How Far Would You Go?

[@davecallister8251]

The ATF might know of some UMP45s or MP7s in Mexico.

[@yuvarlanamayabiliyorum]

This is deadly good

[@2fast-4u]

The government gave them to the cartel

[@Least_intelegent_male]

I’m sure the government knows plenty about the weaponry in Mexico legal or otherwise

[@ericsfishingadventures4433]

Yeah they sent them there!

[@M--GT8223]

I hear "Fast and Furious" was a lame show

[@connorpickens7523]

Plate carrier off: Admin does your taxes. Plate carrier on: Admin does your "taxes".

[@BeingFireRetardant]

The Auditor is the last man you ever want to see...

[@spacecowboy1438]

More like collects your "taxes." Bro is cool but he's a redcoat.

[@etanb1]

Wesley Snipes does my taxes

[@ashroskell]

Secario is a trick movie. We are meant to think it’s Kate’s story, but it’s actually Alejandro’s story all along, as seen through Kate’s eyes. Kate tells us Alejandro’s tale from the point of view of an honest cop, shocked and ultimately broken by the experience. That’s why it’s a great movie.

[@mattmarzula]

Is it anything like the movie "Sicario"?

[@ashroskell]

@@mattmarzula : Never heard of it.

[@Smokasaurus]

Perhaps the real story was the friends we made along the way.

[@gordonneverdies]

Wasn't this the title of a KZbin video?

[@HaloDude557]

@@gordonneverdies no, the title of the KZbin video is "How Far Would You Go?"

[@QUIROPTEROHOLLOW]

Funny thing: they filmed Sicario here in the outskirts of Mexico City, because they did NOT want to risk filming anywhere near the US-Mexico border, SPECIALLY Ciudad Juárez.

[@Lorentz_Driver]

@@ReubenPastramiJust so you know: The period goes before the end quotation mark.

[@OuroborosScumbag]

They did film parts of the film in El Paso, near the border. You can clearly see a "Church" on top of a hill, which is famous due to a urban legend saying that a witch lives there. Also my family lives at the bottom of the hill.

[@samworley5613]

​@@Lorentz_Drivercrazy...I was taught if you put a single word in quotations, the period follows the quotation mark. I just looked it up and you are correct. I've been lied to half my damn life...

[@GoonerVen]

forget the actual border cities and go 20km back... not tijuana but playa rosarito.... etc. that's where they really ground stage

[@SwillyJones]

​@@Lorentz_Driver Just letting you know you made a few grammatical errors, it should be "before the end OF THE quotation markS".

[@thorsenst]

One of the important things to understand about Alejandro is that he doesn't work for the CIA. He works with the CIA. His actual employers are the Colombian Cartels who have CIA connections and mutual antipathy for the Mexican Cartels. He is an actual Sicario. That's why the film is titled Sicario.

[@SuLu_XD]

I would say it's one of the most important things about the movie in general, because without that, a huge motivator for Emily Blunt's character is removed (her disdain for Brolin and Del Toro). She signed up on principle to destroy the cartels only to find out that she's being used in order to play political chess. It also adds a dose of cynical realism to be reminded that our government has done shit like this before and will continue to.

[@Imakebootysclap]

not according to the movie, they make it pretty clear that he pretends to work for anyone that will unleash him but at the end of the day takes orders from no one.

[@gastari429]

​@@Imakebootysclapyeah, idk how much of a lone wolf, john wick, rambo type guy you are, you still need money to buy weapons, bullets for them and gear

[@niroracoon2981]

Yeah It's been a while since I've watched Sicario, and I was kinda confused in the video, I thought him being a lawyer was just a cover up. He was in cartel and Mexicans killed his family. Can someone type the full story about Alejandro? Who is he actually?

[@cjvipinosa3328]

​​​@@niroracoon2981 Alejandro was indeed a lawyer he tried fighting the Mexican Cartels using by the book through the law but got his deaf daughter and wife killed by the Mexican Cartel ( judging from the story he killed Fausto Alarcón " El Verdugo " the one who he said time to meet god and killed his family in front of him before killing him and other one is Carlos Reyes which is the main jefe ). Now Alejandro basically works for the Colombians in order to get close to The Mexican Cartels but at the same time he works with CIA to allow CIA control the aspects of the drug trade that's why Matt and the CAG team stopped the FBI officers Kate and her other FBI Agent buddy

[@jogingeorge4885]

Something I noticed about the scene on the plane when Alejandro woke up looking shocked; his hand shook as if he were tied to the chair he was sleeping in. He was reliving his family's murder. He was tied to a chair and made to watch it. Holy Fucking Shit!!!

[@mohammedashian8094]

Ya know it’s funny you should mention that because in the original script when Alejandro was the main character and the focus of the film before Denis and benicio did the smart thing by doing the less is more shtick and changed it from being just a generic revenge movie, there was a flashback scene of what you were saying about his wife and daughter

[@tinysupreme6417]

Fausto Alarcon claims it wasn't personal right before Alejandro kills his family and then him. Sounds like tying him to a chair and forcing him to watch is pretty personal.

[@ArcLight726]

My favorite exchange is right before Alejandro goes to “waterboard” the Cartel Lieutenant, he runs into his former lawyer buddy in the hallway, who tells him “I’m sorry for what happened to you.” It’s easy to assume he meant what happened with Alejandro’s family, until you see him smoke the entire cartel boss’s kids. Upon further reflection, maybe that’s what he really meant, the monster that grief turned him into. I love double meanings like that.

