Siskel and Ebert: Worst of 1997

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  • Siskel and Ebert list the worst movies of 1997

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  • @takerdust
    @takerdust 3 роки тому +192

    I'm amused that Ebert disliked Home Alone, but gave Home Alone 3 a thumbs up.

    • @flaccidusminimus2170
      @flaccidusminimus2170 3 роки тому +53

      Roger was a single guy back in 1990 but he had become a step-grandfather by 1997, which made him more susceptible to embracing cruddy kiddie fare that he probably took the tots to see with him. No one with their eyes open could watch the Home Alones sequentially and think #3 was superior to the first two.

    • @ElSoloNoco
      @ElSoloNoco 2 роки тому +29

      As great as Siskel & Ebert were, sometimes they got it so wrong. Speed 2, 2 thumbs up 😂 I know its just opinions not everyone is gonna share the same opinion ofc, but there's a few reviews they put out that really leave me bewildered

    • @EssexAggiegrad2011
      @EssexAggiegrad2011 2 роки тому +3

      At least Gene didn't see the further sequels

    • @mainstreetsaint36
      @mainstreetsaint36 Рік тому +5

      @@ElSoloNoco Wait, 2 thumbs for Speed 2? Sounds sus.

    • @thevoid99
      @thevoid99 Рік тому +4

      @@mainstreetsaint36 yeah, they can be wrong. i was like "really?" i was 16 when that film came out and thought it wasn't going to work w/o keanu reeves and it didn't. it was shit.

  • @07foxmulder
    @07foxmulder Рік тому +126

    Siskel defending Starship Troopers while teasing Ebert’s liking of Home Alone 3 is pretty funny. The banter between these two was always great.

    • @BlessedAreTheCheesemakers
      @BlessedAreTheCheesemakers Рік тому +12

      Starship Troopers is stealth anti-fascism and it's hilarious

    • @YON_RO
      @YON_RO Рік тому +7

      @@BlessedAreTheCheesemakers Starship Troopers was a movie about how bad fascism is, by a man who does not understand what fascism is, theoretically based on a book that was not about fascism.
      But you probably don't read much, do you?

    • @BlessedAreTheCheesemakers
      @BlessedAreTheCheesemakers Рік тому +8

      @@YON_RO I'm guessing based on your comment you don't get invited to things very often, and even when you do, your intensity about inane topics that don't matter turn people off and you're not invited to the next event. Evolve, Yon.

    • @herberthoover2469
      @herberthoover2469 Рік тому +2

      @@YON_RO That's what makes it a fascist masterpiece.

    • @patrickandersen412
      @patrickandersen412 7 місяців тому

      He gave Home Alone 1 and 2 thumbs down but gives part 3 thumbs up. Beyond my understanding.

  • @JJ-ze6vb
    @JJ-ze6vb Рік тому +260

    Starship Troopers is a masterpiece❤

    • @MrMllx
      @MrMllx Рік тому +2

      Visually stunning

    • @PilpelAvital
      @PilpelAvital Рік тому +8

      @@MrMllx Yes - but idiotic plot.

    • @thehellezell
      @thehellezell Рік тому +51

      @@PilpelAvital It's a satire of fascism and American propaganda ... there's more to a movie than a plot

    • @RobbieSkyeHamilton
      @RobbieSkyeHamilton Рік тому +30

      Anybody who thinks Starship Troopers doesn’t understand that it’s a satire in the style of propagandic war films.

    • @scottlowell493
      @scottlowell493 Рік тому

      @@PilpelAvital Satire, for those of you too stupid to realize

  • @danialramirez5709
    @danialramirez5709 Рік тому +67

    Ebert was a big loss because he was a fan of independent films and I can’t tell you how many small films Ebert led me to. They both are missed because they were two critics of substance that you could count on to break down a film in full.

    • @nonamewillbegiven2412
      @nonamewillbegiven2412 Рік тому +1

      Shutup man

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 10 місяців тому

      Gene did that too with independent films.

