FALLING DOWN (1993) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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- Опубликовано: 28 апр 2023
- Falling Down (1993) First Time Watching Movie Reaction, Review, and Commentary for JL. Many moments of completely understanding everything going on (except putting kids in harm's way) and MANY thoughts on what being that hot can do to a person's day were had.
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Michael Douglas has stated that this is his favorite character he ever played. He performed his heart out. The true sad moment comes at the movie's conclusion when the detective realizes that he can't retire. He couldn't end his career living with the fact that his last act as a police officer was killing someone.
I was just thinking that.
I saw Falling Down in the theatre opening night. I thought it was brilliant then! The most important part of the movie is when the "Not Econmically Viable" guy is being taken away by the cops and looks at Dfens and says "Don't forget me". That scene brakes my heart. It's the whole movie in a nut shell. Notice they are wearing the same outfit, down to the tie, pocket pens, and the same music cue when he dies at the end.
This is a favorite movie of mine. Gonna have to watch it again to catch the music cue.
I think people today when they see this movie, or younger generations they don't fully get this. This was a turning point in American history this was when we went from the industrial powerhouse, to everything going over seas, and outsourcing all our jobs even the better jobs. Cars, Steel, electronics. Younger generations just take it as a matter of fact that everything is from China, India, etc They don't remember the times when 80% or more still said Made in the USA. At the very same time divorce was going through the roof. So men everywhere were losing their jobs and their families. Many of which were also war veterans dealing with PTSD. This movie struck a cord for the the late 80's. America has been in free fall ever since, our economy was so big it's been a long ride, but sooner or later it will crash and bounce. I have seen many men go through the things he does, and how destroyed they are to lose their job and their family and kids. But they'll never get a ribbon, bumper sticker, or a special "month". This character clearly has mental issues though, the video tape at the end shows he was abusive before the fall. The guy saying, "Don't forget me" is almost more iconic then the rest of the movie. He represented a generation.
I've seen this film numerous times and never attached the same significance to the "not economically viable" guy pleading "Don't forget me." That could be anyone of us. Thank you, bro!
That part got me too, especially when D-Fens nodded back at him.
That's a good observation. There's a lot of poignancy in this film.
This movie is best described as when Office Space gets serious.
Or Crazy Middle Class, Middle Aged White Guys are the most Dangerous People in the World!
Succinct
Milton: I'm gonna...burn the building down. [Everyone dies.]
I Was Told That I Could Listen To The Radio At A Reasonable Volume, From 9-11.
@@TheCrazyCanuck420 Suc What?
Falling Down is the current state of events in our country these days. This movie is gold.
He went from anti hero at the beginning and middle of the movie to a psycho villain at the end
😅
where is the line?, pick a minute mark..
"I'm not saying I'm on his side but I understand where he is coming from." That sums up the movie quite nicely. Take a guy that was already a person who had anger issues, have him end up feeling failed and discarded by all of society, have that one final push over the edge to cause him to snap and lose impulse control, and then have him hit a string of triggers to push him further over the edge with more and more negative reinforcement as the day goes on. All those little moments with thoughts of man I'd like to smack this person for being dumb but you don't do it because you know it is wrong and you keep yourself under control only this dude has finally lost that control.
This is such an underrated movie and the older i get the more i understand this guy
"...I'm the bad guy?!"
Always liked that moment of clarity. First time he's had a (relatively) calm moment the whole movie to take a breath and think.
Personal growth often only happens after you hit rock bottom. Unfortunately, he hit rock bottom in a way that wasn't survivable.
I can't believe how many reactors are missing out on this obvious gem
Not many people understand reality enough to handle it
Right?!?!?!!
Recommend it to them.
@@bustercolin7507 I do... and have... as well as many many others... like As Good As It Gets, With Chevy Chase and Charles Grodin and Goldie Hawn... or House Sitter with Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin... but I don't have the money to patreon those requests
@@misterno-ice-guy8082 Yeah, there's a few who have done a reaction to this movie but probably not enough.
I DIED at 14.38 when that lady spits out her food and you go, "Oh you nasty b*tch!" I LOVE IT!!!!! I also love when your copilots get silly before and after the reactions!
Stumbled across this back in the Blockbuster days and loved it.
I couldn't understand why it wasn't a more popular movie.
It scared a lot of people! I saw it in the Theatre when it came out, I was 41 and it scared ths SH!T out of me!
Because back then that kind of life in the movie was mostly just in LA, its more popular these days cause its like that everywhere now
"Falling Down" wasn't "economically viable" at the Box Office.
@@scipioafricanus5871
It wasn't a huge hit but it made enough to be a modest success.
