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[@JustSUMMReactions]

Let us know where you would rank The Green Mile among movies adapted from Stephen King stories. And as always, thanks for watching and being a part of our film club!

[@russevans3586]

I would put it just barely under The Shawshank Redemption. And, I mean, just BARELY.

[@kieronball8962]

Equal to Shawshank.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

For sheer emotional impact, for me the mile is#1.

[@richieb7692]

My top Stephen King movies are The Green Mile Misery The Shawshank Redemption. The Green Mile stands out, because I can only watch it once or twice a year, because its so draining. I Love Misery as its a great Horror you can just throw on, Then The Shawshank Redemption when I just need to nest on the sofa with a feel good movie.

[@AutoPilate]

The Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile Misery Stand By Me The Mist Carrie (1976) Christine The Shining Firestarter It Pet Sematary (1989) ‘Salem’s Lot

[@victoriac4317]

I don’t think there’s a quote in existence that gives me more rage than “I didn’t know the sponge was supposed to be wet.”😡😂

[@leadzeppbelly]

Haha. Yeah! Oh he knew alright!

[@83gemm]

“There’s no such place,” might be even worse, but the sulky delivery of, “I didn’t know the sponge was supposed to be wet,” makes it infuriating.

[@elijahvincent985]

Followed by one of the most satisfying moments... a right hook from good ole Brutal!

[@laurenokeeffe4059]

Percy is the worst villain in cinematic history in my opinion. I never physically wanted to hurt someone more. Lol

[@michaelcastro2209]

@@elijahvincent985 That punch came from all of us watching because holy sh** did we need it so bad

[@tsogobauggi8721]

"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 :(

[@caseyh8386]

The buddy line crushes me. Even when I was reading the book I got to that bit and burst in to tears. Beautiful story and beautiful film. Its rare a film adaptation makes the right changes and still perfectly captures the source material ♥

[@anartisticgent5867]

One of the best lines in a movie period

[@apatternedhorizon]

Lonely as a sparrow in the rain always gets me.

[@adamkl8581]

And i cry again.. 😭 One of the scariest conversations imaginable

[@azazello1784]

@@apatternedhorizon I think he meant Captain Jack Sparrow

[@SakaIsMyDad]

RIP Michael Clarke Duncan... left the world being in one of the best movies of all time

[@DzeiEidz]

100% Oscar-worthy role for him, but for some stupid reason it didn't happen. Maybe they just mixed the names... Michael Caine..Michael Clarke.. :) Oh well, Caine is great too.

[@ravowekrimpej777]

rip 😢

[@ravowekrimpej777]

also rip to michael jeter a.k.a dale 😢😢. he was mr. noodle on elmos world

[@chrissibersky4617]

He in hebben now.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Yes he did

[@codesent2125]

"Im tired of people being ugly to each other". Me to John... Me too.

[@LA_HA]

That's why I really believe that John's true intent wasn't to punish Percy. The point of him being a Christ figure was to spare the patients at the asylum. There's nothing that says it can't be both, however, if you truly take John Coffey's personality and perspective, and thoughts about the affliction of being able to feel people's pain and nastiness, it seems punishment wasn't the goal. Just one way of seeing it

[@sparksdrinker5650]

@@LA_HA Except he literally said that he punished those bad men.

[@LA_HA]

@@sparksdrinker5650 You're 100% right. I should have said that I meant the ultimate goal. So, instead of allowing Percy to go to the asylum and hurt those people, JC took out two bad people as punishment for their crimes by having Percy kill Wild Bill. That way, he could die knowing at least those two last bad men wouldn't harm anyone else (the main goal is to protect the innocent). That's all I meant. haha

[@karenhultgren7810]

Me too!

[@dturasky19]

@@LA_HA I never put together, and maybe im making to much out of this, but your abbreviating John coffee to JC..... JC Jesus Christ...John Coffee whoa

[@joshritz7067]

My favorite line: "I think this boy's cheese slid off his cracker."

[@RedHeadKevin]

My favorite line in the whole movie is "How many years you spend pissing on a toilet seat before someone told you to put it up?"

[@Myles720]

Very underated. Always makes me smile

[@aaronws9561]

If I could have a dollar for every time people said that about me…..

[@StarlyYakizawa]

Del telling to Tom that he wished they could've met sooner has me crying everytime.

[@Caillron]

Was going to say this. That scene is very emotional. Just the thought of how his life, and so many others, could be changed if they just had even one friend who maybe said "Hey man, this is probably a bad idea. Let's just go grab something to eat instead" or something. Really makes you wish you could go into the movie and back in time to be Del's friend.

[@StarlyYakizawa]

@@Caillron the best part about this movie, for me, is that we don't know what anyone did (except Wild Bill and John). It makes you judge them as humans and not criminals.

[@Caillron]

@@StarlyYakizawa Well, we know they murdered someone, but we don't know who or why. We get an idea that maybe with Del that it could've been something emotional, or he got caught up with the wrong kind of people, or maybe even an accident (at least that's what I think). That's why his scene where he wishes he had met the guards sooner really gets me almost as much as John dying.

[@StarlyYakizawa]

@@Caillron same, I'm a sucker for these kind of lines. Persona 5 has a similar line and even if I don't cry there, I still get very emotional.

