In a way, I'm envious of your newfound ability to discover this aspect of modern (pop) culture. I didn't know there was ANYONE that DIDN'T know who Brad Pitt is. That kind of blows my mind. That means not only are you discovering actors... you are discovering a whole history of evolving techniques and ways of storytelling through these movies that a lot of us just take for granted.
This was nice to see. Something so amazing about watching something for the first time. But to not know much about the actors involved is on a different level.
What a great time it was for films with the Matrix, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Dark City, Pi, all hit our circle of friends around that time in 99' and it was truly unforgettable times for gaming and movies : D
That was hilarious seeing you almost catch on to the plot twist halfway through the movie. Brad Pitt is a massive movie star by the way. Definitely the biggest name in this movie. The lead actor you only knew from Friends LOL. Another great film starring Brad Pitt. “Interview With The Vampire” (1994) Hope to see you watch that for the channel some time. It’s a great film!
I went with 12 monkeys for my first thought with Brad Pitt but Interview with A Vampire is a must see. It's based of a book by the same name written by Anne Rice whom recently passed away. If you need more books to read still her series the Vampire Chronicles is amazing. This is the beginning.
@@AwesomeUSMovies Agreed would love to see your reaction to Interview with The Vampire. Tom Cruise ( who you saw in Top Gun) stars along side Brad Pitt.
I always found it very interesting that Marla began to care about Chloe, at least enough to think he would like to know that she died. Marla wishes she didn't care, but she does. And she wanted to save him.
Great Movie. A couple of Brad Pitt suggestions: Interview with the Vampire (1994 gothic horror), Seven (1995 neo-noir psychological crime thriller), Meet Joe Black (1998 romantic fantasy) Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005 romantic action), Inglourious Basterds (2009 war movie Quentin Tarantino), Fury (2014 war movie) There are many many others.
Fun fact: The director, David fincher, also made The game which you watched some months ago. So probably you want to watch his movie called "seven" as well (with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman)
@@AwesomeUSMovies He is also a producer and director of Mindhunter on Netflix, a fictionalized series about the genesis of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit. It's an intense and fascinating, well-acted show. Unfortunately they've only made two seasons of it, and are unlikely to make another, but a few well-known criminals appear as characters in it.
1999 was a great year for movies. 💯 Fight Club, The Matrix, Sixth Sense, Wild Wild West, Iron Giant, Stir of Echoes, South Park, Mystery Men, The Mummy, Galaxy Quest, Green Mile, American Pie, Payback... ...And back then you could go to a movie for $3.50
yes definitely. Except... you're joking about Wild Wild West, right? haha. One of the worst movies of all time. The others you list are all classics, though.
@@nooneofconsequence1251 lol, I thought it was SO bad and over the top that it was still entertaining, like Last Action Hero. But yea that probably shouldn't have made the list unless you're expecting pure nonsense.
@@SirGriefALot I guess if you like the so-bad-its-good sort of movies it might be right up your alley. :) IMHO, it's more just so-bad-its-bad... kind of boring, dumb... but... not as spectacularly atrocious (and thus hilarious) as a movie like The Room or Mortal Kombat: Annihilation or something like that.
@@nooneofconsequence1251 I saw this movie as a kid so it holds a nostalgic memory for me. I can still watch it today and enjoy it. Although I know it's not a good movie ha.
Brad Pitt was married to the actress who played Rachel on Friends, Jennifer Aniston, when he appeared on Friends. Which is why it was so funny that he was a member of the "I hate Rachel Greene" fan club. He was also one of the biggest actors on planet earth in the 90s and 2000s. Some of his best films besides Fight Club include Legends of the Fall, Seven, Ocean's 11, Moneyball, Spy Game, and Inglorious Bastards. Edward Norton has great films too, including Primal Fear, Rounders, Keeping the Faith, American History X, and The Illusionist. Fight Club is one of my favorite movies of all time. So glad you are watching it!! Edit. The psychological thrillers among the films I just mentioned are Seven, Rounders, Spy Game, and Primal Fear. Also, if you haven't seen The Usual Suspects, then you definitely need to put that at the top of your list.
"it's a club yet have fights out i guess!?" same thing here! Going in a didn't expect much, but was BLOWN away! David Fincher is definitely in my top directors, definitely recommend all of his stuff
"You are not your job." But Tyler was totally his job! He founded and ran a successful soap business, and he inspired and commanded a nationwide sociopolitical movement.
Wow! So glad you DO enjoy such psychological thrillers and such... Because there are a WHOLE LOT of them out there. Here are my suggestions: - Se7en (1995) - Memento (2000) - Identity (2003) - Raising Cain (1992) - Saw (2004); and the sequels Saw 2 (2006) & Saw 3 (2006) - Unbreakable (2000) - Jacob’s Ladder (1990) - The Changeling (1980)
This film was such a revelation to me. When I watched it the first time, I knew the quotes, but I did not have the context. I went into it blind and I believed that it was going to be about a fight club. Boy was I caught off guard. I love this movie and I think it is so well made. Edward Norton and Brad Pitt have such amazing chemistry with each other. I also like that this film does not try to fit into any particular genre and it does a great job of telling a story and building to a conclusion that you don't really see coming until it happens.
34:08 In the DVD commentary, David Fincher says he asked the stuntman to throw himself down the stairs over 20 times, but then felt bad because the stuntman's first take was the one that ended up in the final edit. :P
Just dropping a note since I ended up here early. Enjoying your reactions! Keep it up! Appreciate how you’re doing your own thing and look forward to seeing more in the future.
