Watching Big (1988) for the First Time Ever!// Reaction & Commentary // I want to Marry Tom Hanks
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- Опубликовано: 2 фев 2021
- Watching Big (1988) for the first time ever was on the agenda this week! Don't come after me for the tiny bit of click bait, since I think we watched this in high school one rainy day? WHO KNOWS! Thanks for coming along on this journey with me! Don't forget to hit my Patreon for extras from me! :):)
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There are so many actors that would have played this for the laughs and ruined it. But Tom Hanks manages to play it pure and he captures the heart and soul of his character. Such a brilliant performance.
Robert De Niro was offered the role but wanted more money. Harrison Ford was considered. Glad Tom Hanks got the part. He pulls the part off well
"Way back in the 2010's when I was in High School."
Fuck, I'm old. Lol
I’m right there with ya lol, class of 88 here. I’d give a kidney to be “way back” in the 2010s lol
yeah i was 7 when this movie came out, i know how you feel.
Hahaha...... Come on man 80’s old, we are just experienced
Class of 99 and still feel old
Class of 2015 and im already 24 time is flying
That shimmy shimmy song Tom hanks recited the whole thing word for word in an interview a year or so ago...he never forgot it!
His voice was probably photoshopped
Please watch “a league of their own” also directed by Penny Marshall and Stars Tom Hanks and Geena Davis☺️
There's no crying in baseball!!!
We're gonna win!
On the Mt. Rushmore of baseball movies
YES A MUST SEE!!!!!!!
@@erikawilliams9558 you’re gonna lose.
Great 80's Tom Hanks movies You should watch :
- Splash (1984)
- The Money Pit (1986)
- Dragnet (1987)
- The 'Burbs (1989)
- Turner & Hooch (1989)
Money Pit is my favourite movie!!!
Turner and Hooch is probably the BEST to react to!!! 🤗🤗🤗😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤☺
Volunteers! Good movie
Heck, I'm old enough to remember him in his TV series, "Bosom Buddies". What an odd world it would be if he just stayed on the tube and did feel like doing films.
Yes please Burbs. Not enough appreciation for it.
John Hughes - Weird Science (1985)! 🤞🏻
Yes please great movie and along with sixteen candles and breakfast club
OMG yes! All great movies!
Weird Science is a great suggestion!
great idea
"Way back in the 2010s." Yer killin me, born in '67 here. I enjoyed your BTTF reactions and love your empathetic heart. Looking forward to this one.
Thank you for making this 40 year old feel a bit younger lol
Hello Fellow Generation X person! I was born in 68!
ha thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed my BTTF stuff! that was so fun!
Turning 40 tomorrow and hearing you were in high school in the 2010's made me feel old as f*%k!
@@DivisionJay happy birthday Jason
The writers of this wrote “Splash”, which was Tom Hanks’ first leading role and is a modern fairytale
I think you might be thinking of a different Hanks movie. Splash was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel - a team that did a bunch of famous movies, including Hanks' "A League of Their Own." (Maybe that's what you were thinking of.)
"Big" was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg (who I think might actually be Steven Spielberg's sister).
@@WastedPo Yes! That is Steven Spielberg’s sister.
You should definitely watch Splash!
John Candy is in Splash.
@@WastedPo you’re right, I was mixing this up with League of Their Own
I'd be really interested to see your reaction/thoughts to "The Sting" (1973). It won a number of Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Writing, Art Direction, etc, yet it's never reacted to. The acting is superb (Robert Redford was nominated for an Oscar), and it's one of the best heist movies you'll ever see. One of my favorite films of all time
Totally agree!
Agree
A wonderful period con movie. Great writing, wonderful cast and fantastic music.
I've almost forgot that Jared Rushton (who plays Josh's friend Billy) was in this movie! He was in Honey, I Shrunk The Kids who came out one year later in 1989! You should absolutley react to Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, if you never seen it, of course! :)
Also, pretty funny the he was in a movie called Big, and the year later in a movie where he was literally shrank!
I had such a crush on little Russ (the teen guy) from Honey I Shrunk the Kids!! His name is Thomas Wilson Brown, he’s still kinda hot now, I follow him on Instagram lol. He was even cuter in that movie he did with Winona Ryder called Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael.
