I was the SFX floor supervisor for Ted lasso Season 2, you got it right about the wire work, we had a huge crane in and the stunt guy really landed in the dumpster, he was soo close to the edge we only did one take of it. I was going to have some air mortors in the skip to launch trash but I pulled them after testing due to safety concerns of the accuracy of his fall. So the little puff of dust was a little bit sprinkled on top and put in post. I've got some behind the scenes pics and videos if you guys want to see them? Love your stuff also!
i thought maybe it was a water dive with a dumpster willed with empty garbage bag floating. the guy cross arm like high sea divers do. i've never seen video of descenders needing that. but i guess now i know so my curiosity is satisfied.
As RLM pointed out the most insane thing about Roar is the film is trying to act like they're harmless and totally cool, they're your friends! While everyone is horrifically injured unavoidably
Hi there. I was a grip trainee on the musketeers. I was standing on the roof of that set and had to keep an eye on the wires. It was a crazy rig to hold 2 to 3 actors together on wires and have them move all over this narrow-ish ladder room. The cables got tangles a lot. I had to watch out if it got out of hand. The stunt coordinator was the most hardcore dude i ever met. They had a bus full of stunt guys. They got hurt a lot and got exchanged straight away. One down a new one in. No mercy. That was a crazy shoot a long time ago. Thanks for the nostalgia trip ;) Greetings from luxembourg.
Turns out the reason why The Musketeer’s final fight is similar to that of Once Upon a Time in China is because The Musketeer’s fight choreographer Hung Yan-Yan aka Xiong Xin-Xin played one of the main characters in and stunt doubled for Jet Li in the Once Upon a Time in China series. So it was basically Hung Yan-Yan basically paying tribute to the very Hong Kong martial arts film that made him big.
The scene in OUATIC1 is just epic. Kuddos to Tsui Hark, Yuen Woo Ping, Jet Li and Xiong Xin Xin, which is one of my favorite fight choreographer, but so underrated.
The movie Roar, had a young Melanie Griffith in it. Melanie was mauled by a lion during filming, and required plastic surgery. Griffith reportedly received 50 stitches to her face. It was feared she would lose an eye, but she recovered and was not disfigured. On another occasion, a lion grabbed her hair and wouldn't let go. That shot made it into the film.
Melanie's mom Tippi Hedren (not Henderson like Nico said lol) had her leg broken by an elephant during filming as well. Because of course they had elephants too!! She was climbing on/off the elephant's back and started to slip and the elephant tried to help her with its trunk. It wrapped its trunk around her legs to catch her and squeezed too tight. Broke her ankle. Again, like Nico said not an attack. Very much the opposite! But overall the set was very reckless and haphazard.
@@lisah-p8474 That elephant example weirdly sells the risk of wild animals more than the lions. Elephants have a stereotype for being kind and docile (atleast for people who don't actually see wild elephants) so the notion of a gentle giant actively trying to help and still breaking legs I feel is more intuitive. There's not an animals alive that doesn't kill; herbivores, cuddly, fluffy, and cute ones included.
@@BlewlongmunPeople also don’t realize how strong animals can be. Most of the time they’re trained to be gentle, or aren’t trying that hard. But, get one using most of its strength and it’s amazing.
I had a small 115 pounds Pyrenese Mountain Dog, seeing those lions playing made me think of her. A few times when we were playing outside some people thought she was attacking me. The only time she hurt me was when she died, that wound will never heal completely...
Selling the pain isnt hard really. Just act how you would in real life. Thats basically what gui said. People say JC is comical in his doings but its what one would do in real life. Rubbing where it hurts. Weird face because of a hit to the jaw or nose. All thing a regular human being does when they get hurt. All of it has a single purpose to lessen the pain. What hollywood does that really never happen in real life are 3 minutes long fast fights. In real life its more like 2 to 5 moves, break, rinse and repeat until an opening.
@@dndbasement2370 Right! Just act how you would in real life. That's not hard at all, hence why everyone could be a world-renowned actor if they just felt like it
@@mostlyokayif you ask pretty much every single person actually doing actor work, they would literally agreee with me. now would it be my fault if you are not capable of being yourself in real life ? no, would it be ok for you to not be yourself... no either. i'm sorry but if your goal is to become an actor, being yourself is the very first thing you should try to strive for. if you want to become someone in your life, the same would still be true. i tryed all my youth years to be someone else just to get recognition, sorrybut thats not healthy at all. and i will not condone it for anyone else either. just be yourself.
Humans live like gods, whatever animals we want to are pets. I'll have a pet blue whale if I make enough money, you can't stop me. Gonna name him Bloo.
@@dantefromdevilmaycry9857 Bloo would never swallow me whole. Bloo would love me. Whales are mammals, and I would feed Bloo krill. And I'd get scuba gear and make a special neoprene harness that Bloo can wear so I can hold on to his back and ride him around. You're gonna be so jealous when you see a video of me playing with a blue whale who loves me.
The stunt coordinator for The Musketeer is a Chinese actor and stuntman from Hong Kong who also worked on The Once Upon a Time in China movies. He actually played one of the main character's disciple named "Club Foot 7" in the movies...hence you can see the similarities between the stunts in both movies.
His name is,Hung Yan Yan and he doubled Jet Lee in that OUATIC fight because Jet had broken both ankles,jumping down from a,roof - an injury that plagued,him for years which is why he was doubled so much in his up to Hitman (1997). Hung Yan Yan deliberately copied that end fight in The Musketeer, even though it made no sense in a western context and the lead ‘actor’ was a talentless Calvin Klein underwear model.
