THE GREEN MILE (1999) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2021
- The Patreon has spoken and got to watch The Green Mile, you can't go wrong with Tom Hanks and I was beyond surprised with how emotional this movie was!
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Tom Hanks spoke at Michael Duncan's funeral. They became very good friends during the filming. ❤
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@@gregall2178 Yes, I've seen this clip. It's a great story 😊
Honestly, all the interviews i'd seen with Michael Clarke Duncan, its hard to imagine people NOT becoming good friends with him. He was a good man.
You must check it out the story hank tells about the actor’s mother. Excellent!!
Three hours of witnessing magic
It’s okay to cry, boys. It means you’re human.
I know right? I have seen this movie so many times, plus reactions and I literally cry every time. Lol
@@kristianberg4264 sometimes i literally chest-hitching SOB at this movie - even reactions to it
Magic in more than one way.
Three hours of witnessing fake and badly acted reaction...
@@jesterssketchbook - I get you, such an amazing movie to be sure. :)
I believe Percy is one of the most hated characters in cinema history.
he is the Joffrey of this film
He's just misunderstood😂😂😂
I prefer Joffrey honestly... I can't even explain it properly, but kudos to the talent actor who portrayed Percy, He absolutely killed it by making people hate him so intensely...
@@tricialegg2071 actually in this case its fine to hate the actor as well because well hes a pdf file
@@protectev it makes you wonder how much was “acting”
Tom Hanks, eyes brimming with tears and barely able to choke out “roll on two,” is *heartbreaking.*
I cry EVERY time I watch that scene. 😢
And Dean crying too, even Brutal
I start crying from the moment Tom says the line about how can he face his maker....
And I don't stop until a few minutes after it ends.
Then the handshake from Hanks . . . 😢
@@inheritmyshoes9559 The entire interaction is amazing and I break down everytime.
"On the day of my judgement, when I stand before God and He asks me why did I.. did I kill one of his... true miracles, what am I supposed to say? That it was my job?"
"You tell God the Father it was a kindness you done. I know you're hurtin' and worryin'. I can feel it on you. But you ought to quit on it now. I want it to be over and done with. I'm tired boss. I'm tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. And I'm tired of having nobody to be with. Having no one to tell me where we coming or going or why. And I'm tired of people being ugly to each other..."
Percy getting what he deserves is still one of the most satisfying movie moments ever
King really knows how to give a villain a satisfying ending. Lol.
Especially when you know the actor is also a huge POS.
@@that.ll_do_pig That really doesn't factor in it for me. Not really relevant to the discussion.
@@that.ll_do_pig what did Doug Hutchison do??
Yup. Here's some braintumor insanity and some murder clean-shown to multiple witnesses. He was a clearcut sociopath. Only reason he wasn't on deathrow was cuz he hadn't killed someone yet, himself.
This is actually inspired by the real case of George Stinney Jr. was the youngest person sentenced to death in the 20th century in the United States. He was only 14 when he was executed by electric chair. He was accused of killing 2 girls even though he was innocent. Stephen King was inspired by the case and he wrote green mile which was then adapted to film. The story breaks my heart because he was innocent and had nothing to do with their murders.
Star Wars is also based on a true story; When George lucas was growing up he saw the moon landing and thus Star Wars was born! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This comment and the ignorant reply could both be true
Darryl Brooks you should look it up. That is why John Coffey was child like but Stephen King is a fictional writer so he added the supernatural aspect And made John Coffey an adult. George Stinney Jr was only 14 when he was wrongly accused of murdering two white girls and was sentenced to be killed by electric chair.
Amazing Username did you look up George Stinney’s story? because I don’t think it’s funny. Being wrongfully convicted and killed for something you didn’t do as a child is brutal.
@@amazingusername8925 "Moon Landing!" LOL
There are many things one should fight. Tears are not one of them. Cry when your body is telling you to do so. Cry. The idea of not crying is toxic, as is holding in the water that frees the spirit.
When John enters the execution chamber and literally feels all the hate in the people's heart and Brutal tells him "We don't hate you, John. Focus on what we're feeling" just about breaks me everytime.
And the pain on their faces as they put him in the chair and has to stand in attention is so fakking real.
Every single one of them made peak preformance acting.
It's the one line that breaks me every time. I can hold off for the whole movie but that one line kills me every single time.
