Updateathon
I feel pretty emotionally drained but its ok because at least I have more light and happy Game of Thrones episodes, wink wink. Just kidding, I have now watched 2 more episodes and I do find myself looking forward to it-I even had a dream about it last night. I am happy to have two other movies each week though as well. This week we have A.I. and To Catch a Thief (with Carly, yay!)
I did a pollception because I can't make decisions-and the DARK HORSE Cassie's Picks won!! Pressure is ON now! I thought it would be in last place-kind of like the historical views on all my popcorn picks of the months haha. I think you'll be surprised by my picks though.
Hey member that time I went to a Star Trek Convention last weekend?! EEEEE Can't even tell you what a wild day it was-it was like I was transported to a real star base and I would walk past a regular like Vegas restaurant and see a table of starfleet officers and klingons and we just had a blast! There WILLLL actually be a VLOG, mark my words, sworn on the flute of Picard-we will post it. I got to meet fans and talk with STARS and even came home with a pet tribble. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT!?
Ok 87% sure we are going to do a YT LIVE on August 30th! Extra Butter will either be the 25th or 27th of this month and don't forget to submit your pick a flick sometime before the end of the month!
Oh one more thing! The Podcast is BACK! Check out our newest episode!
Ok I am super emo today but I just want you to know how much you mean to me and how much I appreciate your support and online friendship.
Goodnightenstein,
Cassie
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You should look at doing a Babylon 5 reaction.
Speaking of Superman, the actor who played General Zod in Superman I & II (Terrance Stamp) has passed away today.
Such a good actor, RIP
Last night/this morning I began the GOT adventure so I could experience it with you! Winter Is Coming
Is AI coming soon?
Cassie, I'm curious if you and Carly will continue with Batman vs Superman and Justice League.
She indicated those as possibilities for the "What's Next Poll (Next movie in a series or universe)."
You’re such a sweet lady. Thanks for sharing. 💋🍷🌹
I’m not a lady but you’re welcome anyway.
Thunderbolts premieres August 27 on Disney+ - for the people (like me) who were waiting for that.
Isn't already out on physical? Why not watch that if you're waiting for it?
FYI, Superman (2025) is available on streaming from today
Yikes already? That's not a good sign.
What happened to the Interstellar reaction?
There isn't one. Well not yet anyway, maybe in the near future.
YT Views Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) – 48K (1 day) [hard not to like] Thunderdome – 48k (3 days) Wargames – 115k (6 days) Man of Steel – 253k (8 days) [darker less popular BvS would have less views] Bringing Up Baby – 30k (12 days) [typical pre-1950 performance?] Cliffhanger – 73k (2 weeks) [low for 90s action and Stallone?] Jaws 2 – 60k (2 weeks) [unnecessary but decent sequel] Enter the Dragon – 106k (2 weeks) Inception – 128k (3 weeks) Rounders – 64k (3 weeks) [she liked] The Aviator – 56k (3 weeks) [apparently made her interested in Howard Hughes] Planet of the Apes (2001) – 45k (4 weeks) The Road Warrior – 100k (1 month) Charlie Wilson’s War – 45k (1 month) [both Cassie/Carly liked] Born on Fourth of July – 39k (1 month) Shakespeare in Love – 36k (1 month) [2nd lowest of recent] D&D: Honor Among Thieves – 167k (1 month) [nice performance] Patton (1970) – 107k (1 month) [good views for 1970 movie but a core base out there for this war movie]
Interesting numbers. I can't help thinking that Cliffhanger suffered from the brutal edit. One of my favourite films but certainly not one of my favourite YTs. If I do a rewatch, it'll be the full reaction.
Awesome looking forward to seeing it
Awesome Cassie back to school time is always exciting Please watch Wednesday and Stranger Things with Carly she would love ST. Also Mad Love- Young Drew Barrymore Hope Floats with Carly Buffy The Vampire Sayer movie Also Three Men and a lady the sequel to three men and a baby with Carly
I think she's already seen Stranger Things. Carly hasn't though. Hope Floats is tailor-made for them.
Actually I'm gonna make another pitch for. "TWIN PEAKS " my luck you have already seen it. Cassie it's right up your alley lots of intrigue drama quirky humor mystery some classy horror and romance and you know you can't resist that
I started with Fire Walk Me and then The Return. Took a hot minute to figure out what the hell I was watching. Strangest thing I've ever seen. Props to whatever network took the risk to put that on television.
