“Lock Stock and Two smoking barrels” is kind of a prequel and is really good. The FX series LEGION is a mind blower that not many people have reacted too yet
“Lock Stock and Two smoking barrels” was the first movie that popped in my head to suggest after seeing "Snatch" thumbnail - good call, I'll second that one!
Yeah, this movie gets better and better each time you watch it. The first time, you're just trying to figure out the story. But when watching a second time, you can focus on the dialog, since you understand what's going on. And yes, Brad Pitt played the part of Mickey perfectly.
This is a flawless movie. Everything about it is a 10. The acting, writing, directing, music. It's literally perfect, and I've never seen another movie like it. I used to play it in the background like it was a favourite album. It's just a vibe.
Have you see CIRCUS? ( I forget her name but one of the X-men is in it.. she was the mom in Taken also.) (One of the nihilists in the porno from the Big Lebowski is in it too.)
Well I wouldn't call Wimbledon FC top division or they would still be around. But in case Vinnie is reading this I didn't mean it 😀 top bloke though and there's the infamous picture of him grabbing Gazza's nuts.
If you like Vinnie Jones and ever get your hands on a copy of "Survive Style 5+", watch it. Highly recommended, is a great, absurd Japanese action/comedy staring Vinnie Jones with an absolutely iconic performance.
@@MorbidCrow666 When Vinnie Jones was playing for Wimbledon they were in the first division which at the time was the top division in English football. It doesn't matter what you'd call them. They were a top division team.
@@MorbidCrow666 Wimbledon were a top team. They were in the premier league and they won the FA Cup. The only reason they vanished is because in a hugely controversial move the team was moved to an entirely different city where the team was renamed. It's to the fans credit though that a brand new team was started from scratch and fought their way from nothing to the football league again
Do you know what "nemesis" means? A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an 'orrible cunt... me. I use that one often 😆🤌
"You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity." It's insane that Brad Pitt actually has what most people consider one of the most accurate Irish accents. People from the backwoods of Ireland are this unintelligible, but lots of Irish people say that they cant fully get this movie because they understand everything Brad Pitt says, so it's not as funny the miscommunication. Also, you guys should check out "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) next.
@@jillwanlin9558 Once I got closed captioning and could understand the dialog, I loved it. 'Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels' is even better. It has one of my favorite quotes (when referring to a man as a cheapskate) . . " when he's not picking peanuts out of poop..."
Guy Ritchie is one of my favorite movie producers and directors of all time you should check out, "Lock Stock and Two Smoking barrels" by him, it's got a excellent plot and the movie is hilarious. If you like how all these different characters interact and come together, you'll definitely like that one. Guy has done quite a few films already and he's got signature cinematography.
This movie made me fall in love with Guy Ritchie's style. The writing, the direction and pacing. They're perfect. Next recommendations: - Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels - RocknRolla - The Gentlemen
Guy Richie is a great filmmaker, though some of his projects are hit and miss, The Gentlemen is definately worth a watch. The Robert Downey Jr Sherlock Holmes films are also a lot of fun.
Fun fact one of the heavyweight boxing champions of the world right now is an Irish traveler who calls himself the Gipsy King who grew up mostly in the UK. Boxing is very big in his culture.
If there was ever an English speaking movie that required closed captioning to understand, this was it, had to rewind all of Brad Pitt's scenes, so good
@@TequilaToothpick "Particularly partial to the periwinkle blue" wouldn't be such a great line if you couldn't hear him say it... it's not that hard to hear what he says in this movie if you're used to that kinda accent.
Great choice guys! You can't go wrong with a Guy Richie film. In old English a pike was a road. A "pikey" or "piker" is a person who travels on a road or pike (think turnpike) so gypsys, or in this case the traveling Irishmen, were known as pikers or pikeys.
As I understand it, the "pike" is the turnpike or tollgate on a road where you need to pay a fee to enter a town or use a road. In days of old the gypsies would be prevented from entering a town at the turnpike so would set up camp there until moved on and so became referred to as "pikies".
Yeah, a pikey is a slang term (somewhat offensive/derogatory) mostly used in the UK to refer to people who are of the Traveller community. They're generally not well liked. They travel around and put their caravans wherever they want, don't pay taxes, don't care about the laws/police, and generally cause a niusance (make a mess of where they stay, steal, and lots of fighting since bare knuckle fighting is part of their culture and they learn to fight from a young age. Tyson Fury is from the travelling community btw). Pitt actually does an impressive job of the 'irish'/pikey accent
He's right. Turkish and Tommy lived because Mickey and his friends took care of Brick Top, the bad guy they were answering to. Mickey had no problem with them so they lived. And Avi didnt go back to England, Tarantino just brought everything back home in that scene. Turkish and Tommy taking the diamond to that guy is what got the events in the movie started, hence the beginning scene again.
Turkish and Tommy taking the diamond to Dug at the start of the film is a flash forward to the end of the film. It happens after the events of the rest of the movie.
BJ you nailed it that is Guy Ritchie's style of movie. Smokin' Aces and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels are just as fun and confusing. Ritchie has a new movie, The Covenant, is coming out this year.
Brad Pitt and Jason Statham had outstanding performances in this movie in my opinion. Thank you so much for this reaction Asia and BJ! One of my all time favourite movies, so much happening, took me a few times to watch to understand it all and also understand the British humour, which when you get use to, is so hilarious and sarcastic 😂 with love from Australia!
