Maaaaan...these films are otherworldly and I love it ! Want to vote on what I should watch next? Click here! www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema FIRST TIME WATCHING JUJUTSU KAISEN Tuesday. Enjoy the day!

My all time favorite scene is in this movie. It is when Sam unintentionally blows up the mail delivery system at work. He goes outside and sees paperwork raining down, chaos, people panicking. And he starts smiling, enjoying rebellious freedom.

You haven't seen 12 monkeys!?!? You're going to love that one it's very rewatchable in a way that you catch new things each time. The visuals are surreal and the editing is like a drug trip.

From Brazil's IMDB page: Why is the film called "Brazil"? It's named after one of the songs used in the film, "Brasil" by Ary Barroso. The lyrics are about a happy, dream-like life that starkly contrasts with the dystopic society on display in the film.

"I think I can be happy..." Terry Gilliam: *LOL YOU THOUGHT*

The Fisher King is an often overlooked Terry Gilliam film that I'd recommend. Great performance by Robin Willams. Also, I recommend the documentary Lost in the La Mancha that follows Gilliam's efforts to make his dream movie about Don Quixote.

If I remember correctly one of the main things Gilliam wanted to do with the production design was to have everything be more complicated than it needed to be, bureaucracy exists even in the set design. You can see it even in the TVs and computers with how instead of simply having a larger screen people use giant magnifying glasses, and how everything works like a Rube Goldberg machine.

Man the hard cut to him still in the chair is so wild

The story behind the film is almost as good as the movie itself. The studios tried to force Gilliam to cut the film to be more commercial and upbeat, but the LA Film Critics Society voted an early festival cut as movie of the year and pressured the studio to release it as intended. The film wasn't a big success commercially when released, but has become a cult and art house favorite that has influenced a ton of modern filmmakers. The Criterion box set for Brazil includes the cut down for network t.v. version as a bonus to show how editing can completely change the tone and plot of a finished film.

Wow, Brazil is an excellent choice, sir. I adore this movie. Terry Gilliam has such a unique style when it comes to sets and design. And I feel this movie has aged really well and is as relevant as ever.

Terry Gilliam. For when David Lynch is too grounded and comprehensible.

Time bandits is another Terry Gilliam film that you would probably enjoy. My parents let me watch it as a kid but it is not a kids movie LOL. Super quirky and dark.

This was one of Gilliam's earliest movies and he had a crazy battle with the studio about it. They took it away from him and recut it. The original American release had the last bit cut out to make it look like a happy ending. Gilliam launched lawsuits against the studio and took out adverts in the trade press to attack them, eventually got back control and the masterpiece saw the light of day.

The director of this film - Terry Gilliam - has done another amazing film called The Adventures of Baron munchausen. Which is one of my favourite and wacky films. He has also done Time bandits, 12 monkeys and some Monty Python films e.g. Holy Grail and The life of Brian.

Brazil is the 2nd movie in an unofficial Terry Gilliam trilogy. 1) Time Bandits: explores the wonder of youth. 2)Brazil: explores the hum drum existence of adult life. 3) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (personal favorite): explores getting old and the fear of being forgotten. All 3 are a masterpiece.

"You're Dead!" "Care for some necrophilia?" Is one of my favourite exchanges in film history.

The twist at the end was the one thing I did NOT SEE COMING!

"Ok I think I can be happy" "I can't"

I love this movie - your reaction to the ending made my smile "I think I can be happy now... I can't, fuck, goddamn it" so good.

Terry is a goldmine. Time Bandits is a must.

I never noticed this before but when you commented on the main character's dreams becoming more vivid and intruding on his waking life, I realised that as the film progresses he's living more and more in his head to escape the stress of his life, eventually completely abandoning reality to live in his fantasy world.

This film is top 5 for me. It’s wonderfully insane and the ending has me ether depressed or weirdly happy depending on my mood. Also you need to look into the story behind the US release of this film because it will make you love Terry Gilliam even more

Fun fact: The movie "Brazil" is part of a Terry Gilliam "Imagination” Trilogy". "Time Bandits" and "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" are the other 2 in the trilogy. However you don't have to see them in order the stories are not connected.

You're so right that nothing in this film feels grounded in reality. You kind of just drift through the whole thing in a constant state of anxiety and bewilderment. I love it.

This film hit me like a ton of bricks when it came out. Working in the corporate world today, there are times I look around in what I can only describe as Brazilian horror.

This movie is totally surreal and has some serious depth. For instance, the main guy and his love interest are the same person. She's what he wants to be. Pay attention to mirrors both symbolically and literally during the movie. It's basically filmed in code like David Lynch does.

