A Few Good Men (1992) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!
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- A Few Good Men (1992)
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
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An amazing and engaging legal battle! This movie was packed with A-List talent and their performances were legendary!
Thank you for your support!
Great movie, but there is no such charge as "conduct unbecoming a United States Marine". ...Of course, dramatic license is in play.
TBR Schmitt i recommend "Crimson Tide".
Hey guys. Been following only a short while. Appreciate that y’all interact with serious movies in an intelligent way. In that spirit I’d like to suggest a few films that are under known today.
In the heat of the night (1967). Groundbreaking for the time. Powerful performance by the two leads.
The Deer Hunter. (1978) Powerful casting. This movie made Christopher Walken a star and his first Oscar. It was nominated for an insane amount of awards.
After Hours. (1985). It’s a cult classic from Martin Scorcesse. All star cast. Didn’t perform well when first released but has obtained cult status since. N
Adam resurrected. (2008). Jeff Goldblum in a role I would not have expected from him. I would call it a performance of a lifetime from him.
I love movies and could sit and talk all day about them. And could make you a much bigger bigger list. Cheers.
Oh and before I forget. The Reader (2008). Brilliant all the way around
Another great movie with Tom Cruise playing a lawyer is called The Firm.
This is a great film. Loads and loads of great actors .. all of them seem to have liked the script .. they even got the famous rock-god Nigel Tufnel to star in it, no doubt hand picked by Rob Reiner.
Cheers 🍺
One aspect I like allot about this film is that Reiner didn't force a romantic connection between Cruise and Moore. Such a welcome change.
There kind of was, though.
But "death cannot stop true love".....
Never occurred to me, you're totally right!
there was going to be one but the wrote it out
Just imagine the total cheese if they had kissed in the rain after Cruise says he's gonna put Jessep on the stand. xD
Fun fact: when Kaffey does the impression of Colonel Jessup ("He eats breakfast 300 yard from 4,000 Cubans who are trying to kill him"), that was completely improvised by Cruise and the laughing by Moore and Pollack is real
I was just about to type that same thing but I fig let me scroll and see if someone else did it already… it’s funny you can see the real reactions of Demi Moore and Kevin Pollack
And the funny thing is that Pollack is an incredible impressionist in his own right and has a lot of shows and videos of doing impressions.
Another fact is the guilty charge doesn't exist
Pollak: "eh not too bad but I can do better".
DID YOU REQUEST THE A FEW GOOD MEN REACTION?!?!
YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT I DID!
LOL.That's funny.Thanks for the belly laugh.LOL.
😂😂😂
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34:32 And that brief moment of stunned silence when everyone is like, "whoa... he actually admitted it" is my favorite part of the entire thing. I love it when Kaffee is taken aback for a moment and standing there realizing he just got the confession he was fighting for.
Heck yeah. When I first saw this movie with my wife I was like "Dayuuum he really got this fool to admit it"
Another classic. Jack Nicholson really is a great actor.
He’s great in this, but he’s really bad and cartoonist in other things
You're a classic too mate. Haha I'm strugg'n here
@@user-xi1nm4ir7y Nicholson was more like this in his 70s roles, subdued and dramatic. After The Shining he started just being batshit crazy.
During the filming, the director requested several takes, and Nicholson delivered it exactly the same, time after time, making everyone's jaw drop.
@@deckofcards87 he’s amazing in The Pledge
My absolute favorite part is Kaffee questioning Jessup. He sets up the trap and Jessup in his hubris walks right into it.
1. “We live in a world of walls, And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.”
If Colonel Jessup had transferred Santiago, the replacement likely would have been up to Marine Corps standards.
2. “We follow orders, or people die. It’s as simple as that.”
Jessup received orders from his commanding officer’s from U.S. Navy Region Southeast. Those orders were to cease and desist in the use of code reds as a disciplinary practice. He disobeyed that order. Santiago died as a result.
It always struck me how Colonel Jessup was both correct and wrong at the same time.
A person who thinks that they are right and wrong without knowing it is considered a tyrant. Am I right?
@@Samstone7 I would argue that Jessup was a Tyrant who truly believed he was right and the absolute authority for the situation, as you see him try to leave without being arrested since he felt right in his actions and did not consider himself a criminal. He never thought he was wrong.
@@multifan1644 I don't think Jessup thought he was a tyrant. It was a freak accident when Santiago died. It went too far and Jessup tried to cover it up. However, there are some others in different situations who think they are doing work for the better of humanity turning out to be a tyrant for their own unknowing personal goals.
I always thought that on some level, if Jessup hadn’t done the illegal things he did, there is some truth to his little speech. About how people discussing war and the military don’t always know what they really have to go through. And we may prefer to not think about that while we live safely sometimes because of what they do. But Jessup goes beyond just feeling under appreciated and onto deciding he’s above the law because he can do whatever HE thinks is right to do his job.
