When Jessup says we follow orders or people die, he didn’t seem to realize how right he was. He received an order to end code reds but decided to let them continue, and someone died as a result.
Everyone knows Jack Nickelson and what he sounds like, but he’s such a strong actor that he stops being Jack and transforms into Col. Nathan R. Jessup. So good.
The flip side to that: Nicholson and Cruise are so hugely popular that many fans don't even bother getting to know their characters' names. All they see is NICHOLSON and CRUISE.
27:30 Everyone has that reaction to that scene. By law, Kaffee has to tell Ross about Markinson. During a trial, opposing counsels are under obligation to disclose all witnesses and evidence to each other. Ross has just as much right to interview Markinson before the trial resumes as Kaffee does.
“Jo why don’t you get yourself a cup of coffee.” “Thank you sir I’m fine.” “Commander I’d like you to leave the room so we can talk about you behind your back.”😂
Great exchange. One of my favorites is Kevin Pollack "She said if Markinson didn't want to be found, we weren't gonna find him. She said I could be Markinson and you wouldn't know it."
I've read that the scene where Tom Cruise imitates Jack Nicholson's speech on Cuba (about eating breakfast 300 yars from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill him) was improvised by Tom Cruise, and Kevin Pollak and Demi Moore giggling over it was their genuine reaction. :)
A great courtroom drama. And excellent performances all around. Rob Reiner is incredibly versatile as a director. He's directed so many different classics in different genres. Comedy (This is Spinal Tap), Fantasy (The Princess Bride), Thriller/horror (Misery), Romantic Comedy (When Harry Met Sally), Coming-of-Age (Stanf By Me), Teen Romantic Comedy (The Sure Thing). Just an impressive filmography.
The Doctor (Christopher Guest) is also the six fingered man from Princess Bride and Nigel from Spinal Tap; all three movies were directed by Rob Reiner (Archie Bunker’s Meathead son-in-law)
The courtroom scene is simply one of the best movie scenes. Everything about it is wonderful. From Nicholson walking in, the close-ups, Cruise drinking the water nervously, the timing, the cadence of their speech are all great. Nicholson’s eye movements and looks are an acting class in itself. So many other incredible details. To me, it is probably my favorite 15 minutes of cinema. And Jack and Tom’s performance are unparalleled. Always knew Nicholson was amazing. But Cruise’s performance matching him, made me realize how great he is too. I rewatched many of his other movies and marveled at his skills in them too. Before this, to some degree, I thought he’s a great-looking actor with rare screen presence and great charisma. He’s a natural movie star. I re-evaluated and realized his ability to make it look so easy is absolutely a credit to his acting skills. And Nicholson, what an incredible character and performance!!
As a Marine I’ve always loved this movie, Tom Cruise, Nickelson is incredible, they say he film his you can’t handle the truth serval times, each time was just as good as the first. Excellent acting by everyone involved. We didn’t call them “Code Red” just a “ Blanket Party. Throw a blanket over you and take turn punching you. All in fun though for us. Great reaction. 👏😊🥰
How could you love this movie as a marine, the whole courtroom scene is all legally wrong in the real world. This is Hollywood bashing American military. Any lawyer that watches the movie knows it's all bullshit
I was in a detachment on Kaneohe bay, there wasn’t a Colonel in my Detachment, I don’t remember meeting one from our regiment. 🤷♂️ our CO was kinda wishy washy. Our XO was a hard ass though. Semper Fi.
Thanks for a great reaction! I like how Jack and Danny keep their respect for each other even though they are adversaries in the courtroom. This was ‘92 and in ‘93 Cruise did “The Firm”. Feels like he did his stint in the Navy to get his law career going then left to a new practice in The Firm. It’s a good watch if you haven’t seen it. 🇨🇦👋
People don't give Tom Cruise enough credit as a dramatic actor, but this movie proves he has the chops. Nowadays he's making action movies and doing his own stunts and the acting in those type of films comes secondary to that. But early on in his career, he really was one of the greats. And Jack Nicholson is such a delicious villain. He is crazy scary and intimidating. Also, fun fact.... Noah Wyle who plays Barnes in this film (one of the witnesses, a smaller role)... this was shortly before he joined the cast of a little show called ER that launched his career and made him a super star.
The Last Samurai is another great Tom Cruise movie; as for this cast it's incredible, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollack, Cuba Gooding Jr., Noah Wyle, Christopher Guest, J.T. Walsh, and small roles by Joshua Malina, Matt Craven, Xander Berkeley.
This is a great reaction...your expressions are so funny at the lunch when Jessup shows his psycho power trip card. And yes, in the 90s, when this was made, female officers were still on the receiving end of stupid amounts of sexual harassment, the writers wanted to highlight that. Also, when Daniel tells Captain Ross about Markinson, you said noooo, but actually court procedure requires notifying the other side of new witnesses and evidence, so he was just doing his job 😉
The real bad guys of this movie are the Navy Medical Corps who, either through laziness or incompetence, failed to diagnose the marine's condition and just wrote him off as a malingerer thereby providing misinformation to his chain of command convincing them it was all just an attitude problem.
I was stationed in Okinawa when I had heard of this happening, it issued a discussion with Marines in my platoon about what we would do if under the same circumstances. We were told if you receive an order that seems illegal or immoral, follow it. Afterwards you may ask the Marine that gave you that order why. Disobeying orders is a great way to end your career in the military.
Personally, I liked the performance of Wolfgang Bodison as Cpl Dawson, he really had me believing everything he said: about his code, about being a Marine, about his beliefs, his actions (putting his hands deep in his pockets to show disrespect towards Lt Kaffee). And then... Nicholson on the stand ... exceptional. Evie, I hope you do some more dramas. Thank you!
