GREEN BERET Reacts to Sicario | Beers and Breakdowns 

Attention to detail. The girl played a huge role in the movie, they needed her to be in the dark about everything. She was their "get out of jail free card" their rules of engagement to every mission they did was not by the book.

I think Buck is missing how these movies work: for example, in the tunnels, they are trying to convey a sense of kinetic movement and confusion. The team has no objective to eliminate threats, or take control of the tunnels. They were sent in as a diversion force so the benecio's character can slink away. This explains why they are just looking down tunnels and firing. And Blunt's character indicates that her AR was inoperative. How does it help the movie to have her stop, slow the scene to a crawl, and do a full function test for the camera? The viewer trusts that she looked at it and saw a hole thru the receiver. Also, when the team "runs" away from her, it is more so that she was not following. That is to show the viewer that she is not part of their group both tactically nor mentally. Remember that this movie is allegorical, and she represents an unwilling and somewhat innocent conscious. Which is how the viewer is led into this movie...thru her eyes and perceptions.

I think you misunderstood the vomiting part- I don’t think they were vomiting because of the sight, it was the smell

Also been a "cop" for 10 years. It's not the sight that makes you gag or puke. It's the smell. Especially if there's a scene with multiple dead bodies that have been there for a while.... the smell is gut wrenching

The dude running away in the tunnel was Benicio El Toro. The whole tunnel raid was a distraction to get Benicio's character through the tunnel so he could go kill the cartel boss. That's why he separated from the rest of the CAG guys.

I've been in Mexico for the last 20 years, the most realistic scene to me was the one where she's on the roof watching the gunfights across the river. I've seen things like that , but I've never seen the narcos use tracers. One time I was driving at night in Nuevo Laredo back to my hotel after buying a Malinois puppy in Texas, and a Tropa del Infierno convoy crossed an intersection a block up and came past me in the opposite lanes. Six armored pickups with belt fed brand new looking Browning .50 machine guns on the front and back trucks. I'm not going to lie, I really was tempted to try and get a video with my cell but y'know... The bodies hanging off the bridge with the banner was pretty realistic too, If you live on the border long enough, especially around 2010-2012 you would see something like that if you went to work early enough in the morning.

Regarding the vomiting after the first raid, As a Firefighter/EMT of seven years, I have to say that sometimes a gross scene with really bad smells will cause me to have to leave the room to keep from throwing up.

I love how EB played as Kate. She did it really, really well imo. Her (Kate) character was needed to be in the movie. She was scared, she was struggling, her concerns were somewhat justified. She alone was responsible for most of the suspense in this movie and it wouldn't work if she'd be simply as badass as the rest of them. There had to be some character like Kate and I think she played the role extremely well.

The smell of the bodies I think is what is being sold in this scene when they open the walls up. Not from just the bodies being there making the FBI agents puke.

FBI lady's role in the movie was explained plainly by Brolin's CIA character. She was MEANT to be useless and embedded as a procedural prop until she had other ideas. Could've reacted on that interagency thing

Her role was to be the foil, very green, by the books agent to show how far outside the box they have to go to accomplish the mission. She was the exact opposite of graver and that contrast makes it very visible. It is a very smart way of displaying the situation without having to literally say it. I hate being told what is going on, I would rather it be shown.

How the hell could you guys not discuss the last two scenes of the movie where Alejandro kills the drug lord and his family and then threatens to kill Kate if she doesn't sign off on the op? Both those scenes were totally fucking epic!

Alejandro (Benicio del Toro) was one of the most fascinating characters I have seen in a long time. In the beginning of the film, he came across as a loner, a cowboy (the scene where he is standing outside the private jet, looking on into the distance). Kate sees Alejandro taking a nap and he jumps in his seat (flashback)--so now we see he is suffering from some serious PTSD--at the end of the film we discover why (his wife and daughter were killed by the cartel). In that meeting with the Marshals and the Deltas before they pick up the prisoner: Alejandro looks like he is not even listening to the man speaking: he is distracted, thinking about something else. As we can see at the end of the film, Alejandro has one objective in mind: killing the cartel boss and his family. The intriguing thing about Alejandro is that he used to be a lawyer; he was trying to use the legal system in Mexico to prosecute the cartel. When his wife and daughter were killed, he changed tactics: he became a hired killer, a hitman, a sicario. Alejandro was lethal and efficient with his sidearm; his skill was surgical; he was emotionless, passionless--he had ice in his veins. Alejandro was brutal, blunt (especially to Emily Blunt) and decisive. He was a wolf in the land of wolves. Alejandro: "Nothing will make sense to your American ears. . . But in the end, you will understand."

