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Movie Poll: Classics!

  • The Good The Bad and the Ugly (1966) 1191
  • Chinatown (1974) 635
  • Seven Samurai (1954) - New to Simone Only 374
  • The Graduate (1967) 418
  • Gone with the Wind (1939) - New to George Only 163
  • Mary Poppins (1964) - New only to George 515
  • Sound of Music (1965) - New to George Only 364
  • 2025-11-19
  • —2025-11-27
  • 3660 votes
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The last weekly polls winner will be available this Saturday. Reminder: movies that don't win does not mean they will never be watched, it just means they will be watched later. Please be respectful to each others opinions, we're all just here to have fun and watch movies. :)

Comments

ShōNuff3K

Does George qualify as a romantic? The Apartment

Shadows of Archonia

Funny, the list of ones I don't want to see is shorter than the list of ones I do.

Zrail

So many great ones on this list. But I got to give it to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. A seminal classic of the genre.

Rob Parry

Two suggestions for the next classics poll - The Sting 1973 and All the Presidents Men 1976

TheLeftPecOfTheLord

I wish voting for all of them didn’t result in my vote meaning absolutely nothing :( man this is probably the toughest poll yet, all essential movies I’d be happy with any!

dieselbeast

Seven samurai and Gone with the wind are cinematic masterpieces, hopefully you can get to them one day

@Foodmancing

Chinatown is still the greatest screenplay ever written and my personal third favorite movie of all time

Matt Dellarosa

Easy decision. The Good the Bad and the Ugly.

Forkbeard83

Hey George, you liking Stephen Fry (National Treasure) has me wondering if you've seen or know of the movie Wilde. Stephen Fry as Oscar Wilde.

Ginger

It got ruined for me a little when I studied film under a professor who was OBSESSED with Syd Field who was OBESESSED with China Town. :D Which doesn't mean I didn't still vote for it. :D

Kyuzou

some other kurosawa stuff to suggest, Rashomon and especially Yojinbo since For a few dollars more were a direct remake of it

dudewheresmycar

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is the only choice here. It's the movie that gave birth to modern cinema. It's the movie that Tarantino names as his favourite movie of all time and the one movie more than any other that's influenced his own work the most.

Andrew Helmer

Seven Samurai - my all time favorite . Don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone react to it . Not your typical reaction fare

Kevin M. Pitts

Forget it, Simone and George. It’s Chinatown.

Jeromy M

All incredible flicks, but Julie Andrews will always have my vote.

Mike Cummins

Random and off topic from this pole but I'd love to see y'all react to the movie The Fountain by Darren Arandofski. It's one of my favorite movies ever and I don't think a single channel has ever reacted to it! It star the Huge Jacked Man aka Wolverine and he goes shirtless a lot of that helps. Lol 🤣

@Foodmancing

Gone with the Wind may be one of the absolute worst “classics”. It was hugely controversial from day one, even if they made the decision to tame down Margret Mitchel’s racism from the book (and its liberal use of the N word). People act like it’s modern woke that protest the movie, but it was heavily protested don’t only its racism and perpetuation of the Southern Lost Cause mythology but the way it handles marital r*pe. As someone gave history tours on a plantation in Charleston for many many years I utterly despise this film and find it bizarre that anyone still enjoys it. Oh, it’s also REALLY boring

JoeE

Would also recommend dog day afternoon, death wish, treasure of the sierra madre, some like it hot, m

JoeNotCharles

Since George has already seen Seven Samurai, what about The Magnificent Seven?

FranciscoGios

Time for one of the best Italian Western movies ever made.

Jack

Chinatown or the graduate would be great. Chinatown is maybe the best script of all time I keep coming back to the film and the graduate is just a classic another great Dustin Hoffman performance after rain man recently. Not sure how well the reaction would do but Kramer vs Kramer would be great dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep are both excellent in it.

D.A.V.E.

For consideration: Withnail and I Cult Classic.

Ashton Lewis

A few suggestions for classics (all including the king of cool himself) : The Magnificent Seven Papillon The Great Escape The Thomas Crown Affair The Sand Pebbles

D.A.V.E.

His best in my opinion.

