The actress who plays Vera Donovan is still alive. She will be 89 in November. She is still acting too, she appeared in the BBC show "Call the midwife".
Sad but true. I mean vera could just divorced again but this poor woman s kid was abused & her $ that pig stole.. sorta loved Vera giving her the idea & leaving her all the money. Plus dolores didn't actually touch joe. He chased her & fell into her trap. She didn't have to help him. He was drunk hanging in a hole. She never shot him or used a weapon. I'm sure the police wouldn't have Done anything . The banker had no problem releasing her money w/ only her name on it to the husband!!
Their were so many great adaptations of kings work like misery shawshank the green Mile it so he had the real popular mini series movies in the 90s that's weren't straight gross out horror but dolores claiborne was def a popular movie & king loved bates so much in misery he not only put her in this but also a cameo but great little part in the stand in 94. Bates is the best actress & on a level w/ the male titans of acting. She does that perfect Maine accent too. King wrote storm of the century which is his only screenplay purely for tv . Not a book adapted for tv or a movie. Anyway in SoTC one character talks about how people can keep a secret on an island " like that dolores claiborne woman" lol so king shouted her out. I remember as a kid being stunned her name was mentioned b/c I actually didn't realize this was a king novel. I'm glad he got away from all the scary gross out stuff where things they adapted were oscar caliber actors & directors. Misery is the first film of his I saw that didn't feel like a king film. Like creepshow Firestarter cats eye seemed just horror grossout & cheap imo.
I was also abused by my biological father. I’m 40 now and went through a lifetime of substance abuse and self harm. I’m still struggling but I’m here for other survivors
my life was difficult, mine and my siblings. mental, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of my single mother and when she wanted to leave the house to go to gamble, we were sent next door to our grandmas for babysitting and sexual abuse by our uncles. 19 yrs for me until i got away to college and never looked back. my older sisters time was longer. we’re scarred and feel that through counseling and good relationships made in our lives, that we’ve become better people where we can deal with our past trauma in sane ways. deal with it in a way where our own children live trauma free lives. but, you can never truly leave it behind. there are memories. what are you supposed to do with those? this movie is a catharsis. thank you for sharing asia and wishing you and all others that have survived their own private hells and come out on the other side, much love and healing. 🙏🏼🫱🏻🫲🏼🫶🏼
David Strathairn & Judy Parfitt too. I mean it's hard for us to love villains especially when it was effectively & brilliantly executed in a movie. But they just made people love to hate them in the movie. Brilliant acting from everybody.
As soon as I posted this, I immediately felt guilty leaving out Judy…. I absolutely loved her. “I insist all women who have hysterics in my drawing room call me by my Christian name…”
Asia, I remember when Jenny in Forrest Gump said "Dear God make me a bird so I can fly far far away". You said "I know what that feels like". I knew then😢❤
It’s also a play on a famous portrait by Rene Magritte with inferences to self delusion and the lost ability to face one’s own face due to repressed memories.
Dang, Asia. I made my other comment, discussing the movie, before I watched all of yours & BJ's outro discussion. I hate that you went through any kind of abuse as a child. I went through a different kind, emotional abuse & neglect from my mother. I dealt with it pretty well but those emotional, inner scars run deep. The good news is that you became a lovely woman who's also a sweet person & a ray of sunshine in an often gloomy world. To paraphrase a wise lady... "If nobody else told you (although I know you have BJ & people who do tell you), I love you." Sending you the positive energy of Sisterhood. We all have to love, respect & support each other. As always, much love from Kentucky. 🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵
@@ReelinwithAsiaandBJThank you for sharing. 💜 You alluded to your story in your Forrest Gump reaction, but weren’t quite ready to elaborate. Which is of course ok. But I am so very proud of you and honored that you’ve grown comfortable enough with your you tube family to share something so difficult and personal. I know you know you’re not alone, but I’ll say it anyway. You’re not alone and we got you. We’ve got each other. Shout out to BJ for instantly knowing and stepping in with the commentary like he did. He ran that interception didn’t he 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. That is a partner. 💯.
Much love, Asia. There’s too damned many of us out there walking around, acting like everything’s fine. … ❤ (Stephen King wrote this novel specifically for Bates after seeing her Misery performance)
Bless you Asia, there are too many of us to count female and male who have gone through that in various ways, thank you for your courage to share and what beautiful strength you have to heal and find a beautiful life with BJ who is an amazing guy...You are a warrior! ❤
Asia - When BJ started talking at the end I looked at your face and the tears just started to fall. When you know, you know and I have had that same expression on my face. I have fought like hell to heal and have an amazing life. I love ya girl. Your strength shines through. Thank you for sharing your insights about the movie and for what BJ said as well. You both touched my heart. Okay, so! GREEN SAUCE for street tacos (I'm in AZ so we certainly have some good ones) and if there is cilantro sauce I'm really in heaven❣ I love this movie. I think this may be my favorite performance from Kathy Bates. Everyone was great in this and what an amazingly written story.
