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Hidey ho neighbors,

Welcome to November! I love a good November once in a while! Hope you had a good Halloween-ours was wonderful with a hustling and bustling neighborhood and not too cold. I also made Ben wear fur horse pants so that was a win. I sure did miss Canadian mini chocolate bars though. The best, in my opinion America has to offer are 100 Grands and an Almond Joy.

This week we have GOT, The Manchurian Candidate (OG) but I will watch the remake as well since that was technically won the DVD pull. Also-the winner of the Inspire Me Poll! It ends tonight-pretty close! Still to come this month is The Expendables, 2001, my PPOTM and more!

On YT it will be Sinners, Duel and GOT!

Pick a Flick October officially closed on the 31st. The drawing will be tomorrow at 1pm Mountain time LIVE! Details to come. Can't even wait! IF you didn't or forgot to enter in October, you can now enter November's drawing right here!

I also wanted to let you know there will be a YT LIVE and packages and Christmas coziness the first part of December and an Extra Butter LIVE is up in the air on when-we are trying to figure out our Thanksgiving plans. I will keep you updated.

Thanks for this and that and everything else!

Love,

Cassie

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Comments

aarswft

So. Close

Bill Maurer

Enjoy the Fall and have a great rest of the week !!

MGCR

Who the blazes convinced you to watch the Expendables????

Alex Leach

Yea that series doesn’t really have any merit.

Richard Maurer

Hope we watch Fantastic Four this month. It actually works for tender November.

MGCR

That’s not even close to what I was saying, but OK.

Godzilla Jones

My sadness at Terms of Endearment doing so poorly is immeasurable. I get it. Gump and/or Dead Poets were *always* gonna win, but ToE deserves a better showing than 5%. It was so beloved once upon a time and now it feels like it's being forgotten and that just makes me sad.

JONATHAN REDFERN WILLIAMS

Enjoy The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Cassie. I'm sure you get sent so many gifts but I'll say it anyway; In the BBC Scene By Scene book that I sent you, there is a transcribed interview with actress, Janet Leigh, talking about working with Frank Sinatra on The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Cole Jennett

It won a poll during a YouTube live.

Mike Lemon

"fur horse pants" ??? Horse pants??? ... Chaps? Or like part of a horse costume?

Collar City Guy

Looks like it's going to be a great month here on Popcorn in Bed!

Mike Lemon

So...is Wednesday the new Tuesday, or are we still off schedule?

JONATHAN REDFERN WILLIAMS

"The best, in my opinion America has to offer are 100 Grands and an Almond Joy" Well, in my opinion, the best the UK has to offer is Cadbury's Orange Mini Eggs, annoyingly only available from January to June of each year! As soon as they become available again, I will definitely post you more bags of those to you for the January package opening, Cassie!

Larry Darrell

The. O. G. Manchurian Candidate!!! BooYah!!!!

Gray

GoT followed by most probably Gump, fantastic!

Renato Stojanovic

Ooh, the Manchurian Candidate is a good one, the remake. The first good one in the past couple weeks, besides GOT

Tyler Foster

Yes, Manchurian Candidate! I like the remake too, but the original is the better version, IMO.

Mark White

Hi Cassie, I was just heading off to bed as I was feeling sleepy and it’s nearly 11 pm here. But now I’m excited and awake again! YT edit for Duel! Thank you. I do like my YT edits to my favourites, so I can watch again and again. 😃 What are fur horse pants? That sounds like something Tom Hanks was wearing in the movie “Dragnet” not sure if you have seen that one? It’s got Dan Aykroyd in it as well. I do like November, apart from Work! Which is still crazy busy at the mo! 😓 Looking forward to some GoT as I’m starting to get the GoT bug now too. I think it’s going be Forrest Gump, so might be interesting to see what Carly’s thinks of it. Pick a flick, come on! Touching the Void🫰 Anywho, must get some sleep 😴 Busy day tomorrow. Take care. You are the best ❤️

Macabre Movie Maniac

Oh Cassie good god girl I could make myself sick on 100 Grand bars. So effing good

Happy Hanukkah

"I love a good November once in a while!" Whereas the rest of the time you prefer it to be lousy??? :-P :-) "I also made Ben wear fur horse pants" Look, I realize that one tends to push boundaries on Halloween, and that you're in Utah, but I must protest your yellowfacing Ben! :-) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049092/

Mark Vaderr

I'm trying to figure that one out too. Cassie has a bizarre language.

