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Any court of law, including a military one, allows an attorney to question a witness, even combatively if need be. Kaffee would never be in trouble for questioning Jessup (although you can’t yell at a witness).
In the 1980's, Michael Caine made a series of instructional videos about acting. It was called "Acting in Film" but it was informally known as "Masterclass". These films where showed anywhere and to anyone that either acted, planned to act or even thought of maybe one day acting. So good was this series that Morgan Freeman (in an interview with Graham Norton) himself credits the Masterclass series for teaching him the close up trick. One of the tips given during close up training is that you should never blink during close up. Caine got these tips by studying and listening to the icons of film (he tells a humourous story about getting one such piece of advice from Marlena Dietrich) so Jack Nicholson maybe got this by watching those films, or he got the same advice Michael Caine did.
"What happened to saluting an officer when he leaves the room?" You do not salute uncovered and indoors, especially when that officer is not in uniform.
Could not agree more, especially that last salute in court, but these guys don't know that. It is obvious who the Marines are when looking at the comments
Why do people actually think sins mean anything, he literally gave a 3rd sin off earlier in the movie because he FELT like it. Stop trying to make sins mean something, they're not actually quantitative good lord.
I watch almost all the EWW’s and sometimes the nitpicking gets old, but an episode that understands how great of a movie they’re watching makes it all worth it.
I recall this movie receiving less than stellar reviews. My roommate and I rented it... and thought, 'This pretty good!' 'You can't handle the truth!' has become iconic.
When I was in high school in the 80s there was a kid that got arrested for handing out Vitamin C and telling people it was LSD (and no it wasn't me). The boom was lowered upon him.
13:29 "This is the first time she's worn eyeglasses this entire movie! I went back and checked!" (Less than two minutes earlier): 11:48 Demi wearing eyeglasses
Christopher Guest playing it straight is always slightly unnerving. He plays this ice-cold and it works - which is why Reiner cast him. No one can do evil/ sinister better than comedic actors.
Oddly, the way Chris Guest acts in this movie might be the closest we've ever seen to the real him. For all of his incredible comedic works, he is notoriously dry when the cameras are off. If you ever watch Best In Show with the commentary audio track on, you won't be able to unsee Commander Stone from this movie.
13:24 Jeremy says Demi has sudden glasses in this scene. Even states he went back through the movie to check. Yet he actually used a clip 11:47 showing her with glasses in this video before this scene! 😂 This error got past everyone involved in making this video... I love it! Lmao
The clever word play of "I know we all love our Demi and we want her to be Moore involved" line was awesome. Also thank you for finally doing one of my favorite movies of all time.
1:14 - Actually, no, this is NOT the first time you've removed sins back-to-back (Barbie being a very recent example). It is, however, the first time you've removed sins back-to-back-to-BACK.
That last confession wouldn’t end the case but it wouldn’t take much after that. “Hey jury this guy just admitted he has been lying to you about the most important part of this trial, everything else he says is useless. They have no case”
They actually do. According to military law, a subordinate MUST refuse an illegal order. In other words, that an order was given is not, by itself a defense for committing a crime. To get this dismissed in a military trial you would have to definitively prove that the defendants' lives would be in danger if they refused.
Fun fact: although Aaron Sorkin is credited with creating the famous "walk-and-talk" for The West Wing, Rob Reiner actually created it in THIS film. Since Sorkin wrote the screenplay based on his stage play of the same name, there were a LOT of very long scenes with only dialogue. In order to keep the movie from feeling very static, Reiner decided to have the characters do fast-paced walks down busy hallways as they conversed. It worked brilliantly, and the famous "walk-and-talk" was born.
Even on the West Wing, Sorkin has admitted he never put the walk and talk in the script. Tommy Schlamme came up with it the night before shooting the pilot
I can't remember where I read/heard it, but Sorkin wrote it as a way of presenting Jessep as an anti-Semite without saying he's an anti-Semite. Obviously, this could be a pure retcon, but it would make sense. Plus, I often feel like Nicholson inserted a little more disdain in the words Lieutenant Weinberg. That said, it seems like Sorkin should have had Jessep single out Galloway rather than Weinberg. He already had that "nothing sexier than a woman you have to salute in the morning" speech in the scene around the lunch table. So saying "You, Commander Galloway?" during the courtroom outburst would have completed a Chekhov's Gun of misogyny.
