I always liked how the character of Garland Greene was written, and he had one of the best character intros of all time. His reputation as a serial killer made him truly terrifying to the point that the other hardened criminals were wary of him. Just seeing a big guy like Ving Rhames hesitate to take his mask off speaks volumes. Yet Garland was very calm the whole time, sat quietly in his seat, didn't kill anyone, and just observed & analyzed everyone else with a calculating intelligence. Steve Buscemi, just looking the way he does, was perfect for that role.
@Mike Schwartz maybe I need to watch movie again,but I thought that little girl was just his imagination??? Cause they are in an abandoned old airfield w vacant playground lot and no people anywhere so how did all of a sudden a child all alone appear??? Am I completely wrong? Plz lmk cause I feel so stupid if that scene was "real"
@@doctaflo Nah. Not killing the girl - but letting us believe that he did until she's revealed - totally fits with the ridiculous tone of the movie. As does giving the most unlikely character a redemption arc to end the movie on.
This movie was so much better than it had any right to be, and everyone involved seemed to treat it as such, as no one phoned it in, and each person seemed happy to be there. Great action film, with some really great characters, and while not the most believable movie, it was very much an unforgettable one.
@@jenloveshorror The fact Cassie didn't say "that's Bubba from Forrest Gump," made me think she hasn't seen FORREST GUMP. She was able to recognize John Malkovich from IN THE LINE OF FIRE (a movie she saw in this channel).
During my Bodyguard/Protective Services days I worked for John Malkovich ( Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom ) for a few days while he worked on a documentary here in New York...He was a class act...He did more listening to me about my life than talking about himself....It was right after he finished filming " In The Line Of Fire " with Clint Eastwood.
An outrageously, fantastically fun time of a film. You know it’s particularly nuts when Nicolas Cage is playing one of the more subdued characters. John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi give my favorite performances of the film.
Danny Trejo can play such a good sleazeball but in real life he is one of the kindest/humble celebrities you will meet. That man has so much gratitude for life.
I’ve met him IRL, and he’s a really sweet guy, and is so great with his fans. He reminds me so much of one of my uncles who was a reformed gang member.
One of the best 90s outlandish action movies ever! A stacked cast and plenty of dark humor. Steve Buscemi absolutely nailed his performance. I've seen this movie dozens of times and I never get tired of it! Enjoyed your reaction and commentary!
Only thing to top it all off is put Michael Bay as the director and this movie will be pretty much what audience will get. Then again, considering that guy's track record, thank goodness he didn't have any involvement.
The movie is really more exciting when the carnage is not CGI. Compare this movie to something like Black Widow, I felt really bored in the climax of Black Widow because the airplanes, cars, and explosions are just video game assets. In movies like Con Air and Terminator I feel really tense when real cars are crashing into each other, real buildings exploding, real trucks falling into the freeway. It brings out some primal anxiety.
@@One.Zero.One101 I would agree. I always thought CGI should accentuate a movie, not overtake it. There is an interview about... well... interview with the vampire (the bad pitt version) where they said they were doing amazing things with computers but assured themselves no awards by only using it to enhance the visual experience.
I love the irony that Danny Trejo, probably one of the nicest people around, was cast as Johnny 23. I believe he was originally cast as a consultant as he had spent some time in the prison system and they ended up making a character for him in the movie. He's a walking example that redemption can happen!
When Garland was singing in the airplane as it’s crashing, he was providing brilliant levity in a tense situation and that’s when the audience is endeared toward him in a way only Steve Buscemi could.
It will seem weird 20 years later but keep in mind Buscemi was really popular at this time. So the audience was really cheering for him escaping not the character.
@xerex21212 - what is also intersting that Pedro Pascal is there at 26:50-26:53, the guy who is comming out of a plane with a gun (black clothes), aiming at Cage with his gun :) Sorry, could not resist. The guy looks like Pedro Pascal, but it definitely wasn't him :)
I'm still cheering 26 years later that Steve was the only one who tried less than anyone else to escape and got away at the end and just decided to play at the craps table and drink a pina colada. LOL🤣
What makes Cyrus so terrifying is that he is in complete control the whole time. He isn't angry or insane... he is in complete control. He is extremely intelligent and learned. So when he is doing things, even evil heinous crimes, he is in control and methodically making decisions to do exactly that. With him, you know exactly what you are getting because he has no problem telling you completely honestly. That's scary.
I feel like that is the vibe they were going for, but they kind of abandon it when needed. Like towards the end where Poe locks Cyrus out and takes control of the plane.... there are Baby O and the female guard, like 3 feet from him, easy hostages to threaten to get Poe to open the door..... instead he just shoots it and bangs on it impotently while screaming like a moron lol
I will never understand how ppl assume that all criminals are "stupid", and cannot find the answer to why everyone thinks that ppl w "criminal" intent are not intelligent. The majority of all felony offenders w psychosis are extremely intelligent on intellectual level. But bottom line evil deeds are just that.
The fact that Cassie was told to just enjoy the movie and not take it too seriously, yet the whole time she is on the edge of her seat stressing, goes to show the quality of the film. For a big dumb 90's action movie, it still holds up to this day, easily.
well, it´s not as dumb, as many movies theese days... with con-air, it´s "don´t take it too seriously..." and today , for reference fast&fourious, it´s more like " leave your brain at home, it coud get damaged, if you think about this..."
Between 1996 and 1997, Nic Cage was on a roll with action movies with 3 back to back blockbusters: The Rock, Con-Air, and Face Off. So, I'm desperately hoping for a reaction video for Face Off to round out this "trilogy"
As an early teen at the time I first saw it at a friends house, Face Off was one of my first R-rated action movies I got to see. Was a favorite of mine then and still continues to be a fun, nostalgic movie for me to this day.
I wonder if some of the wearing people talk was just talk. Like, you're a weedy guy on a plane full of towering, hard boiled convicts, give the impression you're the biggest nut in the bowl and they won't mess with you.
Hi! Regarding John Malkovich, just a humble recommendation: If you ever do a "trippy/mind bending movies" poll, please include the movie "Being John Malkovich". It's one of those creative and thought-provoking films that tickles your mind in all the right places and can make you wonder about stuff from new perspectives. One of my faves ❤ Here are some more good ideas for that poll (and if anyone reading has similar recommendations, I would appreciate it a lot): Arrival Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Lobster Everything Everywhere All At Once Abre Los Ojos (the remake, called Vanilla Sky, is not as good) Pi Inception Perfect Blue Her The Man from Earth
@@jordanduran1726 I think CASSIE would love GONE IN 60 SECONDS, however Face/Off is going to give her a panic attack (and we would enjoy watching it) 😂
Lots of people already commented on Garland Greene escaping, so I'll just add one additional point. While he's done horrible shit in his backstory, he was the only villain that did not actually do anything wrong during the events of the movie.
My takeaway was always that Garland Green's conversation with the little girl actually cured him in some weird way. It was like an addict realizing for the first time that they have a problem. If you listen to the way Buscemi delivers the line "There is no cure for what I have." It's almost a revelation, like, "I AM sick", and the last shot of him at the tables when the guy says "New shooter coming through." That's Garland starting over his life.
@@dannykent6190 Well yeah. This entire movie is sequence after sequence of... "Sure. Why not? I guess this is happening now." Which is the main reason it's so well-loved, because it knew it was over the top and dumb, and so it leaned into it instead of trying to play it straight.
Yeah, the very fact that the little girl is alive is supposed to be that he's changed. Then him singing the gospel that she was. In reality he would be the last one that would possibly be redeemable, but you just go with it for this movie.
