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    Time for something a little different as John Humphrey & Aaron Alexander give their First Time Reaction, Breakdown, Commentary, and Spoiler Review of the seminal Brazilian film directed by Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener, The Two Popes) & Kátia Lund (News from a Personal War, Women of Earth) telling a true story about life in Brazil during the 1960's and starring Alexandre Rodrigues (Paradise City, Aruanas), Seu George (Pelé, Marighella, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Asteroid City), Alice Braga (Elysium, Predators, The Suicide Squad), Leandro Firmino (Goitaca, Trash), Douglas silva (City of Men), Jonathan Haagensen (Tropical Paradise, O Diablo a Quatro) Phellipe Haagensen (Brava Gente, Mancora), and MORE!
    John & Aaron react to all the Best Scenes & Most Intense Moments including Shooting Photos, The Exception Becomes the Rule, Shall I Shoot You in the Hand or Foot?, Lil Z, Thirst to Kill, Shaggy Takes Off, Want a Gun?, Flirting With Crime, Benny's Farewell Party, & Beyond!!
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  • @ReelRejects
    @ReelRejects  Před 5 měsíci +38

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    • @tayl0rbear391
      @tayl0rbear391 Před 5 měsíci

      If you guys haven’t seen the Iron Claw, I highly recommend reacting to it. It is based on the true story of the Von Erich brothers.

    • @BrunoFO89
      @BrunoFO89 Před 4 měsíci +2

      React Elite Squad, Tropa de Elite. Same vibe movie and better then this movie.

    • @henriquelinopacheco15
      @henriquelinopacheco15 Před 4 měsíci

      About the movie, there are many real characters and a lot of real elements, but the way they connect them was kind of invented to fit better into the movie.
      To put some context about how it starts:
      In the early 1960s, people fled the famine that occurred in northeastern Brazil (one of the rare existing data shows 500,000 people dying of hunger in 2 years). They went mainly to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. As the cities did not have space for them, they built their houses themselves with scrap wood and in an environmentally protected area due to the risk of environmental disaster. The government didn't care because Brazil (due to the cold war) was in a dictatorship (1964-1988) to kill communists.
      City of god is about 60's and 70's and then, elite squad 1 is 90's and elite squad 2 is 2010's.

    • @samuelcardoso2807
      @samuelcardoso2807 Před 4 měsíci

      Please watch society of the snow!

    • @Blackjackwhiskey
      @Blackjackwhiskey Před 4 měsíci

      @@BrunoFO89 Yeah!!!! Elite Squad. Amazing movie!!

  • @DevayII
    @DevayII Před 5 měsíci +970

    A very good story about this film is that at the oscars Steven Spielberg personally asked Fernando Meirelles how they film the chicken chase scene, which he thought was incredible and probably take a lot of work, he asked if they had invented a new technique to do that, and Fernando basically said "I just tied a camera in another chicken and he ran after the first one" XD

    • @orangeslices990
      @orangeslices990 Před 4 měsíci +32

      Wow!

    • @TheAOTSdude
      @TheAOTSdude Před 4 měsíci +18

      Spielberg*

    • @thefabfabs
      @thefabfabs Před 4 měsíci +46

      There's a video but In portuguese called movies Inspired by cidade de deus and they tell this story

    • @ygoreduardo6542
      @ygoreduardo6542 Před 4 měsíci +26

      It wasn't in another chicken, it was in a broom

    • @Claybrown95
      @Claybrown95 Před 4 měsíci +10

      ​@@ygoreduardo6542 Vocês estão todos errados. Era uma cadeira de rodas

  • @Forev3rYoung1947
    @Forev3rYoung1947 Před 5 měsíci +328

    People talk about The Godfather… but this is hands down the best Gangster movie. It’s so visceral.

    • @Knightowl1980
      @Knightowl1980 Před 4 měsíci +10

      I wouldn’t compare it to the godfather , I’d go with Scarface

    • @RedDeadOutcast
      @RedDeadOutcast Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@Knightowl1980 Goodfellas!!!!!!

    • @JorgeMaricato
      @JorgeMaricato Před 4 měsíci +9

      As a Brasilian that have the Godfather as my favorite film, this was a very good comment to read ❤

    • @Pedrogog
      @Pedrogog Před 4 měsíci

      I agree. Third world is way more violent, more true, more trasher.

    • @szveszs
      @szveszs Před 2 měsíci

      'cause this is freaking real. I lived that kinda days. Brazil isn't easy, corruption and total violence everywhere, ashes o ashes, dust to dust like Sepultura once said. That's the power when brazilians really have the access to tell you something, it's just visceral.

