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Some of My Favorites with Tommy Lee Jones include "U.S. Marshals," which (You may have heard of) is a Sequel to "The Fugitive!" I'd also Recommend "Fire Birds / The Client / Volcano / Double Jeopardy / (and More) Men in Black!!" He also lends His Crazy Voice to one of My Favorites Kid's Movies, "Small Soldiers!" 👍
That actually was George Bush at the beginning. They used footage from a similar event. The remaining classic battleships really were decommissioned during this time period, which made stock footage very useful.
This was a very solid movie, with no real issues to complain about. In recent times, Segal has gone off the rails, and many complain he wasn't great to work with back in the day, but this was a better than average action flick of the time. While part 2 was more of the same, I would say that movie deserves a viewing as well, as I found it entertaining as well and I'll re-watch both if they happen to be on streaming at any given time.
honestly the only line that stuck to me from the sequel was " assumption is the mother of all fuck ups" other than that can't remember Under Siege 2 for the life of me.
Steven's greatest movie. I can watch it anytime, but it was all downhill from here for him. Make this the only movie of his you watch and you can always have good memories of him.
Actually, his first movie "Above the Law" wasn't that bad. And "Hard to Kill" was so bad it was good, so full of cheese all you needed to fully enjoy it was a bowl of popcorn and a bottle of soda.
Yeah. He was in the right place at the right time. Once he got 'started', he had a few movies worth a watch for the time which increased in quality till we get here. Of course he had an amazing supporting cast that chewed the scenery with gusto.
Fantastic and hilarious, thank you. So the story is Steven Segal came out of a dressing room and announced that he'd just read the greatest script ever written. Someone asked "Really, who wrote it?" And Segal replied "I did." This was the script for Under Seige 2!!!
For more of Gary Busey btw, check out the first Point Break (1991), also starring Keanu Reeves in a very early leading role for him, and with Patrick Swayze. Rookie FBI agent Keanu partnered up with and mentored by veteran likewise Gary goes undercover to infiltrate a gang a surfers suspected of being up to no good. ;) You'll love it.
If you wanna see Gary Busey as a protagonist, then watch "Eye of the Tiger" it's probably the only movie he has where he plays the hero lead. Although he did play one of the good guy cab drivers in "D.C. Cab" with Adam Baldwin and Mr.T in the early 80s.
@@stevedavis5704 Lethal Weapon is one of Gary Buseys best roles as one of the villains Mr Joshua working for The General played by the late Mitchell Ryan.
Erica Eleniak! 😍 Growing up with Baywatch, I had a huge crush. Her beauty makes the Segal side of the plot more tolerable 😅 Notable that the terrorists keep their word to her and leave her alone (until Segal gets her involved). Good for them 👍
I could never understand how Pamela Anderson was the big star of Baywatch when Erika Eleniak was in the show too. Erika was, and still is, absolutely gorgeous 😍
@@davidburke2132 Quantity vs quality. Erica was on for the first two seasons and left at the beginning of 3 - when Pam was brought on and went for 4 seasons.
Jen, if you want to watch a movie about Pearl Harbor, watch Tora! Tora! Tora! from 1970. The movie "Pearl Harbor" is a Hollywood watered-down spectacle created to draw as many people as possible to the box office. While you're at it, you should also see "The Final Countdown", which is a fun twist on the Pearl Harbor story.
@@clarencewalker3925 It reminds me of lyrics from a song in "Team America: World Police" - "I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark when he made Pearl Harbor. I miss you more than that movie missed the point and that's a lot girl."
I absolutely LOVE this film! The cast is fantastic, and I remember the film being pretty panned on release, but it is unintentionally hilarious, and it still stands up, if you don't take it too seriously. The third Die Hard film was supposed to be set on a naval ship, but Under Siege's success scuppered it!
Bit of meaningless trivia: actress Erika Eleniak (cake girl) was a Playboy Playmate in real life, and the issue of Playboy they were looking at before she arrived on the ship is the actual issue containing her layout and centerfold.
By 1992, the era of the battleship had long ended, but the Iowa-class were something to behold. Definitely look up the photo of the Iowa firing its full broadside to get a sense of how powerful those 16-inch guns were.
5:40 "Is that Tommy Lee Jones?" Yes, and the woman he's addressing, who plays the Playboy Playmate who's scheduled to jump out of the cake is Erika Eleniak, an _actual_ Playboy Playmate.
Thanks jen! You're the first major RUclipsr I've seen react to this or any Steevn Seagal movie. He's become abig joke, but he was a big action star back in the day, and this is one of few movies of his that critics actually liked, so it's required viewing.
@@ISavant 😂 I remember that movie was part of a Steven Seagal DVD collection I bought back in the day. Felt like they were really scraping the bottom of the barrel with that inclusion. It is a decent movie though. Who can forget that it was on that movie that he and John Leguizamo clashed. He still talks about that to this day!
@@markieman64 from everything i've heard, segal has always been a really shitty person based on what people who've worked with him have said, and of course his vocal support of fascist putin. it's not surprising to me that people who've worked with him might still hold a grudge.
I love how crazy Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones are. Like they are trying to out-do each other with how big their performances are 🤣🤣🤣 Jones obviously wins with his rant about cartoon cowboy shrimp... For another crime movie with a famed actor giving a wild performance (Sir Patrick Stewart 🧐) - Masterminds 1997
Is that the movie where Patrick Stewart wore a Manchester United shirt and shouted "Uniteeeed!!" because of course Man U is the only football (sorry, soccer) club that Americans know about 🤣
@@Ammeeeeeeer It is 😉 Liverpool was featured in Formula 51 and West Ham in Bullet Train, but yes, Man U is quite famous on this side of the pond. I still don't know the song though 😅
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 1. The first time I saw it I was in the Navy eating at a Mexican Restaurant in San Diego. 2. In the book the ship's an aircraft carrier. 3. "We'll just blame the cook." 4. Tommy Lee Jones says he's never not liked a character he's played. He also said that he doesn't have a job, just a hobby that pays very well.🤑🤑 5. Krill would have commanded the Marine to "stand fast" not "stand firm" 6. That was President and Mrs. Bush. 7. Seagal now lives in Russia.
