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What is your Favorite Scenes From A Few Good Men
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:47 am
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:47 am
In honor of the Tropic Thunder thread I would like to add a board favorite movie to favorite scenes with A Few Good Men:
Jack Nicholson's acting in this scene is so fricking great and effortless.
Jack Nicholson's acting in this scene is so fricking great and effortless.
This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 11:50 am
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:48 am to CU_Tigers4life
I love how intense Tom Cruise is during the softball scenes.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:12 pm to VinegarStrokes
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I love how intense Tom Cruise is during the softball scenes.
I love how a general (Nicholson) who's seen combat and has been buttoned up and regal this whole trial all of a sudden breaks when Cruise's character starts screaming at him.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:15 pm to CU_Tigers4life
*Danny pulls out a half pint of Jack D*
Joanne -“Are You Drunk?”
Danny - “Pretty much….. yeah.”
Joanne -“Are You Drunk?”
Danny - “Pretty much….. yeah.”
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:31 pm to Gifman
After being in the military for a while, I wonder how many military folks Aaron Sorkin spoke with before writing the play. He got the Marine ethos down pat, but some of the stuff is completely eye rolling.
The “cocksucking” conversation that they have with a female officer is farcical even for the early 90s. Not to mention a colonel isn’t a general. Let’s say a colonel is the Marines top guy at Gitmo, the idea that he’d have to type of power to alter flight logs, etc. is nonsense.
I start to agree with Jessup in a lot of ways. Paraphrasing- You enjoy the freedom I provide and then dare to question the manner in which I provide it
Damn right Jessup. I feel you.
The “cocksucking” conversation that they have with a female officer is farcical even for the early 90s. Not to mention a colonel isn’t a general. Let’s say a colonel is the Marines top guy at Gitmo, the idea that he’d have to type of power to alter flight logs, etc. is nonsense.
I start to agree with Jessup in a lot of ways. Paraphrasing- You enjoy the freedom I provide and then dare to question the manner in which I provide it
Damn right Jessup. I feel you.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:37 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Like the lunch scene during the first trip to Gitmo and the banter given by Jessup after stating, “You have to ask me nicely!”
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:48 pm to CU_Tigers4life
My favorite scene is when they are arguing about the evidence they have and Tom Cruise says "Oh that's right, you were sick the day they taught law at law school" right after the guy had his timing all wrong on their run and when they met etc.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:49 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Any Nicholson scene is great and deserves its own category.
For a non-Nicholson scene, I think the establishing scene for Caffey where he is fricking around playing softball while destroying the prosecutor in a plea bargain deal does a lot.
It establishes that Caffey is very canny but also that he is a lazy frick and will do the least amount of work possible so he can do what he really wants to do instead.
It helps set up that, once they decide to go to trial, that Caffey will be extremely competent in the law even if he doesn’t have trial experience.
For a non-Nicholson scene, I think the establishing scene for Caffey where he is fricking around playing softball while destroying the prosecutor in a plea bargain deal does a lot.
It establishes that Caffey is very canny but also that he is a lazy frick and will do the least amount of work possible so he can do what he really wants to do instead.
It helps set up that, once they decide to go to trial, that Caffey will be extremely competent in the law even if he doesn’t have trial experience.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:58 pm to CU_Tigers4life
don't ask me what i know and don't know, I KNOW THE LAW
Posted on 5/3/24 at 1:40 pm to CU_Tigers4life
For such a relatively minor role I always though Keifer Sutherland nailed the character. I always thought it was funny that it was Jesup who broke on the stand not Kendrick.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 1:48 pm to Purple Spoon
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I always thought it was funny that it was Jesup who broke on the stand
Jessup hadn't been truly questioned in that manner before.
This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 5/3/24 at 1:59 pm to Purple Spoon
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For such a relatively minor role I always though Keifer Sutherland nailed the character.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:58 pm to alajones
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After being in the military for a while, I wonder how many military folks Aaron Sorkin spoke with before writing the play. He got the Marine ethos down pat, but some of the stuff is completely eye rolling. The “cocksucking” conversation that they have with a female officer is farcical even for the early 90s. Not to mention a colonel isn’t a general. Let’s say a colonel is the Marines top guy at Gitmo, the idea that he’d have to type of power to alter flight logs, etc. is nonsense. I start to agree with Jessup in a lot of ways. Paraphrasing- You enjoy the freedom I provide and then dare to question the manner in which I provide it Damn right Jessup. I feel you.
I'm a Marine and you really nailed it with this post. I love AFGM and the parts with Marines are all awesome, and like you said, really nailed the ethos and culture (it's not really like that anymore, sadly... but that's for another thread), but there are so many completely incorrect military things too that the most basic review should have caught. Like "saluting an officer when he leaves the room"...lol what? Marines don't even salute indoors. Also "conduct unbecoming a Marine" isn't an actual charge under the UCMJ. Multiple other examples It's just a mess from that regard.
Still absolutely love the movie though.
This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 3:59 pm
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