[@vjt21]

The music in that scene goes so perfect with it

[@21DaHoagie12]

first time I saw this movie as a teenager, when John says “don’t put that thing on me boss, don’t put me in the dark.” I can’t begin to describe how much I just cried and bawled like an infant 😭😭😭😭

[@lynnhathaway3755]

No matter how many times I watch this movie, that line gets me everytime. Now I stop watching after Melinda is healed.

[@thelastdon09]

When he said “I’m sorry for what I am.” I remember bursting out in tears like a mad man and feeling like I got punched in the stomach. 😭😭😭

[@inheritmyshoes9559]

That part, no matter how many times I watch this, will always make me cry

[@hrundivbakshi3959]

I love how Emily wears her heart on her sleeve. She's unapologetic about her emotions which results in such honest and heartfelt reactions. I'm normally quite stoic but this movie always hits me in the feels. Matthew did well to control himself as much as he did. He really is the Film Führer.

[@allantidgwell5624]

I said a while back that Film Führer needs to be his title when they watch a movie set in WW2

[@hrundivbakshi3959]

@@allantidgwell5624 Let's hope it's still on Emilys ever growing list of titles

[@frankiecamacho8739]

I love how Matthew took charge in the review and made sure Emily was okay. Such a wonderful couple.

[@replugged276]

I don't know if it still exists, but in theaters there was a person who operated the projector and made sure everything ran smoothly and without interference. In German, this job was called -Filmvorführer-. So in a way, Matthew is a kind of Film(vor)Führer who does the above job on many levels.

[@allantidgwell5624]

@replugged276 projectionists exist, though now they're just any member of the theatre staff. Now that the films are digital it's basically putting the DVD into the projector and pressing play, so not as technically demanding as working a reel-to-reel

[@electronash]

This movie is a masterpiece of acting and storytelling. That is all.

[@stormqueen29]

This one is still a hard watch, even 22 years later. The acting in this movie is top notch. It would never have been what it was without these actors. Tom Hanks, David Morse, James Cromwell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Harry Dean Stanton and of course the incomparable Michael Clark Duncan. They gave some of their best performances here. To me, having read the novel, Michael imbodies John Coffey.

[@zimjun7]

I read that when Stephen King first laid eyes on Michael Clarke Duncan, he was exactly how he pictured John Coffey! Very pleased with the casting! June Maine A side note: When John said that he was tired of people being "ugly to each other," that is an expression used in Maine. Even though the story's in Louisiana. (At least that is what a couple said when they moved here from PA )

[@msdarby515]

I feel that Michael Jeter, who played Eduard Delacroix deserves a mention. His performance is brilliant. Every performance in this movie is, however, so it's not surprising that Michael Jeter doesn't get mentioned. Sam Rockwell as Wild Bill is also incredible.

[@72tadrian65]

No kidding, I knew what was gonna happen and your reactions got me to cry…

[@Teezythadon]

Doug Hutchinson was absolutely great at make Percy horrible too

[@Damnedifiwill]

The part i just realized was that during john coffey's execution when tom hanks says 'may god have mercy on your soul' you can see in his eyes hes talking about his own soul not John's. And felt he was condemned from the moment he said 'roll on 2'. So powerful. One of the best films of all time.

[@brienneoffriggintarth5510]

I never thought of that

[@kinagrill]

But it also feels like it's less 'god' that punishes and more a sense of 'he feels he should be punished' thus he was.

[@Teezythadon]

He was absolutely talking about himself

[@ReklawLah]

Stephen King is so amazing. He's just the absolute master of story telling.

[@Jadbgjoka]

Man, that last shakey "Roll on two" gets me every time. So many great performances in this one.

[@artbagley1406]

My favorite short line is John's, as he awaits the electricity: "I'm sorry for what I am." Not for what he did, but for what he IS.

[@nickedgar6706]

In the book (since you asked) the exhaled manifestation of the illness/disease is described as looking like small insects or gnats that would fly about and then disappear. The movie was very accurate to this description.

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

I'd wondered if they were bugs or ashes. Thanks.

[@Fallopia5150]

Those flies that came out of John C, are the giveaway. Flies. Beelzebub (Satan) is Lord of the Flies. So John was taking from those who deserved mercy and giving to those who didn't.

[@supernicko123]

One thing that has always stuck out from this movie is when Dale sits on the chair and says "I am sorry for what I do", because he was guilty of the crime he was being executed for. In sharp contrast, John Coffey says "I am sorry for what I am" when he sits in the chair, because he is sorry for having to feel the pain around him, but he isn't sorry for what he did because he didn't do it. Such genius writing.

[@brettlynam5048]

Emily: “I’m done with emotional movies for awhile.” Mathew: Slowly slides Ol’ Yeller back into its case..”So, a comedy maybe?”

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

He should have her watch Hatchi just for shits and giggles haha

[@ronweber1402]

I still haven't watched Marley and Me because I had a yellow lab and don't know if I could take it.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

@@ronweber1402 a local veterinary ER purchased an entire theater of tickets and handed them out to veterinary clinics in town. [Great marketing] The theater was full of vet techs, veterinarians and receptionists; it was a blubbering mess. 😂 Have you seen Eight Below? I can't watch that one again. Once was enough. 😭

[@iprice]

@@ronweber1402 That movie made be bawl! It's a wonderful film. Just stop wtching 10 minutes before the end.

