Crazy little sports fact… Billy Crystal is not left handed. He is just a really good baseball player so he agreed to be the one that would hit left handed to make that scene look better.
Rob Reiner isn't usually considered a great director, but his resume includes When Harry Met Sally, Misery, The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, and Stand By Me, all legendary movies.
@@aznthy Awww, they read the comment too fast. So what . . . "Misery" is worth mentioning a second time, LOL! Misery is a good movie for the month of October for the scary movies.
I'm actually old enough to have been able to see When Harry Met Sally in a movie theater. You two probably hadn't even been born yet, but I really loved your reactions. Nora Ephron's script has held up so well over these 30+ years. Although she has passed away, her voice will live on in her work and this classic movie. The clothes are also very classic, and I could picture myself wearing some of those outfits today, which is quite rare for some of these older movies. RIP Nora...you are sorely missed.
Love this movie! In case no one has told you yet: The love stories told by the married couples during the "intermissions" were all genuine. The couples were played by actors, but they related the life stories of actual couples. Just another of the lovely touches to this iconic rom-com film.
One of the best lines in the movie. “It's not the same for men…. Charlie Chaplin had babies when he was 73.” “Yeah, but he was too old to pick them up.”
@JordanCesaroni93 I agree! Nora Ephron, the scriptwriter, was a comic genius. This movie was made in 1989, but it has held up well over these many years, and I never tire of watching it. RIP Nora...you're voice is sadly missed.
This is my fave Rom-Com film. I've seen many reactors react to it, and I have to say, I really loved how attentive you were the whole way through to all the nuances that many reactors I've seen do not pick up on. Thank you so much, I loved watching it with you, and will be subscribing. x
In case anyone didn't mention it, I will explain the wagon-wheel table situation. I am 4 months shy of being 50, and have loved this movie since I saw it when it came out. So, I can speak to trends that you aren't old enough to have seen. That wagon wheel coffee table was not considered elegant or classy, and therefore not in good taste. Whereas now, to many it would be considered rustic, shabby chic. So, don't feel bad Mr. Boose, just like clothing, things will be in style, go out of style, and if you're lucky to get older, you will see them come back in style again. That wagon wheel coffee table likely was popular in the 70's or even early 80's as there was a time where cowboys were chic. So, it makes sense that it would be passe' by 1989. I too would scoop up that table now. It's unique and has character. I have always been a fan though of what they now refer to as "shabby chic". And here I never thought that my grandparents poverty would become trendy one day.😉🤣 Btw, I am really getting a kick out of watching people enjoy my favorite movie. I love it b/c my husband and I have a "When Harry Met Sally..." story ourselves, as we met in the bookstore we worked at and were friends first for a long time. We will be married 20 years this June.
My childhood house had a wagon wheel light fixture in the kitchen when we first moved in! A VERY 70s kitchen! And I remember everyone cheering when it finally came down hahaha
You'd love Billy Crystal in the City Slickers movies. His best friend Jess in this film is also his friend in City Slickers as well. Billy's got the same comedic chill. He's also good in America's Sweethearts.
The end speech is my favourite love declaration of any movie. Also, I definitely think this is the best romantic comedy ever made. And it is a plus that there IS an actual comedy in this movie.
THE GOLD STANDARD of Rom-Coms. One of my all-time favorite feature films! A feature screenplay writing clinic! THANKS for this!!! I love the leads, but my favorite scene is between Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher (the end of the diagonal blind date, when they look at each other outside of the restaurant and then run to the cab! LMAO!!!) You CinePals folks are young (I saw this in the theater on a date) so you should know that this movie caused a *lot* of public conversation about/between hetero/cis men and women. I think the 21st century is different for reasons you two know better than me--perhaps because Z and Alpha are so psychologically oriented. *ACHARA, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN "CASABLANCA???"* I'm with dude; that's gotta be the next one!!!
I have watched this movie countless times and never noticed that Sally ordered a deconstructed sandwich in the Carnegie Deli scene. Great observation guys!
Perfect reaction❤ I absolutely love this film. I was totally obsessed with it when it came out. I was a teenager and it moulded my opinions about how romantic relationships should be formed and I still stand by it. I think you nailed it Achara, friendship is the foundation of all long term romantic relationships, everything else ebbs and flows but friendship will stand the test of time.❤
It’s believed that the “best man” role originated with 16th century Germanic Goths, as the groomsman who kidnapped the bride. The best man then stood next to the bride during the ceremony to prevent other suitors or family members from taking her-and to make sure she didn’t run away.
I watched this for the first time 3 weeks ago before my date night and I fell in love with it instantly (it was free on Tubi but now its gone and my heart hurts). It's such an amazing movie and showing the dynamics of a relationship from strangers to friends to lovers. I die every time at the restaurant part
Absolute fave movie. Perfect. The script, actors, & location are all top notch. Fun to see a guy & girl reaction, as this film really Touches on our emotional differences. Also love the old couple vignettes. FYI: they were watching Casablanca. Moonstruck is another Great one. Very different type But again great script, acting etc. Fun reaction.
Harry grew up over the years. That's why we start to like him more and more. Earlier in time, they would not have worked out. The key part of the whole movie is in the final interview, where it shows what love entails by having him support her very particular needs with food.
