Fried Green Tomatoes * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday

[@briantrash]

There is no other movie reactor on KZbin that is anywhere even CLOSE to Ashleigh's caliber of genuineness and charm. Nearly all the other reactors are either too stoic or are merely performing for the camera. She's really in a class all her own at this point.

[@Chicklo11]

I like Shannele Ricco, although she's a lot more clinical about the films.

[@Songdaddy]

I agree with you 100%

[@lisanygaard2720]

I don’t watch any other movie reactors anymore. The ones I’ve seen are pandering to the audience, reacting the way they think you want them to. I love Ashleigh’s honesty. If she doesn’t like it, she says so - without being offensive to those who love it.

[@AoRArchAngel]

Oh yah!! Its why i like her reacts the most, you can really feel how genuine it is!

[@salbro5985]

@@hendrikscheepers4144 Yeah, she's really sweet. Shanelle Riccio is also very genuine and likeable. There are a few reactors I dropped when I realized they were acting, though.

[@NeuroticNomadic]

When Ashleigh started crying very early in the movie, I said (out loud to the empty room) "Oh, no. This film is going to obliterate her." I was not wrong.

[@ivanboston8582]

yeah I thought this is going to rag doll her like the swimmer at the start of jaws...(this movie being the shark..)

[@Karluin]

Maybe we should give her Newsies as a palate cleanser.

[@ser132]

I've seen this movie a few times, and it always obliterates me.

[@malizee2264]

Yes… :(

[@izzonj]

"Is this movie gonna make me cry?" Oh, honey...

[@DBillings68]

It really should come with a warning label.

[@heatherestes3865]

I just saw what movie it was going to be and said that exact thing

[@janaquary]

Like a BITCH!!!😭

[@deathmetaljed4557]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@louisestevenson5102]

Wow these millenials get so emotional my god my crying was pathetic compared

[@zachmoore9974]

Beans: "Meow" Ashleigh: crying/yelling "I know Beans!" I have no idea why that was so funny, it just was.

[@naturallymemarie9650]

I dry heaved, that part was hilarious 😂 😂😂😂

[@jeanniesays6731]

“Miss Ruth was a lady, and a lady always knows when to leave.” That line gets me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[@debbiesuesteele9639]

One of the greatest, most meaningful lines in movie history and the delivery was perfect.

[@jeanniesays6731]

@@debbiesuesteele9639 Cicely had the best lines in the movie.

[@Raving]

@@debbiesuesteele9639 another awesome line, also in a Kathy Bates movie, "Sometime being a bitch is all a woman has to hold on to."

[@debbiesuesteele9639]

@@Raving Yes! Wasn't that in this movie? Great line!!

[@Raving]

@@debbiesuesteele9639 the line is from Delores Claiborne.

[@ryan1976]

With your Dolly Parton love, I'm surprised you still haven't watched "9 To 5". We have to really start pouring on the peer pressure.

[@BoudiccasGhost]

That, and 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas', especially because it's Dolly and Burt Reynolds together...and THE song.

[@theman4884]

Gnomeo & Juliet

[@SuburbanSavage]

YES!!!

[@garycoates4987]

"nine to five" really shows Dolly is a talented actress

[@Amanda-gg6kz]

I grew up with this movie. I'm also surprised she hasn't watched it! She would love it!

[@veronicakramlik6880]

Steel Magnolias, Fried Green Tomatoes, you might was well complete the trinity and watch Beaches.

[@jimmygarcia1586]

Omg yes! I was just gonna post about beaches

[@Paldasan]

Not for 3 months! Give her a chance to recover.

[@anthonyhebisen]

That is the 80’s holy trinity of movies That gays worship. We keep those films alive by teaching them to younger generations:)

[@jimmygarcia1586]

Mermaids with cher Christina Ricci and Winona Ryder is another good one

[@zvimur]

The YaYa sisterhood.

[@me2525]

I've seen this movie about a billion times and your reaction inspired me to read the book. Holy cow, it was so different. 1. The story is 100% lesbian love story between Iggie and Ruth, and no one judges them for it oddly (only because it's set in the 30's and 40's mostly) 2. Buddy (older Buddy) never meets Ruth and dies far from home (no one in the family sees it) 3. There are a million black characters in the the book with amazing stories that are totally cut for the movie. 4. The murder/trial is about 4% of the book and the trial happens many years after Ruth dies. 5. Only Sipsey murders Frank Bennet. And on top of that she beheads him and another boy stabs his body for fun while he guards it in a shed. 6. Smokey Lonesome dies in the snow trying to get back to Whistle Stop years after the town has been abandoned. 7. Stump grows up and tells endless stories about Whistle Stop to everyone. 8. Ninny is NOT Iggie. She married Theo, Iggie's brother. And at the end she does die and Evelyn hears about it while she's at fat camp in California. 9. When Evelyn goes to visit Ninny's grave she finds the honey and note on Ruth's grave. 10. Iggie spends her elderly years in Florida selling catfish and honey on the side of the highway with her brother.

[@JoyfulOrb]

Such a brilliant book!

[@pineappleparty1624]

@@JoyfulOrb 🤨🙄

[@LadyIarConnacht]

I read the book first and was quite turned off by what seemed like a sort of anti-male agenda in it. I didn't watch the movie but heard it was good.

[@pineappleparty1624]

@@LadyIarConnacht Yeah seems like for once in a lifetime they took a weird story and turned it into a wholesome movie.

[@TechnicallyTexan]

@@LadyIarConnacht pro-woman/pro-lesbian does not mean anti-male. Please. It’s a brilliant book and movie. You missed out.

[@blindedink4108]

Crying is never pathetic. Everyone gets destroyed by Fried Green Tomatoes. When I first watched it I wasn't okay for weeks. We love you, keep on keeping on.

[@MoviesMoveMe]

Yasss!!

