KISS THE GIRLS (1997) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Alex Cross is a Bad A$$

[@hashtagfilm]

I highly recommend "Copycat" with Sigourney Weaver. Another great crime thriller of the 90's.

[@juliajones2318]

Underrated film

[@cavaughngrace1488]

Yes, they should definitely watch copycat

[@SamJackson-xu1py]

Copycat is distributing lol.

[@KC1976fromDetroit]

Back in the dark ages of the 1990s, cell service was charged by the minute and the rates were high. You could buy high minute plans, but if you went over your limit the carrier charged you an arm and a leg. Lots of people used pagers as a way to get notified if people needed to talk to them, and made short phone calls to see what was up. That's why Morgan Freeman had both in this movie, it was super common back in the day

[@MrZampanov]

That and depending on where you were you could elect to use a landline for cheaper/free.

[@Foolmoon1973]

Also in those dark days the signal for a cell phone wasn't great out side of the city where as with a pager you were more likely to get enough to receive the small amount of data needed vs enough for a conversation on a phone.

[@darth_kal-el]

And SMS wasn’t a thing

[@reddwarf9422]

Oof! Back in the roaming charging days!

[@everythingdivine]

Kinda miss those days. We werent as dependent on our devices

[@jamesjoseph1249]

Ashley Judd was in a bunch of these murder-mystery thriller movies in the late 90s/early 2000s. 'Kiss the Girls", "Double Jeopardy"...Tommy Lee Jones, not Morgan Freeman, "High Crimes"...this is Morgan Freeman, 'Twisted'

[@Curraghmore]

Yes the Research Triangle in North Carolina is real, it's an area between three universities (the points of the triangle): North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Duke University in Durham and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It's well known in the scientific community.

[@Eowyn187]

I like this flick. But I freaking love Ashley with Natalie Portman in Where The Heart Is. Sooo good! With the wonderful Stockard Channing.

[@randall-king]

This is a terrific movie that I wish more people would react to. A few other good thrillers from this era were Malice, Sleeping With the Enemy, and The Vanishing.

[@ScarlettM]

Sleeping with the Enemy was interesting. Julia Roberts did a really good job.

[@matthintz9468]

Malice is worth checking out just for Alec Baldwin's completely bonkers performance. You could tell he was loving every minute of it! Another pair of great thrillers from this period are The Game, with Michael Douglas, and Copycat, with Sigourney Weaver.

[@cinemacodey]

Sleeping with the Enemy and the Vanishing are really good! I’ve never seen Malice.

[@timtrozzo.5877]

If you don't mind subtitles the original Dutch language version of the Vanishing is superior to the American remake.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

@@timtrozzo.5877 That's what I was going to say. The original version of The Vanishing, or Spoorloos as it's known in Dutch, has one of the most shocking endings ever. I still get chills.

[@williamjackson6705]

There are actually 29 Alex Cross novels. Kiss The Girls is actually the 2nd novel. Along Came a Spider was the first. Morgan Freeman was technically too old for the role, but he had the bearing of the character.

[@everythingdivine]

Denzel should've taken over. With a prequel type movie. Smooth transition

[@asroberts17]

Along came a spider is so good 😩

[@brandonrobinson529]

2024

[@divergirl8296]

I love this movie but every time I watch it I have to sleep with my bedroom door locked and every little creak in the house freaks me out. 😂 Double Jeapordy and High Crimes are both great Ashley Judd murder mysteries.

[@YouMeTheMovies]

Hide your Colanders, too!

[@LA_HA]

The book creeped me out much more than the movie, but the movie was good. I just didn't picture Cary Elwes as one of the characters

[@TearYouApart360]

I enjoy Morgan Freeman's portrayal as Detective Cross. I was sad when he was recasted in the Reboot.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Facts

[@dawb86]

And with Tyler Perry of all people 😂

[@williamsummerson1204]

No doubt

[@everythingdivine]

@@dawb86 everybody hates that choice lol..and I do mean everybody

[@everythingdivine]

My Lord..I am Lady Saraei Martell.

