Got That Glow? Sho-Nuff! THE LAST DRAGON Movie Reaction, First Time Watching

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  • Опубликовано: 21 май 2021
  • Tap into the Power of the Glow with this Berry Gordy Masterpiece. If you like wide-eyed Kung Fu enthusiasts that subvert stereotypes while rockin the hottest fits, then you'll love this full movie reaction to The Last Dragon!
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  • @RETNASCANZ
    @RETNASCANZ 3 года назад +480

    Congratulations, you are the first one on RUclips to do a full reaction to "The Last Dragon".
    It's an amazing classic!

    • @monkeybash3000
      @monkeybash3000 3 года назад +9

      Brandon Tenold also did a reaction on his channel!

    • @romangunter621
      @romangunter621 3 года назад +3

      @@monkeybash3000 well movie review but pretty much the same thing.

    • @timhonigs6859
      @timhonigs6859 3 года назад +5

      A guilty pleasure of mine. Reminds you why we all hated 80s fashion...

    • @XavierXSims
      @XavierXSims 3 года назад +6

      @@monkeybash3000 Same with Caped Informer. He also did a reaction to it.

    • @KGrizzly1
      @KGrizzly1 3 года назад +3

      can confirm... lol god this movie..

  • @mattirzzmattimuss
    @mattirzzmattimuss 3 года назад +328

    One of the most underrated movies of all times!...

    • @jjkcharlie
      @jjkcharlie 3 года назад +7

      True

    • @metalmayhem3622
      @metalmayhem3622 3 года назад +9

      Sho'Nuff!

    • @clayton4917
      @clayton4917 2 года назад +2

      Definitely!

    • @thrillwillent
      @thrillwillent 2 года назад +1

      Super Fax!! It’s my favorite too!!

    • @fredrickgowans949
      @fredrickgowans949 2 года назад

      @@thrillwillent She Really Need to React to that Martial Arts Movie Blood and Bone and Never back down With Michael Jai White Those are Good also 💯

  • @JIX9ISLER1986
    @JIX9ISLER1986 3 года назад +82

    RIP Laura Charles aka Vanity Denise Katrina Matthews (January 4, 1959 - February 15, 2016),
    She was so beautiful...she got out the entertainment industry and became a Christian missionary before her passing away years ago
    RIP Sho-Nuff Julius John Carry III (March 12, 1952 - August 19, 2008)
    Excellent performance that wont ever be forgotten and always meme'd
    RIP Ritchie Leo O'Brien (November 12, 1970 - October 10, 2012)
    gone too soon

  • @HansCholo619
    @HansCholo619 Год назад +8

    This classic movie was way ahead of its time,doesn't get the credit it deserves.

  • @TimedRevolver
    @TimedRevolver 3 года назад +56

    Have to give Sho'Nuff props. Dude still tried to throw down after seeing Leroy got the Glow. If I was fighting a dude and his arms starting leaving after-images, I'd peace out.

  • @MikeB12800
    @MikeB12800 3 года назад +179

    Used to love this movie as a kid! This, the Golden Child, and Big Trouble in Little China all had me pretending I knew martial arts.

    • @Qdub34
      @Qdub34 3 года назад +15

      yes, we need to get her to watch the Golden Child. Eddie couldnt miss in the 80s and 90s

    • @avgnfandon2
      @avgnfandon2 3 года назад +2

      @@Qdub34 nah he definitely missed with that 3rd Beverly Hills Cops😭

    • @Qdub34
      @Qdub34 3 года назад +1

      @@avgnfandon2 I like the 3rd one, but it definitely wasn't anything like the first two. It wasn't trying to take itself too seriously, but it had it's moments and it was good to see some of the cast members again (like Billy).

    • @avgnfandon2
      @avgnfandon2 3 года назад +1

      @@Qdub34 I can respect that, it’s been a minute since I’ve seen it so maybe I should give it another chance

    • @chrisstory563
      @chrisstory563 Год назад

      @@Qdub34 I think I heard or read somewhere that Eddie hated golden child. he called the movie a POS.

  • @iwillroam
    @iwillroam 3 года назад +201

    Saw it in theater, theater was basically a cinder block wall painted white, sound echoed too much, seats were old and broken, floors were sticky, I wore my Purple Rain t-shirt (because Vanity is in TLD and she was a Prince protege) & my neon sneakers, had the biggest bucket of popcorn I ever had in my life, and had the best time of my life! I love this film 💘

    • @ndragonzgaming1
      @ndragonzgaming1 3 года назад +10

      All hail the Mighty Grindhouse!! I had the same experience in my old Grindhouse theater when this came out, good times!!

    • @grandpu659
      @grandpu659 3 года назад +1

      i was born in 84 and this has always been my movie. I would love to see it in a theater

    • @Evilizabeth
      @Evilizabeth 2 года назад +11

      I was a little white girl who went to see this in the $1 movies when it was out originally and my mom was in terror because we were the only white people in the whole theater. (She's grown up since.) My brother and I loved the movie and we quote it to this day. My kids (now grown) love this movie, and when my granddaughter is born in Dec. she will grow up knowing the answer to 'Am I the baddest? Am I the prettiest? Am I the meanest mo-fo low down around this town?'

