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Maybe a year or so ago, l stumbled upon one of the more recent forms of social media, the reaction video.

Iirc, l was looking for clips from Airplane!, my favorite comedy. I had been idling along on YouTube when l decided l wanted just a little bit, one gag from the film.

So l naturally type in the search box, click and up comes someone reacting to the film.

Maybe it's old news to most folks, but it was a surprise to me. The concept seemed a bit weird at first, but after some initial explorations l started to appreciate some of the reactors out there.

A year later, my favorite is " Cassie ", whom you'll find on her Popcorn in Bed channel.

Anyone else into reaction videos?

Quote from: LKB on September 07, 2022, 06:26:18 AM
Maybe a year or so ago, l stumbled upon one of the more recent forms of social media, the reaction video.

Iirc, l was looking for clips from Airplane!, my favorite comedy. I had been idling along on YouTube when l decided l wanted just a little bit, one gag from the film.

So l naturally type in the search box, click and up comes someone reacting to the film.

Maybe it's old news to most folks, but it was a surprise to me. The concept seemed a bit weird at first, but after some initial explorations l started to appreciate some of the reactors out there.

A year later, my favorite i is " Cassie ", whom you'll find on her Popcorn in Bed channel.

Anyone else into reaction videos?

Several months ago, I stumbled across a couple of ones of some young ones reacting to music that they had heard for the first time (suggested to them by either friends or followers of their channels).  Kind of fun to see what they thought of them.  They were listening to (or watching old concert videos) of some classic rock/artists.  I did also watch a couple of other ones:  one was of a professional flautist/teacher watching a Tull video (which, if I'm recalling correctly, I.A. was self-taught...which also explained some of his "different" fingering/techniques).

I hadn't heard of "reaction videos" before then.

PD

Great thread idea!  $:)

I am myself HOOKED on movie reaction videos! As a Star Wars fan (before the dark times of Disney) I am especially into "millenials" watching Star Wars movies 1-6 for the first time. Reactions to horror movies are also fun. Some people are just TERRIFIED by movies I consider myself only mildly scary and their (genuine or acted) reactions to jump scares are great entertainment!  ;D

Popcorn in Bed is one of the many channels I watch. Recently she watched Poltergeist 1982 and was terrified.  :D

Quote from: 71 dB on September 07, 2022, 07:06:00 AM
...Popcorn in Bed is one of the many channels I watch. Recently she watched Poltergeist 1982 and was terrified.  :D

https://youtu.be/d0TRpBIwwZ4

Yes, Cassie's reaction at 27:45 is epic.  :laugh:

Quote from: LKB on September 07, 2022, 07:20:25 AM
https://youtu.be/d0TRpBIwwZ4

Yes, Cassie's reaction at 27:45 is epic.  :laugh:

Not only epic but slow motion black and white epic!   ;D

The strongest physical reaction to a jump scare I have ever had was probably caused by James Wan's Conjuring. It was so strong that I was surprised myself, but still it was maybe 5 % of Cassie's reaction to a jump scare that for me is "funny" rather than scary. Horror movies have become much more scary with time. The Exorcist for example isn't that scary for me (it is still a very good movie!) and Poltergeist (a very lovely and well directed by Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg spooky movie of the 80's) is combination of fantasy and family drama for me rather than horror.

My favorite horror movie reaction channel is probably she's scared (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChx5mPZFkHeMOMnWAYYv0mA).

So here's someone reacting to The Return of the King.

I haven't seen very many of his uploads, but Peter Jackson's first Tolkien trilogy is my favorite " franchise " by a very long road ( goes ever on, and on... ), and I'll give pretty much anyone who's reacting to the films an " audition ".

Note, he's a bit coarse. But at least it's honest swearing, and mostly bleeped to boot.

https://youtu.be/zIo8Wm_0WMM

Quote from: LKB on September 22, 2022, 07:11:57 AM
So here's someone reacting to The Return of the King.

I haven't seen very many of his uploads, but Peter Jackson's first Tolkien trilogy is my favorite " franchise " by a very long road ( goes ever on, and on... ), and I'll give pretty much anyone who's reacting to the films an " audition ".

Note, he's a bit coarse. But at least it's honest swearing, and mostly bleeped to boot.

https://youtu.be/zIo8Wm_0WMM (https://youtu.be/zIo8Wm_0WMM)

Oh, I'll check this out later. By seeming chance, I've recently watched both the Rankin/Bass Hobbit and Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings.

Are there any reaction videos that show people reacting to posts on GMG? :)

Quote from: Spotted Horses on September 22, 2022, 07:26:10 AM
Are there any reaction videos that show people reacting to posts on GMG? :)

;D

Would love to see them!   ;)

PD

Probably just a lot of eye-rolling. :)

Quote from: Spotted Horses on September 22, 2022, 07:34:24 AM
Probably just a lot of eye-rolling. :)

:laugh:

But, oh the comments (like regarding people's thoughts/love/hate of certain recordings) would be priceless!  ;)

PD

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on September 22, 2022, 07:25:13 AM
Oh, I'll check this out later. By seeming chance, I've recently watched both the Rankin/Bass Hobbit and Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings.

I cannot be more specific but there is a video/critique of the Bakshi LotR (in several parts, probably easy to find on ytube) that is absolutely hilarious although that is almost entirely due to the source material.
I saw the Bakshi as a teenager on TV, actually a few years before I read the book (I'd probably read "The "Hobbit") in the late 1980s, long before anyone would thinkg of a "real" LotR movie and had comparably positive memories, probably just because it basically was my first encounter with that story. But it really deserves all the fun that reviewer makes of it.

Quote from: Jo498 on September 22, 2022, 07:51:55 AM
I cannot be more specific but there is a video/critique of the Bakshi LotR (in several parts, probably easy to find on ytube) that is absolutely hilarious although that is almost entirely due to the source material.
I saw the Bakshi as a teenager on TV, actually a few years before I read the book (I'd probably read "The "Hobbit") in the late 1980s, long before anyone would thinkg of a "real" LotR movie and had comparably positive memories, probably just because it basically was my first encounter with that story. But it really deserves all the fun that reviewer makes of it.

This was a revisitation for me. I had probably seen it in Rockaway, New Jersey at a midnight showing. There are flaws, no question, but a lot to like, too.

Quote from: LKB on September 22, 2022, 07:11:57 AM
So here's someone reacting to The Return of the King.

I haven't seen very many of his uploads, but Peter Jackson's first Tolkien trilogy is my favorite " franchise " by a very long road ( goes ever on, and on... ), and I'll give pretty much anyone who's reacting to the films an " audition ".