His name is,Hung Yan Yan and he doubled Jet Lee in that OUATIC fight because Jet had broken both ankles,jumping down from a,roof - an injury that plagued,him for years which is why he was doubled so much in his up to Hitman (1997). Hung Yan Yan deliberately copied that end fight in The Musketeer, even though it made no sense in a western context and the lead ‘actor’ was a talentless Calvin Klein underwear model.
I'm always excited when people talk about the Last Samurai. The film is pure eye candy and has a lot of emotional weight to it. The music is excellent, the acting is awesome, and the stuntwork is spectacular. I almost wish you guys would've shown at least part of the forest battle, ninja battle, or final stand. I think the final battle included over 500 extras with guns and melee weapons in broad daylight instead of during rain or at night, making the whole battle feel more visceral and alive than most battle scenes.
It's definitely got a lot of issues in terms of historical accuracy and white saviour complex but in terms of the filmmaking, incredible movie, the first battle in the foggy forest always stuck with me, and the final battle is obviously amazing.
Thank you for reviewing The Last Samurai. That's unironically Cruise' best movie, and one of my top 50 of all time. Few films have managed to capture the qualities of feudal Japanese culture as this one. What a masterpiece.
Japan has had a thriving movie industry for a hundred years there's some really amazing movies out there. If you ask Martin Scorsese where he got his idea's he'll start talking about Akira Kurosawa. Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Ran, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, there's so many great movies. And that's just the best director, It's like a whole genre of Japanese film. If anyone hasn't already, go watch the original Seven Samurai from 1954. Get some popcorn, put your phone away, dim the lights, clear 3 hours 24 minutes on your schedule and watch Seven Samurai. Toshiro Mifune alone makes it worth the time.
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat I almost wrote few *American* films. But, even including Kurosawa, Ozu, Miike, it's up there. Of course, they took some liberties, but in their depiction of Bushido, they really hit the mark.
I can't believe that you guys did not mention that the movie Roar included their daughter and future movie star in her own right, *Melanie Griffith.* She was very badly attacked by a lion and it made the final cut of the film.
The last samurai is a masterwork of story telling. The fights tell a story. The characters tell a story. The clothes tell a story. The seasons, sets, and weather tell a story. Most of all that is done without a single word. It's one of my top 10 movies of all time.
There are some wickedly well done stunts in Scott Pilgrim where they somehow cut from a stunt into actor seamlessly. The scene at the film shoot where Scott falls several stories down different platforms and right into the camera as the actor. Also Gui knows half the cast as almost everyone from Scott Pilgrim ended up with lead roles in Marvel movies!
They've looked at that shot before in an episode! I can't remember off the top of my head which one. It might have been in a VFX Artists React, actually.
Hey, Wren makes a good guest. You should have him on more often. For real, though, I would like to see more car stunts on Stuntmen React. Stunt driving is awesome. The car flip in the very first episode of The Walking Dead, Blues Brothers, Terminator 2, anything from any of the Mad Max movies, etc.
There’s an old school theater here which shows indie, foreign, and arthouse films in addition to the contemporary movies, and once they had a showing of “Roar” for a few weeks, and I can say the entire experience is basically just Wren’s reaction.
I saw a video not so long ago where an actual japanese swordmaster reviwed Last Samurai for the realism of the techniques used, he emphasised that the techniques used are sword acting, not sword fighting, but he congratulated the movie in a number of ways in the actual performances.
"Roar" and "Grizzly Man" are stunning examples of Dunning-Kruger Effect. They think they're WAY more in touch with these animals than they actually are.
for stuntmen react It would be cool to see you react to the duel from "Potop", it's really good sword fight The "CHARGE " Blender short would be awesome for the VFX series. As well as *Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia!* where you could do a comparison to the "live action" Lion King. Also at the end of second Chronicles of Narnia movie there's a big water creature, so it might be cool to see what you think about that. The *last agni kai fight from ATLA* would be perfect for for the Animators React. It's so stunning!
My older mother, bless her heart, had no idea that wire work was a thing. So one day we watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. And at one point she turned to me and was telling me how impressed she was with the martial arts and how the actors were Olympic level athletes (as they jumped from a standstill 15 feet straight up onto a rooftop while kicking in the air). When I explained it to her she was annoyed and said I had ruined the the film. O_O
Can you please look at some of the James Bond movies? Maybe a James Bond episode? There’s some crazy stuff that I don’t think I’ve seen you guys react to yet. The Tanker Chase in Casino Royale (2006) has some really cool stuff. My favourite probably being when Bond leaps off the truck onto the ground and rolls out of the way of another truck just in time. Seeing if and where VFX may have been used would be cool too. The whole opening sequence of Skyfall (2012). The leap off the bridge in No Time To Die (2021). I read it was a 150 foot leap. The Crocodile Farm Escape and the Boat Jump in Live and Let Die (1973) The Car Jump in The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) The ski jump from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) The Airplane Heist from License to Kill (1989) Thank you so much for making Stuntmen Reacts! Very fun and educational! And please have Wren on again! :)
actor Xin-Xin Xiong was the fight choreographer for the musketeer, he was also in once apon a time in China. He worked with director Tsui Hark alot, who director all the once apon a time in China film's.
Xin-Xin Xiong was the stunt coordinator for The Musketeer, and was Jet Li's stunt double in Once Upon a Time in China. Hence the reason the whole of The Musketeer has the feel of a Chinese martial arts action flick.