[@jimballard1186]

It didn't bother me as a kid, probably because I hadn't yet learned how to get in touch with my feelings, but as an adult I watched this review and realized that when Ruth got sick, Idgie had to move all Ruth's stuff out of her bedroom before the doctor could come over so no one would realize they were living as wives together, and I frigging lost it. Uuuuuugh. You're breaking my heart, movie.

[@BoyDharma]

Crying isn't pathetic and it's a great movie.

[@LilRocker2005]

The only time I usually cry during this movie is when Ruth passes away and then right at the very end.

[@LilRocker2005]

@@jimballard1186 Have you ever read the book?

[@TheHighSorcerer]

Me, reading the ep title: Oh, we're gonna watch Ashleigh cry today? Okie-dokie.

[@RLucas3000]

This movie and the Color Purple are both in my top ten or top twenty, but I can’t watch them very often as they are so good but so pain-filled (like life) that they just completely overwhelm you. I do think ultimately this movie handles the skips and transitions better, but otherwise they are both top tier.

[@haleyspence]

"Am I going to cry again?" Oh honey

[@mikeking7710]

The elderly lady in the home was Jessica Tandy. She was the original Blanche in the Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and was the star of "Driving Miss Daisy".

[@darylnelms1654]

My other favorite Jessica Tandy films are Cocoon and Batteries not Included.

[@christopherterry4216]

Ashleigh hasn't heard of either of those films, either, I'll bet. Tandy was also in "The Birds."

[@christinehorror8178]

Yes miss daisy would be a good one! With the legend Freeman!

[@scottski51]

She had a 52 year love affair with her husband, actor Hume Cronin They starred in Batteries Not Included late in their lives and careers. And they were WONderful in it. Such a sweet little movie.

[@WrathOfTheGoth]

@@scottski51 Batteries Not Included is criminally overlooked. As you said, a really sweet movie.

[@schizomaru]

Love your mom, such a troll "The secret is in the sauce" LOL

[@a.g.demada5263]

This line is the title of the movie in the french canadian version (I read it on Internet)

[@ThreadBomb]

@@a.g.demada5263 Well, the French do love their sauces!

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@ThreadBomb I know : I'm french

[@keithdean9149]

Ashleigh: "Am I going to cry?" Everyone who's already seen this: "Yes. Many, many, many, times." At around the 18 minute mark you really let your SOUTHERN come out.

[@AndreNitroX]

I know I actually didn’t know she was southern until this video

[@sadfaery]

Yep, my accent always gets thicker when I watch this movie.

[@Fightingforthelost]

Poor thing REALLY didn't know what she was diving into.

[@wendyscribbles]

I remember seeing this movie on my parent's movie shelf and trying to watch it. My dad said 'no, you can't watch that til your older.' I was 13 and I didn't listen. Of course. A couple of nights later I come out of my room, face red, eyes red, trying to hide it all and my dad goes 'I told you.'

[@mannygee005]

sweet story

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

i file this under W for Wholesome. x3 *hugs* What a sweet anecdote.

[@wesdog8975]

Just imagine a barracks room full of Army guys watching this on a VHS tape rented from Blockbuster back in 1992. We cheered Big George BBQing Frank up.

[@keetahbrough]

lol.. that's awesome :*

[@msdarby515]

Haha! Did anyone cry?

[@wesdog8975]

@@msdarby515 our girlfriends that were visiting cried. It was just a total coincidence that us guys got dust in our eyes.

[@msdarby515]

@@wesdog8975 Haha.....for what it's worth, I saw it in a theater full of people and the sobbing nearly drowned out the movie, men and women. Even my badass husband cried. It's okay.

[@jazflanagan8693]

@@wesdog8975 There needs to be a 'love' click for comments like this. ^_^

[@cw_chomperrr3275]

Great reaction! You might have missed that this is really a love story between Ruth and Idgie. It’s subtle because it was the 90’s and they couldn’t make it obvious, but this movie is made from the book and in the book they are clearly in a romantic relationship.

[@craigmartin3827]

I remember sitting in a full movie theatre back in 1991, trying hard not to weep, and failing dismally as everyone huddled in the darkness sniffled and wept and blew their collective noses into soggy overused tissues. I've seen Fried Green Tomatoes at least five times since and thought I'd built up some insulation against all those powerful emotions, but today ... today watching it break your heart as it broke mine all those years ago, I wept almost as hard as I did that first time.

[@sighingcassandra57]

Did too and failed miserably. After that experience I did not go watch a drama in cinemas for about 5 years.

[@leslie2149]

Same. I remember turning to a friend of mine in the theater and saying it was very unfair of a movie to make me cry only 10 mins. in. A rollarcoaster ride of a movie indeed.

[@jbrisby]

YOU ARE NOT A MAN.

[@HandleTakenlol]

Same...

[@conureron3792]

Me too. I didn’t I cried as much the first time. Had to stay composed. But subsequent viewings, knowing what was coming, ( and being alone) I’d let loose more. And I cried right along with Ashleigh today.

[@olahf8490]

This is honestly one of the great undervalued movies of the 90s.

[@sisterdebmac]

And Mary Stuart Masterson never got to be as big a stat as she should have been.

[@RLucas3000]

This is definitely in my top 20 movies, and i love movies all the way from the 1930s to today. (Maybe even top 10.) My top 5 are: 1) Gone With The Wind 2) The Wizard of Oz 3) The Rocky Horror Picture Show 4) 1776 5) Calamity Jane (starring Doris Day) others in my Top Ten would include Hitchcock’s Lifeboat and Agatha Christie’s Witness For the Prosecution (1950s). Plus I love Pixar (Up) and Disney (Emperor’s New Groove, Sleeping Beauty) movies. Musicals are another favorite of mine (4 out of my top 5) so Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (first movie i saw in the theater) and The Sound of Music also make my top 20. Newer movies, I love the Marvel Universe, but i tear right up at Saving Mr Banks, so that has to be top 20. My Cousin Vinnie should be in the Top 20 also. (that’s 15 out of 20, so many good movies!)

