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HEAT is actually a remake of a movie that Michael Mann made in the 80s, called L.A. Takedown, low budget and with unknown actors, if you see it is the same story but with less production, even includes the shooting in the streets but on a smaller budget. Michael Mann wanted to remake it with a bigger budget and with great actors.
Apparently, the actor playing Waingro went to jail a d the ither inmates all called him Waingro. The Grest Ass line was an adlib. "We needed more scenes with Natalie." Seconds later, "This film could be shorter." But you admit to the contradictions.
The point about Natalie Portman’s character is everyone in her life is so caught up in everything else, they forget about her. Even as the audience, we get so caught up in everything else, we forget about her.
That and both the audience and the character are so used to this stereotype of the cop protagonist that his marriage going down the drain is nothing we really bat an eye at and that even the character himself sees almost as a foregone conclusion and part of the routine to the point that it takes a child trying to exit stage left in his dingy little motel bathroom to actually rattle both him and the viewer.
The gunshot sounds echoing throughout the city is one thing, but Val Kilmer's reload there was so quick that it became a standard for how fast trained professionals should reload
1995 was a phenomenal year for the silver screen's crime genre: Heat, Se7en, The Usual Suspects, Casino, La Haine, etc... The first two were direct influences for The Dark Knight (2008) & The Batman (2022) respectively.
@@johnbernhardtsen3008 Studio-driven pictures are nothing new. It was the bedrock of the "Golden Age of Hollywood" (1927-1960). It had a revival in the 1980s when Don Simpson & Jerry Bruckheimer promoted their names more than the directors.
BTW, both of them are former Marines. Obviously, @30:31, Det Hannah, when he's being talked about by Jon Voight: "night school, marine corps" And Neil McCauley @13:59, after he sleeps with Eady and gets out of bed, you can see the eagle, globe, and anchor tattoo on his arm. So this story is essentially two marines ("there's a flip side to that coin") and their crews fighting each other.
Funfact. The ass scene with Pacino and Azaria was improvized screaming by Pacino. The scared Azaria was real. He almost pissed himself according to him
Additional fun fact: According to Azaria, it was the last take. The director Michael Mann likes to a lot of takes, so this was like take 70. Up until then Pacino was very subdued and let loose on the final take and they used that one.
@@SuperKnuckelsyeah, he did an interview with De Niro and Chris Nolan and Michael Mann would pull Al to the side and say, "Hanna would've taken a bump of coke before meeting with this guy..." Al would just acknowledge that comment and we got those explosive moments with Albert and Marciano.
@@TheMess9898 Mann had a similar story in a podcast I was listening to, but he said the way he and Pacino ended up working, he would always give him a "wild" off kilter take at the end when they already had a decent one in the bag just to see where it would go. Sometimes they would be "horrible", but other times he ended up putting it in the final cut like here.
Neil is always protecting is identity. No fingerprints on the glass - he also has a device on the phone at the restaurant when he calls Eady so he can't he recorded/traced
Mason Quinn is correct. The reload scene and that whole shootout scene are shown because of how tactically and seamlessly it was produced. From the reload to the cover and retreating fire. It's just a beautifully shot scene and the audio is absolutely insane.
Aa such big Nolan and Dark Knight fans, I'm surprised nobody mentioned the connection. The large city storytelling was directly what Nolan tried to emulate with The Dark Knight, starting with the bank heist, William Fichtner, down to the Joker and Batman interrogation scene, the entire film was an homage to Heat. Even the very loud gunshots, remade where Bruce fires the shots to recreate the Shattered bullet.
one of the top rated comments already mentioned that tdk is inspired by this film while the batman is inspired by se7en, both inspirations coming from 1995.
Val kilmer executes a perfect magazine change,so much so that when they showed it at army bases the troops cheered at that exact moment to show someone had put the time in, ex SAS soldier Andy mcnab trained the bad guys and the cops separately
The guy in the wheelchair who set up the bank score played Dolarhyde in "Manhunter" (1986) and the Ripper in "Last Action Hero" (1993). That's 2 Hannibal Lector killers in 1 movie.
@Diamond Dave...the fact that the viewer pretty much forgets about Natalie Portman's character is by design. She is a teenage girl with mental health issues and ultimately she feels "unseen" by everyone in her life. Her character was written purposely for you to not get to know her.
Greatest action movie of all time. The bank heist scene is 10/10, the coffee scene with Pacino and DeNiro is 10/10. The ending is brilliant, pacing top notch, stacked cast, insane tension, Pacino and DeNiro are obviously great, but Kilmer crushes it too, as does every one else. I only saw this for the first time a couple of months ago and I'm ashamed it took me so long, this film is incredible. Really can't say enough good stuff about it. I am HYPED to see this reaction.
One of the greatest movies ever made, so many iconic, incredible scenes but I could write an essay about the ending itself. Vincent and Neil finally embrace showing just how similar they are, Vincent looking into the distance wondering what’s next for him, Neil avoiding human contact his whole life only to ask for his hand to be held while he dies by his greatest adversary. Perfect ending, only thing that could’ve made it better was if there was a sunrise.
So stoked for you guys seeing this Michael Mann classic for the first time. There's life before you see HEAT, and then after. You're forever changed now. For the soo much better.
HEAT is actually a remake of a movie that Michael Mann made in the 80s, called L.A. Takedown, low budget and with unknown actors, if you see it is the same story but with less production, even includes the shooting in the streets but on a smaller scale.
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There was a novel or screenplay, I forget which, that picks up some years later with Chris working security for a drug cartel or some such. I don't know how good it is. HEAT was written originally as a TV series, but never got picked up; it got condensed as much as possible into a movie script. It was also very loosely based on a true story, about a similar crew in Chicago in the 60s or 70s. Vincent Hanna (Pacino) was supposedly a coke addict, which explains his manic energy.
