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China Andronicus

I hate Buster dying but unfortunately it's very much a Stephen King trope to have a character about to come help and suddenly get killed off. Buster is my favorite but Dick Halloran from the Shining is up there as well. This is such a great Rob Reiner film, who has such a wonderfully varied body of work. The guy bounces from stuff like this to Princess Bride and Spinal Tap. I love him.

megamoo chilli

I watched along with the version on Prime Video and there are a few short cuts in your version, half a second at a time which take it out of sync. And not swearing, but odd things, when he is driving during the title sequence, when they are discussing the paper quality, a few lines of dialogue or reaction shots. I can't see a rationale to it. So weird. Awesome movie. Just read the book. He gets addicted to the pills and that's a big part of the story. And she doesn't break his ankles, she cuts one foot off with an axe. :)

MasterElodin

Yea you wouldn't expect it but the book somehow manages to be even more cruel and horrifying. Its one of the most disturbing books I ever read but still one of my favourite King books.

Brad Lowry

I bet others have said this, but as I've just now had the ¿pleasure? of watching "Misery" with you guys. I wondered whether you might want to choose another Stephen King novel made into a movie starring Kathy Bates: "Delores Clairborne". Also starring Christopher Plumber, Jennifer Jason Leigh and David Strathairn. I must warn Simone that she will LOVE Kathy Bates after this – as she is the titular heroine – but she may (temporarily) hate others in the cast. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Erik Lundmark

Great choice :-) Or was this a previous poll winner perhaps?

JayF

George, now that you know what a cat tree is I'm pretty sure you are obligated to get a cat. Simone, unless you put the cat tree behind you for your reaction videos it doesn't count. Summary - more cats please.

Eik104

Yes!!! Misery! Love it, cant wait to see the reaction

Cinebinge

not a winner no, but it did appear in polls before once or twice and we were looking for something suitable for valentines when its released on YT. Simone thought Misery sounded like a funny title for that day and thats pretty much the reason haha.

Prof. Writhms

Simone asked if there were any differences in the Stephen King novel. Well... The hobbling scene, where Annie broke Paul's ankles... In the novel, Annie chopped off one of Paul’s feet with an axe. Then she used a blow torch to cauterize and stop the bleeding. The director figured that would be too graphic for the movie so they came up with the sledge hammer ankle breaking, which was… less graphic? Yikes! LOL

Githerax

Oh great now you're going to make me watch this again. Thanks George. Edit: THANKS SIMONE.

Eik104

That was an awesome reaction! Everything I hoped for)) Unrelated but have you guys both seen Braveheart? I'm surprised it's not on here yet.

REDR58

Now the next thing we need to watch is Dolores Claiborne!

King_Panarisi

If you guys want to see a terrible movie, you should watch the 1978 Star Wars Holliday Special (you can find the full upload on YT) It includes the Original trilogy cast too

Andrew

Now i'm intrigued to know whether George used code to say the term s***** a****** because he thought we could not figure it out,or just because it would be better not to use that term due to youtube censorship

Githerax

Yeah it's a Youtube thing, he also tries to avoid saying 'child' so Youtube doesn't flag; watch 'Home Alone' reaction (or maybe the 'Sixth Sense' reaction), he says 'pre-adult' or something like that :D

Torstein Skurve

Hey, I just want you guys to know I'm your number 1 fan!

MacGuffinStuff

Dammit, of course I'm not the first to do the, "what a great reaction guys, I'm your number one fan" 😆 Christ, Kathy Bates was perfect in this, Freddy Kruger would fear her in HIS dreams. I forgot this was a Rob Reiner movie and I had just been thinking about "Stand By Me" which is also a Rob Reiner adaptation of a Stephen King story, his first non horror adaptation (I think). I've only read one Stephen King book, Pet Sematary, but I have a friend who's read everything by him and she's said the movies are rarely like the books because there's just too much detail for a movie to cover. She's still waiting for a worthy adaptation of The Stand, her favorite. I haven't seen the new Pet Sematary, the first adaptation took a lot of liberties, but I liked it. Weird to say but I think he's like the American Shakespeare lol, I mean that no other American has been so prolific and successful, and yeah Stephen King says he has gotten a lot of ideas from real things that have happened in his life, usually small things though, that just inspired a story idea. Interesting that from this to The Shining to The Dark Half to The Secret Window, are all stories with a writer as a central character, usually not the victim though, this one and Stand By Me are different in that respect.

Alec S

Rob Reiner directed "A Few Good Men", so I think he's not just a "comedy director" :)

Sisyphus

Hoping others will join in on adding "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". I think these guys could use some Jack Nicholson and this is one, if not the, best performances. Also the movie is considered an all time great per the critics. These guys would love it I bet.

