Sleepless in Seattle (1993): FIRST TIME WATCHING // [Reaction & Commentary]
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This week I watched Sleepless in Seattle for the first time ever!! Let's chat about it?
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29:55 - Wrap ups
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They were watching an Affair to Remember with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr
(Written before you did the trivia)
The bit about the guys crying over Trini Lopez was completely adlibbed. Watch Rita's face. She had no idea what was going on. I had no idea she was playing his sister.
An Affair to Remember was a decent movie. Now completely spoiled though.
I love this movie. Though you never mentioned him, Victor Garber (Rita's movie husband) is an absolutely fantastic actor.
Gaby Hoffman, Rita Wilson and Rosie O'Donnell work together again in Now and Then two years later.
Hey, I'm from Hong Kong...you are very actractive person...I think...Especaily your hairstyle
If you want another with this format - August Rush
Lame confession. My gf at the time loved this movie....I rented a limo...and took my then girlfriend to the top of the empire state building so we can have romantic moment (I was gonna propose). The observation deck was closed due to a private function...never got the chance to propose to her...it's a good thing, it didn't work out for us
I'm honestly fine with this film having no "big kiss" because that moment is fulfilled when Sam takes Annie's hand--it's noted by the film that Sam fell in love with his first wife when he "was taking her hand to help her out of a cab". The closeup of the hand hold, the swell of the music, it all conveys an importance to the gesture.
Exactly. I think coming full circle with that story, implying that "the magic" Sam described has happened again, is much more poetic to me than a kiss would have been. Taking Annie's hand and that reaction shot on Sam, implies to us as an audience that even if they're not all of a sudden getting married right this second, it kinda guarantees that is where their relationship will lead. Sam has internally already decided that Annie's the one. (And the way he can't stop staring at her from that shot onwards just makes my heart flutter! 🥰) I think a flash-forward, actually, might've been a little too heavy handed for me. For this movie, anyway.
Exactly. It takes the place of an actual kiss, which would’ve been cheesy and not made a lot of sense since they just met.
you know, I usually want a kiss but now that I think about it, I never even noticed there wasn't a final kiss in the film. I didn't feel the absence of one for exactly the reason you described so well. The hand hold basically is the kiss moment.
Also, they just met. Who kisses someone in that situation? Would have been unbelievable.
I took her hand---MAGIC. That is what happened when he took Annie's hand.
“Need a kiss”?
Nooo… you missed the call-back; when he was talking about how he first met his wife, he just offered his hand and then he knew he found his soulmate…. So at the end they just needed was a touch of their hands. ❤️
was going to put that in.. A couple times they talked about holding hands and 'magic'. That was what it needed.
You beat me by that much
The non-kiss is what makes the ending so good. It allows your imagination to fill in the gaps. It would also be kind of weird to kiss someone you’ve never even met.
You need to watch An Affair to Remember. Love the other suggestion to watch That Thing You Do. Also if you haven’t seen it watch A League of Their Own, another great Hanks role. Love me some Garry Marshall and Tom Hanks!
Technically they met from a distance, and all they could say was "hello".
@@ronfehr7899 Yes this movie was done so perfectly by the actors and written so well by Nora Ephron!
The movie meg's charecter is watching is "An Affair to Remember." Sleepless in Seattle came out 5 years before You Got Mail.
Google has made knowing this fact just a matter of patience. I have mixed feelings about that.
The was a run on rentals of 'Affair to Remember ' when this came out because everyone wanted to see the reference and there weren't enough copies.
An Affair to Remember is one of my favorite Cary Grant movies. He's so fun to watch.
Your next Hanks should be That Thing You Do, which he also directed. Glad that you're feeling better.
That’s a little misleading.
@@tempsitch5632 howso?
@@RickSanchez78-d2v Well, he’s not in it a whole lot and he plays a prick. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great movie and he was excellent in the acting, directing and soundtrack, but it’s not exactly a typical “Hanks movie” in regards to what she’d expect.
@@tempsitch5632 It's true that he's playing against type but he does it well and the role is significant even if it's a supporting one. Also, he wrote it, which I had forgotten until I just now looked it up.
