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  • @dr.burtgummerfan439
    @dr.burtgummerfan439 Год назад +189

    Natalie Portman's "please open the door" scene is a master class in conveying multiple emotions.

    • @tempsitch5632
      @tempsitch5632 Год назад +9

      Natalie Portman is a master class in conveying.

  • @bpora01
    @bpora01 Год назад +112

    Realizing that I saw this movie in the cinema and seeing how old natalie Portman is now makes me feel really old

    • @glenminnick3724
      @glenminnick3724 Год назад +5

      Still entertaining! I'm elderly and certain movies are timeless! Enjoy my friend!

    • @n_other_1604
      @n_other_1604 Год назад +4

      Well she doesn't looks much older.

    • @MiketheratguyMultimedia
      @MiketheratguyMultimedia Год назад +2

      I think it was a year or two ago that Macaulay Culkin tweeted something like "I just turned 40. Feel old yet?"

  • @TheShockninja
    @TheShockninja Год назад +139

    Congratulations on the marriage Mary
    Something you should know. The actor who played Benny was actually a professional firefighter who died in the September 11th attacks while trying to rescue people in one of the World Trade Center buildings. RIP Keith A. Glascoe

    • @StinkyGreenBud
      @StinkyGreenBud Год назад

      Congratulations on something that the majority of the human spieces does? it's like when new moms post on social media that they had a kid. So the fuck what? 99% of the population has done this unamazing feat since our first steps.

    • @lazyatthedisco
      @lazyatthedisco Год назад

      Congratulations as well, a big life change 🙌

  • @andredulac4456
    @andredulac4456 Год назад +101

    This movie was made by Luc Besson , like him or hate him, his work is always unique ^^ I don't remember if you watched the 5th element, but I would recommand it, it might be his most famous (and weird 😋 ) movie, with Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich and Gary Oldman (the bad guy in Leon). It's a classic 😉

    • @gordon861
      @gordon861 Год назад +17

      I have also suggested Nikita, where the Jean Reno character really came from.

    • @michaelmaurer9014
      @michaelmaurer9014 Год назад +8

      @@gordon861 Nikita is great! But she has to make sure to pick the original from 1990 and not that remakes...

    • @zkeletonz001
      @zkeletonz001 Год назад +1

      Pretty sure she has seen the Fifth Element. Might be why she thought the music sounded familiar since it was the same composer.

    • @JediKnight19852002
      @JediKnight19852002 Год назад

      If I'm not mistaken, he's also in the film as the guy with the gun going "give me the cashhhhh"

    • @olehuse252
      @olehuse252 Год назад

      Leon and Kiss of the dragon are my favorite Besson`s movies.

  • @vwlssnvwls3262
    @vwlssnvwls3262 Год назад +6

    30:53 "My god, how many people does he need?!" - Mary will soon find out he needs EEEEVERRRRY ONE!!!

  • @ericy4522
    @ericy4522 Год назад +29

    An all round classic film. And I never tire of rewatching it. So glad you enjoyed it Mary, and congratulations on your marriage! 😃🎉

  • @vwlssnvwls3262
    @vwlssnvwls3262 Год назад +24

    I love this movie so much, and this was Natalie Portman's first movie. The first time I saw this I knew nothing about it, but I had seen Jean Reno in other movies, so I watched it for him. I was instantly blown away by Natalie Portman, and the movie in general. A few years later she was in Star Wars: Episode 1, and it was all history from there.

  • @ACab05050
    @ACab05050 Год назад +29

    You are so correct Mary. Movies like this and The Princess Bride are unique in the way they were done, and can never be replicated.
    B.t.w. Congrats on the nuptials, and the channel growth! Best wishes.

  • @yaseen157
    @yaseen157 Год назад +40

    I watched this film for the first time just a few months ago! I love this channel, especially when films I haven't seen appear - it's like a recommendation engine for what I should watch next, and then I get to see your reaction afterwards haha

  • @thejamppa
    @thejamppa Год назад +7

    Jean Reno is quite remarkable actor. Some films you might consider putting polls (if you plan to do more European films especially)
    La Femme Nikita (1990)
    Les Visiteurs / the Visitors (1993)
    Ronin (1998)
    Les Rivières pourpres / The Crimson Rivers (2000)

  • @yaseen157
    @yaseen157 Год назад +8

    7:40 and we're watching a reaction of someone's experience watching a movie, where a character is watching a movie 🤣

  • @gordon861
    @gordon861 Год назад +19

    Congratulations on the wedding.
    This film is from Luc Besson, Leon is based on a character from one of his earlier movies 'Nikita', which is another great film. I first saw Nikita in the cinema by accident, liked the look of the poster and it turned out to be a French film with English subtitles, but that didn't matter. It is worth watching, there is an English dubbed version, but I assume you could probably react to the original language version and just leave the subtitles on (not sure how the RUclips copyright checker would react to that).
    Gary Oldman (Stansfield) is also in another Luc Besson film which you will enjoy, The Fifth Element.

