"You've Got Mail" is actually the FIFTH version of this story: (1) It originated as the 1937 Hungarian play, "Parfumerie." (2) The play was adapted into the 1940 movie, "The Shop Around the Corner," starring Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. [Meg Ryan's bookstore here is named "The Shop Around the Corner" as a nod to the original movie.] (3) It was remade as a movie musical, "In the Good Old Summertime," starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson, in 1949. (4) It became a Broadway musical, "She Loves Me," in 1963. (5) Nora Ephron updated the original movie for the Internet age as "You've Got Mail" in 1998. Someday, no doubt, someone will remake it yet again, updated for their decade!
@kw7378a110 ай бұрын
what do you think of the changes that occurred with each version? Like Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are so charming here, but his big store puts her little family-owned business out of business. It feels like in the modern economic landscape, it's hard to have a happy ending. Like, how does she forgive him? what if the next version is some small business owner falling for Jeff Bezos and then they have a miserable relationship?
@OceanKingNY10 ай бұрын
@@kw7378a1 How does she forgive him? That's one of the nice subtleties of Nora Ephron's script. It's there, but you have to figure it out yourself. She forgives him because she knows that he is truly sorry for what he did to her, and because she realizes that knowing her has made him want to be a better man (certainly better than his dad and granddad). And why isn't she mad at him for deceiving her for the last half of the movie? Well, she probably is mad, when she first sees him with his dog at the end. But then she remembers how mean she was to him the night he came into the coffee shop, and how she hurt his feelings and scared him away. You see it play across Meg Ryan's face in a matter of seconds. It's done without words, beautifully. Anyway, Kathleen will have the last laugh, because in about 10 years, Amazon will put Fox Books out of business! 🙂
@kw7378a110 ай бұрын
@@OceanKingNY I think you misunderstood me. I do understand that in the script, she forgives him. I was trying to point out that most people in a similar situation would NOT forgive someone who ruins their family business. And this plot point didn't happen in earlier versions of this story, but probably became a necessity to adapt the story to the modern day. I'm arguing that it becomes less and less possible to tell this story without straining credulity once you put the lovers in competing businesses where one business is going to crush the other.
@hanng124210 ай бұрын
@@kw7378a1 Maybe she is a better Christian than you. Or maybe getting together with him and living off his wealth covers a multitude of sins. Or maybe the fact that she is running a boutique children's bookshop in that part of NYC indicates that she is independently wealthy and doesn't need the store for her livelihood. She will probably just move the store to Brooklyn and get in on the ground floor of gentrification.
@OceanKingNY10 ай бұрын
@@kw7378a1 Oh, I see what you mean. Yes, it does seem difficult to get the lovers together, because society is moving in the direction of people becoming more and more isolated. I think that in this version, both Kathleen and Joe are actually very lonely people. They both find their soulmate online, someone who they can express their inner feelings to, so they are both willing to overlook the bad stuff to try to make it work. And that's kind of a throwback to "The Shop Around the Corner," which explored its characters' aching loneliness and the need for human contact.
@chappie_nottherobot10 ай бұрын
I really hope this leads to a Sleepless in Seattle watch soon. If Simone hasn’t seen it I’m sure she’s gonna love it as much as You’ve Got Mail. Nora Ephron’s films were designed to make Simone’s cheeks hurt from smiling.
@captainchaos366710 ай бұрын
It seems exceedingly unlikely she hasn't seen that one, if she loves this one this much. But if so then definitely!
@lepton410 ай бұрын
Yes Sleepless and then Joe vs the Volcano
@shaderax_storm616510 ай бұрын
Joe Vs the Volcano is far darker than I remembered, it's easily one of Tom Hanks best early films
@dennisbay303510 ай бұрын
@@shaderax_storm6165 I want that luggage
@Pandzisko8610 ай бұрын
I Hope they will watch "When Harry meet Sally..." with Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Greatest romcom ever.
@3DJapan10 ай бұрын
Tom Hanks did start in comedy. He was a main character in the sitcom Bosom Buddies.
