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I’m back home!! A week spent in Alberta with my family was something I needed more than I knew. I hadn’t been back for a year and it was too long! There’s something so grounding and peaceful about being back where you grew up and it is always so sweet to see my kids making some of the same memories I did at their ages.
These pictures are from two days camping in Waterton but the other hours were spent in the pool, playing games, eating all my fav places and catching up with friends and cousins. Thank you beyond for helping me take the week to recharge and relax! Makes coming back exciting and fun!
It is pioneer day today in Utah-the most utah thing ever I know, but our neighborhood does a big block party with lots of good food, water toys and fireworks are allowed today, unlike the 4th this year so the kids are pumped but praying no fires.
This week I am giddy to jump back into Andor, we finally have the PAF winner (planned to watch before but had technical difficulties) and Pacific Rim to get my hyped up for.......
THE MONSTERVERSE! After Andor reactions we will do a theme week with King Kong 1976, Godzilla 1998 and Shin Godzilla then dive into Godzilla 2014 mostermania! They won't be every single week but peppered in. I know not everyone is a fan but I think they will be fun, and there will be other reactions/genres as well every week!
We also have POLLCEPTION going! Some older options we’ve had on there before, and some new! Go vote now!
Pick a Flick is open for a few more days in July! Get your picks in! We’re updating PaF so most members will need to return each month and confirm their movie. Re-engaging keeps the monthly pool active, current, and intentional. Extra Butter members will continue to have their non-winning picks roll over automatically as a tier perk.
Like I said before, its good to be back, I missed you all and THANK YOU!
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Currently knocking on my Andoor with shave and a haircut and hoping it answers back.
I just watched the I Am Rocky trailer and knowing how much Cassie and Carly loved the Rocky movies, I hope to see her react to it!!
Shin Godzilla is a political allegory and satire of the Japanese government’s mishandling of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. AND it’s a kick-ass Godzilla destroying Tokyo movie. Also in anticipation of people asking what Shin means - in the Japanese title it’s written in an ambiguous manner, so that it could mean new, true, or god to intentionally leave the meaning ambiguous.
"Shin Godzilla is a political allegory and satire of the Japanese government’s mishandling of the Fukushima nuclear disaster." WTF is this pretentious pseudo-intellectual claptrap? Hey, I can play this game too! Here: "The original Godzilla was conceived as metaphor for nuclear weapons in the wake of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Now do you realize how silly this is?! Hopefully we can now watch these fun monster movies without imposing a radiophobic lens on them!
Already two Godzilla movies on the channel, I can't say I'm excited for three more. I've seen all the modern ones, for me Shin Godzilla was the best...but I really can't remember much about the plot or characters. Consensus seems to be Cassie can skip the 98 version without upsetting many patrons, lol.
I did like the soundtrack to the 98 film, the music video for Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground is probably better than the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIUAC03YMlA
I've noticed a lot of reaction channels have gone to "Members Only" postings on YT. You have to wait a few days or longer for the reaction to be made public. I'm very grateful Cassie has never done this. No idea what perks (if any) she has for YT Members.
Welcome home, glad you had a great time. If it's OK to ask, when will the Dr Strangelove (1964) reaction be up?
Seems like you had an enviable vacation. Godzilla (1998) is an amazing 15-minute movie, with the camera focused almost exclusively on Jean Reno.
He was amazing as fake Godzilla.
If you're going to get into the Monsterverse at least watch one Heisei era Godzilla film Godzilla vs Biollante its one of the best 80's Godzilla films ever and really sets the tone for the later films in the franchise
I would not expect her to ever watch that.
Third picture down! Cassie and her mom! I've been there!
Could you react to Disney dinosaur from 2000?
Completely forgot that one existed. That was Disney without Pixar, if I remember right.
Some lovely, frameable photos in there. Thank you for sharing. Was it good to see your sister again? Since the Awakenings video I've kind of had a fantasy of you giving her a giant hug in a beautiful, cinematic moment. Think there will be a Extra Butter chat next week? Got some questions ready. Welcome home!
Wow, that’s a really amazing thought Chris. We (me and Lucy) had not seen Awakenings before either. But it had quite an impact as Lucy started on that very drug at about the same time. ❤️
My mom would be SO jealous of your pic of your kids with that view if she were your age, when me and my brother were your kids ages. She used to try to artificially position us into photos like that all the time, although not with a view quite as epic. Your children on the other hand seem nice and relaxed and natural. Unfortunately my mom wasn't the most patient with how she wanted us perfectly positioned for the sake of "art", which in turn made us less than patient and we always ended up crying or mad for it having to take so long to get the perfect shot. 😂🙄
Well you've added one more national park to my bucket list. Been to a couple in Canada, not sure about that one.
