This movie becomes even cooler when you imagine that it's actually a secret James Bond movie.
@davidmun16012 жыл бұрын
Exactly! US captured James Bond
@nicholastotoro77212 жыл бұрын
As far as I'm concerned, it really is Connery's last Bond film.
@pauljacobs4352 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched film hypotheses that say this fits the timeline of the Connery Bond films perfectly (when he was captured, when he was available, etc.)
@chrisperrien70552 жыл бұрын
As said, once you realize this is a James Bond Movie, from the POV of other characters , it is an even better movie.
@simondaniels41762 жыл бұрын
Yup, that one went completely over-my-head unti right now! cool!
@Garrus19952 жыл бұрын
Hummel is easily one of the best antagonists in film history. An honorable man who is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that those who died under his watch receive justice. The best villains are those that you can root for in spite of their methods.
@ryanbeech14222 жыл бұрын
I agree! The interaction between the seal commander and hummel truly captures how damaged Hummel has become yet he still cares about American servicemen
@joshyoder8712 жыл бұрын
The fact that he considers backing down at the end is one of my favorite parts of his character. He truly believes in what he's doing, but he really doesn't want to hurt innocent civilians in the process.
@spankynater42422 жыл бұрын
Plus, he wanted to destroy San Francisco. We need him now more than ever.
@Direstorm442 жыл бұрын
@@spankynater4242 LOL
@louisduarte87632 жыл бұрын
His one mistake was underestimating his psychopathic henchmen.
@Kmwildride2 жыл бұрын
"Dude you fucked up your Ferrari" "It's not mine" That line has always stuck in my head, I love this film so much
@encinobalboa2 жыл бұрын
"Hey man, you f*cked up your Ferrari." The look on Goodspeed's face is comedy gold. Cage nailed it.
@richtifilmpalast53732 жыл бұрын
I still remember watching that fucking car chase in the theater... 2nd row! I got so fucking dizzy after a couple of minutes of nonstop shaking chase cam *lol*
@dr.juerdotitsgo51192 жыл бұрын
"I drive a volvo, beige one" or " In our current situation it could prove to be useful information, MAYBE!"
@bizzaro19882 жыл бұрын
"Neither is this".
@Rx37Legacy2 жыл бұрын
"oh well why not!" (before driving through the glass) Stuck in my head to this day. I use it all the time.
@garykuovideos2 жыл бұрын
Oh, man. As a violinist, I had the honor of performing on the soundtrack to this film. Composed by Hans Zimmer protégé Nick Glennie-Smith and recorded at the legendary Paramount scoring Stage M, it was a fantastic project to work on. Thanks for your review!
@scratchy9962 жыл бұрын
You guys did an awesome job, the soundtrack is incredible.
@garykuovideos2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, @@scratchy996!
@carljohan92652 жыл бұрын
IMO there are three instruments that aren't used nearly enough in action soundtracks: bag pipes, organs, and violins. Great work with this one, I love this movies OST 🤩
@garykuovideos2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, @@carljohan9265! Another soundtrack you might enjoy is the one we did for Enemy of the State, written by Trevor Rabin & Harry Gregson Williams.
@carljohan92652 жыл бұрын
@@garykuovideos Yea I remember seen that movie on TV during the weekend as a teen. That was back when movies were written to be both entertaining and thought provoking, and the defining trait of the actors were talent, not skin color. Ahh, good times.
@theroachden61952 жыл бұрын
Love this movie. And you can absolutely understand General Hummle's (spelling) motivation. The opening scene when he visits his wife's grave and his monologue show a man who has exhausted all options. But at the end when his bluff is called and he admits he can't murder thousands of innocent people is brilliant writing.
@Leadblast2 жыл бұрын
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel to you.
@nature_laughslast64382 жыл бұрын
That’s actually one of my fav opening scenes in a movie. It slaps you right off the bat and sucks you in. Needless to say the movie holds your attention for the remainder.
@Fortaker2 жыл бұрын
That opening scene actually made me think he was supposed to be the hero we were going to root for in the movie!
@nature_laughslast64382 жыл бұрын
@@Fortaker Good intentions but so desperate to get a result he deluded himself a bit. He’s a fairly sympathetic bad guy as they go. Also Ed Harris is amazing.
@carljohan92652 жыл бұрын
@@nature_laughslast6438 Ed Harris is The Man in any role he plays, and so is Connery. Damn, this movie and Red October are both perfect examples of how Connery's charisma and air of positive masculinity never diminished as he got older, he simply became cool in a different way compared to when he was younger.
@stephenlanuto59932 жыл бұрын
When Mason tells his daughter "I'm not an evil man, if you can believe that, then that's a start..." makes him more sympathetic and relatable than any of the "modern characters" we're stuck with nowadays
@JamesTobiasStewart2 жыл бұрын
Plus the moment Goodspeed covers for Mason in front of his daughter, painting him as willingly cooperating as opposed to them showing up to arrest him is to me extremely important. With just a few facial movements Connery conveys how much that gesture means to Mason, he's just met his daughter for the first time and the moment he heard those sirens he was grimly resigned to Jade viewing him as just another criminal... But then Goodspeed makes him a hero, a man working to help the FBI save lives, a man Jade can be proud to have as a father. As far as I'm concerned, that moment is when Mason first starts to like Stanley and boy does that prove vital for the missions success.
@milestrombley14662 жыл бұрын
The government is the enemy.
@nmarrs85392 жыл бұрын
“Back in my day!”
@spankynater42422 жыл бұрын
I heard that in the reboot, he’s going to be gay.
@acnelson752 жыл бұрын
I’m almost positive that his daughter was banging her “friend”. She was very protective of her when he called out her name.
