The Quiet Man - Full Reaction
Added 2022-03-12 01:08:05 +0000 UTCHey guys! Here is The Quiet Man! My first John Wayne film, this sure was a different time but it was funny, sweet, beautiful scenery and got me in the St. Patty’s mood 🍀🍀
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Comments
Great reaction as always. Sometimes, you just need to enjoy a good fight. I don’t think the message was that fighting solved the problem but that she was worth the fight. It just turned out ok in the end. I really hope you watch more John Wayne movies.
Ramah Mustangs
2024-03-13 06:22:21 +0000 UTC"Here's a good stick, to beat the lovely lady." Sean: "Thanks"
Clay F
2024-02-02 10:22:25 +0000 UTCYep. Filmed in Cong, Ireland
Bill
2023-01-26 03:47:13 +0000 UTCCan't wait to watch this reaction, this is one of my favorite John Wayne movies of all time!
Gary Quick
2022-10-31 01:48:59 +0000 UTCI know this is from a while ago, but I have to ask: what are these "ridiculous politics" and how do they prohibit the kind of creative freedom you're longing for?
Pand
2022-05-03 15:59:19 +0000 UTCWell said!
Celeste McAllister
2022-03-24 18:32:35 +0000 UTCHave you even seen GORKY PARK? I have. It's not misogynistic. Yes, a woman is murdered in its story, but so are two men. The film obviously isn't endorsing such things. It's just reflecting an unfortunate reality that occurs in our world. It's actually a pretty good movie. It's not crap and it's not hypocrisy to recommend it. That is a bad take.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-03-18 16:54:35 +0000 UTCAh, Cassie, this is why you are the best in the business. It's magical to watch you smile and laugh and wonder about the ridiculous stuff here.
Shaun Ganyo
2022-03-17 04:02:05 +0000 UTCMe too. There were a couple of movies I was like, nah, but then I watched because of Cassie's channel.
Russell
2022-03-17 02:27:10 +0000 UTCA truly great movie. Back in an age when masculinity, femininity and storytelling were not compromised by the ridiculous politics (inserted into everything) of today.
Russell
2022-03-17 02:14:44 +0000 UTCThis film is John Ford's love letter to Ireland. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara shine on screen together. My Mama loved this film. I'm glad you watched this and shared your reaction on the channel.
Jake Starbuck
2022-03-17 01:13:15 +0000 UTCI agree. Not digging it.
Patrick Toscano
2022-03-16 20:42:30 +0000 UTCNasty thread
nick bell
2022-03-16 13:34:04 +0000 UTCI’ve watched a lot of movies now that I wouldn’t have otherwise watched because of Cassie’s channel
Steven Ashford
2022-03-16 11:57:45 +0000 UTCAmen, Carol.
Shaun Ganyo
2022-03-16 04:49:40 +0000 UTCYour schtick is getting really tired, Catherine. I'll try to beat up more women if it'll make you happy. I'm sure Cassie appreciates your efforts to drive the politically unworthy to unsubscribe from her Patreon.
Carol_White
2022-03-16 04:12:58 +0000 UTCNot you, Robert.
Catherine LW
2022-03-15 23:11:25 +0000 UTCWhat?
Robert da Spruce
2022-03-15 22:25:04 +0000 UTCGorky Park is misogynistic. Women are murdered, seduced. Why are you suggesting that crap? Hypocrisy.
Catherine LW
2022-03-15 21:44:10 +0000 UTCOnly sad thing I see is you, bleating your PC-ridden, victimology garbage.
Catherine LW
2022-03-15 21:35:10 +0000 UTCI don’t begrudge the people that enjoy this film. It just isn’t for me. I’m curious what’s on the schedule this week. Hopefully Cassie will make an announcement sometime today.
Robert da Spruce
2022-03-15 14:31:27 +0000 UTCI'm with you on this. The sad part is the majority on here love these films so expect more unless Cassie stops including them on her polls.