What we have to appreciate is Kate's role as representing the journey/ voice of the audience. Most Americans would find most of the events appalling or jarring until we have fully gone down the rabbit hole of the reality of how bad the war against the Cartels is

Bro, this isn't a training video. It's a movie. You nailed it on the tunnel scene, they're trying to convey a sense of confusion, not how a proper stack should be executed. And all the times that you're complaining about Emily Blunt's reactions, that's what she's supposed to be doing. They're setting her up for Benicio telling her that she doesn't belong in this war. They're creating a moral quandry. She's an avatar for the law and morality and he's a symbol for vengeance and going beyond the law. Green Beret guy thinks the FBI agent should just fall in line and be OK with wasting everyone. That's not the job of law enforcement, amigo.

The biggest point Buck is missing in the first scene is that is exactly how they did it in Phoenix on that raid. That scene is accurate to a T. That and the SRT team did in fact wear black-tac gear that day. Let's be honest here - Mexican foot soldiers who work for the cartel aren't that smart, much less, tactically smart. Maybe he can't say that for fear of being social-media canceled but I can say it because I just don't give AF about people who don't like hearing the truth. 2 Points here - 1 - Not *EVERY* combat situation portrayed in movies is off-the-top BS because you personally haven't experienced it and 2 - It's a movie, not a documentary.

16:15 the method he was using was punching him in the belly with a full stomach. This instigates a gag reflex and makes the victim gag until they throw up. All the water was to help initiate the vomiting

Sicario def one of my favorite movies in the past 5 years. It was so raw and shamelessly badass that dgaf about current society's political climate. Benicio del Toro killed that role. Whats crazy is if you see behind the scene interviews with Benicio he's a really light hearted nice guy. Nothing like his character at all. Thats testament to his capacity as a great actor.

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To be fair, regarding the puking, I think the point was that all those corpses (all those inside the walls) were decomposing/decomposed, so it was the stench that got him, not the scene. Regarding the torture, I think that at the beginning the sicario was simply strangling him.

I'm a big fan of both of these movies Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro both do excellent work portraying sketchy black ops guys that toe the line between being the good guys or the bad guys.

the best thing about the border scene is, it builds up extremely well and the actions end in 15 seconds. 15 fucking delta guys just execute them. No 5 minute shoot out and mag dumping, quick, precise and brutal.

With so many mall security guards being former military, I wouldn't go too hard on "ooh the FBI is just cops"

Enjoyed your analysis as I wouldn’t know… just like the FBI woman,she didn’t know. She was our eyes, the writer put her there as the inexperienced cop in fighting cartels. She was the Law and Order righteous cop and our expectation of her winning the day is smashed right along w all her expectations. And the movie doesn’t have the feel good, ‘bad guys lose’ feeling, it ends bleak, just as the Josh Brolin character laid it out to Emily Blunt, we just do what we can, and the cartels will just keep on coming.

Agree with Buck, Benicio double-tapping Emily Blount was so badass, partly because a) it was dismissive in a "bitch you are out of your element, and must have me confused with a lesser person" way b) it communicated how this overweight-looking older-dude possessed crazy lethal skills. A perfect casting, and shows how you can never judge a book by its cover. The quiet 50-year-old in the wrinkled business suit just might murder you in front of your wife and kids after killing a dozen of your bodyguards.

One scene that stood out to me as "feeling real" was the Juarez scene when they're convoying into the city with the Mexican cops. Felt a lot like it would rolling hard and fast through a random Iraqi town with the Iraqi Army. Everything from the squelching of the radios , constantly turning your heads and having your rifle in your hands... although in our case we always alternated vehicles (Iraqi vic, U.S. vic, Iraqi vic, etc).

I haven't laughed this hard in a while! You guys are awesome and Buck is a hoot! Just subscribed.

As a fed myself one thing I found interesting was how The contractor had attained such a high clearance level to be at these black sites and move freely around the facility. Very interesting.

