Watching reactors seeing the “you cant handle the truth!” Part fills me with so much happiness, every one of them lights up so big with instant recognition Always one of my favorite movies to see people react to
Great reaction! Just a quick note: Yes, Kevin Bacon knew there was a coverup. But his duty is to present the prosecution to the best of his ability. He is basically the same as Kaffee, both knowing the truth and also knowing the truth is less important than what can be proved. They both have their jobs to do, which is why Ross (Bacon) was not angry at the end. It was a good chess match.
As a former Commander in the USAF and AFROTC instructor, ever since the Nuremberg trials where the Nazi's said they were just following orders. American servicemen are trained to know that you are required to DISobey an order that is illegal, immoral, or unethical. This is still the case today under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (which is more strict than civilian laws. we have laws about behavior called "unbecoming, etc) The code red was an illegal order no matter who gave it or who followed it. All were culpable.
I agree with @jkhoover. I was Army back in the early nineties and you are definitely NOT trained to evaluate orders for lawfulness (mostly, we aren't lawyers) and proper ethics and if you tried you'd pretty much get smacked down. It's like arguing legality when being pulled over by the police. You aren't qualified or knowledgeable to make such determinations in most cases. Easy enough to know that shooting a civilian in the head is illegal but in general you are in murky waters.
Ya. The two marines clearly didn’t WANT to kill Santiago, but they still assaulted him and he died. That’s manslaughter at the least. This wasn’t some frat boy hazing gone bad on campus.
We have the same in the German military. The soliders are not sworn in on a particular person but on the German constitution and they are drilled that they have to follow that by all means needed. Orders are irrelevant if they go against and this is followed very strictly because of certain issues the German military had with some guy called Hitler and the stuff they did way back
Yeah but too bad they got dishonorable discharge instead of administrative separation 😅. That sticks with you and you have to check boxes for it even sometimes declaring ineligibility for things.
That little scene where Tom impersonated Nicholson was an improv. He did it while they were running lines in rehearsal, and it went over so well they decided to use it.
CHINATOWN is also fantastic for anyone interested in a role where he plays a normal detective caught in extraordinary circumstances beyond his control.
You asked if Lt. Colonel Markinson could question Col. Jessep’s order. Yes, he can, but in private. You NEVER question your superior officer’s orders in front of someone of lower rank. That can cause a SERIOUS breakdown in the chain of command. Dismiss Kendrick, close the door, and ask to speak freely. Then the conversation can ensue. Jessep probably wouldn’t have changed his mind, but Markinson would have avoided the dressing down.
A buddy of mine was in the Texas A&M ROTC rifle squad. They were the squad at the beginning, doing all the tricks. He was closest to Demi Moore when she was walking by. At first, instead of cameras rolling, he thought she was just practicing her lines.
Strongly recommend 12 Angry Men as the greatest legal drama ever. Another great courtroom drama that not enough people talk about is Anatomy of a Murder from 1959 (the first time the word 'panties' was said in a Hollywood movie)
A few Good Men was originally a stage play on Broadway some years before the movie was made. I actually played a small part in a production of it in Hawaii. You would be amazed at how close the movie is to the regular stage script. This is why the court scenes work so good.
I attended the stage play after seeing the film. I distinctly recall the door attendant saying the actor playing Jessup was better than Nicholson. She was very wrong. 😆 He was good, they were all good, but it was tough to compare to a multimillion dollar budget.
As I have watched lawyers' reactions to this movie, they have said that conduct unbecoming would be more of a charge for an officer rather than an enlisted person because the standards aren't as high for an enlisted person as they are for an officer. In short, enlisted persons do stupid things as where an officer should know better.
While that is true officers are held to a higher standard than enlisted (I've been both), enlisted are held to a higher standard than civilians. As a former Commander in the USAF and AFROTC instructor, ever since the Nuremberg trials where the Nazi's said they were just following orders. American servicemen are trained to know that you are required to DISobey an order that is illegal, immoral, or unethical. This is still the case today under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (which is more strict than civilian laws. we have laws about behavior called "unbecoming, etc) The code red was an illegal order no matter who gave it or who followed it. All were culpable.
When Kaffee is asking Corporal Barnes about the mess hall not being in the manual, the camera cuts to Ross, who realizes Kaffee got him good and does this little smirk and taps his pencil on the desk. It is one of my favorite "small moments" in all of film.
The performances were top-notch, as you said. Additionally, though, the script by Aaron Sorkin was, as usual, highly literate and often downright electric.
It's so fun to watch all your reaction videos, but this one was especially fun. A Few Good Men is a movie my family and I have watched about a hundred times. We could put it on mute and quote the whole movie...and sometimes we do. But it has a lot of sentimental value. I lost my dad back in September and it's been a pretty difficult time...but this movie, like a lot of the movies you do on your channel, are on his list of favorites. It's always great to rewatch and relive memories with him.
I saw this on opening weekend at the big newport theater (largest screen west of the mississippi at the time) and the movie started with a bang with the choreographed rifle drill. when it started, people were kind of chuckling but by the end of it, the entire theater was cheering. an amazing moment in the theater for me. phenomenal movie all around. aaron sorkin knows how to make dialog crackle.