Yeah, that guy getting cured is definitely not the most far-fetched stuff to happen in this movie. In real life, there is no cure for a sicko like that, but it's also incredibly unrealistic that Cyrus would have been able to plan the siege so effectively with what must not have been very much time, or that they'd be able to pass off the guards as prisoners without anyone noticing, or that Cameron's messages would get to the right place fast enough to do any good. And that's not even touching on the stunts and action sequences that defy physics. We don't like this movie for its realism. We like it because it's fun action with the good guys winning and the bad guys losing in the end.
Yeah, I believe that Garland Greene was always meant to have some kind of epiphany when he sang with the girl; the phrase "he's got the whole world in his hands" is a metaphor for how Garland Greene has the power to take life, but he also has the power to choose not to, and in that moment with the girl, he realizes this which essentially is what reforms him in the end. At least that's how I always interpreted it.
@@normie2716 He was truly a HORRIBLE casting choice. Of all the actors in Hollywood to pick, they had to go with him as a 'badass/gung ho military type'.
It's weird how time works, but Con Air has become such a nostalgic joyride for me. I never would have thought it the first time I'd seen it. John Malkovich steals this movie as Cyrus the VIrus, and he is obviously an incredibly gifted and talented actor. I am so look forwarding to you discovering more of his films.
My favorite line from this has always been, and will always be, when he sees the car flying along behind the plane. "On any other day, that might seem strange." 😂 Like, "Whatever man, i just can't even right now."
I watched this movie in theaters back in 1997 and loved it so much. There's not a lot of reactions to it on RUclips, but every time one pops up it makes me so happy. Keep up the great work! 😁
The “horrible” guy is also aces in Places in the Heart, Of Mice and Men, Secretariat, Being John Malkovich, the Red series and so much more! An extremely gifted actor.
I always took Garland Greene as being 'reformed' after meeting that girl. She gave him some kind of epiphany. Making him admit he was sick and that he believed there was no cure, then singing 'He's got the whole world in His hands' made him realize there is a higher power that is looking after him. The plane is crashing and he's singing that song, he isn't afraid of what is happening and he's not apathetic to it like he was before. Now he's accepting something is looking out for him and that either 'cured' him or he believes he can be cured. The little girl was his Saul on the road to Damascus moment so to speak. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I always saw it. He had some spiritual epiphany that changed him.
Yes, that’s right. He was a psychopath with maybe touch of schizophrenia but all that stuff kinda goes away when you talk to little girls and discover Jesus. After this he becomes a priest and opens a donkey sanctuary. Also that trans Latino (ok, let’s pretend he’s only gay 🙄) realises he can pray the gay away and after some time at a conversion camp he gets married to a woman and sells insurance. Yep, totally how it all happens once you let the Lord into your life.
@@ClarkReviews But I don't think he gave up on killing. He has a lot of bowling shirts, that don't have the name "Donny" on them. Where did he get those shirts? 🤔
YAY! Romancing the Stone At Last! Cassie *KNOWS* how long I've been requesting that one! I can't wait! Also Papa Popcorn is a Saint! Happy Father's Day!
I've always believed that Steve Buscemi's character was reformed after this film just by the simple gesture of the little girl being friendly to him and the two of them singing...that's what I like to believe, anyway. :)
For those who don't understand, Cameron Poe used a deadly military technique to kill a civilian. In the eyes of the law, that's excessive force, and therefore, grounds for a manslaughter charge. Yes, Poe acted in self-defense, and it's understandable that he used deadly force in response to the man he killed pulling out a knife. But one of the others thugs took the knife and ran off. Without that knife, Poe had no way to prove that his life was in enough danger to use deadly force. All of the available evidence was against him. Very sad, but unfortunately true.
*True Story:* I made the ENORMOUS mistake of buying my daughter a stuffed rabbit and letting her watch this movie years ago. Ive been hearing "But i did put the bunny back in the box" every time I do a clean check on her room ever since.
@@JasonON It kills me cuz no matter how trashed that room may be, that dam bunny in his box gets me laughing every freaking time. The fact she cut out eye holes and he's staring at me makes it funnier.
Renoly Santiago (Sally-Cant-Dance) is so funny here even though he only has a small role, and it's hilarious that Cage gives him a slap instead of a punch 🤣🤣🤣
I love the scene where Steve Buscemi starts to talk, startling Nicolas Cage and Mykelti Williamson. The look on their faces as they look around like "WTF?" So funny.
Oh Cassie, you are so funny. I think people were cheering in the theatre at the end of the movie, not because of Garland Green being free, but rather they were cheering for Steve Buscemi, because he's a fun actor. Let's face it, the most terrifying thing in this movie, is Nicolas Cage's hair.
You said it- what I like to see in shows: bad guys you like to hate, good guys you can cheer for! You are so fun to watch, watching these shows. Thank you.
Without fail, at least once a year my wife and I watch Con Air. I've loved it since it came out and much to my surprise when we started dating, she's loved it just the same. It's a brisk, fun action movie and a good watch when you need a popcorn flick for the evening!
He is singing Hes got the whole world in his hand. This is a reference to him finally enjoy life and appreciate opportunity and the little girl taught him to. Thats why its somewhat of a happy/funny ending. Yes he is out but he wont harm anyone again. He went on the plane as the most dangerously one of them all and yet he was the least dangerous one during the flight. Define irony like he said
Why won’t he harm anyone again? Because he sat down and chatted with a little girl for five minutes and then sang “He’s got the whole world in his hands”? If only the psychiatric community had known all this time that was all you needed to do to cure dangerously psychopathic deranged individuals in indefinite incarceration. Just have them sit down with little girls, sing a well known hymn and BLAMO! Cured! Just send her in with Hannibal Lector and Dr Chiltern don’t have to worry he’s next on the menu! Awesome! Good job! 👍 there is the fact that maybe nut jobs like that tend to need a certain set of circumstances to set them off. Women. Nurses. Families, etc and the passengers of Con-Air weren’t his target demographic just like the little girl wasn’t.
I remember seeing this movie with my Dad in the theaters in 1997. Very entertaining action flick and nice reaction! Sadly, my Dad is not around anymore but this is another nice memory to think back on.
Con-Air is just such an awesome action packed thriller film. One of my favorite of Cage's in the 90s with Face Off and The Rock (which 2 more actors in Con-Air also starred in a minor role). Cyrus was also a great character, portrayed an intelligent and calm criminal, doesn't act on emotions (almost never shouting or getting angry). As for the Garland Greene, just his opening introduction is already amazing but also freaky AF. The sheer number of multiple security measures utilized to keep him secured in that truck. Even Ving Rhames' character Nathan who appear as a big tough guy was also terrified of him while trying to remove the face cover. But after all, he was the most sane, calm and non-violent one among the other felony convicts in that plane. A little bit of fact here, Cameron refused to leave his friend as well as the female guard, Bishop, behind is bcoz he continues to think himself as an Army Ranger and live by the Army Ranger creed; in the creed it states that a Ranger will not leave a fallen comrade into the hands of the enemy (which Cameron told Larkin at Lerner that he couldn't leave a fallen man behind). The film's song How Do I Live, I totally love it ever seen I first listened to it. A possible theory about Garland Greene is that about a year later he went on to work on an oil rig offshore, apart from having fun in Vegas, to start a new life. Eventually he went to space with others to help save the world from an asteroid impact but he lost his mind and became insane there 🤣🤣.
Nothing was necessary, its all necessary. I saw this in the cinema without knowing anything about it and it blew me away. Classic over the top brilliance.
Is this a good movie? No. Is the story in any way plausible? No. Is the dialogue and acting on point? Also no. But I'll be damned if I don't love this movie. 10/10, bunny approved.
The way she connects silence of the lambs, prison break, Air Force one. Shows that Cassie is really getting to know cinema so much more then when she first started.
