Remember what his wife said in the letter in the first movie? "Now that I've found my peace, find yours. Until that day, your best friend Helen." John finally found his peace after 3 movies. I didn't expect this flick to hit me in the feels by the end.
To this day, this holds the record as the most phenomenal theater experience of my life. Not just because of the action, the other scenes outside of that were so chilling and quietly badass. And I could feel the vibration of every punch and gunshots in the seats. Saying it was epic is a gross understatement.
I was blown away when i saw it in theater. There is, in my opinion, a balance between the story and lore, the music, the actors, the fight scenes,... that makes the John Wick's anthology really agreable to watch. And, what makes the films original in comparaison with other actions movies is the way fighting sequences are turned: wide shot that turn the action digest, like the corridor scene in Old boy.
@@Eisenlord I'm willing to bet a few years down the line, the top-down Dragon's Breath scene will be just as iconic as the Oldboy scene. The first movie changed the action genre and gave an industry with a bleak future new life. You couldn't get away with Taken 3 or the third Bourne anymore because general audiences finally remembered what they could have had. Then every single movie after it elevated it with a creativity and style none of the copycats had. This movie has the best of all 3 previous movies with none of the weaknesses. It's actually insane how hype it was in theaters. It really has no comparison. Obviously, people still claim the first and only the first was good. But those people haven't even seen the first since 2014. It's legendary, but this is probably the best action film ever made.
There are a few movies that I have a hard time ranking that were unbelievable in iMAX. Those are Interstellar (space and black hole scenes), Avatar (first one, colors and majesty of the world), Dune (just grandiose), John Wick 4 (top view shots and many more). Those were baffling on the huge screen and sound system either because of the visuals or how some scenes were filmed. As far a theater in general, I have to add Jurassic Park cause it was amazing in standard cinema back then.
The entire John Wick franchise, since Chapter 2 definitively but arguably since 1, has been video game coded. The fact that they leaned into it, with the Dragon's Breath scene being partially designed by a video game designer, inspired by the director playing a Hotline Miami type game, is amazing. They even brought back the original club music from John Wick, which is iconic at this point. And then the timed stair scene which acts like a final boss with two stages. The music getting more tense and the bpm & pitch increasing as he goes higher. That dread when he falls down even one set of stairs. Then he falls all the way back to level one after finishing (which _is_ symbolic, like so much of this franchise. This time of the myth of Sisyphus, pushing the rock up the hill only to see ths end of his impossible task is met with it falling and him needing to do it again, for all eternity. Which incidentally is basically this whole movie.) Onto stage two. And yes, he does complete both stages in the 8 minutes we see he has left at the beginning of the fight.
My level of excitement to watching y’all reaction is skyrocketing! The thing is, though, this franchise as a whole, delivers the perfect Hollywood stories ever. The stakes are higher, and it’s not one hundred percent about this repetitive, non-stop killing spree of violence. No. It solely focuses on how these three assassins, under the High Table, trying to get out of this mess they’re in. But here’s when this quote comes in, “Those who cling to life, die. But those who cling to death, live.” It’s very poetic and symbolizes Koji, Caine, and John’s destiny. It even comes full circle by the end of the film.
if you think about it, either Caine won the duel (he did kill John) and thus Winston ought to be executed, or the Marquis lose (he was the challenged, and he died), with Caine having to be executed due to him being the Marquis' champion. I think that, once the Marqui was dead, everyone was like: "Righ, who's hungry?" and decided just let it go
John supposedly died after the duel, so it doesn't count and Winston is free. And I think the rules may be that the winner must execute the second. Well, if John is dead or having faked his death, Caine is free.
No my guy ..........Caine was not the Marquis second.......he was a nomination; like a stand in. The Marquis just did not have a second/sponsor .......its an option. Caine would be allowed to live if the Marquis lost but without the chance of freedom for him or his daughter. John's case was different. He had a sponsor/second in winston........ essentially they both challenged the Marquis. Caine was pulled into it by the Marquis himself.
The best part about all the John Wick movies comes from after listening to the producer and how they threw everything on the table about what they liked and disliked in action movies and just combined everything they wanted and made a movie about it and went "heck.. it worked?". Going from a stund actor into a producer of a movie that turns out to be one in a generation and then make 3 more that's up on the same level.. it's just amazing! All movies feel like they are about 30 minutes long because you cant look away.
The stunt men are just so invaluable, not only in their performances but in their insight. No other director but someone who does the stunts on screens could make a movie like this. Inherent understanding on what makes good action and the pitfalls of working with the demands of other hollywood directors, who don't consider what's best for the framing and the shots and the choreo. Even with all the budget of a Disney flick nobody could ever recreate this, the first movie redefined the entire action genre with a budget so low from a dying studio that they had to reuse the same 12 or so stuntmen multiple times. Keanu Reeves denies it, but he is undoubtedly now one of the great action stars of cinema history. And it's because he put in the work and had a deep understanding of action from throwing himself in it, coming from more lighthearted movies, and listening and learning from the best. What other semi-retired A-list actor could gain so much good will in the stunt world that his former stunt man from a decade before changed the entire script of his debut movie, John Wick, to fit Keanu for the role?
John Wick 1 and 4 are great bookends, where 2 and 3 really established the world, Chapter 1 and 4 really take's it's time and give us great character moments, like Caine could of been just another guy to kill John, but they have history and he's reluctant because he's only doing this for his daughter, so much more motivations to care about in this one.
There's going to be a John Wick 5. As you saw at the end when King asked Winston where John was, Winston said "Who knows?" And King started laughing, meaning John could still be alive and is pretending to be dead to liveba quiet peaceful life. There's also going to be a spinoff called "The Ballerina"
A fifth John Wick movie would be pointless unless it's a prequel. John got his revenge, honored his wife, and was released unconditionally from service. There is nothing left.