@briguy39910 ай бұрын
Turner and Hooch (1989) is a really fun one - He's a cop and there's a dog in it
@Wizross10 ай бұрын
Yeah, they need some of his older films, Splash, Money Pit, Big, The Man with One Red Shoe, Bachelor Party, etc.
@nancymarcho338110 ай бұрын
And don’t forget The ‘Burbs @@Wizross
@IDiggPattyMayonnaise10 ай бұрын
He was also the super depressing raging alcoholic uncle in an episode of Family Ties in the early 80s. It was a funny sitcom and they put him in the one ridiculously sad episode
@MichaelRBlair10 ай бұрын
Seeing how much Simone loves this movie, down to mouthing every memorable line as it happens, is truly adorable.
@valetboy2110 ай бұрын
Dave Chapelle was up for the role of Bubba in Forest Gump and passed. He regretted missing an opportunity to act with Tom Hanks and when this came up he jumped at the chance.
@motorcycleboy900010 ай бұрын
Probably for the best. Mykelti Williamson nailed that role. I can't picture Chappelle doing a serious death scene.
@danielwarrenguitar10 ай бұрын
Something I enjoy about this movie is how it presents NYC as more of a small neighborhood, which is how it often feels to locals. No Times Square scenes in the movie.
@sp3ctat0r10 ай бұрын
George always has been, and will continue to be, my manic pixie dream girl.
@OldLadyReacts10 ай бұрын
One of the things I love is at @19:00, those scenes outside the cafe and when he goes in and they fight after he sits behind her is an almost word-for-word/shot-for-shot recreation of the same scenes in The Shop Around The Corner. As a movie lover, I find it really fun to see how they updated the story with "modern" technology, but also did a little bit of tribute to the original.
@dlweiss10 ай бұрын
I think what allows me to suspend my disbelief for this particular movie is the fact that EVERY character fully lives within its gentle rose-colored world. Even the characters who act as obstacles or antagonists aren't evil or malicious people - just pompous, or tactless, or cynical, or unwise. And so the movie fully exists within a "rom-com" alternate universe, and I can accept that such a universe has slightly different rules than our own (even when it comes to the internet). After all, I doubt anyone who's lived in New York has ever seen the whole city look this vibrant, luminous, cozy, and clean. :)
@brauliob10 ай бұрын
This is one of those movies that when you're channel surfing and you find that it is on, no matter what part it's on, you stop and watch the rest. I have it on DVD and still watch it on TV (even though it has commercials).
@GregInHouston29 ай бұрын
This was cute! I love it when someone who has seen something as many times sees something they missed when sharing with someone else. I so loved the scene when the little girl is revealed to be his aunt.
@extaminos10 ай бұрын
Simone has the best taste. You've Got Mail is my favorite of the Tom/Meg romcoms and is the epitome of New York in the 90s. When NYC was cleaning up from the crime-ridden 80s and the internet was in it's innocent beginnings.
@melanie6295410 ай бұрын
Only 2 minutes in, and I'm loving Simone's giddiness! I love this movie too. I love The Shop Around the Corner (1940) even more.
@ArthurSB7310 ай бұрын
In my head, the caviar garnish is a nod to the party scene in 'Big', in which Tom Hanks chokes on the beluga caviar before asking for a milkshake. 😊
@RickRossi-r7s10 ай бұрын
This crazily is my favorite Tom Hanks movie.His quotes and dialog are the best.
@blablubs998710 ай бұрын
Simones happiness made me smile.
@sacredsiren8 ай бұрын
OMG I am Simone hahaha. I absolutely love this movie and I will watch it over and over. I think it just hit me on many levels. This movie came out the winter before I graduated HS and that fall I had just started dating someone I had met on AOL ironically, and my mother managed an independent children's bookstore most of my life, where I helped out frequently and absolutely loved. Where she talks about the reading you do as a child informing who you will become and reaching you in a way no other reading does in your life is so true. I also grew up in NYC and love my city, so this really checked all the boxes for me. There is something so charming about this movie, and ironic since it was partially a commentary on big chain stores putting independent stores out of business (which is what happened to the bookstore my mother managed), but it is now internet shopping that put a lot of the large chain stores out of business.