  • @zegh8578
    @zegh8578 Před 4 měsíci +266

    The horrifying thing about Lil Ze is that *on occasion* he shows a human side; he doesn't shoot Angelica, even though he tells her "this is your fault" right there at Benny's corpse - he easily could, he shoots the air instead. He then gifts the photo-camera to Rocket, even explicitly remembering Benny wanted Rocket to have it.
    In my opinion, these *teeny* moments of humanity is what makes someone like Lil Ze so scary; they aren't aliens, monsters, creatures of our imagination - they are actual humans!

    • @horrorvacui3606
      @horrorvacui3606 Před 4 měsíci +37

      He could have killed Rocket too just because of his relation with Goose but he doesn't judge him for that

    • @TR13400
      @TR13400 Před 4 měsíci +18

      Lil Ze was just a rat king. He was just another lost child from the favella, represented by his death, at the hands of chileren from the favella.

    • @lordskysixss
      @lordskysixss Před 4 měsíci +5

      @@TR13400 That's too shallow, he wasn't the only kid in the favela, Rocket was there too and didn't end up like Lil Ze. Most kids that end up in crime doesn't have a present father or father figure. That's why they don't even show Lil Ze's parents, to make it explicit that he has no one to guide him, except for the tender trio. Plus, he's a sociopath, he smiling and laughing when he kills people shows how dangerous and unpredictable he can be.

    • @TR13400
      @TR13400 Před 4 měsíci +5

      @@lordskysixss you just proved my point. He was just like rocket except Rocket had a brother and a father to teach him. Rocket could have EASILY ended up beening one of Lil Ze men or one of his rivals.

    • @horrorvacui3606
      @horrorvacui3606 Před 4 měsíci

      @@TR13400 Rocket knows that Lil Ze killed Goose

  • @execravel
    @execravel Před 5 měsíci +554

    Acompanho esse canal um tempo e não esperava por isso. Gostei.

    • @TiagodeAngelisSilva
      @TiagodeAngelisSilva Před 5 měsíci +25

      Demorou né, faz tempo que eu esperava por esse vídeo.

    • @bebelsier
      @bebelsier Před 5 měsíci +6

      Simmmmm KKKKKKKKKKKKKK

    • @elainevasconcelos5770
      @elainevasconcelos5770 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Eu tbm, dei um grito quando vi a notificação kkk

    • @rodolfoneto8071
      @rodolfoneto8071 Před 4 měsíci +8

      Eles precisam reagir a Tropa de elite

    • @pattoroko
      @pattoroko Před 4 měsíci +11

      @@rodolfoneto8071 sempre alguém colocando Tropa de Elite na mesma prateleira que Cidade de Deus

  • @Raphael11001
    @Raphael11001 Před 4 měsíci +99

    In the original Portuguese version, Knockout Ned's name is Mané Galinha. Galinha literally translates to chicken.
    In the intro, Lil' Z's gang is cooking chicken with carrots. It's an intentional symbolism, but it doesn't work so well in the English translation.

    • @jcarolmedeiros
      @jcarolmedeiros Před 3 měsíci +6

      A tradução inglesa é fraca. Na cena que ele diz que não quer amanhecer com a boca cheia de formiga, eles traduziram pra I don’t want to die. Acho que o resultado da morte é o mesmo em qualquer parte do mundo.

  • @blueshell4859
    @blueshell4859 Před 5 měsíci +153

    This is probably my favorite film ever simply because of how immersive it is.

  • @boomieboo
    @boomieboo Před 5 měsíci +127

    My favorite foreign film of all time. And my favorite end credits of all time. Thanks for the reaction.

    • @ZDarkray117
      @ZDarkray117 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Em nome do cinema brasileiro eu agradeço 🇧🇷

  •  Před 5 měsíci +172

    OMG. I screamed out loud when I saw the notification for this video. City of God is incredible, a great source of pride for our Brazilian cinema. I would like to recommend Central Station, the most beautiful Brazilian film of all time, with a masterful performance by Fernanda Montenegro, both nominated for an Oscar.
    Oh, John. Your Portuguese was perfect 👌🏻

  • @thiagoteixeira6537
    @thiagoteixeira6537 Před 4 měsíci +253

    You guys should watch Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite), O Auto da Compadecida and Central do Brasil 🇧🇷! All are excellent and that last one was even nominated for 2 Oscars (best actress and best international film)!

    • @jackson1263
      @jackson1263 Před 4 měsíci +15

      O Auto da Compadecida a legenda ficaria toda errada por conta das girias que só os nordestinos entendem

    • @pabloaugusto2880
      @pabloaugusto2880 Před 4 měsíci +6

      @@jackson1263 Ué, mas os outros dois filmes tbm são cheios de gírias. Qual a diferença?

