Sleepers (1996) Reaction/Commentary (Request)
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- čas přidán 24. 01. 2024
- So the person who requested this movie mentioned that not many people have reacted to this one. After viewing it, I can only assume it's because of what happens to the boys in this movie. It's pretty heavy and disturbing stuff that isn't too welcome on this platform. That being said, this was an excellent movie, and whether or not it's fact or fiction, it does put the spotlight on juvenile detention facilities and the horrors that can happen there. Still applies to today as well!
This video is purely for commentary purposes, and is NOT a replacement for the original film. Please go watch the original film.
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Sleepers is such an amazing movie. You are watching some great movies that very few reactors are watching. The channels keeps getting cooler and cooler.
I'm really surprised there are not more reactions to this film due to its emotional nature. I think this is the first one I can find.
Yeah, me to!
yep, the first and only reaction to this classic so far.
i understand is dark but so is schindlers list and every man and his dog has reacted to that.
Thank you for reacting to this movie. It's one of my favorite revenge films and probably 1 of the best in my opinion.
Also nobody on youtube reacts to this movie. it's way under appreciated
Hell of a film, a necessary film, as it is well known that abuse most certainly did happen. 56 yrs ago I personally experienced abuse from nuns when I was forced to go to Catechism summer school. Who the hell would believe an 11 yr old kid even if you tried to tell someone. Thanks for sharing this amazing well written and acted film.
Thank you for your service, Mike. Really enjoying your reactions and commentary.
Great reaction. One of the most underrated films ever made in my opinion.
Awesome reaction as always, and what a great movie! I hadn't seen this one in a long time, and it was nice not only getting to see it again but to watch with you.
I watch this movie when I was 21 years old...I'm 45 years old now...and this movie made me hate Kevin Bacon's face...that's how good an actor he is...this movie is third in my top five favourite movies.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Great reaction, I find it baffling how this movie is never reacted to or even acknowledged. Great story, Great cast, great acting. Perhaps the subject matter is too squeamish for some, which is a real shame.
Thank you for visiting! I think the reason not many people do this one is two reasons: One, this film contains a subject that the platform isn't too fond of having on the platform. Two, this film has some strict copyright allowance. I personally had a hard time editing this to where the platform would allow it. And even though it's allowed, the video can't be monetized. I'm not sure if other reactors were not willing to post it and do the work if they can't be paid for their time or not, but I dont have an issue with it.
@mikewatchesstuff That's a real eye opener, but would explain a lot. Congrats for making the effort to put up the reaction. 👍
Let me know if there's ever anything you'd like to see a reaction to!
Levinson films in general don't get much attention, even though most of them have soft subject matter. I guess they're not flashy enough.
@dudermcdudeface3674 yeah, totally agree, really puzzling
Thank you so very much for reacting to this movie. I truly appreciate it. I watched it for the first time when it came out and it stuck with me for all these years. I´m saddened by the fact that no one reacts to it. It seems as if nobody is even aware that this great even exists and that is a shame. I have read the book it is based on. I don´t know if it describes true events or no. In the end it doesn´t matter to me. The movie is an incredible piece of art that managed to stay in my top 10 movie list for nearly 30 years. The same as Fried Green Tomatoes. My perspective on John and Tommy is that they were decent kids and the experience in Wilkerson broke them. All 4 kids were broken they just dealt very differently with it. Only Shakes was able to function somewhat ok afterwards despite his scars. The movie never says who the other people were who John and Tommy killed. Were they normal , decent people or mobsters? It is Irrelevant because this trial is about the murder of Nokes and no one else. Neither John nor Tommy deserved to get convicted of his murder since he has done worse to them.
30:04 never noticed him before... but thats Dr Chilton from Silence of the Lambs sat at the end of the bar. the end gets me every time.
This movie never won an award. If this movie would've been made today, I guarantee you it would've garnered so many nominations and awards. It really is up there with one of my favorite movies of all-time. Finally something that shows the world for what it really is. Honest defense attorneys either know nothing about the misdeeds of the Prosecutor's office or they just simply don't care, either way I'm a firm non-believer in The United States Justice System.
