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Hey friends! How are you? Tonight I put on a baby shower for Carly and I am exhausted! Admittedly I brought it upon myself to be extra but I love a theme, I love a party and it was a ton of work but it turned out just how I pictured it in my head and was so fun to celebrate her and baby boy coming soon. My parents came down as well to come and support which was a special bonus! That was my last big thing for a while so now I can continue to lie to myself and tell myself that now things will calm down for a little ;)
This week we have Choof's Poll Winner with TCA, starting AKOT7K and LH-ok ill stop! Should be fun! On YT it will be (well Rashomon from last week) OBAA (can't stop), Andor and Tropic Thunder. Coming up will be Monsterverse sprinkled in, B&W Poll Winners, PAF Winner, Once upon a Time in the West and before you know it it will be Hallloween!
I just posted two black and white film polls. Pre and Post 1960 and I can see they are off to a close start!
August Pick a Flick is closed now and we will have the LIVE draw on Tuesday the 8th after Labor Day!
I hope you guys have an excellent Labor Day holiday coming up, I am personally hoping for cool weather and absolutely zero plans!
Love you like Godzilla loves stompin'
Cassie
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Thomas Crowne Affair: A good movie... but this is the inferior version imho. Steve McQueen & Faye Dunaway make a chess game erotic.
Will House of the dragon ever be a thing?
Hopefully not.
Just seen that Michael B Jordan is directing and starring in the Thomas crown affair 2027. Release next march https://youtu.be/gnm4HgIAVmU
Hope it's good.
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Requests Top 6 1. Chinatown (1974) – 1,180 points 2. Out of Sight (1998) – 996 3. Charade (1963) – 959 4. Sunshine (2007) – 953 5. Wind River (2017) – 939 6. A Bridge Too Far (1977) – 938 beta.popcorninbed.com
A Bridge Too Far is the only one that I have even a little interest in seeing a reaction to.
Just watched Cassie in the Trivia shootout. No spoilers but you did great. And you should wear red more often
Chrissie Canuk is doing a 'back to school' theme in September which is an idea for PiB
Dunk and Egg!!!
I can't wait to see your reaction of AKOTSK, it's brilliant. The Last Kingdom is worth watching sometime as well. ,
I love "The Last Kingdom" (2015-2022) (46 episodes) [IMDb 8.5].
How many people here use the new Requests list regularly? And do you check out Movie Requests Chat (to the right of My Requests / Leaderboard)? The Requests Chat allows people to tag movies for upvoting, a great way to promote films you like for upvotes and upvote other movies you may not have thought to add yourself. I’ve been using it for awhile now but it always seems like only a handful of people are using it right now and getting anything upvoted is a slower process than it should be. I encourage anyone using the new site to check it out.
I'm assuming usage of the new site remains low, maybe only a few hundred patrons if I had to guess. I have upvoted films from the Requests Chat. I would like Cassie to source from Top 1000, but she seems stuck in the Top 200 for the most part. Curious how were the B&W polls sourced? I'm assuming Ben and the mods put these together. An odd mix of films, some glaring omissions IMO.
Why is ANOT7K being overhyped? I loved got and was let gown at the end. Hyped for Hotd, and then I started to not root for any of the characters in the follow up seasons. Then watched akot7k, thought it was meh. Stuck in one location and the shorter episodes, felt underwhelming, Probably just me but honest opinion. Ramsey was right, if you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention. That’s pretty much GOT universe summed up.
The character development is really good though. It's a different kind of story, yes. But that means they have time for more details and parallels, which they do very well.
The terrible choices continue
Love both TCA and Ladyhawke 😊
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms!!!!! YESSSSSSS!
Wow! Incredible week ahead - very excited. Thank you!
Just curious- is there an actual schedule with the dates of when each is posted/released?
Hi, not at this time. YouTube releases are partially up to what will be cleared for release by that platform. A block sometimes necessitates a re-edit and a pushed release date. Likewise, Patreon releases are best left to a target of during the week as they often require the combined work of several people whose schedules don't always coincide and are subject to change.
