Three Days of the Condor (1975) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!
Added 2025-11-12 22:17:13 +0000 UTC
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This movie came out the same year as The Exorcist so that's what Max Von Sydow (Joubert) looked like without the old age make-up that transformed him into Father Merrin. Sydow was also Lamar (Tom Cruise's boss) in Minority Report. One of the greatest actor of all time. Effortlessly charming and sinister on screen. Director Sydney Pollack did another fun paranoia filled thriller in 1990 called The Firm with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. It has a pretty incredible supporting cast. Pollack also acted occasionally, he was Ziegler in Eyes Wide Shut (Cruise again!) And yeah, the love scene was totally unnecessary and weird. Them learning to trust each other was enough. It was jarring because it's not a sexy movie at all. The whole thing felt forced in a very Hollywood way that the movie was not up to that point.
ED209
2025-11-17 03:12:15 +0000 UTCThis was spectacular! :D
Brent bmc_comix
2025-11-15 17:33:53 +0000 UTCIt's been a long time since I've seen this. The love scene feels like something that would be a producer's note. "We got two of the biggest stars in the business in this picture! We gotta put them together!" The final scene between Redford and Max Von Sydow got spoofed in an episode of Seinfeld. Kramer gets into a feud with the US Postal Service and Neuman gives Kramer the warning speech about a close friend offering to give him a lift... and then he immediately offers him a lift. I saw that episode way before I ever saw this movie so I didn't realize it was a spoof for years.
Brandon
2025-11-15 02:26:55 +0000 UTCAlso, from the mid-70s: "The Parallax View"
Herman Orff
2025-11-14 01:37:29 +0000 UTCWhat a terrific cast in this film. Everyone was so good in their roles. And it was great to see Max von Sydow as Joubert. I once asked a very experienced movie maker, "who was the best actor ever?" He said, "you mean besides Max von Sydow?"
Herman Orff
2025-11-14 01:35:07 +0000 UTCI enjoyed watching this again with you guys. I had forgotten how much the Trade Center was featured, both exterior and interior. The 70s brought us a lot great movies, and hopefully you’ll get around to many more as time passes.
David Wilkins
2025-11-14 01:07:46 +0000 UTCIn a similar conspiracy genre, Blow Out(1981) and Pelican Brief (1993).
richard wilkinson
2025-11-13 20:15:22 +0000 UTCSo earlier this year I watched HBO reactions from reactors in Europe that were watching versions with a different playback speed. If you go into a chrome browser and go into the developer tools, there is a command that will increase or decrease thatplayback speed. It may be worth checking out (pasting from Google): Using DevTools, you can execute JavaScript commands in the Console to adjust video speed: Right-click on the video and select "Inspect" or press Ctrl + Shift + I to open DevTools. Click on the "Console" tab. To speed up the video, use the command document.querySelector('video').playbackRate = 2; (or any number you wish to set). To slow it down, just set it to a lower number (like 0.5). It was a pain to do for every video, but it did work like a charm.
Marcus Cato
2025-11-13 15:16:20 +0000 UTCFor more 70's Classics i would recommend "Kramer vs Kramer" (Dustin Hoffman), Papillon (Dustin Hoffman), Play Misty For Me (Clint Eastwood), Kellys Heroes ( Clint Eastwood), "The Gauntlet" (Clint Eastwood), "Death Wish" (Charles Bronson), "The Towering Inferno" (Paul Newman), Five Easy Pieces (Jack Nicholson)....
Florian Meier
2025-11-13 14:55:01 +0000 UTCLove your Reaction !! I'm a Big Fan of these 70's Suspense Thriller ... The Whole Film is a Masterpiece except the Love Scene :) I think i can watch every Redford film 10 Times, what an Actor !! I would recommend for more Suspense/Watergate/70s "Marathon Man" with Dustin Hoffman !!! A Must Watch for you Guys !!! Also "The Parallax View" and "Klute"
Florian Meier
2025-11-13 14:46:55 +0000 UTCi love your videos, too bad that NTFS and PAL sync makes it not really possible to watch them in sync with the movies from Europe. Not really you problem, but i could not yet find a youtube playback speed setting that kept it in sync. Will keep trying though EDIT: sometimes hard to know where you exactly are when there is no still frame to sync with
Matthias Goetzke
2025-11-13 09:33:12 +0000 UTCLove Marathon Man and The Parallax View !!! I would say also "Klute" is a great one
Florian Meier
2025-11-13 07:18:28 +0000 UTCAnother paranoid/conspiracy/ action 70's movie check out "Capricorn One". The government/NASA people try to cover up a fake landing on Mars.
Keith Brown
2025-11-13 06:46:54 +0000 UTCLove this movie. Straight out of the "Paranoia 70s" era Nobody can be trusted- there's a hidden conspiracy behind it all... Similar movies in this vain you might like are Marathon Man (1976) with Dustin Hoffman (Redford's co-star in All the President's Men) and The Parallax View (1974), with Warren Beatty (and the same director as "All the President's Men""). There are a few rough edges in this movie-- yeah the love scene was more than a little cringeworthy, and there are some things that don't make sense (Like how can someone so well read and who used to work for the phone company need to ask the operator the area code for Washington D.C??), but they don't take away from the overall enjoyment of the movie. And the plot generally drives the movie rather than one action scene or shootout or car chase after another, which I like I don't think Faye Dunaway ever worked with Redford again, but other movies of hers I recommend are Network (1976) (My usual spinwheel choice), Bonnie and Clyde (1976) , The Eyes of Laura Mars(1978). And of course there's Mommie Dearest (1981) - the movie that probably killed her career. Say what you will about it, good or bad, it's memorable. Oh, and "We're walking here!!"" Not sure if you know where that line comes from, but in case you don't , I also recommend "Midnight Cowboy (1969)".
