The "scent of a woman" is not exactly about smelling women. He's not being a creep, he explains it. Especially as a man, if you've ever taken long increments away from intimacy, you begin to miss things like smells. And especially with Frank being blind, it highlights that specific sense. There's something about waking up next to a woman in the morning. For lack of better words they smell sweeter. It's like a pheromone that gets left behind on everything. Some people find it hard to wash sheets if their loved one dies because that pheromonal smell is the last thing left behind. If you lose that it is one of those things you can describe very vividly. I and I think a lot of men understand exactly what Frank is saying when he describes the "scent of a woman." It's not about fetishising. It's about the natural things you only notice through stopping a routine.
I've completely memorized his 15 minute speech at the end of the movie word for word. It was one of the all time greatest scenes in the history of filmmaking. Also R.I.P. to Philip Seymour Hoffman. He was one of the few actors willing to play a sniveling jerk.
Some time ago, I was an acting student and I even studied film for a period of time. In one of my classes, the professor showed Slade's monologue. It's a great lesson in how to prepare for a role. Al's conviction will make a believer out of anyone.
A rich sniveling jerk. Even worse. And the same character he got over and over again ("The Talented Mr. Ripley" comes to mind.) He got type cast. And maybe that's why he never really got the recognition he should have gotten, because these characters prop up the other characters and the whole movie, really, but they don't get the love that we give the hero. They usually don't get the Oscar. But they should. Without them, these are not complete stories. But yeah, that speech, though.
Interesting fact.. Pacino was nominated for best supporting actor that year, as well… For playing Ricky Roma in Glengarry, Glen Ross.. Definitely worth a watch..
It's very easy to these days, but it's slightly different. I AM the man I was five years ago. But if I gave anyone an inkling of that reality, they'd find some way to take away my livelihood and - if things continue to go as they currently are - attempt to take my firearm away under "red flag" laws.
When I was younger, my favorite scene of this was a tie between the Colonel’s climactic monologue and the scene where Charlie talks the Colonel down from killing himself. Now, those two scenes are tied with the Thanksgiving dinner scene. I particularly love how during the Thanksgiving dinner scene the Colonel never argues back against his nephew’s insults, but when his nephew is discourteous to Charlie, that gets him angry.
I've always assumed that the reason for even wanting to visit his family again is TO BE INSULTED. He keeps saying he's no good and after being told one last time by his family all the ways that he is no good it will give him the last push he wants to commit suicide - it will give him the COURAGE to do it. When he later says he always took the easier path because the other way was too damned hard I think THAT'S what he was referring to. Really he'd have done it before but he never had the guts to do it, it was too hard, and in that weekend he was trying to work himself up to it. Being told by his family one more time (with all the prompting from himself) that he was no good and he thought that would get him low enough to do it. But in the short time he's known Charlie he sees that while he's a bit naive, he's already a BETTER man than himself, willing to sacrifice his own future to stand on principles - which the Colonel never actually had the guts for. THAT is what really makes him angry then - that his nephew/whatever was cruelly insulting a TRULY good man for no valid reason.
@@duanevp Over the years, I’ve read the scene like how you described. He goes to the Thanksgiving dinner to gain justification to follow through on committing suicide. And like you say, though the Colonel barely knows Charlie, he can already tell that Charlie’s a better man than he ever was or ever will be.
Love me some black southern Pacino "And i hoooohawww want some water Mellon seeds to spit charlie and im gonna kill myself if I don't get some crazy good chicken!"
The tango scene is absolutely perfect. Donna is made for Charley but they will never know it. We know it and that's what makes this so romantic. Throw in the music, her beauty, and Pacino's amazing acting and you have a timeless treasure. ❤❤
If they made it today, someone would dig out a Tweet from when Charlie was 13 asking what "trans" is, he'd be expelled and the film would be required viewing at all public schools.
Also; fun fact, the woman who dances with Al Pacino is Gabrielle Anwar... who would later perform in one of my favorite action television series "Burn Notice". She amazing, and completely under-valued.
The monologue at the end is simply stunning, how Al Pacino paces the dialogue and the overall execution is just a tour de force in acting. There a very few actors who can captivate and truly come through the screen and hold you attention the way that Al Pacino does. One of my absolute favourite films!
HUA!... An old Army acronym. Heard. Understood. Acknowledged. I love the Colonel. I don't much care for the actor as a person but he played this character perfectly.
My dad immigrated to the USA from Italy and English was his second language. He loved movies with lots of action in them because he could follow the plot better, dialog heavy films lost him because he couldn't follow the English well enough. So Stallone, Bruce Willis, Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Jean Claude Van Damme, movies with those guys are the ones he really liked. There were a few exceptions though...The Godfather trilogy...obviously, because he could follow along as Italian was spoken a lot in those movies, and another exception was this movie. He absolutely loved it! That it starred Al Pacino helped but still this really wasn't his normal kind of movie...but he loved it. I think that says something about how strong a good movie this is. Also, if you like this movie I highly, highly, highly recommend the movies School Ties and Dead Poets Society...they all take place in boys prep schools and including Scent of a Woman they all compliment one another thematically very nicely. Best Regards!
Just point to you that this movie is a remake of an Italian one, Profumo di donna. I remember to saw it in the Spanish tv long ago. It was darker and rougher, without the school subplot, I think. If you wanna check the country your dad left behind, maybe it is a good film to seesee and it is in youtube.
@@ct6852 He's doing The Doom Patrol series on HBOmax now. Mostly he's just the voice of the robot character but sometimes he's fully in the episode. Its a great show if you like shows that fully embraces being meta weird.
Don't be too quick to overlook the fact the colonel won the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with palm device (?) and a Purple Heart. Add to that the fact he's two promotions from Brigadier General. The words "war hero" don't begin to describe what he must have endured to earn those medals. He won everything but the Medal of Honor.
Careful about stating that people "win" medals. I didn't serve nearly as long. You can actually knock out the first few rows of that Christmas tree he was wearing on his chest in a fairly short period of time. But the last few rows - and the multipliers of medals already earned - take a considerable amount of service.
The bronze star is a bit of a mistake, as it would be an oak leaf device for multiple awards, not a palm device. It should also be noted that there's a difference between a bronze star and a bronze star with V device. With V device essence means the person did something valorous that did not rise (in someone's opinion) to the level of a silver star medal. A regular bronze star can be awarded for just doing a good job in a combat zone. When we got back from Afghanistan, all our officers agreed to write each other up for bronze stars for "meritorious service." The regular bronze star is just one step up from an Army Commendation Medal (ArCom).
@@cobbler88 Exactly. I was in for just over 4 years and ended up with multiples of both. As long as you can place your boots without accidentally hanging yourself you should probably get a handful.
"He's not telling her what to do!" Yes he is, by leading--guiding her with his hand on her back . Most guys don't know how to dance these days, let alone lead. If you ever find a really good dance partner, hang on to them!
I’m so proud of you Cassie! The fact that that you knew little to nothing about movies when you first started this channel to watching freaking Scent of a Woman is just awesome! It’s been great watching movies with you and watching your knowledge and appreciation for films grow too, def the best reactor out here. I’m so excited for you to watch this, Al Pacino is my favorite actor of all time, it’s time you learn who the GOAT is
I couldn't have said this better myself Isaac. You hit it right on the head. Cassie has grown leaps and bounds in her love for cinema. I'm glad I'm here for the ride along with her. 📽❤
I saw where this was going after the first few minutes so I immediately stopped watching and signed up on Patreon to enjoy the full length reaction instead. To the others on this quality appreciation (directing, acting, character building, etc) sub thread I’d love to hear what other movies you think Cassie should see.
