JFK (1991) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

No matter how many times I watch this movie, the Donald Sutherland part gives me shivers.

[@ThatJunkman]

Can see a lot of related to stuff today. Sadly

[@eabcool]

and he's a character completely made up for the movie. they created a character to do a monologue of conspiracies.

[@auckalukaum]

Sutherland plays creepy roles really well.

[@moc9893]

Me too, it was that scene that made me go back to the movie a second time and now it's one of my favorite movies

[@maximusmfg]

​@@eabcoolhis character is real. This movie was based off of two books, his was one

[@jbacunn]

From a technical perspective this is one of the best movies of all time. The editing, the cinematography, the sound design, the score. All top notch.

[@WillMuny]

From every other aspect this movie is a complete and utter lie.

[@nates9029]

​@@WillMuny- Well.....aside from that it is a good movie.

[@HoldinContempt]

Its a shame the film was financed by an Israeli Weapons trafficker and was designed Specifically to obfuscate the True causes of JFK's murder: Trying to stop the Apartheid Government of Israel from developing Nuclear weapons (numec scandle) and returning stolen Palestinian land.

[@jacobjones5269]

It is an achievement, but it is all nonsense.. I always point out the odd coincidence in the Tippit killing of both the killer and Lee discarding their jackets.. Because they were the same guy..

[@jacobjones5269]

Lol, I’m sorry, but it’s all nonsense..

[@mbbiz21]

Costner looking straight at the audience and saying “It’s up to you.” Gives me goosebumps every time.

[@vegasbaby3669]

Same

[@sophiamarchildon3998]

That's the foundation of a proper Democracy. We must not wait and be told what to do; we must be the ones taking lead and taking responsibility of our actions. "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."

[@MrJimithee]

I'd almost forgotten how GOOD Jack Lemmon was... one of the all time great actors x

[@samuelmoulds1016]

yeah, especially when he was in a Frank Capra film!

[@monovision566]

Way ahead of his time. He was acting like modern actors decades before that level or investment and subtlety became the norm.

[@vegasbaby3669]

And even better, Gary Oldman as Lee Oswald

[@shanester1832]

Finally somebody brave enough to ask the question, where exactly was Tommy Lee Jones on November 22, 1963? What are you hiding??!!

[@treetopjones737]

MIB 3 answered that.

[@ROLANDSONOFSTEPHEN690]

😂😂😂

[@harrypothead42024]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@IMeMineWho]

@@treetopjones737 Ha!

[@IMeMineWho]

Lol.

[@itt23r]

I am so grateful to you both for reacting to this movie. I have been asking folks to do this movie for years and you are the first to both do it and to appreciate it. Thanks again.

[@bmw128racer]

I think a lot of reactors are probably turned off by the length of the movie and it being a part of history that was before their time. In either case, they're cheating themselves out of an excellent, thought-provoking film.

[@footofjuniper8212]

Agreed. I saw it when it was released on video in 1992, and it changed my life. I was only 22, but I realized I had been lied to all my life. Question everything.

[@denroy3]

It's a dark comedy.

[@christoffesedao3579]

@@bmw128racerNot thought provoking. It is just another buffet of misdirection and lies. Just like every story given to us about 9II, OKC b0mbing, Wac0, Vietnam, JFK etc. Every one of these events was perpetrated by the fr33mas0nic system that cowardly rules the world in secret. Then they gives us false stories. They even fund and create these films to further misdirect us.

[@yapeseguy9261]

lol you and me both, brother

[@jessharvell1022]

there are so many incredible performances in this movie, but a special shout-out to gary oldman, who was absolutely uncanny as oswald

[@seanjohnson386]

Agreed ! 1 Billion %.

[@seanbumpus3126]

Agreed. I remember watching this movie as a young teen and I was fascinated by his performance. He just takes over the movie ten seconds at a time. He can’t be in it more than five minutes all together.

[@davidtaylor391]

This channel is by far one of the best reaction channels out there we get a full screen to watch the content plus great commentary, and only very few breaks, which are only five seconds the best best.

[@Boroman9]

Donald Sutherland absolutely owned the one scene he was in. In 15 minutes all eyes were on him & he made sure he made every single second count. A masterclass in acting right there & always gives me goosebumps whenever I see it.

[@mbbiz21]

Not Stone’s first choice. He wanted Marlon Brando, who turned it down.

[@guslakis]

One of the greatest cameo appearances ever.

[@joellarsen8763]

Mr X was Fletcher Prouty. Read his book; JFK: The CIA, Vietnam and the plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup. R.I.P.

[@zmarko]

One of THE most stacked casts in a movie. It's a really interesting movie. The recreation of moments/events is incredible.

[@creepycrespi8180]

John Candy stole the show.

[@elitemedstaffing7519]

Regardless of how people might feel about the "conspiracy" of the JFK assassination...this movie in itself is a cinematic MASTERPIECE!

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree 👍🏾!

[@StephenLuke]

Ditto! 👍🏻

[@jonrmartin]

Meh, melodramatic acting, lazily mashed together and conflicting conspiracy theories and the hit-you-over-the-head method of plot delivery makes this one of my least favorite Oliver Stone films. I mean there are way too many unintentionally hilarious moments in this movie for me to take it seriously.

[@StephenLuke]

@@jonrmartin I don't believe in brainless conspiracy theories, this movie contains true scenes. Not everything in this film is 100% historically accurate, the only thing that matters is that we’re all glad this movie was made.