Thanks for putting Waterton on my list. I’m planning to drive to Alaska next year and am collecting interesting waypoints.
Wow, that will be quite a drive. Nelson, British Colombia might be a neat stop along the way. Always wanted to see that. It's the town from Roxanne, and the first Rambo, I think.
Pacific Rim and doing godziulla monsterverse movies = About fucking time. Also, might I suggest another collab with KatWatchesHorror too doing horror stuff outside october space? THat'd be great.
Looking forward to the start of Andor season two. Ive only seen the first episode and about 5 minutes of the second episode, and I honestly can’t remember a thing, so this will be like a first watch to me. Never seen Pacific Rim before. Will be interesting. And I have less than zero interest in the other reaction, having just watched some of the trailer.
Shoot, I've been meaning to watch that. But the Disney Plus app is glitching so hard through the cable service. Netflix always works pretty well, but some of the others can be so slow it's ridiculous. I don't get it.
Welcome back Cassie! Glad you had a wonderful time in Alberta, I have to admit, really liked all the scenery shots in your pictures, Alberta is beautiful! Glad y'all had fun, I know the feeling of revisiting the home you grew up in, it's how I feel every time I revisit Anaheim near Disneyland because that's where I was born and grew up for the time being lol! Glad you made it home safely! Sorry, but I'm not interested in Pacific Rim, never caught my attention! Monsterverse eh, personally I still say you should watch the Hei Sei Godzilla series that began with Godzilla 1985 to Godzilla vs Destroyah, but that's just me! King Kong 76 is an entertaining remake of the 33, not perfect, but fun! PLEASE!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS SACRED, DO NOT WATCH GODZILLA 98, it's an abomination and an imposter (pardon me for the drama)! The Monsterverse technically begins with Godzilla 2014, just saying! Shin Godzilla should be interesting, I've never seen it, but I'm interested! I'm sorry to say, but I have no interest in any of the polls you've established in your Pollception post! Here's my reasons: while I would've voted for "New Releases Poll", there's only one new release movie that I want to see you react to and that's "Mortal Kombat II", however there's a small problem, you still need to react to the 95 version and then the 2021 reboot of which the sequel is part of! I would also vote for "Black and White" poll, but I only have one movie in mind that fits that poll and I know for a fact it wouldn't win anyway and that's "The Canterville Ghost (44)"! I would vote for Anime Poll, but like the former, there's only one anime movie that I really want to see you react to, and that's "The Lord of the Rings - War of the Rohirrim", plus I wanna see you put to good use of the Popcorn Bowl/Warhammer to good use while reacting to it lol! Other than that, none of the other polls have my attention, sorry to say! Hopefully when I finally send you my fan letter with a bunch of other Voting Poll suggestions, you'll give them a shot lol! I'm sure you heard of the passing of beloved and famed actor Sam Neil, I say we should do a poll for him in his honor, plus this should give you an excuse to finally finish the "Jurassic World" franchise since he was in the 3rd/6th installment of the "Jurassic" movies, but that's just me! Anyway, looking forward to your YT edit reaction of U-571, I watched that reaction 3 times since you released it! Including your reactions to "The Patriot", "Glory", "Saving Private Ryan", "We Were Soldiers", "Red Dawn", "Air Force One", and "Independence Day"! I watched all my "Patriotic" movies you've reacted to thus far, you're only missing 2 now: "The Alamo (2004)", and "Red Tails (2012)" lol! Take care, welcome back, love and support, you and Carly are the best, my fan letter is almost finished sorry I keep delaying it lol, and God bless y'all and the family 🥰😇🙏🤗😉✌🌹
Wesley - it’s not just you, I would much prefer the Heisei era Godzilla movies, but unfortunately the American ones are better known, and more popular with, her general audience.
Welcome back! Lovely photos, glad you had a great trip..
If Cassie is going back into the monkey milieu, I feel the need to throw Clyde's hat into the ring too. If she's looking for a good road to go down, that one would be the Right Turn to make.
Cassie, if you should happen to read this, the film Clarence is referring to is Every Which Way But Loose. It’s got Clint Eastwood, his best friend an orangutan named Clyde, a love story, and is a fun movie that’s well worth a reaction.
I am not interested in MonsterVerse but will keep an open mind and watch the reactions. I am happy for patrons who are fans. As for outside the MonsterVerse, not interested in King Kong (1976) or Godzilla (1998) (looks horrendous). I am curious about Shin Godzilla. I liked GMO, King Kong (1933), and Godzilla (1954) you reacted to. I liked KK (2005) ok.