Cassie - bad news - I'm dying. :_( Nine out of ten doctors tell me that I'll die of old age within the next 60 years. One of my dying wishes is to see you and Carly react to "A Perfect World" (1993). Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!
Cassie, my doctor told me I’m dying of terminal boredom, much quicker than Brian is, and the only cure is you watching Horror of Dracula. If you could expedite that please, I don’t know how much longer I can last.
Hey mods, speaking of package opening — anyone know Ben's favorite sports teams?
I think they're all into hockey a little bit, but I don't know if they have a favorite team.
Bummer 90's Action Movie poll didn't win, but at least it was in second place, hope you'll still make a poll based on that soon lol! Glad you had fun in Vegas at the Star Trek convention! Just to clarify about the next YT Live on Aug. 30th, is it just a random live or is it a package opening live? Just want to make sure because I got some stuff for you I need to send, I've been wanting to send it to you for a while, but I've been so busy with work and how crazy and HOT summer has been, ugh🥵lol! Anyway, looking forward to seeing what picks you put on your upcoming poll! Love and support, you (and Carly) are the best, and God bless y'all and the family🥰😇🙏🤗😉✌🌹
Think she said a package opening was coming soon. But the Extra Butter LIVE is just a hangout. Pretty sure she said there wouldn't be a movie watch-along this month. Just a chat.
I can't imagine going back to school in August -- it's not even the middle of the month! When I was a kid, the new school year always started the Tuesday after Labour Day. It's ideal to start school with a 4-day week! It's funny that everyone complains about Daylight Saving Time, and farmers are blamed for the reason for the time change, whereas the tradition of the American school year starting in August and finishing in late May or early June, is actually because of farmers (so the children could help plant the crops) but no one seems to complain or blame farmers for that. There's no getting it right, is there? lol
I hope Cassie has some tissues handy for AI. I would love Carly to watch that with her.
Cassie if you do release the Trek convention vlog, can we also see some of the Hollywood Bowl John Williams thing footage and the Rocky steps?
In one week, Cassie goes to a Star Trek Con **AND** starts GoT!!! She reallhy is the ultimate woman on the planet!!!!!!
I promise you we will not be upset if you Binge more GoT and upload sooner! It's pretty much expected to want to.
There are many who don't want that, unless it is 20 episodes or more a week to get it over with.
I keep hoping that we'll see the Update graphic pop up one of these days with "From The Earth To The Moon", though probably won't happen for a good long while with Game of Thrones now in the mix.
Finally watched that a couple years ago. Pretty good.
It is August 2025, and I hereby advocate for *that* version of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996). [#008] Dedicated to Richard Maurer.
Look at the bright side, RM. I could be pushing for *that* (new) version of War of the Worlds.
"Cassie's Picks won!!" I assume your picks will consist entirely of '90s action movies?
So curious what she'll pick. Thinking the list might be all over the place as far as genre.
Thinking AI will have you giving your kids a BIG hug when they get home from school. Just an educated guess.
I would not be surprised
GoT is a godsend for me. Guarantees at least 1/3 of the content in a given week will be a big match for my interests. Take this week, for example, not big fan of A.I. but been a while and will give it another chance. As for To Catch a Thief, not really into pre-1960 movies, but To Catch a Thief on my watchlist and who can't like stunning Grace Kelly. Hope I like To Catch a Thief. But I have a guaranteed enjoyment/like with your GoT reaction episodes 3/4, especially if your reaction to the first two episodes is any indication.
And she's watched it already so we might get it early in the weekend
Entertaining watching you get into GoT (stellar TV) and picking it up quite well as indicated by your reaction to the first two episodes. You doing better than me on my first watch in capturing details and nuances.
Cassie, a couple of suggestions on ways to mix it up with Polls. - Maybe quarterly do a Pollception with only niche/sub-genres. Examples would be (AFI Top 100, Anime, Classic Sci-fi, Gen X films). Many more to choose from. - Consider more bracket polls. Could be (4) genres like we had with March Madness. Another option is mixed genres by decades (50s-60s, 70s-80s, 90s-2000s, 2010s-Present).