Hi, Jen, I have to dig into your archive on your off days. The coolest thing about this movie, to me, is the USS Missouri itself, a massive WWII-era battleship. Though I believe most of the filming was done on a different battleship which was a museum ship at the time. If you want some perspective on Steven Seagal, look up YT video of people talking about the week he hosted SNL. Al Franken tells it well, saying Seagal was by far the worst host ever, impossible to work with. Despite all the cheese from the film, you were delightful as always.
2:51 He is basically become a living meme. But his first films were great cheesy action flicks, Under Seige 1/2, Marked for Death, Out for Justice and Above the Law.
Fun fact: 2:51 That is the same July 1989 issue of Playboy Magazine that Kevin was looking at in "Home Alone". 5:58 The female lead actress in "Under Siege" (Erika Eleniak) was the real Playboy "Playmate of the month" in July 1989.
The ship is one of the last great battleships. The guns are 16 inch monsters. They fire 6 foot tall shells as heavy as cars. The gun barrels are 66 feet long. They can fire at objects up to 24 miles away. Of course today we use missiles instead of big guns.
If you want to see something similar, check out Passenger 57, Sudden Death, Air Force One, or the gloriously ridiculous Con Air (starring Nicolas Cage).
Funny trend in Seagal movies: He gets more and more soft-spoken until he barely mumbles, and bigger and bigger until he actually does action sequences and spends most of his movies sitting down...it's remarkable...
Movies you'd like - The Accountant, Bad Boys 1 & 2, Matrix, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Sleep, Independence Day, Speed, Man on Fire, Italian Job, Boondock Saints, Mr. Right, The Mechanic 1 & 2, Real Genius, Adventures in Babysitting, Palm Springs
Great reaction Jen! Without a doubt best movie by Steven Segal, great physique charisma and presence but like Arnold not really an actor... Had everything for a renumerating career, but had personality issues, chose bad films and finally let himself go physically, a great example of a Hollywood miss... This movie however is quite good, had the right budget and people behind it, loved it when it came out (AND Erika getting out of the cake!), still holds up pretty well today, Steven lucked out with this one after that it all went downhill for him, sadly the same is true for his co-star Gary Busey, the guy degenerated also with to much of a taste for nose candy.... Tommy Lee Jones however remained top tier with one of a rare vilain psycho role for him and had a great career, what a contrast to Lt. Gerard the FBI agent, he also played a great character in Eyes of Laura Mars with Faye Dunaway, worth a look, he was very handsome when he was younger but aged quickly, a very talented actor who achieved great succes in Holywood, enjoyed this reaction as usual, great movie choice!
The girl that plays Jordan actually was in Playboy Miss July. Her first film was ET! As fir Pearl Harbor, too much of a romance mixed in with a historic background (like Titanic). If you want to watch a war movie related to Pearl Harbor attack, watch "Tora! Tora! Tora!". Then watch the original Midway movie with Charleton Heston. Steven Seagal is a martial artist in aikido. A TLJ movie where he plays another crazy villian is the 1994 movie "Blown Away".
Good Afternoon Jen! 💝 Steven Seagal may have "fallen out of fashion" lately (to put it mildly), but He was one of the most Badass Action Stars back-in-the-day...and this is still one of His very Best! If You'd be any-at-all interested, He did make a Sequel to this ("Under Siege 2: Dark Territory") and I-for-one would Recommend it!!✌ On-the-other-hand, here's another Suggestion: You should consider the movie "Battleship" from 2012. It's another personal Favorite of Mine, and one of the Highlights is that it features the very Same Battleship that was used in this movie; "U.S.S. Missouri!"👍
Bay's _Pearl Harbor_ is pretty awful. _Tora! Tora! Tora!_ (1970) is a really good film about the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was an American and Japanese co-production. As well as showing the attack, it covers the political conditions and diplomatic events in both countries leading up to the attack.
You should try Van Damme movies like Lion Heart, , Unverisal Solider., Double Impact, Blood Sport, Kick Boxer, No Retrat No Surrender a Karate Kid clone. The are only two other movies I saw Tommy Lee Jones as villian which are JFK and Batman Forever with Val Kilmer, Another good Steven Segal movie is Hard To Kill
Lion Heart doesn't get a lot of hype, but it's one of my favorite Van Damme movies. I also like "The Quest" which is sort of like "Bloodpspot" set in the 1920s and better production design.
Tommy Lee Jones was also a villain in Batman: Forever (and totally awesome), which also stars Jim Carrey and Val Kilmer (Ice Man in Top Gun). Not the best Batman, but the characters are most certainly memorable. =)
In case anyone is wondering why Jordan Tate looks so familiar she is played by the same actress that played Elliot's school crush in ET. Ahhh Under Siege - back when Steven Seagal hadn't thrown a promising action movie career under the bus in record time...... Under Siege also has the same director (Andrew Davis) who made The Fugitive - some of the actors from The Fugitive play roles in this film also, most notably Tommy Lee Jones, but there are many others.
Yeah, people call this a Steven Segal movie but really he's the weakest actor in the movie. The fight scenes are fine but every time he opens his mouth it sounds like someone just read him his lines and he's trying to repeat them before he forgets. This is a great old school over the top action movie but it's greatness has very little to do with Segal.
Don't waste your time with "Pearl Harbor", watch "TORA! TORA! TORA!" Also check out Segal's other 80s and early/mid 90s films. I usually call it quits after Fire Down Below (1997).