I loved this reaction so much, I was smiling the entire time and so were you guys. Also, I'm the same age as this movie so thanks for reminding me I'm turning 34 soon 😬
@Sanjuany I agree! I don't know many people who haven't seen this movie, and I really loved their reaction. They skipped over commenting on Harry's leg hanging out of bed and touching the floor (always reminds me of Kermit the Frog for some weird reason) after he sleeps with Sally. Too funny!
This is a masterpiece of work this soundtrack, Marc Shaiman done the arrangements for the soundtrack . Music by his friend Harry Connick Jr, and musicians like Frank Sinatra, Louie Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald and etc are on the soundtrack. 23:00 is the director mom😂!!
The "post coital" phone calls to Jess and Marie were shot in real-time with one-take and three cameras with the actors only a couple of dozen feet apart.
@that.ll_do_pig Yeah, my apologies for my maladroit expression - I meant simply that the take used was itself complete and all-in-one with no cutaways.
"...perfection is unattainable. Perfection is a conceit. Perfection actually lies in fully loving the defect. I think that's perfection. It's like what the guy says in Hellboy, he says, 'We like people for their qualities; we love them for their defects.' It's true in life. It's the same." -- Guillermo Del Toro
Forget Paris. Debra Winger and Billy Crystal. I don't know if you can find it anywhere, but it's just as delightful. I still have it on VHS - I kid you not. I think, When Harry Met Sally might beat it by a about 2% in my personal zeitgeist.
Came to check out other series where Achara and Michael are teamed up, after enjoying the first two Gen V reactions with them. Wish there was a playlist for each of the different duos. Will be binging Moving next so I can catch to those reactions. Double thumbs up to this combo. Pls continue reacting together
AND IT'S A ( ROB REINER ) FILM😊, YOU GUYS ARE YOUNG BUT ROB REINER IS MEATHEAD FROM YHE TV CLASSIC SITCOM ( ALL IN THE FAMILY ) 👍HE ALSO DID ( A FEW GOOD MEN ) WHICH LOST TO CLINT EASTWOOD'S 92 ( UNFORGIVEN ) BUT STILL A GREAT MOVIE ACHARA! KEEP ON DOING THE GREAT CLASSICCC FILMS GUYS! 💯
@@that.ll_do_pig They are not actors. If you can find the When Harry Met Sally DVD, in the extras, there is unedited behind-the-scenes of the couples interviews.
I think there are basically two blueprints for the modern romcom: This one and Annie Hall. People probably argue about which is the OG and/or the better representative of the genre. I’d say Harry & Sally is the more romantic one, but few movies are funnier than Annie Hall.
You have to go much further back in history than either Annie Hall or When Harry Met Sally to find the origins of the romantic comedy and the blueprints for romantic comedies. According to The Evolution of the Romantic Comedy by Amanda Urena, "The romantic comedy traces its origins to the Shakespearean tradition of the same name. The traditional rom-com structure originated in his work 'The Merchant of Venice.'...Shakespeare’s plays have been ingrained in the fabric of the romantic comedy...The Shakespearean romantic comedy structure reappeared in 20th-century silent films. The 1924 films “Sherlock Jr.” and “Girl Shy” set the precedent for how the romantic comedy would be translated to the silver screen. They were infused with the warmth, wit and sweetness that would shape the genre into the beloved mainstay it grew to be. This growth, however, did not come without the adolescent meandering that appears in any good coming of age story - the kind of variance that served to adapt the genre to its given period. The first period to see this meandering was the 1930s and 40s, which witnessed the advent of the screwball comedy. This genre came into being simultaneously as sound was added to film. Finally, writers could fill their movies with verbal wit to match the visual storytelling achieved by directors." Note that some other sources consider Shakespeare's Two Gentleman of Verona to be the first romantic comedy. The article Shakespeare's First Romantic Comedy By Jerry L. Crawford states "Two Gentlemen is Shakespeare’s first romantic comedy. While it cannot stand with its successors, it will lead to the likes of Twelfth Night. The central concern of the romantic comedies is the stuff of romance-love, youth, and beauty. The plot is always the same boy meets girl-and the complications arise out of the dramatic fact that “the course of true love never did run smooth.” The world of romantic comedy is one in which the improbable looks probable; in which dark moments always pass; in which danger, grief and evil are known to be transitory; and in which there is the constant reassurance that all will be well in the end." Two Gentleman of Verona was written between 1589 and 1591, before The Merchant of Venice, which was written between 1596 and 1597, and thus, Two Gentleman of Verona does take chronological precedence. However, neither of these plays is considered to be the most influential one on the modern rom-com. According to the article "William Shakespeare invented every romantic comedy trope we love today" by Caroline Siede, "Shakespeare’s single most influential romantic comedy is Much Ado About Nothing, the iconic story of two wise and witty former lovers who claim they can’t stand one another, even though all they do is obsess about each other. Too proud to admit that the “merry war” betwixt them is covering up some very real feelings, Beatrice and Benedick need an outside push to get them to lower their pride and realize they’re perfect for one another... The reason we keep revisiting the play is the same reason we keep adapting its tropes for modern rom-coms. With Much Ado, Shakespeare tapped into something universal about love and human nature, highlighting our foibles with a perceptive yet sympathetic eye."