@paramitch10 ай бұрын
Finally -- someone who loves this movie as much as I do! Thank you Simone for this wonderful reaction (it was so much fun to see your favorite moments, and how sweet George was about them). Everyone loves "Sleepless" but I think this one is so much better and more magical (not to mention less toxic and creepy). I've loved it ever since I saw it in the theatre. Great reaction!
@mojoshivers10 ай бұрын
The third best Ryan-Hanks pairing, but it’s still a winner. Now all you have to do is watch Joe Versus the Volcano to see them both of them at their best in showcasing their chemistry. They also get to play around the most, with Meg Ryan playing three separate characters.
@reverendB10 ай бұрын
YES!!!
@mojoshivers10 ай бұрын
@@reverendB I will go to my grave saying Joe is the best Hanks Ryan rom com. It’s so much more than that. It’s one of the most existential/philosophical films that still has popular appeal about it. It’s not preachy about its themes, but they are there. I also really like the dialogue between them because it’s not at all the typical romantic dialogue; there are stretches of real angst, sadness, and just general dissatisfaction with life in them that hits home for a lot of us.
@reverendB10 ай бұрын
@@mojoshivers Couldn't agree more!!
@LordVolkov10 ай бұрын
@@mojoshiversI could go on and on about Joe Vs The Volcano ⚡, but what I love the most is that Meg's characters represent a classic feminine trinity of mother, maiden, crone.
@mojoshivers10 ай бұрын
@@LordVolkov That one I caught onto only recently, like a few years back. But the symbology, especially the crooked road motif, I latched onto almost from the beginning. I’ve never seen a movie revisit visual elements so often to form a connective tissue between points along the journey as much as this one. The colors too-from Joe’s lamp, city at night, &c…-reoccur so brilliantly that I’m amazed at how well they worked it in. Such a great film stylistically and intellectually.
@MetastaticMaladies10 ай бұрын
My favorite bookstore is closed most of the winter months, as it’s nestled high in the mountains in a very small town with a population of 43. My grandparents used to live there, so I’m well acquainted with the community and area, and I go every year. In the town center, there’s a post office, a general store, a cafe and a bookshop/coffee shop/bakery and below the bookshop a man makes handmade canoes. It’s such a magical place and the bookshop is wonderful, I’ve found many old books that have really changed me and my outlook. Give me a small business bookshop any day over the franchised corporations.
@brom0010 ай бұрын
Simone, if you love Parker Posey, the mockumenry 'Best in Show' is a must. It was directed by Christopher Guest, from Spinal Tap/ He is also in the film along with Posey, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy. The fact that it takes place at a dog show would be a selling point for you.
@LordVolkov10 ай бұрын
Parker Posey is so funny and wildly underrated.
@normaleehi10 ай бұрын
def check her out in the hal hartley films!
@DiogenesDecibel10 ай бұрын
I LOVE Parker Posey.
@got2bjosh10 ай бұрын
House of Yes, Scream 3, Will & Grace.
@stevenhernandeznon-profitf96810 ай бұрын
Simone exposing her deepest hopes and dreams and George just constantly calling it out
@stevenhernandeznon-profitf96810 ай бұрын
It was adorable Btw!
@nicholasbielik715610 ай бұрын
The film that this is based on, The Shop Around The Corner, is wonderful. Jimmy Stewart at his best.
@carolyngardner153510 ай бұрын
Yes! I'd love them to watch this
@HuntingViolets10 ай бұрын
Margaret Sullavan great too.
@meganega12310 ай бұрын
25:06 George asking if Simone is doing okay 😭
@DerekHartley10 ай бұрын
He knows her very well.
@user-blob10 ай бұрын
Yeah, they’re a good duo 😊
@Scottie_S10 ай бұрын
Yes! I just posted a similar thing to you. You beat me to it. I loved George's concern at that moment.
@IvanStikic10 ай бұрын
"French Kiss" is a good RomCom with Meg Ryan. I mean, she is the same character in most of movies like this, but is a good fit in every one of them.