@@AwesomeUSMovies I wasn't sure whether you would enjoy this film or not bc it's wild, but was so happy you liked it. The writing was so good. I'd still like to read the book. Cheers!
watching this reaction after watching 3 separate female reactions back-to-back really gives a good look into the different view and psyche's of men and women. you enjoyed yourself, they were either horrified or disgusted. (oh and while I'm at it, you were silent during the testicular cancer section while they all universally laughed) this is a movie for men and it talks directly to us.
There are only three films that I consider as my favorite -- not because of the plot or character development, etc. -- but because of the underlying philosophical truths that these movies espouse. The three films are: (1) Fight Club -- "you are not special" and "do not let your possessions end up possessing you", (2) Dead Poet's Society -- "seize the day" and "constantly see things in a different light", and (3) Shawshank Redemption -- "hope is the best of things" and "get busy dying or get busy living." Though in this case, the plot is really really good.
Primal Fear which I couldn't see on your list is another great Edward Norton. You ask for something similar to this, you have two great ones on your list already The Departed and Shutter Island.
The technical term is actually Multiple Personality Dissociative Disorder. Disassociation is projecting your own consciousness into an alternate personality, or the projection of someone else, typically because of trying to escape some major trauma.
My senior year a few friends of mine started a fight club, it was weird, in a normal fight you’re defending yourself or some people are assaulting someone with illegal intent etc , people hate each other , all that but we were all friends so nothing that could cause serious injury like kicking heads, stomping , gouging eyes was allowed or even thought of, no hitting in the balls , no sweeping knees etc, it was essentially boxing and jiu-jitsu but with no gloves or pads and we steered clear of things that would cause damage. Now I know a single punch to the head does do damage to the Brain in increments but we just fought for who t e hell knows why. Weirdest part is jsut like this , when it was over you could call it at any time yourself and your opponent helps you up, usually hugged ya and you both end up talking about the fight laughing or cursing but you were friends. We all became better fighters over time and while we’d steer clear of dangerously damaging stuff, parents got involved when the black eyes , bruising of the face got excessive , then words of the Police being called by a parent broke it all up but our small group had 32 kids by the time it was done. We heard this happened all over after this movie came out so I’m sure we were jsut 1 of manyyyyyyy clubs. Looking back it was so damn stupid! As a golden give boxer since little I shoulda known better but we all do a ti pod things as kids. I think anyway?
Ed Norton is one of my favorite actors by far. I liked him in Hulk. Loved him in this. But he's also really really good in... American History X, Primal Fear, The Score, Birdman, the Grand Budapest Hotel, and Keeping the Faith. Among other things. Brad Pitt - it's hilarious you only know him from Friends. He became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood after his breakout roles in Thelma & Louise, 7 Years in Tibet, and a River Runs Through It. Became famous as a pretty boy but then really proved he had serious acting chops, too, in 12 Monkeys for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Other good roles of his include Se7en, Fury, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fury, The Big Short, 12 Years a Slave, Moneyball, Troy, Inglorious Basterds, Snatch, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Ocean's 11, and Interview with the Vampire. All great movies. Helena Bonham Carter I think I might have first seen in this movie... but, yeah, most people know her from Harry Potter. She married Tim Burton once and acted in some of his movies including Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Meatloaf is Meatloaf. The director of this film David Fincher is also really good... he also directed The Social Network, Gone Girl, Se7en (also with Brad Pitt), Zodiac, Panic Room, The Game (which I know you reacted to before), and the US remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. All great movies. A lot of them are psychological suspense type movies, too, which seems to be his specialty. Maybe you ought to check out more of his stuff. The author of the novel Fight Club is a guy named Chuck Palahniuk. Interesting guy who writes interesting book. The only other film adaptation of one of his works that I know of is 2008's Choke... which is okay but not as good as Fight Club. Similarly weird, though.
I think you should add American Psycho to your list. It's a great companion piece for Fight Club, another psychological thriller peppered with absurdly humorous (or humorously absurd) scenes. It presents its own critique of unchecked consumerism and thrill-seeking, but it's different enough that you won't get bored. Great soundtrack and very quotable dialogue. For something slower and more serious, Hitchcock's Vertigo is great. It's also a very beautiful film. Fight Club has a decayed beauty, Mona Lisa falling apart under fluorescent lights, but Vertigo has a kind of beauty you can appreciate as beauty. Hitch's Rear Window is another great thriller. That one isn't slow and serious, it's lively and fun. And that's a really neat trick, since the star is confined to a wheelchair in single room.
"The unreal is more powerful than the real. Because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. Because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on. If you can change the way people think. The way they see themselves. The way they see the world. You can change the way people live their lives. That's the only lasting thing you can create." Chuck Palahniuk
definitely watch this movie again on your own time. theres so many small moments that are hidden that you only notice once you already know the twist. A lot of people are suggesting the same movies. Let me change it up and request Signs (2002). Its one of my favorites, and it does have a bit of a twist/psychological element to it. Plus its a farm family in the middle of nowhere, its perfect for you
when my mother and I watched this film in theaters for the first time... the first thing we did upon finishing it was look at each other and say "want to go see it again?" We were in the next showing... only other time we've done that I think was when we saw Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
When I was a teenager I made a list of all the movies I'd missed out on because I was too young to watch them. This was one of them. It blew me away. One of the best.
