Filmmaker reacts to Crocodile Dundee (1986) for the FIRST TIME!
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I had no idea "Crocodile Dundee" had become forgotten. It was HUGE when it came out, and made America go into a "We Love Australia" fever for a couple of years. It's about as appealing as a movie can be.
Its because the movie is old. As I gamer i often interact with ppl in their 20s nowadays and im astonished how many people never watched lord of the rings
@@oLaudix As some one born in ‘83 your comment reflects my day-to-day reality. I heard Pearl Jam on the classic radio station the other day. Oof. Feeling every one of those revolutions around the sun.
Remember when they announced a new crocodile Dundee movie, like 4 years ago....dos they ever release it, or was it a campaign ad to drum up tourism like one trailer joked.....(?)
@@anthonycurby4606 Nah, that was an Aussie Tourism ad. Pretty impressive getting Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, all them...
@@oLaudix That hurts haha. I am 44 (and been a gamer since Combat) and I don't feel old, until I wake up in the morning.
People always mention the obvious exceptions to sequels being crap (Star Wars, Terminator 2, Aliens etc). But Crocodile Dundee 2 is actually a great follow-up too. Builds on the characters, ups the comedy and action. If you liked the first one then you should like the second, especially if you want to see more of Australia.
I was a kid and I saw part 2 before part 1. But definitely, the sequel is fantastic. Still a fish-out-of-water story, but even better.
This
One of my favourite sequels "nah i don't need a gun I've got a Donk"
@@BulldogMack700rs "If Dundee want his hat back, he better get it himself!"
If I remember correctly, Jason Statham is in 2.
This film was a huge hit because it was a NICE film. Nobody had to die, or get shot, or do horrible violent things. This was a film you could enjoy with your girlfriend, or your Mom, it was enjoyable by anybody. We need more movies like this today.
A lot of 80s films were like that. They were FUN! You could watch them and come out of the theater quoting lines, but never really feeling anything but entertained.
The chemistry between Mick and Sue was the real deal. They began a relationship during filming. They were together until 2014. It's an excellent movie, and every time I see it on TV, no matter how far into the movie it is, I watch it.😂😊 Great reaction as always, so glad you enjoyed it. 🤗
If you noticed, Mick sat in the front seat of the cab. In Australia, it's a courtesy to sit in the front next to the driver. It is a mark of respect to the working man. Usually by the end of the fare, the passenger and the driver are on a first-name basis and payment is accompanied with a well-wish and a handshake.
I don't know why this movie seems to be largely forgotten. It was the #2 movie of 1986 behind Top Gun and has an Oscar nominated screenplay.
Nobody ever reacts to Iron Eagle either. It's from the same time & as good if not better.
I dont think this movie is forgotten at all, I know teens just now that have seen and liked this.
It seems weird that hes a film maker yet has seen so few classic movies, and movies that are considered some of the best ever like he has reacted to, would think one would have watched a lot of movies to at least wanted to be a film maker.
It was the second highest grossing movie if 1986, not the second best. But it was still a funny, entertaining movie.
@@akyhne people seem to confuse grossing with being the best, that's why people seem to think those avengers marvels or whatever they called movies are good.
I was referring specifically to the gross and that it was a hit. I don't get how anyone would assume I meant otherwise.
Im so hyped on this one. Ill never forget being like 9 and hearing "haha thats not a knife, THATS a knife" lmao. can't wait to get into this
Hahaha I don’t even know why they’d mess with a guy like him to begin with hahaha
I'd rather have a donk
I liked that he didn’t just show the knife but also used it, and surgically. One less uncut jacket in the world.
@@JamesVSCinemaafter watching you for the first time I think you need to react to the most Aussie movie ever The castle. Trust me
You should definitely do the sequel, a very different type of film much more of an action film but I always really liked the sequel. I think this is absolutely a film where the sequel is not a let down.
