Drama Film Poll!
Added 2023-04-28 18:25:30 +0000 UTCHelp pick the Drama movie we will react to!
Please feel free to suggest other options in the comments for future polls!
NOTE: I have seen Gran Torino, so this would only be Sam's first time reaction.
*We received a ton of suggestions, but we are trying to keep the poll sizes more reasonable. We have noted all suggestions for Future polls!
Comments
Agree the dialog and supporting acting was very amateurish. It's was only notable for Clint being in it.
Robert Smith
2023-05-27 20:58:14 +0000 UTCdead poet's society is 1989
espo13
2023-05-09 20:06:14 +0000 UTClots of great titles!
Portis
2023-05-06 11:55:19 +0000 UTCi always prefer a first watch for both, but even though Daniel has seen a film he does a great job of not giving anything away AND staying involved with the reaction.
YoureMrLebowski
2023-05-03 22:25:13 +0000 UTCLast King of Scotland (2006)
YoureMrLebowski
2023-05-03 22:17:11 +0000 UTCDang! lots of great movies on this list. For personal reasons, I chose Gran Torino, but Dan & Sam should also watch Chinatown and mystic river.
Chris Bruneau
2023-05-01 21:15:56 +0000 UTC...For example, I really like Love Always, which is always considered Steven Spielberg's cheesiest movie.
Neal Romanek
2023-05-01 16:23:30 +0000 UTCNetwork is a must-see. Some of the best writing in any movie and does for TV what Dr. Strangelove did for the Cold War.
Neal Romanek
2023-05-01 16:22:10 +0000 UTCDefinitely some Di Palma movies! I think they may have already done The Untouchables and Scarface??
Neal Romanek
2023-05-01 16:21:17 +0000 UTCfrom my understanding, unfortunately it's only a shadow of his original script.
Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds
2023-05-01 15:33:07 +0000 UTCUsing "first time watching Dead Poets Society" on the YouTube search field will gives me nearly 20 results on the first page.
Jeff B.
2023-05-01 13:14:30 +0000 UTCWhat reactor channels have done "Dead Poets Society"? I've only seen it on two channels.
Miles E Coburn
2023-05-01 12:16:17 +0000 UTCIt's absolutely mind-boggling to me that Oliver Stone wrote "Conan the Barbarian".
Miles E Coburn
2023-05-01 12:15:03 +0000 UTCI've only seen two channels react to "Dead Poets Society".
Miles E Coburn
2023-05-01 12:12:38 +0000 UTCDefinitely recommend The Client (1994) crime/suspense drama
Julie O
2023-05-01 08:33:52 +0000 UTCSecond for Last King of Scotland
Florian Meier
2023-05-01 08:21:31 +0000 UTCFantastic!
Catherine LW
2023-04-30 20:14:31 +0000 UTCHope you end up watching JFK one day. It is a masterpiece.
David Murray
2023-04-30 07:59:46 +0000 UTCAfter watching Vertigo, since you’ve already seen Rear Window, you need to watch Brian De Palma’s Body Double.
Samolina Pilchard
2023-04-30 07:00:22 +0000 UTCReiterating my suggestion for Network (1976). I also suggest The Last King of Scotland (2006).
Samolina Pilchard
2023-04-30 06:38:49 +0000 UTCBody Double from 1984. Another De Palma movie I liked.
