Captain Phillips (2013) Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

[@jmalonemyth]

When people say Tom Hanks always plays Tom Hanks, I laugh at that nonsense. The scene at the end is one of the finest displays of emotional trauma ever.

[@markdodson6453]

Agree. That scene alone should have earned the director, Paul Greengrass, and Tom Hanks Oscars. With an honorable mention for the real-life nurse paying the examining nurse. Literally, just for that scene. The scene is always overwhelming every time you see it.

[@SuperScottCrawford]

EVER!!!

[@thejuststuff9685]

Totally agree, it's a masterclass in acting so believable

[@edudario1974]

That scene looks so real. It's obvious that the navy nurses are real, because they just look like doing their job, that's not acting, it's real life. Tom Hanks, once more, great. This scene is one of the most amazing scenes I've ever seen.

[@L_87]

True, in this movie he plays captain Phillips

[@phj223]

The scene near the end with Phillips and the female navy corpsman is one of the best acting I've ever seen. The stark contrast between Phillips barely holding it together and the corpsmans calm, cool, reassuring but also highly professional attitude creates a bewildering emotionality to the scene. I read the corpsman wasn't an actor at all, but a real world trauma medic (or some such) and was told just to treat Phillips like she would a real trauma victim. Absolutely brilliant, and what composure to keep it up in the presence of Tom Hanks heartbreaking performance.

[@zombiTrout]

Petty Officer 2nd Class Danielle Albert

[@DurkMcGerk]

@@zombiTrout well I rated her performance 1st class

[@dastemplar9681]

Crazy enough, what you’re seeing was the 2nd take. Tom’s acting actually was so powerful and so authentic that it even stalled out the corpsman. He joked to her that “he was the one that was supposed to be in shock”. Just goes to show how phenomenal of an actor he is. Even an actual active duty professional was taken back by how realistic he was in being a trauma victim.

[@Bill_pierre]

The film is pretty accurate, though Phillips spent more time in the lifeboat then depicted in the film. The SEAL team flew out from Virginia, and after crossing the Atlantic and Africa, they parachuted into the ocean, where they were picked up by another US Navy ship Halyburton, from which they were met up with the Bainbridge. The resolution at the end of the 3 SEAL snipers taking 3 simultaneous headshots from one moving vessel to another is in fact accurate. Two of the three snipers were also involved in operation Neptune Spear which was the mission where they killed Bin Laden. The lifeboat is on display in a museum as well as the 3 bullet casings.

[@lynnie6633]

In an interview Hanks said the first time he met the Somalis was when they burst into the cockpit, screaming and yelling. The fear on his face was real. He said they were the skinniest, scariest people that he had ever seen.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

I don't know if you've seen the magnificent Michael Caine film "Harry Brown", but there are a couple of actors playing druggies in that who are 100% accurate and 100% terrifying. The only thing I've seen which compares to those who played the Somalis in CP.

[@lynnie6633]

@@annalieff-saxby568 Thanks for the tip, I just checked Amazon Prime and I can stream it free. Looking forward to it!!

[@RadOstr1]

1:15 - yes, Barkhad Abdi won BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. Also was nominated for Academy Award and Golden Globe. This is his first feature film and he doesn't have any acting background.

[@Lueluekopter]

Watch "Sully" next/soon. Another movie starring Tom Hanks and based on a true story

[@balansboy]

This movie was such a surprise to me. As much as I love Hanks, the subject matter just didn't interest me as a full length feature. But I caught it one day on one of the movie channels and loved it. Great movie and performances.

[@ItsSamHussey]

I always get goosebumps at around 20:19 because the soundtrack from “United 93” starts playing. Both situations where similar to each other, and fortunately for us, Captain Phillips won.

[@BK_gamer_]

I was on the USS Boxer when this happened. It was a very tense few days. He spent the night on our ship and transferred to the Bainbridge the next day.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

3 sniper shots, in the dark , open wavey water, with moving targets, on another vessel that is also moving. Always blows my mind.

[@oljimbo592]

That’s seal team snipers for ya. Incredible how well trained those guys are.

[@RadOstr1]

Captain Phillips has six Oscar nominations for: Best Picture, Adapted Acreenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Film Editing and Supporting Actor.