This film has a very special place in my heart. I was 5 when this came out. I grew up in a small town in Australia close to the outback (Pretty much was the outback) and when this film came out, it was the first movie my mum took me and my two older brothers to go see at the local theater. It was a Sunday night and it was packed to the rafters. Had wooden folding seats, I was close to the front of the screen, seeing its enormous size. It was like seeing one of our own on screen and a reflection of us. The biggest laugh was when Mick got "Skippy" to fire some shots off at the hunters. Come the film's end, when Sue confessed her love and Mick got on top of the people to "Sheep Walk" to her, I remember everybody in the audience standing up and cheering with every step he took towards her. I have never felt so much joy in one room ever before or since. It was then I fell in love with cinema and devoted my life to it.
Now you've got to come full circle and go to New York City to experience what Crocodile did, if you haven't done so already. I'll be your tour guide!
I'm a hick from Florida and we always felt a kinship with, Dundee, because we were closer to his character in lifestyle, than that of any city folks. We have gators here mostly and American Crocodiles down South. We hunt and fish and hang out in the woods a lot. That is our Outback. We carry knives and guns but aren't bad people that want to hurt anyone. We treat our women with respect and don't put up with those that don't. We embraced his character as one of us. I was so used to films that portray rural people in a negative light, that it was cool to see someone I could relate to, getting the better of big city snobs and criminals, instead of being portrayed as dangerous, inbred and violent, for no reason. I love this film!
Real life Les Hiddins. Who was also real.
G'Day from a fellow Aussie. :D If you don't mind my asking, in which part of the country did you grow up? I'm in WA, and spent a lot of the 90's living in various country towns from Geraldton to Kalgoorlie to Albany when I was working on the railways (back when they were owned by the state). i always liked the quieter towns. though these days they'd at least need an internet connection :P. People tended to be more genuine and open than in the city, where everything was more complicated.
The "that's not a knoife, THAT'S a knoife" scene is a classic. Also the "Donk" scene in CD2.
"I don't need a gun. I've got a Donk!"
@@QuayNemSorr you got a what?!
I see you've played knifey spooney before.
@@jakubfabisiak9810 DONK
You have to realize that for those of us who first saw this film when it came out, this was pretty much our introduction to Australia. Back then the only time you saw something about Australia was in National Geographic magazines or in the odd wildlife program on TV. This movie was HUGE when it came out. The line of "That's not a knife. Now that's a knife!" was quoted in my family for years! Glad you enjoyed this one. It really is a fun movie.
That’s not a knife, that’s a spoon!
@@JoeFF85 I see you've played knifey-spoony before!
Easily one of my favorite films of all time. "No worries" was never spoken in the USA until this movie came out, and then everyone said it (and lots of us, myself included, still say it).
As an Australian, thank you for doing this movie! Paul Hogan was actually a really well known comedian here in Australia before this movie came out; so he was a big star here first.
He had a skit show didn’t he?
@@shawnmiller4781 "The Paul Hogan Show" 1973-1984
@@shawnmiller4781 he did! It was imaginatively called the Paul Hogan Show, ran for 12 seasons.
What I love is Mick is just so charming, he makes friends with everyone. You can’t help but love the guy. And that ending scene is so… 👏🏻 Love it.
aussie here, i couldn't tell you everything about the rural parts of aus but i've been about and there are locals just like that in aus and they are such a good time. get out and chill out sorta stuff. my dad used to have a cabin up on a hillside down in the middle of the bush and the view you'd get from the balcony was like no other, i'd kill to be back there
Glad you liked Crocodile Dundee. Your reaction video has shown me that I've not seen it in full (dunno why) so I'll rectify that soon. A few notes on it:
1. The aboriginal that points out the lens cap was still on was David Gulpili. He was a great tribal dancer who was accordingly cast in the film Walkabout (1971) and later so many other great films. He died in 2021, but so many of his films need to be seen.
2. We (Australians) call anything outside the cities "the bush".I grew up in the bush, a dairy farm 100 kilometres from the city of Melbourne. It's been a longstanding thing, from the earliest convict days, and means that our "outlaws" were called bushrangers, even those who were active very close to the cities of the time. The earliest bush, though, was somewhat like an English garden from how it had been managed by the first australians (the aborigines). Without their input and use of fire to manage the bush it has become much denser.