[@ktotheramer]

“why did I think something bad was going to happen?” Cue train.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

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[@Sgtshadist]

Jessoca Tandy was an amazing actor, both in her early days and again in a wonderful golden age, of which this movie is a part.

[@debrastaples2664]

You should see her in "Batteries not included". I have always loved that one!

[@Sgtshadist]

@@debrastaples2664 It's one of my favorites of hers! Such a forgotten amazing movie.

[@collapsing_star]

1. You need to watch The Color Purple. 2. Don’t plan on doing anything else the rest of the day.

[@MrShaun42088]

yes, i just recommended it!!

[@miketocci]

After watching Oprah Winfrey act, I find t hard to anything the rest of the day too

[@ruthfoley2580]

Do you want to kill her?

[@CatSamurai99]

Yes, Ash, watch The Color Purple.

[@GiveItUpKwahng]

I somehow managed to never see that until about a year ago. I felt cheated that I'd gone my whole life without it. It's that good.

[@michaeloberg3018]

Most people don't realize that Idgie & Ruth were lovers. In the novel, written by Fannie Flagg, they were in love and it made for a much more profound take on their relationship. Of course in 1991 audiences just weren't too accepting of that sort of thing so it was pretty much taken out of the screenplay except for some really obvious implications including the scene where Idgie kisses Ruth outside at night.

[@heyitsmemg7494]

I grew up watching this movie and at the time I didn’t notice the subtle hints of their relationship. Today I can see it.

[@purcascade]

I read somewhere that the director said the food fight in the back of the Cafe was a stand-in for a sex scene since they couldn't have a real scene between two women.

[@alisong4667]

Yeah, the movie REALLY soft pedaled that. It's there if you look. A real shame they were so coy about that.

[@EasterWitch]

Even though they never say they were a couple I could tell even as a kid that they were supposed to be in love.

[@sadfaery]

And Fannie Flagg (who is a lesbian in real life) was actually in this movie as one of the women leading the groups that Evelyn went to with her friend.

[@RobertSmith-kb3jl]

Jessica Tandy is one of the greatest actors of all times.

[@katecassidy9357]

For sure. Driving Miss Daisy is worth watching for the performances too. Although 30 years on, the story feels a bit cloying and manipulative.

[@DrEvil818]

Yes. She should watch Cocoon as well.

[@thomasjones4265]

Yes especially when she did movies with her husband.

[@this.is.a.username]

Batteries Not Included ❤❤❤

[@WhitePhoenixCrown]

"Ms. Ruth was a lady, and a lady always knows when to leave." I cry every time. I'm just a sensitive fool. I cry at almost anything including some horror movies.

[@ceejay6553]

Cicely Tyson's performance was incredible in this movie. I can't really say anyone was mis-casted here...all were perfection!

[@AsiaJahnea]

It’s okay babes I cry in my own thoughts 😭💀

[@grantbowen1018]

Literally the second I saw the thumbnail I said to myself: “Oh shit! This movie’s gonna mess Ashleigh up!” I wasn’t wrong 😂😂😂

[@awkwardashleigh]

YOU WERE CORRECT.

[@elphabarichardson607]

Me, too! We need to convince her to watch "The Color Purple."

[@grantbowen1018]

@Elphaba Richardson YES!!!

[@sighingcassandra57]

@@elphabarichardson607 Yes, we do!

[@sdube001]

@@elphabarichardson607 Perfect double feature for me Fried Green Tomatoes and The Color Purple! I've watched them back to back so many times...

[@GrisouIII]

Beans saying « No cats died...get a hold of yourself, woman. »

[@skinheadjon901]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@trespasserswill7052]

Idgie shot a man who was trying to kill her cat. Tell Beans.

[@PatrickPrejusa]

there's murder in this movie? everyone: "the secret's in the sauce"

[@RichardX1]

Still a smaller menu than Mrs. Lovett's pie shop.

[@sidrat2009]

@@RichardX1 Surprisingly hairless, considering.

[@jjjones8609]

I can't wait for "The Color Purple."

[@jamesfowler5100]

@@jjjones8609 a lesbian Whoopi Goldberg? I don't know. 🤢

[@josephmckenna6648]

Is someone gonna tell her? .... sure darlin, they were "friends" ... you know... "gal pals" ... you know "roomates".

[@mariannehavisham8323]

😂

[@vinceguerra]

Best. Episode. Ever. Never change, Ashleigh. Never change.

[@jrobwoo688]

9 year old boy goes with his grandmother to the movies and learns more about love, loss, friendship and just being a decent human being, then he could of had by not skipping school to go see a movie with his grandma. I’m sorry that you had to cry so much while watching this movie, but it shows me what a decent human being that you are.

[@BeeWhistler]

Skipping school with grandma, hm? Did your grandma wear high tops and charm bees, by any chance? ;)

[@jrobwoo688]

@@BeeWhistler Naw, lol, but she is a wonderful Lady.

[@bushbasher85]

OK everyone, we’re giving Ashleigh a big giant hug, get the cries out of you girl. We’re all hugging the stuffing out of you.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Heck yes, i'm all up for it!! :') Ashleigh AND Beans.

[@Moonbeamchild8]

Hell yes!

[@shantellakaladypersephone8671]

Hell yeah

[@VerneditheSnail]

I loved how cuddly and supportive Beans was at the end. She probably sensed you were in distress and empathized in her own kitty way.

[@johngammon7891]

Jessica Tandy was married to Hume Cronyn for 52 years, they were in "Cocoon" and *batteries not included together, both very good movies...imo

[@AJStarhiker]

*batteries not included is amazingly fun.

[@richieb7692]

I thought I had seen him in Batteries Not Included. That's a great little film.

[@SayWHARadio]

Batteries not included ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Absolutely loved that movie as a kid. Always warmed my heart how she saw that guy as her son.

[@ministryoftruth9916]

*batteries not included is awesome.

