12 Monkeys (1995) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

12 Monkeys (1995)
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[@TBRSchmitt]

This movie definitely made us question everything! What are some other great Sci-Fi recommendations!? Thank you for all the support!

[@davezwieback4208]

Blade Runner and it‘s sequel. Escape from New York. Critters, interstellar and of course 2001.

[@lauce3998]

Blade Runner, Total Recall, Dark City, Starship Troopers.

[@taylorpiercey3190]

Looks like somebody already beat me to it but I was going to say Starship Troopers (super fun and underrated) and Dark City (basically a film noir version of The Matrix).

[@TBRSchmitt]

@@lauce3998 We have Total Recall on the channel but the rest are on our list to watch!!

[@TBRSchmitt]

@@taylorpiercey3190 Dark City sounds awesome!

[@robpegler6545]

This film is pretty unique among time travel stories. There are plenty of stories where the hero comes back from the future and people in the present think he's crazy, but this was the first film I ever saw where the hero himself starts to believe he's mentally ill (and makes the audience begin to wonder about it too).

[@TBRSchmitt]

Yeah I really liked the path that James eventually stopped believing in himself and it just helped to keep the mystery going!

[@lannstarr35]

if you like this time travel movie I recommend Predestination it of a similar vein

[@Uncle_T]

I think you're right in that the "insurance" lady was sent back after James' phone call to collect the unmutated virus so they can make a vaccin/antivirus when she gets back to the future. The past is done but they can make their present better.

[@stevemccullagh36]

You're right, she collects the sample of the virus when they shake hands.

[@dracoargentum9783]

I've always taken a more jaded look at it, I've always thought that she was native to '96 in that scene, and it was to show that all the "scientists" weren't really at all: they were just "normal" people, perhaps the brightest of who's left termed scientists, cobbling everything together as best they can.

[@andy6576]

@@dracoargentum9783 Then you utterly misunderstood the ending. Gilliam himself confirmed it. So jaded AND wrong.

[@Jebu911]

@@dracoargentum9783 But its impossible as bruces character was around 40 in the movie so they were around the year 2020in the future. That "insurance" lady should have been 30 years younger on the plane.

[@Jebu911]

@@andy6576 You seem like a real asshole for not even explaining anything and just acting like a smug bastard.

[@toffee20]

Bruce Willis had a great change of pace at this time. 12 monkeys, pulp fiction, the fifth element, sixth sense, unbroken. He reinvented himself as an actor. He's great.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Yeah he is great! I wish he was more active in better roles still!

[@eldonstrackeii7892]

He chose this role on the condition none of his previous trademarks would be used- the smirk, wisecracks, etc.

[@OrangePony75]

You mean *Unbreakable.

[@taters8258]

unbroken lol

[@Teezythadon]

Looper!!!

[@jimtatro6550]

This was the movie that I realized that Brad Pitt was a great actor and not just a “pretty boy”. This is a masterpiece.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Yeah he was so great in this movie!

[@ThaneOfFife22]

He's a great supporting actor who has the looks of a leading actor.

[@JesusRamirez-zw2rj]

So he is not a pretty boy? lmao

[@deckofcards87]

I remember Brad had done "Kalifornia" before this and was amazing in that too as a psychopath

[@patrickstracener5329]

The rumor is, Brad Pitt was a smoker at the time and the director took away his cigarettes, forbade him to smoke and used nicotine withdrawals to help manifest his psychosis. If he did, I'd say it worked.

[@-psykonaut-]

The point is the continuous loop that James is stuck in. He sees his own death as a kid, that kid grows up, goes back in time and then eventually dies and he sees it as a kid again. It keeps on repeating.

[@KoolKeithProductions]

Just like Terminator 1 and 2

[@artiedelphigoo4080]

The part with Jeffrey in the airport memory, I've always assumed that that was the evolution of James's memory as he gets more clues. He was assuming that Jeffrey was the cause of the epidemic and so he inserted his face into the childhood memory subconsciously.