@@joeconcepts5552 US foreign policy, enforced by the military and CIA, has created our enemies. They have not made the world safer. They've created the dangers, and have made the world a more dangerous place than it has to be.
We (the USA) are the real bad guys.
The Classic take at the end was done a dozen times so that Rob Reiner could get different angles and reactions. Finally, Jack shouts "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH". Each take, Jack was as intense as another. Someone asked him why he went all out instead of holding back on some of the takes. He just smiled and said, "I just love to act!"
Legend!
That may not be accurate. Kiefer Sutherland said on Michael Rosenbaum's podcast "Inside of You" back in April of this year, that Nicholson did the famous scene in two takes. Kiefer said that he among many others who weren't scheduled to work that day all showed up and stayed in the back of the courtroom to watch the scene get filmed
@@peppyd I've heard the story about the repeated takes from several actors and others on the stage, so I think it's true.
Yes I've heard the same thing. Nicholson is very talented.
@@peppyd I think that Nicholson did HIS on-camera stuff in as little as two takes, but Reiner himself says in the making-of documentary on the dvd that he shot the scene many times, from many angles, each covering a different actor, and that usually when an actor isn't on camera they tend to just run their lines, saving the performance for when they're in frame. But Nicholson was there for everyone else's takes and went full steam ahead every time, even though there was no camera on him.
As a Marine veteran, this is probably my favorite movie in the military genre. Most are products of a Hollywood director and producers who have a jaded view of the military, and while they all have military advisors, they tend to be way over the top taking advantage of the majority of the audience that has no military experience. Full Metal Jacket is the perfect example. But in this one, I've met Marines who remind me of each of the different personalities in this flick, and it does convey to some degree the reality of a lot of Marines in combat units, including Jessup and Kendrick. I also spent a year deployed on two different Navy ships, and the difference between Marine and Naval Officers in this film is equally as stark as during the time I served. I got out the year this flick was released.
Beyond that, the story was really good and the actors were top notch. Just a fun flick that brings back some good memories. Never saw a Marine killed by another Marine, and we didn't have the term "Code Red", but inter-unit justice was definitely a thing. I know of a Marine who was tossed off the second story balcony of the barracks at Pulgas (Pendleton) for stealing a camera, and ass-kickings were pretty regular. As an NCO in a combat MOS I wouldn't physically attack a Marine in my charge, but I had lots of holes dug in the desert, and, um, some other ways to discipline them in ways that would not result in permanent marks - on their record.
Was fun watching you react to this one.
Thank you for your service.
Yeah, this and "The Rock" are my favorites to my current memory. Thank you very much for your service.
Based on your post, I think that you might like "The Rack" (1956) if you haven't already seen it. It is also a court drama staring Paul Newman, and a young Lee Marvin. It was written by Rod Serling. Great movie!
Former Army here (11b1p), but I definitely remember a few soldiers who shouldn't have been in the army, or at least not an airborne infantry unit, that had a lot of attempts to "fix" them before finally being chaptered out, most of which were not particularly nice.
Yut yut rah
This wasn't just about Santiago's death anymore... it was about forging paperwork, doctoring log books, a cover up, and, ultimately, perjury. You don't get a slap on the wrist for all of that.
Also, two privates were crushed that they were dishonorably discharged... imagine what that kind of verdict would do to a high-ranking colonel.
Jessup wouldn't be hit as hard by that as Dawson or Downey. He doesn't actually believe the BS he spouts about honor, at least not to the extent that he expects guys like Dawson and Downey to believe it. What he does care about is his power, influence and ability to make money once he leaves the Marines and a dishonorable discharge will certainly hurt that.
Granted that this is a fictional scenario, but somebody high up in the Marine JAG was pressuring Bacon's character to offer any deal to keep the case out of court. Somebody's evidently willing to bend the rules to keep their laundry clean.
Dawson was a Lance Corporal and Downey was a PFC: neither were Privates. The decision to discharge them dishonorably is worse than you think. It follows you into civilian life, and closes job opportunities since many employers will not hire any service personnel with a DD (Dishonorable Discharge). There's always flipping burgers though. There also is the chance that the type of discharge can be upgraded to BCD (Bad Conduct Discharge) months later.
@@jeffburnham6611 Psst, what does the "P" in PFC stand for?
@@christinadoxstader3004 Psst... You realize Jeff is technically correct? He stated neither one was a private and he is right. There is certainly a distinction between a Private and a Private First Class. They were not simply Privates as in E1's
Another court trial movie that I recommend is "My Cousin Vinny" starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, and Ralph Macchio.
One of the best courtroom dramas ever and also a brilliant comedy. Seconded.
Agree, great movie.
Oh yes! Great comedy! But some super good courtroom scenes.
What's a yute?