[@QuitYoJibby-JabbinFool]

AMAZING COMMENT

[@alexoman177]

Wow. That was really astute. Even if it wasn't intended by the film's story staff, it's a powerful interpretation. I totally wouldn't have put that together in a million years.

[@EmmaEquinox]

I really like this take

[@uuuultra]

what?

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

@@uuuultra i think this guy said "double meaning" when they meant interpretation. the replies seem to have unintentionally got it right

[@relemasters88]

Reminds me of a quote from the Vince Flynn CIA clandestine service character, Mitch Rapp. “I don’t believe in revenge. I choose retribution. Revenge is more wild, less calculated...deeply personal. Retribution is a punishment that is morally right and fully deserved.” Roughly.

[@MisterLongShot_Official]

Rapp is my spirit animal.

[@WaldoIsMissing]

Some people plan revenge for years, maybe even decades. So part of that, at least, is incorrect.

[@colinmclean2409]

Medellin

[@ryucartel351]

@@WaldoIsMissing Imagine spending your life letting someone hijack and squat inside your mind like that... One of the more dangerous and self destructive feminine tendencies that many men sadly possess, and even glorify in their confusion. If you need to get revenge on somebody, that means YOU already f*cked up somewhere along the way first.

[@whereswaldo5740]

There is such a thing as righteous indignation and justice.

[@PROPHET42]

the main thing with Alejandro gillick is that his life was so torn apart by the cartel that his mind stopped thinking about civilian life . he took his life and his main story is not working 9-5 and living the normal life , but to find and eliminate every enemy by his own ethos . its like creating a monster and unleashing him on the ones that made him that monster . look about his moral code , there is no right or wrong there is a clear goal . even after he took down the cartel boss he continued on to finish off everything they represent . --- the reason he cleaned out his family is that without emotions or moral involved he knows that the enterprise will live on with his family so he killed the entire wolf pack .

[@TheDankCat127]

Part of what makes this movie clever is the fact that it’s a story about Alejandro, but told from Kate’s (Emily Blunt) perspective. It was a creative way for the narrative keep its cards close to the chest until the big reveal at the end. I watched this one recently on one of my streaming services and it quickly became one of my favorites as well.

[@TheRealSpicySucc]

It was great that they showed from her perspective. It’s basically us the naive viewer entering a hell hole

[@sixgunsymphony7408]

Those agents were completely within ROE. She was a weak link who got all weepy about shooting people that were shooting at her and her team

[@reliablethreat23]

One thing I need to clerify for all my non-Spanish speaking brothers and sisters out there is the part where Alejandro sneaks up on the cartel members exiting the car during the highway shootout scene. The subtitles read "In peace. In peace." That is NOT what Alejandro is saying! He's actually saying "Compas! Compas!" Which is short for "Compadre" which basically means "fellas". He's basically saying "Fellas! Fellas!" while trying to defuse the situation. Just wanted to clear that up. Carry on.

[@fithychupacabra]

The second time I watched it I had subtitles on and when I seen that I was like that's not right

[@Afterthought_]

he was saying “Con Paz”, not "Compa"

[@snidely_whiplash]

He's saying con paz, not compas. lol It was his way of letting them know what they were doing and simultaneously saying it's not worth it, bud. Also, compa is more like a friend, a familiar term of endearment. Not so much a random fella.

[@joshrodriguez238]

@@snidely_whiplashdepends on context but with strangers calling someone compa singular and compas plural it could come off less polite as trying to make it feel like he’s apart of them. I heard compas not con paz

[@snidely_whiplash]

@joshrodriguez238 This shall be the great movie debate of sicario, apparently lol. The "Con paz, compa dispute". As far as the use of compa. I see the line you're going after with use. I could see someone taking exception to a stranger calling them compa.

[@QuixoticCowboy]

I always understood that Alejandro is killing the family to break the cycle of vengeance. If he leaves the kids alive they will just grow up to avenge their dad, and Alejandro obviously knows the lengths that vengeance will drive people too.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

in short, he was smart enough to keep the number one and two headband, instead of that dumbass named justice who just...leaves it

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

Well. Thats his cynical, cold and calculated world view.

[@HanSolo__]

Yes.

[@nicholasdefranzo6962]

I think it’s less that and more that it needs to look like a cartel hit and not a professional CIA hit. Granted idk what the difference between those would look like but everything they did in these movies was to cause fighting between the cartels. It’s not about his vengeance as much as his vengeance is being used by the Agency. Alejandro’s vengeance is just the cherry on top for the Agency lol

[@LucidLoki]

@@JoaoVictor-rg5ixit’s a cold world…

[@S.Collins]

I absolutely love Taylor Sheridan's early work Sicario 1%2, Wind River, and Hell or High Water are my favorite movies

[@adrianestrada9799]

Hell or High Water. Thumbs up.

[@billcarson9320]

The English speaking kind hearted Comanche are my favorite 😂

[@habibifather7681]

​@@adrianestrada9799 hell yeah!!

