UpcoRING in the new year
Happy NEW YEAR! Almost....hours away, WOWOWOWOW! 2025 seems so futuristic! I honestly don't know if I am ready! I hope you all had a calm and bright Christmas! We got home from Canada yesterday and I am so grateful we got to be there with all my family, especially my brothers new baby, a little baby at Christmas just makes everything sweeter! I was sick for the majority of it, and still am which sucks but we are all used to it at this point right? haha I am on antibiotics for what they thought was a sinus infection but just not getting better....womp womp! I'm sure I'll be oh so healthy in the new year though ;)
Carly and I talked about our new years resolutions and 2025 movies coming out in our podcast episode here if you want to hear more about those! Overall I just want more peace-less worry, more presence-less screen time, more connection-less consumption. I would also love Justin Bieber to tour again, Jenn and Brad to get back together and Utah Hockey Club to win the Stanley Cup ;)
What do you want more or less of in 2025?
I have been trying to make a video of my top 10 movies I watched in 2024 but it is alas, impossible, so I gave up.
This first week back we are starting with a western, sci-fi and romance? Sounds like a good one to me! As I have been planning this month and year I am so excited to get to some great movies. Start some new series, maybe get more quirky movies, more classics, more broadening horizons but also more of what I love. Its going to be great! What should our first poll be in 2025?
This month will also be our first POPCORN PICK A FLICK! Today is the LAST DAY to enter your pick and I will do the drawing this week! four day drumroll plllleeeaassseee.....
I also wanted to let you know I shared a Starbucks gift card barcode on YT community page, please go get a coffee or treat on me! I'll do a patreon only one soon as well! Just the teeniest tiniest way to say thank you, one day I'll figure out how to give back more to you and say thank you in a way that feels big enough!
Thanks two thousand and twenty five percent for being here and for your online friendship! Cheers to the best one yet!
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Best Cinema movie's are creep man the baby in the basket Laws of man Sinper the Last Stand Wolf Man the alien persectives in the lost lands Cassie and Carly go see it new movie's from popcorn in bed
top 6 film's are Lyle Lyle crocodile the mercy the swimmers mac and me the deepest breath the very excellent Mr Dundee Best Movie's
from romani polaski acardmy award-winning director of the planist acardemy award-winner ben kingsley based on the classic masterpiece by charles dickens Cassie and Carly's first time watching this movie Cassie say we have a winner from popcorn in bed
Star Trek Into Darkness might be the best of the three..
I knew Officer and a Gentleman wouldn’t quite work. I never liked it either. Supposedly lots of folks love it, but I almost feel like I need to shower after watching it.
I really want to hear what Cassie thinks of 'Into Darkness" and will she dislike it as a fan of Classic Trek or give it a pass. Since Cassie likes Space Seed, I can't wait to hear her thoughts on what Jar Jar Abrams did to Kirk with this lame remake. I can't watch this movie again. I feel Abrams, Johnson, Kennedy, and Disnesy have killed my love for Star Wars and the Damage Abrams and Kurtzman have done to Trek is unforgivable and watching their movies made me hate Trek. At least for a time. At least the rumor that Star Trek: Discovery might be removed from Canon along with Kurtzman has given me hope that we might have a return to form for future Trek. As long as Disney does Disney Star Wars is dead.
The Chris Pine reboots are awesome. We owe Abrams a debt of gratitude for reinvigorating the franchise. I like the Disney Star Wars. Disney is awesome.
best 7 movies harry potter and the philosopher's stone the Lincoln lawyer small things like these Disney live action Mermaid Clifford the Big Red Dog Insidious Source Code send to my best friend Cassie and Carly's first time watching movie reaction never seen film's before
Holy shit I cannot belive someone is FINALLY watching the best Western ever made
So she wants to see more Eastwood directed movies? Try FIreFox, he's the old man Top Gun Maverick before Maverick was cool. You're gonna love that.
That was a good one.
I still feel like 1980 was 20 years ago lol
Yep. Every trip around the Sun goes a little bit quicker.
I'd love for you to revisit the Silence of the Lambs universe. Do a comparison of Michael Mann's "Manhunter" and Brett Ratner's "Red Dragon". It's the same story but the films are 20 years apart. In the first film it was Brian Cox who played Hannibal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mktK3vbiy5I).