Nice! I can't believe you remembered the "I hate Rachel Green" Club. The third member was a foreigh exchange student from Thailand named Ta-Taka-Ki-Kek. LOL
"3 pitchers of beer between 2 people?!?!?!" LoL, funny on a couple different levels. heh. It's because of this movie that I read a couple of Chuck Palahniuk books. This movie was based on his book of the same name. He's a different kinda guy for thinking up some of this stuff. Great Reactions, BTW!
U had the names right, multiple personality disorder. It's also called... Dissociative personality disorder or D.I.D. Also, could u please react to Nine Months? One of the Robin Williams best 90's movie.
There are a lot of very good Brad Pitt movies you should check out. Seven, Troy, Legends of the Fall, Inglorious Bastards, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and tons more.
There's an interesting movie from the 90s starting Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt that's a sci-fi thriller called 12 Monkeys. Check out the poster and see if it's something you'd be interested in reacting to!
Personally, I think it is the best movie ever made. Be it the plot, music cast or clips. The psychology, thrilling emotions, and how it is all presented.
Love your channel, dude you're going to be pretty big, pretty soon. I say once you have about 10,000 subscribers it will start increasing way faster than you expect.
Dissociative Personality Disorder, what used to be called multiple personalities, is related to other depersonalization and derealization disorders, not to schizophrenia as most people think. The best modern example is the comedian Jonathan Winters who turned the disorder into a skill for his comedy routines. Unfortunately encouraging the disorder frequently left him with one of his personas taking over, or him forgetting who he was entirely. He was in and out of hospitals most of his career, until he gave up acting and comedy. He went on to become an incredibly accomplished, influential, and renowned painter. He will likely be remembered far longer for those contributions to society rather than his popular fame in mass media. But yeah, he had multiple personality disorder, as an example you can look up and watch in his routines and interviews.
One of my favorite psycho movies is natural born killers! Not many people review it but there really is nothing else like it, I love the soundtrack too! Check it out 🙂
Someday you should make a video explaining why you don’t know any famous actors and haven’t seen any movies prior to starting your channel. You’re one of a kind! It must be an interesting story.
That was really fun to watch your experience. You’re very smart I thought you had it figured out 100% halfway through. I I think you had it about 50% figured out. By the way Brad Pitt is number one. I’ll keep watching your reactions.
Memento is a different kind of movie so you might get like it. An older one I don't see talked about much is Body Double... that's one you should check out.
David Fincher is one of my fave directors (he also did The Game). All his films are great but the main standouts for me are this, Se7en, Zodiac, The Social Network & Gone Girl
If you only know Brad Pitt from Friends and now Fight Club then it's time for you to watch 12 Monkeys (1995) Sci-Fi thriller. From one Iowan to another :) This is one of my top 10 favorites.
You should see Edward Norton's debut film, Primal Fear (1996). Great psychological thrillers/dramas (in addition to Primal Fear) would be Momento (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Shutter Island (2010). You should also watch some more M. Night Shyamalan films, probably in this order: Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), & Split (2016). Some may disagree with me, but I also like Lady in the Water (2006) and The Village (2004). There is another VERY WEIRD movie I would recommend-Being John Malkovich (1999)-but you need to first be familliar with the actor, John Malkovich. For that I would suggest the following three films: In the Line of Fire (1993), Red (2010), and Of Mice and Men (1992) (though this one maybe not for your channel, just on your own). (If you wish to watch a third one on your channel, you could watch Burn After Reading (2008) or Man in the Iron Mask (1998).
Love this movie. When I was a young, dumb kid we started a Fight Club after this movie came out. I agree with your rule addition of no testicular hits; I wound up in the hospital with internal bleeding. We made great friends and bonded but it was so stupid.
Unless I missed it, Drive (2011) should be added to your list. Helena Bonham Carter is in many of famous director Tim Burton's movies. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston (Rachel from Friends) were married for a long time.
"Dissociative Identity Disorder." Cause it's not just multiple personalities, but they are a means to dissociate from things that one cannot handle, it seems.
Memento is indeed a great one. It’s also a thriller that revolves around the workings of the human psyche. It’s one of three movies I wish I had never seen, only so I could enjoy watching it for the 1st time all over again (the other movies being “The Usual Suspects” and “Fight Club”)
I was working a mashup for the Liposuction scene and just released it with you included. It wasn't as horrific as some of the others, but still awesome! I wonder if this is typical of a first time view of that scene, and then on subsequent viewing it is just funny...
Some I didn't see on The List: Interview with the Vampire (more Brad Pitt) Amelie Hamlet 2 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Lord of the Rings trilogy And The Matrix is in the list but it is so Awesome it may win any poll you put it into.
Saw this at release in cinema.a was at uni and took a break between classes on a wild stormy day. Was only person in the screen. Had all to myself. Barely made it out the town after it as all was flooded. Great film. Definately check out Dark City
I read this book before I saw the movie. There’s a good few books by the author. Chuck Palahnuik. Another one of his books was made into a movie called ‘Choke’. You’ll recognise the actor in it from Green Mile
Ahhh, the only other movie that my dad hesitated letting me watch at release. He took me when I was 13 (don't necessarily recommend) just a few months after release, and it was still in theaters, though. Despite the fact that Rosie ruined the ending for those of us who didn't see it the first weekend, it was still such and interesting and great movie!
The first rule of fight club. You don't talk about fight club. The second rule of fight club. You don't talk about fight club. The third rule of fight club. You can talk about fight club, as long as there's no fighting.