[@royale7620]

​@@jonrmartinDumbest take ever

[@LocalFoe]

Great job reacting and editing a dialog-heavy film. This may be the greatest cast in any one film. For me, the fact that you included John Candy's scenes is a win.

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

The Donald Sutherland character X. Is based on Luietenan Colonel Fletcher Proudy. He was communicating with Jim Garrison through the mail. I highly recommend Jim Garrison's book On the Trail of the Assassins

[@chalkandcheese1868]

Well if you want to read conspiratorial nonsense by a widely discredited man, go for it.

[@robertmcgowan4149]

@@chalkandcheese1868 Keep drinking the Kool aid!

[@artsaganza8742]

thanks for the info, i dont believe all of the theories, but some theories are probably true, just like all other events in history.

[@aaronz7056]

Garrison lied his ass off about the tramps, about the parade route, about Oswald being in the depository doorway, etc. Prouty was a notorious lunatic and fruitcake.

[@neiljones1938]

The Garrison book is brilliant, as is the Jim Marrs one.

[@bradsullivan2495]

The actor playing Jack Ruby was Brian Doyle Murray, brother of Bill Murray. One of the people on Garrison's staff was played by Wayne Knight, who played Newman on Seinfeld. Not long after this movie came out, Seinfeld did an amusing parody of the "back and to the left" speech.

[@lakecityquietpill]

Wasnt Brian Doyle Murray on the show yes dear as the boss?

[@emilytrott]

LOL!! I remember that. It was something about Keith Hernandez, or some other ball player, spitting on Kramer wasn't it?

[@bradsullivan2495]

@@emilytrott Correct, with the "second spitter" being Roger McDowell.

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

The best Jack Ruby was Danny Aiello in 'Ruby'. Along with JFK, a brilliant movie on the JFK assassination

[@Falcun21]

This movie is one of the reasons that 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon works so well.

[@LocalFoe]

It's the cheat code. 😅

[@johnbriggsmusic]

90% of the pathways come through this movie haha

[@ronnix23]

And what this movie doesn’t take care of, A Few Good Men does.

[@heather9857]

That's a great point!

[@Theomite]

Back when I played that game, this was my go-to method.

[@RobertSmith-bz5ug]

I was a teenager in the 60's , drafted in '68... the events of that decade was so overwhelming. Thanks for reacting to JFK. Finally, can you imagine if there was social media in the 60's LOL

[@IMeMineWho]

Actually thank goodness there was not back then. Nothing would have been accomplished.

[@well_i_liked_it]

@@IMeMineWho including assassinations.

[@IMeMineWho]

@@well_i_liked_it Not too sure about that one.

[@well_i_liked_it]

@@IMeMineWho So you don't think if everyone had their smart phones out filming it from 100 different angles they would still do it?

[@IMeMineWho]

@@well_i_liked_it Nope. The Genoveses, the CIA..not afraid of cameras. We do not have a zero crime rate now..far from it. School massacres? Not in the 60s.

[@rosenfield10]

"JFK" is my 7th favorite film of all time. My favorite editing ever in a film. Brilliant.

[@footofjuniper8212]

7th? What's your top ten?

[@rosenfield10]

@@footofjuniper8212 1. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 2. Jaws 3. The Fisher King 4. Blue Velvet 5. Wild at Heart 6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 7 JFK 8. The Empire Strikes Back 9. Star Wars 10. Airplane!/Young Frankenstein/History of the World Part 1

[@TheJrr71]

​@@rosenfield10 Great, and eclectic, list!

[@karlydoc]

That's funny because my favourite 18th film of all time is Hangar 18.

[@electronash]

@@rosenfield10 Somebody is a big David Lynch fan. ;) And Mel Brookes / Zucker brothers movies. A pretty good list.

[@chrisguadalupe264]

when you said, "we know Tommy Lee Jones didn't kill JFK", I was like, boy, you haven't seen the movie yet LOL

[@Avocado11]

Or he did see it but got neuralyzed.

[@billparrish4385]

@@Avocado11 "I'm gonna miss being on the inside of all this conspiracy stuff." "No. You won't."

[@jimmy2k4o]

Even in the movie, he didn’t.

[@aaronz7056]

Movie is packed with over 80 demonstrable and highly relevant lies.

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Well, he DID NOT, LHO did, and that's all there is to it.

[@bobcarr2649]

The dude you said was an alien, was Jim Garrison, the real person played by Mr. Costner in the film.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Jim Garrison (1921-1992)

[@emilytrott]

And Mr. Garrison played the part of Chief Justice Earl Warren who led the "Warren Commission" committee running the investigation of the assassination. Two other interesting personalities were involved with the committee. Representative, later president, Gerald Ford was a member of it, and future US Senator from Pennsylvania Arlen Specter was assistant counsel.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

​@@StephenLukeA widely discredited man and regarded as a disgrace by most people in the American justice system.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

@@StephenLuke No, I just told you who thinks that, and also virtually everybody associated with the case, that's why the jury dismissed it in less than an hour. RIP Clay Shaw 1913 - 1974 Businessman and war hero

[@StephenLuke]

@@chalkandcheese1868 You said it, Clay was innocent.

[@nightwood3738]

I was in grade school the day Kennedy was shot. My teacher was weeping. I remember crying walking home after early dismissal. I watched Oswald get shot by Ruby on live tv. It was horrifying and the beginning of my radicalization during the sixties. Years later i fell down the rabbit hole of JFK conspiracy theories. There’s a reason the CIA and FBI refuse to release thousands of pages about JFK’s assassination in the National Archives. Why? Appreciate your screening and, as always, your critiques and intelligent discussions afterwards.