“Now tea-bag’im” had me dying 😂
And “he’s the definition of f*ck around and find out” is right, he wasn’t playing. One of my all-time favorite reactions 👍🏻
One of my all time favorite movies. Shows you what happens when a man gets pushed too far and dgaf anymore
This movie is a great representation of what happens when someone has finally ‘HAD ENOUGH’.
Knew you'd appreciate this one! And yes S.I.D.S. (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is a VERY real thing. The first month of a baby's life is touch and go because of it. You can be doing EVERYTHING right and it can happen. It's a medical anomaly that's never been able to be explained, it's also been around since the Dawn of Time, no matter what era of medicine we find ourselves in. They just stop breathing. No traceable reason. Very sad indeed.
In 2016, my son passed away due to SIDS. Everything you're saying is correct. Thank you for passing on the correct information and raising awareness of this.
@@JacobStJules I am so very sorry for your loss, my heart breaks for you. May you and your family find Peace with going forward.
@@shotgunbettygaming Thank you very much. I appreciate your kindness and compassion.
Such a relatable movie in so many ways.
Dude. You ate this movie up exactly how it should be watched. Everyone is on his side for a long time. Then you see… and you see… and you see who he really is. It’s amazing to me. Great reaction
Love this film. I understand it more now as an adult than when I used to watch it on cable in the 90s
such an underrated movie. its like watching a snowball roll down a hill. starting out small and then its just a big ass thing.
Snowball scooping up an awful lot of weapons along the way.
This is a great movie and watching this movie shows us that this is the world we live in right now, with the economy, commercialism, greed, consumerism, poverty, and life.
Michael Douglas said in an interview that this is her personal favorite film of his, and his father Kirk Douglas was proud of his son's performance.
I remember watching the trailer to the movie on TNT, my dad watched it and said it was a pretty good movie. I finally watched it on HBO back in 2006 with my older sister in her birthday.
This film is also the inspiration for JOKER where one particularly bad day turns a person psychotic.
The world's always been this way, it's nothing new.
didn't that also happen in one of the comic's that the dark knight is based on, as well as the dark knight itself, too?
Sucks being a person, stuck in a different time and angry to boot. Can’t wait for this!
Not just a different time, but being rejected by it. The bosses who fired him were older than he was most likely. So there he was, doing everything like he was supposed to, probably not even liking it, then he just gets thrown away like a used tissue. He can't even get a new job outside of grunt labor or entry level.
@@Thane36425 not only that, he was a Purple Heart vet, he was relevant. He built missiles for the defense of this country after his army career, he was relevant. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the DOD downsized, he wasn’t relevant. That’s what led to his mental deterioration as seen in the video at his daughters birthday displaying his borderline personality disorder and propensity for violence. He lost it all and wasn’t relevant anymore.
Good pick..
Well, I stayed up till 1am (in UK) to watch Titanic reaction, guess I'm going to have to do it again. 🙂
"NOW TEABAG HIM!"
Man, I spit out my coffee.
Worse here...drink"&/#..well...was drinking tea 😀
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It shows that you can only push a person so far before they snap, and all hell breaks loose.
“I feel him”. Haha totally. Except for the stuff with his family, this guy is a hero. 😂
The violence he does fits with how humanity's weapons developed. Fists, "stick", sharp object, etc. All in order.
"The Game" with Michael Douglas is dope... hope everyone is well!
Michael Douglas is one of the giants of Hollywood, who unfortunately is mostly forgotten by newer generation. This is one his most underrated gem´s. Pefromance was Oscar worthy. Most scary aspect in this has been, everything that happens in early on, is something that can happen to anyone in a bad day. The fact you can relate this person who goes ape sh*t scares poeple but its also the greatestt hing in this film.
This is one of my favorite movies. The layers in this are so deep. I’m from Southern California, and I had left the state for a few years in late 1990, and I honestly feel that this film captures the tension of late 1980s/early 1990s Los Angeles PERFECTLY.
The Cold War had ended in the few years prior to this film’s release. During the Cold War, Southern California had a very strong military and defense industry presence. That began to change drastically once the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War was over. Thousands of defense industry workers were laid off or forced into early retirement. The population of the region, which had been growing, continued to grow, including massive numbers of immigrants from several other countries, but now complicated by the fact that a lot of people were newly unemployed who had given most of their lives to an industry that simply no longer needed them. Housing prices were rising. Cultural changes were happening rapidly. It was a period of high stress and tension for quite a lot of people, for many different reasons. It wasn’t hard to imagine that some people would snap.
