Lois Kelly Miller, the actress who played the Jamaican lady in the wheelchair died in 2020 at the age of 102. On her hundredth birthday, twenty years after Meet Joe Black was filmed, Brad Pitt visited her in hospital.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

No way. Is that true?

@solvingpolitics3172

Жыл бұрын

Great story.

@Chris-ji4iu

Жыл бұрын

She was, and is, quite famous in Jamaica and had a decades long career.

@FillipJPhry

Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@TedwardsTube

Жыл бұрын

Wow. She certainly didn’t look like a woman in her 80s in the movie.

The amount of times people confuse “Meet Joe Black” with “Mighty Joe Young” (the gorilla movie) will never cease to amuse me 😂

@xmlsheldo

Жыл бұрын

Also instinct is a movie about Anthony Hopkins who cares for gorillas

@hulkslayer626

Жыл бұрын

Was gonna comment this lol

@CassandrashadowcassMorrison

Жыл бұрын

Both movies were, or course, remakes.

@TedwardsTube

Жыл бұрын

@@hulkslayer626 Same here

@aarons4376

Жыл бұрын

Best quote for the back of the DVD: "That was...not about a gorilla" --Popcorn in Bed

I'm a guy, almost 50, and this movie gets me every time I watch it. It's such a joyful, painful, sad, happy, mysterious, love and love filled, movie, it's impossible not to be moved by it.

This movie doesn’t get nearly the credit it deserves. It’s truly a thought provoking movie with great themes and well acted. The score to this movie is so good too.

@charlesacker9174

Жыл бұрын

There's a reason Hollywood wants to ignore this movie. I'll give you a hint: the directors next film was Gigli... And he never got a job again. That piece of shit movie was such an embarrassment it retroactively erased all the products of the director. In the twenty years since then you need to create something like God's of Egypt or Book of Henry level bad to get persona non grata treatment by Hollywood. I'd be surprised if someone has the VHS of this movie.

@gilbertjacobs3705

11 ай бұрын

@@charlesacker9174 it wasn't the directors fault Lopez just can't act and the script was terrible.

@TomNimmo

10 ай бұрын

I agree

@IDiggPattyMayonnaise

5 ай бұрын

Apparently you all don't know about the reviews of this movie at the time. They butchered it. One of the worst reviewed movies that year. It was waaaayyy too long and the plot was a mess. It was 3 hours long and felt 3 hours long. The acting was phenomenal but once you get past that, it just isn't a good movie. Even Brad Pitt says he shouldn't have done the movie

@hous2tim964

4 ай бұрын

@@IDiggPattyMayonnaise I don't care what Brad Pitt thinks, it is one of my favorite movies.

As nice as the film is the lack of gorillas really does hold it back.

@chetcarman3530

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣💯

@mart4414

Жыл бұрын

word!

@selardohr7697

Жыл бұрын

There's a great deleted scene where the gorilla is featured. What a shame. The scene really would have pulled it all together.

@TheHolapino

Жыл бұрын

lol

@jamiegagnon6390

Жыл бұрын

three or four T-rexes couldn't hurt.

Meet Joe Black is one of those movies you see once and you will never forget it.

@Brian-qn7fn

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is unforgettable terrible.

@RamblingRose08

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@spencergwin9454

Жыл бұрын

Smart-ass. But funny AF.

@unclebounce1495

Жыл бұрын

Kind of like Freddie Got Fingered?

@cesarnarro6013

Жыл бұрын

Well i saw it when it came out but i really hadn't thought about it since.

It is a tragedy that this movie didn’t receive not one Oscar nomination. How??!! It’s in my Top 5 movies of all time. Anthony Hopkins & Brad Pitt were amazing in this movie. It’s a 10/10 for me.

@smaug9617

4 ай бұрын

People really don’t appreciate Death , it comes when it’s time and blame Death for it. Same with this movie, not many people understand it and love it.

@goscott2

4 ай бұрын

I agree totally. This was a great movie that hit on many levels.

@panpiper

3 ай бұрын

Claire Forlani's acting blew me away.

@te_learning

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. The film deserved more respect. I love how it shows that approaching death changes behavior -- death at his side, he started to make unexpected choices, to think of legacy, to worry about his children and those he leaves behind, and so on. A fantastic film.

@jakesmith5278

3 ай бұрын

That last scene when she looks into his eyes for a while there was incredible. I got scare for a bit. What a performance.

When my father was dying from cancer I would go to the theater twice a week to sit in the dark while watching this movie and cry. It was comforting to me

@marieantoinette1360

Ай бұрын

I was comforted by that Tenacious D song Dude I totally miss you. Weird stuff goes on in grief

I am age 74. Believe me, the years DO go by in a blink. Make each one count, esp with the ones you love.

@debrawilder9551

27 күн бұрын

And seem to go faster as one ages too which is strange

90s had a few bold cases of creativity that’s incredibly rare in film culture nowadays

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

I feel like there was an 'end of the century' burst of creativity.

@handsomeX

Жыл бұрын

Creativity peaked in the late 90s/early 2000s

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

@@handsomeX I remember in 1999 all the award shows were amazing. MTV VMA's, Oscars, Grammys. Golden Globes etc. 2000 was good, too.

@handsomeX

Жыл бұрын

@@ct6852 Yeah the 90s rocked. The movies, the music, the economy, etc. It's pretty much when society peaked. It slowly started to decrease after 9/11, then it started to quickly plummet the last 10 or so years with the inception of smartphones and social media.