You need to watch _It Happened One Night._ It's the true OG romantic comedy! 89 years later and the genre is still following the same story structure. Holds up well too. Very charming movie.
@@luminiferous1960 Short version: You’re right. Which is why I specifically said ”the modern romcom” and not romantic comedy in general. Slightly longer version: Of course romantic comedies existed before Annie Hall. That’s not the point I was making though, I wasn’t suggesting those two movies established the genre. I was suggesting they are the main blueprints for the current version of it. But that too will change in due time, as the human civilisation continues slowly evolving. Because yes, regardless what a disproportionally vocal minority thinks about it, relations between men and women have evolved since the dawn of film and literature, which is why the influence of those old movies on contemporary romcoms is limited. It’s true all storytelling owes a debt to the old masters. That doesn’t mean no one ever innovates within the framework, or comes up with a fresh new take that influences everyone going forward. You can argue that content is of no importance, only inert ancient narrative structures matter when discussing genres. And I would agree to disagree. But please don’t distort the point I was making.
14:44 old fellow ditched his date 😂😂😅 at funeral to go back with his ex and then marries her . 23:23 Older women is Rob Renier mom 😅. Frank Sinatra " Had To Be You" the beautiful slow and sad version, I would listen to this thinking about " The One Who Got Away"
A great romantic comedy that is also a throwback to the screwball comedies of the 30's & 40's is 1972 Barbra Streisand film "What's Up, Doc?" directed by Peter Bogdanovic. It's a blast! Speaking of those 30's comedies both "It Happened One Night" (the first film to win all five of the big Oscars-Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay) from 1934 and 1938's "Bringing Up Baby" are terrific.
@joel65913 I love all of those movies, especially the old black and white movies from the 1930's. Classics all! "My Man Godfrey" with Carole Lombard and William Powell is worth checking out, too!
@@lisalivingston6473 Almost anything with Cary Grant or Hepburn and Tracy. The Thin Man films staring Myrna Loy and William Powell.. I am glad there are ppl in the younger generations (I'm 52) that want to see these films, and I very much enjoy watching their reactions and thoughts. They should have polls to see which movies the two of them should watch next~
This movie’s style reminds me of Woody Allen’s Annie Hall which I think you should check out. Also Manhattan. You can see Meg Ryan’s smile in her son Jack Quaid’s grin 😊
actually, i modern classic rom com, from just the last few years, is crazy stupid love. it's great! it's actually funny, well written, well acted, and cute
Love When Harry Met Sally. I actually lived this exact same relationship with a close friend but, for me and her it unfortunately didn't end like this movie. But that's a story for another day. If you want to see more range for Billy Crystal you should check out City Slickers. 🤠
you mention that the best man used to be the best swordsman; the bridesmaid were decoy brides to prevent pre-ceremony abductions 🤣 weddings really were wild back in the day
I love this movie! Yay for watching it with y'all! Have you ever seen the first pairing of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks? It is a magical romance, and one of my favorite films of all time. It is called Joe vs the Volcano, and it would be a delight to watch it with you on here!
City Slickers is another great Billy Crystal movie. Bruno Kirby (who played Jess in this movie) is also in City Slickers as well. it's a friendship movie. Funny and heartwarming too.
City Slickers is actually my favorite Billy Crystal movie 🙂This is probably my second favorite of his. But I also really loved Jack Palance in that movie, I grew up watching westerns with my grandfather so it was great to see him in the movie.
Another Billy Crystal romcom movie that I like is America's Sweethearts. I highly recommend it, no one ever reacts to it and I feel not many know of it. It also has John Cusack, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Walken and so many more stars in it.
A great romantic movie. You should also watch You Got Mail With Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks . Another great romantic comedy is Roxanne 1987 and The Lonely Guy
Flash Gordan = Sheldon Edit: “jeepers Christmas” haha “and he’s got that post coitus clarity”earns a point. “I do in fact object to this union, and I challenge you to a duel.” Earns a point. Pretty sure the matrix reloaded Persephone cake orgasm stems from this movie …
it's funny how the two also made separate romcoms almost at the same time with France in the title (Forget Paris & French Kiss). IMO, Billy Crystal in Forget Paris was the better movie.
I know you won't even bother, but if you like Billy Crystal in a Rom Com, he did a similar one in 1995 called Forget Paris with Debra Winger. Follows alot of the structure here, a couple falls in love but struggles to make it work due to work. She works for an airline and he's an NBA referee. It's really funny and has alot of the NBA player of the time in it. And that one was actually directed by Billy Crystal too.
Watered down version of "Annie Hall" and Woody Allen movies in general (which are almost all rom-coms). Watch the real article. Not that Rob Reiner is bad but "Annie Hall" is the direct influence on "When Harry Met Sally", and is 50 times the film, on multiple levels: script, cinematography, acting, originality, depth, cultural importance and influence. Even the fashion of "Annie Hall" was influential.
This is a favorite movie. Thanks for reacting to it. I knew a lot of Harry and Sallys through the 70s and 80s. Some of us made it, some not, but the stories were interesting. A different film that I am sure none of you have seen is the quirky Steve Martin and Goldy Hawn version of "House Sitter" from 1992(?). It is lots of fun, very well written and acted. The cast is impressive. Thanks again for Harry Met Sally.