[@sharpgirl72]

Shan, I have seen many reactions to this movie and yours is my favorite by far. Your insights and comments are so well spoken and thorough. You also bring attention to the sound and score and the difference between the two. I appreciate you 🙏

[@Huntress59]

I’ve only seen this movie once . But I’ve watched that end scene with Hanks and the nurse several time . It’s brilliant acting and brings tears to my eyes

[@tawogtrailers]

Fun fact. That's nurse wasn't an actor. She was a real navy corpsman medic and the entire scene she was told to treat hanks as a real paitent so it was all ad-libbed

[@StephenLuke]

Cuban-American actor Yul Vazquez who portrayed Commander Frank Castellano is married to Linda Larkin, a voice actress who was known for the voice of Princess Jasmine in the Aladdin franchise.

[@lathspell87]

Seal Team 6 doesn't fuck around. Once they show up, people die. I remember when this happened, and they reported all three pirates were taken out while on the ocean by snipers... It blew my mind they took a shot like that.

[@andarporbuenosaires]

From Greengrass I recommend: UNITED 93, based on the true story of the hijacking of one of the 4 planes on September 11, 2001, and how the passengers decide to take action to stop the hijacking and regain control of the plane, really a very interesting story. tense, especially in the last part of the movie. It is a movie also told in this style of Captain Phillips, in fact the music of the final climax of Captain Phillips, is the same used also in the final moments of UNITED 93, really a great piece of tense and distressing music, I understand why Greengrass He decides to use it again in Captain Phillips, because it worked so well in the closing scenes of UNITED 93.

[@WeirdGuy4928]

This was such an intense film. And the first aid scene in the end was a perfect closure.

[@cmock810]

I have seen the ending scene with Hanks probably 100 times and I get choked up every time. It feels so incredibly real. I don't know where Hanks pulled from emotionally for that scene but he did a wonderful job.

[@JTidiotboy]

I've never seen a more realistic portrayal of shock and trauma in any movie. Absolutely incredible.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Barkhad Abdi, who played Muse, had no experience as an actor when he was cast for this movie. You mentioned Catherine Keener at the beginning. She's one of my favorite actresses. She's been great in everything I've seen her in, but she rarely gets recognition for her talent. I've seen her in 8mm, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Capote, Into the Wild, Synecdoche New York, Where the Wild Things Are, and Get Out. Her performance as Missy Armitage in Get Out really impressed me.

[@deesee3622]

She was married to Dermot Mulroney until a few years ago

[@agustinavila9780]

Rob O'Neil the Seal that shot Bin Laden was part of that rescue as well as the rescue of "The Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell, talk about a career in the Seals.

[@AdamtheGrey02]

Shan, your reactions are always well done. When you speak, it's not just silly talk for fillers like some reaction channels on YT do.

[@catherinelw9365]

Paul Greengrass' "United 93", about the hijacking of one of the planes on 9/11, is a fantastic, underrated film. It seems almost documentary-like, with its fly on the wall perspective and sense of detachment, yet it is very moving. Highly recommend it, Shan!

[@richardkoch5941]

I want to say some people in that movie played themselves in the situation.

[@ErikC_FPV]

After years and years of looking for someone reacting to this movie, I’ve finally found one! Great video man. Keep it up

[@bluebear1985]

I'm not sure if you've seen it or not, but another good film Tom Hanks did was "The Terminal" (2004), which he starred in with Catherine Zeta-Jones. It's alright considering most of the film takes place in an airport terminal, as the title somewhat suggests.

[@cflournoy1529]

I absolutely love The Terminal!❤️

[@CptApplestrudl]

Another great movie about a tragedy would be "Deepwater Horizon" or maybe "Sully".

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

There are a few documentaries on places like Amazon that get mixed reviews. There are also some free ones on KZbin if you type "Captain Philipps documentary".

[@PrimitiveFilmGroup]

Brian De Palmas "Casualties of War" please! With Sean Penn, Michael J Fox. Ennio Morricone composer. True story in Vietnam War. It's Quentin Tarantinos favorite war film of all time.

[@JojosCrazyChannel]

I’m happy to see you react to a Paul Greengrass film! Most of his films are based on real events, and he really knows how to make them effective! My favorite of his is “United 93”, check it out if you haven’t seen/reacted to it. As well as “Bloody Sunday”!