The Donnie Yen clip reminded me that Donnie was in one of the Highlander movies (#4). It might be interesting to do a show over *all* of the Highlander media. ;) 5 movies, 2 TV shows, 1 Anime. Probably enough clips across those to make an interesting hour.
That Last Samurai scene is great. Hiroyuki Sanada comes around the corner and Cruise is just playing with the kid because man strength and experience (he was a cavalry officer so he knew about swords) and Sanada is like... no dude. Thought it was great storytelling to show that Cruise can use a sword but Sanada is a master. Really highlighted the difference and sets up his arc of learning. Last Samurai is such a good film.
That one scene from The Mummy always gives me the 'ouch' face. And that's when Rick pulls Benny off the camal, and it looks like it runs him over. Awesome stunt 👏
I would love to see current stuntmen react to some of the stunts in the 1980 Blues Brothers, specifically the hotel explosion scene or the mall car chase... or really just any of the movie. It is sooo incredibly good start to finish!
So good to see Last Samurai on one of these. It's easily one of my favourite films of all time. Please react to that full scene. Music is insane! The fight scene depicts perfectly the clash of philosophy in the movie. East vs West: The shame of 'not knowing when you're defeated' vs the shame of 'giving up'. Unbelievable meaning within the fight scene!
There's this old Polish movie from 1974 called "Potop" where there's two characters doing some sabre duel. Apparently not so much choreography was involved and they went with gut feeling and skills.
@@arvidp.247 absolutely, it still is fascinating to see a group of people actually being friendly with all these creatures that we couldn’t fathom being near. They’re definitely some crazy fucks to say the least
Gui is right, last samurai is a great film. Trops and over used themes aside I resonate and respect this movie so much. The main character is lost in his pain and addiction. He travels to a foreign land and through trials and tribulations finds himself and finds something to live for again. It’s a beautiful story and is in my top five of all time.
It would be super cool to have an sword experts react and talk about the sword fighting. The last samurai is just amazing, and it's (to me at least) one of a very few roles were you don't actually see tom cruise you see the character he plays.
If they want to talk sword fighting, they should take a look at the 1970's version of The Three (and Four) Musketeers with Michael York and Christopher Lee! Some of the best sword fighting I've seen on film!
There is a scene in the first season of Reacher where the main character is having a fight on a fire escape and it ends with him hanging from a tie that is wrapped around the aggressors neck off the side of the fire escape. That would be awesome to see broken down. Season 1 Episode 6
As historically inaccurate as The Last Samurai was, the one thing I'll give it was the sparring with bokken in the rain featured the samurai striking Tom Cruise with the pommel of his bokken ( a rare, but authentic kenjutsu move). It's done as a non-lethal strike as is using the sword handle to grapple with the opponent's wrists and hands. It was showed the samurai striking Tom with the "flat" of the bokken in another non-lethal strike meant to stun or injure rather than kill. The samurai was clearly looking to beat up Tom Cruise, but not kill him (which is still easily possible with a bokken).
When the trailer for Last Samurai played in the theatre, a lot of the audience laughed out loud when Tom Cruise appeared. It’s an underrated film. It was released when there was a bit too much tomfoolery.
Yeah the trailer did not exactly make it clear that the title Last Samurai is not about Tom Cruises character, which is probably whay a lot of people thought at first and found it hilarious. 😅 But I did go to see it in theater and now it is one of my favourite movies ever.
Musketeer came out around the same time (2001) Crouching Tiger, Matrix, and Jet Li were making Wuxia popular. They did a similar fight in the Pirates movies...
The stunt coordinator for The Musketeer was actually Jet Li's stunt double in Once Upon a Time in China. I don't know if he was actually on the ladders in OUaTiC, but it wouldn't shock me.
Great to see Last Samurai being talked about. Genuinely surprised however that Boone mentioned the bit where a horsekicks some poor extra below the belt. Dude took it like a champ! 😂
During the filming of ROAR a young Melanie Griffith was bitten on the head and had to get 50 stitches. They thought she might loose an eye that was injured and she required some reconstructive surgery.
Just watched the Mask of Zorro for the first time, andgot interested in the stuntwork in it and you came to mind immediately. Especially the scene with the horse chase, where a group of men are chasing Zorro's horse while Zorro himself is chasing them, taking them out one by one on horseback... horsebacks? there's some amazing work there and would love to see it broken down. I also really loved the swordfighting scenes.
The movie Fire, Ice and Dynamite had just a bonkers amount of stunts in it and apparently one of the highest number of stunt-person injuries on a film. Includes skiing on loose gravel and ice skating down a bobsled run.
"Roar" is the most expensive homemade movie ever made. The man with the beard getting a lot of beating is also the director of the movie. It's a one of a kind movie for several reasons.
Oh, and about the ladder fight from "The Musketeer". The stunt choreographer is Xin Xin Xiong, who also was Jet Li's stunt double for "Once Upon a Time in China".
I saw The Last Samurai in theaters twice. I've always really enjoyed it, and now I'm reminded that I should watch it again and share it with my step son. I'm excited for him to see it.
I love this series specifically for the moments where the stuntperson gets into the really deep stuff about physical performance. That analysis of The Last Samurai was amazing.
The next time you have Gui on the sofa could you look at the golf club / driving range fight scene from The Brothers Sun? Amazing stuntwork with a drone flying through the fight for some amazing shots!