My Cousin Vinny is incredible! Real lawyers love the movie, and I've even heard that some law classes will show clips from it, thats how good some of the legal scenes are.
Tom’s best performance in my opinion. All the actors brought it to this film. Something noteworthy, this was Aaron Sorkin’s first credit as a writer. If you’re familiar with Sorkin, you can tell when you watch but he’s one of the best dialogue writers in film and TV.
Cruise is just simply an amazing actor (too bad he's a Scientologist). Born On The Fourth Of July is one of my faves of his.
you haven't seen him in Tropic Thunder :D
@ I agree with you. Born on the 4th of july is his best performance of his career.
How he’s never won an Oscar is beyond me he’s had incredible performances Oscar worthy
The script was written by Aaron Sorkin, also responsible for _The West Wing, The American President, Charlie Wilson's War, The Social Network, Moneyball,_ etc. Best known for his smart, snappy dialogue, if you haven't seen any of the above and would like to see more great scenes like the climax of this movie, check 'em out.
He was also an uncredited writer on The Rock in 1996.
The Social Network is one of my absolute favourite movies.
@@offspringfan1288 Also The Newsroom, Sports Night and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
West Wing reactions would be awesome.
Also, Molly's Game and the Trial of the Chicago Seven... fantastic films! You should react to some of those and THE NEWSROOM, oh lord, PLEASE react to The Newsroom!
@@offspringfan1288 And Tarantino, apparently.
Cruise gets some shit, but he was amazing in this movie, as was the whole cast.
Whole cast was great!
Cruise only gets shit from sheep who don't watch or enjoy movies.
@@TedBrogan He’s made a lot of shitty movies. Watching them doesn’t make them better.
@@tempsitch5632 what shitty movies has he done compared to everyone else?
He’s a raving lunatic cult member in his real life but he is a very enjoyable actor
You guys nailed the movie: it's not about the "what" of the case, but rather the "how." Kaffey lays out his strategy after deciding to put Jessup on the stand, but when Sam asks him "how are you going to do that?", Cruise answers, "I have no idea."
I love "he does think better with that bat"
Samantha: “Kevin Bacon is good.”
My head: “yes everybody loves bacon!” lol
Except Jules.
Bacon makes everything better
Really!? A dad joke...okay, that was funny.
I've always loved that Demi Moore line: "Cause they stand on a wall, and they say nothing is going to hurt you tonight. Not on my watch." Powerful writing.
That and one of my favorite scenes is when, after pushing Caffee to put Jessup on the stand, right before he's to do it she tries to talk him out of it. Powerful drama and some "pretty good" acting.
Another Rob Reiner film that needs to be on your radar is 'This is Spinal Tap'. Absolutely hilarious film that further shows off the fact that Reiner was capable of handling any type of story he was trying to tell with aplomb. It's a scathing "Rock-umentary" about the '80s heavy metal/rock scene, and just about every scene will crack you up.
And the scummy doctor from this film is one of the lead guitarists in Tap (as well as the six fingered man from TPB).
One of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
It's a classic! You've already done Misery and The Princess Bride. Next Rob Reiner film should be Stand By Me. Then the comedy masterpiece that is Spinal Tap.
I was just going to comment the same thing, becasue I forgot Nigel was in this movie until I saw that scene.
That film goes to ELEVEN.
One of my favorite movies of all time. Up until this movie I was totally in action movies. With this movie for the first time I understood power of words (The other one worth mentioning is Twelve angry men(1957)). Together with Star Wars, Ben-Hur (1959) and Amadeus (1984) this is the only movie that I probably saw more then 10 times.
Agree that the 1957 Twelve Angry Men was very powerful, it should be watched by everyone.
Rob Reiner really turned into a great director. My favorite 2 of his were "Misery" and "Stand By Me" (Both Stephen King stories)
Another great Tom Cruise court based movie is "The Firm" That's a fun one.
love the firm
Also "This is Spinal Tap". The actor playing the doctor in the courtroom in this plays the legend Nigel Tufnel
"The Firm" is not a courtroom story at all, but yes it's a fun watch. Another John Grisham story that's a bit more about the courtroom is "Runaway Jury". Also "The Client".
"The witness is excused." - Such a great line.
Kevin Pollack, the actor who played Sam, is a stand-up comedian turned dramatic actor, and he was known to do a perfect mimic of Jack Nicholson. On days that Nicholson wasn't on set, and they were shooting shots of people reacting to Nicholson talking, they'd usually have a crew member read the lines and just dub over them, but Pollack ended up doing his impression of Nicholson and, rumor has it, there are some audio clips in the film (when you hear Nicholson in the courtroom, but not see him) that are actually Pollack!
Nicholson came to the set several times on his days off and ended up, unbeknownst to Pollack, sitting in on Pollack doing this!