    • @lusciousmayweather8385
      @lusciousmayweather8385 2 года назад +1

      I had the Same experience. The town I grew up in had 3 Theaters like that & they All we're on the same Street & only had one Theater Room. A giant white cinder block Room.

  • @iconpoet
    @iconpoet 3 года назад +162

    Julius Carry (Sho Nuff) wasn't a trained fighter, but he makes you believe he was a master. That final fight was EPIC!
    Also, that top is bangin.

    • @Biorythym
      @Biorythym 3 года назад +14

      Loved him as Lord Bowlr on “The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr.”

    • @maclaird1
      @maclaird1 3 года назад +5

      Its a shame he died so young. I loved his acting

    • @TimedRevolver
      @TimedRevolver 3 года назад +14

      Taimak (Leroy) helped him with the martial arts. And Julius helped him with the acting.

  • @SEOshogun
    @SEOshogun 3 года назад +148

    Fun fact! You might recognize the yellow jumpsuit with the black stripe from the showdown in kill bill volume 1. Both are callbacks to the Bruce Lee movie The Game of De*th

    • @aipaloovik
      @aipaloovik 3 года назад +5

      I find it odd that you'd censor 'death'. But you're spot on.

    • @SEOshogun
      @SEOshogun 3 года назад +7

      @@aipaloovik i was worried the youtube algorithm would censor or review my comment so I was being careful 😅

    • @aipaloovik
      @aipaloovik 3 года назад +3

      @@SEOshogun They'd demonitize or copyright strike the video before looking through comments. Subject matter, etc. But the solidarity is very much appreciated.

    • @stephenmiller2544
      @stephenmiller2544 3 года назад +2

      she 100% recognized it...the first time it was on screen she said "free kill bill." and immediately praised the costume design.

    • @HenshinHeroesMedia
      @HenshinHeroesMedia 2 года назад +1

      Sad that the movie was sort of incomplete. The versions released had a stand in, stock footage from last bruce lee films, and a different plot. Original had a plot that focused on fighting different martial artists while holding some plot about rescuing someone.

  • @3Rayfire
    @3Rayfire 3 года назад +19

    "Chocolate Covered Yellow Peril!" 🤣🤣🤣 I forgot how savage his little brother was. Ahh the jokes you couldn't get away with today.

  • @kennynthejets
    @kennynthejets 3 года назад +178

    This feels like a rites of passage ceremony lol

  • @SpeakinThaTruth69
    @SpeakinThaTruth69 2 года назад +24

    This is one of those movies that you cant hold back a few nostalgic tears while watching if you've seen it as a kid and grew up with it...this reaction is EVERYTHING💯🤣💯

    • @AlandaParker
      @AlandaParker  2 года назад +1

      I wish I had it as a kid 🙌🏾! And thank you!!

  • @Cagon415
    @Cagon415 3 года назад +111

    "This black folks business" 🤣
    "We like cornballs over here" 🙏🏿
    Endlessly quotable.

    • @thrillwillent
      @thrillwillent 2 года назад +5

      “He Ain’t No Cornball.. he’s my brother… and he’s The Master!”

  • @robovike
    @robovike 3 года назад +32

    "Kiss my Converse." Man this is as quotable a movie as any of them, what a classic.

  • @asiahenry7798
    @asiahenry7798 3 года назад +121

    I saw this in the movies when it came out. Taimok aka Bruce Leroy, was plastered over every girl's wall during the 80's. And yes, that was Keisha Knight Pulliam playing his little sister. I was cracking up at you saying must be a Terminator outside when the dog was barking lol

    • @ionari3674
      @ionari3674 3 года назад +15

      "Taimok aka Bruce Leroy, was plastered over every girl's wall during the 80's." Thirty seven seconds into the video and Alanda's reaction to seeing "Bruce Leroy" for the first time confirms your claim...for me.

    • @obdiane
      @obdiane 3 года назад +6

      I know he was on mine!!! Lord he was my crush in middle school!

    • @skbwolverine
      @skbwolverine 3 года назад +6

      Facts! He was definitely on mine 🤣

    • @asiahenry7798
      @asiahenry7798 3 года назад +6

      @@ionari3674 He was the IT boy back in the day. And he still fine as May wine lol

    • @bridgetjackson6978
      @bridgetjackson6978 3 года назад +1

      @@asiahenry7798 "Yes he is Sis🙆🏿🙆🏿🙆🏿🙆🏿🙆🏿!!!"

  • @jason5388
    @jason5388 3 года назад +84

    This was on cable a lot when I was little. I'd stop whatever else I was doing and plant myself in front of the tv

    • @snakesnoteyes
      @snakesnoteyes 3 года назад +4

      Same for me and my brother

    • @reggiewolfpac7711
      @reggiewolfpac7711 3 года назад +6

      4 Real this is my joint.

    • @bridgetjackson6978
      @bridgetjackson6978 3 года назад +5

      "Yeah! it use too be, the cable networks would play this one rotation all the time back in the day. Don't know what happened, now it's all about The Karate Kid🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿."

    • @reggiewolfpac7711
      @reggiewolfpac7711 3 года назад +6

      @@bridgetjackson6978 The Karate Kid that's another great movie.