@@rickylyon3846 And "Please don't put me in the dark. I's afraid of the dark." Oh, my God. As the one guy says at the end, it's almost as if the film maker was like "You're on the verge of tears? Well, we're going to make sure you keep on crying."
Brutal and the actor who portrays him, both criminally underrated
for some reason at the end of the movie when they see the mouse again I always start balling. I can manage to get through the rest of the movie with teary eyes but for some reason that damn mouse gets me lol
Forgot to say, everyone deserved an Oscar. Can't believe it didn't win any.
You're the GOAT for liking fallout 4. Playing 76 as we speak C:
Thats the greatest shame of the academy Awards
YES! Even Percy! Lol just a gem of a film
The Oscars are corrupt.
@@Pennywise-hn5qw the only other good movie i remember that year was the boondock saints. Duncan got robbed
I just assumed every adult has seen this movie at least once in their lives 😆
RIP Michael Clarke Duncun
also RIP Michael Jeter aka Dale.
@@serpent6827 - Also the fellow that played older Tom Hanks/Paul Edgecomb, Actor - Dabbs Greer
James Cromwell is still alive. 😀
@@ilovemusicmovies1789 - I'm glad to know that! He was listed AND shown as deceased as of a couple weeks ago in one of those "Celebrities We Lost in April, 2021" posts. I'll change my comment. Thank you.
lol my dad introduced it to me at 5.
Loved how you guys walked into this movie laughing and joking about cotton creatures and other crap and me thinking to myself, these boys are going to be emotional wrecks by the end 😂😂😂
They're pompous by nature. Even halfway through they were still 'on stage'. Not at the end though.
Lol, you want to see this duo get REAL somber- watch their Precious reaction.
Don’t fight them tears bro, literally everyone I know cried at this film.
I cried watching this reaction, not gonna lie
Yeah just let the tears flow
Saw this when I was pretty young and it tore me up literally from start to finish!
Fantastic film. Stephen King has said out of all the actors who have portrayed his characters Michael Duncan is his favourite.
Stephen King is also a huge fan of Kathy Bates' portrayal of Dolores Claiborne. That is another awesome film of human triumph over adversity and people getting what they have coming. Dolores Claiborne really is Stephen King's lost gem.
its a true story king did nothing but twisted n turn the truths into lies he was 13 yrs old its a true story about a lil boy
@@vanessamcqueen5768 i know, also the earth is flat
He also has said that he loved ‘Stand By Me’ and that ‘The Green Mile’ was his favorite adaptation ever of his work.
Actually it was filming techniques that made him appear so enormous. The actor who played Brutal (David Morse) was actually taller than Michael Clarke Duncan.
To add some context to Coffey wanting to die:
He is able to feel all the pain and sadness in the world everywhere, and to be able to sense or ‘see’ the future. The story takes place in 1935, when the Second World War was only four years away from starting.
And the dust bowl/Great Depression wasn't picnic.
I wonder if he was the age he was or centuries old?? Was he born that way?
John Coffey was an angel sent to Earth to teach love and empathy but given every handicap from his color and size to his intellect. Stephen King's novel was brilliant and the movie, IMHO, is one of the 10 best ever. I love sharing it again and again with reactioners like yourselves. Great job, guys.
Michael Clark Duncan got robbed of the Oscar for playing John Coffee! Guess who wrote the story, Stephen King! ❤
Can anyone imagine them watching The Green Mile and Shawshank back to back on the same day, they would run out of tears.
Shawshank is one I will watch once in a while. But The Green Mile is too much. Too sad man.
I love both movies but this one i only watched in full once. I cant watch again, its heart breaking.
Both are from horror legend Stephen King !
@@mnb9162 "But, Oh God, Sometimes, the Green Mile seems so long."
I would perish from dehydration
"I'm tired, boss. Tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. Tired of not ever having me a buddy to be with, or tell me where we's coming from or going to, or why. Mostly I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time. Can you understand?"
I understand, John :(
*Going to or coming from 🙂
Fun Fact: The longest recorded lifespan for a mouse is 4 years.
Paul was 44 when John Coffey died, he's 108 at the telling of his story, which is 64 years after John Coffey's passing.
That poor ducking mouse imagine it’s arthritis pain
I guess that means that Paul might live for several centuries, which is terrifying
@@Timebomb_19 Nope, because it's just movie haha he'll die around the average human life span.
@@LexyThomas134 if you apply that logic to all movies then you might as well not watch them.