Stick Figure Studios

I voted for DEAD POETS SOCIETY, so I am disappointed that It looks like FORREST GUMP is going to win the poll because I am not a fan of that movie (and I won't go into the details of why ere, maybe later). Nevertheless, I acknowledge it's cultural and historical importance so regardless of my disdain for it, it ought to be watched at least once by any serious movie lover and the fact that Carly hasn't seen it means that she should. The movie I'm really excited about this week is MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. It is a political thriller of the highest caliber and was quite prescient about many things. You're going to get to see some excellent performances by Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, John McGiver, Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury and some first class direction by John Frankenheimer. For my money, it's better than the remake, but the remake is also pretty good. I appreciate you being willing to watch both of these since the actual version that was voted on in the poll was unclear. I suspect you will end up liking them both, but probably the new one more. Also, with Stanley Kubrick's science fiction masterpiece 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Right around the corner, let me reiterate my suggestion that you watch it in the theater space because of all of the movies that you have ever reacted to on this channe, this one really should be experienced on the big screen. As much as I enjoyed scary, but not too scary, October, I am actually looking forward to this month because I do appreciate a wide variety of films, including tender, sweet and romantic dramedies. Keep up the good work. :-)

Milton Reduxed

Thinking of the PIB week as Wed-Tue makes more sense

Mark Vaderr

Novembers are always good, Cassie! Really looking forward to 2001 later this month, and tomorrow's pick-a-flick drawing. Will there be a second Tender November poll? Best wishes my friend.

Mike Lemon

Anthony Edwards (Goose from Top Gun) also wore them in El Diablo (1990)

Mike Lemon

Only if you forget it has been Tuesday though Monday for the last few years.

Stick Figure Studios

Me too. I sincerely hope she watches it in her theater space.

Robert da Spruce

Yes to the 100 Grand bars! Almond Joys though…😉

Cole Jennett

I used to have a list of things I would always stock up on when we made trips south, but Almond Joy’s are pretty much the only things left that we don’t have. I have since added Dot’s Cinnamon Sugar pretzels to the list in the last few years.😋

Mark Vaderr

Quite a contrast if she ends up watching 2001 & The Expendables the same week. 😂

Rosario Cicero

I saw The Manchurian Candidate in a theater last year and boy oh boy talk about a taut political thriller

John A

One of these days I'm gonna see one of Midnight Run, Hardball, or Joe Dirt on one of these updates and I don't know what I'll do, but I hope it isn't in public

John A

I wish I didn't read the book first, really turned me off the movie because the book was so unbearably good, but different. Doesn't help that I'm not really a Kubrick guy outside of the Shining

Richard Maurer

No, the new one. The one that’s actually good.

John A

You don't need to go into detail. You're entitled to your opinion, but no one cares, least of all when it comes to Forrest Gump. I don't mean that in a mean way, I'm just saying it's irrelevant

YodatheHobbit

The Inspired Poll Winner looks similar to a painting my mom did for the Temecula Balloon and WIne Festival in the 90s.

Stick Figure Studios

Okay. Maybe I'll just keep my reasons to myself then. We'll see how I feel when the reaction gets posted. I don't usually like to "yuck other people's yum" anyway. FORREST GUMP was just a very significant film for me in my journey as a cinephile. I used to absolutely love it, but over the years it fell quite far in my esteem for a variety of reasons. You are probably right though: why would folks here care what I or you or anyone has to say about that film or about any film (or about ANYTHING really)... although, personally speaking, since I myself am one of those film buffs who actually does care about other people and enjoys hearing what they think about various movies, I like to imagine that there might just be some other individuals on here who maybe read my comments and are possibly interested in what I have to say. It sounds like you are not one of them and that's totally fine. If I do end up deciding to leave any kind of comment, you certainly don't have to read it. My feelings won't be hurt. :-)

Canadianant

Things get wild over at the house of popcorn

Stick Figure Studios

Not a fan of HARDBALL and haven't seen JOE DIRT (nor do I really have any plans to), but MIDNIGHT RUN is one of my all-time favorite films. It was the first Blu-ray I ever sent Cassie and I actually included it as one of my five picks when I won trivia night. I usually submit it for my pick a flick, but since I think that it's on her radar now and actually has a chance to be a PPOTM, I have started submitting CITIZEN KANE instead.

Godzilla Jones

Written by the GOAT, Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove.

Frank Edwards

Did anybody else happen to catch Jen Murray's reaction to the Birds? Not only does she compare Cassie's looks to Tippi Hedren, she also calls Cassie the Queen of Reactions, and you know what she's right!