Gary Busey is from "Predator 2" with Danny Glover and Robert Davi (the villain in License to Kill) and "Silver Bullet." A classic werewolf film. Also, "Point Break" with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. And many, many more movies. -OG
You want to see Tommy Lee Jones as a crazy villain - obvious choice is "Batman Forever" where he plays Two-Face. Bonus points - Jim Carrey is also in it and he chews the scenery just as well. As well, Batman is played by Iceman himself, Val Kilmer. Another film where he plays the villain is "Blown Away" where he ties to blow up Jeff Bridges
He was cast as Two-Face but he very much played the Joker with how manic he was. I think he's even said he knew nothing about the character but his kids or grandkids loved Batman so he took the role but based his performance on the only Batman character he had any reference for. Still worth a watch just to see the otherwise often stoic Tommy Lee Jones be an off the wall lunatic criminal.
One of my favorite action movies as a kid! I'm so glad you are reacting to it! I remember watching this at my grandma's house and I loved every minute of it from start to finish. This movie is DIE HARD On a battleship. It was nominated for 2 Oscars: Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing. It made $156 million dollars against a $35 million dollar budget.
FYI - the beginning USS Missouri filming and narration was actually done by a legendary TV newsman from St Louis, Mo named Don Marsh. He was selected to do a TV special on the Missouri’s decommissioning. The studio like it so much they used him to do their own version for the movie.
there is always the sequal, Under Seige 2 with a similar amount of cheese 😁 Erika Eleniak, the actress playing Jordan Tate is in Chasers if you want some real cheesynes, she is in a few other movies too, Beverly Hillbillies....
Didn't like Segal, but loved Tommy Lee Jones... Became a big fan of the movie because of the villain, and eventually Steven Segal grew on me! To this day, this is the only one of his movies I ever re-watch. Thanks for another great reaction, Jen.
Gary Busey was memorable to as other villain but Tommy Lee Jones definitely stole the show from Seagal as rouge CIA agent Strannix with Busey with as the turncoat Krill
So, back in the early 80s, an American film production was in Japan making a movie called THE CHALLENGE about a small-time mob enforcer who winds up in the middle of a battle between two Japanese gangs. The filmmakers asked around for the most knowledgeable aikido guy in the country to design their fights. People kept pointing them to this skinny Italian guy. They said, "No, we want a Japanese guy." Everyone kept saying, "no, this guy knows the most." Well, it turned out the guy knew what he was doing, and the fights turned out great. He then got the gig of training Sean Connery for his fight scenes in NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, then he became martial arts instructor to the stars. In 1987, Mike Ovitz bet someone he could turn anybody into a star, and so decided to make this guy into the lead of a low-budget action movie called ABOVE THE LAW. It was a hit, followed by some more hits. A few years later,, the same director and actor were re-teamed, and UNDER SIEGE was #1 for four weeks in a row, becoming Steve's only Oscar-nominated movie (great sound, eh?). Alas, this success caused Steve's ego to explode, and his career never reached this peak again. The Director on the other hand, got offered THE FUGITIVE on the strength of this movie. And since this movie was the first real hit Tommy Lee Jones had had in over ten years, he tagged along and won his first Oscar. As for what else you should try, watch IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH for Tommy Lee and EXECUTIVE DECISION, which is the only other really good movie Steve got to be in.
This movie is really up there on the list of top action movies of all time for me. I won't definitely say top 10, I'd have to think about it, but I'm pretty sure it makes the top 20. It's certainly the best Steven Seagal movie, and it has way better villain actors (Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey) than a movie like this deserves. xD
Fun review as always! The sequel, UNDER SIEGE 2: DARK TERRITORY (1995), is not as good--but still a fun screening. As for Seagal, I highly recommend his first four movies: ABOVE THE LAW (1988), HARD TO KILL (1990), MARKED FOR DEATH (1990) and OUT FOR JUSTICE (1991). Plenty of martial arts in those! Tommy Lee plays a great role in the Faye Dunaway thriller EYES OF LAURA MARS (1978). Check it out too!
You should watch "Executive Decision" starring Kurt Russell playing against type an unmacho character forced to lead a hostage rescue mission with Steven Seagal in satisfyingly brief role.
The actual on-ship footage was done on the USS Alabama based in Mobile, AL. The sub is also part of the exhibit. While the plot is set for the Pacific ocean, when Segal is overboard in the water, you can see that water is muddy brown. That's Mobile Bay! The Iowa class battleships were modernized by the Reagan admin giving them cruise missiles as wellnas the Phalanx close in weapons system, updated systems throughout. There was even work on new shells for the 16 inch guns, whick could hurl a shell nearly 2,000 lbs over 20 miles to devastating effect. They were retired in the 1990's primarily due to budget cuts.
Uh, Jen...I do believe that Top Gun is also a movie(movies) that involves the Navy. Just sayin. Anyway I'm glad to see this reaction. My favorite scene in this one, is when Gary Busey dresses as a woman 😮 no my bad,it's the scene where the blonde pops out of the cake! Yeah that's it. Anyhow...Great reaction once again Jen! I was told by a little bird, that M.I. 3 is coming soon! Can't wait for that one! Here as always...thanks again Jen...Eric
2:24 Yes, that's George H.W. Bush, but it's not footage from this movie. They just incorporated it into the film. They did the same thing with Bill Clinton in Contact.
I would pass on the Michael Bay/ Affleck Pearl Harbor. Some other ones to watch: Tora! Tora! Tora! Which is probably the best one In Harm's Way with John Wayne From Here to Eternity which weaves a love story into the events
Jen ,,, Gary Busey was Mr Joshua in "Lethal Weapon ps the USS Missouri is also the Battleship where Cher perfomed her classic music video for the song "Turn Back Time"
Speaking of U.S. Navy dress whites, you should watch "An Officer And A Gentleman" starring Richard Gere, Louis Gossett Jr. (in an Osacr winning role), and Debra Winger.