They literally picked her because of her high horse going by the book persona, because, in the end, they used her to sign off on this assination. Making her the perfect cover. Also, she had hope which made her naive. Her belief got her pretty fucking far which was also impressive but then she saw behind the curtain lol

The torture scene, I feel, is left up to interpretation. I don’t think he put his crotch in his face to eventually force it down his throat. He was invading his space, kinda saying “What now, bitch?”. I really believe that the drain being dry shows that he’s torturing this dude in some which way and hasn’t even gotten to use the water yet. Maybe he was gagging him with his tie.🤷🏾‍♂️

6:00 I don't know why but when the lady let off the burst I immediately thought "No full auto in the buildings bro" 😂😂

Enjoyed this review and thanks for the insights. Appreciate it my friend!

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I love this movie even with all it's Hollywood tactics. Like in a gun fight in a tunnel with no ear pro then taking to each other like nothing is happening! 😂 Abel made me laugh my ass off with his "admiration" for the chick! 🤣🤣 Good one boys!

Hahaha Buck I’m right there with you. Love your commentary! 😂😂

I love both Sicario movies but you guys are funny. Good stuff! I didn’t even notice those small ass plates. Haha. And i knew the guy with the knife was a no go.

13:02 I relate to this part a lot, as someone who used to be affiliated with gang members in my early adulthood, and being in my early 30's now, and far detached from those dark times, I don't even get all that upset with the GANGSTER profiling anymore. There really is a big difference between racial profiling and gangster profiling, because me and the gang members I used to hang around, we all did the same shit when identifying an enemy. Those exact details that you mentioned, with their demeanor, the need to keep a "mean mug" on if anyone even looks your way, rolling in packs, and all those minor details pointed out. Picking up on that "vibe" becomes an instinct, and I totally understand how cops develop that so easily now.

Really cool getting your take as both a special forces veteran and police officer, Buck! Always love getting your experienced input

Love the ODA briefing scene. As well as the other scenes you two selected, great movie.

dude on the right just nodding beeing like "uhh hmm yep" and drinking beer :D love it haha

Sicario is such a brilliant film. :) Like as far as the camera work (that sunset scene with the silhouettes of the soldiers was amazing) characters and how it makes us question 'right and wrong'. I also loved the acting. One of my favorite films. Thanks for this inside look into real thing.

The advisers were SEALs, so that final briefing makes sense. What doesn't make sense is Emily aka Kate rocking FULL AUTO on a hostage rescue mission. 🙃

"I think we forget that he's only here for his tactical experience-" LMAO Best. Line. Ever.

"Ehh..Jesus take the wheel I'm going to ignore them"😂🤣😂🤣 fkn hilarious

I didn’t watch this one all the way through yet. But I wanted to jump in quick and ask if First Blood is on the list. Let me just say Sicario is a sick movie, and I agree the female agent is annoying.

Looking forward to this, definitely one of my favorite more recent movies

Dude, you ain't killing no one and "finding work" if you were called to this. They don't want your ass there 😂

I love the way Abel is so honest: he likes Emily Blunt's character because she's a pretty girl with a nice personality. He doesn't try to dress up his opinion as if it's something else. She's pretty and she seems nice, so I like her. Period. Bravo, Abel.

One thing that always bugged me about the tunnel scene is no ear pro in a tight fucking tunnel firefight. No one hearing shit after and the VA aint letting you claim disability either

Pretty sure Alejandro was kicking the shit out the dude... With the tunnel scene I figured it was kinda designed to be chaotic, so that Alejandro could sneak off and do his thing without blunt and her friend noticing. That's kinda why she has no idea what the fuck they are doing or why. Also I felt like Emily Blunt's character was kinda the antagonist in this movie.

27:33 xaxaxa!! not "do vidaniya" but "do svidaniya" Great job bud!! Subscribed

Love this! Thanks guys

I was Army MI for the better part of a decade and I work at an agency now. This movie had a weird mix of "Well that's stupid, you'd never do it like that" and "Holy shit, I've been there just like that". Either way, I still love it. For me, the most accurate military representation I've ever seen in my whole life was Generation Kill. It captured the military experience so accurately that I was honestly shocked.

Excellent! I knew you’d get to this eventually! Thanks!!

WTH 😳🤓🤣🤣💀 I didn't even make it to the 3 min mark before liking and subbing 👏👏👏👍👍

Just going to throw this out there, I watched a video on the making of Sacario. The Emily blunt character was originally written for a man to play but they changed it because they didn’t think a man would be able to stick to his convictions. Not that the host in this video is t sticking to his convictions but you can CLEARLY see how he says he would just have the time of his life in her situation. That exactly why her character existed. Kind of a main part of the movie.