Athos Count de la Fère
2023-04-30 05:20:09 +0000 UTCEh, I'd watch you guys react to paint. Lol
ShadowVessel π
2023-04-30 04:53:34 +0000 UTCI voted JFK, Chinatown and Gone Baby Gone. JFK is fantastic (regardless of whether or not you believe it was a conspiracy. The film in and of itself is magnificant)
Mike the Ginger
2023-04-30 04:51:55 +0000 UTCMan… JFK needs more love… such a great movie
Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds
2023-04-30 04:38:47 +0000 UTCYes, Blow Out, I've suggested in the past but gave up
Ken Veader
2023-04-30 04:38:46 +0000 UTCOut of the Past is such a great movie. Would love to see a reaction. If I remember right, there is so much smoking in that movie that you could get black lung just by watching it. 😂
Marcus Cato
2023-04-30 04:25:16 +0000 UTCWhat I meant by that is that to attend film school one would think a requirement would be to have a vastknowledge of film history and film. Film lovers, lovers of cinema as an art, usually don’t have such large gaps in their film knowledge. Usually. There are basic tenets of film theory & knowing those films and their history is something I would think would be a requirement for film school. I didn’t mean to suggest he didn’t love film and wasn’t enthusiastic about it. I don’t think he’d have a film reaction channel if he didn’t love it. I should’ve worded my post more carefully. What I meant is for someone who hasn’t seen a lot of what are considered “the great films of cinema” is surprising he went to film school. The film school types I’ve encountered are usually people who eat, breathe and sleep cinema. They’ve seen it all. While I wouldn’t expect film students to just watch film, I would think they would analyze all the great films, what makes them great, all that jazz. It would be like getting an associates degree in, I don’t know, drumming and having never heard a Neil Peart or Gene Krupa drum solo. It’s more surprising than anything just based on my own experience of the people I know who attended film school.
Stan the Man
2023-04-30 04:03:09 +0000 UTCOr Antonioni's film, Blowup, which inspired it and which is hugely iconic.
Jimmie V
2023-04-30 03:41:11 +0000 UTCI mean Gran Torino and JFK for sure are solid films but come on Trainspotting!!!!
Nathan Steele
2023-04-30 03:24:48 +0000 UTCGotta get them to watch Out of the Past somehow!
Jarrod Hornbeck
2023-04-30 03:23:47 +0000 UTCAwesome! I can't wait for your thoughts! Now I can start pestering you guys do Kubrick's Barry Lyndon lol
bosho11
2023-04-30 02:33:31 +0000 UTCStill would love to see Brian De Palma’s “Blow Out” from 1981 in a poll at some point, or actually just as a reaction! Could fit in either drama or thriller or a De Palma retrospective. One of forgotten gems of the early 1980s.
Jarrod Hornbeck
2023-04-30 02:14:13 +0000 UTCHow about a "guilty pleasure poll"? I mean there are some movies we all love that will never make/win a poll. We might like it because of the actors or plot or the cheesiness of it. A movie only our closest friends/family might know we like. It could simply be a poll with a list of suggestions for any genre combined. I would be curious to see what other people's choices would be.
Athos Count de la Fère
2023-04-30 01:57:17 +0000 UTCMy suggestion: “The Outsiders” (1983).
Jeff Mills
2023-04-30 01:50:14 +0000 UTCYay!!! 👏🏻💃🏻
Catherine LW
2023-04-30 01:48:56 +0000 UTCThough Stone only penned the screenplay while Alan Parker directed, I'd love to see a reaction to Midnight Express from 1978.
Paul Cox
2023-04-30 01:46:15 +0000 UTCIt was my vote!
Philip Alan
2023-04-30 01:16:57 +0000 UTCLet's not forget John Williams' fantastic score as well.
Ron
2023-04-30 00:47:19 +0000 UTCI'm not sure if it was on the last poll, but it has been on past polls! We don't do the same films on every poll :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-04-30 00:44:28 +0000 UTCVertigo is tentatively on the schedule for end of May! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-04-30 00:43:42 +0000 UTCI did tentatively put in on the schedule near Thanksgiving! We definitely want to check it out :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-04-30 00:41:20 +0000 UTCWe've done some director only polls :) I'm sure we'll do more in the future. -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-04-30 00:38:50 +0000 UTCComing soon! -sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-04-30 00:38:03 +0000 UTCDaniel has his associates in film. They didn't spend class time watching films. I'm not sure how he's not a film lover/enthusiast because he hasn't seen these films. -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-04-30 00:37:55 +0000 UTCsome other ideas for polls - romance and film noir.
Birdie Num Num
2023-04-30 00:20:30 +0000 UTCcmon JFK!!