Very well spotted re The Dark Knight casting. Watched this only the other night, first time in ages, and was really noticing just how influential it is on TDK. Nolan is quite open about it.
Hey guys, great choice. So glad I found this channel 💙✌️😊 Edit: one thing about the daughter..it could be a bit of a meta thing too. The filmmakers almost force the audience to forget about her, which makes it so impactful when we get the tub scene. She felt forgotten/abandoned & we the audience nearly forgot her too.
I was hoping someone had already pointed that out. The poor girl is only ever an afterthought, even in the scenes revolving around her, it's more of a nuisance that the adults have to figure out. I think her character was designed to be "forgotten" on purpose.
29:26 "greeeat ass, you got your head, all the way up it"😅 or "GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT, GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT" 😅 FUN FACT: even pacino admitted there are some scenes in this movie where he was on rhat "good stuff" so now you know how he was able to pull them scenes off so authentically 😅 guy looked off his rocker mate 😅
For me, this movie is a masterpiece -- a movie "opera" or novel, with this huge tapestry, all started with that one heist in the beginning, and Waingro screwing it up. Everything comes from that moment. For me it's all the little parallels and chances that make this movie so special. Neil and Vincent being reflections of each other, just like their crews are reflections of each other. Cheritto being shown having little girls of his own -- then coldly using a little girl as a shield in the bank heist (!). Chris gambling away his money and openly abusing Charlene (the woman the sun "rises and sets" with, ugh). Eady and Neil connecting in their loneliness (I love how honest their first conversations are -- and Neil leaving the water glass). Etc. And this cast!! Just unbelievable -- so many Oscar nominees/winners (DeNiro, Pacino, Voight, Portman, plus honorary Oscar winner Studi), plus a fantastic supporting cast list of so many badasses -- Tom Sizemore (RIP), Diane Venora, Ted Levine, William Fichtner, Amy Brenneman, a dozen others... (Little bit of trivia: Kevin Gage, who played Waingro, ended up in prison in the early 2000s for two years -- everyone called him "Waingro!") Dave, really disappointed in your rating and 'nitpicks.' You seemed to miss a lot here. You wanted more scenes to understand Natalie Portman's character, then criticize the movie for being too long. We got everything we needed with Portman -- a key scene none of you mentioned was Vincent picking her up and giving her a ride home -- she knew she could depend on him. Meanwhile, Oak, the Natalie Portman hospital moment isn't about a heavy-handed faux-reconciliation between Vincent and Justine. It's about showing that they are two people who love and get each other, but who will never be able to make it work. Justine also eloquently voices Vincent's difference from Natalie's Dad (and also from Neil) -- Natalie picked Vincent because she knew he loved her and was a better father than her worthless biodad. The opening scene with Vincent and Justine is important -- it's the last time they will ever be together. Then he goes on to his shower and the day he discovers Neil's crew, she pops a pill against depression, then goes to help her fragile daughter. Speaking of which, Answer, why add a scene with Natalie Portman feeling bad about her Dad not showing up (and her feeling not good enough for him to visit) when that is *exactly* what her freaking about the barrettes scene was for? It tells us everything we need to know, right there (as does Justine telling Vincent later that the dad never showed up). I honestly wouldn't change a thing about this movie -- I think it's incredibly rich and nuanced exactly as it is.
this is my 2nd favourite movie of all time and honestly I haven't been this excited about a reaction since your HP reactions, and I loved every second of it. Thank you!!!
In the director's commentary, Michael Mann noted that Al Pacino improvised the line "Because she's got a GREAT ASS!" Hank Azaria confirmed it, saying that Al Pacino's unexpected outburst "scared the hell out of me", "he just actually terrified me" and that his look of shock was "not acting at all".
Guys, I really enjoyed watching your reactions to this great film. My wife and I saw this in the theater when it was first released, and we loved it! One thing about the sound design during the bank shootout: They did it that way to show how the sound of the gunfire would be enhanced due to the tall buildings in that location. They were trying to simulate echoes and reverb with the use of different types of firearms in a downtown location with skyscrapers all around. In theaters, at that time, I thought the effects were quite good. ❤😂
Seen this upon release in my 20s. Some family flew in for the holidays, and my cousin and her husband and I were the only ones in the gathering below 60, so we decided to get some air after dinner and went to see a flick… Mann has blindsided me twice with masterpieces: Last of the Mohicans and Heat… Miami Vice the movie is highly underrated!
The cop that says... "The transponders haven't put on a bus to San Clemente"... plays the Huron Indian chief Magua in Daniel Day-Lewis's Last of the Mohicans! His name is Wes Studi , a wonderful actor!!❤️
I love this movie. But I can't get over the fact that no reactors point that Waingro is a serial killer. And doe the record.... You had Iceman, The Devil, President Palmer, captain Stottemyer, Machete, Geronimo, Sgt. Horvath, Judge Amy, Padre. Bubba, The always funny Hank Azaria and Bud Cort. What a cast. LOL. And if you can't tell, I've seen a lot of movies and shows. LOL
Michael Mann's whole filmography is pretty epic. I highly recomend checking Manhunter, Collateral, Last of Mohicans and Thief. And also despite their bad reputation, I think 2006's Miami Vice and Blackhat are really good too.
A lot of people don't have time to watch movies, they get an education, then get a job, have a family. Also a lot of adults have not watched Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones and I don't see anything wrong with that. Not everyone is like you who has accomplished nothing in their lives but sit around and watch movies 24/7.
@@Insomnia1029 I have an education, a job and a family, I still watch movies. The comment was clearly in jest, do you have to be a dickhead about it? You have no idea what that person has accomplished in their life...