I am so, so sorry to know you went through something like this, dear Asia. You are such a kind, humble, intelligent, eloquent, beautiful person, full of light and with a contagious smile. All the love right to your heart, from Portugal. A big hug to the also amazing BJ.
She was resentful towards Dolores because in her mind at the time her father didn't do it to her & her mom killed her father. After that the whole town mocks her & she was bullied for being the child of a murderer. That's why she was resentful. At the end with the mirror scene and her head was shown backward, it is to show that she is actually crazy. When you are taking muscle relexant pills + alcohols, it messes up your head & possibly why she has repressed memories. Anyway, I am sorry to hear about your story girl. Stay strong. 🤗
Survivor's hug Asia 💟 I grew up in Maine and had a distant relationship with my mom, because of my brother-who also died, this movie hits real close to home.
One of the best films of that year and should have been nominated and won for numerous awards if one believes in such dubious things as major awards. Disturbing as it is, it's also perfect. P.S. That eerie image of Selena seeing the back of her head in the ferry bathroom mirror I think reflects how she has suddenly recalled and faced that horrific incident of the past and realizes she's always been running from the truth hence why she in a pseudo-mysical and metaphorical moment sees herself as running away. Brilliant.
This movie is a lost gem and underrated. I appreciate your raw candor Asia, past trauma can be a very strange phenomenon. Very understandable and relatable. So glad your Patreon member has superlative taste in cinema. The BEST.
Oh man, Asia, I just watched your comment at the end. If you went through this similar trauma (of the daughter), I am SO sorry! I hope you are healing from that and glad you have such a good partner in BJ. ❤🩹
For all of us who went through childhood sexual trauma this movie hits deep. I'm 68 years old now but the pain is still there. Great acting performances by Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
"One of us is going to the bobeyard!". I love that line. Love this movie. An excellent adaptation of a great book with a fantastic performance from Kathy Bates. I've always been fascinated by the relationship between Dolores and Vera and how their shared secret bonded them for life. Big hugs to you, Asia.
Boneyard…aka, graveyard. Delores meant, next time you (her husband) hit me and “run me down” (talk to me like I’m dirt) like that, you’d better kill me because, if you don’t, I’m going to KILL you after you do it,
Taylor Hackford did an amazing job directing this film. The use of two different color patterns where everything in the past is bright and vibrant and everything in the present is dull and gray is very effective. We remember things more vibrantly than we see the day to day world. Also the way the past intrudes on our day to day thoughts is represented by the way the same shot alternates between the past version and the present version.
This is one of my favorite movies, you should watch it again with the knowledge of the full story. It's a different experience. Loved getting to watch you guys discover this, very touching.
Great big hugs for our girl! Your openness and honesty, your strength through adversity, will no doubt be an inspiration to someone out there, someone who needs to see it's possible to overcome. You pay it forward just by being your wonderful self. Bless you! ❤
Asia I am so glad I stuck around for the end of the video. As a fellow survivor, I’m so proud of you for speaking honestly. ❤️ I’ve been a public speaker for survivors of female and adolescent offenders, sexual abuse is something I’ve often said is like a stain you can never get out, but rather learn to accessorize.
So great to see someone react to this incredible film. It is so underrated and under appreciated. I cried so hard in the theater when it came out in 1995. As someone who grew up in a violent household this hit me very hard. It was cathartic.
It's an old well. Like when people used to get their water from wells, but the city probably hooked up her house to the city water when it was developed.
FINALLY you guys reacted to this gem of a film and I loved it. Especially touching was Asia's reaction. ♥️ Kathy Bates herself has said this is her favorite role. 👍🏼
Sending lots of love to you Asia all the way from the UK, I think you said so much after the movie ended without having to say to much. I think we get it and as I say just sending lots of love your way!
So good to see more people reacting to this movie. It's severely underrated. One of the best King adaptations, and I, like Kathy, think this is her best performance. Annie is a great character, but Dolores is so deep and layered, it's hard not to appreciate the brilliance of it.
Oh Asia! I knew as soon as you got quiet we unfortunately had something in common. We get a life sentence but luckily you appear to be thriving. Much love to you and BJ. ❤️
I'm deeply touched by the two of you. Your openness, your willingness to be vulnerable, the trust you give to us, your viewers. Thank you for a completely unique, honest, and Real reaction to this film. My heart is full tonight, my dears! Keep doing what you do--you helped my heart heal a little more. ❤💕💖🌟
I'm so happy you got to watch and react to this movie. It's probably my favorite King adaptation. Kathy and Jennifer own this movie, and pitch-perfect performances from everyone. I wish more people would watch it. A true hidden gem!