Note, he's a bit coarse. But at least it's honest swearing, and mostly bleeped to boot.

https://youtu.be/zIo8Wm_0WMM

Good fun!

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on September 22, 2022, 12:00:14 PM
Good fun!

The hobbits has made it this far; if they die, I'm gonna riot.

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on September 22, 2022, 12:11:22 PM
The hobbits has made it this far; if they die, I'm gonna riot.

At the end of the reaction he sums up his feelings regarding Jackson's magnum opus, at one point comparing it to the Harry Potter films, which apparently comprise his favorite franchise. He gives the nod to Jackson for making something incomparable, keeping it real and earning my respect in the process.

I'll certainly be watching more reactions from him.  ;)

Chris Broad reacting to the reaction videos to his video "12 Things Not Do in Japan":

https://www.youtube.com/v/CRAqd5EMnrk

https://youtu.be/CRAqd5EMnrk

Quote from: LKB on September 22, 2022, 07:49:02 PM
At the end of the reaction he sums up his feelings regarding Jackson's magnum opus, at one point comparing it to the Harry Potter films, which apparently comprise his favorite franchise. He gives the nod to Jackson for making something incomparable, keeping it real and earning my respect in the process.

I'll certainly be watching more reactions from him.  ;)

"Sam's got a body count!"

Love this guy.

Reaction videos are like partially baffling that they exist/sometimes okay or slightly entertaining/mostly not that interesting. I used to watch them occasionally every now and then, they were okay, but completely stopped. I especially dislike "professional X reacts to Y" videos- just rubs me the wrong way, feels very shallow (and even worse, I usually have no clue who these people are). Idk... IMO the person or subject comes first, not the title- feels halfway like a LinkedIn profile when worded that way.

More baffling is the existence of Mukbang. Just why?.......  ???

Quote from: Daverz on September 22, 2022, 08:42:03 PM
Chris Broad reacting to the reaction videos to his video "12 Things Not Do in Japan":

Ha. Pretty sure I've watched this one, along with dozens of his videos. I love how his new home looks.

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 05, 2022, 02:35:29 PM
"Sam's got a body count!"

Love this guy.

His reaction to the end of The Mist was such that one of his dogs appeared to come to his aid, something I've read about but never saw until l watched the video:

https://youtu.be/qRI6-VR1m8I

Against his wishes, our man watches Jn Carpenter's The Thing. Hell, even his preamble is entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/v/ihpaXbm1DJg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihpaXbm1DJg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihpaXbm1DJg)

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 29, 2022, 08:47:39 AM
Against his wishes, our man watches Jn Carpenter's The Thing. Hell, even his preamble is entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/v/ihpaXbm1DJg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihpaXbm1DJg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihpaXbm1DJg)

He is most assuredly memorable.

Sometime today l will try to post links for my favorite reactors ( an idea l'm still getting used to ).

As semi-promised, here are links to some of the reactors I've found to be worthwhile:

https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornInBed/videos ( Always my first destination, and it doesn't take a lot of time with " Cassie " to understand why. )

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEUgkAhSWYqG2IWvFXcJpgg/videos ( One of the first channels I encountered, this young man's positive energy is consistently entertaining. )

https://www.youtube.com/c/MovieswithMary/videos ( " Mary " lives in Belgium, and is rather charmingly dorky. My kind of gal, if forty years too late... )

https://www.youtube.com/c/CineBingeReact/videos ( A Canadian couple, who compliment each other pretty well in this sort of activity. )

https://www.youtube.com/c/JustSUMMReactions/videos ( An American couple, who seem fairly nice and are probably loyal Wal-Mart customers. )

https://www.youtube.com/c/BaddMedicine/videos ( Three friends who certainly enjoy reacting. )

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4RsZQih4mANoSKvpuBekAQ/videos ( A rather direct young lady who has LOTS of opinions, but still is not off-putting. )

Also our friend with the dogs , who Karl linked earlier.

Quote from: LKB on November 01, 2022, 01:24:46 AM
As semi-promised, here are links to some of the reactors I've found to be worthwhile:

https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornInBed/videos ( Always my first destination, and it doesn't take a lot of time with " Cassie " to understand why. )

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEUgkAhSWYqG2IWvFXcJpgg/videos ( One of the first channels I encountered, this young man's positive energy is consistently entertaining. )

https://www.youtube.com/c/MovieswithMary/videos ( " Mary " lives in Belgium, and is rather charmingly dorky. My kind of gal, if forty years too late... )

https://www.youtube.com/c/CineBingeReact/videos ( A Canadian couple, who compliment each other pretty well in this sort of activity. )

https://www.youtube.com/c/JustSUMMReactions/videos ( An American couple, who seem fairly nice and are probably loyal Wal-Mart customers. )

https://www.youtube.com/c/BaddMedicine/videos ( Three friends who certainly enjoy reacting. )

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4RsZQih4mANoSKvpuBekAQ/videos ( A rather direct young lady who has LOTS of opinions, but still is not off-putting. )

Also our friend with the dogs , who Karl linked earlier.

Cassie of Popcorn In Bed is indeed lovely, but lately I have watched less her reactions. I'm interested of reactions to movies that are important for me (and have seen! Especially newer movies rarely interests me.) Her 10 latest reaction are for movies:

Interview With a Vampire
The Crow
Sleepy Hollow
Tremors
Amadeus
28 days later
Christine
Young Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Shaun of the Dead

Of those I have seen Amadeus, 28 days later, Christine and parts of Tremors and Shaun of the Dead. None of these movies are important for me. I did watch her reaction to Christine.

I choose according to the movies rather than the reactor. I have enjoyed lately the reactions of Thor Reacts (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW817qQSzTz02XRF0wtA7Ig/videos) to Steven Spielberg movies. I also like horror movie (Shining, Conjuring, Annabelle, Insidious,...) reactions (She's Scared, The Homies, Trixy Blue etc.) I watch reactions on dozens of channels. If I watch one reaction to Spielberg's Jaws or Jurassic Park, Youtube recommends me many other reactions to these movies...

Just a few updates...

At " Popcorn in Bed ", Cassie has convinced her sister, Carly, to watch Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings for the first time:

https://youtu.be/OjSQknw8wXs

At EOM, our man and his doughty dogs has uploaded his reaction to The Terminator:

https://youtu.be/mvA8v6dgoeA

James has reacted to my favorite film...

https://youtu.be/SvGIVYVLNes

And, a while back, to The Lighthouse from 2019, which l've not yet seen in its entirety but seems to be extraordinary:

https://youtu.be/-krvmCdd7zI

Finally, we have Ashliegh reacting to Richard Donner's Superman:

https://youtu.be/4BDq_-OfTzo

Season's Greetings!  8)

Quote from: LKB on December 09, 2022, 06:34:27 PMJames has reacted to my favorite film...

https://youtu.be/SvGIVYVLNes (https://youtu.be/SvGIVYVLNes)

I started with this today.