Okay I'll bite. As codependent from childhood, leaving a glass of water (little bit of ice, condensation moistens the paper towel holding it)... Cool damp paper towel plus cool water - perfection. 💚💙💜
33:46, Earlier I like that that Voight's character drops in a tidbit about Hanna that he is a former Marine and a graduate of their sniper school. McCauley (DeNiro's character) is also a former Marine. So this brings some additional context to this conversation. This is one old Jarhead giving another a chance to get out before they have to draw down on one another. But they both are committed to their chosen profession. Later during the bank robbery their Marine Corps service comes back to the fore: * Hanna is able to drop Cherrito with a standing headshot. He isn't in the Corps anymore but he still kept up his shooting skills. He even rocks a short barrel rifle to be able to enter and exit a car quickly. * McCauley almost gets away clean but goes back under fire to save his teammate Chris. Later he could have escaped LA but had to divert to avenge Trejo and Cherito by ending Waingro. Despite wanting no attachments he was seriously attached to his crew. Both of these characters are stuck in their ways and it makes for a great movie!!
Love you guys!! Please review KISS KISS BANG BANG! RDJ, Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan - it's hilarious and a wicked story too. Definitely one of my favourite RDJ movies and Kilmer steals every scene!!
Great reaction guys, this is a phenomenal movie, one of my all-time favourites. If nobody has mentioned it already, this was also the first movie that Robert & Al had actually shared screen time. I first watched this movie in barracks while serving in the New Zealand Army. During the firefight outside the bank, when Val changes mags, about 5 or 6 of us simultaneously said "Good drills!!"
Just to mention about this movie, i'm with love with this masterpiece, i did a research on it, there are a fun facts here like : 1. Like you said Mr Mason Quinn, it's based on real story and just to add this : the "EPIC" dinner scene was happened for real between the 2 men in real life ; 2. the guys who standing behind "Alan Marciano" (Hank Azaria) who represents the Las Vegas Police in a movie is a cop for real ; 3. The LAX is closed after this movie and not allowed to use for a movie ; 4. The friend of "Neil McCauley" with a long hair named "Nate" in a movie is simply the Angelina Jolie's dad, great actor too ; 5. The floor where Neil and Nate are met to discuss the 1st heist was permanently closed ; 6. The restaurant where the dinner scene was set up is closed too ; 7. The exchange between the police and Neil's crew in LA street after the robbery was "EPIC" for sure because Michael Mann managed to "Amplify" the sound of shoot guns used in the movie to give this loud and creepy effects ; - There are a video on TH-cam for a real movie's location where the best scene was filmed ;
First time this movie came to my attention was when I was in the military, they showed the bank heist scene during our squad movement and tactics course.
This movie has been solidified in my top 10 action films since i first saw it growing up with my dad. Have probably seen it over 100 times and every time is as good as the last
You guys are killing me with the 'Ambulance Driver' comments 😅 I'm an EMT, and in the world of EMS, 'Ambulance Driver' is used as a tongue-in-cheek insult for EMTs because their scope of practice is less than a Paramedic so 'all they do is drive' (Not really, but that's the joke). Contrary to some belief, EMTs/Paramedics drive the ambulances. Not many places have a designated driver for the ambulance. Felt like I was at work for a minute.😂 Great reaction!
I remember watching this in a pretty decent cinema. By the end of the robbery shootout, your heart was racing because of the way it was shot and the surround sound, it really felt like you were in the middle of the shootout, fantastic directing.
The gun sounds during the shootout are real. Michael Mann said at first they used regular foley sound effects but those just didn't have the same impact as it was during the shoot on location, the echoes and sounds reverberating off the buildings, so they ditched the artificial gun sounds and just used the live sounds that were recorded on location during the filming. And like in all of Mann's movies, the weapons handling and usage is top notch. He subjects his actors to extensive and rigorous tactical firearms training with Mick Gould and Andy McNab, former Special Forces members of the British SAS. You can see stuff like that in "Collateral" and "Miami Vice (2006)" too.
The shape charges used on the armored truck seemed legit. Kilmers character correctly hit the flipper/plunger multiple times (like what would occur in a real scenario ) and the shockwave from the charges shattered the windscreens of nearby cars.
The house where Trejo is put out of his misery was shot at a house that was for sale at the time. The people who owned that house had seen the movie in theaters, and noticed that scene was in their now bedroom. They go home, pull the carpet up and there was a red stain on the floor from the makeup effects. I giggle whenever I heard Mann tell that story.
I took that route from 5th to the 110 in Downtown every workday on my way home at the time when this film came out It was surreal seeing the shootout on-screen.
Glad this has been made available on yt for free. One of my favorites. Another 90s classic Short Cuts Robert Altman. A dark comedy w the Pivs is Very Bad Things. Wicked laughs also stars John Favreau, Christian Slater and Cameron Diaz.
Michael Mann used full loads for the blanks in the guns, instead of quarter or half loads, that's why all the gunfire sounds so much more realistic. And for THE shootout scene, there were mics placed all over, so the gun you see and the environment you see are what you're actually hearing, they're not dubbed over generic gunfire/effects. Absolute madman, made for an amazing show.
Man we need a Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, criminal mobster movies in general marathon next! My recommendations: Goodfellas (ABOVE ALL ELSE), The Godfather 1&2, A Bronx Tale, Casino, Oceans 11&12, Taxi driver, American Gangster, Scarface, One upon a time in America.