James
2023-04-29 23:15:39 +0000 UTCI think there is a difference between a great "movie" and a great "film" A film is notable for superior editing/acting/directing/film score etc. Usually wins Best picture or director. Film scholars study it. A great movie may have one of those components, and usually is popular, a fun enjoyable satisfying experience to see. Some on this poll are what I call "films" and some are just "movies". I think Gran Torino is a great movie, but Chinatown is a great film.
Athos Count de la Fère
2023-04-29 20:55:05 +0000 UTC👍🏼
Philip Alan
2023-04-29 18:03:54 +0000 UTCRooting for Lost In Translation too
Ken Veader
2023-04-29 17:55:39 +0000 UTCWould love to watch JFK with you guys, hopefully if it doesn't win , you'll still consider it
Ken Veader
2023-04-29 17:55:08 +0000 UTCMy favorite Billy Wilder film is his take on Sherlock Holmes
Ken Veader
2023-04-29 17:53:43 +0000 UTCProbably cause it's a great film
Ken Veader
2023-04-29 17:45:26 +0000 UTCi dont get it either mystic river is a better clint flick to watch... a harder movie to watch but a better one
Brian Sevilla
2023-04-29 12:15:56 +0000 UTC100000 percent agree and my thoughts
Jonathan Patrick
2023-04-29 07:11:15 +0000 UTCI'll never understand the hype behind Gran Torino. Clint is great in it, but that supporting cast acting is hard to watch. I don't get why this movie always wins these polls. Please Be Gentle. Just my opinion, of course.
Philip Alan
2023-04-29 06:29:29 +0000 UTCHoping for a double Watch ;) Gran Torino + Chinatown, Eastwood and Nicholson are my Favorite Actors ;)
Florian Meier
2023-04-29 06:05:08 +0000 UTCWell I am originally from New York, though with time my accent has faded. As far as Ms. Dunaway, she had the classic old-style Hollywood star quality. She had a sort of polished elegance while being firmly direct. It was an interesting experience talking to her. Approachable but somehow distant. Friendly but guarded. A fascinating duality about her.
Athos Count de la Fère
2023-04-29 05:11:21 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Billy Wilder, I just watched 'Ace in the Hole' last weekend for the first time and DAMN what a movie.
Paul Cox
2023-04-29 04:37:55 +0000 UTCPlease consider some director only polls - titans like Billy Wilder and Kurosawa deserve ones, not just Golden Age or Foreign Film polls. Maybe another Scorsese poll as well. thanks!
Birdie Num Num
2023-04-29 04:07:10 +0000 UTCAmadeus for sure
bosho11
2023-04-29 03:00:07 +0000 UTCI imagine you as the barber in 'Coming to America' "Dis one time I was walkin down the street, turned da cawna and ran right inta Faye Dunaway!..."
Aaron Barlow
2023-04-29 02:31:23 +0000 UTCI saw Klansman in the theater. I loved the costumes. Growing up in the 1970s , that really took me back to what the adults were wearing.
Athos Count de la Fère
2023-04-29 02:00:54 +0000 UTCThis is a serious Question for Daniel. I read somewhere he went to filmschool, is that true? If so it seems almost…inconceivable that he would have such a massive gap in his film viewing history. How does that happen? He hasn’t seen Chinatown, which is regarded as one of the greatest screenplays ever written. Or JFK, which is considered one of the best edited films of all time. That shocks me. I guess I’d just figure to attend films school one is usually a film lover/enthusiast.
Stan the Man
2023-04-29 01:54:59 +0000 UTCIt's my favorite Nickelson movie. One Flew Over is a little too depressing for me, even though his performance in that is probably better.
Athos Count de la Fère
2023-04-29 01:52:48 +0000 UTCYes! Chinatown must win this. There’s some other good movies in this poll but Chinatown is just so far above and beyond.
Stan the Man
2023-04-29 01:48:45 +0000 UTCOver Chinatown tho? Come on! Neither of them have seen Chinatown after it’s one of the great movies ever made!
