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Hey friends, it's a rainy April Monday here. I don't mind a rainy day once in a while, as long as my house is clean. Like if it's rainy and clean it feels cozy, but rainy and messy it feels repressive haha, is that just a me thing? I hope you all had a good weekend. Ours was lots of soccer starting up(did I tell you im coaching 2/3 of my kids teams?) and we assembled the island and played Settlers of Catan with Carly and friends. I was the LORD of Catan the first game, she won the second. Girls Rule and all that!

This week I am actually heading to Charleston South Carolina with Carly and 6 more of my cousins. It is kind of a miracle that this trip is working out and I am so excited! The Carolinas have always been a place I have wanted to visit, and some time away for a quick girls trip will always be chicken noodle for the soul.

This week on POPCORN two polls were just posted. A Sweet 16 Wildcard Poll and a Pollception of what to poll next. I have a problem. I didn't include "animated movies poll" or "foreign movies poll" on Pollception because I already have those both of my Calendar coming up soon. Speaking of coming soon....

This week we have our Movie Madness winner Mr. Hollands Opus, X2 and starting ST Season 3 episodes (the poll winners here) I also have Memphis Belle and True Romance coming soon along with War of the Worlds and these poll winners.....all good things, all good things.

Butter Live will be 4/29 evening

ALSO TRIVIA NIGHT in MAY, just make sure it's on your radar!!

Thank you all for everything!! Always!!

Cassie

 

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Bill Maurer

More X Men!!! "The Searchers" ???

Bryan Erickson

It was a prolific dynasty. 🤷‍♂️

Nathan Jasper, the Artist Formerly Known as Primary

Charleston can be fun if you go to the right side of town. Check out the battleships and stuff while you're down there, they're really cool! Just be prepared for a lot of pretentious people that have no right to be pretentious 😂

That one guy

Loving the Stargate reaction, I hope you'll be able to squeeze Dune Part Two in soon!

William Bryan

You're not the only one Cassie. I love a clean house and a rainy day. Get up late, have some coffee eggs, grits, and toast, watch a little MASH on TV Land, then take a nap. Welcome to my life

Mike Lemon

Don't even mention rain. I work outside and it has poured for two weeks. Soaked to the bone all day almost every day.

Mike Lemon

Animated poll? Last Unicorn??? Fingers crossed.

David Collins

Cassie, your graphic's seem to be labelled... weirdly. From last week?

Bill Hayden

True Romance!? That's going to be interesting. And rainy Mondays were made for Miles Davis, and his masterpiece Flamenco Sketches

Joshua s. Jackson

In case you didn't know, the Next Generation movie is called "Generations".

Shehab Dawoud

I read the title and all I could think of was: "I'll slap you so hard you'll end up in the Ming Dynasty". Seriously, we gotta introduce you to Rush Hour. Since you like buddy movies and people with great chemistry, the Rush Hour movies are at the top in those categories.

Matt Rose

TRUE ROMANCE!!!! YES!!!!

Mike LL

So if keeping the same format, the Star Trek episodes will be Sins of the Father and Deja Q. Well there is one good episode in there! 😉 If eveyone else can wait for Yesterday's Enterprise, I guess I can too! (Spoiler alert, I CAN"T WAIT!!) Edit: I looked at the poll as to the episodes I can expect this week, but the poll mistakenly lists Sins of the Father as Episode 12, but it actually is episode 17, so we should get Deja Q and Yesterday's Enterprise this week! Yay! I hope Cassie is watching in the right order, she has so far!!! I think X2 is a pretty good movie, But Mr. Holland will be a first time watch for me. For some reason, all I watched in the 90's were action movies, even though I can't seem to stand those movies now! Good to see some animated movie fans and foreign movie fans are about to become happier! It should happen to someone!!! 😏

2-Can

So will the foreign movies poll be all-inclusive or be further broken down, eg, Polish movies (the Poles Poll), communist movies (the Pol Pot Poll), strange spring ritual movies (the May Pole Poll), or movies that stink (the Polecat Poll)?

Above Average Dave

CHARLESTON (a.k.a. ChuckTown!)! We go here every year. You and Carly will love — also, one of the greatest foodie cities in the U,S.! KING STREET is where the best shops are (since you're going with the girls), and, if you get a chance, HANK'S SEAFOOD is a cross between white linen 1930s and 40s charm and modern attention to details, as well as massive Seafood Towers! Save room for KAMINSKY'S around the corner on MARKET ST, because ALL. THEY. DO. IS. DESSERT. Also on Market Street is the Open Air Market - 3 blocks of very fun small business humans, and all the t-shirt and tchotkie shops you could ever want. Across the bridge and down the road is Isle of Palms, also fairly amazing, with a tremendous family resort (very beach/golf/tennis friendly) called Wild Dunes. Enjoy the Southern Charm and hospitality!