Col. Jessup was a Man with Great Power. He saw himself as God, who answers to no one. He saw Kaffee and his team as insects. The best way to defeat such a corrupt man is to show him that he is NOT God, that he DOES have to answer to others, especially people he outranks. You take a baseball bat to his gigantic ego. When Kaffee finally challenged him to answer the question, "Did you order the Code Red?!", Jessup gave the only response possible: "YOU'RE GOD-DAMMED RIGHT I DID!!" He answers to no one! How dare anyone challenge his orders!
Kaffee's one glaring mistake was not clarifying that Santiago was aware he was being transferred. unless this detail is added added to the story, it could easily be argued he would be told to pack quickly, before leaving
Excellent reaction! I've seen this film many times, and I've watched several RUclips reaction videos. Yours was one of the very best! Many reactors over-edit their videos for the sake of time. Unfortunately, they edit out critical details, and make it hard to follow the plot. While a reaction video, at least on RUclips, cannot include the entire film (as on Patreon), I think it's important for those of us watching to be able to understand WHY things are happening, especially since they may have not seen the film. You on the other hand did an excellent job of editing so that us viewers could follow the plot without scratching our heads all the time. Great, great job!
27:21 A key part of the American legal system is that both sides know everything that is coming up in court before it happens (discovery), so there's no "shhhh" here.
Great movie. You should see other legal dramas like Rainmaker 1997 or Civil Action . Also a great lawyer movie with Tom Cruz is The Firm. and Murder At First 1995 a movie based on true movie about injustice. Also Erin Brucvich is a great movie. Fyi I recently learned the real story that this movie is based on is very strange and shocking for one thing the Santiago character did not die. The Dawson character dies in a real strange way. Also a great boxing movie with the Downey (James Marshell) character is Gladiator 1992. Also another great movie with Tom Cruise no one reacted to yet which is not a court drama is Jack Reacher.
Before he got his teeth fixed, Tom Cruise had a middle tooth. Once you see it in this film, “ Top Gun”, “All the Right Moves”’ etc, you cannot unsee it.
The snappy and witty dialog and fast talking is a trademark of Aaron Sorkin's writing. He writes dialog in meters rhythms as if he's writing a song. If you end up watching his many TV series or other movies written by him you will begin to hear and notice his signature all over the script.
Whatever one thinks of the rest of this movie... that courtroom scene should go down in history as one of the best scenes (maybe top 100?) in movie history. Right after "You're god damn right I did!"... you could have heard a pin drop in the theater everyone was absolutely FROZEN in place on the edges of their seats.
27:23 Based on your intro, it seems like you watch plenty of courtroom dramas. That being the case, you aught to know evidence must be shared between the prosecution and defense. They are not allowed to present surprises such as that during the court proceedings.
One of the 'quirks' of the military is that concept of the "names". In my youth I was a Cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy (the Air Force equivalent of the Naval Academy and West Point - the Army version of a Service Academy). Remembering the 'Names' of all the upper classmen, which was changed every 10-weeks. I had a hard time with that.
And for comparison, Nicholson's character is a Marine Colonel, which is relatively high; the last rank before becoming a General (of which, there are 4 levels).
Evie - There are two films i would love seeing your reaction to: RAIN MAN (1988) Tom cruise, Dustin Hoffman. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975) Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson.
It should be noted that the writer is Aaron Sorkin. This was his first writing credit as a play. He is brilliant and his dialogue is the best I have ever heard. He also wrote The West Wing.
People have a surprisingly easy time overlooking that Jessup made a very compelling point at the end. He effectively said "People need to get their hands dirty and do what you find distasteful so that society can continue to function". No rebuttal is provided in the movie, and few people actually pay any heed to it, too wrapped up in "Yay, he said the thing, now he can be charged!".
A rebuttal is provided, just a couple minutes later by Dawson. "We were supposed to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves. We were supposed to fight for Willie [Santiago]." That's basically the theme of the movie. Sure, sometimes society requires you to get your hands dirty, but Jessup's single-minded commitment to that caused unnecessary harm. Power should be used, first and foremost, to protect and safeguard. Jessup didn't do that. He was a reckless, abusive bully.
Please please consider reacting to Lonesome Dove. Both Robert Duval and Tommy Lee Jones consider it their best work. It’s a Western mini series based on the novel by the same name. You won’t regret watching it.
This was based off of a true story however in the real story it was 10 Marines that carried out the code red & the real victim didn’t die. 7 of them took plea deals & three went to trial where the verdict was basically the same however they did not get a dishonorable discharge. Sadly though one of the three that went to trial was murdered about a year after this movie came out & his murder is still unsolved. It was even featured on Unsolved Mysteries.
As a Marine veteran, I'm probably one of the few who think the Dishonorable Discharge was unwarranted. We didn't call them "Code Red"s but the act was something that happened routinely when I was in. A kid in my unit was thrown off the second floor balcony for stealing from another Marine, and another one was busted up so bad his eardrum was shattered for a similar offense. There was a Marine on float with us in '89 who got kicked out of the berthing area for not taking care of his hygiene well enough. He lived in a 5-ton in the well deck of the ship for months.
This was based on a true story but in real life there were 10 Marines that carried it out. 3 went to trial & the verdict was basically the same but they didn’t get a dishonorable discharge rather they served out their enlistment & were honorably discharged.
First of al R.I.P. Robin Williams I was 12 year's old when i saw this movie. It was a wholesome movie. Am glad you enjoyed it as much as i did back in the 90s.