    • @dogawful
      @dogawful Год назад

      Definitely watch it in French. The English dubbing just doesn't work. One of my favorites.

    • @joeldumas5861
      @joeldumas5861 5 месяцев назад

      No, this is the original version, and it's in English. besides Jean Réno who's French, all main actors are American, or at least from English speaking countries.
      The French version is actually dubbed. Jean Reno did his own French dubbing. Even the extended director's cut shown in this video has never been dubbed.

  • @KngOfTheBlind
    @KngOfTheBlind Год назад +35

    I've been a massive fan of this movie since it came out. Jean Reno and Natalie Portman are both great in those roles. I kinda wish they would make a sequel where Natalie Portman does become a cleaner and Jean Reno plays Leon again in her mind.
    This was Natalie Portman's first movie. She was 12 at the time. Even from the start she was amazing.
    For the scene of her getting drinking at the restaurant, in the US it is ok for underage people to drink if a parent gives it to them in some states. Still not common but legally speaking it would be alright. I'm not sure if it is/was legal in New York at the time. Obviously not real alcohol in filming.

    • @Johnny67557
      @Johnny67557 Год назад +2

      I saw (years ago) that a sequel was in the works. But it never happened.

    • @BDogg2023
      @BDogg2023 Год назад +3

      Some like to think of Mathilda and Catalia from Colombiana as the same girl, part of the same story. Catalia’s parents get killed, she moves to New York, becomes Mathilda in hiding with the foster family, gets trained from Leon, grows up to become Catalia the assassin in Colombiana.

    • @autohmae
      @autohmae Год назад +4

      @@BDogg2023 well, the company who got the right to the movie/sequel gave it to those who made Colombiana and that movie is an adaptation of the original script of the sequel.

    • @BDogg2023
      @BDogg2023 Год назад +1

      @@autohmae I had not heard there was that direct of a connection. Makes even more sense.

    • @redcardinalist
      @redcardinalist Год назад

      @@autohmae Very interesting. Thanks!

  • @MeryKeit
    @MeryKeit Год назад +3

    I absolutely hate when people don’t understand this movie and claim that it promotes the p thing. I mean speaking about projection lol
    Glad you understood it.

  • @questionablehumor2800
    @questionablehumor2800 Год назад +3

    the music was composed by Eric Serra... and absurdly talented composer who's worked with Luc Besson almost exclusively. amazing scores and flavor!

  • @ariochiv
    @ariochiv Год назад +12

    Truly a gem. I think this is the first role I saw Gary Oldman in, and it's still my favorite.
    Eric Serra does the music for (I think) all of Luc Besson's movies. I can also highly recommend _La Femme Nikita;_ it has a similar vibe (and even features an alternate version of Leon!).
    Congratulations and best wishes for your marriage.

  • @GonkThePowerDroid
    @GonkThePowerDroid Год назад +4

    Makes me cry. Every time. And I keep coming back for more.

  • @sophiamarchildon3998
    @sophiamarchildon3998 Год назад +1

    "... like you feel at peace. ... Woh! I'm so not at peace!"

  • @Britcarjunkie
    @Britcarjunkie Год назад +1

    Dunno if anybody ever caught it, but Bill Clinton was President when this film was made: the jogger with all the security that Portman shoots with the paintball, is supposed to be him!
    🤣
    Danny Aiello plays a hilarious hitman that's down on his luck, in a great-but-unknown film called "Two Days In The Valley".
    A young Natalie Portman was in another great film, called "Heat": both are definitely worth watching.

  •  Год назад +13

    One of my favs, it was so much fun watching it with you. Thanks for sharing!

  • @leroyd3480
    @leroyd3480 Год назад +21

    Your reaction to this classic was great. Just a suggestion for future reactions. You should tell everyone to join your Patreon. And I mean EVERYYYONE!!! 😂

  • @yassinemiri3555
    @yassinemiri3555 Год назад +2

    Congrats for the wedding. All the happiness in the world !