    • @kellymiller1891
      @kellymiller1891 10 місяців тому +1

      My List Best and Worst of 1997 is,
      1. Beverly Hills Ninja. (Best).
      2. Zeus and Roxanne. (Best).
      3. The Beautician and the Beast. (Best).
      4. Dante's Peak. (Best).
      5. Leprechaun 4: In Space. (Worst).
      6. Jungle 2 Jungle. (Best, Best Acting by Tim Allen and Jobeth Williams).
      7. Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves. (Best, Best Acting by Rick Moranis).
      8. Liar Liar. (Best).
      9. Selena. (Best, Best Acting by Jennifer Lopez).
      10. Cats Don't Dance. (Animated) (Best).
      11. The Devil's Own. (Worst).
      12. Turbo a Power Rangers Movie. (Best) (R.I.P Jason David Frank - 2022).
      13. Anaconda. (Worst, even worse than Python, Bora, Piranha Combined).
      14. McHale's Navy. (Worst).
      15. Shiloh. (Best, Best Than Old Yeller, Homeward Bound the Incredible Journey).
      16. Volcano. (Worst) (Tommy Lee Jones, a National Treasure, a Living Legend, he's got a long legacy, the roles that he's been in are memorable).
      17. The Lost World Jurassic Park. (Best).
      18. Con Air. (Best).
      19. Speed 2: Cruise Control. (Worst).
      20. Batman & Robin. (Best).
      21. My Best Friend's Wedding. (Best).
      22. Face/Off. (Worst).
      23. Hercules. (Best).
      24. Men in Black. (Best).
      25. Wild America. (Best).
      26. Contact. (Best).
      27. George of the Jungle. (Best).
      28. The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain. Animated. (Best).
      29. Air Force One. (Worst).
      30. Good Burger. (Best).
      31. Air Bud. (Best).
      32. Spawn. (Best).
      33. Pooh's Grand Adventure the Search for Christopher Robin. Animated (Best).
      34. Free Willy 3 the Rescue. (Best).
      35. G.I. Jane. (Best) (Best Acting by Demi Moore).
      36. Leave It to Beaver. (Best).
      37. Mimic. (Worst).
      Etc. Etc.

    • @mortalclown3812
      @mortalclown3812 9 місяців тому

      ​@@nonamewillbegiven2412
      Ok, Karen.

    • @nonamewillbegiven2412
      @nonamewillbegiven2412 9 місяців тому

      @@mortalclown3812 not a white woman. Try again scrub

  • @ashleighelizabeth5916
    @ashleighelizabeth5916 Рік тому +79

    Sometimes it's hard to wrap my head around the fact that they're both gone and it's especially hard to realize that Siskel had less than 2 years left when this was filmed. It seems these days that every time I turn around another famous person I've seen all my life has passed on...

    • @BlessedAreTheCheesemakers
      @BlessedAreTheCheesemakers Рік тому +4

      If you watch "worst of 1998" it's very close before he died and you can tell he's very ill. He still does a great show. RIP S & E.

    • @glennprince3
      @glennprince3 Рік тому +1

      Agreed. 😢

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Рік тому +1

      Well, everyone dies eventually.

    • @mjwbulich
      @mjwbulich Рік тому

      They were old. That's what old people do...they die.

    • @therealxunil2
      @therealxunil2 Рік тому +1

      That’s because you’re old. Like me.

  • @DeformedConscience
    @DeformedConscience Рік тому +39

    "Any bear still hibernating in August, is *a DEAD BEAR.* Lmfao! Ebert kicked ass

  • @lionelraoul
    @lionelraoul 4 роки тому +74

    I loved watching them so much. I genuinely miss them like family.

    • @jamesmack3314
      @jamesmack3314 4 роки тому +2

      They were great..so entertaining

    • @notyou8716
      @notyou8716 4 роки тому +3

      Back when men were still men.

    • @rosario508
      @rosario508 4 роки тому +3

      They’re high up there among cancer’s most unfortunate and tragic victims.

