As a former Commander in the USAF and AFROTC instructor, ever since the Nuremberg trials where the Nazi's said they were just following orders. American servicemen are trained to know that you are required to DISobey an order that is illegal, immoral, or unethical. This is still the case today under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (which is more strict than civilian laws. we have laws about behavior called "unbecoming, etc) The code red was an illegal order no matter who gave it or who followed it. All were culpable.

The scence were they get dishonorably discharged always makes me cry. No matter how much I brace for ir. "We didnt do anything wrong." "Yes we did"

This is a great movie, expertly written, directed and acted. The Nicholson scene is iconic, but every actor brings their A-game.👍

Jack Nicholson felt like he was the entire movie, even though he was only on screen for a few minutes at a time. Great performance

Outstanding film. When I was a teenager I worked in the theater, when this film was out , every time the final scene comes up people would cheer and clap. It was so well done. Such a an amazing cast of stars. Little bit of trivia when Tom Cruise is impersonating Jack Nicholson, the reason he starts to laugh is because Jack Nicholson was standing right there off camera watching him do it.

This is one of my favorite legal films. It's so frickin' good. Right along with 12 Angry Men and A Time to Kill, they are fantastic films.

You guys need to watch Men of Honor with Cuba Gooding and Robert DeNiro. Its a military movie based on a true story.

"YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH" Too damn good of a line.

I like how excited y’all got with a Cuba Goodin Jr sighting. Next film has to be Men of Honor!

🙏🏽 RIP JT Walsh. 😢 A absolute phenomenal Actor. One of the great things about growing up in the 80's and 90's is that I got to see so many of these Actors in movies. Hence why they try to remake everything today.

GReat reaction guys. you called out a great thing "no romance". completely right that it would have served no purpose. in the story. The writer Aaron Sorkin was asked by execs why wasn't Demi's role just given to a man because there was no romance element and he said ""Women have purposes other than to sleep with Tom Cruise.". Boom

Funny that when Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Junior teamed up again in Jerry Maguire, it was a full-on romantic feature, lol!

"Born on the Fourth of July" is one of Tom Cruise's best films.

You should check out the movie TAPS with Tom Cruise, Sean Penn. Timothy Hutton and George C. Scott. This was one of Cruise's first movies

What a great movie! What an iconic scene. "You can't handle the truth!" Great reaction guys!

This movie is great, the performances are outstanding. My favorite Jack Nicholson movie is the comedy As Good As It Gets. I highly recommend.

The movie ends, but the doctir and Kendrick would likely havr had perjury issues to deal with. The docter was Christopher Guest, who was the lead guitarist in Spinal Tap (This one goes to 11) and the 6 fingrred mman in The Princess Bride, both directed by Rob Reiner who directed this. Christopher is also known as Mr. Jamie Lee Curtis.

The OctoKrool twins would like to watch Tom Cruise in *VANILLA SKY* (2001). This is a mind-blowing movie that defies definition.

If you like Cuba Gooding Jr, you should watch “As Good As It Gets”. He’s not a main character but his role is amazing. That movie stars Jack Nicholson too.

One of Tom Cruise's breakout films imo. This and Rain Man proved he was more then just a pretty face. He could act. To be in a scene with Jack Nicholson, go toe-to-toe with him as they did in the classic courtroom scene, and still be remembered as an equal, is testament to Cruise's performance in this film. The script by Sorkin is a masterpiece and certainly helped. A cool fact is, the story is based on an actual event (though there was no death), which Sorkin's sister, who was a Navy lawyer, told him about. Daniel Kaffee is based on her. She defended a group of marines who found themselves in a similar situation.

Agree 100% re the No romance thing. During production a studio executive supposedly couldn’t understand why Galloway was written for a woman if she wasn’t gonna have sex with Tom Cruise. He couldn’t fathom the concept that a female character can have value in her own right.

For a GREAT Jack Nicholson movie watch *As Good As It Gets* with Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding Jr. Both Hunt and Nicholson won the Oscar for their performances and Kinnear was nominated. It was also nominated for Best Picture, you can’t go wrong, it’s in the movie title.

That impression of Jack Nicholson was improvised by Tom Cruise so those reactions are genuine. Also, if you want court/legal drama, you NEED to see "12 Angry Men" (1957). Absolutely amazing story, amazing cast and is in mamy ways a benchmark against which other films are measured.

When they go inside Santiago’s room to check the crime scene, he had all the uniforms in the closet, that’s what Tom realize inside his own closet. But it’s something that the most part of us only realize after watching the film a couple of times. This is a great movie, they were all great actors in the 90’s (Tom, Jack, Demi, Kiefer, Kevin, Cuba …) I’m glad you did enjoy it.