[@JosieSchuller]

I’m so glad you guys watched this! You’re only the second reaction channel to watch JFK. Regardless of whether or not one believes in any of the conspiracies I think everyone can agree that this was a superbly acted, directed and especially edited film. ETA: I also really enjoyed your discussion after the film 👏

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

I'm surprised more reactors have not covered this one yet.

[@goldilox369]

I keep waiting... It's fun to see people have those questions for the first time.

[@JosieSchuller]

@@MikePhillips-pl6ov Same thought. Maybe now they will since a very popular reaction channel like this one has watched it 🙂

[@ElectricKnight.]

First, great job editing. It's such an underacknowledged aspect of reaction videos, but it's such an enormous undertaking, normally, never mind for a movie like this!! Secondly, I didn't once notice your reaction being anything below the great, enjoyable reaction quality that we regularly get from you guys. It's one of the things most of us love about your channel. Quality reactions (and discussions) that adjust to the individual movies - because you're actually absorbing, contemplating, and thinking about the movie. Lastly, I do hope you don't see big differences in numbers based on these concerns you have about some movie reactions. I just love your selections and have never been disappointed in your videos. So, I always hope to see such a variety of interesting, and different, films.. And I hope you're never penalized by that, via the algorithm or the view count (at least, not to an extreme that makes it not worth your time). Much love from me and the ElectricLady! 😄

[@conker206]

One of my favorite parts of this movie is during the Sutherland scene and flash backs we see General Y on the phone "We're going." "When?" "In the fall. Probably in the South. We need you to come up with a plan." "I can do that." So dark and scary but I love it.

[@FrancoisDressler]

Arguably the best edited film of all time. The Departed is up there too.

[@sheryldalton8965]

I was in my 3rd grade classroom when the principal announced on the loudspeaker that the president had been shot in Dallas, i was 150 miles south of theere. If i'm still here in 2038 i'll be too old to remember who JFK is. That was the day this country started on it's downhill slide into what it's become today. Another aspect of this story that's relatively unknown is the journalist Dorothy Kilgalen. She was very famous at the time & the only person that was allowed to interview Jack Ruby, during or right after his trial. Shortly after she died nysteriously & the article she wrote disappeared.

[@nemomarcus5784]

Yep.

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup. I watched a video about her.

[@nemomarcus5784]

@@reneedennis2011 I saw her on a game show the day before she died. Then I saw the announcement of her death the next day on the same game show.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@nemomarcus5784 Wow.

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

Good that this has been brought to light in recent years.

[@AmperSand666]

Sam was glued to the screen the whole time :) I really appreciate your reaction, thank you both!

[@dustandroktwok1447]

Thank you for reacting to this film. It is one of the most influential films in my life. When this movie came out in 1991 I was 11 years old. I will never forget my mom renting the double VHS from the video store and watching it with her all the way through absolutely enraptured by the filmmaking and story telling. We got to the end of the 3-hour film and I asked her if we could rewind the tapes and watch it again. We did. We spent 6 1/2 hours that night digesting this story. I have never trusted the government since. Soon afterwards I found a Paperback copy of Jim Garrison's book, On The Trail Of The Assassins in a thrift store and I read it over and over again. Then I gradually started reading other books on the assassination. Fast forward 30 years and I have an entire library dedicated to The JFK thing. It never gets old. It only gets deeper and deeper. Welcome to my world TBR. Lol😂

[@artsaganza8742]

good points , i saw this at 13 in theater with my mom, it was important to us as well.

[@Jekyll_Island_Creatures]

What conclusions have you come to?

[@Jekyll_Island_Creatures]

Have you read the book "Me & Lee" by Judyth Vary Baker?

[@artsaganza8742]

@@Jekyll_Island_Creatures no sorry, is it any good?

[@artsaganza8742]

@@Jekyll_Island_Creatures well my mother passed away a couple years ago, we had different ideas but some of the same, we both agreed it was more than 1 shooter but that was not just because of this movie. there is alot more about many theories, and not just about JFK.

[@Martin-z7i]

The 'Alien' judge is the real life character that Kevin Costner plays

[@Jonw8222]

Everyone is posting about the movie itself, but I wanted to say this was a very good reaction, despite the limitations in the format that you guys talked about. Especially in the discussion afterwards, you hit on a lot of the key points. We all have biases, whether we realize it or not. This is a very in depth topic, it's easy to get lost in it.. and it's easy to ask.. should one care? There can be downsides to caring too much about this stuff. There can also be downsides to not knowing about it at all. You guys already hit on all of these points, swinging back and forth between the positives and negatives of watching a movie like this. One point.. Jim Garrison got nowhere at the end of the movie, but he did inspire Oliver Stone to make this movie.. and here we are watching it and talking about it.. as I said, I thought it was a very good reaction given the limitations.

[@blilianschmitt-realtor129]

Honestly these two reactors are amazing! Never afraid of being wrong, just candidly expressing their clever thoughts! Outstanding! 👍

[@Chess613]

I'm so glad you two chose this movie! I remember just coming out of college and landing a job at Forbes Magazine when this movie came out. I mentioned seeing the movie to my boss (middle aged white guy) and he railed at how horrible it was for Oliver Stone to release such a film that had so many inaccuracies and lies - it hit an immediate nerve. And I think it hit a nerve because it's so good. Jim Garrison may have been crazy as a loon, but his search for truth - even if he never finds it - is the true power of the movie and Costner's Garrison reminds me so much of Jimmy Stewart's Mister Smith goes to Washington. He's the everyman that's as lost as we are, and he will sacrifice his own comfort to find that truth. I absolutely love this film and no other KZbinr has reacted to this but you two. Thank you. And congrats on your baby ;)

[@anonymes2884]

Yeah, I get that. The movie's "offensive" because it's _convincing_ and I guess any good journalist would probably at least _hope_ that people are convinced by accurate reporting rather than great acting, editing, sound design etc. (good as it is, the movie is pretty much a case study in the power of rhetoric over truth)

[@paulcarfantan6688]

@@anonymes2884 So do you think the movie is truthful ?