    • @bridgetjackson6978
      @bridgetjackson6978 3 года назад +3

      @@reggiewolfpac7711 "It is a great movie, but so is The Last Dragon & I wish the cable networks would show the same kind of love for it like they do TKK. THAT'S ALL🙎🏿🙎🏿🙎🏿🙎🏿🙎🏿🙎🏿🙎🏿🙎🏿🙎🏿🙎🏿!!!"

  • @goat1408
    @goat1408 3 года назад +41

    Vanity looked like a goddess at the end.....Rest in peace Denise

    • @tyanavadau
      @tyanavadau 2 года назад +3

      Sorry, she did not want to be associated with Vanity.

    • @goat1408
      @goat1408 2 года назад +7

      @@tyanavadau that's why I said "Denise"....😒

  • @Tey816
    @Tey816 3 года назад +35

    Taimak (Leroy) is quite the martial artist and at 50+ is still in amazing shape. There was so many rumors about a reboot of The Last Dragon, however I doubt that it’ll ever come to fruition. Imo, doesn’t need one. The OG is cheesy but greatness.

  • @terrenceball6439
    @terrenceball6439 3 года назад +66

    Sho nuff was the baddest villain, in movie history. I love this movie 🎥 seen this so many times. Rest in peace to Julius Curry( Sho Nuff) & Laura Charles ( Vanity) #ClassicFilm

    • @tomesofawesome8041
      @tomesofawesome8041 3 года назад +3

      Actually I think Laura Charles is still alive. She's a pastor or something. She wrote a book called, "Blame it on Vanity" about her getting hooked on drugs & stuff while working in Hollywood. Let me know if I'm wrong though. I think she's still healthy & alive, just retired from acting.

    • @hoos3014
      @hoos3014 3 года назад +3

      @@tomesofawesome8041 Sadly Denise Matthew's passed away in 2016.

    • @jab1073
      @jab1073 3 года назад +1

      @@hoos3014 Yes in Feb of that year. But with David Bowie and Glen Frye and Phife Dog passing away around that time she was looked over. And then Prince passed away 2 months later in April.

    • @tomesofawesome8041
      @tomesofawesome8041 3 года назад

      You'd have to look it up, because it's been a while since I looked her up. But from what I remember, she was chosen to join a talent scout/group by the artist formally known as Prince. While doing the music/film circuit, she got hooked on drugs & or alcahol.

    • @jab1073
      @jab1073 3 года назад +6

      @@tomesofawesome8041 I don't need to look her up. I'm old enough to have been around when she came out. Prince created two groups to release more of his songs. A band named The Time lead by Morris Day and a girl group named Vanity 6 lead by Denise Matthew renamed Vanity. She left Prince's camp before Purple Rain came out and was replaced by Appollonia in both movie and group. She then signed with Motown which is why she was in The Last Dragon.

  • @handsomestik
    @handsomestik 3 года назад +89

    I've seen this a hundred times. I really wish films would take gambles like this. Kung fu , motown and Warriors mixed together with comedy. Also RIP Vanity

    • @AlandaParker
      @AlandaParker  3 года назад +10

      HONESTLY SO GOOD! 😫

    • @terrenceellis2784
      @terrenceellis2784 3 года назад +2

      I love this movie and been one of my favorite movie since I was 11 anytime you want to know about movies you haven’t seen let me know

  • @manusaxena6691
    @manusaxena6691 3 года назад +31

    I know a lot of people know this movie - the other day I was doing Tai Chi in a park, and a woman passing by goes, “HE’S GOT THAT GLOW, HAHAHAHA”, and I don’t think I was actually glowing :)

  • @chrisleebowers
    @chrisleebowers 3 года назад +84

    Never seen Bruce Lee?
    I think a reaction to "Enter the Dragon" needs to happen soon

    • @cflournoy1529
      @cflournoy1529 3 года назад +8

      Absolutely!!

    • @3Rayfire
      @3Rayfire 3 года назад +4

      It's practically mandatory.

    • @TMOD1992
      @TMOD1992 2 года назад +2

      Hell yes watch Enter the Dragon

    • @thrillwillent
      @thrillwillent 2 года назад +1

      Enter the Dragon & Game of Death are equally my favorite Bruce Lee films

    • @AshLee92490
      @AshLee92490 Год назад +2

      We still haven't gotten a "Enter The Dragon" reaction. I'm gonna have to request that next...

  • @FuzzyDan
    @FuzzyDan 2 года назад +3

    The actor that played Sho'Nuff was the co-star of the 90's Fox western/sci-fi/comedy series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. It is a treasure to watch him act in it.

  • @starbrand3726
    @starbrand3726 3 года назад +17

    One of my favorite B movies. Awesome soundtrack, and they did a White Party decades before P-Diddy did it.
    Sadly several members of the cast are no longer with us...
    R. I. P.
    Leo O'Brien who played little brother Richie,
    Julius Carry who played Sho'nuff,
    and Vanity who played love interest Laura.

  • @haydnrlong
    @haydnrlong 3 года назад +59

    This was the best reaction yet. Saw this in the theatre as a kid. It was a 10 then and it's still a 10 now. And not only was that little Rudy but Theo's boy Cockroach is the kid in the Green's pizza shop.

    • @goat1408
      @goat1408 3 года назад +6

      Aka Cole from Martin 😊

    • @juliodavila424
      @juliodavila424 3 года назад +2

      I saw this movie as a kid and loved it, but to be honest I wanted to be Sho' Nuff because he was just cooler.