@marieaug9322

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and the partner film for me Shawshank Redemption

"65 years. Don't they go by in a blink."

@panpiper

3 ай бұрын

I turned 65 this month. And yes, they do.

@Paul_xs420

3 ай бұрын

​@@panpiper I'll be 64 next week and absolutely they do go by extremely quick.

@DerekMoore82

3 ай бұрын

I'm 40. If you 65 year olds could go back in time, what piece of advice would you give to your 40 year old self? Hopefully it will be some advice I could use, and hopefully I won't be too stubborn to receive it.

@billparrish4385

3 ай бұрын

@@DerekMoore82 Don't be so focused on how the people in your life are wronging you. And certainly don't tell them so. Those are words you'll regret a thousand times over. Fix the only person on the planet whose actions you can truly control -- yourself. Treat people right, and trust they will treat you right, with their only input from you being your example. If they're still 'messing up' with you? 'Example' harder.

@DerekMoore82

3 ай бұрын

@@billparrish4385 Thank you very much! That sounds like the kind of advice that will keep me out of trouble and help me to avoid interactions I could regret. I'll use this advice going forward, thank you.

Moral of the story…. No reason to fear Death. I love Pitt’s portrayal of Death experiencing Life as a human.

@DogmaBeoulve

Жыл бұрын

It's wonderful : ) and nuance :D and beautiful! :O

@michellecrocker2485

8 ай бұрын

Best looking grim reaper ever, am I right?

@charlieyellowstone8248

3 ай бұрын

Actually I think the moral of the story is letting someone go that you care about because you know deep down it's better for them

My Dad is 69, and is recovering from heart valve replacement. He ended up with some lung complications and on a ventilator, and a couple weeks ago he was in so much pain, he wanted to be let go. The day we all came to say goodbye and pull him off life support, he literally changed his mind in the 11th hour. When he saw how many people visited and loved him, he decided to fight, he wasn't ready to go yet, and since then he is off the ventilator and recovering, slowly, but he is still with us. A movie like this that I haven't seen in over 20 years is exactly what I needed right now. Thank you ladies!

@PinnaclePete

Жыл бұрын

I hope and pray your dad makes a successful recovery! 🙏

@carajay1851

Жыл бұрын

Sending your dad so much love,positivity and get well vibes. He is in my thoughts. Big love to you, take it easy, stay safe and lots of love

@325diane

Жыл бұрын

The first version of this story was made way back in 1934 called "Death Takes A Holiday" which, while overacted and kind of hokey, is the version I prefer. What I remember most vividly from that first version is how similar it was to your comment about your Dad. It stressed that Death (Joe) took this time on earth to better understand why he was so feared and why humans clung so desperately to life. In this version, the scene with the elderly Jamaican lady brought me to tears. The look of joy on her face when Death gave her that brief glimpse of what was to come - gave me goosebumps. It was filmed one more time as a made for TV movie in the early seventies. I guess it's a subject that will always be relevant! Hope your Dad is much improved and will share many more years with his loving family.

@JoshSweetvale

Жыл бұрын

Any life after retirement or a near-death experience is a bonus round.

@telsat

Жыл бұрын

I hope it wasn’t complication due the nra vaccine. Have you heard the latest about it causing a25% increase in cardiac arrest by thinning the arteries. I wish him the best and good luck

"That was....NOT about a gorilla!" Best line in the video. 😂😂😂

“It’s hard to let go, isn’t it?” “Yes it is, Bill” “Well, what can I tell you? That’s life…”

@evasirova3985

24 күн бұрын

I always cry during that, it's such a climax with magnificent music 😢

I love the way Brad Pitt manages to convey so much in just his eyes and the attitude of his head. Joe Black has a certain childlike innocence about so many things that he has never experienced before, in spite of the fact that he has existed for so long. His compassion towards the old lady is incredibly moving and shows a quality to him that is unexpected, given who he is. The acting (of all the cast) is superb. I think this movie is one of the most incredible movies ever made.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

3 ай бұрын

The movie kind of coldly demonstrated the difference between an amazing actor (Hopkins) and a "pretty boy" famous guy acting. Brad sadly was about 4th in the list ranked by talent in the movie. I found it horribly sad that Claire Forlani wasn't hailed as the best in the movie. Hopkins had some moments where his "affect" missed the tone, and Pitt is so wooden, but she literally gave the performance of a career.

@JimmyMackelroy-hc7gy

3 ай бұрын

@@user-sm3ii5dk1u You're just sexist

As a Father this film is heartbreaking. Dying is easy, but knowing my daughter won't have a dad scares the hell out of me!

@storyarcher8125

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly how a father should feel and knowing I'll never be able to feel that way is the greatest disappointment I have in not having been able to have children.

@JOY-ye2us

Жыл бұрын

@@storyarcher8125God says “it’s a blessing and a curse “ there’s great love but immense pain!

@davidsweeney4021

11 ай бұрын

Yes. The greatest joy in my life was when my daughter was born and all the wonderful time that I have spent with her. She has just had her own baby recently and she is going to be a great Mom to her son. She is by far the greatist person in my life. I miss her as we live far from each other but she is always in my heart.

@007KURGAN

11 ай бұрын

@@storyarcher8125 my heart breaks for you buddy, I don't have the words or intellect to say anything that would ease your pain, so sorry...

@storyarcher8125

11 ай бұрын

@@007KURGAN It could be worse. At least I don't actually KNOW what I'm missing. The people who truly deserve our heartbreak are those whom have lost children. Gotta stop being a downer though - this is a truly beautiful and uplifting film!

