@mitchhamilton64

11 күн бұрын

like he told toby keith, the trick is to not let the old man in.

@MeidoVegeta

11 күн бұрын

Sully and the Mule are also really good.

@MichaelBalchaitis

11 күн бұрын

Also Mystic River!!!

@MeidoVegeta

11 күн бұрын

@@MichaelBalchaitis cry macho was a good laugh, too. Invictus, also.

Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Picture. Get out the box of tissues. The ending will destroy you.

@OriginalPuro

3 күн бұрын

By the time you commented they had already watched the movie, edited their video and uploaded it.

This is Clint's baby - starred, directed, produced and music by him. Swank and Freeman are exceptional too. It's just a try not to cry challenge at this point

@peteparker22

11 күн бұрын

He sure knows how to make depressing movies. But they are usually great

@joeyclemenza7339

11 күн бұрын

it was also his revival in hollywood. he would go on to have a string of some hits and critical darlings after this movie, officially turning this into his 3rd age in Hollywood.

@fabianmorales4203

11 күн бұрын

Freeman won well deserved oscar. As did hilary swank

“Clint Eastwood f-k me up” is a perfect quote. This movie and Mystic River from the year before are the kind of movies you only watch once but prove what a phenomenal director Clint is. I think this is also his best performance.

Swank has won two best actress Oscars for this and Boys Don't Cry. Neither an easy watch.

@scorpiouk5914

6 күн бұрын

Yes. If you want to cry again, watch Boys Don't Cry.

@OriginalPuro

3 күн бұрын

Boys cry. Men don't.

Clint Eastwood is a treasure.

Fun Fact: The actor who played "The Blue Bear" was a real boxer. While she's tough as nails, she's actually really nice in person. She experienced a bit of depression when people started harassing her on the streets, confusing her for the character she portrayed in this movie. They'd yell horrible things to her on the streets, and sadly she became something of a recluse. Similar to Jack Gleason and his portrayal of Joffrey in Game of Thrones.

@Bensonders

11 күн бұрын

Its so crazy and very scary that people can't separate the actor from the character! I mean sure, I had trouble with this topic, too, when we had to read Ghoete in school and some of his work contained too many parallels to his real life. But that was exactly the moment were we got taught to separate the art from the artist!

@0lyge0

11 күн бұрын

Why are people like this?

@aTofuJunkie

9 күн бұрын

I blame Jack Gleason for not returning Batman's Binoculars. 😂

@scorpiouk5914

6 күн бұрын

People can be pretty dumb. So sorry for her!

The crazy thing is Frankie didn’t want to take his original fighter to the championship fight because he wanted to protect him. He gave in and took Maggie to the championship fight, and she lost her life. He must’ve felt horrible. But that’s what she wanted. That is what fulfilled her life. Such a great movie.

Maggie's story is like a twist on the classic Cinderella tale. Her good father dies, leaving her at the mercy of her dishonorable family, who try to keep her miserable. Frankie is her prince all throughout the film, and her boxing gloves are her slippers - her opportunity for happiness. Maggie's mother wants her to get married, but not to be happy. She wants her own daughter to be as miserable as she is. Don't be great, just marry a man and live in mediocrity. Only a cruel twist in the story destroyed Maggie's dream, but her prince still saved her at the end...but not in the way that we expected.

@reneedennis2011

11 күн бұрын

Great analogy 👏🏾.

@chrisyazzie8179

11 күн бұрын

Great view and it destroys me every time I watch it.

One of the scenes that unexpectedly tugs at me is when Maggie saves food from her diner customers. I've had to do that in college and again in 2009 when the economy went bad. --------- I thought it was such great writing to show that Maggie had deep poverty, but she had belief and determination. --------- I cry everytime. Great reaction by Sam and Daniel.

This is one of those amazing, beautiful, nearly perfect movies I never wanted to see again.