So nice to see Gui and another Stuntmen React again! That whole "Roar" thing really is mind boggling, isn't it? That anyone could think that's a good idea...it really is a wonder no one died. And who would you blame? You can't blame one of the top predators on the planet for doing what predators do. That production showed a lot of evidence of the kind of damage these incredible animals can do when they aren't even trying, imagine if one of them got mad!
You guys should try to get Hiroyuki Sanada on the couch. His list of film credits is crazy, and good timing because Shogun is about to come out, so his agent may be looking for promo opportunities.
the choreographer for the musketeer was xin xin xiong who did a lot of the stunt double work for it. as was his role in OUATIC. then in the sequel, he played a villian. then played a disciple character clubfoot in future installments
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awesome
you guys realize who their daughter was right??? Melanie Griffith grew up with those lions.
Amazing! Just got me a box
Can u do a review on crouching tiger hidden dragon please I loved that film when it came out , love the show can't wait for the next one u do .👍
*I thought the "people's elbow" was a wrestling body slam.* That looked like _Popeye's wind up punch._
I was the SFX floor supervisor for Ted lasso Season 2, you got it right about the wire work, we had a huge crane in and the stunt guy really landed in the dumpster, he was soo close to the edge we only did one take of it. I was going to have some air mortors in the skip to launch trash but I pulled them after testing due to safety concerns of the accuracy of his fall. So the little puff of dust was a little bit sprinkled on top and put in post. I've got some behind the scenes pics and videos if you guys want to see them? Love your stuff also!
That’s rad
My first thought seeing it was “he was inches away from that edge”
thanks for your work on one of the most humorless shows ever!
i thought maybe it was a water dive with a dumpster willed with empty garbage bag floating. the guy cross arm like high sea divers do. i've never seen video of descenders needing that. but i guess now i know so my curiosity is satisfied.
You pulled that off in ONE TAKE?? You absolute madmen.
Very cool! Thanks for your work in a wonderful show that kept my spirits up during the pandemic.
"This is stunts only because there are cameras" - Gui
Best. Line. Ever.
Does he know those letters don't make that sound?
Haha as soon as I see Roar I still hear Rich Evans laughing, and Mack Culkin cracking jokes, one of the best BoTW episodes on RLM
As RLM pointed out the most insane thing about Roar is the film is trying to act like they're harmless and totally cool, they're your friends! While everyone is horrifically injured unavoidably
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat what?
@@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel gui
Hi there. I was a grip trainee on the musketeers. I was standing on the roof of that set and had to keep an eye on the wires. It was a crazy rig to hold 2 to 3 actors together on wires and have them move all over this narrow-ish ladder room. The cables got tangles a lot. I had to watch out if it got out of hand. The stunt coordinator was the most hardcore dude i ever met. They had a bus full of stunt guys. They got hurt a lot and got exchanged straight away. One down a new one in. No mercy. That was a crazy shoot a long time ago. Thanks for the nostalgia trip ;) Greetings from luxembourg.
Dat muss sou wëll gewiescht sinn 😂
When Gui said "all 190 pounds" of a lion, I had to look it up, because there was no way lions only weigh 190. A female average 280, a male 420.
Meanwhile most people had to look it up because the literal rest of the world don't use dumb crap like imperial units.
maybe Gui is a metric boy in secret, because 190kg would line up for a male lion.
190 lbs is just a kitten.
Maybe a young lion of like, a year old MAYBE weighs 190
Turns out the reason why The Musketeer’s final fight is similar to that of Once Upon a Time in China is because The Musketeer’s fight choreographer Hung Yan-Yan aka Xiong Xin-Xin played one of the main characters in and stunt doubled for Jet Li in the Once Upon a Time in China series. So it was basically Hung Yan-Yan basically paying tribute to the very Hong Kong martial arts film that made him big.
The scene in OUATIC1 is just epic. Kuddos to Tsui Hark, Yuen Woo Ping, Jet Li and Xiong Xin Xin, which is one of my favorite fight choreographer, but so underrated.
The movie Roar, had a young Melanie Griffith in it.
Melanie was mauled by a lion during filming, and required plastic surgery. Griffith reportedly received 50 stitches to her face. It was feared she would lose an eye, but she recovered and was not disfigured. On another occasion, a lion grabbed her hair and wouldn't let go. That shot made it into the film.
Melanie's mom Tippi Hedren (not Henderson like Nico said lol) had her leg broken by an elephant during filming as well. Because of course they had elephants too!! She was climbing on/off the elephant's back and started to slip and the elephant tried to help her with its trunk. It wrapped its trunk around her legs to catch her and squeezed too tight. Broke her ankle. Again, like Nico said not an attack. Very much the opposite! But overall the set was very reckless and haphazard.
@@lisah-p8474 That elephant example weirdly sells the risk of wild animals more than the lions. Elephants have a stereotype for being kind and docile (atleast for people who don't actually see wild elephants) so the notion of a gentle giant actively trying to help and still breaking legs I feel is more intuitive. There's not an animals alive that doesn't kill; herbivores, cuddly, fluffy, and cute ones included.
@@BlewlongmunPeople also don’t realize how strong animals can be. Most of the time they’re trained to be gentle, or aren’t trying that hard. But, get one using most of its strength and it’s amazing.
I had a small 115 pounds Pyrenese Mountain Dog, seeing those lions playing made me think of her. A few times when we were playing outside some people thought she was attacking me. The only time she hurt me was when she died, that wound will never heal completely...