Justine: "I have to demean myself with Ralph..." My wife: Jesus, he's right there! 😂 You think Ralph asked Vincent for a ride after that dagger to the heart? 😆
Back in the 1960's, when the real Vincent and Neil met accidentally in line at a luncheonette, they recognized each other and had coffee. The Vincent character was a former Chicago cop who was Michael Mann's consultant during the Miami Vice series run told him this story
Great idea for intro theme! Loved Quinn's glee of excitement watching & all your reactions to film, his right that sound design is awesome, that shootout scene is purely epic & great line by De Niro about walk away from anything in 30 seconds if you feel the heat & the delivery of Pacino's lines & your reactions to them were just pure gold! I think its De niro's & Pacinos best work & it didn't make the yt cut but the tv scene was a great line too "you can sleep with my wife, but you are not watching my tv!!" 😆 De Niro leaves a napkin round the glass so not to leave fingerprints, that cafe scene dialogue was shot perfectly, I just can't praise this movie enough! 1 of my favourites of all time that I can over & over, also some trivia, Payday2 videogame took alot of inspiration from this film, their heist missions "Big Bank" & "Heat Street" pay homage to the Bank heist & the street shootout scenes & you unlock a special hockey masks that's exact replica that De Niros crew wear in film. Super hyped for Heat 2 & thanks for this excellent content guys! 😎💙❤
My favorite scene is the early diner scene, Sizemore staring down the would be tough guy at the other table, and the reveal of the tarp lined car trunk.
Val Kilmer's reload is only part of the lore: That entire sequence (from when Kilmer spotted Bubba & the other cop hiding behind the UHaul to when DeNiro & Kilmer escape) is a great cinematic example of 'break contact' drills. It's by no means a coincidence that the technical advisors for this movie were former SAS soldiers Andy McNab (of 'Bravo Two Zero' fame) & Mick Gould (Mick's other credits as technical advisor include 'Ronin', 'Collateral', 'Miami Vice', 'Taken', & 'Public Enemies')
Finally, someone that tells a bit of truth. Yes, the SAS advisor is the reason this scene is soo good and legit. Again, it's never been used as a training film or anything else of the sort for military or law enforcement.
In case nobody's said it...the sound design wasn't designed....the gun shots in the main shootout were the natural sounds of the action taking place on camera. They tried to design sounds, but couldn't make them any better than the natural sounds created by shooting blanks.
It was cut from the final release, but Pacino's character was a major coke addict which explains his behavior. Its kind of a hilarious performance without those cut scenes
The original sound in the street shoot out was so good that they didn't touch it in post. What you see is exactly how it sounded on the day while filming.
The sound design during the shoot out was phenomenal and the scene between De Niro and Pacino in the diner was top notch. What was your reaction? Are you looking forward to Heat 2?
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HEAT is actually a remake of a movie that Michael Mann made in the 80s, called L.A. Takedown, low budget and with unknown actors, if you see it is the same story but with less production, even includes the shooting in the streets but on a smaller budget. Michael Mann wanted to remake it with a bigger budget and with great actors.
Please watch Little Miss Sunshine. Not the same genre, but one of the best movies out there.
you got to check out Ronin with De Niro
You guys gotta check out Takers
Apparently, the actor playing Waingro went to jail a d the ither inmates all called him Waingro.
The Grest Ass line was an adlib.
"We needed more scenes with Natalie." Seconds later, "This film could be shorter." But you admit to the contradictions.
The point about Natalie Portman’s character is everyone in her life is so caught up in everything else, they forget about her. Even as the audience, we get so caught up in everything else, we forget about her.
Great point. People often refer to this character as superfluous.
I've been watching this film for 30 years and i never thought of that! Thank you, makes me appreciate the film even more
That with the point of Al is really a terrible husband and stepfather because he's overindulged in his work.
That and both the audience and the character are so used to this stereotype of the cop protagonist that his marriage going down the drain is nothing we really bat an eye at and that even the character himself sees almost as a foregone conclusion and part of the routine to the point that it takes a child trying to exit stage left in his dingy little motel bathroom to actually rattle both him and the viewer.
It also emphasizes the fact that if Vincent stayed on Neil's trail, he would've found her too late.
The gunshot sounds echoing throughout the city is one thing, but Val Kilmer's reload there was so quick that it became a standard for how fast trained professionals should reload
That fact is always so badass to hear.
They mention that in the video.
He was taught by the best SAS legend Andy McNab
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1995 was a phenomenal year for the silver screen's crime genre: Heat, Se7en, The Usual Suspects, Casino, La Haine, etc... The first two were direct influences for The Dark Knight (2008) & The Batman (2022) respectively.
Heat is also a big influence on GTAV iirc
Higher learning and dead presidents
also "Copycat" (1995)
now the studios Hire the directors instead of giving them free reins to do kickass characters!
@@johnbernhardtsen3008 Studio-driven pictures are nothing new. It was the bedrock of the "Golden Age of Hollywood" (1927-1960). It had a revival in the 1980s when Don Simpson & Jerry Bruckheimer promoted their names more than the directors.
Such a beautiful ending with them holding hands. Both so similar to each other just on opposite sides of the line.
Al Pacino's very best acting in this movie is probably the way his eyes change when he opens the bathroom door, truly amazing.
I think the take on his eyes at the end when he's holding Neil's hand is more affecting.
BTW, both of them are former Marines.
Obviously, @30:31, Det Hannah, when he's being talked about by Jon Voight: "night school, marine corps"
And Neil McCauley @13:59, after he sleeps with Eady and gets out of bed, you can see the eagle, globe, and anchor tattoo on his arm.
So this story is essentially two marines ("there's a flip side to that coin") and their crews fighting each other.
Funfact. The ass scene with Pacino and Azaria was improvized screaming by Pacino. The scared Azaria was real. He almost pissed himself according to him
i think in an interview that Pacino did, he also said he was doing coke at said time lol
Additional fun fact: According to Azaria, it was the last take. The director Michael Mann likes to a lot of takes, so this was like take 70. Up until then Pacino was very subdued and let loose on the final take and they used that one.