    • @ha22el5
      @ha22el5 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@jackson1263 aconteceu o msm agr com cidade de deus

    • @lordskysixss
      @lordskysixss Před 4 měsíci +3

      Centra do Brasil acho meio sem graça. Reconheço o valor cinematográfico, mas n me impacta. Já Tropa de Elite 1 e 2 e o Auto da Compadecida são maravilhosos. Principalmente o Auto da Compadecida.

    • @GustavoNunes-hv5hm
      @GustavoNunes-hv5hm Před 4 měsíci +6

      ​@@pabloaugusto2880 A diferença é que a genialidade de O Auto Da Compadecida não está necessariamente no enredo, mas sim nos diálogos dos personagens, eu acho o filme perfeito... Para brasileiros, o filme perde toda a graça e toda a genialidade pra um estrangeiro.

  • @russellward4624
    @russellward4624 Před 5 měsíci +215

    Brazil is big with the nicknames. I know guys who's real names I don't even know. From what I was told Buscape(rocket) is a type of firework that spins around with loads of sparks and kids that are hyper get that nickname.

    • @macacofrito
      @macacofrito Před 4 měsíci +12

      Yep, that´s pretty much it. Busca means search and pé means foot, so this type of firework is called literally footseeker because we set it off close to the ground and it goes following your feet

    • @nataliaqueiroz4476
      @nataliaqueiroz4476 Před 4 měsíci

      Sou brasileira e Buscapé é um doce feito com amendoim, muito bom por sinal. ❤

    • @williama.9091
      @williama.9091 Před 4 měsíci +4

      ​@@nataliaqueiroz4476 o nome desse doce é Pé de Moleque e não Buscapé.

  • @DanielOliveira-pn1rg
    @DanielOliveira-pn1rg Před 4 měsíci +49

    AS a Brazilian who love this chanel: thanks for this reaction! City of God is one of the greatest movie ever. A trully masterpiece!

  • @TiagodeAngelisSilva
    @TiagodeAngelisSilva Před 5 měsíci +92

    35:20 There is a rivalry between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, in the end there are great people on both sides, it's really a lack of conversation. But if you are a jerk and irritate one of both sides, it won't work out very well.

    • @bone3865
      @bone3865 Před měsícem +1

      Mas a pergunta que não quer calar?é biscoito ou bolacha?kkkk brincadeira irmão,nasci em sp,e morava com meus parentes no RJ, isso sempre gerava resenha kkk😂

    • @TiagodeAngelisSilva
      @TiagodeAngelisSilva Před měsícem

      @@bone3865 Eu já estava pronto pra responder! kkkk

  • @Zhaguinaz
    @Zhaguinaz Před 5 měsíci +51

    What make the acting very real, is cause most or all the actors are people who really live in City of God ! Thx ReelRejects to watching this movie, love to see reactions from people outside Brazil of this movie!! Greetings from Brazil 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟦🟦

    • @martinstarsalt
      @martinstarsalt Před 4 měsíci +8

      It's good to point out the work of Fatima Toledo also. She was the acting coach for the movie and she is one of the best in the world in that area. Even though the actors were mostly from a similar reality, we must not forget most of them never acted before this movie. Fatima's work with actors is amazing.

  • @smag5689
    @smag5689 Před 4 měsíci +34

    Great film! In 2006 I went to Rio and through circumstances ended up in City of God where I and some family were briefly shown around by Leandro Firmino, who plays the "villan" L'il Zee in City of God, and then we went and drank beer. Leandro and his wheelchair-bound friend talked almost exclusively nerd movie news, specifically how they wanted Guillermo Del Toro to make a Justice League movie.

  • @ReelRejects
    @ReelRejects  Před 5 měsíci +194

    What's your FAVORITE Brazilian Film?? Leave 'em in the comments!!