It really did coke out in the wrong time, it would have blown up today
I remember watching this a few times when it was first released. I totally blocked it out since then. I didn't realize that it was supposed to be based on a true story. I was always on the side of them getting revenge against the people who abused them. Morality aside, it felt good to see them get their comeuppance. I think it was a well crafted film, I liked all of the cloak and dagger side dealings. It's nice to see some forgotten gems get a little shine.
Just an aside - gay and pedophile are two very different classes of people that shouldn't be conflated. Having a natural attraction and consenting relations with someone of the same sex is vastly different than what a pedophile is. There are sick twisted power and control dynamics involved and is not restricted to same sex abuse. I know you didn't mean it maliciously or anything, but that kind of thinking has been dangerous for people of the lgbt community. It just stuck with me when you said it.
Hey friend, thanks for commenting! You're right, I could have articulated that moment better, thanks for understanding it wasn't said with any maliciousness or hate towards anyone
One of my favorite films, the message is deep but the ending is so epic! The characters are simply captivating! What a tragic story!
I have never seen anyone react to this movie, one of my favorites. Thank you so much for doing this. New subscriber
Really like this movie even though it’s a difficult subject. It was cast perfectly and I’m glad that almost all of those actors are still working. I have never hated Kevin Bacon more . He and the other guards were despicable. Thanks for reacting to this one.
Whoever recommended this, he/she knows good movies!
Her name is Kay, she's in the comments here somewhere :)
This film is heavy for sure but an excellent watch. Great reaction, man. Another movie I’d recommend, if you haven’t seen it already, is _Legends of the Fall._
46:11 DeNiro is such a fine actor. His character, just listening to someone, makes for such a compelling performance.
37:16 I think it’s ‘common knowledge’ kind of in the way that people ‘knew’ about Harvey Weinstein or even Bill Cosby. You know, kinda hearing whispers or rumours of certain people in the shared circles that people operate in.
Really enjoyed your commentary at the end of the video, too. Yeah, there’s some definite grey area in there. I know I was absolutely rooting for them.
Great reaction, I'm subscribing just because you've reacted to this phenomenal movie.
I just wanted to comment on the question you asked about what are the chances of these pedophile men all working at the same time at the same place and is it believable? While this story in particular (names/year/school etc) is debated, it does indeed show brutality that many kids suffer. It is absolutely believable that all those men worked there because evil is attracted to positions of power, especially when vulnerable children are involved. There are hundreds of thousands of accounts, proven assaults, rumors, deathbed confessions etc etc throughout history and in every possible community, religious calling, family and careers, where predators have easily found each other and been drawn to similar paths whether professionally or personally.
It really is all so believable which is the sickening part. This still happens today to so, so many children 😢
I had the same moment as you when I got to basic training. We pulled up in the bus from the airport and I looked at the girl next to me that I met at MEPS and said “What have we gotten ourselves into?”
This film is great, I loved it, in my opinion the story is too twisted to be made up.unfortunately there are too many monsters out there. If you like courtroom dramas like this on, again the authenticity of the stories is in question, check out “in the name of the father” and “murder in the first” both with phenomenal performances the first Daniel Dey-Lewis and the second Kevin Bacon gives the performance of his life.
Hi Amir, thanks for the comment. I have not seen either of those movies, so looks like I got two more to add to the list! Thank you!
Great reaction. One of the best movies I have ever seen.
All other reactors are missing this!!, great reaction and awesome movie !!!
Thank you for reacting to this movie. This and the Count of Monte Cristo are in my top 10
just found this channel and subbed thanks for the reaction.
Never seen a reaction to this movie, thank you! If you haven't seen the movie Spotlight, that's one you should watch
Subscribed!
Another fantastic reaction! I haven't seen anyone else react to this movie. It's one of my favorites, but I ended up seeing it at too young of an age, and it was kind of traumatizing lol As an adult, I think it's heavy but fantastic! One of my favorite Robert DeNiro roles.
This is such a slept on movie, (if you will pardon the pun.) A stacked cast with great performances. It also raises a moral argument. What are lives worth vs. a stolen childhood and mental scarring. Whether or not the story is based on a true story, it still hopefully raises scrutiny on people who are supposed to know how to safeguard and watch under age kids and are paid to do so.