@quietreason867910 ай бұрын
This is to George - the early internet really was a magical place. Creative, lawless, wild, full of curious people who formed communities around every topic you could think of. I remember siting in IRC chat rooms chatting between playing rounds of Quake, discussing RPGs in usenet news groups and instant messaging friends with programs like ICQ. These communities were run by the people who enjoyed them, without commerical interests. There was no "social media", no surveillance ads and data harvesting, no information bubbles, no algorithms controlling your "feed". The internet had so much promise, and it didn't have to turn into the sad state of affairs we have today. The cesspool we have now wasn't an unavoidable necessity, it was the culmination of a series of deliberate choices, of raw unregulated greed.
@mandlerparr110 ай бұрын
omg, ICQ. The best messenger. I can hear the noise still.
@TabaquiJackal90610 ай бұрын
I still use ICQ with my daughter, my brother, and my bff, among others. :D
@TabaquiJackal90610 ай бұрын
@@mandlerparr1 It's still around! I use it every day.
@LudusAurea7 ай бұрын
I mean it wasn’t that magical. I remember trying to connect with other Battletech fans over fan fiction and stuff back in the Prodigy days using BBS and eventually ICQ Rooms and people were complete troll dipshits way back in the early 90s too. The internet has always been full of assholes and depending on where you look it’s still just as positive too. What ruined the net wasn’t greed so much as normies who bumbled their way into finding a tribe and then feeling comfortable letting everyone see how terrible they were.
@JustinRm682010 ай бұрын
We love it when you sing all the songs and say all the lines to the movies If I could go back in time and start an Internet cafe that would be awesome
@BryanAlaspa10 ай бұрын
The Shop Around the Corner is also very charming. Obviously, it is much older and so it's all about actual letters and mail, but Jimmy Stewart is, well, Jimmy Stewart and great. It is worth watching.
@schmetterlingsjaeger10 ай бұрын
"Also very charming" is an understatement. It is by far better.
@spencerarnold66910 ай бұрын
I just went to watch your Harry Met Sally reaction only to realise you haven't done it yet...... which is odd because I have just a vivid memory of you guys watching and loving it haha
@rdyer876410 ай бұрын
George: To paraphrase Ghandi, Be the non-disappointed person you want to see in the world. Simone: You were really in your element watching this - absolutely glowing! So cool to see. :))
@brentanderson502110 ай бұрын
This is a delightful little romp until you realize that the Meg Ryan character is in fact the aunt of the Tom Hanks character. All the clues are there.
@CineBingeReact10 ай бұрын
hahahah oh my god!
@la_beatrice10 ай бұрын
OMG, they are Targaryens!
@STOCKHOLM0710 ай бұрын
@@CineBingeReact Another oh my god.
@livinginvancouverbc224710 ай бұрын
I've watched this movie a dozen times and missed that! They had to re-write Kate and Leopold when it was realized that... let's leave it there.
@brentanderson502110 ай бұрын
The wacky age difference of Joe Fox and his relatives is clue one. When the subject of the children's bookstore's previous owner (Cecilia Kelly, Kathleen's mom) comes up, grandpa Fox states with great animation that he might have "dated" her once. That's clue number two. For clue number three we see in flashbacks that Kathleen Kelly has very fond and loving memories of her mother but there is no hint of a father being in the picture. The implication is that she never knew her father. A possible fourth clue, though admittedly a stretch, is the revelation that the Little Shop Around the Corner's long time accountant Birdie Conrad (Jean Stapelton) once had an affair with Generalissimo Franco of Spain. This at least establishes the fact that the older characters once were young people who in their time had passionate love affairs.
@HuntingViolets10 ай бұрын
The part where Parker Posey read Greg Kinnear's book reminds me of the matchmaking dinner in _When Harry Met Sally._
@redensign2410 ай бұрын
'joe versus the volcano' is a great movie with these two.
@bhelliom310 ай бұрын
I love this movie so much, thanks George for not being a cliche and refusing to watch it “just cuz”. This was great, thanks Simone
@jowbloe367310 ай бұрын
Movies I refused to watch “just cuz”, and years later finally broke down and decided to force myself to watch, I ended up loving. *(Dirty Dancing* for one, which curiously is NOT on this channel)
@la_beatrice10 ай бұрын
15:05 - My experience with big cities is that they are actually very small - because you build your life around your neighborhood. When I lived in São Paulo, I kept bumping into former university colleagues, my former roommate and her husband, a cousin... because we all lived within the same 8 block radius. Saturday in the arts and crafts market - impossible not to bump into someone. Famous pizza place, éclair store, all these places were sure bets to run into the same people - in a city of 12 million.