[@rhiannon7163]

I was going to recommend Cocoon

[@krank23]

Man, making someone go blind into Fried Green tomatoes? That's rough. That's Hard Mode right there. Few movies are as effective at kicking you right in the feels.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Welp… this happened to me with "The Green Mile". Even more so during the second watch.

[@seecha8970]

Going blind is the best way to experience a great movie.

[@doug4036]

…and her mom just casually kicked her into it too

[@cindyknudson2715]

And your mama voted for this one! Hugs, Ashleigh ♥️ My favorite part is when Kathy Bates goes full Tawanda on that car in the parking lot.

[@krank23]

​@@seecha8970 I disagree. Knowing roughly what to expect, but with nio spoilers of course, allows you to get into the right mindset and have the correct expectations. Too many movies have been deemed "bad" just because people went in "blind" with just their expectations.

[@scottb3034]

I think beans yelling was her sharing her own grief over the movie and your sadness. And I think we all needed that sweet palette cleanser that was Beansy at the end of the video. Your reaction in this video is a good example of why i watch these videos and subbed to the patreon. just pure, authentic reaction. no phoniness. All real and all out there for good and bad, happy and sad. Amazing reaction Ashleigh.

[@hippiechic6772]

@Scott B I was thinking that also about Beans mewing because Ashleigh was crying... and the palette cleaner which was Beans was needed very much .

[@keetahbrough]

I’m in agreement regarding beans ❤️🔥

[@nancyd510]

I agree!!

[@VictorVonGrooove]

YES!! 100%!

[@billboth6572]

I was going to write this very thing, Your wee kitty knew you were sad and was just loving you to comfort you

[@justinm.k.6295]

“Kathy, it’s her you idiot!” Laughed for five minutes straight

[@LilFireFox]

The part where Kathy Bates says to the young bi*ches: "I'm older and I have better insurance!" Is my mom's and I favorite part. And I have a feeling your going to call your mama after this still in tears and ask 'Why didn't you tell me about the sad parts, or ANYTHING about this movie?!'

[@Insaneian]

Ha! That's my mom's favorite part too!

[@DrNickRiveria]

yeah but she wont have better insurance after hitting their car like that. Her premium will go sky high due to her being more of a liability.

[@conureron3792]

Stellar line! I’ve always wanted to use it!

[@jsharp3165]

@@DrNickRiveria She was living in the moment for once.

[@BeeWhistler]

@@DrNickRiveria Yeah, this is what movies are for, because in real life there is no freaking way this would end well. Gotta enjoy it vicariously.

[@glenmcdonald375]

May as well go for "Driving Miss Daisy" as well. More Jessica Tandy, and with Morgan Freemon and Dan Akroyd

[@Tirnel_S]

There's a stage version with Angela lansbury and James earl Jones. Omg. So good. I've not seen the movie yet.

[@soolew7]

For another outstanding performance by Kathy Bates, you should watch The Waterboy (1998)

[@tarahenderson8748]

I love that movie!

[@keyman6689]

Yes! Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress. A very special gem.

[@gdiaz8827]

She was also in Cocoon and Batteries Not Included

[@reanimate69]

"Batteries Not Included" with Jessica Tandy is one of my old favorites.

[@melodini3125]

Love that one!

[@mzbamf6597]

Yes! Fantastic film!

[@debrataylor1542]

Oh Yes! Also, Driving Miss Daisy.

[@THEvagabond29]

DAM I almost forgot that movie from my childhood.

[@FaithfulHorrorhound]

Oh, how I miss that movie!

[@ericwebster28]

I really like it when you cry in your reactions. Not because I want you to be sad, but because it’s one of the most honest things I’ve ever seen on the internet. You don’t have to post it, but you do anyway, and I love you for it.

[@Outrider85]

"I'm sick of this movie! I wanna take a nap!" That's a whole mood right there. I feel it.

[@troythompson1768]

Since you're on a Kathy Bates kick, I'll throw a mention out there that she was an absolute badass in her portrayal of Molly Brown in Titanic (1997).

[@vapoet]

It would be fine, but knowing Ashleigh, the movie is too long.

[@MrSmartAlec]

Kathy Bates in Delores Claiborne - fantastic

[@Raving]

@@MrSmartAlec oh man! Kathy Bates performance in that one was gold. Pure gold.

[@LilRocker2005]

You are just EVIL!!! The ending of that one will wreck her!!! 😲

[@MarnieGolde7]

IT’S YOUR MEN OUT THERE! THERE’S PLENTY O’ ROOM FOR MORE! 🐐

[@colinwhitfield8627]

You should design and sell "Beans Bags." Big, squishy, plush beanbag stuffed animals that look like Beans - to hug while watching sad movies like this. I'd buy one.

[@keetahbrough]

or, you could get your very own cat.. at the rescue. Feed your own beans.. and love a live kitty. Be responsible for.. like Ashleigh. You'll receive the same love back.. that you bestow your kitty. xo :*

[@MonsterERB]

@@keetahbrough I have three doggos and two kitties - all rescue animals - so I certainly identify with your suggestion. That said, not everyone is going to be able to adopt a rescue animal for a variety of valid reasons (income, allergies, apartment pet policy, etc). Don't know if any of those apply to Colin or not... who knows, he may ALREADY have a house with one or more rescue animals in the family. All that said - I would absolutely buy a "Beans Bag", but I would have to keep it in a safe whenever I wasn't holding it... all three of my dogs are talented "de-stuffers" if you know what I mean.

[@marniejane11]

"If you're looking for a reason to cry? Fried Green Tomatoes. If you're looking for a tasty snack? Fried Green Tomatoes. I give them both 5 out of 5 stars." I adore you Ashleigh. I waited til today to watch this... I knew I couldn't handle it on Monday as I am also a very emotional person. I made it through. Now I can watch your Cape Fear react to balance things out. ❤

[@kristianberg4264]

Omg, I’m literally dying over her. “I KNOW BEANS......I’m a mess”!! I just can’t, not sure when I’ve laughed harder. What an awesome reaction, love this movie.

