@@SigTheSauceMan Also, it was a kinda easter egg. The actress who players his boss played Oesha in Game of Thrones, who was the woman traveling with Brann and Hodor.
Ikr. I didn't expect Scott and Donny Yen to be such standouts in this movie. They were used extremely well here. Donny was damn near a secondary protagonist which I really liked.
That birdseye view of him running through the apartments with the explosive shotgun rounds is my favourite scene in an action movie ever, that shit looks SO fucking good.
I love how Mr. Nobody is a quintessential American street assassin. His tools are all American made stuff (the bulletproof backpack is marketed at students for school shootings, and the quick draw protector is ALSO marketed for sudden active shooters just in public, and his gun is a Marlin Model 1894) he uses boxing as his main hand to hand martial art, and he just speaks English. He isnt a fancy James Bond type like John speaking every language and knowing every culture with his hyper fancy bullet proof suit, hes just a hired American gun.
i like to think he didn't have proper training like john, he just grew on the streets and ended up in contact with the High table because he wanted some good cash
I just like to think he was never in a family or in any of the criminal syndicates underneath them. Just a guy with a finely honed talent for killing and tracking, who came across the underworld because, well, they're fucking everywhere. He probably got hired by someone wronged by someone underneath the Table or got wind of a bounty that he shouldn't have. He's Nobody to the table, he erased his own history, and crowbarred his way into the assassin's world with detective skills. That would be why he had that notebook with drawings and answers about people he's clearly never encountered, but even John didn't know about.
@@FelipeCRC Alot of Americans think so as well. Most people here think guns should be regulated but 50k put in a senators pocket matters more than any number of dead children
I watched the movie thinking, "where do I know this guy from?". I didn't recognise him, even when my brain was saying 'SCOTT ADKINS' after the drop kick.
Rina sawayama was such a badass in what short screentime she had in this movie. Her acting was pretty impressive given the fact this is her first acting gig. Hope she comes back for a sequel or spinoff.
Me too, my favorite sequence! Also, just everything with Mr. Nobody, Caine, and John Wick of course. I want a Caine, Mr. Nobody, John Wick spin-off so badly🤣I would watch it so many times in the theaters! Their chemistry is so on point, it's ridiculous!! Not to mention Akira, I need that spin-off in my life hehe
If I had a nickel for every time Donnie Yen played a blind badass with a cane... I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.
Longest runtime in any John Wick movie, yet simultaneously the best. Every time one's trailer came out, people found something to hate on before they watched it. Everyone compared this to John Wick 1, which was barely 2 hours. Yet this had all the cinematography and story of 1, with unparalelled action. Apparently Chapter 3 was cut short and would have been much more akin to this one if they let all the story scenes in. They said they turned the film into a movie. So the people who hate on 3 for not having as much story while saying this would be too long got proven wrong in the most spectacular way possible.
@@thomasanderson2384 It’s also that it makes sense story-wise. Wick is older and has been through absolute hell in the previous 2 films. Not to mention he’s far past his prime, so of course his martial arts is slower and less refined. Meanwhile Caine hasn’t had any of those issues, even with his disability.
This was the first non superhero action movie where people in the teather were clapping when the villain died. When John killed the marquis everyone was cheering out loud, the dragon fire videogame like scene was also one of the highlights people were gasping and wows were coming from everywhere and trust me, is incredibly strange in latinamerican cinemas for this to happen, that is pretty weird. This movie was awesome in every easy and seeing it in teathers was an incredible experience.
I cannot believe that Donnie and Keanu are nearly 60! I also read an interview where Donnie said this director understands more about Donnie’s fighting style and what he wanted to achieve better then all the other directors he had worked with!!!!
@@bsimester2010yeah, Keanu is open about not doing stunts, only fights and driving/riding. But if he needs to, say, get hit by a car, or fall down multiple stories, it's a double. Which makes sense, he was _never_ a stunt man, in fact the director used to be his stunt man, and even Jackie Chan uses doubles now due to his age.
I appreciate that in the after credits, Akira used a blade that makes a sound. It gives the writers plenty of wiggle room to let Caine survive if he hears the attack coming. I hope they get a spin-off where the two of them have to work together or hunt each other.
That top over in the building shot was amazing it was like an rpg shooter lol & the whole stunt team better have been paid well they killed it . All the fights were great but Donnie Yen’s blind fighting was my fav & his punches are fast the IP man movies show that well. Im just happy to see Keanu & Donnie in a movie together lol
Paßt für beide Seiten. Nach meinem persönlichen Gefühl ist der Untereschied zwischen links und rechts folgender: Beide finden die Meinung des jeweils anderen schlecht. Linke scheinen aber geradezu empört darüber zu sein wenn es jemand wagt eine andere Meinung zu haben als sie. Denn sie sind ja, so sagt es ja der Fernseher immer wieder, die Guten. Also wie kann man es wagen gegen die Guten zu sein?
3:08 Aaron comparing a Laurence Fishburne character with a Samuel L. Jackson character is hilarious to me. I can just hear Sam in my head, “We don’t all look the same!”