I'm glad you reacted to this movie. It's one of my favorites. As I'm sure others here will say, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a movie by the same director as Snatch and has some of the same actors. You'll have the same problem with the accents and slang, but it's worth it. Also it's Jason Statham's first movie.
When I first saw this movie I thought Brad Pitt had really overdone the accent, but Irish friends have assured me that that's EXACTLY how Irish gypsies really do speak. I think it's one of his best roles, if not the best of the lot. It's a great film all round, with good acting, a great script, an intricate and absorbing plot, and a great ending.
"Pikey" is a derogatory term for the Travellers of UK who are a mix of Irish and Roma-people. A more recent media with them in a major role is Peaky Blinders. Roma-people are also derogatorily and erroneously called Gypsies. They originally came to Europe from Northern India during the Middle Ages, but the Bible had almost no mention of those lands (only one mention in Kings), so people though they came from Egypt. Because Egyptians were the villains in Bible, this gave a good excuse to discriminate the Roma.
A pikey is a slur used in the UK, referring to people who travel around the country in a community. So when you said gypsy you were right, however that is the slur term we use in the states to describe the same community. The term that has been approved by the people in that culture is Romani. I honestly just learned that the term gypsy was considered offensive myself a couple years ago, so not passing judgement, just passing on the information. Love the reactions, you are both fantastic and I can not wait to see what is next.
Thanks for the info, cuz I knew not to refer to them as P*$#!es, but now I know the g word is bad too. I'll keep in mind to refer to them as Romani from now on.
Did you notice the director's gift to his wife halfway through? Lucky Star by Madonna - the director Guy Ritchie's then wife. She'd have got a nice payout for him using that song. Ahh, that's love 😂
The fact you can put this film into almost any category genre is a testament to the writing and acting. It will always be a comedy for me though. I rarely go a day where one of the lines isn't relevant to a situation. My favourite to use is definitely Brad Pitts Micky when told he'll be paid 10k for the fight - "I lose more than that running for the bus"...
I absolutely love this movie and am so happy you watched it. It is totally confusing on the first watch because they hit you with so many different characters and heavy English slang, so don't feel bad for needing time to digest it. You should totally do a second viewing to see if there are some "Ah ha!" moments.
The scene in which Bullet Tooth Tony beats a guy with car door, picks up the phone and says: "Bon Jour" is actually a scene from Guy Ritchie's previous movie “Lock Stock and Two smoking barrels”. He retroactively connected the two movies together with this scene. Also the scene when Tony drives the car with the dude being trapped in the car window and then turns on the radio listening to Madonna and says: "I love this track". Guy Ritchie at that time was married to Madonna.
A similar movie would be ‘The Gentlemen’ with Matthew McConaughey, Colin Ferrel, and Hugh Grant. Both movies were done by Guy Ritchie. It’s a good movie. You should check it out.
You missed one of the best visual gags ever: During the “its fer me Ma” sequence, her dress in the photo is the same pattern as the curtains,so she made her dress from her curtains🤣🤣🤣
I grew up in north Kent/Medway, around a LOT of Irish travellers/tinkers/gypsies, and I can say without doubt Brad Pitt absolutely nailed that accent. It's the movie that made me realise Brad Pitt isn't just a pretty boy with his shirt off - he's actually an accomplished actor (with his shirt off).
I've always thought he deserved an Oscar nomination for this. He disappeared into that character, no trace of superstar Brad Pitt. And he supposedly got the accent down perfectly.
Asia was just smitten with Pitt's Abs. Boris is the guy with the accent, and beard. Cousin Avi was the guy with the moustache. Bullet Tooth Tony is the guy with the Desert Eagle.
33:33: In the movies they're called pykies, but more popularly called "Travelers". They have their own language called "Kant" because they're the only ones who can speak it & nobody else can't.
That "little bitty car" is a Rover SD1 V8, a full-size family hatchback also used as a highway pursuit car in the 80s. It's not HUGE, but not a small car either.
This is one of my favorite films. So funny, such good acting and writing. the irony and comedy is so good. Definitely watch it again...They are all intertwined story lines and it's just one big cluster of chaos
Fun fact. Tyson Fury the world heavyweight champion is from a PIKEY...gypsey background. One of their favourite activities is bareknuckle fighting so that's why Tyson calls himself the GYPSY KING.
I haven't seen anyone mention this yet; notice how Tommy - who's kind of portrayed as a wimp and maybe a little naive - ends up being the most heroic character in the movie. He shows up at the arcade with his fake gun and bluffs the henchmen just long enough to rescue Turkish. Tommy knows full well that gun doesn't work by that point, but he goes in for his friend regardless. He's pretty ineffectual for all the other parts of the movie, but that one scene is where he shines.
Boris was trying to steal the diamond, the American guy with the gray hair and mustache (cousin Avi) was supposed to be the original recipient. There's a lot going on, it's rapid-fire, and some of those different accents are difficult to follow. It's a lot easier on second viewing. Man I love this movie, there's just so much style. I feel bad for anyone trying to edit this down for TH-cam, because basically every line of dialogue is witty and hilarious.
This is one of the most quotable films ever. This is britsh films at their best. If you enjoyed this check out lock stock and two smoking barrels and 51st state is an underrated film
"Snatch", "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "RockNRolla" are three of my favorite movies and have seen each countless times. Also, they weren't Amish, they are Hasidic Jews. 😂
2:05 Haha, not Amish, they are orthodox Jews. There are no Amish in Britain. And those are Jewish accents. Some Orthodox Jews specialize in the diamond trade.