Seconded!
His wife has the best line in the whole movie :D
"Look at you..."
Have you seen _“While You Were Sleeping”_ ? You would like it! It’s got Bill Pullman (Walter here) as a dreamy carpenter 😍
Also you should totally watch Carey Grant movies if you haven’t! _An Affair to Remember_ , _Charade_ , and _To Catch a Thief_ are my favorites.
I second all of this!!
Throw in MR. LUCKY... about a war-time scoundrel profiteer who finds his heart and moral compass... Cary's got a career of wonderful films to dive into, pink submarines an' all.
@@BuffaloC305 he really had a magnificent career. He was so versatile, and could be truly, truly funny.
While you were Sleeping and An Affair to Remember are not good films. Especially An Affair to Remember. Has a bad message of cheating. Also not the best performance by Cary grant. You already mentioned to other great ones, but there is also North By Northwest, Notorious, His Girl Friday, The Bishop's Wife, and The Philadelphia Story are all great. James Stewart is also great who played similar roles in that time. He actually starred in The Shop Around the Corner which You've Got Mail is as remake of.
Those are my favorite as well!
"A League of their Own"-- Tom Hanks, Penny Marshall, Rosie O'Donnell
I love that film and it makes me cry every time.
There's no crying in baseball!
100%. Please!!!!
The line I probably quote the most from this movie is; "So how's my butt? - Not bad. - Yeah, but is it nice? - Umm, I don't know. Are we grading on the curve?"
“It’s a sign”
“But you don’t believe in signs”
This reminds me of another movie that I HIGHLY recommend:
❤️Fools Rush In❤️
I know I'm not the only one who expected you to recommend a certain M Night Shyamalan movie.
Fools rush in is one of those movies that when I see it, I have to stop and watch it. Love Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry in it
I'm absolutely in love with Salma Hayek and even I can't watch Fools Rush In. Tried once....and suffered an ocular sprain from way too much eye rolling.
@@Pixelologist
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I absolutely looooove ❤️❤️that movie.
No eye rolling here.
I remember that I liked Fools Rush In, but I couldn't place it as a great movie. To me it's kind of the cliche romantic comedy of the time. It hit all the right spots. Romance, yeah, almost believable but no GREAT chemistry. Comedy yes. Check boxes marked but not great story. But enjoyable.
I love the way the elevator doors close out the movie as if they were theatre curtains. It's such a strong statement.
one more 90s romcom I'd add to the list eventually: While You Were Sleeping
Yes !! But "While You Were Sleeping" is not just a romcom, it's a christmas romcom !! A must-see I might add ❤️.
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Is that the one with Bill Cosby?
He's never been Rob Reiner to me, he will always be Meathead in my mind
It took yrs for me to stop thinking of him that way, and as a director instead. Lol!!
The movie they're watching is "An Affair to Remember" (1957), starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Actually, "Sleepless in Seattle" pays a tribute to this classic film.
"serendipity" would be a good "follow the signs" and cheese movie.
One of my favorites. Great script and great soundtrack. ❤️❤️❤️
I need so many reactions to this
Hanks and Garber “crying” over The Dirty Dozen, and Rita Wilson’s face while they do it, is my favorite part of the whole film, which doesn’t mean I dislike the rest of it. Glad you’re better.
This one is by far my favorite Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks movie. I think the ending is actually exactly perfect. In her mom's story near the beginning, and in Sam's story about when he knew he was in love with his wife, were both centered on the first time they took each other's hand. I think a kiss would have taken the focus away from that moment for them.
Personally I don't think this movie is made weaker by them being apart for most of it. It's not a movie about two people starting a relationship, and finding their way into commitment like most romcoms. It's a movie about two people on independent journeys, that eventually bring them together in a moment where they are ready to be together. Think about it: if Annie had stuck around instead of just saying "hello" and leaving, she would have been an engaged woman, essentially committing a much greater degree of infidelity, until breaking it off with Walter. Instead, we get her coming to terms with the fact that Walter isn't the right person for her, fessing up with the doubt she's been experiencing, telling him the truth, and gracefully breaking it off with him, leaving her properly unattached, and open to officially getting acquainted with Sam.
