Green Beret Reacts to The Equalizer | Beers and Breakdowns

[@FNGACADEMY]

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[@SpicyMilk_ttv]

Denzel is by far one of my favorite actors. Man on Fire is still by far one of my favorite roles he played. "I wish you had more time" scene kills me

[@FNGACADEMY]

Denzel is a goat

[@Topgunphoto]

Totally agree, Man on Fire was just kick ass and what every parent wants to be able to do to anyone who touches their kids.

[@snowbear163]

You're the president? THE president??

[@rafd6024]

100%

[@SpicyMilk_ttv]

@@Topgunphoto being a parent, I agree full heartedly.

[@aaronhebb1]

The Equalizer technically came out WAY earlier than John Wick. This movie is based on a television series from the 1980s. Denzel is perfect for this role which is very different from John Wick.

[@LibranSoldierofFortune]

Was gonna say that lol

[@anthonyramirez9003]

Yup, it was actually a high rated show for CBS I believe.

[@jimforrestal4218]

Dammit, I was gonna say that

[@TheEndOfNowhere]

Waaaaaaaaay! I watched it as a kid.

[@tedbosquez19]

Denzel is a beast of an actor … a generational talent …

[@nathan-ls8yw]

his son as well

[@snowbear163]

@@nathan-ls8yw I loved Tenet. I thought it was amazing.

[@nathan-ls8yw]

@@snowbear163 ikr

[@chrisspencer6502]

Definitely I'm surprised they haven't done man on fire. That's a beast of a movie.

[@JayT1984]

Hell yea hate when they compare movies I like both movies

[@calvincross5471]

So to give some context about this movie not doing well financially. After looking it up this movie made 192 million at the box office on a 55 million budget. The first John Wick made 86 million on a 22-30 million dollar budget, so looking at these numbers, they both did extremely well at the box office. Now the Wick series has more movies at the moment, equalizer will have the 3rd one coming out this year. So in my opinion both movies have done very well for themselves. Wick gets a little more talk because of the insane actions sequences where Equalizer has suspense and intrigue to back it up.

[@TheMtVernonKid]

you are correct the main thing is making back your budget both did

[@narendradatla4177]

16:36 👨‍⚕️here we use medical grade honey all the time in wound care clinics helps with inflammation and wound healing .

[@ViperChief117]

The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington is boss. Easily one of my favorite action films of all time. The end fight in the Warehouse is amazing. Lol

[@Eros565]

“Just launch a rocket at his b**** ass.” Man I almost died laughing 😂. I love these videos! Keep up the Seal Team breakdowns, it’s so cool watching actual operators analyze the tactics shown in one of my favorite shows 🔥.

[@chrisislas4918]

Fun fact, John Wick was directed by Keanu Reeves former matrix stunt double Chad Stahelski as a passion project to explore gun fu in movies and co-directed by David Leitch who was Brad Pitt's former stunt double. Leitch went on to make Nobody and Bullet Train through their joint production company. 1:39

[@FNGACADEMY]

nice! all pretty damn good movies

[@Jeffro5564]

Chad was also stunt double of brendon lee in the crow. All scenes where you didn’t see Brendon face was all Chad including the scene where he puts make up on. He shot all scenes after Brendon death

[@sirmonkey1985]

equalizer is based on a tv series from 1985, which they do a fan fare tie into a previous movie Denzel did in 2004 called Man on Fire. production also started before John Wick. because of Equalizer they were forced to use an insane advertisement budget on John Wick to over shadow it. once you learn about his wife in the second movie, the people he hangs around and why he's a "fixer" makes sense.

[@snowbear163]

And Man On Fire is a remake from a movie in the 1980s starring Scott Glenn. Scott was in Training Day as Roger and Courage Under Fire as that reporter with Denzel.

[@jarrettgreen7628]

Y'all beat me to it.

[@Jeffro5564]

Wait till third movie where shit gets real and he unchains himself and does 1 man battle against Italian mafia

[@sam-kx3ty]

Hmm

[@DamienBlade]

I think John Wick landed so well is because Keanu trained so hard to do his stunts, fight scenes, and gun handling. Denzel is the GOAT for sure, but he can't physically do what Keanu does. And the fact that they use long, uncut takes in John Wick really shows off the action.

[@THEYLOVELEON]

I agree, even though denzel done all his stunts he opted for realistic street style combat that ends very quickly

[@BMWReigns]

Finally! I have been waiting for this. You guys are the best. Great content, and unlike a lot of youtubers, you actually interract, and ask what the fans want.

[@Lawman212]

I like the equalizer more than John Wick. Denzel just seems to be a more interesting person than the John Wick character. And the equalizer is based in the real world versus the cartoon environment of John Wick.