  • @s.anthonyulibarri2488
    @s.anthonyulibarri2488 3 года назад +10

    As a kid, my friends and I loved to quote "Who's the Master? Sho Nuff!"
    -
    I also love the lyrics to the song at the climax:
    -
    Take life one day at a time
    That's what a wise man said to me.
    He said, "Life, in all it's complexity
    Is the ultimate test for you and me."
    -
    When you walk holding your head up high
    For the masters watching you from the sky
    I know not what trouble lies ahead
    Before you fight, use your head.
    -
    It's time to leave my nest where you were born
    This journey you must make alone.
    (Spread your wings and fly)
    There's a power deep inside you, an inner strength
    You'll find in time of need.
    (The Glow)
    -
    Like the seasons, love will come and go
    If it's right, you'll automatically know.
    The world of mystery exists only in your head.
    When you become one with yourself
    The wall will fall
    -
    The journey now before you is the final test
    You've learned your lesson well.
    (I can teach you no more)
    There's a power deep inside you, an inner strength
    You'll find in time of need.
    (The Glow)
    -
    You are the Last Dragon
    You posess the power of the Glow
    You are the Last Dragon
    You posess the power of the Glow
    You are the Last Dragon
    You posess the power of the Glow
    You are the Last Dragon
    You posess the power of the Glow
    You are the Last Dragon
    You posess the power of the Glow
    You are the Last Dragon
    You posess the power of the Glow

  • @kylereese4822
    @kylereese4822 3 года назад +23

    R,I,P.. Vanity - Laura Charles -- Julius Carry -Sho'nuff -- Leo O'Brien - Richie Green and any others also :):)

  • @scottvanhille5688
    @scottvanhille5688 3 года назад +23

    The best part of the movie was seeing Vanity; she's so gorgeous.

    • @King-if5kh
      @King-if5kh 3 года назад +7

      100% agree she was stunning

  • @BerdosReactions
    @BerdosReactions 3 года назад +58

    I actually saw this in theaters as a child. Those 80s styles were the norm for me.

    • @1Dub79
      @1Dub79 3 года назад +4

      I did, too, bruh! I was 6 or 7.

    • @BerdosReactions
      @BerdosReactions 3 года назад +2

      @@1Dub79 I think I was 7.

    • @reggiewolfpac7711
      @reggiewolfpac7711 3 года назад +3

      I saw this in the 90's I was 7 I loved it ever since.

  • @garyr2017
    @garyr2017 3 года назад +39

    Alanda, your review of The Last Dragon, a classic 80’s film, sets you apart from all other reactors! The look of enjoyment on your face as you watch the movie is all of us who grew up around this movie. As usual, you’re awesome! 🙏🏿

    • @thrillwillent
      @thrillwillent 2 года назад +2

      I wish I could erase my memory of this movie so I could watch it for the first time again… 😩

  • @007odc
    @007odc 3 года назад +5

    Funny she said Angela’s daddy from Boy meets world....cause when the show actually aired on abc i use to watch this on cable all the time and I said the same thing in reverse “Angela’s dad is Sho’nuff, from the last Dragon” lol

  • @crossbones13
    @crossbones13 3 года назад +26

    One of my cable favorites growing up! Sho'nuff is one of my favorite movie villains!

  • @videovoidtv
    @videovoidtv 3 года назад +5

    this was one of my favorite movies growing up. when it came on local tv in New Jersey i would NEVER change the channel.
    it was produced and directed by Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records. this is his first and only film. its pure gold...

  • @SteelerNate22
    @SteelerNate22 3 года назад +7

    Her: "Why is the little boy gagged?"
    Me: Have you not listened to his smart mouth? Who wouldn't gag him?

  • @3Rayfire
    @3Rayfire 2 года назад +4

    The delight I got from you saying, "He has the Glow!" cannot be overstated.

  • @Tey816
    @Tey816 3 года назад +57

    CLASSIC! There I say, CLASSIC!
    Alanda has unlocked the glow with this reaction. SHO’ NUFF. #KissMyConverse

  • @michaelnesbitt
    @michaelnesbitt 3 года назад +31

    Love love love this reaction. Vanity, the lead female in the movie, was Prince’s ex-girlfriend. She was also a singer in her own right. Taimak, who played Bruce Leroy, has a book out which is quite a good read.

  • @richardcoulson6027
    @richardcoulson6027 3 года назад +46

    Alanda’s enthusiasm is completely infectious. 😊

    • @jrlonergan6773
      @jrlonergan6773 3 года назад +9

      Her reactions make every movie better!

    • @1Dub79
      @1Dub79 3 года назад +5

      @@jrlonergan6773 I'm telling you. Smh I've seen this movie AT the movies. Not to mention, several other times. Plus, own the movie. I stumbled upon her channel, today. She really adds to the movie with her commentary.

    • @jrlonergan6773
      @jrlonergan6773 3 года назад +1

      @@1Dub79 agreed 100 percent

    • @AlandaParker
      @AlandaParker  3 года назад +5

      Thank you so much! 😄

    • @abdulhouser
      @abdulhouser 2 года назад +1

      @@AlandaParker I love this movie as well! I can relate to Leroy!