[@reillycassel3574]

God bless Walmart for selling them all together for $5

[@jts0221]

Wind River was an absolute banger, @Admin do a video on that one next

[@cerebralfirearms]

“Why are we talking about Sicario?” Because it’s one of the most banger films of the last 10 years. Yaaaaaaasssss

[@m4hunt3r47]

just watched it yesterday, and i hope i forget about it, to watch it for the first time again

[@motorbass69]

Based…

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

man i desperately have to keep from saying anything i like is the "best x"

[@mayelarodriguez6319]

If that was the reason, we should stay walkin' a lot about Avatar, because is the most banger movie of al time.

[@shawnfurness]

They did have a spin off show for Steve. It was called "Burn Notice" and it was possibly the coolest show ever. Steve's real name is actually Michael Weston, he was obviously operating under an alias during the events of Sicario!

[@DawnKing]

You can’t be serious

[@shawnfurness]

@@DawnKing Hahaha what? It makes perfect sense! They're basicly the same person!

[@Nonnormalnorm]

Burn Notice was a great 2010’s show.

[@pewtuber243]

I was waiting for someone to catch this. Haha.

[@gutspraygore]

I grew up watching Magnum PI as a kid and loved Burn Notice as an adult because it had the same vibe. lol. Took me back.

[@simontide6780]

Sicario 3 should be Glasses Guy origin story. Everyone would stoke to see that.

[@kfedyanks]

Just watch ‘Burn Notice’

[@crisdlcruz145]

My name is Michael Westen and i used to be spy

[@TaraConti]

The character is totally Michael! Loved Burn Notice!

[@TheDudeAbides1776]

He was locked up in Corcoran State Prison under the nickname "Bottles".

[@robwoodring9437]

​@TheDudeAbides1776 Yeah Bottles got out, was recruited by Cable for these cartel jobs, then tried the "good guy spy" life where he got betrayed and had to pal up with Ash before the whole chainsaw-arm phase.

[@jacobmueller9227]

Also, Private Joker gets drafted into Vietnam, rises all the way to SecDef. What a career...

[@duncasaur5074]

In-between these events he also becomes the leader of an MK ultra program with super powered children in Stranger Things this man gets around

[@charlessalmond7076]

Y'all over there thinking Oswald shot Kennedy. Somebody heard laughter from the grassy knoll.

[@patfetizanan5055]

Your forgot he was also high school state champion wrestler dating his family’s gorgeous 10-15 year older than him gorgeous woman house guest.

[@BeingFireRetardant]

And the pilot of Memphis Belle...

[@wheelman8637]

Meanwhile, Pvt Cowboy becomes owner of the Boston Red Sox.

[@gutspraygore]

When promotional material came out for Sicario 2 I had zero expectations that it would be any good. The trailers made it look like a formula action movie and cash grab. I watched it anyway and, while it was not as good as the first, it was waaay better than I expected. Worth it, imo.

[@Llama_Lamp]

I work in casino security for southern Nevada/Northern Arizona. Only in the last few years have we becomes armed security. An increase in drug use and related violence has made it necessary and it surprises a lot of the guests. Just a couple weeks ago we had a group of people squatting in a room with multiple baggies of assorted drugs, including fentanyl. The world is changing faster and faster each day.

[@PointWithin]

Stay safe fam. I armed security too.

[@GamerMarine89]

So... is it true? Do yall know when we're armed? And do you not care as long as we are not "scaring the hoes"

[@VexillumTraining]

That sounds like any Super 8 in Phx

[@toddjasper1]

It’s so sad things are getting so bad that you’re finding baggies of drugs in hotel rooms in southern Nevada/northern Arizona. It’s hard to believe that we’re now seeing drug users in desert hotels. I hope you guys are carrying extra mags, you’re definitely gonna need it

[@SpaceWraith131]

There was a video breakdown that Larry vickers did on his channel of this film. When they introduced the delta operators he pointed out that the actors were most likely taught by seals advisors due to their kit, mainly that they were using drop leg holsters vs low riding holsters, and the overall movements and tactics used.

[@MaximGhost]

For those who don't know (or forgot), Vickers was Delta.

[@terminator9099]

You mean drop leg Vs belt holster ?

[@SpaceWraith131]

@terminator9099 not sure the technical name, it is a belt holster but it sits lower to allow an easier draw

[@stevecohen34]

It’s a low ride belt holster, they should sit right under your plate carrier armor enough to draw without hitting your armor. A drop leg is literally a “holster dropped down to your leg.”

[@freedomseeds4713]

Team guys in the navy aren't running drop-leg holsters. Vickers clearly hasn't been keeping up with the teams since his day.

[@ncarbaja6]

This movie was so underrated and was phenomenal. Vickers actually does a break down on realism of this movie. Appreciate doing another break down brother man!

[@Scifi_cowboy]

Sicario 1 was legendary. They did an amazing job immersing you into the world. The sequel was more of a classic hollywood action, for the sake of action, movie. REVIEW DEN OF THIEVES!!!

[@moss8702]

Den of thieves was a great plot but Gerard Butler and his guys had the worst plot armor ever

[@The_Assassin_of_The_Gray]

Den of Thieves: "Better Value, No Frills" Heat we have at home [Made in Chy-NAH]

[@CP281]

Sicario 1 is like "Alien", Sicario 2 is like "Aliens"

[@willtowell4636]

i fuckin love den of thieves! surprisingly not many people have seen it.