Stephen Graham, one of the best actors in the world, did not audition for the part, he went with a friend who auditioned and got the part because the director recognised him. Bricktop wasn't supposed to wear glasses, but the actor who played him forgot his contacts and had to wear those glasses to read his lines and the director thought it made the character look better. Anyway, if you enjoyed this, then you have to watch Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels. Same director and some of the same actors and a similar theme.
If you liked this one...May I suggest , Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , and Layer Cake...Both have the same type of theme...5 things going on at one time , all merge at the end...Really good stuff...Laters guys...
It takes a few viewings to really remember what the hell everyone is doing. Also, I highly recommend subtitles for this movie. There’s stuff that’s really hard to understand until you read it once or twice. Also the people in the beginning are religious/orthodox Jews not Amish. Your reactions are dope! 😊
Great choice guys, and as you are going down this rabbit hole you have to check out Lock, Stock and 2 smoking barrels, wicked film, this was the follow up movie by the same director although they aren’t linked in any way. Enjoy guys 👍 Had to come on and add to my comment guys, Boris wasn’t the guy from America, that was Avi, Boris died in the corridor after being repeatedly shot by Tony (Vinnie Jones). Pikey is a derogatory term that refers to the traveling community (those who live in caravans), they aren’t thought of very well in the UK as they park their caravans in areas that aren’t theirs, they leave a huge mess, they usually find ways to scam the residents of the areas they stay in whether it’s laying driveways or something like that, the work is never done properly and as soon as they have outstripped everything they can from an area they move on somewhere else. The police can never find them, they band together snd basically do as they please hence people dislike them.
28:20 Thank you for doing this film. I love Guy Ritchie. A prelude to Snatch is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Also really liked RocknRolla. The dialog, slang, shots. Really made me interested into English culture or dialects
hello guys. i know i'm a little late on this one 😅, but i just wanted to give you a quick character identity that you were probably unaware of while watching this movie. the guy called Sol, front seat passenger next to tyrone (the large getaway driver) is lenny james. he is who plays morgan in The Walking Dead. thought i'd inform you on that as he pulls off an amazing american accent in the show, but his true roots are british. very underrated actor.
I’m sure someone has already commented on this but Boris is not the one that came from America Boris the Blade or Boris the Bullet Dodger is Russian and is the guy who couldn’t die Avi is the guy who came from America The first time I saw this movie- I didn’t understand why Boris would defy death but after multiple viewings- it came to me that his name is the Bullet Dodger and that’s why he seems unkillable!! It’s pretty funny actually And yes- the accent is hard to understand but after awhile it is why the movie is hilarious! I love this movie and it absolutely does get better after you’ve seen it at least once
Good Reaction Guys to my Hometown's movie. THey were not "Amish" but pretending to be Jewish, as were one or two of the dealers because Jewish people dominate The European Diamond Trade as there are vast amounts of money to be made there. In fact in Hatton Garden, which is London's Diamond Centre o, over 70% of all Traders are Jewish though they are only 1 in every 200 UK people. Extraordinarily successful and until a few years ago, the street language of that Diamond Trade was "Yiddish" to, deliberately, make it very difficult for any other people to get involved...lol. B.J. loves reading the lyrics and,ironically, you needed Subtitles to understand the script and many jokes😀
I could quote this movie forwards and backwards… well, maybe not Brad Pitt’s lines. 😂 I love how many accents there are in the UK. It fascinates me. Like we have accents in the US, but for the most part, I could go across the country and still understand people. It seems like you could go two blocks in London and have to listen closely just to ask about the weather. 😂😂😂
I thought Robbie Gee, Lenny James and Abe stole the show. Those men should have done a dozen movies together. Incompetence and humor are a brilliant mix. "What's that?" "It's a dog, got 'em off the Gypo's". Priceless!
Guy Ritchie is a very famous UK director, and this is one of his best-known works. He's known for his clever humor and ultra-stylish directing style. He's also married to Madonna (or was). Guy Ritchie discovered Jason Statham and gave him his first film role in the movie "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels", another Guy Ritchie classic. "Snatch" is probably my favorite of Ritchie's works, and I still quote it to this day. Ritchie is known for his crime/caper/comedy films, and his star-studded casting. I highly recommend "Lock, Stock", Statham's first film, and Ritchie's more recent film starring Gerard Butler and Idris Elba called "Rock'n'Rolla". He also directed/wrote a popular and well-received film adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. All of those films are excellent, and there is a third on the way. I highly recommend checking those movies out. Should have a great time with them. Really, anything directed by Guy Ritchie I would recommend. He's considered one of the best for a reason. Always really fun, and/or really trippy/twisty. Speaking of twisty, he did a lesser known, and more recent flick with Statham and Andre 3000 called "Revolver", that'll mess with your head. Even if you don't react to that one, definitely worth a watch. The man knows how to write a twist, that's for sure. If you guys do more Guy Ritchie, I'll tune in every time.
Decent! Fun Fact: Brad Pitt auditioned for another role but couldn't pull off an English accent so he was given the role of the Gypsy, could barely understand what he was saying anyway. Recommendations: The Book Of Eli, Equilibrium, Blood Diamond, Basic and John Q!
Pikey is not derogatory it's just another name for gypsy. If you have the DVD of this movie you can watch it with Pikey subtitles so you can understand what Brad Pitts character Mikey is saying. This is one of my favorite movies however, my first time watching it there was definitely the language barrier. After watching it a few time you start to understand the slang words more. Like "blagged" means robbed, they kind of explain that in the move. Or the word "bloke", means guy/dude essentially.