Stan the Man
2023-04-29 01:47:38 +0000 UTCChinatown better win. I swear if it loses, I’ve lost all faith in the world. Like how is Gran Torino beating it? Gran Torino is average at best. Chinatown is some of the great movies of all time. Come on Patreon people! Let’s get it done for Chinatown!
Stan the Man
2023-04-29 01:45:01 +0000 UTCThe Scent of Thanksgiving is always welcome
Guston Zimasheen
2023-04-29 01:22:15 +0000 UTCCarpe Annum
Guston Zimasheen
2023-04-29 01:17:46 +0000 UTCChinatown is one of my favorite movie. Easily in my top 10, and maybe in my top 5.
Michael Buhl
2023-04-29 00:38:14 +0000 UTCVertigo really needs to happen. One of the all-time greats.
Marcus Cato
2023-04-28 23:42:51 +0000 UTCI'm torn between the fact that two of these movies are genuinely great but I suspect you will not enjoy them based on a couple of your other reactions.
Marcus Cato
2023-04-28 23:41:06 +0000 UTCDPS was 1989 not 75 and is Fantastic
Kevin colangelo
2023-04-28 23:29:59 +0000 UTCnot that we want you to wait till Thanksgiving 🙂
YoureMrLebowski
2023-04-28 23:23:37 +0000 UTCgreat reaction
YoureMrLebowski
2023-04-28 23:22:36 +0000 UTCAlso Crooklyn, for something less heavy.
Paul Cox
2023-04-28 22:41:14 +0000 UTCYou definitely need to get Chinatown under your belts. Thelma & Louise is great too.
Neal Romanek
2023-04-28 22:32:36 +0000 UTCI would also recommend The Joy Luck Club
Nova Lena
2023-04-28 22:32:16 +0000 UTCNixon is one of my Oliver Stone faves.
Neal Romanek
2023-04-28 22:31:10 +0000 UTCAbsolutely. Need to see Malcolm X and Spike Lee's other masterpiece, Do The Right Thing. And BlacKKKlansman.
Neal Romanek
2023-04-28 22:29:50 +0000 UTCPlease do, "Blue Velvet" one day. It's highly rated and it's one of David Lynch's more accessible works.
Jimmie V
2023-04-28 22:29:05 +0000 UTCI agree. ❤️
Athos Count de la Fère
2023-04-28 21:51:43 +0000 UTCChinatown. I met Faye Dunaway back in 1998 when I was the manager of a retail store. Fascinating woman. Great acting by her in this movie.
Athos Count de la Fère
2023-04-28 21:40:53 +0000 UTCDefinitely between Dead Poets Society and Thelma & Louise for me. Would love to see you two watch/react to The Color Purple….!
Bryon
2023-04-28 21:15:37 +0000 UTCI'm glad to see Lost In Translation on the poll
Michael Chavira
2023-04-28 21:08:12 +0000 UTCI hope The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) makes a poll.
Ellie Miller
2023-04-28 20:08:50 +0000 UTCWaitamin...wasn't Sleepers on the drama poll last time? If so, why not this time? I could be thinking of someone else's poll, though. Lol
ShadowVessel π
2023-04-28 20:02:23 +0000 UTCLost in Translation!
UNC
2023-04-28 19:20:38 +0000 UTCSo sad to see the masterpiece The Insider lagging near the bottom of the poll. If you get to Trainspotting, make sure to plan in the sequel as well, which I think is one of the greatest long-gap sequels ever made. Also, not super important, but there's no apostrophe in the title Dead Poets Society -- the apostrophe would be a society that consists of dead poets, no apostrophe is a society celebrating dead poets.
Tyler Foster
2023-04-28 19:15:29 +0000 UTCIf JFK wins, and it might, it would be great to add Malcolm X to the schedule too (or at least to a future Denzel-specific or Spike Lee-specific poll).
Paul Cox
2023-04-28 19:13:28 +0000 UTCReally hoping you get to watch JFK. Incredible watch.
Garry L
2023-04-28 19:11:49 +0000 UTCWhen is the next Hitchcock film?