@rjg14102 жыл бұрын
My favourite behind the scenes story from this film is when Sean Connery heard Michael Bay was having trouble with the producers so he invited himself along to a meeting and basically told them to stop pissing about and let 'the kid' as he called Bay, do his job, and everyone backed down because that is what you do when Sir Sean tells you to, and so what we got is a great example of what happens when you let directors and actors do their thing without interference from the moneymen.
@RolandDeschain12 жыл бұрын
I'd believe that. Connery was notoriously tough on directors who wasted time and Michael Bay, for all his faults, runs a very tight ship. I can imagine Connery respected this.
@PeteTheGrouch2 жыл бұрын
Granted, as a series of increasingly trash 'Bayformers' sequels have shown, it's possible for directors to have a little _too_ much creative control...
@thelordofcringe2 жыл бұрын
@@PeteTheGrouch i mean, on the other hand, 13 hours was fantastic
@RolandDeschain12 жыл бұрын
@@PeteTheGrouch That said, BAD BOYS II is still his masterpiece. It's the most pure distillation of Michael Bay's id, while being one of the most excessive, outrageous and repulsive movies ever released by a major studio.
@scottlawton94592 жыл бұрын
@@PeteTheGrouch Pain and Gain wasn’t HORRIBLE.
@ethanhunt32422 жыл бұрын
“Mason, you alright?” “Yes, perfectly okay you fucking idiot.” Connery is such a legend. lol
@miahthorpatrick10132 жыл бұрын
That was one of my absolute favorite lines from Connery! Still a laugh riot!
@Dis-Emboweled2 жыл бұрын
Ed Harris is a legend. Mostly underappreciated. My favorite movie of all time is the Abyss.
@reikun862 жыл бұрын
I just spent this weekend watching both Enemy at the Gates and The Rock. Ed Harris was a great villain in both movies.
@Renkinjutsushi2 жыл бұрын
The Abyss is an astoundingly good movie, another instance where CG was use sparingly and well. I watched it when I was young and the image of that guy slipping slowly into the darkness recognizing that he's about to die, has stuck with me ever since. The ending always felt a little weird compared to the rest of the movie, but it was still great.
@reikun862 жыл бұрын
@@Renkinjutsushi You know, I don’t think I’ve seen The Abyss all the way through. Out of James Cameron’s movies, this one never really popped up on TV.
@carljohan92652 жыл бұрын
@@Renkinjutsushi One of the things The Abyss does exceptionally well is that marine who can't handle the deep sea and slowly slips into madness. The way it's written and the way the actor plays it is fucking terrifying, and by the time they get to the submarine chase scene I was literally on the edge of my seat. Now that's a unique antagonist for a movie.
@Maulinator692 жыл бұрын
Check out A History of Violence by David Cronenberg starring Viggo Mortensen. Ed Harris only plays a smaller role in that excellent film but when he's on screen, he's mesmerising. The Abyss is pretty damn epic too.
@deaks252 жыл бұрын
I think one of my favourite things about The Rock is the antagonist isn't the antagonist "Because evil", Hummel has a set of motivations that could make actually make sense but definitely is not good motivations. I also like how for large part of the film, we're never quite sure if Connery's character is on any side but his own, and that side just happens to coincide with Cage's character, or whether he is actually going to stick his neck out to help anyone but himself. It's a reminder for me of how modern film is written for the attention span of a 6 year old; this person evil, this person good, they fight, explosions, good person win, while films like The Rock, with writing for actual adults, is able to achieve more development in it's opening then most modern Action Blockbusters.
@kommisar.2 жыл бұрын
Hummel was actually a good person deep down but knew he had to do some bad things to innocent people in order to hold the government who betrayed him and his men accountable. This was thoroughly established when he canceled the missile strike and told the men he recruited that his whole plan was a bluff. I also liked how Morse's character still stood by him and upheld the military code (so to speak) when the others mutinied because they knew they weren't going to collect the ransom. They were not one-dimensional, blatantly evil people like we see in so many other military movies. Mason similarly seemed to be a good guy caught in the middle of his government's selfish actions. The movie paints him as selfish in that he's only trying to help free the hostages and disarm the missiles because it's his way to freedom, which he then refuses to do when the special ops team is wiped out, but then decides to help Cage anyway even though he realizes the mission is by then almost impossible and the US government is not going to let him go anyway.
@josephsalmonte49952 жыл бұрын
The Rock is a brilliant film. "I'll take pleasure in gutting you...boy!" Cracks me up every time. Candy Man's in it too 🤣
@markallen72152 жыл бұрын
“Do you like the Elton John song Rocketman??” “I don’t like soft ass shit” 🤣🤣🤣
@stijnvdv22 жыл бұрын
This was still in a time that Hollywood knew how to make a movie.... how times have changed...
@AndyG732 жыл бұрын
"I'm, I'm Stanley Goodspeed!!" "Of corsche you are"
@AndyG732 жыл бұрын
@@stijnvdv2 Back in the days also when Roland Emerich also knew how to make a decentish film, unlike today...
@rieskorin20272 жыл бұрын
Surely the drinker should have ended this vid with “go away now… or I’ll gut you like a fish” LoL
@ben27412 жыл бұрын
“You’ve been asked by an old friend. You’ve been ordered by a superior officer. Now you’re being given your last chance by a man with a gun.” God I love that moment.
@3therspark632 жыл бұрын
every line hits hard in this movie
@jonathanborba92802 жыл бұрын
This is the line for me. Such a good sequence.
@N22-g8l2 жыл бұрын
Yet another great 90s movie that wouldn't get made nowadays because of......."the message......." Absolute classic film
@bartsullivan48662 жыл бұрын
I don't know about classic but it sure was fun without all that Message bullshit and diversity they shove down our throats now. Now adays it would be toned down with half the cast gay and trans with a weak villain with nowhere near the acting ability as Ed Harris.