This movie made me become a fan of Brad Pitt and made me realized how good an actor he truly is. I just thought of him as a pretty boy and never took him serious but this movie changed all of that! I became an instant fan, lol.
@@AbeVicious I didn't say I never liked the guy, lol. I guess I should have worded my comment differently in that this character made me appreciate him more than I did. Oh and don't forget Interview with the Vampire.
2:28 When Thanos has his foot on the Collector's chest in 'Infinity War' he asks 'where is the stone' in the same sing-songy voice. Benicio who says the line in this movie played the Collector in the Marvel movies.
The subtitle options on the blu-ray had an option for Pikey. It's worth a rewatch to see what Pitt actually says. "The weather's been kind to us, but the horses...ya know!"
Franky 4 fingers is dressed as an Orthodox Jewish elder. The diamond trade in Amsterdam is mega huge and there's a lot of Jewish dealers. Franky is going to bring it to Doug the Head, a jewelry shop owner, to sell. In turn, he's going to sell it to cousin Avi in New York. One of the guys in Franky's crew tips off Boris the Russian dude who plans to steal it from Franky so he can sell it. Anyway, it goes from there but I wanted to give the basic start of it. You will notice more things when you rewatch it. Excellent flick. You guys may want to see "Lock, Stock and 2 Smokin' Barrels". Guy Ritchie made that before this and it's a similar groove. Luv y'all!
“Lock Stock and Two smoking barrels” is kind of a prequel and is really good. The FX series LEGION is a mind blower that not many people have reacted too yet
Oh god I want them to react to Legion.
“Lock Stock and Two smoking barrels” was the first movie that popped in my head to suggest after seeing "Snatch" thumbnail - good call, I'll second that one!
Got to watch the movie first though
@@HeadLike-A-H0le-NIN there are 3 seasons.
@@mikhar That information must have fallen into his head-hole.
Yeah, this movie gets better and better each time you watch it. The first time, you're just trying to figure out the story. But when watching a second time, you can focus on the dialog, since you understand what's going on. And yes, Brad Pitt played the part of Mickey perfectly.
yeah, the more i watch it, the better it gets! I own this movie! it's a classic.
@@stevenmonte7397 me too.i also have lock stock, rock n rolla and revolver.
This is a flawless movie. Everything about it is a 10. The acting, writing, directing, music. It's literally perfect, and I've never seen another movie like it. I used to play it in the background like it was a favourite album. It's just a vibe.
Have you see CIRCUS? ( I forget her name but one of the X-men is in it.. she was the mom in Taken also.)
(One of the nihilists in the porno from the Big Lebowski is in it too.)
RockNrolla is just as brilliant. Which is another guy Richie movie
never seen a movie like it? Watch lock stock, same movie but with the US training wheels off.
"This is a flawless movie."
"It's literally perfect"
It's a great film, but seriously...perfect? flawless?
Agreed, it's perfection.
This is one of my favorite movies ever, the cast is amazing and there’s so many great characters.😂👍
Mine too. It was easier with subtitles. Haha
Have you seen the gentleman legendry cast aswell as this one
@@FantaStrawberry116 yes I have, it’s another great movie
Same! Awesome movie one of my favorites
Pikey is a slang word for Gypsy.
Bullet Tooth Tony was a professional footballer in England's top division and had (still does lol) a reputation as a hard man. Vinnie Jones is gold.
Well I wouldn't call Wimbledon FC top division or they would still be around. But in case Vinnie is reading this I didn't mean it 😀 top bloke though and there's the infamous picture of him grabbing Gazza's nuts.
If you like Vinnie Jones and ever get your hands on a copy of "Survive Style 5+", watch it. Highly recommended, is a great, absurd Japanese action/comedy staring Vinnie Jones with an absolutely iconic performance.
@@MorbidCrow666 When Vinnie Jones was playing for Wimbledon they were in the first division which at the time was the top division in English football. It doesn't matter what you'd call them. They were a top division team.
I'd have figured him more of the rugby type.
@@MorbidCrow666 Wimbledon were a top team. They were in the premier league and they won the FA Cup.
The only reason they vanished is because in a hugely controversial move the team was moved to an entirely different city where the team was renamed.
It's to the fans credit though that a brand new team was started from scratch and fought their way from nothing to the football league again
The dry British one-liners in this movie was the script of my entire 00's! I still quote it nearly everyday!
“What’s in the car”
“Four seats and a steering wheel”
One of the most quotable movies ever
especially the "getaway" scene, both getting there and getting away.
"Who's that?"
"Our getaway driver."
"What's he gonna getaway from? The buffet?"
@@akarbit3r111 “Why to they call him ‘the bullet dodger?”
“Because he dodges bullets, Avy” 😂
@@JesseJames7-8-9 "Can't park there, there's no room."
"Room? Can park a jumbo jet in there."
Do you know what "nemesis" means? A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an 'orrible cunt... me.
I use that one often 😆🤌
"You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity."
It's insane that Brad Pitt actually has what most people consider one of the most accurate Irish accents. People from the backwoods of Ireland are this unintelligible, but lots of Irish people say that they cant fully get this movie because they understand everything Brad Pitt says, so it's not as funny the miscommunication.
Also, you guys should check out "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) next.