I would like to recommend after A knight of the Seven Kingdoms you should give the show "Shogun" a shot. It is only ten episodes and completely amazing. In my opinion one of the greatest mini series ever.
Completely agree. Shōgun (2024) = gorgeous, immersive. I said in comment: "I think Shōgun (2024) (10 episodes) would affect you like Andor did. Such beauty intertwined in the reality of the times. Its 3-episode premiere set streaming record of nine million views on Hulu and Disney+." Great dialogue. A lot of feels. Culture. Romance. Complex characters. IMDb 8.6, RT 99%.
About to watch Lady Hawke for the first time. Kind of excited. Young M. Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, fantasy, director of The Goonies...sounds charming. One that I wouldn't have even known existed if it wasn't for this channel.
Chris -- I will be curious your thoughts/opinion. I have not seen Ladyhawke.
The Thomas Crown Affair is gonna be the best one on your list Cassie :)
I feel like Kot7K is GoT made for Cassie. When I first watched it I couldn't wait to see her reaction. Enjoy!
Same. Much more light-hearted and grounded. Not that she can't handle the bloody stuff. We know she can now lol. But overall it's more a fun romp. At least this first season was
Busy Busy Busy. Congrats to Carly, and props to you for making things fun and special, per usual. Looking forward to Knight of the seven kingdoms (Again, I think you'll enjoy its humor and groundedness) and the Pierce Brosnan Thomas Crown Affair. That's my favorite version (Though i also liked the original). 90s Pierce was just DIFFERENT. Swagger on Swagger. And he's still that way lol. Good stuff, Cassie
Hi Cassie, I pretty sure you say most weeks “things will calm down” Im not convinced you really believe that 😉 But it sounds like you are making your family very happy and as long as you are having fun and not burning yourself out. As we say in Norfolk UK “Keep you a troshin”🤠 I won’t go into my woes, as there are many. But I’m grateful I’m alive, healthy ish! have great wife, family and friends and have this amazing community to take my mind of things. I haven’t seen any of the three movies this week, but I am intrigued to see what they are like. Here is my weekly gentle request for “Horror of Dracula” 1958 for October. Go on! You know it makes sense! I have no idea what Labour Day is? But have a good one. Does it mean you have to work extra hard on this day?! Don’t ever stop being you Cassie, you are the best ❤️
Mark - I've never watched “Horror of Dracula” (1958) that I can recall but gets good reviews. I support your weekly gentle request.
Greetings. I'm actually curious about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. And even more curious whether I can stop myself from watching the whole thing through once I've started, but I'll give it an honest try and watch it for the first time alongside you. Ladyhawke has a very unique style - I've never seen anything quite like it since, but I liked it... well, it had Michelle Pfeiffer in it - DUH!!! (my 13-year-old self just interrupted the comment - sorry) Thanks for including Paths of Glory in the poll! Have a fun week.
+1 for Paths of Glory
Please consider reacting to (or including in the next runner-up poll) American History X that came in a strong 2nd place in Choof's picks poll: 34% – Thomas Crown Affair (1999) *31% – American History X 19% – Doctor Sleep 9% – The Iron Claw 7% – Inside Llewyn Davis
As I've mentioned before, "American History X" always gets major views on YT -- regardless of how much it may scar the viewer...
Thomas Crown Affair is awesome a remake of a Classic heist thriller With a Romantic chess match( literally and figuratively ) Between our two leads Original had Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo do an excellent job in this It is a fairly different choice for famed action director John McTiernan (Die Hard ,Predator ) Who was apparently a fan of the original and wanted to do his take on it I just know you'll enjoy this Cassie!😄♥️🍿
The Thomas Crown Affair is awesome a remake of classic heist thriller with a romantic chess match (literally and figuratively) Between our leads Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo It's also fairly different choice for famed action director John McTiernan (Die Hard Predator). I know you'll enjoy this Cassie .😄♥️ 🍿
Would Cassie be acquainted with Rene Russo yet?