The film did receive some critical reviews. Siskle & Ebert criticized the film for giving away the end. After the first 20 minutes, they said, you knew exactly what would happen at the end. The majority of the story was just a setup for the Grand Showdown between Kaffee and Jessup.
You said “don’t tell him” when they had the witness. But they had to tell him. They can’t hide things from opposing counsel. Glad you watched this great movie. You should watch The American President
The reason Tom Cruise was moving the steering wheel back & forth going in a straight line was because older or classic cars had much less accurate steering gear boxes than what's available today. So going down the road means you're constantly correcting with the steering wheel to keep it in a straight line. It is possible to install newer style steering gear boxes to correct this, but many classic car owners will not because it makes the car less original or authentic, even though it does make them much more safe to drive.
Downey sticking his hands in his pockets instead of saluting Caffey is the ultimate insult, if you're a Marine. Marines DO NOT put their hands in their pockets for any reason other than item retrieval. Ever.
Tom Cruise, Demi Moore and so much great acting im this film. This was a well written film & a great cast. Jack Nicholson was in this film like 10 mins and he absolutely murders his role…
You were asking when Kaffee was driving why he was turning the steering wheel right and left while driving straight , the reason is a lot of older cars like that 1963 Chevrolet Impala he was driving handled like that , they didn't handle like modern cars . Also when Kaffee (Tom Cruise) went to that bar to meet with Jack Ross (Kevin Bacon) to inform him he had Markinson and what he was going to testify to , during a trial both the prosecution and defense are supposed to keep each other informed of additions to witness lists that are testifying and both sides are allowed to talk to them and interview them , otherwise there could be a mistrial . It's a known as disclosure .
Hi loved your reaction when Tom is Yelling at Demi that's mine as well..some people laugh..i just want to cry .its a great scene. Reminds me of Matt Damen with Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting another intense scene✌
Jack Nicholson is something else, huh? I watched this when I was 18, having heard of the famous Jack Nicholson but never saw him until this. I came out of the movie like Okay, I get it now. Jack is different. :)
Hi..What upsets me so much is ..this is what happens to people without power bc Dawson was going to lose no matter what..if he did the right thing & ignored Kendricks orders..what would-ve happened to him.He would be charged with disobeying orders AGAIN. The pressure on him. Willie might have lived but someone else would have been ordered. Dawson was set up to fail..& as awful as Kiefer( kendrick) was he too was also being controlled directly with threats of death.. It's all so sad😢just glad prison was the outcome.✌
Great reaction for a Great movie .. Hope you react to more TOM CRUISE movies, here is some you will enjoy: Edge of tomorrow - War of the Worlds - Jerry Maguire - Risky Business - RAIN MAN - Top Gun: Maverick - Collateral - The Last Samurai - Minority Report - Tropic Thunder - All the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE movies 😊
Hi i just realized that Cuba Gooding Jr.'s name in the court is 'maguire'..like 'Jerry Maguire' wonder which movie was first.🤔 i think' a Few Good Men was.😅 ooh another great Tom Cruise awesome acting movie is 'The Firm''✌😊
Don Bellisario who came up with the JAG TV series pitched it as Top Gun meets A Few Good Men. I got a movie reaction suggestion for you it's one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.
I was onboard before, during, and after the filming of TFC. Then we went on a Med cruise but after New Year 1980 we sailed around the tip of Africa and up to Gonzo Station near the Gulf of Oman in response to the Americans taken hostage in Iran. I think we spent 144 days at sea before we got back home to Norfolk. Worked in NTDS in the CIC / CATCC area. I rewatch it quite often and still smell and taste the JP5. ( BOHICA )
I second that I have wanted a reaction vid for Final Countdown myself. I would point out Top Gun was done 4 years later. Final Countdown was Top Gun before there was a Top Gun. Only thing missing was the rock and roll, still a good score. I also would like to see war films from the 50s through the 70s when the planes were real and shot practically, the CGI looses the gritt and real feel. Not saying CGI is useless but pratical beats the computer fakes.
At one point when Tom Cruise was telling Kevin Bacon that they had Markinson, you look right at me, and said shhhhh The funny thing is, I had been blabbing to myself about something that was going on in the scene prior and when you did that I was looking right at you and I stopped immediately what I was saying and said sorry ha ha ha ha
In the real world wouldn't of objected to Cruises line of questioning and the judge would of sustained it. The is no way any lawyer in the world going to let his client answer a question like that
Harold spoke of "honor" but he said "we" were given an order to perform a code red when he knew that only "he" was given an order, not his co-defendant.. really honorable huh. He also disrespected a higher ranking officer (regardless of what he thought of him that is against the core principles).. also really honorable huh.
Great reaction Evie❤ Top 10 movie all time. Jack Nicholson again proves he is one of our best. JN was actually only on set for 10 days and made $5M but well worth it. He also changed that iconic line from "You already know the truth!" to of course .....
@@eviereactsAnd get THIS!: you and I aren’t the only ones. Rob Reiner (who directed The Princess Bride) famously said to Christopher Guest at the cast party something like “Chris! What a surprise! Thanks so much for coming out to support the film!” … having totally forgotten that he was IN THE FILM as Count Rugen. 😂 After already directing him as the lead in This Is Spinal Tap pretty recently. Guest had so thoroughly become Count Rugen that Rob freaking Reiner forgot he was even IN the movie they’d just spent months making. 😃
Col. Jessup was right. We need people like him on that wall. Ans w3 should never question the manner in which they provide it. Its people like him that keep our country safe.