Yes. Lock Stock and Two Smoking barrels! Very entertaining and a good laugh.
its pretty easy to understand
I had a deluxe version of the DVD, and it came with separate 'Pikey" subtitles.
@@jrobertlysaght I love the one part the subtitles are just: "?????"
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@jillwanlin9558
Once I got closed captioning and could understand the dialog, I loved it.
'Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels' is even better. It has one of my favorite quotes (when referring to a man as a cheapskate) . . " when he's not picking peanuts out of poop..."
My man they're not Amish, they're Jewish 😂
Guy Ritchie is one of my favorite movie producers and directors of all time you should check out, "Lock Stock and Two Smoking barrels" by him, it's got a excellent plot and the movie is hilarious. If you like how all these different characters interact and come together, you'll definitely like that one. Guy has done quite a few films already and he's got signature cinematography.
His new movie about the armored cars is fantastic but the first five minutes are mediocre. Can't help bad actors, but they shouldn't open your movie.
I watched this movie so many times I actually watched the directors commentary version, if you’re a fan I highly recommend it
This is one of my favorite action comedy movies ever made! It has some very crazy characters high and low! I've had a lot of fun watching this.
It's this and Lock Stock
This movie made me fall in love with Guy Ritchie's style. The writing, the direction and pacing. They're perfect. Next recommendations:
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
- RocknRolla
- The Gentlemen
It's almost like all those movies you mentioned have something in common, now what that could be, is anybody's guess.
RocknRolla is SO GOOD! As is Lock Stock... but people always mention that so I'm happy when Rockn'Rolla comes up
"Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels" and "Circus" are both movies I put into this genre of film. If you like this check those two out.
Guy Richie is a great filmmaker, though some of his projects are hit and miss, The Gentlemen is definately worth a watch. The Robert Downey Jr Sherlock Holmes films are also a lot of fun.
Fun fact one of the heavyweight boxing champions of the world right now is an Irish traveler who calls himself the Gipsy King who grew up mostly in the UK. Boxing is very big in his culture.
If there was ever an English speaking movie that required closed captioning to understand, this was it, had to rewind all of Brad Pitt's scenes, so good
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I use that weekly lol
It's TV, not a movie but try "Rab C Nesbit".
In the deluxe dvd there are pikey subtitles so you can read everything Pitt says.
You're not supposed to understand Brad Pitt.
@@TequilaToothpick "Particularly partial to the periwinkle blue" wouldn't be such a great line if you couldn't hear him say it... it's not that hard to hear what he says in this movie if you're used to that kinda accent.
I was recently recommended your channel and have binged your videos for 3 days 😂 I love seeing people enjoy the movies I grew up with ❤
Hey, Thanks Litl Kim!! Welcome in!!
Great choice guys! You can't go wrong with a Guy Richie film. In old English a pike was a road. A "pikey" or "piker" is a person who travels on a road or pike (think turnpike) so gypsys, or in this case the traveling Irishmen, were known as pikers or pikeys.
As I understand it, the "pike" is the turnpike or tollgate on a road where you need to pay a fee to enter a town or use a road. In days of old the gypsies would be prevented from entering a town at the turnpike so would set up camp there until moved on and so became referred to as "pikies".
Yeah, a pikey is a slang term (somewhat offensive/derogatory) mostly used in the UK to refer to people who are of the Traveller community. They're generally not well liked. They travel around and put their caravans wherever they want, don't pay taxes, don't care about the laws/police, and generally cause a niusance (make a mess of where they stay, steal, and lots of fighting since bare knuckle fighting is part of their culture and they learn to fight from a young age. Tyson Fury is from the travelling community btw). Pitt actually does an impressive job of the 'irish'/pikey accent
Ehm...the robbers in the beginning weren't dressed as "AMISH"! They were disguised as ORTHODOX JEWS - because they were robbing a diamond market.
Oh yes! This film is bloody gold, hilarious!!
He's right. Turkish and Tommy lived because Mickey and his friends took care of Brick Top, the bad guy they were answering to. Mickey had no problem with them so they lived.
And Avi didnt go back to England, Tarantino just brought everything back home in that scene. Turkish and Tommy taking the diamond to that guy is what got the events in the movie started, hence the beginning scene again.
Turkish and Tommy taking the diamond to Dug at the start of the film is a flash forward to the end of the film. It happens after the events of the rest of the movie.
This movie is guy ritchie not Tarantino
I cannot believe yinz don’t have waaaaaaaaaay more subs to this channel. Easily the most fun reactors on TH-cam
Thank you so much John!! That means so much to us both! ❤️
You gonna love Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels with many of the same actors! Multiple characters, multiple story lines all fitting together.
Another great reaction! Check out “Rocknrolla”. It’s another Guy Ritchie film that revolves around the British organized crime scene.
19:04 This is one of my favourite scenes in cinematic history. Vinnie Jones' delivery is absolutely brilliant.
BJ you nailed it that is Guy Ritchie's style of movie. Smokin' Aces and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels are just as fun and confusing.
Ritchie has a new movie, The Covenant, is coming out this year.
"Amish finna take all your stuff" 🤣
The Layer Cake needs to be on your list of this type of film to react to.
Brad Pitt and Jason Statham had outstanding performances in this movie in my opinion. Thank you so much for this reaction Asia and BJ! One of my all time favourite movies, so much happening, took me a few times to watch to understand it all and also understand the British humour, which when you get use to, is so hilarious and sarcastic 😂 with love from Australia!