I remember seeing this in theaters way back when, and literally crying at Anthony Hopkins acting. The chemistry between all the main characters was absolute magic. Hopkins, Forlani, and Pitt's performances were some of the best I've ever seen. Hopkins' speech to his daughter on the helicopter was just one of the highest forms of art, as is his standing up to Joe, when he said he was going to take Susan. He literally had no bargaining point with Joe, but managed to turn it around.

@DogmaBeoulve

Жыл бұрын

I cannot imagine the privilege of having been able to see this in theaters! It's a long-time favorite of mine but, alas, I am not old enough to have been able to see it when it actually featured! :O To be in that audience...

@BAfan-tt9zl

5 ай бұрын

William Mullins- I feel exactly the same way! Anthony Hopkins was spot on - just a wonder!His easy and loving relationship with Susan was SO natural, it brought tears to my eyes many times! But also beautiful was his loving but different relationship with daughter Allison … Allison’s relationship with her husband Quince… Quince’s loving and loyal relationship with the family… each of the actors were just stellar. (- shout out to the writers of this amazing script, too!!) Even spot on was Drew - smart, cold, self-centered, overly- ambitious young up-and-comer wonder boy Drew! What an achievement on all these levels!!

@anthonyromero9935

3 ай бұрын

The writing is phenomenal.

"Never mind about favorites... the point is you were always mine." This is the main thing I took away from Meet Joe Black. To love without pettiness or jealousy. To understand that you don't have to be someone's priority to still be loved, and for them to still be your priority. So few people truly possess this degree of emotional maturity.

@MustardSeeed

Жыл бұрын

Most definitely one of my great takeaways from this movie. Very well said!

@sloanhaughton4174

Жыл бұрын

@@MustardSeeed I so agree with you both. Not sure that most people experience love like this.

@user-pd9ju5dk5s

Жыл бұрын

nah, you should be jealous if you’re in a committed relationship

@Bully_who_made_goblin_Jr_cry

Жыл бұрын

Hmm

@joelalmon3088

5 ай бұрын

100%

This film is a masterpiece. Timeless and essential viewing.

I really miss when Hollywood had the balls to make movies like this and more importantly had the talent available to make films like this. Great reaction and could feel the confusion you had as I did first time seeing this.

@catofthecastle1681

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, remakes are the best!

@Halfwit_The_Brave

Жыл бұрын

Hollywood is dead. It’s been dying for ten years now. Luckily we got Top Gun this year.

@BigBoss-zi5ss

Жыл бұрын

The talent pool has run dry...the younger generation is too busy frying their brains on these phones ...no more legends

@BM-hb2mr

Жыл бұрын

Here here

@SIPEROTH

Жыл бұрын

@@BigBoss-zi5ss Plenty of talented people. Is just that now there are too many established people and they hire who they know and met instead of who can impress or create something new. It became a private party and talented people don't know how to get an invitation.

I swear when Sir Anthony Hopkins gets mad or raises his voice its like he's speaking to your soul. Such a brilliant performance. But even at his relatively young age Brad Pitt was amazing against him as well. Glad that you checked this one out its so good.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to be very very said when Hopkins is gone. He's the best.

@john99218

Жыл бұрын

@@ct6852 This movie is, all at the same time, a romance, a comedy, a drama, a crime drama, and a fish out of water comedy, --- AND an opportunity for two Heavy-Weight actors to go toe-to-toe for the BEST ACTOR OSCAR.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

3 ай бұрын

@@john99218 Yes, 2 heavyweight actors toe to toe, Hopkins and Claire Forlani

This movie is my guilty pleasure. Every time I come across it, I will watch it. Great acting, unique story that hit ya in the feels. I cry each time I watch.

@abiseniyya

Жыл бұрын

Why "guilty" though?

Is it only me who was sad at start for Joe dying but end was sad to see actual Joe come back ??😢

One of the best movies ever made. Acting, the score and unique story. Hopkins character was so inspiring. Tough, integrity, honor, loving, flawed and unafraid to tell death off to his face.

@grandpabrogan

Жыл бұрын

Anthony Hopkins yes, what a classy actor! Scary as heck when he played Hannibal Lecter but so endearing and admirable in his role here as William Parrish. I hope 'CassiePop' gets to see Hopkins play eccentric kiwi - Burt Munro in 'The World's Fastest Indian' (motorcycle). It's as far away from these two characters types. 👍🏻

@IDiggPattyMayonnaise

5 ай бұрын

Except for Joes deaths scene. Very cartoonish

I laughed so hard when she mixed up Meet Joe Black with Mighty Joe Young. "I think they make friends with a gorilla."

@OgreProgrammer

Жыл бұрын

Death is a 500 lb gorilla that can do whatever it wants.

@PinnaclePete

Жыл бұрын

I think she needs to watch "Mighty Joe Young" now.

@jayeisenhardt1337

Жыл бұрын

@@PinnaclePete Congo (1995) It musta been free on youtube because I just watched it recently.

@AnimationNation2004

Жыл бұрын

Both came out in 1998 as well so I bet audiences back then got them confused unless they weren’t in theaters at the same time. EDIT I looked into it. They were released in November and December respectively so they probably were in theaters at the same time at some point.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

3 ай бұрын

If you swap out Mighty Joe Young for the amazing film "Joe Versus The Volcano" with Hanks & Ryan, you'd have a great datenight double bill.

