Schmitthead Monthly Movie Drawing - WINNER - February 2024
Added 2024-02-28 05:59:39 +0000 UTC
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Agree with you whole heartedly on that one. Has that movie even made a poll? I kind of feel the same about Hostiles
Smooticus
2024-03-03 00:15:08 +0000 UTCit's one movie, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007). i love that movie and there aren't many reactors I would want to watch that movie with. I think you have to have a certain level of maturity to enjoy a movie like that, and the Schmitts have that. most reactors don't.
YoureMrLebowski
2024-03-02 23:27:04 +0000 UTCDaniel and Sam, Billy Bob Thornton has a pretty good show called Goliath. Watch it
Mr. Chumpus
2024-03-01 02:05:41 +0000 UTCARMAGEDDON!!! You guys reacted to it, already! Billy Bob Thornton was so awesome in it!
fire12wife
2024-02-29 23:38:19 +0000 UTCI think we all have our favorite movies that we'd enjoy Daniel and Sam's reaction to, but for me, I like to suggest movies that are not "mainstream". I like quirky comedies just to laugh a little. Back to school, Friday, Tenacious D-Pick of destiny etc.....
Mr. Chumpus
2024-02-29 22:04:43 +0000 UTCI can relate. I have my treasure of absolute trash films that i adore - mostly crap made by Canon Film s in the 80's and 90's
Smooticus
2024-02-29 21:17:21 +0000 UTCAddendum: I get really real with myself about the question "is this a good movie or do I only think it's good because I watched it a lot when I was a kid/teen/college student?" Because a lot of movies that seem personally important are certifiably trash irl.
Paul Cox
2024-02-29 20:20:11 +0000 UTCUp top, I recommend movies I personally think are great. After that, I consider which good movies are fertile ground for an equally good reaction (I've certainly seen great reactions to movies I don't really care about or even like, so it's kind of a case-by-case basis). And after all that, I consider movies that won't actively destroy the reactors' algorithm by getting like three views (this part rules out some GREAT films because no matter how great they are no one's searching for reactions to them).
Paul Cox
2024-02-29 19:50:00 +0000 UTCI haven't watched this video, but as a longtime VUDU user, I assume this is suggesting using Disc-to-Digital to buy it, which I can confirm will probably work.
Tyler Foster
2024-02-29 19:31:55 +0000 UTCCocoon is just laziness on Disney's part. There shouldn't be any rights issues with that movie, which was a 20th Century Fox production. I would guess that Sling Blade is going to be available again sometime soon. The rights to the Miramax catalog have bounced around for awhile after Harvey Weinstein's scandal, from Paramount to Lionsgate and then back to Paramount, which outright purchased them on the second go-round instead of simply distributing. Now that they fully control most of the big Miramax titles (with the exception of Tarantino's movies, which Lionsgate purchased instead), I would think that they'll reprint the older Buena Vista BD of Sling Blade and make it available digitally again, but who knows.
Tyler Foster
2024-02-29 19:30:34 +0000 UTCI watch several reaction channels, and while I am mindful of not forming an unhealthy parasocial relationship with reactors or podcast hosts or whoever else, I personally find myself naturally treating Daniel and Sam the same way I'd treat someone who I watched movies with in real life: eventually you get an idea of what sort of things appeal to them, and so your mind goes in a certain direction when thinking of things to recommend. Since the starting point is my own taste, obviously there's a lot of Venn diagram overlap, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend the same movie to one reactor or reactor team as I would another, because their tastes can be and are often different. From there, it's also like, technically it sounds like you could win this contest any number of times, as long as it's not two months in a row, but obviously there are lots of entrants and not an especially good chance of winning even once, much less multiple times. So the other factor for me is then, "what is a movie that I not only think Daniel and Sam specifically would like, but also that would potentially not only not win a poll, but which is so indie or comparatively obscure that it might not even make it on a poll in the first place?" I love the Coen Brothers, for example, and I really want them to watch Miller's Crossing, The Hudsucker Proxy, and some others, but I also think they're pretty aware of the Coens and have even done whole polls based around the Coens, so that feels like it's more possible without my help.