Mike FromOz

I prefer reactions where both of you don't know what is happening going in, and I've been waiting for you to watch TGTB&TU for a while now. Easiest poll choice ever. Now, the question is, do we pressure you to watch the extended version or not? I like it, but I am interested to know what other people think.

Polecat21

for a possible upcoming xmas poll - 1951 Christmas Carol - Alister Sim

Polecat21

for a possible upcoming xmas poll - 1947 Miracle on 34th Street

Florian

Yeah… hmm, all of them I guess 😅

Korpse

You two are approaching your 1,000th movie. super excited and happy for you both 💚💯

MongoTheElder

"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and "Chinatown" are both "must watch" movies

Ethan Holgate

"You know what you are blonde"??? 🤔

Stefan Daniw

Please Do: Mr. Deeds A Million Ways to Die in the West The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) Zombieland 2 Little Nicky National Treasure 1 and 2 The Great Escape

Greg Nelson

Yes, “Good, the Bad, and…” is a must watch western, but Chinatown has been in several polls, and if you both loved “L. A. Confidential” you will love “Chinatown”. So watch it sometime soon, pretty please.

Cosmic Slice

Mary Poppins is the greatest family movie ever made. Love it so much!

cincassette

The Good The Bad and the Ugly is long overdue, so definitely my top choice. The Graduate is probably my personal favourite on this list, and Chinatown is THE quintessential neo-noir. All of them must-see movies. I definitely hope you get through them all eventually. Mary Poppins is also just one of the most wonderful movies, which I watched over and over again in my childhood.

blerbaberpaterb

all these movies have actors and actresses.

Random Nevermind

Thank you for the great poll, S&G. Really cool things I see. Please add those two to the next poll: My Fair Lady One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Nico Colaleo

Looks like it isn't winning this poll, but please eventually watch The Graduate! More Dustin Hoffman goodness, and George will definitely recognize lots of Simpsons moments!

JayF

This is the category "The Sting" would have fit better into. It probably would still be losing though because it's not as well known for some reason.

Daniel Smith

Weekly shout out for Never Let Me Go. As JayF has suggested, The Sting would fit really well into this list. Also Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid. Both can be considered as classics with Newman and Redford in their prime. Another list with no duds at all though it seems George needs to catch up on a few films…..

Daniel Smith

Which Thomas Crown? The McQueen one I’m guessing? Both versions are great.

Ashton Lewis

I've actually only seen the McQueen one to be honest; the other one is Brosnan right?

blerbaberpaterb

you know DM's exists right? unless you somehow can also see every DM they receive, you dont actually know if the graduate gets recommended '1 time in like 4 months'.

Coleyra

Chinatown is also directed by a rapist pedophile.

Cinebinge

Hi Justin, every time a comment is made we get an email in its original form. Just because you instantly edit and delete the original insult towards another patron, it does not mean it disappears from record.

Kim

Even though it’s not a top vote getter, The Graduate is a masterpiece in my humble opinion.

Mike W

Probably my favourite version.

Mike W

I like this version but perhaps controversially I prefer the 1994 version.

Daniel Smith

Brosnan chase sequence at the end is great and Rene Russo sizzles. As I remember both versions are quite similar, just updated for a more recent audience. Works far better than the Psycho shot for shot remake with Vince Vaughan?

Mike W

Seven Samurai followed by The Magnificent Seven(1960)

Michael Bauer

More classics are always good. I'm headed towards my first time watching the Sergio Leone westerns myself, but definitely still want to watch their inspiration "Sanjuro" first.

Mike W

The Towering Inferno is my favourite disaster movie.

Texas J

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is one of the best movies ever made. It is a tad long.

Christian Da Silva

Can you watch "Perfume: the story of a murderer"? look up the cast, it's incredible.

Lone Desert Bones

Oof, making me choose between the Good, the Bad, and Chinatown is cruel, but c’est la vie 😆

Mike W

One for a future classics poll. Cleopatra

funky weapon

TGTBTU is one of the finest movies ever made, but so is Chinatown. please don't sleep on Chinatown, guys. throw it in as Sunday movie or something at some point. especially since you guys love LA Confidential, you will not regret it.