Congratulations on s successful party Cassie, it's always nice when a plan comes together!
Reading through the comments, I see that a Knight of the 7 Kingdoms is actually more Game of Thrones. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I'm very excited to see it. I never thought I was going to actually like GOT, but boy was I wrong!
Me too!
Oh, I've been waiting to see Cassie's reaction to Thomas Crown Affair for so long. Can't wait!
Nothing of interest for me this week.
I thought Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (only 6 episodes each in range of 30 to 42 minutes) was tolerable, though have not watched last couple of episodes but look forward to completing w/Cassie's reaction. I thought done well. Refreshing. A lighter tone generally than GoT. Not same old same old. Has highest IMDb rating (8.6) of any major TV series episodes released in 2026. I like better than HoD, though not directly comparable.
Looks like Truman Show got taken down on YouTube. That sucks for Cassie.
As did "Obsession" -- interesting, given that I've sensed a sort of uptick in movie reaction views in the last week or two. 🤷♂️
I hope you eventually watch the original, 1968 "The Thomas Crown Affair." It is a much more maturely scripted movie with a marvelous score by Michel Legrand. The remake leans into a kind of adolescent romanticism, Mission Impossible-style action, and a score that is far too on-the-nose.
It's been a while since we had news on this, is Lonesome Dove still on the agenda?
HOTD did she watch it?
No
The 2 movies I have wanted, waited for and hoped to get.............. U571, Thomas Crown Affair, so I'm super excited. I just hope it's a sisters' watch, please...........I think your enjoyment would be amplified with her next to you as you try to figure out the ending
She should really watch Fritz Lang’s Metropolis 1927 it’s celebrating its 100th anniversary soon
ewwww one battle after another. ugggh. At this point, all the horror seuqles of the 1980s are classic compared this modern crap
While I consider it one of Paul Thomas Anderson's lesser films, I'm tired of people presuming it to be an attack on the political right (even though I'd say it's a pretty easy target at this point). The film doesn't glorify the French 75 any more than it condemns the Christmas Adventurers Club; they're both merely presented as they are. 🙄
Please try to squeeze in Eight Men Out (1988) while it's still baseball season!!
Yes, definitely the most underrated baseball movie of all time... followed by "Bang the Drum Slowly."
All the best to Carly, I bet it was a great baby shower!
Thank you for doing two Black and White movie polls, Cassie! I am so thrilled that Citizen Kane (1941) is in the lead!...would have liked to have seen Ed Wood (1994) leading the other poll but, hey, can't have everything!
The anticipation for Ladyhawke is so sky high the way its been dangled before us for weeks and weeks! I lillooove the anticipation!!!!!
Yes, "Ladyhawke" is one of the great kiddie fantasies of the '80s -- though I'm still annoyed that Addie Counts never edited her reaction for YT . 😒
I don’t remember how many there are, but I hope that the monster movies will take a break during October and not take away spots from horror movies.
Agreed
Looks like another week of nothing worth watching on PIB.
yep, the horror sequels esp. Friday the 13th franchise is t he new "Floor is lava" meme
Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms what a great show we highly suggest House Of The Dragon we think you would love it too. Ladyhawke we have something really nice planned for the both of you since it was made in 1985 and neither one of you was alive in 1985. So were going to take you back to 1985. We spent a lot of time on this. We hope you had fun with the baby shower my gf was telling me about how beautiful they are. I have short funny story about you and Carly I recently introduced my gf to Bon Jovi not mainstream Bon Jovi but my Bon Jovi like Born to Me Baby she loved it Never Say Goodbye she loved it to Bed Of Roses loved it. Then I introduced her to It's My Life even know it has 1.6 billion views on YT she had never heard it. When she sings it now she changes the lyrics When he sings " Tommy and Gina " in the second verse she changes it to Ben and Cassie or Cassie and Carly which I think is pretty sweet. Just a cute funny story to set the mood for the week. All Lyrics https://genius.com/Bon-jovi-its-my-life-lyrics Sharon Tate was tragically scheduled to have her baby shower on August 9, 1969 she died the night before. I have decided to put the breaks on Sharon Tate media for a while and just tell you good stories about her. I am full of them.