Wasn't NOMINATED? what the actual. Who was nominated? I'll look it up..I just assumed she was at least nominated. You know why that is? this whole movie was probably ignored for two reasons, ones being pretty insidious. One, they never give Oscars to Stephen King adaptions, dont know if its a snobbery thing or what. Secondly, they dont like movies about SA or grooming. They know a little too much about that.
Thank you! This is one of my fav stephen king movies but it doesn't usually get the love that some of his other works get. Glad to see someone reacting to it. Love the channel!
Thank you for reacting to this one, guys! It's one of my favorites. I was an abused wife, and my son was beaten by my husband. We finally got out when my husband died. At one point, my username was Dolores Claiborne, even though I didn't kill him. I empathized with her so much, as i do with you, Asia. You're a strong woman, and smart and funny and a million other good things! BJ is a good match for you. May y'all always be blessed. ❤❤❤
Wow! I have seen pictures of the movie but never saw it. I feel really bad for the mother! I'm happy the daughter came through for her, but yes, they needed a heart to heart conversation for real! ❤️You two, your faithful watcher😊
Your outro discussion hit hard. Asia, sending love. If it helps, you come across as such a lovely person and you bring joy to ppl. Sounds cheesy but it's kinda true. All the best x
I’m glad you covered this one as it’s low key in my top 10. I can tell Asia was extremely touched by this story and I pray for her healing as well as any victims of abusive relationships 🙏🏾
OMG, I watch EVERY reaction that comes out (basically none out there) of this movie. This channel is top three reaction movie channels for me, and the other two channels they don’t speak English so I hope that makes you smile, you guys are the best. I am so freaking excited for this movie. I was born in 1983 and saw this in theaters with my sister, she just sent me this link!❤❤ Both sauces, red and green lol😊 3:06 Huge thank you to Pierre !
Ahh Asia damn I feel your pain sweet woman....this movie can bring up your own experiences is such a brutal way. BJ bless you for getting it my man.. I love you guys and your channel.♥️♥️
This was one of my mom's favorite movies. My father never committed SA, but he was despotic and abusive (emotionally, verbally & physically) to every single one of us. 💔❤️🩹 My late mother spent a lot of time & energy protecting and defending the three of us (my late brother, my sister & I) and I still suffer from his abusiveness in his old age (he's 69 and I'm 43 years old). I don't think I can ever watch this movie without crying. I absolutely loved every performance (Kathy, Jennifer, Christopher, John C. Reilly & David Strathairn). But I really also loved your guys' shocked reactions and words afterwards. From BJ & Asia. I can tell the both of you absorbed it with your hearts and your minds completely. Thank you for watching and posting this!! 🙌🏽🙏🏽 I love you two too. ❤️👊🏽
yes ma’am. thank goodness i still have a sibling around that i can talk to / that i went through the fire with, and is never afraid of truth. even though the rest of our families can’t seem to find and know it, we do. she is my rock and loving strength. i’m sending some your way today, connie. 🦾 shouldn’t matter where it comes from as long as you get it, right? hope that knowing others know your pain helps. ☺️ peace to you.
Dolores definitely did set her husband up to die (although she was pushed into it and really had no other choices…and she did it to save her daughter from more abuse). And that’s why, at the end, her daughter said she still didn’t know how she felt about it all/the truth about the death of her father. When she left Vera’s party early, because Vera gave her the afternoon off, wink/wink, she bought her husband the drink, knowing that he would drink it all and be completely drunk and sort of discombobulated. Therefore, he’d unable to really see through her plans. Delores made sure that his death occurred during the eclipse when everything was dark and also when there were fireworks and lots of people yelling way out on the beach, so that no one would hear him screaming on a quiet day in broad daylight. She knew where that Old well was and that it was covered with rotten boards because she almost fell through it herself earlier. She got the idea from Vera who told her that a “happy accident” can sometimes be a woman’s best friend. And that’s when you realize that Vera also killed her own husband.
I love this movie and the novella it is based on. I’ve been a SK fan since I read Carrie back in grammar school. Asia, you are so resilient, strong and brave. My heart ❤goes out to you. I dedicate this quote from Ernest Hemingway’s ‘A Farewell to Arms’ to you: ‘’The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.’’
Delores Claiborne and Rose Madder are my favorite Stephen King books. No lie, they saved my life many years ago. It's always powerful when someone discovers this story. Much love to the lovely lady, I feel your pain. you're not alone, there are millions of us. *hugs*
Wow, thanks for subtlety sharing Asia, as someone who only recently came to terms with a situation that happened to me, MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU! We all know that there are things that happen in a lot of blk communities that aren't talked about or dealt with, it's beyond time for it to stop!❤💜
Such a great movie. Another Kathy Bates movie that I have always loved - one of those hard along the way but ends well - is 'A Home Of Our Own.' Happy Memorial Day.