@sclarin22 жыл бұрын
Too many men on screen for today's activist filmmakers. If it were made today Connery would be played by that annoying chick from Thor Ragnarok and cage would be played by brie Larson
@N22-g8l2 жыл бұрын
@@sclarin2 Aw man actually threw up in my mouth a bit there. Tessa the tink and Cheesy Brie.....
@N22-g8l2 жыл бұрын
@@bartsullivan4866 It's a classic for me man but yeah I agree with everything else
@elanthys2 жыл бұрын
@@bartsullivan4866 Right, because casual homophobia and transphobia is fun, yay!
@Padraig912 жыл бұрын
The Rock absolutely is "a deep and thoughtful insight into the human condition," as well as an outstanding action movie. Every character is relatable, morally ambiguous and human. I would have loved to have seen this the first time in the cinema.
@windborne87952 жыл бұрын
It was incredibly loud and absolutely awesome on the big screen!
@RS-do1of2 күн бұрын
It was horribly mutilated by bbfc cuts when I saw it in the cinema…
@booshmcfadden76382 жыл бұрын
This movie was so much fun. I saw it in the theater with my brother and father. Sean Connery acting like an older Bond and Nic Cage acting like...well, Nic Cage...was awesome. This was the first Michael Bay movie that I saw before realizing what a Michael Bay film was. In short, THIS MOVIE ROCKS! (get it? no? ok).
@SETMKZ2 жыл бұрын
Sean Connery was playing James Bond. The Rock is Connery’s last Bond movie. The story exactly lines up with his Bond storyline.
@booshmcfadden76382 жыл бұрын
@@SETMKZ I like that idea. It fits even if the producers never confirmed it.
@SETMKZ2 жыл бұрын
@@booshmcfadden7638 I think the producers of the Rock knew exactly what they were doing. They couldn’t call Connery’s character James Bond for obvious legal reasons but they could give the Mason character a backstory and timeline that meshes perfectly with Connery’s Bond character. Too perfect to be just a coincidence. There’s videos on KZbin that explain this in detail.
@DragonMaster3602 жыл бұрын
why am I only seeing this comment now? that is an on-point pun, dude
@dungeonsanddrinking12652 жыл бұрын
I just watched this movie last night and I had a grin on my face pretty much the entire time I watched it. It reminded me of a time when movies were made for entertainment. Yeah, it was a bit over the top in parts but it was still fun to watch. It had a great blend of seriousness, comedy, drama, character insight and action that you don't see in movies anymore. I'll be happy when movies are made for entertainment and not used for "THE MESSAGE..."
@markusfreund69612 жыл бұрын
@@ribeye5394 By and large, we didn't mind so much simply because those were well-crafted movies with interesting topics, relatable characters, plausible plots and an intention to entertain, with messages that were neither malignantly destructive nor outlandishly retarded nor ham-fistedly shoved down our throats. And, in hindsight, because we had no way of anticipating where the ideological messaging would take our culture. Otherwise we'd have started dumping "liberals" and "progressives" into septic tanks circa 1990 at the very latest.
@JediMindTrix4202 жыл бұрын
How many times did you find yourself saying “ Welcome to The Rock” in your best Sean Connery accent.
@dungeonsanddrinking12652 жыл бұрын
@@JediMindTrix420 At least 5 times lol
@KittSpiken8 ай бұрын
The message here was hands off the Pentagon's black budget
@ExemplarKyle2 жыл бұрын
This movie is planted firmly in my "Can watch 10+ times and it never gets old" movie playlist. It's such a guilty pleasure for me. The music is fantastic, and Ed Harris's performance as Brig. General Hummel is so good that it almost feels out of place. Almost.
@temite802 жыл бұрын
The only reason I didn't give you a like is the phrase "guilty pleasure". Why guilty? It's balls out awesome.
@ExemplarKyle2 жыл бұрын
@@temite80 Fair point. Idk, I guess I just figured most people think of this movie as 'just another Michael Bay movie'. Glad to see I was wrong.
@debbierhode62912 жыл бұрын
Same here, if I am channel surfing and it is on I will stop and watch it every time.
@felipeignacioavilapizarro36982 жыл бұрын
It is peak Michael Bay, actually good
@rpersen2 жыл бұрын
I have watched this so many times I know every dialoge.
@nicknelsononline2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention it being Sean Connery's final Bond movie 🤣
@ZuluDFA2 жыл бұрын
Unless you count _Entrapment_ as such...
@nicknelsononline2 жыл бұрын
@@ZuluDFA Check out the video from the Pentex Productions channel on this one. It's WILD.
@pantelisliakos24812 жыл бұрын
Michael Biehn..the unsung hero we needed and deserved in 80's and 90's! The ingredient that made every movie better! From the first 2 Terminators to the Abyss, to Aliens, to Tombstone and The Rock..exceptional!! THANK YOU!!!
@piotrd.4850 Жыл бұрын
SEALS :D
@wheresmyskin2 жыл бұрын
This movie will forever be amazing. Everything you wanted in an action movie. "The Rock" is great by any standard. Ed Harris as the villain is just a cherry on top.
@fifthrider2 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack is underrated, one of Hans Zimmer's finest works. I wore out the cassette until I had to break down and buy a CD player for the car then buy it on CD.
@PHDiaz-vv7yo2 жыл бұрын
Word of advice. Do NOT play The Chase while driving. You’ll find yourself doing a 100mph on the M1 uttering “Ahh euuunnleeghh borrrowed yer Humvggheehhh!!!!” 🏴
@hotdog12142 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I too had the soundtrack on CD, its an epic score - just on the brink of Hans Zimmer becoming one of the great names in film scores.
@fifthrider2 жыл бұрын
@@PHDiaz-vv7yo Got a speeding ticket on my way to work, driving to that song. No joke.