@@idea2go American Beauty. Contact. Eyes Wide Shut. Twister. Scream. Hannibal. Road to Perdition. Just some that came to mind. (And I love them so much)
I'm glad you finally got around to watching this one Cassie, definitely a favourite for a lot of people. Everyone comes around to eventually liking Frank, just happened much later in the film for you. A lot start warning up to him on the plane and most people really like him by the tango scene.
Al Pacino had been nominated for 7 Oscars before he finally won Best Actor as Frank Slade. The first words out of his mouth when accepting the Oscar? "You broke my streak!" In a career filled with exceptional roles...Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather' films, Detective Frank Serpico in 'Serpico' , Sonny in 'Dog Day Afternoon ', Arthur Kirkland in '...And Justice For All', and Big Boy Caprice in 'Dick Tracy' among many others...Lt. Colonel Frank Slade stands out. Chris O'Donnell (Charlie) and Gabrielle Anwar (Donna) appeared in the Disney version of 'The Three Musketeers' together. O'Donnell played D'Artagnan and Anwar played Queen Anne of France. It's a really good version of the story with Kiefer Sutherland (Athos), Charlie Sheen (Aramis), and Oliver Platt (Porthos) as the Three Musketeers of the title, and Tim Curry as Cardinal Richelieu. O'Donnell also played Dick Grayson aka Robin to both Val Kilmer and George Clooney as Batman in 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman and Robin'. Currently, O'Donnell is NCIS Agent G. Callen on 'NCIS: Los Angeles' with LL Cool J as his partner, Sam Hanna. If you want a really moving romantic drama, 'In Love and War' stars O'Donnell as a young Ernest Hemingway with Sandra Bullock in the real love story that inspired the novel 'A Farewell To Arms' by Ernest Hemingway. The film was directed by Martin Breast who also directed Eddie Murphy's monster hit comedy-action movie 'Beverly Hills Cop'. Mr. Trask was played by James Rebhorn. Rebhorn plays those guys you love to hate...especially Secretary of Defence Nimziki in 'Independence Day'. I love this movie...Thanks for watching it!!!
Also both Pacino and James Rebhorn went on to play against each other in Carlito's Way, another great gangster movie directed by the great Brian DePalma also starring Sean Penn.
Martin Brest directed another movie, with Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin, called Midnight Run. A must see! He also directed Beverly Hills Cop, with Eddie Murphy.
He also directed Meet Joe Black. Some find it schmaltzy, which I can understand in parts. But the original, uncut version I do like. If nothing else than for Anthony Hopkins' and Brad Pitt's interaction.
Good reaction! Seeing you arc from ‘don’t like him’ to ‘kinda warming up to him’ to ‘I like him’ is always fun. Also, I never considered he was in pain. I just thought he was numb and wanted to quit life bc he’d lost hope. How insightful.
too much pain for too long requires pain relief.. so the body provides numbness. It's a fight or flight, physiological response. To recover.. one has to begin feeling their emotions, honestly, again.
@@keetahbrough I can attest to that, 7 years of chronic pain and my body course corrected to increase pain threshold so I could function to do the basics. My last trauma, paramedics said I was experiencing pain at a level comparative to a woman in labour. I'm certain our minds react similarly in response to overwhelming emotional pain so we can function to do the basics.
2 interesting facts about Martin Brest's SCENT OF A WOMAN: 1) It is a US remake of the Italian PROFUMO DI DONNA, a 1974 film by Dino Risi with Vittorio Gassman as the blind retired captain Fausto Consolo. 2) Al Pacino, directly from the USA, phoned Vittorio Gassman in asking for some advice over the character of Tenent Colonel Frank Slade. Great choice of movie, dear Cassie! Love from Italy 🇮🇹😍🎥😎👍
If you can believe it, the only Oscar of Al Pacino's brilliant career. It's still a terrific performance and movie, but I think most agree he should've won much earlier.
Both Godfather 2 and Dog Day Afternoon should have been Pacino's. I hate the Oscars that are handed out for what amounts to a lifetime achievement...just give the deserving person the award.
The physicality ALONE that Pacino exhibits through-out this - just amazing acting When charlie asked him to go for a ride, Pacino's eyes moved to the right, as ppl do when using the visual part of their brain. He ACTED that THROUGH the blindness. STAGGERING skill
He didn’t sexualize women. Thats a problem I’ve seen with this younger generation. They mistake intense appreciation for sexualization. He loved women, EVERYTHING about women that makes y’all women. And he did want a woman’s love. But he was not creepy. Creepy is actually very different. It’s just y’all have been conditioned to think everything is creepy and sexualization.
agree, i have been married for 21 years and i love waking up in the morning and getting closer to the wife and smelling her next to me. nothing weird, it's just that reminds me the love of my life is still next to me.
I saw this movie opening weekend. Looking back, I feel lucky for the films of the 70's and 80's that made me think and challenged my perceptions. In some ways I was parented by these movies and I listened closely.
Another great reaction! I love how invested you become with the characters. Interesting tidbit: Al Pacino's agent brought this script to Pacino and said he should do it, but Al had his doubts and didn't think it would be a good role for him. His agent persisted and Al eventually gave in, and THIS MOVIE was the first Oscar Award Al Pacino ever won. I love this movie. And I'm glad you seemed to have loved it, too.
Now I'm no great shakes at dancing, but he doesn't necessarily have to tell her what to do during the dance. He's the lead. With a delicate tug here and a push there, she just has to follow. Didn't "Dirty Dancing" explain that? And, yes, Gabrielle Anwar is ridiculously gorgeous here. For a film with even more of her is 1993's "For Love or Money" with Michael J. Fox.
I had a crush on Gabrielle Anwar (in the tango scene) in the early '90s. This and "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" and "Body Snatchers" came out within a few years of each other.
_The Three Musketeers_ featuring both Anwar and Chris O'Donnell came out the year after this too. Although in that one I wasn't sure whether I had a bigger crush on Gabrielle or Julie Delpy, who played her lady-in-waiting... 💕
Glad you enjoyed this gem of a movie - fun fact: was based on a Italian film 'Profumo di donna' Yeah, I think everyone felt the overwhelming of Pacino and O'Donnell's performance - I'm happy to watch it again and again. God bless!!
So happy you finally watched this one. It is one of my all-time favorite movies. Al Pacino was absolutely brilliant. He made you hate him and then made you love him through Charlie. Roller Coaster Drama. I love every minute of it. Thank you, Cassie!!! (and yes. Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role. SOOOOO deserved it!)
THIS is the most adorable movie you could have picked to scare you until you love the guy. You are the first to do a review of this movie that I watch and I can't see anybody better suited to do a better reaction to this particular movie Great choice, great movie, fantastic performance by Mr. Pacino of course, loving all of it. This is the best thing that's happened to me this whole day. Thank you.
Slade romanticized women, for the most part, saying rather poetic things throughout. You needn't choose to give him the benefit of the doubt regarding this movie's title, though. He mentions wanting a woman's arms around him, smelling her, and knowing she'll still be there in the morning around 23:16.
A classic masterpiece. This film still shines an important light on the massive issue with suicide among men. My dad and I used to watch this film all the time together when I was in middle and high school, until my parents got divorced. He never talks about it, but I can tell he's lonely without a woman by his side. Now whenever we watch this film, it resonates differently.
