The 2 main female leads (Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy) both won Best Actress Oscars right before this film (Jessica for DRIVING MISS DAISY (1989) and Kathy for MISERY (1990) the very next year). Not a bad way to follow up for both of them. DRIVING MISS DAISY is worth reacting to IMO (Morgan Freeman is also in this film).
Mary Stuart Masterson who plays Idgie is also in one of my favorite John Hughes movies "Somekind of Wonderful" (1987). You should give it a watch sometime. It also stars Eric Stoltz and Lea Thompson.
I grew up on a farm in Tennessee, and there was a low spot in one of the fields. My grandaddy used to tell me a story (before this movie even came out) about how it used to be a pond, but then some ducks landed on it and it froze...and they flew away with the pond. I always believed that story, and of course he knew I'd realize that it wasn't true one day. But I loved the story and the visual I had of ducks flying away with their legs stuck in a big block of ice. So this movie has a special place for me because of that.
Centane, thank you for bringing this gem back to mind from watching it 30+ years ago.... Mary Stuart Masterson (Idgie) & Johnny Depp in "Benny & Joon" 1993 is a must! (Ninny), Jessica Tandy in "Driving Miss Daisy" 1990 & "Cocoon" 1985, are two favorites.
This is my wife’s favorite movie! We started dating when it was released in 91 & one of our dates that year was seeing it in the theater. 33 years later she’s watched this movie hundreds of times. I didn’t know it was based on a book. I’ll definitely get it for her. She & my daughter are avid readers & they love to read books that were made into movies. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I watched this when it came out in the movie theater. It is my all time favorite film right next to THE COLOR PURPLE (1986). I have read both books. I read "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" shorty after seeing the movie. What a title, hunh! I had gotten a lesbian vibe from the characters Idgie & Ruth, so I read the book to see if I was right.😊 Fannie Flagg the author of the book has a cameo in the movie. She was the red headed instructor at the 1st seminar Evelyn & her friend attended. There are some big differences between the movie & the book. Movie- Ruth & Buddy were in love. Book-Ruth & Buddy never met. Movie-Ruth & Idgie lived together raising Buddy Jr. "Stump" for about 8 or 9 yrs. Book-Ruth & Idgie were together for twice as long, & Stump was called Ruth & Idgie's boy(son). The character Ninny was much more defined in the book. In fact, whenever Idgie & Ruth would have a disagreement/fight, Idgie would stay w/her brother & Ninny. That's how I think Ninny knows so much about Ruth & Idgie's relationship. The book also tells u a lot more about Sipsy & her son Big George & their family. I did spend time at an elder facility. Originally, I had gone to one for a volunteer work assignment for college. I ended up staying for longer than my assignment. I worked w/the Recreational Director at the facility. I would spend individual time w/residents, hand out refreshments during recreational time & call out the Bingo letters & numbers. I was saddened that school & work ended up taking me away from them. Stephen King is my favorite author. I'd say I've read about 28 or so of his works. I have several books of his in my bookcase right now that I haven't yet read. My eyes ain't what they used to be, & I sometimes get headaches from eye-strain.😟 The movie SALEM'S LOT is I believe a 2 part miniseries. It's alright based on when the film was made. I'd say it probably has a similar style to the movie CREEP SHOW which is also Stephen King. Did u know that the movies STAND BY ME, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION & THE GREEN MILE are all movies adapted from Stephen King's stories?😊 Ok, I've talked enough. Just want to say, I really enjoyed your reaction to FRIED GREEN TOMATOES.😊👍
32:1832:36 "He beat me" is the one thing they could not possibly let the public find out if they wanted Idgie and Big George acquitted. That would establish motive. They'd never be able to convince a jury that Idgie didn't do it.
Iggy and Ruth both had a thing for each other, but way back in the day that was really frowned upon, but it wasn’t just iggy who had a thing for Ruth Ruth had a thing for her and she saw her in the movie. They were both raising her kid, they were partners. One of my all time favorite movies I worked on a nursing home. I absolutely loved it. The book is amazing
I'm so glad you watched this movie. I recommended it when you mentioned a sweet old man at the elder home who told the best stories. I'm glad someone on Patreon requested it. Love your reaction.
Fun Fact there are two books about Fried Green Tomato at The Whistlestop Cafe and The Wonder Boy of the Whistles Stop. The second book is about the life of Buddy Jr as he grew up and the life he leads.
A book is always so much more engaging to read than watching the movie. Obviously, it gives the reader so much more detail, but it also lets us see more of the character from the inside. That's harder to convey in a movie.
i spent a lot of time at a nursing home when my mom was in her final months, she had dementia and what connected to her was reading her old fairy tales for children. funny enough i soon ended up not just reading to my mom but to multiple inhabitants. i stopped doing that after my mom died... maybe i should pick that up again... but its kinda weird to go there when you dont have a relative there
well.. only if you want it to be. But there are thousands of very lonely residents/people in these homes.. who don't have family come visit them.. ever. So you might want to start at that kind of place, armed with that knowledge: you're doing a service. xo
I don't think it would be weird for Idgie to have a crush on her brother at such a young age. Because she was too young to even have a concept of sexuality, so "crushes" are different for young kids. This is more like the Freudian idea of little boys'relationships with their mother and little girls' relationships with their father. I think Mrs. Threadgoode saying she had a crush on Buddy is perfectly fine even if she is his little sister, Idgie. She's just saying she thought he "hung the moon"...she just put him on such a high pedestal of perfection.
