Filmmaker reacts to When Harry Met Sally (1989) for the FIRST TIME!
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Are you freaking kidding me, someone reacting to the best romance movie of all times, thank you James :D
Ayyyy anytime!! 🙏🏽
Shanelle Riccio has a great reaction to it too!
More chick flick like this please, how to lose a guy in ten days, serendipity, sleepless in Seattle, nothing hill, clueless. It's gonna be fun ride lmao
Heck, yes.
How many times are there?
Carrie Fisher was so much more than just Princess Leia. Also, Billy Crystal is an icon.
Billy Crystal is my favorite comedic actor/comedian of all time. He made so many great comedies back in the day, and his awards hosting was consistently funny and classy as hell. Sadly, he got left behind when comedy went all edgy in the early '00s, but I'd rather see his stuff than any modern comedy any day.
Has anyone reacted to "Blues Brothers" yet? Or "City Slickers"?
I love both those, but City Slickers has the added bonus of Bruno Kirby, Daniel Stern and Jack Palance. James didn’t mention it but think of this, Bruno Kirby had the acting range from The Godfather Part 2 to When Harry Met Sally and City Slickers. A really talented actor.
She wrote, or rewrote the dialogue in this. She was amazing at it.
Loverboy with Patrick Dempsey. She was great in that one too.
The cast in this movie is incredible. And the scene at the football game is probably one of the best sports scenes in a movie ever, and it doesn't even involve the actual sport, but rather the experience of just being a fan.
Top 5 romcom ever.
Some of my favorite romance movies are older. Roman Holiday and Bringing Up Baby are my top 2 recommendations
Roman Holiday feels very anti Hollywood in how it all plays out stepping back. I appreciate that about it.
@@bespectacledheroine7292 I like your anti Hollywood description . I always refer to those films as having the right ending not the Hollywood ending. I wish more films had the right ending...
You should watch "You've Got Mail" because it's almost time for a bouquet of sharpened pencils. Watch the movie and you'll see what I mean.
One of my favorite rom-coms, but after the first time seeing it, i could only think "I give them 2 years at best".
This film is so quotable, it's awesome. It's so much fun.
"Oh sure, but 'Baby Fish Mouth' is sweeping the nation."
"I'll have what she's having..."
"Someone is staring at you in Personal Growth."
"You made a woman meow?"
"How am I high maintenance?... "Waiter, I'll begin with a house salad, but I don't want the regular dressing. I'll have the balsamic vinegar and oil, but on the side. And then the salmon with the mustard sauce, but I want the mustard sauce on the side. 'On the side' is a very big thing for you."
"THAT'S the sex fantasy you've been having since you were twelve?" ... "Sometimes I vary it a little." ... "Which part?"... "What I'm wearing."
"This stupid wagon wheel ROY ROGERS GARAGE SALE COFFEE TABLE!"... "I thought you liked it!" ... "I WAS BEING NICE!"
"I've decided from now on today we will speak like dis... 'Waiter, there is too much pepper on my paprikash. But I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie... pecan pie... pecan piiiiiiiiie'."
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And so many others. ❤ It really is one of the best romantic comedies of all time.
I loved your reaction. My favorite romance film of all time is *A Room With A View* -- it assembles one of the greatest casts ever and is light and romantic from the opening credits. I highly recommend it.
As a side note about *When Harry Met Sally* , its director, Rob Reiner, between 1984 and 1995 directed, amongst several other films, *This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, Stand By Me, Misery, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men* and *The American President* which are all classics. Sadly he did not keep up that level of film, but it's an extraordinary run.
Sally's friend was Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia).
Great movie. You should also watch You Got Mail also with Meg Ryan. Also One Fine Day with Michelle Piper and George Clooney
If you like romance movies you HAVE to watch About Time. So so so good and the music is amazing and it is just so much more than a romantic comedy. By the end you have all the feels.
AYYYYE! It's not even New Year's or Valentine's, but I am HERE for it!
James, here is my top 10 romantic comedies, (more focus on romance)I love lots of other genres, but agree with you, a well done romance is just a treat. In alphabetical order.
1) About Time. There are a lot of other films by the this team but this one is underrated and actually my favorite of their work
2) The Before Trilogy. I know you have seen it but this is #1 over and over. Such a perfect set of films and I don’t think it will ever fall off its point as my top romance.
3) Crazy Stupid Love. Lots of issues with this film but there are some perfect moments and some great work here.