Ugh. The first time I saw this movie was after my dad died. It almost killed me to watch it but somehow Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt managed to gentle the grief of his passing. Extraordinarily creative and beautifully acted. Truly, a movie that made a lasting impression on me. I’m so glad you enjoyed watching it as much as I did!

@Caztaneda76

10 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss , Buddy 😔

@Grimsyreaper

6 ай бұрын

Im sorry for your loss, i genuinely believe your father is in a better place now. I watched this movie, and my dad's getting old and i love him unconditionally so this movie struck a chord with me..

@ItsaJday

5 ай бұрын

@@Caztaneda76 Thank you. It's been a long time since he passed. It took a long time to get over it. He was such an amazing dad. Gone way too soon, at only 41.

@ItsaJday

5 ай бұрын

@@Grimsyreaper Thank you. I absolutely believe that he, my mom and older brother are all in a better place. I see death way differently now. Now it isn't so scary.

As someone who is often cynical, I love how uncynical you and your sister are about movies, always allowing yourselves to get swept up in them the way you were meant to. It is truly a delight to get to see movies I've loved for years through your eyes. And my cynical heart adores the decidedly uncynical, beautiful, and unabashedly sentimental Meet Joe Black. What a wonderful movie about love of life, integrity, and loving well and unselfishly.

This was one of my wife's favorites. I wasn't sure if I could handle watching it again without her but with the both of you and a disobedient finger, I clicked the mouse. Although teary eyed, I am grateful, thank you both. If I may, another of her favorites, a great love story, "The American President." Again thanks and blessings to you and yours.💗💗💗

@jakehawke8196

Жыл бұрын

That's a great suggestion. They'd both love it.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's a good one. Written by Aaron Sorkin. They'd be into it I think.

@cassiopee26

Жыл бұрын

Oooh I can feel you missing her....I hope you find joy in everyday things and make the best out of life in her honor **big hugs**

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

3 ай бұрын

I spent many hours in theatres watching both those great films. Your wife had excellent taste. I absolutely loved the atmosphere, the luxurious settings of both films, giving such an aspirational tone to touch our inner desires, and then adding such a basic struggle as love and loss and love triumphant. Such wonderful emotional journeys in each film. Watch them bravely and remember the love that is still with you.

@GraciesMom

3 ай бұрын

Yessss….I’ve seen An American President so many times and I still find it inspiring. It would be an excellent reaction movie!

Meet Joe Black is a very underrated movie that sets a vibe. If you watch it at night in the dark and just immerse yourself in it, you'll get what I'm saying. Thomas Newman's moving score on top of the great performances from the whole cast made this a often overlooked gem. Also, the scene with Brad Pitt and the old Jamaican woman is one of my favorite scenes in any film. She understood life and death more than Death itself.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

Amazing score. I actually like it better apart from the movie.

@lewismaddox4132

Жыл бұрын

@@ct6852 I don't know about that, but "A Hint of a Thrill" makes me tear up. It somehow taps into my regrets. Define nostalgia and this movie conjures those feelings like few others. I have by no means lived a life like Anthony Hopkins in this movie, yet in my heart my intentions were pure. Little consolation. I've been an asshole at times. I'm worried about when Brad Pitt comes. It's gonna be a somber experience.

@panathas1

Жыл бұрын

I did this a few days ago. First time I watched the movie. Couldnt sleep afterwards and pretty much had a midlife crisis while laying in bed. Beautiful movie!

@Brian-qn7fn

Жыл бұрын

Yes, most people think it is a bad film, when in fact it is terrible film.

@alannagilmore8982

Жыл бұрын

@@lewismaddox4132 beautifully put

I’m a 65 year old Brit and single. I’ve never found love and fancied watching this again tonight. I was looking on here and came across this channel. You are both beautiful and if I were young, I couldn’t pick between you. This film is one of the greats. It’s got a growing cult following. I found it like a rollercoaster. Up and down, emotions all over the place. A truly brilliant piece of work that didn’t get the credit it deserved. Have a good life ladies. X

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

3 ай бұрын

The joy of being 65 is that you are past having to choose, pick both of them!! Did you ever come across the original film, "Death Takes A Holiday?" Apparently most of the world has forgotten that one inspired (was copied) this one. It adds the incredible context setting of death, being "away", leads to nobody on the whole planet dying for a time.

@36:20 "you're someone else." the sadness and fear in her face when she realizes he's death, but she can't bring herself to say it. LOVE IT

@scipioafricanus5871

Жыл бұрын

Joe is something else alright.

@DogmaBeoulve

Жыл бұрын

THERE IS SO MUCH SUTBLE ACTING IN THIS MOVIE, I LOVE IT!

@brianhoward9336

Жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed how many people do not understand her reaction yet I think it's perfect how she cannot face what she now knows.

@bxyhxyh

Жыл бұрын

I think she didn't realize he was a death. She realized there something more than cofee shop guy and that she knew nothing about him that's what made her scared. Not specifically death.

@jdhowell916

Жыл бұрын

@@bxyhxyh I don't think so. I think he showed her so he could be honest with her and she couldn't handle it

The song/score for the final scene is called “That Next Place”. It’s about 10 minutes long. If you take the time to listen to it without distraction it takes you through every human emotion and the sun of the human experience all together. I have often said that if I could only listen to one song again for the rest of my life, That Next Place would be it.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

Thomas Newman stuff is seriously beautiful. I like Whisper of a Thrill the best I think. I think I prefer the music being apart from the movie.

@niallh4194

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree. Easily one of my favorite scores that just absolutely transports me.

@blakesandman5866

5 ай бұрын

agreed! It will be played at my eventual funeral! Its is my will!