YES. Been surprised she doesn't want to finish up some of these stories. Some great franchises left on the shelf. I liked Hannibal maybe more than Silence.
Me seeing Million Dollar Baby on the list: Oh, I bet that wrecked Cassie. Cassie: Goldmember, because I needed something to make me laugh after Million Dollar Baby. Me: Yeah, I bet. 💓
I am a fan of Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman
Yep, that too.
Still waiting for the Substance reaction. This will be fun
Seems unlikely. Not sure what kind of poll it would go on?
omg, outlaw Jose Wales and an officer and a gentleman in the same week, 2025 is starting out with a bang. hopefully PiB could sneak in the Majestic
If she can squeeze in Kelly's Heroes this year. I'll put in for her Honorary Bro card myself.
Omg, at long last An Officer And A Gentleman. On behalf of those of us who set aside a column of recommendations tailored for your tastes specifically, I apologize that you had to popcorn pick it yourself. As for the next big project I'd want to see in '25 after Star Trek? Kubrick. Every Kubrick film from Paths Of Glory to A. I. Can't go bigger on horizon expanding than that. Many reliable Youtube view-grabbers as well.
You consider AI to be a Kubrick film? Are there other movies he didn't direct that you feel like are Kubrick films, or just AI? Kubrick is my favorite director, personally, but his movies are not typically ones I just blanket recommend to anyone and everyone. I know a lot of people find many of them inaccessible or boring, and I can understand that perspective, even if I don't personally have that reaction to his movies. Also, Cassie has already watched probably his two most accessible or "mainstream" films (Full Metal Jacket and The Shining) and she had pretty strong negative reactions to both, so I'm guessing it might be a tough sell for her to keep going with his oeuvre. I think she might like Dr. Strangelove though. If I was going to recommend just one of his movies to her that I think she might enjoy, it would probably be that.
File this under "If you wait long enough, bad stuff turns to good". I remember wishing Cassie had watched Josey Wales first because then she wouldn't be watching Million Dollar Baby just before Christmas. 10 days later, I'm happy she's already watched MDB because she's going to have way more fun with Josey Wales.
Spinal injuries, euthanasia, parental alienation, and sad old people aren't party time?
Happy New Year's, Cassie! Your channel ended 2024 at 438k subscribers! Here's to the journey to 500k!!!
Sherlock vs Robocop (not a suggestion, though I suppose that would be a good movie if they made it?)
I prefer a swedish movie that actually exists 😆😆
Glad you’re watching more classic Clint Eastwood, but I would really like to see you watch some John Wayne westerns.
I vote for El Dorado
It was around this time last year we had a martial arts poll. This year let’s make it an Asian martial arts poll, with no US made wannabe martial arts movies. Or you could just watch Enter the Dragon, because it would win that poll anyway.
Need some Jackie Chan on this channel at some point too, a Mr Nice Guy or Who Am I? would be fun
The western with Clint Eastwood is also very good
This Star Trek movie part is the best of the 3 parts
Interesting. I consider it the weakest.
I just finished watching The Shawn Ryan Show with Kris “Tanto” Paronto - former Army Ranger and CIA security contractor. Just reminded me about your great reaction to the movie “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.” Highly recommend checking this interview with Tanto! He’s so genuine and a real character - never tire listening to his story. One of the best episodes from Shawn.
I'look forward to Officer/Gentleman (great film and great performances) but so many forget this film has some dark themes amongst it's uplifting moments
Very good point. Cassie just labelled it as "romance" in her post, so it's worth pointing out that it's way more than that. A great and very rewarding film, but she'll have to ride a rollercoaster to get there. Not one of the real scary ones, but a rollercoaster nonetheless.
Happy New Year (in about 1.5 hours from CA)! I was excited about your YT community poll for “Squid Game.” Hope that’s part of the 2025 lineup. I put Squid Game in Planner’s Popcorn Request when it was newly released - hoping you’d do something different. More anime as well - “Spirited Away” was such an awesome reaction 💜 Also hoping for some foreign films & Asian martial arts on the channel (Jackie Chan’s “Police Story” would be great!).
Yes to Police Story! Jackie's best Hong Kong movie.