I'm so grateful they didn't shoehorn in a romantic side story for Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, and I'm almost certain the director and writer had to fight against that with the producers. o.O
You can tell you were caught up in the court room scene, your face was all serious and it looked like you were intimidated by Col. Jessup. That’s when you know it was a great movie… IRL though, Lt. Kaffee would not have face any consequences of his “questioning or accusations” of Col. Jessup. That’s just how court works.
The verbal challenge mid video (don’t know the specific game shown) - pretty sure there was shit talking and hard hits t(between those 2 specific player) to the point where both were frustrated and finally were “F this - let’s just throw and reset”
This why I love watching your reactions. You give good insights without over thinking it, and you know when to give them without talking through important parts. You make funny short quips, your facial expressions are gold lol...and of course, you're so beautiful, I can't stand it 😍 This film is an interesting story and unique examination of military life, but the acting performances brought so much more strength to the writing. Some of Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson's best work imo. But this was written by Aaron Sorkin, who's one of my all time favorite screenwriters. He also wrote The Social Network and wrote/directed Molly's Game, two movies that, if you haven't seen, I'd highly recommend. Especially Molly's Game, I think you'd really enjoy that. Ok, take care 🙂.
If you want a great film (top 10 on just about everyone's list) with more quoted lines than just about any other, try Casablanca (1942? Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman).
another great movie and great reaction darling. you are always so genuine and have this vibe to you that comes through in your vids and is enjoyable to watch. ur beautiful! keep it up
33:10 Speaking of big fish, have you seen Big Fish (2003)? I seems to me that you did react to it, but I didn't see it in the list of videos. I'm sure you would love that film and I know I'd like to see your reaction to it.
As much as I loved this movie, I do have issues with the ending. It doesn't make sense for the jury to find the defendants Not Guilty of murder due to the fact that they were given orders from a higher ranking officer, and as such they cannot disobey such orders, BUT then claim they are guilty for conduct unbecoming a US marine. It's either or. If you find them not guilty on the one charge, then it follows that you must find them not guilty on the other. You can't say...."Well they had to follow those orders, they had no choice. So they are innocent of murder. BUT they are guilty for conduct unbecoming, because they should've known better, and refused the order." That makes no sense. I also want to point out something that I think gets lost in the middle of all this. No one in this trial wanted Santiago to die. His death was totally accidental. Not Jessup, nor Kendrick actually wanted him dead. And obviously Dawson and Downey didn't want that either. Don't forget, their plan was to tie Santiago up and shave his head, probably throwing some verbal abuse his way about respecting the code. Of course the shaving head thing is an odd sort of punishment for a soldier, I have to say. But that was their orders. So its not as if the Code Red was some sinister order given by Jessup or Kendrick, to beat up Santiago to an inch of his life. They were going to shave his head. That's it. Honestly, if there is any one person who is really to blame for all this, it would be the base doctor who misdiagnosed Santiago. If Jessup had simply been honest from the beginning, and stated how Code Reds are a common practice that has been going on before he was ever in charge, and he was merely trying to "train" the soldier, the whole thing would've likely been marked down as an accidental death and it would've never made it to the courtroom.
When Jessup says we follow orders or people die, he didn’t seem to realize how right he was. He received an order to end code reds but decided to let them continue, and someone died as a result.
Also he could have said, 'see Dawson didn't follow orders and Santiago died' and then Jessup would be off the hook
Everyone knows Jack Nickelson and what he sounds like, but he’s such a strong actor that he stops being Jack and transforms into Col. Nathan R. Jessup. So good.
The flip side to that: Nicholson and Cruise are so hugely popular that many fans don't even bother getting to know their characters' names. All they see is NICHOLSON and CRUISE.
27:30 Everyone has that reaction to that scene. By law, Kaffee has to tell Ross about Markinson. During a trial, opposing counsels are under obligation to disclose all witnesses and evidence to each other. Ross has just as much right to interview Markinson before the trial resumes as Kaffee does.
“Jo why don’t you get yourself a cup of coffee.” “Thank you sir I’m fine.” “Commander I’d like you to leave the room so we can talk about you behind your back.”😂
Great exchange. One of my favorites is Kevin Pollack "She said if Markinson didn't want to be found, we weren't gonna find him. She said I could be Markinson and you wouldn't know it."
I've read that the scene where Tom Cruise imitates Jack Nicholson's speech on Cuba (about eating breakfast 300 yars from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill him) was improvised by Tom Cruise, and Kevin Pollak and Demi Moore giggling over it was their genuine reaction. :)
My cousin Vinny is another really fun court drama movie I'd recommend
A great courtroom drama. And excellent performances all around. Rob Reiner is incredibly versatile as a director. He's directed so many different classics in different genres. Comedy (This is Spinal Tap), Fantasy (The Princess Bride), Thriller/horror (Misery), Romantic Comedy (When Harry Met Sally), Coming-of-Age (Stanf By Me), Teen Romantic Comedy (The Sure Thing). Just an impressive filmography.
The Doctor (Christopher Guest) is also the six fingered man from Princess Bride and Nigel from Spinal Tap; all three movies were directed by Rob Reiner (Archie Bunker’s Meathead son-in-law)
Darn! Beat me to it. 😅
The iconic line "You Can't Handle the Truth"
Actually Caffee had to tell Ross about having Markenson... Disclosure
I know, I had to skip right to that scene to see if she'd have the same reaction that everyone else does, unaware of the disclosure laws.