I can relate to you Asia. Unfortunately, this happens to a lot of kids. We just don’t ever talk about it. I’ve been seeing a therapist lately and it helps. I was planning on taking this to my grave. I’m glad I decided to get some help.
Stephen King wrote this especially for Kathy Bates. He was so amazed with her performance in his movie Misery he knew he wanted to write something specifically for her. Such an underrated movie.
Love this movie but my favorite character is Vera. I love how she’s tough as nails right to the end- but has such empathy for Delores that she cries & helps her. Then they become so close she leaves everything to Delores in her will. Great side story line.
What a great reaction!!! I love watchin movies with you guys! This is one of my favorite Stephen King movies!!! The dread is this film is constant and so palpable! Oscar worthy performances! So underrated!
Really heartfelt response Asia. Very touching to hear you share what you did. I survived a lot of abuse as well and witnessed abusive interactions between my parents. It's hard to endure and it's only natural for our memory to have gaps when it's just that painful to endure such horror.
Selena tried to suppress her memories of how her father abused her as a child and instead idealized her father. That is why she was mean to her mother from the beginning and did not understand her mother's relationship with her father and herself. Another great story by King 👍
Stephen King said that this is one of his favourite movies out of his books. Such an eerie and sad story but also a story about tough women and how to cope in a world of cruel (mostly) men.
I liked the book slightly more, if only for the way the story is told by King. Dolores narrates the whole thing, as if answering the Detective's questioning in real time. It's really quite clever!
Not all of Stephen King's novels made great movies, but this one sure did. It's a forgotten treasure and I'd like to thank Mr. Pierre F. for suggesting it ❤
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Kathy Bates should’ve won an Oscar for this role. She was a powerhouse
"Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend."
Tagline for the poster.
Harder than any rap battle verse
Woooooooo!
The actress who plays Vera Donovan is still alive. She will be 89 in November. She is still acting too, she appeared in the BBC show "Call the midwife".
Sad but true. I mean vera could just divorced again but this poor woman s kid was abused & her $ that pig stole.. sorta loved Vera giving her the idea & leaving her all the money. Plus dolores didn't actually touch joe. He chased her & fell into her trap. She didn't have to help him. He was drunk hanging in a hole. She never shot him or used a weapon. I'm sure the police wouldn't have Done anything . The banker had no problem releasing her money w/ only her name on it to the husband!!
Such an underrated movie. Much loved but not widely seen. One of the best of the '90s IMO.
Agree. I admire these women, always marginalized. 70s before women could have their own checking accounts. These women are survivors.
One of the best King adaptations ever and solely unappreciated as well as under seen
Yes.
Agree
Their were so many great adaptations of kings work like misery shawshank the green Mile it so he had the real popular mini series movies in the 90s that's weren't straight gross out horror but dolores claiborne was def a popular movie & king loved bates so much in misery he not only put her in this but also a cameo but great little part in the stand in 94. Bates is the best actress & on a level w/ the male titans of acting. She does that perfect Maine accent too. King wrote storm of the century which is his only screenplay purely for tv . Not a book adapted for tv or a movie. Anyway in SoTC one character talks about how people can keep a secret on an island " like that dolores claiborne woman" lol so king shouted her out. I remember as a kid being stunned her name was mentioned b/c I actually didn't realize this was a king novel. I'm glad he got away from all the scary gross out stuff where things they adapted were oscar caliber actors & directors. Misery is the first film of his I saw that didn't feel like a king film. Like creepshow Firestarter cats eye seemed just horror grossout & cheap imo.
Vera would have never had Dolores around if she didn't "give it back to her." Vera respected and in her way loved her.
It was a special friendship.
I was abused as a child. They tell you get over it, but you never do. I’m crying with you and I love you Asia.💚
💜
It would be nice if instead of being told to get over it, the abusers were told to keep their hands to themselves or they’ll be left with stumps.
I was also abused by my biological father. I’m 40 now and went through a lifetime of substance abuse and self harm. I’m still struggling but I’m here for other survivors
my life was difficult, mine and my siblings. mental, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of my single mother and when she wanted to leave the house to go to gamble, we were sent next door to our grandmas for babysitting and sexual abuse by our uncles. 19 yrs for me until i got away to college and never looked back. my older sisters time was longer. we’re scarred and feel that through counseling and good relationships made in our lives, that we’ve become better people where we can deal with our past trauma in sane ways. deal with it in a way where our own children live trauma free lives. but, you can never truly leave it behind. there are memories. what are you supposed to do with those? this movie is a catharsis. thank you for sharing asia and wishing you and all others that have survived their own private hells and come out on the other side, much love and healing. 🙏🏼🫱🏻🫲🏼🫶🏼
Another survivor here. It wasn't my father, but it was a relative. I'm also crying with Asia and the others here who share the trauma.
Yes. !!!!! One of my favorite movies and in my opinion master class of acting from Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh !!