[@dirufanboy1971]

I've seen those morgue photos and yes it looks like they used the actual morgue photos in the film. Also that Zapruder film footage is brutal - I can still remember the first time I saw that.

[@jackgrimaldi8685]

There's no way he was alive after that head shot. He must have been dead by the time he was brought to the hospital.

[@HallowedMiscreant]

@@jackgrimaldi8685it has to be officially done by a doctor

[@jamesbednar8625]

Also, there was a documentary about how terrible the Presidents body was handled as well, just beyond belief.

[@Easy_Skanking]

The Zapruder film was altered. The story has finally been told of why there are "missing frames" as well as other changes. It is yet another piece of evidence showing there was an active coverup from the government.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

​@@Easy_SkankingI think you're onto something maaaaan

[@sarahstamp435]

Saw this movie as a young teen when it first came out (in the UK) I didn't know anything about the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis and very little about Vietnam. So I read everything I could get my hands on and I'm still lost in the rabbit hole 30 years later!

[@ennesshay5040]

operation Northwoods ?

[@sarahstamp435]

I haven't read anything fictional (though I'm sure a lot of people say any JFK conspiracy is fictional) I'm wondering if it's worth a read, though.​@@ennesshay5040

[@chalkandcheese1868]

I bet you haven't read the Warren report? Lol, that's the only correct, unbiased version of the event ever.

[@bogdanbotis1524]

@@chalkandcheese1868 you seem to spend a lot of effort pushing your magic bullet around here....

[@chalkandcheese1868]

@@bogdanbotis1524 just the facts

[@KaiserKiller]

The last 30 minutes of Kevin Costners closing statements is the most thought provoking in cinema. How you see that and not feel changed?

[@sfitz0076]

Saw this is the theater with my dad when I was 13. I did not know you could make movies like this. It was the first movie that really affected me.

[@deenormus1975]

Honestly, I’ve been obsessed w/this movie (and all things JFK) since the theater. Y’all did a GREAT job - your reaction was flipping perfect. Don’t second guess. Well done. For real.

[@romeroflores7576]

Wonderful choice. One of the great films of the 1990s🎭📺🩸

[@seanjohnson386]

Agreed ! 1 Billion %.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Well, I think it's one of the worst looking films of all time only topped by Stone's own Natural Born Killers (1994) and Any Given Sunday (1999), this guy just went way OTT as a director. The last ones of his I can watch are Wall Street (1987), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and The Doors (1991) nothing past those.

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup. I agree.

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

​@@LarryFleetwood8675, I feel sorry for your mother.

[@kengruz669]

I was in elementary school when the news broke and first knew something was going on when I saw my older sister who was also in the same school crying outside where I was. I was in the living room with our b&w tv on, when I witnessed Oswald being shot on live TV.

[@Qeops]

Thanks guys haven’t seen anyone react to this and you really were the best people to give it the respect and truly acknowledge it

[@williamblakehall5566]

For something about the life, rather than the death, of President Kennedy, I highly recommend Thirteen Days, an unusually accurate movie account of the Cuban missile crisis. There you will see a "military-industrial complex" eager to go ahead with nuclear war. They were missing the glory of World War II and disappointed by Korea and the Bay of Pigs invasion, and for them the A-bomb was simply a bigger bomb. The nervousness of the time also gave us a novel and subsequent movie, Seven Days in May, starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster, about a possible military coup of the United States. Another great movie, suffering the bad luck of being a serious dramatic portrayal of almost the same plot as Dr. Strangelove and overshadowed by it, is Fail-Safe, starring Henry Fonda as the President. These are three great movies which give you some sense of what the mood and the mindset was like in the early Sixties. Grim stuff, but fascinating. As for JFK? It sent me down that rabbit hole for years, but now I think of it as a movie, not about the assassination, but all the doubt and skepticism which arose after the assassination. Thank you so much.

[@reneedennis2011]

Thirteen Days is a good movie.

[@SITHWAX]

This was a great reaction. Everything you worried about didn't ruin the experience. Don't be afraid to pause the movie to comment.

[@susanliltz3875]

I was a little girl when this happened and I remember seeing it, seeing him get shot and grabbing his neck and I remember seeing Jackie climbing on the back of the car , everyone thought she was trying to get away but it turned out she was trying to grab a part of his head that had been shot off. And I remember the reporter Walter Cronkite telling us the terrible news , I remember how he was so choked up he even took his glasses off. I heard Jackie kept her bloody suit on and when someone tried to see if she wanted to change her clothes she said no because she wanted people to see what they did to her husband!! Little funny thing , I was so young that when they put his body on the plane I thought they were flying him to heaven.. ( saw it all on tv) I also remember a lot of people were crying!!

[@lucaschitwood4305]

The video of him being shot was not shown until 7 years later. On Heraldo I think.

[@ramudon2428]

So basically the memories can't be real.​@@lucaschitwood4305

[@deeanna3335]

That night, back in Washington, I remember seeing her get off the plane with blood on her skirt and leg.