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 10, 2022, 09:37:26 AMI started with this today.

Loved it! And I heard someone address HAL as "bruh!"

I'm more into music reactions, though I have several movie reactions on my watch later list.

Of music reactions, Jamel_AKA_Jamal is king. Music reactions are a dime a dozen, but he's so clearly genuine and charismatic.

Main channel (https://www.youtube.com/@jamelakajamal)
Second channel (non-music reactions) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X_pWvelZBg)

Quote from: KevinP on December 10, 2022, 01:55:29 PMI'm more into music reactions, though I have several movie reactions on my watch later list.

Of music reactions, Jamel_AKA_Jamal is king. Music reactions are a dime a dozen, but he's so clearly genuine and charismatic.

Main channel (https://www.youtube.com/@jamelakajamal)
Second channel (non-music reactions) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X_pWvelZBg)

     He's one of the best.

Since Karl is watching ( or just watched ) one of Kubrick's more infamous films and since l apparently skipped this channel by accident, here are TBR Schmitt with A Clockwork Orange:

https://youtu.be/yRttis6IDc8

Quote from: LKB on January 25, 2023, 06:47:52 PMSince Karl is watching ( or just watched ) one of Kubrick's more infamous films and since l apparently skipped this channel by accident, here are TBR Schmitt with A Clockwork Orange:

https://youtu.be/yRttis6IDc8

Thanks. I enjoyed this, if "enjoyed" is le mot juste.

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 26, 2023, 11:14:58 AMThanks. I enjoyed this, if "enjoyed" is le mot juste.

They're pretty laid back. They don't try to be hilarious or especially witty, and come across as an honest couple.

Apparently the lady is an engineer, they just did Apollo 13 recently and she made some astute observations while watching for the first time.

Quote from: LKB on January 26, 2023, 06:49:56 PMThey're pretty laid back. They don't try to be hilarious or especially witty, and come across as an honest couple.

Apparently the lady is an engineer, they just did Apollo 13 recently and she made some astute observations while watching for the first time.

I like their approach. I've also watched their Dr Strangelove. 

Reaction videos have changed. Before (a year or so ago) people reacted a lot to the "big" movies from the past a few decades ago, but nowadays they react to TV-series, children animations and 5 penny comedies. The "watching for the first time" idea has changed. I started watching these reactions because to me it was interesting to see what a person who has never seen STAR WARS says about it. Not only because I am a Star Wars fan, but also because the status and impact it has in popular culture. I am not interested of watching someone go through Buffy the vampire killer TV series for the first time, or the children's animation "The Secret Life of Pets 2" from 2019. People react to ANYTHING now and all I can say is who cares? I was very interested of what Thor the friendly God thinks about Spielberg's movies, but I am not interested of what he thinks about "How the Grinch Stole the Christmas".

I've hit some music reactions in which they are 'reacting' to music they know well.

If it were somebody who had expert knowledge on the music, fine. It shouldn't be called a 'reaction' video in that case, but those analysis videos can be very good. But somebody just saying, 'I like this song. Listen to be voice. Note here comes a piano solo...' What's the point?

Quote from: KevinP on January 26, 2023, 11:34:43 PMI've hit some music reactions in which they are 'reacting' to music they know well.

If it were somebody who had expert knowledge on the music, fine. It shouldn't be called a 'reaction' video in that case, but those analysis videos can be very good. But somebody just saying, 'I like this song. Listen to be voice. Note here comes a piano solo...' What's the point?

What's the point of cat videos? You like to watch them or then you don't. I have TONS and TONS of other stuff to watch on Youtube. The World changes. Youtube changes with it. Five years ago Youtube videos weren't sponsored by VPN companies and Youtubers didn't beg watchers to join their Patrion. Somehow they were able to earn a living without. Nowadays all they do is whine about how little their videos make money.

Quote from: 71 dB on January 26, 2023, 11:22:33 PMReaction videos have changed. Before (a year or so ago) people reacted a lot to the "big" movies from the past a few decades ago, but nowadays they react to TV-series, children animations and 5 penny comedies. The "watching for the first time" idea has changed. I started watching these reactions because to me it was interesting to see what a person who has never seen STAR WARS says about it. Not only because I am a Star Wars fan, but also because the status and impact it has in popular culture. I am not interested of watching someone go through Buffy the vampire killer TV series for the first time, or the children's animation "The Secret Life of Pets 2" from 2019. People react to ANYTHING now and all I can say is who cares? I was very interested of what Thor the friendly God thinks about Spielberg's movies, but I am not interested of what he thinks about "How the Grinch Stole the Christmas".

I only watch what interests me, as well.

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 27, 2023, 05:09:59 AMI only watch what interests me, as well.

Doesn't everyone do that, but channels/content creators that have interested in the past may become uninteresting when the content changes. For example Jake Verda ruined his Fakejake channel for me by becoming a producer and hiring other people to perform in his videos. It was HIS manerism and HIS voice that made the content gold for me. Without it I don't care about it. Jacklyn Glenn made interesting videos many years ago about losing her faith and becoming an atheist + talking about religion and atheism, but then she started to make completely different videos were she rants about various online feuds while drinking red wine and unboxing/marketing sex toys. Sorry, not interested.  :(

I think this may be one of my all-time favorites:

https://youtu.be/geo11ZcmCyE

EOM has found The Holy Grail!

https://youtu.be/To3Ompyol-A

Yesterday, two of my favorite channels collaborated for a " dog movie " called Hachi.

The result: charm overdose!

https://youtu.be/61sodJGNgSE

Apparently once was not enough, so PIB and CineBinge have another collaborative feature for us:

https://youtu.be/xCpQbyrUlus

Not exactly on topic.

Quote from: Karl Henning on April 03, 2023, 06:14:47 AMNot exactly on topic.

Two directors - one legendary and one visionary - reacting to ( in a manner of speaking ) my favorite film? It's On-Topic enough for me.  ;D 

Badd Medicine reacts to Ready Player One:

https://youtu.be/M644shzllFc

I only saw the film once, and while l enjoyed it l missed a few things which pop up in the above video. The boys certainly seemed to like it.

Also, some rather iconic musical fragments depicting a certain famous Kaiju are evident.

Our man at EOM encounters an emotional iceberg:

https://youtu.be/zIVt5OQwZQ8

Our buddy watches one of my favorites!