If you like this kind of movie, let me make two recommendations. For another Rob Reiner movie, that was also written by Aaron Sorkin, who wrote the scrip to this film (based on his own play), I highly recommend The American President. For a film that has a similar character relationship/dynamic between the characters, check out Crimson Tide, starring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington (among a whole bunch of other famous actors in numerous roles). It takes place on a nuclear submarine, but it has a similar vibe - a struggle between two egos, between ideas of ethics, following orders, disobeying orders, etc. It's a great film.
FYI - civilians would never sit on the jury of a court martial. The crime was perpetrated by members of the armed services on a military base, so the jurisdiction falls under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Misdemeanors are dealt with by issuing Article 15s, and more severe crimes go to a court martial, summary, special, and general, with general being the big ones, like the one in the film. Some court martials have no juries, instead having a judge or panel of judges, but in general court martials pertaining to capital crimes, there is always a jury. Officers on trial always have officers in the jury box, whereas enlisted can have all officers in their jury box or request that a certain amount of the jurors (I think 2/3rds) be made up of enlisted personnel. (I did ROTC).
*Courts martial, not court martials. 😉
The plural form is Courts Martial.
@@gawainethefirst Wow, thanks. I have always been saying it incorrectly.
27:41 Dawson & Downey didn't lie to their lawyers. They just have a terrible habit of not revealing such info w/o being asked.
Well Downey definitely lied. He said Markenson told him to do the code red and was with the other guy. That was a lie.
@@russellward4624 They never talked about Markinson. Downey didn't say that he was w/ Dawson when Kendrick's order was given. As Galloway said, he just didn't distinguish between his superiors. As far as he's concerned, when Dawson said that Kendrick gave them the order, then it must be true.
@@jp3813 I'm sorry but you're mistaken. When Jo prepares Dawson for his testimony he says that he directly recieved the order to give the code red from the LT.
@@jp3813 my bad I mixed up the names. I'm talking g about Keifer Sutehrlands character. He's the one that gave the code red order to Dawson and they lied about Downer being there multiple times.
@@russellward4624 We hear his testimony thrice, the first two were when he was being prepared and the last was in the courtroom:
1) "He ordered me and Lance Corporal Dawson to give Willie a Code Red."
2) "I was ordered to give him a Code Red by the platoon commander of Rifle Security Company Windward, Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick."
3) "A Code Red was ordered by my platoon commander, Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick."
In all three cases, he never said "directly". He was taking Dawson's words as fact that Kendrick ordered them to carry out the Code Red.
I love this movie! Glad you enjoyed it as well. Another courtroom movie from this era is "A Time to Kill", which is really good as well- funnily also has Keifer Sutherland playing a character that you absolutely hate. Would love to see that one added to a poll if you've never seen it before!
Yes plz
GREAT movie based on a great John Grisham book. Quite a few stars in that one too.
Man I haven’t heard that movie in a long time but it’s so good.
Great movie! Another great legal drama is A Time to Kill (1996) with Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, and Samuel L. Jackson.
My mom loves this movie so I've seen it hundreds of times; my family still quotes it to each other. My favorite is, "Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!" So funny to see someone react to it!
Hopefully someone comes across your reaction as it's a fun watch with a bonus of eye candy - yes, that includes Nicholson 😝
Even though it is likely that Jesseps character would've gotten a slap on the wrist 😅 the ending is so satisfying.
Gah, 'LA Confidential': always the bridesmaid in your drama polls. One of these days...
Also: you guys should definitely watch Rob Reiner's 'When Harry Met Sally...'. The way he was able to jump around genres is something you don't see too much anymore.
Got to get to LA Confidential soon. Classic.
Yes to LA Confidential! Another courtroom drama to consider is The Verdict with Paul Newman.
CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll post a follow up when I'm done (like you care). ;)
Schmitt and beauty queen Samantha rock.
Hope you enjoy and thanks for the kind words! We always read every comment so we will definitely see the follow up haha!
Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture.
Nominated for 5 Golden Globes including Best Picture, in the Drama Category.
The film was a box office hit, $243 million dollars against a $40 million dollar budget.
Well deserved!
Loved the look of "wtf just happened right now??" on Jack's (Kevin Bacon) face when Jessup confessed. One of the most satisfying scenes even tho his character was likeable.
I WANT THE TRUTH!
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
Such a powerful movie and such powerful performances from Jack Nicholson to Tom Cruise to Demi Moore.
DID YOU ISSUE THE CODE RED!?
Simply amazing! So glad we watched this!
You want me on that wall. You need me on that wall.
@@eliminator173 *_YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I DID!!!!!!!_* 🤬
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Honestly, Samantha's expressions during the final cross-examination were as much an emotional rollercoaster as Nicholson's performance.
One of the greatest scripts in movie history. I’m a huge fan of dialogue in movies.