Also, can we just talk about how great Walter is? So many movies set up the current partner as a jerk, or self absorbed, or stupid or something. This movie chose instead to give us an honestly wonderful, kind man, who is simply not right for the lead. I love that for this movie, and I love his brief speech at the end, about wanting to be with someone who really wants him too. Bill Pullman did a great job.
Love that they don’t meet until the end. The whole time you’re just rooting for them as their lives swerve closer and closer to each other. Payoff is knowing the setup is there for everyone’s idealized happy ever after to unfold in mind.
And agreed, Walter is pretty great. I like that he wasn’t magically paired up with someone out of the blue to make the breakup cleaner. Annie getting to the top of the Empire State Building had to come with a final cost, and that was being painfully honest with a kind person who she does care about, but just isn’t right for her.
Plays differently in You’ve Got Mail with Frank. Breakup is cleaner, but she doesn’t have somewhere to go other than her inbox of mysteries and uncertainty.
I guess two different approaches to a similar ending?
@@mltorrefranca I think additionally, it speaks to how good Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks' chemistry is, that they can save any meaningful interaction for quite literally the last minute, and the audience is completely onboard with the relationship.
Carl Reiner is Rob Reiner's dad. Carl partnered with the great comics throughout the decades and he produced some legendary t.v. and film and stage productions. Buds with Mel Brooks. Died in 2020.
I love this film. Overboard is one of my favorite love stories! Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn!! Hope you’ve seen that film!
If you haven't seen the Tom Hanks/Shelly Long comedy "The Money Pit" I would strongly recommend it!
EDITED TO ADD: If you haven't seen Serendipity (John Cusack/Kate Beckinsale) it is the same style of movie that You've Got Mail/Sleepless in Seattle are
I need her to do both! I adore the money put so hilarious and Serendipity is so romantic
The Money Pit is by far one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen.
Tom and Meg were the perfect movie couple in the 80s/90s along side of Julia and Richard. Drew and Adam were the next super movie couple. There are just certain actors that really know how to work off each other and these 6 definitely did!
"Little did they know...."
I think you would really like "Stranger Than Fiction", w/ Will Ferrell and Maggie Gylenhall (+ Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman)
I adore Stranger than Fiction!
It’s different, but good.
Your next Meg Ryan movie should be "Innerspace." It's a cooky comedy starting her, then real-life husband Dennis Quaid, and Martin Short. And when you mentioned Rosie O'Donnel, it got me thinking of her other roles, including "Stake Out 2." Kind of a stale sequel, but the original "Stake Out" with Richard Dreyfus, Emilio Estevez, and Madeleine Stowe is wonderful. One of the funniest, most underrated movies of the 80s.
I loved Innerspace as a kid. I havent seen it in forever, I should see if it holdsup.
Innerspace is great. I think it's another Joe Dante film. I only say that because Robert Picardo's in it as the cowboy, and he's one of a few actors that pops up in most Joe Dante films.
Stake Out is indeed great!!!
Innerspace gets my vote.
@@Uncle_T Stake Out was one of those special movies I had on VHS, which my sister and I watched over and over. I can probably quote most of the movie to this day.
You need to watch “French Kiss”! Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline having great chemistry 🥰
I can also attest to getting all teary when telling someone about the plot of “An Affair to Remember”.
Yes, absolutely.
Welcome back!! So happy you're feeling better!!
Jonah's backpack said 'Seattle' on it, so she had a reason to rifle through it.
One of my favorite lines ever:
Sam: There is no way that we are going on a plane to meet some woman who be a crazy, sick lunatic! Didn't you see "Fatal Attraction"?
Jonah: You wouldn't let me!
Sam: Well, I saw it, and it scared the shit out of me! It scared the shit out of every man in America!
That was some realism right there. Because that was so true. Lol.
I love this version of As Time Goes By, it's sung by the inimitable Jimmy Durante. The outro is also sung by him.