Steven Seagal is not a very nice guy to work with, and even the actors hated working with him on the movie, and almost got into a fistfught with Troy Evans, whom played Officer Granger, as Seagal called him a coward who never served in Vietnam, which Evans did. He grabbed Seagal by his shirt and threat to beat the hell out of him in front of everyone. Director Andrew Davis calmed everyone down, while Seagal broke down crying, then began to film the scene.
Champagne and nukes ... am I seeing a pattern here ? Was never a big Seagal guy , didn't hate him , just not my cuppa. You did make this enjoyable so hats off to you Ms. M ! Another cheesy action movie you might enjoy bs Blown Away . Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones. His bad guy in Blown Away makes this guy look laid back .Anyways thanks for this and keep on kickin butt and takin' names !
What's your fav Tommy Lee Jones movie?
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I really like The Hunted. TLJ, B Del Toro, directed by William Friedkin.
The fugitive for me although he is equally as good in us marshal's
No Country For Old Men (2007) Edge of the seat tension crime/thriller, dir by Coen Bros.
Hands down, my favourite Tommy Lee Jones movie is "Eyes Of Laura Mars! "
But my second favourite is " The Fugitive! " :)
Some of My Favorites with Tommy Lee Jones include "U.S. Marshals," which (You may have heard of) is a Sequel to "The Fugitive!" I'd also Recommend "Fire Birds / The Client / Volcano / Double Jeopardy / (and More) Men in Black!!" He also lends His Crazy Voice to one of My Favorites Kid's Movies, "Small Soldiers!" 👍
Funny enough, Erika Eleniak, the actress playing Jordan Tate, actually WAS Playboy's Miss July '89!
True.. and she was in Baywatch and she’s the girl Elliot is kissing in School in E.T.. 🙂
And she was eaten by the Blob, in the Blob :)
She's also a better actor than Steven "One facial expression" Seagal 😇
@@Ammeeeeeeer Her arms are more muscular as well. seagal ALWAYS had pool noodles for arms.....
@@Ammeeeeeeer She's not as good of a lover as him though.
That actually was George Bush at the beginning. They used footage from a similar event. The remaining classic battleships really were decommissioned during this time period, which made stock footage very useful.
This was a very solid movie, with no real issues to complain about. In recent times, Segal has gone off the rails, and many complain he wasn't great to work with back in the day, but this was a better than average action flick of the time. While part 2 was more of the same, I would say that movie deserves a viewing as well, as I found it entertaining as well and I'll re-watch both if they happen to be on streaming at any given time.
honestly the only line that stuck to me from the sequel was " assumption is the mother of all fuck ups" other than that can't remember Under Siege 2 for the life of me.
Agreed, Under Siege 2 is worth a watch. More of the same but on a train and featuring a star performance from Apple's Newton PDA!
This is an awesome movie but Segal is a huge piece of dogshit
Another great classic here ! 👍🇺🇸🇲🇽🇮🇹
I have one reason why Part 2 is worth watching: Eric Bogosian. Greatest crazy-like-a-fox villain I've ever seen.
For the curious, the “fo’c’s’le” is naval shorthand for the “forecastle”, basically the front of the ship.
Steven's greatest movie. I can watch it anytime, but it was all downhill from here for him. Make this the only movie of his you watch and you can always have good memories of him.
agreed, well almost though Executive Decision (1996) is a solid movie as well.
Actually, his first movie "Above the Law" wasn't that bad. And "Hard to Kill" was so bad it was good, so full of cheese all you needed to fully enjoy it was a bowl of popcorn and a bottle of soda.
@@thegladve We all know why that one was good (Spoiler)
Yeah. He was in the right place at the right time. Once he got 'started', he had a few movies worth a watch for the time which increased in quality till we get here. Of course he had an amazing supporting cast that chewed the scenery with gusto.
Out for Justice is legendary. Anybody seen Richie?
Fantastic and hilarious, thank you. So the story is Steven Segal came out of a dressing room and announced that he'd just read the greatest script ever written. Someone asked "Really, who wrote it?" And Segal replied "I did." This was the script for Under Seige 2!!!
Actually not a bad movie, more 90s cheese.
For more of Gary Busey btw, check out the first Point Break (1991), also starring Keanu Reeves in a very early leading role for him, and with Patrick Swayze. Rookie FBI agent Keanu partnered up with and mentored by veteran likewise Gary goes undercover to infiltrate a gang a surfers suspected of being up to no good. ;) You'll love it.
The villain Gary Busey plays in the first Lethal Weapon is the model for his psycho bad guy in my opinion.
Anthony Kiedis from Red Hot Chili Peppers has a very small role in Point Break. He is one of the surfers when Keanu is taking a shower
also starring Tom Sizemore, and "Doctor Cox" 😊
If you wanna see Gary Busey as a protagonist, then watch "Eye of the Tiger" it's probably the only movie he has where he plays the hero lead. Although he did play one of the good guy cab drivers in "D.C. Cab" with Adam Baldwin and Mr.T in the early 80s.
@@stevedavis5704 Lethal Weapon is one of Gary Buseys best roles as one of the villains Mr Joshua working for The General played by the late Mitchell Ryan.
Tommy Lee Jones was never not old. He was 40 years old when he was born.
Right!!
Erica Eleniak! 😍 Growing up with Baywatch, I had a huge crush. Her beauty makes the Segal side of the plot more tolerable 😅
Notable that the terrorists keep their word to her and leave her alone (until Segal gets her involved). Good for them 👍
She's also the girl Elliott kissed in E.T. in the science class when he freed the frogs!