Godzilla (1998) doesn't have so much as one upvote on Popcorn Requests—I appreciate Cassie wants to feature some fun movies but that's a wasted reaction slot c'mon
I see Cassie is planning ahead when it comes to her kids. In that long shot of her two bubbas down by the water's edge, her daughter is wearing shorts she won't grow out of until her late 20's.
Yeah, we’ve all had that from our parents. You will grow into it! I have to say, there are some cracking photos. I particularly like the one with the three kids overlooking the valley and The one with Cassie and mum, again with the valley and mountains behind. Beautiful. I would love to see more of Cassie Family on the channel. I always wanted Ben or her Brother Matt with her on the podcast. Or maybe her Dad for an old western reaction. But I also understand why she would want to keep that part of her life separate from the channel.
Welcome back, Cassie. Nice photos you've shared. WOOHOOO, for Pacific Rim and the start of the Monsterverse!!! Super fun and exciting!
Welcome back! Glad you had a good time.
Wow such lovely pictures, stunning landscapes. I hope your parents and sister are well. I grew up on the '76 king kong with Jeff Bridges so it holds a special place in my heart but Peter Jackson's King kong (2005) is such a great film that it's probably my favourite now. Hoping you'll add that to the list 🤞 The first 3 films of the newer monsterverse films I thought were great although they decline in order. Godzilla (2014) is excellent, kong Skull island is also great and Godzilla king of the monsters dropped of a little but still very enjoyable. The last 2 films shift in tone dramatically to accommodate a younger audience and unfortunately I'm not a fan of Godzilla vs Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The new empire but still worth watching if you're going all the way.
She recently watched King Kong 2005, Nim.
Great pics. Glad your family had a good experience. Glad you had a well-deserved break from work. I like how you removed the PAF entry auto-rollover for Kernel Club but kept it as a perk for Extra Butter. Makes sense. Please don't forget about (1) the 2026 PiB watch goal = Nolan Batman trilogy rewatch, and (2) McFarland, USA as a possible PPOTM. Thanks.
customer service on aisle Pick-A-Flick... 😊 the DVD picture on "the wall" animation is the wrong one for my pick - please check the year, there are 2 movies of the same title, maybe more 😆🙂 ...anyway if it ever wins we can sort it out then 🙃
Beautiful pictures! It must have been a fun time.
Shin Godzilla and Pacific Rim. This is the greatest news in a while. So great that I’m not even mad about Godzilla ‘98 being included - worst Godzilla movie ever (JK, sorta). Seriously though Cassie, you’re making one of my dreams come true (Shin Godzilla), please watch the subtitled version, it’s much better than the dubbed version.
Maybe she could swap Godzilla '98 for Horror of Dracula. A few experts are piping up to say it's skippable.
Those are some beautiful vistas!
what lovely scenery...
Holy shitake mushrooms—those are amazing photos! Little slice of heaven up there! Those are the memories that need to be made (and not the memories I have of -20° F weather up in the Great White North during my two years there). And, hey, Ben—how bout those Sox!?
Great to have you back, Cassie - all recharged and apparently no lurgys. What are the odds? King Kong 76 will be fun. You like Jeff Bridges, but I'm wondering what you'll make of his hair-do. It's a sight to behold! Shin Godzilla has been heavily championed by our darkest of dark knights so I may have to give it a go. To be fair, though, I think the big lizard genre peaked with the Star Trek episode "Arena". Just a note on Jeri1979's post below. It's always a shame when content goes out of sync with an individual's needs and I hope Jeri finds what she/he is looking for elsewhere. I've had dry spells myself, but Cassie does right by me most of the time and that earns her a lot of leeway. Sorry to hear that's not been the case for Jeri, but in the immortal words of Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse, "Opinions vary." I second Mark White's reminder about revisiting the missing Bonds - still lots of fun stuff waiting for you there. As for your desire to have a Popcorn Pick of the Month go over 100k for once, I suggest the following: Heartbreak Ridge (1986) - Virtually Walt Kowalski 25 years younger Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1997) - the forerunner of Snatch One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Jack Nicholson at his very best The Hitcher (1986) - That's almost a horror film too so you might kill two birds with one stone. Unstoppable (2010) - I know you've seen it, but it would be a great first watch for Carly I'm off to vote in Pollception.
The Gorn thanks you.
