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I spent one weekend in the south and I'm ya'll-ing all over the place!! I had a whirlwind trip to Charleston SC, with 8 of my cousins and it was stunning and so needed and wonderful. Except the last travel day. We had tried to save money by driving to vegas and flying from there but when our flight got delayed by 4 hours, we were suddenly having to drive from 12am-6am to make it home. All the sour skittles and caffeine couldn't help me. I didn't trust myself driving but I was a passenger talker-keep-awaker. Yesterday I was a zombie but here we are back again! Check out some pics at the bottom of the post, it was so BEAUTIFUL there.

It was embarrassing how much I talked about movies on the trip guys. Every place we visited reminded me of a movie I had seen, especially with all the history in Charleston. "have you guys seen 12 years a slave?" "Have you guys seen Glory or Lincoln?" "Have you guys seen Steel Magnolias?" after seeing all the Magnolia trees. It didn't stop haha.

This week we have some fun ones I think! Planes, spaceships and cocaine oh my! Also, I just actually went randomly live on here to do a live drawing of movie requests #100-250, I had to take it down but it was chaotic and we picked 9 movies for a poll, I'll put that up soon. Also give me your best suggestions for a foreign movie poll on the comments on this post. Our wildcard poll winner from the sweet 16 was Total Recall. I'll watch that after I'm done the final four.

I am loving LOVING the spring weather, almost time to plant all my flowers, kids are winding down school, you get to wear shorts and a sweater in the evening and it feels like birds should help me get dressed in the morning! I hope where you are you are enjoying the start of spring and all the peps in your steps.

Going to have the Extra Butter Live 3/29 at 7:30 PM MST

Pop Quiz Trivia Night will be in MAY!

Ok going to coach a soccer game, were 0-2 but tonight feels like our night!

Love you all.

Cassie

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Raj K. Dixit

Such beautiful photos, Cassie!

Tom Furze

South Carolina. Very beautiful state. Glad y’all enjoyed it.

Jackson Harper

Welcome to being a true cinephile. Everything will remind you of a movie now.

Just Plain Bob

Cassie, after your trip to my region, you gotta see “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.” It’s based on a true story set in Savannah, Georgia (which is basically a character in the film). It stars John Cusack and was directed by Clint Eastwood. Great movie based on the book of the same name. Don’t worry, despite the name it’s not scary at all. In fact, the last act is a court room drama.

Alex Ch

Nice. Shouldn’t it be “pop quiz, hotshot” trivia night though 😉

Brad Enervold

It looks like you guys had a lot of fun. I didn’t know you were in a bike gang. 😃

Michael West

Great photos. Charleston is a great place. Glad you had a good time. Also, I think you have lost a month on the extra butter live, it’s April, not March ....:)

Paul Cox

Charleston looks as wonderful as ever! My foreign film rec: Sweet Bean (2015). It has almost no profile, so probably bad for the channel, but watching it will make your life richer.

Tom Furze

Trips like this are awesome, but with family they're even better.

Tech Citizen

In the memory of South Carolina, I think I'll suggest something like "Doc Hollywood"

Charles Briggs

True Romance wow that's random i don't know if Cassie is gonna like it especially if she didn't like pulp fiction 🤷‍♂️

ROBERT CLARK

No X-Men: The Last Stand this week?

Matt

Children of Paradise is one of my all time favorite foreign films. I highly recommend it. 🙂

Rick Moreno

Glad you had a good time in Charleston, it's a beautiful city. My sister was just there a few weeks back. For foreign films, there's a bunch, but here are some of my top picks: Nosferatu (1922) - Classic German Vampire story Rashomon (1950) - Japanese film about eyewitness unreliability Rififi (1955) - Classic French heist film The Seventh Seal (1957) - Swedish period piece set in medieval times Das Boot (1981) - German submarine film set in WWII Ran (1985) - Kurozawa takes on King Lear Police Story (1985) - Jackie Chan! Three Colors (1993-1994) - Polish/French trilogy of interconnected movies based on the French flag Oldboy (2003) - Tale of revenge served cold.

Mike LL

I'll just repeat my comment here that I hope you watch all 3 remaining Season 3 Star Trek episodes together as a group. You know there were several months separating seasons 3 and 4 of Star Trek, so if you watch the season ender of season 3 and then immediately watch the first episode of season 4, you will be doing something that only a time traveler in 1990 could have done! It is unnatural! It is not meant to be! And the two episodes were meant to be watched in separate sittings, which is why they were produced the way they were! Glad you enjoyed Charlston! That state is just south of my North Carolina, which is a beautiful state also! So excited about what you have coming up! (And I guess I have to watch True Romance, too! LOL)

Joel Wayne

March 29th = April 29th I assume. 🤣🤣🤣

Jacob Wagner

My suggestions for a foreign movie poll are Lady Snowblood (1973 Japan) the film Tarantino borrowed heavily from to make Kill Bill and then Yojimbo (1961 Japan) by Akira Kurosawa this film would later be remade as the first film in the Clint Eastwood western Dollars trilogy A Fistful Of Dollars..

Björn Karlsson

Belive it or not, but I will suggest the swedish Show me love aka Fxxxing Åmål from 1998. Elin here to the left agrees, but she is still shy.

Mike LL

She said in the now deleted live video today that it will be next week for X3.

Ron

Now that you are a "Movie Buff", of course you're going to see elements of movies in the places you go. Great pictures!!

fish_thefilmcollector

Spring is alive and well here in Oklahoma!! I'm super excited for True Romance!! It's one of my favorite films of all time!! Foreign Language: Train to Busan

Stranger2Reality

Definitely second Doc Hollywood. Great movie, funny, romantic and touching. Cassie would absolutely love it (if she hasn't already seen it). Also, I never saw Cars, but my understanding is it's a complete rip off of Doc Hollywood.

Neil Varma

Love these pictures Movie master Cassie !!