    • @thememesmonarch1200
      @thememesmonarch1200 Před 5 měsíci +82

      As a Brazilian, probably o auto da compadecida, The Awakener and Elite Squad

    • @georgematheus4965
      @georgematheus4965 Před 5 měsíci +40

      Being honest...Turma da Monica Lições. But Auto da Compadecida is amazing too

    • @analismf
      @analismf Před 5 měsíci +40

      auto da compadecida

    • @Imperador-Vi
      @Imperador-Vi Před 5 měsíci +40

      Central do Brasil

    • @warkentien2
      @warkentien2 Před 5 měsíci +44

      "O Auto da Compadecida" and "Lisbela e o Prisioneiro" are amazing, but culturally specific. Not sure how you'd react.
      That said. Tropa de Elite 1 and 2 (Elite Squad 1 and 2) is great. Director and actor of Narcos. Director moved to the US from all the threats he received after making the above films (inspired by true events)

  • @OhyeahMrKrabz
    @OhyeahMrKrabz Před 5 měsíci +107

    Y'all gotta watch Elite Squad another great Brazilian movie

    • @アキコ2003
      @アキコ2003 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Up

    • @OhyeahMrKrabz
      @OhyeahMrKrabz Před 5 měsíci

      @@アキコ2003 I hate to break it to you but they aren't in Brazil in that movie

    • @アキコ2003
      @アキコ2003 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@OhyeahMrKrabz so?

    • @OhyeahMrKrabz
      @OhyeahMrKrabz Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@アキコ2003So? Because they aren't in Brazil

    • @ulissesviana7314
      @ulissesviana7314 Před 4 měsíci +5

      @@OhyeahMrKrabz He's not talking about the movie Up. When people respond "up" is to get your comment more attention because there are more answers.

  • @TR13400
    @TR13400 Před 4 měsíci +15

    This is definitely in my top 10 films of all time. Theres a strange beauty to the madness this movie shows. Incredible underrated and raw.

  • @SauloPMB
    @SauloPMB Před 5 měsíci +36

    Excellent pronunciation on Cidade de Deus 🇧🇷
    Glad you guys liked the movie

  • @onorwalker
    @onorwalker Před 2 měsíci +4

    a little detail people often forget: the entity that baptised lil dice as lil z said specifically "if you want power, I'll give you this amulet, but if you fornicate with it, you gonna die"
    and well, he abused the girl with the amulet on, and his fate was inevitable.

  • @euoastronauta
    @euoastronauta Před 4 měsíci +13

    I'm Brazilian and I'm happy to see my country's cinematographic works on this channel! 🇧🇷

  • @ViKatamari
    @ViKatamari Před 4 měsíci +23

    The editing in this movie is a freaking MASTERPIECE! Editor Daniel Rezende directed a few movies including the amazing Bingo: King of the Mornings, wich also have insane transitions like City of God

  • @allmalocks
    @allmalocks Před 5 měsíci +33

    I really recommend wacthing the behind the scenes if you can find it online. The movie was shot in 16mm and 35mm. Fernando Meirelles, the director, is amazing and was praised for how this movies was filmed.
    Most of the actors were unknown and he worked with kids who had no experience in acting.
    He also directed The Constant Gardner, Blindness and The Two Popes.

  • @Danstraightedge
    @Danstraightedge Před 4 měsíci +15

    A masterpiece of cinema. Its a raw gut punch into the life of these people. Its a long film but it flew by the first time I watched it.

  • @GoliathWarfare
    @GoliathWarfare Před 4 měsíci +15

    The scene where Lil Z goes after the Runts is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen in a film. The performances of the kids makes it feel almost too real and the fact of how young they were. An unforgettable scene that has stuck with me since I first watched it.

    • @williamsilveira6853
      @williamsilveira6853 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Legenda says that the scene was sort of improvised, and the acting feel real because the kid was scared for real

    • @pedroitalo3839
      @pedroitalo3839 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@williamsilveira6853Quase todo mundo que participou do filme morava na cidade de Deus

  • @Knightowl1980
    @Knightowl1980 Před 4 měsíci +43

    I can’t believe this film wasn’t even nominated for best foreign/international film nor did it win any Oscars
    -you really should do more international film

  • @renangoncalves8760
    @renangoncalves8760 Před 4 měsíci +9

    As a Brazilian who learned to speak English watching you react, I can only say, thank you. I never expected this reaction and I'm very happy, I love your work for a while now

  • @StoneyHoliday
    @StoneyHoliday Před 5 měsíci +18

    I remember watching this during a weekday and exiting the AMC Empire in Times Square at 2:00 am through a small side door after it was done. This movie got a lot of international hype and it was totally worth it. Everyone was speechless.

  • @thiagoteixeira6537
    @thiagoteixeira6537 Před 4 měsíci +21

    Yeah Brazil on the Real Rejects!!! I love it 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷!!!

  • @KayTalkNYC
    @KayTalkNYC Před 4 měsíci +12

    The cinematography and storytelling of this movie is perfect. It's crazy to think many of the actors were just local kids cast to depict their actual communities. Unfortunately, a lot of them weren't fairly compensated especially for how big this movie became.