I could never understand how Pamela Anderson was the big star of Baywatch when Erika Eleniak was in the show too. Erika was, and still is, absolutely gorgeous 😍
@@davidburke2132 Quantity vs quality. Erica was on for the first two seasons and left at the beginning of 3 - when Pam was brought on and went for 4 seasons.
@@LordVolkov quantity vs quality of what? 🤔😉
@@davidburke2132 Lol. Erica being the quality and Pam being the quantity (because she has more seasons!) 🤣🤣🤣
The real star of this movie was USS Missouri.
Jen, if you want to watch a movie about Pearl Harbor, watch Tora! Tora! Tora! from 1970. The movie "Pearl Harbor" is a Hollywood watered-down spectacle created to draw as many people as possible to the box office. While you're at it, you should also see "The Final Countdown", which is a fun twist on the Pearl Harbor story.
I agree with you on the film "Pearl Harbor." Navy veterans, including myself, felt it did not do justice to the men who served in that war.
@@clarencewalker3925 It reminds me of lyrics from a song in "Team America: World Police" - "I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark when he made Pearl Harbor. I miss you more than that movie missed the point and that's a lot girl."
I agree 1000% and could not have suggested them better. :)
Exactly. "Pearl Harbor" was a turkey.
@@Hiking_chef Also one of the most technically accurate depictions of aircraft carrier operations ever put on film.
"He's humongous"
Fast-forward to 2023: Yes, yes he is 😆
I like how Jen immediately sensed how weird Steven Segal is.
Great reaction, as always 😁
Terrible human, terrible actor, not too bad singer.
I don't know anyone that likes that freak
I absolutely LOVE this film! The cast is fantastic, and I remember the film being pretty panned on release, but it is unintentionally hilarious, and it still stands up, if you don't take it too seriously. The third Die Hard film was supposed to be set on a naval ship, but Under Siege's success scuppered it!
Bit of meaningless trivia: actress Erika Eleniak (cake girl) was a Playboy Playmate in real life, and the issue of Playboy they were looking at before she arrived on the ship is the actual issue containing her layout and centerfold.
By 1992, the era of the battleship had long ended, but the Iowa-class were something to behold. Definitely look up the photo of the Iowa firing its full broadside to get a sense of how powerful those 16-inch guns were.
The 90’s were an amazing decade for cinema. My personal favorite.
facts.
Tell me how old you are without telling me how old you are.
1995, the lineup of a lifetime.
@@odiumgeneris729 ? Nobody told you anything...... 🤫🤫
@@REALAMERICANMAN531 oh...you did. TRUST me.
Instead of Pearl Harbor, I would recommend the 1970 movie, "Tora! Tora! Tora!".
This was about the best of Segal it went down hill from here,the villains were great Tommy Lee Jones and Gray Busey great reaction Jenny.
Jones and Busey were awesome villains - the primary reason I love this movie.
Erika Eleniak who played Miss July, Jordan Tate, actually was Playboy' Magazine's Miss July 1989.
5:40 "Is that Tommy Lee Jones?"
Yes, and the woman he's addressing, who plays the Playboy Playmate who's scheduled to jump out of the cake is Erika Eleniak, an _actual_ Playboy Playmate.
Being a Navy man myself and spending a lot of time on ships...This movie has always been a personal favorite of mine.
"oooh, ahhh, gross" Once again Jen shows why she's the best reactor on RUclips. This one was so good! Awesome work by the editor as well.
"Don't they have a panic button?" is a very Jen-Z thing to say :)
Thanks Larry! 😎👍⚓️
@@jenmurrayxo please do Marked for Death you would flip on that one Keith David Steven Seagal it has More fight scenes
Thanks jen! You're the first major RUclipsr I've seen react to this or any Steevn Seagal movie. He's become abig joke, but he was a big action star back in the day, and this is one of few movies of his that critics actually liked, so it's required viewing.
😎👍🔥
Executive Decision was his best role.
@@ISavant I agree!
@@ISavant 😂 I remember that movie was part of a Steven Seagal DVD collection I bought back in the day. Felt like they were really scraping the bottom of the barrel with that inclusion. It is a decent movie though. Who can forget that it was on that movie that he and John Leguizamo clashed. He still talks about that to this day!
@@markieman64 from everything i've heard, segal has always been a really shitty person based on what people who've worked with him have said, and of course his vocal support of fascist putin.
it's not surprising to me that people who've worked with him might still hold a grudge.
My VHS tape with this movie was ruined in that spot where Erika Eleniak jumps out of the cake...
I love how crazy Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones are. Like they are trying to out-do each other with how big their performances are 🤣🤣🤣
Jones obviously wins with his rant about cartoon cowboy shrimp...
For another crime movie with a famed actor giving a wild performance (Sir Patrick Stewart 🧐) - Masterminds 1997
Love Masterminds! That's where I became a fan of the band Stabbing Westward.
@@joshgoodman5667 And young Pete Campbell from Mad Men!
Is that the movie where Patrick Stewart wore a Manchester United shirt and shouted "Uniteeeed!!" because of course Man U is the only football (sorry, soccer) club that Americans know about 🤣
@@Ammeeeeeeer It is 😉
Liverpool was featured in Formula 51 and West Ham in Bullet Train, but yes, Man U is quite famous on this side of the pond. I still don't know the song though 😅
Jen I think you would like Passenger 57 (1992) or Executive Decision (1996).
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1. The first time I saw it I was in the Navy eating at a Mexican Restaurant in San Diego.
2. In the book the ship's an aircraft carrier.
3. "We'll just blame the cook."