[@melplays90]

omg this film is sublime, watched earlier this year and was blown away. Morgan is just one of those actors.

[@andidreyes5323]

I've been dying laughing for 5 minutes over "Development Circle". It's so great as an instantaneous response. Nice!

[@cassandramcbride7007]

The 90´s was a good decade for thrillers... and Cary was a good guy specimen back in the days

[@Cars_and_Games]

Research triangle = Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill aka The Triangle. Home of NC State, UNC and Duke.

[@williamsummerson1204]

One of my favorite suspense thrillers of all time. Morgan Freeman is amazing and Ashley Judd is phenomenal. I hope you guys do more movies like this. Love the channel alot. 😎

[@willE84]

If you haven't already, you REALLY should check out the books! And not just the Alex Cross series. James Patterson writes the kind of books that are damn near impossible to put down. Everyone of them.

[@douglascampbell9809]

Along Came a Spider is really good. So is Crimson Rivers ( 2000). Crimson Rivers has Jean Reno in it.

[@DW-lx9wt]

13:30 that is an amazing stunt. i'm not sure if it was ill-judged or judged perfectly, but, it really looked like the stuntwoman was way too close to that rockface. it surely has to have been a mistake that luckily she wasn't hurt, if in fact she wasn't hurt.

[@YouMeTheMovies]

I thought the same thing. They got really close to that rock wall.

[@Jumpman67]

The Research Triangle is a section of North Carolina between 3 large universities, UNC, NC state and Duke. I only know that because I used to live in NC.

[@paultkach9133]

Good movie, but the book is so much better. The whole Alex Cross book series is amazing

[@cavaughngrace1488]

Yes, I've also read the entire Alex Cross series. I remember reading kiss the girls before I saw the movie and trying to figure out who Casanova was but I guessed wrong lol. The movie is not bad but the book is definitely better.

[@sandraschonberg8633]

damn morgan freeman is such a good actor!

[@billysturgeon8616]

Alex Cross is a character in a book series by James Patterson. Currently there are 29 books and 3 movies Kiss the Girls, Along Came a Spider and Alex Cross.

[@YouMeTheMovies]

Oh wow. 29 books. I thought there was only a handful!

[@tessesmom]

Oh, love this movie, glad you're reacting to it. X

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

if you've seen the friday trilogy you probably noticed the actress who played ice cube's mom in the movie , she played cross's sister

[@bjgandalf69]

She also plays the sister to Madea who cuts down Kathy Najamy's memory tree 🌳 in Madea's Christmas.

[@gwen5334]

High Crimes with Jim Caviezel, Ashley Judd, and Morgan Freeman...great movie💞

[@1369Stiles]

"why cant you just keep it in your mouth"........you dont wanna hear that in the dark

[@popeye697]

Hadn't seen this movie in so long that I forgot Tony Goldwyn was in it. Still recognized his voice when he started his creepy monologue at the beginning of the movie though. He was in "Ghost", "The Last Samurai", and he was the president of the United States on the TV series "Scandal"

[@geoffmason7215]

great story great cast GREAT reaction

[@JosieReddingtonDeSanta]

i actually laughed out loud at that joke, "developmental cirkle" xD

[@jivederpy2304]

14:30 This made me genuinely lmao and spit out Dr. Pepper.

[@marennicholson5444]

One of the rare examples of when a movie is better than the book it’s based on

[@tracikdoddy]

Yeah, but some of the things he did to the girls in the book were pretty horrific. The one that comes to mind is the snakes.

[@marennicholson5444]

@@tracikdoddy I read it so long ago I don’t remember that part haha

[@spook4597]

Dear Mr. Movies, As someone who is struggling to grow a beard, I admire you and your future snacks. Remember, "brushers" go to bed hungry. When the next Great Depression occurs, you will be there to feed the masses. Stay strong, brother, like I know you are.