Stranger2Reality

I really really think Cassie would hate and not be able to handle Oldboy. Great movie but I would never recommend it to someone like her.

Jeremy Young

Foreign language film: Amelie

Rick Moreno

I was going to put Yojimbo on my list, but couldn't remember if she's seen it already. Same with Parasite.

Elias Shaikh

How soon do you expect to post the Star Trek TNG season 3? I was wondering since we haven’t seen any since season 2.

Jacob Wagner

As much as I like art films I'd say the same thing about most of this list..I didnt see most of these films til film school

Just Plain Bob

My recommendations for a foreign movie poll: *Let the Right One In (since there’s no way it wins the poll currently running) *Rififi (one of the all time great heist movies) *Raid: Redemption (a modern martial arts masterpiece) *In Order of Disappearance (great Scandinavian suspense/thriller) *Rogue (Australian thriller) *The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (the original; this movie is so, so great - my favorite on this list)

Stevan Carter

I'm guessing Cassie won't dig True Romance because it's similar to Pulp Fiction.

Brent Petty

Presuming you mean the Extra Butter Live is on 4/29.

Brent Petty

It can be foreign language or October, but Train to Busan is excellent.

Jacob Wagner

For foreign films I want to also suggest 400 Blows from France an essential coming of age drama and The Wages Of Fear a high octane road movie

Stick Figure Studios

Pleased to see you are opening up to more foreign language films. Here are some of my favorites just off the top of my head that I think you might enjoy. Wild Strawberries The Seventh Seal La Strada La Dolce Vita Bicycle Thieves Play Time M. Hulot's Holiday The 400 Blows The Wild Child Rashomon Ran Dreams Das Boot Aguirre: the Wrath of God Andrei Rublev Rififi Kung Fu Hustle Where is the Friend's House? The Young Girls of Rochefort M Wings of Desire Day for Night Jules & Jim Purple Noon A Man Escaped City of Lost Children Cinema Paradiso Hero

Rick Moreno

Totally a good point there. I'd like to think that with as much as she's watched in the last few years, a little bit of "film school" might be something she would be interested in. I figured I'd put out the artsy stuff, as the more popular recent ones will get plenty of mentions. :)

Stuart Guthrie Jr.

Glad you had a great vacation. Great pictures. Every year my vacation spot is Garden City Beach. It's a couple miles south of Myrtle Beach.

Mark Vaderr

Very nice photos, Cassie. Foreign Film Recommendations: Nosferatu (1922) Germany Gojira(Godzilla) (1954) Japan Life Is Beautiful (1997) Italy

Just Plain Bob

I second Rashomon, Ran, Das Boot, Rififi and Kung Fu Hustle. I thought I saw Pan’s Labyrinth on her list of movies she’s seen, although it’s difficult to imagine the circumstances under which she would have seen it. Otherwise, it would be my favorite on your list. I weep every time I see it.

Adam Doyle

Foreign Movies: Amelie Life Is Beautiful Let the Right One In (original Swedish version) Slumdog Millionaire *anything by Hayao Miyazaki, but they are fast to hit "copyright" claims*

Mike LL

She has already reacted to that in a Patreon exclusive reaction.

Larry Darrell

Came here to recommend the same thing. For some reason, I was thinking the film was set in Charleston, but it was Savannah. Savannah is only 2 hours down the coast from Charleston and they have similar Old South vibes. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) also features a young Jude Law.

Mac61

Messengers (1999) Japanese. The photos are great, glad you had a wonderful time, except the late drive. Although sometimes driving at night when there's little traffic can be enjoyable.

Matt Rose

My favorite foreign films (no particular order, just off of the top of my head): DANGAL RIFIFI RAN ANOTHER ROUND PLAYTIME DAS BOOT GRAND ILLUSION THE RULES OF THE GAME LE SAMOURAI HIGH AND LOW TOKYO STORY BICYCLE THIEVES PICKPOCKET EL AURA THE THREE MUSKETEERS PART 1: D'ARTAGNAN THE THREE MUSKETEERS PART 2: MILADY THE ZONE OF INTEREST TONI ERDMANN A SEPARATION THE INTOUCHABLES DOWNFALL CINEMA PARADISO 8 1/2 LA STRADA RASHOMON Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

Silver Machine

Lots of great foreign film suggestions so far! I would add to the list “Beauty and the Beast” (1946) by the French filmmaker, Jean Cocteau. It’s a surreal, dreamy take on the familiar fairy tale with great sets, costumes and black & white cinematography. I think you’d really enjoy it.

Stick Figure Studios

You are right. I just checked her list on letterboxd and she has seen that one. I'm surprised but pleased. After I posted my comment, I thought of a few more that I forgot, so I've added them.

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

Great photos! That's so awesome, I've been through but never TO Charleston, probably not your scene but I've always wanted to visit some of their supposedly haunted sites, I love that stuff lol. For foreign movies, I have to recommend CITY OF GOD, a true story from Brazil. Oh, and PAN'S LABYRINTH, directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Also, super excited about True Romance, love that movie.

Larry Darrell

+1 for Doc Hollywood (1991)… with a supporting cast of Woody Harrelson and Bridget Fonda.

Just Plain Bob

M is fantastic but runs afoul of Cassie’s prohibition against movies with violence against children. I love City of Lost Children. Ron Perlman is great in everything (I’d love to see a reaction to Hellboy) and it would make a nice primer for Dark City.

Larry Darrell

The Seventh Seal (1957) would actually be pretty cool to watch before Last Action Hero (1993)… and before Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), if they make it that far.

