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Drama Film Poll!
🕑 Added 2023-04-28 18:25:30 +0000 UTCHelp pick the Drama movie we will react to!
Please feel free to suggest other options in the comments for future polls!
NOTE: I have seen Gran Torino, so this would only be Sam's first time reaction.
*We received a ton of suggestions, but we are trying to keep the poll sizes more reasonable. We have noted all suggestions for Future polls!
Comments
Robert Smith
Agree the dialog and supporting acting was very amateurish. It's was only notable for Clint being in it.
espo13
dead poet's society is 1989
Portis
lots of great titles!
YoureMrLebowski
i always prefer a first watch for both, but even though Daniel has seen a film he does a great job of not giving anything away AND staying involved with the reaction.
YoureMrLebowski
Last King of Scotland (2006)
Chris Bruneau
Dang! lots of great movies on this list. For personal reasons, I chose Gran Torino, but Dan & Sam should also watch Chinatown and mystic river.
Neal Romanek
...For example, I really like Love Always, which is always considered Steven Spielberg's cheesiest movie.
Neal Romanek
Network is a must-see. Some of the best writing in any movie and does for TV what Dr. Strangelove did for the Cold War.
Neal Romanek
Definitely some Di Palma movies! I think they may have already done The Untouchables and Scarface??
Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds
from my understanding, unfortunately it's only a shadow of his original script.
Jeff B.
Using "first time watching Dead Poets Society" on the YouTube search field will gives me nearly 20 results on the first page.
Miles E Coburn
What reactor channels have done "Dead Poets Society"? I've only seen it on two channels.
Miles E Coburn
It's absolutely mind-boggling to me that Oliver Stone wrote "Conan the Barbarian".
Miles E Coburn
I've only seen two channels react to "Dead Poets Society".
Julie O
Definitely recommend The Client (1994) crime/suspense drama
Florian Meier
Second for Last King of Scotland
Catherine LW
Fantastic!
David Murray
Hope you end up watching JFK one day. It is a masterpiece.
Samolina Pilchard
After watching Vertigo, since you’ve already seen Rear Window, you need to watch Brian De Palma’s Body Double.
Samolina Pilchard
Reiterating my suggestion for Network (1976). I also suggest The Last King of Scotland (2006).
Athos Count de la Fère
Body Double from 1984. Another De Palma movie I liked.
ShadowVessel π
Eh, I'd watch you guys react to paint. Lol
Mike the Ginger
I voted JFK, Chinatown and Gone Baby Gone. JFK is fantastic (regardless of whether or not you believe it was a conspiracy. The film in and of itself is magnificant)
Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds
Man… JFK needs more love… such a great movie
Ken Veader
Yes, Blow Out, I've suggested in the past but gave up
Marcus Cato
Out of the Past is such a great movie. Would love to see a reaction. If I remember right, there is so much smoking in that movie that you could get black lung just by watching it. 😂
Stan the Man
What I meant by that is that to attend film school one would think a requirement would be to have a vastknowledge of film history and film. Film lovers, lovers of cinema as an art, usually don’t have such large gaps in their film knowledge. Usually. There are basic tenets of film theory & knowing those films and their history is something I would think would be a requirement for film school. I didn’t mean to suggest he didn’t love film and wasn’t enthusiastic about it. I don’t think he’d have a film reaction channel if he didn’t love it. I should’ve worded my post more carefully. What I meant is for someone who hasn’t seen a lot of what are considered “the great films of cinema” is surprising he went to film school. The film school types I’ve encountered are usually people who eat, breathe and sleep cinema. They’ve seen it all. While I wouldn’t expect film students to just watch film, I would think they would analyze all the great films, what makes them great, all that jazz. It would be like getting an associates degree in, I don’t know, drumming and having never heard a Neil Peart or Gene Krupa drum solo. It’s more surprising than anything just based on my own experience of the people I know who attended film school.
Jimmie V
Or Antonioni's film, Blowup, which inspired it and which is hugely iconic.
Nathan Steele
I mean Gran Torino and JFK for sure are solid films but come on Trainspotting!!!!
Jarrod Hornbeck
Gotta get them to watch Out of the Past somehow!
bosho11
Awesome! I can't wait for your thoughts! Now I can start pestering you guys do Kubrick's Barry Lyndon lol
Jarrod Hornbeck
Still would love to see Brian De Palma’s “Blow Out” from 1981 in a poll at some point, or actually just as a reaction! Could fit in either drama or thriller or a De Palma retrospective. One of forgotten gems of the early 1980s.
Athos Count de la Fère
How about a "guilty pleasure poll"? I mean there are some movies we all love that will never make/win a poll. We might like it because of the actors or plot or the cheesiness of it. A movie only our closest friends/family might know we like. It could simply be a poll with a list of suggestions for any genre combined. I would be curious to see what other people's choices would be.