Tyler Foster
2024-02-29 19:16:47 +0000 UTCHere's a question for the hive-mind: When recommending a movie for the drawing or a poll (or voting on a poll for that matter), what are you driving motivations for recommending that particular movie? For example, I like to suggest films based on my belief that the majority of this channel's viewers are in the ballpark age of Sam and Daniel - say plus or minus 10 years or so - and aside from major franchise properties like Star Wars or the Indiana Jones movies for example, once you go before 1990 (or even 2000), there seems to be a major drop-off in what's been seen - at least that's what I get by studying what trends in the polls - so I like to recommend a lot of older movies that I think the general site community would enjoy. So back to my question: why do you suggest or vote for the movies that you do? I'm super curious and look forward to any/everyone's answers
Smooticus
2024-02-29 18:46:25 +0000 UTCyeah, this is a weird one. Apparently there's some kind of legal issues with the production rights that go back before streaming was a thing. It's also hard to find it on DVD/BluRay
Smooticus
2024-02-29 18:18:08 +0000 UTCI think I'll try for Paris, Texas as my choice again
Smooticus
2024-02-29 18:12:33 +0000 UTCUm, I haven't tried this personally, but according to people in one of the Sling Blade threads on Reddit, there's a way to manipulate VUDU into selling it to you for a couple bucks. Even if the steps won't work anymore (the video is about a year old), the guy narrating it is pretty funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48DXGCo3G8E
Paul Cox
2024-02-29 03:30:10 +0000 UTCDamn, no streaming of Sling Blade? Thats sinful
ron clint
2024-02-29 03:12:27 +0000 UTCNo need to apologize! We have done the same thing on a poll before! We reached out to some friends outside the country to see if it’s available to stream outside the US, in which case we can do a VPN, but if not we’ll move forward with your second choice! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2024-02-29 00:36:47 +0000 UTCHey, Dan and Sam! I should have done a little homework about availability. Looks like it isn’t carried on any streaming service. Sorry for the inconvenience. I’m fine with however you want to handle it, whether a second drawing, or giving me a second choice. Makes no difference to me. But if given a second choice, I’ll go with ‘A Simple Plan’ (1999), also a great Billy Bob Thornton role, and it IS available from Prime. Again, sorry for the slip up, and I’ll check before posting in the future.
David Wilkins
2024-02-28 22:59:23 +0000 UTCI can't wait for Sling Blade. Fantastic pick David Wilkins!!
Mark M
2024-02-28 21:57:16 +0000 UTCyou guys will love Slingblade, I loved it the first time I watched it
orphanof CROM
2024-02-28 18:16:16 +0000 UTCFriday Night Lights would be a great movie for you guys to watch. And honestly, a great TV show if you wanted to do another long form program (76 episodes). It is one of the most acclaimed series of the 21st century. Even a weaker episode of the TV showis better than what most shows could hope for.
Dan McComb
2024-02-28 18:15:17 +0000 UTC‼️ A good note to add to the thread in future months would be that nominators should first verify that the film is widely and readily (commercially) available before nominating it.
Paul Cox
2024-02-28 17:11:02 +0000 UTCHmm, I wonder if it has fallen into the same rights interzone that has kept Cocoon out of the digital realm. It's oop on DVD and Blu Ray too, I see.
Paul Cox
2024-02-28 17:08:06 +0000 UTCUh oh 😳
TBR Schmitt
2024-02-28 15:48:04 +0000 UTCCongrats David, I haven't seen Sling Blade since it came out, but I remember really liking it. Sadly, it isn't streaming anywhere and isn't available to rent or buy in digital format.
Jen Barnes
2024-02-28 15:41:05 +0000 UTCThank you!
Charles Mitchell
2024-02-28 15:28:16 +0000 UTC(the relationship dates back to when they had a short-lived sitcom together called Hearts Afire.)
Paul Cox
2024-02-28 15:01:46 +0000 UTCJohn Ritter and Billy Bob worked together in both Sling Blade and Bad Santa.
Paul Cox
2024-02-28 14:58:44 +0000 UTCThanks, David! 👍
Mr. Writhms
2024-02-28 14:48:00 +0000 UTCand wasn't Billy Bob in Tombstone movie as the card dealer kicked out of the saloon by Kurt Russell?? and one of the actors in Sling Blade in the TV series Three's Company? Maybe?