I don't think I've seen you suggest mixed genre polls before (almost seemed antithetical to you)? -- maybe I missed it except for the PR random selection polls that by default are mixed genre. I like the mixed genres by time period.
Excited you're doing A.I (nobody seems to react to it) and To Catch a Thief; I think you'll both love that one
You're a terrific mother and things will go great, im sure of it. I'll always be excited for GOT, looking forward to a first time watching for me of To Catch a Thief and a revisit after 25 years of A.I. since I saw it back then
I’m psyched that you went to a Star Trek convention. It must’ve been a lot of fun. I’m curious to know, would the experience of going to this convention prompt you to react to the other Star Trek series like Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Lower Decks, etc., or have you been watching them on your own time?
ahh sweetness 🙂 Man, beaming down to Trek star base sounds like it was a fun time...!
I'm in as well
Well looking forward to more game of thrones. I remember having mixed feelings on AI when I originally watched it but it'll be worth a rewatch. Not sure about to catch a thief I'm not really big on the oldies but I recognize that there's some that are very excited about the classic era. Might have to give it a viewing if Carly is sitting in as that's always fun. It's always a mixed feelings about the end of summer and kids going back to school. Unfortunately due to an airline strike up here in Canada my holiday plans have been blown out of the water this week so I'm trying to find something else to do. I know first world problems but I was trying to catch my niece's before they went back to university.
To Catch a Thief, yes! I may or may not have already submitted it as my pick for this month, whoops!
You can change it, before the month ends anyway.
Pssst. Cassie. Over here. Here's a wee post-it note for you. Stick it to Ben's forehead so you are reminded of it daily. It reads "Once you know Tyrion Lannister a bit better, watch "The Station Agent" with Peter Dinklage (2003)." Forgive the expectation spoiler, but you will love it like chocolate.
Such a charming movie. Whole cast was great in that. One of my favorites.
Wow! Back to school so soon? I'd probably be kicking and screaming if I had to go back that soon. In Canada, we always went back to school after Labor Day. PS: Back To School would be a good film to watch 😄
Seconded. It was always after Labor Day when we grew up. Here in North Carolina, they have kids back in, too. Seems nuts with the heat in general in the South (although we're having the coolest August on record, not like the superintendents knew that was going to happen). I feel like this is just an extension of over-programming kids lives. What happened to letting kids be kids? Sigh.
Love Hitchcock movies and To Catch a Thief is right up there with the best. I hope one day she will watch a favorite of mine and many , The Philadelphia Story, and lastly Cassie Rocks!!
Jimmy. I consider it very bad form to recommend movies you actually starred in! Though, to be fair, I loved you in Rear Window.
To Catch A Thief woohoo! I've been pushing for that one for a while! Yes! Thank you! I hope you liked it.
You're a good Mom, Cassie — and it sounds like you have great klds. Always a struggle, I know, and there's the balance between the feeling of not doing enough for them and just wanting/needing time for yourself. Speaking of good kids, I was, politely, "rambunctious," and hated nearly every minute of school, including college, and that extreme distaste for a structured educational environment started early. I was actually thrown out of nursery school for a week and I remember it vividly because they had to call my Mom to come get me, which was a big-big (bad) deal back then. I clearly recall her carrying me out over her shoulder like a bag of potatoes because I was so agitated and looking back at the teacher and the principal telling them that what they were doing was "evil" and yelling "I am going to burn this place to the ground!" And I have witnesses to this day. So, at least you don't have to deal with that 🤣 On a much more fun note, given your Star Trek Convention repeat attendance, it may be time to revisit GALAXY QUEST, whether for the channel, or to give yourself multiple knowing laughs.
First day of school, for the first two years is always gut wrenching. By the time they are in third grade it’s less painful. Good thing that you are watching “A.I.”,JK…Haha.
What about Thunderbolts?
She has the full reaction up, the YouTube edit will probably be soon.
Excited for both these movies for very different reasons. A good week.
Great line up! Double the fun with Carly watching To Catch a Thief. Ah, the French Riviera! So beautiful 🤩!
Haha, I went to a Star Trek convention back in the 80’s and met Scotty (James Doohan), rest his soul. We were late and rushing through the lobby (in NYC) and he was just arriving. We said Hi, and he look startled and then greeted us, saying he will be at the convention in a few minutes. It was fun.