Mr. Durante just had a way with songs. We kids of the 60s only knew him as this funny old guy who finished his appearances with "Good Night, Mrs. Kalabash... wherever you are!" But even as the old guy with a gravelly voice, he was endearing. Lucky we got to see him.
If you want to see a film in a similar romantic vein, watch Serendipity, with John Cusack! Just different enough to be worth watching.
Walter is what they call “The Baxter.” It’s the term for the character that loses the girl to the main protagonist in a romance film.
Also, I appreciate that you recognized that long take where she has to walk down the stairs, turn on the radio, listen, peel the apple in one long strip, and have an emotional reaction. Fantastic and effective shot by Nora Ephron and PHENOMENAL acting by Meg Ryan!! Although, the other radio clips got 5 seconds and “Sleepless in Seattle” got like 2 minutes 😂😂🙏🏻
Also! Don’t you love how in “Sleepless in Seattle” they continually reference a film that women love but “men don’t get” with “An Affair to Remember,” and in “You’ve Got Mail” they continually reference a movie that men love but women don’t get with “The Godfather”?!?!
In an alternate reality, Shanelle and I are engaged. We live together with our black lab and two Persian cats. We're both really proud of our eco-friendly, natural lawn and are known for giving out full size candy bars on Halloween.
This was my favorite Ryan/ Hanks combination... BUT, Meg Ryan was the absolute DARLING of 90's romcoms. (Sandra Bullock was a close second.) Ryan had MANY romcoms that eclipsed anything she'd ever done with Hanks... her absolute BEST was French Kiss, with Kevin Klein... imo
City of Angels with Meg and Nic Cage is another great not-quite-a-rom-com. I've had an absolute crush on Meg since I was 10 and saw her in Top Gun.
Oh, that’s another good one!
Interesting commentary of this movie from a girl of my kids' generation of 20- somethings.. I am Tom and Meg's age. I have always loved both actors and them together in 'Sleepless in Seattle" and" You've Got Mail". I happened to see both movies again this summer and now can't get enough of them!..especially" Sleepless". We need movies like this more than ever these days! .When "Sleepless in Seattle" premiered in 1993, I loved it and was given the CD with the beautiful romantic music, in my Christmas stocking!. I was a busy new mom back then.. Now years later , I have 3 grown children and have so enjoyed re-watching these 2 movies. I have watched "Sleepless " over and over on Net-flicks this month and agree with the young lady in the commentary.. I wanted more! (a one year year later) scene showing them as the happy family that we knew they would become! However, ending the movie with that moment of " magic" when their hands touched, and the beautiful "Affair to Remember" music swelling , was perfect!
Duo that owned grown rom com’s in the 90s.
Also, Annie triflin’ for doin’ Walter like she did.
I would so settle for Walter. ❤ I love Bill Pullman, allergies and all!LOL
Wally
I fell in love with him in the movie While You Were Sleeping. I was 18 when I saw it in the theater, and I had the biggest crush on him for years after that!
He's an honest-to-god Prince!
I just found your channel, and I'm so happy! There's something about watching people's initial reactions to movies that are close to your heart that is so sweet, and your closings add so much!
Glad you enjoy it!
Shanelle, theres something about you I'm very intrigued with. I cant stop watching. Thank you for the videos. They mean a lot to me.
Agree 100% on the landline phone. Love the sound of hanging up.... it signifies the end of the conversation...it's complete....
You're the best Shanelle. Thanks for posting. Glad you're feeling better.
Meg Ryan was America's Sweetheart for a reason! I love watching you discover how charming and funny she is, comedic actresses rarely seem to get the props for being extraordinary! Try a couple of my faves, French Kiss with Kevin Kline, and I.Q with Tim Robbins. She is so unselfconscious in those films, her physical naturalism is remarkable in front of a camera!
An Affair To Remember is one of my favorite movies of all time - love that it gets so much love in this movie!
The clip of the talk show phone call scene has been on my youtube favorites list for a long time. I enjoyed your reactions to this movie. Thanks 👍
Happy to hear you are feeling better, so pleased to see another movie reaction. Thumbs up! This movie has many down or slow moments, and makes me wish it was as funny as "When Harry Met Sally".