Catherine LW
2023-04-28 18:58:42 +0000 UTCGONE BABY GONE!
f hf
2023-04-28 18:51:15 +0000 UTCGran Torino!
David Crabtree
2023-04-28 18:51:09 +0000 UTCTrainspotting is arguably the best british film of the 90s, so who am I to argue!
Nick Sneddon
2023-04-28 18:46:11 +0000 UTCMy votes went to Trainspotting (Great story, great acting, great film making), Mystic River (The book made me a lifelong Dennis Lehane fan. A tragedy with serious punch), and Dead Poets Society (Robin Williams best work next to Good Will Hunting) Chinatown, Thelma and Louise, and Lost in Translation would be my next votes but I limit myself to three
Smooticus
2023-04-28 18:44:26 +0000 UTCI love 'Dead Poets Society' but I'm supposed to because I saw it at age 15 when it came out. But, as has been said in this thread, it does get reacted-to a lot. If it's not already on your radar, I recommend "The World According to Garp" for some even-earlier dramatic Robin Williams.
Jeff B.
2023-04-28 18:44:20 +0000 UTCBring on all the Stones! ... what a Great Director ...
Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds
2023-04-28 18:43:24 +0000 UTCIf you're gong to watch JFK, then you should also watch Oliver Stone's "Nixon" (1995).
Erwin Quiachon
2023-04-28 18:42:16 +0000 UTCIf you haven't seen it already, "Scent of a Woman" (1992) is a generational must see, along with Rocky Balboa, for anyone still early in their careers dealing with really fucked up social politics. Scent of a Woman is also a seasonal tradition that people watch before Thanksgiving each year.
Erwin Quiachon
2023-04-28 18:40:49 +0000 UTCAll but forgotten now, JFK is one of the best movies of the 90s and maybe the best edited movie of all-time.
Jason Chirevas
2023-04-28 18:40:16 +0000 UTCHell yes! The cast is absolutely stacked with amazing performances!
Jeffrey Miller
2023-04-28 18:37:31 +0000 UTCJFK? Oliver Stone? LETS GO!
Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds
2023-04-28 18:36:30 +0000 UTCCan we add a proviso stating that if 'Dead Poet's Society' wins (which it will) that you put 2nd place early on the watch list after? I think it's a law that reaction channels cover 'Dead Poet's Society'
Jeffrey Miller
2023-04-28 18:35:44 +0000 UTCReminder to add FORD V FERRARI to any upcoming drama or sports poll. It works for either and is a stunning film (Simone and George just released their reaction today and, as expected, they loved it).
Paul Cox
2023-04-28 18:35:38 +0000 UTCLegends of the Fall (1994) Meet Joe Black (1998) Both Starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins
Jonathan Patrick
2023-04-28 18:34:53 +0000 UTCMy bad, now that that I think about it I believe you guys mentioned that before. Lol
Tristan Durant
2023-04-28 18:34:17 +0000 UTCNightcrawler is incredible!!! Unfortunately, we've both already seen it :( -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-04-28 18:32:23 +0000 UTCLmao Daniel did this one too, so it's not just me! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-04-28 18:31:36 +0000 UTCYes! Good and doesn't get covered very much.
Jeffrey Miller
2023-04-28 18:29:36 +0000 UTCDidn't realize Dead Poet's Society was a remake... ;)
Charles Gaba
2023-04-28 18:29:07 +0000 UTCNightcrawler (2014) Directed by Dan Gilroy w/Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, & the late Bill Paxton
Tristan Durant
2023-04-28 18:28:48 +0000 UTCMy Favorite Poll, Hoping for Chinatown or Gran Torino and Thelma & Louise
Florian Meier
2023-04-28 18:28:09 +0000 UTCMy vote went to Chinatown though.
Tim Raths
2023-04-28 18:27:53 +0000 UTCDead Poets Society came out in 1975? 😂
Tim Raths
2023-04-28 18:27:13 +0000 UTCIt's almost a recurring joke that the year will be different for Dead Poets every time, and never the right year.
Paul Cox
2023-04-28 18:27:12 +0000 UTC