If you want to see a court room type movie even better than this, watch 12 Angry Men, this movie is so good it's actually used in film schools as an example of a masterclass in film making:)
In military terms, a "four-six four-six" evaluation refers to a performance rating on a standard evaluation form where the individual is scored as "four" in both the "proficiency" and "conduct" categories, essentially signifying an average or satisfactory level of performance in both areas. (AI)
This was originally a stage play. Made a great translation into a movie. I had acted in many scenes on stage. So much fun moments and actions. I’m glad you liked it as much as you did!
34:38 "This movie was good!" - This reaction was good too! Just kidding, it was a great reaction to a great movie! Just as you mentioned, it's so satisfying to see that huge gamble pay off through careful planned pressure. Really great script and performances that you can rewatch over and over.
Great reaction! In case you didn't recognize him . . . the doctor who gave testimony in court was played by the actor who played the Six Fingered Man in The Princess Bride.
I didn't think that I would actually like this movie, until I had absolutely NOTHING to do one day and decided to watch it. 45 minutes into the movie someone knocked on my door and scar3edb the crap out of me.I was SO into this movie that I had forgotten I had neighbors and the knocking scared me back to reality. After finishing it, I had to watch the movie again, just to make sure I hadn't missed anything. IMO, this is one of the greatest movies ever made. And you, Addie, have shown this to us PERFECTLY. Thank You for sharing it with us. 👍👍
After all the times I've seen this movie, I barely realized that, too, Addie. Kendrick notifies the unit they have an informant and that "Santiago should not be touched"
"Men of Honor" is another amazing military drama about the first black US Navy diver. Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert De Niro are amazing in it and I KNOW you'd enjoy it. Please watch it
I politely disagree. It's the most well-known line, but I think Dawson's line of "We were supposed to fight for Willie" is the most powerful line in the movie. Jack Nicholson is iconic, and that line/scene is brilliantly played, but Dawson's line is way deeper.
"he said he ordered the code red, what did we do wrong? We was just following orders!" Kevin Pollak's character had a quick line about that, might have missed it but basically "just following orders" doesn't work in a court of law
The actor playing the doctor is Christopher Guest. He is the husband of Jamie Lee Curtis. Guest is also a British Baron. His title is 5th Baron Haden-Guest. Since Jamie Lee is his wife that makes her The Right Honourable the Lady Haden-Guest. But she never uses the title.
Great reaction Addie like always. This story was actually inspired by the real "Code Red" of Marine Pfc. William Alvarado. Alvarado was hospitalized and survived the attack, but ten Marines were arrested and charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Seven accepted plea deals and were discharged. The other three elected to stand trial, arguing that they were following the orders of a commanding officer. After a four day trial, the three were cleared of charges and returned to duty. And a Fun-fact as a testament to how great Jack Nicholson is as an actor, the entire last scene in the courtroom was all done in one take. Not only that, but Jack Nicholson was doing his part there long before the camera started rolling. The other actors were thinkin, "Shouldn't you save your best chops for the take?" Jack Nicholson replied something like, "Nah, I live for this." Because he could go 100% at any given moment. Everyone on the studio lot stopped by to see Jack Nicolson performance in the court room scene. It was director Rob Reiner, who, the story goes, questioned Nicholson on whether he really wanted to go 'full blast' on all the rehearsals. Nicholson's reply was something close to, "Lemme tell you something. I'm an actor. And I love to act. The essence of it, wasn't so much, I live for this, but more like, Opportunities to play a character like THIS saying stuff like THIS really don't come around very often. So, when it does come up, man I wanna enjoy it to the full." I always take from that story that even celebrity actors like Nicholson, are completely dependent on writers and others to create the characters and good scripts in the first place, otherwise, they'd have no character to play. And Nicholson was acknowledging that, with his comment. Thanks for the reaction
Great as always Addie❤ When Jack did his court scene he did it numerous times for the different camera angles and he did it the same way every time. The whole cast watched in awe. Demi Moore and Kevin Pollack have talked about this in interviews.. Jack was only on set for a week...
This movie always brings out some emotion in me. It always looked to me that Tom Cruise gets emotional after the salute to Dawson. He's trying to hold back tears when talking to kevin bacon's character.
Jack Nicholson earned a history making 10th acting Oscar nomination for this film, tying the then record as the most nominated male actor ever with Sir Laurence Olivier (Nicholson has since become the sole record holder with 12 nominations in total). Denzel Washington could soon become the third male actor to receive 10 acting nominations thanks to GLADIATOR II.
Speaking of Gladiator II (2024), I HIGHLY recommend that movie. Now that you've seen Wicked: Part I (2024), you must watch Gladiator II (2024) to complete your "Glicked" double feature. #GladiatorIIForAddieCounts
Solid adaptation of the Broadway play (saw it myself) with excellent acting across the board & Reiner's skilled direction. Another courtroom drama you so need to see Ads is THE VERDICT starring Paul Newman & directed by Sidney Lumet (DOG DAY AFTERNOON).