@terrygracy8345

11 күн бұрын

Yep. This is the first time I’ve watched it since my first time It’s up there with Schindler’s List where it’s a very good movie but I can’t rewatch it

@peteparker22

11 күн бұрын

Exactly

I resonate so deeply with Maggie's struggle to become better without proper training. ---------- The scene when Maggie is training solo on her birthday cause she has nothing else good in her life. --------- So much of the practice moments in life are in lonely gyms and soccer fields when no one is looking. Getting good at something is such a lonely pursuit.

@michaelblaine6494

10 күн бұрын

That’s a great line and it’s true

Probably one of the key features to this movie being such a success was that no one had divulged the gut punch twist that occurs towards the end of the movie, taking it in a whole new direction. People were going to see what they thought was a female boxing movie, and coming out overwhelmed by having seen a searing account of euthanasia.

@jkhoover

11 күн бұрын

It was eventually revealed, because I remember euthanasia being vastly discussed, in the media, while this was in theaters.

One of only a couple movies that I simply cannot handle. It broke my heart.

I swore I would never watch this movie again and then y’all had to go and react to it. Dammit!!

This was Hilary Swank's second Oscar for Best Actress. She won her first a few years earlier for Boys Don't Cry with another great dramatic performance. Definitely worth a reaction...

@nac.mac.feegle

11 күн бұрын

Boys Don't Cry is an excellent movie.

@jose9593

11 күн бұрын

Boys Don't Cry is amazing.

@jannathompson2262

11 күн бұрын

Boys Don't Cry❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@USCFlash

11 күн бұрын

"Boys Don't Cry" was horrible to me. I had to turn it off about halfway. I was so disturbed and disgusted....and I do not mean that as an insult to the movie. In fact I mean it as a compliment. Not many films can unsettle me and disturb me that deeply. I can handle a lot of disturbing content, tough, challenging content, but I simply could not make it through and i credit that to the film being so well made and powerful as well as the performances.

@nac.mac.feegle

11 күн бұрын

@@USCFlash I am genuinely curious why you say it's a good movie, if you could not finish it. It might have absolutely failed in the part you didn't watch.

Margo Martindale, who played Maggie's mom, is an excellent actress. She plays the villain in season 2 of Justified, which is a great series.

@fionnmaccumhaill3257

11 күн бұрын

The plays a good character in Dexter also.

@zedwpd

11 күн бұрын

I'm from Missouri. She has hick down pat.

This was by far the best reaction to and analysis of this film I have ever seen.

@TBRSchmitt

11 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@gregoryschmitt8222

11 күн бұрын

Great reactions and phenomenal discussion. Keep up your great work! 👍

Eastwood has always been such a consistently solid director, but this one is definitely one of his best. He won the best director Oscar for this for a reason. Also, A Perfect World is a MUST. If you thought this one broke you 😂

This movie was protested by people with disabilities. To me, I can't think of anything more loving than taking away someone's unbearable pain. ❤

@katherinedinwiddie4526

10 күн бұрын

Agree

To prepare for this film, Swank trained nearly 5 hours a day and gained 19 lbs of muscle.

This had the biggest gut punch ending since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

@axr7149

11 күн бұрын

For me CHINATOWN tops the list in terms of gut punch. Also stars Jack Nicholson. Never have I seen a perfectly executed film quite like this, and it unbelievably stuck the landing in a manner I haven't seen a film top before or since.

@donreid6399

11 күн бұрын

Good point.

Clint Eastwood won best director, Morgan Freeman won best supporting actor, and Hillary Swank won best actress. I believe the film also won best picture. Its a beautiful film. Recommend watching Play Misty for Me, it is Eastwood's first directorial film.

@robmontoya8618

11 күн бұрын

Yes, it won Best Picture -2004

@stsolomon618

11 күн бұрын

@@robmontoya8618 thanks

@YolandaAnneBrown95726

11 күн бұрын

Even more insane than Fatal Attraction.