The narrator has what is called dissociative identity disorder (DID) it's slightly different than multi personality disorder, i myself have schizophrenia and to the best of my knowledge I don't have what the narrator has but he didn't know he had it either
You should read a few books by Chuck Palahniuk. You said at the beginning you read. His books are some of the most messed upped things you'll ever read. TH-cam him reading Guts. I remember reading that Fight Club could never be made into a movie. You got a subscriber
Multiple personality disorder used to be called just that: multiple personality disorder. Now it's disassociative identity disorder. It's never been called schizophrenia, but, it's a very common mistake in fiction and among the layperson to get the two things confused. Schizophrenics suffer from a break from reality, they have delusions, hear voices, sometimes see things that aren't there, are often paranoid (think the government is out to get them, animals are listening to them talk, people are following them etc), and in general live in a fantasy world. Schizophrenics do sometimes also have dissassociative identities but not always or even often. Schizophrenia is also a lot more common than DID.
btw James I'm curious how you keep track of all these recommendations. I know you get a bunch. Is it like... every time someone in the comments section mentions a movie, you add it to a list, and then if someone else mentions the same movie, you put a mark next to it like votes? Or is it just a mental list you have running and if you see the same thing recommended a bunch of times you add it to a Patreon poll? Or do you really intend to watch every single movie everyone recommends? Like I just listed 40 or so in my last comment I don't know if you'll actually get around to watching all of them. Though all of them are very much worth watching, IMO. Is it helpful if people highlight one or two movies when they comment?
Go to this site, it has my "Diary" (Movies I've seen) and my "Wishlist" movies people have suggested. It's pretty cool actually. letterboxd.com/AwesomeUS/
In a way, I'm envious of your newfound ability to discover this aspect of modern (pop) culture. I didn't know there was ANYONE that DIDN'T know who Brad Pitt is. That kind of blows my mind. That means not only are you discovering actors... you are discovering a whole history of evolving techniques and ways of storytelling through these movies that a lot of us just take for granted.
I've been enjoying this journey so far!
@@AwesomeUSMovies Michael makes a good point - we don't think about it very much, but film has evolved in many ways throughout the years.
This was nice to see. Something so amazing about watching something for the first time. But to not know much about the actors involved is on a different level.
I know Brad Pitt because he was in episode of Friend’s 🤣🤣 you are fantastic sir. You’re like our new bouncing 42yr old baby boy.
ummm thanks
What a great time it was for films with the Matrix, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Dark City, Pi, all hit our circle of friends around that time in 99' and it was truly unforgettable times for gaming and movies : D
Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated
I enjoyed Donnie Darko's unique tone.
I don't want to be that guy, but Donnie Darko was 01. Dark City and Pi was '98 unless you saw it in '99.
@@Mesozoic2 sounds about right from 98 to 01 was def the time frame i'd seen them.
That was hilarious seeing you almost catch on to the plot twist halfway through the movie.
Brad Pitt is a massive movie star by the way. Definitely the biggest name in this movie. The lead actor you only knew from Friends LOL.
Another great film starring Brad Pitt.
“Interview With The Vampire” (1994)
Hope to see you watch that for the channel some time.
It’s a great film!
Thanks for adding the year, it helps
I went with 12 monkeys for my first thought with Brad Pitt but Interview with A Vampire is a must see. It's based of a book by the same name written by Anne Rice whom recently passed away. If you need more books to read still her series the Vampire Chronicles is amazing. This is the beginning.
@@AwesomeUSMovies Agreed would love to see your reaction to Interview with The Vampire. Tom Cruise ( who you saw in Top Gun) stars along side Brad Pitt.
or 12 monkeys, Pitt is best at playing crazy characters and 12 monkeys is overall great movie (with very solid Bruce Willis role also)
I always found it very interesting that Marla began to care about Chloe, at least enough to think he would like to know that she died. Marla wishes she didn't care, but she does. And she wanted to save him.
Great Movie.
A couple of Brad Pitt suggestions:
Interview with the Vampire (1994 gothic horror),
Seven (1995 neo-noir psychological crime thriller),
Meet Joe Black (1998 romantic fantasy)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005 romantic action),
Inglourious Basterds (2009 war movie Quentin Tarantino),
Fury (2014 war movie)
There are many many others.
Interview with the Vampire is a good one. I liked Legend of the Fall
Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated
@@AwesomeUSMovies Also Moneyball (2011 Sports Drama)
A few more Brad Pitt flicks worth watching:
Ocean's 11 (comedy/heist)
12 Monkeys (sci-fi/drama)
@@Dylan_Platt 12 Monkeys is amazing but I would consider it more of a Bruce Willis movie.
It is so funny that you knew Brad Pitt just because of Friends. 🤣 I mean, he is a damn famous actor. Loved your reaction, thank you!
Fun fact: The director, David fincher, also made The game which you watched some months ago. So probably you want to watch his movie called "seven" as well (with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman)
OK, good deal thanks
@@AwesomeUSMovies He is also a producer and director of Mindhunter on Netflix, a fictionalized series about the genesis of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit. It's an intense and fascinating, well-acted show. Unfortunately they've only made two seasons of it, and are unlikely to make another, but a few well-known criminals appear as characters in it.
“I know Brad Pitt from a Friends episode” 🤣🤣🤣 you’re so funny
Thanks???
No other film like this one. I think it will forever be one of my favorites.
It was CRAZY good
1999 was a great year for movies. 💯
Fight Club, The Matrix, Sixth Sense, Wild Wild West, Iron Giant, Stir of Echoes, South Park, Mystery Men, The Mummy, Galaxy Quest, Green Mile, American Pie, Payback...