I remember Laurence telling a story about some random guy across the street shouting at him "WHAT DO THEY CALL A QUATER POUNDER WITH CHEESE IN PARIS?" and Laurence shouted back "FUCK YOU!"
@@rushpan93people will say Extraction 2, which really doesn't broach this. Or Mission Impossible number whatever, which no doubt is amazing but still, it's so obvious JW 4 is better. It's one of the best action movies in _history,_ not just of any year. This film series will be held up to Kurosawa, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, John Woo.
For the card scene, the playing cards have just a tiny bit of ink on them to make the numbers and symbols. Caine senses are so heightened that he can feel how the ink makes up the numbers on the corner, which is very impressive. I think it's neat that this movie reunited Donnie Yen and Scott Adkins who plays Killa. Fun fact: In the lore, the writers confirmed that after the High Table appointed Killa to the head seat of the Germany section of the organization, he basically let himself go and gained a lot of weight. Prior to that, he was a talented and strong killing machine. Scott Adkins thoroughly enjoyed the idea of putting on a fat suit to fight John Wick. It was a bit challenging but so awesome to see. If anyone didn't remember, Scott also played the evil drill instructor that Donnie Yen fought as Ip Man in Ip Man 4: The Finale and has been in a lot of action films. Also, minor thing that was entertaining when a bunch of us went to see this in theaters. There's a lot of Cantonese speakers where I live. All of us were absolutely thrilled every time Caine gave us tidbits of Cantonese dialogue, especially the cussing moments. XD
Not even a Cantonese speaker, but I know "Pokgai" from Sleeping Dogs and thoroughly enjoyed hearing it. A lot of times I see translations of it in movies to "jerk", but I know how bad it really is lol. Scott Adkins can't help but fight the legendary action movie protagonists in the 4th movie and being defeated before they die.
You can also clearly see that Killa was good at fighting too, even though he is fat, he is flexible enough and he uses his body weight and strength to his advantage.
Watching it in the cinema was the best as other people lost it when he was trying to get up the stairs but kept falling. They were literally shouting out "Just let the man up there"
You guys being so quiet during the fight scene in the courtyard with Caine and Koji was top tier. That was exactly how I was when I first watched it. Wow
The fall down the stairs is an adaption of Sisyphus pushing the boulder in Tartarus, only to have it fall at the top. Another layer to the "impossible task" nature of the John Wick movies.
@@KuchNahiBasAiseHi No problem, Amanraj. It’s a quotation from the Christian bible. The book is the Gospel of Luke. And the number is how you write chapter 17, verse 33. If you google it like that, “Luke 17:33” you will see it come up. :)
@@KuchNahiBasAiseHi its a verse in the christian bible. Luke is the person who wrote that verse and 17:33 is the page and line in the that section Luke Wrote.
As far as like John actually accomplishing anything goes i always felt like the whole reason he gets back in, in the 1st movie is because the world he did everything to leave came back to him and stole the most meaningful thing to him which is the ability to finally mourn and process death as his own person and not a killer and so he’s been kind of getting that revenge against them But also i think he wanted to ability to die and be with his wife having been free of that world again. So he does all this so that when he dies he was no longer apart of that world he left for his wife
In all three movies, he loses little pieces and memories of his wife, until here where he's "a ghost searching for his grave." If you get into all the religious and mythological symbolism of all the John Wick movies, his "death" is a high sign of his freedom. He completed another impossible task.
And what a debut that was. The only woman action star with a better debut would probably be Michelle Yeoh, who had no martial arts training when she became a martial arts action star after her very first movie.
Lmao. Well, we have to account for all the killing John did from a teenager to his late 40's when he first retired, including his impossible task, and then the John Wick movies. Probably closer to 70%. ;)
@@daahsriThe best action scenes in the movie don't even have him in it, and he's only half in the third best when John needs to go up the stairs again. He was a great addition to the movie, he "saved it" is facetious.
Thank you Aaron for paying attention to John's dog at grave sight. I caught that first time and no one in reaction videos has caught it but you. That dog knows.
I love how this movie somewhat merges the eastern and western styles of weapon use. I love how John uses his nunchucks and wraps them around his neck when he needs to use another weapon. The way he does it has a gunslinger vibe to it. Speaking of, I love the little homages to the Dollars trilogy like with Caine's pocket watch being similar to A Few Dollars More and the final duel obviously echoing The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Also, Akira is played by singer, Rina Sawayama in her first film and was hired by the director after he saw her choreography on her various music videos. The end credits song was also performed by her which was just great.
The music starting at 37:00 is a callback to the first movie, when John starts chasing Iosef in the nightclub. This stops at 37:21 which is a callback to the fall John took onto the dance floor. The camera even behaves the same during the fall. Epic.
I believe the director said he played a lot of Hotline Miami through the making of the John Wick films, which is why we got a few video game-esque camera angles since John Wick 2. The Dragon Breath scene here was actually partially designed by a video game designer, and the camera angle and John's movement was both a reference to Hotline Miami and to John Wick Hex, the video game that came out after JW2. John Wick even had some of the same moves he had in Hex, and the return of the classic John Wick dubstep song not only serves to make it feel like a level in a JW game, but also brings everything full circle. I love this movie so much.