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Excuse me sir? I ordered the big one, 115lbs.
….need a tractor and credit with a dog food company, small one. Love the breed.
My childhood best friend just got a Pyrenese puppy a few weeks back, small world man. I love working dogs. So much personality
My wife and I have two great pyrs and they wrestle like that ALLLLLL the time hahaha
Dang, bro. That last sentence hit hard. RIP to your good girl and hugs to you.
Love Gui’s comments about selling the pain. He definitely is putting the “actor” into “stunt actor”.
In the original Terminator, Michael Biehn's take when Linda Hamilton bites him on the arm is terrific understatement.
That was a really good question, ive never even considered how they do it
Selling the pain isnt hard really. Just act how you would in real life. Thats basically what gui said. People say JC is comical in his doings but its what one would do in real life. Rubbing where it hurts. Weird face because of a hit to the jaw or nose. All thing a regular human being does when they get hurt. All of it has a single purpose to lessen the pain. What hollywood does that really never happen in real life are 3 minutes long fast fights. In real life its more like 2 to 5 moves, break, rinse and repeat until an opening.
@@dndbasement2370 Right! Just act how you would in real life. That's not hard at all, hence why everyone could be a world-renowned actor if they just felt like it
@@mostlyokayif you ask pretty much every single person actually doing actor work, they would literally agreee with me. now would it be my fault if you are not capable of being yourself in real life ? no, would it be ok for you to not be yourself... no either. i'm sorry but if your goal is to become an actor, being yourself is the very first thing you should try to strive for. if you want to become someone in your life, the same would still be true. i tryed all my youth years to be someone else just to get recognition, sorrybut thats not healthy at all. and i will not condone it for anyone else either. just be yourself.
"Roar" is an absolutely insane movie. Lions are wild animals, not pets. It's amazing that nobody died.
I remember being mauled by a dog who was playing as a kid,
Now multiply that by like 50 and I'm shocked that no-one was killed or broken limb
I was cringing at every scene just like Wren lol. I feel bad for the actors but then again they signed up for it.
Humans live like gods, whatever animals we want to are pets. I'll have a pet blue whale if I make enough money, you can't stop me. Gonna name him Bloo.
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat it's all fun and games until he swallows you whole
@@dantefromdevilmaycry9857 Bloo would never swallow me whole. Bloo would love me. Whales are mammals, and I would feed Bloo krill. And I'd get scuba gear and make a special neoprene harness that Bloo can wear so I can hold on to his back and ride him around. You're gonna be so jealous when you see a video of me playing with a blue whale who loves me.
It's amazing how trained Nikkos eyes are for special effects. Whether that be wires, cuts or any blemishes
The stunt coordinator for The Musketeer is a Chinese actor and stuntman from Hong Kong who also worked on The Once Upon a Time in China movies. He actually played one of the main character's disciple named "Club Foot 7" in the movies...hence you can see the similarities between the stunts in both movies.
Xin Xin Xiong
His name is,Hung Yan Yan and he doubled Jet Lee in that OUATIC fight because Jet had broken both ankles,jumping down from a,roof - an injury that plagued,him for years which is why he was doubled so much in his up to Hitman (1997). Hung Yan Yan deliberately copied that end fight in The Musketeer, even though it made no sense in a western context and the lead ‘actor’ was a talentless Calvin Klein underwear model.
His name is,Hung Yan Yan and he doubled Jet Lee in that OUATIC fight because Jet had broken both ankles,jumping down from a,roof - an injury that plagued,him for years which is why he was doubled so much in his up to Hitman (1997). Hung Yan Yan deliberately copied that end fight in The Musketeer, even though it made no sense in a western context and the lead ‘actor’ was a talentless Calvin Klein underwear model.
@@woutthielemans5073 also credited as Xin Xin Xiong
There's different ways to translate Chinese characters to Roman script.... so don't get too hung up on names.
I'm always excited when people talk about the Last Samurai. The film is pure eye candy and has a lot of emotional weight to it. The music is excellent, the acting is awesome, and the stuntwork is spectacular. I almost wish you guys would've shown at least part of the forest battle, ninja battle, or final stand. I think the final battle included over 500 extras with guns and melee weapons in broad daylight instead of during rain or at night, making the whole battle feel more visceral and alive than most battle scenes.
"White man saves primitive natives and teaches them civilization".
I absolutely love The Last Samurai. It's... art all the way around. That movie holds a piece of my soul.
I just wish they hadn't included the Hollywood ninja.
@@skepticalbadger I just wish they hadn't included tom cruise.
It's definitely got a lot of issues in terms of historical accuracy and white saviour complex but in terms of the filmmaking, incredible movie, the first battle in the foggy forest always stuck with me, and the final battle is obviously amazing.
That lion 'movie' is beyond insane. I remember looking into that a few years back. The fact no one died is just amazing.
I was on set for that ladder scene in "the musketeer"!
It was actually performed by the Hong Kong stuntmen who regularly worked with Jackie Chan.
Thank you for reviewing The Last Samurai. That's unironically Cruise' best movie, and one of my top 50 of all time. Few films have managed to capture the qualities of feudal Japanese culture as this one. What a masterpiece.
What is Tom Cruise’s best movie ironically?
@@FullSendersontropic thunder, obviously
Japan has had a thriving movie industry for a hundred years there's some really amazing movies out there. If you ask Martin Scorsese where he got his idea's he'll start talking about Akira Kurosawa. Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Ran, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, there's so many great movies. And that's just the best director, It's like a whole genre of Japanese film.