[@presidentscroob3044]

The amount of one liners this show has is epic…Home Depot challenge…

[@Not_So_Common_Sense]

Fun fact-there was n Australian (I think?) company about 15 years ago that introduced medical wound dressings impegnated in honey to promote healing. No idea if they're still available today.

[@politicallyinsensitive4200]

The Equalizer was based on atv show from the 80's my dad used to watch. In that show I think the guy was British intelligence or SAS. Also, yes honey is a natural antibiotic but boiling it will probably just give you a real nice burn to deal with as well.

[@FNGACADEMY]

makes sense

[@Last_Chance.]

One of my all time favorite movies

[@scotth5038]

Also I second Man on Fire. His journey is worthy.

[@snowbear163]

I saw it in the theater twice, it was that good.

[@azazelfostercluck2472]

Honey has been used to treat wounds for thousands of years. However boiling it is probably a bad idea as it kills a lot of the good stuff.

[@erivera700]

So if you watch the making of the movie, they have the fight coordinator say how his whole aim was to not waste movement or energy. He said Denzel isn't some young guy that's going to be jumping and throwing and falling. The aim of his scenes were minimalist in complexity with maximum effectiveness. I was just like, makes sense.

[@JayDubb3BCT]

Abel is back! Hands down this is a good action flick! Thanks for the fun episode Gentlemen! 🇺🇲🤘🏼

[@bryanleggett1249]

Kevin Nash, Lance Reddick, Ian mcShane and many more. John Wick 1 had many high level stars doing small roles with only 1 or 2 scenes.

[@higher005]

The element of surprise. The bag guys never expected the immediate level of violence that was brought.

[@yowie1175]

I love this series man. You guys are hilarious. It's like watching the movie with your boys.

[@navodabeyasinghe8599]

In my country’s traditional medicine there are a lot of methods like that. For an example when my country was fighting the brits they were carrying a food we call kavum. Brits thought it was because we love to eat that but apperently the fungi grown on the kavum helped to fight the infection on wounds. Probably no one cares but thought some people may like to know

[@sspringss2727]

That soup comment lmfao... found your channel a few days back... love it. Back to the soup... Caribbean ppl do it big... never just water.

[@peter_2a]

Unrelated to this specific video, but I swear I remember a video where Buck talks a little about sere and dogs. Memory is fuzzy, but I believe he was critiquing how some show/movie tried to escape a k9 search party. Something along the lines of moving in a flower pattern to confuse/frustrate the handler. Does anybody remember what video that might be?

[@snowbear163]

Equalizer is another Antoine Fuqua film. Den of Thieves, Training Day, Brooklyn's Finest, Olympus Has Fallen, and Terminal List. I hope you do Brooklyn's Finest at some point and tell us if the way cops are in the film is accurate. It's my favorite cop movie.

[@shievewaugh7576]

16:19 however honey being boiled has neither anti inflammatory or anti bacterial. Only honey fresh that hasn’t been heated over 110 degrees will have benefits. Honey sold in stores also carry no benefits

[@Weapon-199X]

Best example of what sean was talking about @ 10:30 is daredevil season 1 hallway fight scene. Fighting multiple people he had to keep hitting them to keep then down while getting tired and having people rush him at the same time.

[@vanessa-8375]

Imagine Denzel and Keanu in a movie adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing...it exists...

[@Maj_Kasul]

And it rocks

[@DeshawnDaviss]

Love you guys man, thank you for your service

[@michaelsweeney6836]

Love the fact you are in shorts, find you hilarious....Thank you for your service

[@ronald6539]

I feel like equalizer is better then John wick imo

[@jonnyb2774]

Honey is so antibacterial, that in the UK, we don’t even have a best by date on it. Amazing stuff.

[@_eclipz_]

I love em both, they're different in my eyes. Wouldn't compare them. Also, the Equalizer was a TV show back in the 80's remember watching it as a kid :) Think the actor that starred in it was Edward Woodward.

[@KillMonger592]

The only reason to look forward to Sundays these days ❤

[@FNGACADEMY]

let's go!

[@earljohnson2676]

9:15 Buck zoned out checked out for a deep thought. I do that I consider it a skill

[@marcoosvald8429]

You guys never fail to crack me up

[@wolfofasgardhobbies6483]

Morning FNG academy, I'm enlisting in the National Guard and I'm considering trying for Special Forces after I've been in for a while and I want to thank you for your content and tips for Special Forces readiness and training tips

[@tillmen4444]

You can go in for it as well

[@Krater84]

AFAIK, your chances of getting into NG SF group without prior AD SF service are not great.

[@tillmen4444]

@@Krater84 its the same as any other 18x

[@Krater84]

@@tillmen4444 But you can only go 18x on your first contact, no?

[@tillmen4444]

@@Krater84 if you're civilian or if you are previously another branch

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

This movie is a documentary about my life....your welcome 😂😂 good stuff fellas!