[@adgato75]

That is exactly right.

[@JoePlett]

This is still one of my favorite films. Time has not changed that. (Irony intentional) Maybe my favorite "meta-moment" is when they're hiding in the theatre watching Vertigo and James comments that the movie never changes, but it's different every time you watch it because YOU are different. That SO perfectly describes this Gordian-knot of a film.

[@chrisbiebel6205]

Two bits of trivia: First, Terry Gilliam at the time was known for making movies with huge budgets due to his vivid imagination (He's the one who used to do the Monty Python animations). For this movie, he was told that he could only have a much smaller budget, so a lot of the props come from trying to film this "on the cheap." Second, I remember reading that the actor who played the cop in the airport who shot James liked to joke that he was the first person to kill Bruce Willis, since this was the first time a Bruce Willis character was killed on screen.

[@m2c_tave689]

The reaction you all had was spot on. Most people never figure out what is the subversion is as the movie is playing. But Sam was on it from the start recognizing that the dream featured young James Cole. The breakdown TBR Schmitt and Sam had at the end was amazing. Keep it up as usual.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Awesome thank you so much for the support and kind words!!

[@billymuellerTikTok]

definitely kudos to Sam on this one, TBR missed a lot of stuff that she pointed out to him

[@Covenantt666]

Brad Pitt won a Golden Globe and got nominated for an Oscar for his role in 12 Monkeys.

[@dattallaudiophile236]

Why he didn't get the Oscar is beyond me.

[@earthien]

@@dattallaudiophile236 Remember Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects"? That's why.

[@PhilKnowltonBand]

1. When she said she's in insurance she meant she was there to bring back a pure sample of the virus to work on a cure. 2. It was Brad Pitt, but the reason he wa there was because this was a distant and likely repressed memory coming back in the form of a dream and was molded by things he learned. It was never really Brad Pitt, but he was someone he knew that fit the bill for the person with the case so his mind used him to fill in the blanks. I was a little obsessed when I first saw this movie and watched the director's commentary which made both of these points clear. Hope this helps 😀

[@ColinFox]

I think this is honestly Bruce Willis' best performance ever. He usually plays John McClain type characters - or himself as he sees himself. This is the first time I've seen him actually *act* - act crazy, sad, confused, displaced -- fantastic. And Brad Pitt's performance in the mental institute was perfection :)

[@inthebiscuits]

One of my all-time favorite movies by one of my favorite directors (and sixth Python) Terry Gilliam. I remember when this came out there was a lot of buzz about Brad Pitt's performance because up to that point he was still seen as just the pretty face from Thelma and Louise, this showed people he had some range. RIP Christopher Plummer.

[@sobr4986]

The airport scene changes because we see it though James' eyes, that's just his memories. He was a kid, he doesn't know who the person was, but as he suspects people those people become the one he sees shot

[@TBRSchmitt]

Interesting point!

[@redjakOfficial]

I love Terry Gilliam. His has such an unsettling and creative way of telling stories. And he's excellent at directing actors too : At the time Bruce Willis was always cast the "strong, brave hero that saves the day", and Brad Pitt often cast as the seductive, confident type, with no real flaws. Well, Gilliam went the opposite way and got some of these guys best performances ever. You should watch Brazil too.

[@NotSuperSerious]

I love that part when he talks about how the movie never changes, but every time you see it you get a different perspective because you've changed. I know it was just foreshadowing that the timeline is fixed and that the viewer would see those scenes from the "future flashback" with different knowledge every time... but also, every time i see this movie i do realize more things about it. When i first watched it as a kid i thought it was boring and confusing, but i like it more and more as i get older and start to notice different things because of how i changed.

[@fenderbender2096]

This is a genius little detail!

