It’s so neat to see how people who do reactions get to learn filmmaking to a point that they can sometimes predict twists like this just because of things like how long the camera stays on a character, etc.
Congrats? I used to do the same. Guessing the plot or the twist. I ruined too many movie experiences for myself. But each to his own. For me, it's almost 30 years, since I changed how I watch movies, and it's a far more enjoyable experience.
Lol. Of course, having 28 years of pop culture references to this movie always helps. Have you noticed ‘reactors’ don’t figure out any of the newer mysteries? Because there is no subconscious info in their brains to help them “solve” it. I’ve watched these reactors figure out The Sixth Sense. Lol. A lot of them. When it came out, maybe .01% of ppl figured it out. Everybody else had to rewatch the movie to see if it added up.
Everybody kinda knows because he’s the only one left alive, right?.. The genius of the movie is how the movie leads you away from the obvious with the dishonest narrator..
@@frankiek2269 People request movies for reaction channels are usually the same across the board. Most popular, Black people watch American history X & the like, movies like this that dummies think is clever and horror movies that scare or gross out chick's (or chick like dudes). We are watching other people watch stuff perhaps we need mental evaluations.
I think if you lose track of the plot and/or start ignoring it, you get tons of film-making clues or can just guess based on the meta. I think there's loads of conventions they *have to* follow or the film ends up being a lousy watch. Even with all the misdirection, there has to be foreshadowing or the plot twist seems completely disconnected. Personally, I don't even want to try to guess, because the film-makers have created a wild ride for the audience and I want to stay on it.
Here’s a tip Dawn. Don’t ask for recommendations for movies with plot twists. Because the moment you know a movie has or are knowingly going into a movie with a plot twist, the movie has essentially been spoiled for you. Going into a movie with the knowledge that there is a plot twist is in itself a spoiler.
If you want a great, twisty movie with a cool, complex plot that all falls into place by the end, I highly recommend 1997's LA Confidential. Strangely, that one ALSO stars Kevin Spacey. The man had a fantastic run in the 90s.
Yep, LA Confidential is a good movie. Just like these Kevin Spacey movies: Glengarry Glen Ross; A Time to Kill; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; The Negotiator; American Beauty or K-PAX.
I think most everyone were pretty confused by this plot the first they saw it, until the big twist. You caught it super early!!! I sure as heck didn't the first time I saw it! You truly are mrs Sherlock Einstein! There's a swedish movie I'd love to see you and others react to just to see what you'd think of it, if you'd get the humor. It's the 2003 movie Slim Susie (Smala Sussie) , a cult classic over here. Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden
Apparently when this was in Cinemas in the UK someone drew on the advert for it at a bus stop which was a picture of the line up and someone had drawn an arrow above spacey saying "it was him" 😂
Fantastic job on the big plot twist. To this day, there are things I still pick up every time I rewatch this movie. My favorite, which I'd never noticed until you mentioned it, was that Verbal/Keyser is the only one who knows that Keaton's feelings for Edie are genuine, "the real thing." Everything about his public-facing persona says he's using her and doesn't care about her. He won't even return her affection in front of the police station or tell her he loves her back in case he's being watched. Even we believe he doesn't really love her. It's only when Verbal confronts him in his apartment that his real, private feelings come out. From that moment on, Verbal/Keyser knows that targeting Edie is the key to manipulating Keaton to do the job. I'd honestly never noticed that detail until you mentioned it around 16:09. That's such a genius observation, and it totally tracks with the tangled plot of the film.
for your consideration - 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' 1988 very funny, very clever writing, with Michael Caine and Steve Martin. My gut tells me that you'll love it.
my degrees are in electrical engineering. In semiconductor production, doping is the intentional introduction of impurities into an intrinsic semiconductor for the purpose of modulating its electrical, optical and structural properties. The doped material is referred to as an extrinsic semiconductor. so any drug can be referred to as dope. as it is a foreign substance introduced into the body.
Well done on the detective work. 👏👏 You guessed who Keyser Soze was long before I did when I initially saw it. My suggestion for another film with an ensemble cast like this one is Glengarry Glen Ross. It's much easier to follow than The Usual Suspects.
Fun because Glen Garry is a Scottish clan (McDonell) country, nearby River Garry in Scotland. (I know the movie is in the US). I admit it's a place I'd like to visit once, because of my first name :).
I used to do the same. Guessing the plot or the twist. I ruined too many movie experiences for myself. But each to his own. For me, it's almost 30 years, since I changed how I watch movies, and it's a far more enjoyable experience.