Was always one of my favorite rom coms. It's actually the reason i started watching them. Also really romanticizes New York. Love that city when i visit
@paulnolasco2831 One of my favorite scenes is when Harry and Sally are walking through the park. Those autumn leaves were so gorgeous! Whenever I'm visiting NYC, I try to look for some of the places that have been used in movie shoots. There are so many to choose from, and I've done some of the bus tours that are offered.
@lisalivingston6473 I've done the same. I look at a ton of different places when I'm out there that are in movies. It's funny because I live in Los Angeles and hardly do that... haha!
Hello Folks This movie actually has 4 iconic scenes / quotable parts. 1 is obviously the "Men and women can't be friends" at the beginning. 2 the "Big O" scene. 3 quickly after the old lady saying, "I'll have what she is having". (Btw, that is the mother of Rob Reiner). And 4 is the "Talk like this... Pecan pie" scene at the museum. The end scene dialogue gets an honorable mention. According to the folklore of the film, Riener interviewed real elderly couples about have they met and stayed together. He use 'extra actors' (AFTRA) to recreate the vignettes (short clips) that are used throughout the film. Supposedly, 1 of these couples was a real couple. The film hits on many of the troupes / stereotypical the beliefs that men and women have being having with each other about relationships and even 34 yrs. later continue to persist. You understood the overall arc and message of the relationship story. While your partner does NOT need to be your 'best friend', the person SHOULD be a dear and close friend. Not necessarily someone you can live with for many years in to the future, but more, a person you can't imagine / choose to live without no matter how imperfect / not ideal and full of quirky flaws they may have. Paraphrasing Harry, "when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with (that true) someone, you want that part of your life to start as soon as possible". This is one of my favorites to watch over the holiday season. I watch this and: "Sleepless in Seattle", "While You Were Sleeping", "White Christmas", "This Christmas", and "Love Actually". But other great iconic rom-coms to wat are: "About Last Night", "Say Anything", "Big", Splash", "Hanna and Her Sister', Mystic Pizza", "Dirty Dancing", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Secret Admirer, "Peggy Sue Got Married", "Overboard', Working Girl", "Sabrina" (both Versions), "Moonstruck", "Four Wedding and a Funeral", "My Best Friend's Wedding", "The Wedding Singer", "The Wood", "Pretty Woman', "Loverboy", and "Can't Buy Me Love".
The woman who says the iconic line, "I'll have what she's having, " is director Rob Reiner's mom in a cameo!
@shainewhite2781 One of the best cameo appearances ever in a movie!
Billy Crystal wrote the line, as most of you know.
Crazy little sports fact… Billy Crystal is not left handed. He is just a really good baseball player so he agreed to be the one that would hit left handed to make that scene look better.
Rob Reiner isn't usually considered a great director, but his resume includes When Harry Met Sally, Misery, The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, and Stand By Me, all legendary movies.
Don’t forget Misery
Did you not see Misery in his comment ? 😶
@@mynameisnotearl4383 You're the one who forgot misey and reading comprehension.
@@aznthy Awww, they read the comment too fast. So what . . . "Misery" is worth mentioning a second time, LOL! Misery is a good movie for the month of October for the scary movies.
Rob Reimer is considered a great director
I'm actually old enough to have been able to see When Harry Met Sally in a movie theater. You two probably hadn't even been born yet, but I really loved your reactions. Nora Ephron's script has held up so well over these 30+ years. Although she has passed away, her voice will live on in her work and this classic movie. The clothes are also very classic, and I could picture myself wearing some of those outfits today, which is quite rare for some of these older movies. RIP Nora...you are sorely missed.
I saw it in the theater on a first date. Amazing movie
Love this movie!
In case no one has told you yet: The love stories told by the married couples during the "intermissions" were all genuine. The couples were played by actors, but they related the life stories of actual couples. Just another of the lovely touches to this iconic rom-com film.
@NealMarchuk I agree! Those stories were so cute, and they were used so effectively in the storytelling.
One of the best lines in the movie. “It's not the same for men…. Charlie Chaplin had babies when he was 73.” “Yeah, but he was too old to pick them up.”
An outright masterpiece of romance, comedy, and cinema itself.
@JordanCesaroni93 I agree! Nora Ephron, the scriptwriter, was a comic genius. This movie was made in 1989, but it has held up well over these many years, and I never tire of watching it. RIP Nora...you're voice is sadly missed.
This is my fave Rom-Com film. I've seen many reactors react to it, and I have to say, I really loved how attentive you were the whole way through to all the nuances that many reactors I've seen do not pick up on. Thank you so much, I loved watching it with you, and will be subscribing. x
In case anyone didn't mention it, I will explain the wagon-wheel table situation. I am 4 months shy of being 50, and have loved this movie since I saw it when it came out. So, I can speak to trends that you aren't old enough to have seen.
That wagon wheel coffee table was not considered elegant or classy, and therefore not in good taste. Whereas now, to many it would be considered rustic, shabby chic. So, don't feel bad Mr. Boose, just like clothing, things will be in style, go out of style, and if you're lucky to get older, you will see them come back in style again.