Jeff Mills
My suggestion: “The Outsiders” (1983).
Catherine LW
Yay!!! 👏🏻💃🏻
Paul Cox
Though Stone only penned the screenplay while Alan Parker directed, I'd love to see a reaction to Midnight Express from 1978.
Philip Alan
It was my vote!
Ron
Let's not forget John Williams' fantastic score as well.
TBR Schmitt
I'm not sure if it was on the last poll, but it has been on past polls! We don't do the same films on every poll :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
Vertigo is tentatively on the schedule for end of May! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
I did tentatively put in on the schedule near Thanksgiving! We definitely want to check it out :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
We've done some director only polls :) I'm sure we'll do more in the future. -Sam
TBR Schmitt
Coming soon! -sam
TBR Schmitt
Daniel has his associates in film. They didn't spend class time watching films. I'm not sure how he's not a film lover/enthusiast because he hasn't seen these films. -Sam
Birdie Num Num
some other ideas for polls - romance and film noir.
James
cmon JFK!!
Athos Count de la Fère
I think there is a difference between a great "movie" and a great "film" A film is notable for superior editing/acting/directing/film score etc. Usually wins Best picture or director. Film scholars study it. A great movie may have one of those components, and usually is popular, a fun enjoyable satisfying experience to see. Some on this poll are what I call "films" and some are just "movies". I think Gran Torino is a great movie, but Chinatown is a great film.
Philip Alan
👍🏼
Ken Veader
Rooting for Lost In Translation too
Ken Veader
Would love to watch JFK with you guys, hopefully if it doesn't win , you'll still consider it
Ken Veader
My favorite Billy Wilder film is his take on Sherlock Holmes
Ken Veader
Probably cause it's a great film
Brian Sevilla
i dont get it either mystic river is a better clint flick to watch... a harder movie to watch but a better one
Jonathan Patrick
100000 percent agree and my thoughts
Philip Alan
I'll never understand the hype behind Gran Torino. Clint is great in it, but that supporting cast acting is hard to watch. I don't get why this movie always wins these polls. Please Be Gentle. Just my opinion, of course.
Florian Meier
Hoping for a double Watch ;) Gran Torino + Chinatown, Eastwood and Nicholson are my Favorite Actors ;)
Athos Count de la Fère
Well I am originally from New York, though with time my accent has faded. As far as Ms. Dunaway, she had the classic old-style Hollywood star quality. She had a sort of polished elegance while being firmly direct. It was an interesting experience talking to her. Approachable but somehow distant. Friendly but guarded. A fascinating duality about her.
Paul Cox
Speaking of Billy Wilder, I just watched 'Ace in the Hole' last weekend for the first time and DAMN what a movie.
Birdie Num Num
Please consider some director only polls - titans like Billy Wilder and Kurosawa deserve ones, not just Golden Age or Foreign Film polls. Maybe another Scorsese poll as well. thanks!
bosho11
Amadeus for sure
Aaron Barlow
I imagine you as the barber in 'Coming to America' "Dis one time I was walkin down the street, turned da cawna and ran right inta Faye Dunaway!..."
Athos Count de la Fère
I saw Klansman in the theater. I loved the costumes. Growing up in the 1970s , that really took me back to what the adults were wearing.
Stan the Man
This is a serious Question for Daniel. I read somewhere he went to filmschool, is that true? If so it seems almost…inconceivable that he would have such a massive gap in his film viewing history. How does that happen? He hasn’t seen Chinatown, which is regarded as one of the greatest screenplays ever written. Or JFK, which is considered one of the best edited films of all time. That shocks me. I guess I’d just figure to attend films school one is usually a film lover/enthusiast.
Athos Count de la Fère
It's my favorite Nickelson movie. One Flew Over is a little too depressing for me, even though his performance in that is probably better.
Stan the Man
Yes! Chinatown must win this. There’s some other good movies in this poll but Chinatown is just so far above and beyond.
Stan the Man
Over Chinatown tho? Come on! Neither of them have seen Chinatown after it’s one of the great movies ever made!
Stan the Man
Chinatown better win. I swear if it loses, I’ve lost all faith in the world. Like how is Gran Torino beating it? Gran Torino is average at best. Chinatown is some of the great movies of all time. Come on Patreon people! Let’s get it done for Chinatown!
Guston Zimasheen
The Scent of Thanksgiving is always welcome
Guston Zimasheen
Carpe Annum
Michael Buhl
Chinatown is one of my favorite movie. Easily in my top 10, and maybe in my top 5.
Marcus Cato
Vertigo really needs to happen. One of the all-time greats.
Marcus Cato
I'm torn between the fact that two of these movies are genuinely great but I suspect you will not enjoy them based on a couple of your other reactions.
