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  • @VerowakReacts
    @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +42

    This was one of the most recommended movies by you guys through my google form!!! forms.gle/EpY8hbufWhJ3fhmd6
    What is your favorite Stephen King adaptation?
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    • @randeecarreno4289
      @randeecarreno4289 9 месяцев назад +2

      This movie, Stand By Me, IT(all three: the 1990 mini-series, the 2015 "IT: Chapter 1" and the 2017 sequel "IT: Chapter 2"), the original 1989 Pet Semetery, and of course The Shining are my favorite Stephen King adaptation movies.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +4

      @@randeecarreno4289 I'll be watching one of those in October!!

    • @rexwilliams7643
      @rexwilliams7643 9 месяцев назад +13

      The Shawshank Redemption without question.

    • @Eric_S.
      @Eric_S. 9 месяцев назад +2

      The Mist (2007) is one my all time favorite movies plus a lot of the ones mentioned in this thread.

    • @ronfehr7899
      @ronfehr7899 9 месяцев назад +5

      A difficult question to answer. Aside from this one, I would probably have to say The Shawshank Redemption.

  • @safrisaleh412
    @safrisaleh412 9 месяцев назад +266

    Michael Clark Duncan should have won the Oscar for his perfect portrayal of John Coffey.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +22

      He really should have, he was so perfect!

    • @fritzkaraldo8452
      @fritzkaraldo8452 9 месяцев назад +10

      At that Oscars it should have been two winners Haley Joel Osment (who won it for The 6th Sense) and Michael Clark Duncan. That would have been the best way IMO.

    • @acdchook
      @acdchook 9 месяцев назад +8

      @@fritzkaraldo8452Haley Joel Osment was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but they gave it to Michael Caine for Cider House Rules. An absolute travesty.

    • @earthien
      @earthien 9 месяцев назад +3

      To be honest, that was a tough year. If I was able to, I would've split my vote between Osment (The Sixth Sense), Tom Cruise (Magnolia -- another movie you should react to), and Duncan for this film.

    • @fritzkaraldo8452
      @fritzkaraldo8452 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@acdchook Somehow I thoug Osment won. So two actors didn't got the award they deserved.

  • @JohnLeePettimoreIII
    @JohnLeePettimoreIII 9 месяцев назад +131

    Every viewer of this movie : _"What a little piece of shit. I hate that guy."_
    the actor did a great job of breathing life into such an odious little goblin of a character. truly a master craftsman of his art.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +18

      100% agree! The actor did so damn well making us hate Percy

    • @jeffmansfield914
      @jeffmansfield914 9 месяцев назад +10

      It’s a testament to how well the actor did that, if I met him, it would be hard not to hate him on sight. He so embodied that character.

    • @StarkRG
      @StarkRG 9 месяцев назад +15

      The actor isn't exactly a good guy either. He's not as much of a piece of shit, but he did marry a 16 year old when he was 51.

    • @user-wl6yz6uc7g
      @user-wl6yz6uc7g 9 месяцев назад +5

      He was a character we love to hate and he got what was coming to him

    • @JustinWillisDevil240Z
      @JustinWillisDevil240Z 9 месяцев назад +5

      IDK what is better his character in this movie or in The X Files.

  • @steveg5933
    @steveg5933 9 месяцев назад +14

    "I'm tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. Tired of not ever having me a buddy to be with, or tell me where we're coming from or going to, or why. Mostly I'm tired of people being ugly to each other."- If more people understood that quote, what a better world we would have. Sadly many never will.

  • @rogu3rooster
    @rogu3rooster 9 месяцев назад +39

    Before even starting I just have to say RIP Michael Clarke Duncan, the epitomy of a gentle giant

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +6

      Gentle giant is so accurate. He seemed like such a genuinely kind person!

    • @rogu3rooster
      @rogu3rooster 9 месяцев назад +5

      @VerowakReacts I had the pleasure of meeting him once, he was such an imposing figure but with a heart of gold, an absolute pleasure to meet

  • @MrAkilleus
    @MrAkilleus 9 месяцев назад +60

    The story of John Coffey is truly heartbreaking. He is basically an angel come to earth to balance out the pain and missery with kindness and love, but the overwhelming darkness of the human condition just wears him down to the point that he just wants to die. Bleak as hell. 😶

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +10

      I know, right? Humans just destroyed his will to live :(

    • @paulstroud2647
      @paulstroud2647 9 месяцев назад +15

      Stephen King said it's not a coincidence that his initials are J.C...

    • @seantlewis376
      @seantlewis376 9 месяцев назад +7

      It's a beautiful story, and a beautiful telling.