David Strathairn & Judy Parfitt too. I mean it's hard for us to love villains especially when it was effectively & brilliantly executed in a movie. But they just made people love to hate them in the movie. Brilliant acting from everybody.
The Spitfire Grill is Another by King with hard core acting Masterclass performance with Perhaps a happier yet sadder Ending???
Judy Parfitt is amazing too. Love her.
Right you are! I’m glad to see that someone else loves this movie as much as I do
As soon as I posted this, I immediately felt guilty leaving out Judy…. I absolutely loved her. “I insist all women who have hysterics in my drawing room call me by my Christian name…”
Asia, I remember when Jenny in Forrest Gump said "Dear God make me a bird so I can fly far far away". You said "I know what that feels like". I knew then😢❤
Same 💜
This is an absolute lost 90s gem- the entire ensemble cast is amazing (esp. the banter between Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh).
What Selena saw in the mirror was her shadow self after recovering a repressed memory. It gives me chills every time I see it.
It’s also a play on a famous portrait by Rene Magritte with inferences to self delusion and the lost ability to face one’s own face due to repressed memories.
Dang, Asia. I made my other comment, discussing the movie, before I watched all of yours & BJ's outro discussion.
I hate that you went through any kind of abuse as a child.
I went through a different kind, emotional abuse & neglect from my mother. I dealt with it pretty well but those emotional, inner scars run deep.
The good news is that you became a lovely woman who's also a sweet person & a ray of sunshine in an often gloomy world.
To paraphrase a wise lady...
"If nobody else told you (although I know you have BJ & people who do tell you), I love you."
Sending you the positive energy of Sisterhood. We all have to love, respect & support each other.
As always, much love from Kentucky.
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Thanks so much ❤️❤️ ~ Asia
@@ReelinwithAsiaandBJThank you for sharing. 💜 You alluded to your story in your Forrest Gump reaction, but weren’t quite ready to elaborate. Which is of course ok. But I am so very proud of you and honored that you’ve grown comfortable enough with your you tube family to share something so difficult and personal.
I know you know you’re not alone, but I’ll say it anyway. You’re not alone and we got you. We’ve got each other.
Shout out to BJ for instantly knowing and stepping in with the commentary like he did. He ran that interception didn’t he 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. That is a partner. 💯.
The strongest souls take on the tough life assignments. ❤🦋🙏🏼
Blessings Deborah. 🎉🎉🎉
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Thank you, Susan. I appreciate that.
Wishing you the very same.🩵✨️
Much love, Asia. There’s too damned many of us out there walking around, acting like everything’s fine. … ❤
(Stephen King wrote this novel specifically for Bates after seeing her Misery performance)
Bless you Asia, there are too many of us to count female and male who have gone through that in various ways, thank you for your courage to share and what beautiful strength you have to heal and find a beautiful life with BJ who is an amazing guy...You are a warrior! ❤
God, Asia, I don't know how you kept it together at all during the movie. I am so sorry that happened to you.
Appreciate you ❤️❤️ Asia
@@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ We love you, Asia.
Asia - When BJ started talking at the end I looked at your face and the tears just started to fall. When you know, you know and I have had that same expression on my face. I have fought like hell to heal and have an amazing life. I love ya girl. Your strength shines through. Thank you for sharing your insights about the movie and for what BJ said as well. You both touched my heart. Okay, so! GREEN SAUCE for street tacos (I'm in AZ so we certainly have some good ones) and if there is cilantro sauce I'm really in heaven❣ I love this movie. I think this may be my favorite performance from Kathy Bates. Everyone was great in this and what an amazingly written story.
Same 💜 That smile at BJ when he expressed everything on her behalf so she didn’t have to 🥲
@@stevenandcarminabeedle9089 So sweet.
I am so, so sorry to know you went through something like this, dear Asia. You are such a kind, humble, intelligent, eloquent, beautiful person, full of light and with a contagious smile. All the love right to your heart, from Portugal. A big hug to the also amazing BJ.
I do like the way that Stephen King seemed to understand what a woman goes through.
She was resentful towards Dolores because in her mind at the time her father didn't do it to her & her mom killed her father. After that the whole town mocks her & she was bullied for being the child of a murderer. That's why she was resentful. At the end with the mirror scene and her head was shown backward, it is to show that she is actually crazy. When you are taking muscle relexant pills + alcohols, it messes up your head & possibly why she has repressed memories.
Anyway, I am sorry to hear about your story girl. Stay strong. 🤗
I get emotional every time I see this movie. The little girl on the boat just brings the tears. Great reaction.
Survivor's hug Asia 💟
I grew up in Maine and had a distant relationship with my mom, because of my brother-who also died, this movie hits real close to home.
One of the best films of that year and should have been nominated and won for numerous awards if one believes in such dubious things as major awards. Disturbing as it is, it's also perfect.
