Cassie Tremblay : Classic Romantic Poll A

It’s black history month, please watch “Look Who’s Coming to Dinner” There is a bit of romance, but it’s mainly an eye opening race relations movie and still a thoroughly enjoyable watch.

ChristopherTracy

2024-02-23 04:42:13 +0000 UTC

For a future Classic Romance poll: If you going to have a Bogart & Bacall romance, I'd highly recommend swapping out Key Largo for To Have and Have Not. (Or even The Big Sleep, if you might prefer the backdrop as a noir style thriller over a wartime spy thriller).

Nathan

2024-02-07 05:37:48 +0000 UTC

Absolutely! If you're going to pick a Bogie-Bacall film (and especially if you're looking for more romance) then look no further than To Have and Have Not (or The Big Sleep.)

Nathan

2024-02-07 05:34:32 +0000 UTC

Good point. Also, the Poitier film "In the Heat of the Night" (not a romance).

Clay F

2024-01-29 22:35:12 +0000 UTC

Key Largo is a great movie. But Cassie still hasn't seen The Maltese Falcon, To Have and Have Not, or The Big Sleep. I'd put those Bogey movies ahead in the line. (And also add The Treasure of the Sierra Madre!)

Silver Machine

2024-01-22 21:17:12 +0000 UTC

Cassie already watched The Apartment. And I'd vote for watching both The Philadelphia Story AND High Society.

Silver Machine

2024-01-22 21:12:54 +0000 UTC

Look Who's Coming to Dinner could still be watched for Black History month regardless.

Shawn Kildal

2024-01-22 02:28:24 +0000 UTC

Exactly. No laws were broken in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. Hence, there was in fact nothing “illegal about the story.” For whatever reason, you seem to think a story depicting something illegal is some kind of accomplishment. And on that basis you argued that the supposed ground broken by Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner was superior to that of It Happened One Night. To quote you: “I will concede that for its time It Happened One Night was ground breaking, however there was nothing illegal about the story.” But, as we have both acknowledged now, there was nothing illegal about the story of Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner either. If you want to argue that it was a story about something that was illegal someplace else, well then so was It Happened One Night for that matter: There were plenty of places in the world where it was illegal for a woman to hike up her skirt and show that much leg. (Come to think of it, hitchhiking itself is illegal, so maybe It Happened One Night is the winner of the illegality olympics actually.) Loving vs Virginia was only 6 months old when Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner came out, but, again, in places like California interracial marriage had been legal for decades, and in places like New York it was always legal. To put this in perspective, consider the following: Currently, abortion is banned in 14 states. But it’s long been legal in places like California. Does that mean that any Hollywood movie about a girl getting an abortion in California- something that is perfectly legal and has been happening for decades- now automatically towers over It Happened One Night in its importance to the history of film? Of course not. As I’ve said, I don’t consider the legality or illegality of a story a determining factor of its importance to film history. And the illegality of a story certainly does not trump artistic excellence and innovation as a measure of merit. If some talentless hack broke new ground by being the first to write a song about oral sex when it was illegal in Utah, that doesn’t mean his song deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the works of Beethoven or The Beatles based on that fact. And it definitely doesn’t mean his song is SUPERIOR in importance to the works of Beethoven and the Beatles based on that fact. “I will concede that for its time ‘Eleanor Rigby’ was ground breaking, however there was nothing ILLEGAL about the story, as is the case in Joe Shmoe’s infinitely more important song ‘Oral Sex: Legalize It.’” Regarding the subject matter and context of Princess Tam Tam and Showboat, you’ve conflated two of my arguments. Earlier in the comment, I had argued that illegality is not a legitimate basis for a film’s stature in cinema history. Then I argued that, regardless, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner didn’t even depict something illegal. All of that was to address your assertion about illegality. Then, separately, I argued that Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner didn’t even break new ground by depicting an interracial relationship between black and white people (which is what it’s lauded for.) To quote myself leading up to the list of films depicting interracial relationships: “As for breaking new ground, interracial love between black and white people, including marriage, had been explored in plenty of movies prior to Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. Here are some highlights:”

Patreot

2024-01-22 01:08:23 +0000 UTC

Keep the Decades Separated. She could pick at Random, either the 30s, 40s, 50s, or 60s. Hell even throw in the 70s. Just as long as each Era gets a Chance to be Represented.

Larry Darrell

2024-01-21 22:56:08 +0000 UTC

I know in 2024, Any and All films that were made 50 or more years ago…can be called Classics… and Rightfully so. However… Lumping all of these films into One Group under the same banner, “Classics,” is Not really Fair, when you look closer. If you will allow me a little Constructive Criticism, in the form of Analogies. It Happened One Night (1934) is to Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) as… Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) is to Meet the Parents (2000) Back to the Future (1985) is to Ready Player One (2018) Alien (1979) is to The Hunger Games (2012) The Last Starfighter (1984) is to The Last Jedi (2017) The Terminator (1984) is to Logan (2017)

Larry Darrell

2024-01-21 19:06:08 +0000 UTC

Ha ha are kidding me? So no laws were broken because the story takes place in CA and they had just come from HI? Really? The story could only have taken place in progressive locations like those. The US Supreme Court case Loving v Virginia was only 6 months old at the time of release. The film also took the time to hold up a mirror to the white liberal family and show them that they are not a accepting as they want you to believe. The black in-laws are challenged in the same way, they may talk about equality but when its right in front of them they retreat. Again never mind the accolades. Josephine Baker? Really? American born entertainer that had to go to France to have a career because she was black? And the movie you pick isn't a US production it was a French production, because again, you couldn't do that in the US. Showboat - As long as you remember that Julie's mom was black and since that made Julie half black she and her husband Steve, who is white, had to leave the Showboat. Did you just google interracial movies? Because it doesn't look like you bothered to check context. Lame.. Look, I'm over 50 and have seen many, many films from silent, to talkies, the studio system and all the way up to today. Also I studied cinema in college. I will put that up against your "movie buff" status any day.