If anyone hasn't already, go watch the original Seven Samurai from 1954. Get some popcorn, put your phone away, dim the lights, clear 3 hours 24 minutes on your schedule and watch Seven Samurai. Toshiro Mifune alone makes it worth the time.
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat Don´t forget The Twilight Samurai (2002) and 13 Assassins (2010)
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat I almost wrote few *American* films. But, even including Kurosawa, Ozu, Miike, it's up there. Of course, they took some liberties, but in their depiction of Bushido, they really hit the mark.
Gui is a fountain of wisdom. I'm glad to hear and see him more. An excellent fixture on the couch.
Love to see a stuntman and Adam Savage on the couch at the same time talking stunts and props.
I vouch this. I think they can invite or should invite Adam Savage.
They should invite Adam Savage back to the couch. He's got lots of information he could tell the guys.
That still is my favorite episode!
I can't believe that you guys did not mention that the movie Roar included their daughter and future movie star in her own right, *Melanie Griffith.* She was very badly attacked by a lion and it made the final cut of the film.
She was scalped as well...
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Indeed!
They feared she might lose her sight as well.
It was so nice of Gui to invite Wren and Niko on his show.
The last samurai is a masterwork of story telling. The fights tell a story. The characters tell a story. The clothes tell a story. The seasons, sets, and weather tell a story. Most of all that is done without a single word. It's one of my top 10 movies of all time.
glad to see the Stuntmen react series making a comeback
There are some wickedly well done stunts in Scott Pilgrim where they somehow cut from a stunt into actor seamlessly. The scene at the film shoot where Scott falls several stories down different platforms and right into the camera as the actor.
Also Gui knows half the cast as almost everyone from Scott Pilgrim ended up with lead roles in Marvel movies!
They've looked at that shot before in an episode! I can't remember off the top of my head which one. It might have been in a VFX Artists React, actually.
They have covered that movie a couple times already
@@inanimatemist8610 A quick google tells me VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 30. Thanks for pointing it out!
It's a pretty standard Texas switch done well.
The stunt choreographer for The Musketeer did stunts on Once Upon a Time in China and doubled for Jet Li. Xin Xin Xiong! Great work :) big fan!
We missed you, Gui! Love this series, glad it's back.
It’s good to see Gui. He’s always fun and insightful.
I LOVE The Last Samurai. It's actually kind of a core memory for me.
Wren being the special guest here is hilarious.
If “Break a leg” was a person😂
He probably broke more bones than a functional stuntman
Guy and Nico are the hosts and Wren is the guest.
I love Niko's story about Du Bont getting freakin SCALPED, and Wren's reactionary "THIS is the episode y'all let me join you" face.
Hey, Wren makes a good guest. You should have him on more often.
For real, though, I would like to see more car stunts on Stuntmen React. Stunt driving is awesome. The car flip in the very first episode of The Walking Dead, Blues Brothers, Terminator 2, anything from any of the Mad Max movies, etc.
Always a joy to see Last Samurai. Saw it for the first time recently and it's easily one of the best of the 2000s
Are we just gonna ignore the fact that Gui is acting like he can get Chad from the Matrix and John Wick on here?! Do it!
There’s an old school theater here which shows indie, foreign, and arthouse films in addition to the contemporary movies, and once they had a showing of “Roar” for a few weeks, and I can say the entire experience is basically just Wren’s reaction.
I saw a video not so long ago where an actual japanese swordmaster reviwed Last Samurai for the realism of the techniques used, he emphasised that the techniques used are sword acting, not sword fighting, but he congratulated the movie in a number of ways in the actual performances.
Real sword fighting is ridiculously fast and boring. Sword acting is a great way to put it.
"Roar" and "Grizzly Man" are stunning examples of Dunning-Kruger Effect. They think they're WAY more in touch with these animals than they actually are.
The Musketeer fight was meant to be an homage. The choreographer is Jet Li's double in Once Upon a Time in China ladder fight; Xin Xin Xiong.
those are some sick initials
Love hearing Gui get a chance to discuss the performance and acting side of stunt work towards the end there. Brilliant episode guys
Glad Wren finally got to be in a stuntmen reacts episode.
The stunt coordinator/choreographer for The Musketeer was Jet Li's double in that Once Upon a Time in China series.
Xin Xin Xiong
for stuntmen react It would be cool to see you react to the duel from "Potop", it's really good sword fight
The "CHARGE " Blender short would be awesome for the VFX series. As well as *Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia!* where you could do a comparison to the "live action" Lion King. Also at the end of second Chronicles of Narnia movie there's a big water creature, so it might be cool to see what you think about that.
The *last agni kai fight from ATLA* would be perfect for for the Animators React. It's so stunning!
My older mother, bless her heart, had no idea that wire work was a thing. So one day we watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. And at one point she turned to me and was telling me how impressed she was with the martial arts and how the actors were Olympic level athletes (as they jumped from a standstill 15 feet straight up onto a rooftop while kicking in the air). When I explained it to her she was annoyed and said I had ruined the the film. O_O
Can you please look at some of the James Bond movies? Maybe a James Bond episode?
There’s some crazy stuff that I don’t think I’ve seen you guys react to yet.
The Tanker Chase in Casino Royale (2006) has some really cool stuff. My favourite probably
being when Bond leaps off the truck onto the ground and rolls out of the way of another truck
just in time. Seeing if and where VFX may have been used would be cool too.