Kevin colangelo
DPS was 1989 not 75 and is Fantastic
YoureMrLebowski
not that we want you to wait till Thanksgiving 🙂
YoureMrLebowski
great reaction
Paul Cox
Also Crooklyn, for something less heavy.
Neal Romanek
You definitely need to get Chinatown under your belts. Thelma & Louise is great too.
Nova Lena
I would also recommend The Joy Luck Club
Neal Romanek
Nixon is one of my Oliver Stone faves.
Neal Romanek
Absolutely. Need to see Malcolm X and Spike Lee's other masterpiece, Do The Right Thing. And BlacKKKlansman.
Jimmie V
Please do, "Blue Velvet" one day. It's highly rated and it's one of David Lynch's more accessible works.
Athos Count de la Fère
I agree. ❤️
Athos Count de la Fère
Chinatown. I met Faye Dunaway back in 1998 when I was the manager of a retail store. Fascinating woman. Great acting by her in this movie.
Bryon
Definitely between Dead Poets Society and Thelma & Louise for me. Would love to see you two watch/react to The Color Purple….!
Michael Chavira
I'm glad to see Lost In Translation on the poll
Ellie Miller
I hope The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) makes a poll.
ShadowVessel π
Waitamin...wasn't Sleepers on the drama poll last time? If so, why not this time? I could be thinking of someone else's poll, though. Lol
UNC
Lost in Translation!
Tyler Foster
So sad to see the masterpiece The Insider lagging near the bottom of the poll. If you get to Trainspotting, make sure to plan in the sequel as well, which I think is one of the greatest long-gap sequels ever made. Also, not super important, but there's no apostrophe in the title Dead Poets Society -- the apostrophe would be a society that consists of dead poets, no apostrophe is a society celebrating dead poets.
Paul Cox
If JFK wins, and it might, it would be great to add Malcolm X to the schedule too (or at least to a future Denzel-specific or Spike Lee-specific poll).
Garry L
Really hoping you get to watch JFK. Incredible watch.
Catherine LW
When is the next Hitchcock film?
f hf
GONE BABY GONE!
David Crabtree
Gran Torino!
Nick Sneddon
Trainspotting is arguably the best british film of the 90s, so who am I to argue!
Smooticus
My votes went to Trainspotting (Great story, great acting, great film making), Mystic River (The book made me a lifelong Dennis Lehane fan. A tragedy with serious punch), and Dead Poets Society (Robin Williams best work next to Good Will Hunting) Chinatown, Thelma and Louise, and Lost in Translation would be my next votes but I limit myself to three
Jeff B.
I love 'Dead Poets Society' but I'm supposed to because I saw it at age 15 when it came out. But, as has been said in this thread, it does get reacted-to a lot. If it's not already on your radar, I recommend "The World According to Garp" for some even-earlier dramatic Robin Williams.
Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds
Bring on all the Stones! ... what a Great Director ...
Erwin Quiachon
If you're gong to watch JFK, then you should also watch Oliver Stone's "Nixon" (1995).
Erwin Quiachon
If you haven't seen it already, "Scent of a Woman" (1992) is a generational must see, along with Rocky Balboa, for anyone still early in their careers dealing with really fucked up social politics. Scent of a Woman is also a seasonal tradition that people watch before Thanksgiving each year.
Jason Chirevas
All but forgotten now, JFK is one of the best movies of the 90s and maybe the best edited movie of all-time.
Jeffrey Miller
Hell yes! The cast is absolutely stacked with amazing performances!
Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds
JFK? Oliver Stone? LETS GO!
Jeffrey Miller
Can we add a proviso stating that if 'Dead Poet's Society' wins (which it will) that you put 2nd place early on the watch list after? I think it's a law that reaction channels cover 'Dead Poet's Society'
Paul Cox
Reminder to add FORD V FERRARI to any upcoming drama or sports poll. It works for either and is a stunning film (Simone and George just released their reaction today and, as expected, they loved it).
Jonathan Patrick
Legends of the Fall (1994) Meet Joe Black (1998) Both Starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins
Tristan Durant
My bad, now that that I think about it I believe you guys mentioned that before. Lol
TBR Schmitt
Nightcrawler is incredible!!! Unfortunately, we've both already seen it :( -Sam
TBR Schmitt
Lmao Daniel did this one too, so it's not just me! -Sam
Jeffrey Miller
Yes! Good and doesn't get covered very much.
Charles Gaba
Didn't realize Dead Poet's Society was a remake... ;)
Tristan Durant
Nightcrawler (2014) Directed by Dan Gilroy w/Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, & the late Bill Paxton
Florian Meier
My Favorite Poll, Hoping for Chinatown or Gran Torino and Thelma & Louise
Tim Raths
My vote went to Chinatown though.
Tim Raths
Dead Poets Society came out in 1975? 😂
Paul Cox
It's almost a recurring joke that the year will be different for Dead Poets every time, and never the right year.