You must love Pulp Fiction 👍
Crimson Tide would be another great military movie to watch with some amazing performances by the actors.
Jack Nicholson's performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is one of my favorites. One of the few movies to win all 5 of the major Academy Awards categories. Also worthy of noting is the performances of a much younger Danny Devito, Scatman Crothers and Christopher Lloyd (Taxi and Back to the Future series).
Cuckoo’s Nest is one of the all time best movies. Got some of the best “sports” scenes for a non-sports movie too!
Need some Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World! :D
It is on our List for Sam to watch it! I have seen it before but it is an absolutely epic movie!
@@TBRSchmitt I know; I’ve just got to keep up the reminder! Thanks, guys!
Such an under rated film. So, so good.
One of my favorite films by one of my favorite writers!!! This is the work that put Aaron Sorkin on the map. Without this...'The West Wing' and 'The Newsroom' would never been on our TV screens, and films like 'The Social Network' (which earned Sorkin his Oscar), 'The American President', 'Moneyball', 'Steve Jobs', and others might not have been written.
It was a play first, and the Broadway production starred Tom Hulce (best known for his Oscar nominated performance as Mozart in 'Amadeus') as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee and Stephen Lang (best known as Colonel Quaritch in James Cameron's 'Avatar') as Colonel Nathan Jessup. The play was a huge hit, but didn't get many Tony nominations...Hulce was nominated for Best Actor in a Play.
The play was inspired by a phone call between Sorkin and his sister, who was a new lawyer fresh out of law school and was doing a three year stint in the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps. She was on the real case that inspired the play...but the facts of the case were altered to fit a more dramatic story. The play was so impressive to producers, and Rob Reiner...it was only three years between the Broadway production and the film release...with Sorkin adapting his own play for the screen...after this Reiner and Sorkin did 'The American President' with Michael Douglas and Annette Bening, a charming romantic comedy that is also amazing.
Sorkin's work demands that the actors learn the script word perfect. No alterations because Sorkin understands dialogue and how it works. The musicality of the words and how it works to really show character. There are some actors that cannot handle Sorkin's dialogue...and the actors who line up to work on ANYTHING he does is long and impressive. He is now directing as well. His first film, 'Molly's Game' had Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba, his second 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' is on Netflix, and his third will be released in theaters and on Amazon Prime very soon...'Being The Ricardos' about Lucille Ball (played by Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (played by Javier Bardem) will release December 10, 2021.
21:18 - Commander Stone, the doctor on the stand is Christopher Guest, who worked with Rob Reiner on 'The Princess Bride' as Count Rugen, the six-fingered man, and who also was in Reiner's docu-comedy 'This Is Spinal Tap'. In fact Guest co-wrote 'Spinal Tap' with Reiner, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean...Guest played Nigel Tuftnel in that movie. He's also Jamie Lee Curtis's husband...and a titled nobleman in the UK (seriously!!!)...The Right Honourable Lord Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron of Haden-Guest. I am not kidding... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Guest
Thanks for all the great info; I was not aware of the Broadway play. I would just add that Tom Hulce was “Oscar-winning” for Amadeus, not just “Oscar-nominated“. 😊
@@JeffersonMills Hulce didn't win an Oscar for Amadeus. His co-star, F. Murray Abraham ("Scarface", "The Name Of The Rose"), did.
@@JeffersonMills Nope. Sorry...F. Murray Abraham won for Best Actor as Salleri in 'Amadeus'. In his acceptance, he said that he wished Hulce could share in the award. Hulce was just as worthy for that Oscar...such an amazing film!!!
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The truth shall set you free.
One of the best movie dramas of all time. You can watch this movie 100x & still enjoy it.
The funny little bit with Jessup jokingly saying they're surrendering and Tom being like "OK" is brilliant. It shows the absolute authority that Jessup has over the men. Tom didn't hesitate because as Jessup likes to brag about, when he gives an order it is followed. I love little bits of detail like that.
Exactly. It may seem ridiculous, but I've received an order and I'm going to carry it out, as I've been trained.
I never made the connection that it emphasizes a point in the movie; that Colonel Jessup's orders would be followed without question.
A couple of recommendations based on this film. First, I recommend the film Collateral from 2004, which stars Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. Second, I recommend Stanley Kubrick's war film Paths of Glory from 1957, which stars Kirk Douglas, father of Michael Douglas. Collateral obviously because of Cruise and Paths of Glory because it has a pretty similar theme to A Few Good Men, but also because both of these movies are among my favorite all-time films. EDIT: Collateral was directed by Michael Mann, who also directed Manhunter which you've reacted to.
Paths of Glory is an amazing movie.
Another great court drama (and great comedy) is My Cousin Vinny if you haven't watched it.
"Are you sure?"
@@jasondecharleroy4161 "How can you be so sure?"