Celebrities can sometimes get startled if they're not ready for you Catherine. Back in the 70s, I went to a football match between Liverpool and Queen's Park Rangers and bumped into famous commentator Jimmy Hill on his way out of the stadium. "Hi Jim!" I said. He glanced at me, startled, literally said "Mep," and carried on walking.
Oh, nice! These are all good picks!
Finally it's 'To Catch a Thief' Grace Kelly wearing clothing designed by Edith Head,Cary Grant is stunning as always,all told with the French Rivera as the backdrop,it was here Grace met her prince.. My kids are back in school,I just got them up get the day started,we had a great summer vacation and now I'm fixing them pigs in a blanket for breakfast,6th & 4th graders a 15 month old boy.. Hey! Life is good,getting better by the day. ✨️
For a man in his mid fifties, Cary Grant looked great in swimming trunks!
First day for being a senior for someone. This is an out of district school, so I’m driving him every morning. He wants his own car of course, but we aren’t there yet (for many reasons with this one). But!… they rolled out the red carpet today for seniors - 0630 start time - all seniors are gathering on the football field, they all wore white today (not my idea) and I dropped him off to what I am sure was Earth, Wind, and Fire being blasted over the PA speaker. It seems like I was waffle-ironing ‘Avengers’ mini waffles only yesterday. What happened?
Dang a bunch of seniors getting up at 6:30 willingly is pretty impressive.
Thank you for sharing your updates with us, Cassie! It surprises me how much I enjoy reading them. Hope your boy is doing better.
I kind of wish my mom was more like Cassie
Would you like to tell us about your mother?
Is your Game of thrones on you tube?
It's usually about eleven to fourteen days after the full reaction premieres here, that it makes it's way to YouTube.
oh how I envy you Cassie I wish my kids were still young enough to see off to school now I hardly see them at all as they live so far from home
Cassie showing you love your children and are going to miss them when they head off to school is not being dramatic it's being a good mom! Don't worry they'll be back in the afternoon. Can't tell you how much I am looking forward to AI!
So truel
I think it's really sweet that you still feel so strongly about your little ones returning to school and you probably equate it to something like them leaving the nest. You may feel a little differently far far in the future when you have angsty teenagers though 😂. Uh oh. A.I is a film I think will further your heartbreak this week. Good luck my dear ❤️.
Omg I've had A.I. marked as tailor made for you for so long. Funny thing is how it's like most famous example of critical reappraisal. Roger Ebert was lukewarm when it came out, then years later u-turned and said he gets it now and it's a masterpiece. Mark Kermode said it's the ONLY film he's ever mea culpaed on in his entire career, and he told that Spielberg in an interview and he laughed and said he wasn't the first film critic who's said that to him.
Not quite true Kermode U-turned on Blue Velvet and did a 90 degree on The Big Lebowski https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Vr3aPxi3Qcw
I know this comment may provoke a response, and I'm not looking to start an argument, but all of these 3 selections are Cassie's Choice, whether or not one calls them Popcorn Pick of the Month. My suggestion for an alternative method of scheduling: Slot #1 - Weekly Poll Winner or Popcorn Requests Top Voted Slot #2 - PaF Winner Slot #3 - Cassie's Choice (Wouldn't hurt to experiment for a few weeks and see how it goes)
You’re forgetting one slot a week is already dedicated to GoT , technically Cassie choice, so unless that’s considered Cassie’s choice for the foreseeable future then one of those three has to go.