Michael West

Great lineup Cassie. You will absolutely love Charleston. One of my most favorite cities. So much to see and do.

Stranger2Reality

I haven't seen True Romance in probably 25 years, but I must have watched it 50+ times back in the 90s. I already had that and Reservoir Dogs basically committed to memory before Pulp Fiction was even released. I'm not totally sure what Cassie is going to think of it though, but I imagine at the very least she'll get a kick out of Brad Pitt as Floyd.

Shawn Kildal

No way Cassie will recognize Gary Oldman in True Romance

Stranger2Reality

X2 is legit one of the best comic book movies ever. I think you're really going to like that if you enjoyed the first one. Prepare yourself though, cause X-Men 3 is a huge step down from the first two. It picks up again with X-Men First Class though.

Shawn Kildal

Looking at the Upcoming poster it doesn't look like Carly will be joining for Mr. Holland's Opus. Dang it. I think it would be one she would really appreciate with her teaching background.

JONATHAN REDFERN WILLIAMS

Ah, Stargate (1994), I remember watching that on VHS when I was a kid. Hope you enjoy it!

Kristin D

Memphis Belle is a fantastic film!!

Pickupthepieces76

Hurray for foreign movies. Even though I think it won't be on many peoples radar, I have to rallyfor Dutch movies to be in the mix for that poll. 🇳🇱

Jennifer Medicus

Have a great time in Charleston. Went to College there. It's changed a lot but a great town.

Silver Machine

Please, please, please watch the original War of the Worlds before watching the Spielberg remake! Please.

Tom Furze

X men, Star Trek, and Mr. Holland's Opus. Mercy, It's like taking a cadyaholic and saying, here's Woka's factory. Enjoy yourself. I am thoroughly going to enjoy myself

Björn Karlsson

AHHH!!!!! Now I saw your comment Cassie 🫣🫣😃😃 Non-english is on its way 😄😄

Clay F

Wow, True Romance. Intense. I like it.

Clay F

Good point. Shows the versatiliy of Gary Oldman as an actor.

David Collins

Every time I hear someone say that, I can't not picture Daniel Day-Lewis in "Gangs of New York" : )

David Collins

Mike, I predict you and a lot of other people who have never seen "Mr. Hollands Opus" will fully be able to appreciate it. I love action, sci-fi, westerns, period pieces, gangster movies and the like - mostly an action movie guy. But MHO is definitely in my all time top 10 movies.

David Collins

All of the Civil War memorial sites in Charleston are great. Fort Sumter with the ferry ride is very surreal for a Civil War buff. I've been all over the country - all over the world in fact - but my one trip to Charleston is one of my most memorable. Went up to Myrtle Beach and saw the wide open Atlantic for the first time. Amazing trip - I'm quite jealous, truth be told.

Sam Fuller

When you said "MING", I thought Flash Gordon was coming up.

Hat

Several Trek friends got a dopamine hit from those final words... all good things!

nick bell

Pretty excited for True Romance

Chris Clarke

I like "Ticket to Ride" myself, though I've never yet won a game, but I know numerous board/ card/ dice game aficionados! Looking forward to more Treking!🖖 Oh, and my attempt to send you and Carly some British chocs broke down, so I'll try again ASAP with a different company!😊 Peace and long life. God Bless.

Foggy

i haven’t watched mr holland’s opus since i was in high school, i wonder how it holds up. looking forward to watching with you!

Katie Jackson

🥳🤯Another fantastic week! We watched all your reactions last week and we're watching all of them this week! I don't think that's ever happened 2 weeks in a row! Can't wait to see what's next week

SpiffMan

Memphis Belle! Memphis Belle!! Memphis Belle!!! (queue excited squealing)

Devon Caitlin

This is an excellent week for Youtube!

DDK

Was already pumped for Trek and X Men, but i also love Mr. Holland’s Opus!

Greggory Shaw

Cassie, if Dune 2 is still playing in iMAX it's a must see! Easy in my top ten or top five of all time, no way it was 2 hour & 40 minutes, it could have been 3 hr and 15 minutes and I wouldn't have noticed! I wasn't completely sold on Timothée Chalamet in the first one (compared to the original Dune, not anymore. Star Wars, Terminator 2 & now Dune 2 for me, it's that good !!!

Greggory Shaw

Can't wait for True Romance, but two scenes are going to be tough for Cassie. Thanks Cassie & Carly for the great reactions lately!