Once again, smashed that button. Y'all are among my very favorite reactors.
Thank you!
@@TBRSchmitt You're welcome. And thank you for all the great quality movie reactions.
Thats why I started following them on Twitch and subscribed to their Pateron page. Them playing "It Takes Two" was great.
The guy that played one of the 2 guys Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson found guilty on only one of the charges, before this movie had no acting experience at all. He was actual a location scout for this movie when he had a chance passing with the director who wanted him in the film. I don't remember if there was more to it, but i remember that was the basic jist of the matter.
In a Military Trial there is never civilian jurors if a Jury is even used [it is not in all instances under the UCMJ] The Jury in the military is filled with military members only, often NCO's and Officers...
It’s much more than that. The US military operates under its own, separate system of law, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and its own court system established under Article I of the Constitution, separate from the more familiar civilian court system established under Article III. Most people aren’t aware of how different military and civilian law are in the US.
Not disagreeing with you at all, just expanding the explanation a bit.
Guys, another great reaction.
As has been said before on other videos, you MUST do a reaction to Heat. DeNiro, Pacino, Kilmer and so many more great actors. Movie is almost 3 hours long, but totally worth it.
that's another great movie i would love to see them react to. lots of great suggestions in the comments!
Oooo yeah, Heat is so good. Would love to see a reaction to it.
And get Tom Hiddleston in as a guest reactor. Jeff probably sir there quoting the entire movie, verbatim.
That’s an excellent suggestion. Love that movie
@@M1cha3lP I don't understand how he has anything to do with that film?
There's nothing like Aaron Sorkin writing, this, The Social Network, The West Wing, Sports Night, The Newsroom, Moneyball... When good actors get a hand on his writing it's just magic.
If this movie had a flaw, it was by limiting the screen time of a great actor - the late great JT Walsh (Markinson). I've liked his performances in every single movie I've seen him in.
He's a fantastic villain in Breakdown. One of the greatest underrated actors.
@@dnllrnt That's the first movie that comes to mind!
My favorite performances by him are in _Good Morning Vietnam_ and _Pleasantville._
Y'all on a tear with these films... and I get to relive the effect of watching them for the first time thru your eyes!
This movie is a masterpiece. One of the best court dramas and military movies ever. And all the actors are at the top of their game. And for the sad and thrilling that the story is, there is a lot of comedy in there, that doesn't seems out of place.
Imagine being on set with Kevin Pollak, during Jack Nicholson’s performances. It’s like being at the most fun acting school there is. He just blows everyone away. I worked with people who worked with him in the UK on Batman. A story I heard was that one day during filming he was messing around with two of the crew, and ruined his makeup on his way to the set. Everyone freaked out. He covered for them, saying he fell down the stairs or something and blamed the studio. Got back into make up for another two hours and carried on. Everyone said he was a really kind and mellow guy and not at all what you’d expect. Super intelligent too.
In a court you are judged by a jury of your peers ( people like you) for the military that means soldiers. But they must be equal or superior in rank . And the military have a separate justice system. There own police, medical, judicial ect . Its like for a doctor before a medical board you are judged by a panel of doctors.
I paused watching just to see if someone answered her confusion about military juries under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as this is a court martial.
Thank you.
@@CaptainFrost32 your welcome Stephen. Hope you enjoyed the rest
I remember watching this film at the movies, brilliant film.
I love the fact that it relies on the acting abilities of the cast rather than being a action pact movie.
Absolutely 1 of the best courtroom stories! Would recommend, INHERIT THE WIND, the original 12 ANGRY MEN, MY COUSIN VINNIE, & A TIME TO KILL, as some other superb courtroom dramas. Love you guys and your reactions!
My brother was stationed at Guantanamo around the time the movie came out and he spent a lot of the on base scenes going "That's not there... That's not there... that building is on the other side of the Bay from there... etc."
This was originally a play. Set in a courtroom set mostly
For some earlier scary Kiefer Sutherland in another movie directed by Rob Reiner watch Stand By Me (1986).
OKAYYYY, NOW THIS IS AN AWESOME MOVIE YOU GUYS!!! :) WAS NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR BUT IT LOST, EVERYONE LOST TO ( CLINT EASTWOOD ) THAT YEAR, CLINT TOOK HOME 9 ACADEMY'S FOR HIS MASTERPIECE ( UNFORGIVEN ) THAT YEAR! :) GREAT MOVIE THIS WAS AND IS, ALWAYS LOVE YOUR WORK YOU TWO!
Definitely a great movie! And thank you for the support!
Rob Reiner is just so good, in so many genres. Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, all the way up to Flipped which was fantastic.
…and All in the Family…
Also Misery and The Princess Bride
It's a shame he's now a stone cold lunatic and communist!!!!
I watch this film every single time it shows up on TV. It's so good
Aaron Sorkin wrote this, and his dialogue is usually fast and brilliant, such an incredible story.