I'm glad you reacted to this movie. It's one of my favorites. As I'm sure others here will say, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a movie by the same director as Snatch and has some of the same actors. You'll have the same problem with the accents and slang, but it's worth it. Also it's Jason Statham's first movie.
When I first saw this movie I thought Brad Pitt had really overdone the accent, but Irish friends have assured me that that's EXACTLY how Irish gypsies really do speak. I think it's one of his best roles, if not the best of the lot. It's a great film all round, with good acting, a great script, an intricate and absorbing plot, and a great ending.
"Pikey" is a derogatory term for the Travellers of UK who are a mix of Irish and Roma-people. A more recent media with them in a major role is Peaky Blinders.
Roma-people are also derogatorily and erroneously called Gypsies. They originally came to Europe from Northern India during the Middle Ages, but the Bible had almost no mention of those lands (only one mention in Kings), so people though they came from Egypt.
Because Egyptians were the villains in Bible, this gave a good excuse to discriminate the Roma.
Snatch is the goat. Class film to watch when you’re hungover
You should check Guy Ritchie's prior film Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
A pikey is a slur used in the UK, referring to people who travel around the country in a community. So when you said gypsy you were right, however that is the slur term we use in the states to describe the same community. The term that has been approved by the people in that culture is Romani. I honestly just learned that the term gypsy was considered offensive myself a couple years ago, so not passing judgement, just passing on the information. Love the reactions, you are both fantastic and I can not wait to see what is next.
Thanks for the info, cuz I knew not to refer to them as P*$#!es, but now I know the g word is bad too. I'll keep in mind to refer to them as Romani from now on.
Did you notice the director's gift to his wife halfway through? Lucky Star by Madonna - the director Guy Ritchie's then wife. She'd have got a nice payout for him using that song. Ahh, that's love 😂
yeah if i’m not mistaken, he had to pay $1,000,000 to use that one song 😱
@@SeenGod I'd be gobsmacked if it was that much, but it wasn't his money anyway.
@@garrybaldy327 i’ve also heard it was $50,000 - so yeah who knows 😂😂
"Oh, I love this track!" - Bullet Tooth Tony
The fact you can put this film into almost any category genre is a testament to the writing and acting. It will always be a comedy for me though. I rarely go a day where one of the lines isn't relevant to a situation.
My favourite to use is definitely Brad Pitts Micky when told he'll be paid 10k for the fight - "I lose more than that running for the bus"...
I absolutely love this movie and am so happy you watched it. It is totally confusing on the first watch because they hit you with so many different characters and heavy English slang, so don't feel bad for needing time to digest it. You should totally do a second viewing to see if there are some "Ah ha!" moments.
The scene in which Bullet Tooth Tony beats a guy with car door, picks up the phone and says: "Bon Jour" is actually a scene from Guy Ritchie's previous movie “Lock Stock and Two smoking barrels”. He retroactively connected the two movies together with this scene. Also the scene when Tony drives the car with the dude being trapped in the car window and then turns on the radio listening to Madonna and says: "I love this track". Guy Ritchie at that time was married to Madonna.
A similar movie would be ‘The Gentlemen’ with Matthew McConaughey, Colin Ferrel, and Hugh Grant. Both movies were done by Guy Ritchie. It’s a good movie. You should check it out.
You missed one of the best visual gags ever:
During the “its fer me Ma” sequence, her dress in the photo is the same pattern as the curtains,so she made her dress from her curtains🤣🤣🤣
Great movie that; good choice. If you like this one; you'll also like "Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels"
Which really is just the same movie
I grew up in north Kent/Medway, around a LOT of Irish travellers/tinkers/gypsies, and I can say without doubt Brad Pitt absolutely nailed that accent. It's the movie that made me realise Brad Pitt isn't just a pretty boy with his shirt off - he's actually an accomplished actor (with his shirt off).
Great choice! Love this movie!
Brad Pitts best performance, in my opinion.
I've always thought he deserved an Oscar nomination for this. He disappeared into that character, no trace of superstar Brad Pitt. And he supposedly got the accent down perfectly.
@jenniferfoster1692 he's a great character actor trapped in a leading man's body.
Have you seen him in "True Romance"?
@@aftonair Yes, he's very good in it!
@jenniferfoster1692 also, "Kalifornia".
No trace of pretty boy.
Asia was just smitten with Pitt's Abs. Boris is the guy with the accent, and beard. Cousin Avi was the guy with the moustache. Bullet Tooth Tony is the guy with the Desert Eagle.
Probably my favourite UK movie, followed by 'Trainspotting'
33:33: In the movies they're called pykies, but more popularly called "Travelers".
They have their own language called "Kant" because they're the only ones who can
speak it & nobody else can't.
An instant classic. Soooo many one liners in that movie.
That "little bitty car" is a Rover SD1 V8, a full-size family hatchback also used as a highway pursuit car in the 80s. It's not HUGE, but not a small car either.
Oh yes! This is one of the best films of all time! I know BJ is gonna love it
This is one of my favorite films. I love ensemble films and films where several plot threads intertwine. So excited to see y’all react to it.
This is one of my favorite films. So funny, such good acting and writing.
the irony and comedy is so good.
Definitely watch it again...They are all intertwined story lines and it's just one big cluster of chaos
Fun fact. Tyson Fury the world heavyweight champion is from a PIKEY...gypsey background. One of their favourite activities is bareknuckle fighting so that's why Tyson calls himself the GYPSY KING.
Definitely a "watch more than once" movie to get all that's going on. Excellent characters and story.