  • @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
    @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. Год назад +2

    Congratulations on your wedding, I wish you a very happy marriage for the future, Mary.
    A great reaction, it's a good film, but of course because she didn't listen Leon, and her actions ultimately got him killed, but that's what he was trying to teach her, revenge isn't the answer, it's like the Confucius saying, 'Before beginning on a path of revenge, dig two graves' as this is often the outcome.

  • @SeanHendy
    @SeanHendy Год назад +8

    One of my favourite films. I would highly recommend The BIg Blue, also directed by Luc Besson and stars Jean Reno. For another Reno film, I think you'd enjoy 'Ronin'.

  • @mmmcomfy
    @mmmcomfy Год назад +10

    Another hitman-with-a-twist movie I would definitely recommend is Grosse Point Blank, also mid-90s. Great characters by a loaded cast and with dark comedic elements - special mention for Joan Cusack 🙂

    • @nirfz
      @nirfz Год назад

      Oh yes, that's a fun one!

    • @risksrewardsrelics51
      @risksrewardsrelics51 Год назад

      If you don’t mind reading subtitles (or speak Dutch), The Memory of a Killer is a great Belgian hitman film.

  • @TomH2681
    @TomH2681 Год назад +7

    Natalie Portman should have gotten an Oscar for the hallway scene in the beginning alone. Where she's at Léon's door.
    And I'm glad you understand the nature of Léon and Mathilda's relationship.
    A lot of other reactors seem to be hugely uncomfortable with it.
    Anyway, recommendation time:
    Léon and The Fifth Element (1997) are Luc Besson's best films.
    Earlier stuff is good (Nikita - 1990 / The Big Blue - 1988) but you won't get many views with those.
    And after 2000, Besson became more of a producer.
    His comeback film (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - 2017) wasn't great.
    You should put The Fifth Element in a poll. It's sci-fi. Good sci-fi.

    • @TerryNationB7
      @TerryNationB7 Год назад +1

      That 'pleading at the door' and then the light when the door opens is my favourite scene too. You really feel the desperation in her acting.
      Totally agree about Luc Besson's earlier work, I love The Big Blue. I also enjoy Angel-A (2005).

    • @gordon861
      @gordon861 Год назад +3

      It's a shame that Nikita probably won't get many views, it's so worth seeing.

    • @ieyke
      @ieyke Год назад +1

      I actually disagree about Valerian.
      It's not like SUPER great, but it IS kinda great.

    • @nirfz
      @nirfz Год назад

      Wasn't "The Transporter" by Luc Besson too?

    • @TomH2681
      @TomH2681 Год назад

      @@nirfz No, The Transporter was directed by Yuen Kwai and Louis Leterrier.
      Besson produced it and wrote the story.

  • @michaelriddick7116
    @michaelriddick7116 Год назад +11

    The light hitting Natalie Portperson's face when Leon opens the door and her look of grief mixed with relief is incredibly well done :)

    • @michaelriddick7116
      @michaelriddick7116 Год назад +3

      Mary: "How many people does he need!?"
      Me: "EVVVERYYYOONNNEE!!"
      🤣😂😂😂🤣😂

    • @generichuman_
      @generichuman_ Год назад +1

      Natalie Portperson is top shelf comedy right there...

    • @stevesheroan4131
      @stevesheroan4131 Год назад +1

      @@generichuman_ Absolutely, but the comment contains the word “her”, so it still may get cancelled.

  • @custardflan
    @custardflan Год назад +1

    Her dealing with the bullies reminded me of my son when we moved from the inner city to a suburb. When the bullies tried to push him around, he beat one of them up in the hallway, after he warned the bully what was going to happen. He told the vice principal what happened straight up and asked the bully, "Are you as bad as it gets around here?" Never had a problem after that.

  • @redcardinalist
    @redcardinalist Год назад +1

    "Now she looks like 11". Well yes, there's a reason for that - Natalie Portman was 12/13 years old when she made this. Certainly not passing as "18" 😁
    Two other movies you might like - "The City of Lost Children" and "Fanny and Alexander" (I recomend the full version of the latter although it's perhaps a bit long do do a reaction to unless you broke it into multiple parts?)

  • @michaeljacyna1973
    @michaeljacyna1973 Год назад +1

    "Watching a movie of someone watching a movie..."
    That's kind of what I'm doing too!

  • @stevefoulston
    @stevefoulston Год назад +1

    The green and yellow capsules Norman Stansfield takes is Librium, a sedative and hypnotic medication of the benzodiazepine class; it is used to treat anxiety, insomnia and withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and/or drug abuse, Amy Winehouse was taking it to help with her Alcoholic addiction it was the only proscribed drug in her system when she died RIP. Peace out.