[@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat]

There really is a Whistle Stop Cafe that does indeed serve fried green tomatoes (among other Southern foods) just north of Macon, Georgia. It is in the actual area where many of the scenes were filmed. After the film became a huge success, the Whistle Stop Cafe set was turned into an actual restaurant, and its surrounding area became a tourist attraction. Although they may have filmed in Georgia, the true Whistle Stop Cafe is in Irondale, Alabama (a suburb of Birmingham, where author Fannie Flagg grew up.)

[@treemarie213100]

I have always wanted to go there. My grandma went there when I was a little girl and she told me all about it.

[@sharonsmith583]

The town near Macon is Juliette, GA. Used to have the whistle stop Cafe and some cute shops. Not sure what's still there but I believe the Cafe is.

[@conureron3792]

Was just on Google Earth looking at the town, and yep - the street imagine shows the cafe. Nice. Gotta pay it a visit sometime in the near future.

[@tiffanyedavenport863]

Juliette, GA! That's where my grandmother was from.

[@joeyhoward9147]

Yes, the Cafe is really there and some other little easter eggs in the area. I have eaten there before...but I did not tell them I am from Valdosta, Ga. We are not all like Frank Bennett down here! I did NOT eat the BBQ!

[@laurab68707]

This is one of those movies that men and women love. Gets everybody crying. Soooo much happening. Funny, sad, suspenseful, never boring. Jessia Tandy was also a superb actress. She was in Hitchcock's "The Birds". A younger Tandy. Jessica Tandy was also fantastic in "Driving Miss Daisy". This too will get you tear ducts flowing. You had such a great reaction, very genuine. The sad parts sparked the crying on cue. Love your channel.

[@brendanfoehr5086]

Her husband Hume Cronyn is also in another great Hitchcock movie, Lifeboat.

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@brendanfoehr5086 She will have to watch Cocoon.

[@MontgomeryWenis]

I watched it in the bath once and was an absolute mess. I was also so focused that I let the water get freezing and watched half of it shivering AND sobbing. Great times.

[@dmanimousprime3858]

Driving Miss Daisy for the win!

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@CaptainFrost32 and also "*Batteries not included". Turned me into a sobbing mess since i was a kid. And only in later years it hit me even harder since i realized Jessica Tandy's character has dementia in this film. :'(

[@SM-pk7pg]

"Let me tell you somethin', let me tell you somethin...." Ashleigh Burton 2021.

[@Widdershins.]

This is why I love to watch your reactions, Ashleigh...you laugh with your whole torso, you cry with your whole heart, and you mug with your whole face. Even if I care nothing for the movie, or know in advance how you're going to feel about it, it's still worth watching to see the Delight, Dismay, Disgust, or Delectation played out with your whole being. Please don't ever lose your natural, knee-jerk reactions to what you see on the screen, and thanks for turning the camera on yourself with unflinching honesty so we can share the moments with you.

[@melgreier1630]

Mary Stuart Masterson is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated actresses ever! Drop dead gorgeous seemingly without knowing it, versatile, and utterly believable.... ASHLEIGH - please give us some more MSM by reviewing ‘Some Kind Of Wonderful’ with Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Stolz and Lea Thompson! YOU WILL LOVE IT!! Please please please please please!

[@HaveL0veWillTravel]

YES!!! Please Watch Some Kind of WONDERFUL!!!!!!

[@toddmoore9841]

Yes! Some Kind of Wonderful is my favorite of the 80's John Hughes movies. Her chemistry with Eric Stoltz is just so genuine.

[@selardohr7697]

Also Benny & Joon

[@paul16451]

If this got you, try 'Driving Miss Daisy." You'll need Beans for that too.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

" Batteries Not Included "

[@sydneybristow5588]

Yes yes yes.....Driving Miss Daisy is a must.

[@DeeM30]

Absolutely! Fabulous movie!

[@Logan-ed4pu]

First thought: Wait... you're an American Millennial and THIS is your first time watching this?????????? Later thought: Aw damn... Now, I'm watching a Southern gal getting emotional. That is its own level of emotional. Now, I wanna give her a hug.

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

Me: "Oh, hey, Asheigh has a new..." (reads the title) Me: "Oh god, this is going to be a rough watch."

[@jasonlane1528]

Me: "Hey, a new upload! Wonder what movie she's doing?" (Reads title) Me: "Oh my sweet baby Jesus..."

[@Shaw2184]

same

[@stevewihl4120]

Lmao!

[@VictorVonGrooove]

Hahahaha!!!

[@VictorVonGrooove]

"The secret is in the sauce!" Beans the emotional support kitty. That's so sweet it makes my teeth hurt!!!

[@dudefromkc6182]

If you liked this I highly recommend "THE COLOR PURPLE"

[@bethclarke3899]

Yes!! Both the movie and the book

[@stanschanuzer5875]

Oh yes absolutely

[@5owlsinacoat]

Oh God, that movie was beautiful

[@warjdani]

That movie gets me every time really good movie.

[@Vampwars]

I am a grown woman & have seen that movie about 100 (or more) times but without fail, I cry at least 3-4 times during that film. Every. Single. Time.

[@Miss_Camel]

If anybody tries to make her watch “My girl”, you’re just evil.

[@QueenItachi01]

That’s all I could think of when I saw the bees

[@Miss_Camel]

@@QueenItachi01 - I mean I know the general rule in the comments is to never spoil anything for her but I swear, I cannot watch her cry like that again, it nearly killed me

[@laurenmarie2369]

I love my girl! Such a good movie

[@Miss_Camel]

@@laurenmarie2369 - bless your heart. We’ll pray for you.

[@QueenItachi01]

@@Miss_Camel same the second I saw them I knew she definitely shouldn’t watch it at least without being fully prepared for all of that as it still makes me cry even now and I’ve seen it multiple times

[@frednich9603]

If you liked Ninny, you'll love her in Driving miss Daisy. Great actress

[@vms77]

And other "not to be miss" movies are "Scent of a Woman" and "Circle of Friends" (Chris O'Donnell)

[@Uncle_T]

I second that, another great movie.