The courtroom scene is simply one of the best movie scenes. Everything about it is wonderful. From Nicholson walking in, the close-ups, Cruise drinking the water nervously, the timing, the cadence of their speech are all great. Nicholson’s eye movements and looks are an acting class in itself. So many other incredible details. To me, it is probably my favorite 15 minutes of cinema. And Jack and Tom’s performance are unparalleled. Always knew Nicholson was amazing. But Cruise’s performance matching him, made me realize how great he is too. I rewatched many of his other movies and marveled at his skills in them too. Before this, to some degree, I thought he’s a great-looking actor with rare screen presence and great charisma. He’s a natural movie star. I re-evaluated and realized his ability to make it look so easy is absolutely a credit to his acting skills. And Nicholson, what an incredible character and performance!!
As a Marine I’ve always loved this movie, Tom Cruise, Nickelson is incredible, they say he film his you can’t handle the truth serval times, each time was just as good as the first. Excellent acting by everyone involved. We didn’t call them “Code Red” just a “ Blanket Party. Throw a blanket over you and take turn punching you. All in fun though for us. Great reaction. 👏😊🥰
How could you love this movie as a marine, the whole courtroom scene is all legally wrong in the real world. This is Hollywood bashing American military. Any lawyer that watches the movie knows it's all bullshit
Nickelson did a great job portraying every Colonel I ever met, would you agree?
I was in a detachment on Kaneohe bay, there wasn’t a Colonel in my Detachment, I don’t remember meeting one from our regiment. 🤷♂️ our CO was kinda wishy washy. Our XO was a hard ass though. Semper Fi.
It was more than just throwing a blanket over someone. You had to have at least two people (one on each side) pulling down on it.
Thanks for a great reaction!
I like how Jack and Danny keep their respect for each other even though they are adversaries in the courtroom.
This was ‘92 and in ‘93 Cruise did “The Firm”. Feels like he did his stint in the Navy to get his law career going then left to a new practice in The Firm.
It’s a good watch if you haven’t seen it.
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People don't give Tom Cruise enough credit as a dramatic actor, but this movie proves he has the chops. Nowadays he's making action movies and doing his own stunts and the acting in those type of films comes secondary to that. But early on in his career, he really was one of the greats. And Jack Nicholson is such a delicious villain. He is crazy scary and intimidating.
Also, fun fact.... Noah Wyle who plays Barnes in this film (one of the witnesses, a smaller role)... this was shortly before he joined the cast of a little show called ER that launched his career and made him a super star.
The Last Samurai is another great Tom Cruise movie; as for this cast it's incredible, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollack, Cuba Gooding Jr., Noah Wyle, Christopher Guest, J.T. Walsh, and small roles by Joshua Malina, Matt Craven, Xander Berkeley.
This is a great reaction...your expressions are so funny at the lunch when Jessup shows his psycho power trip card. And yes, in the 90s, when this was made, female officers were still on the receiving end of stupid amounts of sexual harassment, the writers wanted to highlight that. Also, when Daniel tells Captain Ross about Markinson, you said noooo, but actually court procedure requires notifying the other side of new witnesses and evidence, so he was just doing his job 😉
The real bad guys of this movie are the Navy Medical Corps who, either through laziness or incompetence, failed to diagnose the marine's condition and just wrote him off as a malingerer thereby providing misinformation to his chain of command convincing them it was all just an attitude problem.
Tom Cruise character had to tell Kevin Bacon that he had Markenson because of disclosure laws
I was stationed in Okinawa when I had heard of this happening, it issued a discussion with Marines in my platoon about what we would do if under the same circumstances. We were told if you receive an order that seems illegal or immoral, follow it. Afterwards you may ask the Marine that gave you that order why. Disobeying orders is a great way to end your career in the military.
Personally, I liked the performance of Wolfgang Bodison as Cpl Dawson, he really had me believing everything he said: about his code, about being a Marine, about his beliefs, his actions (putting his hands deep in his pockets to show disrespect towards Lt Kaffee). And then... Nicholson on the stand ... exceptional.
Evie, I hope you do some more dramas. Thank you!
Col. Jessup was a Man with Great Power. He saw himself as God, who answers to no one. He saw Kaffee and his team as insects.
The best way to defeat such a corrupt man is to show him that he is NOT God, that he DOES have to answer to others, especially people he outranks. You take a baseball bat to his gigantic ego.
When Kaffee finally challenged him to answer the question, "Did you order the Code Red?!", Jessup gave the only response possible: "YOU'RE GOD-DAMMED RIGHT I DID!!" He answers to no one! How dare anyone challenge his orders!
Kaffee's one glaring mistake was not clarifying that Santiago was aware he was being transferred. unless this detail is added added to the story, it could easily be argued he would be told to pack quickly, before leaving
Excellent reaction! I've seen this film many times, and I've watched several RUclips reaction videos. Yours was one of the very best! Many reactors over-edit their videos for the sake of time. Unfortunately, they edit out critical details, and make it hard to follow the plot. While a reaction video, at least on RUclips, cannot include the entire film (as on Patreon), I think it's important for those of us watching to be able to understand WHY things are happening, especially since they may have not seen the film. You on the other hand did an excellent job of editing so that us viewers could follow the plot without scratching our heads all the time. Great, great job!
Wow thank you so much! I'm very insecure about my editing sometimes so I appreciate you saying that❤️
27:21 A key part of the American legal system is that both sides know everything that is coming up in court before it happens (discovery), so there's no "shhhh" here.
