TOM HARDY CRUSHING IT IN THIS MASTERPIECE || BRONSON || FIRST TIME WATCHING || Movie Reaction 

The uncensored extended cut + full length reaction available on Patreon: Patreon.com/chrissiereacts I've read that Locke is Tom Hardy's best performance. Has anyone seen it? I definitely want to see more of his work!

Tom Hardy is a chameleon. He becomes Bronson to such an extent that even the actual Bronson himself approved

Charles Bronson and Tom Hardy would talk over the phone while he was researching the role and they became great friends. In one of their conversations Tom was telling Charles how he wasn't feeling too good after a bad break up. Charles said to him in response: "Tom can you remember the floods that happened recently? Where that young lad got his foot caught in a sewer grate? Nobody could get him out in time and he drowned? Well that would not have happened to me. I would have told them to Cut. It. Off. Now. What I'm trying to say is Tom, is sometimes you need to cut a piece of yourself off in order to grow. In order to move on". Tom said that really stuck with him and he thinks about it all the time. He even improvised the "cut a piece of yourself off" quote into one scene in Legend.

i own a few of bronsons artworks, once sent him a letter saying i loved his art and collected it whenever it came up for sale, and he sent a letter saying thank you along with a signed drawing of his testicles

This film works more like an opera than a traditional movie, it's a lucid dream in the same style as A Clockwork Orange.

I was an extra in Bronson. That's me in the blue shirt doing the crazy dancing! I can also be seen sitting at a table rocking backwards and forward doing a jigsaw puzzle. My claim to fame!

Tom Hardy’s dual role as the Kray twins in LEGEND was outstanding

He took the art teacher hostage because in his head he put him in that situation where the governor would not give him the respect of even looking at his artwork. In his head the teacher made him expose a side of himself, a softer side, and then made to feel stupid and insignificant which made him feel vulnerable. He blamed him for that.

Love Tom Hardy. The scene where he shuts the guard in his cell is incredible. A film you should definitely add to your list is Sexy Beast. Sir Ben Kingsley is amazing in his role as the unhinged Don Logan.

He's a brilliant actor. You may like to check out Legend, in which he plays both of the Kray brothers, two infamous British gangsters from the 1950s to the late 1960s.

Tom Hardy at his best A film called legend based on a true story

Warrior (2011) is an under rated n overlooked Tom Hardy movie. Nick Nolte is on fantastic form in it too

Last I heard Bronson was up for parole again but, he had recently attacked a 37yo inmate, who is known for unnaliving and beating up ppl in same age group as Bronson, 70s. The guy previously slit the throat of another pensioner inmate. He came running at Charlie and Charlie thumped him a few times before knocking him out. He was worried about his up coming parole hearing. That was last year though. Absolutely disgusting what this country has done to that man... FREE BRONSON.

"Rub it in you slaag!"

Tom Hardy's performance as Bronson I'm sure is the reason Joaquin Phoenix joker exists, Locke is a masterpiece in my eyes as a film buff, Hardy displays the torment slowly ramped up being stuck in a car, a cage, not being able to control anything, alone with his thoughts, helpless, it's free on RU-vid last time I checked, much love from Aus Chrissie, loved your take on Mark "Chopper" Reed

I’m really impressed with your selection of movies once were warriors, chopper and now bronson

You should also check out Tom Hardy's performance in the movie Legend, where he plays both brothers, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the legendary Kray twins.

There was an escape from Broadmoor in 1981 and we had to be collected from school by our parents. This made sense apart from two brothers who were 6ft 3 (1.90) and 6ft 5 (1.95). They had to wait for their 5ft (v. short) umbrella-wielding mother, to walk the 500m from home and secure their safety. Oddly, when I just checked the year, there was loads of stuff about a 2nd escape in three weeks but very little about the 1st, which is the one that this one was.

Great reaction Chrissie! Charles Bronson and his mum have seen the film, they loved it. Bronson in particular was very happy with Tom Hardy's portrayal of him.

Charlie Bronson's final interview with 60 Minutes Australia is amazing.

This was where my fanboydom of Tom Hardy started. I then realized I'd seen him before this in an old Star Trek movie but it hadn't really registered. This was the one that made me sit up and take notice.

