Don't know if this is me being weird or not, but what I liked best about them is that when they finally got together in the end, they didn't change their personalities. He immediately went into his neurotic questioning of the meaning of Auld Lang Syne, and she still had to have the chocolate on the side. They didn't try to be something they're not. Makes sense, given how long they knew each other, but still somewhat unusual I think. Great writing.
I love how Harry and Sally actually knew each other really really well and then fell in love knowing all the ins and outs of the other person, in lots of movies the main couple sees each other and boom it's love. Here we're seeing them genuinely getting to know each other as friends and falling in love later. I like that they love each other and accept each other and haven't really tried to change themselves or the other person, they're wholly themselves and they're loved for being who they are. I've also been to Scotland several times, as a student on city trips (with some visits to Loch Lomond and other notable places outside the cities) and a few years ago my husband and I went camping practically on the border on the east coast, we did day trips all along the coast from Newcastle to Edinburgh.
This movie has always reminded me of a throwback to some of the really old movies from the 1940's. Lots of clever and quick-witted dialogue. I saw it in the theater when it was released in 1989 and loved it. Still a great movie. Thanks for the reaction.
There is a great book called How the Scots Invented the Modern World that talks about all the contributions that we've made over the years. We defintiely punch above our weight!
The miss hospital corners, is a reference to how nurses use to be taught the proprer way to make a bed that was pretty precise with the sheets in the corners of the bed being being folded at a 45 degree angle, etc. It's the same in the military. It's usually used to refer to someone who's very exacting and anal about everything being done exactly the right way.
I was taught to make a bed with hospital corners in junior high school Home Economics class when I was about 13 years old. I'm now 70s years old and I still make my beds up that way! It's ingrained in me that that is the only "right" way to do it. 😄
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I've watched it more times than I can count. It was a pleasure watching it again through your eyes. Your reactions were so cute! Nora Ephron was a comedic genius. RIP Nora...you are sorely missed.
Great reaction. I'm Irish but I love to hear the Scottish brogue. Spent a week up in the highlands a while back on a photography trip (Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Ben Nevis etc.). Beautiful scenery up there.
Location Location Fact: The orgasm scene was filmed at Katz's Deli, an actual restaurant on New York's E. Houston Street. The table at which the scene was filmed now has a "Where Harry Met Sally ...Hope You Have What She Had!" plaque.
Do You Blush Fact: For the infamous orgasm scene, the original script called for Harry and Sally to merely talk about women faking an orgasm, until Meg Ryan suggested that Sally actually fake an orgasm at the table. Director Rob Reiner loved the idea and put it into the script. In a November 2, 2004 interview with NPR, writer Nora Ephron credited Meg Ryan not only with the idea of faking an orgasm in the famous restaurant scene, but also with the idea of setting it in a restaurant in the first place.
Nora Ephron was one the truly great Hollywood screenwriters. This film is brilliant. (Next year is our 40th wedding anniversary. We live less than two hours from Scotland - and I'm from the Fergusons and my wife is from the Murgatroyds.)
I visited Scotland about a decade ago and fell in love with it. I'm a Southern California kid (lived in a 6 mile radius my entire life), and there are more people in Los Angeles than in all of Scotland, but I've always said, it's the only place I'd ever choose to live if I couldn't live here. The brogues are so delightful and wonderful. I drove across Scotland, from Glasgow to Stirling to Endiburgh to Rosslyn then back down through England. It was my favorite part of my trip. I do have Scottish heritage, and bought one of those square foot plots to be a Laird, but really just to feel like I'm part of Scotland. I loved your "It's A Wonderful Life" reaction, and of course this one, so I'm subscribed. Love you both, so happy that you're "chatty" because I've seen the movies, but just want to hear you two. Thanks for sharing your first view with us. I'm on board for the ride!!