Charles Mitchell
2024-02-28 14:22:43 +0000 UTCCongratulations!! Great pick and I am looking forward to seeing the reactions. !!
Charles Mitchell
2024-02-28 14:15:23 +0000 UTCCongrats, David! I haven't seen Sling Blade but I heard the impressions plenty of times. Haha. I'll try again next month!
EdmanXERO
2024-02-28 13:45:26 +0000 UTCCongrats David ,great pick ,looking forward to this masterclass in acting from Billy Bob
Duncan
2024-02-28 13:08:00 +0000 UTCUgh... Sling Blade? Dang.
Sutil
2024-02-28 08:38:21 +0000 UTCAs someone always hoping for more Coens, Billy Bob Thornton is in a couple of their movies, including one where he's the protagonist (and the Coens also produced Bad Santa). He also co-starred in a movie that was often mentioned alongside Fargo, A Simple Plan (1998), which was directed by Sam Raimi (who, as I've previously mentioned, has a long-standing relationship with the Coens, with Sam assisting on their fake trailer for Blood Simple, and later serving as co-writer on their Hudsucker Proxy, and Joel being an editor on The Evil Dead). Also, you've seen Thornton in a third movie that's on the channel, Armageddon.
Tyler Foster
2024-02-28 07:59:12 +0000 UTCWhat a great movie. Can’t wait!
Chet Overholt
2024-02-28 07:48:48 +0000 UTCYES, this is a spectacular choice! I hope you two are able to find some way to watch it, I don't believe Sling Blade is currently available on any streaming service. (And if I'm wrong, someone please correct me so I can watch too!) Btw, you guys also saw Billy Bob Thornton as the NASA employee in Armageddon.
Hunter DeRensis
2024-02-28 07:09:56 +0000 UTCSling Blade is a good movie! Looking forward to it!
Mike the Ginger
2024-02-28 07:05:45 +0000 UTCGreat pick, great movie! And oh, if Sam thinks the Billy Bob roles she's seen are so different... wow, just wait. Thank you, David!
Mark Kelso
2024-02-28 06:53:37 +0000 UTCSling blade is pretty good. Billy Bob Thornton did his voice from this movie in the bloopers for the movie Armageddon, if y’all have seen that lol definitely watch the bloopers if you wanna laugh 😂
Gilbert Gonzalez
2024-02-28 06:48:59 +0000 UTCCongrats David
Nicotti
2024-02-28 06:36:16 +0000 UTCYou saw Billy Bob in Tombstone—he got slapped repeatedly by Wyatt. 😁
Warren H
2024-02-28 06:35:57 +0000 UTCI'm so happy Sling Blade won actually! Watching him in this movie is so different than ANYTHING you've seen Billy Bob in...hard to even recognize him. Also of course wrote and directed it as well...but he disappears into this character. He of course crushes it in Fargo, but he still considers this the best thing he has ever done.
JVTrickypants
2024-02-28 06:12:12 +0000 UTCCongratulations David. Great pick! It really doesn't matter what I pick, I know we'll always be covered, as far as awesome films to watch by everyone.
Guston Zimasheen
2024-02-28 06:09:25 +0000 UTCYou're going to have to have a wheel spin to figure out what to call this wheel spin!!! lol
JVTrickypants
2024-02-28 06:08:08 +0000 UTCIf you like history and want to see more Billy Bob Thornton "The Alamo" is great from 2004 you won't be disappointed, maybe it can go on a future history/war poll 😊🙏
dieselbeast
2024-02-28 06:06:04 +0000 UTCCongratulations David, great movie choice!
Mark Ultimatemusings
2024-02-28 06:04:41 +0000 UTCLOL you were right there, Jason!! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2024-02-28 06:03:35 +0000 UTCOh my god David was right below me on the Excel sheet!!! Soooo close
Jason Dolan
2024-02-28 06:02:36 +0000 UTCCome on, snake eyes… 🎲 🎲
Jason Dolan
2024-02-28 06:00:35 +0000 UTC