@@SuperKnuckelsyeah, he did an interview with De Niro and Chris Nolan and Michael Mann would pull Al to the side and say, "Hanna would've taken a bump of coke before meeting with this guy..." Al would just acknowledge that comment and we got those explosive moments with Albert and Marciano.
@@SuperKnuckels No, he said that his imagined his character was doing coke.
@@TheMess9898 Mann had a similar story in a podcast I was listening to, but he said the way he and Pacino ended up working, he would always give him a "wild" off kilter take at the end when they already had a decent one in the bag just to see where it would go. Sometimes they would be "horrible", but other times he ended up putting it in the final cut like here.
The napkin at 14:20 around the glass is also no fingerprints are left
Neil is always protecting is identity. No fingerprints on the glass - he also has a device on the phone at the restaurant when he calls Eady so he can't he recorded/traced
I was an Infantry tactical specialist when I was in the army and that bank scene was legit!! What a movie this is :)
Mason Quinn is correct. The reload scene and that whole shootout scene are shown because of how tactically and seamlessly it was produced. From the reload to the cover and retreating fire. It's just a beautifully shot scene and the audio is absolutely insane.
Ya, was the whole scene and not just the reload.....
BRILLIANT film. Rest easy Tom Sizemore.
Whoa I didn't know he died last year
@@123haninhk Neither did I, damn.
@@123haninhk I only found out after this video D: Had no idea either
Hear hear. One of those artists who struggled big time his whole life, and while it damaged some of his work it also fueled others 💜
Likely underrated. I always thought of him as a poor man’s Madsen but he deserved better now that I think on it.
Aa such big Nolan and Dark Knight fans, I'm surprised nobody mentioned the connection.
The large city storytelling was directly what Nolan tried to emulate with The Dark Knight, starting with the bank heist, William Fichtner, down to the Joker and Batman interrogation scene, the entire film was an homage to Heat.
Even the very loud gunshots, remade where Bruce fires the shots to recreate the Shattered bullet.
one of the top rated comments already mentioned that tdk is inspired by this film while the batman is inspired by se7en, both inspirations coming from 1995.
Val kilmer executes a perfect magazine change,so much so that when they showed it at army bases the troops cheered at that exact moment to show someone had put the time in, ex SAS soldier Andy mcnab trained the bad guys and the cops separately
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The guy in the wheelchair who set up the bank score played Dolarhyde in "Manhunter" (1986) and the Ripper in "Last Action Hero" (1993). That's 2 Hannibal Lector killers in 1 movie.
Surprised no one seemed to recognise Jon Voight.
Exactly. I felt the same. Come on guys
@Diamond Dave...the fact that the viewer pretty much forgets about Natalie Portman's character is by design. She is a teenage girl with mental health issues and ultimately she feels "unseen" by everyone in her life. Her character was written purposely for you to not get to know her.
Greatest action movie of all time.
The bank heist scene is 10/10, the coffee scene with Pacino and DeNiro is 10/10. The ending is brilliant, pacing top notch, stacked cast, insane tension, Pacino and DeNiro are obviously great, but Kilmer crushes it too, as does every one else.
I only saw this for the first time a couple of months ago and I'm ashamed it took me so long, this film is incredible. Really can't say enough good stuff about it.
I am HYPED to see this reaction.
One of the greatest movies ever made, so many iconic, incredible scenes but I could write an essay about the ending itself.
Vincent and Neil finally embrace showing just how similar they are, Vincent looking into the distance wondering what’s next for him, Neil avoiding human contact his whole life only to ask for his hand to be held while he dies by his greatest adversary. Perfect ending, only thing that could’ve made it better was if there was a sunrise.
So stoked for you guys seeing this Michael Mann classic for the first time. There's life before you see HEAT, and then after. You're forever changed now. For the soo much better.
Amy brenneman is the actress who played the love interest of neil ( deniro) she was on a tv series in the 2000s called judging amy
She was also in the movie Daylight, which my family watched every time it was on TV
She was also in the movie Fear
NYPD Blue also
Speaking of Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon is a MUST if you lads haven't seen it.
HEAT is actually a remake of a movie that Michael Mann made in the 80s, called L.A. Takedown, low budget and with unknown actors, if you see it is the same story but with less production, even includes the shooting in the streets but on a smaller scale.
I had that on VHS, it's still a great movie despite the low budget and unknown actors.
It was a pilot for a series that Mann wanted to do. Xander Berkeley was in the original playing Waingro!
*Oak grabs notepad*
“Heh heh… over and flip”
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Also may I request "The Bank Job" for your next heist movie possibly in future.🙏
Saw it in the movies...Christmas 1995. Everyone was stunned. Such an excellent movie.
Police found a VHS copy of this movie, in the home of the High Incident Bandits. After they died in the infamous 1997 North Hollywood Shootout.
There was a novel or screenplay, I forget which, that picks up some years later with Chris working security for a drug cartel or some such. I don't know how good it is.
HEAT was written originally as a TV series, but never got picked up; it got condensed as much as possible into a movie script. It was also very loosely based on a true story, about a similar crew in Chicago in the 60s or 70s.
Vincent Hanna (Pacino) was supposedly a coke addict, which explains his manic energy.
The book is AMAZING, IMO. It's also a prequel.
Very well spotted re The Dark Knight casting. Watched this only the other night, first time in ages, and was really noticing just how influential it is on TDK. Nolan is quite open about it.
Hey guys, great choice. So glad I found this channel 💙✌️😊
Edit: one thing about the daughter..it could be a bit of a meta thing too. The filmmakers almost force the audience to forget about her, which makes it so impactful when we get the tub scene. She felt forgotten/abandoned & we the audience nearly forgot her too.