I saw this in theaters, and can confirm that people cheered at the Garland Greene ending. But it mostly seemed to be in the spirit of appreciating a good, but dark, joke. And also hoping for a sequel with Greene as the villain! Steve Buscemi was an extremely popular character actor at the time, people always enjoyed watching him and wanted to see more, no matter what he part he was playing. So that ending was sort of a hint that we might get more of him in a later film against Nic Cage. I really enjoyed watching you get so invested in this story. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone take it as seriously as you did. It was a lot of fun!
"Con Air" is a movie that has no right being as good as it is. It's such an outlandish concept, such a by-the-numbers action flick, it should have just come and gone and really been remembered only be aficionados of the genre. And yet there's a magic to it, likely due in large part to the absolutely incredible cast.
I can think of few things more terrifying than Nicolas Cage in full psycho mode, running toward you in a crouched position, screaming at you to give him a bunny.
Some of the scenes are very well shot for no reason. The tilted camera shot of Cameron and Billy rushing each other is pure horror movie vibes. And it's over a 🐰 🤣🤣🤣
"Define irony. A bunch of idiots, on an airplane, dancing to a song sung by a band that died in a plane crash." -Garland Greene. My favorite quote from the movie. Also, I freaking love this movie! Whenever it's on TV, I'm watching it.
Sad thing is I I didn't know anything about the plane crash involving Lynyrd Skynyrd until he said that I went to the local library the next day and looked it up
Though this is a late reaction from me, but thank you for including father figures in your well wishes. We care and work hard for children that are not our blood but are, our hearts.
It's really a testament to John Malcovich as a commanding actor with such gravitas and presence when you have someone as real like Danny Trejo in the movie whose actually been in the sh*t with the steet cred energy he brings and Malchovich effortlessly conjurs the sociopathic, sadistic vibe of an alpha leader amongst the worst of the worst that is bad, bad men.
Ikr?! If you're scrolling through the channels and it pops up you just have to watch it again no matter if it's 3 minutes in or just at the last 3 minutes!
When it pops up on TV, we always go, yes get the small family to squeeze in closer to that hazardous toxic explosive crash site, and bring the little kid!
When you said the tv show Prison Break. I worked for a security company for the first season of the show. I met all the actors and got to hang out with them at Joliet Prison where it was filmed. I also got to go to a few parties some actors threw. Everyone of them were really cool people. I have a dvd Wade Williams gave me at the prison that he made. I have some day scripts and a paper Peter Storemare gave to a party he threw in Chicago
John Malkovich (creepy Line of Fire guy) is good at being creepy, but he's also really good at being likeable too. Watch "RED" with Bruce Willis and Malkovich. It's a lighthearted action movie and love story that is lots of fun.
Colm Meaney also played one of the most interesting characters in Star Trek. Laborer, soldier, engineer, husband, father, best friend, prisoner of war, and spy. Died and replaced by a future self from a parallel reality. And I probably left out two or three other things.
Monica Potter played Poe's wife "Hummingbird". You may recognize her from the Robin Williams movie Patch Adams which came out a year after this. She was also a regular on the first season of Boston Legal in 2004
So happy to hear that you will be watching Romancing The Stone. There are so many quotes from Con Air that my family loved, my fav being, " What's wrong with him?" " My first thought would be... a lot".🤣 John Malkovich IS very good at being horrible, you should see him play another horrible character in, Dangerous Liaisons (1988).
You probably already looked this up. Cameron Poe, what he did to that guy was break his nose with an open hand attack, just above the wrist and drove his bone into his skull. Take a look at 5:02, open handed attack.
Fun Fact: "How Do I Live" was originally recorded by Leann Rimes, but since SHE was so young when she recorded it, the makers of the film didn't think it was a good idea to have a minor sing the love theme for an R rated film, so they had Trisha Yearwood re-record it for the soundtrack.
@@AdoreYouInAshXI Morals, like casting 11-year-old Brooke Shields in Pretty Baby, 13-year-old Milla Jovovich in the Married... with Children episode "Fair Exchange", 12-year-old Natalie Portman doing promotional photos for Leon: The Professional where she holds a gun and a stuffed bunny, etc...
@@jp3813 yeah, as compared to 2023 when people are trying to allow pedophiles to be a marginalized group, when men are pretending to be women and when drag queens can put on shows for children. I’m not saying there weren’t suggestive films, but your brain is truly milk if you think people in 2023 value morals.
@@AdoreYouInAshXI Everything you just said existed back in the 20th century. Nobody here was defending 2023 in the first place, but you gotta take off those rose-tinted glasses. James Gunn almost ruined his career due to his old Twitter jokes. Just try to make Pretty Baby nowadays. Heck, your reply even got censored by this site b/c of certain words you used.
@@jp3813 Those things may have existed (although I highly doubt drag queens were entertaining kids), but they weren't normalized among society. A few controversial films in the 70's-90's doesn't change that. And there are still plenty of disgusting modern films, the main difference now is when they're criticized, the people that don't support child exploitation are the one's called out as BiGoTs. There is a shift happening though, pretty quickly. I'll give you that.
John Malkovich was known for villains for a bit in the 90’s. However, he is very good in a drama film called Places In the Heart with Sally Field. It was his first movie and he was nominated for an Oscar. Also he can be very funny. Check out the Red movies with him and Bruce Willis.
Steve Bucemi is always fun to watch. Another quirky character I really enjoyed was him in The Island. No matter what he does it’s always entertaining. Completely agree Garland needed to be locked up for his prior actions. But I liked that he was “improved” by his interaction with the girl. He was highly intelligent but severely damaged. Reminded me of Ed Kemper.
That last scene of Cameron and his wife and daughter with the Vegas lights in the background and Trisha Yearwood's song playing gets me every time. I freakin love Nicholas Cage. He owned the 90's, one movie after the other, Conair, The Rock, Face Off...
This is a great movie! Another awesome movie you should check out with a father/son narrative is Frequency with Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel. Such a great movie, and often overlooked!
It’s Monica Potter. Just saw her and her sisters on Celebrity Family Feud yesterday and the only thing I remembered her being in was Boston Legal. Now I’ll always know she was also in this.
The old man under the truck was played by Dabs Greer in his second to last film role. His final film role was as Old Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hank's elder self) in The Green Mile. Prior to this film, Nicholas Cage was slated to be the next Superman in Superman Lives, which never got off the ground, but tens of millions of dollars were spent in pre-production. (BTW, go see 2023s The Flash).
Yep, I had been used to watching Dabs Greer as the reverend on Little House on the Prairie back in the 70's-80's, and when he delivered the piss line under the truck I laughed out loud. I had forgotten he was in The Green Mile. Thanks for the memory!
John Malkovich also played Marvin in the RED movies. You should check them out if you haven't seen them. When I first saw RED I couldn't believe that was the same guy.
I saw this when it first released and to this day it's the only action movie that I cry at the end of every time I watch it. It's the song "How do I live" that makes me cry as it adds to the happy ending.
I like "Highlander" enough. Not fond of any of the other films in the series. Love the TV show. My only complaint is that if Immortals don't know they're Immortal until they die and come back to life, how can anyone possibly know how many there are or will be and thus how can there ever be only one left? It should have been written that being Immortal was a "curse" cast upon tribes in the Highlands of Scotland that would last for a thousand years or that it would decrease with each generation so that eventually there would be no more Immortals. Something to bring about the end of the possibility someone might be Immortal.
@@jediknightjairinaiki560 It was explained in the first movie that immortals could sense each other and could be called from great distances to fight. When we see the flashback of Connor MacLeod getting stabbed in the 16th century battle by the Kurgan and dying for the first time, the Kurgan already knew Macleod was immortal because he specially told the clan leader before the fight that Conner was to be left to him. Of course then the bat shit crazy second movie changed them to all alien exiles from another planet so the mythology was pretty fluid.