Good film and also a good cheat code for Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
Carcaterra wrote a brilliant story. He tried to make it real. Even though it clearly wasn't. He should've just presented it as fiction.
The movie sleepers is not for a family. It is an adult movie. No kids should watch it.
One of the best movie ever!!!
In the book Adam styler goes to prison for 12 years but they made 4 attempts on his life and left him paralyzed from the waist down he was released in the spring of 91 and now lives in a new Jersey suburbs in a home for the disabled
One of the greatest films ever made... Truly... Resonates with me because i was in care and no one really sees the reality until its to late very powerful film and an amazing cast ❤.
Barry Levinson is such an underappreciated filmmaker. Check out "Avalon" (1990). Beautiful, life-affirming story, much lighter in tone than this but very substantive.
Been waiting for someone to react to this such a good movie I think I liked the kid actors more than their adult versions
Powerful movie...haven't seen this reacted to much at all.
Rape is not about sexuality or even sexual orientation. Rape is always about POWER. There are a lot of studies about this topic which came to the same result. The 4 guards aren´t necessarily gay. I don´t think they were. The movie explicitly states that only one of them, Addison (?) kept raping children even after Wilkerson. The others probably had hetrosexual relationships with adult women.
Liked and subscribed. Loved your reaction to this. Been waiting so long for someone to do this. And you should definitely watch The Count of Monte Cristo too. If it suits you, try J. Edgar and K-Pax - two other great movies nobody has reacted to on YT. Cheers!
Thank you for the comment and the kind words! Which of those do you want to see on the channel first?
Great reaction and commentary - in general, lots of other reactors are boring and superficial.
Thanks for asking! All 3 are in my top 10 favourites of all time. I think I’d like to see you react to J. Edgar first. But you do you 👍🏼
I'm really loving the editing, do you do it yourself?
Hey thank you! Yes, I do it myself. It takes a ton of time for me, so I appreciate you saying that very much
@@mikewatchesstuffNo problem, you're an inspiration to me. Thank YOU
You have to read and watch The count of Monte Cristo
This was a book before it was a movie. The author was one of the boys. It was supposed to be a true story about the cover up’s in these juvenile detention homes. I can’t remember the Authors name now, but I read the book before the movie came out. I chose to believe that it was more true than not. Being that I grew up in a Catholic School and environment in an area that was similar. It was a controversy at the time because certain people did not like the accusations. It is very sad, but so were the Catholic Priest Pedophiles that were finally confirmed and found out after that huge cover up. No matter if book and movie took liberties, you know this really happened and happens. Good Movie and better book!
I watched this film for the first time in my early twenties back in the early 2000s, and probably again a few months ago. My reaction was likely just the same as yours, or maybe a bit more on the edge as I was older now and, thus, understood more. Though a very dark and challenging film, this remains a great movie (and I say that lightly, given the themes of sexual and physical abuse of young boys).
The guy who wrote this says this is true saying he changed some things to protect his friends. Some people say it's not & he's lying.. even if this isn't true there are real stories like this that really happened
Brad Renfro I know mostly from Apt Pupil and Bully.
He was also in The Client 1994
Question: The Guard could’ve pleaded the 5th, yes or no?
This is based on a true story however the state of New York denies it.
You gotta do count of monte Cristo now. Great movie
I suppose so! Just to be sure it's the right one, it's from 2002 with Guy Pearce in it?
@@mikewatchesstuff yes that one
I hope you kerp this up, there are some brilliant movies that are not SciFi ir Superhero
Cowboys and Aliens… great stars in all these films
Road to Perdition
Mystic River
Sum of All Fears
Michael Clayton
The Interpreter
The Peacemaker
While I do not appreciate the usual connection society makes between a history of abuse and a life of crime I do know in those circumstances we either turn the violence inside or out, Shakes and Michael managed to have "honest" lives but none of them was able to form steady, healthy relationships/attachments.I for one do not believe there is any exaggeration because I know when we go through things like that it is the exact opposite we "crave". I was 40 when I gathered the courage to tell my older sister about my mother's abuse and she didn't believe me, we haven't spoken for over 20 years. The way Brad Pitt twitches when he talks about Addison is exactly what someone in his situation would do. I do not think the guards were gay it was the absolute power they had over the kids that is "it" for pexxxphiles they would never look for an equal, someone with agency to say no. King Benny is played by brilliant italian actor Vittorio Gassman. You are the first channel I have seen react to this movie, sadly it will not age. Barry Levinson has a lot of great movies but I will mention "Rain Man" with Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, "Good Morning Vietnam" which has Robin Williams being absolutely amazing and "Wag the Dog" again with Dustion Hoffman and de Niro a brilliant political satire that is timeless. Really liked your reaction.
