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- WOW wow wow! I did not expect to love this as much as I did. Such a riveting movie! The camera work, the pacing, the lighting, the acting, the energy!!
Excited to discover more Oliver Stone movies now 😃
I wish I could have included more of the take down scenes towards the end but the copyright claims were a nightmare on this one! Chop chop, blur, mute, rinse, repeat. Countless re-edits and re-uploads. In the famous words of James Acaster, "Bon Apetit".
Wall Street (1987) starring Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen and Darryl Hannah
I was an usher at 16 when Wall street was released. I realized that with every showing, the audience was mostly rooting for Michael Douglas/ Gordon Gekko. You know you have fantastic writing with a great actor when the audience is pulling for the villain.
Michael noted in an interview that he was troubled by the admiration of the character by the audience.
I just turned 51 and have loved this movie since the 90s.
It's a 100% morality play.
All about selling-out.
The greatest moment I decided was at the end when Bud enters his office (for the last time) with that 'On top of the world' vibe, he actually passed a bicycle messenger on his way out.
All I can imagine is the 'Yuppie' went to jail after leaving in tears while the 'Blue-collar stiff' walked out and went right back to work!
Poetry.
Just a few facts, black Monday was in 1987 (so a couple of years after this is based) Gordon Gekko is partly based on Ivan Borsky (who was found guilty of insider trading but paid a big fine to avoid jail). When Bud was in Gekkos office he overheard them talking about buying more Teldar paper. If Gekko is buying more to potentially take over the company the price would go back. Therefore if Bud buys that security before Gekko announces the takeover he has committed crime of insider dealing because he is going to make money. My favourite film and this has a huge impact on my childhood. I wanted to be Bud Fox and even became a stockbroker after university.
Trading Places dealt not with the the stock market but rather with the commodities market. The Wolf of Wall Street is a wild look at the stock market.
Martin Estevez is Martin Sheen's real name. Chalie Estevez a.k.a. Sheen and Emilio Estevez are his sons. Charlie and Emilio are good friends with Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage(Coppola) since childhood.
Nic Cage and Charlie Sheen - this might have been the craziest parties in showbusiness
I always watch this with the idea in my head that Stone's father was a broker...
Just wonder what he made of this.
And two facts you might like: Black Monday was in '87, just after the film came out. And
the homeless guy you see from the limo is Oliver Stone!
Ooh, interesting! Yeah that changes the perspective a bit for sure!
Haha I love a directors secret cameo, good catch!
Stone is in the collage screen about Anacott Steel.
The "Founder" is one of the best business movies you will ever watch!
Stones a fantastic director, "Wall Street the color of Money," Platoon, JFK, all great movies!
I've heard mixed reviews on JFK! But I'm still curious and down to check it out.
@chrissiereacts It's very well done and thought-provoking. It made a lot of sense to me! But people may view it differently. It's just like you're sitting on a jury along with the people in the film or the original jurors.
Fun Fact: there are two main elder figures at Bud Fox's firm.
The Boss with the cane and the Sage with words of wisdom about looking into the Abyss.
James Karen (the Boss) appeared in 1985s 'Return of the Living Dead'. Hal Holbrooke (the Sage) appeared in 1982s 'Creepshow'.
Oh, and speaking of horror films, Michael Douglas famously helped countless husbands remain faithful after watching his many poor choices during 'Fatal Attraction'.
BTW:
The comic spoof of "Femme Fatale" movies ('Fatal Instinct'), co stars...Sean Young. 😎😁
Yes, Michael Douglas fkd up AGAIN in...BASIC INSTINCT
a classic film. i'm a new yorker, and this captured it. wall street guys have watched this film a lot...see JFK by O Stone. Really interesting.
I saw someone else mentioned Sean Young and Blade Runner.
They left out the juicy details...
In Blade Runner, Sean Young plays the lead's future partner while Daryl Hannah plays a "Pleasure model" Replicant.
In Wall Street, Sean Young plays Gordon Gecko's wife while Daryl Hannah reappears as...Gekko's former mistress!!
The two best films surrounding the 2008 housing crash, 'Margin Call' and 'The Big Short'
As someone already mentioned, I would also recommend “Boiler Room” as well as “Wolf of Wall Street” and “The Big Short”. All great movies about Stocks and Investment Banking.