I saw the Marines silent drill team in person at Fort Henry in Kingston Ontario Canada. It was very interesting to watch. One guy did miss his que & dropped/didn't catch the rifle when the inspector threw it like 3-5 people down the line him. They froze, the inspector went & picked it up & they did the move again perfectly. I bet the had a long conversation afterwards
17:37 I always took this moment as Jo trying to goad Danny into going all the way with Jessep. You can almost see the slightest hint of a smirk after she says “if you think you can’t get him”
For those of us who aren't really supposed to have real milk - especially in the 90's Yoo-Hoo was basically the closest we could get to having chocolate milk without any of the issues we had from drinking regular milk. That and they did a lot of advertising in the 90's and who needs pictures when you have enough Benjamin's to pay a studio. Also - that's kinda Sorkin's writing in a nutshell, when he's on point, it's great, when he's not - yeah it kinda derails what's going on and all. Happens more than a few times in 'The West Wing'.
Kevin Pollak has said in interviews that Jessep pointing to Sam in the courtroom about being on the wall was a call out to Jessep being antisemitic on top of being an asshole. A subtle call out without beating the audience with it.
I always thought it was an attempt by Jessup to show that he remembers details and is aware of everything, thus making his testimony less questionable.
He uses the NHL because he’s trying to convince them that the time frame isn’t long. Since he doesn’t care about hockey. He’s hoping that his client is thinking “who cares about missing a hockey season.” If you like baseball or basketball, missing an entire season is a big deal! 😂
I was in the military in 1992. I guarantee if I got caught trying to buy weed, I would have been court martial-ed. Whether it turned out to be weed or not. Intent is a crime.
That's why attempted murder and murder are separate charges. If you keep trying and failing and nobody tries to impose restrictions or sanctions on you, you will keep trying until one day you don't fail. And ideally, we would like to prevent that.
Correct, the thought being you’re buying what you think is an illicit drug, whether it is or not is inconsequential. “YOU” thought it was, so therefore you are guilty of the “act” of buying an illegal drug under the UMCJ. The thought process of the military can be quite repressive. And as a former serviceman in the 80’s, they would also administer some type of punishment (non-judicial) to your shipmate as “guilt by association”. Again “the thought” being, you’re his bunk-mate / room-mate, you should know what he does or has done. Been there, got 30-day restrictive duty for a roommates drug dealing. Didn’t have a clue what he was doing off duty but got fu for it anyway.
@@JohnSmith-gb5vg I get the point of the punishing the roommate to make crime less desirable. But did that go on your record (I don't know anything about the military but I assume there's a record of all infractions). Because THAT would be unfair.
When we visited my grandparents in Brooklyn, we would all hug and say goodbye. Then just as we were pulling away, my dad would honk twice. We can't be the only ones
Learned recently this play/movie was partially based on a true story. Sorin's sister was the JAG officer assigned to defend Marines on an assault charge for a code red. After the success the Marines that were charged sued for compensation, and strangely one of them ended up executed in a forest.
The entire code red could have been covered up by Kendrick saying to Downey and Dawson, "Don't tell anybody I ordered it because of the code." The two of them seemed so fanatical, that they would take the fall for it if they were told to. But they weren't, so they snitched.
Thanks to CinemaSins, I am now actively aware (even during a live, first-time viewing) of the purpose of characters eating an apple in movies. And that purpose is indeed HAMMERED home quite successfully in A Few Good Men. Thank you, CinemaSins!
The scene when Cruise's character enters the office while not just eating an apple, but holds it in his mouth while he opens the door and then needs a wastebasket to dispose of the core. CinemaSins always points out when a movie has a character eat an apple (because it tends to signal "this character is a jerk") and this was a big one!
I found and watched this movie the first time because I had a thing for Kiefer Sutherland a few years ago and watched most movies he had bigger roles in. Now I like this movie for many reasons, none of which are Kiefer Sutherland.
“HOW IS THIS LINE STILL CHILL INDUCING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?!?!” Because it’s delivered by JACK FUCKING NICHOLSON, that’s why! That guy could induce chills in an Eskimo!
