John Wick (2014) | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary 

This is a movie made by stuntmen, produced by stuntmen, directed by stuntmen, and it REALLY shows. And Keanu did as many of his stunts as they would let him - which was most of them. It is an AMAZING piece of cinematography, action, and writing.

Simone: "Why does he always looks so evil?" Well, he is Willem DaFOE, not Willem DaFRIEND.

The look you gave when she was talking about that puppy being the cutest. Lmao

Fun fact: When John asks the guard how much weight he's lost, the guard responds with the number of other guards are in the club.

Daisy the Beagle was played by a puppy named Andy. Andy was well-loved by pretty much everybody on the set, but especially by actor Omer Barnea, who played Gregori (Ioseph Terasov's driver... the kid who puts a gun to John Leguizamo's head in the beginning of the movie). The initial attack on John Wick's house by Ioseph, Victor, and Gregori was one of the last scenes filmed. Barnea, whose character was the one who actually killed Daisy, was so bothered with merely *pretending* to kill the dog that once the director called cut and the cameras stopped filming, he picked up the puppy and cuddled it for over an hour. Omer Barnea ended up buying Andy from her trainer, and she has been a part of his family now for the past 8 years.

Fact: the main reason why Canada has such strict gun control laws is to try to keep them out of Keanu Reeves' very dangerous hands.

I love the "Oh" from Viggo when Aurelio tells him exactly why he hit his son. So much said with one simple word.

As a side note, the pit bull that John took in the end was scheduled "To be put down' (euthanized) per the note on the cage door. So in essence John saved the dog. You know you now have to follow through with John Wick 2 and 3!?

I want on my phone screen that look George had on his face when Simone mentioned how cute the dog was. Dude, hilarious.

2:46 George’s face when she says the dog is the cutest is the biggest “Oh no....” expression ever..... I’m still laughing 😂

One thing a lot of people miss about when Dafoe's character accepts the contract to kill John Wick is that before answering he asks if it's an "open contract" meaning will it be offered to other assassins as well. That's the reason he accepts, because he knows he can help John from the inside if he has a reason to be involved.

Keanu did an interview on Colbert a few years ago, Colbert asked “What do you think happens when we die?” Keanu’s answer was “I know that the ones who love us will miss us.” I will always be a fan of his.

George's look at the camera when she calls the dog cute, lol

The symbolism of him shattering the foundation of his new life, the basement floor, to re-enter his old life, the weapons..is just...*chef's kiss*

One of reason why this movie hit me in the feel was because of the similarly to Keanu reeves life. Keanu did have a girl friend once. She also pass away soon after her miscarriage with Keanu child. He also seem like a loner but kind.

The Body Clean up guy was the same actor from Commando that Arnold dropped off the cliff.

This movie pretty much redefined Western action since it's release. I think the action works so well since the directors were stuntmen themselves and made sure to shoot the action scenes well. Not many quick-cut edits and many long, clear and established takes. Even the action itself is based on realistic firearms training techniques. It looks showy and some have called it gun fu, but it's based on real life firearms combat training called Center Axis Relock where the combatant keeps their firearm close to their body when fighting in close quarters.

If you pay close attention in the vet's office, he doesn't steal the pittie, he rescues him. It's only on-screen for a split second, but, the tag on it's kennel was marked "euthanasia".

*Fun Fact: mixing fighting combines with shooting is actually a real martial arts that John Wick uses in this film which is called "Gun-Fu"*

While John is obviously the most dangerous character, you also get the feeling that he’s incredibly rusty as he’s been out of the game for a while and is slowly working out the cobwebs throughout the course of the film. Just imagine what a prime John Wick was like back when he still worked for Viggo.

One thing I haven't seen people mention is the fight with Viggo... yes, John intentionally stabbed himself to get control of the knife. He purposefully directed it to his previous stab wound because he already KNEW it would be non-fatal, and would simply reopen a fresh wound, rather than cause more.

Love how the Continental is a character in the film.

As the owner of a beagle puppy, i can say John Wicks reaction was entirely justified.

"John will come for you." I love how he just whispered that in his son's ear. It's like it emphasized the magnitude of his mistake.

Simone at 2:44 'that is the cutest dog!' George's knowing face to the audience at 2:46 😂

Believe it or not, that flat landing after being thrown over the balcony was an essentially perfect breakfall. It sucks, but it spreads the impact of the fall through as much of your body as possible, which minimizes the potential for injury.

One of my favorite little things I love about these movies is they don't use infinite ammo cheat.

Killing the dog was film making brilliance. That one moment gets you on board with him killing 77 people in retribution.

No other movie has matched this in it's characterization, the way it builds the legend of John Wick before turning him loose is utter perfection.

I don't there's another film that so expertly makes the most softhearted viewers scream for blood. Nobody remains a pacifist in the face of puppy murder.

Trivia: the guy at 9:54, who is also the guy Keanu fights at 17:19 was an agent in The Matrix Reloaded and Resurrection; the doctor that patches up Keanu in the hotel was the Keymaker in The Matrix Reloaded and this movie was directed by the stunt coordinators of The Matrix Trilogy.