I was hoping someone had already pointed that out. The poor girl is only ever an afterthought, even in the scenes revolving around her, it's more of a nuisance that the adults have to figure out. I think her character was designed to be "forgotten" on purpose.
Exactly. Hits so much harder when approched from that perspective @@melanie62954
I feel like Pacino has been doing some variation of his scent of woman character ever since he finally won that oscar
The gun shootout scenes were choreographed by andy macnab from the british sas.
29:26 "greeeat ass, you got your head, all the way up it"😅 or "GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT, GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT" 😅
FUN FACT: even pacino admitted there are some scenes in this movie where he was on rhat "good stuff" so now you know how he was able to pull them scenes off so authentically 😅 guy looked off his rocker mate 😅
For me, this movie is a masterpiece -- a movie "opera" or novel, with this huge tapestry, all started with that one heist in the beginning, and Waingro screwing it up. Everything comes from that moment.
For me it's all the little parallels and chances that make this movie so special. Neil and Vincent being reflections of each other, just like their crews are reflections of each other. Cheritto being shown having little girls of his own -- then coldly using a little girl as a shield in the bank heist (!). Chris gambling away his money and openly abusing Charlene (the woman the sun "rises and sets" with, ugh). Eady and Neil connecting in their loneliness (I love how honest their first conversations are -- and Neil leaving the water glass). Etc.
And this cast!! Just unbelievable -- so many Oscar nominees/winners (DeNiro, Pacino, Voight, Portman, plus honorary Oscar winner Studi), plus a fantastic supporting cast list of so many badasses -- Tom Sizemore (RIP), Diane Venora, Ted Levine, William Fichtner, Amy Brenneman, a dozen others... (Little bit of trivia: Kevin Gage, who played Waingro, ended up in prison in the early 2000s for two years -- everyone called him "Waingro!")
Dave, really disappointed in your rating and 'nitpicks.' You seemed to miss a lot here. You wanted more scenes to understand Natalie Portman's character, then criticize the movie for being too long. We got everything we needed with Portman -- a key scene none of you mentioned was Vincent picking her up and giving her a ride home -- she knew she could depend on him. Meanwhile, Oak, the Natalie Portman hospital moment isn't about a heavy-handed faux-reconciliation between Vincent and Justine. It's about showing that they are two people who love and get each other, but who will never be able to make it work. Justine also eloquently voices Vincent's difference from Natalie's Dad (and also from Neil) -- Natalie picked Vincent because she knew he loved her and was a better father than her worthless biodad.
The opening scene with Vincent and Justine is important -- it's the last time they will ever be together. Then he goes on to his shower and the day he discovers Neil's crew, she pops a pill against depression, then goes to help her fragile daughter. Speaking of which, Answer, why add a scene with Natalie Portman feeling bad about her Dad not showing up (and her feeling not good enough for him to visit) when that is *exactly* what her freaking about the barrettes scene was for? It tells us everything we need to know, right there (as does Justine telling Vincent later that the dad never showed up).
I honestly wouldn't change a thing about this movie -- I think it's incredibly rich and nuanced exactly as it is.
this is my 2nd favourite movie of all time and honestly I haven't been this excited about a reaction since your HP reactions, and I loved every second of it. Thank you!!!
What’s your first fav ?
@@10100110101 well I'm kind of obsessed with Drive from 2011
1 Drive 2 Heat 3 Prisoners that's my list
@@10100110101 Drive. without question
1 Drive 2 Heat 3 Prisoners that's my list
In the director's commentary, Michael Mann noted that Al Pacino improvised the line "Because she's got a GREAT ASS!" Hank Azaria confirmed it, saying that Al Pacino's unexpected outburst "scared the hell out of me", "he just actually terrified me" and that his look of shock was "not acting at all".
Oh boy this is gonna be great. Love this movie and your reactions are fast becoming some of my favourites. Looking forward to watching now! ❣
I also hadn’t seen this for the longest time and felt so bad that it took me a while. It’s such a badass movie.
Guys, I really enjoyed watching your reactions to this great film. My wife and I saw this in the theater when it was first released, and we loved it! One thing about the sound design during the bank shootout: They did it that way to show how the sound of the gunfire would be enhanced due to the tall buildings in that location. They were trying to simulate echoes and reverb with the use of different types of firearms in a downtown location with skyscrapers all around. In theaters, at that time, I thought the effects were quite good. ❤😂
Seen this upon release in my 20s. Some family flew in for the holidays, and my cousin and her husband and I were the only ones in the gathering below 60, so we decided to get some air after dinner and went to see a flick… Mann has blindsided me twice with masterpieces: Last of the Mohicans and Heat… Miami Vice the movie is highly underrated!
The cop that says... "The transponders haven't put on a bus to San Clemente"... plays the Huron Indian chief Magua in Daniel Day-Lewis's Last of the Mohicans! His name is Wes Studi , a wonderful actor!!❤️
I have not seen this movie since it first came out ! I cannot wait to see this reaction! Great movie !
I love this movie. But I can't get over the fact that no reactors point that Waingro is a serial killer. And doe the record.... You had Iceman, The Devil, President Palmer, captain Stottemyer, Machete, Geronimo, Sgt. Horvath, Judge Amy, Padre. Bubba, The always funny Hank Azaria and Bud Cort. What a cast. LOL. And if you can't tell, I've seen a lot of movies and shows. LOL
Michael Mann's whole filmography is pretty epic. I highly recomend checking Manhunter, Collateral, Last of Mohicans and Thief. And also despite their bad reputation, I think 2006's Miami Vice and Blackhat are really good too.