3. Don't believe anything about Foster's Lager as Australia's favourite beer, and as shown in the pub (bar) scenes. It's export only and we drink much, much better beers, not Foster's.
I really think this is one of those perfect movies, achieving everything it tries to accomplish. Watched it in a theater here in Sweden the year of its release (I was 12), and I thought it was great back then and I think it's great to this day. :)
The party scene with the guy with the sniffles (snorting), Mick showed him how to inhale Bex (a very old-style Aussie decongestant that was white powder that came in a bottle)
Old saying when someone was under the weather, "Have a cup of tea, a Bex, and a good lie down"
This movie manages to feel very authentic and it is told brilliantly. I have a really hard time understanding why none of the reviewers I watch has seen it... until now. It is an absolute classic.
"Pump your brakes kid. That mans a national treasure."
Rewatching the "thats not a knife" scene is fantastic. It's probably the most popular scene from the movie. It was always my favorite when I was a kid I would rewind it and rewatch it 2 or 3 times before I continued with the movie. I just liked the line then, but now watching it I really like the expression on his face. How does somebody say something in that charming of a manner and still scare the pants off of somebody?
It might be the fact that he sliced the dudes jacket up just to show it was razor sharp.
My dad loved this movie, and I remember the times he showed it to me, so this is a big hit of nostalgia. It’s one of those I haven’t seen since he passed, though. There’s a few things there that I can’t experience again without having him to share them with anymore.
Same thing with my dad. He would watch it every time it was on tv. I haven’t seen it since he passed, too.
I loved watching this reaction. This was a part of my childhood. Like Police Academy, Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, The Karate Kid, The Goonies. The list is endless. The 80's, was a great decade for crowd pleasing, iconic movies. You can never go wrong with the classics. By now, it surely is. I hope you react to the sequel. It lacks the heart of the first film, but it makes up for it by showing just how much of a bad ass Mick really is. While not losing all the qualities we came to like in the first one.
The soundtrack to this movie is not talked about enough, its absolutely beautiful
It was watching this as a kid that made me want to go to Australia. And I did..
Always follow your dreams…
Love that! Happy you did. No regrets!
@@JamesVSCinema was there for 9 years. Best time of my life.
@@dannjp75 Did you get a knoife there?
This movie was an absolute cultural phenomenon when it came out. I remember my parents took me to see it, and I absolutely loved it (especially the famous "That's not a knife... That's a knife!" scene), but I'm realizing now that a lot of it went over my head as a kid.
australian resident here!! look, this is definitely a hollywoodification of australia in some respects. no one lives out that far, what we'd call 'woop woop' is the middle of nowhere. but there are certainly some rural towns out there and huge regions like what's presented here, most people won't be out that way unless you're driving through long stretches of road.
the use of language is pretty spot on too! found it funny when you commented on us calling it 'the bush' because yeah, that is a thing we do.
Aussie from NSW here. Went to America for the first time last year. Felt like I was in a parallel universe. Similar in some ways, very different in most.
I grew up watching this movie in the 80's, one of my all time favorite movies! The sequel is great too! Love that you reacted to this movie and all the things you love about it.
Crocodile Dundee 1 and 2 is my childhood. This is one of those nostalgia movies that just makes me happy. Glad you had a good time.
Have you seen “The gods must be crazy”? Great location and innovative film style. Especially for a 1981 film. A good commentary about how modern society corrupts.
Was just thinking about that one too. Fond memories of it.
That movie is very little known nowadays and is an absolute treasure.
@@GUNNER67akaKelt I always try to think of fairly obscure but lovely films to recommend. I would like more reactions to Erik the Viking and Hudsucker Proxy as well.
Set design, my fav that makes my happy is "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"
I loved it when this used to come on the TV, that was back when UK TV only had 4 channels lol.
13:40 Yes, the slow camera pan and the confidence to just let the camera rest on one area feel like an act of respect for the ephemeral moment, honouring the land and nature. I have a lot of respect for directors who are cognisant of moments like that.