"Sleepless in Seattle" followed by "You've Got Mail" R.I.P. Penny Marshall
They're basically the same movie.
@@eeduranti Not at all.
@@sexysadie2901 Do you think the fact it's the same actors make some people feel that way?
They're not the same.
Sleepless was a good movie, You've Got Mail was just a shitty soulless commercial for AOL
Ok, story time (I’m being vulnerable right now 😂): I’ve loved this movie since I was a kid (I was 6 when it came out). As I’d watch it in my early years, I was always basking (ha! no pun intended) in the wonder of Josh’s adventure as an adult. Fast forward some years, I hadn’t watched this in a long while, so I decide to throw it in the DVD player on my 30th birthday. I laughed in all the right places and I cried in a lot more places. Somehow, I missed that this entire film is a metaphor for how a young man feels when he has to leave home and strike out on his own for the first time. The beginning and end of the film is the fantasy, everything in between is 100% real for me in the sense that my adult life paralleled many of Josh’s experiences. The freaking out of living on your own in the city for the first time, the subtly juvenile relationships you have with coworkers, the fear of your first adult relationship, having to rely on yourself more than your friends or family. All too real.
wow never thought about it like that. makes perfect sense.
Josh was able to see what being a grown up was all about and now is able to go back to appreciate and cherish his childhood.
This movie did such an amazing job at representing what it was like to be a 12 or 13 year old. The friendship in this movie is so true to what I had at that age. Such a special film. Also, yes I do drive.
Exactly!!! Going down memory lane to a time when you were 12 going on 13. And then 30 years later, it still gets to you. You just want to become a kid again because you miss the house you grew up in and the family you used to grow up with everyday. ❤❤❤❤😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
The scene of him switching back to a kid gets me every time.
Yes, it's so bittersweet.
Ferris Bueller is definitely a must watch. And Weird Science, etc. Hughes had a ridiculously awesome string of movies. He even wrote and produced Dutch, which I believe is actually a pretty good film.
Yeah, Dutch is good! Took me a while to finally see it but glad I did.
The piano scene is definitely iconic one of my favourite parts of this movie.
When you said “crossed the line” I initially assumed it was because an underaged boy was sleeping with an adult woman which isn’t exactly legal. And upon learning he is a boy of 12 she showed no horror at what that technically made her.
+1, probably because that's what I thought. Creepy AF.
It wasn't creepy. He was an adult when he did the deed with her.
The body doesn’t matter, he had the mind of a child. This is why statutory rape laws exist.
I hyphen people psychoanlyze movies. Just take it for what it is. It's not real life. Movie characters are flawed too.
There is no way she can be prosecuted. The guy who did her was 30 something.
The Burbs from 89'. Such a fun movie that I think does not get a lot of recognition.
Is kind of a weird movie, i mean beyond the plot and such.
That's one of my all time favorites. It always puts me in a good mood
@@charleysage5827 yes.one of my all time favorites, too.
I think i AM Ray:
I dont want to know what's wrong in my neighborhood because I dont want to have to do anything about it.
love it
Totally agree.
Nice reaction an commentary. This was always one of my favourites growing up in the 80's. :)
I don't usually mention this, but since you have a film background I'd strongly recommend listening to the DVD commentary track. It's not a typical commentary track; it's the writers (Ann Spielberg & Gary Ross) introducing and sharing long sections of their personal audio recordings from when they were coming up with the story and writing the script together. So it's a real rare treat. I think I learned more about screenplay writing from those recordings than I have from the numerous books, lectures and filmmaker podcasts I've read and listened to. Because we actually get to hear their writers process in real-time. So it's surprisingly informative, and a lot of fun to hear them sounding like a couple of kids getting excited about what they're creating, and to witness all the pieces gradually falling into place.
You can find the audio for their commentary track on a youtube channel called "Cinema Voice". :)
Your high school used to show you the most famous movie ever made about skipping high school? Did they consider it instructional?
Maybe to show that they know all of the tricks... :P
Mine did too! Although I'm went to high school in NY too, so maybe it was just us.
