SISTER ACT (1992) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

Yay, not enough reactors watch the Sister Act movies! I'm so happy you loved it! Please watch the sequel, too, because it's one of those rare times when the sequel is as good as or even better than the original.

As much as Amber loves Hocus Pocus I’m surprised she didn’t recognize Kathy Najimy.

You guys should watch Sister Act 2. Also really entertaining!

I'm Catholic, and for 30 years I have NEVER been able to sing "Hail Holy Queen" without cracking up (at least intermally) because I ALWAYS want to sing it like the Sisters did here!!!

Whoopi was a huge film star in the 80s-90s. Watch ‘The Color Purple’ , watch ‘ Burglar’, and watch ‘Jumping Jack Flash’. Some of her best work.

No matter how many times I see this, I always get chills and filled with happiness when Sis. Mary Robert first sings with confidence

now you guys really need to watch Sister Act 2. it's just as good as this one! also, if you want more Whoopi, you should watch The Color Purple. it was a breakout role for her and although it has very heavy material, it's a must-watch for any fan of cinema. thanks for the reaction, guys! 😃

My Mom spent time with an order of nuns back when this movie came out. She was speaking to them about it and they were really interested in seeing it, so she bought the VHS and lent it to them. They LOVED it!! As they always said to her, they weren't always nuns. Most of them are just like us, just with a strong desire to serve.

I saw this in a movie theater in Pennsylvania and there were elderly nuns sitting next to me giggling throughout the film. The sequel is great as well.

Mary Clarence is lucky that Professor McGonagal hadn't learned the avada kedavra spell yet

Mary Wickes played Sister Mary Lazarus, the former choir director, and she was a legendary old school Hollywood character actress, with a fifty-year career. I love her so much-she always makes me laugh in all her films!

Whoopi Goldberg did her own singing. I believe Kathy Najimi (the smiley one) also did her own singing. Sister Mary Roberts (the shy one) did NOT do her own singing; she was dubbed by a voice double. But she did a great job! I would never have known, if I wasn't into the behind-the-scenes trivia.

Y’all HAVE to watch Sister Act 2 now! It has Lauryn Hill and so much more talent to be heard!

If you haven’t watched her performance in The Color Purple please consider watching this beautiful movie.

Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) was anointed a British Dame, the equivalent of a Knight, for her contribution to the performing arts. An actress for more than 7 decades, she's probably England's most famous and beloved actress, especially known for her epic, biting wit.

WHAT?! Whoopi has starred in so many movies. She was Oscar nominated for The Color Purple, her film debut. She won for Ghost. My personal fave performance of hers is Corrina, Corrina (1994). PLEASE react to it! It's an underrated gem in her filmography.

Hey guys 🥰 one of my FAVORITE movies ever....please watch part 2 as well....Lauryn Hill did an amazing job in that one.

If no one said already, Sister Mary Robert was dressed in a different type of dress because she was a "NOVICE" Nun (When a woman enters the novitiate, she is known as a novice and is called "Sister." The canonical novitiate is a year dedicated to prayer, exploring the meaning of the vows and delving more deeply into religious life and the charism (unique spirit or character) of the community) Amber was the first person I ever heard wonder why she was dressed differently! And when you both did the head move--side to side- and shoulder shrugs during the song scene, well that was so CUTE! So many people that have watched this movie have done the same thing!!!! This movie has so many life lessons, teaching them in a good way......Everyone stood up for their friends, from Whoopi's character to Rev. Mother too. They all had each other's backs, and thought of one another before themselves.

Everyone seems to have forgotten Whoopi in Corrina, Corrina. i HIGHLY recommend it. What I love about this movie (and the sequel) is that they took secular music and made it praise songs - I get chills every time. Another movie musical where they take already made songs and insert it into the scene is Moulin Rogue - Nicole Kidman and Ewan MacGregor (young Obi Wan). PLEASE add these to your list!

Whoopi played in Ghost. She was the fortune teller lady. Patrick Swayse and Demi Moore......