The wait is done finally heat reaction great film
Oh man now that you've done Heat, you HAVE to do Collateral.
first time watching THIS phenomenal classic? have you been living under a rock??
A lot of people don't have time to watch movies, they get an education, then get a job, have a family. Also a lot of adults have not watched Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones and I don't see anything wrong with that. Not everyone is like you who has accomplished nothing in their lives but sit around and watch movies 24/7.
@@Insomnia1029but you will reply to his message and now I'm replying to yours
@@Insomnia1029That's a whole lot of projection. You doing ok, buddy?
@@Insomnia1029 I have an education, a job and a family, I still watch movies.
The comment was clearly in jest, do you have to be a dickhead about it? You have no idea what that person has accomplished in their life...
@@Insomnia1029rude
Another good DeNiro heist movie is The Score (2001), with Edward Norton. Also Marlon Brando's last film
Okay I'll bite. As codependent from childhood, leaving a glass of water (little bit of ice, condensation moistens the paper towel holding it)... Cool damp paper towel plus cool water - perfection. 💚💙💜
This is exactly what we needed
33:46, Earlier I like that that Voight's character drops in a tidbit about Hanna that he is a former Marine and a graduate of their sniper school. McCauley (DeNiro's character) is also a former Marine. So this brings some additional context to this conversation. This is one old Jarhead giving another a chance to get out before they have to draw down on one another. But they both are committed to their chosen profession.
Later during the bank robbery their Marine Corps service comes back to the fore:
* Hanna is able to drop Cherrito with a standing headshot. He isn't in the Corps anymore but he still kept up his shooting skills. He even rocks a short barrel rifle to be able to enter and exit a car quickly.
* McCauley almost gets away clean but goes back under fire to save his teammate Chris. Later he could have escaped LA but had to divert to avenge Trejo and Cherito by ending Waingro. Despite wanting no attachments he was seriously attached to his crew.
Both of these characters are stuck in their ways and it makes for a great movie!!
Love you guys!! Please review KISS KISS BANG BANG! RDJ, Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan - it's hilarious and a wicked story too. Definitely one of my favourite RDJ movies and Kilmer steals every scene!!
Great reaction guys, this is a phenomenal movie, one of my all-time favourites. If nobody has mentioned it already, this was also the first movie that Robert & Al had actually shared screen time. I first watched this movie in barracks while serving in the New Zealand Army. During the firefight outside the bank, when Val changes mags, about 5 or 6 of us simultaneously said "Good drills!!"
Always thought this movie had the best shoot out scene EVER! Great reaction!
Just to mention about this movie, i'm with love with this masterpiece, i did a research on it, there are a fun facts here like :
1. Like you said Mr Mason Quinn, it's based on real story and just to add this : the "EPIC" dinner scene was happened for real between the 2 men in real life ;
2. the guys who standing behind "Alan Marciano" (Hank Azaria) who represents the Las Vegas Police in a movie is a cop for real ;
3. The LAX is closed after this movie and not allowed to use for a movie ;
4. The friend of "Neil McCauley" with a long hair named "Nate" in a movie is simply the Angelina Jolie's dad, great actor too ;
5. The floor where Neil and Nate are met to discuss the 1st heist was permanently closed ;
6. The restaurant where the dinner scene was set up is closed too ;
7. The exchange between the police and Neil's crew in LA street after the robbery was "EPIC" for sure because Michael Mann managed to "Amplify" the sound of shoot guns used in the movie to give this loud and creepy effects ;
- There are a video on TH-cam for a real movie's location where the best scene was filmed ;
39:25 The best movie shootout ever. It manages to make the sound of dead silence more deafening than the sound of the gunfire.
I cannot believe you guys never saw this! This was fun to watch
Still one of my favorite films, always happy to find another channel has reacted to this classic :)
When Al Pacino is driving, about to meet Deniro for the first time and the end/final face off scenes have the best score ever
First time this movie came to my attention was when I was in the military, they showed the bank heist scene during our squad movement and tactics course.
This movie has been solidified in my top 10 action films since i first saw it growing up with my dad. Have probably seen it over 100 times and every time is as good as the last
One of my favorite movie!!!!!! 🍿🍿🍿🍿
Top 3 Action Movies of the 1990's for me
You guys are killing me with the 'Ambulance Driver' comments 😅 I'm an EMT, and in the world of EMS, 'Ambulance Driver' is used as a tongue-in-cheek insult for EMTs because their scope of practice is less than a Paramedic so 'all they do is drive' (Not really, but that's the joke). Contrary to some belief, EMTs/Paramedics drive the ambulances. Not many places have a designated driver for the ambulance. Felt like I was at work for a minute.😂 Great reaction!
Today I learned Heat is apparently a comedy the way these guys were laughing at everything lmao
The beginning was amazing. I'm glad you guys finally saw it!! And Diamond Dave not water but Red bulls 😂
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I remember watching this in a pretty decent cinema. By the end of the robbery shootout, your heart was racing because of the way it was shot and the surround sound, it really felt like you were in the middle of the shootout, fantastic directing.
About time, guys!!!! This ones a banger of a movie! Lets go! ❤😂
The gun sounds during the shootout are real. Michael Mann said at first they used regular foley sound effects but those just didn't have the same impact as it was during the shoot on location, the echoes and sounds reverberating off the buildings, so they ditched the artificial gun sounds and just used the live sounds that were recorded on location during the filming. And like in all of Mann's movies, the weapons handling and usage is top notch. He subjects his actors to extensive and rigorous tactical firearms training with Mick Gould and Andy McNab, former Special Forces members of the British SAS. You can see stuff like that in "Collateral" and "Miami Vice (2006)" too.