The whole opening sequence of Skyfall (2012).
The leap off the bridge in No Time To Die (2021). I read it was a 150 foot leap.
The Crocodile Farm Escape and the Boat Jump in Live and Let Die (1973)
The Car Jump in The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)
The ski jump from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Airplane Heist from License to Kill (1989)
Thank you so much for making Stuntmen Reacts! Very fun and educational! And please have
Wren on again! :)
4:59 Gui is like I will double Black Panther, but I will not fight a black panther!!!!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣
I mean rightly so too!!!! 🐆
Yessss! I missed Stuntmen React!🙌🏾Corridor has been blessing us with so much great content recently!😄
I love Gui, he's just so chill and knowledgeable about his work and you can tell he really loves being there on the couch.
actor Xin-Xin Xiong was the fight choreographer for the musketeer, he was also in once apon a time in China. He worked with director Tsui Hark alot, who director all the once apon a time in China film's.
Xin-Xin Xiong was the stunt coordinator for The Musketeer, and was Jet Li's stunt double in Once Upon a Time in China. Hence the reason the whole of The Musketeer has the feel of a Chinese martial arts action flick.
The Donnie Yen clip reminded me that Donnie was in one of the Highlander movies (#4). It might be interesting to do a show over *all* of the Highlander media. ;) 5 movies, 2 TV shows, 1 Anime. Probably enough clips across those to make an interesting hour.
That Last Samurai scene is great. Hiroyuki Sanada comes around the corner and Cruise is just playing with the kid because man strength and experience (he was a cavalry officer so he knew about swords) and Sanada is like... no dude. Thought it was great storytelling to show that Cruise can use a sword but Sanada is a master. Really highlighted the difference and sets up his arc of learning. Last Samurai is such a good film.
I'm so glad you guys are back. This series is always brilliant.
That one scene from The Mummy always gives me the 'ouch' face. And that's when Rick pulls Benny off the camal, and it looks like it runs him over. Awesome stunt 👏
I just watched The Mask of Zorro again recently and there are some pretty impressive stunts. Love to hear your guys thoughts on it
hell yeah parkour and sword fights, trumpets, vamanos!
I love animators and FX artists reacts, but I've missed the stuntpeople on the couch. Happy to see Gui back on it.
You should react to the vintage stunts of Jean Paul Belmondo, the greatest French action star of all time. A lot of head-spinning stuff.
The Muskateer clip also reminded me on the one from Pirates of the Caribbean where Jack and Will were fighting on the balance beams in the blacksmith
I would love to see current stuntmen react to some of the stunts in the 1980 Blues Brothers, specifically the hotel explosion scene or the mall car chase... or really just any of the movie. It is sooo incredibly good start to finish!
The exterior of that hotel explosion is actually a brilliant matte shot.
Oh but especially the car chase 🤣
So good to see Last Samurai on one of these. It's easily one of my favourite films of all time. Please react to that full scene. Music is insane! The fight scene depicts perfectly the clash of philosophy in the movie. East vs West: The shame of 'not knowing when you're defeated' vs the shame of 'giving up'. Unbelievable meaning within the fight scene!
There's this old Polish movie from 1974 called "Potop" where there's two characters doing some sabre duel. Apparently not so much choreography was involved and they went with gut feeling and skills.
and one of the actors almost got cut on the head, because he blocked too late
I'm glad to see love for The Last Samurai. It's my second favorite movie, twenty years running.
Roar is such a classic, we’ll never even see something remotely close to the ridiculousness of that whole situation
The director of roar definitely knows how to pitch just for the fact that he convinced everyone else to work on it.
That's a good thing though.
@@blueorbstudios9070 seriously the fact that tippy and all the other quite serious and famous people actually signed on for this is insane
@@arvidp.247 absolutely, it still is fascinating to see a group of people actually being friendly with all these creatures that we couldn’t fathom being near. They’re definitely some crazy fucks to say the least
Gui is right, last samurai is a great film. Trops and over used themes aside I resonate and respect this movie so much. The main character is lost in his pain and addiction. He travels to a foreign land and through trials and tribulations finds himself and finds something to live for again. It’s a beautiful story and is in my top five of all time.
It would be super cool to have an sword experts react and talk about the sword fighting. The last samurai is just amazing, and it's (to me at least) one of a very few roles were you don't actually see tom cruise you see the character he plays.
If they want to talk sword fighting, they should take a look at the 1970's version of The Three (and Four) Musketeers with Michael York and Christopher Lee! Some of the best sword fighting I've seen on film!
There is a scene in the first season of Reacher where the main character is having a fight on a fire escape and it ends with him hanging from a tie that is wrapped around the aggressors neck off the side of the fire escape. That would be awesome to see broken down.
Season 1 Episode 6
Love to see Gui back! Here's to more stuntmen react soon
The Last Samurai is one of my all time favorites. Such a beautiful movie.
that hole roar thing, im out of words is just impressive
As historically inaccurate as The Last Samurai was, the one thing I'll give it was the sparring with bokken in the rain featured the samurai striking Tom Cruise with the pommel of his bokken ( a rare, but authentic kenjutsu move). It's done as a non-lethal strike as is using the sword handle to grapple with the opponent's wrists and hands. It was showed the samurai striking Tom with the "flat" of the bokken in another non-lethal strike meant to stun or injure rather than kill. The samurai was clearly looking to beat up Tom Cruise, but not kill him (which is still easily possible with a bokken).