...And back then you could go to a movie for $3.50
Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated
yes definitely. Except... you're joking about Wild Wild West, right? haha. One of the worst movies of all time. The others you list are all classics, though.
@@nooneofconsequence1251 lol, I thought it was SO bad and over the top that it was still entertaining, like Last Action Hero. But yea that probably shouldn't have made the list unless you're expecting pure nonsense.
@@SirGriefALot I guess if you like the so-bad-its-good sort of movies it might be right up your alley. :) IMHO, it's more just so-bad-its-bad... kind of boring, dumb... but... not as spectacularly atrocious (and thus hilarious) as a movie like The Room or Mortal Kombat: Annihilation or something like that.
@@nooneofconsequence1251 I saw this movie as a kid so it holds a nostalgic memory for me. I can still watch it today and enjoy it. Although I know it's not a good movie ha.
Brad Pitt was married to the actress who played Rachel on Friends, Jennifer Aniston, when he appeared on Friends. Which is why it was so funny that he was a member of the "I hate Rachel Greene" fan club. He was also one of the biggest actors on planet earth in the 90s and 2000s. Some of his best films besides Fight Club include Legends of the Fall, Seven, Ocean's 11, Moneyball, Spy Game, and Inglorious Bastards. Edward Norton has great films too, including Primal Fear, Rounders, Keeping the Faith, American History X, and The Illusionist. Fight Club is one of my favorite movies of all time. So glad you are watching it!!
Edit. The psychological thrillers among the films I just mentioned are Seven, Rounders, Spy Game, and Primal Fear. Also, if you haven't seen The Usual Suspects, then you definitely need to put that at the top of your list.
To add to the Ed Norton list, Birdman, which has parallels with Fight Club
Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated
"it's a club yet have fights out i guess!?" same thing here! Going in a didn't expect much, but was BLOWN away! David Fincher is definitely in my top directors, definitely recommend all of his stuff
It was so good
"You are not your job." But Tyler was totally his job! He founded and ran a successful soap business, and he inspired and commanded a nationwide sociopolitical movement.
I read that as "sociopathic movement", LOL.
@@The2realistic Also yes.
Agred
Wow! So glad you DO enjoy such psychological thrillers and such... Because there are a WHOLE LOT of them out there. Here are my suggestions:
- Se7en (1995)
- Memento (2000)
- Identity (2003)
- Raising Cain (1992)
- Saw (2004); and the sequels Saw 2 (2006) & Saw 3 (2006)
- Unbreakable (2000)
- Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
- The Changeling (1980)
another vote for Memento. And if you like that one check out The Prestige.
Thanks for sharing and including the years, that helps
Primal Fear
Memento yes, Identity no. Identity betrays the audience in a fundamental way.
OMG!!! I will love watching his brain explode watching Se7en.... "what's in the box?!?!"
This film was such a revelation to me. When I watched it the first time, I knew the quotes, but I did not have the context. I went into it blind and I believed that it was going to be about a fight club. Boy was I caught off guard. I love this movie and I think it is so well made. Edward Norton and Brad Pitt have such amazing chemistry with each other. I also like that this film does not try to fit into any particular genre and it does a great job of telling a story and building to a conclusion that you don't really see coming until it happens.
34:08 In the DVD commentary, David Fincher says he asked the stuntman to throw himself down the stairs over 20 times, but then felt bad because the stuntman's first take was the one that ended up in the final edit. :P
Just dropping a note since I ended up here early.
Enjoying your reactions! Keep it up!
Appreciate how you’re doing your own thing and look forward to seeing more in the future.
I appreciate that
"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."
- Me
It's a great line
@@AwesomeUSMovies I wasn't sure whether you would enjoy this film or not bc it's wild, but was so happy you liked it. The writing was so good. I'd still like to read the book. Cheers!
Multiple Personality Disorder was the proper name. In 1994, it was changed to Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).
What he said.
watching this reaction after watching 3 separate female reactions back-to-back really gives a good look into the different view and psyche's of men and women.
you enjoyed yourself, they were either horrified or disgusted. (oh and while I'm at it, you were silent during the testicular cancer section while they all universally laughed)
this is a movie for men and it talks directly to us.
There are only three films that I consider as my favorite -- not because of the plot or character development, etc. -- but because of the underlying philosophical truths that these movies espouse. The three films are: (1) Fight Club -- "you are not special" and "do not let your possessions end up possessing you", (2) Dead Poet's Society -- "seize the day" and "constantly see things in a different light", and (3) Shawshank Redemption -- "hope is the best of things" and "get busy dying or get busy living." Though in this case, the plot is really really good.
Movies on this level? Well, I would say the Sixth Sense, and Usual Suspects.
added
Psychological thrillers that are absolute bangers: memento, inception, shutter island, the prestige, the lighthouse
I think these have all been suggested except Lighthouse. I'll add it
Don't know if you noticed but at the car accident Edward Norton gets pull out of the driver side of the car and Brad Pitt gets out the passenger side.
NOOOOOO, I totally didn't notice that.... I have to go back and watch it.
"I know Brad Pitt from Friends" is the funniest goddam thing I've ever heard 😂😂😂🙈
Primal Fear which I couldn't see on your list is another great Edward Norton.
You ask for something similar to this, you have two great ones on your list already
The Departed and Shutter Island.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
@@AwesomeUSMovies Edward Norton was great in American History X and Primal Fear.