That wagon wheel coffee table likely was popular in the 70's or even early 80's as there was a time where cowboys were chic. So, it makes sense that it would be passe' by 1989. I too would scoop up that table now. It's unique and has character. I have always been a fan though of what they now refer to as "shabby chic". And here I never thought that my grandparents poverty would become trendy one day.😉🤣
Btw, I am really getting a kick out of watching people enjoy my favorite movie. I love it b/c my husband and I have a "When Harry Met Sally..." story ourselves, as we met in the bookstore we worked at and were friends first for a long time. We will be married 20 years this June.
My childhood house had a wagon wheel light fixture in the kitchen when we first moved in! A VERY 70s kitchen! And I remember everyone cheering when it finally came down hahaha
You'd love Billy Crystal in the City Slickers movies. His best friend Jess in this film is also his friend in City Slickers as well. Billy's got the same comedic chill. He's also good in America's Sweethearts.
The end speech is my favourite love declaration of any movie. Also, I definitely think this is the best romantic comedy ever made. And it is a plus that there IS an actual comedy in this movie.
THE GOLD STANDARD of Rom-Coms. One of my all-time favorite feature films! A feature screenplay writing clinic! THANKS for this!!! I love the leads, but my favorite scene is between Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher (the end of the diagonal blind date, when they look at each other outside of the restaurant and then run to the cab! LMAO!!!) You CinePals folks are young (I saw this in the theater on a date) so you should know that this movie caused a *lot* of public conversation about/between hetero/cis men and women. I think the 21st century is different for reasons you two know better than me--perhaps because Z and Alpha are so psychologically oriented. *ACHARA, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN "CASABLANCA???"* I'm with dude; that's gotta be the next one!!!
Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron gave us a romcom masterpiece.
I have watched this movie countless times and never noticed that Sally ordered a deconstructed sandwich in the Carnegie Deli scene. Great observation guys!
Rob Reiners mother did the "I'll have what she's having." Scene. Probably the most memorable line of the movie. Most agree
First saw Billy Crystal in the comedy serial 'Soap' he was great in that & so much more later. That was an amazing show, old now, but still love it!
Terrific hilarious show. Billy's role in that show was controversial for its time
Perfect reaction❤ I absolutely love this film. I was totally obsessed with it when it came out. I was a teenager and it moulded my opinions about how romantic relationships should be formed and I still stand by it. I think you nailed it Achara, friendship is the foundation of all long term romantic relationships, everything else ebbs and flows but friendship will stand the test of time.❤
This dude on the right is so wholesome! Would love to see him back😊😊
It’s believed that the “best man” role originated with 16th century Germanic Goths, as the groomsman who kidnapped the bride. The best man then stood next to the bride during the ceremony to prevent other suitors or family members from taking her-and to make sure she didn’t run away.
Fun fact: Joe, Sally's boyfriend in the airport scene, is President Gerald Ford's son.
I watched this for the first time 3 weeks ago before my date night and I fell in love with it instantly (it was free on Tubi but now its gone and my heart hurts). It's such an amazing movie and showing the dynamics of a relationship from strangers to friends to lovers. I die every time at the restaurant part
Absolute fave movie. Perfect. The script, actors, & location are all top notch.
Fun to see a guy & girl reaction, as this film really
Touches on our emotional differences. Also love the old couple vignettes.
FYI: they were watching Casablanca.
Moonstruck is another
Great one. Very different type
But again great script, acting etc.
Fun reaction.
Harry grew up over the years. That's why we start to like him more and more. Earlier in time, they would not have worked out. The key part of the whole movie is in the final interview, where it shows what love entails by having him support her very particular needs with food.
I loved this reaction so much, I was smiling the entire time and so were you guys. Also, I'm the same age as this movie so thanks for reminding me I'm turning 34 soon 😬
A truly great film. Hell of a screenplay beautifully directed and acted. So good.
The funny voices was an adlib by Billy which caught Meg off guard...and that's why she gave that quick look to the director/camera.
@mikedignum1868 I remember hearing that, too! Billy Crystal is a comic genius, and I'm sure he has cracked up many a co-star in his time.
Barefoot in the Park is one of my favorite and earlier Rom Coms with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford
You've Got Mail. 🧡
Watching with y’all made me love this movie even more. So cool to experience it with people who haven’t seen it.
@Sanjuany I agree! I don't know many people who haven't seen this movie, and I really loved their reaction. They skipped over commenting on Harry's leg hanging out of bed and touching the floor (always reminds me of Kermit the Frog for some weird reason) after he sleeps with Sally. Too funny!
This is a masterpiece of work this soundtrack, Marc Shaiman done the arrangements for the soundtrack .
Music by his friend Harry Connick Jr, and musicians like Frank Sinatra, Louie Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald and etc are on the soundtrack. 23:00 is the director mom😂!!
The "post coital" phone calls to Jess and Marie were shot in real-time with one-take and three cameras with the actors only a couple of dozen feet apart.
Not sure where you got that info...it took 60 takes and a full day.
@that.ll_do_pig Yeah, my apologies for my maladroit expression - I meant simply that the take used was itself complete and all-in-one with no cutaways.