@stsolomon618

11 күн бұрын

@@YolandaAnneBrown95726 facts

@harley2704

11 күн бұрын

Thanks, Wikipedia.😂

Lucia Rijker, who played the evil boxer from Germany, was a real-life professional boxer and kickboxer, and is regarded as one of the greatest female boxers ever. Her final record in Boxing (not counting kickboxing) was 17 fights, 17 wins, 14 by knockout.

I could only watch this movie once. Almost couldn't make it through your reaction. Great movie.

Man, I knew this movie was good. But I forgot **H O W** good it is. Right up there with films like The Green Mile and Shawshank for pure, emotional storytelling.

Because the theme of family regrets looms so large in this movie, I always thought that the reason Maggie decided she was ready to go wasn't just because she had traveled the world and become famous, but because she finally stood up to her family. I always thought that was the last thing she felt she needed to accomplish to have lived a full life.

Margo Martindale played the mother. She's a fantastic actress and definitely plays the villain well, particularly in the show Justified.

@alvincenzo3249

10 күн бұрын

best season

The Mule is also very underrated and more recent Eastwood movie

@PML78

10 күн бұрын

I agree .... hopefully they watch it

Interesting trivia: the 2 main leads of SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins) both won their Oscars one year after the other for Clint Eastwood directed films. Robbins won Supporting Actor for MYSTIC RIVER (2003) while Morgan Freeman won the same category for this film the very next year.

@Stogie2112

11 күн бұрын

I thought Freeman's performance in Shawshank was much better than in this film, but then, that role was much larger.

@MasonGrant0704

11 күн бұрын

@@Stogie2112 Same but I think it was a mistake to put Morgan Freeman in the Best Leading actor category for Shawshank. He probably would've won that year if he was in Best supporting actor.

@Stogie2112

11 күн бұрын

@@MasonGrant0704 .... It was strange to see Robbins get no nominations. He and Freeman were both magnificent. If Robbins had been nominated for Best Actor, Tom Hanks would have still won, IMO.

@MasonGrant0704

11 күн бұрын

@@Stogie2112 I agree, I think Shawshank and Pulp Fiction are far better movies compared to Forest Gump but Tom Hanks really carried that whole movie by himself and deserved it. Forest Gump had no business winning best picture or director.

@axr7149

11 күн бұрын

@@Stogie2112 The interesting thing is that Tim Robbins actually got nominated one year after SHAWSHANK, and it was for Best Director instead. He was nominated for DEAD MAN WALKING, which won his then-partner Susan Sarandon the Best Actress Oscar. MYSTIC RIVER was his 2nd nomination overall but his first for acting (which he won).

Freaking love this movie! This movie is the reason why Clint is my favorite actor. I’m glad you guys have experienced this performance as well as Morgan Freeman and Hillary Swank’s amazing performances.

Clint Eastwood also composed the score you hear for this film as well (he also scored MYSTIC RIVER, which he also directed). At the very least, Clint Eastwood has a hand in composing the melody of the theme music for most of the films he has directed.

@nac.mac.feegle

11 күн бұрын

I did not know he's a composer. Thx for that info.

@mawkushbrody7748

11 күн бұрын

I really like the scores that Eastwood composes. 'Changeling'(2008)is also good. Really sad movie as well.

@hornerinf

10 күн бұрын

Eastwood plays piano and loves jazz. That's why he has used LennIe Neihaus to score some of his movies. Lenny did a lot of jazz and big band arrangements.and played saxophone. He passed in 2020. He was 90.

@nac.mac.feegle

10 күн бұрын

@@hornerinf That's right! I forgot his involvement in music. Now I seem to recall that he said he did the Dirty Harry movies mostly so he could earn enough to put into jazz, tho I don't recall what exactly. Good reminder. Thx.

I remember I was depressed and unemployed and called to the radio and won tickets to go to the cinema... to watch this one :D .... sobre llovido mojado we say here

@TBRSchmitt

11 күн бұрын

😬

Hell yeah, I love this movie. Great acting all around...glad y'all loved it. Y'all definitely aren't the only ones that shed tears during this video lol.