[@donkfail1]

I watched Green Mile again To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that's real - The story tears my heart The old familiar sting Try to kill it all away But I remember everything - I'll try to remember My sweetest friend Everything that's bad Goes away in the end - If you don't cry at all Don't feel down in the dirt Your heart has let you down This should make you hurt - And when John Coffey sits Upon that cruel chair My poor broken heart I cannot repair - The heart heals over time The feelings disappear But watching it again It's all still right there - I'll try to remember My sweetest friend Everything that's bad Goes away in the end - If you don't cry at all Don't feel down in the dirt Your heart has let you down This should make you hurt - If watching it again In a year or two I will feel the same I'm sure you will too

[@NimpanZ]

The mental health check-in during the intro. So very wholesome and perfectly in tune with one the takeaways of this movie. Less ugliness and more empathy, tolerance and love please ❤️

[@DiggitySlice]

I don't think it's loving to let someone destroy themself in the name of "tolerance"

[@neil2444]

That look at 9:40 where Emily has just decided that she doesn't just hate Percy. :D We're all with you on that one, Em!

[@alijohnson]

Lmao!! Yes! I knew it wasn’t just me

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Kudos to Doug Hutchison for portraying Percy so well, that we all wanted him dead!!! And another unsung powerhouse in this film was Dabbs Greer (RIP) who portrayed senior citizen Paul Edgecomb so well that in the few scenes he was in, he had us in tears.

[@exodia1510]

@@Mr.Ekshin And KY's own Harry Dean Stanton

[@Oscirus]

@@Mr.Ekshin Doug's perverted ass never deserves kudos for anything he does

[@k1productions87]

And the absolute, intense, unmitigated RAGE on her face during Del's execution is almost satisfying. I am sure many of us wanted to vent our absolute hatred for Percy, but don't want to disturb those around us by doing it. She just lets it unload, and its glorious

[@brettlynam5048]

This is one of the greatest films ever. And I’ve never seen Mathew tear up during one of your films. And poor Em; that was hard to watch. 😢 Good on you for watching this, and I loved your genuine reactions.

[@brettlynam5048]

Oh: Viewer submitted for Mathew : Celluloid Svengali. ;)

[@NimpanZ]

Not sure you missed it, maybe just forgot to mention that John Coffey's initials J.C are the same as another miracle worker we all know and love. That's right, Jackie Chan.

[@Pixelologist]

LOL!

[@DavidWright1138]

Everyone, including the author write's his name as "Coffey", but when he goes to spell it out, he says, "K...o...".

[@JustTheHighlights]

Oh that's a good one. You got me in the first half!

[@victorc3653]

I think you meant John Cena.

[@allantidgwell5624]

The J.C for a christ-figure is a common tactic in story telling John Connor, Jiminy Cricket, Jim Casy, Juan Chicoy, Jessie Custer, John Constantine, JC Denton...

[@IggyStardust1967]

Fun fact: The last time Fred Astaire danced on camera, was in Battlestar Galactica. He guest starred in the episode "The Man with Nine Lives". Also, in 20 years, I can see a lawyer's ad running that says, "Did you have to watch The Green Mile and have a video posted of your reaction on KZbin? You may be entitled to compensation..."

[@zimjun7]

Good one, John! hahaha!

[@rickylyon3846]

The 2 parts that always get me: 1- Brutus telling John ''Feel how we feel..." because it's basically men from the 1930's telling another man that they love him. Something that wasn't exactly common of that time. 2- Paul, while shaking John's hand, having to be reminded by John that this is what he wants before he can finally give the last order.

[@rustincohle2135]

15:31 "I sure wish I could've met you guys somewheres else." Jesus, that line. Like someone driving over my heart with a bulldozer.

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

Seen this movie 20+ times, still sob when the warden's wife is healed. Patricia Clarkson is SO......DAMN......GOOD in everything.

[@blairhinton7535]

My sister told me and my wife we should watch this film. So we did. I called her the next day and complained because she didn't tell me to make sure I had a box of tissues near by. This film is powerful, beautiful, emotional and horrible all at the same time. Every actor is brilliant at giving their character personality however Michael Clarke Duncan should have got an Oscar for his performance as John Coffey imo. He was simply incredible. Everything about this film is magnificent. The writing, the acting the directing, the music, costumes and set...everything. It is an absolute favourite of mine and one of the best films ever produced. But again, that's just my opinion.

[@donnastupka7507]

Everything just came together for a one of a kind movie masterpiece!😁

[@graht1]

Omg, I loved all of Mathew's little looks at the camera and side-looks at Emily at the beginning of the movie.

[@NickPR87]

Yes, yes a thousand times YES! This along with Shawshank Redemption are a must watch for every single reaction channel. Thanks guys!

[@superstrigoi]

Shawshank is my fave Stephen King movie

[@MrAitraining]

Or other channels should do different movies to react to. Everyone posts reactions to the same stuff.