@@Timebomb_19 I actually agree with you 100% But it's way too late, it's already stuck in my head everytime I watch a movie, so I can't think like that haha
"He's the ultimate conduit of empathy" - That's... a very, very good way of putting it, honestly.
Its ok to shed a tear guys, it only makes you human💓 When they put the bag over John’s head and he says “Im afraid of the dark”, it hits me like a ton of brick…This movie is so beautiful.
Gets me every time when he's describing the things that he feels every day.
Read the book you're going to cry more
@@allenblythe2261 I read it many years ago. And yes, can confirm that many pages have tear marks still on them.
@@StCerberusEngel that’s my part too. Just the reality of being tired, ready to go.
Same here
One of those movies that will stay with you forever.
Angels come in all shapes and sizes. Michael Duncan RIP.
Michael Duncan Clark R.I.P. Sir.
When Michael Clarke Duncan died, Tom Hanks did his eulogy. It is worth watching on UA-cam.
Stephen King is an excellent writer. The character development in his stories draws you right in.
Green Mile & Shawshank Redemption are two of the few that translated well from book to film .
No one ever thinks they could love a mouse so much until they meet Mr Jingles.
It’s Mr Jangles 🤣
@@RONJAE212003 he’s Mr Jingles in the novella that Stephen King wrote
It’s Mr. Jingles. You have to realize they have Louisiana accents, so it sounds like Jangles, like circus and works sounds like coicus and woiks.
@@andirandolph8830 was it Cajun or Acadian? My guess is Acadian bc this takes place in Maine... regardless you’re 100% correct
I even cried at how old an ruff his fur looked at the end. Stupid damned imagined mouse making me cry so much.
Guys I just want to say that I watch your channel because I lost My twin a few years ago and it's heartwarming to see the connection you both have, I miss that connection and your channel makes me remember the good days! Thanks for being decent guys and I look forward to watching all your content! God Bless both of you!
I'm so sorry to hear about your twin Del, I honestly can't even imagine what it be like without my brother and it is truly a connection only twins could understand; I wish you nothing but that best and thank you for watching out videos!
@@OctoKrool Thanks A lot my friend! and you're right only twins know that connection! anyway I love your channel and cant wait for your next movie! you do have a worhty reaction channel! I appreciate your reply thank you!
"The Green Mile" is, in my opinion, the best Steven King film adaptation. After that comes "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Stand by me"!
Agree 100%
The amazing Michael Jeter (RIP) played Eduard Delecroix and is under-recognized in this film because of its stellar cast and every performance is a winning one. He was a fabulous character actor in a multitude of tv and movie roles. He had recurring roles in a couple of sitcoms in the 80's and 90's (for which he was nominated for several Emmys and won once) and he was a Tony award winning stage actor. In interviews for this movie he joked that he had originally auditioned for the role of the mouse. LOL
I personally have fond childhood memories of Mr. Jeter as the second Mr. Noodle from Elmo's World.
And that reminds me, I need to go through his resume of rolls in honour of him.
He was amazing in this, like you said his performance gets overlooked. Del just seems like a real person, not an actor.
He was phenomenal in this... Honestly, this film was a spoil of acting riches. It was overwhelming. EVERY👏🏾SINGLE👏🏾PERFORMANCE👏🏾was stellar. There aren't a ton of movies one can say that about. Every actor brought their A-game.
@@OddWomanOut_Pi81 agreed. What i find interesting is that i even felt sorry for Percy a couple times, whether its due to the acting or writing or both, idk. (Im aware hes a douche irl). The first time is when he pees himself after Wild Bill grabs him.. when he says "oh god". I felt bad for him. The 2nd is right before he shoots Wild Bill-we actually see a tear run down his cheek. I believe John gave him the sickness so he'd be mentally ill, thats his punishment for Del. But i also believe John let Percy see what Wild Bill did to the girls. As fucked up as Percy was, he still had one shred of humanity, and it made him feel for those girls, so he punished Wild Bill.
Just my take on it.
@@OddWomanOut_Pi81 That's really true!!
It’s okay to cry dudes. We cry with you 😉
Keep that to yourself 🤧
I'm not crying.
Ya it gets funny watching ppl twisting their faces into pretzels not to cry! Lol you’d look less silly just crying.
This is one of the movies I get people to watch when people say they don't like Stephen King. This, Shawshank Redemption, Misery, and Stand By Me.