Good job, my friend told me I had to see it and right at the beginning I told her, it's him cuz he's the only one alive to tell the story! She just looked at me and didn't answer, at the end she was like how in the f did you do that?? Haha! I don't get em all but I got this one!!
Ok Dawn, I think you've been leading us astray - you are Kaiser soze! you're deduction at 16.20 when you pointed out that Verbal was the only one who knew keaton was in love (making his girlfriend an ideal hostage) was pure genius - i've seen this multiple times and I've never picked up on that and i've never heard anyone else mention it either - RESPECT! fun fact - did you pick up on the title as being a quote from Casablanca? - 'round up the usual suspects'. It's difficult to recommend movies with plot twists because they are easier to spot if you're looking out for them but here goes - Arrival, The Others, The Prestige, Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense, Psycho, Witness for the Prosecution (last 2 are by Alfred Hitchcock and are well worth seeing).
you are brilliant. i was totally fooled in 1995 , i remember rewinding the tape like 10 times because i couldn't believe that i had just been bamboozled, lol
This film is so well constructed that even when, at a certain point, I had decided that Spacey was Sose, I later abandoned the idea. So I really can't say I figured it out because by the time of the reveal I had rejected my earlier realization.
The one scene that gives it away is when Verbal says, "My guess is that you'll never hear from him again." Also, the close-up of him as he says the line doesn't help keep it a secret.
When they all started laughing in the lineup scene at the beginning, one of the guys farted during the take. They kept the scene as it was, but removed the sound during Post-production. I think the guy's name was Vincent D'nofrio, the tall one with the red shirt and black jacket.
Fantastic reaction! You must be a genius, because I didn't see the twist until the coffee mug dropped and saw "Kobiashi!" This is a great movie, and if it happens to be on television, I'll watch it again and again! I think that this and "The Shawshank Redemption" are 2 movies that I'll watch over and over again, whenever they're on!
Best twists - Memento - early Christopher Nolan with Guy Pearce and Trinity from the Matrix / American Beauty with Kevin Spacey and a wonderous Annette Benning Best thrillers - LA Confidential - 50s cops vs mob early Russel Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey and Kim Basinger
Another great reaction from you, Dawn, and very clever working out who it was. A TV series which I highly recommend is, 'The Night Manager' from 2016 starring, Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, and films, 'Chinatown' from 1974 and the sequel 'The Two Jakes' from 1990.
This is one of only 3 movies I've had to watch again immediately. I did not figure it out the first time. Pretty impressive that you figured it out! Might want to try your sleuth skills on "Memento" if you haven't already.
One has to remember the historical context of this movie. Twists like this wasnt commonly done then, but 30 years of movie twists since has made this one a bit easier to suss out for people watching it for the first time these days. When this first came out though, this was the biggest mindfuck of a twist since Vader said he was Luke's father. Plus, Kevin Spacey was basically nobody at that point. Now you think, "well of course it's Spacey; he's the big name actor in this, so it's going to be him, duh". But he wasnt a big name actor yet when this came out. The big name in this movie, at the time (well, relatively speaking anyway), was Gabriel Byrne (ie Dean Keaton). And the movie constantly nudges you towards thinking it's Keaton who is Soze, right up until the fake reveal where Agent Kujon says it, so that you can say "hah! I knew it! I told you didnt I? I knew it had to be Keaton!". And then the movie hits you with the actual twist, and let me tell you, jaws hit the fucking floor in the movie theaters.
Well done 👏 Dawn you cracked it so early. When this movie first came out being in the pre internet days ppl debated this movie for a long time. I'm looking forward to you getting into Guy Ritchie's movies.
I have a theory on the guy who wouldn't give up the case, that Verbal shot. Either he was doing that job for Soze' and told whatever u do, dont give up the case, because that job he was told to do by the lawyer, or even more likely, he knew Verbal was Soze'
You're very close: "Kaiser" means "emperor" in German ("König" would be "king"). It's derived from the Latin name/title "Caesar". But this guy is spelled "Keyser"; Keyser Söze. 🙂
Just have a look at that incredible cast. Every single actor in this movie saying a few words is a great one. Maybe we didn't know then, but we learned later.
He played the loooong game. He even went to prison and got to know one of the 'suspects' there to give him an 'in' with the group. 'You know me and they won't accept me without you.'