I look at this film as less of a comedy and more of a tragedy. This ordinary guy, Bill, had grown up maybe a little behind the times but had been taught to believe in the kind of idealistic America that many of us were still being taught about in the early 1970s (I’m Generation X, born in 1966) via certain types of television and movies including educational films in school. I was raised on a heavy diet of Disney live action movies from the 50s and 60s, TV reruns of several shows from the 50s, 60s, and early 70s, and educational films at school that had been made in the 50s and 60s. Where I lived in Southern California was a very conservative area overall, heavy in traditional values and lifestyles, although as time passed it began changing slowly. By the late 80s, I was adjusting, but perhaps still not fully accepting of the new dynamic and paradigm shift in society. I had to accept that the starry-eyed dream of America we had been taught was never exactly real and even if it had been, that time had passed. However, there were those who had a much harder time adjusting to the new reality than I did. I think a lot of us either knew someone like Bill or had heard about or seen someone like him, who was simply stuck in a comforting past that no longer existed.
Most of us would never in a million years go as far as Bill did. But as you yourself said, we understand the feelings involved, and the frustration. I think that sadly this is the kind of thing that can happen when people are treated like disposable objects instead of human beings, and when we’re not taught to learn how to adjust to changes in life and society.
Michael Douglas has obviously done many fantastic movies. Beyond Fatal Attraction, there are 2 that I think are exceptional. Both big at the box office and retail rental/sales. "A Perfect Murder" - Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen.
And "The Game" - Michael Douglas, Sean Penn. Both brilliantly written and acted with GREAT plot twists.✌️🎬
The Game was crazy . . . My favorite Michael Douglas movie is Romancing the Stone. It fits his personality so well. And also Wall Street . . So talented he could really play any character. He also produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
The game is awesome.
The Game is an amazing film.
@@RobertKendo Do!
Psychological thriller. I REMEMBER it being good. Its been awhile since I've seen it. But, I've watched this channel's reactions of movies I haven't ever seen or even ones where I haven't liked the movie just to see his reaction to it. He's one of the best. IMO.
Yes, The Game is an unreal psychological thriller. An edge of your seat movie with a perfectly timed twist ending.
When I saw the thumbnail I basically jumped to click on it... "J's gonna totally get this and it's gonna be a blast watching him from the first minute of the movie!" J, you didn't let me down, I laughed so many times at your expressions and your comments along the way...can't thank you enough for making one of my favorite, underappreciated, under-recognized, movies so much more "enjoyable".
There's a great movie that I just realized has NO reaction videos I can find. I'm sure you know about it, Blank, but it's As Good As It Gets. Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won Academy Awards for best actor/actress, and it's an awesome movie. I remember it came out the same year as Good Will Hunting and I saw both in the theater (because old) and thinking just those two films made it one of the best years for movies for me. I just think it's strange nobody has reacted to it and might be a good way to boost viewership being the first to do it. I'm sure it's on the list but just wanted to mention it.
Great movie! ❤❤❤
At one of my previous jobs, a co-worker came up to me asking the name for a movie where Dustin Hoffman was having a bad day and got disgruntled and went around doing whatever... I knew he was talking about this movie so I told him and corrected that it was Michael Douglas. But ever since I can't help but imagine how awesome it would be to see Dustin Hoffman in this role; that would have been wild.
...and maybe dressed as 'Tootsie'.
I have always loved this movie. Aside from the family BS he was doing I can relate to him so much on the other things that was happening to him lol
"Now tea-bag him!" 💀 😂
"Now teabag 'em!!" 🤣🤣🤣
I went to see Falling Down back in 1993 because a movie reviewer gave it high praise. I was kind of disappointed at the time, but watching it as an older person I appreciate it much more.
This is such a slept on movie and I'll never know why, such a great movie
A very cool character in this movie, as a child, this movie was often shown on TV, even though he is a psycho, but I was worried about him, I thought that everything would be fine with him!
Loved this movie as a kid. The older I get the more I understand it. Maybe not the killing part (well maybe the Nazi) but frustrating situations as n adult. Isn't there an old saying "You live as long a hero, yet to become the villain" or something?
Die a hero or live long enough to become the villain. So basically, if he and the nazi killed each other, he'd be the hero.
Please do the comedy “I’m gonna get you sucka” it’s bloody hilarious. It has huggy bear in it from starski and hutch.
This movie is a RPG, with every boss fight he levels up and gets better weapons.
Dude we’re gray enough without you making a fuckin pay phone reference! I had to relive that shizz. In NY it stole your money and doubled as a urinal! 😂❤
YES!!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Can't wait to watch with you.
Both Michael Douglas and me consider this his best role ever! It's really sad beneath all the humor.
I love this gem, and thank you for reacting to it. I Have never seen anyone else react to it and you are quickly becoming a new favorite of mine.