Great movie. You should see other legal dramas like Rainmaker 1997 or Civil Action . Also a great lawyer movie with Tom Cruz is The Firm. and Murder At First 1995 a movie based on true movie about injustice. Also Erin Brucvich is a great movie. Fyi I recently learned the real story that this movie is based on is very strange and shocking for one thing the Santiago character did not die. The Dawson character dies in a real strange way. Also a great boxing movie with the Downey (James Marshell) character is Gladiator 1992. Also another great movie with Tom Cruise no one reacted to yet which is not a court drama is Jack Reacher.
Before he got his teeth fixed, Tom Cruise had a middle tooth. Once you see it in this film, “ Top Gun”, “All the Right Moves”’ etc, you cannot unsee it.
Haha, you're face and overall reaction in the most intense parts of the courtroom were priceless! Loved your reaction.
An even better court, legal, murder mystery movie by Tom is, The Firm!
The snappy and witty dialog and fast talking is a trademark of Aaron Sorkin's writing. He writes dialog in meters rhythms as if he's writing a song. If you end up watching his many TV series or other movies written by him you will begin to hear and notice his signature all over the script.
Whatever one thinks of the rest of this movie... that courtroom scene should go down in history as one of the best scenes (maybe top 100?) in movie history. Right after "You're god damn right I did!"... you could have heard a pin drop in the theater everyone was absolutely FROZEN in place on the edges of their seats.
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Based on your intro, it seems like you watch plenty of courtroom dramas. That being the case, you aught to know evidence must be shared between the prosecution and defense. They are not allowed to present surprises such as that during the court proceedings.
One of the 'quirks' of the military is that concept of the "names". In my youth I was a Cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy (the Air Force equivalent of the Naval Academy and West Point - the Army version of a Service Academy). Remembering the 'Names' of all the upper classmen, which was changed every 10-weeks. I had a hard time with that.
Also, I had to fully disclose this - I would do "whatever" Demi Moore wanted me to do. A little ashamed, but it's out of my conscious control 🥰
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Navy officer ranks:
O-1 Ensign
O-2 Lieutenant (junior grade)
O-3 Lieutenant
O-4 Lieutenant Commander
O-5...
So, Moore's character, a Lieutenant Commander, is two grades higher than Cruise's Lieutenant (junior grade) character.
And for comparison, Nicholson's character is a Marine Colonel, which is relatively high; the last rank before becoming a General (of which, there are 4 levels).
Evie -
There are two films i would love seeing your reaction to:
RAIN MAN (1988)
Tom cruise, Dustin Hoffman.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher,
Will Sampson.
18:16 That's the movie's screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin. He adapted it from a stage play he wrote for Broadway.
Per usual, a great review. Not editing out pivotal points and no bleeping!! Thank you.
It should be noted that the writer is Aaron Sorkin. This was his first writing credit as a play. He is brilliant and his dialogue is the best I have ever heard. He also wrote The West Wing.
People have a surprisingly easy time overlooking that Jessup made a very compelling point at the end. He effectively said "People need to get their hands dirty and do what you find distasteful so that society can continue to function". No rebuttal is provided in the movie, and few people actually pay any heed to it, too wrapped up in "Yay, he said the thing, now he can be charged!".
A rebuttal is provided, just a couple minutes later by Dawson. "We were supposed to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves. We were supposed to fight for Willie [Santiago]." That's basically the theme of the movie. Sure, sometimes society requires you to get your hands dirty, but Jessup's single-minded commitment to that caused unnecessary harm. Power should be used, first and foremost, to protect and safeguard. Jessup didn't do that. He was a reckless, abusive bully.
Please please consider reacting to Lonesome Dove. Both Robert Duval and Tommy Lee Jones consider it their best work. It’s a Western mini series based on the novel by the same name. You won’t regret watching it.
This was based off of a true story however in the real story it was 10 Marines that carried out the code red & the real victim didn’t die. 7 of them took plea deals & three went to trial where the verdict was basically the same however they did not get a dishonorable discharge. Sadly though one of the three that went to trial was murdered about a year after this movie came out & his murder is still unsolved. It was even featured on Unsolved Mysteries.
Ouhh I didn't know that!
Yes! Your editing was fantastic; your commentary was exact; review was top notch! By far my favorite movie of all time. Great job!
As a Marine veteran, I'm probably one of the few who think the Dishonorable Discharge was unwarranted. We didn't call them "Code Red"s but the act was something that happened routinely when I was in. A kid in my unit was thrown off the second floor balcony for stealing from another Marine, and another one was busted up so bad his eardrum was shattered for a similar offense. There was a Marine on float with us in '89 who got kicked out of the berthing area for not taking care of his hygiene well enough. He lived in a 5-ton in the well deck of the ship for months.
This was based on a true story but in real life there were 10 Marines that carried it out. 3 went to trial & the verdict was basically the same but they didn’t get a dishonorable discharge rather they served out their enlistment & were honorably discharged.
Wait. You condone beatings for thieves, but you're against murderers getting unfavorable paperwork?
Jessup: “…who’s gonna do it? You? You, Lt Weinberg?”
Weinberg: (quietly) WTF did I do???
First of al
R.I.P. Robin Williams
I was 12 year's old when i saw this movie.
It was a wholesome movie.
Am glad you enjoyed it as much as i did back in the 90s.
Great reaction and I love a courtroom drama. Please consider watching 'Presumed Innocent' w/ Harrison Ford.
The film did receive some critical reviews. Siskle & Ebert criticized the film for giving away the end. After the first 20 minutes, they said, you knew exactly what would happen at the end. The majority of the story was just a setup for the Grand Showdown between Kaffee and Jessup.
And Kevin pollack not only is the best voice impersonator in history, but in the best crime movie ever, The Usual Suspects!