"...perfection is unattainable. Perfection is a conceit. Perfection actually lies in fully loving the defect. I think that's perfection. It's like what the guy says in Hellboy, he says, 'We like people for their qualities; we love them for their defects.' It's true in life. It's the same." -- Guillermo Del Toro
I have loved Billy Crystal, his movies, and his comedy specials since I was a young girl.
Awesome reaction! Next Casablanca!
This was one of my mom's favorites! I actually didn't see it until I went to college.
Other rom-coms like this one are… French Kiss, Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail. All with Meg Ryan.
Forget Paris. Debra Winger and Billy Crystal. I don't know if you can find it anywhere, but it's just as delightful. I still have it on VHS - I kid you not. I think, When Harry Met Sally might beat it by a about 2% in my personal zeitgeist.
Sally’s boyfriend in the airport is Steven Ford, son of President Gerald Ford.
Came to check out other series where Achara and Michael are teamed up, after enjoying the first two Gen V reactions with them. Wish there was a playlist for each of the different duos. Will be binging Moving next so I can catch to those reactions. Double thumbs up to this combo. Pls continue reacting together
THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN is a great Billy Crystal comedy, with Danny DeVito
Billy crystal actually bats right handed, but for the ahot it was better if he batted left, so he learned how to bat left handed
😂 really nice reaction. I want more of y'all
This is the "Godfather" of rom-com movies, the OG.
A very similar rom-com is 'Sleepless in Seattle' with Tom Hanks n Meg Ryan, also a must
AND IT'S A ( ROB REINER ) FILM😊, YOU GUYS ARE YOUNG BUT ROB REINER IS MEATHEAD FROM YHE TV CLASSIC SITCOM ( ALL IN THE FAMILY ) 👍HE ALSO DID ( A FEW GOOD MEN ) WHICH LOST TO CLINT EASTWOOD'S 92 ( UNFORGIVEN ) BUT STILL A GREAT MOVIE ACHARA! KEEP ON DOING THE GREAT CLASSICCC FILMS GUYS! 💯
Nora Ephron was the absolute GOAT and she knew that every line she wrote would become even better when Meg Ryan said 'em.
It's a book ?!
@@pragadees_ ha, no a script
Great reaction. Another one to check out would be Moonstruck from 1987 with Cher and Nicolas Cage.
@robf7213 I agree...such a classic movie! It's on my list of great movies to curl up with on rainy afternoons.
I highly recommend another Meg Ryan romcom - Sleepless in Seattle. No Billy Crystal but Tom Hanks more than makes up for his absence.
All of the couple interviews are real. They were only told they were going to be part of a documentary.
The couples are actors but the told real stories.
@@that.ll_do_pig They are not actors. If you can find the When Harry Met Sally DVD, in the extras, there is unedited behind-the-scenes of the couples interviews.
I think there are basically two blueprints for the modern romcom: This one and Annie Hall. People probably argue about which is the OG and/or the better representative of the genre. I’d say Harry & Sally is the more romantic one, but few movies are funnier than Annie Hall.
You have to go much further back in history than either Annie Hall or When Harry Met Sally to find the origins of the romantic comedy and the blueprints for romantic comedies.
According to The Evolution of the Romantic Comedy by Amanda Urena, "The romantic comedy traces its origins to the Shakespearean tradition of the same name. The traditional rom-com structure originated in his work 'The Merchant of Venice.'...Shakespeare’s plays have been ingrained in the fabric of the romantic comedy...The Shakespearean romantic comedy structure reappeared in 20th-century silent films. The 1924 films “Sherlock Jr.” and “Girl Shy” set the precedent for how the romantic comedy would be translated to the silver screen. They were infused with the warmth, wit and sweetness that would shape the genre into the beloved mainstay it grew to be. This growth, however, did not come without the adolescent meandering that appears in any good coming of age story - the kind of variance that served to adapt the genre to its given period.
The first period to see this meandering was the 1930s and 40s, which witnessed the advent of the screwball comedy. This genre came into being simultaneously as sound was added to film. Finally, writers could fill their movies with verbal wit to match the visual storytelling achieved by directors."
Note that some other sources consider Shakespeare's Two Gentleman of Verona to be the first romantic comedy. The article Shakespeare's First Romantic Comedy By Jerry L. Crawford states "Two Gentlemen is Shakespeare’s first romantic comedy. While it cannot stand with its successors, it will lead to the likes of Twelfth Night. The central concern of the romantic comedies is the stuff of romance-love, youth, and beauty. The plot is always the same boy meets girl-and the complications arise out of the dramatic fact that “the course of true love never did run smooth.” The world of romantic comedy is one in which the improbable looks probable; in which dark moments always pass; in which danger, grief and evil are known to be transitory; and in which there is the constant reassurance that all will be well in the end."
Two Gentleman of Verona was written between 1589 and 1591, before The Merchant of Venice, which was written between 1596 and 1597, and thus, Two Gentleman of Verona does take chronological precedence.
However, neither of these plays is considered to be the most influential one on the modern rom-com. According to the article "William Shakespeare invented every romantic comedy trope we love today" by Caroline Siede, "Shakespeare’s single most influential romantic comedy is Much Ado About Nothing, the iconic story of two wise and witty former lovers who claim they can’t stand one another, even though all they do is obsess about each other. Too proud to admit that the “merry war” betwixt them is covering up some very real feelings, Beatrice and Benedick need an outside push to get them to lower their pride and realize they’re perfect for one another...