Suggetions: The Bank Dick (1940) Maltese Falcon (1941) The Third Man (1949) Psycho (1960) Chinatown (1974) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Silence of the Lambs (1991) Reservoir Dogs (1992) The Sixth Sense (1999) The Departed (2006)
"Airheads" (1994) w/Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi (and a whole bunch of other people too). "Death to Smoochy" (2002) w/Edward Norton & Robin Williams (and a bunch of other people too), directed by Danny DeVito.
The Way of the Gun was the directorial debut of Christopher Mcquarrie, who was the screenwriter for this. I don't think I've seen anyone react to that yet, but it's really good.
Holy smokes you nailed it! I want to know more about the Loch Ness Monster sighting please. My belief is, since Loch Ness is a very straight tube-shaped loch, waves can bounce back and forth and sometimes make a visible humpy shape that moves along and finally "sinks" (i.e., dissipates). I wonder if that would be consistent with what you saw.
Congratulations on figuring it out so early. Not many people do; I know I didn't. 🙂 Also, "dope" is American slang for drugs in general, from marijuana to coke and everything else.
A great twisty-turny thing is the Michael Caine/Lawrence Olivier movie Sleuth, which no-one has reacted to yet. Well done, girl, I was about an hour behind you when I first saw this.
@Dawn Marie Props for being on the right track that early in the movie. And btw, you've been close with your German skills. "Kaiser" is German for emperor. King would be "König".
Brian Singer, the director, had to be convinced to leave in the line-up scene where they all crack up due to Beniccio del Toro cutting a huge fart. He was angry that the cast couldn't get serious. Sometimes Brian singer is a poo-poo head.
So there’s a thing that can happen on movie shoots, where a director of photography or the cinematographer can actually impose his will over the director’s and essentially take over the director’s duties, albeit subtly, possibly unconsciously. That is absolutely what happened on this film. Singer only made one thing before this that no one cares about now. Unlike Tarantino whose Reservoir Dogs is still watched and referenced. All the actors in this film are all grown men and seasoned actors. None of them are actors that needed to be held by the hand and given guidance by a kid in his mid-20s. The strength of this film is the script, the actors, and the cinematography. As well as the editing, music, and sound design. This movie is a masterpiece despite of Singer, not because of him.
This movie doesn’t get enough attention these days. Apparently not even the cast knew till the very end till it was time to film the final scene and there was some extended shouting matches between some actors and the director (trying to avoid spoilers for those who haven’t seen it before) when they found out they weren’t the guy…
His wrist watch and cigarette holder... At the beginning of the movie, he looks at that watch and takes a cigarette out before burning everything down. Later, we see those same things in evidence... The same stuff given back to him before he left the police station.
*18:00** youre too good at reading film language already, bc you do this for a living now.* ive seen this skill develop in many. & itll keep getting betr, even if you dont exactly know the film cues youre reading. nice one. _JC
Hey, I'm coming from Vancouver! Can't believe you got the twist so early 😆 You even kept insisting too! Hilarious and simultaneously adorable. Cute aF 😚👌
Dawn Marie, I cannot believe you figured it out that fast. What a bummer. I didn't figure it out myself until the end. So now you think you're a smarty pants I got a whodunit for you that you won't figure out. "Murder on the Orient Express" it's based on an Agatha Christie novel. They did a remake of it about 5 years ago, with actor Kenneth Branagh as Detective Hercules Poirot, that was really good if you don't fancy the old movies.
Kevin Spacey's Voice at the beginning gave it away back when it came out. I've seen reactors "figure it out" faster because most of them have seen most popular movies and get paid to pretend that they haven't.
The line up scene was saved in the edit. The cast kept corpsing for one reason or another, it was the editor John Ottman who pulled it together and gave it the appearance of the crooks just being completely relaxed about the situation. There are some other fun bits of trivia about the film - Keyser Soze was based on the name of a real lawyer, Keyser Sume which the writer thought was a cool name, but they realised they couldn't use if people were to still take the lawyer seriously. The writer of this was inspired by a film that Tarantino also got inspiration from (aka shamelessly copied) - the 70s film The Taking Of Pelham 123. I won't say why in case you want to watch the film, it's a wonderfully little thriller. Crooks take a tube train hostage, and it's no so much a whodunnit, it's more a case of trying to work out how they're going to get away with it. Benecio Del Toro uses such a weird accent in the film because he realised nothing he says actually matters, so instead he decided to make the character memorable. I can't remember when I worked out that Verbal was Keyser, but then I changed my mind in the scene where Verbal breaks down about it being Keaton. That's where the film got me, and THEN you get the brilliant reveal which was John Ottman's work again. What I love about this film is trying to break down what is real, what is based on real events and what bits are pure invention by Verbal
i think the title of this movie is inspired by the line in the movie you reacted to... Casablanca (1942). when the vici police chief Louise says "Round up the usual suspects." after Rick shoots the other vii officer.