@miahthorpatrick10132 жыл бұрын
Totally agreed that this score is a masterpiece. But he had help. Nick Glennie-Smith was credited and his contributions are solid.
@BigBrotherMateyka2 жыл бұрын
@@PHDiaz-vv7yo "Oh well WHY NOT!"
@kristofgriffin3842 жыл бұрын
This is easily Michael Bay's best movie, bar none. I also really love this line: "Your best? Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."
@Dee-nonamnamrson87182 жыл бұрын
13 hours: secret soldiers of benghazi was on par if not better. And I love The Rock.
@chrisperrien70552 жыл бұрын
@Greg Elchert James Bond met his equal.
@Mopsey2 жыл бұрын
Along with Armageddon - "He's got space dementia!". I still diagnose ppl with that 25 years later. And, I listen to the soundtrack.
@Rock-xn3sp2 жыл бұрын
I was a bit disappointed that The Drinker didn't mention Bay at all in this review. This is like the only movie he made that was actually well written and well put together as a movie, rather than an embarrassing mess like Bayformers. I'm assuming it was because he had minimal involvement in the story writing. Still, you can see the potential he had here, that he squandered later on. I think that deserves a worthy mention.
@kristofgriffin3842 жыл бұрын
@@Rock-xn3sp I don't hate most of the Bayformer movies (I think the first one is pretty good), but much like Bay himself they feel like wasted potential. Especially since they do have a lot going for them: the voice acting, the effects, the soundtrack, the OST, even some well-done action scenes and jokes. I particularly love the forest fight from the second movie. I'm a big Transformers fan and it's a shame that a franchise I love so much is seen as a joke because of some lackluster films.
@reneszeywerth83522 жыл бұрын
Nic Cage won an Oscar and did The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off within a year. Legend.
@felipeignacioavilapizarro36982 жыл бұрын
The cage holy Trinity , so much top tier cheese and action
@chrisperrien70552 жыл бұрын
Drugs can do that. + talent
@elanthys2 жыл бұрын
Classics, all of 'em
@irishspagetti65653 ай бұрын
Nic Cage ruled the mid 90s
@johanbothma80312 жыл бұрын
4:15 very few actors in history have come close to the level of staring intensity Ed Harris conveyed in this scene. Legend.
@cabijista12 жыл бұрын
I find The Rock a really interesting film because on the surface it’s as unapologetically blockbuster mindless entertainment as you can get but it has so many ingredients that you would never expect in this type of film: A leading man…in his 60s. An antagonist who’s complex, relatable, and whom you can sympathize with. Michael Bay actually showing some restraint and good taste in amongst all the action carnage he is so well-known for. An underrated gem.
@piotrd.48502 жыл бұрын
Also: antagonist with understandable motivation and Michael Biehn playing leader of s-f team for third-fourth time ( Aliens, Navy Seals, The Rock, Terminators if you count them ). Also ambush in showers is MASTERCLASS of tension and reasonable escallation - note , that shooting starts when one of marines just tries to adjust weapon and drops few bricks, Seal responds instinctively and Hummel is unable to stop the slaugher. As for why last seal joins colleagues - watch video about "Smoke filled room experiment". Way how Cage bails out Connery in front of his daughter - very humane moment.
@seane91092 жыл бұрын
Abyss too
@Vixblue2 жыл бұрын
I've always interpreted it like the marine intentionally pushes the bricks to provoke the seals to start the shootout.
@613harbinger3162 жыл бұрын
It was on purpose. The more "villainous" marine says something like "let's waste these f#ckers!" before pushing the bricks and triggering the shootout, especially since they were in a superior position.
@yowie08892 жыл бұрын
Cue "oooooh! Navy Seals!" from Clerks
@anon174722 жыл бұрын
Well gee whiz John I guess we better get going
@KonigGustavAdolph2 жыл бұрын
And I don't remember a single strong, independent woman humiliating any of the highly trained, competent men.
@jamestkirkcameron91892 жыл бұрын
Thank the Lord. Action movies are so idiotic today that every one of them has to have a 125 lb. "badass chick" who takes out 5 dudes by herself. It's getting SO FUCKING OLD!!!!
@thegunslinger13632 жыл бұрын
Red Notice comes to mind.
@temite802 жыл бұрын
@@jamestkirkcameron9189 fucking tell me about it. I rant about it to all my friends and they stay silent and look at me like I've got issues.. it's like most people have been brainwashed to think that's normal.
@jamestkirkcameron91892 жыл бұрын
@@temite80 Yea,I know what you mean. I like strong female characters no problem. What I don't like is that the filmmaker's idea of a strong female is just giving her male traits and strength. Females can be clever, and manipulative, and deadly in other ways than beating up dudes twice their size for fucks sake.
@gamemediafan17142 жыл бұрын
@@jamestkirkcameron9189 I agree. It's not like females can't be great in martial arts/fighting, but it's when they make the fights unrealistic just to make the female characters strong where the Immersion gets totally lost.
@BobbyWanKenobi2 жыл бұрын
"They are not coming for us, are they?" This line gives me chills.
@alway5sleepy2 жыл бұрын
The fact I could quote all of Connery’s one liners when you played them says something. I’m starting to remember a bunch of the other ones too. Damn, now I’ve got to go watch The Rock again. Or at least find my CD of the soundtrack.
@franciscanstudent2 жыл бұрын
Spotify's got the score, in case you're having trouble finding that CD.
@louismcteggart2 жыл бұрын
It's one of those perfect "Saturday night, got a takeaway, turn on the TV and didn't expect it to be on" films... 2 hours of pure escapism
@vincentvoillot63652 жыл бұрын
The 90's were fantastic compare to the next decades. Everything was exuberant, awesomeness and balls-to-the-wall across all media Movies, TV Shows and Musics
@vincentfalcone92182 жыл бұрын
The last great decade
@andrewphillips83412 жыл бұрын
Sex was still fun back then.