Noice! An absolute masterpiece by one of my all-time favourite writers, Aaron Sorkin. Add to that this wall-to-wall star-studded cast giving brilliant performances all around and this film stands head-and-shoulders above the majority of its contemporaries. Cheers, Happy Holidays, and Semper Fi. 🥃☮❤
The movie was based on a real incident, though the marine who was given a code red survived, and one of the men accused of hazing him was murdered and his killer still hasn’t been found.
I was in the Marine Corp when this movie came out. The Corp fought tooth and claw to keep it out of the theaters. It didn't make the Marines, look like the honorable, duty bound, country loving, heroes they think they are. I can say these things because I was one of them for ten years.
Great reaction. :) Always fun having someone see for the first time Nicholson's outburst and realize where it came from as they had only seen it in gifs or memes. :)
Fun fact: the aide Jessup calls in when he's doing his sarcastic rant about giving up Guantanamo Bay is played by Joshua Malina, who has been in nearly every film or television project Aaron Sorkin has created, including _The American President,_ _Sports Night,_ and _The West Wing._
Great movie about the powerful against those with less power and the consequences of the powerful not following their principles consistently and then placing those consequences onto the powerless. Semper Fi
Great reaction Addie! I luv Nicholson's monolog in court! "You can't handle the truth!" Great stuff! Now for more demi moore watch "GI Jane" or "Men of Honor" with Cuba Gooding jr.
So there's an inside Hollywood joke here. Nicholson's greatest role is in a film called Chinatown,, which is usually considered the greatest screenplay ever written. In that film his character slaps Faye Dunaway's character across the face and yells "I want the truth!" Obviously the screenwriter here, Aaron Sorkin, has studied the Chinatown screenplay (like every screenwriter in Hollywood has to) so as a kind of homage to it he has Tom Cruise's character repeat the line to Nicholson's character here. 😐
Yeah, the stage play doesn't have that interaction, exactly. It's more like *Jessup:* I'm saying it's impossible for you to hear the truth. *Kaffee:* Why is it impossible-? *Jessup:* Because you can't handle it, son. You can't handle the truth. You can't handle the sad but historic reality. Still works, but lacks the dramatic punch that the movie has. I'll bet you're right, and Sorkin threw in the "I want the truth!" line as a _Chinatown_ reference.
Great reaction Addie. This has always been a favorite of mine due to the court room scenes and perhaps especially the iconic ending, as well as Sorkin's general dialogue, which is a staple of his in his movies. I can only warmly and highly recommend some of his other movies as they are phenomenal and movies I think you should definitely check out if you have not yet seen them, such as: The Social Network, Steve Jobs, Moneyball and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Molly's Game and Charlie Wilson's War are in my opinion lesser films but still worth watching, and The American President is a sweet romantic drama, with another iconic speech at the end.
Having been in the Navy at the time this movie came out, it's safe to say that Lieutenant Commander Galloway could have ended both Lieutenant Kaffee's and Colonel Jessup's careers. The Navy was reeling from a sexual harassment scandal at the time, and even an accusation could finish an accused person's time in the military, very swiftly.
HI Addie. "You can't handle the truth!" Now you can use that quote and know what it's from. Great reaction, you liked this movie more than I expected. Take care
Lt. Kaffee and LCDR Galloway compliment each other; Kaffee may start out as a slacker, but he knows how to get the answers to come out, while Galloway has conviction, but can try too hard and be too direct when she shouldn't necessarily be. As to Colonel Jessup, he is a commander stationed at Gitmo in peacetime, not a frontline commander at Bastone or Foy in WWII.
Hello Addie!😊 Demi Moore just co-starred in the film "The Substance" (2024). That is one of the most disturbing body horror films I've ever seen! 😱 A dishonorable discharge was a pretty harsh punishment, but someone did die do to their actions. Sometimes you have to question an order if it is wrong. Military court rules are different than a normal civilian court. It is meant to carry out swift justice. Great reactions to this iconic powerful film, Addie!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Happy New Year!😊1⃣
2:30, fun fact this actor portraying Demi Moore's boss is John M. Jackson. He later played the Judge Advocate General (JAG) for the US Navy in a long running tv show called JAG. It started a few years after this movie on NBC. It was cancelled after one season but was picked up by CBS and ran an additional 9 seasons. A Few Good Men is the second time that Tom Cruise had portrayed a US Naval Officer. His second foray into portraying a member of this service branch sparked an interesting idea in the mind of veteran tv producer Donald Bellisario. The idea was - What if Tom Cruise's character from Top Gun (Pete "Maverick" Mitchell) and A Few Good Men (Daniel Kaffee) were the same person? From that idea JAG was born. On the show JAG, we watched a character named Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb work as a lawyer working cases involving Naval and Marine personnel. The backstory on Rabb is that prior to being an active duty lawyer he was a F-14 fighter pilot (just like Maverick). Over the course of its various seasons Rabb and his counterpart US Marine Major Sarah MacKenzie would either do regular lawyer actives or go on high stake adventures. All of these shenanigans would take place while they tried not to fall in love with each other. John M. Jackson played their hard nosed but doting commanding officer in the JAG corps. The show was wildly popular on CBS and also wildly inaccurate showing what a JAG officer does. But it had a good old fashioned patriotic vibe that many people liked. After 9/11, the shows rating definitely increased across the world. True story I once worked with a former JAG officer who had moved into the corporate world. When I mentioned the show JAG he immediately said "I hated that show". Final fun fact, the long running tv series NCIS started as a spinoff of JAG. There would often be crossovers in which JAG characters would show up on NCIS and vice versa. From NCIS came a multitude of spinoff shows like NCIS Los Angelos, NCIS New Orleans, NCIS Hawaii and NCIS Sydney.