  • @3Rayfire
    @3Rayfire 3 года назад +4

    Yeah, Angela is like my third favorite character in this movie. She roasted Eddie like a 10 hour Thanksgiving Turkey.

  • @jaquiezdouglas9394
    @jaquiezdouglas9394 3 года назад +31

    Amazing enough. Taimak aka "Leroy" looks damn near EXACTLY the same today and believe he's in his 60's.

    • @cflournoy1529
      @cflournoy1529 3 года назад +7

      Yes he is still extra fine❤️

    • @goat1408
      @goat1408 3 года назад +6

      He was born the year of the Dragon also....will be 57 this year.

    • @dudleyred267
      @dudleyred267 3 года назад +2

      @@goat1408 what does that mean?

    • @goat1408
      @goat1408 3 года назад +3

      @@dudleyred267 Chinese zodiac....Year of the Dragon....Taimak was born in the Year of the Dragon. 12 Chinese Zodiac signs....one whole year. Next Dragon year comes in 2024.

    • @MightMouse2174
      @MightMouse2174 3 года назад +2

      He's little skinnier but he looks the same

  • @oscarrios6048
    @oscarrios6048 3 года назад +13

    That little kid is Ernie Reyes Jr. he had a tv show in the 80s and appears in several movies like Red Sonja and more recently The Rundown

    • @othelloxxxx
      @othelloxxxx 3 года назад +8

      and dont forget, TMNT

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 3 года назад +1

      I remember seeing him in lots of martial arts magazines. He did some print ads with Chuck Norris, iirc.

    • @robertpatterson9323
      @robertpatterson9323 3 года назад

      He was also in Act of Valor and fought for Strikeforce

    • @Allencartercomix
      @Allencartercomix 3 года назад +1

      Yep, Ernie was in an action show called "Sidekicks" in 1986 through 1987 on ABC.

    • @bigsonny45
      @bigsonny45 3 года назад +1

      The Last Electric Knight with Gil Gerrad aka BUCK ROGERS

  • @geneac1
    @geneac1 2 года назад +4

    Not enough people have seen this movie! This is my sister and I’s favorite movie. We went through so many vhs tapes and later dvd’s, it’s the best.
    I knew you’d love this one as soon as I saw it in your list.
    RIP Vanity.

  • @Cagon415
    @Cagon415 3 года назад +42

    Not the "light-skinned babies" 🤣
    Also, there's a scene in Sorry to Bother You in which Tessa Thompson reads the script of this movie as performance art... hilarious.

    • @AlandaParker
      @AlandaParker  3 года назад +5

      I DEF need to see Sorry To Bother You. I've been saving it for so long, I don't know what I'm waiting for 😂

    • @thebrownbaldy
      @thebrownbaldy 3 года назад +3

      Definitely do a review of Sorry To Bother You 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @squeegeeie
    @squeegeeie 2 года назад +3

    I have always loved this movie. I enjoyed watching your reaction to it. I can't seem to show this movie to anyone without them thinking I'm crazy. Just the bits of the movie I saw here made me happy. I need to find it on a DVD somewhere.

  • @michaeltabor4176
    @michaeltabor4176 3 года назад +9

    Just Directa your feetza to Daddy Green's Pizza. Such a great movie. And just look how young Ernie Reyes Jr. was.

  • @Stanlayy-em4fk
    @Stanlayy-em4fk 3 года назад +39

    This brings back memories of me and the cousins in the middle of the living room floor playing "Who's The Master". Basically a game of make em call quits. And also you should do a Bruce Lee movie!

    • @ionari3674
      @ionari3674 3 года назад +4

      She should definitely react to a Bruce Lee movie! I'm thinking either "Fists of Fury" or the last film he did with the yellow jumpsuit.

  • @jonquixote7691
    @jonquixote7691 3 года назад +7

    This movie has so much heart and soul, with a perfect amount of camp. It's an absolute joy to watch and everyone should sit down with it when they get an opportunity.

  • @TheTitandog70
    @TheTitandog70 3 года назад +16

    Great reaction. One of my favorite movies of all time. Soundtrack was banging. Sho nuff is all time classic movie villain. He was mirror opposite of Bruce Leroy. He embrace violence of the art. Leroy embrace the non violence path.

  • @theblacczombi2
    @theblacczombi2 3 года назад +7

    *I love ALL your reactions but this hit different for me! I grew up in the NY Martial Arts scene and for African Americans this was the biggest movie because in all Martial Arts movies we were either killed off or made to be Sambo's. Some of the greatest Martial Artist were/are Black and we still don't get recognition (ex: Steve Muhammad, Fredia "The Cheetah" Gibbs). Taimak (Bruce Lee Roy) was one of the nicest people in Martial Arts I've met and his Dad is a legendary Martial Artist as well. Nowadays most of the African American MA community reside in Sunny LA. This movie brings tears to my eyes because we had representation but also seeing it now is sad because Vanity (Laura Charles) is dead and so is Sho' Nuff*

  • @tdtellem
    @tdtellem 3 года назад +11

    "Bet ya wish ya had it like Leroy"
    "You lucky to be here. This black folks' business"
    This video is so quotable!!
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @JamesASharp
    @JamesASharp 3 года назад +7

    Every 80's baby grew up watching this cult-classic. 😎

  • @fidelgarcia5648
    @fidelgarcia5648 3 года назад +4

    That's been one of my favorite movies since I was a kid. I grew up watching The Last Dragon. I would watch it so often when I was a child the soundtrack would be playing in my head all day while I was at school. It's one of those movies I never get tired watching

  • @vicjr74
    @vicjr74 3 года назад +4

    Great reaction. I remember watching this in the theaters. One of my favorite movies of all time.
    "Who's the master!? Shonuff! The Shogun of Harlem! " Classic!