Wow, Cassie—I had no idea you went to the big Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. That's the one I've been wanting to go to for years. I've been to the Star Trek convention in Nashville once and Knoxville's Fanboy Expo more times than I can count here in my home state, and even the biggest of them all—San Diego Comic-Con which I'd love to go back again. But Las Vegas has always been high on my list, second only to my top dream convention, right up there with New York Comic-Con and Power Morphicon, the ultimate Power Rangers convention that I always wanted to go. Lol. I knew the convention was happening last weekend, but I had no clue you'd actually be there. I'm so happy you had an amazing time—meeting other fans, talking with the actors. If you ever end up going again, it'd be awesome if we crossed paths—me finally meeting one of my favorite reactors, and you meeting one of your paid Patrons and YouTube subscribers. It's always special meeting another Trekkie—especially someone who's just diving into the franchise—when I've been living and breathing it for nearly 40 years since TNG came out. I'm seriously thinking about going next year. And 2026? That's Star Trek's 60th anniversary—it's gonna be massive. I was even planning to sign up for Star Trek: The Cruise next year, but of course it's already sold out. Figures. Lol. So now my mission is to snag tickets for the Las Vegas convention instead. I've wanted to go ever since the days of Star Trek: The Experience, but it shut down before I ever got the chance. 😊🖖❤️
Oh well it’s was shame 90s Action didn’t win ☹️ Also looks like a strike three for me this week, as I can’t stand anything I’ve seen made in the 50s from Hollywood & I think A.I is possibly Spielberg worst movie. Just glad I still have a few films to catch up with. But regards to why I dislike 50s movies. The score I find really annoying, as it sounds pretty much the same in every film all the way through. It doesn’t matter who the actors/actress are as they all sound and act the same way I honestly don’t know why people really consider this to be one of the best eras in cinema.
Definitely comes across as the last era of "old-time" Hollywood. Dean. With the 60s came McQueen and Newman and Clint and a more natural way of acting. There's still a lot of decent films in the 1950s (The King & I, which actually benefits from the overacting, a couple of Marilyn's best, purely for the way they showcased elegance back then), plus a few others. A Streetcar Named Desire is worth watching just for Brando, although Vivien Leigh's performance probably epitomizes what you're talking about. So dramatic, so theatrical, and next to Brando's laconic presence, pretty jarring I think. The same can be said for Liz Taylor's performance compared to Newman's in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. Each to their own and there are always exceptions, but in general, I'm with you on the 50s as an era.
The school summer break always seems to be so fast. I loved this Staples back to school commercial (it’s the happiest time of the year). Check out this video from this search, staples it's the most wonderful https://share.google/1ixSNclybfRvJjnS0
So glad I'm not in school, but I do love the fall. The weather is pretty perfect. And everything on TV seems to get a lot better.
Greetings to Cassie,PIB and her wonderful viewers, I have to do my best not to wake up my gf , so far the ding plus the light has not woken her up. She is literally right next to me So Cassie we saw your Instagram posts about the Trek con we both commented you looked so happy. You must had a blast. Can't wait to see the Vlog. My last trip Vegas was for a classic car show. Long story and completely insignificant. We ended up moving our 1958 Plymouth Fury that my friends and I rebuilt to Beverly Hills where hopefully it will sell. Anyway who cares about me one of hundreds of viewers of yours. Who have very interesting stories to to tell. Everybody's talking about GOT, we have decided to skip the first 9 episodes, to focus on my health which is not the best. Procedures, surgery, being admitted to the hospital. I have a doctor's appointment everyday for the next week. Plus we are leaving for California as scheduled. Hopefully Caitlin will be back and the ocean will help. We both loved season 1. We decided to pick it up on episode 10. Hopefully by that time my gf and I will be back on our regular schedules. Well actually it's episode 11 if you count.... nevermind it's on IMDB. AI looks like a lot of fun and to Catch A Thief is great flick. All in all a looks likea great week with Carly. I have to get off and go back to 💤😴 She is starting to stir. Extra butter is always a blast. YT live we will send money for a gift membership. Always fun helping someone else out. Which we will be in Cali at the time Well Cassie with the kids going back to school we feel for you. It reminded us of a song we both love from R.E.M and there Automatic For The People album I leave you with Night Swimming I bid you Good Day! https://youtu.be/ahJ6Kh8klM4?si=qokq5x3QbUehnsej
Best wishes for your health.
Nice lineup this week. Not gonna lie, though. I don't have much mental bandwidth for anything but GoT right now, but I will have to check out AI when it hits I guess.
I know GoT is polarizing, David, and I sympathise with those who have no interest. But for those of us who do, it's a pretty big buzz.