[@mohollywood]

The Actress is Jessica Tandy.

[@frednich9603]

@@mohollywood she never actually said her name during the review, so that name probably wouldn't have meant anything to her.

[@darkmagus64]

And Morgan Freeman

[@aarien_of_aurolyth]

"I don't like bees" So we shouldn't recommend "My Girl" then?

[@Clarinetboy82]

Another good movie, and another one that will make Ashleigh cry.

[@CagedBoy]

Oh god....that just brought up the trauma for me again. There's a reason I've only watched that one once and never again.

[@j.munday7913]

I think we need to give her a little time to recover. She's not gonna be okay for a few weeks.

[@rkstevenson5448]

Hell no. Don't do that to her.

[@smylyface]

I still cry whenever I think about that movie. It is absolutely gut wrenching.

[@jakerocks8136]

I "knew" you'd react this way, I waited until my roommate left for work because I knew I'd get to crying right along with you!

[@RImudlark]

I’m loving all the comments in favor of The Color Purple. That film does not get enough love. Throw my vote in for it.

[@kathrynsmith831]

Ashleigh: Am I gonna cry again? Me: Oh Honey, you might as well just stay crying.

[@Wonkyspunk]

I'm HOWLING. your reactions are perfect. When beans meowed and you yelled 'i know beans!!!!!' I lost it

[@whocares_bear]

You're not HOWLING, unless you're literally a werewolf.

[@andersonlmjr]

I lost my little sister 5 years ago. She was 42. This was her favorite movie. I really enjoyed watching it with you and thinking about her.

[@AsiaJahnea]

Girlie pop I’m goin through reading comments already cryin bc this movie moves me to tears ever time then see you comment and makes me bawl even harder I’m so sorry for your loss sweetheart

[@docnu5757]

Ashleigh: " You don't be hittin NOBODY!!" Beans: "MEEEEEOOOOWW!!! ( yeeeahhhh!!!) Ashleigh: I know Beans... I know.. I DIED. LOLOLOL hang in there, champ. Love your honesty.

[@bonchbonch]

This movie got some criticism when it was released for not making the lesbian relationship as clear as it was in the book, but it seems to be more accepted today as being obvious enough.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

It's clear enough. Seriously. Sometimes less is more.

[@bonchbonch]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 I think when it came out, same-sex relationships were uncommon in popular media, so it was expected to be more explicit like in the novel. Today, we're used to that kind of messaging in popular culture, so it feels more obvious to interpret it that way.

[@sweiland75]

@@bonchbonch "uncommon" is an understatement

[@mgeek1]

If it was made today, the relationship wouldn't have been in between the lines.

[@bonchbonch]

@@mgeek1 Totally agree.

[@catharticcathexis4527]

I don’t think I’ve ever laugh-cried this hard. Thank you Ashleigh.

[@BenAHulse]

I laughed this whole reaction video ... granted I've seen this movie so many times so its kinda schadenfreude

[@catharticcathexis4527]

@@BenAHulse I was going through it with her. I’ve seen it before, but just watching her heart break was rough with the sad moments in the movie.

[@ddiamondr1]

Hon you are a total treat. I haven’t seen fried green tomatoes since it came out in 91. It was written by Fanny Flagg - first as a novel and then as a screenplay. Fannie was also an actress Who appeared on the game show match game. If you haven’t guessed Ruth and itchy‘s relationship was deeper than portrayed in the film. The early 90s audience wasn’t ready for the novel version of that relationship, well at least that’s what the studio thought. I believe we were, but studio suits are notoriously conservative and tepid. You made ME. cry with your reactions LOL! It is a gut wrenching movie. Thanks and cheers from Edmonton Alberta Canada. Your new 65 year old fan.

[@BunBun299]

"Are they insinuating that someone killed Frank and is serving him at the barbeque store?" Good instincts, honey. Good instincts.

[@maureenseel118]

Secret's in the sauce.

[@danawinslett7505]

One of the most soul-cleansing movies ever made. Laughter through tears.

[@nikkis.2066]

"A story about friends" Should we tell her?

[@dezo343]

❤💛💚💙💜

[@igna83]

I was thinking the SAME THING!!! lol

[@nd702]

Yep 😁

[@crystalwalker3503]

Nothing to see here, just gals being pals lmaooo

[@OakleyleR]

Just REALLY good friends

[@dobsplace9148]

Great reaction! Love this movie! Beans was crying at the end because she felt your heart hurting, and was saying "Ok Mom... enough emotion! Come play with me!"

[@nessaarandur7740]

Ashleigh: "You don't be hittin nobody!" Beans: "Raowwww!" Ashleigh: "I KNOW BEANS!! I KNOW!!" Your crying made me both laugh AND cry but most of all I'm glad you enjoyed this movie. Thanks for sharing with us! I wonder now if you rewatched Steel Magnolias which movie you like better?

[@awkwardashleigh]

OH SHIT. Don't make me choose!

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@awkwardashleigh "YES!" is always a good answer to "either - or" questions ;)

[@CaptainFrost32]

listening to the lineup... stock up on the tissues, snacks and drinks. "Secret is in the sauce." Your mother done set you up....

[@Guy8417]

Mary Stuart Mastersons stunt double refused to do the bee scene so Mary did it herself, from what i've heard.

[@dawndance1]

Beans cry at the end…. Girl I fell off my chair I was laughing so hard!!!! Lmao I LOVE BEANS!! And here to “The Bee Charmer”- Ruth 🐝🍯

[@CrimsonAngelWinges]

She's watched Steel Magnolias and Freid Green Tomatoes next up Beaches and Terms Of Endearment.

[@timsgilable]

Throw in Officer and a Gentleman, and Old Yellar

[@MelissaArvanitaki]

Oh God, Beaches!!!

[@kellysimrell3007]

Terms of Endearment!!!

