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

@OmegaSaiyan92

Ай бұрын

it's why he won the oscar man

@RussellCHall

Ай бұрын

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

@86leewis

Ай бұрын

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

@86leewis

Ай бұрын

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

@leon327

Ай бұрын

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

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

@emmanuelmakoba6085

Ай бұрын

Bro!

@reneedennis2011

Ай бұрын

Yup.

@johngreen6521

25 күн бұрын

Never caught that!

@brian4rmthewood

9 күн бұрын

Good one.

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

@tonyhancock5467

Ай бұрын

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

@el34glo59

Ай бұрын

Make sure that tubs clean. You can hear him

@tulacagas

Ай бұрын

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

@harvey4512

Ай бұрын

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

@goldengloves2388

Ай бұрын

Facts.

American Gangster (2007) features Denzel as a villain.

@SnaFubar_24

Ай бұрын

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

@lethaldose2000

Ай бұрын

So true, I forgot that.

@joelwillems4081

Ай бұрын

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

@BigBoss-zi5ss

Ай бұрын

​@@joelwillems4081 oh ok you got the jar??

@leon327

Ай бұрын

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

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

@chrisjfox8715

Ай бұрын

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

@Niinsa62

Ай бұрын

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

@187-SaltyCrackers

20 күн бұрын

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

@jp3813

2 күн бұрын

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

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

@azazello1784

Ай бұрын

Is this a joke? He is a clown.

@potterj09

Ай бұрын

SHU PROGRAM N*!!!!!! lmao

@PapaEli-pz8ff

Ай бұрын

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

@Major42

Ай бұрын

​@@azazello1784 = 🤡

@user-ly9wr8wj5s

Ай бұрын

Fuck yeah 😎 👌

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

@slimmccoy8863

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

@laudanum669

Ай бұрын

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

@ContrarianCorner

29 күн бұрын

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

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

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

@unclebounce1495

Ай бұрын

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

@SilentBob731

Ай бұрын

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

@rohe4077

Ай бұрын

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

@jesseowenvillamor6348

Ай бұрын

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

@TheRealAhoy

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

@jerodast

Ай бұрын

Damn, homie!

@atlas94450

Ай бұрын

First Snoop then Macy, another serious cameo

@reneedennis2011

Ай бұрын

Yup.

@Gecko....

28 күн бұрын

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

@foreignmilk5589

25 күн бұрын

and shes disgusting

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

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

@green_of_grey

Ай бұрын

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

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

@reneedennis2011

Ай бұрын

Yup.

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

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

@reneedennis2011

Ай бұрын

Yup.

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

@jamedraa8472

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

@joelwillems4081

Ай бұрын

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

@alainvosselman9960

Ай бұрын

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

@jamedraa8472

Ай бұрын

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

@jesseowenvillamor6348

Ай бұрын

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

@alexanderthegreat5649

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

@JayCity10

Ай бұрын

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

@rxtsec1

Ай бұрын

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

Not necessarily evil Denzel but flawed Denzel is FLIGHT.

@green_of_grey

Ай бұрын

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

@offbeatscratcher

Ай бұрын

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

@jerodast

Ай бұрын

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

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

@AnonymousSaiyan

Ай бұрын

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

@mikemarc92

Ай бұрын

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

@playedout148

Ай бұрын

He's so believably evil in this movie.

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

@daryl772003

Ай бұрын

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

@MrMarshall62

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

@FrldyZX87

Ай бұрын

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

@jerodast

Ай бұрын

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

@eliminator173

Ай бұрын

@@jerodast lmao

@djm3suxx

Ай бұрын

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

@PauloHernandezXD

Ай бұрын

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

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

@Chiefn-ly7yr

Ай бұрын

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

@danilopompey754

Ай бұрын

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

@reneedennis2011

Ай бұрын

Yup.