The Bellefonte is such a beautiful set piece! That movie really is full of great sets and locations.
crocodile dundee! havent seen it since it came out but im here for it. there was an australia craze at the time in america, my sisters had posters that literally just said "AUSTRALIA" right next to their other posters of boys.
this also just made me realize, you should watch "the gods must be crazy' great classic comedy that i dont see others doing on yt but is CERTAIN to tap into a certain airplane generation.
This movie was very big when it came out, and it's definitely had a lasting impact on pop culture. Even if people haven't seen it, they've probably heard the words "Crocodile Dundee".
This film was a huge smash at the time. I remember seeing it at the movies as a young teenager. It was everywhere. Big hit.
Glad you like it. Its part of my childhood and so a lot of the scenes/phrases became part of the culture of the day. Its funny though when I think "how could people not be aware of this movie" I have to remeber its almost 40 years old. It would be like someone saying to me in my 20s "what? You havent seen its amazing, it came out in 1956".
I would say the real Crocodile Dundee is Bush Tucker Man, Les Hiddins. I believe he was the inspiration of the character, there are many episodes of his tv show on youtube. Well worth checking out. The tv show was amazing, he makes Bear Grylls look like a clown.
Used to watch him! That was some fantastic survival content.
For those of us around during the 80s this was a huge hit! Not sure why it's not talked about anymore? Everyone knew Paul Hogan after it came out! Very funny movie! Thanks for the reaction!
Glad you reacted to this one, you've done some great ones not many have. This was a classic for me growing up, and it's still a comfort movie. The two leads have such great chemistry too.
I love how open and personable Mick is, how he just kinda naturally makes friends everywhere he goes
Glad you enjoyed this so much! And the sequel is well done, hilarious & entertaining. Definitely worth a watch I think you’d like it.
This movie is very much loved in the UK. It was always on TV on Christmas Day throughout my childhood and teen years
I haven't watched this movie since I was a kid. It was really great reliving the film through your eyes.
I used to watch this movie constantly when I was a kid. Just a big time, feel good flick and great fish out of water story. Wish the sequels had been better but unfortunately, they couldn't recapture the magic of the first one.
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Great to see you having fun with this one James! Hoges is a genuine cultural touchstone - he was a local legend at home playing the idealised Aussie larrakin in his TV show and then became a global legend playing the idealised Aussie outback hero in this movie. Like most things in movies there's a touch of truth and a touch a bullshit to the whole shebang. But he does it with a smile on his face and in his heart. Like Lord of the Rings did for New Zealand, Crocodile Dundee did for Australia. It put us on the map.
Loved how much you enjoyed this film! And thanks for bringing it back to my consciousness. I haven't seen it in decades and I luved it when it came out. Blessings!
Great 'fish out of water' tale... I haven't forgotten the charm this movie had/has.. Thanks James..
I saw this in the theater when I was a kid and if memes existed back then it would have been the meme movie of the year. People my age still say “now that’s a knife” in an Australian accent to themselves or others. And funny you said they have to get married after that ending bc the actors actually did get married!
I've never gotten tired of watching this movie.
I've never seen the third film, but the second one is definitely worth a watch.
Australia became huge in 1980s America, and this movie was a massive part of that phenomenon.
Yes! You need to check out the sequel to this as well, it's equally good in my opinion.
I returned from my first ever solo travels abroad last week and I totally agree with you, what an experience. Can't recommend it enough. Travel really does broaden the mind.
I dig your reaction to this flick. It's been a minute since I have checked this one out. I was a kid when it hit the big screen. I used to love it when it came out, but I was only 15 at the time.
This movie won an academy award
It’s a really good one. Funny and good cinematography. I miss films like this right now, with a good story. There is a second movie, but not so good.
Put on the list Ladyhawke. You will enjoy it.
I love this movie! Sequel hits as well, feels like a Part 2.
Thanks, James for sharing your reaction to one of my favorites.
I really appreciate you... you're takes are hilarious and insightful
God damn, you read my mind!