  • @petebeaudoin2724
    @petebeaudoin2724 9 месяцев назад +48

    if you want another amazing Stephen King adaptation, I would strongly recommend Shawshank Redemption. You won't regret it

    • @kimberlyosborne1977
      @kimberlyosborne1977 9 месяцев назад +2

      Oh yes I love this movie also. It's a great feel good movie. Such a great story.

    • @moonshineracer
      @moonshineracer Месяц назад

      if you want another amazing Stephen King adaptation, I would strongly recommend Stand By Me. You won't regret it

  • @netzombiee646
    @netzombiee646 9 месяцев назад +7

    Tom Hanks said Michael Clark Duncan was the only star he’s seen, where people would come up to him, and not want an autograph, instead, they would want a hug.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +3

      That makes perfect sense, and is so amazing

  • @kellifranklin4432
    @kellifranklin4432 9 месяцев назад +15

    I saw this at the theater when it came out and to look around and see men and women crying was really incredible to see. All these years later and I still cry. Stephen King is the GOAT of horror but his dramatic writing is equally beautiful. Rip Michael Clarke Duncan. He was amazing in this performance.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +3

      Michael Clarke Duncan was phenomenal in this. Seeing it in theatres would have been quite something, the atmosphere would make it that much more epic

  • @bekindandrewind1422
    @bekindandrewind1422 7 месяцев назад +8

    31:16 -- The part that everyone misses here, is Percy looking at Wild Billy and crying... He KNEW what Bill did.. When John expelled everything into Percy, the power showed him Bills memories..

    • @Parallax-3D
      @Parallax-3D 29 дней назад +2

      I always thought it was John basically “driving” Percy around and making him shoot Wild Bill, so it was John’s tears, not Percy’s. Percy was basically just along for the ride.

    • @bekindandrewind1422
      @bekindandrewind1422 27 дней назад +1

      @@Parallax-3D -- No matter how bad a man Percy might have been.... Bill was worse.

  • @rogeriopenna9014
    @rogeriopenna9014 8 месяцев назад +7

    if a mouse lived 80 years, he should expect to live as long as Galadriel.

  • @gmunden1
    @gmunden1 9 месяцев назад +8

    There's a lot of religious symbolism throughout the story. The initials "JC" or John Coffey . John's attorney stated that there was no evidence of John's existence before his arrest, and no criminal history existed. According to his attorney, "It was as if he dropped from the sky."

  • @jeffthompson9622
    @jeffthompson9622 9 месяцев назад +14

    Think of the abuse that John Coffey saved Briar Ridge's patients from, when he sidelined Percy.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +2

      Yes!! John Coffey did everyone such a big favor

  • @jean-paulaudette9246
    @jean-paulaudette9246 9 месяцев назад +6

    When Paul told Percy "We know people, too. Are you so foolish, you don't realize that?" What he meant was, there are plenty of very nasty people out there with a relative in prison. They're happy do do little favors if it makes their relative's stay a bit easier.

  • @Hayden1969-ws4vy
    @Hayden1969-ws4vy Месяц назад +1

    I saw this film aged 30 when it came out in '99 with some friends from where I worked. Near the end, I turned and looked at my co-worker's 16yo daughter. She was in floods of tears. I was also crying.
    This is the only film that has made me sad enough to cry. I'm 54 now and it still brings me to tears. Amazing film!

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  Месяц назад

      Absolutely an amazing film, so well done by everyone involved, especially Michael Clarke Duncan, Sam Rockwell and Doug Hutchison

  • @bjm9071
    @bjm9071 9 месяцев назад +6

    "Stand By Me" and "Shawshank Redemption" are Stephen King films that should be next on your list.

  • @JulioHernandez-chico
    @JulioHernandez-chico 9 месяцев назад +4

    I was 10 years old when I first saw this movie. I was supposed to go to school the next day but I stayed up. It just intrigued me. When the death of John coffey came on. I cried so much my dad came into my room. Worried when he saw me crying on the Carpe looking at the tv and he saw what I was watching. He just sat down next to me. Everytime I see this movie and his death comes I just get teary eyed and there is this hard feeling I cry again. Specially when the actor who played John was a gentle giant too. And he died. May he rest in peace. Michael Duncan Clarke.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      I can just imagine your dad's panic at seeing you crying on the floor then being relieved once he saw what you were watching lol

  • @Mr-gg8ek
    @Mr-gg8ek 9 месяцев назад +16

    This is one of those ‘must react to’ movies. Glad to see you crying 😭. Only a stone could go through this movie and not feel something. Congrats Vero, you are not a rock.