The Berlin sequence will forever be my favorite, it holds the personal element we haven't since since the First Movie (you see it on Wick's face), and it brings in every aspect of the franchise we've seen and elevates it.
It has been fun watching ya'll reacting to every John Wick film 😎. What a remarkable franchinse that in many ways has changed or influenced hollywood action films 😎.
John Wick 3 is my favorite. It easily has the best action imo. The library fight (killing a dude with a book!!!), the knife fight, the horse fu, the dog fu, the motorcycle fight, the video game style sequence near the end where he’s battling enemies and moving up to the next level to fight the next wave before eventually fighting the final boss. And I loved the beginning, counting down the minutes before his excommunication goes into effect.
When this movie came out in cinemas, I didn't have anyone to go with. I never regreted going alone because I would forever regret not going at all. John Wick 4 is the perfect ending to a perfect franchise. Personally, this is the best action franchise ever, and John Wick 4 might just be the best action movie of all
I wasn't expecting much from this film when I went and watched it when it came out, thought it would be fun but nothing special but I was blown away but how incredible this film was.
There is an amazing breakdown from Heavy Spoilers here on TH-cam and he talks about all the great visual storytelling and how the whole John Wick Saga is a telling of the story for Abel ( I think). There's also a thing about how the color tone during fight scenes are used to tell who has the advantage with blue being Wick, Red being Enemies and i think purple or something for a Tied fight. So much to these movies and man they're just perfection.
@@ethanwoodley901 The only stunt he didn't do was falling down the stairs. They said he did 98% of the stunts John did. His stunt double also said John did actually fall down many of the stairs in some shots.
Rewatching the duel I feel like they spoke to each other in code. "Those who cling to death live and those who cling to life die" the overall reaction of Cane and Winston, even Harbinger seems to know what that means and John gets shot in non-lethal spots that the doctor told him to shoot in 3. They've already confirmed a sequel and John Wick without the man himself doesn't make sense.
And when Caine gets shot the second time he responds “nice” which could be him realising John hit him in that spot specifically and works out his plan.
Fun fact both the head henchmen and the German fat guy were in a fighting movie together. Both are actually trained fighter. The fat guy is Scott Atkins who does stunts mostly and the other is a professional Brazilian fighter.
I still can't believe far this franchise has come. It started with a movie about former assassin getting revenge on a robber to this. I used to believe it should've just been a singular movie but once I started watching the others that belief instantly changed.
FInal conclusion: So long as the script is good, they'll keep making them. Credit to Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski for keeping up the quality and not retreading the plots and fights.
Seeing this movie, in theaters, the day it released was incredible. I remember pulling my phone out at one point, n noticing 2+ hours had gone by. In no way did it feel like it. It’s pretty amazing when u realize each film just gets better, one after the other. When the overhead one shot happened, the theater I was in lost it. 🤣 Easily one of the best one shots in all of film. Gotta say though, seeing Lance Reddick get killed off was shocking. Me n my dad were like woah. Can’t Believe that just happened. Makes even more sense y the cast n crew were even more heartbroken, when they were at the films premiere. Can’t imagine what the energy was in that theater, when that moment happened. R.I.P. Lance Reddick. 💐🕊️ Curious to c where they go from here. Already aware that “Ballerina” n “The Continental” series is otw. The 4th film did well at the box office. Keanu said he’d b up to do more, as long as the films r received positively. Time will tell. 👏👏
I don't even care if the spin offs are worth anything (the Ballerina already looks set up for failure by the studio), each movie gets better and the first one was already a legendary action movie. It will stand the test of time as one of, if not the best action series ever.
It feels rude to say but the way lance reddicks character reacts to the shot and the fact there isn’t an over the top splat and he just falls is really well done
For a singer/entertainer turned first-time actor, Rina Sawayama has to be up there as one of the best debut roles. I need more of her character and more of her period.
So glad we got some Scott Adkins! I've been a fan since Accident Man and after looking at his other work he's easily one of the best fight choreographers/martial art actors I've ever seen.
I absolutely love this movie. I got Cowboy Beebop vibes from that scene. Those who have seen it all know what I mean. I like to think Mr. Nobody is from the same group the main character from the movie "Nobody" is from both were Mr. Nobody and highly skilled killers with a military feel.
Amazing movie! A few people I know think John taking all those hits and falls, and still make it up the stairs, is unrealistic. I think however that it was established in the 1st movie already that he is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will! He held himself together until the job was done, but he was actually pretty damaged.
Only a true movie creator uses the money of each film to just make the rest better and better, hire expensive actors, up the cost of production and training, its a rekindling of flames from the old badass movies we all grew up with and loved, kudos to the director he's a gem
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Nahhh there is no way use didn’t see this in cinemas lol like use defo seen it in the cinemas
RIP to Lance Reddick he was such a great actor and voice actor he will truly be missed
Top tier voice actor
Indeed
It's gonna be weird watching him play Zeus next year fr
What do you mean
@@monsterking1973 He was cast as Zeus in the Percy Jackson show that comes out next year
I love cain's movements, they look like someone flailing wildly in vaguely the right direction, but also with extreme skill
Always on the offensive because he can barely afford to be defensive.