  • @notmee2388
    @notmee2388 Год назад +1

    "Leon: The Professional" and the also excellent
    "Road to Perdition"(2002)come from a tradition assassin kids that can be traced back to the samurai movie:
    "Shogun Assassin," (1980) which came from the 6 Japanese films:
    "Baby cart Assassin" series of films from the 1970s,
    which was an adaption of the magnificent 8,6oo page Graphic novel epic
    "Lone Wolf and Cub."

  • @chriswerth918
    @chriswerth918 Год назад +1

    I feel really, really sorry for the first bully of that school who's trying to mess with Mathilda.
    ... she went to Leon's school, before.

  • @blueor
    @blueor Год назад +1

    Recently, I saw some people (quite a few, actually) hated on this movie because they thought Leon and Matilda’s relationship was “icky”, and had “pedo undertone”. But to be honest, the word “pedophile” never crossed my mind, maybe because I was only 13 ,14 yo when I first watched this movie, and I just thought Leon was the most baddest ass character ever. I guess I can see why some people say that? But I strongly disagree.

  • @JackOiswatching
    @JackOiswatching Год назад +1

    "Oh my god, how many people does he need?!"
    Every one of us: OOOH, OOOH, WE KNOW THE ANSWER! :D

  • @mrtveye6682
    @mrtveye6682 Год назад +1

    Congratulations Mary. All the best to both of you.

  • @baseball_tomorrow-sv9tk
    @baseball_tomorrow-sv9tk 6 месяцев назад

    I didn't realize Mathilda was carrying "memories" from her family and Leon in the form of the bunny and the potted plant. Nice observation. Also I love this movie as well. Only saw it for the first time a little over a month ago and I was blown away. It's probably my favorite movie of all time because I love the lone wolf and cub trope and this is the best execution of it I've seen.

  • @keyserxx
    @keyserxx Год назад +1

    I've noticed others get the impression Leon's being conned out of his money but I think Tony can be trusted imo, its because Leon couldn't read or write and he is keeping it for him, but Leon doesn't really have a reason to spend his money on anything, he's been in his bubble for years, until Mathilda came along and made him realise what he's been missing.
    This is the Directors Cut, but both versions are great, this has some slightly strange scenes, made more so when you google the director Luc Besson. But it's still one of my all time favourite films, original, awesome acting, Natalie Portman did an amazing job especially for her age.

    • @Raving
      @Raving Год назад +1

      I never felt that Tony was conning Leon out of his money. The money safely kept for him. It is apparent that Tony was pretty frugal even with his own money. Mathilda was going to have her education paid for and never want for anything. Tony would make sure of this if for nothing else than a sense of loyalty to Leon.

  • @sirnigeloffarage9255
    @sirnigeloffarage9255 Год назад +1

    this is my most favourite movie ever! there was talk about a movie follow up called 'Matilda' staring Nathalie Portman, infact they shot a scene or 2... they are on the internet if you search for them, but Luc Besson didnt want to be involved so Ms Portman pulled out.

  • @Tonyblack261
    @Tonyblack261 Год назад +8

    A lot of people (including me) get the wrong idea about Tony at first. He kept Leon's money for him, like he said, and he'll look after the money for Matilda. He also gave Matilda some tough love at the end - the stern talking to that she needed, about reality.

    • @AnitaPooRealBad
      @AnitaPooRealBad Год назад

      I think Tony and Leon's relationship was intended to show the theme of honour and loyalty among criminals. Leon is the last person Tony would ever want to screw over or piss off because of his line of work and how good he was at it. Tony probably was looking out for Leon in his own way.

    • @red_freckle
      @red_freckle Год назад +4

      I disagree, it's heavily implied that he doesn't want to give Leon's money to either of them and it never shows or even hints that he has any intention to give it to Matilda, only that he'll keep it "for her". He obviously cared about Leon, after working together for possibly a couple decades Tony might see Leon like a nephew but when it came to the money he was conniving, and IMO just taking advantage of Leon's simple nature.

  • @tempsitch5632
    @tempsitch5632 Год назад +1

    You figuring out what “EVERYONE” means, was hilarious.

  • @jennysutton7409
    @jennysutton7409 Год назад +1

    The actor of Leon is French and has been in many French and English movies alike. He's a very talented actor and I keep forgetting Gary Oldman is the main bad guy here oops. Any way very violent movie but I like it none the less. Luc's movies are usualy violent like this and I think this was my first movie of his that I saw...that or the Fith Element not sure. He also directs the original movie of Nikita which was very violent and all in French and also the inspiration for the tv shows as well.