[@jimtatro6550]

“Was your missus pleased?” “Yes……..several times.” 😂😂😂

[@Daveyboy100880]

It's pretty much just as heart-wrenching watching Emily react to the Green Mile as it is watching the movie itself! I can only imagine how it must've been editing this video too, so if you're reading this, Emily, I hope you're okay! I swear that Tom Hanks is the greatest human actor ever. Every role he plays, he brings such depth and nuance to it that you know that it's not just a character - it's a fully-rounded human being... and it's almost always through his eyes that it's conveyed.

[@Papadoc1981]

I've seen this film more times than I can count and yet Emily's emotional reaction had me feeling like I'm watching it for the first time. Before Tom Hanks retires I need to see him play a villain at least once. He himself has said he doesn't think he could pull it off. But I got to see him try. It's on my bucket list.

[@umaiar]

"Being cursed with life" is an interesting concept. Most of our stories about extending life seem to focus on the benefits. I think it's all about mindset, and to Paul (Tom Hanks) it was a curse because that's what he felt that he deserved it to be. Had he helped Coffey in some way that let him live, the exact same extension of life would've been a gift instead of a punishment.

[@mikeduncan3953]

Let us not forget, that Paul was "responsible" for the deaths of others as well. It may well be that the giving Coffey the respite that he so badly wanted, that the penance was lightened.

[@DomR1997]

Everyone seems to forget that he had to watch his whole family grow old and die without him. All his friends, grown old and died. Most of the new people he meets in the nursing home and befriends, will likely die before him. That'd be such an exhausting, painful thing. Plus this is set in the 90's, he still has the war on terror, civil unrest, more cultural and technological change faster than ever, he may as well be living on an alien planet by the 2010s. Mr jingles lived how long? He would probably outlive us or nearly as long as us. I suspect extended life would eventually be viewed as a curse regardless of the context with which it was gained.

[@ericerwin3039]

I don't think people realize the pain of watching everyone you love dying and your still there, waiting for your time to pass. I think, oddly enough, another movie that does capsulate that feeling is Highlander. At least it did to me as a kid.

[@Acorn_Anomaly]

"Immortality isn't living forever. Immortality is everyone else dying."

[@mikeduncan3953]

@@Acorn_Anomaly Who says he is immortal? He was given part of Coffey's power, which is prolonged life, but he was obviously not immortal.

[@soranraina4391]

By far the hardest try not to cry challenge in all history. And even after watching this movie a dozen times it doesn't cease to make me shed a tear. It hurts 10x more knowing that Michael Clarke Duncan is no longer in this world.

[@kurtwashere]

Dear Zachary has entered the chat...

[@douglascampbell9809]

It's like the beginning of Up. No matter how many times you see it never a dry eye.

[@azazello1784]

Was easy for me not to cry. I always saw John Coffee is a a giant doofus.

[@SirPaladin]

"The Green Mile" is the story of a wandering man with healing hands who feels the pain & suffering of others and has the initials "J.C." Stephen King is a lot of things but he aint subtle.

[@eatsmylifeYT]

John Cena? Yeah, I got that too.

[@azazello1784]

I thought it was a story of a village idiot who got super powers somehow.

[@eatsmylifeYT]

@@azazello1784 Imagine that! You having superpowers!

[@ronweber1402]

@@eatsmylifeYT Chef's kiss.

[@Felamine]

Jackie Chan!

[@stretch4872]

The expressions on Emily's face when John heals Paul's urinary infection are priceless. Concern,confusion and just plain WTF. I loved it.

[@cherrybdaone]

I could never imagine ANYONE else bring John Koffee to life besides Michael Clark Duncan ❤️

[@oscardiggs246]

It’s usually interesting to watch the impact this movie has, but watching Emily on this one broke my heart.

[@Ivy94F]

Yeah, I got to the point where I was like, emily please stop, this is to hard for me to watch. Lol.

[@ClickToPreview]

Percy was a GREAT villain. TOP TIER writing and direction right there.

[@frns_lmao]

Percy's Actor did a hell of a job. He made everyone upset and angry at the character

[@realSimoneCherie]

They don’t ever want you to know what everyone was guilty of. The point is to allow you to form an opinion about a character at face value, not once you’ve given them a background check and cleared them.

[@floriangrogoll5206]

As in The Shawshank Redemtion, this shows what happens when the perfect director meets a perfect adaptation. I have never personally experienced that 3 hours were so short without placeholders such as car chases or various explosions having to be placed. The story is told carefully and calmly, but never boring or lengthy. And if someone had told me before the film that I would burst into tears over the death of a mouse, I would have laughed at them. Ingenious Storytelling paired with outstanding actors. This film is definitely a masterpiece.

[@supersizesenpai]

Watching Matt and Emily crying their eyes out. Also seeing a sign in the back that say's "He He Tiddies". Dammit, how am I suppose to feel?😭🤣

[@IR4TE]

When I saw the notification, I knew Emily will weep to this movie.