P.S. That eerie image of Selena seeing the back of her head in the ferry bathroom mirror I think reflects how she has suddenly recalled and faced that horrific incident of the past and realizes she's always been running from the truth hence why she in a pseudo-mysical and metaphorical moment sees herself as running away. Brilliant.
This was such a sad but good movie.. Kathy Bates is one of the mvps… she is incredible in the craft of acting!
Steven King also wrote Shawshank, Shining, stand by me, Thinner, Cujo, Christine & Carrie. All great movies.
Creepshow, Needful Things,
🏃♀️ The Running Man 🏃♂️
Cat's Eye & Dreamcatcher
Excellent author
The Mist, The Green Mile and IT, too. All stellar films.
The Langoliers and The Stand!!! Great TV mini series : )
@@heather9857Bronson Pinchot stole that show! Hands down.
BIG strong HUGs for you Asia! Much Love!!
This movie is a lost gem and underrated.
I appreciate your raw candor Asia, past trauma can be a very strange phenomenon.
Very understandable and relatable.
So glad your Patreon member has superlative taste in cinema. The BEST.
Oh man, Asia, I just watched your comment at the end. If you went through this similar trauma (of the daughter), I am SO sorry! I hope you are healing from that and glad you have such a good partner in BJ. ❤🩹
Even I forgot to mention the wonderful acting of the great Judy Parfitt who played Vera. No one else could have done her justice!
For all of us who went through childhood sexual trauma this movie hits deep. I'm 68 years old now but the pain is still there. Great acting performances by Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
"One of us is going to the bobeyard!". I love that line. Love this movie. An excellent adaptation of a great book with a fantastic performance from Kathy Bates.
I've always been fascinated by the relationship between Dolores and Vera and how their shared secret bonded them for life.
Big hugs to you, Asia.
Boneyard…aka, graveyard. Delores meant, next time you (her husband) hit me and “run me down” (talk to me like I’m dirt) like that, you’d better kill me because, if you don’t, I’m going to KILL you after you do it,
Taylor Hackford did an amazing job directing this film. The use of two different color patterns where everything in the past is bright and vibrant and everything in the present is dull and gray is very effective. We remember things more vibrantly than we see the day to day world. Also the way the past intrudes on our day to day thoughts is represented by the way the same shot alternates between the past version and the present version.
This is one of my favorite movies, you should watch it again with the knowledge of the full story. It's a different experience. Loved getting to watch you guys discover this, very touching.
Great big hugs for our girl! Your openness and honesty, your strength through adversity, will no doubt be an inspiration to someone out there, someone who needs to see it's possible to overcome. You pay it forward just by being your wonderful self. Bless you! ❤
The casting of the older and younger daughter was perfection. Great movie!
Asia I am so glad I stuck around for the end of the video. As a fellow survivor, I’m so proud of you for speaking honestly. ❤️ I’ve been a public speaker for survivors of female and adolescent offenders, sexual abuse is something I’ve often said is like a stain you can never get out, but rather learn to accessorize.
So great to see someone react to this incredible film. It is so underrated and under appreciated. I cried so hard in the theater when it came out in 1995. As someone who grew up in a violent household this hit me very hard. It was cathartic.
It's an old well. Like when people used to get their water from wells, but the city probably hooked up her house to the city water when it was developed.
FINALLY you guys reacted to this gem of a film and I loved it. Especially touching was Asia's reaction. ♥️ Kathy Bates herself has said this is her favorite role. 👍🏼
Sending lots of love to you Asia all the way from the UK, I think you said so much after the movie ended without having to say to much. I think we get it and as I say just sending lots of love your way!
Thanks so much ❤️❤️ ~ Asia
The scene between Delores and Vera in her living room is all-time best acting.
So good to see more people reacting to this movie. It's severely underrated. One of the best King adaptations, and I, like Kathy, think this is her best performance. Annie is a great character, but Dolores is so deep and layered, it's hard not to appreciate the brilliance of it.
Oh Asia! I knew as soon as you got quiet we unfortunately had something in common. We get a life sentence but luckily you appear to be thriving. Much love to you and BJ. ❤️
Wonderful movie, was a sleeper hit. Made almost 50 million on a 13 million budget. Amazing movie with an Allstar cast. A labor of love for them all.
I'm deeply touched by the two of you. Your openness, your willingness to be vulnerable, the trust you give to us, your viewers. Thank you for a completely unique, honest, and Real reaction to this film. My heart is full tonight, my dears! Keep doing what you do--you helped my heart heal a little more. ❤💕💖🌟
Kathy Bates is an amazing actress. 👏 ❤ ty guys!
I'm so happy you got to watch and react to this movie. It's probably my favorite King adaptation. Kathy and Jennifer own this movie, and pitch-perfect performances from everyone. I wish more people would watch it. A true hidden gem!