Samolina Pilchard
2025-11-13 06:09:46 +0000 UTCI find the moment when he asks her not to call anyone, very emotional.
Dave Carmichael
2025-11-13 01:58:39 +0000 UTCThere's a weird line about how Joe Turner is so competent because he reads everything. I read a lot and I would have been dead ten minutes after the opening credits. 🤷🏻♂️😂
Marcus Cato
2025-11-13 01:44:18 +0000 UTCConspiracies abound! But in actuality, it just won the memorial Redford poll on both channels, probably with significant voter crossover.
Paul Cox
2025-11-13 01:39:02 +0000 UTCYes its too soon. Or people that lonely or horny in New York (1975) 😉
Backlog Andy M.
2025-11-13 01:16:35 +0000 UTCYep popcorn in bed reaction to 3 Days Of The Condor. Did they tap each others phones like Robert Redford. Or is there an organisation deep within the reactors. 😉😁😆
Backlog Andy M.
2025-11-13 01:15:19 +0000 UTCAlso I’ve never actually sat down and watched this before and wow the influence it had on everything from PULP FICTION to Tom Cruise’s MISSION IMPOSSIBLE to THE BOURNE IDENTITY is hard to miss
Jason Dolan
2025-11-13 01:06:47 +0000 UTCTBR Schmitt posts their reaction to Three Days of the Condor. And on the same day Popcorn In Bed posts their reaction to Three Days of the Condor? this is a conspiracy!!! lol
Will D
2025-11-13 00:49:52 +0000 UTCThis was my comment in the chat when we began discussing Three Days of the Condor: "I'm no prude, but Condor has one of the most unnecessary and klunky sex scenes of any movie ever. That aside, I love it." Glad that seems to be a common takeaway.
Paul Cox
2025-11-13 00:49:16 +0000 UTCThe Natural. Love it!
Backlog Andy M.
2025-11-13 00:25:39 +0000 UTCAlso, since you've got a solo Redford with this one, time to mention again that The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) is one of my favorite Coen brothers films, which co-stars Paul Newman, and which also takes place on and around New Year's Eve.
Tyler Foster
2025-11-13 00:12:28 +0000 UTCHe knew about phone systems because he worked for Bell Labs Communication Research and was in the military signal corps, not from reading books.
David Martin
2025-11-13 00:07:50 +0000 UTCThe best of Robert Redford Actor: All the President’s Men Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Sting The Natural Out of Africa Jeremiah Johnson The Candidate Spy Game Sneakers All is Lost The Great Gatsby The Way We Were The Great Waldo Pepper Barefoot in the Park Brubaker The Chase The Horse Whisperer Legal Eagles Indecent Proposal Lions for Lambs As Director Ordinary People Quiz Show A River Runs Through It Lions for Lambs The Horse Whisperer
Jason Dolan
2025-11-12 23:57:24 +0000 UTCwhat a classic film! imagine coming back to the office and everyone is dead--thats so original!!!
Chris Bruneau
2025-11-12 23:38:24 +0000 UTClove that movie, RIP tony Scott!!!
Chris Bruneau
2025-11-12 23:36:40 +0000 UTCEven though several of my channels have done the series in the past few years, I never get tired of watching the Mission: Impossible movies. When I first saw this, I was immediately struck by how obvious it is that a key opening scene in the first movie is essentially a homage to the beginning of this film. Later in the series, in the fifth film, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie throws in another brief visual homage as well, as well as tributes to another great '70s thriller, The Parallax View (1974), which was directed by Alan J. Pakula (All the President's Men).
Tyler Foster
2025-11-12 23:16:40 +0000 UTCIt happens to me too. People on Reddit have figured out it has something to do with your IP address and YouTube trying to cut down on bot views. If you have a VPN on, turn it off. If you're browsing without one, maybe get one?
Paul Cox
2025-11-12 23:11:53 +0000 UTCSo many great films from this decade. This is definitely one of them. Looking forward to your reaction to it.
Jay Davis
2025-11-12 23:00:14 +0000 UTCAbout to start watching now...
Smooticus
2025-11-12 22:55:31 +0000 UTCSo that's Robert Redford as a young spy. Now watch Spy Game - Robert Redford as an old spy. Plus Brad Pitt as a bonus.
Opie Wan
2025-11-12 22:50:35 +0000 UTCPlease help! When I try to access video it says to sign in to prove I'm not a bot. I dont know what this means. Never happened before. What do I do
sharkey197
2025-11-12 22:46:54 +0000 UTCThe sound track is EXACTLY what was meant for "funky" in its original incarnation. Now it's just become a term thrown around at random.
David Martin
2025-11-12 22:33:46 +0000 UTCCool. One of my favs. But one scene out of nowhere. But love it.
Backlog Andy M.
2025-11-12 22:18:47 +0000 UTCWell, that's tonight sorted.
Tyler Foster
2025-11-12 22:18:12 +0000 UTC