I fought with myself on whether I should say this or not, but I laughed so hard when you said that the romance wasn't necessary in Terminator because even though it was a little bit awkward, if they hadn't had that relationship John Connor wouldn't have been born. The whole point of sending the Terminator was to kill Sarah so John Connor could not be born. I suppose she could have gotten pregnant later but she was on the run and didnt trust anyone. IDK maybe I'm wrong

You can tell this was written and scripted by Aaron Sorkin. The fast paced and clever dialogues, the comebacks, the punchlines, the teasing with a love story that never happens,etc,etc. Brillant writter.

One of the best courtroom dramas ever made. This is such a phenomenal movie

This is such an excellent movie and so memorable. When you said Jack Nicholson is good at playing an asshole I thought of, As Good as It Gets (1997); and Cuba Gooding Jr. in in it too. I whole heartedly agree with your feelings about no romance thrown into this, yes, yes, yes, it would be unnecessary and so wrong, and would detract from their characters and their focus and professionalism.

Guys, I just wanna say I love the genuine reactions to all the movies. I made me realize the great feelings I had watching them the first time.

Everyone in the comments already said what I was going to say about the movie, but I really recommend you check out Rain Man sometime. Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman movie. 8 Oscar noms with 4 of those being wins. I think the thing I love about this movie the most is how it builds up to how intimidating Jack Nicholson is before he is in the courtroom. He isn't even in the movie that long, but he is such a presence when he is on screen. Also Jack in As Good As It Gets is a really good movie.

You guys are so fun to watch! It’s a long movie, but I would highly recommend JFK with Kevin Costner. Very well written and phenomenal court scenes.

Every single Sorkin written movie is a masterpiece. He just knows how to wright. But this is my favourite.

Going through Tom Cruise filmography tells you why he is the greatest moviestar of all time❤

One of my favorite details is that everything Ross told the jury Kaffee would do, he did. The only thing he got wrong was that he'd get nothing and it wouldn't work. But he throws around the terminology, he tears in to an officer or two. Its like an Edgar Wright penned script foreshadowing.

In my HLP (Humanity Literature & Philosophy) class today, we were talking about the different ways to win an argument against someone. I was so excited when one of my classmates put the Kaffee vs Jessup scene from the movie's climax as an example.

Another great “military honor” movie with Tom Cruise in it is Taps. Definitely one to check out.

Great movie and great reaction. I was in the Marine Corp from 1985-1989 and again 1991. I love how they also show the Silent Drill platoon. I'm glad you guys enjoyed this. :)

Jack Nicholson is such a great actor that he can only be in a couple of scenes and still have a great impact.

Fellas, I take your point on unecessary romance fouling up movies, but I think it was essential to the plot in the first Terminator movie since John Conner was only conceived because he sent Reese back in time. The old Bootstrap Paradox.

It's a great moment when the Judge, who is of identical rank to Jessep, admonishes him to render his title, because rank doesn't matter in that room, that's Judge Randolph's universe.

EDGE OF TOMORROW Please check it out. It's another Tom Cruise movie (more reluctantly pressed into military service) that most haven't seen. And there are aliens. One of the most fun movies I've ever watched.

The writing in this, especially the dialogue, is so sharp. This was Aaron Sorkin's freshman effort, and he hit it out of the park. He went on to make some of the best TV series ever. Sportsnight, West Wing, The Newsroom, plus films like The Social Network, Chicago 7, Molly's Game...

Aaron Sorkin wrote this film and he is the BEST screenwriter in Hollywood. It was originally a broadway play that he wrote which was made into a movie. Other films he wrote include The Social Network, Moneyball, Steve Jobs, Molly’s Game, and Trial of the Chicago 7. He also wrote the INCREDIBLE television series The West Wing. I HIGHLY recommend watching any of these, his divine dialogue is musical!

Actually, the terminator love story was necessary to the plot so John Connor could be conceived. But I agree, it was clumsily done.

As much as I agree that having no romance in this movie is great, not every story needs one shoved in for no reason but your take on terminator is crazy to me! It’s a major bloody plot line that Reece is johns father. Reece and Sarah had to hook up

4:31 The actor at the head of the table is *Xander Berkeley* , he plays John Connor’s stepfather *Todd* in T2, he also plays the stepfather in *Taken* starring *Liam Neeson* and he‘s also in *24* with *Kiefer Sutherland* (Lt. Kendrick). Also, actor *Kevin Pollak* (Lt. Weinberg) is one of *The Usual Suspects* and he’s in a very funny movie called *The Whole Nine Yards* starring *Bruce Willis* and *Matthew Perry* that you should definitely check out.

