Movie Reaction Poll

I don't think he was around long enough to join the party on going insane. Lucky for him.

All I remember about this film is loving the visuals and HATING the editing. Might need to go back and rewatch (or wait for James to react to it).

I guess Apocalypse Now is gonna win. Close sec Baby Driver. Both great films. I voted for Stalker

Marvelous Dolcy

Apocalypse Now. Utterly the best. When the sanest person on set is Harrison Ford...

Baby driver 😢

In film school I had a prof that was obsessed with Apocalypse Now, but he never had us watch the film, instead he started every class period dissecting 15 minutes of the behind the scenes footage... still haven't seen it lol

If it's Apocalypse Now, see if you can poll which cut to react to.

Musical Euphoria

Love The last samurai as well.

James, you're going to love the editing of Baby Driver if it wins. I was giddy. Like...stupid-giddy when I realized what was going on during that first sequence ;)

Absolutely. I feel this film is a forgotten classic. I remember watching that for the first time when I was in college. The concept was amazing.

Fantastic film! I feel like it's a bit underrated. My favorite Grammy winning film of all time lol

clearly aren't going to get the votes for it but you need to watch Dark City

Nick Kessler

Have you ever seen “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” ? Cohen brothers

If you haven’t seen apocalypse now that’s the choice no comparison on this list

theatrical version of apocalypse now> any other version

Daron yao

I don’t think Death of Stalin will ever win a poll, so I hope it makes it onto the Thursday (your pick) videos at some point! It’s a brilliant comedy!

alot of nice movies, but i cant wait for The Handmaiden you will love it

Tserriednich

The Hunt is a film that just sits in your head for a long time after you watch it

Inuk

Voted Dark City, arguing in comments for ApocNowRedux. Its a matter of heart vs cynicism. I do wish I would see more people watch Dark City for the first time.

Richard Flores

The Hunt, definitely! It's an very thoughtful movie that tackles a very, very delicate subject with care and respect. Mads Mikkelsen is amazing, as always. I'm from The Netherlands, Scandinavian film and tv series are very popular here and I'm always amused how Mads Mikkelsen always seems to be cast as the bad guy in American cinema and tv, when he is mostly cast as the sympathetic lead in Danish/Scandinavian productions. Great movie, I saw it in cinema at the time and was blown away. The story even was adapted for theatre in the U.K. I would also recommend After The Wedding (also with MM), As It Is In Heaven (a Swedish feelgood drama that ran for an entire year in arthouse cinemas in Europe it was that popular) and if you want to check out the Scandinavian "Dogme 95" experimental movement of "pure filmmaking", definitely check out Festen (The Celebration), or any other work by Thomas Vinterberg! I really hope you will branch out into more European movies, there are so many gems produced here that often receive high praise and popularity here whilst going completely unnoticed in the U.S. (or worse, being remade there in English which is just..... yeah :S). Also: The Lives Of Others (Das Leben Der Anderen), an amazing German movie, and Guillermo del Toro's stunningly beautiful Pan's Labyrinth. Both movies were Oscar winners for very good reasons.

Hahaha I really appreciate this, thank you <3

James Adams

Damn...looks like Last Samurai may not make it. But if you've never seen it, you must.

I want to say if a movie doesn't win a poll here try not to get too sad about it. Life is too precious to be distraught about that kind of thing. Like it's fine to be disappointed but I feel it's inappropriate to vent frustrations to a certain level. I really feel like it might approach that with some people. I don't know James and maybe it's not my place at all to worry for him but I really don't want people to stress him out. He's already doing quite a lot of reactions to stuff. He's being recommended films from people all over the world (and maybe beings from other worlds?). Even if he won't watch it he'll at least learn about the titles and directors. I really feel that he's hearing us directly and I don't want to sully that openness to what we're saying.

kimsmk

My votes in priority order: 1 Stalker Perhaps my favourite Tarkovsky 2 Death of Stalin Hopefully will get the numbers soon 3 Who Framed Roger Rabbit a terrific combination of animation and live action 4 Baby Driver is terrific, by Edgar Wright who did Shaun of the Dead 5 The Handmaiden (see Death of Stalin comment) BTW Are votes for multiple movies OK or should it only be for 1 or 2?