  • @Cwyatt92
    @Cwyatt92 8 месяцев назад +3

    Michael Clarke Duncan played the villain in Daredevil and another villain in Sin City. And he crushed both of those roles.

  • @rexwilliams7643
    @rexwilliams7643 9 месяцев назад +39

    I've seen this film literally dozens of times, and I always sob like a baby.

  • @rickardroach9075
    @rickardroach9075 9 месяцев назад +11

    23:35 I like to think that John was trying to absorb some of Del’s pain to ease his passing.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, poor John, going through all this pain for others 😭

  • @Unpainted_Huffhines
    @Unpainted_Huffhines 9 месяцев назад +5

    This story was Stephen King's homage to "Of Mice and Men", with a giant, childlike character, seemingly comprised of pure goodness.
    For such a character, living in a fallen, hateful world full of evil and suffering was an agony, and Edgecomb, like George, killed the character out of kindness and mercy

  • @deanthemachine7489
    @deanthemachine7489 7 месяцев назад +3

    Michael Clarke Duncan plays a villain in the Daredevil movie with Ben Affleck

  • @draculimpaler4507
    @draculimpaler4507 9 месяцев назад +20

    I read this when it first came out. It was released in a serial form, like they did with those old 50s shows, like 3 chapters at a time. Then you had to wait a month or so for the next release. It was torture waiting lol. They did a really good job adapting it to film

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      It sounds like torture waiting for more to release, but also builds up the hype and excitement :D

    • @draculimpaler4507
      @draculimpaler4507 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@VerowakReacts Yes it was fun going to the store hoping the next installment was out

    • @sithlordkaeyl21
      @sithlordkaeyl21 9 месяцев назад +2

      Stephen King did it that way, because people would flip to the end of his books, and read what happened, then they wouldn’t buy the books, so he decided to it that way so people couldn’t do that for this story.

  • @johnstrickler2238
    @johnstrickler2238 5 месяцев назад +1

    There is a line from the book "The Black Gryphon" by Mercedes Lackey that has always stuck with me. It seems fitting with John Coffey. "Who heals the healer?" There is a point where you just get tired of your gifts of healing. A point where your gift seems to become a curse, because you have seen too much, experienced too much. Where you're just tired of having to put people back together, because of what you have to experience of them being broken in the first place. I think John Coffey was in the same place.

  • @nickperkins8477
    @nickperkins8477 9 месяцев назад +3

    The actor who played elderly Paul Edgecombe is Dabbs Greer. He also played the minister Reverend Alden in Little House On The Prairie.

  • @jeffthompson9622
    @jeffthompson9622 9 месяцев назад +6

    Michael Clarke Duncan worked with Bruce Willis in "The Whole Nine Yards," as well as "Armageddon." He was in "Daredevil" and "The Island," as well.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      I've only seen Armageddon so far, I have a few more to watch it seems lol

    • @dmjalund
      @dmjalund 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@VerowakReacts He plays a bad guy in Daredevil

  • @matthewtarpley7613
    @matthewtarpley7613 9 месяцев назад +14

    I cried right along with you, Vero. I just absolutely break down crying every single time they get to the last days of John Coffey.

  • @loganblackwood2922
    @loganblackwood2922 9 месяцев назад +14

    I discovered your content about a week ago and have been binge watching during breaks and late nights when I'm still up. You remind me of my wife when I introduced her to a lot of films, your warmth, your jokes, your compassion, I remember looking at her for her reactions. I wish the technology existed then to record it, lol. Thank you so much for making me appreciate you, films I've seen over and over and most importantly appreciating my wife all over again for all the years we have shared together from when we were your age.

  • @Dragonstorm1234
    @Dragonstorm1234 9 месяцев назад +1

    To put the "curse" that Paul got for making John ride the lightning in perspective, the average lifespan of a mouse is around 2 years, Mr Jingles lived for at least 60, if we assume Paul will live to the same ratio he will live around 2500 years

  • @hollishamilton3943
    @hollishamilton3943 9 месяцев назад +3

    On any list of villains, Percy Wetmore will usually be top 5. My recommendation for a movie with another is "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Anyone that has seen it knows who I'm talking about. One of three movies that won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. Another big five movie is "Silence of the Lambs", with a remarkable villain (or two). A special shout out to the Oscar winning performance of Kathy Bates in "Misery", another Stephen King adaptation.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      I love me a good, despicable villain! I've always heard of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, it's probably about time I watch it lol

  • @andystewart581
    @andystewart581 9 месяцев назад +2

    Piece of trivia I read the other day. Michael Duncan had a problem with grabbing Tom Hanks when he healed him. So, Tom Hanks put a soda bottle in his pants for Michael to grab. There were more than 20 mice trained to perform in this movie.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Those are fun facts I haven't heard before, thank you!!