  • @stewart1555
    @stewart1555 Год назад +3

    Congratulations on your marriage Mary🎉💙!! Natalie Portman kills this role and Leon's character is amazing... love this movie!!

  • @catfrab
    @catfrab Год назад +2

    Congrats Mary, may there be many glorious happy years ahead for you and yours! 🥂❤️ 😊

  • @jeffsherk7056
    @jeffsherk7056 Год назад +2

    Natalie Portman was only around eleven years old when she acted in this film. She has such great talent.

  • @jean-paulaudette9246
    @jean-paulaudette9246 Год назад +2

    The 'Awkward Hitman' trope was very popular at the time this came out. A few others I'd recommend are "Grosse Pointe Blank" (1997) and "Coldblooded" (1995) for a bit more dark comedy take on the subject, and "The Point Of No Return" (1993) and "Angel's Dance" (1999) for somewhat more dramatic takes.

  • @jcastromex
    @jcastromex Год назад +4

    Hey Mary, this is such an exceptional movie, yet it is a bit unnerving to see the libidinous tension between the main characters. This film is a unique one and a top favorite of mine. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
    More classic films for you are: 1) "Horse Feathers" (1932); 2) "His Girl Friday'' (1940); 3) "Tenth Avenue Angel" (1948); 4) "Caged" (1950); 5) "Rashomon" (1950) and 6) "From Here to Eternity" (1953). 📽❤️

    • @donkfail1
      @donkfail1 Год назад +1

      Seconding His Girl Friday. Fantastic quick dialogue driven acting with stars Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. (The later tricked her mother to let her enter the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York by saying she intended to teach acting.) Thank the movie gods for gullible parents!

  • @EzramvanRijnberk
    @EzramvanRijnberk Год назад +3

    Congratulations on getting married! All the best wishes! And keep doing your reactions, they are always fun to watch.

  • @ronbock8291
    @ronbock8291 Год назад +4

    Congratulations Mary. All the best to you. Men seem to have more of an issue with their relationship than women do these days, which is fascinating to me. Personally, I think it’s 100% clear that Leon’s intentions are pure, even though Mathilda’s emotions are, well, a bit grownup for her age. This belongs to a very short list of superbly nuanced juvenile performances that also includes Christina Ricci in The Addams Family, particularly the second one, Kirsten Dunst in Interview With The Vampire and Tatum O’Neil in the criminally overlooked masterpiece Paper Moon. I recommend the first 2 mostly for those performances, but I recommend Paper Moon for much more than that, like this film.

    • @nicolajenkins489
      @nicolajenkins489 Год назад +1

      Brilliant comment. I’ve loved this film since I was a teenage girl and can completely empathise with where Mathilda is coming from. Leon’s love and intentions were pure.

    • @Madbandit77
      @Madbandit77 Год назад +1

      There's also Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver, which Leon borrows from.

  • @risksrewardsrelics51
    @risksrewardsrelics51 Год назад

    One of my favorite movies of all time. It’s great to see someone else watch it for the first time.

  • @rb2312
    @rb2312 Год назад +1

    heard that Natalie Portman's parents insisted that she got proper fire arms training before filming

  • @lyletuck
    @lyletuck Год назад +1

    That great big dude who you called "Mega Man" ("Benny") was played by Keith A. Glascoe. In addition to being an actor and member of the New York Jets practice squad, he was a New York City firefighter. He passed away in the line of duty during the attack on New York City on September 11th, 2001.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_A._Glascoe

  • @tsogobauggi8721
    @tsogobauggi8721 Год назад +1

    30:51 "How many people does he need...?" My guess would be... EVERYONE!! :)

  • @philmullineaux5405
    @philmullineaux5405 Год назад +1

    The idea for this movie, came from the first luc Besson movie, La Femme Nikita, a very great movie! There was also an American version, tho not as good. Most luc Besson movies are very good! Like 5th element, first 2 transporters, and others.

  • @sntxrrr
    @sntxrrr Год назад +3

    Congratulations, Mary! I loved this movie from when I first saw it in the cinema and it immediately made me a life long fan of Nathalie Portman, what a debut.
    And if you love this movie I am pretty sure you will also like the director Luc Besson previous movie La Femme Nikita (1990), which introduced Jean Reno (Leon) as a hitman. I hope you will react to that one too even though it is not in English.