She's saying front and back plates because she is taking out the small side plates. The front and back plates are already in the carrier. Also I think the interegation scene infers Benicio giving the bad guy a golden shower. That's why he was chugging water beforehand. The coolest part of this film imo is the dynamic between the CIA/Delta Force guys versus the more innocent FBI officers and how their morals is struggling with the means being used but they still go along with it because they recognise it's going to put a dent in the Cartel and they want to make a difference. That's what I think this film is about. That's why Emily Blunts character is written the way she is.

If you're considering TV shows for Beers and Breakdowns, then I would really recommend the Mayor of Kingstown. The show it self is pretty good, imo, but there's some scenes intermixed in the season with some SWAT taking action and even the National Guard. Love the videos!

You guys do such a great job adding context and praising the good things the movie does and get right. It’s a pleasure listening to you both reacting to this I’ve seen tons of military folks who react to military movies and love just shitting on them for no reason. It’s fine to do that if you want, but no one wants to watch that for a reaction video Kudos gentlemen!

As someone who investigates cartel cells for a living, we do our homework...we'd know if there were women/children inside a target house and adjust accordingly. Give us more credit

Wish you would have shown the last scene where he commented "you're not a wolf, and this is the land of wolves. You will not survive." That phrase was the entirety of this film.

@FNG ACADEMY both dude's reaction to scene in movie: Buck- "Oh, shut the fuck up, bitch!" Abel- ". . .But she's a beautiful woman, bro." Fucking priceless!

Gosh I havent laughed like this is in years, the first scene with the black color had me in stitches because I misssed it the first time I watched a movie, but the analysis was on point and definately worth the time spent watching the content..

Not sure how I stumbled across this video. But, I ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY love this! Good shit😄🤙🏼

When he shoots her and he laughs like that , that was my exact reaction 😂😂😂

In the mission brief where it shows Delta guys, they are actually active SEALs that were in Texas at a military site the director was scouting and he saw them and asked if they’d be able to do a scene , turned out they were allowed to and the director told them to jsut do their thing how they would. There’s a RU-vid video on it. Not sure why they didn’t jsut call them SEaLs but bad ass when u see the border scene to know it’s SEALs in their tactics.

I have suddenly become a huge fan of this channel. You have obviously been there and walk the walk.

I just want you to know, I subscribed to FNG because of this video. I’m a former 3RCR soldier in Canada, and all the shit you say makes sense to me, basic CQB. I’m with you brother.

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Hey y'all! Can you please do a review of "Sabotage". I loved that movie! "Heat" would also be great, from the tactical and the police aspects. I think your channel is the best!

Rewatching the movie after seeing this movie review. The commentary about ninjas in the middle of the desert is hilarious. To add on to this... in the first minute of the movie as the ninjas are closing in on the house, you can see someone in the street walking their dog in the direction of the stealthy ninjas . I can only imagine what would have been going their head if it was a real scenario. Me and my dog Scoob would been like "ruh roh" run the other way and not checked out that mystery! Desert Ninjas Zoinks!

Hey man just discovered your channel and love your commentary. Would love to see your reaction to Triple 9 and hear more about your experience as an officer

One of my favorite movies. Denis Villeneuve is a badass director.

Buck's reaction to the unseen "torture" footage, & "What are you looking at me for?!?" 😅

I really love seeing movie breakdowns done by professionals. Especially when SOF people comment on miltitary/tactical stuff. However, I think sh*tting on the FBI agent so much is a bit harsh (except for the bodies part, I agree). I think (and yes I might be wrong) there still is a difference in the mentality of people between police and military. One is maintaining order, prosecuting criminals and preserving life.The other comes into play when civil interaction has basically ceased. Soldiers train for being better at killing people than the other side and are given the tools to make sure they succeed. Weapons, training etc. I am quite sure that being trained as a soldier deliberately also incorporates the "loosening" of the moral switch not to kill someone. The longer you do it, the easier it gets because you can justify it with things like "they were the bad guys". A normal human does not want to kill another human. But sometimes it is necessary. I am not sh*tting on SOF either, although one might get the impression in some interviews that some of them have lost care for human life. There are times where exactly this is needed. What I am getting at is, dont hate on her too much for hesitating to mow down cartel guys, even if it is just a portrayed character. There are people who are made for it, and there are people who aren't. There is a reason why all SOF are looking (mostly) only for mentally stable and really tough people. It is not for everybody, and that is okay.