Dan M

This line up literally makes me feel like a kid the week before Xmas, eagerly anticipating opening up my gifts, saving the best for last (Mr Holland’s Opus!). I can totally relate with you Cassie. I can’t relax and enjoy the day/night unless our house is clean and tidy. I’m a clean freak! Hope you have a great time down in South Carolina. I spent a week in Seabrook Island with friends, and it was one of the best vacations I’ve ever had. Charleston is beautiful.

Recliner Man

All right. May I have the floor? To be truthful, I was fiercely rooting for "Apocalypse Now" at the homestretch of this March Madness bracket. So when I discovered that she was going to be tackling all the films represented in the Final Four of this tournament, along with creating polls for the lower brackets, I was stunned. Frankly, it shows tremendous commitment and grace on her part to put herself to the task even though she had no reason to do so. Especially with "Apocalypse Now". I know this will be a challenging film for Cassie to watch. It's long and it's not for the faint of heart. That aside, I couldn't be more thrilled that she is tackling this masterpiece. It's a tall pillar in the history of cinema. One of the main reasons I started to watch this channel was to see this sweet woman, who had only loved romances and happy endings, begin to stretch and take in more of what the medium could offer her. Through her eyes we've watched her fall in love with film after film that forced her to shed her preconceptions of what kinds of stories she could handle. It's been so beautiful to see. As long as we keep supporting and challenging her with the proper mixture of films, she will be continuously enriched by the stories and characters she will encounter. I couldn't be more excited and I'll be gladly watching. Godspeed Cassie.

Just Plain Bob

Hoping to see at least a few of the following on the foreign movies poll: *Battle Royale (the movie that Hunger Games shamelessly ripped off) *Hausu (wonderfully bizarre and creepy haunted house movie, sort of) *Dellamorte Dellamore (aka Cemetery Man - surreal dark fantasy/romance) *Rififi (FANTASTIC French heist movie) *Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (great Scandinavian mystery) *Let The Right One In (modern take on a spooky old fable) *Pulse (as great as the Asian original is, that’s how awful the American remake is) *Eega (Bollywood-adjacent love story) *Night Watch (great Russian fantasy) *Oldboy (the original, not the tepid remake) *Raid: Redemption (fantastic martial arts film) *Rogue (Australian suspense) *Schneider vs Bax (Scandinavian dark comedy/thriller) *In Order of Disappearance (yet another great Scandinavian film) Finally, if you happen to be interested in a really good foreign tv series, I highly recommend the first season of “Epitafios”, a truly superb mystery/police procedural set in South America.

Carol Rocha

Cannot wait for you to see Mr. Holland’s Opus!!

LittleGalaxyBoy

Seeing X-Men alongside Next Generation reminded me of the Star Trek/X-Men crossover comics during the 1990s. The X-Men met both the original series cast and Next Generation cast, Spock even punched Wolverine in the face. Whole thing was bonkers. It was also just wild seeing Sir Patrick Stewart's Captain Picard in an X-Men comic a few years before Sir Patrick was casted as Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies. There was also a crossover novel where Captain Picard realised he looked exactly like Professor X. This was two years before the X-Men (2000) was even released so I'm not sure if this was making reference to casting rumours at the time or maybe the writer just thought that both characters looked alike.

Carol Rocha

I liked Bridge of Spies/Steven Spielberg movie /Tom Hanks stars.

Carol Rocha

Under the Tuscan Sun is a great movie that you would like. EAT, PRAY, LOVE is a really good film as well.

Dan M

Ditto! I’ve been patiently waiting for this reaction. Just bummed that it doesn’t look like Carly will be watching it with her.

Dan M

Yeah, I was really hoping Carly would watch this gem with Cassie. Maybe she’ll make a surprise appearance.

Rick Williams

It is sunny and 80 here in Ohio on this beautiful Monday.

Larry Darrell

Anybody else not receiving E-mail notifications for all the posts? Or is it just me? Holy Frickin Frick!!! I just read the post. True Romance!!!! Steel Magnolias, Smokey and the Bandit, and now this. I think I need to go buy a lottery ticket.

Robert da Spruce

Looks like a nice week of reactions ahead! I hope you and Carly have a wonderful trip!

Greggory Shaw

... “You’re so cool...”, Cassie, you’ll get it after watching True Romance!

Ike

STOKED! As a Star Wars/Trekkie/Brown Coat, I’m equally “PUMPED!” about X-Men journey.

Tommy Bessinger

Mr. Holland Opus and Star Trek Generation are two great watches!!!