Should old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot In the days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne We'll drink a cup of kindness yet For the sake of auld lang syne And surely, you will buy your cup And surely, I'll buy mine! We'll take a cup of kindness yet For the sake of auld lang syne We two who've paddled in the stream From morning sun 'til night The seas between us roared and swelled Since the days of auld lang syne For old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should old acquaintance be forgot For the sake of auld lang syne? For old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should old acquaintance be forgot In the days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne We'll drink a cup of kindness yet For the sake of auld lang syne 2025 just arrived! Happy New Year folks! (Also a reference to the one of the all time Christmas classics, It’s a Wonderful Life. 😉🙂)
Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Happy New Year from Chicago!
Happy New Year!!! :)
Outlaw Josie Wales is great.
Btw..... Happy New Year to you all 😊🥳👍
I'd like less work and more play of course. I like the mix of movie genres you've got going on, hope you're feeling better soon, and wish you and the fam a happy new year!
Feel better, Cassie.
OK....... Fewer movies/TV-shows that begins with the word "Star" 😏😏 More from the highest ranked on popcorn request. There are 5 movies with 100 requests or more. Just do them right off next year. You can take one movie every month. And pleeeaase do more non-english from Europe. Less than 0,3 % off your reactions have been that. (Amelie and Das boot, and they got lots of views on Youtube and you liked them) Amelie is like 3 years ago now. Just use Popcorn request and everything will be great imo 😉😉🤩🤩😃😃
I'll say it again- without the long-ass series/franchises and using those spots for the app, the top 100 requests could have been watched already.
Whooo! Great Reaction Week! (they are all great, but you know what I mean) 😁
Are you still in the process of editing together a video for YouTube of your Salt Lake FanX experience? I remember hearing about it during a LIVE a few months back. Unless maybe I missed it on Instagram or something. Also, whatever your infection ends up being.... try adding some garlic to every meal! Chicken Bacon Mac and Cheese with Garlic is great.
Cassie may need a poll to decide on a poll. So many suggestions, nothing is easy at this popcorn stand, lol.
For 2025, I want more Grandpa Popcorn picks, Grandma Popcorn picks, and Uncle Popcorn picks.
Welcome back. Glad you enjoyed you family time and congrats to your brother on the new baby. Really good lineup this week. Seems like it's been a while since you did a sports move. Would love to see an animal movie poll (Howard the Duck doesn't count) or courtroom drama. Whatever you choose, just keep up the great work. Yours is one of the best reaction channels on the web.
I want to see more horror ( classic or modern) and more Asian martial arts movies - less run-of-the-mill mainstream movies, especially less series. I enjoyed both Star Trek and particularly the X-men runs but enough series for a while and of course, let’s make 2025 the year of Horror of Dracula..
Did you see the new Nosfaratu?
Nice lineup this week! Two of my personal favorites and a Star Trek movie. What's not to like?
Congratulations on your brother's new baby. I'm really looking forward to your reactions to The Outlaw Josey Wales and especially An Officer and a Gentleman.
I didn't know Cassie was such a Bieber fan. In that case, I strongly recommend the new Aubrey Plaza film My Old Ass (sorry, that's actually the title). It's a very sweet movie about an 18 year old Canadian girl who's about to leave home in the country to go to school in Toronto and is enjoying her last summer of childhood. That's a vague enough description without getting into any spoilers, but it's definitely something you'd really enjoy, especially if you're a fan of the Biebs! Happy New Year, and I'm really looking forward to An Officer and a Gentleman!
I think the proper popcorn pronunciation is “My Old A Money Money”.
I’m going to be contrarian and say more tv series if they end up being good performers for the channel. This is a business after all. I’d love to see Game of Thrones in the new year.
How about a Road movie Poll? Now what could we put in that?! 🤔
Duel?
I wish for more Popcorn Flick picks per month and fewer tv series episodes taking up a movie slot per week. I also wish I could eat more salty foods without affecting my blood pressure. Happy New Year!
If salt is actually affecting your blood pressure, be sure to get your kidneys checked (if you haven't already). Salt doesn't generally directly cause health issues, but it does exacerbate other problems (usually kidneys).
Off topic: When was the last time Cassie put out a Sports Movie poll?