Javier Hernandez

2024-01-21 18:50:04 +0000 UTC

Cool. Thanks for the info.

Uncle Phoenix

2024-01-21 18:40:44 +0000 UTC

There are others but two excellent films dealing with discrimination are Gentleman's Agreement and To Kill A Mockingbird.

John Liebling

2024-01-21 08:11:19 +0000 UTC

Cassie, you have to see them all even if you don't comment on them on youtube.

Pepe MR

2024-01-21 06:17:04 +0000 UTC

All my choices don't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting enough votes for reaction.

Jeffrey Schmidbauer

2024-01-21 05:38:55 +0000 UTC

To break ground by depicting something in a movie that is illegal in the real world is not a creative achievement. Literally anyone, without any creative talent whatsoever, can do that. And Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner didn’t even depict an illegal act, or break new ground. The film depicted an interracial engaged couple in the state of California, where interracial marriage had been legal since 1948. The other locations that the couple alluded to going to, either in the past or the future, were Hawaii, New York and Switzerland, and interracial marriage was legal in all of those places. Keep in mind that the film was made in 1967, the same year as Hair The Musical. Go watch Hair to get a sense of where American culture was at in 1967. The hippie movement was in full swing and was taking over mainstream culture. The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper album was out. It was hardly the cultural dark ages that you seem to think it was. As for breaking new ground, interracial love between black and white people, including marriage, had been explored in plenty of movies prior to Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. Here are some highlights: PRINCESS TAM TAM (1935) starring Josephine Baker SHOWBOAT (1936 version, based on a 1929 musical) Elia Kazan’s PINKY (1951) SHOWBOAT (the 1951 version) ISLAND IN THE SUN (1957) BAND OF ANGELS (1957) KINGS GO FORTH (1958) IMITATION OF LIFE (1959) NIGHT OF THE QUARTER MOON (1959) THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL (1959) John Cassavette’s SHADOWS (1959) MY BABY IS BLACK (1961) A TASTE OF HONEY (1961) ALL NIGHT LONG (1962) ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO (1964) A PATCH OF BLUE (1965, also starring Sydney Poitier) There is no question whatsoever that the AFI only included it in their list as a nod to its social aspect, rather than its strictly cinematic merits. It is absolutely run of the mill filmmaking, one of many fine, run of the mill movies that have won and been nominated for Oscars. Another typical example of this is Designing Woman (1958,) which won an Academy Award and had multiple nominations. They’re both fine, solidly directed, delightful films, but in both cases it is run of the mill filmmaking of the time. As a classic movie buff I’ve seen I don’t know how many hundreds of movies of their ilk, and fortunately somehow keep discovering new ones. It’s amazing how many high quality but middling-for-the-time gems were churned out in those years. These films are a treat, and are better than most modern movies, but they feature no towering creative or technical excellence such that they deserve a place among the pantheon of cinema history. Whereas the films that I mentioned in my previous comment unequivocally do. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner is NOT “compositionally important.” At all. If you honestly think that’s the case you need to watch more movies of the 50s and 60s. All of this is not to say that Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner wasn’t important in its way. Sydney Poitier was a handsome, charismatic and well spoken example for black people to look up to, and he was embraced by white audiences. And this helped give the film’s discussion of interracial relationships some cultural traction. But as a film it didn’t break new ground, and it certainly didn’t innovate or excel in the creative or technical realms in any way that would place it anywhere near on par with the cinematic masterpieces on this list.

Patreot

2024-01-21 04:23:54 +0000 UTC

The Philadelphia Story is one of the great movies ever, such great performances. Singing in the Rain is a great movie as well, probably the best movie musical ever, a total delight. You would love either.

sourcreamus

2024-01-21 04:05:16 +0000 UTC

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a good movie but not a romance,

sourcreamus

2024-01-21 04:02:12 +0000 UTC

“Look Who’s Coming to Dinner” is an important watch, not a romantic one. Still, please watch it, as a more serious race movie.

ChristopherTracy

2024-01-21 03:33:09 +0000 UTC

The movie listed first on the poll should be "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"

Jeffrey Schmidbauer

2024-01-21 00:46:34 +0000 UTC

DWG15 that is silly. There are plenty of racists who do agree with me that the Oscars and AFI are a good measures of a films worth. If your sole objection to Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is the white woman wanting to marry a black man - then yeah, you're racist. If you don't like talking about USA's past and current struggles with racism, on both sides as this film does, then you are not racist, but you are a coward.

Javier Hernandez

2024-01-21 00:14:23 +0000 UTC

Green Mile takes place in the 1930s and Singing wasn't made until the 1950s. John Coffee's comment is directed at Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in "Top Hat" 1935.

Javier Hernandez

2024-01-20 23:59:02 +0000 UTC

I disagree. For a moment let's ignore the 2 Oscars for Best Actress (Hepburn) and Best Original Screenplay (Rose) and in addition the 6 other nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Actor (Tracy), and Best Supporting Actor (Kellaway). I will concede that for its time It Happened One Night was ground breaking, however there was nothing illegal about the story. At the time of Guess Who's Coming To Dinner interracial relationships were illegal in over a dozen states in the USA. Further, the film could have focused solely on the white biases but instead chose to include the unease that the back in-laws felt too. A nice touch I think. If you have a chance to look at the AFI's list of 100 best movies you notice a few from this poll: 10. Singing In the Rain, 35. It Happened One Night, 51. Philadelphia, 52. Here to Eternity and at 99. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. I'm inclined to agree with the Oscars and the American Film Institute that Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is not "run of the mill" and it is an important film in both composition and cultural impact. It would be absurd to think otherwise.

Javier Hernandez

2024-01-20 23:43:14 +0000 UTC

Patreot, you don't understand. Anyone who disagrees with Javier Hernandez is racist.