Yes based on his play that ran on Broadway.
Sorkin is the best at writing how people think they talk.
When you guys first announced this reaction early in the week, I knew you'd love this one! This is my kind of movie - packed with fantastic dialog. Thanks mainly to the outstanding acting performance of Jack Nicholson!
@TBR Schmitt a real good movie to react to. Also to interact with you in the charity stream last night was incredible, I enjoyed the time so so much, I was honestly star struck lol. Great job!!!
If you ever doubt or forget that Tom Cruise is actually a great actor, then watch (or REwatch) A few good men.
He did a great job in The War Of The Worlds. He wasn’t the hero there. Just a father.
people have trouble liking and disliking something at the same time. tom cruise is a fabulous actor but a tool of a person. anyone who doubts or forgets his acting is reacting to him as a human being.
Nicholson is so great in every movie he appears in. Check out Witches of Eastwick, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Chinatown or Terms of Endearment for just a few of his best films.👍
You should watch the movie Taps if you haven't already, starring Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, and Timothy Hutton, with George C. Scott and Ronny Cox in supporting roles. It's not anything like A Few Good Men, but it's also a movie about what happens when duty gets in the way of doing the right thing. It blew my mind when I first saw it as a teenager. I think it's Tom Cruise's first film (actually his might technically be a supporting role, but it's pivotal). {And, holy cow! I just noticed Giancarlo Esposito is in it, too!)
It's beautiful!
@@beatleblev I think the full line is "It's beautiful, man!"; which is a very Tom Cruise way of saying that line.
I love the way Malcolm Ncdowell said "you can't handle the truth!" In the movie "Suing The Devil"
Gitmo is an interesting place. There is a massive minefield, razor fencing and heavily armed bunkers separating the base from the rest of the island, and a couple of hundred Cubans commute to work on the base every day. They work in the base's civilian businesses - there is a fancy and mid-tier restaurant along with some fast food places, a NEX shopping center, movie theater and the like. They were really nice. (edit: the Cubans were really nice)
The military picking Tom Cruise’s character to be lead defense counsel is similar to The Company picking the Nostromo crew to investigate and control a deadly alien; both are incompetent for the mission and are supposed to fail.
Great choice. I'd also like to recommend The Caine Mutiny. It's a classic military courtroom drama and very much like a few good men
"The Caine Mutiny" - a great recommendation.
One of my *_Top 5 All-Time Favourite Movies of All Time!_* Thank you _so_ much for reacting to this underrated, often ignored gem! 🙏🏻🥰❤️
Our senior year of high school we were going to do the stage production of this. We had the cast, a few weeks of rehearsals and we were ready to rock. Only for our principal to get cold feet and pulled the plug on the whole thing.
Your principal couldn't handle the truth!
I’m pretty sure I can handle the truth sir...
hahaha
Good movie. I can quote this whole thing. I love Tom Cruise's attempt at impersonating Jack Nicholson, and how Kevin Pollack has a little bit of his William Shatner impersonation come out when he say "because he couldn't run fast!" :D
JT Walsh (Markinson aka Glasses) is one of the best "Hey, it's That Guy!" actors ever. Always solid, dependable and great.
He passed away some years ago. I liked him as a scumbag trucker in "Breakdown" with Kurt Russell.
They're all military because that's what a Court Martial is. :) For another courtroom drama with a military bent (and another all-star cast) I recommend Courage Under Fire (Meg Ryan, Denzel Washington, Matt Damon, and others).
Yes! A great movie that has never been reacted to. Although, it focuses more on the investigation, no courtroom in the film.
I've always loved this movie and actually saw it in the theater as a kid which is weird because it was a legal drama but I was completely engrossed and has stuck with me all these years later. Great performances by everyone and a lot of great twists. Thanks for reacting to this.
Super excited for this reaction!!! Thank you two for the content. (:
Hope you enjoy and thank you for your support!
Love, love, love this movie!! Such great filmmaking across the board, from scriptwriting, directing to editing and music. Also, this was the first movie for Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison), who was originally Reiner’s personal assistant!
Fun fact: the doctor they questioned is Christopher Guest, he played the six-fingered man in Princess Bride, and is married to Jamie Lee Curtis; he's also in This Is Spinal Tap, the hilarious rock mockumentary also by Reiner. It's shocking how different he looks in every movie.
Oh! also, please consider checking out Stand By Me - it's another Rob Reiner, another Stephen King story, and it's absolutely a fantastic coming-of-age story with some familiar faces (including one from this movie...)
Kendrik: "He is dead because he had no honor."
TBR: "Ooookay."
Hahaha.
Hah! When he says that I know he’s full of sh..poop! He lied under oath about not giving the order for a code red. So where’s the honor in that?