I completely agree. It’s strange when you meet those kind of people… you just end up with a crush. Idgie, like you said was young, not hard to have a crush at that age even with her charming dashing brother.
'Crush' didn't always mean specifically attraction. It was used pretty widely in kids' context to mean admiration or loyalty to another in that era. Even when I was young it was a term that was only narrowly used in the context of puberty and adolescence - the idea that adults would have a 'crush' would've sounded weird.
It's worth noting that in the book Idgie and Ninny are definitely different people. Also, if Ninny in the movie is really Idgie, we know she's willing to lie in order to pretend otherwise. For example, she said she married Idgie's brother Cleo, which obviously isn't true if she's really Idgie. So we probably shouldn't read too much into her saying she had a crush on Buddy, either.
Ninny said she married Idgie's older brother, Cleo. It would be very strange if Ninny was Idgie, referring to herself in the 3rd person, and openly admitting to an incestuous marriage. It wouldn't be strange for a young girl to be infatuated with her older brother, but for a 60+ year old woman to reflect on her own feelings for her brother as a young girl and phrase them that way? Strange. Ninny is not Idgie.
In the book Idgie and Ruth are in love. Both actresses wanted to present the story as it was written. However, the studio was afraid of how the movie would be received given the time it was released, so they glossed over the relationship, leaving it up to interpretation instead.
Kamilla, just wanted to point out a coincidence, the book author, Fannie Flagg, spent a part of her life near Fairhope along the Alabama gulf coast as did the author of Forrest Gump, Winston Groom. I know his writing has been described as a continuation of the style known as Agrarianism and given the similarities, mixing humorous history, legend with local characters and attitudes of rural folk, I think Fannie Flagg's writing is in that same tradition. I grew up watching her on TV and gameshows never knowing about her writing until the movie but she is an accomplished writer of character stories we used to recognize in our own families in the South. I'm so glad you found that kind of story appealing. Take care over there across the pond.
"Big Fish" is another movie based on a book, set in Alabama, written by another Alabama author, that uses that same trope of mixing real stories with wildly exaggerated and/or fantastical events.
@@bamachine Yep that's another great one directed by Tim Burton; thanks for mentioning that one too! It might blow Kamilla's mind to learn about the permanent Shakespeare Festival theater in the capitol, Montgomery, Alabama.
Good reaction. This is one of my favorite movies. FYI, the Whistle Stop Cafe set became a real cafe with the same name. I visited it in the 90s when I was in Georgia for a week.
I have always loved this movie. It is set in the state I live, Georgia, so it was cool to see locations I was familiar with. After the movie was finished filming the people behind the movie agreed to leave all the props behind for the restaurant so it could actually open up as a restaurant. You can still go to the Whistle Stop Cafe to this day to enjoy Fried Green Tomatoes! If you ever visit Georgia I volunteer to take you there :)
I’m Not Sure If You Have Seen/Reacted To ‘Driving Miss Daisy’,But It Is Very Similar To ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’.Jessica Tandy & Morgan Freeman Are The Lead Actors & If You Haven’t Seen It,It Is A Really Good Movie.
I’m Glad you enjoyed fried green tomatoes. I saw this movie when I was a kid when it first came out and it’s always been one of my favorite movies of all time it always holds special place in my heart ❤
Fanny Flagg was a popular actress, comedian and game show panelist I remember from the 1960s and '70s. After watching this movie years ago, I had to read the book. Turns out she's an awesome author, too. Enjoy. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is also a great read.
There's a few movies I don't really see people reacting to, like Brazil and The Fisher King, where I suppose they get copyright strikes. I guess I thought Fried Green Tomatoes was one of those movies, but I'm pleased to see it here. Just about to start, and really looking forward to it!
2:21 This might not mean much, since I've "only" read five Stephen King novels (and two short story collections), but for what it's worth, Dolores Claiborne is definitely my favourite. I hope you enjoy it!
24:51 At the beginning of the video, when you said "I'm really looking forward to just relax, buckle up, have a good laugh, and just enjoy myself", I was like "Ohhh nooo" 😂 I'm glad the upsetting parts didn't stop you from liking the movie! The book has a lot more detail. The movie changed quite a few things. Overall I still like the movie better than the novel, although there's a handful of things I wish they hadn't changed. I think my mom likes the novel more, but I'm not sure. Hope you enjoy it!
The author, Fannie Flagg, writes such great books! Always set in the American South, really wholesome, so funny, and often with some mysterious twists and surprises. Her characters are fun, interesting and, like they are in FGT, have really great old-fashioned names. 😊
Fannie is from Alabama and she has a star on 3rd ave north in Birmingham along with many great Alabamians. Also, there is an actual Whistle Stop cafe in Irondale Alabama a border town of Birmingham. I have eaten there and the fried green tomatoes are good.