Saw this at cinema when first came out the fast food restaurant scene got a cheer.
This is one of the best performances by Michael Douglas. Good show bud keep up the terrific work 👌 👏 👍 😀
Oh man, this really makes me ready for ‘Fatal Attraction’. I miss Michael Douglas in movies. ❤
I consider this movie a comedy, because I laugh my ass off every time I watch it! Your commentary made it even funnier. Thanks!
My man: “You killed 97 people! Actually (counting on fingers), he killed 1.”
Me: 🤣🤣🤣
"Now, let's go meet some nice policemen. They're good guys. Come on, let's go."
"I'm the bad guy?"
"Yeah."
"How'd that happen? I did everything they told me to. Did you know I build missiles? I helped to protect America. You should be rewarded for that. Instead they give it to the plastic surgeons, y'know, they lied to me."
"Is that what this is about? You're angry because you got lied to? Is that why my chicken dinner is drying out in the oven? Hey, they lie to everyone. They lie to the fish. But that doesn't give you any special right to do what you did today. The only thing makes you special is that little girl."
You know, Prendergast is totally right. Foster is totally out of control and in the wrong here. Life sucks, but going on a violent rampage is never the answer.
Fun Fact: Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, and James Keane previously appeared in Apocalypse Now (1979).
Music Enthusiast Fact: Man On The Edge (1995) by Iron Maiden is based on this movie. The music video for Walk (2011) by Foo Fighters is inspired by and mimics the movie. Heart Attack Man also based their song Out For Blood (2019) on this movie.
Colors Connection Fact: In the scene in which the drive-by car crashes, there is a mural of a Hispanic depiction of Jesus on the wall. This same mural is also present in Colors (1988), also starring Robert Duvall as an LAPD cop, in the scene in which the police officer played by Sean Penn spray paints a kid's face.
Historical Fact: The movie was being shot on locations in Lynwood, California when the 1992 Los Angeles riots began. By April 30, the riots were sufficiently disruptive to force filming to stop early that day. Film crews produced more footage inside of Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank as the riots continued. By May 4, when the crew intended to resume in Pasadena, initial requests to do so were denied, causing delays. The tension around the riots was something that the filmmakers deemed to have an effect on the finished film. The Korean American Coalition protested the film for its treatment of minorities, as well as the South Korean grocer. Because of this, and the boycott threats that followed, this movie was banned in South Korea.
"They lie to the fish" has always stuck with me
I saw this one in the theater when it came out, but I was passing through Zurich at the time. They paused the movie half way through to allow for an intermission. Went to the lobby and bought another beer. At 18 years old. Talk about a different time and place. Made me feel bad for the character in the movie even more.
@ 5:44 ...... another great movie about going berserk because of hot summer weather is Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing"
This movie s such a great movie. You feel bad for Michael Douglas character at first and you understand where he's coming from (all of us have had those days) but you find out that his cheese has slipped off his cracker. And yes, there are far too many men and women running around out there like this.
Also, yes SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is a thing, although you don't hear as much about it anymore.
Schumacher goes from this to Batman & Robin 🤣
This movie is a wonderful exploration of two men who've been told they are no longer needed by society, and are being thrown away. Dfens isn't wrong, he's just crazy. Then he went sane and couldn't deal with what he'd become.
"Get th girl...get the puppy...get the cake". LOL
I haven't seen this in YEARS! Oh man, I love this movie!
His character in this is literally how everyone is feeling in today's society at the moment lol everyone is a split second from Falling Down
Ah yes, this is such a gem. Cannot wait to see your reaction to it bud.
This movie is a stark reality, and a reminder that you can only push people too far before they snap. I mean, he just wanted some damn breakfast for crying out loud lol
This is one of the all time most underrated movies. Kinda surprising that the guy who directed this (and The Lost Boys) also directed Batman Forever and Batman & Robin!
The ending when he realizes he's the bad guy... awesome!
The Schumacher Batmans are campy and goofy on purpose. A lot of people forget Joel is a good director.
@@LordVolkov yeah and I know his hands were tied with them...
But still.. he made this BEFORE those movies.. they should have let him have more creative input with Batman. And I shouldn't shit on Batman Forever.. I kinda like that one. Reminds me a bit of the Batman I grew up with (Adam West) with a slightly darker story
I understand this movie a lot more now I'm in my 40s and just like me he definitely has aspergers syndrome 😄👌
28:51 Lmao Murder Whistle can't hold back his annoyance, but quickly reins it in.
I watched this movie the year it came out as well. Classic! By the way I love the "Whammy Burger" emoji you keep using to cover your swears. LOL!