[@NGsaurus]

@@willtowell4636dude Then of Thieves is a cheap copy of Heat. The only thing I liked about it was the gunfight at the beginning and at the end

[@sarmedic8401]

Fun fact: the CAG operator on the Shwarzkopf PSD is actually not Mike Vining but another gent by the name of Bill Cronin who spent 15 years in the unit.

[@JBirdBobbyJ]

"That's hot!" -Will Smith

[@timtomthekiwi]

annoys me every time and only reflects poorly in the info in the video

[@thomashopkins9854]

I watched the first twenty minutes of this video and then stopped to watch BOTH Sicario movies back to back before I finished this. Glad I did. Excellent films!

[@PolenarTactical]

Amazing video, watched it all in one sitting. If you're accepting recommendations i would love to hear your take on The Way of the Gun, it's one of my favourites 😊

[@charlessalmond7076]

Bad Ass Movie! BAM! Good choice sir!

[@PolenarTactical]

@@charlessalmond7076 i saw it as a kid and instantly loved it!

[@jacobbaxter5901]

Best movie

[@GolfRemoEchoGolf2]

Going to watch it tonight thank ms for the recommendation

[@ricklyons6125]

one of the best of all time.

[@mOOOp42]

Admin you may not be able to find a UMP 45 buried under the Arizona sun but knowing the city well, I almost guarantee there's a few Draco's out there under the sand.

[@bunk95]

What about in the…Narcan? No ones going to be doing or possess whats marked Narcan willingly. There on display in government marked buildings near me, you?

[@rzrpwr]

One of the reasons it's one of my favorite movies is exactly because the ending. Not many movies have the balls to pull a scene like that.

[@chadwickbasedman2387]

One thing that makes Sicario so good is how plausible and grounded it really is. Based on the events in the movie and what occurs, it would be reasonable for the US government to respond the way it does in the movie. The characters within the movie are the little gears in the big machine.

[@KarlHungus.]

Made my family watch it while rained in one day on vacation. Paused it every time someone got up. They were like "you don't have to stop it". And I was like "No, we'll wait"... I get serious about making others watch quality flicks in their entirety. This vid is greatly appreciated.

[@aidenarkham]

Lol I hate when people do that when you're showing them a film, or they're in their phone. So annoying.

[@LateNightRewrites]

"You don't have to stop it" "And you don't have to disrespect Benicio Del Toro by giving into your bodily urges ever 5 minutes but here we are"

[@bigpapastreetzblackfellaz9776]

See, another example of not all heros wear capes. Good man

[@powerlink_provider]

​@@aidenarkhami would just turn off the movie,its highly disrespectful and shows somebody dont care about the movie and your taste. But i dont hangout with people that dont share my interests anyway except women (pump and dump)

[@PeachDragon_]

They're rude and childish​@@aidenarkham

[@nextcaesargaming5469]

I honestly hope I never have to answer the question. Revenge is ugly, but it can also be an unavoidable temptation.

[@twobob8585]

Justice is no substitute for revenge.

[@handroids1981]

There is no justice in this life, there can only be vengeance.

[@charlessalmond7076]

Justice can be attained though highly methodical vengeance. (There will always be a price to pay)

[@donmallard2141]

There is no justice, Just Us!

[@RighteousJ]

True criminal justice only exists in a monoculture without corruption. Even our rudimentary concept of "justice" in the United States functionally amounts to the victim(s) of a crime literally paying - through taxes - for the offending party to be placed in a glorified version of "time out". In the real world - full of plea deals and activist players in the judicial system - justice can only be achieved through more direct means. That being said, I already know exactly what I would do should some degenerate take my wife and son from me; what the movie depicts here isn't even in the same ballpark. It helps to fear neither God, Satan, nor any man.

[@thenathanimal2909]

Oh Mike Vining was an accountant alright - He did some hardcore reckoning

[@DustinBarlow8P]

I love how the most lethal operative was the guy with the nerd glasses and the shirt with the calculator pocket. Even the Delta guys stayed out of his way.

[@MugenZeroX]

Waiting for that third sicario. Taylor Sheridan really loves his guns and gear for anything he works on

[@lobo-uh2tb]

Sicario 3 realy ? Is that still in the works

[@jwilliams3170]

Ok now as a former cop, I need you to do Wind River. Wind River stresses me tf out

[@thomasthorman804]

"WHY ARE YOU FLANKING ME!"

[@aharris87]

Which parts stress you out? Just curious

[@alejandrogonzales7022]

​@@thomasthorman804 when he says "you don't see it" Breaks my heart every time.

[@AdministrativeResults]

Why you flanking me?

[@michealvega1373]

​@@alejandrogonzales7022every time dawg.

[@NPCdeathMachine]

I love how you put on full kit for the review and dresses up as glasses dude (who was also in a huge role in FARGO SEASON 2 as Dodd, a German mafia hit man/enforcer)

[@caesarstokes5683]

19:03 Please note that the 2015 Sicario movie may be taking place in the mid 2000's. Take a look at the Tahoe Convoy. Also refer to the kits and weapon mods. Also the fashion. Alejandros glasses etc. Fast forward to the second movie and everyone looks much older. Newer kits. Newer cars. Better tech. Modern fashion. Matt also states how the first method dint work when he was getting briefed by SECDEF. He stated that the game has changed from drugs to people (People modern day, Drugs up until late 2010's). I think these specific reasons is why the "drip" isnt good in 2015 Sicario. It's because people were still rocking beefy kits and Milspec M4's with older Eotechs/Aimpoints. Nobody was on the FAST gear trend yet. Please tell me if im wrong. Just a theory. @administrativeresults

[@Romanus-]

That’s a solid point. If it was early 2000’s the baggy gear might make a little more sense

[@Dregkar]

Yeah I always got the impression that this movie took place somewhere between 2005-2010, the gear would make sense then.