I used to deliver pizza to the nursing home. My boss would make sure it had at least 20 minutes because the elderly folks would sit and talk to me. I learned so many recipes lol
You need to read the book, it's amazing. Also, please consider reacting to Dolores Claiborne and A home of our Own, two great Kathy Bates films. Oh, The Help is also another great film, with Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain. Love your reactions! Greetings from California 🇺🇸
The accent that you hear is almost all of Southeastern United States.We all , kind of talk like that anyway, down here I think you would probably really enjoy the color of purple.It's also a good book but it's also a great movie color of purple
You're so sweet, thanks for watching this. I really enjoyed watching your reaction. I'm sure someone else said it but I didn't see it. But hornets and wasps the nasty things don't produce honey and only some types of bees do produce honey. 💜
Author Fannie Flagg was a well known actress before she ever wrote the book. She also used to appear on quite a few television game shows. Kamilla, as I was writing this you were questioning something that Ninny said about having a crush on her brother. I think it simply means that she loved him like crazy. Nothing impure.
After you read this book, be sure to get the "sequel" that was written in the last couple of yours by Fannie Flagg, "The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop." It brings the picture even more into focus. Thank you for this reaction - it's one of my favorite movies.
The first Stephen King book i read was "the stand" back in the 70's. I've rerrad it many times since then. They made a 4 part tv miniseries from it years ago that is still well worth watching. My favorite western was also a tv miniseries, Lonesome Dove. I've read the book countless times too. Salem's Lot was the 2nd SK book i read, i never reread it but i liked it as i did all of his books i read.
The Salem's Lot movie is really a TV movie from more than 40 yrs ago and for its time it's actually pretty good and definitely has some scares in it. There's a new movie adaptation coming to HBO Max in October. Good luck on the book, it's one of the best King books I've ever read.
yes, a fine movie with a great cast. Can't remember how many times I've watched it over the years but never gets old. Were I worked We would collect Christmas gifts to be delivered to assisted living facilities in the area & I was known to sneak in a pet or two (with permission ;o) to cheer them up.
If I want to talk to elderly people, all I have to do is go to Walmart. One will usually stop me to talk every once in a while. A few months ago, a guy named Ron stopped me and we talked for about an hour. He told me he was retired from U.S. Steel and he hit me with a bunch of trivia questions about Alabama football. We talked about a bunch of other stuff too. Not the first time that happened.👍
I met an older guy who wore a tore up shirt that was covered in red paint, at least I hope it was paint, in a gas station inside and he asked me who sung the hammer song, I said "uhh MC Hammer" and he laughed and got real happy and said thats who it was to this other older lady and he shook my hand and said thats great and said he lived during that time. lol
Hey before you watch the pirates of the Caribbean movies with Johnny Dep you should watch Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, so you can see how Johnny deps acting is similar in Pirates of the Caribbean.
Nice reaction Kamilla. I love this movie and I am glad you enjoyed. I do believe that in the book the relationship between Ruth and Idgie is revealed to be romantic but I have not read the book. And as you've realized, Mrs Threadgoode is not Idgie.
I am sorry the copyright made you cut out 8 more minutes, but it is out and it is good 😊 more to follow. I'm happy you wanna dive deeper into it and read about it. Speaking of books, on your own time, please rewatch "Like Water for Chocolate" when you have time to cause it is based on a best selling book. 😉
The Whistle Stop Cafe is in Irondale Alabama, ifs its still open, went there about 15 years ago. Fannie Flagg the author is from close to there and she used to co-host the Candid Camera show in the 70s with Alan Funt, you can see those episode on youtube, she had a bit part in th9s movie, some instructor. P.S. books are usually better than the movies, Papillion is like my fav. book, the movie was very good, but it can not touch the book.
Who told you the first Salems Lot movie was no good? Thats one community I'd never pay attention to. Maybe they meant the second one? And the new Salems Lot will be released next month. Yes, thats THREE versions of Salems Lot that you can watch. (The 70s version was highly regarded)
Yes, read the FGT book - it’s very good and very funny. The tv miniseries of Salem’s Lot is just ok - maybe watch? The book for Dolores Claiborne is amazing! It’s straight up literature. ✌🏻
Also all of us who've read the book hate that the film implied at the end that Ninny was Idgie ( she's not, and also it was made fairly clear in the film she's not so it's contradicted itself!) The book is excellent. Fannie Flagg is a lesbian and all her books are low-key gay, and very sweet, while still looking at social issues.
I don't know how nobody in production saw that last scene and didn't think, "wait, wouldn't the audience infer from that scene that Ninny and Idgie might be the same person, in spite of us introducing Ninny as the wife of Idgie's older brother, Cleo?" Because they were so clear about Ninny's identity in the beginning, they couldn't possibly have meant to imply that.
Early King was great…newer stuff not so much IMO Delores Clairborne is a great book…he employs an unusual writing style. The film adaptation was pretty decent too. This one is fun to watch w/ a great cast.