My favorite order:
1. Sleepless In Seattle
2. (Tied) When Harry Met Sally
2. (Tied) Joe Vs. The Volcano
4. You’ve Got Mail
But, they’re all stellar.
I just discovered you this week. I've seen nearly all of your videos. I love your reactions/commentaries. Suggestions for future videos: Serendipity and Can't Hardly Wait.
When Shanelle was complaining about the dual-screentimes of Meg and Tom, I kept thinking about Serendipity.
Because of this movie "An Affair to Remember" became a huge rental at Video stores. It's actually a remake. the director Leo McCarey remade his own movie 1939's "Love Affair", that starred Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne. Warren Beatty and his wife Annette Benning starred in a 1994 version title "Love Affair" which featured Katherine Hepburn in one of her last film roles.
One of my all time favorite films. It’s so comforting and never gets old. Also, I love that Nora stated that she didn’t put anything too modern; ie technology, fashion, to give it a timeless feel. Brilliant.
This is one of the best romcoms ever, in my opinion.
You also might enjoy The Money Pit where Tom Hanks is absolutely hilarious.
He killed it in that movie. Lol!
We love you, Shanelle. Thank God you're ok!
"An affair to remember" is not just an old ROMCOM! It is the Romcom. The best of all time, with two Mega Stars, Cary Grant and Debra Kerr! Not only that, but the theme song is a monument to lovers everywhere!
I saw this in theater and I was surrounded by old couples. I was the only teen seated alone.
A kiss r a time jump at the end isn’t needed because it was established by the mom and Tom Hanks that they will know they are meant for each other when they first hold hands AKA the magic. I also think the fact that they don’t meet till the very end differentiates it from your standard romcom and makes it very unique with a big payoff watching everything that happens beforehand. They were destined to be together. This one and When Harry Met Sally are my two favorite romcoms.
Based on your previous rom-com reactions you ABSOLUTELY have to see "Definitely, Maybe"
If you haven't seen it yet, a fun Tom Hanks movie (which was his directorial debut) is That Thing You Do. :)
Have you seen the extended version?
Probably his first time contributing to a soundtrack too and he did a damn good job.
Steve Zahn slays me in that (everything he does) movie.
I keep recommending this film to which no one reacts! When they go up tempo, when they hear their song played … wow!
I suggest Tom Hanks movies: The Burbs and That Thing You Do.
"It came with the frame"
@@RickSanchez78-d2v 😂😂😂😂 Omg, my little brother and I used to say that line (and others) from that movie!!
‘it was parked outside ALL DAY!!’
I loved watching this movie again (probably for the zillionth time) with you. Your reactions were so adorable! I thought the ending was perfect without a kiss. That handhold is more romantic than any kiss two strangers could have shared, and it shows the promise of a long and happy life together. The look on Jonah's face as the elevator doors closed was the final cherry on top of a lovely cake.
“What do they call it when everything intersects?”
When people I meet answer this correctly I know they are my people….i Loved it when it came out and still love it today. No kiss needed, some of my most romantic memories are the magic of holding someone’s hand for the first time. Thanks for posting this one!
If you've never seen Serendipity you HAVE to watch it. Similar vibes for a rom com with the "signs" and the holiday motifs and tracking each other down, it's John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale
Glad you're feeling better. Been forever since I've seen this. Meg Ryan is amazing
Someone else probably already mentioned this but, the score that plays when Annie is running to the Empire State Building and when Sam & Annie finally meet is, actually, the beautiful theme music from "An Affair To Remember" (the Cary Grant movie Annie loves so much).
"An Affair To Remember" is not my favorite Cary Grant movie but, it really is used so beautifully in this. And the main theme music (both with and without lyrics) is gorgeous! Listen to Nat King Cole's cover of it, if you ever have a chance.
the thing about this movie is that it isn't about romance, it is about romance IN FILM. so the times it looks like they are in an old film is on purpose.
Even though I had seen Sleepless in Seatle first (It was a staple growing up allong with You've Got Mail and Runaway Bride), I forgot the plot of An Affair to Remember from when it was described in the film.....which meant I also started tearing up while watching An Affair to Remember for the first time. It's slow in the beginning, but that scene they describe cause s you so much tension and makes you feel for the characters.