[@Charles_Gaba]

I always felt the main point of the film isn’t that everyone and their brother was involved, but simply that there were about 100 different ways it could have happened which made more sense than the official story.

[@randall-king]

Yes, absolutely.

[@jacobjones5269]

Not according to the evidence, which all points right at Lee.. This might be the most vetted dude in history, go learn about him.. Then learn about Charles Whitman, and the hundreds of other lone nuts since..

[@seanjohnson386]

Hell, aliens from Mars, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or even Frankenstein's monster were more likely suspects in this crime than Oswald. Even so, there are still some failed abortions, posing as human beings, out there who still believe the findings of the Warren Commission Report - a 26 volume, 16,000 page document which none of these half-wits have ever read. But, they still eat it all up like Grandma's Sunday supper. I'm reminded of a quote, which despite me being a card-carrying athiest, I believe comes from the bible - "There is none so blind as he who will not see."

[@SeanATX]

Not a believer in Occam’s Razor I take it?

[@paulcarfantan6688]

@@SeanATX The way most people view Occam`s razor has become quite annoying. Instead of concluding that most of the time the simplest explanation is the correct one, they`ve gone to believe that the simplest one is always the correct one. That is of course, ridiculous and yet a lot of people think this way.

[@CineRam]

I can't think of a bigger compliment that you could've given to this movie than your assertion that it should be required viewing for everybody. I wholeheartedly agree.

[@stevemccullagh36]

If you want to further see what a great job Oldman did, you should watch him side by side with the real clips of the real Oswald. It's a remarkable performance.

[@theevilbeard]

If you've ever played six degrees of Kevin Bacon, this movie is the lynchpin.

[@eddiebranden1]

This, Sleepers, A Few Good Men, and Apollo 13 will get you there.

[@CinemafAnMJ]

A great companion piece to this film is 1973's Executive Action.

[@jrobwoo688]

Thanks for watching this one! Oliver Stone is one of my favorite directors of all time. Please watch Natural Born Killers starring Woody Harrelson and RDJ, based on a script from Quentin Tarantino.

[@ramudon2428]

Yes. Please. And hopefully a directors cut. Not entirely sure if there are many versions really, but... That's the one I grew up with.

[@mtdreams72]

Funny how he confused Tommy Lee Jones for Oswald yet just so happens in the movie is Tommy’s character that gets charged with the conspiracy lol.

[@musicloverchiefsfan5410]

TBR and Samantha, you guys did an excellent job in your reaction to this movie! What CAN you say, as a reactor, when your eyes or minds are being opened to previously unexplored possibilities? I always enjoy your reactions and in this case, particularly, your comments. Great Job!

[@allendavis664]

John Candy proved his legendary status and acting prowess in this short but memorable performance in JFK. He is recognizable in appearance but a chameleon in his role. Underrated has a dramatic actor, but he solidified his range in this masterpiece of a film. Thx for reviewing this movie!

[@lexkanyima2195]

He was so versatile

[@StephenLuke]

His character Dean Andrews Jr. said: “You got the right ta-ta, but the wrong ho-ho” in real life from archived footage of him in a documentary about the making of the film.

[@samuelmoulds1016]

yeah, Candy says my favorite lines in the movie when he stands in a crowded restaurant and shouts, "You crazy, just like your Mama!!! Which only goes to show it's in the genes!!!"

[@moc9893]

One of my favorite films of all time, the Mr X scene is absolutely captivating. Masterpiece 👌

[@grandgnd]

Got the original Odd Couple in there too😜Walter Matthau/Jack Lemmon

[@samuelmoulds1016]

aaah...... actually.... the person you saw playing Bannaster was Ed Asner. he is Jules Asner's father-in-law and was Mary Taylor Moore's boss in her long running hit sit/com on tv. NOT PART OF THE "Odd Couple".

[@grandgnd]

@@samuelmoulds1016 lol, Who said i was talking about Bannaster? Read the cast credits...I watched Mary Tyler Moore also..

[@CinHotlanta]

@@samuelmoulds1016 Jack Lemmon was the guy that Ed Asner pistol-whipped

[@samuelmoulds1016]

yeah, what I was trying to say was, Walter Matthau was not in this movie. maybe you should 'check out' the movie "Front Page" (a movie in which has both "Odd Couple" actors).

[@CinHotlanta]

@@samuelmoulds1016 Matthau was in the movie - he played Senator Long when he chatted with Garrison in the plane about Oswald's lack of proficiency with a rifle.

[@vincentjoyce5100]

My friends and I were extras in the Dealey Plaza scenes. Unfortunately those were actual autopsy photos.

[@nadronnocojr]

From a distance I can share a movie with friends, never thought I’d enjoy this style of entertainment, and here I am a fan since 1000’s and I truly truly enjoy your channel , and I appreciate your time no hard work…and thanks for opening up with us and taking a risk and a chance by sharing an open opinion and review … I think your analysis is so on point and I am amazed at how quick you’re on plot……and your love for cinema is so gratefully admired

[@obscureentertainment8303]

As a fellow Canadian, I love that John Candy got to stretch his dramatic chops in this movie. He is brilliant in his small role.

[@StephenLuke]

So was Donald Sutherland who was also Canadian.

[@Erixon55]

A great film, but it all needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Oliver Stone admitted he threw all the main theories into one story, and took major liberties with characters. Great movie though. Thanks for reacting! ✌️

[@frederickgramcko5758]

What kind of "grain oil sslt" are you talking about? The kind that murders a sitting president, or the kind that uses all the powerr and propaganda to fool dupes into believing Lee H. Oswald did it all by himself. . .