[@mikeg3754]

Not sure how this flew under your radar. It's a great movie. The second one is good as well. Waiting for the third and final one to be released this year.

[@nobody-ly9ef]

Yes ..honey, especially, manuka honey is used on wounds.

[@tombakabones274]

31:21 I spent 22 years in construction and I am certified to use a powder actuated nail gun like the one he just used in that last scene and yes you have to be certified through Hilti to be able to use one of those yes you can reload it like he did but you're not going to shoot it like a it has to be pressed up against surfacer but it uses 22 short blanks to drive a piston that drives the nail

[@staceytoepfert7684]

The Equalizer was a TV show back in the late 80’s early 90’s

[@nobody-ly9ef]

This was a funny episode.....you both cracked me up.

[@mark_m1966]

These React videos are awesome. Sean is a great storyteller. This channel should have a million subscribers.

[@THRE3KINGZStudios3kz]

Have you lot did the movie “Nobody?”

[@SemperFi_EDC_Guy]

John Wick doesn't cut every other second. Keanu busted his ass to get in shape 4 that role. Denzel didn't.

[@djelliott4524]

New tag line "I hate soup" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pqlr8763]

There's another connection with John Wick, actually. The song you hear around the 25:10 mark ('Before I Die Alone') is also on the John Wick 2 soundtrack, at the end, when Keanu runs from all the assassins in Central Park ;)

[@kimberlyhaas1]

there is a 2nd equalizer and this september the 3rd is coming out! this series is a masterpiece! you need to watch every detail to enjoy and understand the movie! also watch the behind the scenes of the makings of the movie! it's so amazing.

[@warrenbfeagins]

"Imagine if that's your dad." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I would've liked to see a breakdown on the scene where Teddy comes to Robert's apartment. As Robert reveals to Teddy he doesn't believe he's a cop, Teddy comes back up the stairs and as he does this, Robert closes the distance and takes a tactically advantageous position. It's a pretty cool scene.

[@jmanj3917]

16:00 Yeah, but processed honey is pointless. It has to be straight from the bees, like at a farmer's market.

[@topherthered]

Equalizer did great. They're working on the 3rd film. Also it was based on an idea from a 1985 TV show.

[@gillesteixeira3452]

thks for your commentaries because i was wondering how realistic are the fight scenes in these movies

[@SAR0311]

White House Down and Olympus Has Fallen are the two movies they were trying to compare. Two more movies that had a similar premise was Deep Impact and Armageddon. There's a ton of others though.

[@iSyre]

Love the equalizer flicks. Looking forward to the third. Hey have you guys done an episode about the movie the guardian?

[@apok1980]

I was rofl after the soup comment. These guys are the first to say it, but I always felt that about soup.😂😂

[@iammz81]

Cool new led lighting in the background..

[@snakeinthegrak8969]

Lol i can see the smirk on Tim's face "challenge accepted." Dude is awesomely nuts.

[@AverageJoe96]

You guys should do The Punisher series. Or specifically the backstory scene of his mission overseas in episode 3 season 1

[@brianholmes160]

Is there a way to pre order your book "better broken"?

[@therealkevan8158]

They used to use boiled sugar too, it makes a barrier to keep oxygen from bacteria. I read a Book called Bush Medicine that talks about it . I think it was written by a missionary Doctor in Africa, and you have to change the sugar pretty often.

[@josephbooker2590]

The soup rant was too tier😂😂😂😂

[@alaningram2373]

From working in the industry you are SPOT ON when it comes to why similar movies get made around the same time. to piggy back that, its why you see a lot of people play in military or period pieces around the same time as well. With these films they get sent to mini boot camps to learn how to look walk and talk like soldiers or knights, etc so once they get the training, they are primed for any other film being made around the same time. Tom Sizemore is a prime example, i believe he was in 3 major war films in a 12 month period. there are others as well

[@Dasypodidae45]

What's the unique concept of which you guys think one copied the other? If it's this general type of movie I would look at "Taken" with Liam Neeson as well, and this one's from 2008.

[@zshakur]

Dude that's real life! He's in a city of millions. It's extremely possible that a person could know a bunch of folks with life changing situations. As far as the ring, it could have been that he just wanted to hurt her by taking it. It's a show of power.

[@stevetrevino9421]

i really enjoy their conversations

[@BMWReigns]

Whats the F1 channel called?

[@noncthibodeaux1834]

The “superhuman” quality of Green Berets and every other special operator is simply the rejection of failure and the dedication to teammates and winning. They’re all just better than the rest of us at that. It might be something in their DNA, it may be teachable, I don’t know. But they approach everything with the intent to win.

[@sammyg4806]

I think the point is, that very few people in the world, Spec Ops included, is not Jason Bourne. That doesn’t mean, these individuals aren’t special. Just that they are human, and very susceptible to physical damage…like every human is.