[@StephanieJohnson_]

And The Green Mile xD

[@theman4884]

The African Queen The Mexican Casablanca -Sorry those are the closest things to Chick Flicks I can think of.

[@NostalgiaBrit]

"Face it girls, I'm older & I have more insurance!" I love that line so much! Never be ashamed to cry, Ash ~ We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️ *YOU ARE NOT PATHETIC!* ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bluemorphobutterfly9837]

No matter how many times I watch this movie, I bawl like a baby. It's on my favorites list of women and enduring friendships- right along with Steel Magnolias, Beaches, The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Riding in Cars with Boys, Boys on the Side... But my list could go on and on... I laughed and cried right along with you. Glad you liked it and just know the fact that it destroyed you is the same reason so many of us love it.

[@awkwardashleigh]

Always crying

[@bluemorphobutterfly9837]

@Carolina Fantaccini I actually have the first 3 books in the series. I didn't realize there was one more until just now. I haven't read them yet, but might very well start on them tonight. I don't usually have much time for reading though it's my 2nd favorite thing behind writing my own stories.

[@vesper180]

23:58 "MEOWWW" Ashleigh: "I know Beans!"

[@jasonfarbo5109]

As a sometimes angry, bitter and cynical older guy who first saw this as a young teenager, I wanted to say that your reaction was an immediate opening of a long forgotten floodgate. The power of this story is, without any doubt, one that is soul crushing, uplifting and cathartic, and I'm so pleased to share that (vicariously) with you. Thank you for being so genuine and opening your heart to all of us movie nerds. I cried, too. Big love your way Ashleigh

[@icooley7391]

OMG This has got to be the best, most honest reaction to any movie, I have ever seen. Damn. I hope you're OK. And sorry I laughed my ass off at your "misery."

[@zenomorph8806]

The red head who was the “training coordinator “ for the seminar Kathy Bates went to, is Fannie Flagg…. The comedian who wrote the book “Fried Green Tomatoes” of which this movie is based!

[@QueenCityHistory]

She wrote a sequel to the book that comes out in September! ! It's supposed to be about Buddy Jr's life without Ruth and being raised by Idgie

[@bornonthesideofahill]

This is one of the first movies I remember ever seeing in a theatre and then after i watched it on a loop my whole childhood. I swear it's shaped me as a person and might be why i love working with older adults. Who knows. This might be the most emotionally appropriate and hilarious reaction ever. I cried and laughed with you the whole time. Thanks for reminding me how much I love this movie.

[@80sFreak100]

My dad actually had a bit part in this movie as a juror in the court scenes. He can be seen in the far right on the back row of the jury at the 15:37 mark of your video here. The lecturer at the 5:21 mark of your video is Fannie Flagg. She wrote the book "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" that the movie is based on. The bee charming scene at the 6:58 mark was actually performed by Mary Stuart Masterson and is authentic with all of the bees on her. She actually agreed to do the scene for authenticity. My dad got to meet Jessica Tandy on set and she posed for a couple of photos while she had the pink/purple hair. The man in the old Cadillac at the 14:03 mark was my mom's uncle. He got jealous of my granddad being in a movie a couple of years earlier and had to get into one too. Hahaha!!! You should actually make a trip to Juliette, GA and make a video eating at The Whistle Stop Cafe when they reopen from the pandemic closures. I think they actually used each seating area inside the cafe in the film. So, you can reference a scene from each sitting area. Jessica Tandy was in "The Birds", but is probably most famous for her part in "Cocoon" with her husband Hume Cronin. Mary Stuart Masterson (Idgie) was in "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Benny & Joon". What's really ironic is that I was watching "Some Kind of Wonderful" when my dad came home from his first day on set. He said "She was on set with me today". He thought she was about 12 years old. Hahaha! The director, Jon Avnet, actually gave Tom Cruise his start in the movie "Risky Business". That's enough trivia for now. Now, you have some other movies to place on your list for viewing.

[@olivepaloma3012]

It was reported that the stunt double freaked out when she saw the bees and QUIT! Mary Stuart then agreed to do the scene herself. Recently, with FTG's return to the big screen via Fathom Events & TCM, more info was published in an interview: "Wearing a drop of queen bee pheromone, Masterson actually did stick her hand into that hive full of bees. The pheromone attracted the bees to her, and she became, as she described, "I was effectively a giant bee magnet." It was a relatively closed set that day, just Masterson, the director, the director of photography, a driver, and "the bee guy." Oh, and a lot of bees, of course." --- "Masterson noted that this the last major scene she shot for the entire movie, "Not by accident. You know in case I died or something," she said with a laugh." (Southern Living, May 7, 2021)

[@amwfan88]

Mary-Louise Parker, who played Ruth, has been in quite a bit too. She's probably most known for the Showtime series Weeds, but she also played a recurring character in The West Wing (anybody knows the infamous "Marion Coatsworth-Hay" scene from that show knows exactly who she was).

[@renee7407]

I waited on Mary Louise Parker in my hometown right after this came out. I didn’t want to be that annoying fan so I kept myself composed throughout her dinner until she came out of the bathroom and I blurted I love you so much 🤦🏻‍♀️ she was very sweet and gave me hug.

[@mannygee005]

that is so awesome

[@cuzidodgebullets6797]

I read that as "I hated on ..." and then after I read the rest of your comment and was completely confused.

[@renee7407]

@@cuzidodgebullets6797 Lol 😆

[@augleda2537]

So this book was written by a lesbian author - Ruth & Idgie are a couple. But in 1991 they chickened out & repackaged this as a "best friends" flick. The food fight scene was shot in lieu of a sex scene! I saw this in the theater in 1991 at age 12. It's kind of a touchstone movie for gay ladies, especially oldies like me! If you're up for it, the book is very good. It's put together like a collection of newspaper articles & short stories that you kind of piece together into the whole story. Thx for being willing to share your raw emotions with everyone! You had me simultaneously sobbing & cracking up, and we all know that laughter through tears is our favorite emotion!