The bathhouse scene is one of the most beautifully filmed ever. The lighting, music (and lyrics), action, all counterbalance each other perfectly. A beautifully horrific scene.

10:45 - here's a fun bit of cinematography, during the pool fight scenes, lighting dictates how things are going for John. Any time he's lit in blue, he's in control, anytime he's lit in red, he's in trouble. Notice how he'll pull henchmen out from red lighting into HIS blue as they die. Or when he gets surprised, and thrown through the towel rack, he's lands in a red spotlight, only to roll out of it, and get to his feet where he's then illuminated in blue, as the henchmen that he begins to attack remains on the floor in red. Then we get the shot of John staring at Iosef, glad in blue, as he executes a henchman laying facedown in red. Absolutely beautiful

The rawness of the action will always be ally of this series. George's mention of the realism with the ammo use and damage taken will always keep me in awe. Such a great film series. The second is good but damn ...... The third is the best.

The bodyguard that throws John from the 2nd floor of the club and the Continental’s doctor are played by actors that were in the Matrix Reloaded. They were one of the Agents and The Keymaker, respectively.

Because it's so easy to meme, everyone just simplifies the movie's drive and motivation as "dog." Not that Daisy isn't the cutest and pet owners can't relate, but it really wasn't just about a puppy. It's not like John was looking into adopting a pet before Helen passed. Very entertaining reaction! If Simone liked it enough, hopefully we also get Chapter 2 and 3 down the road 👍

I didnt think Simone could get any cuter,but her face when the dog was killed was priceless.

Just a note re: John's fall from the balcony flat onto his back. I had a similar fall to that when my feet slipped out from under me on a wet cement sidewalk and landed similarly. So...from a distance of about 5 feet, 8 inches. That was six months ago. Still in long term care at Brock Farni Pavilion in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and still need a walker in order to travel more than fifty feet. I'm impressed that he got up from that; shows what good shape he's in.

In the early 2k´s we had the Bourne Trilogy and now we have John Wick. To fantastic Action Franchises

The kid John Wick was after the actor that played him I've heard is actually one of the nicest people you could meet off set.

2:45 "That is the cutest dog." George: Oh boy...

12:50, we humans are basically giant sacks of water. We are pretty much the opposite of "Bouncy". Even when driving with a parachute, you want to land with your legs slightly bent because your body is pretty good at obsorbing all the kinetic energy it can

'Oh that's handy.' then I see George's expression, and Simone's 'Oh!' Nice one.

The guy who plays the head of the waste disposal is the guy from the movie The Warriors who says "Warriors come out and play-ay." I watch John Wick over and over.

Also the puppy did not die immediately. You can see the tinny bloody paw prints, the dieing puppy crawled over to john before it died.

You lucky two, it just gets better and better from here - enjoy!!!!

Keanu underwent months of intensive shooting training for this, his shooting skills are real. There are RU-vid vids of Keanu at the shooting ranges.

7:55 most likely already pointed out, but that old guy was "Remember when I said I'd kill you last?"

I love this movie more every time I watch it. I still really enjoy the sequels but there's something really special about this one. There's just so much neat about it.

George is right. If you need to hide behind a car to get away from gun fire the only safe places are wheel wells and behind the engine block

This movie is worth watching multiple times, there are details you usually don’t see the first time…like the blood trail the puppy left as she crawled to John’s side…

This is one of Keanu Reeves' coolest movies ever made, cool reaction as always Simone & George, you both take care

Keanu did mostly all the stunts and trained intensely in firearms/handling and martial arts for the John Wick movies. There's videos of him training on youtube.

Putting aside any input from the director to make things look cool for the film, Keanu's weapon handling skills and movement are on point. He spent a LOT of time working with real weapons to get this so right. There is a video of him competitively shooting with similar weapons, and transitioning between them and reloads. You don't get that slick unless you've done it hundreds of times.

If you ever have to hide from gunshots behind a car, hide behind the wheels or the engine. Those are the parts least likely to be penetrated by bullets.

This series gets better and better as it goes along.

As many others have said here, check out The Accountant with Ben Affleck. Very similar to this one, albeit not as complex in terms of choreography, but it makes up for it by being a rather emotional film and very poignant.

Stroy writing and how the make most important scenes without word is tuly masterful. The scene where his wife collapses, to her dying. All the emotions with pitch perfect couple of minutes no words, no lines. Then her letter. Less than 3 minutes we know their relationship and how much they loved each others. And scenes where he has her bracelet on the desk and after robbery he places Daisy's collar. The most important parts are done with minimal lines. I have never seen in action film this perfect character building and introduction in so few words. Closest coming to mind is first Pirates of Carribean, how they introduce Jack Sparrow.

So glad you did this one. It's an excellent series. Hope you make it to the next ones soon.

I love when George said "So much strangulation. And not the fun kind." because a young female reactor said watching a Buffy episode "Oh no, he is choking her. And not in the good way!". If it were not for her I would have probably laughed out loud when George said it.

Love all the content you are putting out, keep it up!