And, to say the very least, he does not disappoint!

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 13, 2023, 11:58:52 AM

I'll probably watch this at work tonight, haven't seen the film in a few years. His reactions to Gary Oldman and Chris Tucker should be interesting...

Quote from: LKB on October 06, 2022, 04:16:10 AMHis reaction to the end of The Mist was such that one of his dogs appeared to come to his aid, something I've read about but never saw until l watched the video

Finally getting around to this. I mean, after watching the movie the first time, I needed a break ....

Quote from: LKB on October 06, 2022, 04:16:10 AMhttps://youtu.be/qRI6-VR1m8I

"No, they're reindeer."

EOM experiences cardio-in-a-chair with Jurassic Park. ( I laughed, hard. )

https://youtu.be/rawBBA8xr2g

EOM phone's home:

https://youtu.be/tPCiJG2mDfE

Quote from: LKB on June 29, 2023, 02:06:40 AMEOM phone's home:

https://youtu.be/tPCiJG2mDfE

There aren't many Spielberg movies which I've felt zero desire to re-watch, but this is one of them. I'm not saying that it doesn't deserve its popularity, mind you.

Quote from: LKB on March 20, 2023, 07:27:11 PMEOM has found The Holy Grail!

https://youtu.be/To3Ompyol-A

Glad I chanced to see this (again) because I'd forgotten. Will at last watch presently. Earlier today I started to watch his reaction to Batman Returns, but then it sank in that that would mean substantially watching it again, myself, and I just couldn't. I'm glad for DeVito and Walken that they got checks,anyway.

Then there are the reaction videos to another reaction video.  I like to cook, so the videos of professional chef James Makinson reacting to a reaction video made by a comedian, who has created a character called Uncle Roger, reviewing the likes of Jamie Oliver, Rachel Ray and Youtube chefs are quite fun - the food being made in some of those videos, though, not so much fun.  See here for an example

    I'm a biiig fan of Rob Squad Reactions.


     Their chief weapon is enthusiasm.

Also, how many more videos do we need of people reacting to the first side of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon?  For some, I am not convinced they really are hearing it for the first time.  What would be interesting is seeing a reaction video with the person tripping on some type of psychedelic (even a mild dose) while hearing it for the first time.  That would at least be different and potentially more interesting. 

Quote from: Nunc Dimittis on July 06, 2023, 02:00:07 PMAlso, how many more videos do we need of people reacting to the first side of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon?

    1,387

    362 for Pulp Fiction
   

I'm not really into " second generation " reactions, personally. Any such recursive endeavor implies aspects of infinity, whereas my time is most assuredly finite.  ;D

There is a channel I've started watching recently but haven't mentioned here, I'll probably post a link or two during my weekend.

I'd like to visit the Shire. I'd need wifi, though.


Nah, bro, you got two more movies!

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 10, 2023, 04:40:05 PMI'd like to visit the Shire. I'd need wifi, though.

Nah, bro, you got two more movies!

I'm also chuckling at the captioning, even while I understand how the software is taxed here. "You are a sealed over there" for "You are Isildur's heir."

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 10, 2023, 05:14:57 PMI'm also chuckling at the captioning, even while I understand how the software is taxed here. "You are a sealed over there" for "You are Isildur's heir."

Some wise kimchi!

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 10, 2023, 05:49:21 PMSome wise kimchi!

So, in The Two Towers will the subtitles read, " All your base are belong to us! " ?  :laugh:

Apparently Cassie and Carly have a rather wider fanbase than I would have expected:

https://youtu.be/fmBEnR2cge8

Quote from: LKB on July 28, 2023, 06:07:22 PMApparently Cassie and Carly have a rather wider fanbase than I would have expected:

https://youtu.be/fmBEnR2cge8

I now have to get caught up with the Mission Impossible series!

PD

EOM!
EOM!
EOM!

https://youtu.be/IdZZX9kyO8k

Quote from: Nunc Dimittis on July 06, 2023, 01:37:49 PMThen there are the reaction videos to another reaction video.  I like to cook, so the videos of professional chef James Makinson reacting to a reaction video made by a comedian, who has created a character called Uncle Roger, reviewing the likes of Jamie Oliver, Rachel Ray and Youtube chefs are quite fun - the food being made in some of those videos, though, not so much fun.  See here for an example

I love to cook too, so I recently ran across some of J.M.'s videos--not just the reaction ones, but some straight cooking ones of his giving tips and showing him making some dishes--which are quite helpful.  Besides being on youtube, he also posts instructional ones on Twitch (which I hadn't heard of before).  I can understand why he no longer wants to work 12-hour days in restaurant kitchens!  Looks like he has a fair number of subscribers and the view numbers of videos are often in the hundreds of thousands (with some over a million views).  Hope that this works out for him.

https://www.youtube.com/@ChefJamesMakinson/featured

PD

On that topic here is Mythical Kitchen hilariously roasting Gordon Ramsey's absolutely terrible attempt at a grilled cheese sandwich:

I'll have to watch the Pro Chef reacts!

Quote from: DavidW on September 27, 2023, 01:42:21 PMOn that topic here is Mythical Kitchen hilariously roasting Gordon Ramsey's absolutely terrible attempt at a grilled cheese sandwich:

I'll have to watch the Pro Chef reacts!

Um, yes, that grilled cheese doesn't look melted--as in when you cut into it and pull the halves apart, it should be "gooey" inside.  :(  And choices of cheese?!  ::) And burnt bread?!  :'(

PD

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 28, 2023, 05:40:45 AMUm, yes, that grilled cheese doesn't look melted--as in when you cut into it and pull the halves apart, it should be "gooey" inside.  :(  And choices of cheese?!  ::) And burnt bread?!  :'(

PD

Yes a child could do better! :laugh:

Quote from: DavidW on September 28, 2023, 08:23:10 AMYes a child could do better! :laugh:

I did find Mythical Kitchen's recipe for the chipotle bacon jam online and if anyone's interested, I could provide a link to it over in the eating thread; it looks quite simple, but it sounds tasty (there are more complex ones online, but I'd be tempted to try this one first).

PD

p.s.  For those who haven't watched their video online, he spreads a modest amount of it between his cheese slices.

    I never ever thought I'd see young people reacting to this song from this group.


    When I first heard this in the late 60's I knew I was discovering something which might be described as the importance of being seriously wrong. In a just world guitarist Leigh Stephens would be (as the saying goes) gently but firmly shot at sunrise for this abomination.

     I say let's call it "outsider art" to dignify it a little and justify the influence it had on me.