Stick Figure Studios

I started it, but got distracted and didn't end up finishing it. I need to go back and do that.

Richard Rolen

John A I agree. Kubrick may have been the greatest cinematographer ever, but he wasn't always very good at telling the actual story. (And if you'd read The Shining before you saw the movie, you'd probably hate that one too! Stephen King certainly did!)

TheSingulatarian

Well I already place a request for Christmas movies: Meet Me In Stain Louis The Bishop's Wife It Happened on 5th Avenue The Year Without a Santa Clause and Rent I remembered a few more movies for Christmas so here goes. "Christmas in Connecticut" (1945) and "Holliday Inn" (1942) still a good movie even with the Black Face scene. Just give a little disclaimer and move on. Hard to believe I almost forgot them as they both are set here in the Nutmeg State.

bgb1975 (Brian)

Always been kind of partial to York patties, myself!

bgb1975 (Brian)

I'm still struggling to recover from Midnight Run's loss to Sin City.

Anthony Carlson

I for one is looking forward to another YT packages live. I think I got something in mind…😎😉 This Friday, I will be heading to a MSU hockey game against Penn State where I will see the next year’s NHL Draft projected #1 overall pick Gavin McKenna play. I will post pictures in Extra Butter of it… The Forrest Gump reaction with Carly should be interesting…

Timothy Fisher

I hope you haven't forgotten about "In the Name of the Father " (1993)

John A

One of the most mind blowing poll results in the history of humanity

Bill W

Will In the Name of the Father be getting a YT Edit?

Bill W

Just left the same comment. 👍

John A

Yeah like I said I didn't mean it in a mean way, I just don't think anyone should ever feel the need to explain why they don't like a movie

Larry Darrell

I am someone who is curious to hear your thoughts Stick. The comments section is for us paying patrons to discuss our thoughts and feelings on the films seen by Cassie. I think it makes total sense that the reason people read the comments is because they are interested in other people’s thoughts and feelings on the films. If any person doesn’t actually care about other patron’s opinions, then why would they read any of the comments, or even post an opinionated reply to a comment that they read… (Ahem) 👆 That pointy thing there is pointing above Stick and Mine’s by the way. ;-)

Stick Figure Studios

Well, "need" is a tricky word. because there is a sense in which I don't need to give my opinions on movies !and in which I don't even really need to watch any movies), but there's another sense in which, because of who I am as a unique individual (my history, my experiences, my passions and my prejudices), I can't help myself. I do "need" to watch movies and discuss them, because (like any hobby) it brings me great joy. It is one of many things that gives meaning to my life and, not least of all, it's something that I'm actually good at.

Bill W

Anyone who read through the Inspired Poll comments knows very well how you feel about FG.

Stick Figure Studios

Thank you, Larry. I appreciate that. For the record, I don't always leave a comment because sometimes I myself don't even think what I have to say is particularly interesting, but I always do try to communicate whatever it is I choose to say as intelligently, articulately and probably most importantly respectfully as I can. I think some people here probably think I'm more arrogant and antagonistic than I actually am... or at least mean to be.

K, Zachary

Good evening to Cassie, Carly and the whole PIB Crew and distinguished PIB viewers, About Last Week: Two movies we didn't expect but thoroughly enjoyed. Can you expect anything less from Cassie? We are getting into GOT with her my picture to the left I look mad probably because of the Steelers lose. Giving 21 fourth quarter points ughhh😡😡. However we think Cassie and her whole team godsends. So what a great week. Looking ahead: I have a very interesting story about the director from The Manchurian Candidate. Stay tuned. Forrest Gump looks like the winner. Plus more GOT looks like a great week. My friends are totally into Kat watches Horror. They have already paid me for the month. So I love to end things with a song a lot of songs got vetoed for Tender for November. Wicked game by Chris Isaak got vetoed for being too sexy. That's I want to jump rn sexy. Everybody hurts by REM would have been great tender for November. However we decided to go with Elton John Something About The Way You Look Tonight. Super tender. Love song https://youtu.be/B93Tir6l5FA?si=9UDQp-h7VQfh9_VC I bid you good day!

Bill W

Your comment about "horse pants" reminded me of Stefan from SNL and his Halloween hot spots commentary. "This place has everything! MTV's Dan Cortese,.....the two guys from Wham! in a horse costume.... (spoiler alert, they're both in the back!)."......

