JAMES EARL JONES POLL (redo)
Added 2024-09-13 16:12:46 +0000 UTCthere was too much confusion on the last poll - my bad friends.
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Conan!!!
John Morgan
2024-09-25 01:53:03 +0000 UTCActually, she hasn't. She's some of his best roles but far from all.
Vicious Trollop
2024-09-23 20:32:50 +0000 UTCI agree with Ian. Great White Hope is amazing.
Louise Brooks
2024-09-23 14:56:23 +0000 UTCI like The Hunt For Red October more than Conan but, since it's a JEJ tribute, it seems more apropos that Conan wins the poll.
CinWin
2024-09-22 03:02:59 +0000 UTCPersonally, I would suggest the original Lion King. Granted, we've all seen it, but a rewatch as adults at this point of time, I think, would be good 😀
Omar Anzaldua
2024-09-20 21:35:49 +0000 UTCHES GREAT IN CONAN, FOR SURE. BUT I HAD TO GO WITH RED OCTOBER SINCE ITS A FAVORITE OF MINE!
jonny miller
2024-09-17 18:56:17 +0000 UTCBack in 2004, I almost got to work Mr. Jones on a film, sadly we didn’t land him and we got Anthony Mackie instead. That said I want it to be Conan.
Travis Taylor
2024-09-17 03:00:59 +0000 UTCFire mares can travel a thousand leagues in a day.
Travis Taylor
2024-09-17 02:52:21 +0000 UTCI fully endorse this post. Even if I hate the soundtrack for Ladyhawke.
Travis Taylor
2024-09-17 02:48:06 +0000 UTCYes, we should honor his starring works, some of which Ashleigh has already seen, so I was just listing some other movies in which he has a leading role, not just a small part like the ones in the poll. in Hunt for Red October, which is currently winning, he has very few scenes. Ultimately it's all fine -- we're just watching movies here, and whatever gets picked gets picked. HfRO is an enjoyable film on its own, but if someone asked me to pick a movie James Earl Jones is in, that would be pretty far down the list (I'd throw in Matewan and Claudine with my other three long before HfRO).
Charity Konusser (the chonus)
2024-09-16 00:19:27 +0000 UTCif your doing a tribute to a person shouldnt you honor his starring works, and isnt the idea to get to know him not just what you already know
djhyjak
2024-09-15 21:52:17 +0000 UTCJust watch the Big Bang Theory episode he’s in 😁
Bryan Foster
2024-09-15 14:52:30 +0000 UTCCheck out the 1970 JEJ movie "The Great White Hope" -a kind of bio-pic about the First African American Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Johnson with name changes.
Ian Harrison
2024-09-15 12:52:32 +0000 UTCAshleigh, here are some top 10 suggestions for Hallobeans; 1)Abigail 2) Talk to me 3) Christine 4) SIlver Bullet 5) Halloween 2 (1981) 6) Trick r Treat(2007) 7) Scream 3 and 4 8) Constantine 9)Thanksgiving 10) Bram Stoker's Dracula (Gary Oldman). Please and thank you.
Beth Brown
2024-09-15 10:39:19 +0000 UTCIt would really be nice to watch a movie starring James Earl Jones to honor James Earl Jones. Instead of a Sean Connery movie.
Joe Blankenship
2024-09-15 02:02:40 +0000 UTCAdding a vote for "A Family Thing".
Theadora
2024-09-15 01:34:22 +0000 UTCIt's *great*! AND Mr Jones *very* deliberately uses his voice *very* differently than we're accustomed to!
Theadora
2024-09-15 01:32:17 +0000 UTCSCREAM 3 is my choice.
Scott Margeson
2024-09-14 23:06:48 +0000 UTCI'll again suggest his great performance in the NY Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear. It's available on youtube, so folks can watch along if they like. https://youtu.be/EXDz6QSTrKM?si=IAqFAuQJBJlaB4if
Elliot Nesterman
2024-09-14 17:04:26 +0000 UTCHe is in Hunt for Red October for like 10 minutes. He is literally the bad guy in Conan... if it's a tribute to James Earl Jones, it hast to be Conan imho
Mike Gibson
2024-09-14 16:04:55 +0000 UTCConan, all the way!