Fun fact, during the lineup scene when Benicio Del Toro is about to have his turn saying the “phrase.” The other actors were laughing because he kept farting in the booth. The slap to his shoulder was real because he kept stinking up the place. The director, Bryan Singer, was getting upset because he wanted the scene to be more serious, but people kept telling him that this was more natural. The guys are career criminals. Any lineup or interrogation is gonna be a joke to them.
Well, you're so bloody smart, Dawn. You already know that I'm going to like and share, plus I'm already a subscriber. I don't know how you do it. Maybe you're in my bloody head right now.
About the title of this movie, you might remember another movie you reacted to called Casablanca. There was a famous line from that movie " Arrest the Usual Suspects". Casablanca can end up in most unusual places.
Dawn, you figured out the plot twist faster than anyone I have ever seen. CONGRATS.
It’s so neat to see how people who do reactions get to learn filmmaking to a point that they can sometimes predict twists like this just because of things like how long the camera stays on a character, etc.
Virtually everyone has that thought at that moment, or at least it should cross their mind. The trick is sticking to the initial guess.
But did she watch seven before this one?
Congrats?
I used to do the same. Guessing the plot or the twist. I ruined too many movie experiences for myself. But each to his own.
For me, it's almost 30 years, since I changed how I watch movies, and it's a far more enjoyable experience.
That's not really the point of the movie but go off
At 14 minutes, 40 seconds, Dawn proves again that she is a genius.
14:40 for those who would like a timecode
Correct time is more like 14:29 is more accurate though
Lol. Of course, having 28 years of pop culture references to this movie always helps. Have you noticed ‘reactors’ don’t figure out any of the newer mysteries? Because there is no subconscious info in their brains to help them “solve” it. I’ve watched these reactors figure out The Sixth Sense. Lol. A lot of them. When it came out, maybe .01% of ppl figured it out. Everybody else had to rewatch the movie to see if it added up.
Everybody kinda knows because he’s the only one left alive, right?.. The genius of the movie is how the movie leads you away from the obvious with the dishonest narrator..
@@frankiek2269 People request movies for reaction channels are usually the same across the board. Most popular, Black people watch American history X & the like, movies like this that dummies think is clever and horror movies that scare or gross out chick's (or chick like dudes).
We are watching other people watch stuff perhaps we need mental evaluations.
I've never heard of anyone figuring out who Kaiser was so early. Very impressive! Great reaction.
Lots of reactors do nowadays, because Kevin Spacey is a big name (plus it gets recommended after someone watches "Se7en").
I think if you lose track of the plot and/or start ignoring it, you get tons of film-making clues or can just guess based on the meta. I think there's loads of conventions they *have to* follow or the film ends up being a lousy watch. Even with all the misdirection, there has to be foreshadowing or the plot twist seems completely disconnected. Personally, I don't even want to try to guess, because the film-makers have created a wild ride for the audience and I want to stay on it.
@@grife3000 Yes! .... He was at that time Not a Usual Suspect.
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My mom figured it out really early. I asked how she knew and she said he had to be Keyser because everyone else was dead.
Here’s a tip Dawn.
Don’t ask for recommendations for movies with plot twists.
Because the moment you know a movie has or are knowingly going into a movie with a plot twist, the movie has essentially been spoiled for you.
Going into a movie with the knowledge that there is a plot twist is in itself a spoiler.
The 6th Sense was the exception to the rule.
@@chiefsteps-in-poo8447 No it isn’t.
That twist is super obvious if you know there’s a secret plot twist in the movie
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Just about everyone who went to that premiere wasn't expecting a twist like that. But I do see where you're coming from.
good point
That + they were particuralry recommend her this after SE7EN where Kevin Spacey is the villain. Of course she will figure it out...
If you want a great, twisty movie with a cool, complex plot that all falls into place by the end, I highly recommend 1997's LA Confidential. Strangely, that one ALSO stars Kevin Spacey. The man had a fantastic run in the 90s.
LA Confidential is one of my favorite films so I really hope Dawn reacts to it!
I agree. That film has an excellent cast.
Yes do LA Confidential, please. It so tense and engrossing, you will *love* it. A gritty cop drama. Huge cast of stars.
Yup. Great film.