Bill W

Thank you so much!!!!! I can finally untie the knots in my stomach!! 😯😯😯😯

Bill W

Looks like next week!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Larry Darrell

I wouldn’t say you’re arrogant and definitely wouldn’t say you’re antagonistic(k). ;-) You’re passionate about films and so am I. Sometimes we’ve got something to say and sometimes not. If you think something’s interesting, there’s a real, real good chance someone else will too, and maybe they’ve never heard it before. That’s how I’ve always approached my, sometimes/usually long, posts. If someone reads one of my posts, especially the long ones, and was annoyed or felt it was a waste of time, then I can’t help that. All I can say is, don’t try it again. And as far as giving negative comments on a film… as long as like you say, it’s done intelligently, articulately and respectfully, then there shouldn’t be anything problematic. I welcome thoughtful and evidential negative criticism to films I love. I know I like or love a film, and I have my reasons. If I’m worried that someone else’s negative opinion of a film might change my positive opinion of said film, then maybe my positive opinion is actually sitting on the edge of a cliff and I’m fooling myself into liking the film for some reason. If that’s the case, then you should never read any comments anywhere about the film, and you probably shouldn’t be watching someone’s Reaction to the movie either. I kinda remember reading some comments somewhere in the past, where people changed their positive opinion to a lesser opinion of the film based on Cassie’s disliking of the film. If you’re truly afraid of or just easily annoyed by someone else’s negative opinion, then what are you even doing here at all?

Bill W

Reminded me of Bill Hader's 'Stefan' character on SNL when he would give nightclub reviews. His Halloween edition included "This place has everything.... the two guys from WHAM in a horse costume (spoiler alert, they're both in the back!), MTV's Dan Cortese......"

Just Plain Bob

Very much looking forward to Manchurian Candidate and grateful that Cassie’s watching the original BEFORE the remake. I liked the remake fine but, as usual, prefer the OG.

Mike Redford

Glad you had a fun halloween! Saw your costumes on IG, they were great lol 💪 . Love 100 grand btw. Underrated. Excited for mail and more. Good slate of flicks coming. I've never seen the original manchurian candidate so that should be interesting especially. Ready for the holidays!

RobertNDouglass

"Updatealuffagus"?? My recommendation: Ultramarines - A Warhammer 40K Movie, Helsreach by Graham McNeill (the YouTube adaptation of the Second War for Armageddon - GREAT narration and animation), Event Horizon 1997 (said to be the unofficial prequel to Warhammer 40K), Alien Romulus, The Witcher Seasons 1-3 (forget Season 4 with Liam Hemsworth as Henry Cavill left the series over the producers' decision to deviate from the source material), Star Trek Picard (all seasons but ESPECIALLY Season 3), Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Strange New Worlds.

Zane From Canada

I genuinely hated Angela Lansbury in Manchurian Candidate. Best worst on screen mother ever. Right up there with Piper Laurie from Carrie, Mary Tyler Moore from Ordinary People, and Rachel Griffiths in Blow.

James M

"The Manchurian Candidate" (1962) is IMO Sinatra's best acting performance. Although he's fun to watch in musicals, he always seemed like Sinatra the singer doing a show. His acting in "Ocean's 11" was terrible (an unpopular opinion, but that's how I see it) In this film Sinatra works at the acting craft and portrays Ben Marco convincingly. It's the film that makes me say without qualification that Sinatra could act when he put his mind to it. Looking forward to the reaction.

Chris Thom

Haven't seen Blow since like 2003. Does it hold up?

Zane From Canada

Oh yeah it's still a good one. A great rise and fall from power story.

Chris Thom

Trying to imagine what fur horse pants are and why, but I'm having trouble. 100 Grand bar FTW! So good. Also really addicted to those Laffy Taffy bite size. I haven't seen the original Manchurian Candidate, but the remake with Meryl Streep and Liev Schreiber was pretty good. Happy November!

Erik Locquiao

Cassie gets it. Almond Joys are elite.

Chris Thom

We don't get enough 'taut' in reviews these days. Reminds me of a scene in Adaptation (2002)

Chris Thom

I voted for it. Sweet movie.

Chris Thom

The full reaction was up September 28 or so. She waited to post it because it's not technically horror or Halloween.

Chris Thom

I wonder if Kat is, or is allowed to, post the joint reaction on her channel too?

Chris Thom

Is that a Mongolian thing or something?

Chris Thom

Nah, Utah's hottest club is CREASE. It has everything. Lights, psychos, Furbies, screaming babies in Mozart wigs, sunburned drifters with soap sud beards. And Teddy Graham people, of course.