The guy who wrote this also wrote the absolutely brilliant Moneyball. If you ever find yourself needing to react to a baseball movie, I could not recommend it more highly.
Addie, total enjoyment watching this with you today. Directed by Rob Reiner who also did Princess Bride, Misery and When Harry Met Sally. He was married to Penny Marshall (LaVerne and Shirley and director of League of Our Own). Rob also played Mike Stivic (Meathead) on All in the Family.
My favorite genre of movies are courtroom dramas. Each time I watch “A Few Good Men”, it moves up higher up higher on my list. This time, accompanied by Addie’s reaction, has it now in my top 3. 👍🏽 Addie, you CAN handle the truth so no Code Red for you!!!
It's amazing that the actor playing Dawson had never acted before this role.
He stood toe to toe with some of the finest actors in cinema
Watching reactors seeing the “you cant handle the truth!” Part fills me with so much happiness, every one of them lights up so big with instant recognition
Always one of my favorite movies to see people react to
Great reaction! Just a quick note: Yes, Kevin Bacon knew there was a coverup. But his duty is to present the prosecution to the best of his ability. He is basically the same as Kaffee, both knowing the truth and also knowing the truth is less important than what can be proved. They both have their jobs to do, which is why Ross (Bacon) was not angry at the end. It was a good chess match.
Aaron Sorkin knows how to write great dialogue.
After writing the first 4 seasons of The West Wing largely by himself I consider him one of the greatest screen and TV writers ever.
@ I knew he was prolific but not about doing the first 4 seasons of West Wing solo.
"I have no responsibilities here whatsoever!!😂😂😂
As a former Commander in the USAF and AFROTC instructor, ever since the Nuremberg trials where the Nazi's said they were just following orders. American servicemen are trained to know that you are required to DISobey an order that is illegal, immoral, or unethical. This is still the case today under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (which is more strict than civilian laws. we have laws about behavior called "unbecoming, etc) The code red was an illegal order no matter who gave it or who followed it. All were culpable.
The USAF Stress this ( I was in '76 to '86 stationed in England 9 years ). Marines aren't that Thoughtful!
Yes, that's true, but, as a former private in the Army, it can be a damn hard thing to do, in the right situation.
I agree with @jkhoover. I was Army back in the early nineties and you are definitely NOT trained to evaluate orders for lawfulness (mostly, we aren't lawyers) and proper ethics and if you tried you'd pretty much get smacked down. It's like arguing legality when being pulled over by the police. You aren't qualified or knowledgeable to make such determinations in most cases. Easy enough to know that shooting a civilian in the head is illegal but in general you are in murky waters.
Ya. The two marines clearly didn’t WANT to kill Santiago, but they still assaulted him and he died. That’s manslaughter at the least. This wasn’t some frat boy hazing gone bad on campus.
We have the same in the German military. The soliders are not sworn in on a particular person but on the German constitution and they are drilled that they have to follow that by all means needed. Orders are irrelevant if they go against and this is followed very strictly because of certain issues the German military had with some guy called Hitler and the stuff they did way back
"You don't need a patch on your arm to have honor." Gets me every time...
Yeah but too bad they got dishonorable discharge instead of administrative separation 😅.
That sticks with you and you have to check boxes for it even sometimes declaring ineligibility for things.
Col. Jessup: "This is ridiculous."
Addie: "You're ridiculous!"🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jamesswainston826 sorry Addie
Had to have said "got him!" In her head lol
@@jbwade5676 Sorry for what? I was quoting her response to Jessup's comment. It was hilarious.
That little scene where Tom impersonated Nicholson was an improv. He did it while they were running lines in rehearsal, and it went over so well they decided to use it.
😊👏👏 As a retired Marine I’ve always loved this movie. Nickelson and Cruise are top of the game acting. Semper Fi 🥰👽
I highly recommend a movie like As Good As It Gets so you can see the softer side of Jack.
Or Bucket List ❤
Or Something's Gotta Give!
CHINATOWN is also fantastic for anyone interested in a role where he plays a normal detective caught in extraordinary circumstances beyond his control.
The soft-ish side 😂😉
I second the "as good as it gets" not only will you laugh your tummy tight. you will love the dog
You asked if Lt. Colonel Markinson could question Col. Jessep’s order. Yes, he can, but in private. You NEVER question your superior officer’s orders in front of someone of lower rank. That can cause a SERIOUS breakdown in the chain of command.
Dismiss Kendrick, close the door, and ask to speak freely. Then the conversation can ensue.
Jessep probably wouldn’t have changed his mind, but Markinson would have avoided the dressing down.
A buddy of mine was in the Texas A&M ROTC rifle squad. They were the squad at the beginning, doing all the tricks. He was closest to Demi Moore when she was walking by. At first, instead of cameras rolling, he thought she was just practicing her lines.