John

This is a great list with some classic movies. I certainly hope The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly wins, but I would love to see Chinatown as well. I know that movies that don’t win will be seen eventually. I certainly hope other classics might make The Thursday or Sunday slots if not included in this poll. There are list like the AFI top 100, that can be useful. Thanks again for the great content

Cinebinge

in 30 mins. we're putting anime posts at 11 am EST, Mon/Fri each week for now unless a better timeslot comes.

Brandon

Since it's slaying the polls at the moment, I'm humbly requesting the theatrical version of 'The Good the Bad and the Ugly'. The Uncut version is good, but it makes a long epic film longer than it needs to be. If I'm in the minority on this, I'll shut up. 😅

Wuju

Also add “A Bug’s Life” to round things out

rictus grin

hoping seven samurai gets more votes kurisawa is a genius

Dustin Duvall

Can we get a sequels poll? Or just get bad boys 2 😆

Dustin Duvall

I agree with Daniel, the Brosnan and Russo version is such a fun time and worth the watch

John

I’d love to see the End of the Rocky movies and the start of the Creed Trilogy

cincassette

100% agree! The theatrical version of TGTBATU is far better than the extended. No question. In this case, the extended cut was also put together years after Sergio Leone’s death, so I object to it even more. The theatrical cut should run about 162 minutes.

Haye Zeus

Wow, I voted for all of these cause they’re all GOATs. But The Good The Bad and The Ugly is the GOAT of all GOATs.

Brandon

Uncut/unrated is usually just the studio releasing a version of the movie that wasn't approved by the MPAA. Director's cuts are usually worked on by the director and turn out better. If they ever react to Almost Famous, I'd love to see them to react to the 'Untitled' director's cut version.

Tyler Foster

Yes, the extensions are not only not necessary but rumor has it (I don't think there is official documentation on this) that Leone intentionally cut these scenes himself after the Italian premiere. When they were restored, they required additional dialogue recording that was done decades later, when two of the cast members involved were elderly and one of them wasn't even alive. I would also vote for the theatrical cut.

Haye Zeus

I feel the uncut is the one that is readily available and will probably be most likely the one they see. I don’t mind either version but I agree the theatrical is better for pacing

Tyler Foster

You generally schedule the runner-up at a later date, so I know there will still be a chance for one or more of the additional movies on this poll to get a shot, but I suppose I kind of wish that sequels to movies you've already watched (unless you really think it's important to gauge interest on a sequel people may not have such strong feelings about) would be slotted in on other days and left off the polls. GBU in particular feels like a movie the viewers surely expressed unambiguous interest in, and while it instantly becomes my most-anticipated reaction for the week after next, I also feel like it's kind of a shame that a third movie (I'm rooting for either The Graduate or Seven Samurai to overtake Mary Poppins) has its chances at least somewhat diminished for something that I think many viewers would have assumed you'd have just watched anyway. But that's just my two cents.

Jonathan Eaton

Chinatown is a movie they used to say all screenwriters should watch.

Jonathan Eaton

Cool Hand Luke (1967) is another great classic for future a poll.

Ian Hunt

One for a future Classics poll - the Apartment (1960). Only saw it for the first time this year and it’s one of my favourite films now

Roddy Hutchinson

Should watch them all eventually! That's a good list!

Old School Drew

They are all great but you have to finish the dollars trilogy. The good the bad and the ugly all the way . Consider the dirty harry series in the future

Dan Holmes

The Graduate should win, fight me, it also shouldn't really even be on this list as it was so ahead of it's time and is the most "modern" film on here. more of an american new wave hit than a true hollywood classic as well

Dan Holmes

also watch them all obviously lol

The Dark Unknown

thanks for letting me know! im used to your stuff being up in the morning

jay

i’m having the craziest mandela effect right now cause i swear you guys did chinatown ages ago lol

Brad Lowry

I agree, although it’s earlier than Chinatown. There are many Mike Nichols (director of the graduate) documentaries… I think the one I had in mind was for “American Experience” or maybe “American Masters” , but my search just now only showed me that there is one on HBO that I haven’t seen. Although I agree, I do think two of his films that started as plays on Broadway are my favorites: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Angels in America”. I think that “The Graduate” would be a good entry for a poll of “break-out films” because it was Dustin Hoffmann’s breakout. Add “Risky Business” (IMHO) for Tom Cruise… other possible Entries?…

Fattydoe

In this world there are 2 kinds of people my friend, those with loaded guns and those who dig.....you dig.