The technical term is actually Multiple Personality Dissociative Disorder. Disassociation is projecting your own consciousness into an alternate personality, or the projection of someone else, typically because of trying to escape some major trauma.
thanks, helpful
My senior year a few friends of mine started a fight club, it was weird, in a normal fight you’re defending yourself or some people are assaulting someone with illegal intent etc , people hate each other , all that but we were all friends so nothing that could cause serious injury like kicking heads, stomping , gouging eyes was allowed or even thought of, no hitting in the balls , no sweeping knees etc, it was essentially boxing and jiu-jitsu but with no gloves or pads and we steered clear of things that would cause damage. Now I know a single punch to the head does do damage to the Brain in increments but we just fought for who t e hell knows why. Weirdest part is jsut like this , when it was over you could call it at any time yourself and your opponent helps you up, usually hugged ya and you both end up talking about the fight laughing or cursing but you were friends. We all became better fighters over time and while we’d steer clear of dangerously damaging stuff, parents got involved when the black eyes , bruising of the face got excessive , then words of the Police being called by a parent broke it all up but our small group had 32 kids by the time it was done. We heard this happened all over after this movie came out so I’m sure we were jsut 1 of manyyyyyyy clubs. Looking back it was so damn stupid! As a golden give boxer since little I shoulda known better but we all do a ti pod things as kids. I think anyway?
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It still a top 10 movie for me. I’m generationX! !!
*Interview with the Vampire* movie is awesome!
The books are epic!
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Ed Norton is one of my favorite actors by far. I liked him in Hulk. Loved him in this. But he's also really really good in... American History X, Primal Fear, The Score, Birdman, the Grand Budapest Hotel, and Keeping the Faith. Among other things.
Brad Pitt - it's hilarious you only know him from Friends. He became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood after his breakout roles in Thelma & Louise, 7 Years in Tibet, and a River Runs Through It. Became famous as a pretty boy but then really proved he had serious acting chops, too, in 12 Monkeys for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Other good roles of his include Se7en, Fury, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fury, The Big Short, 12 Years a Slave, Moneyball, Troy, Inglorious Basterds, Snatch, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Ocean's 11, and Interview with the Vampire. All great movies.
Helena Bonham Carter I think I might have first seen in this movie... but, yeah, most people know her from Harry Potter. She married Tim Burton once and acted in some of his movies including Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Meatloaf is Meatloaf.
The director of this film David Fincher is also really good... he also directed The Social Network, Gone Girl, Se7en (also with Brad Pitt), Zodiac, Panic Room, The Game (which I know you reacted to before), and the US remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. All great movies. A lot of them are psychological suspense type movies, too, which seems to be his specialty. Maybe you ought to check out more of his stuff.
The author of the novel Fight Club is a guy named Chuck Palahniuk. Interesting guy who writes interesting book. The only other film adaptation of one of his works that I know of is 2008's Choke... which is okay but not as good as Fight Club. Similarly weird, though.
thank you so much. I've added these to my list but I'm pretty sure most of them have been suggested. Luckily, it de-duplicates its self
I think you should add American Psycho to your list. It's a great companion piece for Fight Club, another psychological thriller peppered with absurdly humorous (or humorously absurd) scenes. It presents its own critique of unchecked consumerism and thrill-seeking, but it's different enough that you won't get bored. Great soundtrack and very quotable dialogue.
For something slower and more serious, Hitchcock's Vertigo is great. It's also a very beautiful film. Fight Club has a decayed beauty, Mona Lisa falling apart under fluorescent lights, but Vertigo has a kind of beauty you can appreciate as beauty. Hitch's Rear Window is another great thriller. That one isn't slow and serious, it's lively and fun. And that's a really neat trick, since the star is confined to a wheelchair in single room.
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"The unreal is more powerful than the real. Because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. Because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on. If you can change the way people think. The way they see themselves. The way they see the world. You can change the way people live their lives. That's the only lasting thing you can create." Chuck Palahniuk
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Some other David Fincher works which are great are Zodiac, Se7en and the Netflix show Mindhunter.
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This movie shocked the hell outta me… and I had already been spoiled on the ending.
It's sooo good
definitely watch this movie again on your own time. theres so many small moments that are hidden that you only notice once you already know the twist.
A lot of people are suggesting the same movies. Let me change it up and request Signs (2002). Its one of my favorites, and it does have a bit of a twist/psychological element to it. Plus its a farm family in the middle of nowhere, its perfect for you
when my mother and I watched this film in theaters for the first time... the first thing we did upon finishing it was look at each other and say "want to go see it again?" We were in the next showing...
only other time we've done that I think was when we saw Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
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When I was a teenager I made a list of all the movies I'd missed out on because I was too young to watch them. This was one of them. It blew me away. One of the best.
Nice! I can't believe you remembered the "I hate Rachel Green" Club. The third member was a foreigh exchange student from Thailand named Ta-Taka-Ki-Kek. LOL
OMG you are sooo correct
Yes! You knew 4 people! Definitely mind blowing🤯! You would like Shutter Island, Primal Fear!✌🏻☀️
"3 pitchers of beer between 2 people?!?!?!" LoL, funny on a couple different levels. heh. It's because of this movie that I read a couple of Chuck Palahniuk books. This movie was based on his book of the same name. He's a different kinda guy for thinking up some of this stuff. Great Reactions, BTW!
Seems like a lot
So did he really drink 3 pitchers by himself?
U had the names right, multiple personality disorder. It's also called... Dissociative personality disorder or D.I.D.