Evie’s face during Jessep’s entire monologue:
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You said “don’t tell him” when they had the witness. But they had to tell him. They can’t hide things from opposing counsel.
Glad you watched this great movie. You should watch The American President
I realize that now lol I was just worried I thought they might go after him since he was going to testify😰
I grew up a military brat in California and this movie is so well done. Very good reaction.
The reason Tom Cruise was moving the steering wheel back & forth going in a straight line was because older or classic cars had much less accurate steering gear boxes than what's available today. So going down the road means you're constantly correcting with the steering wheel to keep it in a straight line. It is possible to install newer style steering gear boxes to correct this, but many classic car owners will not because it makes the car less original or authentic, even though it does make them much more safe to drive.
Downey sticking his hands in his pockets instead of saluting Caffey is the ultimate insult, if you're a Marine. Marines DO NOT put their hands in their pockets for any reason other than item retrieval. Ever.
THE TIMING ON THIS, THIS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEARCHED UP A REACTION FOR THIS MOVIE
I had to watch this so many times to get the characters straight. I understand the struggle. Great reaction!
Dr. Stone is the actor playing lead guitarist in Spinal Tap who had the amps set to 11.
Kevin Bacon also plays a Marine in a movie called Taking Chance that might be worth a watch, it's based on a true story.
Tom Cruise, Demi Moore and so much great acting im this film. This was a well written film & a great cast. Jack Nicholson was in this film like 10 mins and he absolutely murders his role…
Side note, a portion of the Guantanamo Bay scenes were filmed at Guantanamo Bay (per GTMO Public Affairs). I spent 9 months down there.
You were asking when Kaffee was driving why he was turning the steering wheel right and left while driving straight , the reason is a lot of older cars like that 1963 Chevrolet Impala he was driving handled like that , they didn't handle like modern cars . Also when Kaffee (Tom Cruise) went to that bar to meet with Jack Ross (Kevin Bacon) to inform him he had Markinson and what he was going to testify to , during a trial both the prosecution and defense are supposed to keep each other informed of additions to witness lists that are testifying and both sides are allowed to talk to them and interview them , otherwise there could be a mistrial . It's a known as disclosure .
The look on Jack Nicholson's face when the MPs are holding him back from Danny is TERRIFYING.
Hi loved your reaction when Tom is Yelling at Demi that's mine as well..some people laugh..i just want to cry .its a great scene. Reminds me of Matt Damen with Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting another intense scene✌
Jack Nicholson is something else, huh? I watched this when I was 18, having heard of the famous Jack Nicholson but never saw him until this. I came out of the movie like Okay, I get it now. Jack is different. :)
After 30 years I still remember this music
This is a fantastic movie, with an all star cast, and one of the most memorable lines in recent movies.
Consider reacting to the 1992 comedic court drama "My Cousin Vinny" starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei.
I'll put it on the list! :)
The guy at the bar talking about burying the other lawyer in paperwork was the screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.
Hi..What upsets me so much is ..this is what happens to people without power bc Dawson was going to lose no matter what..if he did the right thing & ignored Kendricks orders..what would-ve happened to him.He would be charged with disobeying orders AGAIN. The pressure on him. Willie might have lived but someone else would have been ordered. Dawson was set up to fail..& as awful as Kiefer( kendrick) was he too was also being controlled directly with threats of death.. It's all so sad😢just glad prison was the outcome.✌
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Do you want a depiction of "appropriate" or a depiction closer to reality? 🤣
YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH
Great reaction for a Great movie ..
Hope you react to more TOM CRUISE movies, here is some you will enjoy:
Edge of tomorrow - War of the Worlds - Jerry Maguire - Risky Business - RAIN MAN - Top Gun: Maverick - Collateral - The Last Samurai - Minority Report - Tropic Thunder - All the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE movies 😊
Hi i just realized that Cuba Gooding Jr.'s name in the court is 'maguire'..like 'Jerry Maguire' wonder which movie was first.🤔 i think' a Few Good Men was.😅 ooh another great Tom Cruise awesome acting movie is 'The Firm''✌😊
Don Bellisario who came up with the JAG TV series pitched it as Top Gun meets A Few Good Men. I got a movie reaction suggestion for you it's one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.
I was onboard before, during, and after the filming of TFC. Then we went on a Med cruise but after New Year 1980 we sailed around the tip of Africa and up to Gonzo Station near the Gulf of Oman in response to the Americans taken hostage in Iran. I think we spent 144 days at sea before we got back home to Norfolk.
Worked in NTDS in the CIC / CATCC area. I rewatch it quite often and still smell and taste the JP5.
( BOHICA )
I second that I have wanted a reaction vid for Final Countdown myself. I would point out Top Gun was done 4 years later. Final Countdown was Top Gun before there was a Top Gun. Only thing missing was the rock and roll, still a good score. I also would like to see war films from the 50s through the 70s when the planes were real and shot practically, the CGI looses the gritt and real feel. Not saying CGI is useless but pratical beats the computer fakes.
He hast to tell Kevin Bacon that he has Markinson, it’s called full closure. If he doesn’t tell them, that could be a miss trial.
Conduct Unbecoming. It means you knew it was wrong but did it anyway. So it was justified that they were found guilty of that. Great video!