Yes I'm not sure how he would've survived or how it would be tied into the rest of the movies, but it has already been confirmed by the producers as well as more John Wick movies. Keanu said he "wasn't going down that easily"
A fifth following the chronology would'nt be usefull (who's left to kill AND who wants to piss off John again ?). A prequel on the other hand...Will see. By the way, i think too that John's still alive. There is what you say ( the discussion between Winston and the King), but the behaviour of the dog lead us to the assumption John's alive: he bring his head up and look in the distance like he sens a familiar silouhette or smell.
@@JWFas Except John never got his Revenge. His Revenge was against the ENTIRE Continental. EVERY Head must be killed, the ENTIRE upper leadership out right wiped clean and removed. This entire focus, focuses on 1 new guy being granted power to do anything, and John just killing him. That's it. The Marque has NOTHING to do with John's Revenge or war. In fact, I would even argue the duel at the end should have been invalid. Cause it was NOT the POWER nor the RIGHT of the Marque to decided who can or can not be outside the table and obligations. Cause how does that make sense? You want out, you have to join a family, challenge another to a duel, and can many ANY REQUEST, no matter what, it will WILL be binding and enforce for the ENTIRE organization? At that point, John should have requested for the Death of all those who sit at the top of the Continental, and the Destruction of the organization, since that falls under "ANYTHING" being allowed to be requested. In fact, the entire duel part seems... Retconned and plotholed filled. "His Family", for example. John is Excommunicado. The SECOND they let him back into the Family, that ENTIRE FAMILY should have been concidered Excommunicado, Every member hunted down and destroyed, and the entire Family wiped out from the organization. How do THEY have the power to DO BUSINESS and HELP John Wick with no Consequences, when in the third movie, we see the girl who did help him get her hands cut and punished for doing business with him. The movie HEAVILY Derails from John's Revenge, and what happened. He should want Revenge, not just on the Elder, but on EVERYONE in the Higher Up, he should have been hunting down and Murdering the Heads of everyone on the Table, and dismantling and destroying the entire Organization as a whole. He gained NOTHING from this movie. Those who wanted him dead, are still alive. Those who ordered him dead, are still alive. The organization leaders who fucked with him and his life, are still alive. Killing the Marque literally changes NOTHING.
This was an amazing movie honestly, everyone brought their all for this movie and put so much love into this movie, I look forward to the future of the John Wick series, also Thank you Sven for being the most pivotal character in the movie known as Klaus... I am Klaus
4:35 Clancy Brown (best know as Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob, and Lt. Hank Anderson from Detroit: Become Human) 5:44 Bill Skarsgård (Pennywise from the IT remakes) 11:04 Hiroyuki Sanada (Scorpion from Mortal Kombat 2019) 18:10 Kevlar/ballistic armor is completely useless against sharp objects (ie. blades and arrows) 29:13 He's waiting until the bounty on John reaches a certain amount before going for him. Why kill him at $1 Million when it's gonna be $4 Million soon? 59:22 That handgun, the Taran Tactical Pit Viper JW 9mm, costs $7,000 and isn't legal for sale to California residents (unless they're law enforcement). 1:06:30 That bike's an Arch motorcycle, the brand that Keanu Reeves founded and owns.
Hiroyuki Sanada has been in 47 Ronin. Another movie with Keanu Reeves in it. He was also in Rush Hour 3. An amazing movie and a part four is releasing next year. He also starred in the great comedy action movie Bullet Train. Great casting, story, plot, action, bloody and brutal. Just watch it to believe it.
@@jalenyellowwolf6298 oh I forgot about that. And it came out only a year before John Wick, alongside Man of Tai Chi. Nice to see Sanada being a friend for once instead of just hating Gaijin like Keanu and Tom Cruise as a character trait. Now if he could just stop dying all the damn time. I love Hawkeye, but come on.
1:25:50 Oh contrare, he did have his freedom, that’s why he could die; it’s poetic. People I think were mad he didn’t beat the table, but he did. Marquis mentions it’s not about the person, it’s the idea of them, and winston mentions Hercules and the hydra. Everything about this movie is modern mythology. John proved you could have freedom in life against the idea of the table; rules that must be served forever. Even if it was just for a few moments
So many great names in this movie they really made sure this one was beyond action packed, and entertaining and I’m a huge fan of Donnie love we got a touch of IP Man with the kitchen scene it’s crazy how fast that man actually moves and one thing John is gonna do it throw a gun at somebody when he’s out of bullets 😂😂
@KevenLonelyRedPandaTejada that's right. The actor playing the main bodyguard Chidi is Marko Zaror who is a martial artist, actor, and stuntman similar to Scott Adkins. He played the main villain in Undisputed 3 as Raul Quinones aka. "Dolor".
'Excellent stunt performer' is a bit underwhelming 😂 He is probably one of the few stunt performer who can actually act. He does movies here and there. Expendables 2, Ip Man 4, you kinda see him everywhere (he was in the first Dr. Strange too, the one who did the trick kick), although few of them are AAA titles. I hope he gets his own successful franchise one day!
I can’t help but think while watching your reactions, that you are the kind of audience that would really enjoy and appreciate the series “Kings.” The actor for Winston in John Wick is one of the main characters in Kings, king Silas. The series has only one season with 13 episodes. I truly believe this show would’ve been really successful in current times. “Political Animals” is another series that’s only one short season and it was pretty great. You should def give them a try, even if you just watch them in your own time. Anyway, love your reactions! Keep it up! 💛
If no one has mentioned it already that big guy is Scott Adkins,well versed in a number of different martial arts and has appeared in numerous martial arts movies.Great reaction to a long and great movie.Ofcourse I'm hoping J.W is still alive somewhere.
It really is amazing just how unique they can make each major set piece, even after 4 of these. John Wick 5 is confirmed, although not anytime soon thanks to the writers and actors strike.
I think all of us had that thought the moment Charon was offed: "okay this jerk has to die". The Marquis is so despicable. I love when the Harbinger gives him a subtle warning about his ambitions, as well as Caine just outright telling him to eff off. So many awesome actors in this series! RIP Lance Reddick
If you think about it Cain only shot John in the same places John shot the doctor in #2 I believe. So to me that left room for John Wick to come back if he wants to.