" I brings da lady flahrrs and ahhl Ah be gettin is ahrgra-veyhh-shun!" I love Brad's little bit of Jamaican accented banter in the hospital scene 😊

In my top ten movies ever for sure! It’s got such an old school romantic feel to it. I’m glad you enjoyed it ladies!

A truly miraculous performance by Claire Forlani! I particularly loved two aspects of the scene with Susan and Joe at Bill's party: 1) The contrast in the eyes - hers gradually being filled with absolute terror and his filled with calm compassion and ancient knowledge, and 2) How the name "Joe" is used throughout the movie as a protection device for the person saying it - Bill uses it ("This is Joe") to protect himself at the Board Meeting when Drew asks, "Who is the man standing to your left?"; Joe uses it ("I'm Joe") to protect himself when Susan asks, "So tell me Joe... How come a man as attractive, intelligent, well-spoken... diffident in the most seductive way, and yet... powerful... is all alone in this world?", and Susan uses it ("You're Joe") in the scene at the party to protect herself from needing to say out loud the horrifying truth of who Joe really is.

@merkitten953

Жыл бұрын

@@dancarter482 agreed, that was great.

@W0NK042

Жыл бұрын

She is such an underrated actor & beauty.

@davehoward22

Жыл бұрын

Didnt know she was british till recently

@Miketheratguy

Жыл бұрын

There was a time when I thought that Claire Forlani was literally the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. From Mallrats to probably this, she was just mesmerizing.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

Everyone was looking well dressed and classy and looking good in this one. Claire looking especially ideal in that dress.

One of my favourite films. Acting, script, concept and music is so original. Chemistry between Brad and Claire in the coffee shop is intoxicating

@hazwanhashimhjibrahim4500

Жыл бұрын

I know! I dunno but something special bout the coffee shop scne

@johnclawed

Жыл бұрын

Not original at all. There was a version of "Death Takes a Holiday" in about 1934 and a TV-movie version with the same title in about 1971, but this is the best version.

@ScottyDoesntKnow69

Жыл бұрын

Crazy twist in the story is death is basically using an evil billionaire tyrant before taking him to hell for eternity

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

4 ай бұрын

I thought Pitt seemed far too self aware of his good looks in that scene, but I liked the way Claire Forlani played it. Classy and reserved but also slightly seductive. She made that scene despite Pitt's over the top "Brad Pittness".

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

4 ай бұрын

@@johnclawedI remember realizing that all the Hollywood movies I grew up on were remakes and sometimes remakes of remakes of remakes (like I Am Legend for instance).

That scene at around time stamp 36:13 or so and onward (Susan and "Joe" say goodbye) is some of the finest acting / dialogue of the movie. As they embrace, you can see Susan go through a whole range of thoughts, emotions, realizations, and conclusions all in a moment without saying a word. The moment she says "I feel like I (we're lifting off), she realizes everything at once on an emotional level without necessarily being able to (or wanting to) wrap her head around it intellectually, but accepting it all anyway because of the love in her heart. On some level, comprehends everything and is coming to terms with it all in a simple series of facial expressions and just the looks in her eye. This is why the very simple exchange after that embrace means so much. When Joe says "it doesn't matter WHAT I am, you know WHO I am",......he is telling her that no matter WHAT she sees on the outside, the man inside loves her no matter WHO that man is. When she replies that she knows who and what he is,.....aka simply "You're.....Joe", she is telling him that she loves HIM in return, no matter who or what he is. She simply loves.....Joe. It is some really powerful stuff. And that is also why this is one of my favorite movies of all time. Every single is a gem, and every actor is perfect in every scene. Every scene is a masterpiece.

@everythingworthy

4 ай бұрын

Very much on point. One of my favorite movies too.

@lanahartman-mccuen28

2 ай бұрын

I totally agree. It reminds me of beauty and the beast. Even though in the end, beauty did get the relationship with the prince, she actually was missing the beast and wishing he was there for her relationship.

You left out a key line at the end, she said "I wish you could have known my father." So she figured out everything.

@Arley42

8 ай бұрын

...and he would've gone "is he the dead guy over that bridge"? 😅

@thucydides7849

6 ай бұрын

@@Arley42thankyou you bringing that up lmao. I love this scene but it’s definitely weird that his corpse is just laying there and they walk away from it

The original story/movie was called "Death Takes A Holiday" and is a longtime classic. Death didn't take any lives while he was in the young man's body - taking a "Holiday" -- but in the end, "Death & Taxes." It comes for us all... loved your reactions to one of my a time favorite stories in any form. Death taking a Holiday to experience love and peanut butter... sigh*

@garymussell6543

Жыл бұрын

In the original movie, she goes with him instead of the old man.

@chetcarman3530

Жыл бұрын

@@garymussell6543 been a looooong time since I saw it. There was also a 70s (?) tv movie of it with I think, Monte Markham.

@osmanyousif7849

Жыл бұрын

At least that movie wasn’t as awful as in here.

One of my all time favourite films that I have 'introduced' and shared with a number of people. Never a dry eye left in the house. Anthony Hopkins is a remarkable actor; Brad Pitt shows a very different side and the supporting cast was really well selected. Whilst some are critical of it, the scene where Pitt speaks patwa with the old lady in the hospital, is just brilliant in my humble opinion. It sets out really well, the nature of 'death's' character and the how he operates.

@catofthecastle1681

Жыл бұрын

Patois!!!!!!!!!!!