Brett Coster

The shear technical mastery and the way the movie holds up: Who Framed Roger Rabbit is for my money worth the watch for its remarkable film making. Dark City is a singular movie and is a different experience and my runner-up. For one not on the list look into Hard Boiled by John Woo featuring Chow Yun Fat. It is truly amazing film making and nothing like it exists in western cinema.

Christian Rennie

Mommy is seriously good and underrated. No way it will win but just happy to see it on the list. Too bad Adaptation never won :(

...if it was Seven Samurai....

I agree, the theatrical release is tenfolds better compared to the other versions.

Daron yao

I'm very happy to see The Handmaiden back on the list but unfortunately it doesn't seem to have much of a chance opposite more mainstream releases.

Paul Steffens

His was ultimately taken down from YouTube. It's no longer available.

Brandon B.

If Apocalypse Now does end up winning, I hope you watch the theatrical cut, not the Redux version. The theatrical cut is superior, which is a rare thing to find because usually director's cuts are better. Not that the Redux version is bad, but it just contains a lot of unnecessary scenes that slow the pace of the film down.

Brandon B.

Kinda wanna say True Grit is underrated, but it had like 10 Oscar nominations and has a plenty high enough imdb rating - just feels like not enough people have seen it, certainly one of my favourite westerns. That and Gangster Squad kinda represent the rebirth of Josh Brolin's movie career too which makes it an interesting curiosity. Hailee Steinfeld is amazing and so well written for in that movie..

Martin Nicholls

For everyone that wants to see James’ review of the Hunt it will never happen the way the crowd votes. So, James just watch it on your own and give the Hunt followers who have been diligently voting for it a quick 5 min review. They deserve it.

I’ll keep you in my thoughts lmao

nick moose

looks like I'm going to begin my long journey to get Tarkovsky movie to win.

Cameron Berry

Haven't seen Roger Rabbit since the 80s. It'll be interesting to see what I think of it as an adult and if it's held up.

Ken

Surprised that Who Framed Roger Rabbit got on here. And it’s third place at least. So here’s hoping it wins eventually.

Matthew Richson

Still waiting for Harold and Maude

Randall Bott

Glad Baby Driver made the list. The film editing in that film is a masterpiece. Why it was nominated for that at the Oscars. By the way, the lead actor in that, Ansel Elgort, is the lead actor in Spielberg’s version of West Side Story coming out later this year.

Cody Price

I saw Apocalypse Now a few months ago and was blown away by the cinematography and performances! If you’re sensitive to violence against animals (I am), I’ll warn you that there’s a horrific scene toward the end that was NOT fake. Additionally, Brandon told me he had issues getting his uploaded to YouTube due to copyright or whatever. I’d still love to see a reaction to it though!

Brittyn Lindsey

I would recommend that to someone who has already seen the (pretty much flawless) original cut and is curious about it. It's an interesting sequence but doesn't improve the experience in my opinion. The Redux is a lesson in the importance of good editing.

Richard Akhtar-Dobson

You said in your commentary for Ford v Ferrari we need a cowboy movie with Matt Damon. True Grit (2010)

James

I’m doing great! Been doing a lot of reflecting and vibing to good music!

James Adams

If Apocalypse Now makes the top 2 I'd like to humbly suggest that you watch the original 1979 cut. The "Redux" and "Final Cut" versions have some curiosity value, but neither of them are a patch on the masterful original.

Richard Akhtar-Dobson

Won’t lie, I’m kinda delighted that Who Framed Roger Rabbit is on this list. I’d love to see more animation films on the lists.

Sonia Deepak

Yes! Baby Driver made the poll

Rich

I would recommend the 2001 extended Apocalypse Now Redux version; mostly for the extra French plantation 'chapter' footage.

Paul Phelan

Gotta watch the hunt at some point. Voting for baby driver aswell.

Ivan Vas

Good question. I’d go with the most recent one, I guess.

Jason Cooley

Stalker is so goood

What an incredible pole! Hope you’re doing well man! I’m voting for Stalker! I really think it’s my favorite Tarkovsky film, and really explores our collective human condition, I think it would make for an excellent discussion!

Jansson

Which version of Apocalypse now?

Muhahaha this is a solid list! Like always thanks for the suggestions! Will be swapping movies in and out as the weeks go by!

James Adams