❤❤❤❤OMG I'm 65yr old Love this movie BUT you had me in Love before your reaction, Always Big Book reader...As Kid and teenager My Favorite Books...Tolkiens Hobbit& all the Lord of Rings ,My Grandmother gave me The Hobbit when I was 7 ( she'd taught me how to read before kindergarten by Dr Suess Books) Stephen King..I devoured...from Middle school to High school...Years later got 2 books signed by Him at book signing, 1 Hard back copy ofHearts in Atlantis ,book he was promoting, bought book at because it was why he was there..The Other, Beat up paperback copy of book The Stand...My Fav Stephen King book Ever. & told him that...he told me so far it was his hardest book to write & his Favorite too..He signed his name in Atlantis.. Beat up copy of The Stand he wrote to Diane a girl who gets it..Lost both books & the others of another Favorite Author Anne Rice,( Freaking Awesome Woman..had Lots of signed 1st editions by her, met knew, and in 1995 got to sit with her and Kirsten Dunst & Kristen's Mom at her Halloween Memnoch Ball in New Orleans..Only thing I have, pictures from Ball ,had Abusive ex ( Long Story 2003 kids and I left, we were Lucky another Awesome Woman woman, musician Tori Amos helped us..we left most behind, Ex sold my signed books over Ebay before we could go to Court and get stuff..He lied ..I was stupid, left note told him we left..next day he called Cops saying me and son hit him while leaving got restraining order..we were not allowed in house to get stuff and he sold it before we won court case 😢
Hello Centane, I've found that if I see the movie first then read the book and if the book is better. It is like getting a second story. I like that. If I read the book first I tend to pick apart the movie if it does not closely follow the book. The Lord of the Rings and BlackHawk Down for in.stance. Blackhawk Down was historical. Telling the story with the participants in their actual locations doing their own deeds would have made it a better movie. Curse those producers.
Fun Fact: the stunt woman for the bee scene was afraid of the bees, so Mary Masterson did the stunt herself.
Absolutely NO CGI in that scene! I worry sometimes if I watch that scene one too many times she might slip and the bees would get her 😟
What I heard was that the woman was running late so MSM opted to that scene herself.
Years later, she also became a beekeeper in real life.
The 2 main female leads (Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy) both won Best Actress Oscars right before this film (Jessica for DRIVING MISS DAISY (1989) and Kathy for MISERY (1990) the very next year). Not a bad way to follow up for both of them. DRIVING MISS DAISY is worth reacting to IMO (Morgan Freeman is also in this film).
Driving Miss Daisy is well worth watching, and a fine compliment to this movie.
Mary Stuart Masterson who plays Idgie is also in one of my favorite John Hughes movies "Somekind of Wonderful" (1987). You should give it a watch sometime. It also stars Eric Stoltz and Lea Thompson.
I grew up on a farm in Tennessee, and there was a low spot in one of the fields. My grandaddy used to tell me a story (before this movie even came out) about how it used to be a pond, but then some ducks landed on it and it froze...and they flew away with the pond. I always believed that story, and of course he knew I'd realize that it wasn't true one day. But I loved the story and the visual I had of ducks flying away with their legs stuck in a big block of ice. So this movie has a special place for me because of that.
Neither here nor there… but the fried green tomatoes as an actual food… hit the actual spot 👍🤣
I love fried green tomatoes ❤
Centane, thank you for bringing this gem back to mind from watching it 30+ years ago.... Mary Stuart Masterson (Idgie) & Johnny Depp in "Benny & Joon" 1993 is a must! (Ninny), Jessica Tandy in "Driving Miss Daisy" 1990 & "Cocoon" 1985, are two favorites.
This is my wife’s favorite movie! We started dating when it was released in 91 & one of our dates that year was seeing it in the theater. 33 years later she’s watched this movie hundreds of times. I didn’t know it was based on a book. I’ll definitely get it for her. She & my daughter are avid readers & they love to read books that were made into movies. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I watched this when it came out in the movie theater. It is my all time favorite film right next to THE COLOR PURPLE (1986). I have read both books. I read "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" shorty after seeing the movie. What a title, hunh! I had gotten a lesbian vibe from the characters Idgie & Ruth, so I read the book to see if I was right.😊 Fannie Flagg the author of the book has a cameo in the movie. She was the red headed instructor at the 1st seminar Evelyn & her friend attended.
There are some big differences between the movie & the book. Movie- Ruth & Buddy were in love. Book-Ruth & Buddy never met.
Movie-Ruth & Idgie lived together raising Buddy Jr. "Stump" for about 8 or 9 yrs.
Book-Ruth & Idgie were together for twice as long, & Stump was called Ruth & Idgie's boy(son).
The character Ninny was much more defined in the book. In fact, whenever Idgie & Ruth would have a disagreement/fight, Idgie would stay w/her brother & Ninny. That's how I think Ninny knows so much about Ruth & Idgie's relationship. The book also tells u a lot more about Sipsy & her son Big George & their family.