G P

Surprised the Dollars Trilogy finale had to be on a poll, its the best one

Tom Hess

How dare you put The Good, The Bad and the Ugly on a poll? lol j/k Please try to get the US theatrical cut for this one. One of the rare cases where a shorter version is actually better. After GBU, if you're in need of another Sergio Leone western fix, you can watch Once Upon A Time in the West.

Tom Hess

My understanding is this: (no spoilers) The film (Good Bad Ugly) was shot silent. Then Leone supervised all major dubs and edits. He started with the Italian cut/dub first. When he got to the US cut / English dub, he realized he could make the film better/tighter by cutting a few scenes. So technically, the US theatrical cut is a director's cut... of sorts.

closetoyou28

sound of music is a must see

Rob

I'm surprised Chinatown hasn't won a poll yet, a true classic

Stefan Daniw

Still waiting for them to do Zombieland 2

G P

If you have to shoot, shoot - don't talk!

Michael Buhl

The Seventh Seal, The Conversation, Bonnie & Clyde, and Sunset Boulevard would be nice additions to this poll.

Tyler Foster

Yes please to The Conversation.

Tom Hess

I can imagine George reading your comment and shaking his head. But when he launches the film, he will understand.

David Bridgham

Yeah, The Seventh Seal would also provide some context for a few scenes from the Monty Python movies.

elle

Ummmm. All of the above? LOLOL :)

Adam

Dog Day Afternoon (1975) One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)

Johnnycharco

Sunset Boulevard for sure. :)

BellaBlue

Def all classics...I narrowed down quickly because I don't enjoy the reactions as much when one has already seen...so out of the ones left..Chinatown is my fav and that is what I voted for

BellaBlue

Have requested both multiple times in the past..and both are top notch and I would have voted for either over others on this poll (and all o the poll were excellent)

CommanderBrownCoat

Now The Dirty Dozen needs to show up on a poll! :D And maybe the classic King Kong? Westerns and WW2 flicks really dominated the 60's!

Adam

Those 2 and Jaws are my favorite films of the 70s

maikeru

maybe you confuse it with their LA Confidential react (a react I need to rewatch by the way)

jay

i think it might’ve been casablanca, LA confidential is an all time favorite. need the 4k desperately

maikeru

Please consider watching Pi (1998)

Kelly Pickard

For future consideration… Movies: - Waking Ned Devine (1998) - The Devil Wears Prada (2006) - Hook (1991) - The Birdcage (1996) - Margin Call (2011) - Legend, Director's Cut (1985) - The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (1994) - The King's Speech (2010) - Flash Gordon (1980) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - City Slickers (1991) - The Craft (1996) TV: - Batman: The Animated Series - Disney's Gargoyles - Barry (Max)

maikeru

funny how none of the main characters are good nor ugly ^^

maikeru

@Coleyra yes but that's not the fault of the actors or the crew behind the camera

Vincent

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

fwfwfwfwf wfwfw

quoting Ace Ventura "chitty bang bang, chitty chityy bang bang, chitty bang bang YEAH....... CCCCHHHIIITTTTYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!"

Thomas Forcinio

Since Simone loves "You've Got Mail" so much, I think they should do a double feature of the two previous versions, 1940 "The Shop Around The Corner" and 1948 "In the Good Old Summertime"

Ian Tellam

I presumed you were planning on finishing the Dollars trilogy anyway, without it needing to be on a poll. Anyway, lots of great films there but my vote goes to The Graduate.

Ian Tellam

Yep. I'd add High Plains Drifter to that list too, as his directorial debut.

Jacob King

Yeah, I’ve never heard of someone “discovering” Gone With the Wind as an adult and falling in love with it. It’s a propaganda piece that gets foisted on impressionable kids.