I'm gonna try to get Big Short up next!
@@chrissiereacts Also try Money Monster.
The Big Short was about bonds. Way to pay attention.
"Margin Call" is a great movie with Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Simon Baker, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci and Kevin Spacey, about the 2008 financial crisis.
@@alamc200 haven’t seen that one. I’ll have tío check it out.
I saw this movie when I was 9, loved it and it affected me then. That’s how well the movie is told. At that age the only parts that went over my head was the technical trading terms for some of the shorting derivatives.
I was 3 when this came out. My parents loved this film.
Good one, Chrissie! I enjoyed rewatching this one with you, thanks for sharing it. 🙂 Btw , Martin & Charlie Sheen share the screen, ever so briefly, in Hot Shots: Part Duex as well. Lots of silliness in that one. Watch it though only after you've seen Apocalypse Now!
Ooh okay! Thank you!
The way they brought down the background lighting in the club locker room around Gecko, when he pitches Bud; and again when they focus on that reptilian smile in the car when Bud acquiesces to Gecko's request--this is great visual storytelling, and it's probably the most impressive in Stone's career. I think he drank the Kool-Aid and bought into the hype of his own media-generated genius, because I thought that Platoon was basically fine but not very good or great (the storytelling was quite overraught) and Natural Born Killers was a straight-up mess but with interesting editing, he really doesn't have any big or signature films beyond these. Then he just sort of stumbled around and made a pretty bad movie about the JFK assassination (that had a great cast) and from there it was just him wandering into the dark prairies of the forgotten and lost.
It also kind of mirrors Charlie Sheen's "career" as an actor. This was his pinnacle. He was fine in Platoon and OK in Major League which is just a joley sports film, and then he got into the the Tiger Blood nonsense and hasn't been heard of in 10+ years. Funny how a film about the highs and lows of Wall Street traders can reflect the highs and lows of semi-decent actors and directors work in tandem so well.
I appreciated the lighting so much!
Someone else mentioned he went a bit off the rails so it's good to know I started with his best work! And yeah, totally agree with the similarities of any industry that lures you in with the trade of your ethics.
Gekko's wife is played by Sean Young. She was in the original Blade Runner(1982), the original Dune(1984), and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective(1994),to name a few.
That's where I recognize her from!
Inside information is any kind of information about a public company, usually plans for their finances, which usually often connect to how their stock price is doing that has not been made public. In the stock market world, you can only transact and trade stock on companies that have made such information public. Because if it’s not, it can be seen as an unfair advantage, and henceforth why it’s illegal. And yes, you can very well not only lose your license for it, but you can also go to jail for it.
I get the sense this is something that happens A LOT though, right?
@@chrissiereacts Nowadays its somewhat more rare but it still happens frequently. The reason I say somewhat rare is the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). Aka the stock market police. Have made it more challenging through such things as being able to randomly check up on you, if they see that you’re trading at a high value on a single stock. if they see this, they usually will call you and ask for the proof that you were doing this legally. If you’re doing it the right way it should not be hard for you to provide the proper evidence to prove you’re doing it in vain. If you’re able to do so, then they’ll leave you alone usually. However, this practice was much more common in the 1980s. As in that era everyone wanted to become big on Wall Street and were willing to use any means to do so, even being Bud Fox if needed to be. In the 80’s. But yes it does happen frequently but checks and balances are in place now and it’s harder to slip through the grip of it.
Thank you, I enjoyed a lot watching the movie again with you. A teacher made us watch this movie at 14 and I absolutely hated it, 15 years later and I watched it again many many times in a row, as an adult I was able to fully appreciate it. Superb acting and, as you noticed, the pacing is very good. I had to rewatch it many times to fully understand the plot, but you got many of the little details on first view, amazing! The ending with Gecko losing a good amount of money versus his adversary was very rewarding, but this isn't a fairy tale, we soon realize that the one who will be paying the bigger price will be Bud Fox. I will be looking for your next reaction.