At one point when Tom Cruise was telling Kevin Bacon that they had Markinson, you look right at me, and said shhhhh
The funny thing is, I had been blabbing to myself about something that was going on in the scene prior and when you did that I was looking right at you and I stopped immediately what I was saying and said sorry ha ha ha ha
I forgive you!!🤣
In the real world wouldn't of objected to Cruises line of questioning and the judge would of sustained it. The is no way any lawyer in the world going to let his client answer a question like that
Harold spoke of "honor" but he said "we" were given an order to perform a code red when he knew that only "he" was given an order, not his co-defendant.. really honorable huh. He also disrespected a higher ranking officer (regardless of what he thought of him that is against the core principles).. also really honorable huh.
Some of the best acting you’ll ever see
"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH"🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great reaction Evie❤ Top 10 movie all time. Jack Nicholson again proves he is one of our best. JN was actually only on set for 10 days and made $5M but well worth it. He also changed that iconic line from "You already know the truth!" to of course .....
They are on the polls! excited for when I get to watch them :)
Jack was a force to be recokened with during his prime. Many good movies.
24:30 Christopher Guest is so talented that he’s almost unrecognizable. That’s Count Rugen, and Nigel Tufnel. Did you recognize him?
I didn't recognize him no! but I just looked at movies he was in and.... that mf killed Inigo Montoya's dad😢 he really is unrecognizable lol
@@eviereactsAnd get THIS!: you and I aren’t the only ones. Rob Reiner (who directed The Princess Bride) famously said to Christopher Guest at the cast party something like “Chris! What a surprise! Thanks so much for coming out to support the film!” … having totally forgotten that he was IN THE FILM as Count Rugen. 😂 After already directing him as the lead in This Is Spinal Tap pretty recently. Guest had so thoroughly become Count Rugen that Rob freaking Reiner forgot he was even IN the movie they’d just spent months making. 😃
I want to see a Remake of this movie, the "Saul Goodman Edition". How would he have handled the situation?
Col. Jessup was right. We need people like him on that wall. Ans w3 should never question the manner in which they provide it. Its people like him that keep our country safe.
Good editing.
If you like it when Tom really acts his butt off, you should watch Interview with the Vampire.
I'm so grateful they didn't shoehorn in a romantic side story for Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, and I'm almost certain the director and writer had to fight against that with the producers. o.O
Good one, Evie! Thanks for sharing this with us. 🙂
Great reaction video! A few good men is an all-time classic.
You can tell you were caught up in the court room scene, your face was all serious and it looked like you were intimidated by Col. Jessup. That’s when you know it was a great movie… IRL though, Lt. Kaffee would not have face any consequences of his “questioning or accusations” of Col. Jessup. That’s just how court works.
The verbal challenge mid video (don’t know the specific game shown) - pretty sure there was shit talking and hard hits t(between those 2 specific player) to the point where both were frustrated and finally were “F this - let’s just throw and reset”
By law, he had to tell Jack (other lawyer) that he had Markenson and any other evidence he has.
This why I love watching your reactions. You give good insights without over thinking it, and you know when to give them without talking through important parts. You make funny short quips, your facial expressions are gold lol...and of course, you're so beautiful, I can't stand it 😍 This film is an interesting story and unique examination of military life, but the acting performances brought so much more strength to the writing. Some of Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson's best work imo. But this was written by Aaron Sorkin, who's one of my all time favorite screenwriters. He also wrote The Social Network and wrote/directed Molly's Game, two movies that, if you haven't seen, I'd highly recommend. Especially Molly's Game, I think you'd really enjoy that. Ok, take care 🙂.
thank you so much! and thank you for the suggestions!!
@@eviereactsMy pleasure
The drill team was actually a college ROTC team. They were not actual Marines.
If you want a great film (top 10 on just about everyone's list) with more quoted lines than just about any other, try Casablanca (1942? Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman).
another great movie and great reaction darling. you are always so genuine and have this vibe to you that comes through in your vids and is enjoyable to watch. ur beautiful! keep it up
confidence doesnt outweigh proof in a courtroom. lol
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Speaking of big fish, have you seen Big Fish (2003)?
I seems to me that you did react to it, but I didn't see it in the list of videos.
I'm sure you would love that film and I know I'd like to see your reaction to it.
I haven't! but it's on the list :)
@@eviereacts
Have tissues on hand. 🥲
As much as I loved this movie, I do have issues with the ending. It doesn't make sense for the jury to find the defendants Not Guilty of murder due to the fact that they were given orders from a higher ranking officer, and as such they cannot disobey such orders, BUT then claim they are guilty for conduct unbecoming a US marine. It's either or. If you find them not guilty on the one charge, then it follows that you must find them not guilty on the other. You can't say...."Well they had to follow those orders, they had no choice. So they are innocent of murder. BUT they are guilty for conduct unbecoming, because they should've known better, and refused the order." That makes no sense.
I also want to point out something that I think gets lost in the middle of all this. No one in this trial wanted Santiago to die. His death was totally accidental. Not Jessup, nor Kendrick actually wanted him dead. And obviously Dawson and Downey didn't want that either. Don't forget, their plan was to tie Santiago up and shave his head, probably throwing some verbal abuse his way about respecting the code. Of course the shaving head thing is an odd sort of punishment for a soldier, I have to say. But that was their orders. So its not as if the Code Red was some sinister order given by Jessup or Kendrick, to beat up Santiago to an inch of his life. They were going to shave his head. That's it. Honestly, if there is any one person who is really to blame for all this, it would be the base doctor who misdiagnosed Santiago. If Jessup had simply been honest from the beginning, and stated how Code Reds are a common practice that has been going on before he was ever in charge, and he was merely trying to "train" the soldier, the whole thing would've likely been marked down as an accidental death and it would've never made it to the courtroom.
there are a few parodies - they are a MUST see !!
I don’t who does your editing, but wow, great job.