@bighands692 жыл бұрын
Movie industry was going strong up until about 2014 and from about 2015 is when you start to see a big decline in the standards of movies. It is the year that Force awakens, Spotlight, Room, suffragette and the Danish Girl. It was the first signs of what we call woke Hollywood.
@samoharachilds2 жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 2014 had Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Days of Future Past, Guardians 1, Winter Soldier, and a bunch of other straight-shooters, definitely merit to your point, though I think 2018 was pretty good too, Infinity War, Upgrade, and one I can never remember, I think some years have confluences of goodness
@N22-g8l2 жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 Room was when we were introduced to cheesy Brie
@bmack17082 жыл бұрын
That Hans Zimmer score needs more praises. It transformed a good action movie into a great action movie.
@ghostviggen2 жыл бұрын
Nick-Glennie Smith and Harry Gregson-Williams also composed.
@yowie08892 жыл бұрын
I've noticed that bits of Zimmer's The Rock score gets/got added to a lot of action movie trailers (but would not be part of the actual soundtrack to the advertised film).
@rodritchison19952 жыл бұрын
I think Zimmer did the score for Dune???
@grandmufftwerkin90372 жыл бұрын
"Winners go home and Fu&k the prom queen." Pure dialogue gold.
@sophiam20952 жыл бұрын
And then Goodspeed remarks that his fiance WAS the prom queen. Great comeback!
@kri2492 жыл бұрын
God it all feels like yesterday when these blockbusters were the norm. And me in my 20s never appreciated it because I was into deep, intellectual, artistic films that weren't mainstream. Now all that has become mainstream and it's nauseatingly pretentious. Now I can totally chill and enjoy a good testosterone induced action flick and appreciate it for what it is. It's an unrealised art in itself. I feel like the movie goer equivalent to Ebenezer Scrooge and the late 2010s is the ghost hollywoods future showing me the dark times to follow, so enjoy these movies while we still have them.
@LeiasStandIn2 жыл бұрын
Agree that this was one of Cage’s best - that overlay of oddball still clung to him, making his character far more interesting than the average action hero
@ALDO_GOODENS2 жыл бұрын
I can’t stop thinking about Drinker’s “The Rock versus the Rock” joke, and I’m ok with that.
@ZuluDFA2 жыл бұрын
Just imagine The Rock arriving at the Rock and saying: "Let's rock!"
@sh1rty2 жыл бұрын
@@ZuluDFA That would rock
@hazardeur2 жыл бұрын
@@sh1rty no, no it would not
@mikavirtanen70292 жыл бұрын
Michael Biehn's third tour as a Navy Seal in the late 80's and early 90's movies, and second one where he is offed because of Ed Harris...shower room massacre is truly intense and Biehn was great as usual...I CANNOT GIVE THAT ORDER!
@cruachan11912 жыл бұрын
Biehn is such an underrated actor. This, Terminator and (especially) Tombstone. Everyone praises Val Kilmer for his performance, and rightly so, but the level of intensity Biehn brings is phenomenal.
@captainobvious91882 жыл бұрын
The Rock has the perfect level of seriousness: You can sit back and enjoy it as a popcorn film that isn't totally mindless, or appreciate that there is just enough there to nibble on if you want to, and be done when it is over, without the hangover of a really serious film that isn't nearly as entertaining. Has there ever been another actor as charismatic as Sean Connery?
@bwyseymail2 жыл бұрын
Humphrey Bogart
@siler72 жыл бұрын
Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Stone, Mel Gibson, Morgan Freeman, George Clooney, Robin Williams...maybe a few others. Certainly the list is short.
@TheSchaef472 жыл бұрын
If 90s action thrillers are the order of the day, I'm interested in your take on The Negotiator. We recently rewatched this and it was even better than I remember. And the cast is great.
@jerseykaari2 жыл бұрын
Having re-watched it recently, I also really enjoyed it (as I'd forgotten a lot of it over the years). But one thing I'll never forget - Almost the entire film was plot 'spoiled' away in the trailer, down to Spacey's switch to Jackson's side. I remember the director/producers being really pissed about that.
@TheSchaef472 жыл бұрын
@@jerseykaari anyone who saw the Terminator Genysis trailer already knew that John Connor was the new Terminator. On the bright side, nobody cared about Terminator Genysis
@kendallrivers11192 жыл бұрын
Now you dun hit it. The Negotiator is one of my all time favorite movies ever! The story was amazingly gripping and compelling, and the whole cast was perfection. It's a perfect film imo and deserves far more recognition.
@EdyMar772 жыл бұрын
Ed Harris is just a phenomenal actor . His performances are top notch.
@heraldofwar2 жыл бұрын
'The Rock' also showed Micheal Bay could actually make a good movie when he wanted! Easily Bays best film along with Bad Boys and Pain & gain.
@nickbutcher7602 жыл бұрын
Dark of the moon is good too!
@CheemsofRegret2 жыл бұрын
13 Hours is also really good.
@Jabber-ig3iw2 жыл бұрын
13 hours is Bays Joker, so good it can’t possibly be directed by who is on the credits. Every bad director has one of those Todd Phillips Joker Michael Bay 13 Hours Paul W.S Anderson Event Horizon.
@kalash_nikov2 жыл бұрын
@@Jabber-ig3iw You've got problem with Mortal Kombat? We might need to take it outside.
@livinginvancouverbc22472 жыл бұрын
The Drinker conspicuously neglected to mention Michael Bay. Surely you're not saying Pain & Gain is a good movie??
@tbk20102 жыл бұрын
Still the best Bay movie ever made, and one of the best action movies period. I hope they release it on 4K soon.