[@randall-king]

“United 93” was a good film.

[@theabstracthour178]

Tom Hanks is the kind of actor where you forget he’s in the movie and you just think it’s the character playing themselves

[@RadOstr1]

2:40 - all Grengrass movies (at least I watched) are looks like a documentary with desaturated colours, many handshake camera moves etc.

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

Having worked for a massive corporation with operations overseas I can tell you with certainty that everybody has a dollar value assigned to their life and you have to sign a kidnapping clause before you are allowed to deploy. I've seen kidnapping waivers as far as 45 million. And that was for some oil company executive.

[@maximillianosaben]

That final scene with Hanks is incredible, and tear-jerkingly sad to watch. Paul Greengrass’ film, The Next 3 Days, is a darn good suspense thriller starring Russell Crowe. It’s also said to be an allegory for his own struggles with leaving the Church of Scientology, which actually makes for an even more fascinating viewing when you hear his own personal and frightening difficulties with the matter.

[@JojosCrazyChannel]

That’s Paul Haggis, not Greengrass

[@maximillianosaben]

@@JojosCrazyChannel - Yeah well, you still know what I meant... 😏

[@neilburns8869]

Paul Greengrass thoroughly deserves his reputation for making some really great movies. Matt Damon swears by him in the Bourne series.

[@shainewhite2781]

Such a powerful movie with an amazing cast and crew. Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but lost to 12 Years A Slave.

[@tawogtrailers]

They did fail their first attempt. It was documented on the radio transmissions

[@Overlord0011]

I know they're not really connected to this movie, but some movies that I highly recommend giving a watch (especially since few, if any, reactors do them) are: Unleashed (Starring Jet Li, Anthony Hopkins, and Morgan Freeman), Red (Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker), Red 2 (Basically the same cast as the first), Unstoppable (Chris Pine and Denzel Washington), The Equalizer 1 & 2 (Denzel Washington), and Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law)

[@WanderingRoe]

This was definitely an edge-of-the-seat kinda movie. I was in college when the event took place but didn’t see it on the news because we had no cable. I don’t know if any good documentaries about it, however, the extras are worth watching if you’re interested as they delve a little into what actually happened. Supposedly when the Pirates boarded the ship, they really did tell captain Phillips that they weren’t Al Qaida and that it was just business. XS

[@walterpanovs]

Englishman Paul Greengrass is a superb director of realistic action. He always puts you right into the scenes at a break-neck pace. His superb, much-honored "United 93" (based on the true story of the revolt within one of the 9/11 hijacked planes) is a must-see, as is his docu-style look at the troubles in Northern Ireland, "Black Sunday," and his look at soldiers in Baghdad ("Green Zone"). And of course he directed several of the excellent Jason Bourne films.

[@bradleythomas27]

I think large parts of the score in that final scene in the boat are also used in United 93

[@saaamember97]

The reason the Somali fishermen started hijacking ships for money, is because the large fishing companies, from other countries, came into the waters off Somalia (Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean), and started reaping hoards of fish. So much so, that they practically depleted the resource. The fact that most of Somalia is an arid region, and not suitable for farming, left the Somali people with nothing on which to make a living. So, they did what they felt they had to do. This may be an over-simplified description of what was going on, as I'm sure there are many other factors that contributed to their choice of this brand of lawlessness.

[@tonyauletta7928]

Shan...when are you going to watch Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan? Im curious to see your reaction.

[@robertocarbonvarela6387]

"The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" are some of the greatest action movies of all time. They even surpass the quality of the first movie. Definitely well worth watching on the channel. On the other hand, the last entry of the saga, "Jason Bourne", was rather disappointing to me.

[@martinlatour9311]

Too much shaky cams in those movies

[@randall-king]

I agree with you, Robert Carbón Varela.

[@robertocarbonvarela6387]

@@martinlatour9311 You're right... but the chases in those movies are so damn spectacular!... and practical made, which is what I like more about them. Anyway, when it comes to car chases in cinema, I still prefer the classic filmmaking style of 'Bullit' or 'The French Connection'...