This movie was amazing they had a lot of legendary actors in here love the video octokrool stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way

Woooohoooo…my all time favorite movie!!!!!! Glad you guys enjoyed it. Dying laughing at all the oooohhs😂 All the performances were excellent but Jack and Tom on another level. The cast commentary on the making of the film was a really interesting watch as well.

This is the movie that made me think about becoming a lawyer. Love the Sith Empire hat. Kevin Bacon plays Jack Ross there.

Kaffee was right. This case was totally unwinnable. No witness would ever do what The Colonel did. The final offer before court with home in six months would have been a blessing. It’s still involuntary manslaughter

Simply insane how Nicholson dominates every scene he is in....

YES one of my top 3 movies of all time. Thanks guys for reacting to it!!

One of the very few great non-combat military movies of all-time! You'll also enjoy two other movies in this niche genre ..... "The Caine Mutiny" (1954) starring Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, and Fred MacMurray. Also, "Mister Roberts" (1955) starring Henry Fonda, James Cagney, and Jack Lemmon.

Saw the thumbnail and was like “oh, they’re gonna love this!”

"YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH" One of the most iconic lines in all of cinema history. Its right up there with "One Ring to rule them all" and "No (Luke...friggin Mandela) I am your father" and "I'll never let go Jack" (literally as she is letting him go) then theres "Momma always said" or even "The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand."

The guy playing Dawson was Rob Reiner's location manager, on his crew. They were having difficulty casting Dawson, and someone suggested letting this guy from the crew to read for the part. The next day he was in front of a camera, opposite Tom Cruise! He did a great job

Great choice of film. You can never go wrong with a Jack Nicholson film. If you like movie commentary, check out Mind Maze.

You guys are so funny. The romance isn’t necessary in Terminator? 😂 my dudes, it’s the driving force of the plot. John sends Reese back because he and his mom will fall in love leading to John being born. It’s integral to the movie Now if you don’t buy their chemistry, that’s totally valid. And I 100% agree that romances are forced into movies (Jurassic World is one that drove me crazy). Aaron Sorkin (the screenwriter) got pressure from a studio executive on that aspect. The executive said “why make the character a woman if she’s not going to sleep with Tom Cruise?” Sorkin called it the worst moment of his career, it made him feel sick.

The facial expressions laid down in the first 60 seconds of this reaction put all other facial reactions in the actual movie to SHAME! Well done lads, some of your best work.

Glad you guys ordered the code red and watched this one.

Well I timed that well. Love this film can't wait to see what you guys make of it. Edit to add i need to check if you’ve seen men of honor yet since you love Cuba Godding Jr so much

Built Different: “A fresh of breath air.” Me: “You’re not as think as I drunk you are!” 🤣🤣🤣💙💙💙

This is a heavy film, with a lot of deep themes. On the other hand, it incorporates quite a bit of dry humor and I'm glad to see y'all pick up on the humor and enjoy those parts so much.

Amazingly, Jack Nicholson was only on set for 10 days for filming! And THIS was the performance he turned in. One of the greatest actors of our lifetimes.

Great movie! Great reaction! Check out Men of Honor for another great military drama with Cuba Gooding Jr. And Robert De Niro! If you haven't seen it is a must!

I'm so glad you men enjoyed this stellar courtroom war it's been a class act film ever since it's premier and I recommend Ä Time To Kill" which is another Brilliant courtroom battle.

The dumbell water bottle was pretty dope!

apparently during filming people who weren't scheduled to work that day came anyway to see Jack Nicholson perform on camera.

"You Can't Handle the Truth!" one of most memorable lines.

I worked in the theater when this movie came out (yes I'm old). When you work there you usually take your break in the theater and watch a little of the movie. But it's never in the beginning. A bunch of times I would go in an sit down and the "try some oregano. I hear that works." line would come up and the whole theater would laugh but I never got the joke. Then one day I was finally able to go see the whole movie. For some reason I was the only one to laugh in the beginning when they talked about the kid buying and smoking a dime bag of oregano. To this day that joke (both halves) make me chuckle.

There's an Officer on deck..perfect ending

Another Rob Reiner gem, was a treat to see you both enjoy it. I saw the play a few years before the movie was made and in one of the few times I can say the movie was even better.

Got to love Nigel from Spinal Tap being the very straight-laced doctor in this. The guy's got range!

Attorneys have said this and My Cousin Vinnie are the movies with the closest to real-world courtoom scenes.

Aaron Sorkin has really gone downhill in recent years, especially when he lets his personal issues take over the writing, but this movie where he adapts his own play is a reminder of just how great he can be. That climax is just as energetic and mind-blowing as any big action scene, just on the strength of Sorkin's crackling dialogue, Rob Reiner's expert direction, and two powerhouse actors bouncing off each other.