Blank(JL's editor) always chooses the perfect little icon from each movie as the cuss-cover. So funny.
your fast becoming my fav tuber. Such a cool and funny guy
23:23 just inspired me to show this on VR
“Now tea bag him!”
Lmao
“Now teabag him!”😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣❤ i’m crying 😂right now
21:56 that is part of the same construction project that was filmed Speed, I-105
Yeah, you're right. "D-Fens" made a lot of valid points in his rants and he didn't really kill anyone other than that Nazi. I also hate the heat. Humid, oppressive heat. Can't stand it.
Great movie, great reaction. I spread my mom's ashes at venice beach... This movie bas deep feelings for me. Thanks for the video EOM
I feel this man everyday.
32:37 Yes, it's a real thing. You may have heard it referred to as "Crib Death"
..and he said, "Now teabag'm!"
then I died
Classic iconic film ❤
I can't help it. There's so many scenes in this film that are just hysterical.
Bruce Lee said "the ability to stay calm is a super power"
I missed this one in the theater, but it was a Video World rental. D-Fens was basically a guy who did everything like he was supposed to, worked hard in a specialized field, and got canned and thrown away. He already had a mean streak and all of this pushed him over the edge.
It looks like he was turning into a "family annihilator". I won't say more about that here but folks can look it up.
SIDS is also a real thing, or at least it was at the time. It may be called something else now or causes parsed out of the original dx.
Lastly, there was a time you could find more than boots and clothes at surplus stores. Back around the time of this movie I found a LAW tube at one. Once it has been fired it is just an inert tube. You could still open and close it and all over that, there was just nothing to shoot. A long time ago my house got broken in to and that was one of the things they stole, along with my video game console, a stero, etc.
Another great Michael Douglas movie, with Sharon Stone - Basic Instinct. I strongly recommend this one! Considering the subject matter of this film, it may be difficult to edit the reaction enough for RUclips to approve it. Would love to see your reaction to this if you can make it happen.
Basic Instinct is one of Verhoeven's more subtle satires, mocking the very script itself.
If they can allow the dark violent nature of Falling Down I'm sure Basic Instinct can be shown.
This will always be my favorite Michael Douglas film. VERY relatable everyday subject matter. Enjoyed seeing your first time.
Why do we always gotta teabag'em🤔
Falling Down should be made in to a game. Each level is an annoying aspect of life that we all, unfortunately, have to sit back and accept it but we get to be him and vent it all out level by level
This movie always makes me sad because an ordinary guy had a bad day that got exponentially worse. And unfortunately, this movie ages well. 😢
He isn't that ordinary. The ex wife, mother and video all show that he was screwed up. It was only a matter of time before he hurt someone. It's one of the most interesting things about the film. During test screenings, Douglas and the director were watching the audiences. They expected people to be scared. To recognise that this is the bad guy. But the audiences kept cheering and applauding. They got louder and more enthusiastic as the film progressed and Douglas began to wonder if the film was a mistake. The audience was supposed to see the protagonist as the bad guy... not the hero.
SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is a very real thing. Some said it was due to how some mothers were putting their babies to sleep, like on their backs vs. stomachs and other odd things. 🤷♂️
This is one of Michael Douglas's best movies. He's such a great actor. I've always loved this one. If you enjoyed this, you should check out The Game. It's another great thriller, staring Douglas. Directed by the director of Seven. Other great movies of Douglas are The War of the Roses, Romancing the Stone, The Ghost and the Darkness, and of course, Basic Instinct.
Absolutely loved this when it came out on the big screen.
MD is a damn fine actor.
You rock the reaction world my friend.
Keep them pups healthy and happy.
Man he would of busted that cops melon at the endddd 😂
Anti hero to the max!!!! Love this one.
I'm so glad you got to see this movie.
The first time I saw this movie I was 21, working at a video store in LA, and I thought the guy was nuts, now at 58 I watched it again with my 20-year-old son and found myself empathizing somewhat with this guy.
We had to watch this movie in my psychology class in high school.
Always great reactions keep up the good work man I love you.
Ok after a dozen of your reactions I had to subscribe. I love your reactions and your copilots.
Welcome to the family
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dude walking around the city being a menace lol
Y'all might think he's the bad guy, but he's the good guy. Hell, he's the best guy.
Awesome Movie and Work Bro, Thanks 👍👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
One of the best ever made.
24:52 Told ya didn't I?!!! 😂😂😂 and yeah bro I live in Bakersfield, Ca. where in the summer it gets over 100 degrees (once it was at 112). The heat out here is DISRESPECTFUL. Thanks for watching this movie man this is in my top 5 favs.