When the trailer for Last Samurai played in the theatre, a lot of the audience laughed out loud when Tom Cruise appeared. It’s an underrated film. It was released when there was a bit too much tomfoolery.
Yeah the trailer did not exactly make it clear that the title Last Samurai is not about Tom Cruises character, which is probably whay a lot of people thought at first and found it hilarious. 😅 But I did go to see it in theater and now it is one of my favourite movies ever.
@@MaaZeus they must have redone the trailer for tv because, I went to watch it the theatre too.
Musketeer came out around the same time (2001) Crouching Tiger, Matrix, and Jet Li were making Wuxia popular. They did a similar fight in the Pirates movies...
Steven Segul canceled and Wren was kind enough to take his place.😂
Maybe sitting on the couch felt too much like his recent movie work, although the couch is an upgrade from the chairs he has been using. 🤣
Last Samurai is one of my fav movies of all time. I could watch it every day.
i'd love to see a stuntmen react to pro wrestling. maybe around wrestlemania time?
Ya especially since Gui is a known fan of wrestling.
Or if they can get a wrestler that can drop kayfabe to explain, that would be dope as well
@@Combaticus Its 2023, Kayfabe is very much dead
Get Mick Foley on the couch with them
Or how about a new series, wrestlers react?
I'm sure of the hundreds of comments, someone has said it already, but Donnie actually turned 60 in July. Which is still amazing.
This show only gets better
The stunt coordinator for The Musketeer was actually Jet Li's stunt double in Once Upon a Time in China. I don't know if he was actually on the ladders in OUaTiC, but it wouldn't shock me.
Great to see Last Samurai being talked about. Genuinely surprised however that Boone mentioned the bit where a horsekicks some poor extra below the belt. Dude took it like a champ! 😂
During the filming of ROAR a young Melanie Griffith was bitten on the head and had to get 50 stitches. They thought she might loose an eye that was injured and she required some reconstructive surgery.
Tippi wasn't being a great mom on set that day.
@@Maddest_of_Hatters But her kid was being a great entrée.
Just watched the Mask of Zorro for the first time, andgot interested in the stuntwork in it and you came to mind immediately. Especially the scene with the horse chase, where a group of men are chasing Zorro's horse while Zorro himself is chasing them, taking them out one by one on horseback... horsebacks? there's some amazing work there and would love to see it broken down. I also really loved the swordfighting scenes.
The movie Fire, Ice and Dynamite had just a bonkers amount of stunts in it and apparently one of the highest number of stunt-person injuries on a film. Includes skiing on loose gravel and ice skating down a bobsled run.
YES! I didn’t think anyone else knew this film existed! 😂😂😂
"Roar" is the most expensive homemade movie ever made. The man with the beard getting a lot of beating is also the director of the movie.
It's a one of a kind movie for several reasons.
Oh, and about the ladder fight from "The Musketeer". The stunt choreographer is Xin Xin Xiong, who also was Jet Li's stunt double for "Once Upon a Time in China".
Xin Xin Xiong was the stunt choreographer for The Musketeer and was Jet Li's stunt double in Once Upon A Time in China.
I saw The Last Samurai in theaters twice. I've always really enjoyed it, and now I'm reminded that I should watch it again and share it with my step son. I'm excited for him to see it.
That The Musketeer movie's fight choreographer was Hung Yan-yan, who was also in Once Upon a Time in China
I love this series specifically for the moments where the stuntperson gets into the really deep stuff about physical performance. That analysis of The Last Samurai was amazing.
Awesome to Gui back on the couch, would love to see more John Wick stuntmen or Actors!
The next time you have Gui on the sofa could you look at the golf club / driving range fight scene from The Brothers Sun? Amazing stuntwork with a drone flying through the fight for some amazing shots!
It's really fascinating how these stunts are executed to make the action sequences look so life-like and thrilling on screen.
So nice to see Gui and another Stuntmen React again! That whole "Roar" thing really is mind boggling, isn't it? That anyone could think that's a good idea...it really is a wonder no one died. And who would you blame? You can't blame one of the top predators on the planet for doing what predators do. That production showed a lot of evidence of the kind of damage these incredible animals can do when they aren't even trying, imagine if one of them got mad!
You guys should try to get Hiroyuki Sanada on the couch. His list of film credits is crazy, and good timing because Shogun is about to come out, so his agent may be looking for promo opportunities.
I remember seeing that Musketeers fight in theaters and also being like, hold up, this is Once Upon A Time in China! lmao
Love the transition from "glad no one flipped that switch and went into you're food mode" to "what's up guys, here's food you can have brought to you"
The Mark of Zorro (1940) has some of the greatest sword play ever to appear in a movie
the Pirates of the Caribbean balancing sword fight must have been inspired by the musketeers and once upon a time in China, so many similarities!
I love this return of stuntmen reacts after a long while, i would love to see you guys do a breakdown/in-depth of that netflix show "the brothers sun"
The house fight scene in “the killer” caught me off guard with how punchy it felt, would be great to cover that one!
the choreographer for the musketeer was xin xin xiong who did a lot of the stunt double work for it. as was his role in OUATIC. then in the sequel, he played a villian. then played a disciple character clubfoot in future installments
"Roar" is one of the craziest things ever. We will never see something like that again in our lives.
I can guarantee you, Keanu thought Donnie yens character was the dope as shit ever! 😂
Guys long awaited is an understatement. We need 1 of these weekly come on now