[@stu2729]

He was sent back in the past to get information on the virus without changing anything. They made sure that everything played out as it was supposed to be, to prevent a time paradox. (The 12 monkeys tv series delved into this a bit further) He was predestined to die, and knew about it (through his dreams) beforehand. I feel like because he is a time traveller, he is somethwat linked to this timeloop where he sees is own death as a kid.

[@adambazso9207]

This is one of the saddest time travel films, it was inspired by the short film "La jetée" from Chris Marker, a French filmmaker. That film consists only of still photographs and is even more abstract. 12 monkeys is also one of the best remakes/adaptations, it expands on the ideas and makes them more accessible and still has a very strong fingerprint of Terry Gilliam. It's a film you think about afterwards. A joy to watch.

[@tomlewis7898]

I love this film, IMO it's more Philip-K-Dickean than any of the actual adaptations of PKD's work. Genius screenplay.

[@txxredtache]

I saw 12 Monkeys on release and it’s still in my head! Welcome to the gang ;D

[@8AFM4]

The paradox you guys are talking about is called a causal loop with a Jinn particle. For example I go back In time and give myself a story to put in a book that I then in the future give to myself when I go back in time; where did the original story come from?

[@ZeroOskul]

6:43 Christipher Plummer. May he party forever and never rest again.

[@pokeround]

12:40 "All I see are dead people" - I guess this must be a call-forward. :o One of the best movies of the 90s reacted to by one of the best couples of the 2020s. Keep going! ;)

[@TBRSchmitt]

hahaha we had a little laugh after we heard that but didn't realize until after that sixth sense came way later! Oo wow! Thank you so much for the kind words! We are having to much fun to stop so we definitely will keep going!

[@davida.j.berner776]

One of my favourite films of all time. Definitely my favourite time travel movie. To start from a premise that the past can't be changed, and still make a film that's exciting, action-packed, suspenseful and thought-provoking takes some doing. One of Terry Gilliam's masterpieces. Oh, and congrats. I don't think I've ever seen anyone piece together so much of the puzzle quite so quickly!

[@countquackula8539]

The old lady at the end was just a way to tell the viewer that they succeeded in their mission.

[@lucyoobieoob8678]

I think others already touched on this but the confusion over James Cole seeing Jeffrey in that vision of the airport is just a skewed memory . You know when you have a dream or a memory from a long time ago and it gets fuzzy and you can get things mixed up especially with a current event that reminds you of said memory or dream and you mentally mix the two...that's what happened. The past wasn't ever meant to be changed, only to get a sample of the virus in it's purest form.... thus the scientist lady at the end saying she's in insurance, to ensure the present humanity gets that sample.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

Exactly...as Dr. Railly says to James, "It wasn't me before; it's become me because of what's happening." She's wrong in reference to herself, but it's why James sees Jeffrey the next time he has the dream, running past and saying "Watch it." There's a great bit later in his father's house when a servant bumps into him and says "Watch it," and James shoots him a look as if remembering his dream. And so many people don't get the ending. James says that the plan is to trace the path of the virus, and when he's found its origins a scientist will be sent back to get the pure sample, which is why the scientist from the future is on the plane, and why she shakes the man's hand; she specifically is making sure she gets the virus, hence her insurance" quip.

[@lethaldose2000]

I agree with this assessment. Our brain cannot process what we can't comprehend. James has never seen Dr Goines assistant so he can't picture that face in the dream. Because he beleives he has now given Jeffery the inspiration to form the army of the 12 monkeys and to release the virus. He assigns his face to the dream. I love it, some deep psychological musing in this film for sure.

[@yanivsh16]

Exactly

[@matt_canon]

Correct. Also the young James Cole didn't really get a good look at Dr Peter's face as he ran by. He mainly remember the yellow clothing and hair. Most of the accurate details of the memory would be the PTSD of seeing someone getting shot and killed right in front of them.

[@misterkite]

What's funny is the well prank with the boy hiding in a barn is pretty close to predicting the balloon boy prank where he was hiding in the attic... 14 years after this movie.