The reason we keep revisiting the play is the same reason we keep adapting its tropes for modern rom-coms. With Much Ado, Shakespeare tapped into something universal about love and human nature, highlighting our foibles with a perceptive yet sympathetic eye."
You need to watch _It Happened One Night._ It's the true OG romantic comedy! 89 years later and the genre is still following the same story structure. Holds up well too. Very charming movie.
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You’re right. Which is why I specifically said ”the modern romcom” and not romantic comedy in general.
Slightly longer version:
Of course romantic comedies existed before Annie Hall. That’s not the point I was making though, I wasn’t suggesting those two movies established the genre. I was suggesting they are the main blueprints for the current version of it. But that too will change in due time, as the human civilisation continues slowly evolving. Because yes, regardless what a disproportionally vocal minority thinks about it, relations between men and women have evolved since the dawn of film and literature, which is why the influence of those old movies on contemporary romcoms is limited. It’s true all storytelling owes a debt to the old masters. That doesn’t mean no one ever innovates within the framework, or comes up with a fresh new take that influences everyone going forward. You can argue that content is of no importance, only inert ancient narrative structures matter when discussing genres. And I would agree to disagree. But please don’t distort the point I was making.
14:44 old fellow ditched his date 😂😂😅 at funeral to go back with his ex and then marries her . 23:23 Older women is Rob Renier mom 😅. Frank Sinatra " Had To Be You" the beautiful slow and sad version, I would listen to this thinking about " The One Who Got Away"
They were also both in City Slickers, with a kid Jake Gyllenhaal!
A great romantic comedy that is also a throwback to the screwball comedies of the 30's & 40's is 1972 Barbra Streisand film "What's Up, Doc?" directed by Peter Bogdanovic. It's a blast!
Speaking of those 30's comedies both "It Happened One Night" (the first film to win all five of the big Oscars-Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay) from 1934 and 1938's "Bringing Up Baby" are terrific.
@joel65913 I love all of those movies, especially the old black and white movies from the 1930's. Classics all! "My Man Godfrey" with Carole Lombard and William Powell is worth checking out, too!
The Lady Eve is another good one.
@@lisalivingston6473 Almost anything with Cary Grant or Hepburn and Tracy. The Thin Man films staring Myrna Loy and William Powell.. I am glad there are ppl in the younger generations (I'm 52) that want to see these films, and I very much enjoy watching their reactions and thoughts. They should have polls to see which movies the two of them should watch next~
See THE SURE THING, with John Cusack, also directed by Rob Reiner
Those little sequences with the old couples isn't acting. Those are real married couples with real stories.
This movie’s style reminds me of Woody Allen’s Annie Hall which I think you should check out. Also Manhattan.
You can see Meg Ryan’s smile in her son Jack Quaid’s grin 😊
actually, i modern classic rom com, from just the last few years, is crazy stupid love. it's great! it's actually funny, well written, well acted, and cute
Love When Harry Met Sally. I actually lived this exact same relationship with a close friend but, for me and her it unfortunately didn't end like this movie. But that's a story for another day. If you want to see more range for Billy Crystal you should check out City Slickers. 🤠
City Slickers with Billy Crystal next?
Older, but a really great romcom with a drama side, is the apartment by Billy Wilder
City Slickers is my favorite Billy Crystal movie. It’s not a romcom but it’s great.
Love that movie, and Meg Ryan, eternal crush in that movie
Billy Crystal isn't left handed. But for the blocking of the scene, he batted lefty.
City Slickers is a great movie!
in Harry’s defense taking someone to a _New York City_ airport is a herculean task and can take half the day
😂i love that you quote the song all the time, incorrectly, "tomato potato"
you mention that the best man used to be the best swordsman; the bridesmaid were decoy brides to prevent pre-ceremony abductions 🤣 weddings really were wild back in the day
I find it kind of sad how many people think negatively of Sally's "high maintenance" quirks regarding food.
I love this movie! Yay for watching it with y'all!
Have you ever seen the first pairing of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks? It is a magical romance, and one of my favorite films of all time. It is called Joe vs the Volcano, and it would be a delight to watch it with you on here!
City Slickers is another great Billy Crystal movie. Bruno Kirby (who played Jess in this movie) is also in City Slickers as well. it's a friendship movie. Funny and heartwarming too.
City Slickers is actually my favorite Billy Crystal movie 🙂This is probably my second favorite of his. But I also really loved Jack Palance in that movie, I grew up watching westerns with my grandfather so it was great to see him in the movie.
my top 5 movie all time. So glad Achara viewed it..
That’s ‘men and women can’t be friend’s’ reaction is the realest on RUclips 😂
Forget Paris is another good Billy Krystal rom com.
Another Billy Crystal romcom movie that I like is America's Sweethearts. I highly recommend it, no one ever reacts to it and I feel not many know of it. It also has John Cusack, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Walken and so many more stars in it.
The blond guy, Joe at the airport, is the son of President Gerald Ford.
Buttercup with the cat. T-shirt had lots of girl.."friends", in HS.. .SHOCKER
If you liked this movie you'd definitely like You've got mail.
