When I first saw this as a kid, I missed the scene in the beginning where the paper mentions Chris getting stabbed, so the end of the movie when Gordie mentions it came as a total shock. I was like, "What??? You can't do that!" lol
Like many other people, even though I clearly saw the newspaper at the beginning, I forgot about it because the rest of story was so engrossing, and given the powerful reminder of it at the end. I consider it a mark of greatness for a story to be able to do that.
In that time frame Vern would have been practically obese. One of these most striking things about watching documentaries from the 50's, 60's.. is the absence of anybody who is even remotely overweight. When I was growing up it was strange to see somebody overweight.
Those of you that played Red Dead Redemption 2 @18:43 The guy on the left is Casey Siemasko who played Wroebel the Polish guy Arthur collects from at Painted Sky. He’s also good in Young Guns.
A brilliant film with brilliant performances by child actors who all went on to other things. River Phoenix's performance is so brilliant and powerful that it amounts to something supernatural. My only complaint is that, for some reason, the setting was transferred to Oregon, instead of Stephen King's Maine. Many of the characters have French names (such as Lachance, which means "luck"), which is normal in Maine, but French names are rare in Oregon. Kiefer Sutherland is Canadian, as was his father Donald Sutherland. Donald Sutherland was very particular about maintaining his Canadian citizenship, and always maintained a home in rural Quebec.
Good reaction guys! This movie is based on a novela The Body which is inspired by Stephen King's own childhood. One of his childhood friend was struck by a train and died in front of him, his father also went to war in WW2. And King's story endings have always been critized, like when Teddy pointed out that he didn't like the ending.. I just saw this movie this december and I was introduced to the amazing acting of River Phoenix who is also an amazing guy.. RIP River
The narration of the return trip of the four boys all gone back quietly is wonderful. He finds a deer in a quiet forest as a unicorn. This is suggestive. A psychologist soon notices. This movie doesn't appear in young women. But that deer is a suggestion that the future lover of the Cody boy appears. I was touched by the universal value of this movie.
You can tell your from a specific generation when all you obsess about is ‘gun discipline’. Many of us growing up from the 50’s-80’s were raised with guns, we knew how to use them, their potential, and we respected and valued human life in a way that todays generation seems to have completely lost. What you should be more concerned about it untreated grief and uninvolved parents.
No, Corey wasn't in ET, although in early drafts of the script, the movie focused on two boys finding an alien, rather than one, and Corey was supposed to play the second boy.
I think y’all would really enjoy ‘Last of the Mohicans’ if you haven’t seen it already. It’s a Daniel Day Lewis masterpiece with one the best musical scores ever..:)
A great but often overlooked 80s movie is "Inner Space" with Dennis Quaid. Barely any reactions for it. You might also like "Contact" with Jodie Foster.
Man.. I grew up loving this film as it kid but the older I get, the harder it hits me. Truly a beautiful and heartbreaking story ❤
When I first saw this as a kid, I missed the scene in the beginning where the paper mentions Chris getting stabbed, so the end of the movie when Gordie mentions it came as a total shock. I was like, "What??? You can't do that!" lol
Like many other people, even though I clearly saw the newspaper at the beginning, I forgot about it because the rest of story was so engrossing, and given the powerful reminder of it at the end. I consider it a mark of greatness for a story to be able to do that.
this is still a great movie and I enjoy it every time I watch it. the music is also great.
In that time frame Vern would have been practically obese. One of these most striking things about watching documentaries from the 50's, 60's.. is the absence of anybody who is even remotely overweight. When I was growing up it was strange to see somebody overweight.
I'm 50. And everyone i grew up with was fat in LA.. I'm Mexican, we eat
Rip River Phoenix AKA Chris
Another great reaction,...thanks!
Those of you that played Red Dead Redemption 2 @18:43 The guy on the left is Casey Siemasko who played Wroebel the Polish guy Arthur collects from at Painted Sky. He’s also good in Young Guns.
You know you're getting old when a youtuber says this movie's set in the 80's.
A brilliant film with brilliant performances by child actors who all went on to other things. River Phoenix's performance is so brilliant and powerful that it amounts to something supernatural. My only complaint is that, for some reason, the setting was transferred to Oregon, instead of Stephen King's Maine. Many of the characters have French names (such as Lachance, which means "luck"), which is normal in Maine, but French names are rare in Oregon. Kiefer Sutherland is Canadian, as was his father Donald Sutherland. Donald Sutherland was very particular about maintaining his Canadian citizenship, and always maintained a home in rural Quebec.
Thanks for the reaction 🖤🤍
Corey Feldman also played with Kiefer Sutherland in a movie called
the (lost boys)
Good reaction guys! This movie is based on a novela The Body which is inspired by Stephen King's own childhood. One of his childhood friend was struck by a train and died in front of him, his father also went to war in WW2. And King's story endings have always been critized, like when Teddy pointed out that he didn't like the ending.. I just saw this movie this december and I was introduced to the amazing acting of River Phoenix who is also an amazing guy.. RIP River
The narration of the return trip of the four boys all gone back quietly is wonderful. He finds a deer in a quiet forest as a unicorn. This is suggestive. A psychologist soon notices. This movie doesn't appear in young women. But that deer is a suggestion that the future lover of the Cody boy appears. I was touched by the universal value of this movie.
my favorite movie of all time
You can tell your from a specific generation when all you obsess about is ‘gun discipline’. Many of us growing up from the 50’s-80’s were raised with guns, we knew how to use them, their potential, and we respected and valued human life in a way that todays generation seems to have completely lost. What you should be more concerned about it untreated grief and uninvolved parents.
Saw your pulp fiction reaction, thanks for making these.
You mentioned E.T. and Goonies
The kid that played teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) in this movie played in both
No, Corey wasn't in ET, although in early drafts of the script, the movie focused on two boys finding an alien, rather than one, and Corey was supposed to play the second boy.
It’s a coming of age movie? No. It’s THE coming of age movie
That train was real, just the way it was shot made it look closer than it was
“it’s a blue screen” 😭 yeah bc they wouldn’t dare do that scene with an actual train.. that’s terrifying!
Sutherland is actually British. Born in the UK.
Born, but raised in US and Canada.
I think y’all would really enjoy ‘Last of the Mohicans’ if you haven’t seen it already. It’s a Daniel Day Lewis masterpiece with one the best musical scores ever..:)
A great but often overlooked 80s movie is "Inner Space" with Dennis Quaid. Barely any reactions for it. You might also like "Contact" with Jodie Foster.
Made in the 80's, set in the late 50's
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