This movie is a very good story of two very different people. Col. Slade is a bitter old man with a bad attitude and no desire to live. Charlie is a young man with his whole life ahead that just wants to make something of himself. The movie explores both characters and shows how one needed the other. It's a very Ying and Yang kind of movie. It might not be the most exiting movie, but it is very good.
This film is fantastic. First class acting and I believed every character in the story. I went through 30 years of poor eyesight before life changing surgeries and this film gave me hope that I could live still when I thought I would never be able to be fixed.
One of my favorite movies... the glimmer of home upon meeting the auburn haired woman at the end is so touching. He knows he's not a good man and that he has made poor decisions but he still desires the love of a woman. The desire to off oneself can be unbearable. Especially when one is down and the holidays are around and you are alone as he was save for his family having the foresight to have someone watch him. He was lucky that Charlie was a good man. That someone cared about his life and was there when he needed someone.
Thanks Cassie I've been waiting for this one! It was one of many movies filmed here in Troy, NY because of our extensive collection of Victorian buildings. Several of my college buddies are extra's in it. The school the boys attend is actually the very exclusive all girl school called Emma Willard here in Troy, which was also featured similarly in "The Emperor's Club".
Scent of a Woman was so influential that there were a series of "Scent of a Woman" knockoffs over the next few years. I don't necessarily mean that in a bad way, but you can detect a very clear, prefabricated formula to them that was clearly taken directly from this movie. My personal favorite, and a movie I think that deserves more recognition, is With Honors, starring Joe Pesci and Brendan Fraser. Same kind of setup - young boyish outsider, posh school, domineering authority figure related to the school, an older brazen outsider with a disability who is more than what they appear, a "big speech" moment by the older outsider, and a life lesson learned. With Honors is very by the marks, but Pesci's performance is one of his bests, Fraser is excellent, Patrick Dempsy is great as one of Fraser's friends, the beautiful Moira Kelly (The Cutting Edge) shines as another one of Fraser's friends, and the script has got some great moments like Pesci's speech and his more revealing moments with Fraser. I think it's a movie that needs to be rediscovered, so I hope you check it out. If you liked this film, you'll like With Honors.
Ha! There was even a Scent Of A Woman type of film starring Pacino's HEAT co-star Val Kilmer called At First Sight, where KILMER is the inspiring blind man!! Lol
I want to make a correction to my first post: Dead Poet's Society kicked off the frenzy of this kind of movie, not Scent of a Woman. But Scent of a Woman, and if we include Good Will Hunting, were the most successful.
Could you believe this was the 1st Academy Award for one of the best actors to ever live? 9 nominations, could very well have won 9. And he's even more charismatic in person, believe it or not.
I made this movie a Thanksgiving tradition when I owned it on VHS. It's the last movie I watched with my stepbrother before he passed away. I've always considered it a male 'chick flick'. Loving your reations!
I'm so glad I found your channel. I saw a video of someone being granted any single superpower and they picked the ability to re-experience movies they've seen for the first time. This channel is the closest I'll ever get to that power, rewatching these great films through your eyes. Thank you so much!
It’s my favorite thing… introducing friends to my favorite movies, and watching with them for their reactions…this is as close as it gets to that feeling.
People always remember and often mock Pacino in this as all yelling and bombast and HOOHA but it's actually such a deep and varied performance. In particular his depiction of crippling depression when he doesn't want to get out of bed is one of the best I've seen on screen, and really hits home with me.
This is my second favorite Al Pacino movie, my first is "Heat" from 1995. I recommend checking that one out as well. Great reaction and great movie choice!
Great scene toward the end, and in a more eloquent way restates something I've told people whom I've mentored throughout the last couple of decades (and which a lot of people refuse to admit is true).: Knowing what is the right thing to do is almost always easy. Actually DOING it is sometimes very difficult. A person who, after hearing that, still insists that it's the "knowing" part that's difficult, should always be kept at arm's length regarding their judgement.
@@spongebobandplanktonshould2920 He's not a rat. It's not like anyone was murdered or raped. More importantly, though, I understand why some folks don't quite get it. It can be a fine line if you just take the simple act of refusing to say something. But in THIS case, the school already knew who was responsible. They had specific students facing disciplinary action. But they They wanted Charlie to inform on his classmates on top of that. George weaseled out of doing so. Charlie stood on principle.
Well, if they are close to us personally, shouldn't we therefore help them to learn to better know what is the right thing, so they can know it more easily instead of being iffy on it?
@@Checkmate1138 No, because you can't possibly teach to all specific circumstances. That's giving orders - not mentoring or teaching. You can lay out the broad strokes and try to teach them to think on their own within a "moral/ethical" framework. After that, they make their choices. But whether those are the right choice should not be difficult to figure out. Just for something simple, we know that we shouldn't take a handful of mints out of the bowl when we leave a restaurant. We should just take, max, one per person. We should intuitively know that without anyone having to tell us (after being told in some similar circumstance when we're 6, of course). If someone in your orbit regularly flouts common sense things like that, keep them at arm's length because their mental mapping is flawed. And my experience has shown me that when dealing with today's younger generations, if they weren't corrected at the proper time early, trying to tell them what's up NOW only leads them to believe they're being picked on.
One of my all time favorites. Al Pacino earned every ounce of his Oscar for Best Actor in this. Brilliant performance and also up there with my all time favorite performances. I also think Phillip Seymour Hoffman made the most out of his screen time in this one and it didn't surprise me when he became a prominent character actor later on. Oh and the music in this film is also phenomenal.
At the beginning she said: "I don't like him", at the end: "I like him, I really do". Now that's the stuff movies should be made of. Was quite a journey for her, watching this movie.
16:39 - “he’s not telling her what to do! how does she know?” ah… the lost art of leading. i took so many ballroom lessons in college because of this movie; never mastered it
It makes me happy that you watched this. Scent of a Woman doesn't get enough praise. It really should be a Thanksgiving staple. There are so many profound messages in this movie but the one that is brought out the most is that no matter how dark things get, there is always a reason to live. Charlie showed that to Col. Slade.
Al Pacino's response of "Who-Waa" became so famous it was used as a vocal meme for people to answer back in the positive. Radio hosts on sports or talk shows would play it when they wanted to hit back hard in a positive fun way to someone's quote they played on their broadcast.
I always remember this as one of the masterclasses in character acting, along with Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man and Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai. There are, of course, many others, but those are probably four of my favourite movies and four stellar performances by the actors. They drag you into their world and refuse to let you surface until the end of the movie :-)
People love Pacino in Scarface (overrated), they regale the Godfather trilogy to no end, the consensus is that Pacino's earlier work is his best. I say blasphemy, this is by far one of his best performances and has been my favorite Pacino film next to Heat for years. Close in the running is also Devil's Advocate, excellent flicks.
I never thought he "sexualized" women. I always though the Colonel was just highlighting certain wonderful aspects of the gift that is woman. Nothing wrong with admiring the cherry on top of the cake so to speak.
That’s how I interpreted it too because the way he talks about every single aspect of a woman with the detail of pure beauty always love that start to his education on the plane
@@JohnSmith-wh2ob Agreed. And he is not giving his "Preferences". When he mentions tits, he goes through all the sizes so to speak. He is not saying he likes big ones. He likes them all. This idea of Frank is more akin to an artist or a sculptor. Not some pornographer who protests what is the best type of woman to fantasize over.