My little brother & I totally memorized the "Shimmy-shimmy cocoa-pop" song in the '80's! 😁🎼🎶🎶
I had relatives that grew up in the 70s who sang this. It's been around a loooong time. haha
Oh, and my siblings and I had bunk beds. The ones I had with my sister could also be taken down so we could have two twin beds. But, having bunk beds was the Business.
Like OMG! I did see this movie in the theaters with my father, middle brother and little sister (Yes, I am the oldest at the time was 21!) but it was a family night out and our family is really close, I didn't feel out of place being older than my siblings. My father was a BIG child...he always liked to have fun so seeing this movie with him was a joy! We all laughed together and seen the movie as a family 3 times (only Star Wars 4, 5 and 6 beat this.....I almost forgot Disney's Oliver & Company, which is my most favorite Disney Movie!!!!!).
Shanelle I really do appreciate your reactions and look forward to when you post! You are like a few of us who gets so "wide-eyed," and just enthralled in movies. It says in your bio that you are an actress, writer, director, etc. I really hope you find success in this field. You have a wonderful insight and smile PLEASE don't let society ever take that or the inner child which you exude away.
Thanks again! So so fun. Amazing channel! You did Back to the Future and Big so I couldn’t be happier. I watch a lot of reaction channels your recaps are the only ones I don’t skip.
in 1988, I was 12 years old, so yeah, I love this movie! Another one of my favorite is The Burbs also with Tom hanks. It's rarely mentioned. Maybe it's underrated... anyway, i've seen it at least 20 times so it's my favorite 80's comedy(barely because it's 1989) ohhh and great and fascinating reaction!
Such an amazing movie, also directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins) starring Carrie Fisher as well.
The Burbs is one of my favorites!... a great ensemble movie, with a fun storyline
@@RraMakutsi it's so similar with the neighborhood I grew up; everyone "spying" everyone and every newcommer is a potential suspect... a "Klopek" with a suspicious activity...
Yasss
Ah! The 'Burbs. Such a great cast in that with Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson, Courtney Gains, and even Corey Feldman before he became hollywood eccentric.
Seeing him playing the computer game at the beginning of this movie and you mentioning Matthew Broderick reminded me of the movie WarGames from 1983.
There’s one of those machines on the boardwalk in Long Beach CA. Grew up doing the “shimmy shimmy cocoa pop” as a clapping game in the 70’s. I think there’s a song it’s based off that is even older....
We did that shimmy shimmy thing, but had totally different parts than what they do. I guess it’s regional for different kids.
I absolutely love your channel! I’ve found myself getting really into commentary RUclips channels during the pandemic and I’ve just discovered your channel and I gotta say I’m really loving it! You’re watching all the movies I love or the movies I’ve wanted to give a try and it makes me really happy. I love watching your reactions and I really enjoy hearing the random little facts you share about the movies. Watching your videos is like watching these movies with a fellow film-geek. I feel like the people I watch movies with aren’t as into the movies as I am. I’m usually the person talking over the movie and sharing random facts about the movie lol. I really love your videos and I really like your personality! You seem like a really nice and kind person! Keep up the great work! :))
A criminally under rated film with Tom Hanks: Joe VS the Volcano. A really touching and powerful strange movie.
I've been told! and others are telling me to avoid it!
@@ShanelleRiccio I say avoid it, there's a reason why Tom Hanks stopped doing comedies after that one.
@@ShanelleRiccio Hi shanelle by any chance could you react to a league of their own. It also has tom hanks. Please let me know
@@ShanelleRiccio It's a good movie. I'd recommend it for your personal viewing, but it's more appropriate for a review channel than a reaction channel.
@@ShanelleRiccio Shanelle I'd never try to say you'd like a movie, but I think a person of your sensibilities would enjoy it. It is a very strange movie so I get why some people might not enjoy it. However, it has so much to say about the human condition and it's beautiful.
I was at a vocational school when I first saw this movie in 1989. It was close to Christmas time and the vocational instructors didn't feel like doing any classes, so they rented "Big" and had a movie day with food and soft drinks. I always liked this movie.