This was an amazing installment to the franchise. Its only crime is that they had Lous and the Yakuza in it and they didn't show her entire beautiful face.
I mean, what did we expect for the last scene. Caine did tell her that she would wait for her, and she told John that if he didn't kill Caine, she would. Can't fault fault her for keeping her promise.
Rest In Peace to the late actor Lance Reddick 1962-2023. He played Charon Winston Scott and the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City. He died in March a week before the opening.
I really enjoyed watching “John Wick: Chapter 4” and what a FINALE😆😁🔥. Keanu Reeves did it again and he doesn’t age like a fine wine👍. It was an epic and such a fantastic film. The locations and the action sequences were so cool and lovely. The whole cast was great such as Bill Skarsgård, Donnie Yen, Ian McShane, Lauren Fisherburn etc. Donnie Yen was my favorite as I loved his character Caine as it had emotion to it regarding his daughter and loved the way he fought being blind with the sword, he’s the master🤩. The Osaka and the club fight sequence with the water are my favorite action sequences. Loved your reaction/analysis, take care and have a good one❤️
1:09:09 LIke what you guys said about the colourgrade before the Dragon's Breath Scene of it being a callback to the first movie, well, the two track they are playing is from the first movie too.
I saw this in the cinema the day it came out and cannot express the joy i felt when the camera went up for that epic bird's-eye oner! Its so beautiful I almost wept! Also, while i know its actually a thing, i like to belive that the inclusion of Dragons Breath is a little Constantine reference. As for other movies...afaik, parts 4&5 were supposed to have been filmed back to back, but 5 has now been indefinitely shelved...but we do have the Ballerina spin off coming very shortly, which I'm excited for and is supposed to take place between 3 and 4. The Continental series then goes back to the 70s and focuses in a younger Winston.
This movie is definitely a course-correction of the two sequels that came before, and it's because of the new writers they brought in to replace the guy who wrote the first three films. As for the ending, I have a feeling that they left it open-ended just enough for John Wick to still be alive (if you wish to know the hints and clues I've found that imply Wick is still alive, just ask away), as they should have known that a 5th installment was a possibility.
I didn't think the sequels were at all bad. The studio was heavily responsible for 3 being almost no story of symbolic. Right before 4 was announced to have the longest runtime, Keanu said that they cut off huge amounts of the story in 3 and "took our film and turned it into a movie." He was happy they were allowed to keep all the story in here. If not for the studio messing with a franchise they didn't get, I think 3 would've been a mini 4. I would love a director's cut, though it still wouldn't beat 4.
Just so yall know, Caine was never born blind. He was a beast and still is. It took two months for this movie to come to my theater where I live because Lionsgate wasnt flexible enough to have it at our theater. And it was packed. One of the greatest movies to ever see in theaters. The music and action has to be top notch. Also, all of these stunts were by Keanu Himself. He actually did that awesome car stunt in that Paris scene. He actually falls down those stairs and the pain when he lands is real. At this point, Keanu is literally John Wick with how much he has learned
The spinoffs will be cool like The Continental and Ballerina. The Continental will be about young Winston and young Charon on how they started their journey, and maybe we will have more different continentals in different countries. Ballerina will explore a new character played by Ana de Armas who is playing a ballerina assassin from the Ruska Roma, the russian house of assassins. Also, we will dive deeper into the Ruska Roma. John Wick will appearing in the Ballerina.
I came here to say congratulations on 200k subs!! Super happy for you guys!!🥳😆 Will there be a celebration livestream? I don’t know if you have time, but wanted to say I would love that!
As always, a reaction just about as good as the movie! With respect to not knowing poker, I strongly recommend "Rounders" from 1998 as a future reaction. Not a lot of reactors have reacted to it, but it's a bona fide classic and a household name due to the subsequent interest in poker it generated in the American public afterwards. Rounders did for poker what The Queen's Gambit did for chess! And yes, a blind man can read the cards like Braille! Strongly recommend checking out the name Richard Turner - a master of sleight-of-hand and card manipulation techniques, who's also completely blind and whose fingertips are so sensitive that he can indeed read the card faces like Braille and sense small imperfections in the card stock.
Feels strange that both you and Nobu are skipping out on the third _John Wick_ film and jumping straight into the fourth film immediately. Is there a reason you’re skipping the third film, because I only see the first and second John Wick films being reacted on the channel?!? Also your _Sonic the Hedgehog_ reaction was taken down by Paramount today.
@@whitenoisereacts Was copyright a factor why _John Wick 3_ wasn’t uploaded to the channel or was it other factors (e.g. Patreon Exclusive only)? Because the same thing can be said with the first Mummy film not being shown on the channel (even though part of the reason was that it was a Patreon exclusive) and ONLY _The Mummy Returns_ was uploaded on the channel but not the first film and the third film (Tomb of the Dragon Emperor).
Killa is played by Scott Adkins, stuntman, star of the Undisputed series, Accident Man, doubled for Deadpool in the first Wolverine film (nobody's perfect) and a fellow native of Birmingham. And yes, that is a fat suit - one of the few acceptable uses in cinema. When Keanu was interviewed about the notable martial artists he got to work with on this film, he made the point of naming Adkins as well where the interviewer did not - Mr Wick puts respect on the names of those he rumbles with.
I also wasn't a huge fan of Parabellum, but adored Chapter 4. It's no coincidence that there was an Osaka set, as much of the film is very Japanese in themes. The idea of a lost samurai sacrificing himself at the end for others, and to restore his honor was perfect.
The problem is, once John pissed off the high table, they probably were hunting down his friends whether he was there or not. Though I'm still not too sure why he did visit Koji
43:29 long ago my dad told me the story of the dead mans hand. Something John Wick seemed to have gotten here. Two pair. two 8's and two aces. In the days of the wild west a guy by the name Wild bill (someone who was pretty famous then) was playing cards. Another guy came up behind him and shot him in the back of the head. The two pair was the cards in his hand. I'm sure you can look the details up, but that is what I remember my dad telling me. So I found it kind of fun to recognize the hand before the bad guy here even said something.