Yep, LA Confidential is a good movie. Just like these Kevin Spacey movies: Glengarry Glen Ross; A Time to Kill; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; The Negotiator; American Beauty or K-PAX.
Good job, Sherlock! You did very well with your deductions, and aye, the movie gets better and better on re-watching it. One of my all time favs!
And if you like movies with a twist, gotta suggest one of the best: Sixth Sense (if you haven't seen it already)
@@tjtreks7134 She should also react to Memento, Primal Fear and the first Mission Impossible film for some great plot twists.
I think most everyone were pretty confused by this plot the first they saw it, until the big twist. You caught it super early!!! I sure as heck didn't the first time I saw it! You truly are mrs Sherlock Einstein!
There's a swedish movie I'd love to see you and others react to just to see what you'd think of it, if you'd get the humor. It's the 2003 movie Slim Susie (Smala Sussie) , a cult classic over here.
Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden
As soon as you said “a Swedish film” I thought, Lukas Moodysson movies ?
@@tempsitch5632 Nope, Ulf Malmros. But Lukas sure have made a couple of good ones too. 🙂
Apparently when this was in Cinemas in the UK someone drew on the advert for it at a bus stop which was a picture of the line up and someone had drawn an arrow above spacey saying "it was him" 😂
The title is a quote from Casablanca. The police captain would tell his men to round up the usual suspects
Fantastic job on the big plot twist. To this day, there are things I still pick up every time I rewatch this movie. My favorite, which I'd never noticed until you mentioned it, was that Verbal/Keyser is the only one who knows that Keaton's feelings for Edie are genuine, "the real thing." Everything about his public-facing persona says he's using her and doesn't care about her. He won't even return her affection in front of the police station or tell her he loves her back in case he's being watched. Even we believe he doesn't really love her. It's only when Verbal confronts him in his apartment that his real, private feelings come out. From that moment on, Verbal/Keyser knows that targeting Edie is the key to manipulating Keaton to do the job.
I'd honestly never noticed that detail until you mentioned it around 16:09. That's such a genius observation, and it totally tracks with the tangled plot of the film.
for your consideration - 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' 1988 very funny, very clever writing, with Michael Caine and Steve Martin. My gut tells me that you'll love it.
i figured it out about the same time you did. The key was it was most likely someone we've seen already rather than someone new.
my degrees are in electrical engineering. In semiconductor production, doping is the intentional introduction of impurities into an intrinsic semiconductor for the purpose of modulating its electrical, optical and structural properties. The doped material is referred to as an extrinsic semiconductor.
so any drug can be referred to as dope. as it is a foreign substance introduced into the body.
You don't need jokes. Your natural humor is perfect.
Good job guessing that right so early in the movie. Im impressed.
The phrase, "Round up the usual suspects" is from the movie Casablanca. Not sure if you've reviewed it, but if you haven''t you should.
Well done on the detective work. 👏👏 You guessed who Keyser Soze was long before I did when I initially saw it.
My suggestion for another film with an ensemble cast like this one is Glengarry Glen Ross. It's much easier to follow than The Usual Suspects.
Considering that she had just watched Seven, Spacey was easier to see as the protagonist
Fun because Glen Garry is a Scottish clan (McDonell) country, nearby River Garry in Scotland. (I know the movie is in the US).
I admit it's a place I'd like to visit once, because of my first name :).
I used to do the same. Guessing the plot or the twist. I ruined too many movie experiences for myself. But each to his own.
For me, it's almost 30 years, since I changed how I watch movies, and it's a far more enjoyable experience.
But the thing is, SHE KNEW there was a plot twist going in. If you saw the movie in its theatrical release, you didnt know a twist was coming...
Rob Roy.
One of my all time favorite movies. Good story all away around.
One word "Memento"
That will get your mind working.
fun fact... Fenster ripped a huge juicy fart in the lineup. thats why everyone was cracking up.
I can't believe you figured this out. I saw this movie when it came out and didn't have a clue until the end. This is such a good movie.
Good job, my friend told me I had to see it and right at the beginning I told her, it's him cuz he's the only one alive to tell the story! She just looked at me and didn't answer, at the end she was like how in the f did you do that?? Haha! I don't get em all but I got this one!!