Diane David

I would recommend Volver (2006)

Matt Rose

A thought: a lot of great foreign films have been remade for American audiences (for good or for ill). You could do an original/remake poll. Off of the top of my head, excluding ones I know you've seen: - THE INTOUCHABLES/THE UPSIDE - THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - LET THE RIGHT ONE IN/LET ME IN - SPOORLOOS/THE VANISHING - RINGU/THE RING - INSOMNIA - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES/THE BIRDCAGE

Mike LL

Speaking of Hitchcock (well we weren't speaking of Hitchcock, but we were talking about the Hitchcockian-like CHARADE), since Cassie has now seen VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, PSYCHO, and THE BIRDS, she is now ready to see the the Mel Brooks film HIGH ANXIETY, which spoofs all those Hitchcock films. And if Cassie likes Mel Brooks spoof films (she liked MEN IN TIGHTS and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, and tolerated SPACEBALLS) as much as I like to write too-long run on sentences like the first sentence of this post and this one, she will love HIGH ANXIETY!!!!

Justtired

Ah soccer! I was a coach for 15 years and the president of our youth league for 7. While I don’t miss the admin side, I do miss coaching. A few Foreign Films I enjoy: Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) Throne of Blood (essentially based on MacBeth 1957) Admittedly, most of the foreign films I watch are horror and would not fit in the “scary, but not too scary” category 🤣

Hail to the King

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW (2023) Spanish, adventure drama, true story MARSHLAND (2014) Spanish, detective thriller NORTH FACE (2008) German, adventure drama, true story HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (2004) Japanese, animated adventure

Raven Dark

When I read about how you kept asking everyone if they've seen this or that movie and couldn't stop talking about them, I laughed so hard. Listen to our Cassie The Movie Buff! Guys, she's one of us! Awesome pics. Looking forward to more movies, and more Trek!

david smith

Cyrano de Bergerac 1990. It's a more faithful telling of, the source material for Roxanne, which you have reacted to. It's a beautiful love story, I think you'd love it

Stick Figure Studios

Great list. Lots of the same titles on mine. I suspect Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN will be a bit too explicit for Cassie and while I thought about including PICKPOCKET, I decided instead on A MAN ESCAPED for my Bresson (even though my personal favorite of his is DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST, I thought AME would be more accessible).

Martin

My suggestion of foreign films: M (1931) Amour (2012) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) A Seperation (2011) Grave of the Fireflies (1988) The Lives of Others (2006)

Stick Figure Studios

I still need to see WAGES OF FEAR myself, but 400 BLOWS is one of my favorite films from one of my favorite filmmakers Francois Truffaut.

Rick Williams

I don't think Cassie would make it through this movie. She couldn't make it through World War Z.

Stick Figure Studios

@Larry: I agree. Even though I saw both of those films before I saw bergman's, I was familiar enough with the imagery to understand what was being referenced in them.

Jacob Wagner

Definitely get on Wages of Fear..unfortunately 400 Blows is the only Truffaut film i've seen but I want to see the rest of the series following Doinel's character

Jon Johns

Foreign movies!?!? Rashomon! It's by Akira Krosawa (Seven Samurai) it's a courtroom drama! (Sort of) and has inspired story-tellers ever since; you'll find the premise familiar! You'll see some familiar faces from Seven Samurai, too. (Kurosawa used many of the same actors over and over)

Brian's Dog

Which cut of True Romance will we be watching? I need to order it ahead of time. Thanks!

Jacob Wagner

Sanjuro is better and has that aweome final duel but I suggested Yojimbo so she can also watch A Fistful of Dollars

Jon Johns

Cassie has a reaction to Amelie on the channel. She's also already seen Life is Beautiful, before the channel...

Jacob Wagner

Yep Seventh Seal after watching Last Action Hero or even Bogus Journey she ever even gets to Excellent Adventure would be rad

Justin Frey

Foreign film suggestions: Das Boot, Downfall

Tech Citizen

I've seen Disney Cars (2006) multiple times with my kids. Now that you mention it, I can see both follow a similar template. But that's pretty typical as very few are truly unique.

Jason Murawski

The Raid: Redemption (Indonesian action/martial arts) or Brotherhood of the Wolf (French period action horror) or 13 assassins (Japanese samurai action)

Richard Mouritzen

Foreign film: Your Name (2016) or Cinema Paradiso (1988) (theatrical release not director's cut)

Tinkerbell

Suggestions for foreign films, since anything from studio Ghibli can be tricky on YouTube, I won’t suggest anything from them, but here some good ones: Amilie, House of Flying Daggers, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, La Vie en Rose, Kung Fu Hustle, Diabolique, in the Mood for Love, and Pan’s Labyrinth. Also, from last year, both Anatomy of a Fall and Zone of Interest were very good.

Steve Holton

Great choices. Purple Noon was actually Patricia Highsmith's favorite adaptation of her novels. Alan Delon correctly became a star because of it. He's also great in Le Samouraï Wings Of Desire hits amazingly sometimes. So ultimately life affirming.

Robert da Spruce

Looks like you had a wonderful trip! Never been to South Carolina before. Looks beautiful! Glad you had got to take a little respite from your busy schedule. Sounds like you’re recharged and ready to jump back into the swing of things. Looks like a nice eclectic week of reactions. Looking forward to all three!

Richard Rolen

Speaking as a Southerner, let me just say that Cassie and Carly are an absolutely lovely pair of honorary Southern Belles! That being said, and sincerely meant, I think you would both LOVE "Memphis Belle", so I hope Carly can watch it with you!

René Ferland

My suggestion of foreign films: El secreto de sus ojos (2009), from Argentina Den Skyldige (2018), from Denmark Kimi no na wa (2016), from Japan I have seen those with subtitles. I personally don't mind but subtitles are not popular in the US. The first two have been remade in the US but the originals are far better. The third one has been dubbed in English pretty well.

Mike Lemon

Foreign- The Man Who Sued God (2001) [a nice little romance], La reine Margot (1994) [I remember liking it but I don't remember anything about it], The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009), Ichi (2008), Canadian Bacon (1995) [OK not foreign but maybe I can slip it by the goalie?]

Uncle Phoenix

My first foreign pick is “Joy Luck Club”, but I have a feeling that it doesn’t qualify, so my second pick is “Eat Drink Man Woman”.