  • @Sensei_HA
    @Sensei_HA 3 года назад +6

    Alanda: HE HAS THE GLOW?!
    ShoNuff: Play times over, BOY!
    Alanda: awww damn!

  • @caldxm
    @caldxm 3 года назад +5

    This movie was my favorite movie of all time as a kid and still inspires me to be a better person to this day! Thanks for this reaction! Its so much fun to see you enjoy it!

  • @huskerchickmissy
    @huskerchickmissy 3 года назад +6

    I saw this when I was little in the movie theater with my dad we went to see Baby secret of the lost legand and my Dad snuck us into Last Dragon lmao its still one of my favorites!!!! SHO NUFF!

  • @ShogunOfHarlem
    @ShogunOfHarlem 3 года назад +4

    I love the eyebrow raise when you caught your first glimpse at Leroy.

  • @gpaje
    @gpaje 3 года назад +8

    Can't imagine how many times I saw this movie over and over again as a kid on VCR. The final fight with that song is the signature of this move. Awesome!

  • @r.thomas9648
    @r.thomas9648 3 года назад +2

    The way he says "I am" first almost amused by accepting the reality of that fact, then repeating it once more, but assertive and confident always gives me chills.

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 3 года назад +1

      That's when you hit that max level in a game and know you're ready.

  • @brianturnbough4955
    @brianturnbough4955 3 года назад +4

    If you haven't seen "The Five Heartbeats" you should, another classic Saturday movie

  • @GFiero87
    @GFiero87 3 года назад +22

    If you watch the music video to "dangerous" by Busta rhymes, he dresses up as sho nuff and pulls it off very well :). Classic movie from my childhood

    • @AlandaParker
      @AlandaParker  3 года назад +3

      I remember seeing this video and had NO CLUE! It's a shame, the American Education System 😂

    • @bridgetjackson6978
      @bridgetjackson6978 3 года назад +1

      @Marty McFly II "That's not true🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿!!!"

    • @bridgetjackson6978
      @bridgetjackson6978 3 года назад +2

      @Marty McFly II "OH! I can confirm and so can Taimak Guarreillo, that's his last name because he's half-italian, just read or listen too his autobiography, 'Taimak Guarreillo:The Last Dragon'. Taimak goes into great detail about what Berry Gordy & his henchman, sorry, not sorry henchwoman Suzanne Dupasse try to do too him while supposed 'negotiations' on the terms of the contract too do another one. And I wouldn't be surprised if TriStar, which is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures, was in on all the bs because if Sony/TriStar really wanted too do a sequel, then they would have overrode Berry Gordy & approached Taimak correct & got the deal done where it could have worked for everybody. So their silence sorta speak volumes & tells me that they were complisent in just standing in the background & letting Gordy & Dupasse just tag-team, good cop/bad cop an 20-to-21 year old young man who knew noting about the entertainment industry/movie business. As far as I'm concerned, Sony are just as guilty for trying to bully Taimak into signing a contract that wasn't worth shyt. But that's just me🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿!!!"

    • @bridgetjackson6978
      @bridgetjackson6978 3 года назад +1

      @Marty McFly II "As for 'Suki Yaki Hot Suki Sue', I don't know if that's Berry Gordy son or not, but I will share a fun fact with ya, that is Taimak favorite song off the soundtrack💁🏿💁🏿💁🏿. And as for why the rest of the soundtrack wasn't released, don't know the answer to that either, I don't know what that man was thinking. Maybe too keep being relevant along with Motown, but he eventually he had too give that up by selling the company in '88🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿🤷🏿."

    • @bridgetjackson6978
      @bridgetjackson6978 3 года назад +1

      @Marty McFly II, "Also Marty, go subscribe too the channels here on RUclips: The Last Dragon Tribute channel & DAETRIX channel. And do you have Instagram??? well if you do, go follow: @daetrix_art & @thelastglow. Trust what I say, you will love what the future holds for his beloved 80's classic, TAKE CARE-BE BLESSED🙋🏿🙋🏿🙋🏿🙋🏿🙋🏿!!!"

  • @ikeyasector
    @ikeyasector 3 года назад +12

    I was a kid in the 80's when this movie came out and I instantly fell in love with it. It's a fun movie. Has some cheezy parts, but still a fun film. :) Glad you got the chance to see it.

  • @SpencerMDay
    @SpencerMDay 3 года назад +21

    Another great reaction. The joy you show while watching The Last Dragon was fantastic. Keep enjoying the movies.

  • @slayerwatcher
    @slayerwatcher 3 года назад +11

    You have quickly become one of my favorite reviewers. I was so glad that you were the first to review one of my all-time favorite movies. I saw this dozens of times, when I was a kid. The Berry Gordy soundtrack was amazing. Taimak was so badass, in this role. Vanity was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Sho-Nuff was so over the top. I loved everything about this movie AND your review. This made my weekend.