@reneedennis2011

11 күн бұрын

Yup. Mellverse and EOM Reacts got really emotional after watching this movie.

Wat a great movie, wat a great reaction! Seeing U cry even got me choked & I knew it was coming! 😥

The writing in this movie is so subtle and next level, it takes this movie to that God-tier level. ----- When Willie leaves Frankie, he says, “You taught, me everything I need to know”. ---- The talks with Morgan Freeman reflecting on past failures. ---- The story of Maggie and her dads dog ‘Axel’, getting Frankie to pull the plug. ----- Amazing writing to let the dialogue guide us through the present by reflecting on the past. ---- This is the reason I watch amazing movies. Clint Eastwood never fails.

"Boys Don't Cry" is another hard watch. True story & she won her first Oscar for that one.

Fantastic film, I've been watching Clint Eastwood since reruns of Rawhide. He's makes films and tells stories that he wants to see, not what Hollywood wants to see. 94 and still going.

Oh God time to get the box of tissues

Oh gawd! I remember the ending of this movie DESTROYING me.

This movie brought up the discussion of euthanasia practices and the legality or ethical reasoning behind it. Movie actually caused a lot of backlash in the media the way it was done. Swank got another Oscar as leading actress for Boys Don't Cry, based on a true story. It's a tough watch, warning you now.

@joelwillems4081

11 күн бұрын

Eastwood characters have never much cared about "the law". They do what is right according to their own creed and standards. That might not be moral either but it's an honest way to live.

My first time “watching” it since in the theaters. Such a good movie but tough (emotional) rewatch. Gotta take 20 years off between. 😂

An emotional rollercoaster with a heartbreaking ending.... A great film.

Been watching him since 'Rawhide' and "Outlaw Josie Wales" is my favorite of his as a movie star and this is my favorite of his as a film maker.

Such a great movie. Love Clint, directing or acting he's one of my favs. Reminds me of watching all his westerns with my dad growing up. Great reaction y'all and Happy 4th of July🇺🇸🇺🇸🤘🤘

Cinderella Man is another one of those great boxing movies, Gladiator from 1992 and Southpaw as well

Thanks a lot. I watched this reaction against my better judgement and ended up bawling my eyes out. So…thanks for that.

Such a great movie. Everyone was great. Clint and Morgan are legends

Great reaction guys this film won four Oscars best actress Hillary Swank best supporting actor Morgan Freeman and Best Director and Picture to Clint Eastwood giving a total of four awards for the same categories he won Best Picture and Director for 1992’s Unforgiven you guys definitely do the filmography of Sidney Poitier A Raisin In Sun ,Lillies Of The Field, In The Heat Of The Night, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, and To Sir With Love are five of his best films ever made he was the first African American actor to win best actor for 1963’s Lillies Of The Field keep up the great work guys

Knew this movie would get you both, such a wonderful movie deserved all the awards it won, Clint’s directed movies usually have a dark ending at least melancholy but so well written and directed a good movie he stared in later in his long career is called Trouble with the curve co staring Justin Timberlake. Love your reactions this movie I can never not watch so good but so sad

"So this is a boxing movie" Oh boy.

A beautiful reaction to a beautiful movie! Just amazing film! Thanks for sharing guys!! Really enjoyed it!

RAGING BULL! RAGING BULL! (1980) ... and this is why a Martin Scorsese directed boxing movie , staring Robert De Nero and Joe Pesci

@TBRSchmitt

11 күн бұрын

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@James_Ford4815

11 күн бұрын

@@TBRSchmitt oh very cool! will watch it tomorrow

A masterpiece, this movie destroyed me.

LOL I have never heard Sam using so many naughty words in a recap. Those people rank right up there with Percy in Green Mile as the worst of the worst. The rage is 10x more for me because my wifes parents are like this, perhaps not in this bad of a capasity but everything is about them and its such rage inducing.