4. Tommy Lee Jones says he's never not liked a character he's played. He also said that
he doesn't have a job, just a hobby that pays very well.🤑🤑
5. Krill would have commanded the Marine to "stand fast" not "stand firm"
6. That was President and Mrs. Bush.
7. Seagal now lives in Russia.
Hi, Jen, I have to dig into your archive on your off days. The coolest thing about this movie, to me, is the USS Missouri itself, a massive WWII-era battleship. Though I believe most of the filming was done on a different battleship which was a museum ship at the time. If you want some perspective on Steven Seagal, look up YT video of people talking about the week he hosted SNL. Al Franken tells it well, saying Seagal was by far the worst host ever, impossible to work with. Despite all the cheese from the film, you were delightful as always.
12:19 "Something bugs me about Steven Seagal right now." Unfortunately, this is about as likeable as his personality ever gets in movies and in life.
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"The long kiss goodnight" is a great 90's action movie with a bit of cheese. It would be right up your alley! Great review Jen
Yes - Long Kiss Goodnight!!!! Sam L Jackson providing lots of laughs and Geena Davis surprising role as a black ops assassin.
That was the real Bush Sr, they basically just used a selected clip from one of his speeches, and inserted it at the appropriate spot.
2:51 He is basically become a living meme. But his first films were great cheesy action flicks, Under Seige 1/2, Marked for Death, Out for Justice and Above the Law.
Fun fact: 2:51 That is the same July 1989 issue of Playboy Magazine that Kevin was looking at in "Home Alone". 5:58 The female lead actress in "Under Siege" (Erika Eleniak) was the real Playboy "Playmate of the month" in July 1989.
The ship is one of the last great battleships. The guns are 16 inch monsters. They fire 6 foot tall shells as heavy as cars. The gun barrels are 66 feet long. They can fire at objects up to 24 miles away. Of course today we use missiles instead of big guns.
Patrons be trollin', apparently. 🤣
To be fair, though, I'm considering Seagal in 2023. Back in '92, he hadn't gone off the deep end yet.
They know I love 90's action cheese 🔥
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The girl was the face of Bay Watch before Pamela Anderson. She was consequently quite famous at the time.
Naturally more pretty and classy than Pammy. Although, that is not difficult.
Ms. Eleniak was the subject of my first legally-purchased Playboy. Adorable, sexy, and talented.
Hell yeah, one of the best of 90s Die Hard knock-offs.
If you want to see something similar, check out Passenger 57, Sudden Death, Air Force One, or the gloriously ridiculous Con Air (starring Nicolas Cage).
Funny trend in Seagal movies:
He gets more and more soft-spoken until he barely mumbles, and bigger and bigger until he actually does action sequences and spends most of his movies sitting down...it's remarkable...
YESSSSSS!!!! You re not ready for the CRAZINESS this movie is.
Movies you'd like - The Accountant, Bad Boys 1 & 2, Matrix, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Sleep, Independence Day, Speed, Man on Fire, Italian Job, Boondock Saints, Mr. Right, The Mechanic 1 & 2, Real Genius, Adventures in Babysitting, Palm Springs
Great reaction Jen! Without a doubt best movie by Steven Segal, great physique charisma and presence but like Arnold not really an actor... Had everything for a renumerating career, but had personality issues, chose bad films and finally let himself go physically, a great example of a Hollywood miss... This movie however is quite good, had the right budget and people behind it, loved it when it came out (AND Erika getting out of the cake!), still holds up pretty well today, Steven lucked out with this one after that it all went downhill for him, sadly the same is true for his co-star Gary Busey, the guy degenerated also with to much of a taste for nose candy.... Tommy Lee Jones however remained top tier with one of a rare vilain psycho role for him and had a great career, what a contrast to Lt. Gerard the FBI agent, he also played a great character in Eyes of Laura Mars with Faye Dunaway, worth a look, he was very handsome when he was younger but aged quickly, a very talented actor who achieved great succes in Holywood, enjoyed this reaction as usual, great movie choice!
Seriously underrated action movie. Love the villains.
The girl that plays Jordan actually was in Playboy Miss July.
Her first film was ET!
As fir Pearl Harbor, too much of a romance mixed in with a historic background (like Titanic). If you want to watch a war movie related to Pearl Harbor attack, watch "Tora! Tora! Tora!". Then watch the original Midway movie with Charleton Heston.
Steven Seagal is a martial artist in aikido.
A TLJ movie where he plays another crazy villian is the 1994 movie "Blown Away".
Good Afternoon Jen! 💝 Steven Seagal may have "fallen out of fashion" lately (to put it mildly), but He was one of the most Badass Action Stars back-in-the-day...and this is still one of His very Best! If You'd be any-at-all interested, He did make a Sequel to this ("Under Siege 2: Dark Territory") and I-for-one would Recommend it!!✌
On-the-other-hand, here's another Suggestion: You should consider the movie "Battleship" from 2012. It's another personal Favorite of Mine, and one of the Highlights is that it features the very Same Battleship that was used in this movie; "U.S.S. Missouri!"👍
Bay's _Pearl Harbor_ is pretty awful.
_Tora! Tora! Tora!_ (1970) is a really good film about the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was an American and Japanese co-production. As well as showing the attack, it covers the political conditions and diplomatic events in both countries leading up to the attack.
The Mighty Mo, cool boat. I went on it when it was parked in Bremerton Washington.
You should try Van Damme movies like Lion Heart, , Unverisal Solider., Double Impact, Blood Sport, Kick Boxer, No Retrat No Surrender a Karate Kid clone. The are only two other movies I saw Tommy Lee Jones as villian which are JFK and Batman Forever with Val Kilmer, Another good Steven Segal movie is Hard To Kill
Lion Heart doesn't get a lot of hype, but it's one of my favorite Van Damme movies. I also like "The Quest" which is sort of like "Bloodpspot" set in the 1920s and better production design.