My favorite line:
You don’t just come into a meeting and say “bugs”
I love love love this movie. This was one of my all theme favorite concepts when I was a tween. Love your energy, passion and insights you bring to the reaction game. Keep it up.
The late Robert Loggia's contribution to this film was enormous (even "big", dare I say); I don't think he got nearly the credit he deserved for his performance. Truly one of the great character actors of all time.
Was he in ELF too
All I can hear when anyone mentions Robert Loggia is the Family Guy bit.
I saw it in the theater with my Dad. I was 9 years old, and my biggest memories of it were how much my Dad was laughing at everything. I wasn't quite old enough to get all the adult humor, but I remember him laughing and of course I would laugh as well (whether I knew why or not).
The young actor that played “Tom Hanks’” youth character counterpart was in set all the time. They did a practice run of a scene with him and Tom Hanks observed the boy’s idiosyncrasies then copied them .
Wow, I think this is the first time it's really hit me in a long time just how much better our current resolutions are compared to back in the day. Because I knew scenes from this were filmed in Cliffside Park and I distinctly remember pausing the VHS towards the end of the film to try and read the street signs to figure out where in Cliffside Park it was. And I remember it was really hard to make out what the signs said on that VHS copy. But seeing the scene here in your video, the one sign is clear as day and you can even make out enough of the out of focus cross street to figure out what it is. Was able to find the houses on google maps - they're still there and look basically the same! Very cool.
REAL GENIUS! VAL KILMER ❤
I'll second that!
I'm reminded of something Socrates said. "I drank what?"
@@kevinramsey417 🤘
Yes... saw this movie for the first time when I was around 7 or 8. That was when I fell in love with the idea of living in a loft. One of my favorites.
Girl, I missed a few of your videos when I was sick but you've really taken off here on RUclips!! Love your reviews, you seem like someone I would be friends with IRL. Keep doing you!
You're on fi-yahhh!! 🔥
I love your analysis and how real you are Shanelle!
"Do you think she really believes him?" She began to believe when at the meeting one man asked "what 13 year-old would pay $17 for this product?" As he said this, she realized a man of 13 would.
Money Pit with Tom Hanks... Totally Hilarious!!!
Another beautiful day, another awesome vid, brought to us by the Queen of girls! So happy to see you again, Shan! How goes, pretty lady? Thanks for this and, my best to your family.
Love your Channel Shanelle I have so much fun watching you watch some of my all-time favorites I grew up with,I remember seeing this with day camp with my brother, and it was a rainy day too lol we were going to go to the zoo but because of the rain, we went to see this, keep up the great work I always look forward to your videos.
When i was a kid i couldn't figure out why she wouldnt want to go with him and be a kid again. Watching it as an adult i was like HELL NO i would not go through it again
She didn't because her life was hard and unhappy as a kid. But, whether I'd go back really does depend - do I just become a kid Now? Or, do I get to go back to the time period I grew up in? It absolutely depends on the answer to that question. haha
I thought the same thing though, adolescence is hard enough once
“Multiplicity” with Michael Keaton. Comedy gold with keatons character work.
Love that movie!!! 💚
"Did you bring me a monkey???"
@@lumpy16 one of my absolute favorites!
@@jkhoover “ I got a wallet”
@@kaseyconde4071 Damn! This was going to be my next one!
Another great review. I love that you referenced Jessie, from The Parent Trap. She was my favorite character, in that movie. Lol...
Your reactions are AMAZING, I've watched them all in 2 days! You have a unique perspective & I actually learn a lot. Also most folks don't take the time to read the trivia after. Usually during the movie you ask questions & I get excited for you to catch the answers later.
I'm gonna add to the folks who recommend The Money Pit. I grew up on it & laugh every time I see it. It's even shorthand to folks my age - this afternoon I told my friend to have fun with that money pit! Mostly I'm curious to see if it holds up in your opinion.
Totally agree about Elizabeth Perkins! She was so good in this and so important to several seasons of Weeds!
She was PHENOMENAL in Sharp Objects too!!! A must see!
She also played Wilma in the flintstones
The makers of the new Shazam movie said they totally used this flick a template :)
You see it a lot in the two kids and their relationship with each other.