    • @nonamewillbegiven2412
      @nonamewillbegiven2412 Рік тому

      Corny

  • @BlackManta_777
    @BlackManta_777 3 роки тому +57

    Watching old S&E clips is like curling up in a warm blanket

  • @scottaznavourian3720
    @scottaznavourian3720 2 роки тому +37

    'I gave it a one star rating and received an email accusing me of being soft'
    Lmao

    • @subtledemisefox
      @subtledemisefox Рік тому +5

      My favorite part was the one about the "autistic lumberjacks" lmfao

    • @cherylhulting1301
      @cherylhulting1301 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, Ebert gut me laughing there. 😆😆.

    • @riding4beers889
      @riding4beers889 Рік тому

      @@subtledemisefox I thought he said artistic? Maybe I am autistic lmao

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Рік тому

      Guess the email guy thought it deserved less than one star.

  • @jackdull5699
    @jackdull5699 2 роки тому +74

    Siskel and Ebert :The Jackal was one of the worst retreads that Hollywood has ever made.
    Hollywood: Just wait til the next millineum.

    • @5andup
      @5andup 2 роки тому +3

      Cannot agree more. 👍👍👍

    • @TheMrfoxguy
      @TheMrfoxguy 2 роки тому

      Wasnt aware that movie was hated

    • @ashleighelizabeth5916
      @ashleighelizabeth5916 Рік тому +1

      Poor Siskel wouldn't make it to the next millennium. He never made it to the continuation of the Star Wars Universe or the recreation of the MCU. Very sad.

    • @rafaelsale6364
      @rafaelsale6364 Рік тому +2

      Yep, and those awful remakes keep coming through 2023. Hollywood has no originallity anymore.

    • @throwback19841
      @throwback19841 Рік тому +3

      @@TheMrfoxguy Its seems like an OK movie until you see Day of the Jackal and then realise they re-made an absolute classic as a complete turd.
      The differences between the movies are best encapsulated in the protagonists and their guns
      Bruce Willis, has no charisma or charm in that movie (or even at the best of times) and has a completely absurd giant computerised cannon thing.
      Edward Fox, ridiculously charming and almost sociopathic, has a very custom tiny calibre concealable carbine that fires explosive .22s.
      Also the gunsmith in the original was an absolute gem.
      Of the movies listed, Jackal, Alien Resurrection, Flubber, Jackal is by far and away the worst. Alien Resurrection is actually OK compared to the newer alien movies. At least its got Brad Dourif in it. I'll watch a flaming turd sandwich if its got Brad Dourif in it. And Flubber will keep a noisy child quiet for 90 minutes and if that's not a worthwhile thing I don't know what is.

  • @Sh0tgunJust1ce
    @Sh0tgunJust1ce 2 роки тому +78

    "They reminded me of nothing more than a group of shaggy mountain men hunkering into a circle and doing imitations of autistic lumberjacks" I laughed so hard at that, Ebert could be a savage.

    • @matt_ohern
      @matt_ohern Рік тому +2

      He made that comment when much less was known about Autism SD 25 years ago. If you were to do some basic research on Autism today, you wouldn’t find anything humorous about his analogy

    • @Sh0tgunJust1ce
      @Sh0tgunJust1ce Рік тому +24

      @@matt_ohern Bruh, I can laugh at whatever I find funny.

    • @Wolfdragon92584
      @Wolfdragon92584 Рік тому +15

      @@matt_ohern This was also made before people who think they know everything because they read articles on the internet got their panties up in a bunch over a joke.

    • @cherylhulting1301
      @cherylhulting1301 Рік тому +5

      I.laughed too hard at that too.

    • @07foxmulder
      @07foxmulder Рік тому

      @@matt_ohernGo count toothpicks, wimp.

  • @chubbycatfish4573
    @chubbycatfish4573 Рік тому +15

    I can't believe Ebert gave Home Alone 3 a thumbs up...

  • @branagain
    @branagain 3 роки тому +56

    Note that three of the movies named are remakes done by Disney. Fast forward to 2020 and Disney still does remakes.