Tommy Lee Jones was also a villain in Batman: Forever (and totally awesome), which also stars Jim Carrey and Val Kilmer (Ice Man in Top Gun).
Not the best Batman, but the characters are most certainly memorable. =)
I JUST watched Batman Returns (posting in December) and now I really want to see more Batmans!
@@jenmurrayxo I shall look forward to thst release!
Coincidental timing of my comment given that Batman: Forever is the third Tim Burton movie! =D
In case anyone is wondering why Jordan Tate looks so familiar she is played by the same actress that played Elliot's school crush in ET.
Ahhh Under Siege - back when Steven Seagal hadn't thrown a promising action movie career under the bus in record time......
Under Siege also has the same director (Andrew Davis) who made The Fugitive - some of the actors from The Fugitive play roles in this film also, most notably Tommy Lee Jones, but there are many others.
Umm, I don't think ppl remember Erika as a kid in E.T. as much as they do from her being a playmate and her role on Baywatch...just a hunch 🤔
Woah, didn't know that one, interesting!
0:49 You saw Gary Busey in Lethal Weapon!
Steven Seagal the one who acts completely without facial expressions, no matter what 😂 This was his best flick for sure. Loved your reaction, Jen. ❤
you forgot Buster Keaton.... :-)
"Speak softly, but carry a big stick." TR
Yes, he speaks quietly but he doesn't need to speak loudly. Action speaks louder than words. 😮
Good choice. Lot of stars in this movie
Good job. Don't forget the champagne. 😏
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The Playboy Playmate is Erika Eleniak, who played the girl Elliot kissed in ET, which was her first movie role.
It's the only Steven Segal movie I can actually watch. Mostly because of Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey.
I gotta add Out For Justice and Marked For Death.
Oh. And Glimmer Man.
@@GangstaStan010 Nope.
@@magicbrownie1357 Fair enough. That's my list anyway.
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Yeah, people call this a Steven Segal movie but really he's the weakest actor in the movie. The fight scenes are fine but every time he opens his mouth it sounds like someone just read him his lines and he's trying to repeat them before he forgets. This is a great old school over the top action movie but it's greatness has very little to do with Segal.
This was a great movie! The music rocked, too! Of course, your reaction totally rocked!! Thank you!
Excellent choice. Cheeky favourite movie
Don't waste your time with "Pearl Harbor", watch "TORA! TORA! TORA!"
Also check out Segal's other 80s and early/mid 90s films. I usually call it quits after Fire Down Below (1997).
Gary Busey is from "Predator 2" with Danny Glover and Robert Davi (the villain in License to Kill) and "Silver Bullet." A classic werewolf film. Also, "Point Break" with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. And many, many more movies. -OG
Also Lethal Weapon in 1987 is a classic with Gary Busey as one of the villains along with Mitchell Ryan.
Tommy Lee Jones was Two-Face in Batman Forever.
Gary Busey was the blond badguy in Lethal Weapon 1.
You want to see Tommy Lee Jones as a crazy villain - obvious choice is "Batman Forever" where he plays Two-Face. Bonus points - Jim Carrey is also in it and he chews the scenery just as well. As well, Batman is played by Iceman himself, Val Kilmer. Another film where he plays the villain is "Blown Away" where he ties to blow up Jeff Bridges
He was cast as Two-Face but he very much played the Joker with how manic he was. I think he's even said he knew nothing about the character but his kids or grandkids loved Batman so he took the role but based his performance on the only Batman character he had any reference for. Still worth a watch just to see the otherwise often stoic Tommy Lee Jones be an off the wall lunatic criminal.
One of my favorite action movies as a kid! I'm so glad you are reacting to it!
I remember watching this at my grandma's house and I loved every minute of it from start to finish.
This movie is DIE HARD On a battleship.
It was nominated for 2 Oscars:
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing.
It made $156 million dollars against a $35 million dollar budget.
Omg Jen first to comment here , i'm so stoked that you're reacting to this yes one of SEAGAL's best before he became laughable ! 😃👊
Die hard on a boat, then There’s Speed-Die Hard on a bus.
this is easily one of Tommy Lee Jones' best roles.
That was the same issue of Playboy that Buzz had in Home Alone.
Steven Segals one good movie. But notice he never comes close to losing a fight , hardly gets touched due to his HUGE ego.
FYI - the beginning USS Missouri filming and narration was actually done by a legendary TV newsman from St Louis, Mo named Don Marsh. He was selected to do a TV special on the Missouri’s decommissioning. The studio like it so much they used him to do their own version for the movie.
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⭐ SUGGEST:
⭐ UNDER SIEGE 2: DARK TERRITORY
there is always the sequal, Under Seige 2 with a similar amount of cheese 😁 Erika Eleniak, the actress playing Jordan Tate is in Chasers if you want some real cheesynes, she is in a few other movies too, Beverly Hillbillies....
Didn't like Segal, but loved Tommy Lee Jones... Became a big fan of the movie because of the villain, and eventually Steven Segal grew on me! To this day, this is the only one of his movies I ever re-watch. Thanks for another great reaction, Jen.