@@mrquirky3626 I get that but . . . How do the Immortals know when there will ever be no more Immortals born? From a story telling aspect, there should be a reason why Immortals are immortal and why it only affects certain people. Likewise there should be a reason for the end of Immortals, a reason why no one else becomes immortal. That's where my idea of having it be a curse or witchcraft that affects "X" number of generations and loses it's potency over time. Otherwise there will never be just one, as potential Immortals will keep being born.
I love how you invest yourself emotionally into these movies and give us all your thoughts along the way. Plus, your naivete about so many things depicted in these films that can and do actually happen in real life is very refreshing and entertaining. Great job!
@AVGuyhall, Perhaps, but similar to what one encounters with many film reactors, it's kind of depressing people of a certain age range are so lacking in basic historical knowledge, let alone awareness of film history (famous actors and productions) if it literally goes back more than 10 years or so. Hell, people who've decided to do these channels are presumably fans of movies to more than a little degree. Whatever, just an old guy rant, I suppose. Her cinematic database, if you will, has definitely accrued, at least, and this entry didn't feature her sister, thank goodness!!! 😳 😳 😳
Women like this movie because Poe is a kind and nice man who loves his family. Yes, he's a tough man who fights only when necessary, but he's neither brute nor macho. And then there is John Cussack's character (who I had a huge crush on). When you add the original soundtrack How Do I Live by Trisha Yearwood, you have a recipe for a movie that will appeal to both men and women.
Steve Buscemi, even though he only had a small part in this movie was brilliant, he is hilarious, and was fantastic in Armageddon. Prison Break is amazing, I've seen it 5 times, from start to finish.
So the thing to remember about Garland Green (and this is true of all fictional characters) is that he ceases to exist when the movie ends & he only exists within the fictional world of the movie. I know that seems obvious but really let that sink in. The point of Garland Green is to express a trope called "Through the Eye of Madness". In this trope the idea is presented that perhaps the "maddest" among us might really be the most sane & that's what we see with Garland. The character is objectively insane & yet he is the one that speaks the most sense & arguably makes the most sane decisions. Within this trope the writer asks us to really examine why we consider some behaviour sane & some behaviour insane. The character even goes so far as literally voicing this idea during his "gold watch" monologue. Somewhat on the nose but then this is a Jerry Bruckheimer film after all :D
Brings back memories from the 90's! I remember this movie being one of my favorites. It's funny how my girlfriend at the time wanted to watch it because of her crush on Nick Cage, but I ended up loving the movie more than her. Your reaction really captured the nostalgia and emotions we felt back then. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on such a great movie
Haha! I worked on Prison Break. When the brothers went to Panama it went downhill in a hurry. I love this channel so much I’m glad to be a part of something you’ve enjoyed! Oh, and eat a Hostess Snowball they’re so good!!
Steve Buscemi (Garland Green) was a firefighter in NYC before becoming an actor. On 9/11 he returned to his former firehouse and volunteered to help search for survivors.
Steve Buscemi's was a redemption arc. He got changed by the meeting with that innocent young girl - see him sparing the girl, and then singing the song he learned from her - "He's got the whole world, in his hands." He found the cure to his sickness.
@@etme1000 he himself says there’s no cure for what he has. Just because you don’t get that doesn’t mean you get to be patronising. There is no cure for autism, or homosexuality or schizophrenia. These aren’t illnesses, they’re hardwired neurological conditions. He didn’t kill because her because likely she wasn’t the type of victim to trigger his impulses. These guys have a very specific set of circumstances that sets them off. It would be much easier to catch them if they couldn’t stop themselves from killing everyone they come across. But no, according to you he sits down, they give it some creepy camera angles and then some kind of miracle happens because of singing that song and he’s magically cured 🙄 you got nothing that proves that. If you think anything is stopping him going on a killing spree in Vegas (a city notorious for people “disappearing” in the desert) you’re naive.
He really should have put the bunny back in the box.
Yeah boy sir!
It makes you wonder doesn't it? Why couldn't he have just put the bunny back in the box?
😂😅😂 truth
Nic Cage could drawl about bunnies and boxes all day and I'd be here for it 🤣🤣🤣
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I always liked how the character of Garland Greene was written, and he had one of the best character intros of all time. His reputation as a serial killer made him truly terrifying to the point that the other hardened criminals were wary of him. Just seeing a big guy like Ving Rhames hesitate to take his mask off speaks volumes. Yet Garland was very calm the whole time, sat quietly in his seat, didn't kill anyone, and just observed & analyzed everyone else with a calculating intelligence. Steve Buscemi, just looking the way he does, was perfect for that role.
Garland Greene is the guy Billy Madison called and apologized to.
Tim Roth was considered for the role, right before Steve Buscemi took it.
I feel like he was suppose to kill that little girl and they cut it out bc it was too dark
@Mike Schwartz maybe I need to watch movie again,but I thought that little girl was just his imagination??? Cause they are in an abandoned old airfield w vacant playground lot and no people anywhere so how did all of a sudden a child all alone appear??? Am I completely wrong? Plz lmk cause I feel so stupid if that scene was "real"
@@doctaflo Nah. Not killing the girl - but letting us believe that he did until she's revealed - totally fits with the ridiculous tone of the movie. As does giving the most unlikely character a redemption arc to end the movie on.
This movie was so much better than it had any right to be, and everyone involved seemed to treat it as such, as no one phoned it in, and each person seemed happy to be there. Great action film, with some really great characters, and while not the most believable movie, it was very much an unforgettable one.
Did CASSIE realize Baby-O is played by the actor who played BUBBA in *FORREST GUMP* ? 😃 I assume Cassie has seen FORREST GUMP.
@@hughjorg4008 I wondered the same thing
I think thats how they got away with so much cheese - it was all so earnest and the characters were so well developed.
@@jenloveshorror The fact Cassie didn't say "that's Bubba from Forrest Gump," made me think she hasn't seen FORREST GUMP. She was able to recognize John Malkovich from IN THE LINE OF FIRE (a movie she saw in this channel).
The ultimate good bad movie that really wasn't bad at all!
During my Bodyguard/Protective Services days I worked for John Malkovich ( Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom ) for a few days while he worked on a documentary here in New York...He was a class act...He did more listening to me about my life than talking about himself....It was right after he finished filming " In The Line Of Fire " with Clint Eastwood.
Great comment. Thanks.
An outrageously, fantastically fun time of a film. You know it’s particularly nuts when Nicolas Cage is playing one of the more subdued characters. John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi give my favorite performances of the film.
Agree with everything you said here!
" Donnie, you're out of your element! "
Danny Trejo can play such a good sleazeball but in real life he is one of the kindest/humble celebrities you will meet. That man has so much gratitude for life.
I’ve met him IRL, and he’s a really sweet guy, and is so great with his fans. He reminds me so much of one of my uncles who was a reformed gang member.
He plays quite a gentle soul in a Maggie Gyllehaal drama called Sherrybaby. It's one of the few times he gets to play against type.
One of the best 90s outlandish action movies ever! A stacked cast and plenty of dark humor. Steve Buscemi absolutely nailed his performance. I've seen this movie dozens of times and I never get tired of it! Enjoyed your reaction and commentary!
Only thing to top it all off is put Michael Bay as the director and this movie will be pretty much what audience will get. Then again, considering that guy's track record, thank goodness he didn't have any involvement.
@@osmanyousif7849 yeah the director did a good job building empathy for characters that i don't think Bay has ever shown a strong ability to do.
The movie is really more exciting when the carnage is not CGI. Compare this movie to something like Black Widow, I felt really bored in the climax of Black Widow because the airplanes, cars, and explosions are just video game assets. In movies like Con Air and Terminator I feel really tense when real cars are crashing into each other, real buildings exploding, real trucks falling into the freeway. It brings out some primal anxiety.