[@nobodyspecial1852]

That was my take, GWAT in Iraq 04-07 we had chunky gear. Aside from fast companies and recon passing through, most of us looked like shit. Brand new A4s, ACOGs and PEQ2s and Interceptor Vests with ultra heavy plates.... AT4s and torn up saws way past their service life. I don't know if the NVGs or the plates were the worst part but it wasn't good, gen 1 SAAPIs were retarded and the NVGs were 14 or 7Bs and the bulk were the cyclops that ruined both eyes for one narrow picture. Oh brand new boots that were slick on the bottom, that was great when wading through street sewage in "underprivileged areas".

[@JustSumGuy01]

Maybe but that Daniel defense rifle was not mid 2000s era

[@mynameisnotbob6369]

But some of the d boys have magpul rails and also in the mid 2000s they would be wearing lbt or eagle industries vests instead of the offbrand crye vests also they would wear those mich helmets and spray deasert painted pro tec helmets (rarley the seals did it more) instead of the ops core helmet also seen in the nvg scene also they would mostly wear aor1 and dcu camo they wore raid mod bdu tops crye g1 and crye ac uniforms but in the movie they wore offbrand airsoft multicam acu uniforms and the nvgs are off completely delta was using dual tube nvgs in the 90s nothing really alludes to it being in the 2000s other than the basic sopmod m4s used in the movie but delta was already using 416s by then

[@Panzermech]

Revenge is like a path in the woods, sometimes you get lost along the way.

[@dorreyeet1529]

It’s a complex beast it doesn’t care who it bites

[@Jaxxsac]

PLEASE do more videos like this.

[@SaintJohnYT]

Fun fact, Steve did have his own show. After the events of Sicario he got burned by the CIA and had to spend his 'retirement' in Florida dealing with his mother.

[@MisterLongShot_Official]

Hahaha

[@TheHlewagastiR]

Burn notice, fantastic series!

[@ckennedy444]

Haha great

[@CGJ703]

An interesting exchange from the first one was at the end when Alejandro tells Kate she needs to move to a small town where the law still matters. Kind of encapsulates her philosophy as an idealist

[@cjvipinosa3328]

I like the subtle hint of colors Kate was in the lit side of the room While Alejandro was in the dark side It shows their differences Kate is an honest law enforcer and Idealist While Alejandro was once a honest prosecutor Who became a sicario because of what happened to his family.

[@alexman378]

I have a feeling that simply thinking in terms of “what would you do if your family was killed” doesn’t quite cover having your kid melted in acid while she’s alive. I’m pretty sure anyone would do monstrous things to the ones responsible after that. Alejandro was way too lenient and merciful with the speed he did what he did.

[@icynothottv6015]

love your Jeffery Donovan / Steve Forsing outfit. Admin always rocking great fits

[@sashaaalolll]

“Hey your mom called again”

[@SmokeEater509]

Idk why but cartel movies are always bangers. Sicario 1&2, A Man Apart, Man on Fire... Triple Frontier had so much potential but they goofed up the plot

[@parzavaal5335]

Ough I love triple frontier sm

[@RustCole01]

Traffic was also pretty dope

[@axlefoxe]

On the subject of morality, i know a guy who lived some very similar things to alejandro, but he went the other path, and built a new family and now his profession is one of healing pain. The life he lost and the tragedy of losing a family didnt stop him, and now, with a new family and countless people blessed by what he does in very tangible ways. He arguably defeated a much hard beast to conquer, the man is a hero. I find it an interesting parody.

[@evans9748]

The Steve Forsing show already happened, and was caller 'Burn Notice' lol

[@RustCole01]

Coming soon. Sicario 3: Deadly Forsing.

[@msims1250]

This is one of my favorite videos that you’ve done, admin. I watched another YT video a few days ago about Sicario, basically detailing the fact that Alejandro is the protagonist, even though the majority of the story is told from Kate’s perspective. I like the bar scene where Kate meets Shane, mainly because of the song playing in the background, Half Empty by Keith Gattis. ‘There’s somethin bout the whiskey, it goes down good with Haggard songs, yeah this glass might be half empty, oh but it won’t be for long”. Great tune that I can’t find streaming anywhere. Nice job again, admin.

[@Hobgoublin]

Thinking Kate is annoying in Sicario is weird to me personally, i feel she is too naive yes but that is her role, a straight honest cop being confronted with the harsh reality of the drug war. Loved the video regardless!

[@alexoman177]

Agreed.

[@waddadawd]

Exactly, she’s representative of the naivety of believing the system is right and just, when in reality behind the curtain the government is just as evil, ruthless, and disgusting as the cartels. It’s the dream of a wise noble system versus the ugly reality

[@leftbumper4548]

Totally agreed

[@Burkholder1994]

Honestly Jeffrey Donovan( Steve Forsing) is what drew me to this movie. Grew up watching Burn Notice, granted it had it's faults, but was overall a good series. Jeffrey Is a great actor who's gone through struggles.