This is my intro to your channel and I enjoyed my rewatch of this film with you both. I never knew the song we sing each New Year is Scottish, very cool. If you want more Meg Ryan, I recommend French Kiss with Kevin Kline, it’s quite funny; or for a more dramatic take City of Angels with Nick Cage. Of course this is the first movie most think of when mentioning Billy Crystal, but I thought he was funnier in City Slickers. I’ll check out a few of your other reactions. Lots of luck with your channel!
11:38 -- the stories about the Old Couples are all true, but the people on the screen are actors. I've seen some of them. The first woman was in a Seinfeld and Dumb and Dumber, among other things. But the stories they're relating came from interviews with real couples.
You can always get a real Christmas tree, including the bulb, and then plant it afterwards. Otherwise it’s a chopped down tree, and that’s just plain sad. Yes, mine have all been real. 🎄
Mallomars are indeed one of the greatest cookies. They have a dark chocolate outside, covering a crunchy vanilla biscuit with a pillow of marshmallow on top. There are some variations and 3rd party versions (Mallowmar is the one produced by Nabisco). Sadly, all of the ones I've tried have messed it up, usually making them too sweet. I don't know if it's still true, but they used to only sell them during the colder months. They are a very New York thing.
I've never been to Scotland, but I grew up in Kelso, Washington, USA, which was founded by Peter Crawford from Kelso, Scotland, in the 1860s. The high school had a Scottish theme, with the sports teams called the Highlanders, the mascot was a Scottish terrier, the cheerleaders wore Scottish kilts and tams, and performed the Highland Fling at every event. So that's pretty close.
Fun fact: the old people stories are real, but they are played by actors. Two more fun facts: 1. the funny accent Harry used was not in the script and 3. The fake orgasm was not in the script, Sally made it on the spot for fun...
I don't have a Christmas tree each year, but my dad often bought one that was too tall. It's easier to cut off the top, but it looks weird. It's a lot of effort to cut off the bottom and the lower branches.
First/biggest Scottish invention is telefone... But if you watch The Sopranos, you'll learn that Antonio Meucci invented it first. 🤣 Side Note: The Sopranos is the best TV drama series ever. I highly recommend it and would watch a reaction to it. 😁
I love how both characters have such distinct personalities. Some other romcoms make one party a bland MacGuffin (thing to be chased), but Harry and Sally have their own lives, challenges, wants, and quirks. Helped me rope in my girlfriend too.
I live in Houston, Texas now and have lived in various parts of the US. But my mother was born in Scotland in 1921 where her family worked the mines in West Lothian. My grandmother's maiden name was Robson and she grew up in Bathgate and moved to Livingston (then Livingston Station) when she married. My great-grandfather and his brother moved both their families to the US because of the labor strikes in the 1920's. I took my grandmother back in 1975 and we managed to find one of her cousins, and some other older people who used to know her brother. And my sister and I went back in 1980 and found some cousins near Glasgow. There are lots of people in the US who are very proud of their Scottish ancestry and know the proper words to Auld Lang Syne. I even know the original melody -- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HR5dxMJLWo0.html
Great reaction! Here is a conversation between Nora Ephron (who wrote the screenplay) and Rob Reiner (director) about how "When Harry Met Sally" came to be: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q5-j7K8Mbzk.html And the woman who says "I'll have what she's having" in the deli scene is Rob Reiner's mum...and the wife of Carl Reiner, legendary comic actor and writer.
I loved the big ole grins y'all had on during this watch, thanks for that. And yes, About Time is a good flick, it would be great if you did a reaction vid to it, much less maybe even one rom-com per month(?). The screenwriter, Richard Curtis, has a great rom-com track record that you could go through... Four Weddings & A Funeral for starters, Notting Hill, his adaptation of Bridget Jones's' Diary...
I (Colin) am defo up for having Lorna react to About Time and I quite like the idea of having a a number of genres done a month. Defo something to think on. Thanks!
@@weebitreacts Sweet! It's always cool to see channels that have couples do reaction vids, they def add a different slant to viewings, especially the odd rom-com.