Russell Crockett
2024-09-14 09:28:20 +0000 UTCHunt is very cinematic. Conan is fun as fuck
Blu
2024-09-14 04:45:08 +0000 UTCVoted for Red October because I don't even remember him from Conan, where as h JEJ OWNS the role of Greer and is the only one I can picture reading the books anymore
TaleenaS
2024-09-14 04:01:00 +0000 UTCComing in from left field with "The UFO Incident" which stars JEJ and eatures him prominently. And Ashliegh loves aliens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRkOvfXGFrY
TheSingulatarian
2024-09-14 00:01:21 +0000 UTCI wouldn't mind if you did a Star Wars rewatch since that one predates the Patreon.
Joe Blankenship
2024-09-13 23:13:49 +0000 UTCI was hoping for "The Great White Hope" but now I'm pulling for Conan.
evil_incarnate
2024-09-13 22:30:25 +0000 UTCI am voting Conan the Barbarian because I'm standing on my soap box for 80s fantasy films which are severely under represented on the channel. Yeah there is Labrynth and Willow and Flash Gordon and Neverending Story. But my goodness the Conan franchise, Beastmaster, Krull, Time Bandits, Dragonslayer, Excalibur, Brazil(more Terry Gilliam), Yellowbeard, The Navigators, LadyHawke etc. So many classic 80s fantasy neglected, so I'm stumping for Conan the Barbarian. JEJ was spellbinding as the villain. And his hair was epic!!
Anais Hilator
2024-09-13 22:25:32 +0000 UTCShe’s already seen his best roles.
Mikey Russo
2024-09-13 22:15:13 +0000 UTCYup, let's just give a 94 year old legend a shout out. That seems like a respectful way to honor him. Oh wait. It's not.
Vicious Trollop
2024-09-13 21:30:21 +0000 UTCYes! This would be an excellent time to finally rewatch the original Star Wars trilogy. She's been saying she wants to for a while. That would be a fitting tribute. Much better than the options that are listed.
Vicious Trollop
2024-09-13 21:28:24 +0000 UTCSince he has small roles in most of these I’m gonna have to go with Scream 3 even though it won’t win. 🤷🏻♂️
EJN
2024-09-13 21:25:48 +0000 UTCI would say Field of Dreams or The Sandlot would be better movies with him in them, but I believe you have already done those...
Algor Langeaux
2024-09-13 20:10:56 +0000 UTCHave to say both The Hunt for Red October and Conan the Barbadian have both James Earl Jones and another big movie star. With JEJ co-starring with Sean Connery in the Hunt for Red October, and with a young Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian. Can't go wrong with either of these two movies. And, Ashleigh I know from watching your reaction to The Fugitive that you like both action movies and mystery movies.
William Stefens
2024-09-13 19:54:23 +0000 UTCI'd suggest just watching the original Lion King as a fun shared experience
Omar Anzaldua
2024-09-13 19:37:57 +0000 UTCConan and Red October are both must-sees!
Shawn Ravenfire
2024-09-13 19:29:17 +0000 UTCTo date, the Jack Ryan movies begin with a trilogy: The Hunt For Red October (1990), Patriot Games (1992), and Clear and Present Danger (1994) (which feature James Earl Jones in a recurring role for continuity, after Alec Baldwin was replaced by Harrison Ford. In 2002, there was the first reboot, with Ben Affleck playing Jack Ryan, The Sum of All Fears, which IMO is a very good return to form in line with Hunt For Red October. If I'm not mistaken, Morgan Freeman is playing the JEJ role in that movie. Then the series was rebooted again in 2014 with Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, starring Chris Pine as Ryan. Most recently, the series rebooted again on television as "Jack Ryan" with John Krasinski playing the role.