Stick Figure Studios

Thanks. ,:-) Yeah, WINGS OF DESIRE is sublime. That's one of my wife's favorite movies and she introduced me to it. PURPLE NOON I've always liked, though my favorite Tom Ripley movie (of the four that I have seen so far) is actually THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY (which she never had a chance to watch as she died a few years before it's release).

Ike

Well, I hope Y’ALL had a good time, lol. Did you eat or drink anything especially good down in South Carolina? (I’m a foodie) Looks like a fun couple of movie in the pipeline - very excited! Sorry, I don’t know any foreign films that you haven’t seen already. [Snatch, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Chocolat’ you’ve already watched] I think?

Joe “Retroclassic” Pinney

Foreign Language film recommendations: ROME, OPEN CITY (1945) PAISAN (1946) BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) STRAY DOG (1949) IKIRU (1952) UMBERTO D. (1952) TOKYO STORY (1953) UGETSU (1953) LA STRADA (1954) JOURNEY TO ITALY (1954) PATHER PANCHALI (1955) THRONE OF BLOOD (1957) NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958) THE 400 BLOWS (1959) HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (1959) BREATHLESS (1960) THE BAD SLEEP WELL (1960) LA DOLCE VITA (1960) SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER (1960) EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960) L’AVVENTURA (1960) LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD (1961) YOJIMBO (1961) SANJURO (1962) JULES AND JIM (1962) HIGH AND LOW (1963) 8 1/2 (1963) CONTEMPT (1963) THE LEOPARD (1963) BANDE À PART (1964) THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) THE CONFORMIST (1970) DEATH IN VENICE (1971) TOUKI BOUKI (1973) KAGEMUSHA (1980) COUP DE TORCHON (1981) DAS BOOT (1981) FITZCARRALDO (1982) THE OFFICIAL STORY (1985) AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS (1987) WINGS OF DESIRE (1987) CINEMA PARADISO (1988) THE VANISHING (1988) WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (1988) THE KILLER (1989) RAISE THE RED LANTERN (1991) FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (1992) The THREE COLORS Trilogy: BLUE (1993), WHITE (1994) & RED (1994) CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994) LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1997) FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER (1997) INSOMNIA (1997) RUN LOLA RUN (1998) ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999) Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (2001) CITY OF GOD (2002) INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002) OLDBOY (2003) DOWNFALL (2004)

Happy Hanukkah

I second the recommendations of Life Is Beautiful (1997, Italian), Kung Fu Hustle (2004, Chinese), and Ip Man (2008, Chinese). I'll add the very successful: - The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973, French) - The Visitors (1993, French) - Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006, French and English) [ADDED:] And while I'm at it: El Mariachi (1992, Spanish).

Damien beatty

I love that you are doing a foreign movie poll I would chose these first. 1) Germany "Das Boot" (1981) there are two versions I prefer the longer version but it doesn't matter to me which you pick. 2) Japan "High and Low" (1963). 3) France "Le Samurai" (1967) one of the coolest films. 4) Sweden "Show Me Love" 1998 known also as "Fu#*ing Amal" 5) Italy "The Conformist" (1970) 6) Hong Kong " In the Mood for Love" 2000. 7) Germany "Downfall" 2004. 8) China "Hero" 2002. 9) Spain "The Devil's Backbone" 2002 by Guillermo Del Toro 10) Japan "The Twighlight Samurai" 2002. 11) Italy "Cinema Paradiso" 1988. These are all great choices to star out with.

Chuck Schuldiner

Cool I'll mention a foreign film I'm fairly certain nobody will suggest. "Run Lola Run" 1998. It's a Germany film and subtitled. The filming style reminds me a little of the first Matrix film.

William Brownlee

You need to visit more Southern states. There really is southern hospitality and so many beautiful places to visit and we have the best food ever.

Happy Hanukkah

(By the way, the placement of that apostrophe is paining me. Good thing you provided yourself with the travel tiredness excuse. :-) )

Happy Hanukkah

"The past is a foreign country." I shall thus recommend the foreign-language film Much Ado About Nothing (1993 or 2012, Ye Olde Englishe).

Alberto Gramatges

Foreign Film - "Das Boot" - A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.

Kent Theaker

Le Samourai (1957), a fun French twist on the American Film Noir genre. Tokyo Story (1953) by master Japanese filmmaker, Yasujiro Ozu. Also Certified Copy (2010) though this may cause Cassie too much confusion! I'M still confused...even though I loved it.

YodatheHobbit

Gonna recommend the Viggo Mortenzen Spanish language film Alatriste(AKA Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer). I don't think I've ever seen it, but I've always wanted to. It was one of the films he made after LOTR, so he is quite Aragonish. Imagine Aragorn with a big moustache and a big hat.

Brian's Dog

It's expensive but I'm in, it has 3 good commentary tracks: Christian Slater, Tarantino, Tony Scott. That's 4 watches right there.

jdj830

Foreign films: Possibly my favorite film of all time is LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS (1945), a remarkable romantic epic miraculously made during the German occupation of France. I think you would love it. Another French film I would recommend include DIVA (1981), a stylish and quirky thriller that kind of set the aesthetic tone for the 80s, and for your cinematic education you have to delve into the films of Francois Truffaut; either 400 BLOWS or JULES ET JIM will do nicely. From Sweden: It's also time that a cinephile like you is introduced to Ingmar Bergman, a tremendously influential filmmaker. Probably his most accessible film and ultimate statement is FANNY AND ALEXANDER, which I think you'd like, and if you want to get a lot of film buffs' references and jokes you should watch THE SEVENTH SEAL. From Japan: aside from the obligatory animation you should watch Kurosawa's RAN, one of the great war movies, and a weird and funny film called TAMPOPO might be the best way to get inside the modern Japanese psyche. Germany: THE TIN DRUM is an intense masterpiece; DAS BOOT is the closest you'll ever get to being inside a submarine, THE LIVES OF OTHERS is an engrossing character study with amazing acting. And WINGS OF DESIRE is essential viewing. Russia: ALEXANDER NEVSKY, HAMLET, and SOLARIS. The Soviets knew how to do historical epics, Shakespeare and metaphysical sci-fi as well as anyone.