[@iKvetch558]

"Now is not a good time, John Coffey...not a good time at all" But Boss...it is always time for SUMM Reactions...ain't it? 😏💯😁 Oh my...Matthew's little side eye looks at her as she is making her comments...PRICELESS! 🤣

[@Ivy94F]

I remember everyone laughed so hard in the theatre at the way Hanks said that. I love how the film added these nuances that weren’t in the book. He said that line, but not in that tone. It was brilliant.

[@paramitch]

Emily, I was crying right along with ya. And so glad you enjoyed the movie anyway. Meanwhile, it's just such a gorgeous movie about compassion and kindness. And Paul's final, quiet statement that "We each owe a death. There are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes-oh God, the Green Mile is so long"-as we see sweet little old Mr. Jingles lying in that cigar box... aghghg. For some reason, as the culmination of the story, it just moves me unbearably. It is such a beautiful yet bittersweet ending in every way. Thank you both for the reaction to one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@kupoflupo3346]

The best scene is Tom’s face when he is finally able to pee without pain

[@dcmslife3772]

Orgasmic relief.

[@biguy617]

I think the best scene is when Percy gets what’s coming to him

[@LA_HA]

@@biguy617 Percy And Wild Bill

[@Papadoc1981]

It's the little things in life we all take for granted.

[@opethdan2408]

That's my O face

[@snowglass3969]

Really heart-wrenching movie and a heartfelt reaction. The thing that always gets me, about the ending, is that Paul thinks of it as a curse, but, he really had no way to know why the power manifested in him as it did, with long life. And it made me think about John's words, when he says he's tired of being lonely on the road. And I thought...we look at John and think he just be in his 30s or 40s, but who //knows// how long he's been walking alone, how many years he's been alive, seeing and hearing and feeling the pain and suffering in the world. So it could very well be that the long life he passed on the Paul and Mr. Jingles was only just a small part of the power that was working through him. And Paul thinks it's a punishment for killing John (even though he did what John wanted him to do), when really might have just been part of John's power that he didn't mean to pass on, but Paul, now imbued with it, sees the terrible toll that power can take on a person.

[@anoldfogeysfun]

When you really hate any character just so much, like those of Percy and Wild Bill - it just shows how good a quality of acting they managed to put into these characters to portray them during it . . . And as for Emily needing a break from any more tear-drippers for a while, and looking for comedy or action instead. Well, you can't go wrong with Kung Pow for both, as you just end up with your ribs aching from laughing as you watch it . . .

[@sharkdentures3247]

Probably the ONE useful lesson I learned from a Theatre College course I took. (about playing "Hated" characters, like the guy who played Joffrey in Game of Thrones.)

[@anthonybass3474]

@@sharkdentures3247 Percy is Joffrey while Wild Bill is Ramsay.

[@darcywiley5096]

Tom Hanks makes one decision and creates the timeline where we get our versions of: Forrest Gump The Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile Three of the best movies of all time.

[@gamelle71]

Tom Hanks ....... , in The Shawshank Redemption ???

[@darcywiley5096]

@@gamelle71 He turned down Shawshank in order to do Gump, and then did the Mile as a favour to Darabont. Shawshank wouldn't have been better with Hanks, and we got the other two movies as a result.

[@mikebeach5449]

TOM HANKS IN SHAWSHANK/??

[@opethdan2408]

Philadelphia too

[@brianjenvey]

I remember reading this novel as it was coming out part by part when I was still a teen. My mother would pick up the latest copy and bring it home and I would devour it in a few hours or less and then have to wait for the next one. One thing that didn't make it into the film (totally understandable for time) was the framing device of bouncing back and forth between the story in the 1930's and modern day in the nursing home. One of the staff was a guy named Brad that was an exact copy of Percy that tormented Paul just because he could. There's a scene in the book where Paul addresses Brad as Percy while under duress that is just . . . . well, rough. IIRC, Brad's character was one of the catalysts that prompted Paul to share his story with his friend.

[@TyMarshall007]

This movie should have won an oscar imo

[@ilovecatweazle]

Tough call! Same year as Saving Private Ryan and Shakespeare in Love. Would've won one in other years.

[@TyMarshall007]

@@ilovecatweazle I never seen a Bad Tom Hanks movie

[@nathaniellollis3868]

Being a highly empathetic man myself I can't tell y'all how much your reactions made me cry. Especially just before y'all signed off and your wife started crying again. That... I mean I was already broken going through the movie with y'all. But her crying at your sign-off really got me going all over again. So, of course, I HAD TO subscribe and like.

[@ddaman7854]

Every single actor/actress in this film did an amazing job!, but Doug Hutchison (Percy Wetmore) doesn't get enough credit in my opinion, he makes you HATE Percy with every fibre of your being.. A fantastic performance by him, taking absolutely nothing away from the rest of the cast. Stellar performances top to bottom.

[@lapukas]

Well he's a total shit rag in real life so it probably wasn't too hard for him.

[@Ash-SlingingSlasher]

@@lapukas was coming to say the exact same thing. He's a creep IRL so it was probably an easy "role" to fulfill

[@CuidightheachODuinn]

@@Ash-SlingingSlasher Exactly, that's why I can't give him too much credit on being an easy to hate character when that's just who he is.