@@One.Zero.One101 I would agree. I always thought CGI should accentuate a movie, not overtake it. There is an interview about... well... interview with the vampire (the bad pitt version) where they said they were doing amazing things with computers but assured themselves no awards by only using it to enhance the visual experience.
@@osmanyousif7849the director of con air is simon west
I love the irony that Danny Trejo, probably one of the nicest people around, was cast as Johnny 23. I believe he was originally cast as a consultant as he had spent some time in the prison system and they ended up making a character for him in the movie. He's a walking example that redemption can happen!
Gotta love Trejo!
That barking reaction to the "Diamond dog" was tremendous! :))))
She was no doubt referencing Ted Lasso.
@@goyasolidar 1000% :)
They've struck again!
Awwwooooooo.
Cringe
When Garland was singing in the airplane as it’s crashing, he was providing brilliant levity in a tense situation and that’s when the audience is endeared toward him in a way only Steve Buscemi could.
It will seem weird 20 years later but keep in mind Buscemi was really popular at this time. So the audience was really cheering for him escaping not the character.
The song playing might have had a little to do with it too. Who wouldn't cheer hearing that banger at the end of a movie?
@xerex21212 - what is also intersting that Pedro Pascal is there at 26:50-26:53, the guy who is comming out of a plane with a gun (black clothes), aiming at Cage with his gun :)
Sorry, could not resist. The guy looks like Pedro Pascal, but it definitely wasn't him :)
I'm still cheering 26 years later that Steve was the only one who tried less than anyone else to escape and got away at the end and just decided to play at the craps table and drink a pina colada. LOL🤣
What makes Cyrus so terrifying is that he is in complete control the whole time. He isn't angry or insane... he is in complete control. He is extremely intelligent and learned. So when he is doing things, even evil heinous crimes, he is in control and methodically making decisions to do exactly that. With him, you know exactly what you are getting because he has no problem telling you completely honestly. That's scary.
I feel like that is the vibe they were going for, but they kind of abandon it when needed. Like towards the end where Poe locks Cyrus out and takes control of the plane.... there are Baby O and the female guard, like 3 feet from him, easy hostages to threaten to get Poe to open the door..... instead he just shoots it and bangs on it impotently while screaming like a moron lol
Hello everyone, and welcome to the comment section episode of Analyzing Evil, featuring Cyrus Grissom from Con Air.
I like Cyrus. He's like a nice version of me
Yeah... You just described psychopathic.
I will never understand how ppl assume that all criminals are "stupid", and cannot find the answer to why everyone thinks that ppl w "criminal" intent are not intelligent. The majority of all felony offenders w psychosis are extremely intelligent on intellectual level. But bottom line evil deeds are just that.
The fact that Cassie was told to just enjoy the movie and not take it too seriously, yet the whole time she is on the edge of her seat stressing, goes to show the quality of the film. For a big dumb 90's action movie, it still holds up to this day, easily.
Says more about her than the movie 😂
well, it´s not as dumb, as many movies theese days... with con-air, it´s "don´t take it too seriously..." and today , for reference fast&fourious, it´s more like " leave your brain at home, it coud get damaged, if you think about this..."
A lot of "big dumb" 90s action movies hold up. They looked like films, not PS4 cutscenes.
This is not a very good film. It went downhill at the wrongful conviction at the start and rolled away from there. Awful.
Between 1996 and 1997, Nic Cage was on a roll with action movies with 3 back to back blockbusters: The Rock, Con-Air, and Face Off. So, I'm desperately hoping for a reaction video for Face Off to round out this "trilogy"
As an early teen at the time I first saw it at a friends house, Face Off was one of my first R-rated action movies I got to see. Was a favorite of mine then and still continues to be a fun, nostalgic movie for me to this day.
A cageolgy some would say
Another vote for Face/Off.
He was also making great dramas like Leaving Las Vegas
Cassie: "HOW IS THIS LEGAL?!"
I am dead. Absolutely destroyed with laughter 🤣🤣🤣 you're precious!
Love how they build up Steve Buscemi character as the worst one there but he ends up being the most sane one 😄
There are many different types and degrees of insanity
Does the new shooter feel lucky? Well, does he?
Yes, yes he does.
My favorite part
I wonder if some of the wearing people talk was just talk. Like, you're a weedy guy on a plane full of towering, hard boiled convicts, give the impression you're the biggest nut in the bowl and they won't mess with you.
He's got the whoooole world in his hands
He would probably be a sociopath.
Not killing for fun is more a cultural norm than a mental deficiency.
Hi!
Regarding John Malkovich, just a humble recommendation:
If you ever do a "trippy/mind bending movies" poll, please include the movie "Being John Malkovich". It's one of those creative and thought-provoking films that tickles your mind in all the right places and can make you wonder about stuff from new perspectives.
One of my faves ❤
Here are some more good ideas for that poll (and if anyone reading has similar recommendations, I would appreciate it a lot):
Arrival
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Lobster
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Abre Los Ojos (the remake, called Vanilla Sky, is not as good)
Pi
Inception
Perfect Blue
Her
The Man from Earth
This movie is so ridiculous and so awesome. Hopefully Face/Off at some point to complete the Nic Cage 90s action three-piece.
Yes please
Yesss Face-off was so good!
Amen to that. Definitely another wild ride.
Gone in 60 seconds too.
@@jordanduran1726 I think CASSIE would love GONE IN 60 SECONDS, however Face/Off is going to give her a panic attack (and we would enjoy watching it) 😂
Lots of people already commented on Garland Greene escaping, so I'll just add one additional point. While he's done horrible shit in his backstory, he was the only villain that did not actually do anything wrong during the events of the movie.
That is true BUT he still wore a lady's face....
@@clevelandcbi But not during the movie.
in the directors cut he kills one of the guards. its good they removed that scene
My takeaway was always that Garland Green's conversation with the little girl actually cured him in some weird way. It was like an addict realizing for the first time that they have a problem. If you listen to the way Buscemi delivers the line "There is no cure for what I have." It's almost a revelation, like, "I AM sick", and the last shot of him at the tables when the guy says "New shooter coming through." That's Garland starting over his life.
There is virtually no chance of that happening... so it seems fitting enough for this movie to assume that it did.
@@dannykent6190 Well yeah. This entire movie is sequence after sequence of... "Sure. Why not? I guess this is happening now." Which is the main reason it's so well-loved, because it knew it was over the top and dumb, and so it leaned into it instead of trying to play it straight.
Yeah, the very fact that the little girl is alive is supposed to be that he's changed. Then him singing the gospel that she was. In reality he would be the last one that would possibly be redeemable, but you just go with it for this movie.
I’ve also heard the theory that Donnie from The Big Lebowski is Garland living out a boring life and having no friends or family.
Yeah, that guy getting cured is definitely not the most far-fetched stuff to happen in this movie. In real life, there is no cure for a sicko like that, but it's also incredibly unrealistic that Cyrus would have been able to plan the siege so effectively with what must not have been very much time, or that they'd be able to pass off the guards as prisoners without anyone noticing, or that Cameron's messages would get to the right place fast enough to do any good. And that's not even touching on the stunts and action sequences that defy physics.
We don't like this movie for its realism. We like it because it's fun action with the good guys winning and the bad guys losing in the end.
Yeah, I believe that Garland Greene was always meant to have some kind of epiphany when he sang with the girl; the phrase "he's got the whole world in his hands" is a metaphor for how Garland Greene has the power to take life, but he also has the power to choose not to, and in that moment with the girl, he realizes this which essentially is what reforms him in the end. At least that's how I always interpreted it.
I couldn't stop laughing at how much Malloy pissed you off 😂.
Great reaction.