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 28, 2023, 09:35:17 AMI did find Mythical Kitchen's recipe for the chipotle bacon jam online and if anyone's interested, I could provide a link to it over in the eating thread; it looks quite simple, but it sounds tasty (there are more complex ones online, but I'd be tempted to try this one first).

PD

p.s.  For those who haven't watched their video online, he spreads a modest amount of it between his cheese slices.

See the eating thread.  :)

PD

A while ago I searched for The X-Files reaction videos on Youtube and found the channel Jules Reacts (https://www.youtube.com/@julesreacts). Juliette from Australia reacts to a few TV shows including The X-Files. She had reacted to about 60 episodes already and I binge-watched those and now I watch her new video whenever one drops (every six days it seems). She is currently near the end of season three.
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 27, 2023, 09:32:03 AMhttps://www.youtube.com/@ChefJamesMakinson/featured

I really hate the genre and hate their clickbaity stupid expressions on the thumbnails.  Who cares what some YouTube rando thinks about something?  I get particularly annoyed by the pretentious titles these people give themselves like 'professional composer reacts to Bach'  or whatever

Now get off of my lawn

Quote from: BWV 1080 on September 29, 2023, 07:56:00 AMI really hate the genre and hate their clickbaity stupid expressions on the thumbnails.  Who cares what some YouTube rando thinks about something?  I get particularly annoyed by the pretentious titles these people give themselves like 'professional composer reacts to Bach'  or whatever

Now get off of my lawn

I like it best when I can learn some things--like from a professional chef.  And sometimes just for a good laugh.  :)  But, yes, life is short and one has to make decisions how to spend ones time--what matters.

PD

FYI those terrible thumbnails are there because it drives up views.  The same thing for clickbait titles.

Quote from: DavidW on September 29, 2023, 09:42:01 AMFYI those terrible thumbnails are there because it drives up views.  The same thing for clickbait titles.

Sure, and as with all things Internet, it ends with a Hitler reaction video

(https://preview.redd.it/4pfcluf9x3i61.png?auto=webp&s=31c8f384c147b5a0f706d101546b0989eaacd47c)

That has to be one of the worst I've ever seen!  That is lose your faith in humanity kind of thumbnail.

Here are a few channels l think I've not yet linked.

Dawn Marie:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=pyHSeJ6goYs&si=0Rxvi8PMxZlqccEo

Badd Medicine:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=i8K1KZsFIFk&si=rYdxG4DpGrh0-C5l

The Normies:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rp0GGjIb2v8&si=I1v6FFEkex5tYCF6

And a recent discovery ( with my favorite film! ), White Noise Reacts:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KVlyeSwoGYc&si=ul3gKH0E8fDLV7Lf

     Meet Dasha, a wonderful reactor taking on 2001: A Space Odyssey and killing it.

Quote from: Nunc Dimittis on July 06, 2023, 01:37:49 PMThen there are the reaction videos to another reaction video.  I like to cook, so the videos of professional chef James Makinson reacting to a reaction video made by a comedian, who has created a character called Uncle Roger, reviewing the likes of Jamie Oliver, Rachel Ray and Youtube chefs are quite fun - the food being made in some of those videos, though, not so much fun.  See here for an example

I don't like James Makinson's reactions because he doesn't add much, and has no personality... but Uncle Roger is fire!  I'm subbed to his channel now.  He is so funny!

Cassie vs. The Thing ( 1982 ):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48JvWljE0ng

Technically off-topic, I suppose, as a critique and not a reaction vid per se.

He goes into The Fly cold.

And our bro girds his loins ...

Quote from: Karl Henning on November 01, 2023, 02:46:55 PMAnd our bro girds his loins ...

I love that he has a fly blocking his mouth when he cusses.

I check in with Filmmaker periodically,  he seems to be a well-balanced and reasonably articulate individual.

He's also one of very few reactors who have taken on David Lynch's The Elephant Man:

https://youtu.be/hUW4anUktos?si=JCsmzyVgId8KN8KI

Quote from: BWV 1080 on September 29, 2023, 07:56:00 AMI really hate the genre and hate their clickbaity stupid expressions on the thumbnails.  Who cares what some YouTube rando thinks about something?  I get particularly annoyed by the pretentious titles these people give themselves like 'professional composer reacts to Bach'  or whatever

Now get off of my lawn

I think these reaction videos can be much needed* escapist comedy.

*Just watch all the depressing problems and conflicts in the World!

Quote from: drogulus on October 02, 2023, 07:13:04 PMMeet Dasha, a wonderful reactor taking on 2001: A Space Odyssey and killing it.

Dasha's Russian accent is a feat in itself.

For @Sergeant Rock 

     One of my preferred reactor/reviewers is RandomGaminginHD, here testing the much hated RX 6500 XT graphics card.
   

     I'm thinking my next card will be an Intel Arc (with a "c". Don't ask me why. I mean these guys have no logic at all).

Quote from: drogulus on November 10, 2023, 09:54:35 AMOne of my preferred reactor/reviewers is RandomGaminginHD, here testing the much hated RX 6500 XT graphics card.
   

     I'm thinking my next card will be an Intel Arc (with a "c". Don't ask me why. I mean these guys have no logic at all).

That channel is so good that even the guys at Digital Foundry watches it!  From what I can tell the Arc are becoming the go to entry level cards, mostly due to amd and Nvidia abandoning that market, but also Intel keeps improving their driver support.

I have an rx 7800xt.

Quote from: DavidW on November 10, 2023, 01:03:27 PMThat channel is so good that even the guys at Digital Foundry watches it!  From what I can tell the Arc are becoming the go to entry level cards, mostly due to amd and Nvidia abandoning that market, but also Intel keeps improving their driver support.

I have an rx 7800xt.

     Woah! I have my eye on the Arc 580 for my next build from MicroCenter. It'll be fine for gaming as I'm unlikely to suddenly go for AAA games that are hellaciously hard to run.

     With an i5-13600 plus the Arc card video encoding will be great as the QSV on both can be linked.

This is so far over my head, it ain't funny.  And I'm okay with that. 

Quote from: Karl Henning on November 10, 2023, 03:08:44 PMThis is so far over my head, it ain't funny.  And I'm okay with that.

    How do you know it's not funny?

    (http://forums.mozillazine.org/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)

Quote from: drogulus on November 10, 2023, 07:11:35 PMHow do you know it's not funny?

    (http://forums.mozillazine.org/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)

The part of the video where he was using rt max on Cyberpunk but with fsr ultra performance at 1080p was actually really funny because you have raytraced reflections but with image quality comparable to 240p! :laugh:

I'm still quite happy with my GeForce 1660ti.  ;D

Quote from: LKB on November 11, 2023, 06:17:33 AMI'm still quite happy with my GeForce 1660ti.  ;D

     That one is waaay better than the RX 6400.