Above Average Dave

Creepy fact about Angela Lansbury and how horrible in genral studios were with type casting actresses and the "beauty quotient" — she was only 2 years older than Laurence Harvey (and Janet Leigh!), yet played his MOTHER. That had to be a hit to the ego. Then again, I bet people in HWood and Broadway going forward over the next two decades thought, "She never ages!"

Above Average Dave

OMG, Cassie - there is an ice cream place I've been to that serves homemade (or, at least, they make it there) "Almond Joy" ice cream and it is just like a cold, creamy Almond Joy! You would love!

Chris Thom

Enjoyed the remake. Haven't seen this one yet.

Chris Thom

Cadbury pretty hard to beat. I didn't know it was English.

Bill W

🤣🤣 Stefan's clubs always had a "midget" too. (his words, not mine) 😀

Clay F

YouTube gave us Howard the Duck, now this. The Expendables is the exact kind of movie I avoid. "A bunch of [old] guys ... punching and kicking each other."

bknsty14

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. Almond Joy’s got nuts, Mounds don’t. Catchy song, horrible candy. But 100 Grand is one of the best. Top two candy bar.

bknsty14

The Sound of Music

Chris Thom

Woah that just unlocked some memories. Had forgotten about those ads.

Happy Hanukkah

My train of thought was: Ben in fur horse pants -> Mongols -> The Conqueror (1956), starring John Wayne (!) as Genghis Khan The movie, made at the height of John Wayne's stardom, is not very well-regarded. At all. Wayne is considered as grossly miscast. This is even more true today, given how Wayne was made-up to look Asian. And as trivia, the movie was filmed in Utah.

MGCR

Respectfully, keep those "old guys", the innovators and once and future kings of the action genre, out your mouth.

Chris Thom

Didn't Cassie dress up as Melanie at one point? Or did I hallucinate it? Might've been for an ad.

SmooothE🚔🚔

love the Manchurian candidate both versions are awesome and delivered excellently

Byrd N. Hand

Gun to my head, knife to my throat, I'd still probably pick those movies over either the Transformers or Fast & the Furious series. 🤐

MGCR

Amen, sir.

Clay F

Looking forward to Game of Thrones and Forrest Gump. Almond Joy is a favorite of mine. YT Live Poll gave us Howard the Duck, and now The Expendables (2010). Ouch.

Byrd N. Hand

To be clear, it's only because I'd probably hate them slightly less.

Byrd N. Hand

Interesting that there were so many holiday movies in the '40s that remain relatively popular today. There's also "Going My Way" (the Best Picture winner of '44) and its sequel, "The Bells of St. Mary's." I'll add a few from the '50s: the 1951 adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" with Alastair Sim (Cassie has done a "Christmas Carol" adaptation virtually every year -- and this one is considered by many to be the definitive one); "Stalag 17;" and "Bell, Book and Candle."

Byrd N. Hand

Yes, she definitely did at the beginning of one of her spooky season movies from a couple years ago.

Byrd N. Hand

Granted, Johnny Depp was *older* than Rachel Griffiths in "Blow," despite her playing his character's mother. 🤔

Byrd N. Hand

Technically, it's not a remake but an *alternate adaptation,* since the original source material is a novel. 🤓

Richard Maurer

This is a comment section!Everyone keep their opinions to themselves!

Clarence Newman

I'm a huge Stallone fan so Expendables is on my list. I can understand why people wouldn't want it, though. It's pretty much a mindless shoot-em-up. Also, I've just remembered that Expendables beat out Cannonball Run in the YT poll. Therefore, it's a stupid film that sucks suspiciously-shaped lollipops.

Ben Livingstone

For what it's worth, "Good Night and Good Luck" would provide some useful context for the original "Manchurian Candidate"!

Chris Thom

Oh I didn't know it was a novel. Kind of assumed it was written by one of those old school screenwriters like Mankowitz that had a hand in all those classics.

Chris Thom

Weirdly, the only thing I remember from the movie (besides all the coke) was Paul Reubens. I guess he does have a certain on screen presence, or charisma, or something. Very unique actor.

Chris Thom

Had no idea Rent was a Christmas movie. Haven't seen that yet.

Above Average Dave

Holding back several Dad joke here...Must...not...play...on...word "Mounds"...

Above Average Dave

That's because HE ACTED LIKE A MAN! ("Flowers from Johnny. He got that part in the movie from Woltz studios.")