[@randall-king]

One of the most unique and fun movies I’ve ever seen. The music stays with you. I haven’t gotten it out of my head since seeing this when it came out. I eventually made a ringtone with it.

[@TBRSchmitt]

totally agree! The music has a lasting effect!

[@jesselester9722]

@@TBRSchmitt you need to watch Brad Pitt's movie before this movie Interview With The Vampire (1994). It's a great gothic vampire movie. It also stars Tom Cruise, Antonio Bandarras, & a very young Kirsten Dunst. It was a major hit in the 90s & is still the highest grossing vampire movie of all time.

[@DafterThings]

I think your discussion after the film is what makes it so special. It's good anyway but, when I first watched it, I felt pleased with myself as I pieced it together. At the end I went "Hold on so..." and, then, all the same thoughts went through my head. A film that makes you think *and* leaves you discussing it more is quite a rare thing.

[@moonbrooke27]

One thing I like about this film, over the Terminator Franchise is that time is fixed. It isn't about changing the past. They are just trying to fix the future. A nice change of pace for a time travel film.

[@3DJapan]

2:17 If you don't know this building is Philadelphia's City Hall. I walked through it every day in college.

[@phj223]

Last of the Mohicans would make for a great reaction. 😍 It has nothing to do with sci-fi obviously, I only mention it here because it also stars Madeleine Stowe. 😎

[@TBRSchmitt]

We have not seen that one so we will definitely have it on our list! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@phj223]

I love it to bits. 🥰 It's also Daniel Day-Lewis' breakthrough role.

[@david.j9.rabbithole808]

Great recommendation, phj223.

[@strawdawgs78]

Another great one with Madeline Stowe is Stakeout.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

@@phj223 That would be My Left Foot but he's great in everything he does. The Phantom Thread was a good last film for him.

[@m2c_tave689]

12 Monkeys is on of my all time favorite flicks. I've watched at least 100 times. And I watch the entire tv series twice. So deep so complex. Fun fact: the asylum James Cole was in is named, J.D Peoples asylum, based on the name of the writer of the original short story from which the movie was developed.

[@EdwardBast]

Peoples wrote the screen play for 12-Monkeys, Chris Marker made the movie that inspired this one.

[@TomAZ1984]

Watched it 100 times? Ever think you should seek help? I’ve also watched it over 100 times.

[@mikechevy9307]

Another Gilliam film: The Fisher King, with Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges

[@ltdanu]

Yes, Yes, Yes.

[@robpegler6545]

Yep. That film is pure gold.

[@djpushplay]

When COVID started, I re-watched "12 Monkeys" and there were so many things that I missed before, not to mention being in the middle of a pandemic gave me a different perspective, just like you said about the movie they were watching. You guys are very good at seeing things that most people miss on their first viewing. If you like this "style," you might like "Brazil." That movie also has some really deep stuff to analyze. My favorite line from this movie is when Kathryn comes out of the trunk of the car and James tells her he was at a party, and she says "You went to a party without..."

[@mitchyd6086]

Now you have to check out Gilliam’s other brilliant film (that wasn’t associated with Monty Python) that is Brazil!!!

[@TBRSchmitt]

Never heard of it but I am super interested after this masterpiece!

[@3DJapan]

He has other great films too.

[@danielsmith5088]

Not associated with Monty Python but with Michael Palin in a great supporting role

[@Pixelologist]

Brazil is an absolute CLASSIC!!! One of my favorites of all time.

[@bensilicate]

@@TBRSchmitt Brazil is THE masterpiece from Terry Gilliam !! Watching 12 Monkeys is the perfect warm up before watching Brazil !!

[@bradleymcavoy3432]

This is a very underrated Sci-Fi movie and I have it in my Blu-Ray collection somewhere in an adjacent room in some buried box.

[@vicrattlehead8417]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is more esoteric than you can, uh, imagine.

[@darrenrunning5415]

'Frequency' with Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quad is an unique movie about time travel.