I haven't seen anyone mention this yet; notice how Tommy - who's kind of portrayed as a wimp and maybe a little naive - ends up being the most heroic character in the movie. He shows up at the arcade with his fake gun and bluffs the henchmen just long enough to rescue Turkish. Tommy knows full well that gun doesn't work by that point, but he goes in for his friend regardless. He's pretty ineffectual for all the other parts of the movie, but that one scene is where he shines.
This pic and it’s predecessor Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels made Jason Statham and was discovered by the director Guy Ritchie.
Boris was trying to steal the diamond, the American guy with the gray hair and mustache (cousin Avi) was supposed to be the original recipient. There's a lot going on, it's rapid-fire, and some of those different accents are difficult to follow. It's a lot easier on second viewing.
Man I love this movie, there's just so much style. I feel bad for anyone trying to edit this down for TH-cam, because basically every line of dialogue is witty and hilarious.
This is one of the most quotable films ever. This is britsh films at their best. If you enjoyed this check out lock stock and two smoking barrels and 51st state is an underrated film
"Snatch", "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "RockNRolla" are three of my favorite movies and have seen each countless times.
Also, they weren't Amish, they are Hasidic Jews. 😂
2:05 Haha, not Amish, they are orthodox Jews. There are no Amish in Britain. And those are Jewish accents. Some Orthodox Jews specialize in the diamond trade.
Stephen Graham, one of the best actors in the world, did not audition for the part, he went with a friend who auditioned and got the part because the director recognised him.
Bricktop wasn't supposed to wear glasses, but the actor who played him forgot his contacts and had to wear those glasses to read his lines and the director thought it made the character look better.
Anyway, if you enjoyed this, then you have to watch Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels. Same director and some of the same actors and a similar theme.
I like it, almost every time Asia looks horrified and BJ is loving every minute lol
If you liked this one...May I suggest , Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , and Layer Cake...Both have the same type of theme...5 things going on at one time , all merge at the end...Really good stuff...Laters guys...
It takes a few viewings to really remember what the hell everyone is doing. Also, I highly recommend subtitles for this movie. There’s stuff that’s really hard to understand until you read it once or twice. Also the people in the beginning are religious/orthodox Jews not Amish. Your reactions are dope! 😊
This movie needs more than one watch with subtitles to really get it. It is quick with the sarcasm and comedy.
Great choice guys, and as you are going down this rabbit hole you have to check out Lock, Stock and 2 smoking barrels, wicked film, this was the follow up movie by the same director although they aren’t linked in any way. Enjoy guys 👍
Had to come on and add to my comment guys, Boris wasn’t the guy from America, that was Avi, Boris died in the corridor after being repeatedly shot by Tony (Vinnie Jones). Pikey is a derogatory term that refers to the traveling community (those who live in caravans), they aren’t thought of very well in the UK as they park their caravans in areas that aren’t theirs, they leave a huge mess, they usually find ways to scam the residents of the areas they stay in whether it’s laying driveways or something like that, the work is never done properly and as soon as they have outstripped everything they can from an area they move on somewhere else. The police can never find them, they band together snd basically do as they please hence people dislike them.
"Are you takin' the piss, Boris?"
You two cracked me up. I understand you don't know about the English slang, but i laughed so much at you two enjoying it. Top draw man.
If you follow boxing Tyson Fury is the Gypsy King. Which is how he rose like Lazarus during one of the wilder fights
28:20 Thank you for doing this film. I love Guy Ritchie. A prelude to Snatch is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Also really liked RocknRolla. The dialog, slang, shots. Really made me interested into English culture or dialects
Boris was the russian who wanted to steal the diamond. Cousin Avi is the New York jewelry who flew out for the diamond.
hello guys. i know i'm a little late on this one 😅, but i just wanted to give you a quick character identity that you were probably unaware of while watching this movie.
the guy called Sol, front seat passenger next to tyrone (the large getaway driver) is lenny james. he is who plays morgan in The Walking Dead. thought i'd inform you on that as he pulls off an amazing american accent in the show, but his true roots are british. very underrated actor.
"I think you were looking at Brad Pitt's abs" LMAO , as always another great reaction, love you guys . Appreciate what you do 💯
I’m sure someone has already commented on this but Boris is not the one that came from America
Boris the Blade or Boris the Bullet Dodger is Russian and is the guy who couldn’t die
Avi is the guy who came from America
The first time I saw this movie- I didn’t understand why Boris would defy death but after multiple viewings- it came to me that his name is the Bullet Dodger and that’s why he seems unkillable!!
It’s pretty funny actually
And yes- the accent is hard to understand but after awhile it is why the movie is hilarious!
I love this movie and it absolutely does get better after you’ve seen it at least once
Never liked a video so fast lol.
Snatch is my second fave movie of all time. It's masterful :)
Good Reaction Guys to my Hometown's movie. THey were not "Amish" but pretending to be Jewish, as were one or two of the dealers because Jewish people dominate The European Diamond Trade as there are vast amounts of money to be made there. In fact in Hatton Garden, which is London's Diamond Centre o, over 70% of all Traders are Jewish though they are only 1 in every 200 UK people. Extraordinarily successful and until a few years ago, the street language of that Diamond Trade was "Yiddish" to, deliberately, make it very difficult for any other people to get involved...lol. B.J. loves reading the lyrics and,ironically, you needed Subtitles to understand the script and many jokes😀
I dunno if yall will ever see this but I'd love to see your reaction to a movie called "Layer Cake" if you enjoyed snatch you'll love it.