Thank God you're okay! COVID is so terrifying. I loved your video reaction, as always. Stay safe.
When "You've Got Mail" came out, there were some who sarcastically referred to it as "Sleepless in Cyberspace."
Kinda like how "Avatar" would be derisively referred to as "Dances with Smurfs," or even more acidly, "The Last Samurai Dances With Pocahontas in Ferngully."
An Affair to Remember is one of my favorite movies of all time. The theme song instrumental makes me want to cry. My middle school choir teacher told us to watch it for a song we were singing in jazz choir and I’ve been obsessed for the last 22 years. Lol
Michael Showalter wrote/directed/stared in a movie called THE BAXTER after watching Sleepless and really connecting with the character of Walter. The Baxter is movie is about the guy in all those rom-come who gets left by the girl. The guys like Walter who are a little nerdy but lovable, who you just know isn’t the ‘one’ for the leading lady, he’s the one she leaves to be with her true love. It’s a great little indie-movie with Justin Theroux, Elizabeth Banks and Michelle Williams. Check it out.
Speaking of sensory experience you'll notice typewriters in a lot of Hanks movies, the gestures and sounds add a lot to the scenes
Glad you enjoyed it! Amazing movie. Watched soooooo many times. You should definitely watch Serendipity as well! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This film is the definition of a sleeper hit (pun intended). Very little promotion but huge word of mouth meant it started small and just continued and snowballed and played for a really long time in theatres because people kept telling others about it and going back for rewatches. Sleeper hits are almost impossible these days because cinema runs are so drastically short, and it's all about the opening weekend, even for huge hits. So if a movie opens badly it dies a quick death and no chance for audiences to hear about it. Sleeper hits were what cinema owners wanted back in the day, because studios take half the box office at the beginning of a run, and the percentage dwindles as the movie plays longer in cinema, so cinemas make more over time. Studios liked that back then as well because they didnt make money post-cinema till VHS/DVD release which could be up to 2 years later. Now studios want to make more money from immediate streaming or digital purchases so movies don't stay as long in cinemas anymore. Also pre-promotion is now ridiculous and basically overshadows the movie it's trying to promote.
I've been waiting for this ever since you did "When Harry Met Sally"
Joe Versus the Volcano is Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks first movie together. The actors are together the whole movie and play off eachother so well. ❤
Yayy you're back!, I love this movie and I also love The Family Stone too, soo good lol
You asked if we liked this format of a movie so well,, then right after you're into it saying 'sign me up for the cheese'. Hell ya we love a mushy, great acted love story.
I SO love watching you react to these movies!
Check out "While You Were Sleeping" with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman who plays Walter in this movie. Great Rom Com.
Another great reaction. A little trivia for you Shanelle. The houseboat that Sam and Jonah live in is maybe 500 yards from the park that Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles played paintball in 10 Things I Hate About You. There's a joke in the movie about it rains all the time in Seattle and it didn't rain once during the shoot. Seattle was in the midst of a drought that year. They had to fake the rain and were fined for it.
I’m sooooo watching this with YOU!!!
City of Angels (1998) is my favorite Meg Ryan movie, after Joe vs the Volcano, of course.
My favorite romcom of all time is While You Were Sleeping - highly recommended!
Also perfect for the holidays as it's set between Christmas and New Year's
Hi Shanelle. Great reaction video. I always liked this movie. But you forgot one very important benefit to land line telephones... being able to slam the hand set down on the receiver in anger. Bang!! Made you feel just a little better after a frustrating call.
As you know from previous comments, the Cary Grant-Deborah Kerr movie is the classic "An Affair to Remember." The main musical theme from that classic movie plays at the end when they finally meet at the top of the Empire State building.
I LOVE your FILM MAKER-EE take on things!
I love this movie, always makes me emotional and Meg Ryan glows, though I have to admit it felt weird seeing the original WTC in the skyline again just after the anniversary.