I did spend time at an elder facility. Originally, I had gone to one for a volunteer work assignment for college. I ended up staying for longer than my assignment. I worked w/the Recreational Director at the facility. I would spend individual time w/residents, hand out refreshments during recreational time & call out the Bingo letters & numbers. I was saddened that school & work ended up taking me away from them.
Stephen King is my favorite author. I'd say I've read about 28 or so of his works. I have several books of his in my bookcase right now that I haven't yet read. My eyes ain't what they used to be, & I sometimes get headaches from eye-strain.😟 The movie SALEM'S LOT is I believe a 2 part miniseries. It's alright based on when the film was made. I'd say it probably has a similar style to the movie CREEP SHOW which is also Stephen King. Did u know that the movies STAND BY ME, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION & THE GREEN MILE are all movies adapted from Stephen King's stories?😊
Ok, I've talked enough. Just want to say, I really enjoyed your reaction to FRIED GREEN TOMATOES.😊👍
Batteries Not Included is a cute sci-fi/fantasy movie also starring Jessica Tandy and her real life husband Hume Cronyn. You'd enjoy it.
32:18 32:36 "He beat me" is the one thing they could not possibly let the public find out if they wanted Idgie and Big George acquitted. That would establish motive. They'd never be able to convince a jury that Idgie didn't do it.
Different values back then
@@gdiaz8827 yes but even stilll today sadly. If you have "motive" than you will get accused no matter what the other one did
Never thought about that
Jessica Tandy is in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
Absolutely love this movie! As others have mentioned, "Driving Miss Daisy" is a worthy follow up on Jessica Tandy. ♥
Iggy and Ruth both had a thing for each other, but way back in the day that was really frowned upon, but it wasn’t just iggy who had a thing for Ruth Ruth had a thing for her and she saw her in the movie. They were both raising her kid, they were partners.
One of my all time favorite movies
I worked on a nursing home. I absolutely loved it.
The book is amazing
Fannie Flag, who wrote the book, used to be a tv celevrity. She had a great sense of humor.
I'm so glad you watched this movie. I recommended it when you mentioned a sweet old man at the elder home who told the best stories. I'm glad someone on Patreon requested it. Love your reaction.
It use to be a custom to stop the grandfather clock in the house after someone passed away too , along with covering mirrors
Fun Fact there are two books about Fried Green Tomato at The Whistlestop Cafe and The Wonder Boy of the Whistles Stop. The second book is about the life of Buddy Jr as he grew up and the life he leads.
Ooh! I didn't know about the second book! I'll have to check that out!
@@NoriMori1992 The second book came out in 2020.
A book is always so much more engaging to read than watching the movie. Obviously, it gives the reader so much more detail, but it also lets us see more of the character from the inside. That's harder to convey in a movie.
i spent a lot of time at a nursing home when my mom was in her final months, she had dementia and what connected to her was reading her old fairy tales for children. funny enough i soon ended up not just reading to my mom but to multiple inhabitants. i stopped doing that after my mom died... maybe i should pick that up again... but its kinda weird to go there when you dont have a relative there
well.. only if you want it to be. But there are thousands of very lonely residents/people in these homes.. who don't have family come visit them.. ever. So you might want to start at that kind of place, armed with that knowledge: you're doing a service. xo
I don't think it would be weird for Idgie to have a crush on her brother at such a young age. Because she was too young to even have a concept of sexuality, so "crushes" are different for young kids. This is more like the Freudian idea of little boys'relationships with their mother and little girls' relationships with their father. I think Mrs. Threadgoode saying she had a crush on Buddy is perfectly fine even if she is his little sister, Idgie. She's just saying she thought he "hung the moon"...she just put him on such a high pedestal of perfection.
I completely agree. It’s strange when you meet those kind of people… you just end up with a crush. Idgie, like you said was young, not hard to have a crush at that age even with her charming dashing brother.
'Crush' didn't always mean specifically attraction. It was used pretty widely in kids' context to mean admiration or loyalty to another in that era. Even when I was young it was a term that was only narrowly used in the context of puberty and adolescence - the idea that adults would have a 'crush' would've sounded weird.
It's worth noting that in the book Idgie and Ninny are definitely different people.
Also, if Ninny in the movie is really Idgie, we know she's willing to lie in order to pretend otherwise. For example, she said she married Idgie's brother Cleo, which obviously isn't true if she's really Idgie. So we probably shouldn't read too much into her saying she had a crush on Buddy, either.
Ninny said she married Idgie's older brother, Cleo. It would be very strange if Ninny was Idgie, referring to herself in the 3rd person, and openly admitting to an incestuous marriage. It wouldn't be strange for a young girl to be infatuated with her older brother, but for a 60+ year old woman to reflect on her own feelings for her brother as a young girl and phrase them that way? Strange. Ninny is not Idgie.
Omg, Kathy Bates is amazing in everything. Literally. She elevates every project and character. She’s a legend.
In the book Idgie and Ruth are in love. Both actresses wanted to present the story as it was written. However, the studio was afraid of how the movie would be received given the time it was released, so they glossed over the relationship, leaving it up to interpretation instead.