Katie Sivak

Please watch Sherlock Holmes movie w RDJ Hope Floats w Carly Walk The Line Wanka w Timothee C

Byrd N. Hand

It's still odd to me that the term 'midget' seemingly became offensive almost overnight (as eventually did 'oriental') -- particularly since the more accepted terms these days of 'dwarf' and 'little person' don't seem to me to be that much more flattering (given their general connotations with Snow White and Leprechauns, respectively). 🤔

Joe J

What movies people like or don't like is purely subjective, so I never engage in those conversations. I'm no fan of rewatches of popular movies, but we all understand the business case. Rewatches with Carly provide a good excuse to get some of these big tent-pole movies back on the menu. Pretty hard to resist some potentially big numbers on YT.

Clarence Newman

I doubt it. Kat is guesting on Cassie's channel, she doesn't own the content. It would be like having dinner at somebody's house and then demanding a timeshare. In the next month or two, Cassie is going to return the favour and I wouldn't expect that one to appear on here.

Bill W

John Mulaney told the story of the discussion he had with NBC censors to get the word in the sketch the first time. The censor said it's as bad as the N word. Mulaney argued- here's the first indication that it's not... we're actually SAYING 'midget' out loud...

Joe J

"Dawn of the Planet of the Rewatches", lol. YT views are back on the menu boys!

Joe J

IMO Cassie will much prefer the modern remake.

Clay F

Good Night, and Good Luck is awesome.

Joshua Campbell

My guesses on the surprise reaction with Carly would be: Fantastic Four First Steps or Mission Impossible Final Reckoning

Stick Figure Studios

@Joe: I think so too, although she will still enjoy the original.

Clay F

I didn't know there is a surprise reaction with Carly.

Stick Figure Studios

I'm also curious about Cassie watching the MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE remake because it means that perhaps she will finally be able to place Liev Schreiber having now seen him in SPOTLIGHT, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, RANSOM and SCREAM 2.

Chris Thom

She said that? Where?

Clay F

"A bunch of [old] guys ... punching and kicking each other."

John A

I thoroughly enjoy the Expendables, but I'd much rather Cop Land. I think she could enjoy the drama more than the all out muscle fest, but then again maybe not lol. Plus Cop Land has barely been reacted to for whatever reason so it would be pretty cool if she managed to get a trend started. I think it's Stallone's best acting outside of Rocky

Mark White

Cannonball run was in a poll?!! Bugger, I’m guttered now! ☹️ I mean I quite like The Expendables as a bit of fun, but CR is a more iconic movie!

Joe J

I found Expendables quite entertaining, I like action movies. Cop Land is excellent, I'm sure it will get watched at some point..most everything will.

Chris Thom

IKR?? It's like he's destined to forever remain "Oh that one guy.,," in her mind.

Clay F

I would prefer Cop Land. Gets decent reviews, unlike much of Stallone's movies. "Cop Land matches its star-studded cast with richly imagined characters while throttling the audience with carefully ratcheted suspense, although it lacks the moral complexity of classic crime thrillers."

Beau Jackson

Can I request Traffic with Micheal Douglas plz 🙏

Gray

I think he's saying he dosn't like rewatches lol

Mark Vaderr

Is the Pick-A-Flick delayed?

Cole Jennett

Yeah, not sure where that’s coming from?

Cole Jennett

Should a reaction channel not be after views?

Byrd N. Hand

While I appreciate "Good Night and Good Luck," there's so much archived footage in it that it almost feels like a documentary at times. 🤷‍♂️ As far as George Clooney's directorial work goes, I prefer "The Ides of March" and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind."

Byrd N. Hand

As far as James L. Brooks films go, I still prefer "Broadcast News," "As Good As It Gets" (to which she's already reacted), and "Spanglish."

Byrd N. Hand

It revolves around a bunch of whiny young narcissists. No, thanks. 🤮

Byrd N. Hand

*Alternate adaptation, not a remake.

Byrd N. Hand

As someone who tends to gravitate toward more visceral films, I totally appreciate Kubrick's work. I only wish other like-minded filmmakers such as Darren Aronofsky and Yorgos Lanthimos would also get as much love. 🤷‍♂️

Godzilla Jones

There's an argument for Broadcast News but Spanglish isn't even the best of Adam Sandler's movies, let alone better than Terms of Endearment. But that's OK. I still love you.

Clarence Newman

Cop Land is good. Daylight is good too. Expendables is what it is, but it's strangely nostalgic if you grew up with the 80s action movie stars.

Joe J

Can we still download full reactions? "Download this reaction" is just text, not a link.

Clay F

If I want to download full reactions with no download link, I click on youtube to see the full reaction in youtube, and then use ClipGrab (https://clipgrab.org/) to download the youtube video as mp4. Free, relatively easy to use, and no limit on quality. Been using it for over a year. Upfront, you have to install ClipGrab once (but that quick and easy to do), and then use it going forward.