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 19:18:52 +0000 UTCThere's a movie called "A Family Thing" that stars James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall. I've never seen it, but its James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall, two powerhouses, its probably pretty good. Its a 7/10 on IMDb.
Joe Blankenship
2024-09-13 19:16:44 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, Jones plays supporting roles in these. Most of his leading roles were on stage. However, he reprised his Tony-winning performance as "Jack Jefferson" in the film version of "The Great White Hope." He was also nominated for an Oscar for the film performance. Based on the true story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American World Heavyweight boxing champion, it tells the story of the controversy surrounding a black man winning the World Heavyweight title. The "Great White Hope" of the title refers to the white boxer who said he was going to reclaim the "honor" of the white race by defeating Johnson in the ring.
Elliot Nesterman
2024-09-13 19:11:45 +0000 UTCThe hunt for red October is excellent, but come on Conan
Michael Lynch
2024-09-13 19:03:39 +0000 UTCNo Traveling allstars and moter kings shame No Great White Hope Shame.
Leigh Nathaniel Silver
2024-09-13 19:03:14 +0000 UTCI voted conan, I love the movie
ingibingi2000
2024-09-13 18:47:19 +0000 UTCNice. 😎
Lynette Cummins
2024-09-13 18:29:09 +0000 UTC"But that's not really the kind of movie we watch here." <-- sometimes we do, when Ashleigh does an "older, classic movie." But I agree that while having a film historian would satisfy some of us, it's not in keeping with what most people here seem to want to watch.
Charity Konusser (the chonus)
2024-09-13 18:17:32 +0000 UTCHunt for Red October, shorter time on screen, but he stole the show when he was on. Quality over quantity.
Brian's Dog
2024-09-13 18:14:06 +0000 UTCIf you are serious about doing a James Earl Jones tribute then the only movie from this list that he is actually in for more than 5-10 minutes is Conan the Barbarian. He is in 2 scenes in The Hunt For Red October. If Red October wins, don't call it a JEJ tribute. He was an incredible actor with so many great roles & it seems kind of disrespectful to honor him with a movie he's barely in.
Vicious Trollop
2024-09-13 18:05:17 +0000 UTCThis is a time when it would be helpful to have A staff film historian 😂 I know that kinda goes against the spirit of the channel. This would be the time to watch "The Great White Hope" for which Mr. Jones was nominated for an Oscar. But that's not really the kind of movie we watch here. In any event, your intro to whatever wins should include links to his other channel apppearences.
Curtis Martin
2024-09-13 18:04:20 +0000 UTCI say we rewatch the sandlot or one of the star wars movies
Madame Kitty
2024-09-13 17:58:55 +0000 UTCThat's right! I forgot about Baldwin. She likes Connery, though. It has been a loooong time since I saw any Jack Ryan movies.
Brian Peace
2024-09-13 17:47:06 +0000 UTCI appreciate everyone informing me that HFRO is in the Tom Clancy series, (I had NO recollection of that) I always thought Patriot Games was the first and lead to Clear and Present Danger. But this is good to know. Maybe when she gets to it she’ll have a better appreciation for it, that is if she does find it boring, but here’s to hoping she doesn’t and actually enjoys the choice made.
Gio Vidrio
2024-09-13 17:45:32 +0000 UTCOh for sure they wouldn't get the most votes, but none of the movies listed are really proper tribute viewings for JEJ. I mean, part of the problem is that she's already seen a lot of his popular work, so at least we can be glad about that.
Charity Konusser (the chonus)
2024-09-13 17:42:52 +0000 UTCThey're voting for a YouTube edit of Scream 3, which admittedly is probably less appealing to those who watched the full-length. However, the full-lengths are traditionally missing the intro and outro segments where she actually talks about the movie a little more, not to mention, not everyone watches the full length versions.
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 17:42:27 +0000 UTCRed October does not have Ford, it has Alec Baldwin. The sequels Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger have Ford.