Strongly recommend 12 Angry Men as the greatest legal drama ever. Another great courtroom drama that not enough people talk about is Anatomy of a Murder from 1959 (the first time the word 'panties' was said in a Hollywood movie)
12 angry men .. is a jury room drama not a court room one
She mentioned several times about being worried that this movie would be too slow
Murder in the First…with Kevin Bacon
@@scottbarkley496 I did say legal drama
The classic 12 Angry Men. The remake was meh.
A few Good Men was originally a stage play on Broadway some years before the movie was made. I actually played a small part in a production of it in Hawaii. You would be amazed at how close the movie is to the regular stage script. This is why the court scenes work so good.
I will say, I do think the movie has the better ending, especially for Dawson. What role did you play?
I attended the stage play after seeing the film. I distinctly recall the door attendant saying the actor playing Jessup was better than Nicholson. She was very wrong. 😆 He was good, they were all good, but it was tough to compare to a multimillion dollar budget.
@goORIOLES236 I played a sentry. An extra role, no lines, just walked back and forth with a rifle and stood as the others got to act.
As I have watched lawyers' reactions to this movie, they have said that conduct unbecoming would be more of a charge for an officer rather than an enlisted person because the standards aren't as high for an enlisted person as they are for an officer.
In short, enlisted persons do stupid things as where an officer should know better.
While that is true officers are held to a higher standard than enlisted (I've been both), enlisted are held to a higher standard than civilians. As a former Commander in the USAF and AFROTC instructor, ever since the Nuremberg trials where the Nazi's said they were just following orders. American servicemen are trained to know that you are required to DISobey an order that is illegal, immoral, or unethical. This is still the case today under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (which is more strict than civilian laws. we have laws about behavior called "unbecoming, etc) The code red was an illegal order no matter who gave it or who followed it. All were culpable.
When Kaffee is asking Corporal Barnes about the mess hall not being in the manual, the camera cuts to Ross, who realizes Kaffee got him good and does this little smirk and taps his pencil on the desk. It is one of my favorite "small moments" in all of film.
The performances were top-notch, as you said. Additionally, though, the script by Aaron Sorkin was, as usual, highly literate and often downright electric.
The ending makes me cry every time. It doesn’t matter what you are ordered to do, you have to do the right thing.
I ordered the Mountain Dew Code Red.
YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT YOU DID!!!
Behavior unbecoming an officer smh
Best MD flavor, not even close
You win.
You Can't Handle the Mountain Dew!
It's so fun to watch all your reaction videos, but this one was especially fun. A Few Good Men is a movie my family and I have watched about a hundred times. We could put it on mute and quote the whole movie...and sometimes we do. But it has a lot of sentimental value. I lost my dad back in September and it's been a pretty difficult time...but this movie, like a lot of the movies you do on your channel, are on his list of favorites. It's always great to rewatch and relive memories with him.
Deep down in places I don’t talk about at parties, I want to watch this reaction. I need to watch this reaction.
Every time I see this movie, I'm floored by how good Nicholson is. Great reaction.
The way he and Tom Cruise fed off of each other's energy was top notch.
I enjoyed watching this film in the cinema and still enjoy watching others discover and enjoy it too. ❤
Written by Aaron Sorkin based on his own play. That's why it flowed very well, he writes very tight dialogue and fast paced scenes.
Actually it is based on a true story he heard from his sister- Google it
I have neither the time nor the inclination to watch a reaction and then question the manor in which you react. You left out the best lines.
I saw this on opening weekend at the big newport theater (largest screen west of the mississippi at the time) and the movie started with a bang with the choreographed rifle drill. when it started, people were kind of chuckling but by the end of it, the entire theater was cheering. an amazing moment in the theater for me. phenomenal movie all around. aaron sorkin knows how to make dialog crackle.
If you haven't seen 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' with Jack Nicholson it's a must. That and The Shining are my favorite Jack films.
ur so cute n genuine addie, just 2 of 476 reasons why i watch. i hope the new year brings you all the things you deserve! another great reaction btw
For the amount of screen time Jack Nicholson had he sure did leave his mark on this movie.
The interaction you were having with this movie was so much fun🙌🏼😃 I really enjoyed it🥰 Great job👏🏼🥳
Rob Rienor, director of Princess Bride and Stand By Me directed this film.
If you want to see a court room type movie even better than this, watch 12 Angry Men, this movie is so good it's actually used in film schools as an example of a masterclass in film making:)
To add to your recommendation, I would suggest the classic version of the film and not the remake.
@@P.HATHCOX ahh correct I forgot to put the date
“You want answers?!”
- “I want the truth!”
“YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!”
😮👀
😂
"At some point are we going to catch them in a lie" Wait till the Climax.
Addie was so thoroughly satisfied at the end because it was the scariest man alive, Jack Nicholson, getting his comeuppance 😂
😂😂😂
@@AddieCounts Now you should watch him in As Good As It Gets (1997) for something light-hearted. #AsGoodAsItGetsForAddieCounts
I liked this before I watched!! "You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall"
Check out Tom Cruise in The Firm. And a young Cruise in Risky Business
In military terms, a "four-six four-six" evaluation refers to a performance rating on a standard evaluation form where the individual is scored as "four" in both the "proficiency" and "conduct" categories, essentially signifying an average or satisfactory level of performance in both areas. (AI)
Amazing movie, acting, and tension! Great reaction, Addie ❤
This was originally a stage play. Made a great translation into a movie.