Ok Dawn, I think you've been leading us astray - you are Kaiser soze! you're deduction at 16.20 when you pointed out that Verbal was the only one who knew keaton was in love (making his girlfriend an ideal hostage) was pure genius - i've seen this multiple times and I've never picked up on that and i've never heard anyone else mention it either - RESPECT! fun fact - did you pick up on the title as being a quote from Casablanca? - 'round up the usual suspects'. It's difficult to recommend movies with plot twists because they are easier to spot if you're looking out for them but here goes - Arrival, The Others, The Prestige, Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense, Psycho, Witness for the Prosecution (last 2 are by Alfred Hitchcock and are well worth seeing).
you are brilliant. i was totally fooled in 1995 , i remember rewinding the tape like 10 times because i couldn't believe that i had just been bamboozled, lol
This film is so well constructed that even when, at a certain point, I had decided that Spacey was Sose, I later abandoned the idea. So I really can't say I figured it out because by the time of the reveal I had rejected my earlier realization.
Impressed you called quite a few things, I was clueless watching this in the cinema. Great reaction. 👍
The one scene that gives it away is when Verbal says, "My guess is that you'll never hear from him again." Also, the close-up of him as he says the line doesn't help keep it a secret.
When they all started laughing in the lineup scene at the beginning, one of the guys farted during the take. They kept the scene as it was, but removed the sound during Post-production. I think the guy's name was Vincent D'nofrio, the tall one with the red shirt and black jacket.
The title of this movie comes from the classic film "Casablanca."
The famous line is "round up the usual suspects" spoken by Captain Renault.
I'm not sure if our Sherlock got to see this but I am going to recommend Memento and I think that'll be a much more difficult twist to crack lol
We are going to need to hear that Lochness Monster story!
Dawn,
Have you watched "Sunset Boulevard", "LA Confidential" and/or David Lynch's "Blue Velvet"?
I think you'd really enjoy those...
Great reaction you're genius. I didn't guess who the first time. This is one favorite movies of all time.
Ok, Sherlock. Your next challenge is The Game (1997). Looking forward to your take on that one.
My fav movie of all time
"True Romance" (1993). Great story, great writing, great cast...Just a great movie. Guarantee you'll love it, Dawn.
I second this... I also think she would love it.
As impressive as your detective work was, you can't say you've seen Nessie and leave it there. Details, Dawn, details please!!
I would love to see you react to L.A. Confidential.
Fantastic reaction! You must be a genius, because I didn't see the twist until the coffee mug dropped and saw "Kobiashi!" This is a great movie, and if it happens to be on television, I'll watch it again and again! I think that this and "The Shawshank Redemption" are 2 movies that I'll watch over and over again, whenever they're on!
"get busy living, or get busy dying."
Kobayashi, but, yeah, that moment is great.
Best twists - Memento - early Christopher Nolan with Guy Pearce and Trinity from the Matrix / American Beauty with Kevin Spacey and a wonderous Annette Benning
Best thrillers - LA Confidential - 50s cops vs mob early Russel Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey and Kim Basinger
You've said "best movie ever" in at least 20 videos, but you know what? You were right every single time. Cheers!
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy is a pretty good one to try to figure out who the bad guy is.
You nailed it about who Kaiser Sose was! It took me till the end much like everyone else. Great , great movie I saw it in the theater
The guy who wrote this was a security guard at the movie theater I used to manage. He wrote this while sitting in the car patrolling the parking lot
Watching The Usual Suspects a second time is well worth it as you pick up on loads of little things you missed first time around.
For another classic crime/noir film, I’d highly recommend “Chinatown” Jack Nicholson plays the lead.
Another great reaction from you, Dawn, and very clever working out who it was.
A TV series which I highly recommend is, 'The Night Manager' from 2016 starring, Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, and films, 'Chinatown' from 1974 and the sequel 'The Two Jakes' from 1990.
This is one of only 3 movies I've had to watch again immediately. I did not figure it out the first time.
Pretty impressive that you figured it out!
Might want to try your sleuth skills on "Memento" if you haven't already.
Me, Myself and Irene (2000)
Funny movie
That was a great reaction Sherlock / Einstein! You are so brilliant.
Miss Dawn has finally shaped up on her videos ,No more duds Thank you so much
One has to remember the historical context of this movie. Twists like this wasnt commonly done then, but 30 years of movie twists since has made this one a bit easier to suss out for people watching it for the first time these days. When this first came out though, this was the biggest mindfuck of a twist since Vader said he was Luke's father. Plus, Kevin Spacey was basically nobody at that point. Now you think, "well of course it's Spacey; he's the big name actor in this, so it's going to be him, duh". But he wasnt a big name actor yet when this came out. The big name in this movie, at the time (well, relatively speaking anyway), was Gabriel Byrne (ie Dean Keaton). And the movie constantly nudges you towards thinking it's Keaton who is Soze, right up until the fake reveal where Agent Kujon says it, so that you can say "hah! I knew it! I told you didnt I? I knew it had to be Keaton!". And then the movie hits you with the actual twist, and let me tell you, jaws hit the fucking floor in the movie theaters.