That was easily Gilliam's Magnum Opus (but I love everything he's made!). 12 Monkeys is another masterpiece of film storytelling!

I love this movie so much. Every time I watch it, I catch another detail. I also love that everyone has that same "Is that Robert Dinero?!" reaction. Another visual trip is Baron Munchausen. It goes balls-out with the set design and costumes.

The protagonist is the High Sparrow from Game of Thrones, among may other fantastic roles over the years.

When terry Gilliam gets it right its a masterpiece, The Fisher king also falls into that category with Robin Williams performance just astounding, its a film that once you have seen it you will never forget it

I see James is going for it. We follow. Well, literally you follow my taste since late 80's hahahahaha

Amazing film a true masterpiece Brazil written and directed by Terry Gilliam produced by Arnon Milchan starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, Kim Greist and music score by Michael Kamen. The film also ranks at number 83 in Empire magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Films of All Time. Thank you James for reacting this classic very nice excellent bro😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

Terry Gilliam is an absolute genius. Every film is strange and wonderful. One of my favorite directors

If you havent seen them yet, two films that have a lot of the same feel as this one and are both incredible in their own right are Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro. The are extraordinary films.

I heard that when Terry Gilliam found out that they changed the ending to a “happy ending” for t.v, he was like “I thought my ending was the happy ending” lol, such a genius of a director. He also directed “12 Monkeys” and “Time Bandits” 😁

I saw this in my film as literature class in senior year. A wild, wacky but also cool and interesting world. Brings back memories. Glad you checked it out.

"There's been a a lot of films, recently, where there's just ONE side-character..." Ah, the Mercutio effect, from Romeo & Juliet, wherein one stand-out upstages all others.

This remains my favorite from Gilliam. If I recall correctly, I read a preview of it in the paper so I went and saw this on opening night in NYC. I loved the absurdity of the massive bureaucracy of that society. It's such a fantastic film. And my reaction to the very end was about the same as yours. I was pissed off but understood it really was the only way it could have ended.

Great! "The Fisher King" and "12 monkeys", you simply must and I can't wait for those reaction videos from you.

"I'm so mad I didn't think of that..." is literally the thought I have after watching every single Terry Gilliam movie. He has the undeniable ability to see beneath the surface level of things to find their more iconic and archetypal manifestations. He is a serious wizard, conjuring up spells that betwixt us with thoughts of childhood wonder, fear, love, intrigue, and grace.

Before watching this, I felt the need to look at your last reaction, so I could compare your pre-Brazil face to your post-Brazil face. This is, as you've now seen, an absolute bender of a film. Glad you took it on and took it in.

Haven't seen your reaction yet. I have heard of this endlessly, and I recently re-watched FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS and think it is superb; so as soon as you mentioned Terry Gilliam I instantly went off to watch the movie. I really enjoyed watching it. It was sad, happy, funny, and ultimately quite frightening. De Niro playing blue-collar Batman was a pleasant surprise.

"This man's dream is his key to get out": best foreshadowing in a movie reaction video ever.

Oh my word! So happy to see you engage with complete mindf--k of a film. I absolutely adore this bizarre adventure. Tuttle Lives!

I first saw this in high school. I went with a group friends. We watched the movie one Saturday afternoon. I have never been happier to see daylight than after watching Brazil. It's still one of the greatest movies I've ever seen, but I haven't re-watched it and I have no plans to do so. And if I do, I'll save myself some daylight. Good reaction, thanks.

This is one of two films I remember begging to see twice in theaters when it came out, as a teen, the other being The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension.

I remember seeing this back in the 80's and thinking "What the f&*k did I just watch..." though I totally enjoyed the experience... even more so now!

Brazil is so weird and surreal, I love it. You might also like Time Bandits! Also Terry Gilliam, British fantasy adventure, hard to describe except that it's a crazy weird ride. Can't wait to see you check out 12 Monkeys, fantastic film.

Yes yes yes this is an astonishing film that always feels relevant

Amazing film! Such a mood and the visuals were so original for the time. I hope you get to Time Bandits and Baron Von Muchassen also for some of his lighter toned, but still twisted and visually amazing work.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. 💯 I can't believe they could do all that in 1985.

My parents always told me that Brazil was the only movie they ever walked out of the theater midway through. Naturally that made me curious, so I watched it myself and loved it. I love Gilliam's stuff, it's so delightfully weird while turning a dark mirror onto our own society and foibles.