[@hob976]

I always wondered if that was worth watching. Think it holds up?

[@Bucky1836]

​@@hob976 its a fun ride

[@zachrohler1047]

It's a good spy show. Dudes basically mcgyver but with spy shit. ​@@hob976

[@CatsOverdrive]

First saw him on, what would eventually became my most fave war film; When Trumpets Fade. So it's an odd surprise to stumble onto him seeing movies like Sicario 1 & 2, and Wrath of Man.

[@Burkholder1994]

@@hob976 I enjoyed it. It has it's flaws, but most shows do. It got very dark towards the end.

[@martincolvill5453]

I live vicariously through these movies. As one who worked undercover in the "War On Drugs" you have no idea how much I wanted to go full Scicario. Alas, I admit we have lost this war. The state I live in has essentially decriminalized the very drugs I was trying to get off the streets. It was very frustrating. But, I enjoyed these movies and others. Being a grandfather I am trying to influence my grandchildren the best I can. Two are in college across the country so don't have much contact with them but one is close, and young. His parents are anti-gun but I've been given permission to teach him! He got a Red Ryder for Christmas. He loves helping me reload. Maybe there is hope.

[@M.RQ.Mittag910]

Hold fast pops, don't despair or give up all hope on the youth (at least not yet anyways); I see stuff happening all the time, almost every single day which not only greatly frustrates, confuses and/or discourages me, but most of all, leaves me with the strong feelings of very little to virtually no hope or optimism for our newer, up & coming younger generation(s)... but every now & then I come across someone such as yourself, and that, coupled with how I raise my kids and now seeing how they're turning out, are the very things that leave me optimistic & positive that there is perhaps still valid hope for us & them... stay steady, keep doing exactly what you're doing... that's all guys like us really can do. Oh and btw... the very first "firearm" I ever got as a kid, and subsequently got for my son when he was old enough, was precisely that sir: a Red Ryder .177 cal lever-action BB gun. Ahh... a man after my own heart! Stay frosty, and Semper Fi sir. Weapons Free

[@waddadawd]

The war on drugs was doomed from the start. There’s no way to police morality, people want what they want. As long as there is demand there will be a cartel

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

Sounds like the "parents" are some card carrying dingleberries. Sorry, not sorry. Guns are tools, and nothing more. If theyre anti-gun, they better be anti-sword, anti-axe, anti-baseball bat, anti-hatchet, anti bow and arrow, etc. Sorry, probably one of them is your kid, but i refuse to let my children ve qeak or ignorant. If they wish to bot own a gun? Thats on them, and i will give them an earful over it. But to be literally "anti-gun"? Id have major issues with that. I cant expect my 40lb daighter to beat up 40lb boys in her class, i should expect her to beat em up wheb shes 120 and theyre 250+? Gun rigthts are womens rights. Guns are the ONLY thing that has actually kept america safe from invasion until this recent "passive" invasion thats being done. I mean f*ck, in the 80-90s you could afford to be anti-gun, there was a good chanc nothing bad will happen to you. Nowadays? Nah. Im not letting my family drop off like that. And if someone should happen to hurt them at some point, it will get handled one way or another.

[@stryker1624]

Love how in depth you went with this. The extra info and context is great.

[@IpsissimusBoz]

one point you didnt touch on with how hardcore steve was is when they watched alejandro get shot from the blackhawk (because they were going to smoke him themselves) you can see how it fucked with matt and steve just says "cool saved us the work" and isn't bothered at all.

[@EmmaEquinox]

Steve Farsing is a ride or die homie

[@GoldenWebb]

Had to get an MP5 setup cause of the Mexican Border scene. Always loved this movie.

[@duncasaur5074]

dude that's awesome I made an AR build because of the border scene

[@GoldenWebb]

@@duncasaur5074 the movie all together is just a vibe

[@jPaulSmith1994]

Men are either 300 bros or Sicario bros - we NEED more movies like these!! MEN ROCK!

[@GrayTheDoggo]

before he even started talking i was like "oh he looks like that one guy from sicario" and not even a few seconds later.. love it

[@Thefirstbrady]

Best revenge story? Law Abiding citizen Best revenge character study? 3:10 to Yuma (newer version) Best guntuber channel? Paul Harrell

[@robertsears46]

Law abiding citizen would have been perfect had it not been for the very garbage ending. The bad guy (Jamie Foxx's character) lived, and the ONLY GOOD GUY in the movie dies.

[@regularguyprepper]

Law abiding citizen was the movie I didn't know I needed with a terrible ending. The ending was extremely unsatisfying.

[@charlessalmond7076]

You win.

[@longrangevoodoo4480]

We need to support Paul. He don't have long left.

[@Thefirstbrady]

I rewatch it 2-3 times a year and always get blue balls. Leading up to that though, god…true revenge fantasy.

[@GiveMeYoSammich]

Josh brolin going from skinny fat in the first movie to a jacked bearded guy in the 2nd movie was peak if you ask me

[@Lancer_78]

Interesting perspective r.e. the Delta gear breakdown…however as the team are operating incognito they wouldn’t want to look ‘Delta’ with all the Gucci kit. Hence they’d probably be running kit that doesn’t scream ‘top tier’ government unit? IDK just my opinion

[@andrews2990]

Just… no. All wrong.