Above Average Dave

Great photos of all y’all! As for foreign language films, you have quite a few great suggestions here. Very. very fond of CINEMA PARADISO (Italian and a love note to the movies) and WINGS OF DESIRE (German) but I’ll add BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF because it’s pretty amazing, and because Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel all in the same film.

Mark Daniels

LOVE to see Memphis Belle on here out of the blue…you’ll love it! I got give Masters of the Air a full shake. It didn’t grab me at first but I’ll chalk it up to being during a busy time for me. I’m sure it’s very good.

David Patterson

I'm glad you enjoyed my nape of the woods- uh, neck of the wape- no, neck of the woods. Does 'foreign' specifically mean in another language, or do English films from other countries count as well? 3 Australian films- Malcolm (1986), Ground Zero (1987) and Shame (1987), as well as a Scottish film- Comfort and Joy (1984).

Above Average Dave

I remember seeing WINGS OF DESIRE in a theater and being absolutely blown away. So beautiful and, agree with Steve Horton - life affirming. Wim Wenders’ best.

Robert Nelson

Apocalypto, directed by Mel Gibson. I dare you.

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

Did you visit the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church where that shooting took place? Pretty powerful, I was down there as victims right advocate. Walking through that church is like walking on hollowed ground.

Dan M

Welcome home from Charleston Cassie! Glad you had a great vacation with your cousins! And so sorry the trip home was stress-fest. Beautiful pics of you, Carly and the cousins! I don’t have a lot of experience with foreign language films, but I would like to suggest the original Japanese release of Godzilla (not the American release, which is dubbed in English). I think this would be a great precursor to your eventual (I hope!) journey into The Monsterverse. Spring has finally arrived here on Long Island! And I’m loving it!! I’m on the road a lot and spend a lot of time outdoors with my job, and there’s nothing better than doing it in sunny 60 degree weather 😎. Looking forward to this weeks lineup and the rest of the Final Four winners.

Clay F

Wow. Charleston SC is high on my list for a US destination to visit. Foreign movie nom: DRIVE MY CAR (2021) [Japanese] --Nominated for Oscar for Best Picture --Won Oscar for Best International Film

Keith Jones

As a lifelong (well mostly) South Carolinian I'm thrilled you loved our "little costal town" some of the best food, arts, and history this country has to offer.

Kevin Mazza

A good underdog movie I think you might like is a Mark Wahlberg movie called Invisible

Kevin Mazza

Jersey shore here born and raised on the beach

Matt Rose

oh hell yes to BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF. David Lee Roth vs werewolves!

Daniel N

True Romance? You’re going to be completely frazzled by this experience.

salim alvarez

Nice pictures Cassie! I am glad you had a great time...ohhh and foreign movies.....just one, a 1988 french movie, "the big blue". Is close to my heart, maybe because I love the blue color of the sea and the sky , I like dolphins and was a movie I watched a lot in my youth....is directed by Luc besson, the same director of the 5th element...

Richard Maurer

I know you love Rom-Coms Cassie, but remember - romance is fleeting, but HORROR is FOREVER!!!!!!!! (cue heavy metal song, something by Slayer would work nicely) - sponsored by the Classic Horror poll committee (me).

Richard Maurer

Foreign film suggestions Let the Right One In Shin Godzilla Hero

Grad

More foreign movies is always appreciated.

Kuskesh Haramzadeh

Foreign film: "Cinema Paradiso!" It has so many "tender" moments you'll probably faint 😜 Also you'd probably like "The Kite Runner"

Daniel Karlsson

Two great korean movies: Memories of murder Mother

Shehab Dawoud

A lot of good ones have been mentioned, out of those, ‘Rashomon’ is my favorite. To me, it’s Kurosawa’s greatest contribution to cinema. But if I may, I’ll add two films. One is ‘Incendies’ (2010), one of Denis Villenueve’s (director of Dune) first films, it is truly astonishing. The other is ‘The Hunt’ (2012), a Danish film with Mads Mikkelsen giving maybe the best performance of his career. It’s also tough to watch but I believe it’s very important. And let me know if you need coaching tips from a licensed UEFA coach🫡

Jacob Wagner

Rashomon is great and all but The Hidden Fortress gave us Star Wars..It would be cool for Cassie to catch all the similarities

Gábor Árki

Foreign movie suggestions: DAS BOOT / THE BOAT (1981) - Probably the most well-known German movie internationally. I recommend the longer Director's Cut, although here in Europe you don't even have access to the theatrical afaik. GOOD BYE LENIN! (2003) - In 1990 a young man is trying to shield his mother awaking from a coma from the reality that the Berlin wall has fallen, and her beloved East Germany is no more. DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN / THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2006) - A 2007 Oscar winner about how the East German secret police is surveilling someone. THE INTOUCHABLES (2011) - A quadriplegic aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver. LES AVENTURES DE RABBI JACOB / THE MAD ADVENTURES OF RABBI JACOB (1973) - Probably doesn't have a chance, just wanted to give some recognition to the amazing comedian Louis de Funès. My first pick would have been LA GRANDE VADROUILLE (1966), a WW2 comedy, but apparently that is not streaming in the USA.

Alecco

I second all the german movie suggestions and my favourite of them is good bye lenin!