This and The Mist. I never really understood the hate on SK adaptations - they range from some of greatest movies ever made to serviceable "so bad that it's good".
@@diha2271 The Langaliers being the latter.
@@greenpeasuit I put the TV miniseries in a different category than features.
@@greenpeasuit I had langoliers on my mind as I was writing this. Such a shit but so awesome.
The Shining
I’ve never been afraid to tell people just how much I was balling my eyes out during the last 20 minutes of this movie. It was such an emotional rollercoaster, and I’m so happy so many other people could experience it too. Thanks for watching this guys!
A perfectly crafted film from beginning to end, I love these non 'horror' Stephen King stories so much.
I love that Stephen King has mastered not just supernatural, existential horror, but the mundane horrors of the everyday. Shawshank, Apt Pupil, his Bachman books… The realistic horrors in the Green Mile especially. There are real humans like Percy and Wild Bill, there’s humanity in criminals like Arlen Bitterbuck and Delacroix. And there’s all kinds of stuff in between.
Tom Hanks had such a run of epic movies in such a short span. Forrest Gump, Green Mile, Cast Away, and Apollo 13.
Not bad for one of the bosom buddies
Don't forget Toy Story that movie was huge growing up
Philadelphia?
Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan, Philadelphia
I feel like when this role came up, he was going to do everything he could to take it, after they wanted him for Andy in Shawshank, but he couldn't take it because it was filmed at the same time as Forrest Gump. I swear, if Stephen King ever writes another depression era prison story, and Frank Darabont picks it up to make a movie out of it, actors are literally going to be fighting to the death for the lead role.
I cried when I read the book; years later I bawled when I watched the movie. Anyone who DOESN'T tear up while watching this needs the feds to check under their floorboards for bodies.
I truly appreciated your reactions to this! 💜
I cry everytime I watch it. I also cried reading the book
The only thing I didn't like about the movie... in the book she know him when came there she spoke his name and her husband realized what he was there for... yeah I cried too
Now you mention it. My ex didnt cry🤔. Sociopath
The only other book that made me cry like this was when I read "Where the Red Fern Grows" as a kid
Well I don't HAVE floorboards and I don't cry at it anymore.
Am I okay?
This movie and Titanic were the only movies where I saw an entire audience cry in unison.
Green Mile has been within my top 5 favorite movies of all time for well over a decade. I've seen this film so many times and it still brings me to tears.
It seems we've found the magic formula: Stephen King + a story about prison + Frank Darabont directs the movie = cinematic gold
Unjust imprisonment with comraraderie +tragedy is gold.
Oh so that’s why The Mist was a miss (still a good movie but not on par with TSR/TGM), no prison involved.
This is not simply a story about prison it's actually death row
@@ScorpioVI One of the reasons the Mist wasn't as potent was studio interference. TheMist was actually supposed to be black and white. Give it a watch with the colour turned off. Still not as good as Green Mile but it helps.
+ a brilliant composer
I cry every time I watch this film. The acting is phenomenal. Stephen King is amazing.
The Green Mile is literally like the only movie can make me Happy, Sad, Angry, and Cry at certain times in the movie.
I haven't re-watched this since it came out. The gift and curse of John's life, and the brutality of Del's death just wrecked me forever. It's so beautifully tragic.
I really appreciate when grown men cry. It's just so honest, true and authentic.
" If he can make a mouse live this long, how long do I have?"
If you don't cry or get upset watching this film you're a psychopath! I watched it only once, I couldn't stop crying. This is the first time I've gone through the clips with you two, and it still makes me cry. You're human if you get emotional watching it.
Michael Clarke Duncan, Tom Hanks and David Morse were brilliant in it. Along with Sam Rockwell who played Wild Bill.
I'm not a reader of Stephen King, but this film and Shawshank written by him are 2 of my favourite films.
This movie is and always will be one of the greatest movies of all time. The story, the acting, the emotional rollercoaster..... It's the most amazing movie. EVERYONE should see this movie at some point in their life.
I cried at that very moment where Paul had to be prompted make the call and how the guys all cried watching him die completely innocent yet treated like he was guilty.
Guys this is one of the best movies ever made... respect to Stephen King. THUMBS UP!
Even more respect to Frank Darabont, master director of Stephen King movies.
The amazing mind of the great Stephen King. You both were crying. I have yet to see reactions of this movie without tears. It was one of the best movies I have ever seen and I'm 65.
