Help me pick a movie!
I know not all of these go together, but I did my best haha. These are all movies that have been on my list for a bit. Looking forward to seeing what wins!
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Thank god we’re finally getting Mission Impossible. Also idk who these people saying the series “gets good” after the first 2 or 3 movies are but they’re insane. Mission Impossible is great in part because of how it evolved and changed as a series over the years, sure, but the first film is still among the best. It’s a Brian De Palma film ffs.
I humbly ask you watch “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”. Written and directed by Steven soderberg. The same guy who directed Erin Brocovich and Oceans Eleven. It was one of the best movies of the eighties and absolutely no one has done a reaction video to it. Just think of all the clicks the title alone will get you…
not a movie i've thought about in...decades? wild. an absolutely fantastic film (from memory), but the sexual tone would make monetization on yt challenging. might be one i revisit myself regardless, so thanks for the reminder.
The iron claw!! 😭😭
“The claw chooses who will go and who will stay!”
Not enough people have seen Iron Claw, and thus how could we expect it to ever win one of these polls. For months now since I’ve watched it, I have campaigned for it to be chosen in these comments. It is an utterly moving film filled with great performances.
I think the only way she will get to watch the original Old Boy is to put it up against other Asian flicks.
can you please put a poll a but only have "Oldboy" in it? XDDD thats the only way its getting chosen hahahah
Mission impossible gets good on movie 3, and really takes off on movie 4. So to get the experience it’s a commitment
I'd like to vote for "Mission: Impossible" but the first three movies aren't nearly as great as the next four (soon five). The first MI movie is just... ok. The second is loud and dumb. Jar-Jar Abrams' MI3 is tonally all over the place and features his most shameless "mystery box" EVER. Natalie should just skip to "Ghost Protocol" because there's nothing in the first 3 movies that you *need to know*. Also, Natalie could fit four MI movies before "MI: The Final Reckoning" is released at the end of May. But there's no way she can watch all seven MI movies alongside the TV shows she's currently watching. I'd rather Natalie finish the Bourne trilogy with "Ultimatum." Even "Legacy" is good, but I'd skip the pointless "Jason Bourne" movie. It's probably better to save "Mission: Impossible" for when the last movie is released on streaming, probably in the Fall, then binge-watch the entire movie franchise.
Hey, you and I agree on something: Bourne Legacy IS a decent film despite its lack of the titular character, and JB is utterly pointless. I’ll disagree slightly on skipping the first 3 M:I films as I think the first film is still a decent thriller, if a little dated now and not quite as “loud” as the newer films. It feels more like true espionage thriller than what came after it. I actively dislike M:I 2 but it’s been a decade or more since I saw it so I’m willing to suffer through it out of curiosity if she gets to it. And M:I 3 was fine, it jumpstarted the more explosive direction of the franchise even if it’s kinda dumb. It has Evil Phillip Seymour Hoffman chewing scenery, so I’ll always like it. The best film in the series is still Fallout, though.
No yall! Let her finish the Bourne series 😭😭 It’s the best one
Oh, you've GOT to watch the Mission:Impossible series.
Assuming Natalie hasn’t seen any of the M.I.s and the last one in this epic 30 year franchise about to drop. We’ve got to start her on the De Palma espionage classic. What’s interesting to a nerdy Gen X cinephile like myself is that I wonder how many (younger) viewers (and I include Natalie in this) know that the series is based on a TV SERIES from before even I was born. It went into production early 90s when Hollywood was deep into adapting old TV shows into movies and this was just another 1 of many. When De Palma’s film was released there were few who didn’t know it was an adaptation. But nowadays?…… anyway Inhope Natalie watches and gets fully onboard with this 1st class saga
I remember when this dropped in the summer of 96. Huge summer blockbuster and the radiostations and MTV were playing the updated theme from the movie that was created by some of the guys from U2.
Mission impossible . Great one directed by Brian de Palma by the way
The first Mission Impossible is a iconic classic. But my vote is Oldboy, which is a must watch for every cinema goer
Mission Impossible 1 is in a class of its own, but they get FUN from 3 onwards
To my Iron Claw brethren; stay strong.
As a Mission Impossible stan and someone who really liked Iron Claw. I promise I will vote for it in future polls.