@danilopompey754

Ай бұрын

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

@reneedennis2011

Ай бұрын

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

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

@PML78

Ай бұрын

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

@jerodast

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

@jonpevehouse

Ай бұрын

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

@mitchellmelkin4078

Ай бұрын

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

@michaeljames6817

Ай бұрын

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

@jesseowenvillamor6348

Ай бұрын

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

@jesseowenvillamor6348

Ай бұрын

Underrated actor.

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

@shanenolan5625

Ай бұрын

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

@DLites151

Ай бұрын

Boring? Kendrick dropped to murders in one day

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

“When do they do Cop Things?” 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

Fallen is a great underrated Denzel movie!!

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

@andrwarrior

Ай бұрын

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

@slimmccoy8863

Ай бұрын

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

@potterj09

Ай бұрын

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

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

When I first saw this, was the first time I saw Cliff Curtis in a movie. Turns out he plays so many varied parts and so many ethnicities. Great character actor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

@TahiriVeila13ABY

Ай бұрын

Malcom X was bad.

@stsolomon618

Ай бұрын

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

@yepimheretoo2270

Ай бұрын

Fallen was great & different type of movie for him

@stsolomon618

Ай бұрын

@yepimheretoo2270 yeah, it sure was.

@TheAcademizer

Ай бұрын

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

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

Good times, I vote Fallen for the next Denzel flick

King Kong ain’t got shit on me!

@johnmaynardable

Ай бұрын

Love that line.

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

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

@bencotton9414

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

@freebirdallen

Ай бұрын

LOL! Maybe he meant tv cop things?

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

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

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

@artstation707

Ай бұрын

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

@infiad1275

Ай бұрын

@@artstation707 I prefer having the good guy win.

@artstation707

Ай бұрын

@@infiad1275 It's a Hollywood movie.

@jesseowenvillamor6348

Ай бұрын

​@@artstation707Shut up

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

@azazello1784

Ай бұрын

Absolutely disgusting. He didn't deserve it.

@slimmccoy8863

Ай бұрын

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

@JedEdwards-wl7vr

Ай бұрын

@@azazello1784it was overrated

@samuelmatheri3589

Ай бұрын

@@azazello1784 eat your heart out.

@enlightenmenttv2287

Ай бұрын

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

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

@-M0LE

Ай бұрын

Jen Murray is amazing too

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

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

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

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

@unwokeneuropean3590

Ай бұрын

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

@VandalSauvage

Ай бұрын

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

@albinaugustin6904

Ай бұрын

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

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

@-M0LE

Ай бұрын

Is it actually that bad

@BDogg2023

Ай бұрын

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

@-M0LE

Ай бұрын

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

@BDogg2023

Ай бұрын

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

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

Training Day was written by David Ayer. He also worked on Harsh Times , Street Kings and End of Watch.

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

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

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

I once got a busing job at a restaurant by paraphrasing Alonzo. THe guy asked "why should I hire you over th eother candidates" and I responded, " They build dishrooms because of me, dishwashers have processed of 35 thousand metric tons of glass and ceramic based on my table cleanings!!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

@willthornsbury2913

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

One of my all-time fave movies 😊

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

@DewJee2019

Ай бұрын

Devil in a Blue Dress, Yes!

@carladavis1473

Ай бұрын

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

@Valencia112

Ай бұрын

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

@nataliestclair6176

Ай бұрын

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

@fusiliers

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

PELICAN BRIEF and THE BONE COLLECTOR as well as DEJAVU

@tommyapples8490

10 күн бұрын

Loved Dejavu!

14:27 😮🫢 i absolutely love how Sam gets scared for a split second, then mad for a split second. 👻😡

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

@VandalSauvage

Ай бұрын

Don’t forget Flight!

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

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

11:35 "i mean, i get both sides. just different than what he's used to." -The Schmitts alonzo's got them back under his spell.

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

Great change of pace for Denzel. No wonder he won an oscar for this role.

26:45 "you f*cking liar." -Daniel, said with a little grin... 😊

This movie is so quotable. Denzel's screaming fit there at the end was so good.