During the Olympics last summer. There wasn’t a courtroom poll in all of 2024
Outlaw Josey Wales? Haven't seen that for a while, but my memory tells me there is legend dust on it. Looking forward to the reaction. Star Trek: Into Darkness? I watched the three reboot Treks a few months back and I think I enjoyed them all. A lot of people think they suck (especially that one), but Cassie has her rose-tinted goggles now. She's gonna love it. As for OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN? Well......how can I explain it?.....Have you ever seen how Taylor Swift reacts when Travis Kelce scores a touchdown???!!!! 🙌😝🤗🤓
What I love about Cassie is that she doesn’t get too much into critiquing movies, either she loved it or hated it. Yeah it’s been a surprising that she didn’t like a lot of other people’s favorites like we thought she would but I have no doubt she will love S.T. Into Darkness. Yeah it’s got some questions concerning the plot but it’s still a fun movie.
I would love a sequels poll, because I want you to see all the Indiana Jones and Jurassic World movies. I hope the new series is finally Planet of the Apes. Start with 68. I'm most excited about Outlaw Josey Wales this week. Some good Clint western action.
Still shocked she had no desire to see how The Matrix ended. I was chomping at the bit for that one for the seven months after Reloaded.
Looking forward to this line-up. The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favorite Clint western. I suggest a 60's sci-fi poll in January.
You know I'm throwing "The Time Machine" on this post, Joe. It's inevitable.
Happy new year! Wishes for 2025: Start going through the top10 requests, Interstellar and no more Trek.
You've been drinking, Daniel! I'm sure you meant no Interstellar and more Trek! 😁
As I mentioned on YouTube a Poll of Canadian actors who work in America Ie John Candy, William Shatner, Michael J. Fox Rachel McAdams Jennifer Beals Etc
I just want the NFL Cowboys to win the Super Bowl and few reactions of my favorite movies from you and of course from sister Carly. Happy New Year Eves!!!
They have a good quarter back now
Happy New Year, Cassie and Kernel Company. 2025 has kind of a rad ring to it. Thanks for making last year absorbing, and thought provoking and FUN. Good times!
Nice lineup. Thanks.
Jenn deserves better than Brad.
That ship has definitely sailed. She deserves to be with someone who won't leave the second he gets cast with some hot new actress. Maybe someone older who's ready to settle down and really commit? Possibly someone with kids?
Happy New Year! Just two hours left until 2025 here. I have to admit, I’m a bit anxious about what this year might hold for us. So, I would want people to start focus more on building common ground that can bring us closer together, and have less of the things that grow our divisions even deeper. In PiB, I’d love to see fewer series and more movies than in 2024, especially more of those hidden, underrated gems. For my first poll suggestion, how about a Rowan Atkinson movies poll? He’s turning 70 next Monday, and this could kick off a new PiB tradition of celebrating some significant anniversaries of actors and directors with dedicated movie polls. Alternatively, maybe a poll or bracket from Christopher McQuarrie’s Letterboxd.
Happy New Year Cassie, Carly, Ben, and the entire PiB family! All the best in 2025!
Happy new year 🎊🎈🎆 be well 🤞🙏❤️
Happy New Year, Cassie. Looks like you're getting it off to a great start I've actually never seen AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, so this will be a first watch for me as well. INTO DARKNESS is a movie I'm sure you will like, but you're going to hear a lot of pointed (and valid) criticisms of it in the comments. It's the weakest of the Kelvin trilogy, but it still has its fun elements. OUTLAW JOSEY WALES is another one I think you're going to ultimately enjoy. Some consider it Eastwood's best western. I would still choose UNFORGIVEN myself, but JOSEY WALES is excellent and was actually the number one movie at the box office the week that I was born. Can't wait for that reaction. Looking forward to reactions to more great films/franchises in the coming year. :-)
"Are you going to pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?"
Happy 2025 to All !!!!!!!!!
Happy New Year to the entire PiB family! 🥳 I'm right with you in one way, Cassie: I was fine until Christmas night but have been sick as a dog since then! I guess that means the odds are pretty good that our health will improve in 2025, eh? (See what I did there...)
Awesome lineup , thank you!!! Happy New Year
You're absolutely right,a little baby boy made Christmas '24 very happy and special,happy new year to the Family PIB! 🎉🎊✨️🇺🇸🇨🇦
Happy New Year Cassie! Three really good movies! Little surprised you haven't seen Officer and a Gentleman yet. I think it may be right up your alley.