  • @rickardroach9075
    @rickardroach9075 9 месяцев назад +2

    38:55 “We each owe a death; there are no exceptions.” 😭

  • @MLawrence2008
    @MLawrence2008 9 месяцев назад +5

    Michael Duncan is a villain in Sin City.
    John has been around for a very long time, hence the scars.
    Brutal is anything but. Just a wonderful man.
    I have never wanted to kill or see killed a movie character more than Percy.
    Even the other prisoners are interesting, you grow to love Del for example, however the book explains what they did to get on death row. Great reaction!

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Del just seems super sweet. Wild Bill was just a blast, though he's definitely not a good person. I love this movie because Tom Hanks isn't a standout character, all of the characters are very good

    • @dunringill1747
      @dunringill1747 8 месяцев назад

      Michael Clark Duncan was also the villain Kingpin in Ben Affleck's "Daredevil" movie (2003). The director's cut is better than the theatrical release but not everyone enjoyed this movie.

  • @nigeltrotter2886
    @nigeltrotter2886 8 месяцев назад +2

    21:23- Prepare yourself gal. 22:09- Oh yeah. It's freakin crazy. 31:47- You don't want to see that boss. 36:03- Dang that hurts. Don't put an angel of light, in the dark.

  • @andrewdunne2216
    @andrewdunne2216 9 месяцев назад +5

    When you nearly went at the 5 minute mark I thought to myself "brace yourself girl, this is going to be rough". But that's why we are here, to connect via the human experience of emotion.

  • @diverbob33
    @diverbob33 9 месяцев назад +1

    I once worked for the state of MN and I had a supervisor who was pretty much just like the Percy character. Strangely enough, he even looked a bit like him and, like Percy, he had connections in state government which contributed to his abusive treatment of his charges and sense of entitlement. On a lighter note, I live in the UP of MI and there is a small town not far from where I live that is named "Wetmore". Just east of this small village is a road called, "Percy Road". Thanks for the wonderful review!

  • @jameshunt9208
    @jameshunt9208 7 месяцев назад +1

    3:13
    You are correct. They used camera tricks and platforms to make him seem even taller so that he would seem as massive as the character from the book.

  • @philchazwill
    @philchazwill 9 месяцев назад +20

    What a great reaction ... smart, insightful, empathetic and in places quite beautiful. Del's execution must be one of the most harrowing scenes in movies, and Del's relationship with Mr Jingles is surely one of the most touching in all film.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      I'm so happy Del had Mr. Jingles!! He got a bit of happiness before the end. I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction 💙

  • @StarkRG
    @StarkRG 9 месяцев назад +9

    Michael Clarke Duncan has played a few bad guys, but the one that comes to mind the most is as Kingpin/Wislson Fisk in 2003's Daredevil.

  • @Zallerquad
    @Zallerquad 9 месяцев назад +4

    In the book, the substance that John spat out after a healing, was akin to ashes.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Ashes makes sense, it seemed like flies or ashes, was hard to tell

  • @DumblyDorr
    @DumblyDorr 9 месяцев назад +7

    "He just wants to see people he doesn’t like die? Sadistic bastard... I hope he dies"
    😂
    I get it, though... we all hate Percy.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Such a great portrayal of a despicable character! I love to hate characters haha

  • @ganggreen9012
    @ganggreen9012 9 месяцев назад +4

    Michael Clark Duncan is a semi-villanous role, The Whole Nine Yards, it's a gangster comedy.

  • @DREDAY92003
    @DREDAY92003 9 месяцев назад +2

    Michael Clark Duncan passed away some years back. Very heartfelt..😢

  • @karlbecker8775
    @karlbecker8775 9 месяцев назад +10

    Great reaction! This and Shawshank are two works most don't realize were based on books by Stephen King.

    • @jeremygauthier8566
      @jeremygauthier8566 9 месяцев назад +2

      The director of these films is Franck Darabont, he also did "The Mist"

  • @timprice5747
    @timprice5747 9 месяцев назад +5

    The book was originally released as 6 novellas. I remember waiting until they all came out because I didn't want to wait for each one. Great read. This and Shawshank Redemption are the best adaptations of stories written by Stephen King.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      I would have done the same thing, wait until they're all released since waiting in between would be so difficult!!