[@tylerdrake7060]

second note, tomato bisque in a bread bowl is one of my top 3 meals, tons of potassium to get me through a high labor job

[@tay4467]

Hey Abel have you ever had a Juice force IPA from voodoo ranger? That's my go to beer, 9.5% and very easy drinking.

[@Ulquiorra4163]

I got lucky and watched this movie alot when it cycled onto the movie channels, loved it and I noticed that being his only gunshot fired as well. From what I saw, he had nothing against guns at all, just looks like he improvised alot. You actually see him try to take the HK off one of Teddy's mooks in the final fight in the store but Teddy shoots him. The series it's based off actually did a sorta of thing where new guns were brought in constantly, including stuff that was borderline bleeding edge at the time like the SPAS-12, Desert Eagle, and more.

[@FailedFuturist3626]

Equalizer 3 is coming out soon too isn’t it?

[@sirmonkey1985]

scheduled for 9/1/23

[@Fin.mint.]

Dan actually pays to be in these movies, just like he did for Lone Survivor. Also, Dan won a vast majority of his money playing poker, and from his Dad.

[@FNGACADEMY]

allegedly

[@Fin.mint.]

@@FNGACADEMY 😂😂😂 Y'all make me laugh so much. Helps me get through my police academy lol

[@king1203M]

😂😂😂😂 he got a trust by his dad. That it is. Poker bro. Yeah i make money from playing the lotterY

[@jonahking9738]

Nice review but there was so many scenes that were definitely worthy of being reviewed! Like when mccall breaks a guys neck with his book, or when he disarms the two corrupt police officers, or when mccall fights tate fletchers character which proves difficult. Those would have been great to review!

[@eduardoandres5989]

hahahaha if my rich friend fed me a bowl of water.......!! Dan...brazilian.....bilbo baggins....babayega.... that was hilarious dude! cheers guys, from an actual brazilian!

[@jamesdaniel3925]

The Equalizer is a play on a TV show from the 70's. which was very similar to book/movie "man on fire", the original from he 60's, and the second one that Densel Washington did in the mid 2000's.

[@So.Cal.Stacking]

Sean talking about the "caldo de pollo".. Definitely invited to the Carne asada 🎉

[@johnpelfrey2041]

You first saw the honey trick from Hollywood in Shooter. Both great movies!!

[@gregharbin3531]

"The Contractor"...good one, lol.

[@Coffinhunter77]

Man On Fire!!!!

[@snowbear163]

The reporter in that movie was the character from Total Recall who fought Sharon Stone.

[@grantgillespie8611]

Would you guys be willing to watch 'Man on fire' on here? Not sure if it fits the criteria for your breakdowns, regardless, great film but is it realistic?

[@hawaiivolcanosquad3322]

What is happening is simply film distribution companies competing wit each other, trying to snuff out the competition by scheduling a release to deny the competition the opportunity to maximize their theatrical revenue.

[@triune_blades]

The bad guy didn't choose the hardware store. Denzel turned the tables with his cellphone shell game trick in the bus.

[@Bruisedmelon]

The call girl played hit girl in “kick ass”

[@johnyd1911]

The other girl that got choked out was in Denzel's "Magnificent Seven" remake...

[@DamYankee]

Have you guys covered the movie man on fire??

[@vincebundokero6195]

"Den Baba Yaga", nearly spit my coffee Lol

[@tlevans62]

You guys should cover "Safe House" with Denzel. Good film, lots of action.

[@adrianadrian7356]

You guys: "People think that Green Berets have super hero abilities and can fk up everyone in the room". Tim Kennedy: Yes.

[@windrider777]

What's interesting is that, in the making of the equalizer movie. Denzel's stunt coordinator aka trainer is a navy SEAL

[@bondoc5711]

Denzel is phenomenal! The movie itself... the only critique I'd have would be the fast cuts gets a little jarring after a while. John Wick had some wide open shots where you can see the movements vs piecing them together.

[@johannesdolch]

You gotta do "Where Eagles Dare!" with Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton.

[@andreishiller9741]

I highly recommend the T.V. show "SIX" if you have not seen that yet. They have 2 seasons out until it was unfortunately ended.

[@thebigblippity5221]

28:30 ish mark they forgot to mention how the bad guys obviously know enough about him to know he works at this place. Why would you lure someone into a place they are incredibly familiar with?

[@Frank7G]

Can you do a video breakdown of Leon The Professional? I watching that movie 2 days ago on Netflix.

[@FoxholeIndustries]

The equalizer is a massive franchise. What are you guys talking about?

[@wubranch1]

They didn’t intend for him to go Home Depot. He was supposed to meet them in the exact kind of place you suggested. Robert chose to abandon meet and go after the hostages.

[@armynurseboy]

Lots of Denzel's fighting technique is FMA. An continuation of what he did in Book of Eli.