I know im late to the party but in case anyone was wondering: in the hospital scene he showed her what she had to look forward to. This sight gave her the strength she would need until her time comes

The library room, and Claire Forlani, yep, that's all the goals one needs in life lol.

Meet Joe Black is one of those movies that has a good story, good cast, good music, good script, and thats VERY rare to find in movies nowadays. You can watch it 100 times and it never gets old

@Jumpman67

Жыл бұрын

Or just once and wonder why you’re doing this to yourself

@carlalussini

Жыл бұрын

It's the one that made me notice Marcia Gay Harden's name for the first time (like with Love, Actually and Laura Linney) and I will always be thankful for that

@Brian-qn7fn

Жыл бұрын

@@Jumpman67 Exactly, this movie sucks.

@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM

Жыл бұрын

@@Brian-qn7fn You do see that your opinion is in the minority....?

@dzekadzenan6977

Жыл бұрын

@@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM that's because people can't see trough the sheer stupidity of this story because of brad pitt. like these two

It’s one of my favorite movies - it’s got so much depth and feeling. I just can’t handle the father/daughter relationships on top of the whole life/death complexities along with the plethora of other themes going on. OMG it’s a lot and I love it.

@chefskiss6179

Жыл бұрын

When his daughter asked hasn't he had enough of them yet and he sheepishly mumbles "mmmmm.... no." is my absolute favourite bit by his character :D

@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM

Жыл бұрын

But it's the 'father/daughter' relationship which adds that much extra wonderful depth to this amazing film. "Fathers" in relation to their daughters are often difficult to understand and can be confusing - to the daughters.

@zimnizzle

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree! So heartfelt and real.

This movie always makes me realize as much as I’m fine alone and don’t want anyone to hurt me ever again that my heart still wants to feel another one beating next to it. Her facial expressions and vocal tone were a perfect match to his quiet stillness. Oscar worthy acting by both of them.

I love the part where Joe tells Susan that she will always have what she found in the coffee shop that morning.😭🥰🧡

It was so hard to watch this during the scene right after the coffee shop, right before the death scene, knowing that massively traumatic end that Brad's character was going to have. I remember when I first saw this and it got to THAT scene . . . I felt as though I'd just been hit in the stomach by a canon ball. And how well Brad Pitt did making us believe in Joe/Death. This is without a doubt one of my all-time favorite movies. I've been a huge Anthony Hopkins fan since forever . . . and Brad Pitt really killed it (pun) in this one. Also . . . I literally laughed out louds when Cassie said she thought there was a gorilla in this movie. Loved this reaction! Great job, ladies!

@neil2444

Жыл бұрын

Brad's character's death after the coffee shop scene hit harder than a jump scare in a horror film. I absolutely didn't expect it to happen, and I still remember the shock I had.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

I thought the suddenness of the accident worked well for the overarching story. No one expected it. But shit happens in life.

I just love it when Cassie's expectations are subverted. First she thinks she's watching Mighty Joe Young, then a Chicflic, then not a Chicflic.

This movie and Good Will Hunting helped me through some tough times let me tell you. Brilliant

Carly said it best- "I don't know what genre this is." What's sad about watching this movie is that Hollywood doesn't make movies like this anymore unless it fits into a very specific easy to understand genre. Their business model has changed so completely in the past decade that no studio would take a chance on this script if it was offered to them in today's environment. But we do have this one to enjoy so that will have to do.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

3 ай бұрын

Sadly it is kind of like the movies Hollywood makes today. It is a remake/rethinking of a great movie called "Death Takes a Holiday" which I saw in the way back on B&W TV in the mid 70s. Take a great story, add a good actor and a famous pretty boy for ratings, and then add in a spectacularly gorgeous actress to carry the whole movie, make sure she gets naked, and then, do press about the amazing thing you "created." Claire Forlani acted a masterpiece, Hopkins was his excellent self, and Brad dropped his drawers to give the audience some palpatations. But, one of my favourite movies.

"Bicentennial Man" is another film that didn't get great reviews but is actually a good film that people like.

@janTurtle1

3 ай бұрын

This one!

The score by Thomas Newman does so much in this movie and is super underrated.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

He elevates all the movies he scores. It's pretty amazing.

@Gaia369

Жыл бұрын

Thomas Newman is a phenomenal composer

Pit was amazing in this role and deserves the credit but holy shit what an stellar performance by Anthony Hopkins like always.

One of my favorite films-and I thought I was alone! All great performances but this was the first time I saw Claire Forlani and I was just mesmerized. Her nuanced facial expressions are so powerful and sexy at the same time. Next level acting by all!

This was Martin Brest's masterpiece.He was a famous director who directed Going In Style, Scent of a Woman, Beverley Hills Cop, & Midnight Run. Sadly, he directed a movie called Gigli with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, and it ended up being one of the biggest box office bombs ever. It was the last movie he ever directed.

@datisalaee4693

Жыл бұрын

That is So Sad 😢

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

Is Gigli that bad? I've never actually seen it. Just remember the jokes. And How it broke up Bennifer Part 1.

@greggburke3770

Жыл бұрын

@@ct6852 "Is Gigli that bad?" Well about 15 years ago I tried to TIVO it, and TIVO told me to go f@ck myself. Does that answer your question?

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

@@greggburke3770 Lol. So it wasn't hyperbole. I thought at the time the media was just having too much fun dumping on Ben and Jen. Wasn't sure how much had to do with the actual movie.