Also, could u please react to Nine Months? One of the Robin Williams best 90's movie.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
your mind will never be blown like this movie, it has layers like no movie
IDK, I really enjoyed The Game, that one wsa pretty crazy.
There are a lot of very good Brad Pitt movies you should check out. Seven, Troy, Legends of the Fall, Inglorious Bastards, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and tons more.
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There's an interesting movie from the 90s starting Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt that's a sci-fi thriller called 12 Monkeys. Check out the poster and see if it's something you'd be interested in reacting to!
Personally, I think it is the best movie ever made. Be it the plot, music cast or clips. The psychology, thrilling emotions, and how it is all presented.
The Prestige comes to mind, as well as Silence of the Lambs, and Amadeus, very different movies, but they deal with a lot of psychological weirdness.
I already reacted to lambs.
@@AwesomeUSMovies oh I know, I was just saying I find those films similar to this one
Consider the possibility that Norton’s character might also BE Marla, Bob, and all the other members of the club…
Love your channel, dude you're going to be pretty big, pretty soon. I say once you have about 10,000 subscribers it will start increasing way faster than you expect.
Wow, thanks! I hope you're right
@@AwesomeUSMovies I have no doubt
Dissociative Personality Disorder, what used to be called multiple personalities, is related to other depersonalization and derealization disorders, not to schizophrenia as most people think. The best modern example is the comedian Jonathan Winters who turned the disorder into a skill for his comedy routines. Unfortunately encouraging the disorder frequently left him with one of his personas taking over, or him forgetting who he was entirely. He was in and out of hospitals most of his career, until he gave up acting and comedy. He went on to become an incredibly accomplished, influential, and renowned painter. He will likely be remembered far longer for those contributions to society rather than his popular fame in mass media.
But yeah, he had multiple personality disorder, as an example you can look up and watch in his routines and interviews.
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One of my favorite psycho movies is natural born killers! Not many people review it but there really is nothing else like it, I love the soundtrack too! Check it out 🙂
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*Primal Fear* was Edward Norton's first movie, and a must see.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
Someday you should make a video explaining why you don’t know any famous actors and haven’t seen any movies prior to starting your channel. You’re one of a kind! It must be an interesting story.
I'm actually doing a live Q&A on Wed for getting 5k subscribers.
Such an interesting movie that throws up a lot of great philosophical questions.
Thank you so much for letting me know about that website... it's so fun adding all the movies I've seen. Up to 122 and I'm no where near done yet
Cool, have fun with it.
HOW do you not know these movies? I'm actually baffled. But if you're taking requests, Matrix, Fifth Element, Casablanca.
Added to my list thanks for watching. Hope you get a chance to check out some of my other cntent.
Wow!! You've got a lot of great (and some not so great) movies to watch on that list of yours. I look forward to seeing your reactions to them.
Thanks so much!
That was really fun to watch your experience. You’re very smart I thought you had it figured out 100% halfway through. I I think you had it about 50% figured out. By the way Brad Pitt is number one. I’ll keep watching your reactions.
Thank you so much for watching. I hope you check out some of my other content. Everyone loves the comedies I do
Going through a catalog of the comedies you've reacted too as I just found your channel from Tommy boy and I gotta say I'm glad I found your channel
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watch “A beautiful mind” and “Shutter Island”
Memento is a different kind of movie so you might get like it. An older one I don't see talked about much is Body Double... that's one you should check out.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
You are now firing your gun at your imaginary friend near 400 pounds of nitroglycerin!
My favourite line.
great line
The first rule of fight club is…
We don’t talk about fight club 👍
This is a great movie.
The 2nd rule is your ALWAYS talk about Awesome US Movies!
David Fincher is one of my fave directors (he also did The Game). All his films are great but the main standouts for me are this, Se7en, Zodiac, The Social Network & Gone Girl
added them all. oohhh The Game was really good too
If you only know Brad Pitt from Friends and now Fight Club then it's time for you to watch 12 Monkeys (1995) Sci-Fi thriller. From one Iowan to another :) This is one of my top 10 favorites.
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The first rule of winning, you must comment. The second rule of winning, you must comment.
Damn, you noticed Tyler the first time he popped up? I'm not sure I saw those blips until I watched the movie for the second time
It was VERY fast
You should see Edward Norton's debut film, Primal Fear (1996). Great psychological thrillers/dramas (in addition to Primal Fear) would be Momento (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Shutter Island (2010). You should also watch some more M. Night Shyamalan films, probably in this order: Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), & Split (2016). Some may disagree with me, but I also like Lady in the Water (2006) and The Village (2004). There is another VERY WEIRD movie I would recommend-Being John Malkovich (1999)-but you need to first be familliar with the actor, John Malkovich. For that I would suggest the following three films: In the Line of Fire (1993), Red (2010), and Of Mice and Men (1992) (though this one maybe not for your channel, just on your own). (If you wish to watch a third one on your channel, you could watch Burn After Reading (2008) or Man in the Iron Mask (1998).
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I didn't see "Primal Fear" on the Letterboxd. Norton's breakout role In that one. Enjoyed your reaction to this, again.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love this movie. When I was a young, dumb kid we started a Fight Club after this movie came out. I agree with your rule addition of no testicular hits; I wound up in the hospital with internal bleeding. We made great friends and bonded but it was so stupid.
Sounds cool and super dumb at the same time
Unless I missed it, Drive (2011) should be added to your list. Helena Bonham Carter is in many of famous director Tim Burton's movies. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston (Rachel from Friends) were married for a long time.