@@bobbyokeefe4285 She's a product of her time. Its just the way it is. I have not met a woman in her age group who didn't have at least some feelings towards this sort of thing.
And the Tango dance gets repeated in the movie True Lies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. Schwarzenegger gets to do the Tango in that movie!
When my daughter was maybe 3, she asked what I was watching, I told her the name of this movie. She said: *"Oh, does she get the farts a lot?"* 10 years later I still can't look at the title without laughing. 🤣🤣🤣
When I was in college this was one of my comfort movies that I watched over and over. Neither of my roommates liked my types of movies (dramas, historical fiction), but one would come out just to watch the speech at the end every time. xD
In the dance scene, I remembered long time ago my friends took me too a place called cache and they would play all kinds of Spanish music, for example Spanish rock, salsa merengue, Cumbia etc. etc. well there was this guy who could dance really well and he danced with every girl there, then he saw me standing and watching him so he pulled me in to dance…I don’t know how to dance to salsa Meringue but he told me not to worry and to follow his lead so I did and he made me look like I was good as he was! He was that goood!
While Al Pacino deserved his Oscar, he should have won it for either "Dog Day Afternoon" or "The Godfathers and 2", since he tended to shout or overreact in many of his later roles.
God damn. Watching you watch those movies that I have seen through out my life and seeing your reaction to them has given me, through contrast, a clear sight of just how Cynical I have become. May you never change.
"Charlie" and "Donna" were in a GREAT movie - The Three Musketeers. Tim Curry, Keifer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen starred in it, too. It's everything: action, comedy, romance, suspense... please add it to your list!
Many good stories have a real twist in the last part. Like Bruce Willis as a ghost in "Sixth sence", or less dramatic like the escape in "Shawshank redeption" instead of the suicide it was building up to. This movie paints up Al Pacinos Colonel as a horrible, despicable, awful person......- but then in the end he makes you cry! Beautifully played out!
I really hope that Cassie and Carly watch The Best Years of Our Lives soon. I think they would both enjoy it and it deals with so many issues that.veterans still deal with today. Plus the cast is amazing!
Sexuality is PART of love. Think about it, there is only ONE person you do this act with. Frank was a bit crude, but only in front of other guys, NEVER women. His actions towards women wasn't sexual so much as it was just enjoying their company. A woman softens a man while at the same time molds him into something stronger. Frank never got the most important thing in life to him, so why wouldn't he be bitter and angry. The movie shows that there is always tomorrow. You can always keep going as long as you don't give up.
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The "scent of a woman" is not exactly about smelling women. He's not being a creep, he explains it. Especially as a man, if you've ever taken long increments away from intimacy, you begin to miss things like smells. And especially with Frank being blind, it highlights that specific sense. There's something about waking up next to a woman in the morning. For lack of better words they smell sweeter. It's like a pheromone that gets left behind on everything. Some people find it hard to wash sheets if their loved one dies because that pheromonal smell is the last thing left behind. If you lose that it is one of those things you can describe very vividly. I and I think a lot of men understand exactly what Frank is saying when he describes the "scent of a woman." It's not about fetishising. It's about the natural things you only notice through stopping a routine.
Damn right
Glad you clarified that this is not about perversion. heh
much agreed and thanks for posting , when my bestfriend girl died he secretly kept her sweater , he smelled it when he felt really alone.
Spot on. My wife passed away 16 years ago when I was 26 and it's true about the sheets.
i confirm
I've completely memorized his 15 minute speech at the end of the movie word for word. It was one of the all time greatest scenes in the history of filmmaking. Also R.I.P. to Philip Seymour Hoffman. He was one of the few actors willing to play a sniveling jerk.
Some time ago, I was an acting student and I even studied film for a period of time. In one of my classes, the professor showed Slade's monologue. It's a great lesson in how to prepare for a role. Al's conviction will make a believer out of anyone.
If you want to see him as a jerk TH-cam his scene in "Hard Eight". He is soooo good.
A rich sniveling jerk. Even worse. And the same character he got over and over again ("The Talented Mr. Ripley" comes to mind.) He got type cast. And maybe that's why he never really got the recognition he should have gotten, because these characters prop up the other characters and the whole movie, really, but they don't get the love that we give the hero. They usually don't get the Oscar. But they should. Without them, these are not complete stories. But yeah, that speech, though.
@@susanlawens3776 I totally agree. And the Talented Mr. Ripley was one of the first movies that comes to my mind as well.
Moi aussi j'aime beaucoup lorsqu'il va le défendre à la fin
Cassie, Pacino won an oscar for this film, its one of his greatest performances. Cant wait for your reaction to the "speech" its electrifying!!!
Interesting fact.. Pacino was nominated for best supporting actor that year, as well… For playing Ricky Roma in Glengarry, Glen Ross..
Definitely worth a watch..
Problem is after Pacino won an oscar for this, he basically started just doing this character for everything going forward.
@@robertcampbell8070 it worked for The Devil’s Advocate
If I was half the man I was five years ago, I'D TAKE A FLAMETHROWER TO THIS PLACE!
@@Kickinthescience He should have got nominated for that. Did he? Can't remember.
"If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER TO THIS PLACE!"
I identify too much with this line.
It's very easy to these days, but it's slightly different.
I AM the man I was five years ago. But if I gave anyone an inkling of that reality, they'd find some way to take away my livelihood and - if things continue to go as they currently are - attempt to take my firearm away under "red flag" laws.
Really cause I identify with the line "I'm too old, too tired, too fucking blind"
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When I was younger, my favorite scene of this was a tie between the Colonel’s climactic monologue and the scene where Charlie talks the Colonel down from killing himself. Now, those two scenes are tied with the Thanksgiving dinner scene. I particularly love how during the Thanksgiving dinner scene the Colonel never argues back against his nephew’s insults, but when his nephew is discourteous to Charlie, that gets him angry.
I've always assumed that the reason for even wanting to visit his family again is TO BE INSULTED. He keeps saying he's no good and after being told one last time by his family all the ways that he is no good it will give him the last push he wants to commit suicide - it will give him the COURAGE to do it. When he later says he always took the easier path because the other way was too damned hard I think THAT'S what he was referring to. Really he'd have done it before but he never had the guts to do it, it was too hard, and in that weekend he was trying to work himself up to it. Being told by his family one more time (with all the prompting from himself) that he was no good and he thought that would get him low enough to do it. But in the short time he's known Charlie he sees that while he's a bit naive, he's already a BETTER man than himself, willing to sacrifice his own future to stand on principles - which the Colonel never actually had the guts for. THAT is what really makes him angry then - that his nephew/whatever was cruelly insulting a TRULY good man for no valid reason.
@@duanevp Over the years, I’ve read the scene like how you described. He goes to the Thanksgiving dinner to gain justification to follow through on committing suicide. And like you say, though the Colonel barely knows Charlie, he can already tell that Charlie’s a better man than he ever was or ever will be.
Love me some black southern Pacino
"And i hoooohawww want some water Mellon seeds to spit charlie and im gonna kill myself if I don't get some crazy good chicken!"
Pacino was imitating John Huston when he gave this performance
@@duanevp he was saying goodbye
The tango scene is absolutely perfect. Donna is made for Charley but they will never know it. We know it and that's what makes this so romantic. Throw in the music, her beauty, and Pacino's amazing acting and you have a timeless treasure. ❤❤
When Cassie says 'he's not telling her anything' ...oh, but he is. The term 'Leading Man' always reminds me of this scene.