@jimmaurer83612 жыл бұрын
A bit more far fetched but still on par, The Island. Loved that movie too (mostly Scarlett Johansson)
@tapasprinsen2 жыл бұрын
The “direct down” shot from about 1 mile above Alcatraz as the plasma hits is still one of the best movie explosions to this day!
@3rdPersonProduction2 жыл бұрын
Go watch the making of...This explosion is actually really small and it blowed my mind, how they executed it.
@fsm64262 жыл бұрын
What a great actor Ed Harris is! He has been relegated to second characters way too many times. Hope he gets more main roles! Cheers!
@tomburroughes98342 жыл бұрын
The Connery lines in this film are outstanding. As others have said here, it is arguably his final real 007 movie.
@StandTheOffensive2 жыл бұрын
This and Face/Off are two of my favourite action and Nic Cage flicks. Also The Rock is the last truly great James Bond movie. Change My Mind.
@pratikpusdekar12102 жыл бұрын
and con air
@LoPro2 жыл бұрын
The Rock, especially the shower room scene, was the movie that made me decide to become a Marine. "Weren't the Marines the bad guys in that movie?" I said what I said.
@ExemplarKyle2 жыл бұрын
Same, but the Air Force. "Didn't the Air Force almost bomb everyone back to the stone age in that movie?" I also said what I said.
@Johnny_Nebulous2 жыл бұрын
Same, but the Navy Seals. "Didn't the Seal team get completely wiped out like sitting ducks in an ambush?" I also said what I said, also.
@LoPro2 жыл бұрын
@@Johnny_Nebulous I remember the internet flamewars between SEAL fanboys and Marine fanboys over the years about who would actually win that fight in the showers. Unfortunately for the SEAL fanboys, NOBODY is winning that fight from the low ground. They're absolutely fucked. Fortunately for actual SEALs, that's why they don't send their whole unit into an unsecured killzone all at the same time.
@nicolasneumann18862 жыл бұрын
I eat my pizza with pineapple. "Eating pizza with pineapple is sacrilege!" I said what I said.
@chrisperrien70552 жыл бұрын
Well , to be honest, if that scene encourage you to join the Marines , you were the perfect "Jarhead" the Marines were looking for. LOL Ex-Army Tanker here ;)
@discatmatt2 жыл бұрын
Hail Drinker!! I saw this when I was still in High School and what stuck out for me was how well the characters were written. I also loved that we find out the only bad guys are the bureaucrats; they made sure the soldiers weren't paid, they did what they could to screw over John Mason and acted like assholes to members of both operations. Cage, Harris, Connery and Biehn were excellent!!
@kalash_nikov2 жыл бұрын
My mom rented The Rock for m when I was about 11 and was too sick to go to school. I loved it so much I've spent whole day rewatching it - 4 times in total. At the evening my mom decided to give it a watch and I asked her if I can sleep in the living room "because I like to have someone in the same room when I'm sick". She let me, but I'm sure she knew I'd be watching it from under duvet. Final score: 5 times in one day. Good times.
@stevencoates33822 жыл бұрын
Ed Harris is SO underrated! Loved his character in this; the opening scene when his talking to his wife's grave lets you know his not your typical antagonist, just a guy who's sick of being ignored by his own Government. His also a great boxer in real life too!!!
@pixelwolfeman19282 жыл бұрын
"I'D TAKE PLEASURE IN GUTTIN YOU BOY" 😂 So many iconic one liners in this movie
@robaitken45922 жыл бұрын
Opening title sequence with the music the comms chatter and the one Marine on the ground "Their not coming for us are they sir?" That hits me every single time
@NateTheScot2 жыл бұрын
They're*
@garrettzkool632 жыл бұрын
Amazing writing
@bufordt.justice4672 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest movies of all time. I don’t care what anyone says.
@maisuchan62092 жыл бұрын
Fully agree
@ronniea.48302 жыл бұрын
Seen it so many times. Love
@davidmun16012 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@blackop013 Жыл бұрын
"Nobody sees The Rock as a deep and thoughtful insight into the human condition," works on at least two levels.
@alexcarolan88252 жыл бұрын
I literally just watched this last night!? Loved it. Into that sort of mindless 90's action at the mo, currently 28, I was too young when they all came out
@ionbusman20862 жыл бұрын
Me too. I’m 27 and absolutely love the late 80’s- late 90’s action movies. Watching most for the first time now thanks to the internet
@talkinggun38422 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack for this movie is just amazing!
@mav94282 жыл бұрын
Literally one of my favourites movies of all time. This movie is peak 90s for me and I love it. The background score still slaps 🔥 Pity they'll never make movies like this anymore
@anon174722 жыл бұрын
Don't give up hope, Tarantino reckons it goes in cycles, it must be due to come back around soon
@jkknight92092 жыл бұрын
@@anon17472 Oh gods I hope so. Hope springs. At least for at long as it takes for the next idiot to f*** it up . . . sigh.
@anon174722 жыл бұрын
@@jkknight9209 surely the industry is unsustainable at this point?
@Elffis862 жыл бұрын
Godspeed drives a beige Volvo PV, not a Volkswagen. This movie was my childhood. Thanks for the great review.
@ludovicoc70462 жыл бұрын
Haha, noticed that too.
@killbot_factory2 жыл бұрын
but his name is Goodspeed ;)
@peaveystaxx31082 жыл бұрын
Came to the comments for the same reason. "I drive a Volvo. A beige one."
@charlesjmouse2 жыл бұрын
Ah, when a daft film could be much better than it had any right to be. Happy days. That fan theory about Connery's character being James Bond? It fits so well, but out of sentimentality I always imagined Bond would keep, ah, riding off in to the sunset with yet another girl forever.