JUSTICE FOR IDGIE AND RUTH LOVE STORY 😭😭❤️
Kamilla, just wanted to point out a coincidence, the book author, Fannie Flagg, spent a part of her life near Fairhope along the Alabama gulf coast as did the author of Forrest Gump, Winston Groom. I know his writing has been described as a continuation of the style known as Agrarianism and given the similarities, mixing humorous history, legend with local characters and attitudes of rural folk, I think Fannie Flagg's writing is in that same tradition. I grew up watching her on TV and gameshows never knowing about her writing until the movie but she is an accomplished writer of character stories we used to recognize in our own families in the South. I'm so glad you found that kind of story appealing. Take care over there across the pond.
"Big Fish" is another movie based on a book, set in Alabama, written by another Alabama author, that uses that same trope of mixing real stories with wildly exaggerated and/or fantastical events.
@@bamachine Yep that's another great one directed by Tim Burton; thanks for mentioning that one too! It might blow Kamilla's mind to learn about the permanent Shakespeare Festival theater in the capitol, Montgomery, Alabama.
Good reaction. This is one of my favorite movies. FYI, the Whistle Stop Cafe set became a real cafe with the same name. I visited it in the 90s when I was in Georgia for a week.
It's still there, I went in 2018. They have a Facebook page 😀
This was filmed here in Georgia in a variety of cities. The cafe was in Juliette, if I remember correctly.
Get ready to sit back, relax, and CRY YOUR EYES OUT!!!
I have always loved this movie. It is set in the state I live, Georgia, so it was cool to see locations I was familiar with. After the movie was finished filming the people behind the movie agreed to leave all the props behind for the restaurant so it could actually open up as a restaurant. You can still go to the Whistle Stop Cafe to this day to enjoy Fried Green Tomatoes! If you ever visit Georgia I volunteer to take you there :)
I have eaten fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. I loved my visit to Juliette.
Mary Louise Parker was great in Boys on the Side with Drew Barrymore and Whoopi Goldberg. 1995.
That has to be seen as well!
Salem's Lot is a Great movie!
I remember watching it
when it first came out in '79.
Of Course I've watched it at least
a few times since.
Kathy Bates is also excellent in Titanic -- an epic movie worth watching!
KATHY BATES IS IN TITANIC??
@@Centane Yup, she has a memorable role as the likeable historical character of Molly Brown.
@@islandseeker1260 The unsinkable Molly Brown. Great movie with Debbie Reynolds…
The movie set is still standing, in Juliet Georgia 1.5hr south of Atlanta. The whistle stop cafe is an operating restaurant.
There wouldn't be any Wasps near that hive. A Hive that size could stand a Wasp attack with No detriment.
I’m Not Sure If You Have Seen/Reacted To ‘Driving Miss Daisy’,But It Is Very Similar To ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’.Jessica Tandy & Morgan Freeman Are The Lead Actors & If You Haven’t Seen It,It Is A Really Good Movie.
I’m Glad you enjoyed fried green tomatoes. I saw this movie when I was a kid when it first came out and it’s always been one of my favorite movies of all time it always holds special place in my heart ❤
Next up- GONE WITH THE WIND (after you read the book)
Another fun fact: Fannie Flagg, the author of this book, is actually the teacher in the first marriage class that Evelyn goes to
This was one of my mom’s favorite movies along with MRS DOUBTFIRE and OVERBOARD
Here is one movie on my list. Now she just needs to watch Dances With Wolves, Secondhand Lions, Open Range
I think you'll very much enjoy the book. Fannie Flagg is an unknown treasure. Thanks for the sincere review.
Fanny Flagg was a popular actress, comedian and game show panelist I remember from the 1960s and '70s. After watching this movie years ago, I had to read the book. Turns out she's an awesome author, too. Enjoy. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is also a great read.
@alansorensen5903 all true, I should have said lesser known treasurer.
There's a few movies I don't really see people reacting to, like Brazil and The Fisher King, where I suppose they get copyright strikes. I guess I thought Fried Green Tomatoes was one of those movies, but I'm pleased to see it here. Just about to start, and really looking forward to it!
The Fisher King is a wonderful film, one of my all time favourites.
2:21 This might not mean much, since I've "only" read five Stephen King novels (and two short story collections), but for what it's worth, Dolores Claiborne is definitely my favourite. I hope you enjoy it!
24:51 At the beginning of the video, when you said "I'm really looking forward to just relax, buckle up, have a good laugh, and just enjoy myself", I was like "Ohhh nooo" 😂 I'm glad the upsetting parts didn't stop you from liking the movie!
The book has a lot more detail. The movie changed quite a few things. Overall I still like the movie better than the novel, although there's a handful of things I wish they hadn't changed. I think my mom likes the novel more, but I'm not sure. Hope you enjoy it!