Gideon James
2022-03-15 09:56:34 +0000 UTCThanks for injecting your political mores and values into a subject where it's neither warranted nor wanted.
Miles E Coburn
2022-03-15 03:29:57 +0000 UTCMaybe you should have posted this in a separate message, directly to her, instead of having it be buried in a message thread about a movie he had no connection to?
Miles E Coburn
2022-03-15 03:27:06 +0000 UTCSlso shutter speeds were so slow you couldn't smile because unless you're a wax mannequin you couldn't keep that expression on your face still enough for it not to blur.
Sean Novack
2022-03-15 03:12:31 +0000 UTC"He needs to just communicate with his wife.". That'll be hard for him as he is a very..... quiet man. ;-)
Stick Figure Studios
2022-03-14 07:27:18 +0000 UTCDromoland Castle is lovely as well.
Sean Novack
2022-03-14 04:33:04 +0000 UTCSorry everyone. I know this movie was a very popular choice around here. But I just couldn’t get into this one. I gave it the old college try, and watched for over an hour. But I just couldn’t finish it. Maybe I was in the wrong mood. IDK. Perhaps I will finish it when the YouTube Edit comes out. I hope no one will be offended.
Robert da Spruce
2022-03-14 02:24:07 +0000 UTCJust downloaded and tested it. Every thing seems fine.
Mike Lemon
2022-03-14 00:09:02 +0000 UTCOr Mr. Brooks (2007). I loved him in that.
Mike Lemon
2022-03-13 23:55:11 +0000 UTCHey Cassie, I saw that the great actor William Hurt just died. Do you think we could get a movie reaction? Maybe Children Of A Lesser God, Gorky Park or Broadcast News? Thank you!
Gideon James
2022-03-13 23:32:25 +0000 UTCSo am I. But Im more or a mix of my dad was more England 🏴 Scotland 🏴 And oddly my moms side was close via Ireland 🇮🇪 And a few others. But those are my main backgrounds.
Michael J
2022-03-13 21:26:25 +0000 UTCMan, I use to ask my grandma mostly about then. And unlike some kids, I was listening intently and interested. Never was a History major, but am always interested in "what was it really like." And some stories of just the way of life, blew me away. Even simple stories. That includes media and music to.
Michael J
2022-03-13 21:14:47 +0000 UTCHey Cassie, I have travelled to Ireland and been to the Quiet Man Bridge. Just outside of Connemara and not to far from Galway. Truly a beautiful land and the people as well. They love Americans. Fun fact, those were John Wayne's kids on the wagon at the horse race. Check out another movie they did together as well called McClintock. They did have a chemistry and it always came out on screen. It was a different time and yes, Sean's rough way with Mary Kate does not match 21st century norms. Her character was that of a hard, farm raised woman and she only respected a man who was just a rough as she was. Thank you again for watching. And by the way, I saw you shadow boxing at the start of the fight sequence. I guess the Rocky movies are paying off
Matt Mabry
2022-03-13 20:53:18 +0000 UTCCassie, if not for your channel, I never would’ve seen this movie. It’s interesting that this was your introduction to John Wayne since he is known for his westerns. I loved the smile on your face when Sean first sees Mary Kate. I also had the same reaction to the way women were treated by their husbands, but I still enjoyed watching with you 🍿
Tara
2022-03-13 18:30:28 +0000 UTCI love everyone's great comments here. I never understood the exact time period here until this week when I did some reading and it was confirmed for me that this was the 1920's, which I wish they stated in the movie, but the clues were the mention of Prohibition, the style of the bishop's car, and the fact that the horse and trains were the main modes of transportaion here. The giant fighting brawl was a staple and a traditon of a John Wayne picture, here they managed to make it a main plot point. Jack MacGrowan, who played Feeney, the chief henchman of Danaher, everyone here would recognize as Burke Dennings, the murdered director from The Exorcist. And Cassie, as well as me and several others here telling you that this is one of their favorite films, you will have about a hundred others telling you the same thing next week in the YouTube comments.