    • @AlandaParker
      @AlandaParker  3 года назад +3

      Thank you so much! 😊 This was an automatic favorite for me too!!

  • @wiltonnelson7208
    @wiltonnelson7208 2 года назад +4

    Yes!! One THE best movies of the 80's!! Just imagine a Saturday afternoon in 1985, being 14, and all of your favorite things in one movie!! Martial Arts, Hip Hop, Bruce Lee!! A great story all around!! When we left the theatre we felt invincible!!❤❤ For real though... You need to do Enter the Dragon!! You must complete the cycle!!

  • @erickellison3362
    @erickellison3362 3 года назад +9

    I love your energy and witty comments. You enthusiasm is infectious. Great reaction!

  • @afrofriend9140
    @afrofriend9140 3 года назад +7

    Nice! Lol my mom and dad told me that I saw this movie at three and it was my favorite movie. I watched it countless times.
    It's still one of my favorites till this day. And that soundtrack! Sooooo GOOD especially the main theme. You are the Last Dragon you possess the power of the GLOW!

  • @Rebelrocker69
    @Rebelrocker69 3 года назад +3

    I am so glad that somebody has finally reacted to this wonderful movie. This movie is in the top 10 best movies of all time IMO. 1st: Yes that was a young Rudy Huxtable, 2nd: The little boy martial artist was Ernie Reyes Jr. He was the actor/martial artist inside the Donatello costume for the first TMNT and he was the pizza delivery guy in TMNT 2. Additionally, he was in the movie Surf Ninjas with his father Ernie Reyes Sr. 3rd: Laura Charles was played by actress/musician Vanity. R.I.P.

  • @iLLWiLL510
    @iLLWiLL510 3 года назад +3

    I'm impressed that you caught William H. Macy, but did you recognize the limo driver? That's Chazz Palminteri.

  • @nooneofimportance2110
    @nooneofimportance2110 3 года назад +5

    I was a teen the first time I saw this movie, fell in love with it the first time I saw it. The only complaint I have about it is that it's not as popular as it should be.
    Absolutely still love it to this day.

  • @nowhereman4217
    @nowhereman4217 3 года назад +4

    Ah the 80’s. I’ve seen that movie about 100 times. Loved it when I was a kid

  • @happyninja42
    @happyninja42 3 года назад +4

    I....LOVE....Sho Nuff! His over the top, scenery chewing persona, was just so fantastic, from start to finish. To this DAY, I will still respond to any question that someone says, that starts with "Am I something something something?" with "SHO NUFF!" Usually to their utter confusion, but I don't do it for them! Long live the Shogun of Harlem! SHO NUFF!

  • @kyvalrie3646
    @kyvalrie3646 3 года назад +5

    Yaaaaas!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😝 This was my fav movie when I was a kid.I saw it in the theater and the way the theater erupted when Leroy said “I am”...good times!!
    And if you get a chance there is a remake of the theme song The Glow done by Victoria Monet that was in season 3 of Insecure that stays in rotation on my feel good playlist.

    • @AlandaParker
      @AlandaParker  3 года назад +1

      This movie did it all for me!
      and WHAT?!?! I love Victoria Monet and I know there's a scene in Insecure where they go watch Last Dragon (but it was lost on me back when I saw the ep 🥴). I NEED this track.

  • @lusciousmayweather8385
    @lusciousmayweather8385 3 года назад +7

    You've Become My Favorite Reaction Channel i love your commentary & i love that you enjoyed this Movie. One of my All-time Favorite Movies as a Kid. I'm so Glad you loved it. This was a Movie i made Sure All My Younger Siblings & Cousins Watched When They were old enough to sit still & enjoy it.😂 IT'S a must in my Household that you know about "The Last Dragon" & Vanity aka Laura Charles is still My #1 Crush 😍 R.i.P To Her.

  • @Uncle_T
    @Uncle_T 3 года назад +1

    I saw it in the theatre in Sweden when it was released and I have loved this movie in all its tongue-in-cheek campness and silliness ever since, it's awesome! Sho'nuff!

  • @cobe656
    @cobe656 3 года назад +1

    I remember skipping school to stay home and watch this movie on HBO. Great movie and I still love it.

  • @Promenice
    @Promenice 3 года назад +5

    My family loves this movie so much, that we watch it every Christmas.

  • @semajisweird9590
    @semajisweird9590 3 года назад +3

    It's about time someone seen this legendary movie!!!

  • @Cleron_O_Andarilho
    @Cleron_O_Andarilho 3 года назад +2

    In my country this was a hit on afternoon television. Memes and talks about it happen to this day. This and Big Trouble in Little China were classicss for us in TV. Mostly because it came to us during the mid 90's

  • @maddwitch
    @maddwitch 3 года назад +4

    To this day I still say “Chill out, Chopsticks!” because of this movie.

  • @goat1408
    @goat1408 3 года назад +5

    The Last Dragon soundtrack was dopeness

  • @mojoevibes6787
    @mojoevibes6787 3 года назад +4

    LITERALLY MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME 😄🔥

  • @trevertravis8963
    @trevertravis8963 3 года назад +10

    “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” is a must watch.

  • @adrikmotka
    @adrikmotka 3 года назад +6

    Oh man I grew up watching this on TV. My face always hurts from laughing and smiling too damned much.