This is one of my absolute favorite crime thrillers.
Well done 👏 Dawn you cracked it so early. When this movie first came out being in the pre internet days ppl debated this movie for a long time. I'm looking forward to you getting into Guy Ritchie's movies.
Is this lovely Scottish lady going to make me become a Patreon, by putting on such incredible content?
I have a theory on the guy who wouldn't give up the case, that Verbal shot. Either he was doing that job for Soze' and told whatever u do, dont give up the case, because that job he was told to do by the lawyer, or even more likely, he knew Verbal was Soze'
You're very close: "Kaiser" means "emperor" in German ("König" would be "king"). It's derived from the Latin name/title "Caesar".
But this guy is spelled "Keyser"; Keyser Söze. 🙂
Super impressive that you figured it out
Just have a look at that incredible cast. Every single actor in this movie saying a few words is a great one. Maybe we didn't know then, but we learned later.
He played the loooong game.
He even went to prison and got to know one of the 'suspects' there to give him an 'in' with the group.
'You know me and they won't accept me without you.'
Suggetions:
The Bank Dick (1940)
Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Third Man (1949)
Psycho (1960)
Chinatown (1974)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Departed (2006)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
I've said it before: it's seriously spooky the way you guess things about these films the first time you watch them.
"Airheads" (1994) w/Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi (and a whole bunch of other people too).
"Death to Smoochy" (2002) w/Edward Norton & Robin Williams (and a bunch of other people too), directed by Danny DeVito.
The Way of the Gun was the directorial debut of Christopher Mcquarrie, who was the screenwriter for this. I don't think I've seen anyone react to that yet, but it's really good.
Holy smokes you nailed it!
I want to know more about the Loch Ness Monster sighting please. My belief is, since Loch Ness is a very straight tube-shaped loch, waves can bounce back and forth and sometimes make a visible humpy shape that moves along and finally "sinks" (i.e., dissipates). I wonder if that would be consistent with what you saw.
Congratulations on figuring it out so early. Not many people do; I know I didn't. 🙂
Also, "dope" is American slang for drugs in general, from marijuana to coke and everything else.
A great twisty-turny thing is the Michael Caine/Lawrence Olivier movie Sleuth, which no-one has reacted to yet. Well done, girl, I was about an hour behind you when I first saw this.
Genius! Well done, Sherlock. Very enjoyable reaction.
Now you just need to spend 3 days trying to decide how much of the entire film actually happened lol ! Well done Dawn, great reaction! 👍
Good job, 57, you genius, you !!!
Now, when did you see the Loch Ness Monster? That's the story i want to hear.
Me too.
This a great film and well done for working out who Keyser Soze was so early, it is a difficult story to follow the first time watching
@Dawn Marie Props for being on the right track that early in the movie.
And btw, you've been close with your German skills. "Kaiser" is German for emperor. King would be "König".
Brian Singer, the director, had to be convinced to leave in the line-up scene where they all crack up due to Beniccio del Toro cutting a huge fart. He was angry that the cast couldn't get serious. Sometimes Brian singer is a poo-poo head.
So there’s a thing that can happen on movie shoots, where a director of photography or the cinematographer can actually impose his will over the director’s and essentially take over the director’s duties, albeit subtly, possibly unconsciously.
That is absolutely what happened on this film.
Singer only made one thing before this that no one cares about now.
Unlike Tarantino whose Reservoir Dogs is still watched and referenced.
All the actors in this film are all grown men and seasoned actors. None of them are actors that needed to be held by the hand and given guidance by a kid in his mid-20s.
The strength of this film is the script, the actors, and the cinematography.
As well as the editing, music, and sound design.
This movie is a masterpiece despite of Singer, not because of him.
@@KrazyKat007 - wow. He really is a poo-head.
It’s so obvious when you rewatch it, but I didn’t catch it the first time. The ending still gives me chills, even though I’ve seen it many times.
It’s one of those movies you need to watch again
Amazing you figured it out so quick!
Spacey ruled the 90s. Won Oscar twice, first time for this one.
This is a GREAT movie! Ty for doing it!