I had acted in many scenes on stage. So much fun moments and actions.
I’m glad you liked it as much as you did!
You followed the plot great. It is a fun watch. A Time to Kill is another great courtroom drama.
Joel Schumacher at his best
34:38 "This movie was good!" - This reaction was good too! Just kidding, it was a great reaction to a great movie! Just as you mentioned, it's so satisfying to see that huge gamble pay off through careful planned pressure. Really great script and performances that you can rewatch over and over.
"YOU WANT ANSWERS!?"
"I DO!"
"YOU WANT ANSWERS!?"
"I WANT THE TRUTH!"
"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"
After long nights of work back in 2003, I’d watch this, The Fugitive, or Clear and Present Danger. Three movies that are so rewatchable.
The Fugitive is one of my favorites! ❤
Clear and present danger is awesome!
I adore this movie. One of my absolute favourites. First saw it on original release and gets rewatched regularly. Top to bottom brilliant.
So happy you loved this! It's been in my top 3 since i first saw it. Probably in '95-'96.
Great reaction! In case you didn't recognize him . . . the doctor who gave testimony in court was played by the actor who played the Six Fingered Man in The Princess Bride.
And he was also Nigel Tufnel in Spinal Tap.
I didn't think that I would actually like this movie, until I had absolutely NOTHING to do one day and decided to watch it. 45 minutes into the movie someone knocked on my door and scar3edb the crap out of me.I was SO into this movie that I had forgotten I had neighbors and the knocking scared me back to reality. After finishing it, I had to watch the movie again, just to make sure I hadn't missed anything. IMO, this is one of the greatest movies ever made. And you, Addie, have shown this to us PERFECTLY. Thank You for sharing it with us. 👍👍
Same, I had no idea that I would love this movie THIS much! It’s now one of my favs!
Aaron Sorkin (The scriptwriter) does dialogue very well
Great movie. It was great to see how invested in this movie you became. Great reaction.
After all the times I've seen this movie, I barely realized that, too, Addie. Kendrick notifies the unit they have an informant and that "Santiago should not be touched"
It's Not a movie, without Bacon !😂😂❤😎
Everyone loves bacon ☺
"Men of Honor" is another amazing military drama about the first black US Navy diver. Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert De Niro are amazing in it and I KNOW you'd enjoy it. Please watch it
21:06 THANK YOU! Who doesn’t check? They do that all the time in movies and TV 😂
It was that way forever. Solid doors that you open to see who was on the over side.
"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"
The most powerful line in this movie.
I politely disagree. It's the most well-known line, but I think Dawson's line of "We were supposed to fight for Willie" is the most powerful line in the movie. Jack Nicholson is iconic, and that line/scene is brilliantly played, but Dawson's line is way deeper.
Another great military based movie that no one seems to react to is An Officer and a Gentleman. Starring Richard Gere and Louis Gossett Jr.
Awe man who are you telling? I would love to see someone react to An Officer and a Gentleman.
"he said he ordered the code red, what did we do wrong? We was just following orders!"
Kevin Pollak's character had a quick line about that, might have missed it but basically "just following orders" doesn't work in a court of law
The actor playing the doctor is Christopher Guest. He is the husband of Jamie Lee Curtis. Guest is also a British Baron. His title is 5th Baron Haden-Guest. Since Jamie Lee is his wife that makes her The Right Honourable the Lady Haden-Guest. But she never uses the title.
Wow, I never realized this! “Harlan Pepper, if you don’t stop namin’ nuts…”
He is also the 6-Fingered man (Count Reugan) in "The Princess Bride"....... and is in "This is Spinal Tap".....
NIGEL TUFNEL LEAD GUITAR!!!
This one goes to eleven.
Never seen you so amped up for a reaction lol. Great vid!
Addie you should put The Pelican Brief on your list of movies to watch, I think that you would enjoy that one too.
One of my all-time favorites
Great reaction Addie like always. This story was actually inspired by the real "Code Red" of Marine Pfc. William Alvarado. Alvarado was hospitalized and survived the attack, but ten Marines were arrested and charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Seven accepted plea deals and were discharged. The other three elected to stand trial, arguing that they were following the orders of a commanding officer. After a four day trial, the three were cleared of charges and returned to duty.
And a Fun-fact as a testament to how great Jack Nicholson is as an actor, the entire last scene in the courtroom was all done in one take. Not only that, but Jack Nicholson was doing his part there long before the camera started rolling. The other actors were thinkin, "Shouldn't you save your best chops for the take?" Jack Nicholson replied something like, "Nah, I live for this." Because he could go 100% at any given moment. Everyone on the studio lot stopped by to see Jack Nicolson performance in the court room scene. It was director Rob Reiner, who, the story goes, questioned Nicholson on whether he really wanted to go 'full blast' on all the rehearsals. Nicholson's reply was something close to, "Lemme tell you something. I'm an actor. And I love to act. The essence of it, wasn't so much, I live for this, but more like, Opportunities to play a character like THIS saying stuff like THIS really don't come around very often. So, when it does come up, man I wanna enjoy it to the full."