Never heard of this movie but definitely going to watch it for myself after watching your reaction. Keep up all the great work James

@24:52 "This last section is absolute madness" -- yes, it pretty much is.

Soooo happy you watched this one finally! Been dropping comments for it for a minute! Check out his follow-up film, The Adventure's of Baron Munchausen. Yet another insane adventure from Terry Gilliam... oh, and Time Bandits (which he did right before Brazil).

No Python?! Check out Holy Grail or Life of Brian. Both amazing

"Can I be happy? Can I be happy now?" "Okay I think I can be happy, ya'll." "I can't. Fuck me. Goddamnit." LOL This was one of my #1 recommendations, and I'm so glad you watched it. I had the exact same reaction my first time, too. What a trip. If I can make another recommendation, please check out The Fall (2006, directed by Tarsem Singh). The cinematography is next to none, with almost no special effects. Take care, man, you're the best.

The last shot gives me chills every time

This movie is a trip. Love the main actor.

Terry Gilliam at his best: quirky, original and fun!

If you're becoming a Terry Gilliam fan, you MUST see The Fisher King.

Man I just love Terry Gilliam. How he creates his whole magic worlds out of trash and objective reality, showing that the real wonderlands hide in people's minds, their hopes and imagination. The FIsher King and Tideland are perfect examples of this. But he's awesome in everything he did.

I'm so happy your finally watching this film. Its what I'd like to call a more comedic version of George Orwell's 1984.

Hell yeah, been waiting for you to get round to this one.

Oh man. I’ll never forget this one. What a masterpiece.

One of my top 10 favorites of all time. Fantastic film. The brain of Terry Gilliam meets 1984 = *chef's kiss*

This movie has an interesting backstory and process in getting released. Worth looking into and watching the making of/behind the scenes. I was obsessed with this movie in college. So good. In my top ten of all time. I love it.

Anyone mentioned “Eric the Viking”? Terry Jones film with a lot of the Pythons. Eric is played by Tim Robbins and it is delightful weird. One of my favorite films.

Thrilled you've watched this. Easily in my top 10 films (if not top 5). I watched it when it first came out and I think it's coloured my view of the world ever since. Gilliam at his absolute creative best and I always had the feeling that after this the studios hamstrung him so he didn't make anything quite as full of chaotic imagination afterwards. (but do check out his other films, obviously - Fisher King is another favourite, with Robin Williams - almost a perfect pairing, Gilliam and Williams). If you watch it again, or dive deeper, keep an eye out for references to other films. I've been enjoying your channel immensely since I found it and always look forward to your uploads. Thank you :-)

I'm new to your channel but I have to admit that your descriptions of the technical aspects of the movies you watch are the words to the emotions that I feel but are unable to articulate to the average person. I am in no way a film maker but it's always been a dream of mine. Salute to you and your hustle 💯

12 Monkeys is a definite watch! One of Terry Gilliam's best.... Also, an underrated gem of his is The Fisher King, I highly recommend it. Love revisiting these movies with you, thanks for sharing

I love Gilliam's work, he's one of the most consistently underrated and unappreciated directors of his generation. This has always been my favourite of his (though it's a close run between this, Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen) and also my favourite performance by De Niro as the rebellious heating engineer. Gilliam was never afraid of a bleak ending, which I always enjoyed, even as a child because life doesn't always give you a happy ending. It's a valuable lesson that Hollywood has pretty much stamped out with the exception of the horror genre. The break ending of Time Bandits is insane!...and it's a kid's film. No studio would allow that ending today but it's one of the reasons the film works so well.

Gilliam's vision was directly inspired by the masterpiece novel by Georg Orwell, "1984". of which there is a fine movie version with John Hurt and Richard Burton ... depressing but highly recommended, especially in contrast to Brazil.

De Niro was desperate to work with Gilliam on this film, and he was so enthusiastic about the character he demanded 25-30 takes for each of his scenes (with most of the movie being done after 2-3 takes), extending the planned time for him to work from 1 week to 2 weeks, and brought his own utility belt and tools that we see Tuttle wear. He also fought tooth and nail alongside Gilliam to get the film released without the studio's heavy censoring, specifically Sid Sheinberg's. I also read somewhere that he was willing to do the film for free, but don't quote me on that.