Klaus is a real life berlin legend. He is the doorman of the real club Berghain, which is the inspiration for this one.
Kind of wish I could meet him in person in all honesty
And all this time I thought Klaus was Groot reincarnated in human form. LOL Very interesting info though!
Also the "I am Claus" line was supposed to just be a placeholder for better lines, but they decided to just keep it because why not?
@@SigTheSauceMan Also, it was a kinda easter egg. The actress who players his boss played Oesha in Game of Thrones, who was the woman traveling with Brann and Hodor.
@@jonathanjones8839your mom was awful in the film LMAO GOTTEM 🤣
Killa's fight scene is by far my favorite part in this movie. The sights, the sounds, the choreography, Scott Adkins, everything was great there!
Probably my favourite performance from him. His acting was great
@@FlexyCrashhe is also an actual underrated acotr
Ikr. I didn't expect Scott and Donny Yen to be such standouts in this movie. They were used extremely well here. Donny was damn near a secondary protagonist which I really liked.
@@FlexyCrash yuri boyka, greatest fighter in the world
That birdseye view of him running through the apartments with the explosive shotgun rounds is my favourite scene in an action movie ever, that shit looks SO fucking good.
the. best. part.
@bungakrst Yep, it's ridiculous how well they pulled that off, it had me absolutely buzzing when I first saw it.
it started off going through the fucking railing of the stairs too, what a meticulously planned out shot
@@kildeer yesss, i love it so much! never seen a scene shot like that before.
You have no idea how much I was grinning in the theaters and nearly bouncing off the seat. Best action movie ever in my honest opinion.
I love how Mr. Nobody is a quintessential American street assassin. His tools are all American made stuff (the bulletproof backpack is marketed at students for school shootings, and the quick draw protector is ALSO marketed for sudden active shooters just in public, and his gun is a Marlin Model 1894) he uses boxing as his main hand to hand martial art, and he just speaks English. He isnt a fancy James Bond type like John speaking every language and knowing every culture with his hyper fancy bullet proof suit, hes just a hired American gun.
i like to think he didn't have proper training like john, he just grew on the streets and ended up in contact with the High table because he wanted some good cash
I just like to think he was never in a family or in any of the criminal syndicates underneath them. Just a guy with a finely honed talent for killing and tracking, who came across the underworld because, well, they're fucking everywhere. He probably got hired by someone wronged by someone underneath the Table or got wind of a bounty that he shouldn't have. He's Nobody to the table, he erased his own history, and crowbarred his way into the assassin's world with detective skills.
That would be why he had that notebook with drawings and answers about people he's clearly never encountered, but even John didn't know about.
A game in the John wick universe where you play as Mr Nobody would go hard
As a non-American, the phrase "bulletproof backpack marketed at students" is just so crazy to read lol
@@FelipeCRC Alot of Americans think so as well. Most people here think guns should be regulated but 50k put in a senators pocket matters more than any number of dead children
Whoever had the idea to put Scott Adkins in a fat suit, but still be able to fight like Scott Adkins is a genius.
I watched the movie thinking, "where do I know this guy from?". I didn't recognise him, even when my brain was saying 'SCOTT ADKINS' after the drop kick.
It was an homage to Sammo Hung.
@@2KOOLURATOOLGamingit took me wondering when he was going to be on screen, to realizing wait, I just saw him die.
@@2KOOLURATOOLGaming brooooo same !!
The drop kick is what gave it for me lol
@@billbill6094 where was this mentioned?
Rina sawayama was such a badass in what short screentime she had in this movie. Her acting was pretty impressive given the fact this is her first acting gig. Hope she comes back for a sequel or spinoff.
Love her music and was genuinely impressed with her here.
I can hardly believe that Killa is Scott Adkins. No wonder he could kick lol. Scott Adkins in a fat suit is so unexpected.
and undisputed.
@@bcn1gh7h4wkand such a complete fighter.
The Dragons Breath segment in its entirety had me grinning like a madman
My husband too
Me too, my favorite sequence! Also, just everything with Mr. Nobody, Caine, and John Wick of course. I want a Caine, Mr. Nobody, John Wick spin-off so badly🤣I would watch it so many times in the theaters! Their chemistry is so on point, it's ridiculous!! Not to mention Akira, I need that spin-off in my life hehe
Same here, and gigglimg like a kid.
No exaggeration, one of the greatest action films ever made! Its like a great 80s Hong Kong action movie with 15x the budget
I hate to tell you but it's exaggerating. But once again of course because it's a movie
Oof, you're old
@@muhammadfirdausrafqi5952do you watch movies for realism?
@@kingofdragons7 you not read what he said?
Should i write it again?
No exaggeration
But of course this is a good movie
@@muhammadfirdausrafqi5952 yeah you said the movie is an exaggeration
If I had a nickel for every time Donnie Yen played a blind badass with a cane... I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.
Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporateeeeeed!
I noticed that every movie has a longer runtime than the last, and yet, you never want it to end.
Longest runtime in any John Wick movie, yet simultaneously the best. Every time one's trailer came out, people found something to hate on before they watched it. Everyone compared this to John Wick 1, which was barely 2 hours.
Yet this had all the cinematography and story of 1, with unparalelled action. Apparently Chapter 3 was cut short and would have been much more akin to this one if they let all the story scenes in. They said they turned the film into a movie. So the people who hate on 3 for not having as much story while saying this would be too long got proven wrong in the most spectacular way possible.
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John Wick 5 Hours
Amazing how Keanu had like less than 10 lines in this film and proves how cool his character is to where you don’t need lines for everything.
Well Donnie Yen picked up the slack in the action department. His choreography was definitely cleaner to watch and was the better fighter
@@Kickinthescience Donnie yen is a proper martial artist
Ofc he's gonna look better
@@thomasanderson2384 It’s also that it makes sense story-wise. Wick is older and has been through absolute hell in the previous 2 films. Not to mention he’s far past his prime, so of course his martial arts is slower and less refined. Meanwhile Caine hasn’t had any of those issues, even with his disability.
@@knightmare5097 jiu-jitsu isn't less of a martial art, John typically uses more practical moves.
@@DoBap_ But you can tell that Wick is far slower than more younger jiu-jitsu artists, so while his attacks land, his enemies hit him more often
41:10 “John wick shoots the sun” absolutely based Rick
This was the first non superhero action movie where people in the teather were clapping when the villain died. When John killed the marquis everyone was cheering out loud, the dragon fire videogame like scene was also one of the highlights people were gasping and wows were coming from everywhere and trust me, is incredibly strange in latinamerican cinemas for this to happen, that is pretty weird. This movie was awesome in every easy and seeing it in teathers was an incredible experience.
I actually started the applause at my theater when he killed the Marquis. It's a moment I'll never forget
Same here
Lots of holy shits, even snot nosed teens who talk through movies couldn't say anything.
I cannot believe that Donnie and Keanu are nearly 60! I also read an interview where Donnie said this director understands more about Donnie’s fighting style and what he wanted to achieve better then all the other directors he had worked with!!!!
When it came to the stairs and car scenes stunt men were used, Keanu did the rest.
@@bsimester2010yeah, Keanu is open about not doing stunts, only fights and driving/riding. But if he needs to, say, get hit by a car, or fall down multiple stories, it's a double. Which makes sense, he was _never_ a stunt man, in fact the director used to be his stunt man, and even Jackie Chan uses doubles now due to his age.
I appreciate that in the after credits, Akira used a blade that makes a sound. It gives the writers plenty of wiggle room to let Caine survive if he hears the attack coming. I hope they get a spin-off where the two of them have to work together or hunt each other.
The cinematography on this movie is amazing. The stunts are incredible. There better be some award nominations.
Legend has it John is still falling down those stairs to this day
Legend has it Cassian is still on that subway with a knife in his chest
I love how done with everything Donnie Yen’s character is.
That top over in the building shot was amazing it was like an rpg shooter lol & the whole stunt team better have been paid well they killed it . All the fights were great but Donnie Yen’s blind fighting was my fav & his punches are fast the IP man movies show that well. Im just happy to see Keanu & Donnie in a movie together lol
The overhead building shot is pretty directly inspired by Hotline Miami, an indie game.
Definitely not an RPG shooter, but a shooter nonetheless.
@@izefreeze Nah, the game was called Hong Kong Massacre. It was said in an interview and they also said it in the discussion of this video.
@@GLERFUNKEL that's true, but Hong Kong Massacre was directly inspired by Hotline Miami.
So maybe the scene is INDIRECTLY inspired by Hotline Miami.
@@izefreeze Fair point. Whatever the inspiration I'm just glad we got that dragons breath sequence because God damn it's good lol
Paßt für beide Seiten. Nach meinem persönlichen Gefühl ist der Untereschied zwischen links und rechts folgender: Beide finden die Meinung des jeweils anderen schlecht. Linke scheinen aber geradezu empört darüber zu sein wenn es jemand wagt eine andere Meinung zu haben als sie. Denn sie sind ja, so sagt es ja der Fernseher immer wieder, die Guten. Also wie kann man es wagen gegen die Guten zu sein?
3:08 Aaron comparing a Laurence Fishburne character with a Samuel L. Jackson character is hilarious to me. I can just hear Sam in my head, “We don’t all look the same!”
It’s funny as well since Fishburne was originally considered for that role but he turned it down
I remember Laurence telling a story about some random guy across the street shouting at him "WHAT DO THEY CALL A QUATER POUNDER WITH CHEESE IN PARIS?" and Laurence shouted back "FUCK YOU!"
My mum actually asked if that was Sam Jackson
@@tiger1chu I am dumb. That went over my head. Was that a fuck you to a racist comment or a tongue in cheek one?