One of the things I really love about this movie: All of the crazy stuff John pulls off, all the things he survives, and how deadly he is? This is him when he is rusty and out of practice. Could you imagine this man at his peak?

What a franchise. Kinda came out of nowhere and now here we are, with some of the finest action movies ever made.

Melting temperature of gold is 1, 948° f or 1,064° c and John wick used incendiary grenades which temperature IS 4000° F and considering he used two of those grenades that's a total of 8,000° f meaning the gold would melt

The Director talked in an interview about being worried about the number of deaths over, well, a dog. Like will the audience eventually lose touch with John? but in test screenings they learned the average audience is content with a hero killing ANY number of people to avenge a puppy...

Great stream as always, just surprised this was cut to such a short video.

Simone “that is the cutest dog!” George “oh shit!”

Love the effort you put into the thumbnails. Very clever & funny!

Love these movies enjoyed you reaction looking forward to seeing the next ones (soon) lol

Can’t wait to see y’all’s reaction to the next two. The fourth should be out next year, assuming they don’t delay it again.

Its so funny. The guy who almost finishes him in the Red Circle is the same action stuntman who plays the so-called Uprade in Martrix 2.

I feel like this should lead into watching The Raid movies as well as The Night Comes for Us. Unbeliavable stunts and fight coreography, I think it would be a blast!

When I first watched this I just loved the whole currency system. Going back to some kind of doubloon system let me know just how big the assassin profession is in this world.

I just love the style of ''Two warning shots in the guts, and a control one in the head''

My favorite thing about this movie is all the subtleties in even the smallest actions. When Viggo gives his son the vodka, he gave him a shot from like, the cheapest bottle on his shelf because he knew how badly it was going to burn on the way out again. And he immediately pours a drink for himself from the really expensive bottle on the counter.

I love your breakdown, it really seems to be like classic 80's action flick, but with a lot more grounded and realistic combat.

Noone really spotted this movie when it came out as it had a really limited release. It was like an urban myth for a few weeks in 2014 with people saying 'have ya seen it yet?' Anyone who knows John Woo and Chow Yun Fat's Hong Kong movies of the 80s/90s will recognise this classy homage to them. Reeves at his finest too. And George's look to camera.. killed me man.

Fun little detail with the door guard when he told him he lost weight, he told them how many mobsters were inside.

That "Oh god, if only she knew" look you gave to the camera after she was talking about the dog at 2m 47s... 😂

I love how he actually reloads... Adds soooo much to realism

God, this movie is one of my favorites. Love watching people react to this one. The lore of this world gets extended in a big way in the sequels, and gives new context to the first movie. Man, it's so fun watching people exact revenge, even though I don't know I'd ever be able to do what John does.

I've always thought John actually allowed Viggo to stab him because that was his existential "what if" moment. "What if I just let it happen and I die?" Vengeance is what was fueling him, but we forget we spent the first part of the movie watching John losing the one person he loved, and he looked so lost without her there. "Is it worth going on? Do I even want to?" It wasn't until he passed out and woke back up that he got though that morbid mindset and began "living" again. Great reaction, love you guys. 👍

There are some fantastic videos of Keanu on the shooting range, that guy took training seriously.

Caught and loved the, “EVERYONE” reference from Leon: The Professional.

The best part of the Wick movies is he handles guns the way you would really handle guns. -- note about car doors, bullets do indeed go through like they aren't there. The exception being police cars. Their doors are armored.

Simone, you scared my dog with that opening. She even growled which she never does.

Love the Stormlight Archives t-shirt George. Rock is one of my favorites!

That look on George when she is that is the cutest dog....

I love that Viggo doesnt even attempt to do a Russian accent and just sticks to his national Swedish accent 😂

6:37 Excellent call back to Oldman in the Professional, sir!

the guy who plays the cop at johns door is great in the newsroom

I'm a former DoP from Ubisoft ant I can assure you that the amount of work it takes to make a sequence shot during a fight scene is incredible. The choreography, camera movements, continuity, maintaining a stable lighting if surrounded with flashing light sources, then the post-FX where every frame gets adjusted and cleaned... Crazy work!

For anyone who doesn't know, the music in the club scene is Think, by Kaleida. It's a fantastic piece of minimalist pop

I've fallen on my back from quite a height and let me tell you it wasn't fun. What's interesting about it is that it isn't your back that hurts, it's your chest because all of the air in your lungs gets expelled instantly. Oh, and btw you should also watch Nobody, it's great.

Directors Leitch and Stahelski started their careers as stuntmen. They both did stuntwork for Brandon Lee's "The Crow" and after Lee died took turns as his body doubles.

@6:37 "EVERYYYONE!!!!" The Professional, stansfield😉

Those were phosphorus grenades he threw in the vault, more than capable of melting gold

You two are so freaking entertaining! 😍 You didn't notice that the hotel doctor was the key master from "The Matrix" ! 🔑 😃

Great reactions.

Something about this movie that I love is the first club chase scene. The son's camera movement is sporadic and choppy but John's is smooth and he never breaks eye contact