[@jeffturnbull9661]

"I am the captain now" was, I believe, ad libbed by the actor, who had never before acted

[@12DESTROYMAN12]

*Please do react to Paul Greengrass's another great movie United 93 (2006)*

[@scottsarahfreemansmith5293]

Phillips is a neighbor of ours and it was a very big deal here in Underhill NOBODY in Underhill talked to the media because we respect our neighbors privacy,try finding that anywhere else

[@RadOstr1]

What is very suprised originally this movie first choice as director was... Ron Howard. But in development stage swap this project with Greengrass, whos gonna direct movie Rush (about Formula 1 race and rivally between Niki Lauda and James Hunt), also on this time in development stage. And I think that was very good change.

[@richardkoch5941]

I wanna say those Navy corpsmen were the real deal, not actors. The last 15 minutes of this movie are spectacularly made and performed.

[@deesee3622]

love this move, I got some laughs from it too which was very unexpected

[@weray7605]

Long time Subscriber -- Never heard of this movie COYG!!!! (from USA)

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

CYOG!!!

[@jamezmcc]

The performance by Barkhad Abdi as the main Somali Pirate was so bloody good but that final bit of extraordinary acting by Tom Hanks is as good as you'll ever see. Also the Arsenal top?? Always knew you were a man of good taste Shan 😉🤟

[@TheRstb]

Another sleeper Tom Hanks movie is "Charlie Wilson's War".

[@jeffturnbull9661]

Brilliant

[@RyneMurray23]

I remember seeing on the news how they sniped them all at them same time. Bad ass navy seal snipers.

[@kevindown1592]

If you found the subject of this movie interesting I’d like to recommend the book “The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast”. The author tells a fascinating story of his capture & eventual release. I found it riveting. The story has things about how badly the Chinese treat their hostages, the Italian Mafia, & how his mother eventually got him released.

[@JeffWaynee]

Great reaction, as always. Totally random question... I'm just wondering what brand and model power supply that is in your PC. I'm a total PC nerd, but don't recognize it at all.

[@archie28111979]

Good movie and reaction/Recap. Could you please put your image/face a little bit smaller as it covered some scenes and subtitle. Thanks for the work, Shan.

[@pechenoir9780]

recommendations: White Squall starring Jeff Bridges, Deliverance starring Burt Reynolds, The River Wild starring Meryl Streep, All is Lost starring Robert Redford.

[@vincentlehebel4399]

J'aime bien ce film.." Sully" is good too..

[@evivant]

Let's watch Zero dark thirty.

[@joelmoreno4223]

I have a very serious recommendation for you Shan. If you're ever in the mood for a very dark premese/situation, I urge you to watch “Fail Safe", about the efforts to avoid a nuclear war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. (and the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Moscow), and the oh sooo, sooo shocking ending. It will leave you speechless… literally. Staring Henry Fonda. It's definitely worth a watch.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

I'm surprised you didn't notice that the pharmacist mate told captain Phillips everything's going to be okay.

[@rocco061]

You should react to a very old movie “Shenandoah” from 1965. It’s set during the civil war but it’s not a war movie.

[@sebasmendez2202]

The bourne films are definitely a must watch

[@stormcrowlu]

Got my thumbs up just for the Arsenal shirt! COYG

[@Astuga]

The civil war may have made things worse, just like inexpensive outboard motors and modern communication. But actually piracy and smuggling was always an issue between East Africa and Arabia (broadly speaking). Just like in some other world regions like fe. the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia.

[@Daniel-Strain]

Great review! Now for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan!!!

[@grandgnd]

Personally, I don't know about Capitan Phillips but one day while at work I saw Sully land that plane!!!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

I can't find the video I was going to provide you the link, but a us Arleigh Burke destroyer in an encounter with a Somali skiff out at sea had a unique solution. The destroyer went full speed and started performing circles around the skiff trying to escape. The wake from the destroyer swamped the skiff. End of story.

[@laser3003]

you need to watch ...."No Way Out".....1987

[@Daniel-Strain]

I second this - fantastic.

[@mikelloyd7768]

I know it's not the best time to ask,you being an Arsenal supporter but could you react to 'Wag the Dog ' please, it's sort of topical

[@smokeyverton7981]

Please consider APOLLO 13 (1995) with Tom Hanks, Gary Sinese, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon

[@B355Y]

Nice Gunners shirt 👍🏻

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

The best!