Right, I've got a serious complaint for the webmaster builder owners. Not sure if it's Ben and Cassie or the Patreon overlords themselves who need to get the wedgie, but here it comes so have your Vaseline handy. Why, after years and years of no problem at all, has a strange anomaly just surfaced on this page? Used to be that when you wrote a comment, it would upload on to the original post and leave you in the same spot on the page. You could then proof-read your comment for typos, drop a like or two, and then move on. But now!.....whenever I drop a comment and upload, the stupid page whizzes all the way back to the top of the thread, and if I was miles down in comment 212, I have to scroll all the way back down to get to my comment. I'm getting carpal tunnel over here! This is a new development this past week, so whoever it was who tweaked that particular piece of code, please just STOPPIT! (I thank you.)
I noticed that.
Good luck with back to school. Sounds emotional but going ok. Envious of you going to the Trek convention. Looking forward to episodes 3 and 4.
Unrelated to any of these particular topics, Cassie, you absolutely must watch The Verdict, with Paul Newman, immediately. You love courtroom stuff, you love Newman, and the fact that you haven’t seen it breaks my heart. Heal me.
We need to help Junior out here, Cassie. He's hurting and I share his pain.
OK. Prepare for Cassie to fall back in love with Grace Kelly, because compared to how she looks in To Catch A Thief, she was pretty ropey in Rear Window. Don't think much of AI, but Game of Thrones is here and Winter is well and truly Coming. For the Popcorn picks, I would be ok with: a) Cassie picking films she's voted for on recent polls but haven't won (we'd get Lock Stock out of that one) b) Those Carly-friendly, "How have you not?" films like Thelma and Louise and Lost In Translation c) A list of oft-requested movies by her most annoying patrons, either as a tribute to our persistence or simply to shut us up. Unlike Richard, I am very much trying to manipulate you into something and have no shame about it. We need us some Newman/McQueen or that old Marvel superhero movie with Captain Chaos.
I think that was the most obscure Cannonball Run reference you could ever possibly make. Superbly obscure. Towering Inferno!
"...sworn on the flute of Picard..." Cassie, you don't know how proud I am that you've embraced Trekdom so fully! Who woulda thunk... 🖖🏼 😊
Cassie! We all love emo Cassie, and would not want her to change because of all of the joy and fun you bring! 🥰🥰🥰
So happy Cassie's picks won! Can't wait to see your picks, Cassie!
I'm looking forward to the YouTube live, Cassie. I posted a parcel off to you yesterday, it should reach you in time for that. This is my 2nd parcel to you. The first one that I sent to you in April reached you in under 10 days from the UK!
"First star to the right and straight on till morning."
A perfect Cassie’s pick choice would be The Peanut Butter Falcon! I know you have said that you have been meaning to get to that one. You’d love it!
A nice new week ahead of us, Cassie. Now that school is back, it's also time for Football, Holidays, and Scary Not too Scary October! Looking forward to A.I. and To Catch A Thief. You and Carly will love the chemistry between Cary Grant & Grace Kelly. Hopefully Carly will like Grace Kelly so much, that she'll want to see Rear Window. 😉 Are there any plans for you to watch "The Birdcage"? It was the runner-up in the last poll. I am most interested in seeing what "Cassie's Picks Poll" will look like. Have a great week!
Cassie already did Rear Window https://youtu.be/SRMQZtO5rJw?si=t7N0Yv93Sm0Z941X
I love how Cassie is humble enough to believe that ‘Cassie’s picks’ was the dark horse in the pollception poll. We’re going to be surprised by her picks, she says. Maybe she’ll put something like King Kong (2005) or Godzilla (2014) in there. Well, as long as it isn’t Trash Godzilla (TriStar 98). Cassie - You want to surprise me you’ll have to put Shin Godzilla (2016) on the poll. Or a horror movie like It Follows (2014) or Train to Busan (2016). Or Horror of Dracula (58). Now that would be really surprising. Go on, show us how surprising you can be! Not trying to manipulate you into anything, I swear! *crosses fingers*.
Let's hope we don't get Trash King Kong (1976) either.
*twitches at the mention of Star Trek* Very jealous you got to go to a convention, hope it was everyone (and more) that you hoped it would be.
The angst of back to school season. Haven't experienced it from the parent side myself but I feel like I'm always thinking on how fast time flies and wondering where it goes. You sound like every great mom, cassie. Hope the kids like their teachers. Glad you took in a convention. You're a trekkie forever now. Excited for "To catch a thief". That's one I haven't seen either, but with cary grant and grace Kelly, how could you go wrong? 👍
Summer flew by. Students are back tomorrow for us, it’s gonna be a wild school year.