[@ofb-jq5lc]

May I highly recommend the documentary on the making of this great film called, 'The Hamster Factor.' Named so because of Gilliam's obsession with a particular scene in the movie in which it was essential that a hamster be running on a rotating wheel as the camera rolled. It is one of the best documentaries on the creation of a multi-million dollar studio film, from script, to casting, to hiring the director, to preproduction, production and the editing, marketing and release of the film. A must watch for sure. It can be found on KZbin. Great channel !

[@alolkoydesigns]

Aahhh! Thanks for putting that together for me. I've watched this movie dozens of times and never understood the ending. I always assumed the insurance sales woman was in her present time at the end and just happened to meet him. So what she really meant when she said I'm in insurance is that she was the safety net in case everything went belly up with James

[@-BuddyGuy]

Oh my god the movie choices continue to be my top 10 list - Also did you know it's based on an old French short film called La Jetée which is made entirely of still shots and voiceover

[@ianjohnson7646]

I Saw La Jetee in a film class in college. When I saw this I was like, wait, I've seen this before :)

[@OronOfMontreal]

"Twelve Monkeys" is based upon a short French experimental film called "La Jetee". It is a time-travel mystery told only in still photographs, carefully arranged through the film's 20-minutes running time. It is a heartfelt tragedy and Science Fiction, in one. When "Twelve Monkeys" was initially released, some cinemas showed it in a double-bill with "La Jetee", which is how I saw it in Montreal. What a good show that was!

[@jhornacek]

La Jetee airs frequently on the TCM channel.

[@Rastafaustian]

I think the future "I'm in insurance" doctor at the end's mission might have been to get a sample by getting infected and then being sent back.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Interesting idea!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

So one thing I still don't understand is who is the guy that calls him "Bob" when he's in the "present" (our future)? Is he the homeless bum we see from time to time, and if so how come sometimes he doesn't know who Cole is? It does make me consider the possibility that Cole actually is crazy and that the whole things was/is fabricated in his mind.

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

Yes, they needed an unmutated strain of the virus from day 1 to create a vaccine.

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

@@JustWasted3HoursHere Its a figment of his imagination and it becomes a figment of the doctors imagination from being in close quarters with Cole..

[@emskis7302]

I always thought she WAS in insueance. Until the world changed and she ended upin the same bunker as cole,she was just less crazy and was one of the people in charge. The meeting on the plane was just a coincidence

[@kalandkarazor-el3088]

I waited years to see this because everyone said it was really bad. And that's the last time I listened to other people This movie is amazing!! A bit confusing but I was in it the entire time

[@TBRSchmitt]

Good call! Always better to experience something and form your own opinion cause everyone has their own unique taste!

[@stephennorris2524]

The Cube Trilogy are worth a look, Cypher, The Thirteenth Floor, Sunshine.

[@terririnella4032]

This was a movie I saw when I was too young and too inexperienced, it is a movie you need to watch several times to get and understand, I liked it then and I like it now but with different perspectives and for those who have problems with time travel movies, this one is unlike any other

[@TBRSchmitt]

Kind of like in the movie! You can watch that same movie over again but pull out different information because you yourself are different!

[@Shad0wmoses]

i saw this in 1996 when i was 8 years old...and while i didnt fully understand it..the ending i can remember deeply affecting me at that moment and made me so depressed....like not your typical depressed but something profound like i was putting myself in my own shoes when i would be in my 30's. i just thought about all the things i new as a kid and most of it being drastically different or gone by the time i reached that point.

[@majdjinn5042]

The tightest time traveling story because they aren't trying to change time or alter it. Potentially using James' memories of the whole events to make sure what happens happen.

[@MichaelJohnson-ln1in]

I think James memories were distorted because he was in and out of it from being drugged all the time. I just subscribed. 🤘🤘🤘

[@TBRSchmitt]

Good point! and awesome! Thank you for the support!