Brian McGovern

You are having a Buttered on the 29 of March? The Southern states of the US are not that backwards, are they?😄

Daniel N

It’s absolutely a classic but I think it will traumatize Cassie.

rakesh

Hey that tan spray really did turn out nice. Good work cousin! Think you'll really enjoy Memphis Belle.

rakesh

Foreign movie: Dramas: 𝑫𝑶𝑾𝑵𝑭𝑨𝑳𝑳 - This is the movie all those angry hitler memes came from a couple of years back. Its truly quite an amazing film about the last days of Hitler in his bunker. It shows an important part of WWII that is rarely seen. You've gottten into a groove watching war movies and this is much much more and i think this is rates very highly. Oscar nominated. 𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗥 (𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘):: A beautiful french movie about an elderly couple and how age and time effects them. A hard Drama which hits the feels and makes you think espcially it you have elderly relatives. 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙄𝙎 𝘽𝙀𝘼𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙁𝙐𝙇 : A movie about a man and his son and the holocaust. It will hit you in unexpected ways. CITY OF GOD : Struggle in the slums of Rio gor two kids who have different aspirations. Action: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦: 𝗗'𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗡: If you're gonna watch The Three Musketeers, Might as well watch it in french! It's a great adapatation ( and has a sequel!) 𝗞𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗨 𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘: This scored high last martial arts poll A masterful blend of action and comedy.

Björn Karlsson

4 great swedish movies. Show me love/Fcuking Åmål, Slim Susie, Let the right one in and The girl with the dragon tattoo 🤩🤩🤩

Björn Karlsson

Great European movies: Show me love (of course), Trollhunter, Lamb, Das boot, Downfall, Slim Susie, The wave, The girl trilogy, Sisu, Flickering lights, The Hunt, Speak no evil, Let the right one in, Run Lola run....

rakesh

"Our wildcard poll winner from the sweet 16 was Total Recall. I'll watch that after I'm done the final four." Excellent one of Arnies Best.

rakesh

Great movie. I saw it just before i went to Berlin and it was a blast walking around recognizing the bridge and other places.

Just Plain Bob

I’m a lifelong resident of Middle Tennessee. If there’s a better food available than hot chicken (particularly Prince’s Hot Chicken), I’ve never had it.

Chris Clarke

Someone takes good pictures: good looking group.😊 There's a Chinese film which doesn't seem to be widely known called The Road Home, if you can find it: it's a love story, and has a soaring soundtrack.

Björn Karlsson

.....and King's choise, The Pathfinder, When the raven flies, A swedish love story, Blue is the warmest color, Lilya 4-ever (Tough one), Together, We are the best....

Benjerro

'Das Boot' and 'Downfall'. Both german and 2 of the best WWII Movies, period. Both from the german perspective, which is rare, and masterpieces.

Above Average Dave

I forgot this one, but so haunting — and relevant today as we're increasingly living in under 24/7 surveillance and data collection.

Ben Allen

Battle Royale is my pick. Also anything Studio Ghibli - I guess you must already have seen these if they haven't already been picked?

Uncle Greg

M (1931) - German - after the police fail to catch a child serial killer, the criminal underworld takes their turn at stopping him.

Mannygogou

foreign films..., Bandits (1997) - German Godzilla Minus One (2023) - Japanese Hard Boiled (1992) - Chinese/Hong Kong Tampopo (1985) - Japanese (tampopo means dandelion) Hero (2002) - Chinese Rampo, The Mystery of (1994) - Japanese (Rampo or "Ranpo" is a "legendary writer...") Baahubali (2015/2017) - India/Telugu/Tamil (Baahubali means "strong-armed" from Sanskrit) Black Orpheus (1959) - Portuguese

Mannygogou

Solaris (1972) - Soviet Russia, "Solyaris" Andrei Tarkovsky, Stanislaw Lem I saw it in the theater 😄 "bozhe moi" translates to "holy moly!"

Happy Hanukkah

:-) Like you, I considered other films of his which might arguably be better, but Rabbi Jacob is probably the best bet States-side.

Happy Hanukkah

I considered recommending the 1994 La fille de d'Artagnan (Revenge of the Musketeers), starring Sophie Marceau as the daughter of d'Artagnan. It's fun and I enjoyed it (other than rolling my eyes at most of the swordplay), but I ultimately decided it was a bit too inconsequential.

Chris Thom

Those trees always remind me of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Interesting Clint Eastwood directed flick. Hope you're having a happy and healthy spring! Psyched to finally be on Patreon.

Chris Thom

I would like to join your committee. Even though I assume it has very little power here. lol

Sahitya

Hopefully you've included this already, 3 Idiots

rakesh

I was gonna suggest Godzilla Minus One, but it s not out yet for streaming or purchase i think

Björn Karlsson

...and City of God (from Brazil thou), The Hunters, Dead snow, Nikita, A man called Ove, Jalla! Jalla!, Kopps, Evil.

Jef Etters

Foreign film - canadian stuff - Map of the Human Heart (1992). Amazing. Will make you cry. Right up Cassie’s alley.

Richard Maurer

@ Chris Thorne - It has the power of consistency (so some power, but not very much). And to join the committee all you need do is post requests for a Classic Horror poll in every Upcoming post Cassie makes. And it doesn't hurt if you can find a way to make the post interesting.

Carol Rocha

Such beautiful pictures, but…AaaaCHOO!! Makes me sneeze. lol. Everyone looks beautiful and happy!

Colin Reid

Oh Memphis Belle! Awesome film.

Elias Shaikh

Southern eating. Have you tried BOILED PEANUTS? They are the snack of the south. Available in most gas stations sold in foam cups, freshly boiled (although now they are also available pre-boiled and sold in cans).

JC762

Hey all. In a recent Star Trek reaction. (The Data/Sherlock one) if I heard right Cassie seemed to imply that she hadn’t really seen any Sherlock Holmes stuff. I don’t think she mentioned the RDJ movies or the British series with dr strange :). Is it possible she really hasn’t seen these or did I miss something?

pinkdino99

The British series ? Even the RDJ ones are done by Brit Guy Ritchie. Holmes is British !