Mike LL
2022-03-13 12:02:32 +0000 UTCParent Trap was 1961, she hasn't seen much before 1990. There are only two 1961 movies listed on her "watched list"- West Side Story and 101 Dalmatians. Seven movies total from all of the '60s.
Mike Lemon
2022-03-13 11:04:58 +0000 UTCI'm 70.
Christopher Carr
2022-03-13 05:18:36 +0000 UTCThe reason why the acting in these older movies seems so strange to you is because for centuries, the whole point of acting was to do things in a heightened, artificial style. The fun of going to the theater was to hear and see people talking in a way that was different from real life, a more interesting way. When Cinema came along in the early 20th century, there was initially no sound, so actors had to communicate ideas and emotions purely through their body language and facial expressions. Thus, what was considered good acting back then would be considered overacting now. Acting adapted slightly when sound came along in the twenties, but it was still a more exaggerated style of performing. In the mid 1950s, though, institutions like the Actors Studio in New York and the influence of such figures as Stanislavsky, Uta Hagen and, in particular, Marlon Brando introduced what has been called the method, a whole new philosophy of approaching how one thinks about their character (more internal) and a more realistic, grounded and naturalistic style of performing. It was revolutionary and has impacted the art of acting to this very day.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-03-13 04:21:59 +0000 UTCIn real life John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara were dear friends. They starred in 5 films together. Maureen held her own with him. She was physically gifted, and did many of her own stunts, as it shows in this film. Wayne admired this and said of her, "She's the greatest guy I ever knew." To her, this was a great compliment. They challenged each other to steal scenes, and their chemistry shined.
Brian O'Grady
2022-03-13 00:22:59 +0000 UTC🥱
Catherine LW
2022-03-12 23:11:36 +0000 UTCOh, you were wondering why Mary Kate was so frightened by the thunderstorm - she told him they couldn’t kiss until after all these set protocols were done (threshing parties which were wheat harvestings by hand accompanied by feasting and partying, walking out together, etc.), and he wanted to skip all that and she agreed. Right afterwards there was a thunderclap and she was scared that maybe it was God displeased with her breaking tradition. They didn’t smile when their wedding photo was taken because back then people didn’t smile for the camera. If you ever look at early portrait photos, no one smiled. They wanted to look dignified for posterity. In the end, they showed the Catholic villagers and parish priests covering their collars and cheering the passing of the Protestant bishop as he drove by. The reason why was because the kind Protestant pastor had only 3 members in his church and he mentioned to Thornton that the bishop will probably close his church and move him elsewhere. The villagers and Catholic priests liked him and pretended to be members of his church so the Bishop wouldn’t close his church.
Catherine LW
2022-03-12 23:09:48 +0000 UTCEditorial writer for The Informer... Frances Mulraney saw the film as "misogynistic" and "outdated"—"due not just to the psychological and physical control the male characters exert over the female characters, but also for the female lead's gender-based expectations of her husband." I can't disagree with this review. Pretty on point.
Gideon James
2022-03-12 22:56:03 +0000 UTCAh yes, temporal bigotry in full display, ya little squint!
Catherine LW
2022-03-12 20:59:21 +0000 UTCThe tradition of having a matchmaker act as the mediator in courtship and marriage wasn’t just Irish. (See Fiddler on the Roof for the Jewish tradition). It was common throughout Europe and even parts of America up to the early 20th century. Family was very involved in choosing the right man for the daughter (sister, niece) as the father, brother or uncle checked out his character and ability to support a family. If you were from an affluent or upper middle class family, you had a dowry that came with you in marriage, showing you had value and financial independence. Frequently the man couldn’t touch his wife’s money, (yes, they occasionally had prenuptial agreements) which drove him to ensure he could support his family without his wife’s money. Yes, this was all filmed in Ireland and that stunning landscape was real! We had a pastor in our church who was Irish, Fr. Heffernan, rest his soul, and he lived in Ireland while this was filmed. He knew actor Barry Fitzgerald (Michaleen Flynn) and also loved boxing! It’s no wonder why Notre Dame is called “the fighting Irish”!