And Frank was nice to the kids at the end.
The world needs more films like this. one of my GOAT films. thank you for doing this!
They won’t make movies like this anymore e
If they made it today, someone would dig out a Tweet from when Charlie was 13 asking what "trans" is, he'd be expelled and the film would be required viewing at all public schools.
This cast was the best. This in my opinion is ONE of Pacino's finist rolls. FANTASTIC!
Also; fun fact, the woman who dances with Al Pacino is Gabrielle Anwar... who would later perform in one of my favorite action television series "Burn Notice". She amazing, and completely under-valued.
Fuuuck right off! That chick was Fiona?! Mind blown..
Love Burn Notice! Well upto season 4 :P
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Its so friggin good. And both lead actors, I felt, were way under-rated.
The monologue at the end is simply stunning, how Al Pacino paces the dialogue and the overall execution is just a tour de force in acting. There a very few actors who can captivate and truly come through the screen and hold you attention the way that Al Pacino does.
One of my absolute favourite films!
This film was one of Pacino's finest performances. Glad you finally got around to watching it.
HUA!... An old Army acronym. Heard. Understood. Acknowledged. I love the Colonel. I don't much care for the actor as a person but he played this character perfectly.
My dad immigrated to the USA from Italy and English was his second language. He loved movies with lots of action in them because he could follow the plot better, dialog heavy films lost him because he couldn't follow the English well enough. So Stallone, Bruce Willis, Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Jean Claude Van Damme, movies with those guys are the ones he really liked.
There were a few exceptions though...The Godfather trilogy...obviously, because he could follow along as Italian was spoken a lot in those movies, and another exception was this movie. He absolutely loved it! That it starred Al Pacino helped but still this really wasn't his normal kind of movie...but he loved it. I think that says something about how strong a good movie this is.
Also, if you like this movie I highly, highly, highly recommend the movies School Ties and Dead Poets Society...they all take place in boys prep schools and including Scent of a Woman they all compliment one another thematically very nicely.
Best Regards!
Dead poets is a absolute gem. Cheers!
School Ties. That's the one I was trying to remember. Ben Affleck and The Mummy guy.
@@akashenk That's the one. Did he retire?
Just point to you that this movie is a remake of an Italian one, Profumo di donna. I remember to saw it in the Spanish tv long ago. It was darker and rougher, without the school subplot, I think.
If you wanna check the country your dad left behind, maybe it is a good film to seesee and it is in youtube.
@@ct6852 He's doing The Doom Patrol series on HBOmax now. Mostly he's just the voice of the robot character but sometimes he's fully in the episode. Its a great show if you like shows that fully embraces being meta weird.
"He's going to say something pervy."
"You ought to go down on her."
"Oh my gosh!"
LOL.
I know i laughed out loud the moment she said that line because I knew what was coming out of his mouth next. LOL!
Give that woman a cigar!
I can't like this comment. It's aptly at 69.
@@robbob5302 Who you think you are Clinton, WHO AH
He meant, "go down....stairs and get your wife a cup of warm milk so she can sleep better."
Don't be too quick to overlook the fact the colonel won the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with palm device (?) and a Purple Heart. Add to that the fact he's two promotions from Brigadier General. The words "war hero" don't begin to describe what he must have endured to earn those medals. He won everything but the Medal of Honor.
Careful about stating that people "win" medals.
I didn't serve nearly as long. You can actually knock out the first few rows of that Christmas tree he was wearing on his chest in a fairly short period of time. But the last few rows - and the multipliers of medals already earned - take a considerable amount of service.
Bronze star with combat V…also Vietnam campaign and armed forces expeditionary medal (likely for the Dominican) so at least two conflicts
The bronze star is a bit of a mistake, as it would be an oak leaf device for multiple awards, not a palm device. It should also be noted that there's a difference between a bronze star and a bronze star with V device. With V device essence means the person did something valorous that did not rise (in someone's opinion) to the level of a silver star medal. A regular bronze star can be awarded for just doing a good job in a combat zone. When we got back from Afghanistan, all our officers agreed to write each other up for bronze stars for "meritorious service." The regular bronze star is just one step up from an Army Commendation Medal (ArCom).
@@robertcampbell8070 Yeah. With ArComs and AAMs, you pretty much just toss those on the pile. 🤣
@@cobbler88 Exactly. I was in for just over 4 years and ended up with multiples of both. As long as you can place your boots without accidentally hanging yourself you should probably get a handful.
"He's not telling her what to do!" Yes he is, by leading--guiding her with his hand on her back . Most guys don't know how to dance these days, let alone lead. If you ever find a really good dance partner, hang on to them!
I’m so proud of you Cassie! The fact that that you knew little to nothing about movies when you first started this channel to watching freaking Scent of a Woman is just awesome! It’s been great watching movies with you and watching your knowledge and appreciation for films grow too, def the best reactor out here. I’m so excited for you to watch this, Al Pacino is my favorite actor of all time, it’s time you learn who the GOAT is
I couldn't have said this better myself Isaac. You hit it right on the head. Cassie has grown leaps and bounds in her love for cinema. I'm glad I'm here for the ride along with her. 📽❤
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I'm gonna be super jealous when she has more expertise than me.
I saw where this was going after the first few minutes so I immediately stopped watching and signed up on Patreon to enjoy the full length reaction instead. To the others on this quality appreciation (directing, acting, character building, etc) sub thread I’d love to hear what other movies you think Cassie should see.
@@idea2go American Beauty. Contact. Eyes Wide Shut. Twister. Scream. Hannibal. Road to Perdition. Just some that came to mind. (And I love them so much)
I'm glad you finally got around to watching this one Cassie, definitely a favourite for a lot of people. Everyone comes around to eventually liking Frank, just happened much later in the film for you. A lot start warning up to him on the plane and most people really like him by the tango scene.
Yep, Frank is a bit rough around the edges and definitely has a tough exterior. People need some time to warm up to him as you say.
I watched this in the theater when it came out, that's how old I am :(. Tremendous acting from Pacino.
Al Pacino had been nominated for 7 Oscars before he finally won Best Actor as Frank Slade. The first words out of his mouth when accepting the Oscar? "You broke my streak!" In a career filled with exceptional roles...Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather' films, Detective Frank Serpico in 'Serpico' , Sonny in 'Dog Day Afternoon ', Arthur Kirkland in '...And Justice For All', and Big Boy Caprice in 'Dick Tracy' among many others...Lt. Colonel Frank Slade stands out.
Chris O'Donnell (Charlie) and Gabrielle Anwar (Donna) appeared in the Disney version of 'The Three Musketeers' together. O'Donnell played D'Artagnan and Anwar played Queen Anne of France. It's a really good version of the story with Kiefer Sutherland (Athos), Charlie Sheen (Aramis), and Oliver Platt (Porthos) as the Three Musketeers of the title, and Tim Curry as Cardinal Richelieu. O'Donnell also played Dick Grayson aka Robin to both Val Kilmer and George Clooney as Batman in 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman and Robin'. Currently, O'Donnell is NCIS Agent G. Callen on 'NCIS: Los Angeles' with LL Cool J as his partner, Sam Hanna. If you want a really moving romantic drama, 'In Love and War' stars O'Donnell as a young Ernest Hemingway with Sandra Bullock in the real love story that inspired the novel 'A Farewell To Arms' by Ernest Hemingway.
The film was directed by Martin Breast who also directed Eddie Murphy's monster hit comedy-action movie 'Beverly Hills Cop'.