JC762

Yes but easiest way to call it out from the RDJ movies. The office is also British but………

Joseph Peters

Foreign films: Your Name(2016 ‧Japanese/Fantasy/Romance) - I have requested this about 100 times and will continue to do so because believe you will love it. It's kinda like a Disney movie combined with a rom-com designed for a 16 year old and mixed with some Sci-Fi. What could go wrong? :D Ip Man (2008) - Chinese movie based on a true story.

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

True Romance is actually known for one scene it should be two but " The Sicilian Scene" (Christopher Walker/Dennis Hopper) is one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. Tarantino himself has said that is one of his most proudest moments. Tony Scott directed this but Tarantino wrote the screenplay. James Gandolfini was cast as Tony Soprano because of this movie. Gary Oldman and Val Kilmer are so well disguised you won't recognize them.

Odd Thomas

I feel like you've done plenty of Next Gen homework - bring on the movies!!

Above Average Dave

btw, those Chucktown photos look familiar. Is that Middleton Place, the old rice plantation just out of town along the Ashely River that somehow missed Sherman's torches? They have tremendous gardens.

dollop

looks like you had a great time in SC! the trees are so pretty there foreign film suggestions: HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (2004) chinese action/romance PANS LABYRINTH (2006) spanish fantasy/war TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) s.korean action/thriller SOCIETY OF THE SNOW (2023) spanish adventure/thriller

Kevin Mazza

Heart warming movies like Forever my girl always are a great viewing

Kevin Mazza

Also movies based on true inspirational stories such as The 5th quarter brought tears to my eyes and I've never as an adult cried about anything

Kevin Mazza

I was raised in a time when men were tough showed strong and controlled their emotions wartime Vietnam and thank you for reacting to We were soldiers young people don't understand what we truly went through over there

Daniel N

Indeed. Particularly the scene with James Gandolfini. Pure psychopath.

Clay F

THEATRICAL My guess is she will react to the theatrical version, which you can rent/stream on Amazon Prime Video ($3.49) or Apple TV ($3.99). UNRATED -- DIRECTOR'S CUT You can stream the unrated version (apparently director's cut which adds a little more violence) at Vudu (Fandango at Home) for $3.99.

rakesh

I fear such a huge list will put off potential picks. But have to say you've got some corkers in there. "City of God" is a fantastic film, forgot about that one, so i'll add that to my list also!

Keith Jones

Some of it, most was filmed a bit south in Beaufort SC, as was "The Big Chill"

rakesh

No ones suggested Betty Blue aka 37°2 le matin. A wonderfully strange tale of decent into madness. It's altogther entirely too risqué for this channel ( especaily the first 4 minutes), but its still a haunting movie. Béatrice Dalle was impossibly beautiful in that movie. almost like a proto Angelia Jolie. That movie poster adorned many a university students room in the late 80's

Joe “Retroclassic” Pinney

I could have definitely come up with more. 😂 I know for certain that I haven’t included an awful lot that should be seen by any budding cineaste. But it’s okay; movie lists are great because you see lots of titles that you’ve never seen before, and maybe something sounds intriguing, and you jot it down or look it up online, maybe read a little about it, add it to your watchlist, probably ask someone about it, and eventually you see it and are (hopefully) enriched by it. It’s just like English language movies. There’s so many movies and so little time to see them all, but over the course of our lives, we can certainly try. Why limit ourselves to just the popular ones?

Joe “Retroclassic” Pinney

THE JOY LUCK CLUB (1993) is actually an American film. It’s in both English and Chinese (Mandarin). So you’re right, it doesn’t qualify as a foreign film, even though it’s partly in a language other than English. It doesn’t really even qualify as a “foreign language film” because so much of it is in English.

David

Love that your movie knowledge is invading your real life, that's so cool. You'll love Memphis belle which is much more of the story of a single air crew of the 8th Air Force in the 324th Bombardment squadron. Your vacation photos look great, glad you enjoyed the south! Come back anytime!

Uncle Phoenix

I, sadly, never got around to watching Star Trek; and I am really enjoying these episodes and would definitely enjoy more.

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

Yeah we have watched a few Brad Pitt movies with her my favorite of course is Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Then there is Fury, 12 Years A Slave. I think I am forgetting one or two .

John Casamassa

Been waiting for Memphis Belle for a while! Hell yeah!!!

Sam R.

ok , wow 4 hours thats crazy . Y'ALL must of been hurtin 😋😄 I'm right there with you on the movie quiz especially since they are fresh in your mind , so did they see most of the movies ? pictures are great , that bridge one with the water 😍😍 sorry no foreign films come to mind.

Dan M

I think she should start with the original Japanese release of Godzilla before she gets to Shin Godzilla or Godzilla -1

Chris Thom

Thank you. Been here a while, though, just not on Patreon. CT on YouTube channel.

Stick Figure Studios

I noticed that too and immediately got excited about a theme week where she could watch one of the old Basil Rathbone / Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes movies, YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES and the two Guy Ritchie / Robert Downey Jr ones, but her letterboxd list says she's already seen the first RDJ movie, so who knows?

Popcorn In Bed

the first two watched episodes from season 3 were posted as watchalongs, the second 2 episodes will be tomorrow and the YT release Saturday for all 4

JC762

Yeah, I believe the popcorn requests app also shows them as seen which is why I was so confused because in her dialogue in the reaction it seemed like she had no experience with Sherlock Holmes really other than pop culture references

Richard Maurer

Hard Boiled - So many American action movies owe a lot to that great film, as well as some Asian ones - The Raid Redemption comes to mind.

Clay F

Yes on The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (the original). Back in the day, I watched that before the remake.

Clay F

Me personally, I like Masters of the Air better than Memphis Belle.

Mannygogou

The Host (2006) - Korean, by Bong Joon-ho (I forgot this one, I used to recommend it all the time...🙂) (Edit) Top 3 choice from my foreign film recommends - but I can't tell if these are the "best" - the other ones I mentioned I haven't seen in a while... Hard Boiled (1992) - Hero (2002) - Godzilla Minus One (2023) available streaming soon

Above Average Dave

So fun! If you come down here again (or over here, I guess, since you're flying from Utah), and you want to give the group a heads-up, my wife and I live in NC and love food, so we know lots of good places between here and Savannah. Of course, your family is always welcome for a home-cooked Italian meal too! Cheers and glad you got away and had fun!