[@pigpiggypigbigpig681]

@@TBRSchmitt Yeah it seems like he was dealing with both the mental stress of time travel and medication. Mostly he was right. But some of his memories were distorted. Sadly he’ll live in this loop of madness for an eternity, no way out.

[@absolutezero6423]

@@pigpiggypigbigpig681 Yeah. I remember somewhere during the movie they said time travel may cause mental instability.

[@Xoferif]

Can't believe "The Sphere" scored higher than "Escape From New York"...

[@youtubeistrash953]

They're both great movies!

[@doorran]

this is the movie that showed me that Brad Pit was actually a pretty good actor. I saw him interviewed about this role. There was no ad libing from him in the movie at all.

[@RraMakutsi]

Primer is an excellent sci-fi / time travel movie... you should check it out sometime. Love your reactions!

[@caedmon232]

Total props to Samantha for recognizing so early on that Dr. Railly was the blond in the airport.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

This film rides a great line between making us think he's crazy and convincing us he's telling the truth. When he's being scrubbed down after his specimen-gathering mission, it looks just like his de-lousing at the prison. We don't see the time machine until after Cole sees the MRI machine at the hospital, which looks similar. I think it's actually a bit of both, as the film deliberately never resolves the issue of the raspy voice in his head. Is the guy they meet on the street really a guy from the future, or just a bum with a similar voice? He doesn't know who James is later, and his claim about trackers in the teeth is never confirmed. James just has a handful of teeth, with no obvious sci-fi gizmos in them, and Jose mentions "They give you a pardon and you come back and fuck with your teeth?" He could just be commenting on Cole's bizarre behavior. At the same time, if there are no trackers, how do they find him to pull him out, or even know he cut out his teeth? But the fact that the last time he hears the voice in the restroom there's clearly no one there speaking leads inevitably to the idea that Cole is indeed losing his grip, probably because he just can't deal with living in multiple realities, as the scientists say early on has been a problem in the past with other subjects. Great damn movie.

[@krono5el]

What a mind twister and youse guys always have the best reactions to some of my fave movies, love these vids : D

[@adambrown3918]

Great reaction to a REALLY good film! 05:14 - middle doctor is played famous actor Frank Gorshin. He was the Riddler in the Batman 1966 TV show among other films/ TV shows. 18:12 - actor Joseph McKenna. He stars in one of my favorite films: The Long Kiss Goodnight - 1996( starring Gina Davis and Samuel L. Jackson ). PLEASE add to your lists?!! You both won't won't be disappointed. Thank you. 😊

[@joemacdonald6312]

12:39 "All I see are dead people" a similar line to that one was spoken by Haley Joel Osment in the 1996 movie The Sixth Sense

[@raveouscarlias4479]

I watched this as a teenager. It was SOOO trippy. I loved it so much but the ending is really devastating. And yah, the acting was absolutely top notch across the board. One of my favorite Sci-Fi movies ever.

[@guymelton1094]

Truly one of the best flicks from the 90s, enjoyed the reactions 👍✌️

[@porgyt7177]

Watch BRAZIL by the same director, Terry Gilliam (earlier in his career, he also was with Monty Python).

[@kwdenman]

Awesome movie directed by Terry Gilliam who also did Time Bandits and Brazil, among many other fantastic movies. I recommend both Time Bandits and Brazil, especially Brazil.

[@artiedelphigoo4080]

I think one of the best time-traveling movies, with one of the most plausible theories is in the movie "Primer". Man, what a mind-bender. Needs a couple of viewings to comprehend it.

[@AchtungEnglander]

Check out Timecrimes - it will blow your mind. This is the pinnacle of time travel.

[@lucyoobieoob8678]

One of the greatest cyberpunk films ever, and one of my favorites. The whole ambiance is perfection ✅ influenced my aesthetics as a kid.