[@matthintz9468]

Along Came a Spider is another excellent Alex Cross adaptation - the last with Morgan Freeman - that deserves another look. And Cary Elwes is such a fun actor to watch work. He plays heroes and villains equally well. Two made-for-TV movies you need to check out, both are very is to find, that star Elwes are is history-inspired comedy, The Pentagon Wars, and the history-inspired crime drama, The Riverman. The first was done by HBO and the second was done by A&E. In the Riverman, Elwes plays serial killer Ted Bundy. I strongly encourage you guys to check them out. The Pentagon Wars is hilarious, and Elwes shines as a good natured, honest, boy scout-type character, and he chills you to the bone in The Riverman. Research Triangle means two things. 1. It's the official name of a designated industrial park in NC where research and development is done by North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina, and Duke University. It also refers to 2. the region where those three cities are found. I lived for about 7 years in that area.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

You, Me, & The Movies "He always plays creepy really well." You should see him in the oogie luv's movie "DO YOU LIKE BUBBLES ?!" lol.

[@patrickd1563]

The movie you ment which also starred Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman was High Crimes.

[@RamblingRose08]

Yes! Yes! I also have seen this movie, could not remember anything, saw the detective and said "that's him" I remember a lot more from the 2nd Alex Cross movie "Along Came a Spider" Great reaction! Thank you.

[@deputydog3137]

For a long time I thought the voice in the beginning was Billy Zane the actors voice lol

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

rest in peae to the actor bill nunn who played sam was in the spike lee classic do the right thing , sister act as well as new jack city starring wesley snipes . he's dad was inducted in the nfl pro football hall of fame , he helped bulid the 1970's steelers superbowl teams

[@okihaveaname]

This movie was banned in the DMV (DC Maryland Virginia) areas because of real abduction and murder of young women at the time that was unsolved. The killer was eventually identified as Richard Evonitz.

[@derekcb123]

the Alex cross books are really good

[@irakopilow9223]

The Research Triangle has several universities and companies that do tons of research in the area of Raleigh, North Carolina. Stuff developed there include things like UPC Codes and LED lighting strips.

[@YouMeTheMovies]

Yup. Right next, to Development Circle...

[@wellsm2462]

Check out Double Jeopardy (1999) next!

[@randall-king]

Yes!!

[@that.ll_do_pig]

Great choice!

[@drockherb2073]

If you love 90s thriller Ashley Judd was in Double Jeopardy also an it was the same as this one, at least I think of them both when either of these movies are on

[@randall-king]

Good one

[@drockherb2073]

@@randall-king I thought so I was way to young to be watching these movies at like 10 years old watching double jeopardy 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@GuessWhoAsks]

There would still be an explosion. The milk does not prevent a muzzle flash which would still ignite the propane in the room.

[@TerryNutkins3]

“Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry, When the girls came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away”.

[@beth633]

I won’t even forget reading this book for the first time. What Casanova does with a snake to the girls…..I’ll never forget it. 😳😳😳

[@cinemacodey]

Omg ! I love this movie. So excited I didn’t know you were going to do this one. I love the Alex Cross books and there is another movie “Along Came a Spider” with Morgan Freeman reprising the role. It’s a stand alone movie I would say. It’s probably that sequel Mr. Movie mentioned. There is another movie I know about Alex Cross too. Tyler Perry plays him and the guy who plays Jack on “Lost” is the bad guy. I didn’t like that one though.

[@willE84]

I couldn't bring myself to even watch the TP film. Crazy behind on them but I'm with you on the books. James Patterson is hands-down my favorite author!

[@deputydog3137]

Alex Cross is my favorite novel character

[@rayrain5505]

Great review as always you two. It's fun looking at a first time watch of a murder mystery. Trying to figure out who did it. I had no idea who it was. On a side note, as to your shout out..........."GEEEEEOOOOOORRRRGGGGEE!!!"