4) Crazy Rich Asians. More than a ROM COM but at its core is romance
5) La La Land. LOVE This film. And you will love the jazz influences
6) Notting Hill. Same team as about time but another stellar film. Always feels like it ends to soon
7) Pride and Prejudice. Lots of versions. I love the Kiera Knightley version.
8) Sweet Home Alabama. It does not end as well as it starts but its a great start. Lots of fun
9) Sleepless in Seattle. Another film by the same screen writer
10) The Thomas Crown Affair. There are two versions. I love the new version. More of a action/romance but its still a lot of fun.
11) AND When Harry met Sally. The one you just saw. Great film.
So many romances are afraid to make their characters someone specific, they want everyone watching to think they are the lead. But the best romances are about two specific people - Harry and Sally are very specific, very clear individuals and we feel connected to them BECAUSE they are very specific people, not hollow fantasy stand ins.
RIP Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby.
I love this movie! As a romcom, I think it stands the test of time because essentially, it’s two people that time and time again just make excuses as to why they shouldn’t be together even though they magically and conveniently are at the same place and meet again.
Yeah great directing from Rob Reiner but credit is especially due to the screenplay- Nora Ephron is an incredible writer and this script really is something else
I'm so glad you watched this. Rob Reiner had Hell of an initial run of films. This is spinal tap, Stand by me, the Princess bride, when Harry met Sally, misery
Then he obliterated his career with North.
Really!? I’ll have to look into his films!
@@jamesmoyner7499 But then he came back with The American President which more people need to watch
I'll give his props for "A Few Good Men" as well
And honestly.. The Sure Thing with John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga is criminally underrated.. And a great teen road trip romantic comedy..
To answer your question about who's story this film gravitates towards more, I personally feel it's both. And equally so. That's what's so compelling about this movie and what makes it stand the test of time as opposed to a lot of present day romcoms. They devoted an equal amount of time into both Harry and Sally as characters that made you root for them. Usually romcoms tend to tell it from the perspective of one character who happens to meet their love interest and that's how they generally develop their arc. But here you see both of them go through their own character development during the course of their friendship. They feel like two main characters instead of just just one main protagonist and one plot tool.
If you have not checked it out “Sleepless in Seattle” is another amazing comedy/romance movie from this same time frame. Same screen writers
Love Sleepless in Seattle.
When Harry met Sally is the blueprint of the modern romantic comedy.
This film resonates so strongly with me. The moment at the end of the film where Harry has his moment of realization that he wants to spend the rest of his life with Sally.... I've had that. A literal moment. I know exactly when it happened. I went into that moment just being fine with dating, and being a cynic about the whole concept of 'finding your one'... and it was like a switch flipped, and it all just made sense to me. I was watching a movie alone that night, just some dumb relationship comedy, and one line that one of the characters said about 'every date isn't just a date, every one has the potential to turn into forever'.. and it just made sense to me. I heard all my previous criticisms about love, romance, and relationships, and how stupid I had sounded.
I went out and bought an engagement ring the next day.
Letting a scene breathe- such a great phrase, perfectly evocative.
The gold standard for romantic comedies. This movie is the blueprint man. Love this film.
I really like the contrast between the Harry/Sally relationship and the Carrie Fisher/Bruno Kirby characters. This movie was probably a big influence on the show Scrubs, which also had two main characters with a constantly on-again/off-again relationship, contrasted by their best friends (Turk and Carla) who have a stable courtship and marriage/family.
I'd love for you to watch other classic rom-coms! And Meg Ryan sure was the queen of rom-coms in the 80s and early 90s. You should watch "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've got mail", she starred in both with Tom Hanks, those movies are soooo good!
Is it me or were movies just better back then?
Not sure if it’s just nostalgia but whatever formula they had back then it feels like they are missing the ingredients today.
All of the above :)
Yes, they were better back then. Great movies are made by South Korean directors now.
A recommendation for a romance movie done right is Say Anything. It has other themes in it too that are also done well, but overall it’s a romance. And such a good movie! By the way, I also think this is more Harry’s perspective than Sally’s, but there is enough of her perspective that it’s close to even. Definitely my favorite romantic comedy.
That was the film that started John Cusack's love of kickboxing.
Benny Urquidez coached him and they kept up a loose teacher/student relationship.
Benny is the guy he fights in Grosse Point Blank
There were a few ad-libs in this movie, and one of them is the “Waiter, there is too much pepper…” moment in the museum. You can see Meg Ryan glance off to the side at the director, kind of asking, “Are we really doing this?”