@codybailey8552 жыл бұрын
Hummel was actually a Marine General. Not that big of a deal for most people, but it does mean a great deal in the context of the movie. The rogue Marines who ambush and kill the Navy Seals are way closer than Soldiers and Sailors are. They’re both under the Department of the Navy, who serve alongside one another on Navy Ships. They’re brothers, and the fact that their pitted against each other makes it that much more tragic. That hit me hard, even as a kid.
@KittSpiken8 ай бұрын
They died because the Pentagon would rather risk 80 thousand civilian casualties than give a fraction of their black budget to marine families they treated like garbage.
@Haterator2 жыл бұрын
I loved how Cage made COnnery at the end look like he's one of them to save face in front of his daughter. Ahhh, good movies, good times...
@abehambino2 жыл бұрын
“Well, geewiz John, I guess we better get going!” I always loved that scene!
@miahthorpatrick10132 жыл бұрын
@Haterator That was such a sweet endearing moment!
@Locadel20032 жыл бұрын
Michael Biehn has also a great part, not everybody remember but was one of his best roles of his career
@bartsullivan48662 жыл бұрын
I totally forgot he was in this. Kind of a shame he didn't get more roles after, Terminator, Aliens, Navy Seals, The Abyss and this film.
@krald84212 жыл бұрын
@@bartsullivan4866 You forgot Tombstone, Some serious heresy right there
@elanthys2 жыл бұрын
It's a shame Biehn never really made it to A-lister status, could have been great.
@Youngbuck832 жыл бұрын
@@krald8421 "Why Johnny Ringo....You look like somebody just walked over your grave".
@benjaminperez73282 жыл бұрын
@@elanthys Booze got him. Happens all the time, sucks every time.
@jackusmc25422 жыл бұрын
I went to SF, for a conference, right before this came out. We went to Alcatraz and it is not as big as they make it look. It made the movie a little better knowing some of the areas. Love this movie, like you said, still holds up.
@davidhughmiller2 жыл бұрын
Well James Bond did have a daughter .... So.... Take that how you will lol
@rogersmith73962 жыл бұрын
Its big but SF looks like some old trashed out town from the 30s. Worse now.
@robvegas93542 жыл бұрын
LOLs the second i got off the ferry on to Alcatraz i said 'Welcome To The Rock' in my best Sir Sean Connery voice
@SrPeligro892 жыл бұрын
This made me want to rewatch some Nic Cage classics, from the remakes 60 seconds and the bad lieutenant to face off... he has done some gems!
@reikun862 жыл бұрын
I also really liked Raising Arizona
@michaelhutchings85992 жыл бұрын
His career is so weird, but his performances in 60 Seconds and Face Off are top tier. He has a really good filmography no matter what the dickheads say.
@kendallrivers11192 жыл бұрын
I'm partial to The Family Man myself.
@metaldiscipline39552 жыл бұрын
This unique gem is probably my favorite Connery movie! This movie along with Broken Arrow, personified mid 90's action flicks in such an awesome way! I managed to snag the Criterion Collection Edition last year, and love to pop the movie in every once in awhile! RIP Sean Connery, thanks for the memories!
@eric198752 жыл бұрын
This movie is so 90's... And is one of the reasons I still watch it.
@loarmistead2 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites! Perfect Cage, perfect Connery, perfect excess, perfect everything! Peak Michael Bay. And, yes, John Mason is actually James Bond captured and imprisoned by the US, change my mind.
@CGRREDACTED2 жыл бұрын
Drinker, I was in that movie and you showed my portion twice. AWESOME! It was fun working with Nick and it was a great movie. So you can see me the most at 4:42. I am the blonde FBI lab tech immediately to the left Nick when he is in the office and gets the white album. Great review as well. 🥃👍
@donle4992 жыл бұрын
you are a part of cinema history!!
@thebatman42792 жыл бұрын
No way that's awesome 😊
@chriskylo3232 жыл бұрын
Man this was absolutely 1 my favs of 90’s watched it over and over in fact think I’m gonna dust off my DVD player and watch it again thx Drinker!
@edsonmhango58732 жыл бұрын
The back and forth between General Hummel (Ed Harris) and Commander Anderson (Michael Biehn) during the ambush in the shower room is one of my favorite scenes ever
@jonroads82812 жыл бұрын
That's really weird, I literally just rewatched this the other day and thought what a great movie it really was. Shame they can't make films like this now. I'd love to see you do Usual Suspects by the way!
@ThePreciseClimber2 жыл бұрын
Could it be the best Michael Bay movie?
@jonroads82812 жыл бұрын
@@ThePreciseClimber it is for me I think. I'm struggling to think of anything better.
@burntscribe79192 жыл бұрын
I saw this in the cinema and bought an ex-rental copy from HMV so my dad could see it. We watched it on a Saturday night, and the scene in the underground minecart chase, where Mason Calls Stanley a fucking idiot, had my dad laughing out loud. I always love that memory.
@bighands692 жыл бұрын
Fantastic memories. It was one of those films that stands out for me in 1996.
@RagingEggs2 жыл бұрын
Most underrated Bond movie of all time.
@alaistairhamilton88383 ай бұрын
Except it isn't a Bond movie.
@eddiemcgrath8536Ай бұрын
@@alaistairhamilton8838 watch it again
@32ModB21 күн бұрын
😊 you're unaware or incapable understanding of the meaning of the subtle references clearly paralleled in the 📽️ film, ,"The Rock"📽️ 😊. Stick to Disney and Marvel movies 🍿 buried deep down on your level of existence🤡 😊
@LaserRanger152 жыл бұрын
I have always loved this movie. Fast paced, good cast. I'll watch it any time it is on.