  • @mrtveye6682
    @mrtveye6682 Год назад +1

    The role of Tony is written great. Everyone - including me - expects he is cheating on Leon with his money. Yet we have no proof he isn't really just keeping the money for him. And taking into account, that Leon is portrayed in a way we can assume he's not really good with such stuff (not saying he is stupid, but he has his quirks), it could very well be that Toni is just keeping it for him, without ill intentions.

  • @OldGeezerGaming337
    @OldGeezerGaming337 Год назад

    Congrats, Mary! I think Leon is watching "Singing in the Rain" a very good classic movie with lots of singing and dancing.

  • @Stu-Vino
    @Stu-Vino Год назад

    One of my absolute favourite films. So classy, with an amazing cast and soundtrack, too.
    Oh, and the EVERYONEEEE!!!!! clip is gold!

  • @Neaptide184
    @Neaptide184 Год назад +1

    For a much happier look into the very 1990’s world of professional assassins and high school reunions, highly recommend “Grosse Pointe Blank.” Really good sound track……

  • @KurticeYZreacts
    @KurticeYZreacts Год назад +2

    Ty for doing the extended version, so much better. Great reaction.

  • @FredtheFrisian
    @FredtheFrisian Год назад

    CONGRATULATIONS for you two, Mary!

  • @gladecornelius
    @gladecornelius Год назад +3

    Congrats on the marriage!!!!!! i have following you for quite a while and you are amazing

  • @HaienTwitch
    @HaienTwitch Год назад +1

    Gary Oldman plays the charming but scary role perfectly in many of his roles. One of my favorites is The Firm 1988. It is quite dated now perhaps but you can see him dancing playfully with the duality of charming and scary even this early on in his career.

    • @Raving
      @Raving Год назад

      Gary Oldman's American debut in State of Grace as a drug addicted, charming but exceedingly evil member of the the Irish Mob in Boston is beyond brilliant. The final shootout in an Irish bar is one of the best gun fights ever filmed

    • @HaienTwitch
      @HaienTwitch Год назад

      @@Raving Oooh tnx. I don`t know if I have seen that one, but his depiction as a druggy and rock star in Sid and Nancy makes me think he could do a drug addict real good. So I am looking forward to check out State of Grace

    • @HaienTwitch
      @HaienTwitch Год назад

      @@Raving Just watched it and OMG what a movie. He was there with so many heavy hitters at such a young age and not only hold his own but nearly stole the show imo. I mean you are there with Ed Harris, Sean Penn and John C. Reilly and keep your cool that is an instant star in my book. OFC he has done bigger roles but god damn. Tnx for that recommendation man. I was born in 87 but I really like to dive into old golden gems like this one. Than you

    • @Raving
      @Raving Год назад

      @@HaienTwitch glad you enjoyed it. That is a movie I often recommend and no one has been disappointed.

  • @digitaldroo
    @digitaldroo Год назад +3

    Haha. We’re watching a “movie” of someone watching a movie of someone watching a movie.

  • @lurkerrekrul
    @lurkerrekrul Год назад

    Movies with Married Mary? ;)
    This was made by French director Luc Besson. In 1990, he made a movie called Nikita (AKA La Femme Nikita) about a woman who is convicted of a murder, but rather than being executed, the government fakes her death and forces her to become an undercover agent. When one mission goes wrong, they send in a cleaner named Victor to take care of things. That cleaner was played by Jean Reno, who played Leon in this movie. However, his character in Nikita was MUCH more violent and willing to kill just about anyone who looked at him wrong.

  • @SauerkrautSandwich93
    @SauerkrautSandwich93 6 месяцев назад

    8:11 "Megaman" (or known in this movie as Benny) is portrayed by Keith A. Glascoe, a real life New York City firefighter who died at the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001.

  • @YoonbeenPark
    @YoonbeenPark Год назад

    Props to the editor for adding The Dark Knight soundtrack to Stansfield's Walkman at 6:03 lol. Referencing Gary Oldman's other famous police role.

  • @stimbeh
    @stimbeh Год назад

    Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness. Congratulations on your wedding!

  • @gwivongalois6169
    @gwivongalois6169 Год назад

    00:31:16 "How many man do you need? -- EVERYONE!!! -- Ok, okay." Hahaha

  • @hughjorg4008
    @hughjorg4008 Год назад +11

    Congratulations, MARY. Another great movie starring Jean Reno, GODZILLA (1998 film), also starring Mathew Broderick. Great human story in addition to the terrorizing monster.