I just love this film (and the Cary Grant film that is referenced throughout). I think my favourite part was when Annie was driving at Christmas and hearing Sam and Jonah on the radio phone in. Meg has never looked more lovely and Sam's first wife was gorgeous. No wonder Sam fell for them both.
Cool reaction Shanelle, how about reacting to 1987's Dirty Dancing, take care and stay safe
"Sleepless" kind of (re)set the gold standard for romcoms. It hit all the marks. Pathos - grieving widower who can't let go of the idyllic past.... The Annie character who is willing to settle for Walter (a decent guy by all accounts - but no one would describe him as 'a catch') the ancillary characters all help build this world & flesh out the two protagonists.
Nora - AND her sister Delia - really did their homework... even if it consisted on being raised since childhood on a steady diet pf Hollywood movies. In that respect, she reminds me of J.J. Abrams... a gifted artist who can consume & digest a century of pop culture and churn out something fresh ....but intimately familiar.
If you want to see another side of Meg, check out 'Addicted to Love' with Matthew Broderick. It's a dark, twisted comedy. And, while on the surface Meg still seems to be 'America's Sweetheart' she gets to show her dark, malevolent side. It's a cynical delight.
As a single dad to a young son this movie hits different now.
If you want more Meg Ryan movies, you should put French Kiss on your list if you haven't seen it yet. It's a 1995 romcom starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline.
I can’t believe you kept the portion of the scene of Rita Wilson crying over Affair to Remember but cut Tom Hanks/Victor Garber crying over The Dirty Dozen. The second half of that scene is the most iconic part of this movie. (And it was mostly improvised.)
“Have a screwed it up for us?”
tears
every time
Just watched your reaction after fixing my firestick to cut out the ads,,, took a while. Loved your reaction and even though being a man always tear up at the end with Durante singing "Make just one someone happy" and it seems thats all Meg really wanted to do , make Sam happy again. Steve
So I guess if you have to seal it with a kiss youve got mail is your movie,,, but my fav is stile sleepless. BTW I give you a pass on the rob reiner name slip at least you knew who Carl is.
Jimmy Durante is the singer whose songs "As Time Goes By" and "Make Someone Happy" open and close the movie. He has an amazing way with a song, sort of half-singing. He was nicknamed "the Schnoz" and was also an actor, for example in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World."
Goodnight, Mrs Calabash... wherever you are
I discovered the joy of rom-coms too late in life. This was one of the very few that I saw when it came out. I've been trying to catch up but there are just too many. "Love Actually" is still my favourite, thanks to its all-star cast.
I saw this in initial release in a theater in Baltimore and loved it; it was fun identifying all the locations where they shot in and around Baltimore. Then less than 2 decades later I moved to Seattle; it's now fun to identify all the locations where they shot in and around Seattle. I've actually seen the houseboat on Lake Union from an excursion cruise to the Ballard Locks.
Great movie. I love rewatching it when it presents on TV.
That whole "classic romantic songs with full orchestration from the 1950s/60s" thing was a 1990s rom-com affectation; I think it was Nora Ephron that started/epitomized it.
Comparing the 3 Hanks/Ryan movies, I think I like Sleepless the most. I'm not so into Mail, but I do really like Volcano. I view Joe vs the Volcano as kind of a parable. I think it was a tour de force for Meg Ryan, playing 3 very different female characters. There has to be something allegorical about the 3 women Hanks is most involved with being played by the same actor, much like in "Big Fish" Helena Bonham Carter plays 'every woman' except Edward Bloom's wife who is the love of his life. I'm still mulling over Volcano...
Well, part 4 is French Kiss, with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, a largely overlooked, hilarious gem of a romantic comedy. Kevin Kline is especially superb in it.
I hope you'll watch Meg in French Kiss with Kevin Kline. When I say I want to watch a rom-com, my husband always asks for this one. He also enjoys Kate and Leopold.
I miss early 90s PG movies. They’re nothing like PG movies now. I see PG and run the other way.
I remember watching Meg Ryan as a teenager/young adult on As the World Turns in the 80s. One of her first roles.
The older movie they're talking about is An Affair to Remember. Cary Grant is amazing and I love that movie. ❤️
Love it so much