@felaciosuxonadik85172 жыл бұрын
I loved how this film makes you think very deeply about what you have always thought of as "good" or "bad". Sometimes, killing a bunch of people is the only "right" thing to do even if it's very difficult to explain to yourself! A very famous American war general once said, "we defeated the wrong enemy" which still to this day makes people reevaluate what we're told is "good" and "bad" and what REALLY happened. Life isn't always black and white! Sometimes there are grey areas that need to be analyzed and understood. This film is perfect at bringing that stuff front and center!!!
@Zaporozhe532 жыл бұрын
Another solid gold edition of “Extra Shots”...thanks Drinker!
@mikew8152 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite movies. God, I love movies from the 80’s and 90’s.
@nikolausmoll92012 жыл бұрын
Funny, I almost wrote the same :-) And yeah, movies from 80s and 90s are great, and there are many movies I can watch again and again... There is almost no movie since 2k I would watch more than one time.
@CaptGuts19452 жыл бұрын
Loved this movie. Also love your not so subtle nod that the movie makes for obvious references to Connerys Bond.
@PoperoniNews2 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorite movies to watch with my dad when I was growing up. Along side terminator, predator and alien this is among my childhood favorites.
@basichomebrew6102 жыл бұрын
The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off are the holy trinity of classic 90's action movies
@Nightmare-cr3iw2 жыл бұрын
Every single one of these Extra Shots movies you have recommended have been epic. The ones that I already owned were treasured gems and the ones that I missed have been diamonds in the rough. Can't wait to see this one.
@deanrussell22242 жыл бұрын
Best action line ever “then you’re stuck between the rock and a hard case” god I wish I’d have written that …and for Connery to deliver it … Scottish brogue and all … amazing!!!
@ianxtreem2 жыл бұрын
So many good movies in the 80's and 90's. So few today. Keep em coming.
@jamesking98072 жыл бұрын
I saw this about six weeks ago for the first time in decades and I'd forgotten just how good it is.
@samcgilbert2 жыл бұрын
Such a epic movie!! The standoff btw the marines and the hostage taker marines was my first lesson in integrity. Hummel was a good man.. there, I said it!
@GamingKick2 жыл бұрын
So glad I've grown up with movies like this! I'll do my best to pass these movies on to future generations
@ChrisJames2822 жыл бұрын
Also worth pointing out that the producers got Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais to add those quips into the script. They also polished Connery's last [unofficial] Bond Never Say Never and I think Connery had a hand in getting them involved in this film too.
@bigal30552 жыл бұрын
The 4th Bond film of the 1990's.
@orarinnsnorrason46142 жыл бұрын
Its a fantastic action movie. And Ed Harris always gives me chills when he starts his monologue, great performance. Also the video I saw not to long ago where the theory was that Sean Connery's character was actually James Bond makes this movie even better.
@jeffreyoldham552 жыл бұрын
"Script doesn't GAF what you think." Well said! 🤜💥🤛
@user-Marrk2 жыл бұрын
The Rock is currently included with Prime (Amazon) in the UK at the moment, I watched it the other day and loved every minute of it just as much when I first seen it in the Cinema all those years back. Timeless because it doesn't play into any ideology.
@jfletcher10292 жыл бұрын
Yeah, me too! And just realised the guy in the FBI bomb disposal lab was Red John!
@ODST_Parker2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this movie and I'd recommend it to everyone. Great cast, great plot, and some fantastic moments that should go down in movie history forever. EDIT: Call me crazy, but I DO look at it as a deep and thoughtful insight into the human condition. Underneath all the bog standard Hollywood action and clever dialogue is a story about a career military man who's watched the men under his command get killed, or even left behind to be killed, for years without a single acknowledgement to their actions and sacrifice, because the government wants to sweep it all under the rug and call it a day. There's a real story in this movie, and I think it's one worth recognizing.
@elanthys2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. "Villain's got a point" is a great trope for layered characters, especially when used well like here.
@ODST_Parker2 жыл бұрын
@@elanthys And this guy definitely had a point. I especially love Commander Anderson's appeal to both him and his Marines, reminding them of their duty above all else, despite agreeing with his sentiment. Mason even gets a dig at him later in the movie, and eventually Hummel realizes what he's done. The only thing I really don't like are the Marines who are suddenly acting like cutthroat mercenaries. Like, were they really just there for a paycheck?
@barbaraselletti65202 жыл бұрын
This is one of my all time favorite movies. I can't tell you how many times I've watched this, but I can repeat along with the dialog. Connery will always be my favorite and Cage was actually able to hold up with him in the same shots. Harris is another fantastic actor. It's such a shame that movies have come to be so boring and predictable with bland, forgettable actors.
@ethicsandcomplianceoffice8 ай бұрын
One of my all time favs. What an absolute classic - it has everything a good action movie needs just fckin good and I love every bit and character of it.
@mattr87502 жыл бұрын
Always loved The Rock. A sadly too rare example of a big budget over the top action movie that sounds great in theory... and then actually is great in practice! The cast, story, and direction seems like a perfect combination, but if you saw the trailer, you'd definitely be like "sounds great! bet it'll be shit" And you'd probably be right in most cases - even in the 90s. So a rare gem.
@LeonardoTDragon2 жыл бұрын
This movie is pure action perfection from start to finish.
@faroukshaaban11402 жыл бұрын
“Welcome to The Rock,” is perhaps my favorite action movie line, made even better due to Sean Connery. It’s basically James Bond welcoming you to prison.
@elpujamenos32802 жыл бұрын
I' m not kidding, after many years(I saw it a bunch of times back in the day) re-watched this movie two days ago...and it's still fucking good "...welcome to the rock..." still gets me all hyped up.
@copo28352 жыл бұрын
Most badass Connery movie
@CymruWizard4 күн бұрын
I remember seeing this at the cinema back in '96 and absolutely loving it. I've loved it since. The best film of that year in my opinion.
@makatron2 жыл бұрын
One of those rare super rewatchable action movies ever made. Connery steals every single scene he's in.