Couldn’t wait to see your faces when the supernatural started. This is one of my absolute fav movies. The skill in making a 30 second clip of an old movie and a mouse become so important and emotional. Everyone says something about how long it is, then the time flys by.
I did not expect the supernatural stuff, I totally forgot this was a Stephen King story lol; but it actually worked so well. It didn't make the story weird or anything, it felt really natural and enhanced the story a lot!
@@OctoKrool In all honesty, I can't help but laugh when I see your expression at 19:45 and you say, "What the F**!"
Well done. I think that's sort of what I did the first I saw the film, haha.
I always made sure to watch this movie alone because I'd always bawl at the end. It wouldn't be a complete experience without crying. Michael Clarke Duncan was so good in this. He was totally robbed of an Oscar. The motions he went through in preparation for his role as John Coffey was actually intense, he had to go back and revisit his greatest fears in his childhood and use those as the catalyst to his performance. That's why his character and his perpetually frightened state was so believable.
"If they killed off the mouse I was gonna be so upset" 😭😂 oh em gee
This movie never fails to make me cry. In fact on days when i feel particularly down, i stick on Green Mile. Helps break the tear barrier. I cry. Then i feel better. Honestly this movie is better than therapy for me. I think it's healthy to let off the pressure. I've seen Green Mile more times than i can remember. Beautiful movie.
i like your comment, crying to let off pressure
I LOOOVEEEEEEEEE THIS REACTION OMG LOL!! You guys were angry, sad, happy, lol you were amazing to watch! To see you two emotional was just wow. I love you guys
Thank you Tasha, this movie is one hell of an emotional roller coaster lol 😁
"Stand By Me" is another amazing Stephen King adaptation
"The ultimate conduit of empathy" is probably the most accurate and succinct way I have ever heard John's character described. Nicely done!
This is one of the best book to film adaptations I have ever seen. The director, Frank Darabont, co-wrote the screenplay with Stephen King (the novel was actually released as a six-part series). The casting was brilliant; Michael Clarke Duncan was so perfect. If you're in the mood for something fun, the Whole Nine Yards is a fun comedy with Duncan, starring Bruce Willis.
Can we also talk about how ridiculously unfair it is that the warden got his wife's diagnosis before she did? Women's husbands were usually given full reign over their wives' healthcare decisions.
John Coffey, if you think about it, is the personification of Good. He's a Christ figure, complete with the desire to die at an early age because the World, and the people in it, because he was worn down and out. He'd done what he was here to do, as long as he could, and then, he needed to go. Had to go.
One of King’s best stories. It’s genius and the novel is fantastic also. One of the first books I read all the way thru after I watched the movie.
I couldn't say anything out loud for 30 minutes after I walked out of the theater after watching this movie. I went through just about every emotion.
that stare was everything, curtis. my soul has your fingerprints on it now.
You have been blessed!
I don't know where Stephen King gets these ideas for his stories, but thank god he gets them & writes them so well. They obviously get changed for the big screen, but the overall goodness of it is still intact. But, that john coffey speech towards the end is what always gets me. The part about being tired and there's too much evil or whatever in the world and that he wants to go home....perfection.
You'd be surprised how little this movie and Shawshank were changed from the original stories, partly because they were both shorter novellas than the normal tomes Stephen writes, so the long runtime of the films helped keep almost everything in.
I read a lot of Stephen King's books when I was in elementary and high school; I don't know why but the way he writes really intrigued me as a kid. I'm a real fan of his stuff, I should try reading more of his books!
@@OctoKrool if you read the Green Mile book it goes into details about the inmates do you get a wider picture of who they are. some that stick with me are details of Del's execution (so gross), and the size of John Coffey (his wrists are said to be so big they had to use leg irons as no handcuffs would fit.....he's HUGE)
Troubled life, and drugs. The man is a genius!
The first time I watched The Green Mile, it was on a Sunday afternoon and, when it was over, I went for a walk up my driveway... and it just hit me all at once and I started crying. Fortunately, I live in the woods, so no one could see, but my tear glands just exploded. Even crazier, that night, I watched the special features on the Blu-Ray and I started crying again! Even the behind-the-scenes stuff on this movie got me.
Man, I've cried every time watching this movie. It's OK. Empathy and compassion, lads.
I thought Curtis’s head was gonna explode from trying to hold those tears in.🤣
Great reaction as usual guys.