Alright. React to "Rollerball." "The Warriors." "Heat."
Classification wise.. hmmm.. not sure.. like everything lol 😅 it has a few stages like the beginning being almost comedic to then going thriller and then horror... Fk knows id at a push class sleeps actually as a coming of age film slash horror??? Dunno
no one has ever reacted to my movie request from like two years ago?
I tried to find it during my Xmas/New Years break, couldn't find it on any of the streaming services I have :(
@@mikewatchesstuff it is on netflix, at least here in iceland.
With much respect, you pause and talk way too much for people watching you to understand what scene you’re even talking about. Try not to pause literally every second. If you aren’t enjoying the film, it’s probably harder, but it’s harder for people who subscribe to not stop watching. Hope you consider this constructive. Just my POV
Hi Robin, thanks for the comment. I respect your opinion, but I do respectfully disagree. Of course I will accept your opinion, but I must admit it's something I've rarely heard. Between this channel and my main channel, and over 1,000 reaction videos since March of 2021, I can count on one hand how many times I've been told that (Two of those times are on this video's comments, and I acknowledge I had a lot to say within the first 5 minutes of this video). Outside of the first 5 minutes of this video, I would also respectfully disagree that I paused literally every second. Which part of the reaction are you referring to?
Dude, your reaction was irritating. You seem like a good guy but it's hard to enjoy the movie with you when you talk every millisecond of the reaction. Annoying. Not a fan.
It's cool man, I can't win em all, no hard feelings. I do dispute your characterization of how much I talked in this reaction however. 1 hour and 2 minutes of footage from the film are seen in this reaction, and during that time, I'm speaking for only 23 of those minutes. I spoke more than I normally do from the 3:00 mark of this video to the 3:31 mark, but aside from that, I respectfully disagree that I spoke too much compared to other reactors.
Just my two cents as someone who has been checking out your videos for a few months, there is absolutely zero problem with the amount of comments you make, Mike. There are reactors out there who talk too much, and you're not even close to one of them. Yes, you had a lot to say right when the movie started, at the time marks you said, but after that, there is literally more of the movie in the reaction than there is moments of you speaking. I actually prefer your reactions compared to some others because they cut out too much of the movie and only leave their commentary. You go above and beyond and usually have longer reactions with a good chunk of the movie still kept in the reaction, to where someone who hasn't seen it can even follow along.
Keep it up, and please don't forget my request of Shutter Island!
Hey friend, thanks for dropping in again! That's very kind of you to say, I appreciate that. Yeah, I can think off the top of my head at least four other reaction channels (one being a husband/wife team) that are all pretty popular with over 100K followers, and they all talk way more than I do. I leave huge chunks of movies in my reactions even when I have nothing to say! Thanks for always dropping in to watch stuff with me, and about your request... So I've seen Shutter Island, and I can only get it on the channel if I force my girlfriend to watch it, as she hasn't seen it. I'm still working on that. But I did get your other request on the channel at least!
@@mikewatchesstuff I find your commentary to be just fine- not excessive, at all. I like hearing your thoughts and verbal reactions.
Dude, YOU are irritating!
It's a reaction (duh)!
I love Mike's channel. 💜
I request that he review a movie because I want to hear his comments and opinions.
If you want to view a movie uninterrupted, pay for it and watch it
alone.
I prefer to watch movies 'with' someone intelligent, interesting and fun (but that's just me).
Places like this happened, does happen, all over the world, even recently, There are multiple tv shows, movies, books, and documentaries about it, in many cases the church and govt is/was very involved, it is easy to find out about if you want.
GREAT movie.
What a* surprise! This is the only reaction I have ever seen to this amazing movie. It's a tough one for sure. I do a check every month or so just to see if anybody has reacted to it and this was a pleasant [birthday] surprise. 🫶