I could watch 10 more movies that delve into Alejandro's backstory and where he goes post Sicario 2. His character is so complicated. Also, Steve Forsing reminds me of a few different guys I was in the grunts with who had ninja like gallows humor skill which they used to devastating effect regardless of to whom they spoke. Guys like that are critical for morale. Anyway, a good rundown fellas. You gained another subscriber.

Phenomenal analysis, and funny as hell 👍

Noice, waiting for Sicario 2 soon

Sicario is one of my favorite movies of all time. That being said, the Bere'ts response: "these guys fucking look like ninjas" had me rolling.

😂😂😂 15 ninjas part had me dying 🥷

Buck’s Bro is like “Dang Buck are you lying about those therapy sessions you are going to?”

As for the briefing scene, most of those guys are actual former Delta Force/ SPECOPS guys. So yeah, they had good advisor's.

I mean she’s just reading the script bro, blame the producers 😂😂

you guys made my lousy day jolly by frying Emily Blunt's FBI character...DANG! 👍👍

Emily Blunt's character is bureaucracy unwilling to accept the reality on the ground. Moreover she is the Lawful Good of US Law Enforcement, where as Josh Brolin and Benecio Del Toro's characters are Chaotic Good within the CIA. Ultimately, the two part series is one of the Law Enforcement arm of Bureaucracy, and then the over-encompassing Bureaucracy that withdraws when the political stakes are higher than the reward of effectively combatting Cartel Operations. You don't hit the drugs, you hit the means of production, their facilities, and their men. And that's something Americans in the general populace, and many in Government (many who PROFIT off the War on Drugs, War on Human Trafficking, and War on Terror), are unwilling to accept. Josh and Benecio's portrayal of effective policy in complete disregard for "American Ethics" with Foreign Policy is what American National Security needs, not what it wants. The film, as a whole, portrays that the war is ugly, dirty, unfair, and even the FBI Superiors she tried to sic on Josh and Benecio's characters, agreed with the change in strategy. They straight up told her, in their follow on briefing of activity, that they weren't winning. They even asked her, with the amount of convictions and arrests and confiscation of narcotics and rescue of hostages and trafficked humans, they were not seeing an end, just an ever expanding battle that they were already beginning to see would stretch them to the breaking point just trying to contain. Essentially, the ideological principle behind the whole film is that Josh and Benecio's characters are trying to shine light on an offensive strategy against the Cartels by destabilizing Mexico's very precipitous inter-Cartel stability. By keeping them fighting in their own country over the means of trafficking and cross-border operations, rather than focused on the actual operations of cross-border activity, they can limit the amount of drugs flowing in to the US. Its not a 100% solution, but its better than knee-jerk, reactionary operations that place a salve on an open wound that's festering and becoming gangrenous with inactivity and lack of resolve to actually STOP the problem.

I heard the advisors in the movie were frogmen. Aside from the small tactical mistakes the average joe would not pick up, the atmosphere is still gnarly.

Thanks for the video guys!

This was one of the most entertaining reactions I've ever seen.

I saw an interesting breakdown of this movie once where they laid out the argument that Kate (FBI Lady) is the villain of the movie. Her character doesn’t grow throughout the movie and she actively tries to interfere with the investigation (because she wants to force normalcy into a situation where normalcy can’t win).

Why didnt you show the final part. I loved seeing Alejandro taking revenge against the guy who killed his family! Was so satisfying!

Just found this channel today, love the dialogue.

I've watched this movie tons and as soon as he paused it on the approach I immediately noticed how un stealth they were. Never questioned it before

Larry Vickers did a review on this as well. He speculated, and i believe it since he knows way more about it than I probably ever will, they probably had SEAL advisors, just on what the SMU carried. For real though, Emily blunt was annoying af. But I think she’s also in it for the average viewer that knows little about clandestine shenanigans. Can’t wait for Sicario 2

I just wanna say thank you for all your videos. Going army in the late summer of 2023. Started transforming November 2021 and I’ve lost 25 pounds, 3 mile run time went from 23:30 to now 17:45 as of today. Couldn’t do a single pull up and now I can do 8 (weak I know). Excited to pick up a rucking trainer! Your videos have kept me motivated and excited.

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Buck is hilarious, thanks for the content!!!

Graduated high school at 16, got my bachelors at 20, and i’ve been running 8 miles everyday along with regular weight training to prepare for the army and hopefully make it to rasp and ranger school. Any tips for basic and other schools along the way?

Y’all really killed the mood.

By far my favorite break down of a movie!!!!

Always exciting