I always take from that story that even celebrity actors like Nicholson, are completely dependent on writers and others to create the characters and good scripts in the first place, otherwise, they'd have no character to play. And Nicholson was acknowledging that, with his comment. Thanks for the reaction
Great as always Addie❤ When Jack did his court scene he did it numerous times for the different camera angles and he did it the same way every time. The whole cast watched in awe. Demi Moore and Kevin Pollack have talked about this in interviews.. Jack was only on set for a week...
This movie always brings out some emotion in me. It always looked to me that Tom Cruise gets emotional after the salute to Dawson. He's trying to hold back tears when talking to kevin bacon's character.
happy holidays sweet Addie 💜
Dr Stone only had a small part as a witness on the stand but his acting was still an '11'.
Jack Nicholson earned a history making 10th acting Oscar nomination for this film, tying the then record as the most nominated male actor ever with Sir Laurence Olivier (Nicholson has since become the sole record holder with 12 nominations in total). Denzel Washington could soon become the third male actor to receive 10 acting nominations thanks to GLADIATOR II.
Speaking of Gladiator II (2024), I HIGHLY recommend that movie. Now that you've seen Wicked: Part I (2024), you must watch Gladiator II (2024) to complete your "Glicked" double feature. #GladiatorIIForAddieCounts
😆 🤣 😂 Gladiator 2 is total 💩
It should be John Goodman.
(Seriously, Goodman might be the best actor of all-time and he has 0 *nominations*. Insane.)
@@docsavage8640 I don't care what anyone says, I'm still suggesting Gladiator II to Addie.
@@alextan1478yeah you suggest absolute crap movies all the time, doesn't change the fact that they suck
How timely! I’m actually going to be in a production of the stage version in about a month.
Former marine, have only heard "code red" in this flick, but we used to have blanket parties for screw ups, and they were effective.
Solid adaptation of the Broadway play (saw it myself) with excellent acting across the board & Reiner's skilled direction. Another courtroom drama you so need to see Ads is THE VERDICT starring Paul Newman & directed by Sidney Lumet (DOG DAY AFTERNOON).
15:49 I love that part. It’s like he's bee become a completely different character. Like he’s awakened 😍
Noice! An absolute masterpiece by one of my all-time favourite writers, Aaron Sorkin. Add to that this wall-to-wall star-studded cast giving brilliant performances all around and this film stands head-and-shoulders above the majority of its contemporaries. Cheers, Happy Holidays, and Semper Fi. 🥃☮❤
Noice!
@@SwiftJustice Toight! 😁
The movie was based on a real incident, though the marine who was given a code red survived, and one of the men accused of hazing him was murdered and his killer still hasn’t been found.
Payback is a mother
@ That’s a bit much though lol
Your personality is really starting to shine through Addie!
I was in the Marine Corp when this movie came out. The Corp fought tooth and claw to keep it out of the theaters. It didn't make the Marines, look like the honorable, duty bound, country loving, heroes they think they are. I can say these things because I was one of them for ten years.
"You're ridiculous. "
Addie, we have to work on the comebacks.
Have a happy holidays Addie Counts
Another top notch courtroom drama is The Verdict with Paul Newman
Featured Bruce Willis first screen appearance.
@@Dave-hb7lx Bruce actually first appeared in "Prince Of The City" as a police cadet. That and "The Verdict" were directed by Sidney Lumet.
Great reaction. :) Always fun having someone see for the first time Nicholson's outburst and realize where it came from as they had only seen it in gifs or memes. :)
Addie…DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED??!! 😉
Damn right she did
Fun fact: the aide Jessup calls in when he's doing his sarcastic rant about giving up Guantanamo Bay is played by Joshua Malina, who has been in nearly every film or television project Aaron Sorkin has created, including _The American President,_ _Sports Night,_ and _The West Wing._
Check out interviews with Kevin Pollock, he's got great stories about making this movie and does a fantastic Jack Nicholson impression.
He does a great William Shatner too.
Great movie about the powerful against those with less power and the consequences of the powerful not following their principles consistently and then placing those consequences onto the powerless. Semper Fi
Great reaction Addie! I luv Nicholson's monolog in court! "You can't handle the truth!" Great stuff! Now for more demi moore watch "GI Jane" or "Men of Honor" with Cuba Gooding jr.
So there's an inside Hollywood joke here. Nicholson's greatest role is in a film called Chinatown,, which is usually considered the greatest screenplay ever written. In that film his character slaps Faye Dunaway's character across the face and yells "I want the truth!" Obviously the screenwriter here, Aaron Sorkin, has studied the Chinatown screenplay (like every screenwriter in Hollywood has to) so as a kind of homage to it he has Tom Cruise's character repeat the line to Nicholson's character here.
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Yeah, the stage play doesn't have that interaction, exactly. It's more like
*Jessup:* I'm saying it's impossible for you to hear the truth.