[@Ashwgun]

Every reaction cuts out one of my favorite lines, "Percy, a large man is tearing your ears off, I'd do as he says!". Written and directed by same man who gave us Shawshank too

[@russevans3586]

How did Michael Clarke Duncan NOT win an Oscar for his performance?

[@atti97]

But he's got a nomination. That verry great also.

[@iontarg2888]

Simple....wrong colour

[@NJAsmodeus1]

Best supporting actor was a hotly contested category that year. Cider House Rules, Magnolia, Green Mile, The Talented Mr, Ripley, and Sixth Sense.

[@LumpyAdams]

@@iontarg2888 lol what a miserable person you must be. Even more hilarious considering Tom Cruise should have won that year, but maybe that was wRoNG rELiGiOn

[@Ivy94F]

@@NJAsmodeus1 I think that was the year Michael Caine won, right? Some ppl believe that it was one of those ‘make up’ oscars where the academy voted for you because they believe you are owed one for a role in which you previously lost. Another example is whoopi goldberg for ghost when it should’ve been for color purple. Or denzel washington for training day when it should’ve been for malcomx or hurricane. That year, I thought it should’ve been either Duncan or Osment, not Caine.

[@AutoPilate]

I remember this was originally published as a serialized novel, we got a few chapters at a time, once a month for six months. Part 4, ‘The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix’, was easily the most horrific. Edited to add: And now after watching the whole video I see that your cinema sherpa already knew this.

[@elementary9971]

This was released as a serial novel which means he released it in multiple books and my dad and I read them together, this was the last movie we saw together before my dad passed away. It will always hold a special place in my ❤️

[@curtisscissons6867]

Fun fact; the guy that plays the evil sadistic guard is now the voice of Mr. Krabs in "Spongebob"

[@Mparker394]

I read the books before I saw the movie. I saw it in theaters with my then girlfriend. I will never ever forget her visceral reaction to this. When John Coffey said “he killed them with they love” she absolutely fell apart. This movie still gets me, and is still a favorite, after all of these years.

[@roguemerlin1969]

Paul saw it as a curse after years and him loosing everyone that he loved. John thought of it as a gift. A mouse lives an average of 5 to 7 years, already lived 10 times normal. Paul wondered how much longer he had before he wishes for death. As far as the dry sponge goes, all the guards except Percy did not want to look at John Coffy, knowing that he was innocent but they were going to have to kill him.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

LOL Matt's side glances are getting a workout on this film.

[@Malcontent-]

Pocket fisher man was huge tv telemarketing success back in day. If you watched tv back in that time you had to have seen the commercial. Impossible for you not too. Grandfather of tv infomercials.

[@jaxonrenick5536]

This is one of those movies that I only needed to watch once, due to the emotional roller coaster ride that it is, but since it's you two...okay, I'll watch it with you.

[@spikeinmadness5005]

"Sad girl. Sad girl cryin'!" The actor who played Percy was Doug Hutchison, the creep that married a 16 year old Courtney Stodden. I'm pretty sure he didn't do much acting in this movie, he always seemed like a freak in any role he took. He couldn't hide his creepiness. Percy was the epitome of "despicable". 16:49 Emily's Rage in her eyes says it all. Glad you survived The Green Mile, Emily. Show her a sweet movie next, Matthew. ;)

[@Protoman85]

He looks like a young Michael Rooker

[@krashd]

"We got a sad girl cryin' here."

[@unclebounce1495]

@Maya Nightwolf Yea, he was great as Tooms

[@unclebounce1495]

Why is he creepy? He's a great actor.

[@timroebuck3458]

Heart breaking seeing someone who usually laughs and makes us laugh crying so uncontrollably. Don't blame you a bit, this is a heart breaking movie.

[@rjt3476]

she wasn't ready.

[@selestis8416]

I watched this movie several times, I watched the reactions to this movie many times, but now ... I was crying with Emily. Thank you both for your reactions.

[@Ivy94F]

I’ve watched several reactions to this film, but hers is the most heartbreaking.

[@JakkFrost1]

Stephen King was also experimenting with different release formats, trying to reach a bigger audience. He also released a webnovel. Also, considering how you broke down for this one, a movie you should probably avoid at all costs is 'What Dreams May Come', starring Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr.

[@MasterAndreRaven]

I only just rewatched "What Dreams May Come" earlier this week. I was a wreck by the end of it. Watching Robin Williams films now does that to me. I definitely recommend it, but you need to make SURE that you're ready to be emotionally ruined.

[@Ivy94F]

Yeah, I remember this one was released in this episodic format with a mini book for each chapter. That was so torturous, that I just waited until it was complete before reading the whole thing. So glad I did that.

[@jefffiore7869]

Another one is Requiem for a Dream. Most people can only watch it once.

[@teriaugustine6464]

The Green Mile and What Dreams May Come are definite "ugly cry" movies.

[@saiconjr]

She'd need like, a day and some gatorade to prepare for that one

[@gordondafoe3516]

You can watch the film over and over, and hits you EVERY time! Oscar winning performances by all.

[@jpgiles1725]

I agree. Every actor in that movie played their part extremely well!

[@stevenspringer1599]

I've been watching since the fifties and for me the 1-2-3 call back punch of the 'heaven movie/scared of the dark/jingles alive' moments makes this the most devastating film ending made - I noticed emily made noise at the very place that gets me every time: "please don't put that on my face, I'm scared of the dark".