TO CATGH A THIEF is a fun movie. Grant and Kelly are handsome, charming and elegant. It's one of Hitchcock's more lighthearted efforts. Not a great film per se, but a very enjoyable watch. I'm sure you'll both like it. A.I., on the other hand, I'm not sure you will like, but I am sure thst it will make you think and make you feel things. It's one of Spielberg's more divisive films with some hailing it as a masterpiece and others damning it as one of his worst. I tend to fall somewhere in the middle. I find it to be very imperfect, but also very complex and provocative. I do think it is somewhat underrated because it is so different from his usual output, but that comes I think from the fact it was conceived and written by his friend Stanley Kubrick (who died before it got made), so there are times when it really doesn't feel like a Spielberg film (and other times when it REALLY does), the clash of styles and sensibilities being the very thing that makes it both flawed and simultaneously interesting. I am very curious what you think of it.
Yeah, I remember actually reading about him working on this project called A.I. and being curious about what the end result would be. When he died suddenly, I was not only saddened by the loss of a great cinematic artist, but I lamented that would never get to see all the other films he could've given us... A.I. being one of them. When I heard, however, that my favorite filmmaker Spielberg was talking Kubrick's script and concept art and was making a movie out of it, I was pleased thinking that this was probably as close as we could get to seeing a Kubrick film from beyond the grave.
I’m not a parent, but often times my parents wish they would see me grow up all over again. I’m glad you had a wonderful time at the Star Trek Convention. I have met some of the stars in the past. I for one is looking forward to your vlogs of your time there! Like Captain Picard said: “Live now; make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.”
Ah, the CARYthon continues with To Catch A Thief, and with Carly! So wise, so exciting, you both will love your time on the Riviera, I promise, and with fireworks! I envy you your Trek convention experience, I’ve never gone to one. Can’t wait for the vlog. There is a whole new sense of anticipation coming each week with new GOT episodes right around the Popcorn bucket, snd I am loving it!
They should call it "Cary with Carly." They already did ARSENIC AND OLD LACE together. Next they should do THE PHILADELPHIA STORY or CHARADE.
You will never forget your first convention. :D Don't know about the American ones, but the conventions here in Germany are generally lots of fun and like a big party. There is an interview with Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes (Troi and Riker) on the DVD for I think the 9th movie, where they are asked about the fans and suddenly they start gushing about their love for a certain one in Bonn, which is indeed quite the great one. On a sidenote: If you ever get the chance to hear Marina Sirtis speak at a convention, DO IT! She is so completely different from Troi. She really doesn't hold back and is absolutely hilarious. The story how she ended up on an international flight watchlist and actually managed to get off it, is one that must be told in her own words.
I wonder how many Germans learned English by watching Star Trek?
Cassie, thanks for the update, must be a late one for you as I am now heading off to work! 7.30am here. I feel for you and what you go through with your kids, but at least you are a person who seams to really take it in and will have those fond memories for ever. I have a few friends who tend to miss those moments. I’m glad you won the pollception. As I mentioned before, my thoughts are just do a random mix of all the genres from movies you have been waiting to watch. “Everything all at once poll” Anywho, I’m off to work in the oven that is the UK at the moment! 🥵 You are the best Cass ❤️
Another great lineup this week, it's great we get more GoT and that your invested in the show already.
I knew she’d get hooked to GoT. Lady Cassie of House Popcorn. First of her name. Queen of reactors.
One of the best comments ever right here!
My kiddo goes back next Thursday, last year of middle school and I'm feeling overwhelmed 😬🙃
If you guys can get through the Jr. High Years you can get through anything. Lol
Cassie i understand the school thing and feeling the empty house again. But if they are anything like my daughter they were excited for that first day and they will learn plenty this year. Thanks for being here as well and still can't wait to see your GoT reactions.
Looking forward to To Catch a Thief. Objectively, perhaps not one of the great movies but Cary Grant and Grace Kelly on the French Riviera make it a more than worthwhile watch. Charade next?
Another vote for CHARADE.
Awww. You're such a softy. 🙂 Looking forward to your GoT reaction. 🖖
My 4 year-old starts TK next week and I'm gonna lose it. 😭
Ohh no A.I.
Perhaps Spielberg's most polarizing movie.