Clint directed both sides of the horrible WWII battle for Iwo Jima Island! And the one in Japanese is the greater film! - Letters from Iwo Jima, 2006. The Last Samurai’s star stars in it.

This is a tough watch, one of my favorite movies, but it wrecks me every time I watch it. Thanks for covering it.

The scene where Frankie finally tells Maggie what Macushla (sp?) meant absolutely destroyed me.

This is such a beautiful film. Thank you for your reaction.

Katie Dallam was the inspiration to the book that was wrote. She got brain damage from a fight and was never the same. If you search her name in youtube you can actually watch the 7min fight that caused her brain damage. A side note though she did get into a minor car accident the day prior to the fight , so a lot of people believe it was a combination of the car accident and the fight that caused her brain damage.

A female actress totally deserving of both her Oscars !!

The priest swearing at Clint, calling him a f-ing pagan had me 😂

Whew!! Are you ready??!!!

I love your guys feelings as to the films, keep it up..

Def on the list of most depressing movies. Y’all should watch “A Star is Born” next , for a good pick me up

Another great reaction and why you guys are among my favorite reactors. You guys will love Clint and the movie In The Line Of Fire. After you two watch that you should also watch a movie with the same subject matter The Sentinel. A Hillary Swank movie to watch is Boys Don’t Cry. That one is probably more relevant today.

3:16 - This boxer ('Big Willie Little'), btw, is actor Mike Colter who plays "Luke Cage" on the popular Netflix series of the same name. Great series, and worthy of binge watching! :)

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia can make you smile and laugh about this movie’s horrible turn of events, I swear!

Yeah this movie will destroy you. It's a such a great tearjerker.

So many parallels with Gran Torino. The crappy, ungrateful family. The annoying person who becomes the best friend. The tragedy….

Hey guys as an Irishman, I’m gonna help you out. Clint Eastwood got it wrong. He says mo chuisle means, my darling my heart, my love. The actual direct translation to English would be my pulse. The meaning to Irish people is the pulse of my heart. ❤️❤❤😢. I’ve seen many boxing movies, but this is the one I think is the greatest..

@josemadera3138

8 күн бұрын

This is tied with Cinderella man to me as best either one are the greatest

Love this reaction from you guys.

In my pursuit to get you two to watch Courage Under Fire, (another great Denzel Washington film) I want to let you know that it is on hulu right now!

This movie makes me sob every single time I watch it. Easily one of the best movies ever.

As you can imagine, a lot of people (particularly people affected by immobilzing disabilities) found the ending of this higly controversial. Regardless, Clint Eastwood is a stellar director.

@shinrapresident7010

11 күн бұрын

As someone who is extremely disabled with numerous diseases, they(not you) need to shut their mouths then. I get to decide what I do with my life. The right to live includes the right to die.

Just a beautiful movie. It makes me cry everytime. And you guys made me cry once again. So glad you loved it.

21:42 Yup! That was my reaction as well! Followed by anger 😠

@hulkslayer626

11 күн бұрын

*talking about Sam lol

'Boys Don't Cry' [ 1999 ] which won Swank her first Academy Award. The 2nd she got for 'Baby' - along with 3 others: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor for Morgan Freeman !

Great job as usual for you 2 as it was a brilliantly acted, directed (eastwood won oscar) film. FUN fact is that Albert ruddy (one of Godfather producers) had the story and couldnt get it made for 4 yrs Until Eastwood read it and Clint even said ""It's a downer...but God, it's gorgeous." and it was in theaters for over 6 mnths after it was NOM for those oscars and a Huge hit

Hilary won her second Oscar with Million Dollar Baby. Please see the film for which she first took home the Academy Award, Boys Don’t Cry. She is devastating in that.

Clint Eastwood is a very sensitive director. He is an Icon.