  • @that.ll_do_pig
    @that.ll_do_pig 9 месяцев назад +40

    It's easy to get upset with the dad when he yelled at John's execution but we have to remember, they don't know he's innocent and the father saw him holding his deceased daughters with blood all over them. 😢

    • @averymurray4722
      @averymurray4722 9 месяцев назад +6

      Interestingly,one of the many commentators viewed that John Coffeys reason for wanting death is that he did not want the Family to know that somebody that they had in their Home was the murderer.John felt that it would make the Parents,and Son feel worst.Thinking about that I agree.

    • @Galiant2010
      @Galiant2010 9 месяцев назад +3

      The flipside of that is recognizing how much racism played a part, too. Yeah, he was found with the bodies which is pretty damning, and his statement can sound like an admission "I couldn't help it". But his lack of a proper trial and representation just streamlined his admission to death row.

    • @philliplynx7877
      @philliplynx7877 6 месяцев назад

      @@Galiant2010 This were the times back in 1935. Even if he denied it and give proof, he was a HUGE black man with 2 tiny white dead girls in his arms.
      I wondered why he wasnt shoot this moment. With this in mind, it is a wonder he even had got a trial.
      Do not get me wrong, it is a masterpiece of book and film and I cry every time I see it or reactions to it.

  • @JohnLeePettimoreIII
    @JohnLeePettimoreIII 9 месяцев назад +2

    for his last words, John said, _"I'm sorry for what I am."_
    that is a very telling statement about his sense of self. he is not sorry for WHAT HE'S DONE. he is sorry for WHO HE IS. he knows that while there are no regrets based on what he has done with and during his life. he has many regrets concerning the powers that he wielded.
    i also found it interesting that in the end, as he was walking to the chair, John was comforting the guards, and not the other way around.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +2

      It's so heartbreaking to see John comforting the guards, and when Brutal tells him to feel what they feel since they don't hate him 😭

  • @deafheaven99
    @deafheaven99 9 месяцев назад +1

    Three things I’d like to point out. John Coffey’s initials, JC (Jesus Christ), the electric chair is akin to the cruxifixction and my favourite part, the halo which forms around Johns head from the projector lights.

  • @sithlordkaeyl21
    @sithlordkaeyl21 9 месяцев назад +1

    Some other Stephen King adaptations:
    Salem’s Lot, Christine, Carrie, Cujo, The Shawshank Redemption, Maximum Overdrive, It, The Tommyknockers, Pet Sematary, The Dead Zone, Firestarter, Cat’s Eye, Sleepwalkers, Stand By Me, Thinner, The Shining, Children of the Corn, The Running Man, Misery, Needful Things, The Mist, Doctor Sleep, and A BUNCH more, but those are the only ones that I could think of off of the top of my head.

  • @robertrouse4503
    @robertrouse4503 9 месяцев назад +2

    Back in the 30s, brain surgery was usually a death sentence. Not today. In 2001 they found two walnut size tumors in my brain. I had them removed the same month they found them. Today I feel great.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      1930s definitely didn't have a good outcome for a lot of operations. It's amazing how technology and science has advanced since then, and great that you were able to get your tumors removed and stay gone!!

  • @randeecarreno4289
    @randeecarreno4289 9 месяцев назад +16

    Been looking forward to this reaction. 😊
    RIP always to Michael Clarke Duncan!
    I have yet to read the book still. But this is a fantastic movie. Definitely high on my favorite Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan movie lists.
    I've got some tissues already ready.
    Looking forward to your next reaction. 😊

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +5

      Stephen Kind said that this was the most faithful adaptation to one of his books. I want to read it too 😁

    • @belindalopes6774
      @belindalopes6774 9 месяцев назад +1

      Sobbed reading the book, could not watch the movie until months after reading the book

  • @japi246
    @japi246 9 месяцев назад +6

    This is what I've been waiting for.
    The Shawshank Redemption movie is also based on King's book.
    It's very appreciated, I think it's good too.

  • @todderickson2435
    @todderickson2435 9 месяцев назад +13

    Verowak, I just discovered your channel with this video, and this is one of the best ones I've seen for this incredible and emotional movie. You figured almost everything out quicker than any other reactor I've seen, and felt the same feelings most all of us felt throughout. You have a new subscriber!

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Welcome to the channel!! I hope you enjoy your stay ❤️

  • @apatternedhorizon
    @apatternedhorizon 9 месяцев назад +3

    Lonely as a sparrow in the rain.