A 5th movie has been confirmed. I am pretty sure John is alive because, at the cemetary the dog reacted at something when he moved s head. Iˋm just wondering who he would be going after and why.
I guess I’m in the minority when it comes to the franchise. I’ve liked them all. But, I think the first is the best and there’s been diminishing returns with each sequel.
Just adding this since i do t see others talking about it in this video, even if the Marquis did fire that kill shot, it would be a breach of the rules, since each side must fire the shot they have before the next rounds are loaded in. This would lead to the Marquis being killed for it.
Killa Harken is a real martial artist/actor, Scott Adkins (check him in Ip Man 4 with Donnie Yen). They used a prosthetic suit to make into a lethal version of Sydney Greenstreet from Casablanca/The Maltese Falcon.
As a 35-year-old certified optimist and a huge fan of the franchise, I strongly believe that John Wick will indeed COME BACK. Besides, in the end of the 1st movie, before ending his duel with Viggo, he plunged a sword into his own gut to disarm, then kill him. He survived incoming bullets from the people who were after him, was injured several times already. SURELY, there could be little inklings as to how he's NOT dead from his duel with Caine!!!!🤔
@whitenoisereacts that pistol looks so badass for an original hero of your own creation in the Resident Evil Universe Video Game, where you battle against zombies and all the other types of Bio Organic Weapons alongside Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers.
John is still alive. He was free from being in the high table's debt, however he is back with his Russian family. Only in "death" will John Wick be completely free to live & remember his wife.
The guy in the desert is NOT the head of the High Table but he is one of the High Table people.....also I think the end of the movie is ambiguous about whether John is dead or not really. There is an additional scene at the end of the end titles.
john wick been shooting from left and right handed through the film , i am also surprised you never clicked on about Winston and that the end of the film at the grave the dog looks left . sometimes you need to look out the box.
Krabi and Chad have both said they were happy with this as the finale. They never decide about another movie for months after release. It’s the movie studios wanting No 5 for the money!!!!!
This was an awesome reaction as always. You guys should react to Equilibrium with Christian Bale, the gun techniques used in this film are amazing and I find the story line to be very interesting for its time. It would be a great reaction for you guys and I think you'd enjoy the action too. Some people say John Wick took some action ques from Equilibrium when it come to gun play. What do you guys think?
What is your favorite John Wick movie?
Ascually maybye this one, or the first one
eh guys where's the chapter 3 reaction
this one hands down, because of Donnie and that overhead scene it was like an homage to Dragon Tiger Gate : D
Still the first one.
4. Definitely the fourth.
Remember what his wife said in the letter in the first movie? "Now that I've found my peace, find yours. Until that day, your best friend Helen."
John finally found his peace after 3 movies. I didn't expect this flick to hit me in the feels by the end.
To this day, this holds the record as the most phenomenal theater experience of my life. Not just because of the action, the other scenes outside of that were so chilling and quietly badass. And I could feel the vibration of every punch and gunshots in the seats. Saying it was epic is a gross understatement.
And don't forget the music. Le Castle Vania is so damn good in everything he makes.
I was blown away when i saw it in theater. There is, in my opinion, a balance between the story and lore, the music, the actors, the fight scenes,... that makes the John Wick's anthology really agreable to watch.
And, what makes the films original in comparaison with other actions movies is the way fighting sequences are turned: wide shot that turn the action digest, like the corridor scene in Old boy.
@@Eisenlord I'm willing to bet a few years down the line, the top-down Dragon's Breath scene will be just as iconic as the Oldboy scene. The first movie changed the action genre and gave an industry with a bleak future new life. You couldn't get away with Taken 3 or the third Bourne anymore because general audiences finally remembered what they could have had. Then every single movie after it elevated it with a creativity and style none of the copycats had.
This movie has the best of all 3 previous movies with none of the weaknesses. It's actually insane how hype it was in theaters. It really has no comparison. Obviously, people still claim the first and only the first was good. But those people haven't even seen the first since 2014. It's legendary, but this is probably the best action film ever made.
There are a few movies that I have a hard time ranking that were unbelievable in iMAX. Those are Interstellar (space and black hole scenes), Avatar (first one, colors and majesty of the world), Dune (just grandiose), John Wick 4 (top view shots and many more). Those were baffling on the huge screen and sound system either because of the visuals or how some scenes were filmed. As far a theater in general, I have to add Jurassic Park cause it was amazing in standard cinema back then.
Fun fact the daughter akila, she's a singer/performer. And this was her 1st movie appearance. What a movie to start out on.
It's even sadder considering the fact that the acter Lance Reddick who played Charon also died while the movie was in production.
Lance Reddick manage to film his scenes for this film, but it still was sad that his passing occurred the same month as this film’s release.
@@EChacon And that his character also died too.
Nope...he died after the movie was finished and the cast was travelling around promoting the premieres.
The entire John Wick franchise, since Chapter 2 definitively but arguably since 1, has been video game coded. The fact that they leaned into it, with the Dragon's Breath scene being partially designed by a video game designer, inspired by the director playing a Hotline Miami type game, is amazing. They even brought back the original club music from John Wick, which is iconic at this point.
And then the timed stair scene which acts like a final boss with two stages. The music getting more tense and the bpm & pitch increasing as he goes higher. That dread when he falls down even one set of stairs. Then he falls all the way back to level one after finishing (which _is_ symbolic, like so much of this franchise. This time of the myth of Sisyphus, pushing the rock up the hill only to see ths end of his impossible task is met with it falling and him needing to do it again, for all eternity. Which incidentally is basically this whole movie.) Onto stage two. And yes, he does complete both stages in the 8 minutes we see he has left at the beginning of the fight.