    The world loves a 335, and we are the world I'm told. Now that that's settled, who has the money for a Gibson?

    All is not lost.


     This guitar is as good as the Gibson, if not better. The Gibson goes for $3.5k, Reverb has the T59/v for $1.8k.

    The Rob Squad are experts at having fun reacting to stuff. Why not let them react to The Big Lebowski?

Quote from: drogulus on November 12, 2023, 07:30:52 PMThe world loves a 335, and we are the world I'm told. Now that that's settled, who has the money for a Gibson?

    All is not lost.

    This guitar is as good as the Gibson, if not better. The Gibson goes for $3.5k, Reverb has the T59/v for $1.8k.

Now I'll have to find a reaction video for the Marigaux M5. I haven't played for nearly thirty years, but it still inhabits my dreams...

Quote from: LKB on November 25, 2023, 07:42:17 AMNow I'll have to find a reaction video for the Marigaux M5. I haven't played for nearly thirty years, but it still inhabits my dreams...

    Say whatt ??? Noobody expects reaction videos for orchestra instruments! And if I'm not nobody I don't know who is!!

     I'm not sure that made sense, so mission accomplished.

Quote from: drogulus on November 10, 2023, 07:11:35 PMHow do you know it's not funny?

Well played, Ernie!

Quote from: DavidW on November 11, 2023, 03:37:41 AMThe part of the video where he was using rt max on Cyberpunk but with fsr ultra performance at 1080p was actually really funny because you have raytraced reflections but with image quality comparable to 240p! :laugh:

     I completely almost understand that and yes it's funny. I really like this guy and he did a great video on the Nvidia A2000 pro card. I almost bought the damn thing.

Well, I'm downright excited: Cassie has started in on Star Trek TOS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hqknq0jo-E

:laugh:

The first full-length reaction to Oppenheimer that I've come across:

https://youtu.be/q8k0P7fhKPo?si=Jf6xg-7jJbkb3XkQ

    I haven't seen Showgirls so I don't know if it's a misunderstood masterpiece like Starship Troopers. Clearly the process is underway.

    My fascination with Verhoeven goes back well before the "eewww that's gross" period, all the way to Soldier of Orange.

     Anyways, somebody thinks Showgirls is very OK.

Quote from: BWV 1080 on September 29, 2023, 07:56:00 AMI really hate the genre and hate their clickbaity stupid expressions on the thumbnails.  Who cares what some YouTube rando thinks about something?  I get particularly annoyed by the pretentious titles these people give themselves like 'professional composer reacts to Bach'  or whatever

Now get off of my lawn

I'm going to have to agree. Not only i don't seem to understand the appeal i find those thumbnails obnoxious as well. Especially that stupid open mouth pose they do whenever i see that my blood pressure goes up and i have to scroll down in a hurry.

Part of the problem of course is that very rarely i get the feeling the "reaction" is actually genuine. There is a classical composer who reacts to heavy metal and other things his subscribers request from him:

https://www.youtube.com/@Doug.Helvering/videos

I saw some of his videos, and i think he is a decent enough guy but it's hard to say how "genuine" his reactions are given he has an audience to maintain.

Likewise for this girl whom i happened to chance upon at one time:


Is she really as impressed as she appears to be or is putting on a nice facade to please her viewers? Who can say.

Going back to Doug, i can believe this reaction was likely real though:

Quote from: LKB on December 03, 2023, 07:11:53 PMWell, I'm downright excited: Cassie has started in on Star Trek TOS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hqknq0jo-E

:laugh:

I'm finally getting around to this. Fun!

BTW, there is one aspect i find amusing about those music reacting channels, is that eventually the heavy metal people seem to take over and i'm pretty sure those poor youtubers are actually taken by surprise, at least the first time it happens:


It's not as fun anymore once they know what's coming but i got a few laughts the first time.

When it comes to " music reactors ", I've only seen young children reacting to The Beatles and Queen, and one man reacting to Mahler. Everything else has been movies and television, and that all started with Popcorn in Bed.

Speaking of which, Cassie has uploaded her reaction to Star Trek: The Motion Picture:

https://youtu.be/MgFfhA_yQCM?si=owWpHaIADzk-Kc85

I don't think I've linked Alex here before. While he's possibly a bit too intense for one's daily reacting fix, I find him agreeable in small doses, and he's just uploaded his take on my favorite " ZomCom " :

https://youtu.be/eFxTOM_5WcQ?si=arc8R4DzzPTT7-P8

Not your typical reaction video :P

Trying to Tell Myself I'm Cultured by Listening to Radio 3 in the Car But Then This Happens


And the comments are also a delight to read!

LOL and so off he went to Classic FM ::) .

Quote from: DavidW on January 03, 2024, 04:55:20 PMNot your typical reaction video :P

Trying to Tell Myself I'm Cultured by Listening to Radio 3 in the Car But Then This Happens

And the comments are also a delight to read!

For those who don't know his work Michael Spicer is excellent.  Probably best/most recently known for the quite brilliant "the room next door man" videos such as;

Quote from: Karl Henning on January 17, 2024, 04:24:24 PM

I've been enjoying it in segments as work allows. It's interesting to observe Cassie handle Tarantino, as she's seemingly hooked by the writing and characterizations while being simultaneously repulsed by the graphic content Quentin tends to favor.

She'll have an easier time with Part 2,  and I would even predict that she'll watch the set again... someday.  ;D

Lately I have been more or less binge-watching Sesskasays (https://www.youtube.com/@sesskasays)' reaction videos of classic Doctor Who. First I watched the reactions to Tom Baker era up to the point where she is currently going (Season 17) and then I started from the beginning. I am currently at Jon Pertwee's Season 9 and I have a dozen of stories left before I get to the "up to date" schedule with Season 18.

Quote from: 71 dB on January 18, 2024, 08:43:17 AMLately I have been more or less binge-watching Sesskasays (https://www.youtube.com/@sesskasays)' reaction videos of classic Doctor Who. First I watched the reactions to Tom Baker era up to the point where she is currently going (Season 17) and then I started from the beginning. I am currently at Jon Pertwee's Season 9 and I have a dozen of stories left before I get to the "up to date" schedule with Season 18.

Thanks for that, l don't recall anyone mentioning the Doctor Who franchise here before so it's a welcome posting, indeed.  8)

Quote from: LKB on January 18, 2024, 08:55:09 AMThanks for that, l don't recall anyone mentioning the Doctor Who franchise here before so it's a welcome posting, indeed.  8)

You're welcome!  8)  Yes, there aren't many Youtubers reacting to classic Doctor Who. Britany Binges (https://www.youtube.com/@BritanyBinges) is another channel, but much fewer - a handful really - stories reacted to at the moment.