I have my DVD of "Ladyhawke" standing by ready to play when you broadcast your reaction!
That's good because I don't think Ladyhawke is free to stream on any major streaming service. Can rent for $5.99 on Prime.
LadyHawk is beautiful and romantic.
I didn't love KOTSK as much as others did but it was good enough that I will give it a re-watch with the reactions
This'll I think be the 4th watch of KotSK I've done. I adore it and everyone in it
As a huge Steve McQueen fan, I have mixed feelings about Thomas Crown. I recognise that McQueen was not right for the part and that Pierce probably did it better. However!.....Rene Russo is no Faye Dunaway and I think we need a Faye Dunaway poll as compensation. In fact, just skip the poll and watch Towering Inferno and me and Faye will forgive you.
Yeah, I don't know why so many people seem to prefer the remake over the original. Dunaway was far more alluring when she was still a blonde, IMO, and it's still a crime that no one has reacted to "Bonnie and Clyde."
Our favorite month is coming up, so as usual, I've prepared a schedule that I think is fitting: Night Of the Living Dead (1968) - OG zombie movie. If it doesn't win the current poll, of course. Rosemary's Baby (1968) - Psychological horror at its finest. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - One of the greats. The Omen (1976) - Iconic film with an even more iconic score. Friday the 13th (1980) - One of the Big 3 of horror from the late 70s-early 80s. The Fog (1980) - Underrated John Carpenter film. The Howling (1981) - Long time since we had some werwolves on here. Fright Night (1985) - Fun vampire movie with that 80s high school vibe that you enjoy. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) - Another teenage drama-horror in the mould of Scream. The Devil's Advocate (1997) - Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron. Nuff said. Scary Movie (2000) - A hilarious spoof of many famous horror movies. But first you need to watch I Know What You did Last Summer. The Mist (2007) - A Stephen King adaption with one of the most memorable scenes ever. Paranormal Activity (2007) - Found footage film. The Witch (2015) - A folktale horror directed by Robert Eggers who did Nosferatu. Doctor Sleep Director's Cut (2019) - Sequel to The Shining The Lighthouse (2019) - Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as lighthousekeepers on a desert rock. Also directed by Robert Eggers. With this program, I think there's a good balance between scary, fun, exhilarating.
NotLD, The Fog, The Witch, and Dr. Sleep would be great. The rest range from good to no thanks.
Looking forward to AKOT7K. I think Shōgun (2024) (10 episodes) would affect you like Andor did. Such beauty intertwined in the reality of the times. Its 3-episode premiere set streaming record of nine million views on Hulu and Disney+.
Shogun 2024 sucks.
If you haven't seen Avatar: The Last Airbender I recommend that next. Maybe a show that is a bit lighter and still good.
You are just non-stop Cassie. I have a feeling that by the time Carly gives birth to your nephew, you're going to be more exhausted than her after labour 😂
Wonder if Carly is cognizant of just how much her world and free time is about to change. Lol
I still think it should be A Bridge Too Far we suppose to watch as that was the runner up in the war poll and not Once Upon A Time In The West, its still a good film though no shade. Enjoy your more relaxed weeks ahead starting with this greatlineup of tv/films
Once Upon a Time in the West was the runner up against Best in Show. She misspoke when she said war poll.
I don't want to oversell it, but Knight of the Seven Kingdoms made fans forgive HBO for season 8 of GOT.
Slow your roll
You're watching the German version of THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1999)?
Everyone on their best no spoiler behavior next week! 😆
Knight of the seven Kingdoms is a BLAST, ive watched it 4-5 times already as the while thing is like 3 and a half hours
AKOT7K let's gooo! And just throwing it out there because it's so short my suggest for the next show is ARCANE
I second Arcane. I didn't know anything about the game it's based on and I loved the show.
You’re gonna love knight of the seven kingdoms
More game of thrones! 🎉