  • @obenohnebohne
    @obenohnebohne 9 месяцев назад +3

    This is my favorite Stephen King movie adaptation. The characters are great. Percy is top 3 villain material.
    «Stand by me» is another great one. And the Shawshank Redemption, of course. IT is my favorite book and I love the most recent adaptation IT Chapter 1 + Chapter 2. They are 2 parts of one story. (The book is 1000+ pages long.) So, I hope to see both, Stand By Me (1986) and IT Chapter 1 (2017) + Chapter 2 (2019) on your channel at one point.

  • @Boomerbox2024
    @Boomerbox2024 5 месяцев назад +1

    You mentioned wanting to see Michael Clark Duncan play a villain, so I recommend reacting to "Daredevil" (2003) Where Mr. Duncan plays The Kingpin of Crime.

  • @earthien
    @earthien 9 месяцев назад +2

    Fun Fact: David Morse (Brutal) is actually an inch or two taller than Michael Clarke Duncan (Coffey). Gotta love them camera tricks.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      They nailed the camera tricks and making John Coffey look enormous!

  • @Dave3Dguy
    @Dave3Dguy 9 месяцев назад +5

    Great reaction. You are insightful and make connections in plot cues faster than many folks do, yet it doesn't spoil your ability to deeply connect with the characters and the story. Seeing someone react this strongly really helps us re-live what we experienced our first time. Thank you and be well, looking forward to more!

  • @user-ex7iw8fm8h
    @user-ex7iw8fm8h 2 месяца назад +1

    On our sidenote, back in the day, they used to dress up in suits and ties and shirts just to dabble around the house. My dad would garden with his dress shoes, dress pants and a dress shirt. It was normal.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  2 месяца назад

      I'm glad it's not the norm anymore lol

  • @mtrocicerongrayman1875
    @mtrocicerongrayman1875 9 месяцев назад +1

    There was a gentle giant who carried The Lord JC, (in the form of a child to cross a river) and with him, all the sin and pain of the world.
    For this reason, JC gave him the name of: San Cristopher.

  • @billherman7294
    @billherman7294 9 месяцев назад +2

    I've watched dozens of reactions for this film, through forshadowing or whatever, you guessed everything right.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +2

      My superpower is deducing what will happen in movies 😂I was hoping to get something more fun

  • @ShiftyWolf117
    @ShiftyWolf117 9 месяцев назад +5

    The ending of this movie is my worst nightmare, I would never want to outlive everyone I love. This movie is really sad, I will never not cry in the execution scene.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      The execution scene is incredibly emotional. And just seeing all the guards be so affected by it too makes it that much more poignant

  • @jeffthompson9622
    @jeffthompson9622 9 месяцев назад +3

    Michael Clarke Duncan played a hit man for the Chicago mob in "The Whole Nine Yards" and a brutal crime boss in "Daredevil," since you mentioned wanting to see him in a different role.

  • @bloodymarvelous4790
    @bloodymarvelous4790 9 месяцев назад +4

    Percy Wetmore is also in "A Time to Kill".
    John Coffey is also in "Sin City".
    And for Wild Bill there are so many movies to recommend: "Moon", "Jojo Rabbit", "Galaxy Quest".
    The same director also did "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Mist".
    Castle Rock, the production company (owned by Rob Reiner), also did the Stephen King stories "Stand by Me" and "Misery", both directed by Reiner.

    • @subliminallime4321
      @subliminallime4321 9 месяцев назад +5

      Sam Rockwell is amazing in Moon. He was also really good in Matchstick Men.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Sin City is one that I've been interested in... even more now that Michael Clarke Duncan is in it!!

    • @Mr.Goodkat
      @Mr.Goodkat 9 месяцев назад

      @@VerowakReacts Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For is also really good.

  • @MoMoMyPup10
    @MoMoMyPup10 9 месяцев назад +1

    Fun fact: the guy who played Wild Bill is the same guy who played Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2!

  • @byronricketts5705
    @byronricketts5705 5 месяцев назад

    Michael Clark Duncan was a villian in the Daredevil movie. He played a character called The Kingpin

  • @Mr-gg8ek
    @Mr-gg8ek 9 месяцев назад +3

    Also worth noting, in the short period from 1993-2000 Tom Hanks did Philadelphia (the weakest of the bunch, but he did win an Oscar for best actor), Forrest Gump (another best actor Oscar), Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile and Cast Away. What a run!

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      He was super busy in the 90s it seems!! Oh wow

  • @TheTurinturumbar
    @TheTurinturumbar 9 месяцев назад +1

    Immortality would be the worst curse ever. When you've done everything in every combination possible until you're sick of it you still have eternity left.