[@kingfield99]

A mountain of salt!

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@@kingfield99 Well... That's of course, a very American view, on the event. For me, as an European, it makes a lot of sense. Especially because I have an outside perspective on the events and am aware of the “Pentagon Papers”. If Kennedy had access to this Pentagon study (and this is likely because Eisenhower was also aware of it), then it was also clear to him that a war in Southeast Asia was unwinnable. And why fight a war when you know the war can't be won? The dog is buried there! But for an American, such a thought is a nightmare, that four presidents, from both major parties, were clear that Vietnam was a huge mistake and the war was fought anyway. Your republic, Sir, is rotten and that Donald Trump asshole could be its gravedigger. One could now ponder how long the Roman Empire continued to function after the Roman Republic had defacto collapsed. The problem is that you Americans are not nearly the caliber of the Romans. You are not even worthy of being called a pathetic copy of the Romans. Got it so far...?

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

If he had taken liberties with the evidence itself, then some salt might be warranted. But as it turns out, one of the biggest inaccuracies is the boxes of weapons going thru Banisters office had French writing on them, not Spanish. 🤔

[@opalviking]

“That is one magic loogie” Jerry Seinfeld

[@motorcycleboy9000]

There had to have been a second spitter.

[@frederickgramcko5758]

One of the best episodes of all time that references a current movie of that time. . . . A must watch TBR

[@jameshenner5831]

I've seen that Seinfeld episode or clip of it like 70 times.

[@boomerangknights]

Keith Hernandez majic loogie😂

[@daves536]

"Nice Game Pretty Boy" ..........

[@jp3813]

Definitely follow this up w/ Oppenheimer (2023). Another political thriller w/ a massive cast, heavy dialogue, & masterful editing.

[@feignorance]

and 3+ hours long, lol.

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

I'm so glad that you two are watching this movie. Its one of my all time favorite movies.

[@bradvitz2531]

One of the more underrated films of all time

[@ShawnRavenfire]

Underrated? It was praised by critics and won several awards.

[@kevinfinnerty8414]

It’s a lot better than “Silence of the Lambs”

[@doreck07]

I once didnt buy into conspiracy theories. When you get enough information it quickly becomes apparent that some of them are valid.

[@BenjWarrant]

If they're valid, it's not a theory any more.

[@paulliversage4479]

As.long as you're getting balanced information

[@ennesshay5040]

The Package -- starring Tommy | !!! } & Gene Hackman

[@Billydbud]

I think it is cool that Oliver Stone had the real Jim Garrison make a cameo as Chief Justice Earl Warren in this movie.

[@reneedennis2011]

So do I.

[@StephenLuke]

Ditto! He died the next year after the films release. 😢💔

[@samuelmoulds1016]

yeah, I can't help but think: did Jim Garrison ask to be in the movie!!?!

[@aaronz7056]

Garrison was a lunatic who ruined an innocent man's life with a crackpot "case" that fell apart within minutes of reaching his hand-picked jury and he was soundly condemned by the ABA for his unprofessional and despicable actions.

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

aaronz is all over everyone's comments trying to tell us that Garrison was wrong and the Warren Commission was right. There is SO much evidence now that has been revealed by so many good researchers, it's not for us anymore to defend that it was a plot, it's for the likes of aaronz to prove that Oswald did it alone. I'm not a 'conspiracy theorist', a term used in a negative way for a type of person who thinks that all major events are some kind of plot. But I've studied most of the famous 'conspiracy' theories - 9/11, death of Princess Diana - and I don't usually even mention the supposed 'moonlanding hoax' - they all fall apart under detailed investigation. However, the murder of President John F. Kennedy was plotted for and carried out by a small group of people both inside of government, and outside it. You wouldn't be able to get away with it today, but in 1963 you could.

[@thunderb4stard80]

This is one of my favourite films from one of my favourite directors. Loved the reaction guys ❤

[@warner13faulk28]

Have no idea if everything Oliver Stone is claiming is true or not, but his filming, editing and story are hypnotic. The end with Kevin Costner in the courtroom is mesmerizing. A fabulous movie. Also one of Donald Sutherland's greatest acting jobs.

[@robertcrist5747]

"Back....And to the left.....Back....and to the left". Great movie! 🇺🇸

[@ROLANDSONOFSTEPHEN690]

It's an incredible film. Saw it multiple times in theater. Saw it again for the re-release. Watch it pretty regularly. I'm glad you did this reaction. One of Oliver Stones' best films, even if It's not incredibly accurate. The Actors crushed it on every level. Thank you again for this reaction.

[@jamesalexander5623]

I was 12 when this happened. I heard with my own ears Oswald say "I didn't shoot anybody!" AND "I'm a Patsy!"and watched Jack Ruby shoot him on live TV! The great Conspiracy of the Assassination was to create a Maze of Conspiracies, impossible to untangle ....

[@danielhoehne801]

I saw this movie, IN a theater, a couple weeks after it came out. As you two said, didn't feel at all like 3 hours...and we went to a 10 p.m. showing! lol Afterward, we were like, crap, it's 1 a.m.!

[@Bringmethehorizondude]

Finally. I really only enjoy about four or five movie reactors and y’all are one of them and up to this point no one had reacted to this yet and it’s one of my favorites. Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@davidtaylor391]

Great comment I also Agree. This is got to be one of the best reaction channels out there for sure.