@normaleehi10 ай бұрын
its true. nyc is the same. and density-wise it really is a small village like george said
@endarasman10 ай бұрын
When Harry Met Sally is a must!
@nataliedepriest911310 ай бұрын
It was the 90s. A time of major optimism. A wonderful time to be a young adult, and I miss it so much. I’m so sorry the world is so crappy now that the optimism is gone for young people.
@russellh.315010 ай бұрын
What's funny is that George mentions that he's used to seeing Hanks as serious. Growing up in the 80's, Hanks was ALWAYS the fun loving goofy guy from comedies like Big and such. He did like one serious movie that idk if it did well but nobody mentions or saw b/c it was so depressing from what i understand. Then, one day from out of nowhere, the clumsy skinny guy is giving an unbelievable performance in Saving Private Ryan. And our generation was stunned. We're STILL stunned. Actors sometimes do that tho, i've noticed. They do certain kinds of movies, then disappear, and then suddenly they show up in some movie w/ incredible acting chops and in great roles you can't believe. Like when Travolta showed up in Pulp Fiction.
@christinaknapp55532 ай бұрын
Agreed... Sleepless in Seattle, Cast Away and Captain Philips.. he got better and better.
@LadyIarConnacht10 ай бұрын
This movie really makes me miss the original internet. It was a magical place - almost an alternate universe.
@Micah_4D10 ай бұрын
"That caviar is a garnish!"
@MrQuinn-tc3uo10 ай бұрын
I live just blocks from that garden at the end. Beautiful in the spring.
@robbinsnest616310 ай бұрын
15:33 my dad's side of the family used to get together every year for Christmas and sing. Most of the men in our family play guitars and the women sing. Of course life happens. We still get together but the singing kind of fizzled out. They finally got back to it this past Christmas but my hubby and kids got sick so we missed out😢 I am thankful for the internet because they were able to record some of the songs and share with us. 😊❤
@LibertarianJRT10 ай бұрын
My wife of 20 years and I met online when we were 15, 27 years ago. I love this move. I always have to watch it if it is on.
@tarzapopohead10 ай бұрын
JOE VS THE VOLCANO is also a great movie with both of them that came out a little earlier.
@shawnallen32213 күн бұрын
Well played George with the editing and blurred scenes. Great editing. I love this movie.
@SeanHendy10 ай бұрын
Fun fact, I first went online in 2000, with AOL, which back then they sent you a cd rom with the software, and it actually had a browser within it, as well as a chat function, to chat to other AOL members. AOL was my first ISP. Twenty four years later, and I still have the same email address.
@oscardiggs24610 ай бұрын
The light in Simone's eyes watching this is enchanting.
@zbennalley10 ай бұрын
This film was a huge inspiration for my own original Rom-Com series. As much as it's a love story, it's a romance towards brick and mortar stores and advancements in technology. I've seen this film too many times.
@Gavrev10 ай бұрын
Movies like these can be a reminder that there's always choice. I do hope you get to do "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Joe Vs the Volcano" sometime down the line, for that Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan working relationship they had for a while. "The Burbs" is also marvellous. He's been in some blindingly good comedies over the years.
@user-blob10 ай бұрын
Second The Burbs. Great film and I think both Simone and George would enjoy it.
@nicks.555210 ай бұрын
Yes! I vote for “The ‘Burbs” also!
@hippiechic677210 ай бұрын
Oh! This is a massive treat for me . I had No idea you were going to do a reaction to one of my favorite films . I am so the small book store type and the early internet is what I was first introduced to . I remember those three little boxes to show me I was going online from AOL . Watching this makes it feel almost like yesterday and again like a life time ago . Thank you both so much for this no matter the pessimist or the optimist side your on this movie just might shine a light on anyone . I truly do hope that it does because we all deserve Love no matter what shape or size we are "You've Got Mail" has a little something for everybody . I wish you both such a wonderful day.... you have made mine. Thank You again.