Catherine LW
2022-03-12 20:58:12 +0000 UTCThank you, thank you, thank you for this reaction. :) I watched along with a pint of Guinness, and enjoyed it! A visually exquisite film, with a tender love story, complicated by a clash of cultures. I've watched this movie many times since I was a teenager (which has been some time by now), and it took me a long while to understand what was at the heart of Mary Kate's conflict with Sean. Cassie, you picked up on it far better than I did. I understand now why, after Sean gets the money from Will, she holds open the furnace door as he throws it in. It was never about the money. It's that he fought for it, fought for her. He didn't want to fight for his own reasons, which were understandable, but when it came down to it, he was willing to fight again for her love. Though the movie couldn't say it outright, being the 1950's, it is inferred that the marriage wasn't consummated, when she asked why he was planting roses instead of turnips or potatoes. "For our children," he said, which was obviously a sore subject. At times it did seem a little "mercenary," but for her it represents family, tradition, and her lifelong dreams. And when it was taken from her, Sean was unwilling to fight for it. Such an interesting quandary. One of my favorite lines: "He'll regret it till his dying day, if ever he lives that long."
Brian O'Grady
2022-03-12 20:48:34 +0000 UTCAnd an introduction to the John Ford/John Wayne stock company. You see the same faces playing different roles in many of those films
Jon Freezin-Rain
2022-03-12 20:36:49 +0000 UTCI now get why the boomers voted so strongly for this movie. They miss the way a man could treat a women and NOT go to jail.
Gideon James
2022-03-12 20:30:11 +0000 UTCThe movie won your poll for a reason. Also, I could watch Barry Fitzgerald all day long in this role.
softshoes
2022-03-12 19:02:51 +0000 UTCGoidelic and Brythonic - both Celtic languages.
Catherine LW
2022-03-12 18:12:49 +0000 UTCI’ve stayed at Ashford Castle which was simply amazing. Not to be missed if you are able to visit that area of Ireland.
JC762
2022-03-12 17:37:09 +0000 UTCI genuinely do not like John Wayne as an actor, but I do like him in this movie for some reasons.
Alex Gorell
2022-03-12 17:31:25 +0000 UTCSpielberg is a big John Ford fan.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-03-12 17:27:23 +0000 UTCWhen you guys get a chance, could you make a direct link to your Terminator 2 reaction? I tried downloading the reaction, so I could watch it and stream the movie on YouTube simultaneously, but it doesn't work. When one video starts, the other stops. Only the direct link lets me watch both videos at once. Thanks, Guys!! 😃
Naji Simmons
2022-03-12 12:00:14 +0000 UTCThis is not a movie about boxing, it's a love story; between a tough guy and a shy girl that hides from him, but she's actually tough as nails. She has a brother she has to escape from Will/Paulie. Sean/Rocky only needs a trainer/wingman like Michaeleen/Mickey and the support of Catholic Church.
Allen Bond
2022-03-12 11:46:16 +0000 UTCAnother fun fact ... Victor McLaglen fought Jack Johnson the heavyweight boxing champion of the world back in 1909 in Vancouver (... my home town.) A little before my time however.
prince andrey
2022-03-12 08:44:33 +0000 UTCI enjoyed this film but as Cassie said it was probably due more to the cast and it's Irish location than the story, which admittedly has some scenes that don't translate well for today's audiences. In my opinion, a better but darker film was director John Ford's How Green Was My Valley which also starred Maureen O'Hara from 1939.
prince andrey
2022-03-12 08:40:40 +0000 UTCCouldn't agree more. I believe it was promoted as a comedy but it had a lot of dramatic scenes that still resonate with me to this day.
prince andrey
2022-03-12 08:20:00 +0000 UTCOn the riverbank, the priest and her are speaking the Irish language, a Celtic tongue still spoken in parts of Ireland. There are related languages spoken in Scotland, Wales, England, France and Canada.