@@rushpan93 that was a fuck you to people who keeps mistaking Lawrence for Samuel
Safe to say one of the best action movies this year. Also Rest In Peace Lance Reddick a legendary actor
One of? What's the competition?
@@rushpan93people will say Extraction 2, which really doesn't broach this. Or Mission Impossible number whatever, which no doubt is amazing but still, it's so obvious JW 4 is better. It's one of the best action movies in _history,_ not just of any year. This film series will be held up to Kurosawa, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, John Woo.
For the card scene, the playing cards have just a tiny bit of ink on them to make the numbers and symbols. Caine senses are so heightened that he can feel how the ink makes up the numbers on the corner, which is very impressive.
I think it's neat that this movie reunited Donnie Yen and Scott Adkins who plays Killa. Fun fact: In the lore, the writers confirmed that after the High Table appointed Killa to the head seat of the Germany section of the organization, he basically let himself go and gained a lot of weight. Prior to that, he was a talented and strong killing machine. Scott Adkins thoroughly enjoyed the idea of putting on a fat suit to fight John Wick. It was a bit challenging but so awesome to see.
If anyone didn't remember, Scott also played the evil drill instructor that Donnie Yen fought as Ip Man in Ip Man 4: The Finale and has been in a lot of action films.
Also, minor thing that was entertaining when a bunch of us went to see this in theaters. There's a lot of Cantonese speakers where I live. All of us were absolutely thrilled every time Caine gave us tidbits of Cantonese dialogue, especially the cussing moments. XD
Not even a Cantonese speaker, but I know "Pokgai" from Sleeping Dogs and thoroughly enjoyed hearing it. A lot of times I see translations of it in movies to "jerk", but I know how bad it really is lol.
Scott Adkins can't help but fight the legendary action movie protagonists in the 4th movie and being defeated before they die.
You can also clearly see that Killa was good at fighting too, even though he is fat, he is flexible enough and he uses his body weight and strength to his advantage.
Watching it in the cinema was the best as other people lost it when he was trying to get up the stairs but kept falling. They were literally shouting out "Just let the man up there"
I didn't shout it, but I definitely thought/whispered it, lol.
Probably the best action movie I’ve ever scene. Keanu is so amazing.
You guys being so quiet during the fight scene in the courtyard with Caine and Koji was top tier. That was exactly how I was when I first watched it. Wow
The exchange at the duel is an adaptation of Luke 17:33: “Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.”
Every day this movie keeps getting better and better fr
The fall down the stairs is an adaption of Sisyphus pushing the boulder in Tartarus, only to have it fall at the top. Another layer to the "impossible task" nature of the John Wick movies.
Who is Luke? And this number 17:33? Some ratio? Sorry for my little knowledge but I don't know.
@@KuchNahiBasAiseHi No problem, Amanraj. It’s a quotation from the Christian bible. The book is the Gospel of Luke. And the number is how you write chapter 17, verse 33. If you google it like that, “Luke 17:33” you will see it come up. :)
@@KuchNahiBasAiseHi its a verse in the christian bible. Luke is the person who wrote that verse and 17:33 is the page and line in the that section Luke Wrote.
As far as like John actually accomplishing anything goes i always felt like the whole reason he gets back in, in the 1st movie is because the world he did everything to leave came back to him and stole the most meaningful thing to him which is the ability to finally mourn and process death as his own person and not a killer and so he’s been kind of getting that revenge against them
But also i think he wanted to ability to die and be with his wife having been free of that world again. So he does all this so that when he dies he was no longer apart of that world he left for his wife
In all three movies, he loses little pieces and memories of his wife, until here where he's "a ghost searching for his grave." If you get into all the religious and mythological symbolism of all the John Wick movies, his "death" is a high sign of his freedom. He completed another impossible task.
The fact that this is Rina Sawayama's first Hollywood role is pretty crazy lol
Also that top-down sequence is legit crazy.
And what a debut that was. The only woman action star with a better debut would probably be Michelle Yeoh, who had no martial arts training when she became a martial arts action star after her very first movie.
"You cant kill everbody." Procedes to kill everybody. Just a couple more and he'll have half of Koro Sensei's killcount.
You get a like for the anime reference. 😎
Lmao. Well, we have to account for all the killing John did from a teenager to his late 40's when he first retired, including his impossible task, and then the John Wick movies. Probably closer to 70%. ;)
Donnie Yen was definitely the best addition to the series. He is also the best fighter of the series.
He saved the movie tbh
@@daahsri what you mean he saves the movie? It wasn't that bad
@@daahsri Saved the movie? what? did you close your eyes when Donnie wasn't on screen? It was a good movie.
@@kaiser_suzi_ nah it wasnt
@@daahsriThe best action scenes in the movie don't even have him in it, and he's only half in the third best when John needs to go up the stairs again.
He was a great addition to the movie, he "saved it" is facetious.
The fact the Oscars is going to create an entire stunt category, all because of this movie is just awesome.
Makes you think, best picture?
Geez, John Wick stays changing cinema and he barely speaks at all.