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Well if you want " lesbian couple" movies who are more explicit you can always go for european cinema xD Especially french movies. But i think it was clear enough that they both were more than "Just friends". Sometimes it works better if it's not too explicit because if done right it can be clear enough. That's also something to look at if you come back to the film years later and realize something that may have gone over your head before. You don't have that with films who don't shy away and leave no room for your mind to let it settle. More explicit doesn't always age well and can too easily come off as clumsy & too forced trying to be edgy. Especially nowdays.

[@TabaquiJackal906]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Nobody is asking for a sex scene, and there wasn't any in the book. But it made it quite clear that they were together, while the director publicly said the food fight was 'standing in' for any kind of intimate relationship. Which is stupid and yes, chickening out.

[@whatareyoulookingat908]

Yeah. Glad they cleaned up a bit from the novel. It made it more palatable to the masses 😉.

[@TabaquiJackal906]

@@whatareyoulookingat908 Cleaned up what? There wasn't any sex in the novel, just rather obvious language about how they lived that made it clear they were a couple (and that basically nobody cared).

[@TheLightSideReactions]

Another great Kathy Bates movie: "Dolores Claiborne."

[@canadianscratcher7834]

Ashleigh do a reaction to Dolores Claiborne. Kathy Bates is phenomenal in that role. About a woman deals with her abusive husband.

[@warjdani]

@@canadianscratcher7834 an accident can be an unhappy woman best friend.

[@donniehagy5125]

@@warjdani That line literally knocked me out of my chair when I first saw that movie!

[@canadianscratcher7834]

@@warjdani Vera Donovan killed her husband, but nobody questioned her. Who'd suspect a pillar of the community like her. When Dolores' husband Joe died. Det. Mackey was all over her with accusations.

[@Qwertky]

One of my favorite Kathy movies, outside Misery. Damn.

[@apizzathatgiantforthesimpl5191]

This is one of the quintessential southern movies along with To Kill A Mockingbird, Steel Magnolias, and Gone With the Wind. So glad you got to enjoy this one!

[@MrMakeDo]

Also, if you haven’t seen Batteries Not Included, also with Jessica Tandy, it’s a good one.

[@devoncooper8296]

Awesome movie!!!! Yes... please review this🤩

[@CanadianGuy2004]

Or Cocoon

[@schwettyweiner]

Totally loved that Ashleigh's Mother remembered the line

[@louk2542]

My mom and I bawled all the way home from the theatre after we saw this. We had no idea what we were in for since, if I remember correctly, they marketed Fried Green Tomatoes with many of the Kathy Bates moments, making it look like a comedy. I'll never forget what this movie did to us emotionally. What a story! All of your reactions are so real - thank you.

[@kristennorth3268]

"I'm older and I have more insurance." I regularly remember that line when someone is obnoxious in the parking lot.

[@toshomni9478]

Movies like this are so powerful because they don't break your heart, as much as they may seem to on the first watch, but rather strengthen it because you will now love these characters forever. You should definitely read the book sometime if you get the chance for an even richer experience.

[@SeaDrive300]

I definitely recommend reading the book, but it's a very different experience from watching the movie. I wouldn't call it "richer", just different, and wonderful in its own way. Jon Avnet (the director and co-screenwriter) created something that stands on its own merits, apart from the book.

[@sassmacfru]

Ninny was Idgie's sister-in-law. the kept it more separate in the book, in the movie they blurred it a bit '

[@QueenCityHistory]

Oh the book has even more heart wretching scenes in it. Like how Smokey Lonesome died...ugh I don't think Ashleigh could handle the book

[@rebeccas4899]

Fannie Flagg (author of the book Fried Green Tomatoes) has finally released a follow-up novel to this and explains what happened to everybody. It makes it very clear that Iggy is NOT Ninnie (the lady in the nursing home), but does still live and gather honey. Book is called "The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop." You should read it, Ashleigh. You would sincerely love it. I love this reaction. I have watched it several times. You're the best!!!!

[@x43-z8r]

Contact me for your reward 🎊

[@sabrinafrizzell6671]

Fannie Flagg is my favorite author. Redbird Christmas is my favorite

[@shawiegand3183]

@@sabrinafrizzell6671 I've absolutely loved everything I've read of hers.. she is an excellent author.... and I cannot wait to get my hands on "The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop" I just found out today about the new book ☺️✌️

[@GigiC4]

I cried like a baby when I watched it for the first time. Heck I'm crying now watching you watch it. FIELDS OF DREAMS is another good movie you would enjoy, it's not about sports even if it talks about baseball, it's about relationships, family and life choices and it will not completely destroy you.

[@jimstewart8122]

I love Field of Dreams so much. Really a great tearjerker for men. I had a poor relationship with my dad and this film gets me every time. I have 6 movie posters hanging in my T.V./game room - Alien, The Exorcist, The Thing, Shawshank Redemption, Close Encounters of the third kind and Field of Dreams. It absolutely deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as those classics. Would love to see an Ashleigh reaction.

[@realise6]

Gigi C. - Yes, what a great suggestion, such a great movie.

[@RReneeS]

Yeah, I'd vote for field of dreams. It won't make you cry as much as this one or Steel Magnolias, but if you don't break up at the end, you have no emotions. Gets me every time.

[@jem8472]

Definitely watch field of dreams if you have never seen it. It's an amazing film.

[@banf7425]

“Kathy! It’s HER ya idiot!!!” Was so funny to me for some reason, probably because it was such a stark interjection to the sobs right before and after hahaha

[@StillABigKid]

"I need a nap!" Never stop being you, Ashleigh.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Right? Bless her heart.

[@craigdixon4113]

When you cried, it reminded me of “It’s A Wonderful Life” the part where Uncle Billy cries to himself, after George yells. “Someone’s going to jail, and it not going to be me!” Uncle Billy’s reaction was to cry. With just his animals to comfort him. Man, that showed aloneness in pain. Beans did his best to make you feel better.