A great Whoopi Goldberg movie is “Jumpin Jack Flash”. Absolutely hilarious!

Jumpin’ Jack Flash is one of her movies that I like to rewatch.

Amber, as a fan of Hocus Pocus, I'm surprised you didn't recognize Kathy Najami as one of the witch sisters. 😎😎😎😎 The heavy set one in both movies.

Before anyone declares that they don't like musicals, they first gotta ask themselves if they ever liked The Lion King, Aladdin, Mulan, The Prince of Egypt, The Nightmare Before Christmas, etc...

This is a great movie. You guys should watch "The Color Purple" with Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover

The Color Purple. If you want to see Whoopi Goldberg in her first leading role watch The Color Purple. It is such an amazing movie that I know you will both love.

One of Whoppie’s early movies that you might like a lot is “Jumping Jack Flash”. It a mix of comedy, mystery, and suspense.

Enjoyed watching this with you, my cheeks hurt from smiling and laughing. For a different side of Whoopi's acting, I suggest "For Color Girls Only." It's a "chick flick" but very deep. May not be Jay's cup of tea.

Such a good classic! Looking forward to Sister Act 2. Also, Whoopi was big in the 90's. Another one you guys would love is "Made in America"

This is such an awesome movie, so fun, great music, great acting! Glad you guys enjoyed it too!!❤❤❤

Reverend Mother is a highly acclaimed actress and has been in way more roles that Harry Potter.

As someone else pointed out, another classic nun movie to watch is "The Sound of Music." Based on a true story, it's a hall of fame type musical movie.

i agree this movie is a blend of many genres but above all, it's a comedy NOT a musical You need to watch the Sound of Music, if you want to see more of that genre If you watch that, you'll want to watch musicals until you faint It's a heartwarming story that shows how the feeling of embracing music can overcome the feeling of dread and foreboding Amber will definitely love it and I think you'd like it too Jordan My grandparents showed it to me when I was a kid and I enjoyed it a lot so take it from me... WATCH IT

You MUST react to Whoopie and The Color Purple-one of the best movies ever created. She also starred in Star Trek the Next Generation on TV.

Fun fact: The child actress who played young Dolores also played a younger version of Whoopi's character Guinan in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

“Sweeney Todd” might be a musical up your alley

Mary Robert (the quiet one) is still a Novice. She hasn’t officially taken vows yet. And please, please watch Sister Act 2!!!

"So they've just been stuck in there?" Ex-Catholic here, and one of my cousins overseas is an ex-nun. There are a whole lot of different types of convents, but some of them are quite literally just reclusive, and their calling is just to pray, and make up for those (like me) who don't. There are other ones who do go out into the community and do volunteer work, but the ones in this movie were of the former not the latter type. So having Deloris suggest that got them so excited, because they truly felt they had the power to do more, and now had permission (with the pastor's blessing). PS. my parents are from Poland, and the guy playing the Pope in this movie is clearly meant to look like Karol Wojtyła/John Paul II since he was pope at the time. My mom knew him long before he was a pope. The first time I watched this with her, I asked if it was blasphemous to have him enjoying and clapping along at the end. She said not at all, and he loved music. When she was a teenager, she would go to summer camp back when he was a bishop. He'd be there playing guitar, singing songs and the like. Apparently charismatic as hell.

My brother passed away 4 months ago, this was his all time favorite movie. I really appreciate the reaction, I had a good cry while watching it. Thank you guys so much.

Oh, guys, Whoppie was a HUGE star in the 80s and 90s. She's done so many great movies.

Another musical that Jay might like is "Singing in the Rain". It is funny and much of the dancing is very athletic.

Y'all should check out another Whoopie Goldberg movie called "Jumping Jack Flash" just like the Rolling Stones song. Fun movie!

Great musicals: Singin' In The Rain, The Music Man (1962 version only), The Sound of Music. I find that for any music, I have to listen to it several times and before I can appreciate it so much more, since I'm not familiar with the tunes at first.

I love Maggie Smith! If you ever get the opportunity to watch Downton Abbey, I highly recommend it. She’s fantastic as the Dowager Countess!