Ive only had real trees at Christmas. The needles fall everywhere when you remove it or if you dont water it enough. But it smells nice. Smells like Christmas ❤
Greetings Wee Bit c Harry was somewhat obnoxious because he had just graduated from university. In USA, most graduates around this time think they understand / know who the world is. Hence, he makes some bold declarations without full having all the facts. Second, Harry was Amanda's bf and Sally was Amanda's gf or classmate. So, since she knew, both were going to NYC, she probably helped arranged that they both travel together to share expenses and so that Sally would feel safe. Yes, the little story interludes were real story retold by character actors and actress. The 'on the side' bit was actually a personality trait of Nora Ephron. Rob Reiner noticedi9t when they when out to lunch to discuss the script. He decided to make it part of the quirk of Sally. Nora even said, "I like it the way I like it", Sally uses during the scene of "high /low maintenance". The "waiter, there is too much pepper ... pecan pie" in the museum was improved by Billy Crystal. This is why you see Sally (Meg Ryan) look to her right before looking back to Harry (Billy Crystal). Rob Reiner is signaling for her to follow with the scene. Also, the blue tab buttons that Sally and harry are wearing are to signify that hey paid to be in the museum. While it was Meg's idea to do the "Katz's Deli scene" it was hard for her to do it in front of the whole crew, extras, and everyone else there. She had doit for several hours until the 'right one' was shot. It was Billy who came up with the "I'll have what she is having" punchline, that Rob gave to his mother because all the actresses he tested would laugh. It was only his mother who did it in a deadpan way. In the "Joe is getting married scene", only 1 reviewer has noticed that Sally initiates the lead into the 'sex' scene. Harry can be seen shocked that it is going there. This is why he is so 'confused and scared' after it ends. Harry also explains his mindset when he is fast walking with Jess in the park later. You should have played the full Harry monologue as it is the culmination to the movie and what make the entire scene so powerful. Lastly, while "Auld Lang Syne" might be from Scotland or Scottish songwriter, MOST people in the USA consider it to be Irish since it began taking hold when the Irish move to America after the "Potato Famine". Some of the 'contributions / inventions' by Scottish citizens, that I am aware about are: the bicycle (which I used every day to go to work and get around), the telephone and television, Scotch (obviously), penicillin and insulin, steam engine, Gospel music, hypnotism, sports of (golf, curling, and ice hockey), seismometer, the refrigerator, the flush toilet, the lawnmower, and my major at the university, Modern Sociology.
A favorite movie. I knew a lot of Harry and Sallys through the 70s and into the 80s. We were all so young, pretty and full of promise we didn't want to tie ourselves to the wrong person. LOL. Good reaction. Thanks. The only relation to Scotland is ancestors who were Ulster Scots and some rolls of Scotch Tape. I think you would both enjoy the 1992 historic/adventure/romance movie, "The last of the Mohicans" telling the story of part of the 1700s clash of the French/British frontier war in North America prior to the revolution.
Love the patter from Harry, romcom that really is romantic and funny. Check out The Goodbye Girl, a Neil Simon script funny with fine performances with an Oscar winning turn from Richard Dreyfus .
There may be only 5.5 million Scots in Scotland, but 25 million Americans claim Scottish ancestry! Weel done, yu! I'm an American, with Scottish blood on both sides and relatives in Edinburgh. Back in the 70s I hitch hiked from London to the Orkneys. Naturally, I love Scotland, but it looks so sad and lonely without its trees. Wish I could have seen it 5,000 years ago, before agriculture destroyed the landscape.(North Wales gets higher marks in this area.)