Clay F

+1 for Traffic

Richard Maurer

Fantastic Four would be great - if that were real.

Richard Maurer

Buttering up the Queen - to maybe get a collaboration?

Cole Jennett

It will happen. It’s Pedro.

Joshua Campbell

Honestly that's the only movie I love him in. Besides he's much better than John Krasinski.

kaiielle

It usually takes many days for those links to appear on new reactions.

Clay F

The last download link was about 3 months ago on July 29 for The Pianist full reaction -- but the download links will appear. I don't think the download links work for reactions posted before the Google problem.

Richard Maurer

Cole - I generally agree. Reaction channels need YouTube views to survive. But on the other hand if a reactor chases YT views too much (not saying Cassie does this) they risk alienating their patrons. It’s a balancing act that every reactor goes through.

Richard Maurer

Personally, not a fan of rewatches, Cassie already did the only one I really cared about, LotR, so I generally don’t watch them. But I understand why she does them and I see them as a necessary evil.

Richard Maurer

Clarence - I wasn’t to thrilled about Expendables but when you put it like that it doesn’t seem so bad. I completely missed this poll somehow, guess I need to check her YouTube channel more often.

Byrd N. Hand

If you really think "Spanglish" isn't inferior to only "Punch-Drunk Love" over other dumb-as-fuck Sandler vehicles like "Billy Madison," "Happy Gilmore," "The Waterboy," "Big Daddy," etc., then I feel you're a lost cause. 🤷‍♂️

Richard Maurer

Don’t agree about Pedro, but he is great in FF.

Joe J

Thanks Clay, ClipGrab works great. Takes awhile for HD download, lol.

Joe J

Cassie responded to my question in a recent YT premiere about watching some horror outside of October. She said, "Yes, I think I need too so I don't struggle so bad in October". So there you have it, horror is not off the table in other months. Just treat horror the same as any other genre. Some ideas for her consideration: 1. Don't exclude horror films from polls (including PR random polls). 2. Maybe one horror film could be scheduled monthly or bi-monthly. 3. Short series like "Midnight Mass" could be watched. 4. Save just a few heavy-hitters for October.

Richard Maurer

One week in October would work for me, as long as we’re guaranteed at the very least 1 or 2 horror reactions a quarter.

Joe J

A horror poll bi-monthly or quarterly would be ideal IMO.

Joanthan Skidmore

I'm just sad about Worlds Fastest Indian :( C'est la vie

Clay F

Yeah, you miss a poll conducted in YouTube in a Live if you are not in the Live.

Richard Maurer

After the Forrest Gump poll I’d be afraid any horror poll would have some pop ringer horror film that would dominate the actually good films. I don’t want the whole year to end up being nothing but Conjuring “Universe” garbage. Not sure how we stop that from happening though. The ringers have been pointed out many times to no effect.

Joe J

I think we'll have too accept some bad to get some good, just the price you pay.

Just Plain Bob

Right there with you. Unless one of us wins the pick a flick drawing, it’ll probably never get a reaction and Cassie will never know what she missed.

Godzilla Jones

I really think Uncut Gems, Wedding Singer, and 50 First Dates are better than Spanglish and that Spanglish is slightly better than Blended, just to show I'm not 100% Drew biased, and probably on par with the Jennifer Aniston ones, which are all pretty good but not great. I like Spanglish. It's just not better than Terms of Endearment.

Mike Lemon

I've already given you guys and PIB the easy solution, have Richard make the polls. Give some parameters and let fly. But we all know that won't happen.

Richard Maurer

Mike - You’re right, that won’t happen. If it did, I’d want JP Bob to be part on the decision making process. No reason to have just one person’s opinion dominating it all.

Clay F

+1 for short series like "Midnight Mass". "One week in October would work for me, as long as we’re guaranteed at the very least 1 or 2 horror reactions a quarter." = sounds reasonable. She seems to like to choose horror movies she reacts to. I think unlikely to be many horror polls. She chose some good horror movies (not all) this season. The two polls this spooky season gave us Carrie, Final Destination (2000), Scream 2. She should scrap sequels polls. I think all genres should be evaluated. I would like to see war genre emphasized as it was in early years of channel (a main reason I joined). A drop off: YEAR 2024 (4 war movies) = Lincoln (2012), Memphis Belle (1990), Apocalypse Now (1979), Das Boot (1985). YEAR 2025 (6 war movies) = Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Cold Mountain (2003), Patton (1970), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), The Pianist (2002), Bridge of Spies (2015).