DWG15

2024-01-20 23:08:08 +0000 UTC

What an absurd statement. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner is far from the most important film on this list. It’s actually not important whatsoever in terms of film making. It’s a fine film, but merely run of the mill movie making of the time. It doesn’t deserve to be uttered in the same breath as the truly great and important masterpieces of cinema on this list. It Happened One Night is incalculably more important and influential as a film. It’s the basic DNA of countless films that came in its wake, and helped to carve out an entire genre. Its influence is still clearly felt to this day. Singin In The Rain is a crown jewel of the movie musical, making every top 100 greatest movies of all time list. It boldly innovated with its Broadway ballet sequence, pushing the medium to new heights. Philadelphia Story, Bringing Up Baby and His Girl Friday are crowning achievements of cinema, exemplars of filmmaking that have been studied by directors and screenwriters, taught in film schools, and loved by audiences for nearly a century.

Patreot

2024-01-20 21:51:02 +0000 UTC

Also THE WIZARD OF OZ

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 21:30:20 +0000 UTC

I don't i've been mentioning it off and on for like the last two years... I think it's one she and Carly need to watch together.

Ryan Towell

2024-01-20 20:17:58 +0000 UTC

Perhaps since February is also Black History Month Cassie could also watch Guess Who'sComing To DINNER.

sharkey197

2024-01-20 19:59:38 +0000 UTC

"-gotta dance" ...

Mannygogou

2024-01-20 19:14:06 +0000 UTC

SOME LIKE IT HOT feels like it's just a matter of time.

Matt Rose

2024-01-20 18:29:15 +0000 UTC

There are some amazing movies from before Star Wars: Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, The Godfather. Limiting yourself to only modern movies is exactly that -- limiting! Singin' in the Rain is one of the most entertaining movies of all time.

JM63

2024-01-20 18:13:39 +0000 UTC

Still no Court Jester or Some like it Hot.. :(

Ryan Towell

2024-01-20 17:48:10 +0000 UTC

Thank you for illustrating my point.

Javier Hernandez

2024-01-20 17:16:49 +0000 UTC

Thx Dan. I’m sure I will enjoy them. Looking forward to seeing which movie comes out on top

Robert da Spruce

2024-01-20 16:38:53 +0000 UTC

I wouldn’t call it the most important. But definitely the most self-important.

Silver Machine

2024-01-20 16:35:51 +0000 UTC

When ever I think of Singing, I here John Coffee, “There are angels in heaven.”

Uncle Phoenix

2024-01-20 16:16:48 +0000 UTC

Of the movies on this list I love Love Story the least and I think its a fantastic movie.

ContrabandDonut

2024-01-20 15:39:15 +0000 UTC

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is the most important film on this list, hands down. The anti-woke, anti-CRT, crowd will complain if it wins but still, you should see it. The USA has come a long way but obviously we still have a long way to go.

Javier Hernandez

2024-01-20 15:25:26 +0000 UTC

What a fun poll! Seeing my two choices of Key Largo and From Here to Eternity so far behind here, they'll likely not win, however - BOTH are really good and while neither are really "romance", they're definitely worth a view.

Terdell Ferguson

2024-01-20 14:50:45 +0000 UTC

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a real classic and would be a worthy winner as would be Singing in the Rain. Charade id more of a comedy spy thriller - not sure why it's on this list. Love Story is dreadful and, instead of The Philadelphia Story, I would recommend High Society - the musical remake. Not on the list but I would recommend The Apartment.

Tony Matterhorn

2024-01-20 14:42:19 +0000 UTC

Cassie needs to have a "Classic Movies Poll" once a month.

G

2024-01-20 14:33:36 +0000 UTC

Oh yes. 👍

G

2024-01-20 14:27:09 +0000 UTC

The choices lately are brutal

Joe

2024-01-20 14:14:27 +0000 UTC

While I don't care that much about this poll - Singing in the Rain over Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Really? I guess that's why I don't care about this poll.

Richard Maurer

2024-01-20 13:49:08 +0000 UTC

Not my genre but the two winners are cultural and historical landmarks as films. Wouldn’t mind if they went all the way and both got a reaction.

Shehab Dawoud

2024-01-20 13:27:29 +0000 UTC

gah! Foiled again! That's another great movie - it's hard to go wrong with Cary Grant

Walter

2024-01-20 12:50:27 +0000 UTC

She can go wrong by not watching all of them.

Kevin Charley

2024-01-20 12:37:05 +0000 UTC

At one time, SWING TIME was my favorite movie! I still think it is Fred and Ginger's best movie together. At the last live, someone sent her a picture of Fred and Ginger from SWING TIME, and Cassie asked who they were!

Mike LL

2024-01-20 11:48:06 +0000 UTC

ABSOLUTELY!!

Paul Rich

2024-01-20 08:36:07 +0000 UTC

Cassie, you honestly can't go wrong every movie on both of these polls are a treasure. I am a bit of a romantic. So all of these movies I absolutely love.

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

2024-01-20 08:27:39 +0000 UTC

i voted for Singing in the Rain. The only musical I have ever liked. EVER! :)

Roger Hagerty

2024-01-20 08:24:13 +0000 UTC

Guess who's Coming to Dinner. Not Look Wo's Coming to Dinner.

Eric Haefele

2024-01-20 08:19:08 +0000 UTC

Mike LL and I have mentioned numerous times before about the 30s and 40s films needing to be separate from the 50s and 60s and later films. They just aren’t able to compete with the younger films. Well tonight, a new competitor has entered the ring, and its name is The Musical. Didn’t see that coming. Must be a bunch of WhisperPop singers out there sneaking up on us. ;-)

Larry Darrell

2024-01-20 07:34:49 +0000 UTC

Yeah, “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” doesn’t have anywhere near the stature of the great 30s and 40s films and isn’t even a Romance film, but it’s getting outsized amounts of votes simply based on the fact that it was released within the lifetime of many voters here, so they know what it is.

Patreot

2024-01-20 07:22:39 +0000 UTC

Charade for me, but Singing in the Rain has it.