@@DeeWaterlily agreed. And also in the courtroom when he looked at Dawson he actually had the nerve of looking angry at him. He’s the one who screwed over Dawson, Dawson should be the one pissed off ay him; what in the hell is Kendrick angry at Dawson for? I guess he’s one of those villains who genuinely believe they are right. I wonder which one is worse, villains who think they’re right or those who think they’re evil but do it anyway.
The amazing thing about it is that when they did the first table read of the script by the cast Jack Nicholson did his completely in character and completely blew everyone else out the water in the room and let them speechless
"You can't handle the truth" was from an old Mel Brooks, as the Thousand Year Old Man, being interviewed on radio by Carl Reiner (the director Rob Reiner's dad) comedy routine.
You two are definitely my favorite reaction channel to watch 🙂 👍🏻
Another great courtroom drama, with Richard Gere and Edward Norton's first role, that nobody reacts to is *Primal Fear.*
*"Why would Santiago be in danger?"* Probably the best under the radar line in movie history. Completely threw Colonel Nathan on his azz.
Thank you for reacting to this great movie. Jack Nicholson’s speech during the trial is one of the finest pieces of acting I’ve seen, he’s my favorite actor.
I love this movie, and it is the greatest tragedy that in real life that winning gambit would not have worked. Like, at all. Yelling at a full-bird Colonel *after* being scolded by the judge is not a good idea.
Probably 1 of 10 films I could watch over the year many times and not get bored as I like to recite this so much
You see escape from LA
We have not seen that yet but it is on our list!
A Few Good Men is one of the best courtroom dramas ever. The back and forth is so good and intriguing.
"Anatomy of a Murder" from 1959 with James Stewart and George C. Scott is another great great courtroom drama.
Ben Gazzara ("Road House", "The Big Lebowski,") is great as the accused.
29:40 Someone already mentioned Cruise's Jack impression was ad-libbed hence the real laugh response, but on top of that, Kevin Pollak is a master impressionist, so obviously he does a way better Jack Nicholson, William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Walken, etc.
So with that in mind, look at his reaction to Tom's impression again.
He looks to Demi Moore for her reaction.
“It’s okay I guess. I can do better”
Cruise vs Nicolson. LEEEETTTTS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
You want the Truth.
I deserve the truth
YOU CAN'T.......... ya know what, I'll just let the movie handle the rest. Ha. Such an underrated classic.
This is one of my all time favorite movies I've seen it so many times and it's just as affective every time. One of the best written, directed, and acted movies ever and I love how the "you can't handle the truth" line speaks to the movie as a whole with how direct the dialogue is and how every character has certain truths they stand by and that they are avoiding/denying. It's brilliant. Now a suggestion: You guys HAVE to watch Stand By Me!! Another Rob Reiner directed movie and it's a Stephen King adaptation (you'll get to see a very non-horror, coming of age story from him and it's fantastic). Kiefer is also in it so it'd be a good movie to transition to after this one. I've been hoping you'd react to it for a while I think you'd both really love it, it's such a classic.
So glad you guys enjoyed this! I've had Nicholson's speech at the end of the film memorized for decades. It's like muscle memory, I can even recite it at double-speed!
This is the first time I've heard Daniel's first name. Can I ask why he doesn't introduce himself that way, instead of using the channel name? Also, what does TBR mean?
Are there any other favorite fictional characters that have your first names? Mine is Scott Evil from the Austin Powers movies.
Don't forget "Spinal Tap" Rob Reiner!
Great suggestion, thank you!
This is Spinal Tap is fantastic. Great suggestion.
You should check out G.I. Jane. Demi Moore rocks in that movie.
We haven't seen that so I will add it to our list!
@@TBRSchmitt Aragorn is in it, too ;-)
GI Jane? Honestly? It's got 6.0 on imdb. She is way better in "Ghost" or "Flawless"
i loved your reactions to this movie. You both are so insightful and smart. I really enjoyed listening to your commentary several times after the movie. It's fun listening to someone else's perspective because you touch on points I didn't think about and I have seen this movie dozens of times. I also like that you don't talk over the whole movie as I have seen in other reviews. Thank you.
'You cant handle the truth' was quoted EVERYWHERE for about 3 years.
It's not Die Hard 3 but I'm excited to watch this reaction!
Haha Die Hard 2 is fast approaching on our channel!
@@TBRSchmitt After 2 you might not want to watch 3 but I'll tell you that #3 is better than #2.
@@TBRSchmitt I was hoping to see Die Hard 2 pop up in the next few weeks since it's set at Christmas like the first one. Really looking forward to it now that I know it's coming!
@@TBRSchmitt Haha good news! This was a great reaction as expected! I agree as a civilian the peek behind the door (albeit a Hollywood version) of the military and how it has its own lawyers, courts, judges, etc is pretty interesting to think about. It's like there's a whole separate mini country operating within our own.