    • @stefanforrer2573
      @stefanforrer2573 Год назад +6

      oh god no! that one is horrible 😝 better go with ronin, the crimson rivers or le grand bleu

    • @TomH2681
      @TomH2681 Год назад +3

      @@stefanforrer2573 +1 for Ronin (1998) by John Frankenheimer.

    • @prollins6443
      @prollins6443 Год назад

      Yeah, I don't know if I would call that movie great. They don't even acknowledge it's existence in Godzilla lore.

    • @dr.burtgummerfan439
      @dr.burtgummerfan439 Год назад +3

      It's a good movie. Maybe not a good "Godzilla movie" (which MANY aren't), but a good movie nonetheless.

    • @stefanforrer2573
      @stefanforrer2573 Год назад

      @@prollins6443 i mean, it's a roland emmerich movie..... that should tell you enough 😅

  • @zkeletonz001
    @zkeletonz001 Год назад

    The music is by Eric Serra, who also did the music for The Fifth Element, which is why it might sound familiar to you.

  • @n_other_1604
    @n_other_1604 Год назад +1

    Van harte gefeliciteerd met jullie huwelijk!
    Sooo glad you liked it... & I also really recommend Black Swan with Natalie Portman, The Big Blue / Hector and the Search for Happiness / Cold Blood with Jean Reno & of course another must watch classic by the director Luc Besson is the 5th Element!

  • @tarmaque
    @tarmaque Год назад +1

    Now you need to see _La Femme Nikita_ also by Luc Besson. Matilda is basically a little Nikita. Besson has a type.

  • @priyamd4759
    @priyamd4759 Год назад

    NP's mother had a precondition that NP would be trained by preofessionls to handle all the guns she uses in the movie. Smart long-term investment. 🙂

  • @windwalkerrangerdm
    @windwalkerrangerdm Год назад +3

    Can we please make her watch Pan's Labyrinth? Please?

  • @bninem1397
    @bninem1397 Год назад

    I remember a botanist commenting Matilda killed the fern at the end as the plant not being able to survive

  • @jean-paulaudette9246
    @jean-paulaudette9246 Год назад

    Congratulations! May you have many many years of happiness together!

  • @rdyer8764
    @rdyer8764 Год назад

    Natalie Portman was 13 when she made this movie. A couple years later she made a more obscure, but amazing movie called Beautiful Girls. She was just as unique at 15. Another obscure movie was Garden State where she out-classed the entire cast.

  • @johnnyskinwalker4095
    @johnnyskinwalker4095 Год назад +1

    Really fantastic unique movie. Luc Besson is on another level. I highly recommand you "La Femme Nikita" by the same director. Very emotional as well about a female hitman.

  • @henrymassey9904
    @henrymassey9904 Год назад

    Congratulations!! May you have many, many years of happiness.

  • @DailyDamage
    @DailyDamage Год назад +1

    It’s an „interesting“ theme: the young girl and the older man. Luc Besson has a bit of an odd history with his taste in younger ladies and recently has faced a series of rape allegations.

  • @crunchytaco7734
    @crunchytaco7734 8 месяцев назад

    Gary Oldman was amazing in this movie. He rocked the villain role. Natalie was amazing!!!!!! Jean Reno is class act. Love this movie. Great reaction Mary.

  • @matthew6427
    @matthew6427 Год назад +1

    30:34 That snort 😂 I love this channel!

  • @toxuthat6988
    @toxuthat6988 Год назад +22

    I‘m not sure if you watched the theatrical version or the director’s cut. The director’s cut is almost half an hour longer, and features mostly more of the relationship between Leon and Matilda.
    Many other reactors feel VERY akward about those scenes…
    If this wasn’t the director’s cut you should watch it sometime, and maybe you’ll get a totally different movie experience out of it.

    • @TomH2681
      @TomH2681 Год назад +12

      She did watch the director's cut. A lot of scenes in this reaction are exclusive to the DC.

    • @stobe187
      @stobe187 Год назад +28

      It's mostly non-Europeans who feel awkward about those scenes between Leon and Mathilda, and I've always found it odd... to me it's quite clear that Mathilda is just infatuated with Leon (because he's a non-asshole male who doesn't bully her like her dad) and maybe doesn't differentiate between platonic and romantic love. Leon clearly sticks to his boundaries too, which is why it's so odd to see so many (especially American) reaction channels be so extremely awkward about their bond.