[@M4A1_DELTA6]

they Look like Tier 1 fucking Operators , think of Us Navy Seal and a green beret ? there squared away and funded and there tier 2 SOF , if they got Quad Nods and look sexier than a Sof element , seals , Sarcs , Eod , swccs, Rangers , green berets , Pjs if they look better than those guys there tier 1s 😂 but sometomes it woilf be the last guy in the room youd auspect hea a deadly elite assasin

[@M4A1_DELTA6]

If its Multicam or Woodland its either Army or USAF smus if its A0R2 Its USMC If its marpat or A0R1 its /Navy/ seals /Navy /Devgru

[@beardedshooter9540]

Oh boy a long one. Going to have to get some refreshments in for this bad boy

[@lesflynn4455]

I've left this video alone for a week, avoiding watching it for some reason. I was pleasantly surprised with the content. I was impressed with the love you gave SGM Mike Vining. He's as close to a Delta plank owner that exists in 2024. He's a cool dude, with a BTDT resume as comprehensive as anybody's. Nobody has kicked as many doors down as guys in the thick of Afghan/Iraq operations in the GWOT, but MSG Mike Vining helped write the Delta instruction book of what to do in wierdass backwaters of the world. I've listened to a podcast interviewing him, and he's pretty much what you'd expect. A humble, intelligent, knowledgable guy. If you can find the podcast it's a great listen. I'm sorry I can't recall the name of it.

[@Booseman51]

Sicario is a top tier movie for sure. I've seen it at least like 5 times

[@911skull]

You are doing such a great job. Looks like, your movie reviews are getting better than your gun reviews. Besides, the love and emotion you put into both of them is really incredible. It’s obvious you’re just doing what you really want to do. All the best for you and your family. Sending my deepest respect to you from Germany.

[@Gamfluent]

Anytime revenge is brought up one must remember You can choose to live a life without revenge and shouldn’t be condemned for it, however don’t condemn someone who wants to get it

[@georgewhitworth9742]

If God Himself says to not to, then I'm gonna leave it to Him. He can do that part better then I could anyway.

[@Gamfluent]

@@georgewhitworth9742 This is where I’m also getting my info from, God literally says what I said

[@gagestorto5305]

​@@georgewhitworth9742 amen to this. Our vengeance is nothing to what the Lord brings. Additionally, pursuing vengeance only makes it harder to forgive as Christ taught us to do.

[@brettbeato4774]

Heat, Den of Thieves and Sicario are my Top 3 non-military “shooting” movies

[@The_Assassin_of_The_Gray]

Steve Forsing is the man you want covering you when things "Go Loud" #NuffSaid

[@bluemarauder6997]

heres something fun to do.. watch "end of watch" then "sicario" then "triple frontier" then "sicario: day of the soldado" in that order. you're welcome! it makes for a unique kind of anthology series.

[@12345678927164]

10:20 that is a very interesting use of particular stock footage right there. How interesting.

[@odinsrensen7460]

30:15 - CIA: "We are here to stop evil." And that's where the movie loses me. Can't suspend that much disbelief.

[@michaelkaylor6770]

The best part of Sicario 2 was that a former Marine Combat Correspondent and Vietnam Vet turned Government functionary is the one who turns him loose!

[@SamMurphyHSV]

I like these cinephile results on the channel and enjoy your reviews. Still administrative as always too!

[@g8eddie372]

Admin, I can't believe you got Jeff Donovan to host this episode. You're really making a name for yourself, and drawing great talent. Keep up the good work.

[@jjdelany8130]

Burn notice guy is one of my favorite characters in the franchise, he's the guy who don't ask questions and just works

[@RustCole01]

He is outstanding in Fargo season 2.

[@rayn86616]

Steve forsing character is based off William F. "Bill" Cronin III who is in the picture of security detail during Operation Desert Storm. He began his career with the United States Army serving with Special Forces units, including close to 15 years with Delta Force. Mike vinning also stated this, sorry to poke holes love your content

[@arighteousname5882]

Thank you for saying this as well. I've comment this same thing. Cronin gets mistaken for Vinny I feel because they both look un assuming and not intimidating. Although Mike was on the ground during desert storm he was not part of Schwarzkopf's security detail.

[@save2a4all]

Cronin has dark black hair, Vining has sandy hair... But wear glasses and they get confused. It's the Clark Kent / Superman trick. They definitely look different in facial features too... And Vining smiles more.

[@TheJazzGuy75]

I fucking love the Sicario movies. I personally think the gear discrepancies were fixed more in the next movie as gun culture became more mainstream. Also side note about Mike Vinning, that picture of the Operators doing PSD around the helicopter is actually not him, just another guy who looked like him. Vinning and his friend Dennis Wolfe are considered the fathers of Special Operations EOD. Vinning is also, as far as I know, the only EOD tech to have a combat infantryman badge since when he came back to Delta, he changed his job in order to be promoted in the unit. All in all, great video my man, hope you do more of these!

[@DustinBarlow8P]

I freaking LOVE your review. You don't give a bunch of "Guns and violence is wrong" BS; you lay out the material without bias or opinions. Just this is what happens; sometimes shit happens; it is what it is. Great review.