This movie doesn’t get enough attention these days. Apparently not even the cast knew till the very end till it was time to film the final scene and there was some extended shouting matches between some actors and the director (trying to avoid spoilers for those who haven’t seen it before) when they found out they weren’t the guy…
Oh! That’s very interesting!
Another crime thriller to watch with Kevin Spacey: L A Confidential. Best movie of 1997!
The "usual suspects" title is a reference to a phrase spoke in one of the greatest movies ever made: Casablanca :)
In the line up they are all laughing because Del Toro farted during the scene and it smelled awful :) none of them could keep from laughing! 🤣😂🤣😂😂
The cigarette flick was legit! 🤣😂 Baldwin got hit right in the eye 🥲
Dawn you're a genius!! Don't know how you do it.
One off the best movies out there thanks so much dawn to the rescue as always Love from Dublin❤
His wrist watch and cigarette holder... At the beginning of the movie, he looks at that watch and takes a cigarette out before burning everything down. Later, we see those same things in evidence... The same stuff given back to him before he left the police station.
*18:00** youre too good at reading film language already, bc you do this for a living now.* ive seen this skill develop in many. & itll keep getting betr, even if you dont exactly know the film cues youre reading. nice one. _JC
Dope is slang for any drug. Well-done hon.
One of my favourites movies ever! Thanks!
Hey, I'm coming from Vancouver! Can't believe you got the twist so early 😆 You even kept insisting too! Hilarious and simultaneously adorable. Cute aF 😚👌
Dawn Marie, I cannot believe you figured it out that fast. What a bummer. I didn't figure it out myself until the end.
So now you think you're a smarty pants I got a whodunit for you that you won't figure out. "Murder on the Orient Express" it's based on an Agatha Christie novel. They did a remake of it about 5 years ago, with actor Kenneth Branagh as Detective Hercules Poirot, that was really good if you don't fancy the old movies.
Kevin Spacey's Voice at the beginning gave it away back when it came out. I've seen reactors "figure it out" faster because most of them have seen most popular movies and get paid to pretend that they haven't.
This is my second favorite movie behind Schindlers List which were also the first two Blu-ray’s I bought.
The line up scene was saved in the edit. The cast kept corpsing for one reason or another, it was the editor John Ottman who pulled it together and gave it the appearance of the crooks just being completely relaxed about the situation.
There are some other fun bits of trivia about the film - Keyser Soze was based on the name of a real lawyer, Keyser Sume which the writer thought was a cool name, but they realised they couldn't use if people were to still take the lawyer seriously. The writer of this was inspired by a film that Tarantino also got inspiration from (aka shamelessly copied) - the 70s film The Taking Of Pelham 123. I won't say why in case you want to watch the film, it's a wonderfully little thriller. Crooks take a tube train hostage, and it's no so much a whodunnit, it's more a case of trying to work out how they're going to get away with it. Benecio Del Toro uses such a weird accent in the film because he realised nothing he says actually matters, so instead he decided to make the character memorable.
I can't remember when I worked out that Verbal was Keyser, but then I changed my mind in the scene where Verbal breaks down about it being Keaton. That's where the film got me, and THEN you get the brilliant reveal which was John Ottman's work again. What I love about this film is trying to break down what is real, what is based on real events and what bits are pure invention by Verbal
Well done. Not sure I've ever seen anyone get it that fast
i think the title of this movie is inspired by the line in the movie you reacted to... Casablanca (1942). when the vici police chief Louise says "Round up the usual suspects." after Rick shoots the other vii officer.
Fun fact, during the lineup scene when Benicio Del Toro is about to have his turn saying the “phrase.” The other actors were laughing because he kept farting in the booth. The slap to his shoulder was real because he kept stinking up the place. The director, Bryan Singer, was getting upset because he wanted the scene to be more serious, but people kept telling him that this was more natural. The guys are career criminals. Any lineup or interrogation is gonna be a joke to them.
I suggest "To Kill a Mockingbird." It was filmed in the '60s but takes place in the '30s in Mississippi.
You are so much fun to watch. Stay sweet always and be well girl. GREAT reaction!!!!!! 😄
Well, you're so bloody smart, Dawn. You already know that I'm going to like and share, plus I'm already a subscriber. I don't know how you do it. Maybe you're in my bloody head right now.
She's a bloody genius.
About the title of this movie, you might remember another movie you reacted to called Casablanca. There was a famous line from that movie " Arrest the Usual Suspects". Casablanca can end up in most unusual places.
"Round up the usual suspects" is a line from Casablanca