Ben Livingstone
2022-03-12 08:17:16 +0000 UTCI'm of Irish descent and have been to the Emerald Isle several times. My wife and I spent several weeks there for our honeymoon and made a point of not visiting relatives so it wouldn't turn into several months! This is the idyllic vision of an Ireland that never existed with characters that are caricatures of many Irish stereotypes. Now, there are reasons for those stereotypes, remember the character of Malone in "The Untouchables"? That's the IRISH way! ;-)
Sean Novack
2022-03-12 08:17:07 +0000 UTCLOL ... "Fill your hands you bleepity bleep!" I agree!
prince andrey
2022-03-12 08:14:18 +0000 UTCAmen! Maureen O'Hara was an angel. Her and "Duke" Wayne were the best of friends. She spoke of him glowingly many times after his death in 1978 to lung cancer.
Sean Novack
2022-03-12 08:07:33 +0000 UTCThe Great Maureen O'Hara. She made a sweet film in '91 with John Candy (one of my fathers favorites) called Only The Lonely that I think Cassie would like. I'm sure we all know how great John Candy was but I always loved the story on the set of Only The Lonely. Maureen hadn't acted since '73 and was basically retired, but in the end really liked John (how could you not) and agreed to do the movie. When they started filming John noticed that he had by far the biggest trailer on set (he was a big star at the time) and they had put Maureen O'Hara who he respected enormously and who was Hollywood royalty, in a small little trailer. John went straight to the producers and demanded they showed her the respect she deserved and to get her an equal size trailer to have a place for herself. They said they could not afford it and John said 'oh really? ok sure' and proceeded to move everything out of his trailer, move all of Maureen's things in, and John moved in to the tiny trailer. After a few days of the producers saying 'John that trailer is too small you can't stay in there' and John saying 'well, it isn't in the budget...' the producers decided they couldn't have their biggest star in a small trailer so they caved lol. Sorry maybe should have waited for a John Candy movie for that story but Maureen always reminds me of Only The Lonely because of Pops and I will never pass up an opportunity to share awesome John Candy stories. That man had a huge heart. Actually, he probably would have really dug this channel. Hope everything is good Cassie, thanks as always for the smiles.
Erik Daniel
2022-03-12 07:17:34 +0000 UTCCan't deny the chemistry between Maureen O'Hara & John Wayne,."That red hair is no lie" ain't that the truth!
Celeste McAllister
2022-03-12 06:02:35 +0000 UTCfound a great movie to drink Guinness beer with
Mike Lipke
2022-03-12 06:00:11 +0000 UTCshe was directed by John Ford the director to say something absolutely explicit to get a genuine reaction out of him..to this day only the 3 of them know what she whispered and all swore never to repeat it…and now all are deceased so we will never know.
John McCloy
2022-03-12 05:39:52 +0000 UTCnow you need to watch True Grit starring John Wayne
Mike Lipke
2022-03-12 05:39:22 +0000 UTCFun Fact..the ending scene where Maureen O’Hara whispers into John Wayne’s ear before the credits
John McCloy
2022-03-12 05:38:36 +0000 UTCI wasn't expecting this for a week. Thank You!!! Now, I'm off to watch it.
Joseph Krider
2022-03-12 05:18:25 +0000 UTCI found so many scenes incredibly demeaning. The scenery, occasional humor and jolly music did little to hide the ugliness. I’m old enough to remember how society put lipstick on this piggish behavior. Leave it in the film vault. It wasn’t kind to the Irish men either.
Grinznmore
2022-03-12 04:54:04 +0000 UTCif you think it was rough and tumble in The Quiet Man then get ready to watch them in the Western comedy Mclintock.