  • @cyber_blue18
    @cyber_blue18 Před 4 měsíci +16

    little curiosity, this movie was ridiculed by the critics because for them it was "too violent to be real" but for us brazilians who see these kinds of things daily on news and some unfortunate with their own eyes may find this movie just spot on, and by the way the "soviet attack" at the end is also legit since now the slum's community in rio are run by the Comando vermelho or "Red command" that has this phrase as their motto.

  • @TheStarkz
    @TheStarkz Před 5 měsíci +24

    Now, THIS film os quite something... Saw it when I was a bit younger and it was traumatizing. Great film.

  • @beccajane209
    @beccajane209 Před 4 měsíci +15

    Very excited to see you watching this movie! I watched it for the first time in college as part of my Film Studies course and it was AMAZING! Hard hitting and brutal but incredibly made. More people should watch it.

  • @DannyRndm
    @DannyRndm Před 5 měsíci +12

    There is also a documentary called "City of God: 10 years later" that is great also.

  • @thenerdywave2007
    @thenerdywave2007 Před 5 měsíci +21

    So glad that John and Aaron are reacting to this movie! This movie is really good and intense! 👍

  • @teresa9728
    @teresa9728 Před 4 měsíci +11

    It was a pleasure teaching you Portuguese, John haha I can't believe you mentioned Barra Mansa haha

    • @ferreira8649
      @ferreira8649 Před 3 měsíci

      Tu é de BM? Eu fiquei me perguntando como ele conhecia ahaha

    • @teresa9728
      @teresa9728 Před 3 měsíci

      @@ferreira8649 sim, eu sou de Barra Mansa por isso que ele sabe hahaha

  • @tonio5716
    @tonio5716 Před 5 měsíci +16

    "Tropa de Elite" and "Auto da Compadecida" NEXT

  • @lucaonandin587
    @lucaonandin587 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Fun Fact: it was not translated but at the very end of the film in the scene where the children are leaving in the alley they mention some names of drug dealers and groups that were emerging at the time and how they would end them all, one of the groups mentioned was the "Falange Vermelha"(Red Phalanx). Well, "Falange Vermelha" now "Comando Vermelho" (Red Command) became the biggest criminal organization in Brazil (especially in Rio) and one of the biggest in South America! anyway, an interesting detail they added.

  • @MMM-tv3fb
    @MMM-tv3fb Před 4 měsíci +7

    The directors made a TV series afterwards in "present day" called the City of Men that followed 2 normal kids who lived in the favela (so daily life plus random gang & cop stuff). It was interesting, way less violent & kinda funny. One of the kids was in City of God but i can't remember which character he played. There are only 4 seasons and each season is really short. You may want to check it out if you have time.

    • @joshbates9015
      @joshbates9015 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Both kids were in City of God.
      One was the actor who played the younger version of Lil Z
      And the other was the actor who played Steak n Fries

  • @thememesmonarch1200
    @thememesmonarch1200 Před 5 měsíci +51

    Hey! I’m glad you like it! I am Brazilian, and I really like this movie. If you are interested, there is this Brazilian superhero movie called “The Awakener”. It’s punisher inspired and super cool. I really like it and SUPER recommend. If you are interested, thank you!

    • @olimpiano8760
      @olimpiano8760 Před 5 měsíci

      Isso não é um filme lá super direitista? Ou eu tô enganado?

    • @thememesmonarch1200
      @thememesmonarch1200 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@olimpiano8760 Eu não vejo desse jeito não, eu vejo como um filme contra corrupção, onde ele derruba a corrupção derrubando o governo. O fato que o PT era o governo do momento não afeta (ou não deveria) afetar a mensagem do filme. Mas posso estar enganado também ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @VitorHugodeSouzaOliveira
      @VitorHugodeSouzaOliveira Před 4 měsíci +1

      Só vale a pena se for a série. O filme é incompleto demais.

    • @thememesmonarch1200
      @thememesmonarch1200 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@VitorHugodeSouzaOliveira Ele tem série?

    • @VitorHugodeSouzaOliveira
      @VitorHugodeSouzaOliveira Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@thememesmonarch1200 tem sim. O filme é uma versão compactada da série

  • @GHOSTCREWW
    @GHOSTCREWW Před 4 měsíci +4

    As a film major this is the first movie that I had to study that really clocked me into the art of storytelling

  • @llLuthor
    @llLuthor Před 4 měsíci +6

    you also need to see Central Station, it was also nominated for an Oscar, it stars Brazil's greatest actress, Fernanda Montenegro.❤

  • @pauloph4
    @pauloph4 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Finally more channels are reacting to Brazilian movies because we have a lot of good ones.