This is a courtroom classic!

In both Terminator and Heat , romance was essential for the plot, lol.

A Few Goodman is a great movie👍. Tom Cruise, Kevin Bacon, Cuba Gooding Jr, Demi Moore and the great Jack Nicholson etc were just amazing in this movie with their roles. One of my favorite Tom Cruise performances alongside Top Gun, Collateral and Jack Reacher👍. Jack Nicholson’s performance in this film was just brilliant and his character “Colonel Nathan R. Jessup” is so iconic and one of my favorite roles of his🔥. That courtroom scene is so iconic as it’s got that intensity in it with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson just adding such beauty to that particular scene, “YOU CANT HANDLE THAT TRUTH….”, just WOW👏. Loved your reaction, enjoy life, take care and have a good one❤️

One of my all time favs, Sorkin writes such a good script

Great reaction guys👏👏👏 Tom Cruise best role.. I highly recommend “TROPIC THUNDER “ 🤣🤣🤣 you guys will enjoy it.

Seriously? Without the love plot in Terminator one, there wouldn't be any movie. Kyle Reese came across time for the woman he loved, despite never having known her.

Thank you guys. Tom Cruise is a amazing actor.

This is a brilliant movie, with an all start cast, and one of the most Iconic lines in 90's cinema. "You can't handle the truth". I don't know if you guys have seen it or not, but another great movie with Cuba Gooding Jr. is Men of Honour, about the first U.S. Navy diver, and the racism that he had to overcome.

Did you recognize The 6-Fingered Man from "The Princess Bride"? He was the doctor who said that Santiago had been poisoned ... Christopher Guest.♡

Criminally underrated movie.

@34:29 Classic fresh of breath air XD I completely agree with your point about the lack of romance though 🙂

First rule of great drama"start small and build.".a few good men does that.

This movie is used in interrogation classes. You don’t “attack” directly, you lay the groundwork and then come in with the question you really want to ask, i.e when he asks Jessup what he packed, who he called and then came in with the fact Santiago did not call anyone or pack. Great flick.

This is one of my favorite movies! Even if there isn't a lot of action, it's damn powerful.

“Their level of tolerance for BS is very low.” As someone who grew up in family with both parents being Marines…that’s a massive understatement. Lol

Hi Chris and Curtis This is one of my favorite reactions on your channel.... I was stoked watching this . I will be watching this one again and I look forward to many more movies here ....I hope you both react to Death Proof by Quentin Tarantino~2007 . Thank you both for your reactions and comments for A Few Good Men .

Sorkin is a master of carrying a story with pure dialogue. Hard to find a film with virtually zero action and still be totally engaging. I’m 44 and I’ve loved this movie since I was in high school, when I could finally understand it. Also I’m not a big Tom Cruise fan but this was an impressive performance and Born on the 4th of July is his best acting performance in my personal opinion. ✌️

You wanna see early Tom Cruise at his cocky, charismatic a-hole best? Check him out in Scorsese's Oscar-winning, pool hustler drama "The Color of Money" from 1987.

Hey guys if you don't agree with romance in some movies or don't like it I can respect that & I agree it wasn't needed in this movie. Where I disagree is in Heat & Terminator there was a reason for it. In Heat the point of the movie was these were hard men to have relationships with. One of them had a rule not to get attached so that he could leave in 30 seconds or less if he spotted the heat around the corner. In the diner scene when he tells the Pacino character this rule & is asked if he is a monk he told him he had a woman. This scene is key because that information was how he got caught. In the end when the Pacino character sees a woman in her car alone he remembers being told de niro had a woman and when de niro is heading back to the car and sees him he has to walk out on her like he said he would. That was the point in the movie so it was needed. Respect if you didn't like it but it was needed. And in Terminator that's self explanatory why it was needed. Respect if you didn't like it but it was needed.

Jack Nicholson blinked once during his tirade on the witness stand.

Honestly this is one of Tom Cruise best performances in my opinion. It's a shame he wasn't even nominated for many awards for this film. I think he got one Golden Globe nomination (which he lost). This was an Oscar worthy performance.

Great reaction! Have you seen Men of Honor with Cuba Gooding Jr.? It's kindof in the same vein of this movie when it comes to the general feel of it. Also has DeNiro in it. It usually flies under the radar but I always had a soft spot for it.

Uniform Code of Military Justice, ain't no joke. That's the military law.

If I recall, the script was written for the stage by Aaron Sorkin, creator of West Wing.

Tom Cruise was so good as a dramatic lead, he needs to go back to dramas after he's done with the M:I movies.