I kind of avoided watching people react to the green mile simply because of how sad and emotional the movie made me but I had to watch you guys react to it and sure enough! I still tear up towards the end! It is such a phenomenal movie. Rest In Peace to the actor Michael Clarke Duncan
John Coffey was an Empath, he felt every one's emotions. And illness, he knew Paul had a severe bladder infection, he sensed it from looking into his eyes and shaking his hand.
I am a 45 year old man and I cry every time I see this movie, even the reactions to this movie get me. Interesting thought for you, if the power in John could make Paul live so long, or the mouse, how long had John been walking the earth before he was sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit.
Between this film & Shawshank Redemption, Frank Darabont is a national treasure.
He isn't treated like one by Hollywood, unfortunately.
We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long...
The acting The Green Mile was by far some of the best I've ever seen. It's one of those rare gems that has characters you either love or hate whole-heartedly because they're portrayed so well.
The movie is 3 hours long but goes by with a blink of the eye.
Cried hard back in 1999 when I was 19 years old and watched this with my mates in the cinema. Masterpiece.
Welcome to the shortest three-hour movie ever made. Another emotional masterpiece. Another superb reaction. And kudos for your editing work here. Applause.
I remember when this book came out. King wanted to challenge himself to do what Dickens did and publish a book chapter by chapter in its own book so that he couldn't go back and rewrite early chapters and would have to put out as close to a perfect chapter as he could. So every month a new chapter of The Green Mile was published as its own tiny book. Brilliant. Oh, and Wild Bill was the great Sam Rockwell in one of his earliest roles.
My kids were about 10 & 12 when Steven King first started releasing The Green Mile a few chapters at a time every month in those little books. We could hardly wait for the next month & would fight over who got to read it first! It was amazing how quickly groceries got put away on those days the books came out! Lol
I remember the first time I saw The Green Mile.
I thought to myself, this was one of the best movies I've ever seen!
God rest Michael Duncan, played a great part in this film, let the tears flow it only shows the men you are, I agree with you I've watched this movie around 100 times and I know what's going to happen but I cry all the time as it pulls on your heart strings.
I always remember Michael Clarke Duncan because my brother's name is Michael Clark.
Fun fact: When the movie was in production, in the scene where John Coffey it's found with the girls, Mr. Duncan (Coffey) claim that the vision of a bunch of white angry armed people running towards him scare the hell out of him, and the screaming wasn't an acting, but a real scream from the fear he had during that shot.....
The Green Mile and Legends of the Fall are two movies that make me cry every time I watch.
"It was a good death"
Legends of the Fall is another great movie.
It's The Green Mile and Schindler's List which always bring out the waterworks in me!
I have seen this movie countless times in my life because it is one of my mum's favourites and yet I still sob every time he says "I'm afraid of the dark," and when he sings "Heaven." An outstanding movie and thank you for your commentary on a beautiful work of art
I have never seen anybody NOT CRY. (Including you. Don't try to deny it. BUSTED)
When John explains to Paul and Brutus he wants to die is when I lose it.
I've seen it +20 times and still cry.
This movie was delayed a few months because Dabbs Greer was ill and had to recover before doing the old Paul role.
The book briefly covers why Del and the Chief are there.
Re Percy: Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Curtis and I agree with your statement that, "He's the ultimate conduit of empathy". Spot on 100%
Michel Clark Duncan RIP.
Stephen King man!
"...Till this foolishment be done."
That line hurt.
Some say John was Jesus.
How many times has John been here.
i remmber prior to release this movie was kinda drifting under the radar a bit, with the touchy subject matter, but it ended up being,imo, one of the greatest films ever made. . . and a lasting legacy left for Michael Duncan
Michael Duncan was nominated for an Oscar for this, but didn’t win.
Very few movies EVER (IMO) get the title of "One of the best movies of all time", but this IS one of them.
This, The Princess Bride, The Shawshank Redemption, are just 3 of them.
Great reaction guys. Also: Crying doesn't remove masculinity.
There is only two films that made me cry hard. The Green Mile and E.T.
I bit a lamp cord when I was a toddler and I still remember the pain which lasted a good while till my mom shut off the power to the house. It’s indescribable!