    • @aksekhiddelll8900
      @aksekhiddelll8900 3 роки тому +8

      Disney has never done anything new ever, it just repeats and rips off fairy tails

    • @ViciousAlienKlown
      @ViciousAlienKlown 3 роки тому +6

      Worse, Disney does "woke" remakes.

    • @Attmay
      @Attmay 3 роки тому +4

      @@aksekhiddelll8900 And that's why *Bedknobs and Broomsticks* is the greatest movie ever. It is an admission that it is impossible to create artwork that is 100% sui generis with absolutely no influence from what came before it.

    • @vinnayt
      @vinnayt 3 роки тому +1

      And their show was owned by Disney by this point too

    • @nonamewillbegiven2412
      @nonamewillbegiven2412 Рік тому

      ​@@ViciousAlienKlown1d1ot

  • @stephendelcol746
    @stephendelcol746 4 роки тому +34

    I was 13 in 1997 and I legit have zero memory of Father's Day existing.

    • @WordUnheard
      @WordUnheard 4 роки тому +9

      But...but...Sugar Ray was in it.
      Sugar Ray.
      It was hot, wet, garbage.

    • @branagain
      @branagain 4 роки тому +15

      It came and went quickly. I only remember when it came out because Robin Williams and Billy Crystal had a weird cameo on Friends to promote Father’s Day. It seemed so out of place.

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator 4 роки тому

      Let's see, so I am going to guess you are either 35 or 36 now? Married with kids? We'll find out if I got any of that right.

    • @Xayjohns
      @Xayjohns 3 роки тому

      I hadn't heard of it until seeing this episode online. I was 5 back then. I only remember Flubber.

    • @geoffelder2236
      @geoffelder2236 3 роки тому +5

      @Stephen Del Col You're lucky, I was 27, and actually saw it with my wife (her turn to pick) in the theater (remember those?), you missed nothing, for it was a real piece of shit! On a side note, it was sad to see the late great Robin Williams get dumped on twice, but both of those movies sucked out loud!

  • @NealFowler
    @NealFowler 3 роки тому +32

    Batman and robin is severely missing from this list

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Рік тому

      Maybe that was a runner's up thing on the faded franchises list.

    • @emb5048
      @emb5048 Рік тому

      *Severely* missing?

    • @Jason-qu8gi
      @Jason-qu8gi Рік тому

      That was camp, love. Some people love it (not me)

    • @Xanatos21
      @Xanatos21 Місяць тому

      Yeah, I'm surprised they left that one off of this video. Ironically, I actually liked B&R as a kid, but as an adult, I now realize how incredibly dumb and cheesy it was (best parts of it were Uma Thurman and Arnold Schwarzenegger, but even THEY couldn't save that train-wreck of a film). The same applies to "Batman Forever" (that wasn't even "The Riddler", it was just Jim Carrey being Jim Carrey and nothing more). Joel Schumacher absolutely RUINED Batman back in the mid/late 90's. Thank goodness, Christopher Nolan successfully revived the character with his Dark Knight Trilogy later on in the 2000's/2010's. Fortunately, at least Schumacher had the decency to later apologize on video for ruining Batman.

  • @curiousgemini
    @curiousgemini 3 роки тому +39

    "Animals have a way of finding themselves in bad movies." The new "Dr. Doolittle" proves this statement still holds up.

  • @mainstreetsaint36
    @mainstreetsaint36 Рік тому +19

    Sad thing is is that these 'bad movies' are far better than many of the movies released these days. 😯

    • @mainstreetsaint36
      @mainstreetsaint36 Рік тому +2

      Well, most of the movies anyhow.

    • @cm9241
      @cm9241 Рік тому +6

      No they aren't. Take off the rose tinted glasses buddy.

  • @gsdlmj3450
    @gsdlmj3450 Рік тому +24

    I've been working my way through the "worst of" series and today my decision has been made, I am firmly in the "Team Siskel" camp. As much as I adored Roger, Gene got it right (in my eyes) far more often.