[@ronfehr7899]

In Along Came a Spider, Ashley Judd was replaced by Monica Potter as a main character. Also, Double Jeopardy had Tommy Lee Jones instead of Morgan Freeman.

[@julianaFinn]

Great series of books!! Couldn't put them down and the films were great as well! Nobody seems to be reacting to these so really happy 😊

[@jcarterla]

In the books, the head FBI guys turns out to be a criminal named the Mastermind.

[@cavaughngrace1488]

One of my favorite James Patterson villains. Kyle Craig, the mastermind. I wish they'd make movies based on the books featuring the mastermind. Who would be a good casting choice for the role?🤔

[@AprilGabrielle]

I love this movie, it's terribly underrated. And by the end yes, it's definitely time to move now. And Double Jeopardy is a great movie, I love Ashley Judd.

[@ScarlettM]

How about "Along Came the Spider" - another Alex Cross movie with same actor. Pretty good plot.

[@michiganjfrog366]

I always thought the waterfall was the start of the searching point for the girls. Get a few bloodhounds and it would be running distance to find the lair.

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

the killer from california was the guy from nebraska , he just rerouted where he was at to nebraska

[@deputydog3137]

I just watched the Alex Cross movie with Tyler Perry a few days ago I enjoyed it but I would've loved to see Morgan Freeman in that role again

[@dcXero]

Mythbusters busted the milk muzzle flash idea. LOL!!

[@jeremiahweiberg3458]

Along came a spider is with Morgan Freeman and Monica Potter who was Nicolas Cage’s wife in Conair. Double Jeopardy is with Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. I believe it’s High Crimes that has Freeman/Judd headlining :)

[@darth_kal-el]

The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, respectively. The nine-county region, officially named the Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area (CSA), comprises the Raleigh-Cary and Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Areas and the Henderson Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[@pmcollum]

The research triangle is Raleigh, Durham,and Chapel Hill. NC state ..Duke..UNC

[@FURY-hn3kw]

The FBI Agent turned out to be a huge role in the books

[@Packard63]

It's Tommy Lee Jones in Double Jeopardy with Ashley Judd.

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

ah, so 'along came a spider' is a sequel. never heard of this but i've heard of the spider one

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Morgan Freeman is the 🐐 in cinema

[@shanenolan8252]

Thanks guys

[@rcr6264]

Funnily enough the sequel is actually the first Alex Cross novel written by Patterson. This was actually the second.

[@jamesburns17]

The research triangle, what is their angle. 😆

[@cinemacodey]

Also Along Came a Spider Starr’s Morgan Freeman and an actress named Monica Potter. Ashley Judd isn’t in that one.

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie is Silence Of The Lambs, but in reverse where a Med student, Ashley Judd, teams up with an FBI profiler, Morgan Freeman, to help track down the so called Casanova Killer. Based on the novel by James Patterson.

[@spddracer]

Great flick. Definitely a sleeper that people don't know about.

[@werdle92]

I used to read this book series. They change a lot in all three movies. the Tyler Perry one physically hurt me to watch. The morgan freeman ones are alright though, just not like the books really

[@cavaughngrace1488]

I'm still reading them, James Patterson is still writing those Alex Cross books! I think there's like 27 or 28 of them now lol. My favorites are roses are red, double cross, and crossfire.

[@werdle92]

i liked Cross a lot. The Tyler Perry movie BUTCHERED that books story. Butchered is too soft a word even. They massacred that story.

[@cavaughngrace1488]

Pun intended or no? The killer in that book and movie is called The Butcher remember?

[@raputathebuta]

I really wish they would have done more films with Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross. I never watched the Tyler Perry one. It just looked terrible from the get go.

[@werdle92]

@@cavaughngrace1488 pun not intended. they literally took names and broad plot elements from the book and put them in a totally unrelated movie. It was painfull

[@grimreaper4104]

The Mythbusters did an episode with the mussel flash through milk. Tommy Lee Jones was in Double Jeopardy with Ashley Judd.