I could quote this movie forwards and backwards… well, maybe not Brad Pitt’s lines. 😂
I love how many accents there are in the UK. It fascinates me. Like we have accents in the US, but for the most part, I could go across the country and still understand people. It seems like you could go two blocks in London and have to listen closely just to ask about the weather. 😂😂😂
@nicholasgreen339 “only three” 😂 In one place!
I thought Robbie Gee, Lenny James and Abe stole the show. Those men should have done a dozen movies together. Incompetence and humor are a brilliant mix. "What's that?" "It's a dog, got 'em off the Gypo's". Priceless!
Just started watching this reaction loving that you’ve done this movie but they were Jewish not Amish 😂
Guy Ritchie is a very famous UK director, and this is one of his best-known works. He's known for his clever humor and ultra-stylish directing style. He's also married to Madonna (or was). Guy Ritchie discovered Jason Statham and gave him his first film role in the movie "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels", another Guy Ritchie classic. "Snatch" is probably my favorite of Ritchie's works, and I still quote it to this day.
Ritchie is known for his crime/caper/comedy films, and his star-studded casting. I highly recommend "Lock, Stock", Statham's first film, and Ritchie's more recent film starring Gerard Butler and Idris Elba called "Rock'n'Rolla". He also directed/wrote a popular and well-received film adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. All of those films are excellent, and there is a third on the way. I highly recommend checking those movies out. Should have a great time with them. Really, anything directed by Guy Ritchie I would recommend. He's considered one of the best for a reason. Always really fun, and/or really trippy/twisty. Speaking of twisty, he did a lesser known, and more recent flick with Statham and Andre 3000 called "Revolver", that'll mess with your head. Even if you don't react to that one, definitely worth a watch. The man knows how to write a twist, that's for sure. If you guys do more Guy Ritchie, I'll tune in every time.
Brad Pitt stayed with a gypsy family while researching the role. All he learned was that he couldn’t understand a word… so that’s how he played it 😊
They are Irish Travellers. It is confusing when people say Gypsy as people think they are Roma who are a different group.
Guy Ritchie is the man! Next up: Lock, stock and two smoking barrels. And: The Gentlemen
Loved this movie. Well made.
Decent! Fun Fact: Brad Pitt auditioned for another role but couldn't pull off an English accent so he was given the role of the Gypsy, could barely understand what he was saying anyway.
Recommendations: The Book Of Eli, Equilibrium, Blood Diamond, Basic and John Q!
My favorite GR film! So glad you watched this! ❤
My favorite part is when Avi tells Tony to "get the stone" out of the dog...LMAO. "He's squeaking!"
Gotta love this one lol its too funny! You guys MUST see Fargo (the movie) if you haven't already reacted to it. It's based on a true crime story. ✌️❤
Pikey is not derogatory it's just another name for gypsy. If you have the DVD of this movie you can watch it with Pikey subtitles so you can understand what Brad Pitts character Mikey is saying.
This is one of my favorite movies however, my first time watching it there was definitely the language barrier. After watching it a few time you start to understand the slang words more. Like "blagged" means robbed, they kind of explain that in the move. Or the word "bloke", means guy/dude essentially.
I have the DVD and one of the captions for one of the lines he says was simply "???"
@tonyben3 lol yeah, forgot about that. Been awhile since I watched the DVD
This movie made me become a fan of Brad Pitt and made me realized how good an actor he truly is. I just thought of him as a pretty boy and never took him serious but this movie changed all of that! I became an instant fan, lol.
Took that long?
@@AbeVicious sadly yes, lol..I liked him in Seven but this one solidified him for me. And his latest, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is pure gold.
@Clarence Worley I was going to say what about se7en or fight club, inglourious basterds even
@@AbeVicious I didn't say I never liked the guy, lol. I guess I should have worded my comment differently in that this character made me appreciate him more than I did. Oh and don't forget Interview with the Vampire.
2:28 When Thanos has his foot on the Collector's chest in 'Infinity War' he asks 'where is the stone' in the same sing-songy voice. Benicio who says the line in this movie played the Collector in the Marvel movies.
Jewish, not Amish 👍🏻
There’s an aggressive difference 😂
Oh.. now I see what you mean lol
Hey, Thanks M D! My bad
Hasidic
@@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ might wanna sticky a comment saying that lol
LOVE this movie
The subtitle options on the blu-ray had an option for Pikey. It's worth a rewatch to see what Pitt actually says.
"The weather's been kind to us, but the horses...ya know!"
Awesome film! Very clever
Y’all should watch “the gentlemen” another Guy Ritchie masterpiece 👌🏼
Thank you!!!!!!!!!! I love this 🎬
This movie is genius, saw it in the theatre when it first came out. So good.
Snatch react choice 🎉 love this one
I’m British and this a is a staple😂
Franky 4 fingers is dressed as an Orthodox Jewish elder. The diamond trade in Amsterdam is mega huge and there's a lot of Jewish dealers.
Franky is going to bring it to Doug the Head, a jewelry shop owner, to sell. In turn, he's going to sell it to cousin Avi in New York.
One of the guys in Franky's crew tips off Boris the Russian dude who plans to steal it from Franky so he can sell it.
Anyway, it goes from there but I wanted to give the basic start of it. You will notice more things when you rewatch it. Excellent flick.
You guys may want to see "Lock, Stock and 2 Smokin' Barrels". Guy Ritchie made that before this and it's a similar groove.
Luv y'all!