Outlaw Josey Wales is a great, great Western. This and "Shane" sit behind "The Searchers".
More of: "The Searchers". Less of: Not reacting to "The Searchers". Pretty simple.
The solution was staring us in the face all along...
Happy new year Cassie. May the new year bring you all the mini eggs, chocolate covered cinnamon bears and peanut m&m's you desire 😉
Cadbury Mini Eggs are already on sale in some supermarkets in the UK
Wishing a happy and healthy new year to all. "Start some new series" So long as you (please please please) don't succumb to the trend of switching to TV shows at the expense of movies. "Thanks two thousand and twenty five percent" I was told there would be no math. :-)
"...don't succumb ..." Like say, devoting 20-30% of the time to one franchise for 10 straight months and only stopping because of Halloween? Less long series and franchises, more movie variety, maybe a very few short series or mini-series (NOT Shogun 2024, that thing is awful).
Outlaw Josey Wales is one of my favorites, also can't wait for Into Darkness
The first line up for 2025 looks great, Cassie! Thank you, thank you! What do I want more of, less of in 2025? More compassion and empathy, and less reliance on AI and the internet, especially in the school system. Let’s get back to reading more books and imaginative writing without the use of computer programs. Happy New Year to you, Carly, Ben your entire family, and the entire PiB community! 🎉🥂💕 Happy New Year
here here to all this
Idc what anyone says. Into Darkness is straight gas and Cumberbatch elevates everyone’s performance
Yep
OMG!!! It's happening!!! It's finally happening! Officer and a Gentleman! I'm so over the moon! If I weren't so exhausted from doing a New Year's Eve trike ride, I'd dance a little jig! This was the movie that made me want to go to flight school and become a military A-vi-a-tor! (and I did!) As I like to put it, this is the ultimate combination of guy film and chick flick!
Dang I keep thinking that's a joke. But it's actually not this time...
MERRY NEW YEAR! 🤭
Your English stinks! [/joke]
Good Health to you in 2025, Cassie! Thanks for watching more than 400(!) movies with me while I grunt it out on various cardio machines. Honestly, if it wasn't for you, I'd probably bail half the time or more. Cheers!
Happy New Year all.
Cassie, it’s January! That’s means Australia day 26th!! PLEASE oh please tell us it’s going to be Crocodile Dundee 2?!
An Aussie poll: The Dish (2000) The Castle (1997) Crackerjack (2002) Crocodile Dundee 2 (1988) Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Dead Calm (1989)
Happy New Year everyone!
Let’s do this! Happy New Year folks!
Happy New Year all!
Cassie, you're gonna really enjoy Officer and a Gentleman...I think.
"What do you want more or less of in 2025?" More drama. Less scraping of the 80s and 90s nostalgia barrels.
The hollyweird lineup for 2025 is entirely sequels and reboots
I soooo can’t wait for Star Trek Into Darkness. 😜
For most people life is like a henhouse ladder...
Still scratching my head about that one. Mary seemed pretty hurt by it.
Happy new year Cassie 🥂 Can’t wait for these, great movies! OMG…Clarence is going to loose his mind AOAAG!! 🤪😂
Alas, I lost that years ago, Mark. But I am well happy that Seegar is finally getting over the wall.
Have the best 2025 everybody!
I say just make a quick Instagram reel of your top 5 movies you've watched we don't need an entire YT vid
Star Trek Into Dumbness
Dr.Strange as Khan Noonian Zing?
Please react to Wicked (2024) as its now out on digital!😊
Carly got me intrigued, not gonna lie. Just not enough to spend money on it right now.
So happy you're getting to "An Officer and a Gentleman". It's my second favorite movie of the 80s.
You can't drop that on us without saying what beat it, Cliff!
Hopefully the timeline hasn't been broken and we're in 2025 🎉 See you in ST into Darkness.
Still think there's a chance our main timeline is still in 2015.
Happy New Year everyone, I’m sure it will be another great one with PiB if less so in the real world😉
Wishing you and yours a Very Happy New Year!! 🕛🥂🥂
Happy New Year Cass and Family. 🍾🥳❤️
Happy New Year Cassie. From Wrexham, UK
Wow, I bet living there has become so much more exciting the last few years!! I want to visit so badly
Happy New Year from a fellow Canadian🇨🇦
Happy New Year Betty from another one🇨🇦