Yes, actual dad in real life. You can see him in Apocalypse Now if you’ve got the constitution for it. It’s an excellent movie of a really tough situation. Been really enjoying your reactions - nice work with your channel ✌🏻
I've always wanted to see that movie. It's on my list :)
Great Movie, Great Cast, Great Director, Great Performances By Everyone In This Movie & Great Reaction Sweetheart
Thank you! 😊
@@chrissiereactsYou're Welcome 🤗, Sweetheart
Good reaction. I enjoyed revisiting this movie with you. Oliver Stone has some gems. Recommend "JFK" - hardly anyone on youtube has reacted to that one. 🖖
Thanks! I've added it to my list! :)
@@chrissiereacts … also, not sure if anyone mentioned it or not but Stone’s sequel to Wall Street is pretty good too - “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”. 🖖🏿
You please react to The Heavenly Kid
My fav comedy ever
From 1985
Yes! I love this. Stock market in the 80s and 90s in wall street is crazy.. I think I watched all movies concerning stocks.. My brother is in stock market so this is our kind of movies.
I need to watch more! I thought it was weird that no one had reacted to this movie yet... it was so good!
@@chrissiereacts I know right?! I was looking for a reaction for this, the 1987 Wall street. I also watched the 2010 Wall street, I don't remember that one much.. And I literally just watch your reaction to Trading Places last night.. I enjoyed it.
Nice channel, subscribed :)
Thank you!
What every man wants to hear from a woman: "I just don't like people." 😆
Yes, everything they're doing is completely illegal.
You need to do the sequel.
sequel was a dog with fleas....!
@@tatlertom3090 Except for the meeting scene between Bud and Gordon!
Gecko's daughter killed the hole vibe of the movie and was a real drag on the film!
Hi Chrissie
👋😊
This is the movie that caused the 2008 crash. Nowadays a person can trade and make " or lose" money on their cell phone.
lol I thought greedy bankers caused the crash 🤔
@@chrissiereacts Pardon me. You are correct. This movie inspired greed across the financial sector including greedy banking.
@@chrissiereactsYes, market deregulation and greed-whore bankers caused the GFC. The OP has no clue. This movie was a reflection of the wall street culture which existed at the time in the mid 80s. Sure, this movie might have propagated the already existing culture further but it was already there.
I love the generalizations about littering you made from a movie. hahaha. Do you ever see how dirty the streets are these days?
No but tbf I live in Canada...
@@chrissiereacts I live in New York, its filthy dirty.
Good evening ma'am. I hope you are well! Almost anyone who has money in a 401 k or retirement account is invested in the market whether they know that or not. It's shameful everyday hard-working people can have their future comfort manipulated by such terrible people who don't even need the money. It is what it is I reckon. My daughter's solution was maybe we should just pay for all our necessities with cheesecake. 😁 It wouldn't work people would just start cheating you out of your cream cheese! 🎄🎅🎁🔔
Haha! I hope she's right because I'm making a cheesecake now to bring to the family dinner tomorrow 😂
@@chrissiereacts Not me.... I'm lazy and have a little bit of a herbal hobby. Sounds like a surefire way for me to end up obese and broke.
Oliver Stone, great director but with his Putin interview and his admiration of him, he really annoyed me. His JFK movie, conspiracy theories of the kind mostly made by ppl who also admire Putin. Very strange person, unfortunately a brilliant director.
Ohh okay! So is his JFK film more of a conspiracy theory?
@@chrissiereactsIn a sense. JFK is indeed based on a true story of the case Jim Garrison brought on the Kennedy Assassination. Though many of the facts and evidence presented are presented in more of Stone’s view and vision rather than what really happened. Though they do keep lots of the details the same. Garrison did believe a conspiracy took place so in a sense it is a conspiracy theory film. But also a very historical lesson about not just the JFK assassination but the 1960’s as well.
The fatal flaw of Oliver Stone movies is the audience really needs to work hard on seperating the wheat from the chaff of his far, far left wing propaganzing and the actual truth.
“Far, Far left”. Haha. Right. Those to whom USA RWNJs assign this title would be considered liberal centrists in all other western democracies in the world, including Canada and Australia. Those within the US have no perspective with regards to the global political left/right spectrum.
" far, far left wing propaganzing" _[sic]_ happens where in this film?
@@RideAcrossTheRiver All of it.
@@20ASilva Gordon Gekko is a communist?
@@20ASilva Stop deflecting. Again, give a specific example of "far, far left wing propaganzing"?
I believe that Black Monday is on Oct 1987...
"Black Monday," when the NYSE dropped 507 points, was in October 1987 📉