@greggburke3770

Жыл бұрын

@@ct6852 It cost 75 million to make. It grossed 7 million at the box office. To put that into perspective, Battlefield Earth, the John Travolta disaster which had previously been called the biggest disaster ever? That had a 73 million budget and grossed 29.3 million at the box office.

the Thomas Newman's score is one of the best, truly amazing

Theres something sort of comforting about Death taking a familiar interest in life. Learning to find the little things in life that make it worth living.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

3 ай бұрын

The original source movie "Death Takes A Holiday" added an interesting context that while Death was busy with this story, nobody in the whole world could die, and eventually that simple change became a major issue and added to the duty vs self interest angle this movie missed.

Today I was thinking what is my favorite movie. I had forgotten about this one. I really loved it, especially the tenderness.

You should have put the moment when she says "I would have liked you to meet my father" it is iconic

Glad you two liked this movie. It doesn't get enough love I feel. It's a rather underrated supernatural love story, and I'm normally not the big a fan of romance unless it's blended with my preferred genres, like Somewhere in Time (1980). Yes, it can be a bit slow, but like you said, it does a good job of showing a parallel to real life, and teaches us to appreciate the time we have, and the little things we take for granted.

Films like this come along so rarely. Sublime acting combined with deep and rich story telling. Hollywood has lost its way and i fear its beyond redemption at this point. It sold its soul, and joe black wasnt the one collecting. My heartfelt wish is that writing like what we saw here can experience a Renaissance, and one day in the near future ill be able to leave the theater with a tear in my eye from an abundance of emotion, and not at having wasted another of the moments that this film has so eloquently extolled as precious.

Meet Joe Black is one of my all time favorite movies. BUT... this 'review' just might be better than the movie itself. Watching these ladies discover and wind their way through... SO entertaining and reminds me why I will watch the movie over and over again.

For those too young to know, this is an updated version of "Death Takes a Holiday", an award winning Broadway play and later a movie.

my favorite and the most true quote in this movie is "doesnt it go by in a blink" I always tell my kids that when they are upset with my grandkids...it kinda changes their attitude about getting mad when they do things they arent supposed to or dont know any better yet...they are 7 , 3 and 1....the quote works most of the time when it comes to calming them down

@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM

Жыл бұрын

One never think time passes, until it does.

@OmegaSoypreme

Жыл бұрын

Oh man, I am so often reminded and dumbstruck by how fast the years are going by. So that line just absolutely kills me 😭

@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM

Жыл бұрын

@@OmegaSoypreme Like a river of ever changing waves that flows by....

Brad made this film right after his break up from Gyneth Paltro, his old friend Anthony Hopkins talked him into it. It was a beautiful film. Cheers.

Meet Joe Black is one of my favorite movies. It's filled with special moments. I can't believe you didn't play the lamb sandwich scene? But what's so striking about this movie is its perfection of execution. The cinematography, musical score, script, and of course performances. It was all executed utterly perfectly

This is one of my absolute favourite movies! The acting, the cinematography, the MUSIC! And being a fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels makes Brad Pitt's Death an absolute joy to watch! A side note about the lovemaking scene between Susan and Death. He looked very bewildered and chocked - and of course he would be as it was his first time ever, after aeons of "abstinence". But in some (maybe even many) cultures an orgasm is referred to as a small death, which means that Death at that very moment for the first time would have experienced a fleeting sensation of what it feels like for a human to die...and it probably had an equally profound impact on him as the lovemaking itself.

@GraciesMom

3 ай бұрын

Very astute observation! La petit mort….

Love this movie, LOVE the soundtrack, like wowee what a score, literally one of the best movie scores ever. Love Claire Forlani too, she's just perfect in this. Many many more things I could say, it's always had a special place in my heart.

@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM

Жыл бұрын

You might enjoy the film score for the Merrill Streep movie, "Out Of Africa" or the Chris Reeve film, "Somewhere In Time"

@joelbyrnes6946

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Thomas Newman. One of the best

@efrat394

Жыл бұрын

I think she's fantastic. I've never seen someone suppress an accent so well. I would be hard pressed to convince someone she wasn't from the states after seeing this and Mallrats.

One of my all time favorite movies ... WHat the old woman said at the hospital stuck with me forever ..

An amazing movie that was forgotten too quickly. Thank you for the reaction ladies! Death seeing what life is all about. Amazing plot! ♥

This movie slaughters me. It cuts me emotionally to my very soul. It makes me see what I TRULY, even desperately want in life and reminds me of my regrets at the same time being SO unbelievably BEAUTIFUL!! I absolutely LOVED your reactions to this! Stories like these were made for, and are in sync with, souls like yours!! Thank you, ladies so very much!!!

The music for this film composed by Thomas Newman is so beautiful and actress Claire Forlani who plays Susan Parrish is simply stunning.

Yes! They finally watched it! It’s awesome how they recognized the brilliance of the acting too. I swear that gorilla got robbed at the Oscars

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

They cut all his scenes because the performance was too beautiful to even look at.

One of the best movies ever made and definitely one of my 5 favorite movies of all time, this film is magical. ❤

It’s an amazing movie that doesn’t get talked about enough. Very underrated. If you think of great movies, it doesn’t come to mind. The way it makes you feel, the themes, everything. Oh, and now I want peanut butter on a spoon.

I remember the first time I saw this, and the SHOCK when the cars hit him, LOLOL. They really catch you off guard with that one!