James UK

2024-01-20 06:48:39 +0000 UTC

Not my in my wheelhouse but I would like to see Love Story at some point based on my love of the saga that is the life of Robert Evans detailed in The Kid Stays In The Picture

Mark Daniels

2024-01-20 06:31:26 +0000 UTC

Click the name of the movie, not the box.

Larry Darrell

2024-01-20 06:15:22 +0000 UTC

Agree with Patreot. The journey is not a romantic one.

Larry Darrell

2024-01-20 06:13:26 +0000 UTC

Most if not all Musicals are Inherently Romances. We could do a Poll of just Classic Musicals and it would also be a Poll of Classic Romances. Lumping all of these films (30s - 60s) together in the same poll is actually doing the opposite of variety.

Larry Darrell

2024-01-20 06:07:58 +0000 UTC

I’m in agreement with this, Celeste. Never understood why this film is always called a “great romance.” It is sad and depressing all the way through, and just barely peaks it’s head into the light before the end.

Larry Darrell

2024-01-20 05:53:54 +0000 UTC

Yes to this. The 30s and 40s were different beasts than the 50s and 60s. They should Not be grouped together. There should be 4 separate Polls for each of these . It seems that the voters may agree. The 60s and 70s seem to usually lead these polls. I think Singin’ in the Rain just happens to be one of the few films out there, not from the 60s, that everybody knows about more than any of the others. Otherwise, the 60s films are always going to be winning these polls. I’m also trying to figure out if people DO know Love Story (1970) or they DON’T know it. Either one could explain why it is in the position it is in.

Larry Darrell

2024-01-20 05:37:50 +0000 UTC

it's been called the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made.

Shawn Kildal

2024-01-20 05:02:17 +0000 UTC

Charade is like a Hitchcock film. fantastic movie

James

2024-01-20 04:54:56 +0000 UTC

I have a dream, and the dream is Cassie watching The Philadelphia Story!

Mike LL

2024-01-20 04:52:41 +0000 UTC

Sorry, I want her to watch the young Cary Grant movies from early in his career much more than I want a Charade watch. She has seen North by Northwest. I want Bringing Up Baby!!!!

Mike LL

2024-01-20 04:50:50 +0000 UTC

She has reacted to many Christmas musicals, Muppet's Christmas Carol, White Christmas and Scrooge.

Mike LL

2024-01-20 04:47:30 +0000 UTC

Once February is over with, I hope down the line Cassie will do a Classic movie poll of just 1930's films and another poll of just 1940's films. These two decades need to stand on their own and not get shadowed over by other films from other years. It's the only way I will ever see a reaction to some of my favorites like Bringing Up Baby or It Happened One Night and The Philadelphia Story.

Mike LL

2024-01-20 04:45:29 +0000 UTC

You are not wrong, Celeste. Romance poll might not be the right place for some of my favorites.

Mike LL

2024-01-20 04:41:34 +0000 UTC

The Philadelphia Story is one of my dream reactions. Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart in his Oscar winning role. (I'm sure they gave Stewart the Oscar for Story because they denied him for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington the year before.)

Mike LL

2024-01-20 04:40:15 +0000 UTC

I voted 5 of the 8: --Look [Guess] Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) {I have watched this several times over the last 40 years.] --Key Largo (1948) [Claire Trevor won an Oscar] [I like Lauren Bacall's voice.] --Philadelphia Story (1940) --Singing in the Rain (1952) --Charade (1963) [Released the year I was born.] [Audrey Hepburn = pleasant to watch.]

Clay F

2024-01-20 04:24:21 +0000 UTC

Lol 😂, I click on Singing in the Rain and boy did it leave the competition for dead 😘

John Cranberry

2024-01-20 04:21:10 +0000 UTC

I think Singin' in the Rain will be Cassie's first musical reaction.

G

2024-01-20 04:13:41 +0000 UTC

The best part ALL these movies are great and all of these movies Cassie and Carly can enjoy watching them together without any fear of covering their eyes from on screen horror or violence.

Keith Brown

2024-01-20 04:03:52 +0000 UTC

Looks like we could be getting a couple of musicals in our very near future! Has anyone else had difficulties selecting their votes on these polls? I had to hit the click button several times to get it.

Shawn Kildal

2024-01-20 03:50:43 +0000 UTC

You know at some point she’ll watch and react to most, if not all, of these movies in both polls.

Dan M

2024-01-20 03:43:07 +0000 UTC

Boo! 😂

Dan M

2024-01-20 03:40:49 +0000 UTC

Which ever one’s Cassie and Carly watch I’m sure you’ll enjoy. They’re all great classics. And which ever one’s they don’t react to, I would recommend you watch on your own. You won’t be disappointed.

Dan M

2024-01-20 03:36:47 +0000 UTC

I’ve always enjoyed watching Dirty Dancing…for the story, for the dancing, for the music. Only recently did I come to appreciate the passion and chemistry of Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in this movie. I recently read (and its hard to believe given what I just said) that Jennifer Grey didn’t want Patrick Swayze to portray Johnny because of some bad blood they had from the movie Red Dawn. If that’s true, then I think that’s a testament to how powerful the script for this movie is, because on screen they were magic.

Dan M

2024-01-20 03:33:18 +0000 UTC

Singing in the rain is my favorite musical

Joshua Stormont

2024-01-20 03:30:02 +0000 UTC

Ah ok, sorry.

GomezAddams

2024-01-20 03:27:03 +0000 UTC

Congratulations 😃

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 03:17:45 +0000 UTC

I haven’t seen a single film from either poll. So i shall abstain from voting, and rely on the community’s good judgement to pick the best ones

Robert da Spruce

2024-01-20 03:06:04 +0000 UTC

I'm assuming the first movie on the list is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (rather than Look Who's...), If so, that's my choice. However, this poll was a tough one. Lot's of good competition.

D. T. Nelson

2024-01-20 02:56:07 +0000 UTC

Right there with you, Celeste!