Charles Bronson is where the line "I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me" originated from.

He's still in Prison and is one of, if not the longest serving prisoner in the UK. Great reaction Chrissie. 👏🏻

I’m from the same town in England as Charles Bronson, Tom Hardy does a very good job of portraying our accent.

Highly recommend The Drop. Hardy is terrific in it.

He also does a great job in the film "Locke". That whole film is inside a car, and he is pretty much the only actor you see, and it is really good.

It wasn't the amount he stole, it was the fact it was an armed robbery.

I highly recommend Steven Knight's ''Locke'' with Tom Hardy, who gives a tour de force performance.

Taboo, Peaky Blinders & most of his movies, Tom Hardy incredible talent

Good stuff 👍 Dead mans shoes next ?

This film is an example of arthouse style done properly

Another absolute must watch by Tom Hardy is Legend where he manages to play both Kray twins simultaneously and encaptures them both brilliantly

He was alone in a cell because he always beat everyone up.

15:20 😂 My favourite line. Thank you, ma'am. That was fun.

Tom Hardy one the greatest actors living today. Great reaction, as for your Chopper reaction must of watched 5 times so far.

Great reaction as always. Tom Hardy appears in 2 more movies based on outlaws Legend & Lawless. Both well worth a look

"Locke" is another great example of Tom Hardy. Its him in a car on his own for 90mins on speaker phone to a few people & his life falls apart while driving home from work.its phenomenal!!

Love these reaction videos, thanks for introducing me to movies that i havent seen before. Have followed Charlie and his shenanigans since i was a teenager, poor dude

He changed his name from Charles Bronson to Charles Salvador because of his love of art. The man himself is an absolute legend.

I worked for the Director on a Netflix show called Copenhagen Cowboy, (I look like Bronson big, bald with a moustache - and it struck a chord with director) so i had the chance to talk to him about the movie. The story behind it is fascinating to put it mildly. Some of the stuff he told I don’t think i can retell, but there was some interesting names in the talks for the lead role, luckily it was Tom who got it! The movie is a combination of a biopic and the directors own ambition in life. The fact that it was such a cheap production resulted in the movies stylistic look and locations. The music is so specifically chosen to set the mood and the 80’s theme is something he has used in his other projects as well. By far the best movie ever and a great director!

Hardy is wonderful in this, Refn is a great director. Thank you for this reaction!

"I don't know what the solution is". I think this is the same dilemma the prison authorities have had. They've tried hard, they've tried gentle, but nothing stops him going mental.

Tom went and spoke to Charles multiple times whilst prepping and filming, they actually developed a bit of a friendship and Charles still calls him every so often. Think there is a youtube interview with Tom by VUE or INSIDER and he talks about the chats they still have after the film

Hardy hung out with Bronson a lot to get the role right, and Bronson apparently took such a liking to him, he shaved off his moustache and gave it to Hardy to wear in the film. He probably didn't actually wear it, but it's a sweet sentiment from old Charlie.

You REALLY need to watch "Chopper". Incredible, just incredible. Eric Bana acted the pants off Hollywood and everywhere else in this. Unsettling, powerful.

Lawless and Legend he plays an amazing lead too

A Clockwork Orange, in the pipeline?. Synth soundtrack. Stanley Kubrick, 1971.

"Legend" is another good British crime movie about the Kray bothers (Bronson was a friend of theirs) - and it features two Tom Hardey's. Double the fun

Great film Tom Hardy is a legend 🙌

You should read his book "Insanity". It's first hand accounts from his life. The film is beautiful but his life was even more wild. He also has fitness books, I have one of them. All the money from his books go to charity from what I read. Also he wears sunglasses because he has been in solitary for so long that his eyes are sensitive to light now.

Tom Hardy has been a victim of success. He's never had a part or a script as good as Bronson despite all the bigger budgets and more popular genre. This was the movie that showed his real talent and range.

Tom Hardy also brilliant in the 4 part gangster series "The Take".

I thought I was the only person who thought this was an absolute masterpiece! The soundtrack alone is in a world of its own!! ❤ Another really great true story film is The Postcard Bandit.