  • @johnfredericks4376
    @johnfredericks4376 Před 5 měsíci +4

    One of my favorite movies of all time, actually number one. Pulp Fiction and Boogie Nights are two and three. I like my flicks with "edge".

  • @vivacious_me
    @vivacious_me Před 5 měsíci +7

    Wow guys! Love this movie for so many reasons. Like many others it sits very very high up there in my ultimate must watch list.
    These child actors did a STELLAR job! All the chaos, insidious cycles of pain, trauma, violence,and grit is so well captured! ❤
    Look forward to your thoughts!

  • @parawill7074
    @parawill7074 Před 4 měsíci +6

    One of my favorite foreign films. Fantastic filmmaking.

  • @evaxiaolong
    @evaxiaolong Před 4 měsíci +6

    um dos melhores filmes do brasil
    talvez o mais famoso
    é sempre bom ver gente de fora apreciando nossa arte
    one of brazil's best films
    perhaps the most famous
    it's always good to see people from other countries appreciating our art

  • @sombrashadow0013
    @sombrashadow0013 Před 4 měsíci +23

    If I remember correctly, all of the actors weren't professional. They were kids and people from the actual neighborhoods they were filming in. I only know of one of them that is currently a major actress, that being Alice Braga (Queen of the South, The Suicide Squad)

    • @arthurbarbosadelira7505
      @arthurbarbosadelira7505 Před 4 měsíci +10

      Alice Braga also did "Elysium" and "I am Legend". Carrot is also a professional actor, very well known in Brazil, and participates as a main character in another all time brazilian favourite movie " O Auto da Compadecida", or "The Dogs Will" in english (not literally translated). And knockout Ned is a very good and popular singer. His artistic name is "Seu Jorge". Worth checking it

    • @diegouzeda2491
      @diegouzeda2491 Před 4 měsíci

      Actually Knockout Ned is played by Seu Jorge one of the best musicians on the country. He was also on a movie with Bill Murray called The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

  • @hanaj
    @hanaj Před 5 měsíci +5

    This is an S tier movie. Still one holds up after all these years.

  • @beatrizrodrigues5827
    @beatrizrodrigues5827 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Oh my God, I loved this reaction. It's really cool to see our Brazilian cinema valued in this way. I would love it if you saw another perspective on Brazilian culture, such as northeastern culture and regional humor, through films.:
    "O auto da compadecida"
    "Lisbela and the Prisoner"
    They are hilarious and very well directed. It would be wonderful to see them here.

  • @MrPoppasmurf79
    @MrPoppasmurf79 Před 4 měsíci +2

    3.3 million dollar budget for one of the best films I've seen. This movie opened the door for me to watch other Brazilian films.

  • @felipelorca5495
    @felipelorca5495 Před 5 měsíci +12

    You guys should react to more Brazilian movies. Our cinema is amazing.

  • @Golden__Betty
    @Golden__Betty Před 4 měsíci +2

    I watched this movie years ago when I was very young and it shifted something in me. I was not the same after

  • @Astro.slugs1
    @Astro.slugs1 Před 5 měsíci +5

    My film teacher showed us this movie and Y Tu Mama Tambien and my life was changed forever. Would love a reaction of that movie next!

  • @besupaaa
    @besupaaa Před 5 měsíci +7

    BRAZILIAN MOVIES OH YESSSSS bom diaaaaaaa! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Boa tarde, boa noiteeeee. I think you would also REALLY love central station. And one comedy movie that is very poetic, artistic and famous here is Dog's Will, but not sure it's in any streaming service. :(

  • @VideoClubRandom
    @VideoClubRandom Před 4 měsíci +10

    Amazing movie! I would love for you to react to Wild Tales (2014) since you don't mind watching foreign films. I think it's an Oscar nominee that's been pretty much slept on. Anthology, thriller and dark comedy with social commentary. Being about 4 short stories that you don't know where they take you, I think it would make an excellent film particularly for reaction channels...

  • @StaminaMC
    @StaminaMC Před 5 měsíci +7

    Absolutely GOATed film, all time favourite. 😎

  • @r2-3go
    @r2-3go Před 4 měsíci +2

    54:30 it relates to the chicken because it's the story of Lil' Zé ruuning to catch Knockout Ned (in portuguese, his name is Mané Galinha - Mané Chicken). Ned is interpreted by Seu Jorge, a VERY GOOD brazillian musician

  • @Paul77ozee
    @Paul77ozee Před 4 měsíci +4

    I love films like this that make you keep thinking of it for the next week.