You two are so genuine and so funny! I love it! I can tell y’all were about done with this one. I am such a Stephen King fan-both for his drama and his horror movies. The Green Mile is a great film. And Tom Hanks is just unmatched as an actor. He has played so many great roles. Philadelphia is a personal favorite of mine. Y’all keep reacting, and we will keep watching!
Y’all are hitting us with the best ones, thank you! Cough cough “Harlem Nights” you need a laugh after the last couple.
Oh yes, or LIFE.
@@honeybadger7105 Yes, I forgot about Life!
I second both of these! 💪🏾 Lbs
@@TheThetaMan Lets make it happen💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Yes
This movie pulls on the heart strings like no other, and every single actor gave a stellar performance. I love your genuine reactions and actually appreciate when you two cry. I honestly wonder about anyone who doesn't tear up watching this.
It's been my favorite movie for 24yrs now....
“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” -- Gandalf
You should whatch "DEAD ZONE" (1983). It's also about super powers giving responsibilities. (It's also from a Stephen King's novel.)
My take on Percy is that he is a petty and cruel man, who is potentially on his way to becoming somebody like Wild Bill. But hes not there yet. What John did was give him the tumor, but I also think he showed him what Wild Bill did. He turned Percy into a gun and he loaded it with the memory of the murder and rape of the children. Thats why he shot him. Even after the tumor had left he probably was traumatized for life which is why he ends up in the Psych ward(with the little irony attached to it). He was confronted with evil and it broke him.
"I'm fightin tears"...
Why though...? 🤗
The guy (Michael Jeter) that got his hand hit with the night stick passed away back in 2003 from AIDS. As for Michael Clarke Duncan he passed away back in 2012 from a heart attack.
Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle.
Jeter died from complications from a seizure.
Michael Jeter was also great in The Fisher King. That'd also be an awesome one to react to.
@@hollyodell4012 I second that. Fisher King is an amazing film!!
@@greenpeasuit oh. My. God. ITS MISTER NOODLE!!!
Guys, this was before antibiotics. There was nothing a doctor could do for him at the time besides pain pills.
It wasn't before antibiotics. The standard prescription at the time for a UTI was sulfonamide antibiotics, which I believe he was taking in the book. Still used, though not as much as it used to be. Makes your pee smell like rotten eggs.
@@ryandean3162 The discovery of that drug was not published until 1935, the same year that this movie takes place. Furthermore, the drug was discovered in Germany. How likely is it that his doctor had even heard of it?
@@gahrie It would be pretty likely, given that everyone jumped on it. I might be wrong, he might have mentioned in the book that it was a few years before sulfa was available, considering the book is set in 1932, either that or it's a historical inaccuracy.
@@ryandean3162 Well, the availability of any new drug is sparse in the beginning, so it was probably some time before everyone was able to get it for less complicated illnesses like UTIs. Demand was probably very high, though. The first patient that was treated for septicemia was in the 40s, so it must’ve been a supply issue for outpatient illnesses.
I think he said in the movie that the doctor gave him sulfa last time and it was so horrible that he doesn't want to take it again.
I loved your reaction to this movie. I agree that the acting was top-notch! I think them allowing John to be executed was them giving him mercy. We never know how old John was, and he had been living with this pain for so long. He was just tired of feeling all the pain and hate in the world.
Makes you wonder how old John was.Hes wandered so long,lonely as a sparrow in the rain.
It's the 2nd movie by Frank Darabont after his debut The Shawshank Redemption and also based on Stephen King's book.
He also directed (and co-wrote the screenplay with King) The Mist.
Such a sad epic tale by Stephen King. I remember the tagline for the movie: "Paul Egdecomb never believed in miracles until the day he met one."
You are quickly becoming one of my top favorite movie reaction channels. Thank you.
I have a collection of Tom Hanks movies. He is the best. And...this movie is one of the best of the best.
27:50 the reason why they don't beat percy up is that with his connection to the governor (he is the nephew of the governors wife) he could have all of them fired if they laid so much as a finger on him (or if he just didn't like them) and back then in 1935 at the height of the great depression losing your job was almost akin to a death sentence.
No matter how many times I watch this movie I will always cry, from beginning to end is a masterpiece
6:01 the actor who plays Brutal, David Morse is the same height as Michael Clarke Duncan, 6’5” in real life. They used forced perspective and boxes for MCD to stand on. This is why the film never shows him completely from head to toe standing next to the other actors. It is a great use of practical effects.
The green mile, the Shawshank redemption... got to give him credit.
Steven King can write!