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 17:41:19 +0000 UTCAs I said to Jason above, while I think Great White Hope and Claudine are both deserving of a JEJ tribute, as well as the movies you mentioned, I also think they would basically receive zero votes because they are not very well-known. The Great White Hope is also hard to come by in a decent-looking version (there are copies on YouTube, but they look quite bad, and are less than standard definition, aka 360p).
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 17:40:28 +0000 UTCI am in total agree with Tyler. Just like the Bond movies, you have to start at the beginning.
Lynette Cummins
2024-09-13 17:39:46 +0000 UTCWhile I think Great White Hope and Claudine are both deserving of a JEJ tribute, I also think both would basically receive zero votes because they are not nearly as well-known as Conan or Red October.
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 17:38:56 +0000 UTCWell, that is one of the options on the poll, so you can just vote that.
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 17:38:25 +0000 UTCHunt for Red October is a good movie, but JEJ is barely in it. Conan is a far better choice. Watch both, but watch Conan if you’re honoring JEJ.
Wally Hartshorn
2024-09-13 17:37:58 +0000 UTCNot only do I strongly disagree that The Hunt For Red October is boring (IMO, the best of the Jack Ryan movies by a significant margin), but I'm also in the minority that doesn't like either of the Harrison Ford entries. That said, I think the most diplomatic thing would be what she's done, which is put up Hunt For Red October first, and then later can get to Patriot Games, which is *supposed* to be a direct sequel even though Baldwin doesn't come back and therefore should not be watched first or in competition with October.
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 17:37:26 +0000 UTCThe Alec Baldwin/Harrison Ford versions of Jack Ryan are more average smart guy in crazy situations, and less Jason Bourne than the more recent versions.
Adam Doyle
2024-09-13 17:34:37 +0000 UTCI was just coming to suggest skipping HFRO and going right to Patriot Games. Harrison Ford and JEJ.... She'd love it. HFRO is a snoozefest.
Spocktacular
2024-09-13 17:31:23 +0000 UTCPatriot Games would’ve been a great suggestion too for the channel.
Gio Vidrio
2024-09-13 17:27:26 +0000 UTCShe never uploaded the reaction edit.
Mikey Russo
2024-09-13 17:25:25 +0000 UTCConan! Where else can you learn what is best in life??
Phill
2024-09-13 17:25:22 +0000 UTCPeople are just using his death to get you to react to movies he’s barely in. Just give him a shout out and do Scream 3, that’s my suggestion.
Mikey Russo
2024-09-13 17:24:00 +0000 UTC“The Great White Hope” should be on the list. It was his first starring role.
Jason Espinoza
2024-09-13 17:19:27 +0000 UTCJEJ is actually pretty good in Conan but the hair they gave him for it I just.....can't.....LOL Red October for me
Skip
2024-09-13 17:18:43 +0000 UTCIt's on Patreon(I didn't Know)but it's not on YouTube yet
Katie Jackson
2024-09-13 17:16:21 +0000 UTCNone of these are JEJ vehicles and none really display his talent. I would have loved to have seen Cry The Beloved Country, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, or The Great White Hope listed -- all three films in which he gives stunning performances (Bingo Long also hilarious) -- and all three "older, classic movies" which would fold back into the channel's motto.
Charity Konusser (the chonus)
2024-09-13 17:15:18 +0000 UTCRed October is a great movie but it's not a JEJ movie, he's a minor side character. Conan is the only (and better) choice
Nathan Swapp
2024-09-13 17:07:52 +0000 UTCI thought she already reacted to Scream 3. I remember watching her watch-along for it.
Jacob Colson
2024-09-13 17:07:04 +0000 UTCRight it be nice to see an actual movie of his not his minor rolls
djhyjak
2024-09-13 16:59:34 +0000 UTCi must reSUBmit my same choice for Red October.
Adam Doyle
2024-09-13 16:59:01 +0000 UTCconan the barbarian is just good old fashion fun. and he's great in it.
erin
2024-09-13 16:58:46 +0000 UTCThulsa Doom, for the win.
David Billings
2024-09-13 16:56:05 +0000 UTCShe's seen it.
