‘Blackhat’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
September 12, 2023 · Blackhat (2015) · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1:16:15 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes: Korean restaurant scene where movie takes off, explosion when brother blows up (best scene in movie), basement raid, final ceremony gunfight▶ 25:23
Chris RyanAgrees with Korean restaurant scene and basement raid discussions, emphasizes gunfight quality and Michael Mann's style▶ 28:51
Den of Thieves Benihana Award
Chris RyanDiscussed the scene where Barrett gets killed looking up at the tower and the tarmac scene with Hathaway, ultimately choosing Barrett dying▶ 43:09
What's Aged the Worst
Bill SimmonsThe trope of characters going to jail for 'noble' fights instead of realistic crimes, people who fix TVs and garage door openers getting shot at, and dense plots that require Wikipedia to follow▶ 47:02
Chris RyanThe jumpy dialogue trying to explain dense plots, and the audio mix issues in a Michael Mann film▶ 48:13
Is There a Better Title?
Bill SimmonsSuggests 'Handsome Hacker' and 'Ghostface' as alternative titles, notes original title was 'Cyber'▶ 50:25
Chris RyanPrefers the original title 'Cyber' as more communicative of what the movie was about▶ 50:21
Best Quote
Bill SimmonsI'm not sure there's any light at the end of this tunnel anymore (Hemsworth says that to the sister)▶ 51:56
Chris RyanDo my own time, not the institution. See, to hold on to who you are in there. You dedicate yourself to a program. You work out your body and your mind.▶ 52:04
Dion Waiters Award
Bill SimmonsWilliam Mapother — William Mapother as Tom Cruise's cousin/brother, and York Van Wageningen as Sadak▶ 53:50
Is This Movie Better With
Bill SimmonsJon Bernthal — Jon Bernthal as Hathaway's cellmate, though questions if he'd be believable as a hacker▶ 1:05:00
Chris RyanWayne Jenkins as Hathaway's cellmate with specific dialogue about rooming with 'Steve Jobs'▶ 1:04:32
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsIs hacking really this easy where you can just type some stuff and immediately access all someone's information? Questions whether elite hackers can actually break into systems as effortlessly as shown in movies▶ 1:05:58
Chris RyanWhy would someone just out of federal prison immediately get into a serious romantic relationship? Questions the realistic dynamic between the main characters when not actively hacking▶ 1:08:38
Who Won the Movie
Chris RyanViola Davis — Viola Davis - if she's replacement level, this movie is not as good; she makes this movie top▶ 1:11:44
Movies Referenced (35)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 8:42 |
| Black Widow (2021) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 39:51 |
| Blade Runner (1982) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 12:57 |
| American Sniper (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 4:16 |
| Public Enemies (2009) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 8:49 |
| Fargo (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 23:05 |
| Fight Club (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 23:49 |
| Jason Bourne (2016) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 14:28 |
| Shot Caller (2017) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 36:57 |
| Suicide Squad (2016) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 34:54 |
| Trading Places (1983) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 17:37 |
| Blade (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 21:11 |
Directors Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 43 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans | ▶ 3:09 |
| Chad Stahelski | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | John Wick | ▶ 31:28 |
| John Woo | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 31:28 | |
| Ridley Scott | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | The Martian, Blade Runner | ▶ 21:19 |
Actors Referenced (35)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hemsworth | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 23 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Avengers | ▶ 13:46 |
| Jon Bernthal | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons | The Wolf of Wall Street, King Richard | ▶ 1:05:00 |
| Mario Kassar | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | First Blood, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Stargate | ▶ 11:23 |
| John Ortiz | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Silver Linings Playbook, American Gangster, Miami Vice | ▶ 39:16 |
| Tom Cruise | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Top Gun, Minority Report | ▶ 53:50 |
| Crazy Town | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Something's Gotta Give | ▶ 37:12 |
| Viola Davis | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | The Help | ▶ 43:20 |
| Colin Farrell | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | The Lobster, In Bruges | ▶ 14:22 |
| Jamie Foxx | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Collateral, Django Unchained | ▶ 9:43 |
| Paul Walker | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Fast and the Furious, Furious 7, Running Scared | ▶ 19:20 |
| Robert Redford | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | The Natural, Ordinary People, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | ▶ 58:13 |
| Russell Crowe | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind | ▶ 50:59 |
Writers Referenced (2)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 21:50 | |
| Ted Jessup | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Ted 2 | ▶ 36:02 |
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grantland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Other Guys | ▶ 4:12 |