Whoopi’s best performance was in the Color Purple. Sister Act 2 is a classic!

My favorite Whoopi Goldberg movies are (Corrina Corrina, How Stella got her groove back, Eddie, Ghost, The color purple, Bogus, Call me Claus, Cinderella, Rat race, all the Sister act parts, The long walk home and just many more. She was in a lot of amazing movies.

Whoopi is a a TONY GRAMMY OSCAR EMMY Award actress/comedian. She is the standard. You guys just watched her in GHOST She won an Oscar for her role as GHOST (thanks for the correction everyone in comments) But should have won one for The Color Purple based on the novel by Alice Walker. You all definitely need to watch it. She has been the lead in too many movies to name ❤

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of no food, I will fear no hunger. We want you to give us this day, our daily bread. And to the republic for which it stands, and by the power invested in me, I pronounce us ready to eat. Amen.” I love the Sister Act movies! I watch them all the time and listen to their soundtracks all the time too. Classics.❤

You must watch Part 2 now!!! I hope you guys watch it!

Another musical to consider is the film adaptation of Chicago, with Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, John C Reilly, and Queen Latifah, among others (I think Christine Baranski too?)

Love this movie, but my favorite Movie of hers is “Jumping Jack Flash”. If I’m in a bad or sad mood, I just put this movie on and laugh out loud. It also has a good sound track.

Whoopi was a MASSIVE movie star back in the day wayyy before she became a tv personality. Omg, Made In America, Jumping Jack Flash, Ghost, Eddie, Boys on the side, the voice of Shenzie in the Lion king, THE COLOUR PURPLE!!!! I grew up adoring Whoopie ❤❤❤❤

I think you would also like the musicals: Hairspray, Joyful Noise ( with Dolly Parton), The Phantom of the Opera and its sequel Love Never Dies, Evita, Dreamgirls, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and Jekyll and Hyde. Those are all wildly different shows/movies but they each have incredible stories with a couple of them being based on real people and true events. Phantom and Loved Never Dies are Andrew Lloyd Webber masterpieces. Phantom has run non-stop in London since it first opened in1986! There is a 25th anniversary film that's recorded live from stage and there's a 2004 motion picture. Both are great in their own right so whichever you choose would be fine. The live show has an incredible surprise at the end that is quite special. Love Never Dies completes the story of Phantom and is only available as a recorded stage show and it is wonderful- if you choose to watch either or both you WILL need tissues. The same holds true for the next show. EVITA stars Madonna and Antonio Banderas and is a great motion picture and is another of Andrew Lloyd Webber's great shows. Jekyll and Hyde is also a show recorded live on stage and is a Gothic thriller. The rest are much more lighthearted shows. The Sound of Music is legendary and based on true events about a real family. It's a must see at least once in life. Mary Poppins is also legendary and such a great musical. There are great musicals out there and worth exploring!

The Color Purple is one of her best performances.

Sounds like you didn’t know the last song sung…“I Will Follow Him“. It was performed by „Little Peggy March“ and released in January 1963. It reached #1 on the billboard top 100 on 27 April 1963 and spent 3 week there. Which made the 15 year old March the youngest female artist to have a chart-topping single. It was nominated for a Grammy in 1964 for the Best Rock and Roll recording. I was 6 at the time but my youngest sister was 14 and oldest sister 17, so I had all these songs playing around the house all the time! The best thing was all these tunes were NEW and just friggin FANTASTIC! Cheers

The young nun was a novice (a nun in training). Depending on the order (each order was founded long ago to meet a certain need in. Help the poor, help the sick etc) a novice works for so many years before taking their Final Vows and become a nun. There are still convents but most nuns dress in modern style clothes. Great review. Loved it.

What is amazing, is how many people saw this movie, then went back to their own churches and wanted the choir directors to do this kind of music , and some of them actually did.

So glad you did this one- I love everything Whoopi has done!! Now, keep with the musicals and please oh please do Mamma Mia- all ABBA music, you’d both LOVE it I promise!!!