I remember that actor from Star Trek: TNG, and I seem to recall hating him on that show, too. Must be the face.
@@normie2716 He was truly a HORRIBLE casting choice.
Of all the actors in Hollywood to pick, they had to go with him as a 'badass/gung ho military type'.
@@earlbrown Stephen Lang might have been too obvious a choice.
@@earlbrown perfect choice he plays annoying prick like a pro.
Especially after he lost his car
24:44 What can I say Cassie, even a broken clock is right twice a day. LOL
It's weird how time works, but Con Air has become such a nostalgic joyride for me. I never would have thought it the first time I'd seen it. John Malkovich steals this movie as Cyrus the VIrus, and he is obviously an incredibly gifted and talented actor. I am so look forwarding to you discovering more of his films.
My favorite line from this has always been, and will always be, when he sees the car flying along behind the plane. "On any other day, that might seem strange." 😂 Like, "Whatever man, i just can't even right now."
1000% 😂😂 Closely followed by “This ain’t happening, not here, not today…” 🥰 So much testosterone in that line 🥹💖
I watched this movie in theaters back in 1997 and loved it so much. There's not a lot of reactions to it on RUclips, but every time one pops up it makes me so happy. Keep up the great work! 😁
The “horrible” guy is also aces in Places in the Heart, Of Mice and Men, Secretariat, Being John Malkovich, the Red series and so much more! An extremely gifted actor.
I always took Garland Greene as being 'reformed' after meeting that girl. She gave him some kind of epiphany. Making him admit he was sick and that he believed there was no cure, then singing 'He's got the whole world in His hands' made him realize there is a higher power that is looking after him. The plane is crashing and he's singing that song, he isn't afraid of what is happening and he's not apathetic to it like he was before. Now he's accepting something is looking out for him and that either 'cured' him or he believes he can be cured. The little girl was his Saul on the road to Damascus moment so to speak. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I always saw it. He had some spiritual epiphany that changed him.
Yes, that’s right. He was a psychopath with maybe touch of schizophrenia but all that stuff kinda goes away when you talk to little girls and discover Jesus. After this he becomes a priest and opens a donkey sanctuary. Also that trans Latino (ok, let’s pretend he’s only gay 🙄) realises he can pray the gay away and after some time at a conversion camp he gets married to a woman and sells insurance. Yep, totally how it all happens once you let the Lord into your life.
@@tacticalgrace6456 precisely
@@tacticalgrace6456 surprisingly he just changed his name to donny and took up bowling.
@@ClarkReviews rip Donny
@@ClarkReviews But I don't think he gave up on killing. He has a lot of bowling shirts, that don't have the name "Donny" on them. Where did he get those shirts? 🤔
YAY! Romancing the Stone At Last! Cassie *KNOWS* how long I've been requesting that one! I can't wait!
Also Papa Popcorn is a Saint! Happy Father's Day!
I've always believed that Steve Buscemi's character was reformed after this film just by the simple gesture of the little girl being friendly to him and the two of them singing...that's what I like to believe, anyway. :)
For those who don't understand, Cameron Poe used a deadly military technique to kill a civilian. In the eyes of the law, that's excessive force, and therefore, grounds for a manslaughter charge. Yes, Poe acted in self-defense, and it's understandable that he used deadly force in response to the man he killed pulling out a knife. But one of the others thugs took the knife and ran off. Without that knife, Poe had no way to prove that his life was in enough danger to use deadly force. All of the available evidence was against him. Very sad, but unfortunately true.
*True Story:* I made the ENORMOUS mistake of buying my daughter a stuffed rabbit and letting her watch this movie years ago. Ive been hearing "But i did put the bunny back in the box" every time I do a clean check on her room ever since.
That's hilarious.
@@JasonON It kills me cuz no matter how trashed that room may be, that dam bunny in his box gets me laughing every freaking time. The fact she cut out eye holes and he's staring at me makes it funnier.
That's amazing!!!😂
Never mind! LOL!!
Such a sweet and wonderful way to celebrate and honor your father! Happy Fathers' Day for all the fathers reading this too!
That slap Nic Cage gave to the one prisoner made me laugh so hard the first time I watched this. At least he was trying to be a gentleman.
Renoly Santiago (Sally-Cant-Dance) is so funny here even though he only has a small role, and it's hilarious that Cage gives him a slap instead of a punch 🤣🤣🤣
Imagine telling a judge "I slapped her.... like a gentleman." 😂😂😂
It’s the best part of the film. Sorry if that pisses people off lol 🤷♂️
@@LordVolkov Speaking of Renoly, Cassie should react to one of his best films from a couple years earlier Dangerous Minds
@@scorp77snake He's also good in Hackers 👍
I love the scene where Steve Buscemi starts to talk, startling Nicolas Cage and Mykelti Williamson. The look on their faces as they look around like "WTF?" So funny.
And everything he says about Billy is the truth. Lmfao its funny af. Spitting facts right out the gate ❤😂😂
Oh Cassie, you are so funny.
I think people were cheering in the theatre at the end of the movie, not because of Garland Green being free, but rather they were cheering for Steve Buscemi, because he's a fun actor.
Let's face it, the most terrifying thing in this movie, is Nicolas Cage's hair.
You said it- what I like to see in shows: bad guys you like to hate, good guys you can cheer for! You are so fun to watch, watching these shows. Thank you.
Without fail, at least once a year my wife and I watch Con Air. I've loved it since it came out and much to my surprise when we started dating, she's loved it just the same. It's a brisk, fun action movie and a good watch when you need a popcorn flick for the evening!
He is singing Hes got the whole world in his hand. This is a reference to him finally enjoy life and appreciate opportunity and the little girl taught him to. Thats why its somewhat of a happy/funny ending. Yes he is out but he wont harm anyone again. He went on the plane as the most dangerously one of them all and yet he was the least dangerous one during the flight. Define irony like he said
Why won’t he harm anyone again? Because he sat down and chatted with a little girl for five minutes and then sang “He’s got the whole world in his hands”? If only the psychiatric community had known all this time that was all you needed to do to cure dangerously psychopathic deranged individuals in indefinite incarceration. Just have them sit down with little girls, sing a well known hymn and BLAMO! Cured! Just send her in with Hannibal Lector and Dr Chiltern don’t have to worry he’s next on the menu! Awesome! Good job! 👍 there is the fact that maybe nut jobs like that tend to need a certain set of circumstances to set them off. Women. Nurses. Families, etc and the passengers of Con-Air weren’t his target demographic just like the little girl wasn’t.
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I remember seeing this movie with my Dad in the theaters in 1997. Very entertaining action flick and nice reaction! Sadly, my Dad is not around anymore but this is another nice memory to think back on.
Con-Air is just such an awesome action packed thriller film. One of my favorite of Cage's in the 90s with Face Off and The Rock (which 2 more actors in Con-Air also starred in a minor role). Cyrus was also a great character, portrayed an intelligent and calm criminal, doesn't act on emotions (almost never shouting or getting angry). As for the Garland Greene, just his opening introduction is already amazing but also freaky AF. The sheer number of multiple security measures utilized to keep him secured in that truck. Even Ving Rhames' character Nathan who appear as a big tough guy was also terrified of him while trying to remove the face cover. But after all, he was the most sane, calm and non-violent one among the other felony convicts in that plane. A little bit of fact here, Cameron refused to leave his friend as well as the female guard, Bishop, behind is bcoz he continues to think himself as an Army Ranger and live by the Army Ranger creed; in the creed it states that a Ranger will not leave a fallen comrade into the hands of the enemy (which Cameron told Larkin at Lerner that he couldn't leave a fallen man behind). The film's song How Do I Live, I totally love it ever seen I first listened to it.