Decided to see this in theaters 6 days before it's digital release, just cause I was having a lousy day. Good god, best idea.
You sir have impeccable instincts.
My level of excitement to watching y’all reaction is skyrocketing! The thing is, though, this franchise as a whole, delivers the perfect Hollywood stories ever. The stakes are higher, and it’s not one hundred percent about this repetitive, non-stop killing spree of violence. No. It solely focuses on how these three assassins, under the High Table, trying to get out of this mess they’re in. But here’s when this quote comes in, “Those who cling to life, die. But those who cling to death, live.” It’s very poetic and symbolizes Koji, Caine, and John’s destiny. It even comes full circle by the end of the film.
if you think about it, either Caine won the duel (he did kill John) and thus Winston ought to be executed, or the Marquis lose (he was the challenged, and he died), with Caine having to be executed due to him being the Marquis' champion.
I think that, once the Marqui was dead, everyone was like: "Righ, who's hungry?" and decided just let it go
Both were released of any obligation to the table, that's probably the in universe reason 😂
Caine made sure that the Marquis declared his and his daughter's freedom before handing the gun over. Smart man.
He didnt kill John. A 5th movie was confirmed weeks ago.
John supposedly died after the duel, so it doesn't count and Winston is free. And I think the rules may be that the winner must execute the second. Well, if John is dead or having faked his death, Caine is free.
No my guy ..........Caine was not the Marquis second.......he was a nomination; like a stand in.
The Marquis just did not have a second/sponsor .......its an option. Caine would be allowed to live if the Marquis lost but without the chance of freedom for him or his daughter. John's case was different. He had a sponsor/second in winston........ essentially they both challenged the Marquis. Caine was pulled into it by the Marquis himself.
The best part about all the John Wick movies comes from after listening to the producer and how they threw everything on the table about what they liked and disliked in action movies and just combined everything they wanted and made a movie about it and went "heck.. it worked?". Going from a stund actor into a producer of a movie that turns out to be one in a generation and then make 3 more that's up on the same level.. it's just amazing!
All movies feel like they are about 30 minutes long because you cant look away.
The stunt men are just so invaluable, not only in their performances but in their insight. No other director but someone who does the stunts on screens could make a movie like this. Inherent understanding on what makes good action and the pitfalls of working with the demands of other hollywood directors, who don't consider what's best for the framing and the shots and the choreo. Even with all the budget of a Disney flick nobody could ever recreate this, the first movie redefined the entire action genre with a budget so low from a dying studio that they had to reuse the same 12 or so stuntmen multiple times.
Keanu Reeves denies it, but he is undoubtedly now one of the great action stars of cinema history. And it's because he put in the work and had a deep understanding of action from throwing himself in it, coming from more lighthearted movies, and listening and learning from the best. What other semi-retired A-list actor could gain so much good will in the stunt world that his former stunt man from a decade before changed the entire script of his debut movie, John Wick, to fit Keanu for the role?
John Wick 1 and 4 are great bookends, where 2 and 3 really established the world, Chapter 1 and 4 really take's it's time and give us great character moments, like Caine could of been just another guy to kill John, but they have history and he's reluctant because he's only doing this for his daughter, so much more motivations to care about in this one.
There's going to be a John Wick 5. As you saw at the end when King asked Winston where John was, Winston said "Who knows?" And King started laughing, meaning John could still be alive and is pretending to be dead to liveba quiet peaceful life. There's also going to be a spinoff called "The Ballerina"
He specifically asked "heaven or hell" though. Falling unconscious while bleeding is not a good sign.
A fifth John Wick movie would be pointless unless it's a prequel. John got his revenge, honored his wife, and was released unconditionally from service. There is nothing left.
Yes I'm not sure how he would've survived or how it would be tied into the rest of the movies, but it has already been confirmed by the producers as well as more John Wick movies. Keanu said he "wasn't going down that easily"
A fifth following the chronology would'nt be usefull (who's left to kill AND who wants to piss off John again ?). A prequel on the other hand...Will see.
By the way, i think too that John's still alive. There is what you say ( the discussion between Winston and the King), but the behaviour of the dog lead us to the assumption John's alive: he bring his head up and look in the distance like he sens a familiar silouhette or smell.
@@JWFas Except John never got his Revenge. His Revenge was against the ENTIRE Continental. EVERY Head must be killed, the ENTIRE upper leadership out right wiped clean and removed.
This entire focus, focuses on 1 new guy being granted power to do anything, and John just killing him. That's it. The Marque has NOTHING to do with John's Revenge or war. In fact, I would even argue the duel at the end should have been invalid. Cause it was NOT the POWER nor the RIGHT of the Marque to decided who can or can not be outside the table and obligations.
Cause how does that make sense? You want out, you have to join a family, challenge another to a duel, and can many ANY REQUEST, no matter what, it will WILL be binding and enforce for the ENTIRE organization?
At that point, John should have requested for the Death of all those who sit at the top of the Continental, and the Destruction of the organization, since that falls under "ANYTHING" being allowed to be requested.
In fact, the entire duel part seems... Retconned and plotholed filled. "His Family", for example. John is Excommunicado. The SECOND they let him back into the Family, that ENTIRE FAMILY should have been concidered Excommunicado, Every member hunted down and destroyed, and the entire Family wiped out from the organization. How do THEY have the power to DO BUSINESS and HELP John Wick with no Consequences, when in the third movie, we see the girl who did help him get her hands cut and punished for doing business with him.
The movie HEAVILY Derails from John's Revenge, and what happened. He should want Revenge, not just on the Elder, but on EVERYONE in the Higher Up, he should have been hunting down and Murdering the Heads of everyone on the Table, and dismantling and destroying the entire Organization as a whole. He gained NOTHING from this movie. Those who wanted him dead, are still alive. Those who ordered him dead, are still alive. The organization leaders who fucked with him and his life, are still alive. Killing the Marque literally changes NOTHING.
Keanu is the highlight of this movie to begin with, but then they decided to add Donny Yen and Bill Skasgard too? Perfection
And Sanadasan.