One of my favorite movies. So happy to see a reactor choose it👏🏻👍🏻
The author, Fannie Flagg, writes such great books! Always set in the American South, really wholesome, so funny, and often with some mysterious twists and surprises. Her characters are fun, interesting and, like they are in FGT, have really great old-fashioned names. 😊
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man is my favorite after this one
Fannie is from Alabama and she has a star on 3rd ave north in Birmingham along with many great Alabamians. Also, there is an actual Whistle Stop cafe in Irondale Alabama a border town of Birmingham. I have eaten there and the fried green tomatoes are good.
Idgie and Ruth were in love with each other ( it's even more clear in the book)
I used to deliver pizza to the nursing home. My boss would make sure it had at least 20 minutes because the elderly folks would sit and talk to me. I learned so many recipes lol
I saw this movie when I was 6 years old. The early scene where Buddy gets killed by the train really traumatised me back then!
You need to read the book, it's amazing. Also, please consider reacting to Dolores Claiborne and A home of our Own, two great Kathy Bates films. Oh, The Help is also another great film, with Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain. Love your reactions! Greetings from California 🇺🇸
The accent that you hear is almost all of Southeastern United States.We all , kind of talk like that anyway, down here I think you would probably really enjoy the color of purple.It's also a good book but it's also a great movie color of purple
You're so sweet, thanks for watching this. I really enjoyed watching your reaction. I'm sure someone else said it but I didn't see it. But hornets and wasps the nasty things don't produce honey and only some types of bees do produce honey. 💜
I didn't know they had Krispy Kream doughnuts in '91. It was Mr Donut or locally run doughnut shops, in my region, back then.
Author Fannie Flagg was a well known actress before she ever wrote the book. She also used to appear on quite a few television game shows. Kamilla, as I was writing this you were questioning something that Ninny said about having a crush on her brother. I think it simply means that she loved him like crazy. Nothing impure.
When someone as charming as Buddy, many would have a crush on him, especially, his little sister.
After you read this book, be sure to get the "sequel" that was written in the last couple of yours by Fannie Flagg, "The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop." It brings the picture even more into focus. Thank you for this reaction - it's one of my favorite movies.
The first Stephen King book i read was "the stand" back in the 70's. I've rerrad it many times since then. They made a 4 part tv miniseries from it years ago that is still well worth watching. My favorite western was also a tv miniseries, Lonesome Dove. I've read the book countless times too. Salem's Lot was the 2nd SK book i read, i never reread it but i liked it as i did all of his books i read.
"Kathy Bates with a sledgehammer..... take care of your ankles!"..😂😅
The Salem's Lot movie is really a TV movie from more than 40 yrs ago and for its time it's actually pretty good and definitely has some scares in it. There's a new movie adaptation coming to HBO Max in October. Good luck on the book, it's one of the best King books I've ever read.
It was Idgie who had a crush on her older brother, and at her age at the time, that's perfectly normal.
R.I.P To Cicely Tyson & Jessica Tandy, Still Miss You Both ❤❤❤❤, Always
Such an underrated movie! Don't think I've ever seen anyone react to it somehow!
I really like your
"put your hand on my shoulder" remix song intro!
Anytime I watch one of your videos it gets stuck in my head.
yes, a fine movie with a great cast. Can't remember how many times I've watched it over the years but never gets old. Were I worked We would collect Christmas gifts to be delivered to assisted living facilities in the area & I was known to sneak in a pet or two (with permission ;o) to cheer them up.
Filmed A few miles from me, me and friends were all extras in the first scenes at the house when they were young
If you love this movie, you definitely need to see steel magnolias!
You knowing these ladies brings joybto my heart
Looking forward to your reaction. One of my favorite movies!! ❤❤
I love your shirt! That colors beautiful with your skintone. 😊
loved the book, loved the movie! kinda underrated/should be more well known imo
When you said you were ready to relax and watch a comedy 😂😂 i was like. You might be cry though 😂
Delores Claiborne is my favorite Kathy Bates flick, but this comes in as a close second ; ). This is more Idgie's story though.
If I want to talk to elderly people, all I have to do is go to Walmart. One will usually stop me to talk every once in a while.
A few months ago, a guy named Ron stopped me and we talked for about an hour. He told me he was retired from U.S. Steel and he hit me with a bunch of trivia questions about Alabama football. We talked about a bunch of other stuff too. Not the first time that happened.👍
I met an older guy who wore a tore up shirt that was covered in red paint, at least I hope it was paint, in a gas station inside and he asked me who sung the hammer song, I said "uhh MC Hammer" and he laughed and got real happy and said thats who it was to this other older lady and he shook my hand and said thats great and said he lived during that time. lol
Hey before you watch the pirates of the Caribbean movies with Johnny Dep you should watch Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, so you can see how Johnny deps acting is similar in Pirates of the Caribbean.
And I am the first comment. :). To one of the most intriguing, charming and beautiful reactors on this platform.
Love this movie! Thanks for sharing it. Yes, read the book, it's wonderful. Fannie Flagg wrote several good books. Oooo, Salem's Lot is scary, LOL!
This was wrote by Fanny Flag she also wrote "Crazy in Alabama"
Nice reaction Kamilla. I love this movie and I am glad you enjoyed. I do believe that in the book the relationship between Ruth and Idgie is revealed to be romantic but I have not read the book. And as you've realized, Mrs Threadgoode is not Idgie.