    • @ct6852
      @ct6852 Рік тому +2

      Still think it's bizarre how much he disliked Fellowship of the Ring.

    • @TalibanHatesme13
      @TalibanHatesme13 Рік тому +1

      Same

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Рік тому +5

      @@ct6852 Gene wasn't alive for that. And Roger liked all three Lord of the Rings films.

    • @ct6852
      @ct6852 Рік тому +4

      @@sha11235 Shit yeah I was thinking of Roeper. Keep getting them mixed up.

  • @MDK2_Radio
    @MDK2_Radio 3 роки тому +29

    I like the fact that the Worst of 97 show closes with a preview of a review of a film that would make their Worst of 98 show, Spice World.

  • @branagain
    @branagain 4 роки тому +51

    Clearly the worst movie of that year was Speed 2, yet they both gave it thumbs up.

    • @jacobadams5924
      @jacobadams5924 4 роки тому +17

      Musta been reviewing that one on cruise control...

    • @DavidBrown-wm1up
      @DavidBrown-wm1up 3 роки тому +2

      They were not afraid to give big-budget sequels a thumb's down, either. They were just off this review. I guess it happens.

    • @sdne1959
      @sdne1959 3 роки тому +3

      @@DavidBrown-wm1up
      .
      Yeah.....I think that was half the fun of watching Siskel & Ebert (for me, anyway)......when out of left field they'd give a thumbs up (or a thumbs down) for a movie you were SURE they would hate (or vice-versa) !!
      REALLY miss these two...... :-(
      .

    • @DavidBrown-wm1up
      @DavidBrown-wm1up 3 роки тому +3

      @@sdne1959 It's so sad without them. However, I think we all learned a lot from them and think about movies through a prism they helped tp create. So in a way that might seem lame but is real, they live on.

    • @sdne1959
      @sdne1959 3 роки тому +2

      @@DavidBrown-wm1up
      .
      Yeah.....you didn't have to love them (and plenty didn't)......but their passion for what they did was hard to deny, and (almost) always VERY entertaining..... :-(
      .

  • @gorrow1990
    @gorrow1990 2 роки тому +9

    Ebert disliking the Culkin Home Alone movies but enjoying Home Alone 3 never made sense.
    At least Siskel was consistent in disliking the entire franchise.

  • @kevinivers
    @kevinivers 2 роки тому +17

    I love how affectionate and fun the show was getting in the later years.

  • @brianthedesertbum
    @brianthedesertbum 4 роки тому +40

    I love their reviews even if i disagreed i dont care their cuts are deep!

  • @thannaske5371
    @thannaske5371 3 роки тому +22

    Gene doesn't like cats. That would explain a lot.

    • @acholl980
      @acholl980 2 роки тому +4

      He's allergic to them.

    • @CaptainSpalding72
      @CaptainSpalding72 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah. Points off for that but allegery is acceptable....

    • @ACGreyhound04
      @ACGreyhound04 Рік тому

      I just lost a lot of respect for Gene Siskel.

    • @thespaceram2879
      @thespaceram2879 Рік тому

      @@ACGreyhound04 A Greyhound that likes a kitty.

  • @andy3728
    @andy3728 4 роки тому +56

    I’m surprised that neither of them had Batman And Robin on their list

    • @linkbiff1054
      @linkbiff1054 4 роки тому +10

      They gave it 2 stars out of 4. These films were even lower.

    • @notyou8716
      @notyou8716 4 роки тому +17

      Batman and Robin is an abomination.

    • @jacobadams5924
      @jacobadams5924 4 роки тому +7

      Let's kick some ice...

    • @jacobadams5924
      @jacobadams5924 4 роки тому +2

      @@notyou8716 A BatmanRobination...?

    • @fromthehaven94
      @fromthehaven94 4 роки тому +7

      Speed 2: Cruise Control should be on the list, except they gave it two thumbs up.