Amazing in The Last Samurai
Props to Bill skarsgård for being such a good villian, he’s charecter are really an asshole and anlying but he is just not hateble
This was an amazing movie honestly, everyone brought their all for this movie and put so much love into this movie, I look forward to the future of the John Wick series, also Thank you Sven for being the most pivotal character in the movie known as Klaus... I am Klaus
4:35 Clancy Brown (best know as Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob, and Lt. Hank Anderson from Detroit: Become Human)
5:44 Bill Skarsgård (Pennywise from the IT remakes)
11:04 Hiroyuki Sanada (Scorpion from Mortal Kombat 2019)
18:10 Kevlar/ballistic armor is completely useless against sharp objects (ie. blades and arrows)
29:13 He's waiting until the bounty on John reaches a certain amount before going for him. Why kill him at $1 Million when it's gonna be $4 Million soon?
59:22 That handgun, the Taran Tactical Pit Viper JW 9mm, costs $7,000 and isn't legal for sale to California residents (unless they're law enforcement).
1:06:30 That bike's an Arch motorcycle, the brand that Keanu Reeves founded and owns.
Hiroyuki Sanada has been in 47 Ronin.
Another movie with Keanu Reeves in it.
He was also in Rush Hour 3. An amazing movie and a part four is releasing next year.
He also starred in the great comedy action movie Bullet Train. Great casting, story, plot, action, bloody and brutal.
Just watch it to believe it.
@@jalenyellowwolf6298 oh I forgot about that. And it came out only a year before John Wick, alongside Man of Tai Chi.
Nice to see Sanada being a friend for once instead of just hating Gaijin like Keanu and Tom Cruise as a character trait. Now if he could just stop dying all the damn time. I love Hawkeye, but come on.
1:25:50
Oh contrare, he did have his freedom, that’s why he could die; it’s poetic.
People I think were mad he didn’t beat the table, but he did. Marquis mentions it’s not about the person, it’s the idea of them, and winston mentions Hercules and the hydra. Everything about this movie is modern mythology.
John proved you could have freedom in life against the idea of the table; rules that must be served forever. Even if it was just for a few moments
So many great names in this movie they really made sure this one was beyond action packed, and entertaining and I’m a huge fan of Donnie love we got a touch of IP Man with the kitchen scene it’s crazy how fast that man actually moves and one thing John is gonna do it throw a gun at somebody when he’s out of bullets 😂😂
Scott Adkins was Kila in a “fat” suit. Excellent stunt performer (I believe he was in chapter 1).
Oh that’s so cool!!
He is famous for playing Yuri Boyka in Undisputed 2 to 4 (aka. Boyka Undisputed).
@@kiranpunnoose2441the main body guard baddy was his opponent in 3! I was like oh shit
@KevenLonelyRedPandaTejada that's right. The actor playing the main bodyguard Chidi is Marko Zaror who is a martial artist, actor, and stuntman similar to Scott Adkins.
He played the main villain in Undisputed 3 as Raul Quinones aka. "Dolor".
'Excellent stunt performer' is a bit underwhelming 😂 He is probably one of the few stunt performer who can actually act. He does movies here and there. Expendables 2, Ip Man 4, you kinda see him everywhere (he was in the first Dr. Strange too, the one who did the trick kick), although few of them are AAA titles. I hope he gets his own successful franchise one day!
Big congrats on earning 200k subscribers on the channel, this calls for a massive celebration. 🎉🎊🎊🎉
Anyone noticed that the radio lady, the song and the whole chase references to The Warriors?
I can’t help but think while watching your reactions, that you are the kind of audience that would really enjoy and appreciate the series “Kings.” The actor for Winston in John Wick is one of the main characters in Kings, king Silas. The series has only one season with 13 episodes. I truly believe this show would’ve been really successful in current times. “Political Animals” is another series that’s only one short season and it was pretty great. You should def give them a try, even if you just watch them in your own time.
Anyway, love your reactions! Keep it up! 💛
Sir Donnie Yen's performance is phenomenal but so is Mr. Wick ❤
Completely agree
Can't believe this year we've gotten two banger action sequels, John Wick: Chapter 4 and Dead Reckoning Part One!
I hear Extraction 2 is pretty good, although not a theatrical release.
Dead Reckoning is nothing infront of Extraction
Let alone Wick
@@tjjordan4207 Extraction 2 is amazing. There's like a 25min one shot that is bananas lol for sure watch it if you haven't.
@@JordanJMyers Good to hear. I was a little worried that it would be a cash-grab sequel.
The club is not invented. It is a real one in Berlin, well kind of at least, its a place for all kinds of events.
If no one has mentioned it already that big guy is Scott Adkins,well versed in a number of different martial arts and has appeared in numerous martial arts movies.Great reaction to a long and great movie.Ofcourse I'm hoping J.W is still alive somewhere.
James: "if this is nonstop action im gonna die"
me: "RIP my friend RIP"
It really is amazing just how unique they can make each major set piece, even after 4 of these.
John Wick 5 is confirmed, although not anytime soon thanks to the writers and actors strike.
I think all of us had that thought the moment Charon was offed: "okay this jerk has to die". The Marquis is so despicable. I love when the Harbinger gives him a subtle warning about his ambitions, as well as Caine just outright telling him to eff off. So many awesome actors in this series!
RIP Lance Reddick
Scott Adkins in a fat suit is something I never thought I would see.
On 1:08:02 The Tracker/Nobody’s gun. It’s a Marlin Model 1894 (Customized) Mad Pig Customs. It’s a Winchester rifle.
If you think about it Cain only shot John in the same places John shot the doctor in #2 I believe. So to me that left room for John Wick to come back if he wants to.
This was an amazing installment to the franchise. Its only crime is that they had Lous and the Yakuza in it and they didn't show her entire beautiful face.