  • @johnte3388
    @johnte3388 2 года назад +4

    I'm glad you chose to react to this and got such a kick out of it. Your commentary was an A+ for humor. It may be underrated but it's one of my favorite movies 80s movies.

  • @STEJTHEGREATEST
    @STEJTHEGREATEST 3 года назад +6

    This was the film that got me into DeBarge's Rhythm of the Night!!! And it's sad to think of the sheer amount of actors from this who are dead now!!!!! :(

  • @brandonford5993
    @brandonford5993 3 года назад +2

    I love this reaction, made my day, thank you. That was Rudy, the fighting kid is Ernie Reyes jr, the legend, this was his first film. It was also Taimak's first acting role

    • @BDraftProductions
      @BDraftProductions 2 года назад +1

      I think Ernie Reyes Sr. was the last guy he was beating up in the big fight scene. I remember both of them in Surf Ninjas and Sidekicks

  • @DeeJayResist
    @DeeJayResist 3 года назад +6

    This was my favorite movie as a child. I can't count how many times I've seen it. I can recite the dialog to this movie. And yes that was Rudy Huxtable as his sister.

  • @angelcris10
    @angelcris10 3 года назад +4

    So glad you reacted to The Last Dragon. One of my favorite movies of all time!!!

  • @debbowers6250
    @debbowers6250 3 года назад +4

    I've been watching this movie almost every year since I was a little girl, and it's still gets me hyped. The soundtrack is also excellent, have the whole thing on my playlists. Loved your reaction.

  • @kaithemessiah2811
    @kaithemessiah2811 3 года назад +2

    I love this movie! I remembered seeing this when I was younger with my Grandparents almost every weekend nights. As I gotten older was pleased to have a movie night with my Son's who actually fell in love with this movie aswell! Pure classic

  • @happyninja42
    @happyninja42 Год назад +2

    I actually really like how Vanity and Not-Cindy Lauper weren't catty with each other. When Vanity is refusing to play the video, she makes a point to tell the other woman "It's not that I don't like it" trying to make sure she doesn't think she's shitting on her work. Just that she's refusing to play a video at gunpoint. And then, even after being denied, Not-Cindy Lauper tries to help her out by finishing her statement for her, so that Eddie doesn't go into homicidal mode on her. I always thought that was a really sweet touch.

  • @vorpal120
    @vorpal120 3 года назад +4

    Love this movie! I watched this all the time when I was a kid. It was so hard to come by on video. My family quoted this movie all the time and I still quote it when ever I get the chance. Cult classic to the extreme. I miss the 80s. I played the soundtrack into the ground too (til my Walkman ate the tape).

  • @disconnexionsdotcom
    @disconnexionsdotcom 3 года назад +3

    10 for mfking 10!! I grew up in Harlem and we all loved this film. That movie theater scene was exaggerated, but the theaters in Times Square used to show all the Kung Fu and Blaxploitation movies. It did get wild at times.
    Sadly a lot of the original cast has passed away including the actor that played Leroy's little brother, Leo O'Brien. He passed a few years back, but he still lived in Harlem for years after the movie was made. In real life he was the little brother of Sugarhill Gang member Master Gee. He had just finished shooting a movie reuniting him with Taimak (Leroy) when he was shot and killed. I don't think the movie ever got released though.

    • @CodyCole80
      @CodyCole80 2 года назад

      So he and Taimak did another movie? I wanna see it. They had real sibling chemistry.

  • @denicoleward69
    @denicoleward69 3 года назад +1

    Awesome reaction! Yes that was "Rudy Huxtable" I believe her debut roll. And "Sho Nuff" is a Chicago native, my home town, his mother was a minister at the church my grandmother attends. Her name was Helen, unfortunately they both past away, his recently.

  • @djb10
    @djb10 2 года назад +3

    When I was younger & used to watch this damn near everyday, I remember my Mom & Pop was like "what the hell were you doing" when they saw the ceiling of the bathroom was soaked w/ water. The scene where "Mr. Nuff" (🤣) snatches Leroy's head out the water then Leroy gets the glow.... I did that scene over & over in the tub.....hence fvckin up the ceiling. LMAOOOOOO

  • @PeekaPeep
    @PeekaPeep 3 года назад +6

    This movie will never. Get. OLD! Blew my mind as a wide-eyed 5-year old boy back when it first came out and still gives me "glowing" feelings even today:::wink:::wink:::love your reaction to this one, too! Pray a TV series based off of it will finally come into being, heard rumors the last few years but that's about it...
    >;-)

  • @bigsonny45
    @bigsonny45 3 года назад +4

    This was the best reaction video I've ever watched. I've seen this movie dozens of times, watched it on the big screen when it first came out. This made me feel like I was seeing it for the very first time!

  • @artboymoy
    @artboymoy 3 года назад +4

    It's awesome you got around to this. I haven't seen is really since it came out, but your reactions are priceless. Leroy's jumpsuit was one that Bruce Lee wore that Tarintino based the Bride's jumpsuit on. I like the Terminator call back with the barking dog. What a great time!

  • @goat1408
    @goat1408 3 года назад +8

    First time seeing someone say “That’s Angela’s daddy from Boy Meets World” me being an OG BMW watcher when he first appeared.....”oh snap that’s Sho Nuff!” Lol RIP 😔☺️