[@jp3813]

Is Emily finally ready for Saving Private Ryan & Schindler's List? Perhaps after a few comedies first.

[@godlyb0b]

Nobody's ever truly ready for the emotional gut punch of Schindler's List, but I like to think everyone who watches it becomes a bit of a better person for the experience

[@_Some_Guy_]

12:29 "Skip straight to dessert" They skipped straight to breakfast. LOL

[@VileTorture]

Your reaction after the cat's story at the end, was just gold. Now: The deal is 3 funny/action/hearth warming movies ... then "Fried Green Tomatoes" :P - right?

[@babiijean11]

I love how you're so emotionally invested. I've watched this movies a billion times and sill cry like a baby! This and The Color Purple are true heart ringers! React to The Color Purple PLEASE!!

[@jacotromp59581]

Man.... again you made me cry 😢 😭 Great video

[@darkmagus64]

Philadelphia is another great Tom Hanks movie. He won an Oscar for best actor for his performance.

[@barblessable]

Great reaction and lots of background as always "that mouse was a method actor" lol really made me chuckle, a Brando among mice after such an emotional reaction ,thanks.

[@openfor45]

Percy all time hated characters.............that shows the actor's Superb performance for this role!! One of the best!!!

[@Patriiiiick]

Dude married a 16 year old at the age of 51. It wouldn't be a stretch to say he was a weasel IRL.

[@rickardroach9075]

“We each owe a death; there are no exceptions.” 😭 Check out “That Thing You Do!” (1996), starring, written and directed by Tom Hanks, in his directorial debut.

[@Pixelologist]

That's a good little anti-Green Mile palate cleanser.

[@cflournoy1529]

Such a fun, upbeat movie!! I love it!!

[@themoviedealers]

Hanks is in it, but I wouldn't say he stars in it. It's a smaller supporting role.

[@Pixelologist]

@@themoviedealers True enough. But it was his movie - he wrote AND directed it.

[@rickardroach9075]

@@themoviedealers “There are no small parts, only small actors.” - Konstantin Stanislavski

[@brandonflorida1092]

You seem like nice people and you don't pretend to be anything other than what you are. This is a big part of the reason why your channel succeeds. Good reaction. This was a brilliant Stephen King novel, and since he released it in serialized form, he never even had the ability to edit previous chapters. Brilliant writing.

[@MrTech226]

Big Mike was like his character, John Coffey, "Gentle Giant!"

[@art2736]

Eduard DelaCroix (of the Cross) John Coffey (Jesus Christ) This movie is basically the Crucifixion of Christ.

[@tonyyul703]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 your face when Coffee heals Tom Hanks

[@otisroseboro5613]

Rip to a brilliant great actor Michael Clarke Duncan we still miss you always

[@jtothemaz84]

Emily, You got me crying, This is one of the saddest movie i’ve ever seen, I cried and bawled my eyes out.. The part when he said “Don’t put me in the dark” That hit me hard, Great reaction. RIP Michael Duncan Clark 😭😭😭😭

[@KorshunovPavel]

John says: "I'm sorry for what I am" What I think: "No John, WE sorry for what WE are..." Paul says: "May God have mercy on your soul." What I hear: "May God have mercy on MY soul."

[@TxSonofLiberty]

Percy always seems a bigger monster to me than Wild Bill. Bill is genuinely insane, lacks education, and likely had little to no proper upbringing to teach him how to behave. Percy knows better and still doesn't wet the sponge, he plans his cruelty where as most of Bill's is spontaneous impulses. Bill is afraid to be locked away alone as a punishment, Percy is afraid to be locked in with Bill (showing their mindsets, what they fear, what they see as the worst/cruelist thing that can be done to them). The flashbacks even show Bill is willing to do a decent days work for a decent meal, and Bill had a scrap or two of humanity somewhere, whereas Percy skirts real responsibility and just wants to be given authority and power to enact his cruelty. Both will harm the defenseless, but while Percy fears bigger and stronger people fighting back, Bill is as willing to take on Brutal and John Coffey as anyone else.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

Plus the actor that plays Percy is a genuine piece of shit

[@TxSonofLiberty]

@@that.ll_do_pig did not know that.

[@TxSonofLiberty]

@@that.ll_do_pig didn't ever care to research him and this was the one role I knew him from. I see what you mean now that I have looked him up.

[@iuile]

I came away from watching the film thinking the opposite regarding planning vs impulse. bill absolutely planned what he did to those girls just by how he acted whenever he saw them. percy was frequently shown to do terrible things at the drop of a pin which is why nothing terrible he did ever turned out in his favour. he didn't know mr jingles was there, sees the mouse, then immediately decides to try and kill it. breaking del's fingers was an impulse to something del said. stepping on mr jingles was an impulse to del making fun of him and then finding out the mouse was still alive, he told del there was no mouseville and that the other guards lied to him. i can see the moment of hesitation when he got the idea to not wet the sponge: as he was reaching for the water. percy's the one who never thought his actions through.