Whoopi was huge when I was a child. I’m surprised two people around my age haven’t seen much of her work. The scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone where the three get caught coming in late by McGonagall always reminds me of the scene with them sneaking in from the bar.

The first time my 3 year old nephew saw a nun he yelled out "Look! A witch! I like her golden shoes!" I sure miss that little guy.

Great reaction! SISTER ACT is a great comedy film! You two MUST MUST MUST see Whoopi's film debut in THE COLOR PURPLE from 1985. IMO, that is the film that Whoopi should have won the Oscar for. She was, at least, nominated for it. Trust me, this is a film that NEEDS to be in your rotation!

Great reaction!! I never really thought about it, but Whoppie is in some of my favorite films. Corrina, Corrina and The Color Purple were two that you should eventually check out. I think Sister Act 2 is a definite MUST! Every 90s kid couldn’t get enough of that one 😊

You liked Grease too! A good musical is like an amazing album you can watch.

When this came out, I was in high school - an all girls’ Catholic school - and the nuns LOVED this movie. They couldn’t stop talking about it. Also, the Carmelites are an order of nuns. Others are Sisters of St Joseph, Sacred Heart, Little Sisters of the Poor, etc. Mary Robert was dressed differently because she hasn’t taken her full vows yet - she’s still a novitiate.

Please please react to Jumping Jack Flash for a young and amazing talented Whoopi movie, also has some good music!!!

Absolutely must see her in The Colour Purple.

Another movie with adventure and an awesome soundtrack you will both love is A Knights Tale.

Whoopi is one of only about 20 EGOT winners ever. She has an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. At the time she achieved it, she was one of the youngest to do so as well. Sister Act 2 is my "get hyped for the school year" teacher movie at the end of each summer.

I’m surprised you didn’t recognize Kathy Najimy (Sister Mary Patrick - the perky one) from Hocus Pocus. Sister Act 2 is just as good and has a young Lauren Hill in it. Some other movies I think you’d enjoy are Rat Race (Great comedy with a star studded cast. Kathy Najimy is in that too.), Hook with Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Maggie Smith and Dustin Hoffman, and Braveheart with Mel Gibson - It’s got both action and romance.

You should watch The Sting. Came out in 1973. Won Best Picture at the 1974 Academy Awards. Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, to name a few. Still stands the test of time. Classic.

THE COLOR PURPLE is the must watch role for Whoopi Goldberg, out of a career of great performances, this is still her best imho

I agree, watch the Sister Act 2 movie. Lauren Hill's debut. The start of her career, and then, "The Fugees". Some seriously awesome singing and she did some great acting. Her character and Woopy were a great contrast. Lauren was a mini version of Sister Mary Clarence. You'll love it. Canadian Grandma. Lori.C.

The original 1985 The Color Purple is an EPIC Whoppi Goldberg movie by Steven Spielberg movie. It's not a musical, but Quincy Jones' music in it is breathtaking. xoxo

Other movies with Whoopi that you should definitely see: "The Color Purple" and "Corina, Corina". I always liked "Jumping Jack Flash" too, very old school 80s comedic thriller.

Pleaseeee react to Sister Act 2! Lauryn Hill is in it and she’s incredible! Thanks for the reaction guys!🫶🏼

Late comment: hope you guys check out Chicago. That's a great musical that involves crime, infidelity & fame.

Love this movie! You'll definitely love the story in Sister Act 2! A must see!

You need to watch "The Color Pirple" if you want to see Whoopie, Oprah and a Steven a Spielberg film.

10 years of Catholic school here - Carmelite is an order of nuns. They often live in urban areas and take a vow of poverty.

Whoopi Goldberg has been in so many amazing movies. Get ready, The Color Purple, Ghost, Boys on The Side, The Associate, Corrina Corrina, Girl Interrupted, Soap Dish, Jumping Jack Flash, Fatal Beauty and Burglar just to name some of my favorites! #SisterAct #RobSquadMovieReactions

Yes, the singer on the end is Jennifer Lewis. She played the grandmother in the television show Blackish. She has been in many movies playing the sassy mother role such as the mother of Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got to do with It.”