Jason Mangen
2022-03-12 04:53:40 +0000 UTCJohn Wayne and Maureen O’Hara made five movies together but remained best friends until Wayne’s death in 1978. She stayed with him for several days prior to his passing and it was the hardest thing she ever did. Maureen O’Hara was one of the classiest ladies in Hollywood. They don’t make them like her any more.
Jason Mangen
2022-03-12 04:51:56 +0000 UTCDitto. Ford was of Irish descent and this movie was a labor of love. Wayne and O'Hara made a number of movies together. My favorite John Wayne movies are the same that were Wayne's. As far as customs are concerned , Wayne's character is as puzzled as as you might be. A dowry is a custom that was common across Europe, but didn't make in the self-made American society. I'm so happy this was chosen. Now, let's get the Treasure of the Sierra Madre up for an action adventure themed viewing. Probably as close to a perfect adventure movie as you're going to get.
Christopher Carr
2022-03-12 04:28:12 +0000 UTCCassie, that was a beautiful reaction. I dearly, dearly love this movie. I always tear up when I see it, and usually in the first ten minutes. It has a sweet sentimentality for me that few movies have, and the musical score is a delight to hear. I would have told you before you saw it that you wouldn't understand some of the Irish customs. I had to watch it many times before I completely understood everything. When she talked to the priest she explained his still using his sleeping bag and not sharing the marital bed, a situation that I believe was resolved that night, but she still tried to leave him because of the ongoing dispute over the dowry money. To answer some of your questions, John Wayne was 44 when he made the movie, but his character was 35, Maureen O'Hara was 31. The movies exteriors were filmed in Ireland, and the location is a tourist destination today with a statue of the stars erected in the town. This was not a typical John Wayne picture, the studio didn't want to put a lot of money into it, star Wayne and his director Ford were known for Westerns and Action films, not this kind of lighthearted story, but this film was a favorite of Wayne's, Ford, and O'Hara. John Wayne, Victor McLaglen who played Mary Kates brother, and Barry Fitzgerald who played Michaleen Flynn all won Oscars for acting in other films. John Ford won 5 Oscars for directing, he won his fourth for The Quiet Man, and this film was nominated for Best Picture. John Wayne said his best pictures were Stagecoach, The Searchers, Red River, and this film. The movie he won his Oscar for, True Grit, he did not consider one of his best. Enough rambling for me. Thank you very much for watching this movie.
MikeLL
2022-03-12 04:08:34 +0000 UTCOh wow, I finally get the E.T. reference.
Carol_White
2022-03-12 03:53:49 +0000 UTCare you in the US? I watched the Amazon version too, i think it was free
Cassie
2022-03-12 03:19:10 +0000 UTCTrying to sync this movie with your reaction, but it doesn't sync with the version on Amazon. That seems to run a bit faster.
Rainbow Dash
2022-03-12 03:14:03 +0000 UTCHaven’t seen this one in ages. I don’t think I enjoyed it that much when I did, but that was probably 40 years ago. I’m sure Cassie will make it fun though.
Stephen Aech
2022-03-12 01:58:51 +0000 UTCNot only your first John Wayne film, but your first John Ford film (the guy that made Wayne a star and one of my favorite directors; a poet of a filmmaker). You can see in this movie just how much of a crush Ford had on Maureen O'Hara, who you may or may not recognize as the mother in the original PARENT TRAP. Can't watch this now, but looking forward to watching this later.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-03-12 01:52:01 +0000 UTCI’m glad for you buddy! Mayhap I will get my way soon too!
Cole Jennett
2022-03-12 01:20:39 +0000 UTCCan't wait to watch this full reaction! Hopefully tomorrow 🤞
Todzilla
2022-03-12 01:16:32 +0000 UTCYEESSSSSSSSS!! Thank you Cassie!!!!! I"m watching this right now! And probably twice tomorrow! Let's go to Inisfree!!!!!!!
MikeLL
2022-03-12 01:14:57 +0000 UTC