When you said “Come on, that’s a sexy look” my internal voice said “Weird Science!” I reckon that might’ve been Kelly LeBrock’s signature look for that movie, but it’s been a while and my memory is a thing of the past.

Of those on your radar, Fury Road is definitely the best, followe by the Dark Knight. Bronson loved this movie, in case you werent aware. I think the general consensus is that Bronson has an unquenchable need for attention - and he found it in violence, although quite a bit of what he did was just stupid. Its worth bearing in mind that some of the people he took hostage over the years were so traumatized by the experience that they never worked again and had to go on disability pensions. Interestingly, its probably true that Chopper Read also had an unquenchable need for attention - when he was alive he was always popping up in the public eye one way or another. Both men seemed to prefer the attention their crimes gave them despite the consequences. One of the things about Bronson is that he did so much crazy and violent stuff that this movie touches on maybe only 25% of it - or less! - and even then only quickly on each incident. It would be impossible to make a movie about all of Bronson's violence and crazy behaviour. I wouldnt feel sorry for him. Bronson - or salvador, since he changed his name after this movie - is living his best life. ps two of my cousins were psychiatric nurses in Broadmoor. They probably know Bronson. One of them had the yorkshire ripper and ronnie kray as "clients". My grandad warned the kray twins off our area of london before i was born.

The Drop with Tom Hardy is a really good movie

I just wanted to say I really appreciate is that you're not just picking the same old narrow furrow of genre stuff everyone else on RU-vid has done to death but rather a more grounded and eclectic selection of films. As for this film, incredible performance and a killer soundtrack. It was very weird for me at the time of release to hear the guy from maybe the worst Star Trek movie was headlining an acclaimed biopic on the weird nutcase the tabloids would occasionally do stories about but he absolutely killed it. Charlie's in his 70s now, and still inside. If only the guy had gotten some kind of help but fat chance of that with the criminal justice system over here.

Wow what a great review! This is my 2nd time watching you and, idk, but it seems like your genuinely a really decent person. I will subscribe.

Hardy is worldclass.

My favourite Bronson quote is "tickle my feet and call me general" when he took some of the prison officers hostage

Great reaction. I was surprised that I had some tears right at the end too.

You cover some of the best movies, great channel. Great to hear your take on some great works of art.

Great choice, great edit, great reaction. You're killing it!

Been looking forward to this one!

Omg!!! You’ve done it again!!!! Bronson is one of my favourite movies!!!!! And one of Hardy’s best!!!!!

Tom Hardy in Legend is definitely worth watching.😊

There's a film called Locke in which Tom Hardy is Locke and he is the only person you see in the film yet it's very underrated , nothing like Bronson or Legend or any of his action based films however his acting in it is tremendous, he is basically driving his car and having to navigate his way through some difficult circumstances both professionally and privately on his car phone. It probably doesn't sound particularly enthralling however it is well worth watching in my opinion.

This is my favorite of Refn's movie. Thanks for the reaction.

Excellent choice Chrissie, Hardy is outstanding in this, you have amazing reactions and really good commentary after, unlike so many other channels!!! Take care, good luck with your channel!!!

A "buckshot" shotgun shell has several metal pellets in it, usually around eight pellets. There is also bird-shot which has smaller pellets and are far more of them. The point to cutting the barrel of a shotgun is to increase the spread of the pellets. The shorter the barrel the more spread the buckshot or bird-shot will have. It reduces the effectiveness of the shotgun shell, but it also makes it easier to shoot without having to aim. An added benefit is that it's easier to hide and carry, these type of shotguns were common for criminals in Australia and the UK, because pistols weren't as commonly used or owned. You can usually find a hunting shotgun and then cut it down for illegal use.

Dr Robotnik if dude had gone a different way

Another great reaction Chrissie. Keep it up girl. Best wishes from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Hey Chrissie. Martina Coles " the take" is probably up there with Tom Hardy's best performances if you liked this you'll more than likely like the take

If you haven't seen it, to my mind the TV series Taboo is the best Tom Hardy performance. I found your channel a few days back and I'm really enjoying your work. Thank you!