Yesterday was looking for reactions to this movie and couldn't find any good ones 😂
I love this movie because Mick is always Mick. Whatever environment he is in he thrives and makes it his environment. He changes the room wherever he is.
When I was around 12 we went on a school excursion to Canberra (most Australian kids do) and visited the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, one of the highlights was I got to hold the prop knife Mick carries around throughout the film!
I enjoy your reactions because you discuss the movies and TV shows on a deeper level, either on the technical merits or simply just philosophically. It is what keeps me watching. Crocodile Dundee was huge in the 1980's and still in the early 90's with video rentals. A nice older movie that was forgotten by the newer generations.
Clicked so fast on this! 😂 one of my favorites as a kid I’ve watched it so many times. 😂❤
I REALLY enjoyed this film..makes me want to travel!
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Love your reactions man! 🌳🔥🌬️💨
Location film. “Southern Comfort” Luisiana swamp, Cajuns, military… holy shit!
the NES Videogame "bayou" billy was based upon Crocodile Dundee.
A few movie suggestions: Paper Moon (1973) The D.I. (1957) Hobson's Choice (1954)
Great reaction. _Crocodile Dundee_ is weirdly almost forgotten, but it was a _super-massive_ hit back in the day. Seminal. More you'd dig:
_Bagdad Cafe_ (1987)
_Down With Love_ (2003)
the sequel is every bit as good as the original. i can't suggest it enough.
I love this film. Instant classic and I hope you inspire other reactors to watch! Great video
Wonderful that you dove into this one!
I don't remember seeing this movie when it first came out (I was pretty little back then), but I remember the aftermath of it. Crocodile Dundee started a HUGE craze in America for all things Australian. This movie was quoted and referenced heavily in pop culture for years. Still is, to a lesser extent. It definitely left an impact. I remember the sequel being not half bad. I think there was a third one, but I never saw it and heard it was not good.
Maybe I'm easy to please but I even liked the third one.
Awesome review ... I laughed so many times even though i seen this movie many times .. The ending of part 2 is worth the watch.... you might cry.
I like how you said the filming was keeping pace with the story, when he was spearing the fish. It was a little meditative moment that radiated the art in nature. I think Pride and Prejudice does that as well - many beautiful unhurried scenes.
Exactly, when the story takes its time, so does the camera. Good catch! (Pun intended…?)
Linda Kozlowski is a very underrated beauty, and I really enjoy seeing her in anything. Backstreet Justice for her in a starring role.
Paul Hogan is always hilarious, even in the very serious Anzacs, a miniseries about the Australian and New Zealand soldiers of WW1.
I enjoy watching movies with you that I know already ^^ Mostly it's movies I haven't watched in a long time but coming back to them with your comments is so nice.
A film i've been watching for 30 years, it's nice to see how it hits for the first time. I started taking care of my grandfather a few years ago, he passed over the summer; I never knew, every time Crocidile Dundee was on TV, he watched it. Only that and old westerns.
Hey man just gotta say I love your channel!
Ayyyy appreciate you Jordy!
I love it when Mick says to the limo driver, “I knew you were tribal.”
Another great reaction!! I appreciate ya brah!!
Anytime my g!
This was huge when it came out! I saw it in the theatre and loved it like most people did. The subway ending is iconic. "I love ya!"
The only complaint I have is that the movie weighs so heavily into the "dirtbag" current boyfriend trope. Twister did a much better and way more believable job of portraying the love triangle, but it's a minor gripe.
Tropic Thunder, Sgt. Lincoln Osiris on Crocodile Dundee…. “He’s a national treasure”
The highlight of the film is her crocodile attack scene. Best thing in the world for me when I was 10. 😁
I grew up in the city but there's a fair bit of truth in the Aussie bits, or rather there was... Times are changing and that kind of outback town setting is pretty rare now but the characters are still fairly accurate. Dundee himself is a bit over the top of course for the fun of it all
Loved the reaction, and great seeing this film get more attention, it's like a forgotten gem.
It was shot so well, and the soundtrack was ridiculously good and fitting for the scenes, it really elevates the emotion and immersion, that's how a soundtrack is done right.