[@TxSonofLiberty]

@@iuile Bill didn't plan. He liked the girls, he was pervy, he didn't plan, he doesn't have the patience to plan. He wants something and he does it, & immediately screws up the situation. Percy is methodical, he leveraged the situation to get to kill Del, he wasn't hesitating on not wetting the sponge, he was making sure he took enough time to fake wetting the sponge and to make sure none of the other guards saw that the sponge wasn't wet. Percy was willing to wait weeks or even years to go to the more comfortable job because he plans and plans. Bill got lucky that John Coffey was there to take the blame for the girls deaths, he had no knowledge that John had an ability, nor would attempt to use the ability to save the girls, nor would be found with their dead bodies in his arms. Yes, Percy has moments of impulse control, but Percy is a coward that exploits advantages to protect himself from repercussions while killing and torturing those he can, while Bill lives in the moment, not really thinking or planning, and his only fear is being isolated with himself or being denied a moment of pleasure. Percy feared John Coffey simply because John was big, while Bill didn't even have the brains to consider John's size a possible threat (Brutal was wary of John's size, but only showed fear when John grabbed Paul and Percy). Percy didn't tell Del that there was no Mouseville until Del was strapped in... he was stealing the last bit of hope from Del before executing him, having waited until Del was unable to do anything but cry and die. John even exacts judgement on Percy and Wild Bill in kind, Bill's death is sudden, brutal, but quick, just like Bill, Percy meanwhile is kept in an extended torment and torture, locked among the insane he was originally going to guard had he just taken the job when he originally was offered it (instead of wanting until he could torture and execute Del).

[@we3inWA]

After 1231 comments, I have no expectation that you will ever see mine. Nonetheless I have to say that I have been hooked on watching reactions to this movie in particular, on many popular and not so popular movie reaction channels. I am a grown man of 55, and I have never visibly witnessed somebody portray outwardly so succinctly what I felt inside watching this movie as the missus in this video. Watching her feel outwardly everything I felt inside brought it all out for me again. Thanks you two for posting.

[@zvimur]

23:26, Dabbs Greer (Rev. Alden in Little House on the Prairie), was over 80 years old here.

[@newcreatureinchrist5087]

I never clicked on a video so fast…your reaction is so pure! Love y’all! Now do Turner and Hooch. An old Tom Hanks movie from the late 80s! More comedy!

[@beatmet2355]

The ‘burbs

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

Bachelor party.

[@Arsenov92]

"Saving Mr. Banks", I wept on this movie...

[@KnightsaysNi]

The cuts between the time frames are sooooo good, and Colin Farrell absolutely knocked it out of the park.

[@intodaysepisode...]

Emily! Thanks for your authentic reaction! This movie makes me SOB every time!

[@horrorcide13]

If it's a movie based on a book by Stephen King, there WILL always be supernatural elements. RIP Michael Clarke Duncan and Michael Jeter

[@thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707]

I knew Emily would be a mess by the end of this... you went through it on this one. Enjoy that chocolate milk and ibuprofen.

[@angelminaj617]

John Coffey is the initials of our savior. I don't know why YT delete my comment when I say his name

[@kylebrooks338]

When dale says that he wishes he could’ve met brutal and Paul somewhere else. That gets me everytime

[@brandonstarr983]

The actor who played Percy also played Tooms in the two creepiest episodes of “The X-Files.”

[@hawkthorn33]

Ohh dear.. you are not ready for this one... More after watching. Post watch edit. This movie is still hard for me to watch, I was a wreck the first time. This movie did exactly what it set out to do, the roller coaster of ups and downs are just so well done. I have asked, but perhaps it is time for Mr. Right, with Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick, Just for a (needed) change of feels.

[@chiristhx]

Same Rockwell is awesome, is a great actor in this movie I hate it

[@woodbbl]

Oh, poor Emily! I've been anticipating it because I knew she'd love it, but I also knew it was going to be a rough one - this movie doesn't flinch away from making you a witness to the brutality of the world. One thing I found interesting was that in the book, we're told what each inmate did. In the movie we know nothing about either Arlen or Del's crimes - I'm sure it was done deliberately but I've always wondered why. To pre-dispose us to be more likely to feel empathy for the men, and/or to contrast more strongly the viciousness of Percy and Wild Bill? I know you guys have the theme of he's seen she hasn't going, but as a soul cleanser, I'd like to recommend Noises Off to both of you! Plenty of big names inn the cast, a smart, funny script, and glorious laugh out loud physical comedy from start to finish. Also I hope Emily has obtained and enjoyed her chocolate milk. 💙

[@jesterforhire]

“Noises Off “would be awesome! Great cast. I did that play in College. I did a Summerstock series at Western Washington University back in 1989. Great movie to suggest.

[@alsorensen2484]

The thing I love about this movie is that it subverts our ideas of punishment and justice. For so many people, death is seen as the only punishment worthy of a murderer, but really, death can be a blessing. And more often than not, life can be a curse

[@KaterChris]

So far this movie has managed to extract a rollercoaster of emotions from every first time youtube reaction watcher...Emily was def not the only one to show uncontrolled rage at Percy, and from all the reaction videos I've seen so far, NO ONE managed to hold back their tears, hell I still can't...so kudos to Matt for being such a soldier!