Thank you Aaron for paying attention to John's dog at grave sight. I caught that first time and no one in reaction videos has caught it but you. That dog knows.
Yeah, most people expected a John silhouette, but that "hmm?" head turn tells all.
@@billbill6094 that it does.
My favorite of the four movies, an action masterpiece.
I'm glad I watched this in theatres. It's way more intense than watching this on a tv.
I love how this movie somewhat merges the eastern and western styles of weapon use. I love how John uses his nunchucks and wraps them around his neck when he needs to use another weapon. The way he does it has a gunslinger vibe to it. Speaking of, I love the little homages to the Dollars trilogy like with Caine's pocket watch being similar to A Few Dollars More and the final duel obviously echoing The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Also, Akira is played by singer, Rina Sawayama in her first film and was hired by the director after he saw her choreography on her various music videos. The end credits song was also performed by her which was just great.
The music starting at 37:00 is a callback to the first movie, when John starts chasing Iosef in the nightclub. This stops at 37:21 which is a callback to the fall John took onto the dance floor. The camera even behaves the same during the fall. Epic.
I believe the director said he played a lot of Hotline Miami through the making of the John Wick films, which is why we got a few video game-esque camera angles since John Wick 2.
The Dragon Breath scene here was actually partially designed by a video game designer, and the camera angle and John's movement was both a reference to Hotline Miami and to John Wick Hex, the video game that came out after JW2. John Wick even had some of the same moves he had in Hex, and the return of the classic John Wick dubstep song not only serves to make it feel like a level in a JW game, but also brings everything full circle.
I love this movie so much.
I smirked at how long it took Winston to walk down that room.
The Berlin sequence will forever be my favorite, it holds the personal element we haven't since since the First Movie (you see it on Wick's face), and it brings in every aspect of the franchise we've seen and elevates it.
It has been fun watching ya'll reacting to every John Wick film 😎. What a remarkable franchinse that in many ways has changed or influenced hollywood action films 😎.
The entire top-down sequence is genuinely one of the coolest action scenes I've seen in a movie in a long time, if ever.
37:13 "This is the John Wick dubstep"
The song was played in the first movie, and when it play in this movie.......talk about hype 😁
This movie solidifies that John Wick is indeed one of the greatest, if not the greatest, action franchise of all time.
The waiting for this reaction also feels like years Calvin 😂 Glad it's already here. Been waiting for this since it came out❤
If anyones curious, each successive film had a higher JW kill count, with the final total being 439 across all 4
John Wick 3 is my favorite. It easily has the best action imo. The library fight (killing a dude with a book!!!), the knife fight, the horse fu, the dog fu, the motorcycle fight, the video game style sequence near the end where he’s battling enemies and moving up to the next level to fight the next wave before eventually fighting the final boss. And I loved the beginning, counting down the minutes before his excommunication goes into effect.
When this movie came out in cinemas, I didn't have anyone to go with. I never regreted going alone because I would forever regret not going at all. John Wick 4 is the perfect ending to a perfect franchise. Personally, this is the best action franchise ever, and John Wick 4 might just be the best action movie of all
This movie reminded me of a lot of comic book characters like Daredevil with the blind guy, Groot with mr klaus, and Penguin. Very cool
This was the best action film of the year and one of the best John wick movies since the 1st one. All of them are great! Such a thrill ride 👏🏼👏🏼
John Wick healing factor working overtime in this one
I wasn't expecting much from this film when I went and watched it when it came out, thought it would be fun but nothing special but I was blown away but how incredible this film was.
I love how they reused those two legendary songs from first movie for that Dragon's Breath part, truly best action movie in years
Great Movie! John Wick has the best stunt team and choreography in cinema by a wide margin imo
I remember in imax those punches in the beginning shook the theater got so hyped
John wick - He Grevied
John wick 2- He Raged
John wick 3- He Bargained
John wick 4- He Accepted
The dragons breath scene has to be one of the most well directed scenes of all time.
Who else rewatched all the other john wick full length reactions again just to watch this one. This reaction is one of my favorites.
There is an amazing breakdown from Heavy Spoilers here on TH-cam and he talks about all the great visual storytelling and how the whole John Wick Saga is a telling of the story for Abel ( I think). There's also a thing about how the color tone during fight scenes are used to tell who has the advantage with blue being Wick, Red being Enemies and i think purple or something for a Tied fight. So much to these movies and man they're just perfection.
"Who's doing that stunt?! Give him everything!"
Keanu does his own stunts
The fighting and driving yes. But he wouldn't have done all the falling off buildings and down stairs stuff
@@ethanwoodley901 The only stunt he didn't do was falling down the stairs. They said he did 98% of the stunts John did.
His stunt double also said John did actually fall down many of the stairs in some shots.
Let’s go! My current movie of the year! So hyped to see your reactions and discussion 💪😎
This movie is pure eye candy. Delicious, delicious eye candy. It might be my favorite non-comic action movie of all time.
Love this film! It's so good, saw it with my dad! These films are some of my favorites! Great reaction!
Killa looked and fought like a boss from the Yakuza videogame series.