Jomero

Yeah, hobbling was probably way worse for a movie audience. Audiences can sort of remove themselves from the realism when it comes to film dismemberment. Breaking bones grounds it a little more in reality (even though dismemberment happens in real life, bone breaking is something more people can empathize with). It was a smart choice, and it really made the movie stand out. People think of that scene in particular when this movie is mentioned.

Foodassassin4life

I know this has nothing to do with this movie but if neither of you have watched Warrior with Tom Hardy please put it in a pole it's really good

David W Richards

Actually there could be an honest debate as to which writer in the late 20th century could be called the American Shakespeare if you consider the AMAZING works of Dr Michael Crichton ... Westworld, The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park The Lost World, The Great Train Robbery, Coma, Sphere, The 13th Warrior, Timeline, Disclosure, and George Clooney may have ended up in history only ever having being remembered as singer Rosemary Clooney's son if it hadn't been for Michael Crichton's television series ER.

Githerax

Hey that sounds good they could call their channel 'CineCringe' or something like that what do you think George hmm?

JoeySnowyNoey

I love this movie so much. I remember being a kid watching this on a small 4X3 TV glued to the screen because it was so enthralling. Misery is the number one best thriller in my opinion.

Gary Fixler

Me: No, voters! Don't vote for this! Simone is too good and sweet and pure for this horrifying film. Simone: I want him to kill her, and for the pig to eat her body.

Logan Kerlee

This was such a great CREEPY AS ALL GET OUT movie! You're 100% spot on George, this movie didn't need to trim the fat at all. It wasn't missing anything. I'm not sure if this won any awards or anything and I seriously doubt that this would be any good if/when this was remade as a high budget film. This was done very well! Holy shit, this movie was excellent. Creepy as hell - one that I don't think I'll be recommending to many and one that I doubt that I'll rewatch.. but that doesn't change how entertained I was throughout this first viewing. Tomorrow I'm going to ask my mom if she's seen this, if she hasn't, I'll recommend it to her since she's a Stephen King fan.

Raven Dark

This is one f a small, handful of films based on King books where I like the movie adaptation better than the book, but don't get me wrong, the book is really good. Kathy Bates just brings Annie to life so well. She won an academy award for her performance. it's funny that she plays psycho so well. I hear she's really nice in real life. As far as the book versus the film. One of the major differences in the book is that you don't see the cops much, and Buster's wife isn't in it at all. I can't remember now if his name is Buster in the book. The book is done entirely from Paul's POV, so you don't get all the nice banter that was in the film, since the only role the cops play is when they finally come to the house to rescue Paul. There is a cop Annie does kill, but I can't recall if it's Buster. Buster and his wife are one of the reasons I like the movie just a little better. One of the other reasons is that in the book, as Paul is getting his revenge on Annie, he threatens to rape her. That didn't work for me. It felt a little too, make like of rape-ish. The final reason is that in the movie, Paul is more likable. In the book, it's more clear that Annie got Paul addicted to the Norvil (the pain meds he was on). In the book, when he grabs them, it's because he wants more of them, then later he gets the idea to drug her, which goes almost exactly as it did in the film. He forces himself to stop taking them. Norvil is a made-up drug for the story, and in the world of the book, it's a well-known drug, so there would have been no need for him to find out what they are. Annie is much, much scarier in the book. The book-to0movie adaptation is mostly faithful, but Annie's scariness is played down in the film, probably for time, pacing, and an unwillingness to be too graphic on screen. There is a scene in the book where Paul does something to piss Annie off, and she throws something at the wall, spilling it. She mops it up with a pail of water and a rag. Then she makes him drink the water from the pail. In addition to chopping off his foot, she also cuts off his thumb. The typerwriter is missing its N (depicted in the film. It shows the N missing from the words, and Annie says she can fill in the Ns). In the book, Annie says she got the typerwriter cheap due to its missing N. Later, it throws its R. He complains about it, and I believe that's why she cuts off his thumb. On his birthday, she bakes him a cake and puts candles on it. The candle in the middle is his thumb. This story is not based on anything that really happened, but here's the weird thing. Long after this book was published, King ended up in a real car accident. He intended to retire after it, presumably because of the pain he was in, but then decided not to. I have to wonder how freaked out he was when it happened. Such a great reaction, guys. And George, you got this with the editing. LOL You'll be ok. *pats George on the head*

Richard B.

Love the reaction as always, you both look like you could use a big hug at the end of this.

Ron K

I was around 15 when this came out and I still remember people's reactions to this day. During the "hobbling scene" I remember my mom leaning over and whispering to get ready, cause she had read the book. You could hear people murmuring as the scene built up and I think everyone screamed exactly how you two did. I remember too that the whole audience screamed and cheered when he fed her. Great reaction guys!