@Im_The_Dude10 ай бұрын
Simone I have this movie on VHS and I watch it at least 5 times a year, and always at least once every Christmas time. Such a classic!
@aandscene6 ай бұрын
This is how much I love this movie, I had a friend and we bonded over this movie... and she gave me a boquet of sharpened pencils, too! Best gift. ❤
@aandscene6 ай бұрын
I also was in Vancouver when I watched this movie for the first time in the theatre... and the crowd laughed so much when he said "I'm in Vancouver" Lol
@mj_SR2210 ай бұрын
"And it was a goooood move." Hahahahahhaha
@mcrain8810 ай бұрын
I love this movie so much. My mom is a huge Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks fan so this and Sleepless in Seattle were staple watches in our house. This is my comfort movie, whenever I'm having a bad day I can throw this on and it never fails to put me in a better mood.
@cmrobbins8810 ай бұрын
My mom had this on VHS. I remember seeing bits and pieces of it when I was very little.
@jamezmcc10 ай бұрын
I love Simone's face every time George opens his mouth because she's thinking "don't you dare ruin this movie for me George" 😅😂
@thomas885310 ай бұрын
The dog at the end was sceduled to be "put to sleep" (destroyed/killed). The paperwork on the cage said so. It was a center for stray dogs they try to get new homes for dogs but after a period of time run out of space and " put them down".
@celescoles10 ай бұрын
This movie was my favorite growing up. I'm like Simone, it was made for me or maybe it shaped what I like. Looking at it now though, however innocent the movie's intentions were, I can't help but realize how creepy the situation is. He has all the power in the relationship when he is both messaging her and then talking about her "penpal" in real life, using the knowledge he has as her penpal. It would be super creepy in real life. He also runs her out of her business too... So, it really doesn't translate well to real life. That said, I still adore it to bits and I love that the intention was pure and earnest, and I appreciate the movie for what it is.
@suepall542510 ай бұрын
This is absolutely my favorite movie as well. It is my go to film when I need to be cheered up. I've watched it dozens of times.
@briguy39910 ай бұрын
You guys need to see Tom Hanks in Big (1988) and Turner and Hooch (1989). Too earlier ones very fun. Also Splash (1983) Splash is Awesome - Loaded with stars - young Tom Hanks, John Candy, Darryl Hannah, and Eugene Levy. I typed that from memory. I was an 80's teenager - great memories. Plus the 80's had So many great movies too.
@richardsteiner899210 ай бұрын
Big box stores are like discount airlines. People complain that there is less service at a discount airline, but they choose to fly them anyway because it saves them money.
@crimsonknight8310 ай бұрын
This movie is so ridiculous in the most wonderful way. It's one of my favorite comfort movies 😁. It's also such a time capsule of late 90s technology. This script only works during that era
@nikolatesla555310 ай бұрын
You've Got Mail is the second remake of 1940 Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullivan movie The Shop Around the Corner. It was also remade as a musical in 1946 with Judy Garland and Van Johnson. That was called The Good Old Summertime. Nora Ephron wrote You've Got Mail, When Harry met Sally, and a few other rom-coms.
@freelancewerewolf10 ай бұрын
I'm as thrilled as Simone to see this. In a related vein, I suggest the movie IQ.
@Scottie_S10 ай бұрын
25:04 George's concern for Simone at this moment because he knew that she'd find this moment emotional. "Are you doin' OK?" "Yeah"...a little too quickly...
@sarahormerod62618 ай бұрын
thank you for reacting to this, one of my all time favorites
@michelle633710 ай бұрын
Remember those old Chicken Soup for the Soul books that were huge in the 90s? Nora Ephron romcoms are a lot like that for me. They're just so lovely and comforting and never fail to pick me up if I'm in a funk. Would love to see you guys react to When Harry Met Sally as well!
@got2bjosh10 ай бұрын
One Fine Day (1996) is an underrated 90s rom-com now that was a hit upon initial release. Set in NYC and featuring a great cast led by Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney. Also starring Mae Witman (Parenthood), Alex Linz (Liar Liar), Anna Maria Horsford (Friday), Ellen Greene (Pushing Daisies), Holland Taylor (Legally Blonde), and Amanda Peet (The Chair).