Above Average Dave

2024-01-20 02:46:20 +0000 UTC

To be clear, it’s totally fine that it’s in the poll. Putting movies into categories when you haven’t seen them and don’t want to spoil yourself is hard.

Alex Ch

2024-01-20 02:44:16 +0000 UTC

I agree.

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 02:42:45 +0000 UTC

I do appreciate the moral support :)

Walter

2024-01-20 02:33:40 +0000 UTC

Again not all of these are romance

Thomas Thompson

2024-01-20 02:33:04 +0000 UTC

_Love Story_? You know what co-star Ryan O'Neal admitted in _What's Up, Doc?_ Judy (Barbra Streisand): "Love means never having to say you're sorry..." [Pause] Howard (Ryan O'Neal): "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!" 🤣

Phil Stubblefield

2024-01-20 02:32:38 +0000 UTC

I didn’t vote for Charade and even I agree with you lol. This was a tough choice.

Patreot

2024-01-20 02:31:42 +0000 UTC

I saw “AAtR” before “SiS”. So I will make the decision for myself.

Bill Maurer

2024-01-20 02:29:25 +0000 UTC

I really think it should be in a different category, perhaps for a Black History Month pick or something. How much actual romance does it have? It’s really about the tensions of a family coming to terms with the relationship.

Patreot

2024-01-20 02:28:30 +0000 UTC

Remember folks this is still January. Cassie is going to continue her reaction with Star Trek films and TV...she has the rest of the year to happily watch more classic Rom-Com films and more musicals as well. Singing in the Rain is by far the best. Many Fred Astaire films might not match up, but his dancing routines are far an above the best. Especially with Elenore Powel and Broadway Melody of 1940.

John Liebling

2024-01-20 02:28:24 +0000 UTC

'Swing Time' with Fred & Ginger would open up the "Golden Age" Musicals..

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 02:24:09 +0000 UTC

I never really think about Whos coming to dinner as a romance. There are characters in love, so sure, why not.

Alex Ch

2024-01-20 02:23:01 +0000 UTC

What's up Doc, For a C&C 1st-rewatch..

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 02:19:53 +0000 UTC

A-list Musicals have been on the outside looking in for a long time..

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 02:15:57 +0000 UTC

An all musical poll is a good idea,First can we get another western poll?

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 02:13:03 +0000 UTC

😔 One of top five favorites

AC5555

2024-01-20 02:11:51 +0000 UTC

If memory serves,She didn't think it was all that great..

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 02:11:27 +0000 UTC

Their was a bit of a lull with a few bright spots for a while..

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 02:10:08 +0000 UTC

Agree 100%.

Above Average Dave

2024-01-20 02:08:09 +0000 UTC

Wow, this is almost like picking a favorite child.

Bill Hayden

2024-01-20 02:07:25 +0000 UTC

What a line of fantastic movies - but I have to vote on "From Here To Eternity" - Burt Lancaster for the win!

Jens Kristensen

2024-01-20 02:07:14 +0000 UTC

Another fantastic movie

Walter

2024-01-20 02:03:03 +0000 UTC

If you want a musical version of the Philadelphia Story, watch High Society with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, & Frank Sinatra and part of the music with Louis Armstrong and his band.

3dbadboy1

2024-01-20 02:02:38 +0000 UTC

She's seen it. I think it's a Patreon Exclusive

Katie Jackson

2024-01-20 02:02:23 +0000 UTC

Adam's Rib and Born Yesterday are two films Cassie and Carly would enjoy.

John Liebling

2024-01-20 02:01:20 +0000 UTC

Yes please, 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' is an incredible classic, and legendary Spencer Tracey's final movie. Please watch that movie.

JPDotCom23

2024-01-20 01:58:00 +0000 UTC

Yes, Sleepless In Seattle is great and actually got me to watch An Affair To Remember because I was so curious. Dirty Dancing is considered one of the most iconic romantic movies of the time. Just Like An Affair To Remember. I loved Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds. They were wonderful actors. You could always connect so easily to the characters they played. I agree though. I think Debbie Reynolds died of a broken heart. It's so sad.

Katie Jackson

2024-01-20 01:57:54 +0000 UTC

The Philadelphia Story is maybe my favorite romantic comedy of all time. I saw it when I was like fifteen, and I remember having the epiphany that as different as things were back then, that same story could be told today because human beings are more or less the same.

Brian Harris

2024-01-20 01:57:49 +0000 UTC

Audrey Hepburn’s skiing outfit is worth the price of admission. I do wish To Catch a Thief was on the poll.

Jacob King

2024-01-20 01:55:39 +0000 UTC

Agreed. This is a real shame, because we all know Cassie and Carly would LOVE “An Affair To Remember,”but put up against a giant like Singin In The Rain it doesn’t have a chance. Singin In The Rain and other musicals, though they have romance, aren’t representative of the proper Classic Romance film genre. Anyway, at least she’ll finally see Singin In The Rain, which is exciting. Hopefully, she’ll double back and watch some actual Classic Romance films at some point.

Patreot

2024-01-20 01:55:14 +0000 UTC

"Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" gets my vote.

Mark Vaderr

2024-01-20 01:50:24 +0000 UTC

What’s up Doc?

Jacob King

2024-01-20 01:49:48 +0000 UTC

Maybe change the rules. Of course, it's up to Cassie. Maybe watch the top 3 in Poll A and another 3 from Poll B. Sorry for begin so greedy, since Cassie was nice enough to list so many terrific choices. It's going to be difficult watching so many great movies not make the cut. Worse, when we hope the Poll A winner goes against the Poll B winner, and both would be a great watch for Cassie and Carly. Patience is a virtue. It's not easy please so many new and old voice making over the months hundreds of choices. Cassie and her husband have done a great job turning PIB into a great place to subscribe and become a Patreon.

John Liebling

2024-01-20 01:47:02 +0000 UTC

I've been pushing a classic musicals poll for a long time, so I actually agree that it's probably not fair that they are here, but if it gets them seen, I'm still in favor of them.