I am sorry the copyright made you cut out 8 more minutes, but it is out and it is good 😊 more to follow.
I'm happy you wanna dive deeper into it and read about it. Speaking of books, on your own time, please rewatch "Like Water for Chocolate" when you have time to cause it is based on a best selling book. 😉
The Whistle Stop Cafe is in Irondale Alabama, ifs its still open, went there about 15 years ago. Fannie Flagg the author is from close to there and she used to co-host the Candid Camera show in the 70s with Alan Funt, you can see those episode on youtube, she had a bit part in th9s movie, some instructor. P.S. books are usually better than the movies, Papillion is like my fav. book, the movie was very good, but it can not touch the book.
Thank You!
I'm not a Stephen King fan but "Salem's Lot" is a first rate horror thriller!
enjoyed your reaction 👍☺
You are easily the best reactor on RUclips Kamilla. Your fan base will keep growing ❤
I only just thought of this yesterday and didn't tell anyone. My phone can read my mind.
Who told you the first Salems Lot movie was no good? Thats one community I'd never pay attention to. Maybe they meant the second one? And the new Salems Lot will be released next month. Yes, thats THREE versions of Salems Lot that you can watch. (The 70s version was highly regarded)
Yes, read the FGT book - it’s very good and very funny.
The tv miniseries of Salem’s Lot is just ok - maybe watch?
The book for Dolores Claiborne is amazing! It’s straight up literature.
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thanks for reaction
Hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Lol, that intro music was so sudden and loud my cat made a 6 feet jump from the couch from getting scared 🤣🙀
LMAOOO tell your cat im sorry 😭🩷
Also all of us who've read the book hate that the film implied at the end that Ninny was Idgie ( she's not, and also it was made fairly clear in the film she's not so it's contradicted itself!) The book is excellent. Fannie Flagg is a lesbian and all her books are low-key gay, and very sweet, while still looking at social issues.
I don't know how nobody in production saw that last scene and didn't think, "wait, wouldn't the audience infer from that scene that Ninny and Idgie might be the same person, in spite of us introducing Ninny as the wife of Idgie's older brother, Cleo?" Because they were so clear about Ninny's identity in the beginning, they couldn't possibly have meant to imply that.
@Centane-
I have to say a movie you'd really like is the Joy Luck Club. It will warm your heart in a very similar manner.
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Kathy Bates Is The Best 💯 Period, Love Her ❤❤❤❤❤❤
You sould see a Home of our own Based on a true story 1993 staring Kathy Bates.
LMFAo... the old lady WAS Idgie..that was the TWIST!!!!! thats why the card was signed the Bee Charmer...... sigh
Early King was great…newer stuff not so much IMO
Delores Clairborne is a great book…he employs an unusual writing style. The film adaptation was pretty decent too.
This one is fun to watch w/ a great cast.
Stephen King books to movie I love: Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.
❤❤❤❤OMG I'm 65yr old Love this movie BUT you had me in Love before your reaction, Always Big Book reader...As Kid and teenager My Favorite Books...Tolkiens Hobbit& all the Lord of Rings ,My Grandmother gave me The Hobbit when I was 7 ( she'd taught me how to read before kindergarten by Dr Suess Books) Stephen King..I devoured...from Middle school to High school...Years later got 2 books signed by Him at book signing, 1 Hard back copy ofHearts in Atlantis ,book he was promoting, bought book at because it was why he was there..The Other, Beat up paperback copy of book The Stand...My Fav Stephen King book Ever. & told him that...he told me so far it was his hardest book to write & his Favorite too..He signed his name in Atlantis.. Beat up copy of The Stand he wrote to Diane a girl who gets it..Lost both books & the others of another Favorite Author Anne Rice,( Freaking Awesome Woman..had Lots of signed 1st editions by her, met knew, and in 1995 got to sit with her and Kirsten Dunst & Kristen's Mom at her Halloween Memnoch Ball in New Orleans..Only thing I have, pictures from Ball ,had Abusive ex ( Long Story 2003 kids and I left, we were Lucky another Awesome Woman woman, musician Tori Amos helped us..we left most behind, Ex sold my signed books over Ebay before we could go to Court and get stuff..He lied ..I was stupid, left note told him we left..next day he called Cops saying me and son hit him while leaving got restraining order..we were not allowed in house to get stuff and he sold it before we won court case 😢
Hello Centane, I've found that if I see the movie first then read the book and if the book is better. It is like getting a second story. I like that. If I read the book first I tend to pick apart the movie if it does not closely follow the book. The Lord of the Rings and BlackHawk Down for in.stance. Blackhawk Down was historical. Telling the story with the participants in their actual locations doing their own deeds would have made it a better movie. Curse those producers.
Nice Reaction Sweetheart ❤
❤️ed your reaction! Looking forward to your reading Dolores Claiborne so you can then react to the movie which is tremendous.
You will love "American Graffiti" even if you don't react to it you should watch it
I hope they warned you about how much you are going to cry.
I think this is more drama than comedy but yeah haha