[@brandonhill2183]

If you haven't already on your own time, a top tier Tom Hanks movie....hell, one of the best movies ever, Saving Private Ryan. I recommend it

[@brandonhill2183]

Paul Greengrass helmed United 93. A superb film about 9/11

[@barowt]

Another good Time Honks on a ship movie is Greyhound.. that one is real good..

[@TheMaxmurphy1973]

Commenting for the algorithm 🙃 Up the Villa VTID

[@mikevandenboom5958]

Yes Tom Hanks is a real professional actor

[@frankgunner8967]

Great channel keep it up and Up The Arsenal massive game tonight at Spurs.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

:( : ( :(

[@PrimitiveFilmGroup]

@@ShanWatchesMovies "Casualties of War" (1989) By Brian De Palma, composer Ennio Morricone. A True Vietnam story incident that really happened, starring Sean Penn and Michael J Fox. A very important different war film that gets ignored on reaction channels. Please react to it. 🙏 Start the trend on this important film. Thank you.

[@moviebliss3893]

Definitely check out the Bourne movies. Great action. But I would HIGHLY recommend another Paul Greengrass film that I believe is made even better than this one. United 93 (2006).

[@catherinelw9365]

Agree!

[@donaldgilbert6739]

yes, the Bourne series of movies are worth the watch!

[@TheWaynos73]

Check out Green Zone if you enjoyed this. Matt Damon is excellent in that. Another incredible true story by Greengrass.

[@MicksKicks-]

Great shirt fellow gooner ✌️☺️✌️

[@artygunnar]

So you're an Arsenal fan... Miss the Wenger days man, miss them

[@heisenb3rg]

Love the arsenal jersey👍🏻

[@BluesJammer69]

I see your guitar in the back ground...do you play...and if you do ...do a short video of that...

[@annalieff-saxby568]

Has anyone else seen Michael Caine's "Harry Brown"? The drug dealers in that, and the Somalians in this, are the scariest bits of acting I've ever seen in my life.

[@stevemchale9775]

You would be surprised at Tom Hanks if you remember the guy from Bussom Buddies and then his big block buster Bachelor Party lol. Actually I like the latter.

[@stevemchale9775]

@j cee yikes didn't here that but I'm not one to be surprised. Quite the opposite.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Ships initially came to when pirates approached. And then the ransoms became higher and negotiations took longer. I think a few crews spent more than a year as hostages in Somalia. Then ship started bringing on armed guards and installing other measures to protect themselves. The UN initiated a multinational task force that even the Russians participated in. Their purpose in that part of the world was to disrupt the piracy. The problem is it was a catch and release. They would incarcerate them and offload them in some country for trial and they'd end up back in Somalia. Somalia is a failed nation. They have no real government.

[@MichaelLesesne]

This movie is racist. All black people don’t hijack cargo ships. 👍🏾

[@5hanesBoard]

Being a Gunner was the icing on the cake.

[@isaacdavis7979]

My guy it is a Destroyer not a warship but kind of both !"!!!

[@BenWillyums]

Waiting for Star Trek Ii....

[@martinstallard2742]

Maybe he should watch Space Seed first before twok

[@jaxteller2028]

Shan I never knew you are а Gooners fan)

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Always!

[@flaggerify]

Up the Arsenal!

[@natecloe8535]

This movie was fantastic. But not long after, they pegged Tom to play Captain Sullivan the real life airline pilot who saved every single life on board after the MOST DANGEROUS incident any pilot can face. A takeoff -turned-emergency landing. They made a whole movie based around a 3 minute event. I'll be honest......I disliked it very much. One of the only Tom Hanks movies I'm not fond of. It was too soon after Captain Phillips for him to play the hero Captain.....again.

[@cflournoy1529]

Another good movie based on true events is Deepwater Horizon with Mark Wahlberg. Please check it out if you haven’t already.

[@jeffturnbull9661]

Brilliant

[@alfiecox6899]

Up The Arsenal

[@g4m3erholahi61]

nah man he was just a kid

[@matthewfaigle6237]

Go Gunners

[@michaelgolliher888]

Surprise a greedy pirate

[@bad-people6510]

Next Star Trek reaction when?