  • @michaelatteberry6462
    @michaelatteberry6462 9 месяцев назад +1

    Now that was a reaction! So intuitive. We all know the movie and actors are the best but, watching with someone who understands like you is special

  • @Lions1986
    @Lions1986 9 месяцев назад +1

    i think this may have been my favorite reaction of yours that i have seen so far. you do extremely well at picking up on the small things that seem insignificant at the time but actually mean something big later on.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      I love it when a script gives us hints throughout the movie!! It's like being a detective lol

  • @alysefan2264
    @alysefan2264 9 месяцев назад +2

    The Shawshank Redemption is a must watch Stephen King adaption. Oh and The Shining.

  • @christopherchadwick2659
    @christopherchadwick2659 8 месяцев назад +1

    Other Stephen King movies worth watching:
    The Shawshank Redemption
    The Shining
    Misery
    The Mist
    It
    Pet Semetary
    Carrie
    Gerald's Game
    Salem's Lot (2 part mini-series)
    The Dead Zone
    Christine
    Sleepwalkers
    There are many more movies, but these are the ones I enjoyed the most.

  • @danielkarlsson258
    @danielkarlsson258 9 месяцев назад +2

    OMG I like your solo reaction so much more! You had this spot on. Keep up the great work! 👍

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you, the movie was just too amazing

  • @magicbrownie1357
    @magicbrownie1357 9 месяцев назад

    Whenever I watch this movie, I end up watching The Station Agent not long after. Patricia Clarkson really shines in that movie, as does the talented Peter Dinklage.

  • @gordondafoe3516
    @gordondafoe3516 5 месяцев назад

    Solid reaction Ms. Verowak. It's interesting that some of these actors worked in other Tom Hanks films. Gary Sinise (D.A. Burt Hammersmith), was in Forest Gump (Lt. Dan) and Apollo 13 (Ken Mattingly). William Sadler (father of the two girls), was in Shawshank Redemption (Heywood), and Barry Pepper (Dean Stanton) played Private "Bumpkin" Jackson in Saving Private Ryan. Pretty good rolls in some great movies!

  • @whowantsabighug
    @whowantsabighug 8 месяцев назад +2

    Brutal is one of my favourite supporting characters in film

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  8 месяцев назад

      Brutal is a great character! I liked every scene he was in

  • @fozziebear5624
    @fozziebear5624 9 месяцев назад

    1. Michael Clarke Duncan starred with Bruce Willis in a very good crime comedy "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000), which I recommend.
    2. I will write what I have already written on YT on another channel: the part of the song heard in the old movie seen at the beginning and end of the movie is "Cheek to Cheek" - a song written by Irving Berlin and first performed by Fred Astaire while dancing with Ginger Rogers in movie "Top Hat" (1935). And that movie "Top Hat" is also worth watching. I recommend :)

  • @fastone7272
    @fastone7272 8 месяцев назад

    "They need more light bulbs."😆 You have no idea how good that got me to laugh.😊

  • @garytiptin6479
    @garytiptin6479 8 месяцев назад +1

    Back story on some of the condemned inmates: the Cherokee beat another man to death using a chunk of concrete; the Cajun committed rape, arson and multiple murders; John Coffey's backstory is more problematic, but he was ready to escape his miserable existence! (Please to notice NOBODY sheds 1 tear for William Wharton! And what about Percy Wetmore?)

  • @goodshipkaraboudjan
    @goodshipkaraboudjan 9 месяцев назад

    Verowak: Bye bye the lights.
    Me: Bye bye my composure as a man in my 30s. This movie and the Art Of Racing In The Rain, ever damn time.

  • @RagingButtafly23
    @RagingButtafly23 9 месяцев назад

    This definitely deserves a sub. ❤❤❤
    "It might fit around his wrist" was hilarious

  • @brentfugett2700
    @brentfugett2700 9 месяцев назад +2

    Instant fan! I love how you pick up on all the good bits throughout and you're completely natural and pleasant to watch (many act up and feign reaction which is both noticable and annoying). Looking forward to more content! (Especially Shawshank. Wink wink. 😂). Subscribed!!

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you! Sometimes I miss obvious things, but notice small details 😂

  • @markpekrul4393
    @markpekrul4393 7 месяцев назад

    Dabs Greer should have at least been nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor...it would have been a wonderful tribute to an actor who had been in the business for decades (Rev. Alden in Little House, he married Mike and Carol Brady).