If you want a constant smile on yer face flick again, I'll recommend what another commentator suggested, That Thing You Do.
Yay! Great review Shanelle! You look super-pretty too! :)
One of my favorite Hanks movies! I remember watching this as a kid. Yes, my brother and I learned the whole “rap” and still know it to this day. Love your director’s take on these movies. Keep it up!
Absolutely learned that rap
"I gotta girlfriend, a triscuit, she said a triscuit a biscuit."
If you ever review That Thing You Do! PLEASE focus on the scene he shot "with" Peter Scolari! I know it was solely done for fans of the show!
I was 13 when this film came out in 1988, so it made a huge impression on me. I saw it in the theaters, although I also saw it again less than a year later when they showed it at my junior high school. (So, it was cool to hear how they showed it to you in school, some 20 years later.)
I'm glad to hear you're a fan of The Parent Trap, but I hope you'll watch the 1961 version with Hayley Mills in it. Such a classic! That was the version I watched and loved when I was growing up.
it used to be on around christmas every year here in the UK when i was a nipper. watched it so many times! cool reaction and love the trivia section at the end. cheers
The line cross shows how his “adult” life is juxtaposed against his actual childhood
"He Said, She Said" Another great movie with Elizabeth Perkins with Kevin Bacon.
Agreed
Absolutely, yes
Awesome review Shanelle!! My best friend and I did the shimmy shimmy cocoa pop rap all the time in elementary school LOL!! Also..I love the montage part, the music is so emotional (when he is thinking about what he is missing as a kid)!!
yes! omg if saw this in middle school I'd be doing that rap like all day!
Shanelle I don’t know much about you and I have only seen a few reactions (all your Back to the Futures) but I can tell you have a very good eye and insight to movie production. I hope you have a long career in this as it suits you! Best of luck!
Oh thank you!
@@ShanelleRiccio if you can, you should watch / react to 1917.
I know you have done primarily comedy reactions as it does appear to fit your personality, however 1917 is a cinematic masterpiece. It takes place in a battlefield (multiple battlefields actually) during WWI and it’s filmed to appear as it is all done in 1 continuous take. It’s brilliant!
Not enough Jon Lovitz. Tom Hanks is great in everything, loved him as Walt Disney in "Saving Mr. Banks". If you've seen "Lost Highway" then you know the other side of Robert Loggia.
That's R as in Robert Loggia. O as in Oh my God, it's Robert Loggia.....
Holy crap, I never made the connection that it was the same guy
"Turner and Hooch" next, please. It's another great Tom Hanks movie. You're gonna LOVE IT!! I guarantee it. ❤❤❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗😊😊😊👍
Another kids movie?
@@nikk8647 Even though there are some gruesome murder scenes, it is a buddy cop adventure film with comedy which I think can be suitable for kids.
Great choice! This is exactly what I was going to recommend next after you said you'd already seen "Leon: The Professional" and "Groundhog Day."
I was 11 when this came out and watched it at home a year or two after it left theaters. What was really fun is that Josh's bedroom looked exactly like mine growing up: the computer is what I learned to program on (I now have an advanced degree in artificial intelligence), and I even had the corkboard map of the USA on the wall behind it.
The game he's playing is the first text adventure, called Zork - it revolutionized the early computer game industry much like Tetris and Super Mario did later, and one of the first programs I practiced developing was modeled after it. Every time I watch this movie it feels like I'm looking through some kind of time capsule into my own childhood.
Just subscribed to your patreon.
You are slowly becoming one of my favorite reactors.
I love brussels sprouts.
Yes, roasted with bacon. 🥰🥰
This is one of the first movies where we started to see Tom Hanks show his acting talent after years of Bosom Buddies, Splash, and Bachelor Party. Those were all good but didn't require Hanks to be a good actor.
I'm not sure that's entirely fair - a lot of "serious" dramatic actors have been known to say they wish they could do comedy well - comedic acting is a serious (and frequently underappreciated) skill in and of itself. Even when he played "over the top", Tom Hanks always carried a vulnerability about him which translated well when he transitioned to more dramatic roles. I wouldn't be surprised if working with John Candy on "Splash" helped him unlock that aspect - Hanks refers to him as "one of the greatest gifts" he's known.