Oof
I love how the whole movie is hinting John will only find peace in death. And I felt like he was passing the torch to Cane.
loved that The Kurgen is The Harbinger (Clancy Brown)
Lance Reddick sadly die of heart disease a week before they were released in theaters. It’s been an Honor, Rest In Peace 😔🙏
Sacrifi-..nvm
The night John Wick visited paris the crimed fell 98% the 2% who didnt were the people who were smart.
I mean, what did we expect for the last scene. Caine did tell her that she would wait for her, and she told John that if he didn't kill Caine, she would. Can't fault fault her for keeping her promise.
Rest In Peace to the late actor Lance Reddick 1962-2023. He played Charon Winston Scott and the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City. He died in March a week before the opening.
They took that radio announcer and "No where to run" scene/music from the movie "The Warriors". Which is also a great under rated movie imo.
played the warriors game when i was a kid i remember getting addicted to it, but i still havent watch its movie 😅
@@mediumrare444 I recommend watching. It's pretty good.
yeah the post credit scene basically summed up this movie and the series Actions Have Consequences
I really enjoyed watching “John Wick: Chapter 4” and what a FINALE😆😁🔥. Keanu Reeves did it again and he doesn’t age like a fine wine👍. It was an epic and such a fantastic film. The locations and the action sequences were so cool and lovely. The whole cast was great such as Bill Skarsgård, Donnie Yen, Ian McShane, Lauren Fisherburn etc. Donnie Yen was my favorite as I loved his character Caine as it had emotion to it regarding his daughter and loved the way he fought being blind with the sword, he’s the master🤩. The Osaka and the club fight sequence with the water are my favorite action sequences. Loved your reaction/analysis, take care and have a good one❤️
1:09:09 LIke what you guys said about the colourgrade before the Dragon's Breath Scene of it being a callback to the first movie, well, the two track they are playing is from the first movie too.
I saw this in the cinema the day it came out and cannot express the joy i felt when the camera went up for that epic bird's-eye oner! Its so beautiful I almost wept!
Also, while i know its actually a thing, i like to belive that the inclusion of Dragons Breath is a little Constantine reference.
As for other movies...afaik, parts 4&5 were supposed to have been filmed back to back, but 5 has now been indefinitely shelved...but we do have the Ballerina spin off coming very shortly, which I'm excited for and is supposed to take place between 3 and 4. The Continental series then goes back to the 70s and focuses in a younger Winston.
This movie is definitely a course-correction of the two sequels that came before, and it's because of the new writers they brought in to replace the guy who wrote the first three films. As for the ending, I have a feeling that they left it open-ended just enough for John Wick to still be alive (if you wish to know the hints and clues I've found that imply Wick is still alive, just ask away), as they should have known that a 5th installment was a possibility.
I didn't think the sequels were at all bad. The studio was heavily responsible for 3 being almost no story of symbolic. Right before 4 was announced to have the longest runtime, Keanu said that they cut off huge amounts of the story in 3 and "took our film and turned it into a movie." He was happy they were allowed to keep all the story in here. If not for the studio messing with a franchise they didn't get, I think 3 would've been a mini 4. I would love a director's cut, though it still wouldn't beat 4.
45:10 I think that's actual nightclub in Berlin, might be wrong though.
Love that they paid homage to The Warriors with the Nowhere to Run scene.
I want a Caine, Mr. Nobody, John Wick spin-off with Akira and Koji
Just so yall know, Caine was never born blind.
He was a beast and still is.
It took two months for this movie to come to my theater where I live because Lionsgate wasnt flexible enough to have it at our theater.
And it was packed. One of the greatest movies to ever see in theaters. The music and action has to be top notch.
Also, all of these stunts were by Keanu Himself. He actually did that awesome car stunt in that Paris scene.
He actually falls down those stairs and the pain when he lands is real.
At this point, Keanu is literally John Wick with how much he has learned
The spinoffs will be cool like The Continental and Ballerina. The Continental will be about young Winston and young Charon on how they started their journey, and maybe we will have more different continentals in different countries. Ballerina will explore a new character played by Ana de Armas who is playing a ballerina assassin from the Ruska Roma, the russian house of assassins. Also, we will dive deeper into the Ruska Roma. John Wick will appearing in the Ballerina.
I came here to say congratulations on 200k subs!! Super happy for you guys!!🥳😆 Will there be a celebration livestream? I don’t know if you have time, but wanted to say I would love that!
As always, a reaction just about as good as the movie! With respect to not knowing poker, I strongly recommend "Rounders" from 1998 as a future reaction. Not a lot of reactors have reacted to it, but it's a bona fide classic and a household name due to the subsequent interest in poker it generated in the American public afterwards. Rounders did for poker what The Queen's Gambit did for chess!
And yes, a blind man can read the cards like Braille! Strongly recommend checking out the name Richard Turner - a master of sleight-of-hand and card manipulation techniques, who's also completely blind and whose fingertips are so sensitive that he can indeed read the card faces like Braille and sense small imperfections in the card stock.
Feels strange that both you and Nobu are skipping out on the third _John Wick_ film and jumping straight into the fourth film immediately. Is there a reason you’re skipping the third film, because I only see the first and second John Wick films being reacted on the channel?!?
Also your _Sonic the Hedgehog_ reaction was taken down by Paramount today.
We couldn’t upload it
@@whitenoisereacts Was copyright a factor why _John Wick 3_ wasn’t uploaded to the channel or was it other factors (e.g. Patreon Exclusive only)?
Because the same thing can be said with the first Mummy film not being shown on the channel (even though part of the reason was that it was a Patreon exclusive) and ONLY _The Mummy Returns_ was uploaded on the channel but not the first film and the third film (Tomb of the Dragon Emperor).
Killa is played by Scott Adkins, stuntman, star of the Undisputed series, Accident Man, doubled for Deadpool in the first Wolverine film (nobody's perfect) and a fellow native of Birmingham. And yes, that is a fat suit - one of the few acceptable uses in cinema. When Keanu was interviewed about the notable martial artists he got to work with on this film, he made the point of naming Adkins as well where the interviewer did not - Mr Wick puts respect on the names of those he rumbles with.