Oh yeah ive been waiting all year for the monsterverse to start up, bck when you had it on your new years wish list, and also pacific rim will be great
So you had only 2 reactions for CW 28 (Andor+Blues Brothers, both posted in CW 29). Then no content for CW 29+30 because you had a „1“ week vacation and the content for CW 30 will most likely be posted at the end of CW 31… There was a time when I really loved your channel, but this year has been the worst PiB year. Ever. And I was a subscriber from the beginning, for 4 or 5 years. Content was and is really weak this year and your commitment to your channel is declining more and more. I feel you are a victim of your own success. “More than half a million subscribers on YouTube and more than 3000 paying subscribers at Patreon? Well, that must mean I am doing everything right, correct? I guess I can take more liberties then, take more time off and only post content when it suits me…” Is this it? As your “customer” I have to say that you suck as a supplier, unfortunately. And I fear that many others feel and felt the same way. Did you notice that you lost several hundreds of subscribers since your week without content middle of April, because you have been sick and did not even care to communicate? 3 reactions a week is not much, other creators have about twice as much content each week. And as I can understand that you are a fulltime mother first, it would be great at least to be lied to that your channel and the (paying) subscribers have some priority to you. At the end of your reaction for Cinderella Man you have told us that some time ago you had no money to go to the doctors when your kid was sick. Well, I guess the situation has improved a little bit since your channel on YouTube and Patreon blew up, you have your own cinema in your basement and you went to galas to meet Tom Cruise… And all that thanks to the people who support you, pay you and watch your content. I would wish that you would take the whole thing more seriously. Well, that’s just my 2 cents and before all your white knights come for me, I have already cancelled my membership several months ago. But maybe, jus maybe, you are on the wrong path. Wish you all the best for your personal life and for your channels.
Damn... what a welcome back from vacation.
My gf really loves the pictures and hopes that you and your family made a lot of good memories. My gf Eva said something about a heat advisory for most of central Utah so be careful have fun stay cool. Wait you guys already are 😉. Oh and my gf Eva wanted to remind you of this... https://photos.app.goo.gl/YgrufKsYmvdiLCR39
will you watch House of the Dragon after you finished GoT?
When asked about reacting to House of the Dragon, she said: “No, I am still unsure about House of the Dragon. ... I am not against it but maybe off-channel. But I am going to watch the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on-channel after I finish watching Andor.”
Sometimes the grind gets you without you knowing. Glad you're back and recharged though, Cassie. Part II of the year begins now
Hi Cassie, welcome back to PiB, it’s good to know our amazing Captain is back at the helm. Those photos are truly beautiful and I’m not just talking about the ones with you in 😉 I love the mountains, when I’m surrounded by mountains I feel so relaxed and at peace with myself. I wish I could pop over to Canada. Well, maybe one day. I will keep wishing. The monsterverse sounds good fun. It will be interesting to read the comments for the much maligned Godzilla 98! Especially from the fans of that universe. Can’t wait for Andor, I wasn’t to sure after the first few episodes, but I’ve gotten into it now. Just a gentle reminder, you did say you would hope to revisit some more Bond this year. Man with the golden gun and Moonraker would be awesome. Have a great week Cassie. You are the best❤️ P.s if you get a chance please give Ben a nudge for me, for some reason my priority picks on Popcorn requests have been suspended or something like that. It’s not a big problem. Thanks Cassie.
Mark, good reminder about old school Bond but why waste a recommendation on the third best Bond when you could’ve suggested the original, best Bond? Sean Connery FOREVER!!!
Psyched for Pee-Wee and Blues Brothers whenever that comes up.
Canada looks amazing! Going to have to visit sometime. Also, haha, mom got you with the bunny ears. Great pictures, welcome back!
haha that's actually my daughter doing the bunny ears😂
We missed you too Cassie! So glad you had a great time back home with your family, It was a well deserved break. But equally excited to have back in the saddle. Been brushing up on my Cassie and Carly movies for trivia night, I know I'm not going to win, I just hope to do better than the last time!
Same with me for trivia nights, I usually finish near that bottom of the pack, but they are just so much fun!
Waterton looks to be as beautiful as ever !!!
Beautiful pics! Glad it was a good adventure and nice vacation. Have a great pioneer day. 🎇😊
Beautiful photos! I used to go to Canada every year and loved it! The views from the water were stunning and seeing the wildlife in their natural habitat was amazing! I’m so glad you had a great time and were able to give your children a taste of what you experienced growing up…these are memories they’ll cherish for a lifetime!🥰
Welcome back Cassie , your absence was felt !! 😄
Welcome back! Amazing photos 😍
Welcome back home, Cassie! As always, you took some amazing pics during your visit to Canada…many of them are postcard worthy! Completely stoked for Pacific Rim and some more Godzilla and Kong movies!