One thing that really stands out to me now, as an adult again watching this, is how this film and others in the same time period really display kids and teens that behave and speak as they actually did at the time. I think back to the time when I saw this in the movies (I was 20!), I knew how silly I was at his age and all the things I said. I think back now to what I thought and said as a teen and wow, it resonates in those early and mid 80s films. Nowadays, everyone that plays a teen is at least 25-30 and they say things that would never be said in real life back when I was a kid.
Enjoyed your reaction with my Nerds candy close by.🙂 Love your behind the scenes film experience inputs. Didn't get to see this one in theaters unfortunately. Enjoyed it when I saw it however. Great channel. Look forward to the next. 🙂❤
Now try Splash.
A favorite movie back in the day.
John Candy and Tom Hanks....and Eugene Levy....and Daryl Hannah
You're going to have to do Roxanne at some point. Basically Cyrano De Bergerac, but the main character is played by Steve Martin, and he's the fire chief of a small town fire department. Quick Change is another criminally underwatched movie where Bill Murray, Geena Davis, and Randy Quaid rob a bank, then try to get out of New York before they get caught or go crazy.
"I'd hate to see that grindstone!"
Not trying to be rude. I forgot I subscribed to you after a great video. Then I got a notification and I was like.... who the eff is this? ...then went to your channel and relalized.... you have reacted to SO many any of my favorite movies!!!!! Fan for life
Great job and really enjoy your breakdowns and insights.
I love your channel, great insights on filmmaking.
My late material grandmother (died June 1, 1999) took me to see Big in the movie theater. I turned 9 in September of 1988, so I was a few years younger than the character of Josh. It’s my most favorite Tom Hanks movie to this day. In 2018 for the 30th anniversary, it was rereleased at some theaters and I took one of my closest friends, she’s going to be 30 this year, so over a decade younger than I am. She also enjoyed it. Glad you enjoyed it, love this movie!!!
Nice review Shanelle! Amazing film! This is one of my favorite Tom Hanks films. Everything about this movie was excellent. I get my facts from IMDB also. lol First time I watched this I was 12.
The floor piano scene in FAO Schwartz had a whole different choreography. Tom Hanks ad libbed, Chopsticks, they ran with it, and the rest is movie history.
A great movie that further cemented Tom Hanks as one of my favourite actors of all-time. I'd also suggest The 'Burbs, The Money Pit, and The Man With One Red Show.
Keep up the great work, we're all lovin' it. 😀
Your reactions make me so happy. Love the days when you have an upload
yay I'm so glad!
Loved this movie. Remember renting it at the video store(yes I’m that old!!). Had a bunk bed when I was young and never had a problem getting my friends to sleep over. Shanelle also looks extra resplendent in this reaction
I love that you read some trivia about the film that you watched.
This movie brings back memories because in College when we were learning post, we were given the FAO Schwartz scene with no audio. We had to replace all the foley, dialog, and music. It was my introduction to the movie and it really hooked me. I had managed to learn synchronizing the BTX and 1630 video decks to tape machines (yes tape) before I was accepted into my major. But older students would sneak me into their projects because they didn't know how to use those machines (they are dinosaurs now, but were pretty advanced at the time).
Honestly love how you light up when something exciting happens in film totally cute!
Wonderful job Shan 🙂💯
9:57 your take on the fine line between comedy and pathos -- pretty much verbatim what I thought when I saw this scene in the theater. Literally crying and laughing at the same time. Just beautifully done.
Learned the song and motions with my friend David and we did it each time we saw each other for one summer. He still mentions it today when we chat on Facebook.
Haha! Great movie. I loved the elevator music during commentary. Funny, Fun Choice! 😀
I loved your reaction Shanelle! 🤩🤩🤩 I saw this movie when it debuted. And loved it. The movie was written by Gary Ross and Steven Spielberg's sister Anne. Gary Ross wrote 3 of my favorite fish out of water high concept movies. Besides "Big", he wrote "Dave" and "Pleasantville". Both of which are must see. Dave, starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver is charming and lovable. I highly recommend. Ross also directed Pleasantville and Seabiscuit and I think a couple of the Hunger Games movies.