@graybabyoracle10 ай бұрын
I love that Seth Rogen's characters in both Undeclared and The Mindy Project loved this movie.
@christopherlundgren170010 ай бұрын
The premium Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan vehicle is Sleepless in Seattle. Or Joe Versus the Volcano if you’re weird.
@danielcody756810 ай бұрын
4:23 RE: the newly sharpened bouquet of pencils. I’m reminded of the excellent Will Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhaal led romantic black comedy “Stranger Than Fiction” where Ferrell’s IRS agent character gives Gyllenhaal’s hippy bakery owner character a very creative and poignant bouquet (think of what a bouquet is typically comprised of, and then any homonyms for that word).
@mattyhOVashton10 ай бұрын
Childhood favourite. George needs to watch more of the early Tom Hanks movies to see just how good he was at comedy. The Money Pit is a great pick, however The Burbs is my all time favourite Tom Hanks movie.
@geririvera927910 ай бұрын
Have you guys seen Big? It shows peak Tom Hanks silliness! Definitely need to do Sleepless in Seattle too
@bmw128racer10 ай бұрын
Of the three Hanks-Ryan pairings, "Sleepless in Seattle" is the best of the bunch and absolutely a must-see.
@jhornacek10 ай бұрын
If you want scenes of Hanks and Ryan interacting with each other than Sleepless in Seattle is the worst of the bunch. SPOILER . . . . . They literally don't appear together until the final scene of the movie. That film feels more like someone made Nora Ephron a bet: "I bet you can't make a romantic comedy where the two main characters don't actually interact until the end of the film." and she said "I'll take that bet."
@TheLouisvilleJedi10 ай бұрын
Both "You've Got Mail" AND "Joe vs. the Volcano" are better than Sleepless in Seattle, IMO. But they're all quite good!
@jhornacek10 ай бұрын
@@TheLouisvilleJedi Personally, I prefer my romantic comedies where the couple have actual scenes together.
@paramitch10 ай бұрын
@@jhornacek I agree. I love "Joe vs. the Volcano" and "You've Got Mail," but was never a big fan of 'Sleepless." It's just too weird and creepy for me and I hate the lack of actual interaction.
@jhornacek10 ай бұрын
@@paramitch Yeah, I am thinking of people that went to see it in the theater when it was released who were big Hanks/Ryan fans and spent the entire movie waiting for them to have *any* scenes together, and would have been so annoyed when they finally meet and the film ends.
@LordVolkov10 ай бұрын
I would highly recommend the first Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan pairing - Joe Vs The Volcano
@claudiadarling944110 ай бұрын
Brain cloud?
@markus170110 ай бұрын
In that time i worked in an AOL callcenter. They reserved the whole cinema for us all to watch ;-)
@Edds_Trips10 ай бұрын
I remember the dial up days. I could only use the internet when my parents weren't home because we only had one phone line 😂
@hoffa5710 ай бұрын
This is my fav romcom. Those two have such chemistry on screen. And I thought the acting was great.
@kblixt10 ай бұрын
They need to be recommended more Tom Hanks comedies!
@DiogenesDecibel10 ай бұрын
I just checked to see if they reacted to A League of Their Own, they have not. 🤔
@robertwareham846610 ай бұрын
Younger Tom Hanks movies worth watching: Big, Splash, Dragnet, The 'Burbs, The Money Pit. I would have included Sleepless in Seattle, but that came out the same year as Philadelphia, which I think marked his shift from young Tom to mature Tom.
@jessicaloveridge275910 ай бұрын
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan where the perfect movie couple back then.
@firebladetenn6633Ай бұрын
My mom and I have been in love with this movie ever since it came out. Two major readers of course. 🥰 In a small way it’s Our movie. Obviously we love all the Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks movies. Along with French Kiss.
@iluvausten4051710 ай бұрын
I am sure others have said this before . . . but if you really want great rom-coms . . . you need movies from the 30's and 40's . . . It Happened One Night, His Girl Friday, The Lady Eve, The Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib, Bringing Up Baby, My Man Godfrey, The Awful Truth etc. etc.