The shape charges used on the armored truck seemed legit. Kilmers character correctly hit the flipper/plunger multiple times (like what would occur in a real scenario ) and the shockwave from the charges shattered the windscreens of nearby cars.
the bank scene is awesome with decent speakers :O and the face to face in the restaurant is just mythic
The house where Trejo is put out of his misery was shot at a house that was for sale at the time. The people who owned that house had seen the movie in theaters, and noticed that scene was in their now bedroom.
They go home, pull the carpet up and there was a red stain on the floor from the makeup effects. I giggle whenever I heard Mann tell that story.
I took that route from 5th to the 110 in Downtown every workday on my way home at the time when this film came out It was surreal seeing the shootout on-screen.
Glad this has been made available on yt for free. One of my favorites. Another 90s classic Short Cuts Robert Altman.
A dark comedy w the Pivs is Very Bad Things. Wicked laughs also stars John Favreau, Christian Slater and Cameron Diaz.
Michael Mann used full loads for the blanks in the guns, instead of quarter or half loads, that's why all the gunfire sounds so much more realistic. And for THE shootout scene, there were mics placed all over, so the gun you see and the environment you see are what you're actually hearing, they're not dubbed over generic gunfire/effects. Absolute madman, made for an amazing show.
Man we need a Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, criminal mobster movies in general marathon next!
My recommendations:
Goodfellas (ABOVE ALL ELSE),
The Godfather 1&2,
A Bronx Tale,
Casino,
Oceans 11&12,
Taxi driver,
American Gangster,
Scarface,
One upon a time in America.
Definitely American Gangster-- one of Denzel's best (and that is a very hard list to order)!
Justine: "I have to demean myself with Ralph..."
My wife: Jesus, he's right there! 😂
You think Ralph asked Vincent for a ride after that dagger to the heart? 😆
29:38 Famous Scene!😂😂😂
you're the man
"The President"! Have y'all all gone thru the 24 series?
Also “The Unit” loved that show with Haysbert
Al Pacino is the gift that keeps giving. Icon.
Back in the 1960's, when the real Vincent and Neil met accidentally in line at a luncheonette, they recognized each other and had coffee. The Vincent character was a former Chicago cop who was Michael Mann's consultant during the Miami Vice series run told him this story
Saw it in the theater. All time fav. I always thought strange this tight crew would have a stranger join them for a heist.
Great idea for intro theme! Loved Quinn's glee of excitement watching & all your reactions to film, his right that sound design is awesome, that shootout scene is purely epic & great line by De Niro about walk away from anything in 30 seconds if you feel the heat & the delivery of Pacino's lines & your reactions to them were just pure gold! I think its De niro's & Pacinos best work & it didn't make the yt cut but the tv scene was a great line too "you can sleep with my wife, but you are not watching my tv!!" 😆 De Niro leaves a napkin round the glass so not to leave fingerprints, that cafe scene dialogue was shot perfectly, I just can't praise this movie enough! 1 of my favourites of all time that I can over & over, also some trivia, Payday2 videogame took alot of inspiration from this film, their heist missions "Big Bank" & "Heat Street" pay homage to the Bank heist & the street shootout scenes & you unlock a special hockey masks that's exact replica that De Niros crew wear in film. Super hyped for Heat 2 & thanks for this excellent content guys! 😎💙❤
My favorite scene is the early diner scene, Sizemore staring down the would be tough guy at the other table, and the reveal of the tarp lined car trunk.
Amazing reaction!! Old movie, but still great. The gunfire sounds are just incredible. Love that y'all appreciate it.
Watched this for the first time over the weekend!
Matt from Govee here. Absolutely loved that one. Keep up the awesome work.
Love the Govee camera. Lots of options on that we haven't fully utilized yet. We have handful of govee items too. 🤘
Mid to late 90’s was peak practical effects in movies. All real explosions and car wrecks.
The opening crawl. RDR 2 has it's style seeped into you now..
Val Kilmer's reload is only part of the lore: That entire sequence (from when Kilmer spotted Bubba & the other cop hiding behind the UHaul to when DeNiro & Kilmer escape) is a great cinematic example of 'break contact' drills. It's by no means a coincidence that the technical advisors for this movie were former SAS soldiers Andy McNab (of 'Bravo Two Zero' fame) & Mick Gould (Mick's other credits as technical advisor include 'Ronin', 'Collateral', 'Miami Vice', 'Taken', & 'Public Enemies')
Finally, someone that tells a bit of truth. Yes, the SAS advisor is the reason this scene is soo good and legit.
Again, it's never been used as a training film or anything else of the sort for military or law enforcement.
Phenomenal film. Glad that you guys gave it the time it deserved!
One of the coolest movies ever straight up. Michael Mann is a god among men
I was hoping the bus with the transponder in "Thief" said San Clemente...alas it said Des Moines 🤷♂️🤣
The guy in the wheelchair in the beginning of the movie Pacino or De Niro (can't remember) was talking to was that 7ft guy in the "Manhunter".
In case nobody's said it...the sound design wasn't designed....the gun shots in the main shootout were the natural sounds of the action taking place on camera. They tried to design sounds, but couldn't make them any better than the natural sounds created by shooting blanks.
Stepping the intro up!
It was cut from the final release, but Pacino's character was a major coke addict which explains his behavior. Its kind of a hilarious performance without those cut scenes
The original sound in the street shoot out was so good that they didn't touch it in post. What you see is exactly how it sounded on the day while filming.
Great film I saw in theaters at 15 years old. I was transfixed. You can see how much inspiration Christopher Nolan has taken throughout his career.
I just realized that the sound effect at 42:51 is what some FPS use for players aiming down sights.
OH MY WE WATCHING ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALL TIME FILMS!!! YALL ARE MY GUYS!!!!