Also, IMDB has been one of my favorite websites for at least a decade, probably closer to two. But Rotten Tomatoes is getting pretty good. IMDB use to be better, before they split it into two websites. IMDB and IMDB Pro, the PRO version has much more info but that requires a paid subscription.
Your smile, laughter and enthusiasm is so infectious. Keep up the great work. Everyone like to suggest movies so I guess I will too. A just out of high school coming of age movie called Breaking Away. It's from 1979 staring a very young Dennis Quaid, Dennis Christopher and Daniel Stern. Paul Dooley is amazing supporting character (no surprise) and it was nominated for academy awards in best picture (won the golden globe), director, score , actress and won for best screenplay.
This movie is a pure IV dose of childhood. I was 6 years old when this came out, and it was enormously popular. Still love it.
Great reaction video one of my favourite films
What a fabulous reaction video! It lasted exactly as long as it took me to eat my doner kebab and chips. Excellent!
I particularly like when Tom makes his entrance at the party dressed in one of Liberace's cast-offs. He thinks he's dressed just right but he looks like the table magician has just arrived.
You really have to see The ‘Burbs. This movie is just fun! I often wondered if The ‘Burbs would make a great stage show. And YES! Fell asleep in history it was after lunch and I like a nap after eating.
i too am a sassy film-loving lady who has pokemon cards and hates the oreo cream LOL i'm loving your reactions, you got yourself a sub! keep up the great work! :)
I was born in 78 so I probably saw this on cable/home video in the early 90s and it was a movie I remember watching a lot so I likely had it on tape. I did the rap thing, and made my own wish as I'm short. I really liked this movie. It was fun watching you watch it.
I love that alternate ending where Susan becomes "little"-- better. I wish they did that! You are awesome!! I had just watched your American Graffiti reaction that featured Cindy Williams (Laurie to Ron Howard's 'Steve'- a few years before they dated on Happy Days in the intro episode to Laverne & Shirley before the spin off) And, of course, you know Laverne was PENNY MARSHALL!! Sadly, I don't think you know that Penny Marshall passed away at the end of 2018- or maybe you did- but you didn't mention it.
I grew up near rye in lower Westchester when this movie came out. I recognized Playland right away . Been there so many times as a kid rocking out on the dragon coaster.
Lol....i didn't get see the entire trivia at the end of this on my first watch because my phone rang. You already mentioned the movies i mentioned in my first comment.
Seriously though, when one genre is popular in movies, they make them TO DEATH! I think it's worse today though. Instesd of just a few of the same genre, there are like 12. Same with sequals. Is there no originality anymore? I get that it's harder and harder to be original as everything has been done ot seems. I can't remember when the last time i saw a movie or show that was truely original. Modern day movie, i mean. Granted every idea gets it's inspiration from somewhere, but when they crank out movie after movie after movie simply because one or two of them were popular. Come one.
Anyway, great video as always. I always look forward to your uploads. 😊😎
They still have that piano at FAO Schwarz! It's a bit more beat up now, of course, but they still have it and now it's got a little label that proudly proclaims it's the piano from Big. I've only been to NYC once in my life and I had no clue that they still had it so when I stumbled on it while wandering the store, I was so excited, lol. Naturally, I had to play on it a bit!
I did see this in the theater, and I was 11 at the time, so it was really interesting, and fun. Of course, being so young, I didn't catch a lot of the adult subtext until rewatching it a few years later! Then it became a bit of a different experience. One of those situations I think, where a lot of us if not all of us have a moment where we wish to be adults immediately, without any concept of the gravity of that idea. Of course the reverse is also true and has been explored in films you mentioned where the adult becomes a child again but with the adult's experience intact. It's an interesting scenario. Slightly off topic, I know from other videos of yours, that you love the Lindsey Lohan, Dennis Quaid The Parent Trap. And you mentioned the Lohan, Jaime Lee Curtis Freaky Friday. Have you seen the original 1960's versions of those films? If not I highly reccomend both!
that little ditty they sing together was definitely something everyone i knew sang all the time. have no idea where it came from, but it was a thing before the movie came out