[@MrKingArthurhk]

The cartels were operating in the Border City I worked in the Border Patrol. The signature hit were full auto AK’s and they didn’t give an F day or night. They just lit up some hood mule for loosing weed. Sadly, they also hit some of the SOG guys I detailed with when they were running a UC vehicle. The brass tried to keep it on the DL, just like when the Mexican Military crossed in a high drug area into the United States with full on weapons of war. The SRT guys ambushed them. Billy Boy Clinton ordered them released and allowed to cross back over the Rio Grande with all their heavy weapons to shoot at Agents on a different day. The brass lied to the media, who were corrupted anyway.

[@notesfromthebunker6250]

I love the discount Mike Vinning look.

[@Vikingocazar]

Omg… the character that you are dressed like is my f’ing fave!!! The way he talks about the brilliance of what the cartels do… he’s a brilliant character that has a relatively small role, but it is so clear that he operates. Thanks for this awesome video!!!

[@BilisiFunfun]

"To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred." -Pierre Corneille

[@poprostujanek1014]

10:16 Thank you Admin I didn't even know I needed that.

[@ickytheclown]

this movie really does a good job of showing the difference between the military and police

[@BlyGuy]

We need a Sheridan Villanueve part 3 badly. Finish this trilogy in style

[@capnstewy55]

Sicario is based.

[@tylerthrash3155]

Someone probably brought it up already but that character you speak of was actually William "Bill" Cronin he was the operator on that security deal getting off the bird.

[@ES90344]

The border crossing scene is so great. I rock a stache' and part, once a coworker saw me in a button up, vest and glasses and was like "dude you look like the guy from CoD"... I still took it as a compliment LOL.

[@risingsun8609]

I don't know man. I'm leaving this comment here so that one day if I can take my revenge, I will come and tell, how far did I go.

[@davefig5774]

Let's not forget the score. The low droning in the build up on the walk in building the tension... love it

[@herrflammen6487]

My favorite movie is by the same Director, being wind river. While wind river is darker and sadder the ending is just so satisfying.

[@Soniti1324]

Sicario holds the title of "Movie that changed my mind the most" and "Favorite shot in any film, ever, period, dot, full stop" for me. Sicario showed me that America no longer operates by its own rules, and has no problem lying to the public via plausible deniability in the aim of letting the intelligence apparatus run amok both inside and outside CONUS. My favorite shot from any movie, ever, is the sequence of the Delta operators lowering their IR goggles, one by one, descending into the darkness until every one of them submerges into it. *THAT* is filmmaking right there.

[@user-ii9vn6vo6k]

It took a movie for you to realize "America no longer operates by its own rules"? It wasn't Ruby Ridge, Waco, the D.A.R.E Bombing, MkUltra, COINTELPRO, Operation Mockingbird, no it wasn't any of that it was a fucking movie.

[@harmonica7064]

@@user-ii9vn6vo6k That's the American way. If a movie wasn't made about it, then it's not worth knowing.

[@AngryLemon19]

This secretly being a Mike vining fan video makes it 10x better that man is so cool

[@behindthespotlight7983]

21:16 imagine you’re some dude trying to smuggle 60 Percs back over the border in grammas empty bottle and seeing ol’ Benicio tracking you with a plugged M4 whilst being tracked by a camera dolly. “Damn. Shoulda got 90.”

[@Bombsuitsandkilts]

A lot of people don't realize a lot of the money the cartel makes is from (somewhat) legal operations. Say a farmer grows corn, cartel might come in and say that they own that land so they need the profits from the corn, they might then use slave labor to work the field. If the farmer fights back, he'll be removed, if not he will continue to sell the corn through legal means and he gets to benefit from the free labor.

[@dingdongs5208]

What really gets me is the last scene with Silvio's kid playing the soccer match the gunshots start again, indicating that despite the boss of the biggest cartel dying, nothing changed.

[@grizzlies5238]

Nothing cooler than the Guys who look like Office workes but who could fuck you up at any Second.

[@toddjenest3212]

My biggest critique would be that "he's" not ghillied up, is completely silhouetted by the sky, and is only positioned to cover one side of the building.

[@nigeldean3726]

That end scene is fucking ice cold. The shootout at the border, "welcome to juarez" idc what anyone says it SLAPS. Great casting, great acting. I also enjoyed day of the soldado

[@cornellphillips3894]

This breakdown was phenomenal tho I love this nice video my guy 😂 I can see you were very motivated

[@614XJ]

I think I’m on the opposite fence regarding someone killing my family brutally. People love to say they’ll do this and that, they’ll do anything and everything.. FAFO.. but when it comes to another kid or something they won’t. I can see both views, but for me I would have no hesitation, personally.. Anyone who would try to defend you, protect you, you as my enemy, or think you’re right in any of it would be my enemy at that point. Line em up. Nothing is off the table. Actually you just opened Pandora’s box to all the possibilities in my head. And that’s the scariest part to me honestly, not the act, but everything nobody has seen before that could be possible. The savageness would not be questioned, it would be interesting. Love this series though

[@tunasandwich8049]

I love how everybody loves Jeffrey Donovan's character Him being Michael Weston for years helped sell that character for me

[@JBirdBobbyJ]

Bro said "skibidi toilet, now you may unsubscribe." Fam, I subscribed twice for that.

[@Desertpunk1986]

Oldboy the OG Korean version is a revenge story that still gives me chills since 2003.