[@jeffsetter213]

"Milk was a very good choice." -Not Ron Burgundy

[@robertsims7828]

Good movie 🍿

[@confucius12012]

Oh god, I always get this movie, The Bone Collector, Along Came a Spider and Murder By Numbers mixed up in my head. It took me a second to realize which movie you were about to watch. lol.

[@LindsnDarth]

Excellent movie to react to 👍🏻

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

It's funny she mentioned the FBI guy. Because in the later novels it's revealed that he too is a psychopath, the Mastermind, with an obsession to the doctor.

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

developed a huge crush on ashley judge after seeing this movie

[@redryder5670]

Tony Goldwyn’s (Will Rudolph) voice is too recognizable. As soon I heard him speak and saw his name in the credits, I knew who was playing Casanova, but then the movie tricked me. Pause the scenes with Casanova and it’s clear that is definitely Cary Elwes (you can tell by his ears). Great movie tho!

[@jssonstillwell3243]

Now now, Cowboy. Fiddle is just a technique used on a violin.

[@MrsMovies]

That’s why I scoffed at him when he made that comment…what a goober.

[@LindsnDarth]

Decided to read this book after watching your reaction. One of the rare instances of where I might prefer the ending to the movie better. Mostly it stays fairly true to the source material BUT I think the subtle changes they make for the movie are really good.

[@MarioCaez]

Myth Busters debunked the milk muzzle scene as pointless. The gun wouldn't be able to ignite gas.

[@leedog396]

Would totally depend upon how much gas was in the air and the nearness of the flame or spark.

[@NZBigfoot]

@@leedog396 Needs to be mixed as well, getting a room to explode with gas like that and a flame is alot harder than it looks lol, alot of people dont really understand that... now Hydrogen is a little different given it can explode at a certain ratio to oxygen, but who would have Hydrogen leaking into room like that... other gases we actually use not as deadly.

[@MaxObra]

deja vu 2006 watch it)

[@MrDman21]

"Georgie porgie pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry."

[@meretrix06]

I was always joking...after a night out with the friends...they would ask me 'what are you going to do tonight?' I would say...'I'm gonna go kiss the girls.' It was just wordplay, I never actually put a proper collection together. Fun times....we all had a laugh.

[@THEHHOH76]

Why can’t u just keep it in your mouth ? - That’s what she said 😂😂

[@kennymccormick3480]

Great movie there’s another movie following the Alex cross character called “Along came a spider”. Also Another Ashley judd movie you guys should watch is Double Jeopardy. brilliant movie

[@cinemacodey]

Double Jeopardy is good too. Morgan Freeman isn’t in it it’s Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. Ashley Judd is with Morgan Freeman in a movie called High Crimes which I don’t think I’ve seen.

[@23mimiboo]

You should watch High Crimes, both star Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd

[@clintonhunt9044]

You really should really watch "Confidence ". Fun, exciting, and you'll never guess it!

[@RustyRagesRegularly]

This is based off the James Patterson Alex Cross novels. Fun fact this is actually the second book but the first movie and the first book Along Came a Spider was the second movie done. I don’t know why lol. I hope you react to that movie after this one.

[@deputydog3137]

One of my favorite Morgan Freeman movies, will y'all react to Along Came a Spider at some point? That's another good one

[@peytonsnay6283]

Lol, I literally just watched that movie last night!!

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

so the real hero is the milk

[@dorkmier]

This was an excellent movie. Didn't much care for Along Came A Spider. Great reaction. Keep up the good work.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Along came a spider is awesome. Double jeopardy stars Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. Good movie as well.

[@mariogaona5081]

Alex Cross as detective: Kiss the girls Along came a spider Seven

[@mordicus420]

Alex Cross trilogy in movies is impressive...books are even better 😉 - Kiss the Girl - Along Came a Spider - Alex Cross Morgan even used is personalities for Se7ven

[@justindenney-hall5875]

You, Me, & The Movies Kate is also a "Bad A$$" lol.