Just want to throw some love your way Asia, you come across as a lovely person.
Much admiration for you Asia and BJ. It isn't easy to watch a movie like this, especially if it hits home. Bless you both!
When I saw this in the movies I came away feeling like Kathy Bates should get an Oscar. Very disappointed when she wasn't nominated.
Wasn't NOMINATED? what the actual. Who was nominated? I'll look it up..I just assumed she was at least nominated. You know why that is? this whole movie was probably ignored for two reasons, ones being pretty insidious. One, they never give Oscars to Stephen King adaptions, dont know if its a snobbery thing or what. Secondly, they dont like movies about SA or grooming. They know a little too much about that.
Thank you! This is one of my fav stephen king movies but it doesn't usually get the love that some of his other works get. Glad to see someone reacting to it. Love the channel!
Thank you for reacting to this one, guys! It's one of my favorites. I was an abused wife, and my son was beaten by my husband. We finally got out when my husband died. At one point, my username was Dolores Claiborne, even though I didn't kill him. I empathized with her so much, as i do with you, Asia. You're a strong woman, and smart and funny and a million other good things! BJ is a good match for you. May y'all always be blessed. ❤❤❤
Wow! I have seen pictures of the movie but never saw it. I feel really bad for the mother! I'm happy the daughter came through for her, but yes, they needed a heart to heart conversation for real! ❤️You two, your faithful watcher😊
So glad y'all finally checked this one out ...i see y'all getting back to the oldies but goodies😊
Your outro discussion hit hard. Asia, sending love. If it helps, you come across as such a lovely person and you bring joy to ppl. Sounds cheesy but it's kinda true. All the best x
I’m glad you covered this one as it’s low key in my top 10. I can tell Asia was extremely touched by this story and I pray for her healing as well as any victims of abusive relationships 🙏🏾
Gerald's Game is the companion piece to Delores Claiborne. Same eclipse. Set in Maine, also. It is a lot creepier and gruesome, though.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE WITH KATHY BATES 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 well one of them but it’s up there ❤
The daughter was a mess, because she never dealt with it. That’s why she was taking all those drugs.
OMG, I watch EVERY reaction that comes out (basically none out there) of this movie. This channel is top three reaction movie channels for me, and the other two channels they don’t speak English so I hope that makes you smile, you guys are the best.
I am so freaking excited for this movie. I was born in 1983 and saw this in theaters with my sister, she just sent me this link!❤❤
Both sauces, red and green lol😊 3:06
Huge thank you to Pierre !
❤ they didn't even wait 5 minutes and she already acting crazy😂😂😂😂
Ahh Asia damn I feel your pain sweet woman....this movie can bring up your own experiences is such a brutal way. BJ bless you for getting it my man.. I love you guys and your channel.♥️♥️
God bless you Asia, and BJ for his awesome support. My thoughts and prayers are with you both. Thanks for your reactions.
This was one of my mom's favorite movies. My father never committed SA, but he was despotic and abusive (emotionally, verbally & physically) to every single one of us. 💔❤️🩹
My late mother spent a lot of time & energy protecting and defending the three of us (my late brother, my sister & I) and I still suffer from his abusiveness in his old age (he's 69 and I'm 43 years old).
I don't think I can ever watch this movie without crying. I absolutely loved every performance (Kathy, Jennifer, Christopher, John C. Reilly & David Strathairn). But I really also loved your guys' shocked reactions and words afterwards. From BJ & Asia.
I can tell the both of you absorbed it with your hearts and your minds completely. Thank you for watching and posting this!! 🙌🏽🙏🏽 I love you two too. ❤️👊🏽
Kathy Bates is great!!!!
So talented!!!!💕
Every performance from her is “perfect “!!
And when you finally want to talk about it your loved ones don't want to hear about it, even at 72.
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yes ma’am. thank goodness i still have a sibling around that i can talk to / that i went through the fire with, and is never afraid of truth. even though the rest of our families can’t seem to find and know it, we do. she is my rock and loving strength. i’m sending some your way today, connie. 🦾 shouldn’t matter where it comes from as long as you get it, right? hope that knowing others know your pain helps. ☺️ peace to you.
@@samanthanickson6478Thank You! ❤
Yeah. And when you confront people, you get excuses. They gaslight you, try to make you out as too emotional. Yeah.