Quote from: ultralinear on January 04, 2024, 02:25:15 AMPainfully accurate:

Nail.  Head.  ;D

Heh. Have you seen "Cunk On Britain"? She starts each episode like that.

"I'll be starting sentences in one place...

...and finishing them in another place."

Cassie had a whale of a time in her latest Star Trek reaction.

https://youtu.be/WKbKg604bt0?si=C0TkBsu8dsAEADjK

Quote from: SimonNZ on January 20, 2024, 03:52:22 PMHeh. Have you seen "Cunk On Britain"? She starts each episode like that.

"I'll be starting sentences in one place...

...and finishing them in another place."

I've actually started watching some of that on YT.  She is funny and I don't know how I missed it for so long!

I haven't heard of Motherland before now nor of Diane Morgan, but after watching some of her British history video on YT, I'll agree:  she is very funny and talented.

PD

Here's someone a bit different, perhaps more relatable for certain GMG'ers.

https://youtu.be/hmW-9U8aE-8?si=TfdNt6gQq_wBSa8E

Something a bit different ( in a shameless attempt to bring attention to the thread  ;D  ) ...

Over the next several days I'll be posting a few of my favorite reactions to a few of my favorite react-able films. For this inaugural effort, the subject is Dances with Wolves.

I feel obliged to preface the links with what may be an obvious advisory, as reactions are wall-to-wall spoilers by their very nature.

If you've never seen the film, stop! You're missing out on one of the best Westerns of the last fifty years and owe it to yourself to not lessen the experience. Rent it, buy it, stream it, whatever - you'll be happy to have it residing in your brain, and will enjoy these reactions all the more for having done so.

Now for the links...

https://youtu.be/Q_Pka6lODnI?si=iR0Ij_3BPx6yXatk ( Popcorn in Bed )

https://youtu.be/y8ImNHSGyE0?si=EsZrdZ4Xr-L48Sr9 ( Madison K. Thames )

https://youtu.be/ywthj_iKpt0?si=iE16exRuwAvuO0BX ( Movies with Mary )

I hope this idea gets some traction. Either way, feedback is appreciated.  8)

    Dasha reacts to Moneyball and gets it.

Quote from: LKB on February 11, 2024, 09:49:06 PMSomething a bit different ( in a shameless attempt to bring attention to the thread  ;D  ) ...

Over the next several days I'll be posting a few of my favorite reactions to a few of my favorite react-able films. For this inaugural effort, the subject is Dances with Wolves.

I feel obliged to preface the links with what may be an obvious advisory, as reactions are wall-to-wall spoilers by their very nature.

If you've never seen the film, stop! You're missing out on one of the best Westerns of the last fifty years and owe it to yourself to not lessen the experience. Rent it, buy it, stream it, whatever - you'll be happy to have it residing in your brain, and will enjoy these reactions all the more for having done so.

Now for the links...

https://youtu.be/Q_Pka6lODnI?si=iR0Ij_3BPx6yXatk ( Popcorn in Bed )

https://youtu.be/y8ImNHSGyE0?si=EsZrdZ4Xr-L48Sr9 ( Madison K. Thames )

https://youtu.be/ywthj_iKpt0?si=iE16exRuwAvuO0BX ( Movies with Mary )

I hope this idea gets some traction. Either way, feedback is appreciated.  8)

Agreed, that Dances With Wolves is an exceptionally rewarding watch. I look forward to checking out the reactions.

Quote from: Karl Henning on February 12, 2024, 07:22:21 AMAgreed, that Dances With Wolves is an exceptionally rewarding watch. I look forward to checking out the reactions.

Thanks Karl, I hope you'll enjoy them.  8)

I've never watched music reaction videos, and I don't see it becoming a habit, but this being a favorite Zappa number, I went ahead and clicked.

Next up is the Robert Zemeckis film, Contact.

https://youtu.be/EnNRJUfx4fM?si=zzo8_r5bcvuBD5_Z ( Just SUMM Reactions )

https://youtu.be/NCAU0k2YbZI?si=_U0VDELSRVNvmIPA ( Popcorn in Bed )

https://youtu.be/bY96HsoAY9M?si=X974IS05CAmMkndV ( CineBinge [ They can get a little silly, but seemed the best third choice this time. ]  )

So for a comedy reaction, Airplane was tempting but I decided it would be too obvious a choice ( A few days ago I decided against 2001: A Space Odyssey for the same reason ).

I finally settled on another Zemeckis gem, which I suspect many here might have forgotten...

https://youtu.be/_tSg7I8PzWw?si=dK0nhy9WIr_g_TeA ( Ashleigh Burton )

https://youtu.be/faIodAgU0Do?si=c1RFu6W-j5NwUu2R ( EOM )

https://youtu.be/WIfwruje1sE?si=EnU3AYbtYXJkvyfE ( White Noise Reacts )

Cassie does indeed brave Kill Bill, Vol. 2

Quote from: Karl Henning on March 12, 2024, 07:02:17 PM

I watched that one earlier today... pretty sure EOM would be a poor fit for the USMC.  :laugh:

A little too "out there" for her.

Quote from: Karl Henning on March 31, 2024, 01:05:26 PMA little too "out there" for her.

True, but the expression on her face is priceless. I'm playing the " Where was she in the movie when that happened? " game.  :laugh:

Speaking of PIB, Cassie has recently undertaken a sampling of TNG:

https://youtu.be/SUdZWm-C7P0?si=JkiPAmj7q4E-WdDk

I'm looking forward to her takes on the remaining seasons.  8)

Quote from: LKB on March 31, 2024, 06:19:03 PMSpeaking of PIB, Cassie has recently undertaken a sampling of TNG:

https://youtu.be/SUdZWm-C7P0?si=JkiPAmj7q4E-WdDk

I'm looking forward to her takes on the remaining seasons.  8)

Yes, I enjoyed that 'un.

EOM lets them fight:

https://youtu.be/OGNazF84ZSQ?si=T_1TqNYfW5y1K4bw

Cassie: "I love you."
Worf: "I will not be complete without you."
Cassie: "That works, too."

Quote from: Karl Henning on April 03, 2024, 12:08:50 PMCassie: "I love you."
Worf: "I will not be complete without you."
Cassie: "That works, too."

A great TNG episode, they found the perfect actress for Keylahr (sp? ), Susie something, starts with a " P " I think.

Cassie's reactions are, as usual, priceless. I just hope she doesn't have an overload once she finally makes it to The Inner Light.