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 01:44:39 +0000 UTC

anyone who doesn't vote for Charade is wrong.

Walter

2024-01-20 01:44:24 +0000 UTC

Charade!!!

Jacob King

2024-01-20 01:41:06 +0000 UTC

Time for the month that I check out lol, enjoy Rom-Com Month!

Astraeos

2024-01-20 01:40:40 +0000 UTC

Agreed. I watch Philadelphia Story at least once a year. When I feel like a change, I go with High Society -- not quite as good but the same story set to music so it's definitely worth the watch.

Bruce C Snell

2024-01-20 01:39:36 +0000 UTC

I like musicals, don’t like they are beating my favorites.

Mike LL

2024-01-20 01:35:05 +0000 UTC

All the movies I wanted are in the two polls, and they will lose to the musical behemoths.

Mike LL

2024-01-20 01:34:23 +0000 UTC

I am hoping this will lead Cassie and Carly to try "On The Town" and "An American In Paris" and that will lead to trying 1930s, 1940s, and 1950 Fred Astair movies.

John Liebling

2024-01-20 01:30:16 +0000 UTC

'My Fair Lady' vs. 'Singin' in the Rain'..win win choice however,I hope Cassie will watch both finalists..two A-list Musicals in the same month!

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 01:29:15 +0000 UTC

Fair enough. I’ve always seen it as a genre unto itself.

Above Average Dave

2024-01-20 01:27:28 +0000 UTC

That’s why they’re so good!

Dan M

2024-01-20 01:26:37 +0000 UTC

Just Sing…ing in the rain!

Dan M

2024-01-20 01:25:25 +0000 UTC

No, I think they are fine the way they are.

Mark Vaderr

2024-01-20 01:25:07 +0000 UTC

Sleepless in Seattle is a loose remake of An Affair to Remember, …and both movies are great. Yes, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Tragic endings for 2 very talented people. I truly believe Debbie Reynolds died of a broken heart when she lost her daughter.

Dan M

2024-01-20 01:23:57 +0000 UTC

Anyone else think the musicals in both polls should be in a musicals-only poll?

Above Average Dave

2024-01-20 01:23:49 +0000 UTC

For my Mom, I have to vote for it, lol

Cole Jennett

2024-01-20 01:23:40 +0000 UTC

You need to include The Apartment if you haven’t already seen it!

AC5555

2024-01-20 01:21:46 +0000 UTC

Yes and he won an Oscar for it.

AC5555

2024-01-20 01:21:08 +0000 UTC

“Cinderella’s slipper! It’s called champagne! Champagne is a great leveler! It makes you my equal!” 🥂

AC5555

2024-01-20 01:20:09 +0000 UTC

By far.

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 01:20:07 +0000 UTC

She needs to watch some Ryan films! Barry Lyndon, Love story and Paper Moon.

AC5555

2024-01-20 01:19:42 +0000 UTC

Gotta dance!

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 01:19:34 +0000 UTC

I hope The ultimate romance is on the poll. You and Carley would love Gone With The Wind

Brian Wood

2024-01-20 01:19:34 +0000 UTC

Sinatra won an Oscar for From Here to Eternity. Was a big step in his career. The papers afterwards said: "Sinatra Straddles Showbusiness like Colossus!"

Justin Samlal

2024-01-20 01:19:09 +0000 UTC

Agreed.

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 01:18:49 +0000 UTC

Not quite. The oldest movie on here is 83 years old.

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 01:18:22 +0000 UTC

Me too.

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 01:17:25 +0000 UTC

Post-1970.

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 01:17:12 +0000 UTC

Love is in the air! Actually, there is a LOT of love in the air! So many good choices. But Singing in the Rain is my top choice. Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds dance so well together. “You Are My Lucky Star” is a beautiful song. I remember watching this movie with my mom whenever it was on tv. I haven’t seen it in awhile, so I would love to revisit it with Cassie and Carly.

Dan M

2024-01-20 01:15:41 +0000 UTC

Classic love stories, I think are soooo much better than other movies that she watching currently.

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

2024-01-20 01:12:46 +0000 UTC

Some great films here (CHARADE, KEY LARGO, PHILADELPHIA STORY), but I gotta go with the single greatest musical to ever come out of Hollywood: SINGING IN THE RAIN! I've been pushing that one for a long, long time.

Stick Figure Studios

2024-01-20 01:11:59 +0000 UTC

All of them are winners, but my vote goes to Love Story. I've suggested this one often, happy it's even being considered ! Ryan O' Neal and Ali McGraw are wonderful together. RIP Ryan 'O Neal.

Danny (Icarus)

2024-01-20 01:07:07 +0000 UTC

C'mon, people: _Philadelpha Story_ is the obvious choice! Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart! How can you get any better than that?!?

Phil Stubblefield

2024-01-20 01:06:21 +0000 UTC

Charade all the way! Hepburn and Grant are unbelievable!

DAVID COSTELLO

2024-01-20 01:05:45 +0000 UTC

Sorry, but watching _An Affair to Remember_ was one of the bigger disappointments in my cinematic experience! I was excited after it was referenced heavily in _Sleepless in Seattle_, only to discover a tale of selfishness masquerading as "selfless" sacrifice: "I'll make this crucial decision for both of us without giving you a voice." 😡

Phil Stubblefield

2024-01-20 01:04:59 +0000 UTC

[Edit] Oh, wait a minute. I think that’s “GUESS Who’s Coming to Dinner” which is my first choice. Followed by “Singing… [Original Post] I have to go with “Singing in the Rain” even though there are scenes in “The Philadelphia Story” that I think are hilariously worth a reaction (lol, laughing just thinking about it)

Ike

2024-01-20 01:01:19 +0000 UTC

I think Guess Who”s Coming to Dinner should be the winner. The girls will love it.

Brian McGovern

2024-01-20 01:00:58 +0000 UTC

don't click on the checkbox, click on the title itself. It'll accept your vote.