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Dolores definitely did set her husband up to die (although she was pushed into it and really had no other choices…and she did it to save her daughter from more abuse). And that’s why, at the end, her daughter said she still didn’t know how she felt about it all/the truth about the death of her father. When she left Vera’s party early, because Vera gave her the afternoon off, wink/wink, she bought her husband the drink, knowing that he would drink it all and be completely drunk and sort of discombobulated. Therefore, he’d unable to really see through her plans. Delores made sure that his death occurred during the eclipse when everything was dark and also when there were fireworks and lots of people yelling way out on the beach, so that no one would hear him screaming on a quiet day in broad daylight. She knew where that Old well was and that it was covered with rotten boards because she almost fell through it herself earlier. She got the idea from Vera who told her that a “happy accident” can sometimes be a woman’s best friend. And that’s when you realize that Vera also killed her own husband.
its a great movie - totally under-rated
I love this movie and the novella it is based on. I’ve been a SK fan since I read Carrie back in grammar school. Asia, you are so resilient, strong and brave. My heart ❤goes out to you. I dedicate this quote from Ernest Hemingway’s ‘A Farewell to Arms’ to you:
‘’The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.’’
Delores Claiborne and Rose Madder are my favorite Stephen King books. No lie, they saved my life many years ago. It's always powerful when someone discovers this story. Much love to the lovely lady, I feel your pain. you're not alone, there are millions of us. *hugs*
Wow, thanks for subtlety sharing Asia, as someone who only recently came to terms with a situation that happened to me, MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU! We all know that there are things that happen in a lot of blk communities that aren't talked about or dealt with, it's beyond time for it to stop!❤💜
Such a great movie. Another Kathy Bates movie that I have always loved - one of those hard along the way but ends well - is 'A Home Of Our Own.' Happy Memorial Day.
I can relate to you Asia. Unfortunately, this happens to a lot of kids. We just don’t ever talk about it. I’ve been seeing a therapist lately and it helps. I was planning on taking this to my grave. I’m glad I decided to get some help.
The mirror scene was obviously symbolic
Some of Stephen King's best adaptation's are not the supernatural but the personal horror, like this, Shawshank Redemption, and the green mile.
Stephen King wrote this especially for Kathy Bates. He was so amazed with her performance in his movie Misery he knew he wanted to write something specifically for her. Such an underrated movie.
Love this movie but my favorite character is Vera. I love how she’s tough as nails right to the end- but has such empathy for Delores that she cries & helps her. Then they become so close she leaves everything to Delores in her will. Great side story line.
One of my favorite dramas of all time. Great reaction !
love this movie. kathy bates and jennifer jason leigh are a joy to watch in anything, but getting to see them together is fantastic.
What a great reaction!!! I love watchin movies with you guys! This is one of my favorite Stephen King movies!!! The dread is this film is constant and so palpable! Oscar worthy performances! So underrated!
sorry Asia that you could identify with this movie. God Bless you and your husband. We love you guys.
Really heartfelt response Asia. Very touching to hear you share what you did. I survived a lot of abuse as well and witnessed abusive interactions between my parents. It's hard to endure and it's only natural for our memory to have gaps when it's just that painful to endure such horror.
Such undercurrents in this movie! Writing, directing, and acting are top-notch!
Selena tried to suppress her memories of how her father abused her as a child and instead idealized her father. That is why she was mean to her mother from the beginning and did not understand her mother's relationship with her father and herself.
Another great story by King 👍
This movie is so good!! Unfortunately, it always triggers my childhood trauma as well. Sending love and virtual hugs to you Asia 🫂❤
I understand.. much love ❤️❤️ ~ Asia
I’m 67 years old. This is one of the finest films I’ve seen in my lifetime! It’s a master class in flashback storytelling. 👍
One of my favorites! Gotta love Kathy Bates!
One of the best Stephen King books and movies ❤
Stephen King said that this is one of his favourite movies out of his books. Such an eerie and sad story but also a story about tough women and how to cope in a world of cruel (mostly) men.
well made film. Not a common reaction film. Thanks for doing this. Stephen King is a great writer.
Right with you Asia. I’m a survivor too. Sending you love and hugs. Head up Queen.
OMG! One of my favorite movies.
This is one of the rare times that I have liked the movie more than the book!
Would love to see you react to Big Fish!
I liked the book slightly more, if only for the way the story is told by King. Dolores narrates the whole thing, as if answering the Detective's questioning in real time. It's really quite clever!
Asia I am sorry ......i went through the same i feel your pain 😢....
I’m so sorry. Sending love back ❤️❤️ ~ Asia
Oh dang, this one gets DARK 🥺
Not all of Stephen King's novels made great movies, but this one sure did. It's a forgotten treasure and I'd like to thank Mr. Pierre F. for suggesting it ❤
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kathy Bates!!! When I first saw Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", I new she was a star❤
The hole in the yard was an abandoned mine shaft
No, it was an old well.
Such a great movie, and the book was great as well. Stephen King wrote the book just for Kathy Bates performance in Misery.
The Answer on the chili question is "Christmas"..... both red and green!
Oh and that hole is a "Well".....Always love watching!
On my top 10 of all time. This movie moves me to tears every time, even during this reaction.
Kathy Bates is phenomenal. Love her in this, love her in Misery. As Thr Butcher she was awesome and the short lived Disjointed was just hilarious.