Chris Clarke

Apparently it came out in 1999; it's on YouTube, and Amazon have it on disc. Good reviews if you Google The Road Home Chinese film.

Elias Shaikh

It’s funny that without watching Hard Boiled , a person could (from the Title) mistakenly think it has something to do with breakfast.

Elias Shaikh

Cassie, based on your observed appreciation and sensitivity for films based on true stories, drama, war, etc. I think you would very likely appreciate the movie THE KILLING FIELDS (from 1984), which is based on a true story of journalists in the events in Cambodia in the mid 1970s, and one of the lead actors was an actual refugee/survivor. It won and was nominated for several Oscars.

Rose

I can’t wait for Memphis Belle! Here are a few of my favorite foreign films: - Cinema Paradiso (1988) Italian Drama - The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Classic French Silent Film **Must-see** Viggo’s favorite film!! - The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) Argentina Crime/Thriller - Shall We Dance? (1992) Japanese Rom-com - Forbidden Games (1952) French War Drama Highly recommend driving cross-country in the U.S. South Carolina is absolutely beautiful and before I moved from Arlington, Virginia I went to see the cherry blossoms in D.C. - stunning 😍

Rose

Aw hey Dave - my aunt lives with her husband in NC (Black Mountain).

Above Average Dave

These are great choices, Rose! Downtown Greenville, Clemson and the whole mountain area is fantastic. Such a different vibe from the Low Country, Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Isle of Palms and that area. Cross-country drives are a whole ‘nother conversation😀😀

Mannygogou

I saw Hard Boiled in the theater years ago (one of those revival? theaters) and I remember the loud din at the bird house! And then with the action... the astounding action... I noticed one guy in a seat in front of me, they would see something in awe and they'd turn their head to look at their buddy next to them! Meanwhile they're missing 66% of the action! You see they're used to normal "western action" and they see something incredible on the screen and their "full" already... but John Woo (director) has just started with the sequence... and there are still 66% of the scene left to see but the guy thinks it's over - sensory overload - can't take in anymore - they're looking at their buddy to confirm how astonishing the sequence was... The sequence that they didn't even see in full. This is a little spoilery talk isn't it? 🙂 But there was a time you could describe this movie to someone and they wouldn't believe you anyway... it could still be like that today.

Mannygogou

Maybe for the foreign film poll... maybe could include the category type of each movie because... maybe fewer people would have seen the film and would have to guess from the title alone what kind of movie it might be (for example "Thriller" "Comedy" et cetera). A link to a full description would be better though. Also maybe the less Cassie knows about the film the better, maybe, so the descriptions would be for the voters... who may not be familiar with some titles. Another thought - a different reactor started saying on their poll "Please only vote for a movie that you plan to watch - if you are not going to watch it, don't vote for it." Which I think is sensible. It's a solution to certain particular issues.

Above Average Dave

Very much so. All about the true Orwellian nightmare that was East Germany and the Stasi during the cold war - but told through the eyes and experiences of just a few characters. It is a truly haunting movie and has a ton of implications with how we are tracked and recorded through so many different devices today.

Above Average Dave

That is such a beautiful little town - just outside of Asheville and right in the Blue Ridge. Such a great community and, for such a small place, lots to do (and eat!). Have you/do you visit? We love that place! It’s not far from the county farmer’s market in the summer (straight-up amazing) and smack in the middle of mountain biking and hiking paradise.

Above Average Dave

I know it’s heresy, Stick Figure, but I thought William Friedken’s adaptation of Wages of Sin - Sorcerer -with Roy Schieder and Burno Cremer was superior to the original. And the original was great.

djKENTO

oh my goodness… True Romance? Well… that’ll be an experience for sure.

Kevin Mazza

Just watched an amazing movie based on true events the name is Finest Hours awesome movie must recommend

Rose

I haven’t been there but I must visit; I love mountains and it’s such a quaint town. My aunt and her husband visited us in SoCal once before. During my cross-country roadtrip I just zoomed down the east coast and didn’t have much time for sightseeing (time crunch because of job relocation). I had always wanted to do a cross-country road trip so I took advantage - ended up driving coast to coast twice. It was a great adventure!

Rose

I need to do a proper tour of the Carolinas! Also I know you and a few others have rec Cinema Paradiso so I had to put it on top 🤗 I really enjoyed that one and the score is gorgeous. Someone else mentioned Howl’s Moving Castle and I really would love to see Cassie’s reaction to that one but remembered her past experience with Spirited Away (regardless still one of my fav PiB reactions). However, I’m glad others have suggested Your Name.

Above Average Dave

Coast-to-coast drives are a life experience and such an adventure! (twice!). If you ever get over to visit your aunt and uncle, make sure you side trip to Asheville (about 15 miles away) and Hendersonville (just south of Asheville), which looks like a Hallmark town (especially in August/Sept which is apple season there - so many varieties). There's also Brevard and Traveler's Rest (also great during peach season - SO fresh), which are just above Greenville, SC. Here's a glimpse at Black Mountain, truly a special place!: https://youtu.be/vEiZCbHQIxA?si=jALnLA5aJXTKdRIe

Ewanbhoy Martin

i think she will love it overall, its a great movie...maybe a couple of scenes she might not like too much but she will love the ending

Rose

Thanks for the info, Dave! Will do - and the video was great 😊

Robert N Douglass

Have you yet considered Event Horizon for a react? You've seen enough horror flicks now that you should be ready for this one. As well, I also recommend watching Ultramarines and Helsreach -- these are films set in the Warhammer 40000 franchise, and they'd be a good primer for when the Warhammer 40K Cinematic Universe launches in the next couple of years with Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, The Witcher, Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) as Executive Producer