Meg Ryan did two more movies Nora Ephron wrote (and directed), but her co-star was Tom Hanks: “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail.” (The latter is a remake of “The Shop Around the Corner”, which was also made into a musical, “In the Good Old Summertime.”)
This soundtrack made me fall in love with Harry Connick Jr. The intimate numbers are as good as the big band numbers. Instrumentals as good as the vocal numbers.
Me too!!!!
This movie's just as much a study on differences between men and women as it is about their relationship. Love that aspect of it. Camera work, music, and main cast are on point. As for who's movie it is? I think it depends on who's watching and which one people empathize with more.
Coming up on 20 years married and this has been our only "New Year's" movie since we were dating. Fits the holiday perfectly.
This movie and the other romantic comedies of the 90s are so comforting to me. Not even in a lovey dovey, I want to fall in love kind of way. They're just fun and engaging stories with interesting characters that almost certainly have a happy ending. They give me the same good vibes as the romantic comedies in the 30s and 40s (Philadelphia Story, Bringing Up Baby, Holiday, You Can't Take It With You, etc).
Thank you for this one! One of the best romance comedies of all time. Written by the great Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner, with an incredible soundtrack by a young Harry Connick, Jr, which basically made him a star overnight. And what a cast. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan at their very best, with Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby, no less amazing. My husband and I have been quoting this movie for the past 33 years. Who can’t relate?? Love it!
Man, I love me a damn good romance film.
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Watching PREDATOR 2 (1990) for the first time Friday/Saturday! Enjoy the day!
have you watched The Apartment 1960?
Billy Crystal has a one man stage show about his life which sounds like Harry telling stories.
Edit: it's called 700 Sundays.
Amaaaazing. Thanks! And as Mikhail said below, you have to watch The Apartment (and all those other Billy Wilder movies). Other amazing romances: Brief Encounter (David Lean's first Oscar), A Room With A View, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being and The Piano.
If you haven't already, watch About Time from 2013. That's a good romantic movie.
Another excellent romantic movie that pulls in elements of becoming and adult is "Say Anything" with John Cusack and Ione Sky. Their chemistry really works and makes the film feel genuine and kind of awkward. It is a classic with a great soundtrack.
My brother and I watched this so many times when it first came out. It's like a Woody Allen film except it's funny and has likable characters 🤣
It’s a love letter to New York City, which may be a factor in your Woody Allen comparison.
I’ve kind of viewed the meta message almost as a reflection of the couples interviews…like Harry & Sally are just one of X number of couples being interviewed…and you see the cute little “on the side” comment means something insider to them, but the movie shows how every couple has a whole life story about their coupledom, and how we just scratch the surface of one another in our interactions. Really knowing someone/some couple is special; the human experience is a beautiful thing.
"Someone's staring at you in Personal Growth."
Spectacular romcom. I think the only one that can hold a candle to it is Sleepless in Seattle. That one is the definition of "Romantic." But you can't really go wrong where Meg Ryan is concerned.
I was going to recommend more Meg Ryan movies for some genuinely enjoyable romance films. Not just Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, which are of course phenomenal, but less remembered ones like French Kiss and IQ, or the oddball ones like Joe vs the Volcano and Addicted to Love. For a romantic drama, When a Man Loves a Woman is a solid choice, too.
This is one of those movies that never really ages, and is rewatchable to no end
Definitely one of my favorite rom-coms of all time. I love how it's neither a chick flick nor a guy movie. It's perfectly balanced and very, very funny.
Relatable, believable, well acted, well shot and interesting. It’s a shame with the state of the industry that films like this rarely get made anymore.
Harry’s story but maybe because I’m a man. But I feel like we get more of his perspective. Can see either one though.
When Harry Met Sally is, in my opinion, maybe the best rom-com of all time. It all feels very genuine, and real, and a lot of the conversations about the differences between men and women were inspired by conversations between Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner as the movie was being formulated and put together.
If you want another very good one with a similar feel (same writer, and she also directed it,) you gotta check out Sleepless in Seattle. Another Meg Ryan flick, but with Tom Hanks as the male lead. It's great.
A love letter to New York
Definitely one of the best romantic comedies ever made. Well made with great performances.
I think this movie framed it as Their Story... two humans, one relationship. It's the relationship's story.
Its refreshing to hear someone talk intelligently about Jazz. Thank you.
I watch this movie once a year, either on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. Sets me up on the right foot for the new year!