Congrats on 200k!
Thank you so much 😀
I also wasn't a huge fan of Parabellum, but adored Chapter 4. It's no coincidence that there was an Osaka set, as much of the film is very Japanese in themes. The idea of a lost samurai sacrificing himself at the end for others, and to restore his honor was perfect.
That was my first thought when he stabbed his hand. "Uhh bro you're messing up my dominant hand to go after the most deadly assassin ever"
The fact that you guys didn't catch the reference at 58:17 tells me you need to put The Warriors on your watch list.
That continental hotel must have cost 10 digits to build. That marquis was the worst trade deal in history
And IDK if im tripping but the breath-y soundtrack on the car fight scene + the use of the lights made me think of Akira.
This one, in cimena 4K was the most beautifull thing to see and ear. EPIC!
Bill Skarsgard is so tall 6'2!??
his entire families are all
talented actors & very tall too
It's not actually the end. John Wick 5 has been confirmed.
Scott Adkins needs more mainstream rolls, he was awesome in this for the short time he was in it
Its crazy how much world building there is. They can definitely do shows and prequels with this world.
Do you guys realise that the Marquis would’ve attacked Osaka just because of their friendship? As an excuse!
I'm just laughing so hard when i saw him using the non chucks 😂😂😂
Donnie Yen was easily the best addition to this franchise and the most appealing fighter to watch do work. Even more than Keanu
The problem is, once John pissed off the high table, they probably were hunting down his friends whether he was there or not. Though I'm still not too sure why he did visit Koji
Bullets are kinetic; they disperse on impact; but arrows pierce through a concentrated point, so bulletproof armor doesn’t work against them.
43:29 long ago my dad told me the story of the dead mans hand. Something John Wick seemed to have gotten here. Two pair. two 8's and two aces. In the days of the wild west a guy by the name Wild bill (someone who was pretty famous then) was playing cards. Another guy came up behind him and shot him in the back of the head. The two pair was the cards in his hand. I'm sure you can look the details up, but that is what I remember my dad telling me. So I found it kind of fun to recognize the hand before the bad guy here even said something.
"Take a drink each time he gets hit by a car"?
do you wanna die from alcohol poisoning? LOL
A 5th movie has been confirmed. I am pretty sure John is alive because, at the cemetary the dog reacted at something when he moved s head. Iˋm just wondering who he would be going after and why.
I guess I’m in the minority when it comes to the franchise. I’ve liked them all. But, I think the first is the best and there’s been diminishing returns with each sequel.
Just adding this since i do t see others talking about it in this video, even if the Marquis did fire that kill shot, it would be a breach of the rules, since each side must fire the shot they have before the next rounds are loaded in. This would lead to the Marquis being killed for it.
Out of all the movies this one had the longest actions scenes.
1:09:15 I'll just pretend that the Dragon's Breath sequence (the shotgun is called Gen-12, by Genesis Arms) is a scene from Constantine 2 😂😂😂
Killa Harken is a real martial artist/actor, Scott Adkins (check him in Ip Man 4 with Donnie Yen). They used a prosthetic suit to make into a lethal version of Sydney Greenstreet from Casablanca/The Maltese Falcon.
I wanna know who's top 3 ppl with high bounties below john lol. Let's see them
As a 35-year-old certified optimist and a huge fan of the franchise, I strongly believe that John Wick will indeed COME BACK. Besides, in the end of the 1st movie, before ending his duel with Viggo, he plunged a sword into his own gut to disarm, then kill him. He survived incoming bullets from the people who were after him, was injured several times already. SURELY, there could be little inklings as to how he's NOT dead from his duel with Caine!!!!🤔
That pistol which John receives from the Bowery King in the underground subway is the Taran Tactical Innovations Pit Viper.
That’s awesome
@whitenoisereacts that pistol looks so badass for an original hero of your own creation in the Resident Evil Universe Video Game, where you battle against zombies and all the other types of Bio Organic Weapons alongside Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers.
I'm so obsessed with this ❤.
by the way ... Klaus is (or was) the Bouncer from the Berghain in Berlin .
"Oh my God. And Donnie Yen just takes 4 seconds to remind us who's the master."
- James
Me: Yeah, he's the master alright!!!!
An ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!!!😌🙏
John is still alive. He was free from being in the high table's debt, however he is back with his Russian family. Only in "death" will John Wick be completely free to live & remember his wife.
My favorite lines in all the John Wick movies is "I am Klaus" and "Yeah"😂
The guy in the desert is NOT the head of the High Table but he is one of the High Table people.....also I think the end of the movie is ambiguous about whether John is dead or not really. There is an additional scene at the end of the end titles.
After watching this in the cinema the ending song makes me feel like a badass
This one is my fav. It is soo freaking amazing.
20:24 😮This is his signature move in Ip Man.
john wick been shooting from left and right handed through the film , i am also surprised you never clicked on about Winston and that the end of the film at the grave the dog looks left .
sometimes you need to look out the box.
im glad they managed to finish filming this mere months from the french riots otherwise this movie would have been postponed a long time
If John turns up alive in the next movie, this will be the worst resurrection in movie history
I have watch this, it was amazing and i couldn't wait for more reactions! Also, why is your Sonic the hedgehog movie reaction missing?
Im loving this european feel this movie had
Krabi and Chad have both said they were happy with this as the finale. They never decide about another movie for months after release. It’s the movie studios wanting No 5 for the money!!!!!
This was an awesome reaction as always. You guys should react to Equilibrium with Christian Bale, the gun techniques used in this film are amazing and I find the story line to be very interesting for its time. It would be a great reaction for you guys and I think you'd enjoy the action too. Some people say John Wick took some action ques from Equilibrium when it come to gun play. What do you guys think?
John Wick 5 in the making! Dont count john out
RIP Lance Reddick.
Indeed but now we have JW5 in the making..
I just hope this doesn't end up like the Matrix