    • @rabid_si
      @rabid_si Год назад +13

      @@stobe187 From a detached and narrative perspective, this is all true... But on the flip side, (Director) Luc Besson's relationship history just feeds back into it and colours it in a way that is definitely less wholesome and more troubling.
      It means you go from "OK, that's really uncomfortable, but I see what it's going for" right back around to "OK, that's REALLY uncomfortable" again.

    • @QuayNemSorr
      @QuayNemSorr Год назад +4

      This was the directors cut. In the the theatrical we don't see her joining him on a job.

    • @SeanHendy
      @SeanHendy Год назад +11

      @@stobe187 I won't even repeat some of the vitriol I got for arguing for this film, from (likely) devout christian bible thumpers incapable of thinking for themselves.
      I completely agree. Portman's character has a crush. Nothing unusual about that at all, particularly when you factor in the family dynamics and home situation , typical elements of kids wanting to grow up or be adults faster. Leon does indeed maintain his boundaries even if there is a suggestion of Mathilde trying to suggest anything else. I think this is a brilliant film, and it remains one of my favourites.

  • @mikecaetano
    @mikecaetano Год назад

    Another great movie featuring a young actor is Paper Moon from 1973. It's a road comedy starring Ryan and Tatum O'Neal as a father and daughter pair of scammers on the road in U.S. Midwest during the Great Depression. Tatum O'Neal won an Oscar for her performance in it. She was only ten years old at the time. Peter Bogdanovich directed film with László Kovács in charge of cinematography. The film holds up well. Check it out when you can.

  • @abruemmer77
    @abruemmer77 3 месяца назад

    Love the way you fall into dutch when you really dislike a situation! "Neee!!!" XD

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan Год назад

    29:25 Just earlier today I was thinking about how fun it is to watch kids playing in the park, seeing them having fun and reminding me of when I was a kid. But as a guy I can't do that these days.

  • @Bluebuthappy182
    @Bluebuthappy182 Год назад +1

    Dude you got married well done and congrats to you both.

  • @hernandemornay7559
    @hernandemornay7559 Год назад +1

    The big blue ( le grand blue ) is another great movie , Besson ,Reno Roxana Arquette et jean mark Barr

  • @TwistedSisterHaratiofales
    @TwistedSisterHaratiofales Год назад

    Leon was so the expert in the concept of Operation (Gotcha Last).

  • @stevennoel9841
    @stevennoel9841 Год назад

    if you research this film you will find that the original french version actually had the matilda as an advisor, and that its based on a true story.
    Also Natalie Portman actually did the impression of Marilyn durring her audition. That was what sold her to the director.

  • @russellwood8750
    @russellwood8750 Год назад +1

    I watched this movie a great many years ago. And even till this day, it is still my all-time favourite hitman movie ever made. I would love nothing more than to see a sequel to days where Natalie Portman comes back, and she is the cleaner . Leon could be her call sign, you could even title the movie. Leon no women no kids.

  • @davidsalinas1628
    @davidsalinas1628 Год назад +5

    This was such a great movie. Now that Natalie Portman is older I would love to see a sequel with her as the new Professional great reaction. Oh and CONGRATULATIONS 🎊 on your marriage

  • @subitman12
    @subitman12 Год назад

    Have you've seen Seven Samurai? It's a Japanese movie about villagers harassed by bandits. They decided to hire samurais. However samurais only follow their lords. The villagers then tried ronins. Ronins are trained but do not have a lord. The movie was remade in the US as The Magnificent Seven. Mexican villagers are also harassed by bandits. They decided to hire American gunfighters.

  • @bigdream_dreambig
    @bigdream_dreambig Год назад

    Can you believe that the villain here was played by the same actor who was Commissioner Gordon in Nolan's Batman trilogy?

  • @Nimbus1701
    @Nimbus1701 Год назад +1

    Congratulations to you both. I hope you keep doing what you want to do to make you happy RUclips or anything else. I appreciate your time and all the hard work it must take to put out the content you create.

  • @johnlangis9313
    @johnlangis9313 4 месяца назад

    POWERFUL acting! Natalie is UNREAL!

  • @MrSporkster
    @MrSporkster Год назад +1

    1990s Gary Oldman was the most terrifying man on the planet.

  • @garykephart
    @garykephart Год назад

    Gary Oldman was the lead detective in this. You might want to look at his resume. He's been in a ton of movies and is just a great actor. One of the best, in my opinion. You've probably already reacted to some of his movies and not realized it because he just blends in.

  • @SconnieTradition
    @SconnieTradition Год назад

    One of the most underrrated movies of all-time!