Mr. Trask was played by James Rebhorn. Rebhorn plays those guys you love to hate...especially Secretary of Defence Nimziki in 'Independence Day'.
I love this movie...Thanks for watching it!!!
Also both Pacino and James Rebhorn went on to play against each other in Carlito's Way, another great gangster movie directed by the great Brian DePalma also starring Sean Penn.
This movie gets better as years go by. A true classic.
Martin Brest directed another movie, with Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin, called Midnight Run. A must see! He also directed Beverly Hills Cop, with Eddie Murphy.
He also directed Meet Joe Black. Some find it schmaltzy, which I can understand in parts. But the original, uncut version I do like. If nothing else than for Anthony Hopkins' and Brad Pitt's interaction.
Love midnight run ..favorite movie since I was a kid
LOVE Midnight Run! Such a fun movie with a lot of heart. One of my favorite DeNiro movies, you can tell that he had a lot of fun making that.
@@William_Sk Midnight Run is an absolute must for Cassie🤘
Best speech ever put to film.
Good reaction! Seeing you arc from ‘don’t like him’ to ‘kinda warming up to him’ to ‘I like him’ is always fun.
Also, I never considered he was in pain. I just thought he was numb and wanted to quit life bc he’d lost hope. How insightful.
too much pain for too long requires pain relief.. so the body provides numbness. It's a fight or flight, physiological response. To recover.. one has to begin feeling their emotions, honestly, again.
@@keetahbrough well how do you think someone arrives at that point?? they want to feel numb and give up because thats better than feeling pain..
@@keetahbrough I can attest to that, 7 years of chronic pain and my body course corrected to increase pain threshold so I could function to do the basics. My last trauma, paramedics said I was experiencing pain at a level comparative to a woman in labour. I'm certain our minds react similarly in response to overwhelming emotional pain so we can function to do the basics.
2 interesting facts about Martin Brest's SCENT OF A WOMAN:
1) It is a US remake of the Italian PROFUMO DI DONNA, a 1974 film by Dino Risi with Vittorio Gassman as the blind retired captain Fausto Consolo.
2) Al Pacino, directly from the USA, phoned Vittorio Gassman in asking for some advice over the character of Tenent Colonel Frank Slade.
Great choice of movie, dear Cassie! Love from Italy 🇮🇹😍🎥😎👍
I wonder if that's why the young girl he dances the tango with is called Donna.
If you can believe it, the only Oscar of Al Pacino's brilliant career. It's still a terrific performance and movie, but I think most agree he should've won much earlier.
Definitely a sympathy Oscar.
I say for "Dog Day Afternoon"!
Both Godfather 2 and Dog Day Afternoon should have been Pacino's.
I hate the Oscars that are handed out for what amounts to a lifetime achievement...just give the deserving person the award.
Back then, I really liked "Frankie and Johnny" for some reason and watched it a lot.
4 Godfather 1 and 2, maybe even for Heat!
The physicality ALONE that Pacino exhibits through-out this - just amazing acting
When charlie asked him to go for a ride, Pacino's eyes moved to the right, as ppl do when using the visual part of their brain. He ACTED that THROUGH the blindness. STAGGERING skill
He didn’t sexualize women. Thats a problem I’ve seen with this younger generation. They mistake intense appreciation for sexualization. He loved women, EVERYTHING about women that makes y’all women. And he did want a woman’s love. But he was not creepy. Creepy is actually very different. It’s just y’all have been conditioned to think everything is creepy and sexualization.
agree, i have been married for 21 years and i love waking up in the morning and getting closer to the wife and smelling her next to me. nothing weird, it's just that reminds me the love of my life is still next to me.
I saw this movie opening weekend. Looking back, I feel lucky for the films of the 70's and 80's that made me think and challenged my perceptions. In some ways I was parented by these movies and I listened closely.
Love and agree with your comment! They dont make movies like this anymore
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@@johncollins9989 yep! I was thinking it was around 90... late part of my development but I'm 52 now and still working on it. 😉🤣
@@gliblyaware well better late than never as they say lol.. I'm 41 and I still ain't got my stuff together lol🤦♂️🤦♂️😂😂
Another great reaction! I love how invested you become with the characters. Interesting tidbit: Al Pacino's agent brought this script to Pacino and said he should do it, but Al had his doubts and didn't think it would be a good role for him. His agent persisted and Al eventually gave in, and THIS MOVIE was the first Oscar Award Al Pacino ever won. I love this movie. And I'm glad you seemed to have loved it, too.
Now I'm no great shakes at dancing, but he doesn't necessarily have to tell her what to do during the dance. He's the lead. With a delicate tug here and a push there, she just has to follow. Didn't "Dirty Dancing" explain that? And, yes, Gabrielle Anwar is ridiculously gorgeous here. For a film with even more of her is 1993's "For Love or Money" with Michael J. Fox.
She is still ridiculously lovely in Burn Notice 20+ years later...
@@davidcorriveau8615 Yes! She's definitely easy on and the eyes and very awesome in "Burn Notice"!
First saw Gabrielle in The Three Musketeers (1993), also starring Chris O'Donnell.
I had a crush on Gabrielle Anwar (in the tango scene) in the early '90s. This and "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" and "Body Snatchers" came out within a few years of each other.
_The Three Musketeers_ featuring both Anwar and Chris O'Donnell came out the year after this too. Although in that one I wasn't sure whether I had a bigger crush on Gabrielle or Julie Delpy, who played her lady-in-waiting... 💕
@@mark_p300 Yes, that one too. I don't think I cared for that one, but I've only seen it once, so maybe I'll check it out again.
Anwar also appears in a GREAT crime movie called Things To Do In Denver When Your Dead. I'd love to see some reactions to that one.
Glad you enjoyed this gem of a movie - fun fact: was based on a Italian film 'Profumo di donna' Yeah, I think everyone felt the overwhelming of Pacino and O'Donnell's performance - I'm happy to watch it again and again. God bless!!
Al Pacino has some great movie speeches. I really hope you check out 'Devil's Advocate' starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves . Amazing film.
Any given Sunday
@@NimpanZ i listen to the Any Given Sunday speech all the time.
One of my favorite movies of all time! Charlie here facing the fire and George over there hiding in big daddy's pocket! Hoo-ah!
So happy you finally watched this one. It is one of my all-time favorite movies. Al Pacino was absolutely brilliant. He made you hate him and then made you love him through Charlie. Roller Coaster Drama. I love every minute of it. Thank you, Cassie!!! (and yes. Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role. SOOOOO deserved it!)
THIS is the most adorable movie you could have picked to scare you until you love the guy. You are the first to do a review of this movie that I watch and I can't see anybody better suited to do a better reaction to this particular movie Great choice, great movie, fantastic performance by Mr. Pacino of course, loving all of it. This is the best thing that's happened to me this whole day. Thank you.
Agree she's perfect for this.
@@ct6852 I sense Popcorn (in Bed Award) buzz for this!
@@scipioafricanus5871 I'm really into her and Carly's Speed reaction and I don't know why. Seen it five times. It's weird.
@@ct6852 Going to be a tough contender for sure!
Al seems like he was born for this role (like so many other roles he's had). "Serpico"is a must see!
I haven’t watched this since I was a kid as it was my dad’s favorite movie. I’m happy to see you react to it.