  • @rafaelneon
    @rafaelneon Před 4 měsíci +4

    E aí manos, qual a boa? Obrigado por assistir um filme aqui do nosso país, aqui o bagulho é louco mesmo mas vocês são bem vindos pra quando quiserem aparecer aqui. Abraços do Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @gui232323
    @gui232323 Před 4 měsíci +2

    The editor of this film, Daniel Resende, whom was nominated for the Oscars, also edited The Tree of Life, by Terrence Malick.

  • @thefabfabs
    @thefabfabs Před 4 měsíci +2

    Plot twist: none of them were actors, just regular ppl who received coaching technics, the director wanted it more real as possible

  • @r0bio
    @r0bio Před 4 měsíci +11

    as a brazilian viewer, you cannot even begin to imagine how shocked I was when I saw the notification for this video!! i'm so glad you guys enjoyed the experience of this gem. I hope you'll continue to explore foreign cinema more, I'm sure many viewers (like myself) would be enchanted to see it :D love from brazil 🇧🇷❤

  • @drewnes64
    @drewnes64 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Came from a neighborhood similar to this in Brazil. Live in the US now. Funny the things people complain about in comparision to there. I am very thankful for everything I work hard for, I'll say that. Also, Elite Squad 1 and 2 are a MUST watch for Brazilian movies.

  • @TiagodeAngelisSilva
    @TiagodeAngelisSilva Před 5 měsíci +5

    Boa tarde! I appreciate the effort with our language! ✌

  • @lazaroqueiroz2447
    @lazaroqueiroz2447 Před 4 měsíci +10

    As a brazilian i gotta say, John your portuguese is very good man, congratulations!
    Also tanks for the reaction, you guys are the best!

  • @Roger6233
    @Roger6233 Před 4 měsíci +4

    The thing about "No guy from São Paulo can be cool", is that we have an intern "rivalry" between São Paulo and Rio, which are two big neighbor states. I don't know if there are any equivalents in the US.

  • @bobpo_
    @bobpo_ Před 4 měsíci +2

    as a brazilian, seeing u guys reacting to movies from here is dope!

  • @thalitachristo5504
    @thalitachristo5504 Před 4 měsíci

    OMG! As a brazilian I am very happy to watch this video!!! Great job! Bom trabalho!

  • @gabyfraga9294
    @gabyfraga9294 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Since you guys asked about the cast, Seu Jorge, who plays Knockout Ned, is a famous musician here in Brasil. Great songs!

  • @km666
    @km666 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I've been training BJJ with several Brazilians for 20 years.
    Every Brazilian has a nickname.
    If you hang out long enough, you'll get one too.

  • @Madheim777
    @Madheim777 Před 3 měsíci +2

    apparently, the child's cry who was shot on the foot was real, since the direction of the movie wanted a genuine reaction, so it somehow made believe the boy that Lil Ze' was ( existed on real life ) real, instead of an acting. he talked about the scene causing him a trauma years later after the filming of the movie.

  • @emanuel3617
    @emanuel3617 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Everytime I see this movie subtitled I remember how strong is our culture of giving everyone nicknames 😂 just in my neighborhood there's Soap, Rat and Cock

  • @Noremorse-kw2gr
    @Noremorse-kw2gr Před 5 měsíci +5

    This movie is a classic

  • @pietrotenorio546
    @pietrotenorio546 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Hi guys of Reel Rejects! First of all, i like your videos and your reactions. It´s so cool and amazing! And Second, you no imagine my happines as a brazilian citzen, see you watching CIDADE DE DEUS (City of God). I watched this movie one time in my life and i´m stay very surprised with the story and the scenes. Congradulations! And, i recomend you guys watched other iconic brazilian movies like Central Station (Central do Brasil) and Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite).
    P.S: City of God is retuning in a series format to continue the story in HBO Brazil hands.

  • @marynaalfu6406
    @marynaalfu6406 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I'm so happy for this reaction, thank you so much!!!!

  • @nicolebustamante313
    @nicolebustamante313 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This is one of my favorite movies ever! Very cool to see my people's art in here! I have followed you guys for a long time. The São Paulo thing is just a joke (Rio de Janeiro- where Cidade de Deus is- and São Paulo have "beef"; but is almost always a light-hearted thing. I don't know anyone who takes it seriously.). My country has some beautiful cinema productions, you should check out "Auto da Compadecida", "Central do Brasil" and "Bacurau". There are many more but this is top of my mind. Cheers from São Paulo!

  • @moviecrazed2208
    @moviecrazed2208 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This film is amazing! So intense! Love you guys are doing this!

  • @manassesnascimento4483
    @manassesnascimento4483 Před 4 měsíci +2

    City of God from 2002 takes place 10 years after GTA San Andreas

  • @brunamoura3475
    @brunamoura3475 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks for reacting to a film from my country, i love this channel!