One of my favorites movies of all time... I saw this in theater with a group of friends... I remembered that I was the only person who enjoyed it.. I fell in love with Claire Forlani 😍..and still till this day 😆.. I got teary-eyed in the theater too in front of everyone...Hopkins and Pitt nailed their roles...and yes everyone else too Quincy... loved the peanut butter part and the introduction to Joe the first time

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

3 ай бұрын

Sometimes life gives us the opportunity to lead our followers. It was a great thing for you to try to get your friends to absorb some humanity lol. And yes, Claire is and was spectacular.

Cassie has a REALLY beautiful insight I never considered - how Death might have his views softened, his hand stifled, because of his experience of life : ) A truly great insight from one of, if not my most, FAVORITE and cherished reactor :D Met and matched by only her darling sister. I've seen this more than a few times and it's moved me more times than I can admit - but this is a perspective I had yet, somehow, to consider. What a direction and what a story that could be! "Death" learns to live and, then, forever more, finds himself halted or hesitant in handing out "death"... forever more. Wow, way to go Cassie! I told you! Every time I come back to this, I find something new, I find something wonderful and nuanced and wonderful.

I so love living vicariously through these "reaction films." I still remember seeing this for the first time in the theater as I am a student and practitioner of metaphysics. This motion picture instantly appealed to me because of the subjective and spiritual content! The core essence of this story was/is transcendent!

When you said "A movie about a gorilla" I knew you were in for a pleasant surprise! Such an underrated movie with excellent performances all around. One of my favorites!

When you both say “YEAH!” Simultaneously… made me smile!

This movie is epic, powerful, and layers of bonds between family, friends and death.

I really love this movie. It didn't do well when it first came out because of the huge tonal shift from a simple romance to a metaphysical allegory about life, love and leaving a lasting legacy. That death at the beginning was so jarring to some audiences that they never recovered, and they bowed out of the more 'spiritual" aspects. After watching this film multiple times, I began to love it more and more. The idea of an omnipotent being having a time out to experience mortal life and love is immensely more interesting than the standard "meet cute" movie trope that was rampant at the time.

@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't have said it better than how you say it. I can no longer count on one hand how many times I've watched this film, and it always reaches me.

@jeffking887

Жыл бұрын

I felt Brad was too young and pretty for the role. I was dead wrong. The older I get the more it gets to me. I’ve got 3 years to catch Bill.

@ct6852

Жыл бұрын

Some stories are hard to market. I don't totally remember the ads but when I finally saw it the movie was way different then I thought it would be.

One of the best movies made for sure. The amount of different yet coexisting feelings it draws out of you is perfection.

This is one of the deepest feelings and thinking movies ever

My great aunt passed away on my great uncles birthday. They were high school sweethearts and together forever. She stayed with him all day. And after all the guests left and they were about to clean up, she just said she feels exhausted, laid on the sofa and died. The way William Parrish dies reminded me of that.

I lost my Mom in '18 and one of our favorite films was "Meet Joe Black"...it was difficult for her because she was the youngest and had a similar relationship with her father. Hopkins actually resembles him in a lot of ways. I always wanted to dance with her the way he did, but never truly had the chance. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to watch this with you and your sister -- never a dull moment 😊

Love this film, the music is beautiful. Actually its a remake of an old black and white movie from the 30s or 40s called "Death takes a Holiday"

This one... has lingered with me for like 20 years. More movies like these needs to be done! The speach about love as a lightningbolt has helped guide me in life!

This is one of my favourite movies.

Great movie, the Soundtrack, in my opinion, is a masterpiece.

A captivating film. Phenomenal performances by Brad Pitt, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Claire Forlani. Cassie and Carly's reactions together are always amazing. Thank you for a wonderful Saturday evening. 😊🙏

@OgreProgrammer

Жыл бұрын

Yes. The channel is best when its both of them.

This movie has always been in my top 3 because of Anthony Hopkins' lines, and all the outstanding actors!

This movie is the definition of bittersweet

"... nevermind favorites..." is one of my favorite lines. Favorite moments. It hits me so hard because, my entire life, I've never been anyone's favorite. Maybe one day? But, you know, life isn't a movie... maybe not : ) That's okay. Someone's been mine.

The thing is she at that one moment when Joe asked who he was, she knew he was death, she saw him for who he really was, and she still loved him. So she said "you are Joe". She knew in her heart who he really was.

@spikesecho724

Жыл бұрын

I always thought she realizes who he really is, and it's so scary/overwhelming that her brain shuts it totally out and goes into denial, saying "you're joe"

@VadulTharys

Жыл бұрын

@@spikesecho724 maybe but for me she saw who he really was, and it was ok. 'That is what love really is, knowing the worst part about the person you love and still loving them.

@orarinnsnorrason4614

Жыл бұрын

@@spikesecho724 I think that when she accepted him for who he really was but still referred to him as Joe was one of the reason he (Death) gave her the guy back, not just because he fell in love with her.

@spikesecho724

Жыл бұрын

@@VadulTharys .....except, your version doesn't explain every scene she has after, where she's confused/upset that he's leaving and doubly confused when he comes back and is clearly different. They have her spend minutes processing that this is now the guy from the coffee shop

@VadulTharys

Жыл бұрын

@@spikesecho724 possibly.

In the first scene where we see Lois Miller (the woman in the wheelchair) when Joe places his hands on her and she smiles. He wasnt taking the pain away, he gave her a glimpse of “that next place” this movie is FANTASTIC. The writing along with the cast was perfect cinema.

So many hidden lessons in this movie. My favorite movie.

Such an underrated gem of a movie. Takes a left turn and really surprises you. Yes, the ending is somewhat bittersweet, but it pays off in a good way