The end Speach Just CHILLS
Slade romanticized women, for the most part, saying rather poetic things throughout. You needn't choose to give him the benefit of the doubt regarding this movie's title, though. He mentions wanting a woman's arms around him, smelling her, and knowing she'll still be there in the morning around 23:16.
The Donna scene is amazing! Cassie accusing another woman of being beautiful is the definition of the pot calling the kettle black!
A classic masterpiece. This film still shines an important light on the massive issue with suicide among men. My dad and I used to watch this film all the time together when I was in middle and high school, until my parents got divorced. He never talks about it, but I can tell he's lonely without a woman by his side. Now whenever we watch this film, it resonates differently.
Modern women don't care. Most of them will say it's men's own fault for wanting too much.
This movie is a very good story of two very different people. Col. Slade is a bitter old man with a bad attitude and no desire to live. Charlie is a young man with his whole life ahead that just wants to make something of himself. The movie explores both characters and shows how one needed the other. It's a very Ying and Yang kind of movie.
It might not be the most exiting movie, but it is very good.
This film is fantastic. First class acting and I believed every character in the story. I went through 30 years of poor eyesight before life changing surgeries and this film gave me hope that I could live still when I thought I would never be able to be fixed.
One of my favorite movies... the glimmer of home upon meeting the auburn haired woman at the end is so touching. He knows he's not a good man and that he has made poor decisions but he still desires the love of a woman. The desire to off oneself can be unbearable. Especially when one is down and the holidays are around and you are alone as he was save for his family having the foresight to have someone watch him. He was lucky that Charlie was a good man. That someone cared about his life and was there when he needed someone.
The Colonel has all the manly skills: Leading, Fighting, Loving, Driving, eating well.
Thanks for the reaction!
Thanks Cassie I've been waiting for this one! It was one of many movies filmed here in Troy, NY because of our extensive collection of Victorian buildings. Several of my college buddies are extra's in it. The school the boys attend is actually the very exclusive all girl school called Emma Willard here in Troy, which was also featured similarly in "The Emperor's Club".
private schools are cults.
Yeah, if you like "mike drop" speeches, this movie's one of the best.
Holy shit. The way he delivers that line.
“I GOT NO LIFE!!!!! I’M IN THE DAAARK HERE!!!!”
Scent of a Woman was so influential that there were a series of "Scent of a Woman" knockoffs over the next few years. I don't necessarily mean that in a bad way, but you can detect a very clear, prefabricated formula to them that was clearly taken directly from this movie. My personal favorite, and a movie I think that deserves more recognition, is With Honors, starring Joe Pesci and Brendan Fraser. Same kind of setup - young boyish outsider, posh school, domineering authority figure related to the school, an older brazen outsider with a disability who is more than what they appear, a "big speech" moment by the older outsider, and a life lesson learned. With Honors is very by the marks, but Pesci's performance is one of his bests, Fraser is excellent, Patrick Dempsy is great as one of Fraser's friends, the beautiful Moira Kelly (The Cutting Edge) shines as another one of Fraser's friends, and the script has got some great moments like Pesci's speech and his more revealing moments with Fraser. I think it's a movie that needs to be rediscovered, so I hope you check it out. If you liked this film, you'll like With Honors.
Ha! There was even a Scent Of A Woman type of film starring Pacino's HEAT co-star Val Kilmer called At First Sight, where KILMER is the inspiring blind man!! Lol
Seconded, With Honors is a VERY underrated movie that I still love for all the reasons listed.
I want to make a correction to my first post: Dead Poet's Society kicked off the frenzy of this kind of movie, not Scent of a Woman. But Scent of a Woman, and if we include Good Will Hunting, were the most successful.
Could you believe this was the 1st Academy Award for one of the best actors to ever live? 9 nominations, could very well have won 9. And he's even more charismatic in person, believe it or not.
He should have 4 Oscar’s under his belt it’s an absolute shame he lost for godfather 1 and 2
I made this movie a Thanksgiving tradition when I owned it on VHS. It's the last movie I watched with my stepbrother before he passed away. I've always considered it a male 'chick flick'. Loving your reations!
I'm so glad I found your channel. I saw a video of someone being granted any single superpower and they picked the ability to re-experience movies they've seen for the first time. This channel is the closest I'll ever get to that power, rewatching these great films through your eyes. Thank you so much!
This is a wonderfully accurate description of this channel. I echo every sentiment of this.
Hear Hear!
It’s my favorite thing… introducing friends to my favorite movies, and watching with them for their reactions…this is as close as it gets to that feeling.
People always remember and often mock Pacino in this as all yelling and bombast and HOOHA but it's actually such a deep and varied performance. In particular his depiction of crippling depression when he doesn't want to get out of bed is one of the best I've seen on screen, and really hits home with me.
Al Pacino took home the Oscar for Best Actor in this movie.
HOO-HA or HOO-RAH!
13:30 lol i swear you're the most sweetest most innocent reactor i've ever seen😂God Bless Your Heart
A very similar film to this and a great one too is Finding Forrester. The relationship developed out of oddness has a wholesome result as well.
You’re the man now dog!
Starring Sean Connery!!!
I love that film
Cassie, I would love to see you react to Finding Forrester. It's a GREAT movie. You will love it!
Once again, in your inimitable, adorable fashion, you have perfectly summed up this movie. They did indeed “get it right.” Well done, Cassie.
This is my second favorite Al Pacino movie, my first is "Heat" from 1995. I recommend checking that one out as well. Great reaction and great movie choice!
Second to Heat........?😢😢😢
Pacino's speech at the end of the this film is one of the most cathartic and brilliantly written scenes in cinema for me personally.
Great scene toward the end, and in a more eloquent way restates something I've told people whom I've mentored throughout the last couple of decades (and which a lot of people refuse to admit is true).:
Knowing what is the right thing to do is almost always easy. Actually DOING it is sometimes very difficult.
A person who, after hearing that, still insists that it's the "knowing" part that's difficult, should always be kept at arm's length regarding their judgement.
TRUTH.
Why couldn't Charlie tell who did it? What's the big deal. Weird.
@@spongebobandplanktonshould2920 He's not a rat. It's not like anyone was murdered or raped.
More importantly, though, I understand why some folks don't quite get it. It can be a fine line if you just take the simple act of refusing to say something. But in THIS case, the school already knew who was responsible. They had specific students facing disciplinary action. But they They wanted Charlie to inform on his classmates on top of that. George weaseled out of doing so. Charlie stood on principle.
Well, if they are close to us personally, shouldn't we therefore help them to learn to better know what is the right thing, so they can know it more easily instead of being iffy on it?
@@Checkmate1138 No, because you can't possibly teach to all specific circumstances. That's giving orders - not mentoring or teaching.
You can lay out the broad strokes and try to teach them to think on their own within a "moral/ethical" framework. After that, they make their choices. But whether those are the right choice should not be difficult to figure out.
Just for something simple, we know that we shouldn't take a handful of mints out of the bowl when we leave a restaurant. We should just take, max, one per person. We should intuitively know that without anyone having to tell us (after being told in some similar circumstance when we're 6, of course).
If someone in your orbit regularly flouts common sense things like that, keep them at arm's length because their mental mapping is flawed. And my experience has shown me that when dealing with today's younger generations, if they weren't corrected at the proper time early, trying to tell them what's up NOW only leads them to believe they're being picked on.
Scent of A Woman is in my top ten list and definitely one of the most underappreciated films ever.