*Kaffee:* Why is it impossible-?
*Jessup:* Because you can't handle it, son. You can't handle the truth. You can't handle the sad but historic reality.
Still works, but lacks the dramatic punch that the movie has. I'll bet you're right, and Sorkin threw in the "I want the truth!" line as a _Chinatown_ reference.
Another excellent military courtroom drama is ‘The Caine Mutiny’ (1954).
Great reaction Addie. This has always been a favorite of mine due to the court room scenes and perhaps especially the iconic ending, as well as Sorkin's general dialogue, which is a staple of his in his movies. I can only warmly and highly recommend some of his other movies as they are phenomenal and movies I think you should definitely check out if you have not yet seen them, such as: The Social Network, Steve Jobs, Moneyball and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Molly's Game and Charlie Wilson's War are in my opinion lesser films but still worth watching, and The American President is a sweet romantic drama, with another iconic speech at the end.
Having been in the Navy at the time this movie came out, it's safe to say that Lieutenant Commander Galloway could have ended both Lieutenant Kaffee's and Colonel Jessup's careers. The Navy was reeling from a sexual harassment scandal at the time, and even an accusation could finish an accused person's time in the military, very swiftly.
Top three movie all time imo. Glad you got to see it, great reaction as always. :)
I haven't seen Addie this worked up in a reaction before. Unless it was a horror film, of course. Hey Mikey, I think she liked it.
HI Addie. "You can't handle the truth!" Now you can use that quote and know what it's from. Great reaction, you liked this movie more than I expected. Take care
Lt. Kaffee and LCDR Galloway compliment each other; Kaffee may start out as a slacker, but he knows how to get the answers to come out, while Galloway has conviction, but can try too hard and be too direct when she shouldn't necessarily be.
As to Colonel Jessup, he is a commander stationed at Gitmo in peacetime, not a frontline commander at Bastone or Foy in WWII.
Another good courtroom drama is Murder in the First, based on a true story. For whatever reason no one else is reacting to it but I recommend it.
Hello Addie!😊 Demi Moore just co-starred in the film "The Substance" (2024). That is one of the most disturbing body horror films I've ever seen! 😱 A dishonorable discharge was a pretty harsh punishment, but someone did die do to their actions. Sometimes you have to question an order if it is wrong. Military court rules are different than a normal civilian court. It is meant to carry out swift justice. Great reactions to this iconic powerful film, Addie!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Happy New Year!😊1⃣
2:30, fun fact this actor portraying Demi Moore's boss is John M. Jackson. He later played the Judge Advocate General (JAG) for the US Navy in a long running tv show called JAG. It started a few years after this movie on NBC. It was cancelled after one season but was picked up by CBS and ran an additional 9 seasons.
A Few Good Men is the second time that Tom Cruise had portrayed a US Naval Officer. His second foray into portraying a member of this service branch sparked an interesting idea in the mind of veteran tv producer Donald Bellisario. The idea was - What if Tom Cruise's character from Top Gun (Pete "Maverick" Mitchell) and A Few Good Men (Daniel Kaffee) were the same person? From that idea JAG was born.
On the show JAG, we watched a character named Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb work as a lawyer working cases involving Naval and Marine personnel. The backstory on Rabb is that prior to being an active duty lawyer he was a F-14 fighter pilot (just like Maverick). Over the course of its various seasons Rabb and his counterpart US Marine Major Sarah MacKenzie would either do regular lawyer actives or go on high stake adventures. All of these shenanigans would take place while they tried not to fall in love with each other. John M. Jackson played their hard nosed but doting commanding officer in the JAG corps.
The show was wildly popular on CBS and also wildly inaccurate showing what a JAG officer does. But it had a good old fashioned patriotic vibe that many people liked. After 9/11, the shows rating definitely increased across the world. True story I once worked with a former JAG officer who had moved into the corporate world. When I mentioned the show JAG he immediately said "I hated that show".
Final fun fact, the long running tv series NCIS started as a spinoff of JAG. There would often be crossovers in which JAG characters would show up on NCIS and vice versa. From NCIS came a multitude of spinoff shows like NCIS Los Angelos, NCIS New Orleans, NCIS Hawaii and NCIS Sydney.
MADTv did a great JAG bit where they keep calling each other "JAGoff... icer"
@@SwiftJustice LMAO
This was also the second time where Cruise plays a Harvard Law graduate, the first one coming from The Firm.
Christ you fun fact dorks are insufferable
The guy who wrote this also wrote the absolutely brilliant Moneyball.
If you ever find yourself needing to react to a baseball movie, I could not recommend it more highly.
Addie, total enjoyment watching this with you today. Directed by Rob Reiner who also did Princess Bride, Misery and When Harry Met Sally. He was married to Penny Marshall (LaVerne and Shirley and director of League of Our Own). Rob also played Mike Stivic (Meathead) on All in the Family.
32:14 That scene gets the best reactions. It's so legendary 😍 😂
My favorite genre of movies are courtroom dramas. Each time I watch “A Few Good Men”, it moves up higher up higher on my list. This time, accompanied by Addie’s reaction, has it now in my top 3. 👍🏽
Addie, you CAN handle the truth so no Code Red for you!!!