  • @AriaIsara
    @AriaIsara Před 4 měsíci

    This movie has been in my watchlist for years 🙈 I might have to become a patron that way I can watch alongside you... Also there are so many movies in my watchlist that I never know what to choose, but I could just choose whatever you upload 😂

  • @MattheusSantos-sf3zb
    @MattheusSantos-sf3zb Před 4 měsíci +2

    Amei o react ♥️ n esperava 🤣😍
    Cidade de Deus é Uma Obra de arte 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @Alyson33
    @Alyson33 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Please react to the film "Central Brasil" which won a Golden Globe and the main actress Fernanda Montenegro was nominated for an Oscar for best actress. It is one of the best Brazilian film.

  • @thaissouzaclemente1011
    @thaissouzaclemente1011 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I've been waiting for this ❤❤

  • @backstagerm5733
    @backstagerm5733 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Actually, Knockout Ned's actor, is a hell of a singer, you guys should look him up, Seu Jorge is his name.

  • @lucaspimentacruzmazarak6112
    @lucaspimentacruzmazarak6112 Před 4 měsíci

    so happy to see you guys react to such an amazing Brazilian movie, highly recommend also watching elite squad ( tropa de elite )

  • @SoyRaulEVM
    @SoyRaulEVM Před 4 měsíci +1

    buscapie best decision ever was to share his blunt with the psycho kids in the beach. He became the cool dude for ever in their eyes.

  • @senhor_errante
    @senhor_errante Před 4 měsíci +1

    Chicken is indeed a symbol. You see, in portuguese, knockout ned's original name is "Mané Galinha" wich could be translated in a more literal way as "Manny Chicken". In the first scene, the hoods of Lil Z are preparing chicken (knockout ned) with carrot for the dinner.

  • @andreguilherme_
    @andreguilherme_ Před 4 měsíci

    Caraca, bacana demais que eles finalmente assistiram esse. O meu filme nacional favorito, brabo demais!

  • @crismedina4504
    @crismedina4504 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Nossa que surpresa ver vcs assistindo Cidade de Deus 😍 acompanho seus reacts há muito tempo, continuem assistindo nossos filmes, Tropa de Elite, Central do Brasil, Carandiru

  • @Savor1979
    @Savor1979 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I remember watching this movie in the movie theaters and was blown away the first time I couldn’t see it because it sold out quickly that’s when I saw the movie kill Bill volume 1, which was another awesome film

  • @bajaro3455
    @bajaro3455 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Loving the movie choices lately!!!!

  • @jonathanh5929
    @jonathanh5929 Před 5 měsíci +1

    As soon as.i saw you guys reacting to this, i had to punch in. This movie was dope.

  • @marcelovhm21
    @marcelovhm21 Před 4 měsíci

    Hey! Thanks for choosing that movie, it means a lot to us Brazilians Who love this channel! You guys were spot on in the review. You should try "Auto da Compadecida", it's a comedy that focuses on another region of Brazil and it's very fun to watch, a nice contrast to City of God. If you want to dive deeper into the violent side, try Elite Squad 1 and 2 (2 is awesome!), also very good movies!

  • @TheVectorPlayer
    @TheVectorPlayer Před 4 měsíci +2

    Now you have to watch Tropa de Elite 1 and 2 (I think the english title is Elite Squad). Both amazing movies, just toooo gooood!! This movie is so real that the director moved away from Brazil to the US because of threats (the stories told were to real that he might knew to mutch)... Yes, its true.
    Its the same director and main actor From Netflix's Narcos.

  • @luizasouto5434
    @luizasouto5434 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Boa tarde John! Great pronunciation! Love this movie. Nice reaction! Now go with Elite Squad or central Station! ❤

  • @cezarmrf
    @cezarmrf Před 5 měsíci +14

    Love from Brazil you guys.

  • @thunderb4stard80
    @thunderb4stard80 Před 4 měsíci +1

    For as dark a film this is, it's also unexpectedly funny. "Let's make a blacklist." "Ok, who can write?" Loads of great darkly comedic lines especially when they need to soften the blow of a scene. There aren't many films that can pull off this films tone.

  • @thayanescopel7978
    @thayanescopel7978 Před 4 měsíci

    I've been watching this chanel for almost three years now and I did not see this coming hahahaha. Thank you for watching this! This movie is the proud and joy from Brazil, and we love to see people from all over the world recognizing our work!

  • @lucia811
    @lucia811 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great reaction!! You guys should watch Society of the snow, it's so good 🩶