A possible theory about Garland Greene is that about a year later he went on to work on an oil rig offshore, apart from having fun in Vegas, to start a new life. Eventually he went to space with others to help save the world from an asteroid impact but he lost his mind and became insane there 🤣🤣.
Nothing was necessary, its all necessary. I saw this in the cinema without knowing anything about it and it blew me away. Classic over the top brilliance.
The song “How Do I Live Without You”, LeAnn Rimes version, was the very first song I fell in love with on the radio when I was a kid.
Is this a good movie? No. Is the story in any way plausible? No. Is the dialogue and acting on point? Also no. But I'll be damned if I don't love this movie. 10/10, bunny approved.
i like how cassie's reaction to violent movies is so genuine
The way she connects silence of the lambs, prison break, Air Force one. Shows that Cassie is really getting to know cinema so much more then when she first started.
High praise to your dad, in particular for his faithful care of your special-needs sister.
I saw this in theaters, and can confirm that people cheered at the Garland Greene ending. But it mostly seemed to be in the spirit of appreciating a good, but dark, joke. And also hoping for a sequel with Greene as the villain! Steve Buscemi was an extremely popular character actor at the time, people always enjoyed watching him and wanted to see more, no matter what he part he was playing. So that ending was sort of a hint that we might get more of him in a later film against Nic Cage.
I really enjoyed watching you get so invested in this story. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone take it as seriously as you did. It was a lot of fun!
Nic Cage was probably my favourite action star of the 90s. His films all hit time and time again.
I just like Steve Buscemi man. He's a great human being.
I love the ending with Buscemi. It's hilarious that the very worst guy, and yet the most likeable, goes free.
"Con Air" is a movie that has no right being as good as it is. It's such an outlandish concept, such a by-the-numbers action flick, it should have just come and gone and really been remembered only be aficionados of the genre. And yet there's a magic to it, likely due in large part to the absolutely incredible cast.
I can think of few things more terrifying than Nicolas Cage in full psycho mode, running toward you in a crouched position, screaming at you to give him a bunny.
Some of the scenes are very well shot for no reason. The tilted camera shot of Cameron and Billy rushing each other is pure horror movie vibes. And it's over a 🐰 🤣🤣🤣
the first time that happens to you it's scary but you get used to it after a while tbh
Its even worse during thunderstorms and the lights go out,..he just comes out of nowhere 👀
I felt like Poe's friend was about to talk about different ways to cook shrimp. 😂
"Define irony. A bunch of idiots, on an airplane, dancing to a song sung by a band that died in a plane crash." -Garland Greene.
My favorite quote from the movie. Also, I freaking love this movie! Whenever it's on TV, I'm watching it.
Buscemi kills this role.
Except it's not ironic at all.
"Shut up, Garland."
Sad thing is I I didn't know anything about the plane crash involving Lynyrd Skynyrd until he said that I went to the local library the next day and looked it up
With him in the ending I have it in my head he stays free for a few months until he's caught and maybe with his reformed he spreads joy to people
Though this is a late reaction from me, but thank you for including father figures in your well wishes. We care and work hard for children that are not our blood but are, our hearts.
It's really a testament to John Malcovich as a commanding actor with such gravitas and presence when you have someone as real like Danny Trejo in the movie whose actually been in the sh*t with the steet cred energy he brings and Malchovich effortlessly conjurs the sociopathic, sadistic vibe of an alpha leader amongst the worst of the worst that is bad, bad men.
This is still one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life and I enjoy rewatching it every time. 😅
Ikr?! If you're scrolling through the channels and it pops up you just have to watch it again no matter if it's 3 minutes in or just at the last 3 minutes!
Now that I’m a dad with two little girls, I gotta say. This movie hits differently now.
I still love the ending to this movie. Still cracks me up 😂
When it pops up on TV, we always go, yes get the small family to squeeze in closer to that hazardous toxic explosive crash site, and bring the little kid!
When you said the tv show Prison Break. I worked for a security company for the first season of the show. I met all the actors and got to hang out with them at Joliet Prison where it was filmed. I also got to go to a few parties some actors threw. Everyone of them were really cool people. I have a dvd Wade Williams gave me at the prison that he made. I have some day scripts and a paper Peter Storemare gave to a party he threw in Chicago
John Malkovich (creepy Line of Fire guy) is good at being creepy, but he's also really good at being likeable too. Watch "RED" with Bruce Willis and Malkovich. It's a lighthearted action movie and love story that is lots of fun.
I loved him in that movie man, him and Willis work good together👍
"I´m gonna get the pig !" i hope i have the wording correct, as i watched i in german....
John Malkovich was awesome playing a version of himself in Being John Malkovich, which also starred John Cusack.
I love love LOVE Nicolas Cage... I hope you do a "Face/Off" reaction. That one's my top favorite of his '90s action flicks. :)
Colm Meaney also played one of the most interesting characters in Star Trek. Laborer, soldier, engineer, husband, father, best friend, prisoner of war, and spy. Died and replaced by a future self from a parallel reality. And I probably left out two or three other things.
Chief Miles O'Brien. The most important man in Starfleet history, according to Lower Decks.
Monica Potter played Poe's wife "Hummingbird". You may recognize her from the Robin Williams movie Patch Adams which came out a year after this. She was also a regular on the first season of Boston Legal in 2004
So happy to hear that you will be watching Romancing The Stone. There are so many quotes from Con Air that my family loved, my fav being, " What's wrong with him?" " My first thought would be... a lot".🤣
John Malkovich IS very good at being horrible, you should see him play another horrible character in, Dangerous Liaisons (1988).
You probably already looked this up. Cameron Poe, what he did to that guy was break his nose with an open hand attack, just above the wrist and drove his bone into his skull. Take a look at 5:02, open handed attack.
Fun Fact: "How Do I Live" was originally recorded by Leann Rimes, but since SHE was so young when she recorded it, the makers of the film didn't think it was a good idea to have a minor sing the love theme for an R rated film, so they had Trisha Yearwood re-record it for the soundtrack.
Ah yes, back when people had a bit more morals.
@@AdoreYouInAshXI Morals, like casting 11-year-old Brooke Shields in Pretty Baby, 13-year-old Milla Jovovich in the Married... with Children episode "Fair Exchange", 12-year-old Natalie Portman doing promotional photos for Leon: The Professional where she holds a gun and a stuffed bunny, etc...
@@jp3813 yeah, as compared to 2023 when people are trying to allow pedophiles to be a marginalized group, when men are pretending to be women and when drag queens can put on shows for children. I’m not saying there weren’t suggestive films, but your brain is truly milk if you think people in 2023 value morals.
@@AdoreYouInAshXI Everything you just said existed back in the 20th century. Nobody here was defending 2023 in the first place, but you gotta take off those rose-tinted glasses. James Gunn almost ruined his career due to his old Twitter jokes. Just try to make Pretty Baby nowadays. Heck, your reply even got censored by this site b/c of certain words you used.
@@jp3813 Those things may have existed (although I highly doubt drag queens were entertaining kids), but they weren't normalized among society. A few controversial films in the 70's-90's doesn't change that. And there are still plenty of disgusting modern films, the main difference now is when they're criticized, the people that don't support child exploitation are the one's called out as BiGoTs. There is a shift happening though, pretty quickly. I'll give you that.
John Malkovich was known for villains for a bit in the 90’s. However, he is very good in a drama film called Places In the Heart with Sally Field. It was his first movie and he was nominated for an Oscar. Also he can be very funny. Check out the Red movies with him and Bruce Willis.
Yes
"Put the Bunny back in the box" best line ever 😅
I will always and forever love the line, “welcome to con-air!”
Betting Garland Greene freaks her out 😂😂
😂😂
I think it’s a definite😂😅
Happy Father's Day too and Godspeed for your dad too either way I think he might be great man for himself.