Absolutely missed out not seeing it in theaters. Especially for the shotgun scene.
Rewatching the duel I feel like they spoke to each other in code. "Those who cling to death live and those who cling to life die" the overall reaction of Cane and Winston, even Harbinger seems to know what that means and John gets shot in non-lethal spots that the doctor told him to shoot in 3. They've already confirmed a sequel and John Wick without the man himself doesn't make sense.
And when Caine gets shot the second time he responds “nice” which could be him realising John hit him in that spot specifically and works out his plan.
@@L6Stereo Yes precisely, the way this scene is done really looks like they purposefully hid clues and if it's confirmed that's really cool.
The bike that John Wick used was an ARCH. The company owned by Keanu Reeves.
is it strange that the most unbelievable part of the movie is how many muscle cars there are in Paris? they are extremely rare in Europe
lmao. best comment so far 😆
Not sure that scene has the same oomph if he was drifting a Citroen Berlingo.
40:15 "you didnt hit save" lmfao
Fun fact both the head henchmen and the German fat guy were in a fighting movie together. Both are actually trained fighter. The fat guy is Scott Atkins who does stunts mostly and the other is a professional Brazilian fighter.
One of the greatest action movies I have ever watched.
I still can't believe far this franchise has come. It started with a movie about former assassin getting revenge on a robber to this. I used to believe it should've just been a singular movie but once I started watching the others that belief instantly changed.
I love the use of the different punisher music during the stair scene its sooooo good
35:28 Ha, I said “It’s like Hotline Miami.” And then Rick said the exact same thing, nice.
FInal conclusion: So long as the script is good, they'll keep making them. Credit to Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski for keeping up the quality and not retreading the plots and fights.
Seeing this movie, in theaters, the day it released was incredible. I remember pulling my phone out at one point, n noticing 2+ hours had gone by. In no way did it feel like it. It’s pretty amazing when u realize each film just gets better, one after the other. When the overhead one shot happened, the theater I was in lost it. 🤣 Easily one of the best one shots in all of film. Gotta say though, seeing Lance Reddick get killed off was shocking. Me n my dad were like woah. Can’t Believe that just happened. Makes even more sense y the cast n crew were even more heartbroken, when they were at the films premiere. Can’t imagine what the energy was in that theater, when that moment happened.
R.I.P. Lance Reddick. 💐🕊️ Curious to c where they go from here. Already aware that “Ballerina” n “The Continental” series is otw. The 4th film did well at the box office. Keanu said he’d b up to do more, as long as the films r received positively. Time will tell. 👏👏
I don't even care if the spin offs are worth anything (the Ballerina already looks set up for failure by the studio), each movie gets better and the first one was already a legendary action movie. It will stand the test of time as one of, if not the best action series ever.
The top down sequence was my favorite. Especially since they reused the music from the past movie club shootout scenes.
John Wick 4. One of the best action-fighting movies I’ve ever seen. A masterclass ending to the John Wick story.
It feels rude to say but the way lance reddicks character reacts to the shot and the fact there isn’t an over the top splat and he just falls is really well done
For a singer/entertainer turned first-time actor, Rina Sawayama has to be up there as one of the best debut roles. I need more of her character and more of her period.
So glad we got some Scott Adkins! I've been a fan since Accident Man and after looking at his other work he's easily one of the best fight choreographers/martial art actors I've ever seen.
I absolutely love this movie. I got Cowboy Beebop vibes from that scene. Those who have seen it all know what I mean. I like to think Mr. Nobody is from the same group the main character from the movie "Nobody" is from both were Mr. Nobody and highly skilled killers with a military feel.
I've watched so many reactions of this movie but I was just waiting to see YOUR reaction guys 🤩
40:13 LMAOOO he said “he didn’t hit save”💀💀
38:48 "Everyone but John."
John Wick: Challenge accepted.
Amazing movie! A few people I know think John taking all those hits and falls, and still make it up the stairs, is unrealistic.
I think however that it was established in the 1st movie already that he is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will!
He held himself together until the job was done, but he was actually pretty damaged.
This has been my favourite movie series to watch along side you guys!
another fun action packed movie reaction and it makes my friday the best
Only a true movie creator uses the money of each film to just make the rest better and better, hire expensive actors, up the cost of production and training, its a rekindling of flames from the old badass movies we all grew up with and loved, kudos to the director he's a gem
I love the remark about being lazy how he fights
Its actually really smart
You wanna save as much energy as you can for when you really need it
20:50 The funniest line I’ve heard in a reaction 😂😂 just the way he said it 🤣
While the big top-down one-shot & the car stunts were great, the 28:01 falling moment probably had my favourite reaction from you guys.
13:33 IP Man fans screaming
35:45 love that reference back to the daredevil one shot at the prison!
What’s crazy is how the guy who played Killa knows no joke like 10 forms of marshal arts, so yeah even in a fat suit didn’t phase that guy!
The training vid for the Paris car sequence. Top tear Keanu content. He really had fun making this movie
A movie about 3 men, all trying to escape the table in three ways. Serving, buying and killing.