One of my all time favorites. Al Pacino earned every ounce of his Oscar for Best Actor in this. Brilliant performance and also up there with my all time favorite performances. I also think Phillip Seymour Hoffman made the most out of his screen time in this one and it didn't surprise me when he became a prominent character actor later on. Oh and the music in this film is also phenomenal.
Thomas Newman has been nominated 15 times for an Oscar but never won I thought this and Shawshank were definitely deserving
At the beginning she said: "I don't like him", at the end: "I like him, I really do".
Now that's the stuff movies should be made of.
Was quite a journey for her, watching this movie.
Definitely check out "Thr devil's advocate " another great from Al Pacino
16:39 - “he’s not telling her what to do! how does she know?”
ah… the lost art of leading. i took so many ballroom lessons in college because of this movie; never mastered it
My favorite part of this reaction: Cassie alluding to the fact she used to turn up the charm to get out of driving tickets 😂
She really doesn’t need to turn it up, it is already there!!!!!
It makes me happy that you watched this. Scent of a Woman doesn't get enough praise. It really should be a Thanksgiving staple. There are so many profound messages in this movie but the one that is brought out the most is that no matter how dark things get, there is always a reason to live. Charlie showed that to Col. Slade.
I love how you saw Bradley Whitford and immediately said ”Josh!” 😂
Al Pacino's response of "Who-Waa" became so famous it was used as a vocal meme for people to answer back in the positive. Radio hosts on sports or talk shows would play it when they wanted to hit back hard in a positive fun way to someone's quote they played on their broadcast.
@@DV80s That'sTrue. I was just referring to Pacino's recorded vocal of that was used for years on radio shows.
You should react to…
"Dead Poets Society" (1989)
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I always remember this as one of the masterclasses in character acting, along with Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man and Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai. There are, of course, many others, but those are probably four of my favourite movies and four stellar performances by the actors. They drag you into their world and refuse to let you surface until the end of the movie :-)
People love Pacino in Scarface (overrated), they regale the Godfather trilogy to no end, the consensus is that Pacino's earlier work is his best. I say blasphemy, this is by far one of his best performances and has been my favorite Pacino film next to Heat for years. Close in the running is also Devil's Advocate, excellent flicks.
Yes, totally agree, also loved his work in Any Given Sunday.
I really admired his role in Donny Brasco.
Al Pacino learned the tango blind folded to help his character be able to do as a blind man.
I'M IN THE DARK HERE!!! (great movie huh kiddo, Al is one of the best ever) ❤
There are so many Al Pacino movies that are great. But this one is probably one of my favorites. Pacino was so good in this role. so convincing!
I never thought he "sexualized" women. I always though the Colonel was just highlighting certain wonderful aspects of the gift that is woman. Nothing wrong with admiring the cherry on top of the cake so to speak.
That’s how I interpreted it too because the way he talks about every single aspect of a woman with the detail of pure beauty always love that start to his education on the plane
@@JohnSmith-wh2ob Agreed. And he is not giving his "Preferences". When he mentions tits, he goes through all the sizes so to speak. He is not saying he likes big ones. He likes them all. This idea of Frank is more akin to an artist or a sculptor. Not some pornographer who protests what is the best type of woman to fantasize over.
@@bobbyokeefe4285 She's a product of her time. Its just the way it is. I have not met a woman in her age group who didn't have at least some feelings towards this sort of thing.
@@bobbyokeefe4285 not sure she's the snowflake here, bud
It is true , you usually never really know what someone else may be dealing with or going thru .
The blind tango is one of my favorite scenes.
And the Tango dance gets repeated in the movie True Lies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. Schwarzenegger gets to do the Tango in that movie!
Pacino , there are very few actors that are this gripping and ANY film . man is a legend in everything he does.
When my daughter was maybe 3, she asked what I was watching, I told her the name of this movie. She said: *"Oh, does she get the farts a lot?"* 10 years later I still can't look at the title without laughing. 🤣🤣🤣
Lol. That cracked me up.
@@ohioberea9300 Any time, daughter.
Thanks A lot dad
If you listen closely during the Tango scene you'll know ...
It's not surprising that someone so beautiful was able to 'charm' the tickets away..... bless you x
*"You broke my streak."*
- *Al Pacino*
after winning his first Oscar on his 8th nomination for *Scent of a Woman* at the 65th Academy Awards in 1993.
When I was in college this was one of my comfort movies that I watched over and over. Neither of my roommates liked my types of movies (dramas, historical fiction), but one would come out just to watch the speech at the end every time. xD
Another great film you should watch is school ties, with Matt Damon Ben Affleck, and Brendan Fraser
In the dance scene, I remembered long time ago my friends took me too a place called cache and they would play all kinds of Spanish music, for example Spanish rock, salsa merengue, Cumbia etc. etc. well there was this guy who could dance really well and he danced with every girl there, then he saw me standing and watching him so he pulled me in to dance…I don’t know how to dance to salsa Meringue but he told me not to worry and to follow his lead so I did and he made me look like I was good as he was! He was that goood!
This is my favourite movie of Al Pacino. True that Pacino have played in tones of great movies, but this one, won my heart
I always liked the Colonel almost as much as Charlie. In my life I've known them both, or guys just like them.
While Al Pacino deserved his Oscar, he should have won it for either "Dog Day Afternoon" or "The Godfathers and 2", since he tended to shout or overreact in many of his later roles.
completely agree. My personal opinion is that this role was overacted but he was masterful in The Godfather movies.
Mythbusters checked, and it's possible to drive a car blind, following a passenger's instructions. Dangerous, but possible.
“Is that even a real gavel?!?” Cassie, don’t ever change. We love ya just as you are!
God damn.
Watching you watch those movies that I have seen through out my life and seeing your reaction to them has given me, through contrast, a clear sight of just how Cynical I have become.
May you never change.
"Charlie" and "Donna" were in a GREAT movie - The Three Musketeers. Tim Curry, Keifer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen starred in it, too. It's everything: action, comedy, romance, suspense... please add it to your list!
Yes! I Love that movie!
Also Oliver Platt, Mr Underrated. Look up Gavel Scene The West Wing.
One of my favourite movies 😍
@@zvimur YES - he is HILARIOUS in Musketeers!!!
Loved Oliver Platt's line, when his character was asked what keeped/delayed him.
"I had to kill something ugly" 😄
Many good stories have a real twist in the last part.
Like Bruce Willis as a ghost in "Sixth sence", or less dramatic like the escape in "Shawshank redeption" instead of the suicide it was building up to.
This movie paints up Al Pacinos Colonel as a horrible, despicable, awful person......- but then in the end he makes you cry!
Beautifully played out!
Great choice, as a former soldier this is one of my favorite movies
Perfect antidote to this movie is "the critic's" take on it
I really hope that Cassie and Carly watch The Best Years of Our Lives soon. I think they would both enjoy it and it deals with so many issues that.veterans still deal with today. Plus the cast is amazing!
Oh im always crying with that one...I love it😀
There are also several varieties of love story in TBYOOL, and the movie is very well scripted and filmed. Plucks at my heart strings every time.
I'd be crying with them if they watch it.
What an adorable reaction video! 😍🥰
Sexuality is PART of love. Think about it, there is only ONE person you do this act with. Frank was a bit crude, but only in front of other guys, NEVER women. His actions towards women wasn't sexual so much as it was just enjoying their company. A woman softens a man while at the same time molds him into something stronger. Frank never got the most important thing in life to him, so why wouldn't he be bitter and angry. The movie shows that there is always tomorrow. You can always keep going as long as you don't give up.
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