Some parts are cheesy, but I think that (whether intentional or not) embodies most aussies care-free, easy going nature. Truly a great film, especially considering the budget and that Australia at the time wasn't exactly known for movie making.
Now you need to do the sequel, which is great! Loved watching both as a kid. Skip the rest of them, but this one and the sequel are awesome
subscribed to you man cause you appreciated the movie!
I was a kid when this came out and it really sparked a desire to visit Australia for many people in the 80s. Paul Hogan also did a lot of commercials shortly thereafter to boost Australian tourism. You may have heard the phrase, "put another shrimp on the barbie," which came from one of those commercials.
I spent jr high and high school in the Amazon rain forest. With regard to the tribal guy saying Dundee was born in the summer time. That is pretty accurate. The tribes I am familiar with in the Amazon did not traditionally mark time or care about when someone was born. You went through life at whatever pace your body did. No one knew how old anyone was.
Once when I came back to the States to visit my grandparents I just lay down on their carpeted floor. Grandma said, "There's a bed in the other room." I said, "I'm fine. This is great." and I fell asleep. My bed at home in the jungle was solid wood with a thin foam mattress on top.
You feel comfortable in different places. Absolutely. Canoeing on our lake in the jungle at night? no problem. Walking through a downtown city in the US? I was freaked out.
There's more stories, but I'll stop there.
Saw this when it came out in the theaters. Always loved it. It’s got something special. The epitome of a fish out of water film. Cool to see a much younger generation (than me) genuinely appreciate it. Some people might not.
Always funny when one TH-camr reacts to something
Then there’s another and another
Which I really enjoy that 🤣
Thank you for this reaction! When he gets to NYC the best
I was born 1983 and since i can remember we had this movie on vhs in my home and between age 6 and 14 i watched it over and over just for entertainment when nothing good was on TV. never got boring. even now after so many years, still not boring.
A fun movie is "Lightning Jack" starring Paul Hogan alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. in a comedy western.
I love that this movie is more of a fish out of water story above all else, and kinda puts the romance element in the back seat, only popping up now and again to ask "are we there yet".
So happy when I saw which film you were watching. I really enjoyed the this movie and the sequel when I was a kid and a big blast of nostalgia with the third film as an adult.
another great reaction as always 💛💛 totally different but I rewatched never let me go the other and forgot what an amazing dystopian film it is. definitely a worth while watch and a beautiful read too
I loved Crocodile Dundee when I was a kid. I was in the Navy. I’ve been around the world and Australians are my favorite people on the planet.
Everytime you watch it you will see something else because you can focus on other parts. Love his character.
Aw man, great Australian movie, and a gateway to so many great Australian films from the 80's and 90's.
If you want to see more Australian scenery, the QANTAS ad "I Still Call Australia Home" is iconic.
Finally someone is reacting to this movie! 💕👏
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When I was a kid in italy I watched the vhs of mr crocodile Dundee over and over again. It was pretty well known even in my country, probably not as much as abroad.
This is pure nostalgia for me. My mom recorded it on VHS from Danish TV, as it was the only way to see it without being dubbed for us. That VHS tape had been played so often, the quality really started to suffer 😂😂😂 Absolutely love this movie but I weirdly enough like the second one more. It's more action-packed, and the jokes are better 🤭
This was a huge blockbuster. Everyone talked about it. Not as much anymore with time.
I am so stoked for this one
G’day mate. I really enjoyed watching you experience this fantastic film for the first time. I am Australian and I remember seeing it at the cinemas for the first time back in 1986 here in Australia. Just for your information when it came out it was the highest grossing Australian movie ever made and still remains so. Also when it was released in America back in 1886 it was also one of the highest grossing movies in America for that year (2nd to Top Gun, which just barely made more) and was a huge success over there and widely embraced by Americans. As an Australian I would say it is a very good interpretation of Australians and what we are like. So glad you enjoyed it. It is one of my favourite movies of all tine. I am a fan of your channel now and have subscribed. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Keep up the good work.