Gary Busey was memorable to as other villain but Tommy Lee Jones definitely stole the show from Seagal as rouge CIA agent Strannix with Busey with as the turncoat Krill
So, back in the early 80s, an American film production was in Japan making a movie called THE CHALLENGE about a small-time mob enforcer who winds up in the middle of a battle between two Japanese gangs. The filmmakers asked around for the most knowledgeable aikido guy in the country to design their fights. People kept pointing them to this skinny Italian guy. They said, "No, we want a Japanese guy." Everyone kept saying, "no, this guy knows the most." Well, it turned out the guy knew what he was doing, and the fights turned out great. He then got the gig of training Sean Connery for his fight scenes in NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, then he became martial arts instructor to the stars. In 1987, Mike Ovitz bet someone he could turn anybody into a star, and so decided to make this guy into the lead of a low-budget action movie called ABOVE THE LAW. It was a hit, followed by some more hits. A few years later,, the same director and actor were re-teamed, and UNDER SIEGE was #1 for four weeks in a row, becoming Steve's only Oscar-nominated movie (great sound, eh?). Alas, this success caused Steve's ego to explode, and his career never reached this peak again. The Director on the other hand, got offered THE FUGITIVE on the strength of this movie. And since this movie was the first real hit Tommy Lee Jones had had in over ten years, he tagged along and won his first Oscar. As for what else you should try, watch IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH for Tommy Lee and EXECUTIVE DECISION, which is the only other really good movie Steve got to be in.
The sequel to this movie taught me how to download more RAM.
I tried but failed
Another movie in which Tommy Lee Jones plays the villain is "Blown Away" from 1994.
Tommy Lee Jones. Man of the house.
26:09 during this whole sequence, he’s just literally taking these guys apart… 😂
This is an excellent action movie, even with Seagal, but of course my favourite scene features the giant cake! :)
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This movie is really up there on the list of top action movies of all time for me. I won't definitely say top 10, I'd have to think about it, but I'm pretty sure it makes the top 20. It's certainly the best Steven Seagal movie, and it has way better villain actors (Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey) than a movie like this deserves. xD
Another Submarine movie - is fun - With Kelsey Grammer - DOWN PERISCOPE
Jenn, you should also watch Under Siege 2, It is also great. Thank you for your reactions. How is Tara doing?
She's doing well! I hope she'll join me for a reaction soon 👍👍
@@jenmurrayxo I would Love to See Tara again, and I'd Love it more to See Y'all Both together again!! 💕
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Fun review as always! The sequel, UNDER SIEGE 2: DARK TERRITORY (1995), is not as good--but still a fun screening. As for Seagal, I highly recommend his first four movies: ABOVE THE LAW (1988), HARD TO KILL (1990), MARKED FOR DEATH (1990) and OUT FOR JUSTICE (1991). Plenty of martial arts in those! Tommy Lee plays a great role in the Faye Dunaway thriller EYES OF LAURA MARS (1978). Check it out too!
You should watch "Executive Decision" starring Kurt Russell playing against type an unmacho character forced to lead a hostage rescue mission with Steven Seagal in satisfyingly brief role.
There’s enough 90s cheese on this to make nachos while you watch 😁
The 90s had some brilliant films, and this is one of them. Tommy Lee Jones is just fantastic!
The reapeated "yeahs" is why i keep coming back.
I love cheesy 90s action movies! Movies since 9/11 are way too serious.
The actual on-ship footage was done on the USS Alabama based in Mobile, AL. The sub is also part of the exhibit. While the plot is set for the Pacific ocean, when Segal is overboard in the water, you can see that water is muddy brown. That's Mobile Bay! The Iowa class battleships were modernized by the Reagan admin giving them cruise missiles as wellnas the Phalanx close in weapons system, updated systems throughout. There was even work on new shells for the 16 inch guns, whick could hurl a shell nearly 2,000 lbs over 20 miles to devastating effect. They were retired in the 1990's primarily due to budget cuts.
Uh, Jen...I do believe that Top Gun is also a movie(movies) that involves the Navy. Just sayin. Anyway I'm glad to see this reaction. My favorite scene in this one, is when Gary Busey dresses as a woman 😮 no my bad,it's the scene where the blonde pops out of the cake! Yeah that's it. Anyhow...Great reaction once again Jen! I was told by a little bird, that M.I. 3 is coming soon! Can't wait for that one! Here as always...thanks again Jen...Eric
Yep Mission Impossible 3 coming Friday 👍
So now I'm a "Little Bird?" (LOL) I'd definitely Like the sound of "Wingman" better! Hey Eric, and how are you doing today?
@@tomhoffman4330 Watch 'Blackhawk Down' the term little bird is used in that movie...Wingman.
@@e.d.2096 I've seen it but it's been a really long time...now I have a reason to re-watch it, Thanks.
@@tomhoffman4330 No problem LITTLE BIRD !
2:24 Yes, that's George H.W. Bush, but it's not footage from this movie. They just incorporated it into the film. They did the same thing with Bill Clinton in Contact.
I would pass on the Michael Bay/ Affleck Pearl Harbor. Some other ones to watch:
Tora! Tora! Tora! Which is probably the best one
In Harm's Way with John Wayne
From Here to Eternity which weaves a love story into the events
Jen ,,, Gary Busey was Mr Joshua in "Lethal Weapon
ps
the USS Missouri is also the Battleship where Cher perfomed her classic music video for the song "Turn Back Time"
Speaking of U.S. Navy dress whites, you should watch "An Officer And A Gentleman" starring Richard Gere, Louis Gossett Jr. (in an Osacr winning role), and Debra Winger.
Steven Seagal is not a very nice guy to work with, and even the actors hated working with him on the movie, and almost got into a fistfught with Troy Evans, whom played Officer Granger, as Seagal called him a coward who never served in Vietnam, which Evans did. He grabbed Seagal by his shirt and threat to beat the hell out of him in front of everyone. Director Andrew Davis calmed everyone down, while Seagal broke down crying, then began to film the scene.
I'd like to see a reaction to the original Point Break from 1991. Stars Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey.
YES. Great choice. This would be a great 90's action movie review.
Champagne and nukes ... am I seeing a pattern here ? Was never a big Seagal guy , didn't hate him , just not my cuppa. You did make this enjoyable so hats off to you Ms. M ! Another cheesy action movie you might enjoy bs Blown Away . Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones. His bad guy in Blown Away makes this guy look laid back .Anyways thanks for this and keep on kickin butt and takin' names !