KyloJames

Leading movie is boringggg. Bring on, Chinatown! I want the shock and awe

beck

You guys should watch The Lost Highway at some point. and Mulholland Drive

Thirty Year Old Mulberry Field

Love a classics poll. I reiterate that I’ll never understand when some suggest that y’all are running out of movies to watch, we have a mighty haul to start off of with this list alone. And we’re still neglecting most of the non-English classics! But I’ll keep the following in the lingua franca for potential choices: “Sunset Boulevard” “Nashville” “Bonnie & Clyde” (‘67) “The Apartment” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” “In the Heat of the Night” “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” “Strangers On a Train”

Monkey D. Gaddafi

good bad ugly is so highly rated but once upon a time is always forgotten and i prefer that one any day

cincassette

I love them both! Good, Bad, Ugly is probably the more iconic and well-known, but Once Upon a Time in the West is the pinnacle… what his first three films were leading up to artistically. His magnum opus.

Robinson vs. Parkinson's

OK, I'm just going to apply my laser-like focus on one film this week: SISU !!!!!!!!!!!!!! One, the movie is fantastically fun. Two, it's so outrageous that it makes for great reactions. Three, the sequel is currently living up to the original by all accounts!

Anders Sandum

My regular recommendations: The Man Who Would Be King(1975) The Mission(1986) The Last of the Mohicans(1992) Quiz Show(1994) Unstrung Heroes(1995) Cold Comfort Farm(1995) Hackers(1995) Rob Roy(1995) Mr. Holland's Opus(1995) The Prophecy(1995) Get Shorty(1995) The Prophecy(1995) Swingers(1996) Beautiful Girls(1996) Kingpin(1996) Beavis and Butt-Head Do America(1996) Dangerous Beauty(1998) Enemy of the State(1998) Stigmata(1999) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo(1999) Blast From The Past(1999) Almost Famous(2000) Gosford Park(2001) Bandits(2001) The Royal Tenenbaums(2001) Spy Game(2001) Joe Dirt(2001) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back(2001) A Mighty Wind (2003) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou(2004) I Love You, Man(2009) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011) Bridge of Spies(2015)

Lyonheart86(BryonH)

Almost Famous, Rudy, Mr Hollands Opus, miracle....aiirheads.... surf ninjas.... original tmnt live action movies... (1990s) please add to some polls

maikeru

sopranooooooossss todaaaaaay 🥳

Polecat21

The 1984 version is my 2nd favorite surprisingly followed by The Muppet Christmas Carol....

Erik D

It's a travesty that The Sound of Music is at the top of any list

BellaBlue

Requests for your consideration: Theme: Let's get some more Amanda Seyfried up in this place - Mamma Mia! (2008) - Jennifer's Body (2009) - Chloe (2009) - Letters to Juliet (2010) - Les Miserables (2012) - Lovelace (2013) - First Reformed (2017) - The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)

LeperMessiah117

The dubbing is pretty iffy in the international cut. I'm happy that the Arrow 4K release gives you the option to watch it without the "Grotto" scene. I do appreciate some of the additional scenes, however.

Dirge Girl

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) [Sci-fi/Adventure]

Max Rinaldi

I knew Good/Bad/Ugly would have been the most voted.

John

1+ in the heat of the night

John

1+ The Dirty Dozen

John Smith

One of these polls, I'm going to vote for the best movie on the list, only for it to come in dead last. #life_goals (I voted for Seven Samurai this time.)

Dimitri

No spoilers, but please watch the correct version of The Good The Bad and the Ugly. This is one of the most beautifully filmed movies every but there are some horrible renditions out there that have a yellow piss filter for color grading, like the Amazon Prime version. Also, for a first viewing, I would highly suggest the theatrical international version, not one of the many extended versions. Sergio Leone himself was very against the inclusion of the scenes that are in the extended versions (like 5 different ones exist) and have only been released after his death with voice-overs from either different actors or when they were more than 3 decades older than for the rest of the movie. They are a great addition for those that love the movie and want more, but they shouldn't be considered part of the 'real' movie imho. The best version of this movie is the Kino Lorber 4K UHD release of this movie (and NOT the older Kino Lorber regular blu-ray release, that one has editing errors and inferior color grading). It has no HDR but it doesn't need it. The new Arrow 4K UHD release is also pretty good and has HDR but also has too much of the yellow/green filter imho.

Muir Lyman

I just realized you guys haven't reacted to the 2007 adventure film Stardust. This must be remedied at once!

WalrusWallace

Yes I agree! Stardust is one of my big comfort watches. Action, adventure, fantasy, and a bit of romance. What's not to love?