  • @NPA1001
    @NPA1001 9 месяцев назад +1

    If you read the Dark Tower series there are some pretty big clues here that John is an escaped Breaker from Mid World

  • @deegee6863
    @deegee6863 9 месяцев назад +1

    the average lifespan of a mouse is around 2 years in ideal conditions, so making one live for 50 years is really something. If its a similar thing for tom hank's character, his lifespan would be about 25 times longer too. SO he's going to live almost another 2000 years

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      That would be so fascinating, seeing all the advancements done. But at the same time, it would be so devastating seeing humans repeat the same mistakes

  • @davidmc1489
    @davidmc1489 9 месяцев назад +1

    19:55 Richard Gere...... 😆
    22:53 one of the best lines

  • @JohnLeePettimoreIII
    @JohnLeePettimoreIII 9 месяцев назад +1

    i did some math based on the lifetime of Mr Jingles. if the numbers hold up, Paul can expect to live well over 1,000 years. and if that is Paul's expected life span, just think of how long John Coffey ("JC", think about those initials!) had walked the earth suffering the pain of what humans do to each other.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Would be pretty amazing to see how civilization advances in that 1,000+years

  • @Pianodean
    @Pianodean 4 месяца назад

    Seen several of your reactions and so far this one's my favorite...bravo!

  • @chrismillington2729
    @chrismillington2729 9 месяцев назад +1

    I could not tell you how many times i have seen The Green Mile, breaks my heart every time watching people's reaction's, and this was no exception be any means, beautiful thank you,
    it's so clear you have a gentle, beautiful, kind soul, never lose that, again beautiful reaction thank you again, kind regards, best wishes,
    Chris.

  • @FredtheFrisian
    @FredtheFrisian 9 месяцев назад

    There is a song I know/like which is about being immortal , "Still Life" by "Van Der Graaf Generator" (English group labelled as prog rock). A favorite sentence of mine in that song is: "Now all history is reduced to the syllables or our name".

  • @Ewelllad
    @Ewelllad 9 месяцев назад +3

    Wow! You figured out the plot points and characters so quickly, and ahead of time. I'm impressed. And this is coming from a guy who made extra money reviewing movies for a local paper back in the day. I saw this movie many years ago and absolutely loved it. Seeing it through your eyes was a joy. Can't wait until your next video. :)

    • @jabo109
      @jabo109 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, she figured a lot of things very ahead of time.... Even some things that weren't even suggested by an action or words. 🤔🤔🤨 Had to stop it after 12 min, not buying it.

  • @TJ-vn4wp
    @TJ-vn4wp 9 месяцев назад

    You are so sharp! I always enjoy seeing you figure it out instantly, given any clue.

  • @johncourtright1632
    @johncourtright1632 9 месяцев назад

    First time on the channel. Incredible performances by Michael Clarke Duncan and Tom Hanks. Lovely reaction to a powerful film. Subscribed.

  • @danlayne9436
    @danlayne9436 9 месяцев назад +1

    I firmly believe King wrote Michael Clarke Duncan into existence.

  • @BrandonWestfall
    @BrandonWestfall 9 месяцев назад +1

    There's a TON of movies based on Stephen King books/short stories.
    Some of the bigger names are:
    The Shawshank Redemption (If you have not seen this it should be your next watch.)
    Misery
    Stand By Me
    It
    The Stand (older one is far better than the remake)
    Pet Semetary
    Gerald's Game
    Carrie
    Secret Window
    Doctor Sleep (Sequel to The Shining)
    The Mist
    Dreamcatcher
    The Running Man
    Cujo
    The Shining
    There's plenty more that he wrote or has been a producer on.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      That is WAY more than I was aware of, it seems I have a lot of movies to watch and books to read :D

    • @BrandonWestfall
      @BrandonWestfall 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@VerowakReacts There’s easily 15-20 more I didn’t list as well.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      I'll be very busy with movies it seems lol@@BrandonWestfall

  • @brianthom6798
    @brianthom6798 8 месяцев назад +1

    I've always felt that The Green Mile is the truest movie adaptation of a book ever made.

  • @rollotomassi6232
    @rollotomassi6232 9 месяцев назад +1

    "Bad JuJu" - That's the best description I've heard yet.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      I went with the most technical term I could think of 🤣

  • @bradpriebe9218
    @bradpriebe9218 9 месяцев назад +2

    Great reaction
    The acting in this movie, by all the actors, was phenom😢. I have watched this movie many, many times and it still chokes me up.

    • @VerowakReacts
      @VerowakReacts  9 месяцев назад

      If there was an Oscar for cast ensemble, they would have won for sure!

  • @jgeur
    @jgeur 4 месяца назад +1

    Michael Duncan played the villain Kingpin in the movie Daredevil with Ben Affleck. Not a great movie but you want a movie that Mr. Duncan plays an antagonist….here ya go.