Michael Parker
2024-09-13 16:52:54 +0000 UTCGOTTA BE HUNT FOR RED!!
Michael Parker
2024-09-13 16:52:27 +0000 UTCJames Earl Jones is great in Hunt for Red October...for the five minutes he's in it.
Brad Bunch
2024-09-13 16:51:04 +0000 UTCI voted Hunt for Red October - one of my all time favorites... Conan is a close second on this list...
Michael McSwiney
2024-09-13 16:45:44 +0000 UTCSo some people are voting for no new reaction? I guess if they understand their choice then fine.
Alex Ch
2024-09-13 16:42:55 +0000 UTCThe Hunt for Red October is one of my favorites!
R. Douglas Helvering
2024-09-13 16:41:58 +0000 UTCI definitely think there should be a tribute for James Earl Jones but I hope we still do Scream 3 for Hallow-Beans
Katie Jackson
2024-09-13 16:40:05 +0000 UTCThe Hunt For Red October is a great movie.
Bill Bevins
2024-09-13 16:32:13 +0000 UTCA GREAT made for TV movie features JEJ in an epic way, surprised it hasn't gotten more traffic, is The Vernon Johns Story, which is about an Alabama pastor in the time leading up to the civil rights movement. Such a great performance!
Brent Fugett
2024-09-13 16:26:03 +0000 UTCDefinitely Conan. She loves action and Arnie. Of course, Red October has Ford. I just prefer fantasy and JEJ as the personification of pure evil.
Brian Peace
2024-09-13 16:23:36 +0000 UTCDr Strangelove was his first featured film role. The tone of panic building in his voice over the intercom as the plane he's on is hurtling toward nuclear Armageddon sets the mood of the entire third act of the film.
John Sheehan
2024-09-13 16:22:29 +0000 UTCIt *needs* to be Coming to America 2... it's his last role and will make you sob.
Cosmic Slice
2024-09-13 16:22:00 +0000 UTCConan the Barbarian is my favorite movie. James Earl Jones is so good at being bad
Stevilicious
2024-09-13 16:21:16 +0000 UTCOnly the first two are on her channel.
PlaceForFaith
2024-09-13 16:21:15 +0000 UTCYes! Time for some Conan.
Chelsea
2024-09-13 16:21:02 +0000 UTCShe has not uploaded the YouTube edit of Scream 3. She did watch Scream 3 a long time ago but it's been waiting on the back burner for a YouTube edit along with Working Girl and Joe vs. The Volcano.
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 16:20:12 +0000 UTCLike I said before: Conan has Arnie.
Cass&Jason
2024-09-13 16:19:44 +0000 UTCHorse race between Conan and Red October now with the clarity! Hopefully the loser gets a watch in the future!
Matthew Periolat
2024-09-13 16:19:38 +0000 UTCComing 2 America is funny and a classic
Brittany Winter
2024-09-13 16:19:21 +0000 UTCWould love for you to watch “The Stepford Wives” from 1975
Derrick Gardner
2024-09-13 16:18:53 +0000 UTCHey Ashleigh, pretty sure you’ve seen Scream 3. Do you mean the fourth?
Alex Ch
2024-09-13 16:18:51 +0000 UTCThe live action lion king left much to be desired so I had to go with Conan on this redo!
Jordan Wyant
2024-09-13 16:18:50 +0000 UTCThe update makes a lot more sense. 🤣
Bryan Fritchie
2024-09-13 16:18:42 +0000 UTCI hope The Lion King doesn't win. There will be no surprises, that is what makes her reactions so much fun. My vote is for The Hunt for Red October. It has action, explosions, great cast, and will stress Ashleigh out. First time reactions are better.
Lynette Cummins
2024-09-13 16:18:40 +0000 UTCthat one would be a tribute to me, because uhhhhh I died. RIP
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 16:17:21 +0000 UTCyou forgot option 6: Josie and the Pussycats
Tyler Foster
2024-09-13 16:16:39 +0000 UTC