Chris Thom

Some of that stop motion footage looked pretty alright.

Clay F

My guess is that unless a truly concerted effort is made, 2026 will be the same as 2021-2025 = essentially all horror in October with the full month of October dedicated to horror. That is tough for her, though -- a full month of horror. And she's pushing her horror boundaries. Still don't know what the surprise horror movie was (that she decided not to do). The 'horror' content for 2025 outside of October according to PR was American Psycho, Last of Us S2, and Jaws 2. There were 10 movies in 2025 spooky season (5 weeks): The Fly (Sep 28), Monster Squad, Scream 2, Blair Witch, Carrie, Nosferatu (1922), Final Destination (2000), Train to Busan, Nosferatu (2024), Weapons (2025), and Sinners (2025). So, that's 12 'horror' movies + 1 'horror' series for 2025.

Richard Maurer

Definitely scrap horror sequel polls or even just sequel polls in general. It’s easier and more reliable to just check to see which sequels are considered actually worth watching than to put them on polls.

Richard Maurer

Clay - just as an aside, I wouldn’t consider the 2 films and 1 series you mentioned as “horror watched outside of October” to be acceptable choices for a quarterly horror film watch. While they do have horror elements all 3 have as many or more ties to other genres than they do to horror. Jaws 2 is primarily an action/suspense thriller, American Psycho is a psychological suspense parody, Last of Us is a sci-fi action series. As I said they all have horror elements but so do a lot of films. I like to use LotR as an example. It has ghosts, evil spirits, monsters, jump scares, murders etc - but it’s not a horror film. This brings up another problem with watching horror outside October, that is: what exactly gets labeled a horror film? I can already see a possible problem, the same problem we had with Halloween 2024, a bunch of horror adjacent films being considered horror for the polls. And it wasn’t just the 24 Halloween season , that was just the most egregious example. Every Halloween since Cassie started doing them has had patrons, especially the horror hating ones, suggesting any vaguely horror adjacent films they could think of for the polls. So when we’re talking about these theoretical quarterly horror polls, I would need them to be actual horror films, not comedy/horror, action/horror, suspense thrillers, or kids movies. Otherwise we just go back to having the same arguments we had every Halloween culminating in Halloween 24, except we have them once or twice a quarter.

Joe J

Any extra horror reactions outside of October is a win for me, whatever form it takes. Maybe Cassie picks a few herself and we have a few polls. Films like The Fog, Resident Evil, and Fright Night are probably the right level for her too tackle...save a few rougher ones for October.

Joe J

She'll get to it eventually.

Clarence Newman

Beyond championing "Creepshow" (1982), I have no responsibilities here whatsoever. Then again, I championed The Fly, therefore I at least deserve a participation rosette.

John A

I was gonna say and THE GAME! but then I remembered she was one of the few reactors I watch that has seen that masterpiece

Clarence Newman

Jonathan. I think there are at least 2978 fans of World's Fastest Indian on here. It's such a great, Cassie-friendly film, it has become the one and only thing that me and JP Robert have ever agreed on. We are legion and we will prevail in the end!

Chris Thom

Black Swan at least could be a hard Dark Drama. Hannibal perhaps, as well.

Richard Maurer

Chris - no offense, but thanks for making my point for me. This is exactly what I meant about people trying to call horror adjacent films horror films. Neither Hannibal or Black Swan are horror films. Last year I made a point of recommending Frankenhooker for a rom-com poll. It’s really a horror/dark comedy, but it has some romance so, using the genre stretching that people have used every pre-2025 Halloween, it should be acceptable. Do I really believe that? No. Not any more than I believe suspense thrillers, action movies, or comedies are horror films.

Chris Thom

Do you think Dr. Sleep counts as horror?

Byrd N. Hand

Granted, there's 'horror' and then there's 'horror by Cassie's standards'... 🤐

Clay F

+1 for Black Swan +1 for Dr. Sleep (which I haven't seen)

Richard Maurer

I’m fine with Cassie watching Black Swan and Hannibal - just not as horror films.

Björn Karlsson

Tbh Clarence... There are only 13 fans on Pib. Popcorn request is very accurate 😉

Clarence Newman

I had a lot of trouble getting on to Popcorn Requests, Bjorn, so that's probably it. That noise you hear is the other 2965 trying to get in.

John A

Midnight Mass is a short series in that it sucks all the way up to the last episode or two. What a snooze fest of a reaction that would be