[@perrymalcolm3802]

As a movie fan, it’s an amazing ride. The editing is second to none! As a citizen, at this point having ping-ponged on what happened to JFK, I’ve given up. As a Southerner, I laugh my ass off at the horrible accents!😂 KOOOO day Tahhhhhhh!!😂😂😂😂

[@tennoklark]

You both did a fantastic job showing parts of the movie and your insightful commentary. JFK is one of my favorite movies and you are spot on.

[@robertlynch7013]

So glad you guys watched this one. Its a fantastic film.

[@TheloniousSphere]

Fun Fact : The Actor/Judge you said that looked like an "Alien" Was the real Jim Garrison :)

[@lexkanyima2195]

He got older

[@pduidesign]

I’m still stumped why this movie isn’t reacted to by more reaction channels. Kudos to both of you for reacting to this amazing film!!! I hope you start a trend with reactors!!

[@RetrofanFilms]

I’m so grateful you’re reacting to this classic. As I’m seeing this, I’m not sure if you’re watching the theatrical cut or the Director’s Cut. I hope that if you’re interested there are two specific documentaries that focus on the JFK assassination as well as Jim Garrison’s investigation. They are: - The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes (which has interviews with the real Jim Garrison.) and - Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (compares the real events with situations that the film dramatizes).

[@bsdx110]

I'm assuming that you guys reacted to the theatrical version that's 3 hours and 8 minutes. There's a director's cut of this film that's about 17 minutes longer. Lots more info but just as mesmerizing.

[@conchfritters01]

More people need to react to this movie. Gary Oldman freaking delivers.

[@samuelmoulds1016]

yeah, I was soooh afraid his part in the movie was going to ruin his acting career! I mean, I was afraid every time he was in another movie people would say, "LOOK! There's Lee Harvey Oswald!"

[@jtnjkk]

The actress who plays Kevin Costners wife is the Carrie from the movie "Carrie."

[@Vertigotheatre1]

Love love love this film. And thank you for doing this one, it's about time somebody did ❤

[@mrtonysantos]

@11:47 remember the disposable coffee cups with pop-out handles lol

[@dnllrnt]

The fact that its been 60 years and we still don't have all the information is an embarrassment and an outrage.

[@jacobjones5269]

Ok, but we do have a lot of information, and that information makes it clear he was definitely involved in the assassination, and he was definitely a cop killer.. That’s enough for me..

[@dukielegion1]

We have all the information.

[@hadoken95]

given the current state of disinformation and distrust it's absolutely no surprise that we can come to no agreement or consensus on what happened

[@jacobjones5269]

@@hadoken95 But we should in some areas.. I’ll give you an example.. Both Oswald and the killer of Officer Tippit discarded their jackets that day on the streets of Oak Cliff.. Now, conspiracy believers will tell you that’s because there was a double Oswald killing Tippit and discarding a jacket to frame Oswald?.. Whereas I tend to believe the killer and Lee were the same guy, and only one jacket was discarded.. lol.. Simple.. And the voluminous evidence supports that conclusion.. The problem is the way the conspiracy side thinks, which is incredibly flawed..

[@MarkG-nl4oq]

Trump said at one point he was going to release the un redacted documents but he changed his mind because upon reading them he decided that it would be bad for the country as it had national security implications and people would really be better off not knowing. Can’t say I agree but it seems like there’s definitely something hidden that would make Americans distrust the honesty and/or reliability of our intelligence apparatus for the foreseeable future. My guess, the mob had infiltrated our intelligence apparatus or were coordinating with certain agents or agencies. Mob not only had turned on the Kennedy’s when Bobby declared war on them but had deep interests in Cuba

[@tomekstrand1988]

This is a movie where Kevin Costner plays a guy who becomes immersed in a mission, but no one believes in him, and it threatens his family life and his marriage. Unlike The Untouchables, a movie where Kevin Costner plays a guy who becomes immersed in a mission, but no one believes in him, and it threatens his family life and his marriage. Which is also unlike Field of Dreams, a movie where Kevin Costner plays a guy who becomes immersed in a mission, but no one believes in him, and it threatens his family life and his marriage.

[@DocuzanQuitomos]

And that's why he went on to make Waterworld; to, at least, play a man without family, while being immersed in a mision in which nobody believes XD.

[@djm3suxx]

What a conspiracy of movie roles!

[@ThomasTreece-mp8md]

Nobody believes Costner in Field of Dreams? Did you watch any of the scenes with his family? His wife (Annie) bent over backwards to support him despite her brother's threats. His daughter (Karen)... "You look real to me." And this was a film when Kevin Costner was on screen far more with his wife and family than the other 2 movies mentioned.

[@jasonm8017]

😂 the guy is chameleon.

[@HobGungan]

​@@DocuzanQuitomosWaterworld immersed in a mission even HE doesn't believe in until the final act.

[@KS-xk2so]

Oh man, I died laughing at the Tommy Lee Jones moment... given he's in the movie lol

[@danielmoss895]

Was scrolling through one my streaming apps about a week ago when I chanced upon this. I hadn't seen it in maybe 20 years and it was a choice between this and another film I hadn't seen. I forgot what the other movie was now but anyway I chose to re-watch JFK. Then after I saw you put up your Patton reaction, I thought TBR Schmitt should do JFK. Then lo and behold. Love the music score as well. So ominous and sinister.

[@paulfromt.o.7384]

Regardless of one may "think" happened, this is a well done movie all around. Cast, cameos and music all are great.