What no Legend? Venom? Dark knight rises? And Dunkirk was great too.

Love this reaction, the movie is so underrated and it’s definitely one of Tom Hardy‘s best roles. The great thing about it is, even though the movie has taken some autistic license with some of the scenes, if you actually know Charlie and what he is like, this is the way he thinks, so the movie is actually a lot more factual than people realise.

Thank you for the fantastic reaction! I’m so stoked people are reacting to this, the performance of a lifetime and a unique director firing on all cylinders, you put it perfectly. It’s art. Tom Hardy is basically excellent in everything he does, but since no one has mentioned it, The Drop with him and James Gandolfini is an underrated crime flick worth watching. Nicolas W Refn also directed the Pusher trilogy and Drive, which are his more “traditional” (I use the term loosely) movies and fantastic in their own ways as well. Bronson is my favorite of his more experimental ones, but Valhalla Rising, Only God Forgives, and The Neon Demon are all arresting and very evocative in their own ways, and each more brutal than the last. Sorry to gush, but it was a great reaction! ❤

This was excellent. I liked the bit when you questioned "what do you do with him?". Full exacerbation. I watched this when it first came out. Forgot how good it was.

A fitting follow up would be to watch "Tom Hardy talks about becoming Bronson (2008)". It is the opposite of all the usual self absorbed, Hollywood type pompous word salad. Simply a very genuine and interesting thing to watch and listen to. :)

The director of this film has a remarkable back catalogue. If ya can spare the time, check out the "Pusher" trilogy. (Nicolas Winding Refn)

Tom hardy was also in a film called 'stuart, a life backwards', not watched it myself yet but some people say its his best work

You really are watching all my favourite films one by one...love your channel.

I used to be a postman. I delivered mail to the niece of the Kray twins, and Charlie used to send her hand drawn postcards with the weirdest pictures on

so good to see someone react to this movie 🤓. loving your reactions much respect Birmingham UK 🇬🇧.

My father in law was in the prison service and he had dealings with Bronson and the Krays. Told me many a tale.

If you like Tom Hardy, check out The Drop from 2014. It also has James Gandolfini in his final movie. It's a solid crime drama.

I am so impressed with Tom Hardy. And although on the whole I don't like movies that glorify some of these obnoxious criminals, his performance in Legend is incredible.

I love your reaction

Also tom hardy met Charlie and did a fantastic job on this move This movie came out in 2008 , hes actually been inside around 50 years

You should react to another British film called dead man’s shoes

The song is Digital Versicolor, btw. Just thought you might like to know. It's been on my playlists for about a decade thanks to this movie.

The part about him fighting a dog was true, many interviews about bronson have stated the fact on multiple occasions. The guy was an animal in the bare knuckle scene, after beating basically everyone they throw at him, other fighters began to fear him. So they found the next best thing, a rottweiler. He killed it in a £10,000 underground, bare knuckle fight. Even many hardened criminals, who spent time in prisons served time in held great fear of the man, some even heard Bronson screaming out some of the men's names in a horrific tone.

Tom Hardy was also very good in Peaky Blinders when he played the leader of the Jewish gang. I can’t remember his name but he played it exceptionally well.

His book is brilliant he also held not sure if he still does a Guiness book of records for push ups while in prison he has a certificate for it in his book

I love Tom Hardy, watched many of his movies, one of my favourites is Legend where Tom plays both of the identical twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray as they rise through the ranks of the criminal underworld to become two of London's most dreaded gangsters. However, I have never seen Bronson, after your review its going on my list for the weekend. Thank you.

Theres a really hard hitting british film called Scum its about young offenders in a borstal starring Ray Winston and another hard hitting film with Ray Winston is Nil by is directed by Gary Oldman both challenging films

To answer your question about the sawed off shotgun thing Concealablility with little loss to the damage they can cause You can hide one easier then a full length one and it's almost as damaging as it would be in a full length with little trade off

"....... (inhales)..... So WHY do people like to saw off shotguns...?" And that moment is when I subscribed lol

13:56 The song is 'Glass Candy - Digital Versicolor'. ✌

Stuart, a Life Backwards is worth a watch. Top actor.