Matt Rose

2024-01-20 00:58:23 +0000 UTC

GUESS Who’s Coming to Dinner.

Stephen Malloy

2024-01-20 00:57:16 +0000 UTC

It's on the channel,go to patreon..

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 00:56:46 +0000 UTC

It’s actually called “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and I hope it wins!

Sunkrish Bala

2024-01-20 00:56:43 +0000 UTC

For some reason I'm not able to vote on these

Neill Shaughness

2024-01-20 00:56:40 +0000 UTC

Cassie replied to me! I feel like I just won the lottery! :)

Matt Rose

2024-01-20 00:56:15 +0000 UTC

"An Affair to Remember" .... that's it. Bring two boxes of tissues and enjoy

Bill Maurer

2024-01-20 00:56:06 +0000 UTC

i had to delete it, i messed up and had the same title twice, it is just reposted now!

Cassie

2024-01-20 00:55:32 +0000 UTC

sorry i messed up on it, just reposted it!

Cassie

2024-01-20 00:55:10 +0000 UTC

'Singin in the Rain' wait til you get a load of the music and Gene Kelly's immaculate dancing..

Celeste McAllister

2024-01-20 00:55:07 +0000 UTC

Gotta say An Affair To Remember is probably the Dirty Dancing of the time. Also how amazing is Singing In The Rain. Such a classic with Debbie Reynolds(Princess Leia's Mom)(Carrie Fisher)

Katie Jackson

2024-01-20 00:55:02 +0000 UTC

Poll B is locked.

Catherine LW

2024-01-20 00:54:22 +0000 UTC

Voted for one of the two I've ever heard of.

YodatheHobbit

2024-01-20 00:54:14 +0000 UTC

Ok The Unbearable Lightness of Being then.

Benjamin Gerrald

2024-01-20 00:54:00 +0000 UTC

it's my favorite performance from him.

Matt Rose

2024-01-20 00:53:12 +0000 UTC

What happened with Poll B? It was there and I voted on it...now it's a 404 error.

Matt Rose

2024-01-20 00:53:06 +0000 UTC

Yes!! Singin’ in the Rain ☔️

Rose

2024-01-20 00:52:39 +0000 UTC

Philadelphia story for certain

Kyle Smith

2024-01-20 00:52:13 +0000 UTC

Singing in the Rain is a must watch in general!

AC5555

2024-01-20 00:51:56 +0000 UTC

The Philadelphia Story is wonderful, and has one of the very best Jimmy Stewart performances.

sarCC

2024-01-20 00:51:43 +0000 UTC

she's already seen it and loved it.

Matt Rose

2024-01-20 00:50:42 +0000 UTC

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner is an amazing film with some of the greatest actors in it. I also second the vote above to add the Goodbye Girl to one of these polls.

China Andronicus

2024-01-20 00:50:39 +0000 UTC

Because she already reacted to it

Katie Jackson

2024-01-20 00:50:31 +0000 UTC

Again, all of these are great. You'd love any of them. That said, I opted for CHARADE and PHILADELPHIA STORY as I think you'd like them best.

Matt Rose

2024-01-20 00:49:51 +0000 UTC

Wow! I’m super excited for this! Forget the poll and just watch them all! Or at least the top 3 from each. Haha. My #1 from here must be Guess who’s coming to dinner. Great cast and I love Sidney Poitier ❤️

Julie

2024-01-20 00:49:46 +0000 UTC

Why on earth is Casablanca not on this?

Benjamin Gerrald

2024-01-20 00:49:08 +0000 UTC

Omg, these movies came out nearly 100 years ago!

Daryl

2024-01-20 00:48:57 +0000 UTC

Great, we get more than one pick! That makes this whole lot easier! Charade, Singing in the Rain and From Here to Eternity can all get my vote.

Jake McNulty

2024-01-20 00:48:36 +0000 UTC

So excited we’re back to some classic old films.!

AC5555

2024-01-20 00:47:21 +0000 UTC

Singin’ In The Rain would be a perfect choice for both the Popcorn sisters!

Patrick Egan

2024-01-20 00:47:17 +0000 UTC

Throw The Goodbye Girl into the mix. 😃

GomezAddams

2024-01-20 00:47:12 +0000 UTC

It’s Guess who’s coming to Dinner…not Look who…easy mistake

Walter Crockett

2024-01-20 00:47:02 +0000 UTC

Classic Romantic Poll A

Comments

It’s black history month, please watch “Look Who’s Coming to Dinner” There is a bit of romance, but it’s mainly an eye opening race relations movie and still a thoroughly enjoyable watch.

For a future Classic Romance poll: If you going to have a Bogart & Bacall romance, I'd highly recommend swapping out Key Largo for To Have and Have Not. (Or even The Big Sleep, if you might prefer the backdrop as a noir style thriller over a wartime spy thriller).

Absolutely! If you're going to pick a Bogie-Bacall film (and especially if you're looking for more romance) then look no further than To Have and Have Not (or The Big Sleep.)

Good point. Also, the Poitier film "In the Heat of the Night" (not a romance).

Key Largo is a great movie. But Cassie still hasn't seen The Maltese Falcon, To Have and Have Not, or The Big Sleep. I'd put those Bogey movies ahead in the line. (And also add The Treasure of the Sierra Madre!)

Cassie already watched The Apartment. And I'd vote for watching both The Philadelphia Story AND High Society.

Look Who's Coming to Dinner could still be watched for Black History month regardless.

Keep the Decades Separated. She could pick at Random, either the 30s, 40s, 50s, or 60s. Hell even throw in the 70s. Just as long as each Era gets a Chance to be Represented.

Cool. Thanks for the info.

There are others but two excellent films dealing with discrimination are Gentleman's Agreement and To Kill A Mockingbird.

Cassie, you have to see them all even if you don't comment on them on youtube.

All my choices don't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting enough votes for reaction.