[@Shaggit]

I first saw this movie in the theater with my family when I was 11 years old. The discussion my family had with me about exactly all that happened was instrumental in me falling in love with complicated plots and the art of storytelling in various media (books, tv and film). Every couple years thereafter when it came to VHS and DVD, my family would rewatch it and discuss things again. We must've rehashed the 12 Monkey plot a half dozen times over the next several years. I love this movie and what it did for my love for movies as I continued to grow up and is forever one of my favorites of all time because of it. Also, big props to my parents for the conversations this movie provoked. :-D

[@TBRSchmitt]

That’s great! Good movies can have the biggest impact on who we are or want to be!

[@coloradomike3066]

Ha! Same; 11 years old. Except I watched it with my best friends' family...a bunch. Kids our age were quoting Ace Ventura at school and my buddy and I were the odd ones dropping Jeffrey & Cole quotes that no other 11 y/o's got. Good times. Hell, I still quote this movie to this day. But if you don't, that's cool... Whatever gets it up for you, Jack.

[@coeusdarksoul2855]

I remember when they were filming this in Philly - was so incredible as a kid to see City Hall & Eastern State Penitentiary on the big screen. Didn't understand the movie until I rewatched it as an adult.

[@brom00]

If you thought this film was mind blowing, you should check out Terry Gilliam's other film's like Time Bandits, The Fisher King and Brazil especially.

[@LordLOC]

Brad Pitt usually gets all the kudos for his performance in the movie (which he deserves of course) but Bruce Willis also gives an amazing performance - probably his best acting role to date.

[@martianmanhunter37]

I think it's the best dramatic performance of Willis' career. He goes through so much. He has to act confused, tired, sedated, angry, happy, enraged, even childlike and all of it without overacting or bravado. Willis is completely subservient to the story and its needs. It's my favourite performance from him alongside his hilarious role in Death Becomes Her.

[@KurticeYZ]

19:34 you noticed the pimps roll of money, i never have cause i was noticing the angle being hung up was from the very beginning when he was exploring. Nice... lol now i see the scene has even more to it. What a great director & just visual greatness.

[@TBRSchmitt]

The great movies always have details hidden that require multiple views!

[@jmboz18791]

I was just waiting to see whose head was going to explode first. lol

[@jaysuscrass9119]

time travel in a deterministic universe the most logical take on time travel mechanics in a story about the mentally insane and the cause and effect madness you unravel such a wild ride, even years later you can still come back to this movie to unravel more and more of what's happened here, so glad your fans told you about this, it's such a different movie than any other, so good~

[@TheNervousnation]

Saw this in the cinema on lsd. Every frame is stamped into my mind.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Sounds like a wild experience!

[@NotAyFox]

Definitely one of my top 5 of all times. In terms of time travel, there's maybe one or two movies that are as good as this one. But the story and acting and cinematography is above and beyond.

[@thunderstruck5484]

I had all this figured out years ago but no idea now but the reaction was fun and I’ll have to rewatch this movie hahaha typical Terry Gilliam movie that is fun to discuss afterwards thanks again

[@sagan666]

This is without a doubt in my top 5 of all time.

[@skatemetrix]

The scene with the lady scientist, on the plane, who says she is from "insurance" is actually a happy ending. It means the scientists have now obtained a pure sample of the original virus and will be able to find a cure to the virus ravaging the future (or the present which the scientists live in). Also... One of the best time travelling movies ever.

[@monstamac2005]

The TV show has seasons to flesh out the world and story. So good.

[@matt_canon]

29:38 In the script when Dr Goines tells his son Jeffrey he no longer has access to the virus, Jeffrey asks what virus he's talking about. In this movie, Jeffrey and his buddies look at each other confused, but ignore it and continue harassing his father.

[@Foksuh]

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is another worthwhile movie by Gilliam to check out. It's Heath Ledgers final role, though he died before the shooting finished so Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell each stepped in to play his character and refused payment, donating it to Ledgers family. Its another wild movie!