    Doug is frightened by stars.

EOM goes down with the ship.

https://youtu.be/zIVt5OQwZQ8?si=XN5XFYhT5F-wxVRL

EOM rides a hot one.

https://youtu.be/pJ5hBxgiyHE?si=uvHgCWzvqGorpQek

So, when is a repost not a repost?

Perhaps when additional content is included. In this case, Cassie's engaging re-upload with four episodes from season two of TNG:

https://youtu.be/mhGnJLSSB-4?si=ZYnIFxIp_gZz1CNL

Cassie once again, this time with a title I'd expect everyone here to have an opinion on:

https://youtu.be/aLfdVu9gS5w?si=65a8_2IyJO_j_GwL

Quote from: LKB on April 24, 2024, 11:40:51 PMCassie once again, this time with a title I'd expect everyone here to have an opinion on:

https://youtu.be/aLfdVu9gS5w?si=65a8_2IyJO_j_GwL

I was taught not to have an opinion on a movie I haven't watched ... I suppose my disinterest in the movie is an embryonic opinion. 

Quote from: Karl Henning on April 25, 2024, 06:42:37 PMI was taught not to have an opinion on a movie I haven't watched ... I suppose my disinterest in the movie is an embryonic opinion.

While I don't think it's a great film ( though there is certainly some very strong work from Mr. Dreyfuss ), I do think anyone who considers themselves a serious musician ( and/or open to explorations of responsibility and self-worth ) should consider giving it a whirl.

That said, Apocalypse Now is coming up soon on her channel, and I'll be looking much more forward to that reaction.  ;D

Quote from: Karl Henning on April 27, 2024, 05:31:52 PM

I just now pulled that up here at work, and laughed at the sight of Cassie in a TNG uniform. ( Well, sort of... no visible rank insignia. Perhaps Starfleet has no such insignia for the rank of Elven Princess. )  $:)

Houston, EOM has a problem.

https://youtu.be/AzjSxKqAPDE?si=XSKvgDPsKQ4qUAC0

"That's worse than having a dog!"

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 01, 2024, 02:05:33 PM

"That's worse than having a dog!"

I saw that was up, thanks Karl.  8)

As I post this, Cassie is live with Memphis Belle:

https://youtu.be/ZnftcbWhXNU?si=EBToWWv17AFGEzcl

A slight tangent, but still OT.

Here's a short list of movies I'd like to see more reactions for:

Contagion

Margin Call

2001: A Space Odyssey

District 9

Super 8

5-22-77, which opens with my favorite opening sequence in all of filmdom.  8)

EOM Minus One:

https://youtu.be/i_9RTyMwMvU?si=E3viJaqbQq-ns2Pg

This will be live shortly:

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 05, 2024, 01:27:39 PMThis will be live shortly:

I think it's fair to say that Cassie is now on board with the TNG crew.  8)

Cassie and Carly survived Spielberg's War of the Worlds.

https://youtu.be/IIHB0v2_cTk?si=-s5XxXqcHWf7zJZl

So a Planet of the Apes ('68) reaction showed up in my timeline, and I watched it, and of course I then got a slew of other reactions, and in time, I watched them all.

As a child, these were my favourite movies. I was that exact age. But it was only when I watched them again as an adult that I reappraised them. Only the first one stood up. I mean, it had a story to tell and told it. The other movies were 'further adventures of' types of stories. They began with, 'We have these established characters; what stories can we put them in that will generate more income?' (I still find Escape to be fun, and Conquest is much better than I had previously though, especially with the restored ending.)

Regarding the original, obviously, the reactions hinge on how they react to the ending, with the best ones being completely shocked by it. But those are relatively rare. Most reactors have seen the more recent ones and aren't completely mislead. Some are 'I've never seen this movie, but I already know the twist.' A few theorise about it halfway through the movie.

But watching these videos has made the movie somewhat fresh again for me.

It begins with four astronauts, but it's really the story of one of them. Having watched it so many times over the decades, I saw the deaths (etc) of the other three as just plot points to get Taylor alone. Watching the reactors respond to the reveals of the fates of Stuart, Landon and Dodge (and Dodge's post-death fate) makes me appreciate them more, to be stranded on an 'alien' planet and your crew picked off one by one until you're ultimately all alone.

Some other moments:
Landon planting the American flag and Taylor's very strange reaction to it. In fact, some of the younger ones don't get the flag planting thing and some thought it was a memorial to Stuart.

Reactors are divided on Taylor's attitude early in the movie. He is a total jerk, which some don't like but others love it as a matter of characterisation.

When they find the first plant, many reactors comment on them digging it up and killing it.

The reveal of the Apes is quite good. We see the horses first ('Oh, they have horses!') and then the rifles ('They have guns??'), and only then do we see them.

When Taylor is shot in the throat ('neck' they always say), they often think he has died.

Not sure if I was ever cognizant of this or not, but no ape speaks during that lengthy hunt scene, and it's only after that first-time viewers would know they speak. And the first word he hear an ape say is 'Smile!'

That's the camera scene, which resonates well with today's viewers: the hunters being photographed with their dead prey. Very Instagram-y.

That scene is pretty horrific, with dead humans hung upside-down. I've really come to appreciate this as a horror movie.

Predictably, the response tends to be good to 'Take your stinkin' paws off me you damn dirty ape!' Though sometimes the reaction is 'Oh, so that's where that comes from!'

And back to the final scene. We know it's a shock ending, but they don't. What I mean is, even when they get the shock, they still don't realilse it's the ending. It's only when the credits start rolling that they realise that was the final scene. When most of us watch it, we know it's about to end. So it's really cool to see this from that perspective.

So one thing that's never commented on is the character of Lucius, Dr Zira's nephew. The fact that he represented the hippy culture of the day is just completely lost of today's viewer.

Some more laughable moments: One reaction to Landon's 'Going...going...gone' is 'Is this where that came from?' Similarly, another viewer wondered if the 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' scene originated in this movie.

I don't know if any of this counts, but here is a detailed critique of Foundation that I enjoyed:
btw he finishes with the best adaptation of Asimov by a landslide... as... The End of Eternity as a Russian tv miniseries.  You'll find that at the end of the video.

And I also watched Lost in Adaptation on all Dune movies and the miniseries...
Original Dune:
Dune TV miniseries:
Dune Part 1:
Dune Part 2:

Apopcornalypse Now  ;)

https://youtu.be/ybOxME-Opzo?si=19hCYIe5vHH1DBPx

Our man wrily watches Psycho for Mothers Day

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 13, 2024, 04:58:30 PMOur man wrily watches Psycho for Mothers Day

The old Bates and switch...