You should see PRELUDE TO A KISS, starring Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan.
33 years since it came out
You guys might like Working Girl.
A great romantic movie. You should also watch You Got Mail With Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks . Another great romantic comedy is Roxanne 1987 and The Lonely Guy
The quintessential rom-com!
Flash Gordan = Sheldon
Edit: “jeepers Christmas” haha
“and he’s got that post coitus clarity”earns a point.
“I do in fact object to this union, and I challenge you to a duel.” Earns a point.
Pretty sure the matrix reloaded Persephone cake orgasm stems from this movie …
it's funny how the two also made separate romcoms almost at the same time with France in the title (Forget Paris & French Kiss). IMO, Billy Crystal in Forget Paris was the better movie.
My two favorite things about this movie are …
1) Bruno Kirby
2) The apartments
Great reaction - if you want more of this type of Billy Crystal check out Forget Paris :)
Notice: It is a woman that wrote this script. So whatever Harry says, it comes from her.
My favorite Rom-Com! I watch it every New Year's Eve 💙
@hillarymead What a great tradition...and a great way to kick off a New Year!!!
Well, obviously the best romantic comedy ever made. Glad you catch up.
Great reaction!
I know you won't even bother, but if you like Billy Crystal in a Rom Com, he did a similar one in 1995 called Forget Paris with Debra Winger. Follows alot of the structure here, a couple falls in love but struggles to make it work due to work. She works for an airline and he's an NBA referee. It's really funny and has alot of the NBA player of the time in it. And that one was actually directed by Billy Crystal too.
@arodz21 I love that movie, too, but I never hear people talking about it. Debra Winger has a particularly funny scene with a wayward pigeon!
I order food like Meg Ryan 😋 I'm truly awful ❤
Watered down version of "Annie Hall" and Woody Allen movies in general (which are almost all rom-coms). Watch the real article. Not that Rob Reiner is bad but "Annie Hall" is the direct influence on "When Harry Met Sally", and is 50 times the film, on multiple levels: script, cinematography, acting, originality, depth, cultural importance and influence. Even the fashion of "Annie Hall" was influential.
This is a favorite movie. Thanks for reacting to it. I knew a lot of Harry and Sallys through the 70s and 80s. Some of us made it, some not, but the stories were interesting. A different film that I am sure none of you have seen is the quirky Steve Martin and Goldy Hawn version of "House Sitter" from 1992(?). It is lots of fun, very well written and acted. The cast is impressive. Thanks again for Harry Met Sally.
Another good movie with Billy Crystal and Bruno Kirby is City Slickers!
I love Meg Ryan films. I would recommend movies; Sleepless In Seattle, French Kiss.
Was always one of my favorite rom coms. It's actually the reason i started watching them. Also really romanticizes New York. Love that city when i visit
I was born and raised in NYC. I guess your comment caught my attention because I rarely see anyone comment something positive about the city. lol.
@paulnolasco2831 One of my favorite scenes is when Harry and Sally are walking through the park. Those autumn leaves were so gorgeous! Whenever I'm visiting NYC, I try to look for some of the places that have been used in movie shoots. There are so many to choose from, and I've done some of the bus tours that are offered.
@lisalivingston6473 I've done the same. I look at a ton of different places when I'm out there that are in movies. It's funny because I live in Los Angeles and hardly do that... haha!
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This movie actually has 4 iconic scenes / quotable parts. 1 is obviously the "Men and women can't be friends" at the beginning. 2 the "Big O" scene. 3 quickly after the old lady saying, "I'll have what she is having". (Btw, that is the mother of Rob Reiner). And 4 is the "Talk like this... Pecan pie" scene at the museum. The end scene dialogue gets an honorable mention.
According to the folklore of the film, Riener interviewed real elderly couples about have they met and stayed together. He use 'extra actors' (AFTRA) to recreate the vignettes (short clips) that are used throughout the film. Supposedly, 1 of these couples was a real couple.
The film hits on many of the troupes / stereotypical the beliefs that men and women have being having with each other about relationships and even 34 yrs. later continue to persist. You understood the overall arc and message of the relationship story. While your partner does NOT need to be your 'best friend', the person SHOULD be a dear and close friend. Not necessarily someone you can live with for many years in to the future, but more, a person you can't imagine / choose to live without no matter how imperfect / not ideal and full of quirky flaws they may have.
Paraphrasing Harry, "when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with (that true) someone, you want that part of your life to start as soon as possible".
This is one of my favorites to watch over the holiday season. I watch this and: "Sleepless in Seattle", "While You Were Sleeping", "White Christmas", "This Christmas", and "Love Actually". But other great iconic rom-coms to wat are: "About Last Night", "Say Anything", "Big", Splash", "Hanna and Her Sister', Mystic Pizza", "Dirty Dancing", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Secret Admirer, "Peggy Sue Got Married", "Overboard', Working Girl", "Sabrina" (both Versions), "Moonstruck", "Four Wedding and a Funeral", "My Best Friend's Wedding", "The Wedding Singer", "The Wood", "Pretty Woman', "Loverboy", and "Can't Buy Me Love".
Carrie Fisher was an uncredited script doctor for this.
Please add Casablanca to your list! 😁
It is a good table.