[@badprotocol1105]

"Jeffrey came in clutch" - LMAO 🤣 (saw this movie years ago, JUST realized the angel statue being raised when they are buying clothes is the one he sees at the beginning when collecting samples in the future!)

[@ZeroOskul]

I love this movie! I love watching you watch my favorite movies.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Awesome thank you! I love reaction videos too!

[@ccdecc6650]

Pitt was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for that role.

[@GrumpyOpinions]

Great film. It's actually based on a 20 minute Black and White french short called La Jetee. One of the quirks of which is that apart from one 2 second shot, the whole film is told using still images instead of rolling film.

[@AS-dx3kw]

This movie also introduced me to Astor Piazzolla and I became a huge fan of this great musician.

[@charmawow]

I always love the ‘boinngg’ sound from the the TV, as Brad Pitt’s head pops out of his clothes :-).

[@vanjoe6956]

Earlier in the movie they say that once he finds the culprit they'll send back a scientist to get a pure version of the virus. The woman on the plane was the scientist from the future sent back to do that.

[@shanenolan8252]

Classic love this movie they made a sequel television show same writers

[@wampa25]

What's great about this film, is that's it's the best, most realistic time travel movie ever made. (As realistic as time travel can be). In trying to change the future, he just ensured it.

[@The_Curious_Cat]

This is why most scientists and time-travel theorists say it's impossible to change history on the same timeline. Because of the many paradoxes that can happen. Like in the movie, going back to stop something and actually being the cause for it to happen. Or for example inventing the time machine to change something, then you go back and change it, so you no longer have the reason to invent the time machine to change it, so you end up not inventing it. Or the fact that the moment you invent a time machine and decide to go back, history is already written with the time machine as a culprit in the changes, since technically whoever invents it was already in the past changing events. I mean... It's kinda crazy.

[@terryv2006]

One of my fav time jumping movies is Butterfly Effect. Someone goes back in time repeatedly to “fix” the present but it goes horribly wrong every time.

[@IamnotJohnFord]

Funny. Time travel in this movie was kinda like time travel in Avengers: Endgame. You cannot change the past. If you have an impact you just create a new timeline. So, the virus and the deaths happened. All they could do was get a sample of the virus in pure form so they might be able to come up with a vaccine in the future. The scientist on the plane at the end was there to get a sample of the pure virus. They finally knew how, and where, the pure virus would be at some point in time. She would have to allow him to distribute the virus and kill 5 billion people. If they didn't all they would do is create a new timeline without the outbreak, but their timeline would still be there. I like this version of time travel because it makes the most sense to me. The idea that stepping on a roach in the past changes the one and only future creates a paradox.

[@clbaker8356]

Director terry Gilliam (Brazil, The Fisher King, Monty Python) is a very under rated filmmaker who's work all stands out

[@TheAndroidBishop]

Another absolutely insane Gilliam film that nobody appreciates is The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen. Such a fun and bonkers movie. There's a running theme in all of Gilliam's work that revolves around the blurry line between fantasy and reality, and the power of imagination.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Interesting in checking that out for sure! Especially with how much we liked this one!

[@traceyreid4585]

Great choice and top reactions from both of you... Bruce at the airport with the tash & hair looks just like Mr Goodkat, his character from Lucky Number Slevin!

[@ofb-jq5lc]

R.I.P - Christopher Plummer.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Good review!! A very under rated movie. Took me a few viewings to mostly understand what was happening. Now I just watch for the entertainment value. Also, the Sy-Fy Channel made this movie into a series that lasted about 3 seasons or so - was pretty good though some of the characters were changed around.

[@WALKTHISWAYINC]

Saw this in the theater - - that was a trip! I love time travel stuff - - and this take is definitely original. Directed by Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame.

[@3DJapan]

I haven't read the script but I think the scientist lady at the end said "I'm AN insurance". Implying that she was there in case Cole didn't succeed.

[@72isb]

One of the greatest time travel flicks of all time and Bruce Willis in his Nicolas Cage disguise nailed it.