Biggest laugh for me was Lorna shouting American football signals😂. And Colin hasn't seen "Casablanca"? Can that be next reaction??🙏. Favorite Scottish invention has to be mammal cloning. One Jennifer Lawrence to go, please! 🤣
@@weebitreacts You won't regret it. I don't know how you guys feel in general about black & white films but for any of the younger generations who have an automatic bias against them, "Casablanca" will change your mind radically. And then a whole new amazing world will open up to you!!🤯
@@weebitreacts Ah yes, that's right!! And obviously not the colorized version!!🤮 So we can look forward to hopefully many reactions to B&W films in the years to come!🤓
Would definitely love a Girlfriend Reacts to About Time. I didn’t know Auld Lang Syne was Scottish and I’m embarrassed I didn’t know as my mom is a first generation American raised by her Scottish mom and grandparents (after my mom’s father died when my mom was but a wee 5-year-old girl). That side of my family emigrated to NYC from around Carfin and Motherwell (they were coal miners) in the late 1930s and I grew up visiting them in NYC during some of the timespan covered in this movie. Enjoy listening to you both as it reminds me a bit of the voices of relatives who died many years ago.
Oh yeah we will definitely get to that reaction, I love that film (Colin). Ahh OK! Thats lovely to hear, glad we can give you a bit of enjoyment from just our voices. Thanks for the comment. ☺️
Hi Colin!🙂Nice to see you and Lorna. I have not seen this like in 30 years as it is kind of a girly movie. Wow, the clothing and hairstyles feel pretty dated in this one. Oh boy, the eating orgasm scene has been parodied a lot over the years. We had an artificial christmas tree growing up, then my parents switched to real ones in my teens. Hospital corners is a way of making a bed with the corners tucked under the mattress neatly. Mallomars used to be popular years ago in America. The base is a graham cracker, topped with marshmallow, and covered with dark chocolate. I hope all is well in Glasgow. It is hot and humid in Boston today. My relatives on my mother's side are Scottish Canadian. My mom was first generation American. They were original Canadian settlers that came from Scottland back in the 1600s. Great reactions to this love story, Lorna & Colin!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
He He... I wouldn't consider this a "Girly" movie, more like a couples film. One of my favorite movies... Glad Colin & Lorna reacted to it. Being from California, we still get Mallomars cookies out here, but it's seasonal so I keep my eye out. When Harry called it the greatest cookie I loved it LOL Here in Cali, finally summer is peaking through but it's slow going with the unusual amount of snow we got this year. Boston I'm sure is no stranger to snow 😅 Have a good one!
Men and women can be friendly, but to men, sex is always an option in the back of our mind. So what he says in this movie is kind of true :-) Unless the man is gay obviously. This film is very good.
When Meg Ryan was shooting the orgasm scene the director felt like she was holding back so he actually sat down and showed her what he wanted and it was his mother who said “I’ll have what she’s having” The older couples are actors, I thought they were real when I first saw the movie but then noticed I’d see the actors in other tv shows and movies.
I spent a year in Thurso courtesy of the U.S. Navy. It only took me three months to understand the Scottish accent without saying "what" a half dozen times. I found Scotland to be a beautiful country with the ugliest sheep.
Hellen...was big in the 80s and early 90s. Great in Necesaary Roughness! And the coolest name in Hollywood ever. Harley Jane Kozach! Im not a huge romcom fan, and most have completely unbelievable situations or setups. That being said, this could very well be the best romcom ever. U would proly have to go back to a cary grant movie, to get better. Pro tip, the 2 guys were also in city slickers with a teen Jake gyllinhaal! The answer is no. If a man finds a woman attractive. And the best written script by a female ever, for a male dominated cast...Slapshot!!😅. Pro tips. The , ill have what shes having lady...the directors ma! The 4 way phone call scene, was shot in 3 different rooms, split screen added, simultaneously with no edits, because perfect timing was needed, it took 61 takes!😮😮
I'm very high, so I;m not 100% confident of my impression.... but good reaction! First time watching. I'll keep an eye out. Some annoying overtalk, as identified early on, but not much... quick, not entirely banal commentary during the movie. Quite passable, at a minimum.