My mom and dad met on a blind date and they weren’t each other’s date. They were married 6 weeks later and stayed together for almost 40 years til she passed.
Yep that is awesome. I met my husband. We moved into his rented house 2 weeks later. And a couple of years later we bought a home and got married with 4 months. 23 years later still going
oh yeah, one of my favorite movies of all time. it was fun to see your reaction of watching it for the first time, since it's been a long time since i first watched it. glad you enjoyed it! i never looked at it as more harry's story or more sally's story, but as equally both their stories. 😊
Halfway through this movie reaction. Oh James, I'm in agreement with you about that gorgeous scene where Harry and Sally are walking past some stunning red and yellow leaf trees. Autumn is also my favourite season, and always has been. Incidentally, during that diner orgasm scene, that lady that says "I'll have what she's having" was Rob Reiner's Mother. Rob Reiner, former "meat head" from the All in the Family 70's TV show has come such a long way as a director. Thank you so much for watching and reacting to a movie I loved in the movie theatre, purchased on VHS and bought on DVD after that. It has infinite re-watch ability. I can still recall back in 1989 before the Internet when you could call a phone number to check where movies were being played at and it even had a small review about the movie. They said "When comedians become actors, you have to see this movie" or something to that effect.
I was born in September so I’ve always loved autumn.
This is my New Years Eve film, one of the greats. Love is chaotic and I like films that show it that way rather than a Hollywood Fairytale. Thanks for the hard work you put in to your channel x
definitely Harry's story. It was his philosophy that was tested
Should try Annie Hall sometime, Reiner took several ideas from it.
I love that movie!!
This film is my favorite romantic comedy or rom-com ever, it doesn’t get better than this. It’s relatable to both sides of the party, absolutely hilarious, quotable & well acted. Great reaction!
I love that. "Jazz makes you feel all the feels." That is so right.
One of my all-time favorites. A classic in every way.
I love this movie, but it is weird to see no one in the comments mention "Annie Hall" (1977), separating Art from the Artist, if you want to be a filmmaker, you should absolutely check that film out and his other works.
WHMS is entirely inspired by it, in it's tone, pace and stylings. It works well, but "Annie Hall" broke the mould.
Other Woody Allen classics - "Broadway Danny Rose" "Crimes and Misdemeanors" "Love & Death" "Sleeper" "Play it again Sam" (Even if you don't do these on the channel, please watch) Thanks!
Had to scroll down far to see Annie Hall mentioned!
What a great film, it's been a while since I last watched this. The dialogue is still as good as I remember it and the laid back jazz flowing through the film add another dimension to it. Someone below mentioned Spinal Tap by the same director, it's one to the best Rock Mockumentaries out there. If you fancy a darker/comedy romance?, you could try "War of the Roses" directed by Danny DeVito and starring Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner well worth a watch.
You should definitely react to Her, Like Crazy, or About Time.
Check out Billy Crystal in "Forget Paris" w/ Debra Winger. Check out Meg Ryan in "French Kiss" w/ Kevin Kline. And Check out my fave romantic comedy, "Notting Hill" w/ Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
I think Rob Reiner did a great job making this movie equal being both Harry and Sally's story. This is a great movie and the music is great! I love jazz!
I really like rom coms, but I am so particular with them. For me, finding a rom com that I like is like finding that perfect piece of fruit...a little too mushy or a little too firm or a little to sour or a little too ripe or a little too unripe will ruin it for me.
That said, these are rom coms that I really like/love:
While You Were Sleeping
It Could Happen To You
Splash
Working Girl
Love, Actually
Defending Your Life
Only the Lonely
You've Got Mail
Overboard (1987)
Arthur (1981)
Joe Vs. The Volcano
The Boyfriend School (previously called "Don't Tell Her It's Me, they changed the name for some reaaon)
Best Regards!
Want more Billy Crystal? I think his best is City Slickers. Bruno Kirby is in that as well. Heavy witty and soulful dialogue.
Probably my favorite romantic movie. But you should also watch You've Got Mail. It's a close second for me.
"I'll have what she's having." Lol!!
Best line in the movie and one o the most memorable in movie history!
City Slickers is another great Billy Crystal film. Not a romantic movie, but still a comedy.
Rob Reiner was a really smart director. I misremembered this movie - I expected middle-brow rom-com competence, but this was smart and spiky and interesting.
Goddammit, you walk into a situation with a perfectly valid argument / pov and then reality cuts you off at the knees. I suck!