Godzilla 1998 will be fun for her I think at the very least.
Welcome back Cassiezilla
Cassie, glad you had a good time.
Well, Alberta has some really wonderful-looking spots. The return to the MonsterVerse looks like a lot of fun. My personal favorite version of King Kong and Shin Godzilla are two movies I'm really looking forward to getting your opinion on. With Pacific Rim, I have a special relationship. The first time I watched it, I thought, "What a load of crap!" But it really grew on me over time. Happy to watch it again. As Sam Neill has sadly passed away, how about a poll in his honour?
We are glad to see that your back.... I am now being told we are going to be gone when you are at your family reunion. We will be logging out of Patreon for 12 days. Not much too say, only this: Her tombstone doesn't include her baby. Ok, that's wrong. Oh be sure to hit the sound button to here Somewhere Over The Rainbow https://www.facebook.com/share/v/194hcLgSPB/
U-571 is dope!
I just had a look at the PAF submissions, and I don't like to make accusations, but I have a sneaky suspicion that some people are creating multiple accounts to get their movie in more than once. The movie 'Legend' has recently been submitted twice, in quick succession. And 'A Man Called Otto' has 3 submissions in total. I mean, come on, what are the chances? I hope that the people in charge will at least look into it and make sure that there's no funny business going on.
I’m pretty sure Ben verifies all the submissions, and he definitely makes sure the winner is verified afterwards.
Cassie, your pictures are one of the biggest reasons why Canada is on my bucket list. Welcome back!
Pacific Rim!!! Another Guillermo del Toro masterpiece (my favorite living director). Jaegers vs kaiju!!! Stoked for this one. Hopefully, his Frankenstein is in the not too distant future. And Cronos. And The Devil’s Backbone. And both Hellboy films. And Mimic. And Crimson Peak. And The Shape of Water. Also excited to see King Kong 76 (with a young, hunk-a-licious Jeff Bridges and gorgeous Jessica Lange) coming up as well as the uber fantastic Shin Godzilla. Godzilla 98 is a Hollywood travesty. But the Monsterverse is pure popcorn fun so I’m looking forward to Godzilla 2014.
And a “rewatch” of Pan’s Labyrinth.
Glad to have you back! Looks like you guys had a great time. Alberta is beautiful!
Glad you enjoyed yourself out in those beautiful stomping grounds. Great pics/memories. Looking forward to the Godzilla-thon, even '98 despite its rep with a lot of folks lol. Honestly haven't seen it since it was new. I remember the big fast-food promotions and all that, vividly. Anyway, Welcome back!
It was big at the time with non-traditional Godzilla fans that were just looking to be entertained.
Welcome back! Hopefully you are fully recharged after being back home!
Welcome back, nice holiday snaps glad you had a good time. Pacific Rim is pretty decent tbh, will that be whats in store for the EB live on monday (if still happening) or a chat?.
Welcome back! Cassie is back fam, she is back to kick ass with these banger reactions and....oohhh pacific rim! 🙌 💪❤️👍
Sounds like a great time! Glad you’re recharged.
The one with Matthew Broderick isn’t a Godzilla film.
True, but if it leads to Shin Godzilla getting watched I can live with it.
Thanks Cassie! I am Canadian also; I’m an east coast girl 🇨🇦🍁
Canada looking beautiful as always. Went on a canoe/fishing trip years ago to... Atikokan🤔?? NW of Thunder Bay, it was stunning, waters up to 15-20' deep and could see bottom clear as day.
Excited for King Kong 1976 and the Monsterverse, but I will say...you don't *have* to watch Godzilla 1998 (even though it'll be amusing).
Ashamed to admit I liked Godzilla 98 when I first saw it. Then I saw it again and wondered if I had carbon monoxide poisoning or someone slipped something into my theater Coke or I had a mini-stroke during the previews. How in the world did I like that? It’s not an infrequent occurrence for me to dislike a movie on initial viewing but grow to love it (The Thing, Day of the Dead and The Shining being perfect examples). But I almost never like a movie at first viewing and then grow to abhor it. But that’s the case with Godzilla 98.
Thank goodness PaF is no longer automatically rolling over each month. If people really want their movie to be reacted to they'll put in a little effort
Agree 100%.
Yes, so excited about the monster verse. As well as shin godzilla which ive shamefully never seen
Great scenery almost looks like Alaska
Top tier upcoming post. A little something for everyone I hope.
Welcome back!
Beautiful pics
I loved Pacific Rim the first time i saw it, then watched it with my son when he was like 5 and he also loved it so watched it probably a dozen times more and I actually like it even more now