Here are all the audio outtake clips at the end: 1 (19:26): The Shining (Warner Bros., 1980) 2 (19:38): Jerry Maguire (TriStar Pictures, 1996) 3 (19:47): The Social Network (Columbia Pictures, 2010) 4 (19:54): The Matrix (Warner Bros., 1999) 5 (19:58): 24, "Day 8: 3:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m." (season 8, episode 12; Fox, 15th March 2010) 6 (20:05): Kingsman: The Secret Service (20th Century Studios, 2014) 7 (20:08): Seinfeld, "The Jimmy" (season 6, episode 19; NBC, 16th March 1995)
Enjoying you for years and always love your work. Had some tough moments recently and the yoohoo marketing plan comment is still making it difficult to write this message from laughing. Thanks man and blessings.
This is by far one of your best reviews. I have been watching EWW/Cinema Sins for quite a few years. Lately, your reviews have not been that good (sinning things that you like, etc.). But you have redeemed yourself with this one. You sinned nonsense, real mistakes, and clichés but also recognized soooo many great things in this movie. Great job!
Saw this movie on its opening weekend. Seen it no less than 50 more times in the last 30 years. I was today years old when I realized that the Expert Witness was THE Christopher Guest. Thank you, Cinema Sins, thank you.
You’re not going to have a go at the exchange when Daniel redirects Jack’s questioning of Corporal Barnes to point out not everything is in the manual.
This is legit one of my top ~5 favorite movies of all time. I don't care what flaws it may have, it deserves a net negative on the sin counter. It is goddamn Shakesperean.
@12:30 there are sins where you realize, it is textbook sin. There are sins where you realize why you need to have that sin in the first place. Then there are sins that make you long for the days before the sin, before you needed to tell people "that's not okay", because if done this way it could actually be okay - this sin was one of those sins.
I OBJECT!! It's been forever since I've seen this movie, so bear with me if I'm wrong here, but Sin Timer 13:15 is a sin about Demi Moore wearing glasses for the first time in the movie, AND you even checked. Roll back to Sin Timer 11:40. is that not her wearing the exact same glasses or is that not her or was this video done out of order?
Sorry you blew it...the Code Red wasn't to make him run faster...you weren't paying attention....it's because Willie went outside of the chain and wrote a letter ratting out Dawson...he said if he had a problem he should have come to him, then the platoon...that's a sin on you and I am not removing it.
I'm glad you posted this! Yes, I always thought it was funny how Demi Moore trashed Tom Cruise's lawyer skills for the first 1/3 of the movie, telling him what a legal weasel he is. Then, when he wants to quit, she thinks he's the best lawyer in the world.
Between "you cant handle the truth" to you saying "hows that line is still chill inducing after all this years" I legit got a chill what are you a mind reader ?!
Why the hell Jessep fought so hard to keep a soldier who was clearly not performing well is a total mystery to me. Why not just give Santiago his transfer? That's all he wanted.
@@lpr5269 Just pig-headedness. He doesn't want to be told no. His defining characteristic is, he must be in charge, and be the smartest person in the room. Hmmmm... transfer Santiago. Yes, I'm sure you're right. I'm sure that's the thing to do. Wait, I've got a better idea. Let's transfer the whole squad off the base. Let's... On second thought, Windward! Let's transfer the whole Windward Division off the base. John, go on out there and get those boys down off the fence, they're packing their bags. Tom! Get me the President on the phone. We're surrendering our position in Cuba! Wait a minute, Tom, don't get the President just yet. Maybe we should consider this for a second. Dismissed, Tom. Maybe, and I'm just spit balling here, maybe, we have a responsibility as officers to training Santiago. Maybe we as officers have a responsibility to this country to see to that the men and women charged with its security are trained professionals. Yes, I'm certain that I read that somewhere once. And now I'm thinking, Colonel Markinson, that your suggestion of transferring Santiago, while expeditious and certainly painless, might not be, in a matter of speaking, the American way. Santiago stays where he is. We're gonna train the lad!
1) I knew the line from Caffe mimicking Jessup was improvised....always loved it!! The funniest 30 seconds of your video was the last 30 seconds....hilarious!!!
When I was in the Army, I did a tour as an instructor at Fort Huachuca. There was a murder in one of the barracks rooms. It was taped off for 18 months.