Steve Bucemi is always fun to watch. Another quirky character I really enjoyed was him in The Island. No matter what he does it’s always entertaining.
Completely agree Garland needed to be locked up for his prior actions. But I liked that he was “improved” by his interaction with the girl.
He was highly intelligent but severely damaged. Reminded me of Ed Kemper.
That last scene of Cameron and his wife and daughter with the Vegas lights in the background and Trisha Yearwood's song playing gets me every time.
I freakin love Nicholas Cage. He owned the 90's, one movie after the other, Conair, The Rock, Face Off...
This is definitely the most serious I've ever seen someone take this movie.
In my top five favourite childhood movies, I'd watch this all the time with my dad. He's gone now but he's with me when I watch this ❤
This is a great movie! Another awesome movie you should check out with a father/son narrative is Frequency with Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel. Such a great movie, and often overlooked!
Love Frequency......great movie
It’s Monica Potter. Just saw her and her sisters on Celebrity Family Feud yesterday and the only thing I remembered her being in was Boston Legal. Now I’ll always know she was also in this.
The old man under the truck was played by Dabs Greer in his second to last film role. His final film role was as Old Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hank's elder self) in The Green Mile.
Prior to this film, Nicholas Cage was slated to be the next Superman in Superman Lives, which never got off the ground, but tens of millions of dollars were spent in pre-production. (BTW, go see 2023s The Flash).
Yep, I had been used to watching Dabs Greer as the reverend on Little House on the Prairie back in the 70's-80's, and when he delivered the piss line under the truck I laughed out loud.
I had forgotten he was in The Green Mile. Thanks for the memory!
The Flash was so good! Saw it today!
@@randallwright1973 What did you think of Nick?
@@GopherBaroque61 That was hilarious and so unexpected. He would not have made a good Superman, but at least he played him once.
John Malkovich also played Marvin in the RED movies. You should check them out if you haven't seen them. When I first saw RED I couldn't believe that was the same guy.
This is just a fun movie Cassie has come a long way but she's still a pure soul
I saw this when it first released and to this day it's the only action movie that I cry at the end of every time I watch it. It's the song "How do I live" that makes me cry as it adds to the happy ending.
I think one of the All time greatest Dad movies ever made is Highlander. If any dad has the remote.. and this is on TV, it will stay on!
Really? I never got Highlander
I like "Highlander" enough. Not fond of any of the other films in the series. Love the TV show.
My only complaint is that if Immortals don't know they're Immortal until they die and come back to life, how can anyone possibly know how many there are or will be and thus how can there ever be only one left? It should have been written that being Immortal was a "curse" cast upon tribes in the Highlands of Scotland that would last for a thousand years or that it would decrease with each generation so that eventually there would be no more Immortals. Something to bring about the end of the possibility someone might be Immortal.
@@jediknightjairinaiki560 It was explained in the first movie that immortals could sense each other and could be called from great distances to fight. When we see the flashback of Connor MacLeod getting stabbed in the 16th century battle by the Kurgan and dying for the first time, the Kurgan already knew Macleod was immortal because he specially told the clan leader before the fight that Conner was to be left to him.
Of course then the bat shit crazy second movie changed them to all alien exiles from another planet so the mythology was pretty fluid.
@Mr Quirky Bat shit crazy is the perfect way to describe Highlander 2
@@mrquirky3626 I get that but . . . How do the Immortals know when there will ever be no more Immortals born? From a story telling aspect, there should be a reason why Immortals are immortal and why it only affects certain people. Likewise there should be a reason for the end of Immortals, a reason why no one else becomes immortal. That's where my idea of having it be a curse or witchcraft that affects "X" number of generations and loses it's potency over time. Otherwise there will never be just one, as potential Immortals will keep being born.
Nicholas Cage is amazing actor who played as Cameron Poe
I've seen the movie like a couple of times
I love how you invest yourself emotionally into these movies and give us all your thoughts along the way. Plus, your naivete about so many things depicted in these films that can and do actually happen in real life is very refreshing and entertaining. Great job!
@AVGuyhall, Perhaps, but similar to what one encounters with many film reactors, it's kind of depressing people of a certain age range are so lacking in basic historical knowledge, let alone awareness of film history (famous actors and productions) if it literally goes back more than 10 years or so.
Hell, people who've decided to do these channels are presumably fans of movies to more than a little degree. Whatever, just an old guy rant, I suppose. Her cinematic database, if you will, has definitely accrued, at least, and this entry didn't feature her sister, thank goodness!!! 😳 😳 😳
Women like this movie because Poe is a kind and nice man who loves his family. Yes, he's a tough man who fights only when necessary, but he's neither brute nor macho. And then there is John Cussack's character (who I had a huge crush on). When you add the original soundtrack How Do I Live by Trisha Yearwood, you have a recipe for a movie that will appeal to both men and women.
Steve Buscemi, even though he only had a small part in this movie was brilliant, he is hilarious, and was fantastic in Armageddon. Prison Break is amazing, I've seen it 5 times, from start to finish.
That's why you call AIR MAIL
When cage says viva Las vages he was a big Elvis fan and that was a Elvis song.
So the thing to remember about Garland Green (and this is true of all fictional characters) is that he ceases to exist when the movie ends & he only exists within the fictional world of the movie. I know that seems obvious but really let that sink in. The point of Garland Green is to express a trope called "Through the Eye of Madness". In this trope the idea is presented that perhaps the "maddest" among us might really be the most sane & that's what we see with Garland. The character is objectively insane & yet he is the one that speaks the most sense & arguably makes the most sane decisions. Within this trope the writer asks us to really examine why we consider some behaviour sane & some behaviour insane. The character even goes so far as literally voicing this idea during his "gold watch" monologue. Somewhat on the nose but then this is a Jerry Bruckheimer film after all :D
The fact that this song was made for this soundtrack and became one of the most played songs ever is Insane
Brings back memories from the 90's! I remember this movie being one of my favorites. It's funny how my girlfriend at the time wanted to watch it because of her crush on Nick Cage, but I ended up loving the movie more than her. Your reaction really captured the nostalgia and emotions we felt back then. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on such a great movie
Haha! I worked on Prison Break. When the brothers went to Panama it went downhill in a hurry. I love this channel so much I’m glad to be a part of something you’ve enjoyed! Oh, and eat a Hostess Snowball they’re so good!!
One of the most oddly wholesome R-rated action flicks ever made lol
Steve Buscemi (Garland Green) was a firefighter in NYC before becoming an actor. On 9/11 he returned to his former firehouse and volunteered to help search for survivors.
Steve Buscemi's was a redemption arc. He got changed by the meeting with that innocent young girl - see him sparing the girl, and then singing the song he learned from her - "He's got the whole world, in his hands." He found the cure to his sickness.
He did say he already knew that song. There is no cure for being a psychopath.
@@tacticalgrace6456 Oh, you poor soul.
@@etme1000 he himself says there’s no cure for what he has. Just because you don’t get that doesn’t mean you get to be patronising. There is no cure for autism, or homosexuality or schizophrenia. These aren’t illnesses, they’re hardwired neurological conditions. He didn’t kill because her because likely she wasn’t the type of victim to trigger his impulses. These guys have a very specific set of circumstances that sets them off. It would be much easier to catch them if they couldn’t stop themselves from killing everyone they come across. But no, according to you he sits down, they give it some creepy camera angles and then some kind of miracle happens because of singing that song and he’s magically cured 🙄 you got nothing that proves that. If you think anything is stopping him going on a killing spree in Vegas (a city notorious for people “disappearing” in the desert) you’re naive.
Your father sounds amazing. It’s wonderful to hear what a great dad he is.
Yay love this classic action flick!!
For an action-comedy, I'm always in floods of tears by the end of this movie!