[@alainvosselman9960]

The beauty and rewarding part of being a conspiracy 'theorist' is that you learn who the monsters in this world are and you learn to spot both evilness as well as those good people with strong moral compass & integrity ..; both involved in the battle between good & evil and how this battle for now, is still ruling our societies, while we are mostly occupied with the daily routines. I am not ashamed to want to know the truth. These type movies hopefully will put more people on that path looking for answers. Loved your reactions to this gem. Great movie, which depicts the many enigmatic layers to this whole event.

[@ice-iu3vv]

jfk is one of the 2 most obvious cases of "true conspiracy" in u.s. history. the other took place almost 38 years later, and we're not supposed to even specify the date that we should "never forget".

[@bradsullivan2495]

In reality, Garrison was seen as a crackpot, but because Oliver Stone is a hardcore conspiracy theorist, he was turned into a hero.

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

Reality has never been very popular. 🤔

[@billymuellerTikTok]

* truth seeker

[@WesCoastPiano]

You want a movie about the media specifically. You guys really should watch Network and All The President's Men.

[@Easy_Skanking]

"Network" is extremely important in these days.

[@landibear6509]

"Dude's an alien", that was the real Jim Garrison in that scene 😂

[@brandonshaw2120]

You're about 3 months and 50 comments too late...

[@landibear6509]

@brandonshaw2120 😂 I'm South African. We're late with everything

[@brandonshaw2120]

@@landibear6509 🤣🤣🤣

[@landibear6509]

@@brandonshaw2120 What was it that Trevor Noah said? In South Africa we still have to wait for the news donkey to deliver our news. 😂

[@TtownHacker]

Just a remarkable cast. A wonderful movie, not at all meant to be taken completely literally, but it certainly begs a few questions. Excellent choice. I hope it was worth the long edit!

[@JohnHenry-s1y]

This movie speaks the truth

[@StephenLuke]

Obviously!!! It is a true story in certain parts! Especially the part where Rose Ceramie was thrown out of a vehicle by two gangsters who worked for Jack Ruby, Guy Banister pistol whipping Jack Martin, Lee Bowers was killed when his car left an empty road and struck a concrete bridge abutment near Midlothian, Texas, and Eladio del Valle getting murdered on February 22, 1967, on the day David Ferrie died.

[@JohnHenry-s1y]

@@StephenLuke exactly. Especially President Kennedy calling off the war with Cuba and getting killed for it by the powers that be

[@pencilnecked1579]

"Can you just have a series of unfortunate events?" Yes, it is possible. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which started World War I, was one such instance. He had survived the initial attempt but a series of events occurred in the aftermath that brought him back within the path of one of conspirators who finished the job and kicked off the first World War.

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@tonyadler1319]

When this movie came out, I was just astounded and couldn't believe what I saw. As I've gotten older, I have realized this movie has every conspiracy theory piled on top of conspiracy theory and it's a big conspiracy casserole. There was a documentary in the late 90's that had a computer recreation of Dealy Plaza and the angle of the shots that line right up from the book depository and show the so-called magic bullet went in a straight line. It was Oswald and Oswald only.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Yawn...

[@SciTrekMan]

Yea, no.

[@jhiieri7812]

This movie is the definition of information overload. I've seen it a bunch of times, and I still miss stuff. Definitely agree that it's worth a watch no matter what you believe. Half of the movie runs like a documentary. Especially with the incorporation of black and white. Great film, great reaction

[@jhornacek]

A few years after this movie, ABC aired a mini-series called Wild Palms, which had Oliver Stone as the main executive producer. It had nothing to do with JFK, but it was set in "the future", and there's a random scene where Stone appears as himself on a talk show discussing how the U.S. government finally released files related to the JFK assassination, and was pleased that these files had that Stone had been right all along with his conspiracy theories (and the JFK movie).

[@dbaum23]

Parkland is another movie about the effort to try to save JFK's life after the assassination.

[@lawrencefine5020]

Gotta love an Oliver Stone flick. The movie make's you think twice about what you thought you knew. It's a very well made movie. And remember guys, conspiracies happen everyday in all corners of the world. All it take's is more than 1 person to conspire.

[@lloyddobler2227]

I saw this movie in the mid to late 90's and it did to me what the red pill did to Neo in the Matrix. There were times when I wished that I could go back to living a blissful life of ignorance, but now I wouldn't have it any other way. Think of all the history since this movie came out that might actually have a different perspective that we would ignore if all we listened to was one source of information. The one thing that I didn't want to believe was that our government was capable of lying to its citizens, not to mention everything beyond the lying. I would have taken it at face-value that other governments were lying, but not ours. This movie was an eye-opener for sure. Other movies that contributed to a different look on life have been John Carpenter's They Live, 1984, The Matrix, Wag The Dog, Minority Report, and The Truman Show. Once you start diving into these things, you start to wonder how deep the rabbit hole goes. My eyes have definitely been opened at one point (Red-Pilled) and I have to question things instead of just take them all at face-value. Good luck with your searches and we'll see you on the other side.

[@MonstersHDTV]

In 1987, Jim Garrison appeared in the film The Big Easy where he essentially played himself, and the next year he was featured in The Men Who Killed Kennedy series, airing in the United States beginning in 1988. You might be able to find it here on KZbin. The Men Who Killed Kennedy is a video documentary series by British television network ITV that depicts the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Originally broadcast in 1988 in two parts (with a subsequent studio discussion), it was rebroadcast in 1991 re-edited to three parts with additional material, and a fourth episode added in 1995. The addition of three further episodes in 2003 caused great controversy, particularly in the final episode implicating Lyndon B. Johnson and the withdrawal of these additional episodes.

[@ActionJackson1982]

what a cast though, even if they’re small parts. Great to see