Carrie Fisher is kicking butt!
Carrie Fisher was known as a script doctor. I believe this was one of the first films she was given credit for it, but I don’t remember if she’s credited in the credits. 😁😆
the second best movie of all time next to clue
the first time I saw this in college I watched it 5 times
so good
I think you will like Sleepless in Seattle - made by the same people who directed and wrote the screenplay.
The stories from the older couples are all true! Rob Reiner got the stories and hired actors to tell them. I love those little scenes. Nine extra floors :)
One of my favorite movies! I think it does a great job of being both Harry's and Sally's story. Carrie Fisher was great in this too! I love movies that are true-to-life romance movies like this one. Since you enjoyed this movie and Billy Crystal's comedy style, I would suggest watching Forget Paris! ❤~Caroline
My favorite romantic comedy! I can watch this over and over. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan have great chemistry. And you're right, their relationship is so much more believable than most romances out there.
The greatest Rom-Com of all time! Notting Hill is great too, but this is the best.
I think you would LOVE Moonstruck.
Have you not done "Casablanca" because you've already seen it?
This is the gold standard for the modern RomCom. Gold.
I’m not a big romcom fan but this and Moonstruck are the few who make the cut.
If you liked this, you should also watch City Slickers. Includes both Billy Crystal and Bruno Kirby (his buddy in this film).
"The shoes are gonna be swapped on the other side." - JVC
4:41 Steven Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford.
You made a woman meow?
If you liked this..I highly recommend the parody "When Harry Met Sally 2" short that Crystal made for Funny or Die.. It's really fun clever and meta commentary on films at the time.
21:01 In my estimation, this movie has about the most balanced approach to the Male / Female perspective of anything I've ever watched. Another great example (and another great Rom-Com) is Sleepless In Seattle, also with Meg Ryan (and Tom Hanks).
White man over bite....that felt personal lol
Like the jazz soundtrack, New York City is so much a character in its own right in this film. Wonderfully done!
Agreed. And they are both complementary. Like NYC cheesecake and sour cherry topping. Classic pairing.
This is one of my favorite movies. I’m glad you liked it as well and I enjoyed your review. I love that Rob Reiner used New York City like it was another character in the film.
RomComs need to come back into fashion. I unapologetically love that genre.
grew up watching it and love it
We getting blade Trinity soon ?
I'd love to see you react to La la land!
In thinking about it, I think it's more Harry's story. It's even in a way focused that way in the title -- "When HARRY met Sally." But I do think we get to see growth in both of them as people over the years of this film and because of that it's both of their stories, each as individuals as well as the two of them as a couple and how they came together after a long unusual friendship. We see the evolution of everything and it's such great fun. I especially like the interjection of various couples talking about how they got together (each couple so unique and funny), and it rounds out with Harry and Sally doing the same thing. ❤ Just a well-written, well-acted, well-directed film all around. SO good.
The greatest Rom-Com of All-Time. Meg Ryan really was "America's Sweetheart" for years back in the 80's and 90's.😍
This is not only my favorite romance movie but a top contender for movies in general. Movies don't normally show the whole process of a friendship turning into love. It also hits close to home because my fiance and I are quite similar. We were friends for 8 years before we started dating.
james, an underrated romance you should watch is “about time.” it also has a bit of sci-fi, and i think you’d love it!
This movie always reminds me of an older movie Same Time Next Year. Maybe check it out.
I loved seeing you have such a good time watching this movie, which is a great re-watch for me whenever fall comes back around. Also, really enjoyed seeing you make connections to the jazz score & tracks they chose to the story, and how the camerawork and camera movement helped move the storytelling forward.
Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Only You, Forget Paris, Serendipity, Sleepless in Seattle, French Kiss, You've Got Mail
I love the entire Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks RomCom trilogy.....Joe versus the Volcano, You've Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle.
It's a "couples" story. Not he/her...but them.
Nailed the Jazz comparison.
I hate romance movies but THIS RIGHT HERE...the best dialogue ever!
James! 🥰 Love that you reacted to this! Your commentary was so spot on! Loved how you taught me something new about this movie that I've seen already, in the music and how it aides the writing so much more than I realized. Have a few suggestions even if you dont watch on your channel they are must sees. Cairo Time, Shopgirl and Chasing Amy. 3 romance movies that are very intimate, unconventional but very beautiful. Shopgirl, I can actually say gave me a heart swell and I thought that was only descriptive before, lol! Ty for reacting to this! Made my day! 🌻