Another comedy movie that you both would find very funny is “what’s up Doc?” (Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neill, and Madeline Kahn.) It just doesn’t get any better.

You should watch Sister Act 2, & the original movie, "The Color Purple" from the 1980s. Whoopi has a dramatic role in that movie. So you will see a different side of her. 👍. By the way you saw Rick Moranis in Space Balls & Little Shop Of Horrors. 😉. The actress who plays Sister Mary Roberts actually did NOT sing in this movie. She actually had someone else sing for her.

Whoopi Goldberg is an excellent actress and won an Oscar for her role in the movie "Ghost" with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. She is also a recent member of the coveted EGOT list as she's won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. On the subject of musicals I think you'd both love the movie "Funny Girl" starring Barbra Streisand. It's the true story of a comedic woman named Fanny Brice. The music is phenomenal, has a love story and so much humor!

PLEASE react to The Color Purple. It is one of my all-time favorite movies. Whoopi, Oprah, and Danny Glover give stellar performances. And for the naysayers, plenty of reactors have done a great job reacting to it on RU-vid.

Jay should watch two iconic musicals: "Rocky Horror Picture show", And "The Whiz"- Starring Dianna Ross and Michael Jackson.

Such a great reaction, as always. Oh my gosh, I hope you do the second one because as amazing as this one was, Sister Act 2 was better in my opinion. And yes, Whoopi is Broadway trained! She can actually sing!

I can't believe you didn't recognize your favorite happy nun. She was one of the 3 witches on Hocus Pocus.

Sister Act 2 is a must for you now! Love these movies! Another fantastic and hilarious movie of Whoopie's is Jumpin Jack Flash! It's one of my all time favorites!! 😂😂😂❤❤❤

Carmelite is an order of nuns (to answer your question). There are orders of religious sisters and brothers, as well as priests in the Church. Carmelites, Franciscans, Dominicans, Salesians, Jesuits, Benedictines, to name a few. Each order has specific things that they do. there are about 400k priests and 700k nuns to serve 1.33 billion Catholics spread across 24 rites in full communion with the bishop of Rome (pope). so even though you think you may not have seen them, you most likely have. they often wear plain clothes outside and in some countries aren't allowed to wear their habits or clerical vestments in public. 💗

You will just love Sister Act 2. It also stars a young Lauren Hill.

Whoopi Goldberg is an EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Academy, Tony Award winner). Not a whole lot of people have managed that.

The Sound Of Music is a classic musical that you should check out , good story , great cast , music, love story , set during World War Two ,

Whoopi Goldberg has done some wonderful serious films..."The Colour Purple," "Corinna Corinna"

The happy nun is the actress Kathy Najimy. She was one of the 3 sisters in the movie "Hocus Pocus". You must watch Whooping in the movie " The Color Purple". She should have won an Oscar for her portrayal of Celie. She did win an Oscar for her role in Ghost. You must watch the sequel of "Sister Act 2". "Sister Act 3" is in the works now and should be released this yr. or next. The older nun, the choir director, is the fabulous character actor, Mary Wicks. She was in so many memorable older movies and had a career span of over 50 years. She is in the movie White Christmas; which you should really watch......with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney ( the actor George Clooney's aunt.)

My mom (that raised me) was a catholic nun from about age 13 (1944) to about age 40 (1970) before she left, met & married my dad & adopted me & my sister, she had to wear that outfit & lived in a convent.

Love this movie! Whoopi Goldberg brings down the house in this fun musical crime comedy! The nuns are hilarious!

"Carmelite" refers to the order the nuns belong to (specifically the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel). Other orders include Benedictines, Trappists, and Franciscans. I hope this helps!

I always cry at the end because they are all so happy singing. You ABSOLUTELY have to watch Sister Act 2!!

Moulin Rouge is one I highly recommend for Valentine’s Day coming up. It’s a drama musical with great song choices and story. Love it! Also this film is a classic and the second is just as good.