The Philadelphia Story is one of the great movies ever, such great performances. Singing in the Rain is a great movie as well, probably the best movie musical ever, a total delight. You would love either.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a good movie but not a romance,

“Look Who’s Coming to Dinner” is an important watch, not a romantic one. Still, please watch it, as a more serious race movie.

The movie listed first on the poll should be "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"

Green Mile takes place in the 1930s and Singing wasn't made until the 1950s. John Coffee's comment is directed at Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in "Top Hat" 1935.

Patreot, you don't understand. Anyone who disagrees with Javier Hernandez is racist.

Also THE WIZARD OF OZ

I don't i've been mentioning it off and on for like the last two years... I think it's one she and Carly need to watch together.

Perhaps since February is also Black History Month Cassie could also watch Guess Who'sComing To DINNER.

"-gotta dance" ...

SOME LIKE IT HOT feels like it's just a matter of time.

There are some amazing movies from before Star Wars: Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, The Godfather. Limiting yourself to only modern movies is exactly that -- limiting! Singin' in the Rain is one of the most entertaining movies of all time.

Still no Court Jester or Some like it Hot.. :(

Thank you for illustrating my point.

Thx Dan. I’m sure I will enjoy them. Looking forward to seeing which movie comes out on top

I wouldn’t call it the most important. But definitely the most self-important.

When ever I think of Singing, I here John Coffee, “There are angels in heaven.”

Of the movies on this list I love Love Story the least and I think its a fantastic movie.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is the most important film on this list, hands down. The anti-woke, anti-CRT, crowd will complain if it wins but still, you should see it. The USA has come a long way but obviously we still have a long way to go.

What a fun poll! Seeing my two choices of Key Largo and From Here to Eternity so far behind here, they'll likely not win, however - BOTH are really good and while neither are really "romance", they're definitely worth a view.

Cassie needs to have a "Classic Movies Poll" once a month.

Oh yes. 👍

The choices lately are brutal

While I don't care that much about this poll - Singing in the Rain over Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Really? I guess that's why I don't care about this poll.

Not my genre but the two winners are cultural and historical landmarks as films. Wouldn’t mind if they went all the way and both got a reaction.

gah! Foiled again! That's another great movie - it's hard to go wrong with Cary Grant

She can go wrong by not watching all of them.

At one time, SWING TIME was my favorite movie! I still think it is Fred and Ginger's best movie together. At the last live, someone sent her a picture of Fred and Ginger from SWING TIME, and Cassie asked who they were!

ABSOLUTELY!!

Cassie, you honestly can't go wrong every movie on both of these polls are a treasure. I am a bit of a romantic. So all of these movies I absolutely love.

i voted for Singing in the Rain. The only musical I have ever liked. EVER! :)

Guess who's Coming to Dinner. Not Look Wo's Coming to Dinner.

Charade for me, but Singing in the Rain has it.

Not my in my wheelhouse but I would like to see Love Story at some point based on my love of the saga that is the life of Robert Evans detailed in The Kid Stays In The Picture

Click the name of the movie, not the box.

Agree with Patreot. The journey is not a romantic one.

Most if not all Musicals are Inherently Romances. We could do a Poll of just Classic Musicals and it would also be a Poll of Classic Romances. Lumping all of these films (30s - 60s) together in the same poll is actually doing the opposite of variety.

I’m in agreement with this, Celeste. Never understood why this film is always called a “great romance.” It is sad and depressing all the way through, and just barely peaks it’s head into the light before the end.

it's been called the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made.

Charade is like a Hitchcock film. fantastic movie

I have a dream, and the dream is Cassie watching The Philadelphia Story!

Sorry, I want her to watch the young Cary Grant movies from early in his career much more than I want a Charade watch. She has seen North by Northwest. I want Bringing Up Baby!!!!

She has reacted to many Christmas musicals, Muppet's Christmas Carol, White Christmas and Scrooge.

You are not wrong, Celeste. Romance poll might not be the right place for some of my favorites.

The Philadelphia Story is one of my dream reactions. Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart in his Oscar winning role. (I'm sure they gave Stewart the Oscar for Story because they denied him for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington the year before.)

Lol 😂, I click on Singing in the Rain and boy did it leave the competition for dead 😘

I think Singin' in the Rain will be Cassie's first musical reaction.

The best part ALL these movies are great and all of these movies Cassie and Carly can enjoy watching them together without any fear of covering their eyes from on screen horror or violence.

Looks like we could be getting a couple of musicals in our very near future! Has anyone else had difficulties selecting their votes on these polls? I had to hit the click button several times to get it.

You know at some point she’ll watch and react to most, if not all, of these movies in both polls.

Boo! 😂

Which ever one’s Cassie and Carly watch I’m sure you’ll enjoy. They’re all great classics. And which ever one’s they don’t react to, I would recommend you watch on your own. You won’t be disappointed.

Singing in the rain is my favorite musical

Ah ok, sorry.

Congratulations 😃

I haven’t seen a single film from either poll. So i shall abstain from voting, and rely on the community’s good judgement to pick the best ones

I'm assuming the first movie on the list is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (rather than Look Who's...), If so, that's my choice. However, this poll was a tough one. Lot's of good competition.

Right there with you, Celeste!

To be clear, it’s totally fine that it’s in the poll. Putting movies into categories when you haven’t seen them and don’t want to spoil yourself is hard.

I agree.

I do appreciate the moral support :)

Again not all of these are romance

_Love Story_? You know what co-star Ryan O'Neal admitted in _What's Up, Doc?_ Judy (Barbra Streisand): "Love means never having to say you're sorry..." [Pause] Howard (Ryan O'Neal): "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!" 🤣

I didn’t vote for Charade and even I agree with you lol. This was a tough choice.

I saw “AAtR” before “SiS”. So I will make the decision for myself.

I really think it should be in a different category, perhaps for a Black History Month pick or something. How much actual romance does it have? It’s really about the tensions of a family coming to terms with the relationship.