Enough with Mission Impossible! Every Reactor has posted them.
Not the ones I'm following.
Happy Wednesday Nat. Just back from watching Revenge of the Sith on the big screen. Epic stuff. Funny how many lines from your reaction were stuck in my head while I watched it 😄 Going with the green light and Mission Impossible this time. Its a fun romp. Have an awesome day Nat 💛
I hope you're able to squeeze in Ultimatum at some point to finish the trilogy, but the first M:I is a great espionage thriller film in its own right, and if you continue with the series, that will be a fun, too.
Would love to see you finish the original Bourne trilogy :D but Mission Impossible is great too
ALL OF THE ABOVE!!
Iron Claw is so good tho
Poor Iron Claw. It never stands a chance in any poll.
Iron claw! Iron claw! Iron claw!!!!!
Can we finish up the Bourne trilogy and then start with the Mission Impossible movies?
Nat , can we please have James Cameron's "The Abyss" 1989 Special Edition in a Sci-Fi poll , such a great movie. its very important to watch the Special Edition , 30 min longer then the theatrical cut , and so much was cut out of the theatrical cut :)
The problem is the Special Edition for THE ABYSS is not available to stream
Damn still no Iron Claw??
I want her to finish the Bourne series... at least the trilogy. Been waiting a while for her to wrap that one up.
That Old Boy (original Korean film based on the Japanese manga) is losing again means there are quite a few people here that need to be forced to live off dumplings for a few years trapped in a one room apartment. Absolutely bloody criminal.
Can you see it may not be a world many people want to revisit?
I think a mission impossible series would be great. The 2nd film is probably the most over the top cinematography wise. Your classic 90's spy film but I think Nat would love it. There's hardly any tom cruise films on here. I'd love to see nat watch a few good men, unless she's seen it already.
Brian DePalma on Mission: Impossible 1 seems to be the only director in the franchise who’d ever watched the cool Swiss-clockwork original 60’s TV series in his entire life. It shows. 😎 John Woo, directing Mission: Impossible 2, claimed he’d never seen an episode of the TV show in his life. It shows. 😖😱 Moral: Be like Brian. Take a break after the first movie, and do a few first and second-season episodes of the original, on Paramount+. It’s vintage-rerun crack. https://youtu.be/MA2KmJMKFrQ?si=7uF5u4SAAAyOC6Fs. 🔥🧨
Yes. The later films are fun popcorn flicks, but De Palma's film-franchise-launcher isn't just a cool spy thriller, it's great film craftsmanship. It's also a significant marker of the genre and the filmmaking period. De Palma, Cruise, Danny Elfman throwing triplet rhythms, and a score+popsongs soundtrack album with The Cranberries' "Dreams" and a charting take on the iconic theme by Bono & The Edge. Heady GenX stuff :) I really really want to see our host get the clever & satisfying payoff of The Bourne Ultimatum, but Mission: Impossible is foundational and a great ride.
Mission Impossible it is... time to start a new franchise. It gets better as they go but all are fun.
Mission impossible 1 & 2 are meh. 3 onwards are great.
I went with Iron Claw. I have only ever seen two mission impossible movies...the first one and the most recent one.
Oldboy is a great film but I’m not sure if it’s for Nat so I’m conflicted on voting for it.
The first two Mission Impossible movies are not good indicators of the whole series. The second one is actually bad. Also... The Prestige!
The 1st one is still the best IMO. 2 was...style no substance.
Voted for ironclaw heard it was good, but when is tlous ep 3 coming up 😁
Next time you do an animation flick, I'd like to recommend The Mitchells vs The Machines js
I would strongly advise consulting someone you trust as to if Oldboy is a film you ever want to watch. It is definitely not a film for everyone and you might be in the category of folk that would rather never experience this film.
Yes, Oldboy is one of those films that only someone who knows you well can safely recommend. And I would hesitate to tell someone to read about its content first, because if it IS a film you'd enjoy, you really want to go in cold.
Omfg if Iron Claw doesn't win this time I give up!!!!!
All good choices. I'll throw my vote behind Iron Claw because it always gets overshadowed in these polls 😭
Please for the love of God just let me have this win for Mission Impossible 😭🙏
When are people going to vote Oldboy…..