This masterpiece of a film was AMAZING!! If you ever wondered what dystopian society would look like, this is it! This Terry Gilliam at his best. Twelve monkeys is also a Gillian masterpiece!! Monty Python and the Holy Grail is considered one of the funniest movies ever made

Jeez I love your reactions and the movies you pick. You're the best reactor on this website, no cap 👌

Gilliams Time Bandits is probably the greatest kids adventure movie ever made

James: "we're gonna make It out alive" Terry Gilliam: Lol. Mr. Gilliam Is one of my go to directors when I want to see wierd and amazing visuals and bonkers stories. I love him. I think i saw this movie when I was like 16 (this edition, not the "love conquers all" edition) and I immediatly became a Gilliam fan. I have the special edition of this movie in my Monty Python Shrine

12 Monkeys and the Monty Python films are mandatory. Brazil was his first since the last Monty Python film, which he racked up a fortune to make the short film that was put in the beginning of the film. Kinda surprised that you haven't gotten around to the Python films, but never a bad thing to save something to enjoy later

This was one of my favorite movies back in the day. Tremendous cast; lots of cameos... the Fisher King is really great too.... I think the line on "This is Information Retrieval..." was more of a threat...No one would go there without a purpose, like walking into the Lion's den

Man so glad you got to this. I saw this originally at the cinema and it blew me away I had never seen anything like it one of my favourite films. From an old git keep up the good work.

YOOOOO, this is one of my favs! Haven't even started the video, PSYCHED to see your reaction! :D

"Unfortunately convenient" is the beat description I've ever heard for this movie's tech aesthetic!

Amazing reaction!!👏👏It’s intense perhaps uncomfortable, but a definite visual masterpiece!

DeNiro really wanted to play Sam, which would have made the movie more commercially successful. But Gilliam said "hell, na" cause De Niro just wasn't right for the part. Bless Gilliam for sticking to his dreams, like Sam. Too bad they both went mad in the end.

Brazil is one of my favorite movies ever. Crazy movie that is more relevant than ever!

So many terrific Gilliam films, whether superficial comedy/adventure or deep a dramatic, with the Pythons or not. Time Bandits, 12 Monkeys, Baron Munchausen, and Fisher King need to be somewhere on you to-do list.

rip michael kamen. great composer. Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Brazil, and, his best, HBO's Band of Brothers.

I remember Terry Gilliam's full page ad in Variety complaining about the studio ruining his film. we saw it at a festival in Newport Beach California. I've always been a fan of this film

It is basically a remake of Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"-1890. That was sorta remade as "Jacob's Ladder" - 1990 "Reality is what you are experiencing now, asleep, awake, or somewhere betwixt or between"

There was a doc included on my special edition DVD called The Battle for Brazil which detailed all of Gilliam’s fight with the studio about it. It also included the American version which, aside from the different ending, was edited in a way to make it pretty much incomprehensible.

I just recognized Mrs. Buttle. She was the older dominatrix role-playing wife in The Man Who Knew Too Little. It's so cool when you recognize actors from other movies. And thank you for reacting to Brazil. I bought the book The Battle of Brazil and one of the funniest things was Terry Gilliam calling his company Poo Poo Pictures with a Hieronymus Bosch character climbing a film strip with an arrow in his bare ass as his logo. He loved that all the higher ups had to deal with that.

When they were thinking of a title for this movie they couldn't decide on one and then Terry Gilliam heard this song playing on the radio. And Gilliam thought 'Why not?' so the movie was called after the main song you hear. Terry Gilliam was a truly creative genius working on this movie.

The second time I saw this was the network tv cut. When they ran the credits to make it a happy ending I couldn’t believe it. Absolutely crazy. Giliam’s background in animation and cartoons really serves his incredible vision. Fisher King would be a strong followup.

Terry Gilliam is such a great director, often overlooked in lists if the great modern directors but you cannot mistake his films. His visual style and his maniacal Python humour just makes them unique. Id particularly recommend Time Bandits, Fisher King (amazing Robin Williams performance), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Tidelands and of course 12 Monkeys, which is a must.

You would LOVE his Fisher King with Robin Williams. SO GOOD!!!

I'm so proud of you, son.

Gotta hit _Time Bandits,_ _12 Monkeys,_ & _The Fisher King._ All classics. Go the full Gilliam.

When the studio wanted a happy ending for the american release they made a different cut without Gilliam's permission. It went so far that Terry Gilliam took out a full page add in Variety asking for the studio to release his cut in the states. I think it took about a year before Gilliam got his way and the happy ending version never got a theatrical release although you can find it on some collectors editions of this movie as an extra.

I'm so glad you're down the Terry Gilliam rabbit hole! He's one of my favorite directors and makes fantasy movies for grown-ups like no one else. Time Bandits was his first big independent piece. Some (like Adventures of Baron Munchausen) are very lighthearted where some (like Brazil) are a very rough ride. Personally, I think "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is the wildest thing he did.