Tommy Bessinger

Hey I am born and raised here in Charleston. My brother and I own the oldest restaurant in Charleston. It's a BBQ restaurant and family owned. We've won many award and I hope you can check it out, iy'alls meal is on me if interested. Take care and if I don't hear from you, Enjoy Charleston!!! The weather has been perfect. tommybbq@icloud.com

My_Cousin_Mose

I'm excited there's gonna be an animated movie poll, and would like to again suggest a couple movies- The Last Unicorn (1982- Jeff Bridges voices a main character by the way) and The Secret of NIMH (1982) Both of these are made from separate production companies that gave Disney some good competition in the 80s and 90s. Have fun on your trip!

Richard Maurer

I'm sure you the fact that you didn't mention a upcoming Classic Horror poll along with the Foreign and Animated polls was just an oversight, right? In fact, I bet you're planning a month of Classic Horror polls, one each for the 30's, 40's 50's and 60's..........right?

Richard Maurer

Second Battle Royale, Hausu, Dellamorte Dellamore, Let The Right One In, Pulse, and Raid: Redemption.

Jesus F Christ

That reminds me, she should be watching True Romance on White Boy Day. Not really sure when that is though.

Shehab Dawoud

She said during the last Martial Arts movie that she hasn’t seen them. So even if she has, she clearly doesn’t remember them and that’s good enough.

Art of Free Speech

First, love the upcoming week of reactions! It's rare that we get a week where I'm looking forward to every single one of them, and I AM looking forward to each and every one of these (even if Offspring isn't one of the STNG reactions--sorry... have trouble letting that go LOL). You'll love South Carolina! I both went to school and to Basic Training in the Army in Columbia, South Carolina, about 100 miles from Charleston. You'll love it. Charleston, as my former roommate loves to mention, is consistently listed as one of the best places to live in all of the United States.

Daniel Karlsson

Christopher Nolan week! Inception (rewatch/show Carly) Interstellar Oppenheimer

Cole Jennett

I think of Hugh Grant, in Notting Hil, trying to climb over the wall into the garden, and Julia Roberts teasing him that only little girls with blonde ringlets say that😂

rakesh

Memphis Belle. I think thats actually on my pib planner list, I think you'll love it. True Romance as well, Wow that is also a great movie!

Rose

The Last Unicorn - aww I love that one. The 80s had so many classic animated movies and TV shows. If Cassie hasn’t seen The Land Before Time and American Tail, then I’d like to suggest them for the poll, too.

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

Seeing how it was Jackie Robinson day yesterday where every player wore #42 we should do a African American History poll movies like Detroit (2017), The Hurricane (1999), Malcolm X (1992), Judas and The Black Messiah (2021) , The Great Debaters (2007), Rosewood (1997)

My_Cousin_Mose

She mentioned during a livestream that she has seen The Land Before Time but I'm unsure about An American Tail. If not I'd agree it belongs on the poll (though I'm fearful it would beat both of my suggestions haha).

Rose

Foreign Movie Poll - The Secret in Their Eyes (2009 - Argentina Crime/Thriller) Shall We Dance (1996 - Japanese Comedy/Romance)

Rayna & Mike Sitter

You're going to want your sister next to you for Mr Holland. Trust me.

Rose

I think Fievel was the first character that ever made me cry watching a movie. So special and so cute that I named my lil hamster after him. I sang Somewhere Out There with the same off-key passion but I wouldn’t be mad - the other two movies are great.

Tara

I’m dying for Mr. Hollands Opus… and Carly should join you.

Ca_mich

Unrelated - I’m looking forwards to your reaction to The Grudge

Popcorn In Bed

hey! what that is so cool?! we aren’t staying in charleston charleston but we would love to see if we can make it there!

Jeffery Parks

"The Graduate" with Dustin Hoffman. A coming of age 60s landmark that got Hoffman his big break. Great movie. One that both Cassie and Carly would like I think.

Pianodean

I skimmed...was there a mention of when ST3rd season would start? I'm gonna miss "The Defector."

Marja

Have you seen 1988’s The Vanishing (Dutch version)? Words don’t do it justice (w/o spoiling anything) so I absolutely didn’t bother with the American version that followed a few years later.

Craig Russell

I just noticed a small problem with Star Trek TNG, season 3 episode 12 isn't "Sins of the Father" it is actually "The High Ground." "Sins of the Father" is season 3 episode 17. I don't know about anyone else, but I voted based on the episode title, not the episode number.

rakeshldn

Why is MING in caps? Gordons Alive!

Shadowlord

Yes! "Sins of the Father" is the story critical episode folks voted for. "The High Ground" was an OK but throw-away ep.

Planner

It's Cassie being punny 😀 Ming dynasty, as in the Chinese period.

Chris Thom

X2 is a superhero classic. Still one of the best ever. Kind of a sweet spot era for the CGI. Spiderman 2 is solid too.

Chris Thom

Didn't think she'd ever get to Apocalypse Now. Such a great film. Probably in my top ten of all time.