Clint is such an amazing director. I watched this movie several times in the theater. One of those times I sat in the back row and realized that during some of the scenes in the hospital, I could hear the projector running. I realized that there was absolutely no sound and pretty much nothing happening on the screen. It felt like Clint respected the viewer enough to allow the viewer time to think and feel. There were no good choices and I don’t think anybody can know what they would do unless they were in that situation. I saw this advertised as coming up and I knew that it would destroy you but that you would be glad that you watched it.

I always think "Oh, no" when I see reactors react to this. And then I watch their reaction.

@gregoryschmitt8222

11 күн бұрын

TBR & Sam’s reaction the best!

I was a PA on this movie. Mr Eastwood and Ms Swank are 2 of the most nicest, down to earth people. I got married about halfway through shooting and Ms Swank offered us $1000 as a wedding gift. We thought that was exceptionally nice of her, but we asked her if she can donate to a cancer research center that my wife and I were involved with, since both of our fathers passed away from cancer. She went above and beyond and donated $4000. I also worked on Gran Torino , and Mr. Eastwood remembered/recognized me. He congratulated me on my wedding and hoped that my wife and I are still doing well

Unfortunately, Hilary Swank does not have many good movies to her name. If you had told me back in the 90s that Hilary would win Best Actress TWICE, I simply wouldn't have believed you. Prior to "Boys Don't Cry" and this, I only knew her from "Next Karate Kid" and a guest-star part on "Beverly Hills 90210". Now "Boys Don't Cry" is even more rough that M$B, as far as I'm concerned. See it if you want, but the one I'd recommend is Christopher Nolan's "Insomnia" with Al Pacino and Robin Williams. Two good movies in which she plays supporting parts are "The Gift" and "The Hunt" where she has an incredible fight scene.

@Madbandit77

11 күн бұрын

She also has a fun role as a cop in the Steven Soderbergh heist comedy, "Logan Lucky".

@CineRam

10 күн бұрын

@@Madbandit77 Agreed. "Here's to stayin' a while!"

Clint Eastwood is an underground fist fighter in " Every which way but loose" and the sequel "Any which way you can". It's a comedy drama and he has a pet orangatan. It's fantastic.

Ok, we just watched (insert movie here) how did you feel? BEST ANSWER EVER @ 34:13 "I feel like Clint Eastwood just f'ed me up!"

Thank you both. To Release tears together with you. to let IT Go. And travel together to the common bottom of our Souls.

Wow I can’t believe it’s 20 years. Audiences openly wept. Amazing film, great cast.

The Actress who played "The Blue Bear" is the great Lucia Rijker out of the Netherlands. She's probably the best female fighter we've ever seen and by all accounts a sweet person. I watched her fight many years ago and her Wiki page is just fascinating! "P.S., I Love You" and the best on a true story "Boys Don't Cry", a very good.

Fantastic film!

It was awesome to see Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman together. Hillary Swank was the Cherry on top of this movie! Great reaction and my favorite character is Danger... All Heart and he ends up coming back to the Gym! For more Hillary Swank watch "The Core".Thanks for sharing TBR🥊🥊

Probably my favorite Eastwood movie, which really means something, considering how aweseome his filmography is

This was one of my favorite films

The reveal of the name, 20 damn years later and it still hits me like a truck.

This breaks me every time

Every time I watch this movie, I cry. Then watching it again with you guys, I cried again. What a heartbreaking story.

Easy to see why Oscars were won. Excellent but tragic. Personally I can't stand boxing, but there are many really good movie about boxers, either real or fictional: Rocky (1976), Cinderella Man (2005), The Fighter (2010), Southpaw (2015), Raging Bull (1980), Hard Times (1975), Ali (2001). For another Hillary Swank movie that's "up to par", Boys Don't Cry (1999) for which she won her 1st Oscar.

Everyone including myself was crying in the theater the night I went to see this wonderfully moving movie! GREAT reaction by you two!

This is a great movie with one of the best endings, another one is A Perfect World starring Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner which is criminally underrated if you haven't watched that.