@RobertJuzstone10 ай бұрын
Meg Ryan & Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally.
@rayvanhorn153410 ай бұрын
Oh, I wish y'all would've watched the original to this film for this past Christmas season, "The Shop Around the Corner." Just an absolutely charming film with a terrific storyline & perfect casting. Hope you put it on your list for next Christmas! ---this version is so good, as Hanks & Ryan are just too good! What really made this was Simone's infectious giggling, which makes her even more adorable. George has a genuine laugh that makes the world a better place.
@mariaghiglieri786 ай бұрын
Not sure of you noticed the Young Chris Messina as the Fox Bookstore Worker that Kathleen helps with the “Shoe Books”.
@SeanBlader10 ай бұрын
My mom and I often quote "That caviar is a garnish!"
@ynz371310 ай бұрын
This movie is the epitome of charming and I conquer with watching sleepless in Seattle and any 80’s Tom hanks comedy such as the money pit, turner and hootch, splash, the burbs.
@JGComments10 ай бұрын
6:23 this has aged VERY well lol
@zatornagirroc717510 ай бұрын
I tried looking for your reaction to Joe vs. The Volcano, but couldn't find it. You haven't done that one yet? You absolutely should. As much as I like Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, the first pairing of these two brilliant performers leaves them both in the dust, and you two would love it. Please, I beg you, do Joe vs. The Volcano.
@mojoshivers10 ай бұрын
I’ve been advocating a Joe watch for awhile, sadly, to no avail. Lol
@vernonrabbetts10 ай бұрын
You are both geniuses with impeccable taste!
@fakereality9610 ай бұрын
1) Curious how no phone wires were connected to their computers. 2) It's was called "The Information Superhighway", George!!!
@CanadaDan7 ай бұрын
"This movie explains so much about you" George, then her reaction, the paniclo on her eyes at first 😂 I'm def starting to pay attention to George's witty remarks more and they def make the reactions a lot better. This is a classic rom-com but just a level down from Sleepless in Seattle or When Harry met Sally
@glennjones763310 ай бұрын
Shop Around the Corner and In the Good old Summertime are both precursors of this film.
@jonathanedison10 ай бұрын
I loved this movie when it came out when I was in High School. Still do. I have spent so many hours in book stores with hot tea or coffee reading. I always wanted to work in one growing up.
@sunkorg9 ай бұрын
Thank yer, ladies and gentlemen!
@brianimator10 ай бұрын
People are like this... sometimes. Just not most of the time. But it's our capacity to at least occasionally be like this -- our desire for the world to work this way -- our aspiration for the happy ending -- that makes me hopeful. Sometimes.
@robertlombardo84378 ай бұрын
I love the optimistic late-90s New York City of this movie. I'm just barely old enough to remember the AOL era of the internet and it really was different, because the people using it were still different. The anonymity and greed and Pandora's Box of every sin you can imagine hadn't been cracked open with a hammer yet. And of course the city was making concerted efforts to control crime (which actually seemed to be working!), clean up the streets and 9/11 hadn't happened yet. And I don't care what people say. I received Barnes and Noble (which is absolutely what Fox Books represents) very well. My mom would take me all the time and I loved that you could find anything there and relax in the cafe area. You have incredible taste Simone. Stay classy.
@Xonslaught110 ай бұрын
Not sure if anyone mentioned it, but Tom Hanks actually collects old typewriters. It reminds me of the scene when Greg Kinnear gives Meg Ryan a typewriter. You all should check out Mystery Men for another version of Kinnear. I love that the movie effects Simone so.much to this day. I really enjoy the movie, and it's ups and downs
@jessicaloveridge275910 ай бұрын
Shop around the corner and the good all summertime are both this same storyline. The first stars Jimmy Stewart and is amazing. The second has Judy Garland and is a musical.
@-R.Gray-10 ай бұрын
I was startled when I realized you didn't recognize Jean Stapleton (Birdie), who starred as TV's Edith Bunker on All in the Family. Her son in law was played by future director Rob Reiner.