That's funny
She was married to Tim Burton and had two kids with him
@@jeffreymcmahon3627 not officially married, but yes, together and had children.
A movie you should react to is Primal Fear. The movie is a mind blower and it was Edward Norton kinda first film and he does an amazing performance
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"Dissociative Identity Disorder." Cause it's not just multiple personalities, but they are a means to dissociate from things that one cannot handle, it seems.
Appreciate that
Momento and The Prestige are 2 great films in this genre both directed by Timothy Nolan.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
The Movie is Memento. The director ist Christopher Nolan. Not Timothy.
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Memento is indeed a great one. It’s also a thriller that revolves around the workings of the human psyche.
It’s one of three movies I wish I had never seen, only so I could enjoy watching it for the 1st time all over again (the other movies being “The Usual Suspects” and “Fight Club”)
2 kickass films starring these guys:
12 Monkeys (2016) stars Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis
America X (1998) stars Edward Norton
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You know Edward Norton, first Hulk from the MCU.
Yeah I mention that in my outro
I was working a mashup for the Liposuction scene and just released it with you included.
It wasn't as horrific as some of the others, but still awesome!
I wonder if this is typical of a first time view of that scene, and then on subsequent viewing it is just funny...
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Some I didn't see on The List:
Interview with the Vampire (more Brad Pitt)
Amelie
Hamlet 2
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
And The Matrix is in the list but it is so Awesome it may win any poll you put it into.
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Saw this at release in cinema.a was at uni and took a break between classes on a wild stormy day. Was only person in the screen. Had all to myself. Barely made it out the town after it as all was flooded. Great film. Definately check out Dark City
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Why have i not seen this movie 😲 very interesting and fun movie
If you want a psychological thriller look no further than with another Edward Norton gem... PRIMAL FEAR.
OK, I like Norton
A couple other really good movies with twist endings that you'd enjoy would be The Sixth Sense, Predestination and Seven.
Two great Brad Pitt films that you should consider are Snatch and Burn After Reading. A great Edward Norton film is American History X.
I read this book before I saw the movie. There’s a good few books by the author. Chuck Palahnuik. Another one of his books was made into a movie called ‘Choke’. You’ll recognise the actor in it from Green Mile
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@@AwesomeUSMovies about the movie Choke by the fight club author. To clarify, it’s a 2008 movie.
I just noticed there are other titles with same name
I think Sam Rockwell is amazing in every film he is in. In a Chuck Palahnuik film.. 👌
Shutter Island, Cube, Split (Unbreakable, & Glass) are a few similar to Fight club
Ahhh, the only other movie that my dad hesitated letting me watch at release. He took me when I was 13 (don't necessarily recommend) just a few months after release, and it was still in theaters, though. Despite the fact that Rosie ruined the ending for those of us who didn't see it the first weekend, it was still such and interesting and great movie!
Great movie
Snatch (2000)
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
Fun fact I knew a guy that changed his name to Space Monkey after this film. He was an interesting bunch of people. Lol
I guess
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I'm so glad you liked it!
Thanks for watching
45 seconds in and you already broke the first rule of fight club 😂
Oh man... I know right.
The first rule of fight club. You don't talk about fight club. The second rule of fight club. You don't talk about fight club. The third rule of fight club. You can talk about fight club, as long as there's no fighting.
The narrator has what is called dissociative identity disorder (DID) it's slightly different than multi personality disorder, i myself have schizophrenia and to the best of my knowledge I don't have what the narrator has but he didn't know he had it either
Another great reaction! Is A Beautiful Mind on the list?
You should read a few books by Chuck Palahniuk. You said at the beginning you read. His books are some of the most messed upped things you'll ever read.
TH-cam him reading Guts.
I remember reading that Fight Club could never be made into a movie.
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David Fincher told Ed Norton to punch Brad Pitt in the ear so, his reaction is real.
Funny
Multiple personality disorder used to be called just that: multiple personality disorder. Now it's disassociative identity disorder. It's never been called schizophrenia, but, it's a very common mistake in fiction and among the layperson to get the two things confused. Schizophrenics suffer from a break from reality, they have delusions, hear voices, sometimes see things that aren't there, are often paranoid (think the government is out to get them, animals are listening to them talk, people are following them etc), and in general live in a fantasy world. Schizophrenics do sometimes also have dissassociative identities but not always or even often. Schizophrenia is also a lot more common than DID.
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C'mon Ed, take one for the team buddy. Hahaha
btw James I'm curious how you keep track of all these recommendations. I know you get a bunch. Is it like... every time someone in the comments section mentions a movie, you add it to a list, and then if someone else mentions the same movie, you put a mark next to it like votes? Or is it just a mental list you have running and if you see the same thing recommended a bunch of times you add it to a Patreon poll? Or do you really intend to watch every single movie everyone recommends? Like I just listed 40 or so in my last comment I don't know if you'll actually get around to watching all of them. Though all of them are very much worth watching, IMO.
Is it helpful if people highlight one or two movies when they comment?
Go to this site, it has my "Diary" (Movies I've seen) and my "Wishlist" movies people have suggested. It's pretty cool actually.
letterboxd.com/AwesomeUS/
Brad Pitt is a great actor. Ck out 12 monkeys then Troy. He plays an insane character in 12 monkeys... then Achilles in Troy. Crazy range...
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You are more insightful than I. I did nto catch own to teh split personality thing until it was revealed to me in the movie!
I almost figured it out but not quite