  • @mmsiphonevinyls1027
    @mmsiphonevinyls1027 3 роки тому +38

    20:27 I wonder if Gene really stayed true to his word and bought Roger “Jungle 2 Jungle” on VHS for his birthday as a joke 😂

    • @dnasty312
      @dnasty312 3 роки тому +2

      I love *Jungle 2 Jungle!*

    • @cherylhulting1301
      @cherylhulting1301 Рік тому +2

      I sure as hell hope so! Siskel was a wit, Goddess rest his soul.

    • @meghanphillips3495
      @meghanphillips3495 Рік тому +1

      I want to believe that he did. Too funny.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Рік тому

      Probably not. I think he was just joking.

  • @DH-xh3pg
    @DH-xh3pg 4 роки тому +21

    Jungle 2 Jungle was pure garbage lol. Even when I was a little kid I hated that movie.

    • @598superchris
      @598superchris 4 роки тому +4

      Dave Holden so did I

    • @meganluminais3586
      @meganluminais3586 4 роки тому +3

      I have that one but I haven’t watched it in a while

    • @mmsiphonevinyls1027
      @mmsiphonevinyls1027 3 роки тому +4

      Same haha. Even though i liked a lot of movies as a kid that ive now come to realise are bad, i always despised that one

    • @7deadlysloths
      @7deadlysloths Рік тому

      @@mmsiphonevinyls1027 Yall are freaking clowns. I loved that movie growing up!

    • @mmsiphonevinyls1027
      @mmsiphonevinyls1027 4 місяці тому +1

      ⁠​⁠@@7deadlysloths just opinion. If you or anyone else likes it, im glad you got more from it than me.

  • @MagnumTriumph
    @MagnumTriumph 4 роки тому +24

    "boy, that's deep" :D

  • @Teeveepicksures
    @Teeveepicksures Рік тому +6

    The Man Who Knew Too Little is such a fun movie.

  • @jimjohnhaywire
    @jimjohnhaywire 4 роки тому +34

    Thanks so much for uploading these. 1997 was the year I went into the Army and basic training. I saw Alien IV on my first pass four weeks into Basic and it was also the first Alien movie I'd seen (I came from a very sheltered background). 1997 wasn't a great year for movies, but it does bring back memories.

    • @kevinthepilgrim
      @kevinthepilgrim 9 місяців тому +1

      That was also my first Alien movie but I was like 8 when I saw it.
      😅

  • @Xayjohns
    @Xayjohns 4 роки тому +37

    Always looking for more Siskel and Ebert channels. Subbed.

    • @sdne1959
      @sdne1959 3 роки тому +1

      @@sha11235
      .
      Did they close this website down sometime in the past month?? All I'm finding is some financial information...
      .

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 3 роки тому

      @@sdne1959 It is working as far as I know.

    • @leomilmet854
      @leomilmet854 3 роки тому +1

      Same here

    • @Xayjohns
      @Xayjohns 3 роки тому

      @@sha11235 It's siskelebert.org now. I used to go to the old one all the time. But I just recently found the new site. But thanks anyway.

    • @Xayjohns
      @Xayjohns 3 роки тому +1

      @@sdne1959 It's siskelebert.org. No "and" in it.

  • @Obrian81
    @Obrian81 4 роки тому +12

    They're Home Alone 3 debate is probably my favorite.. Siskel had that look on his face (Are you kidding me?) when Ebert gave it a thumps up! The movie was garbage!

    • @jacobadams5924
      @jacobadams5924 4 роки тому +1

      Two Thumps Up--(hmmm....)

    • @amwfan88
      @amwfan88 3 роки тому +1

      And funnily enough, Ebert (and I think Siskel too) hated the first two movies!

    • @Obrian81
      @Obrian81 3 роки тому +3

      @@amwfan88 true.. but Siskel defended the first movie, saying it was better & saying Culkin was better, lol.. loved that

  • @Xayjohns
    @Xayjohns 3 роки тому +35

    Rest in peace to Natalie Desselle Reid from BAPS. She unfortunately died from colon cancer recently.

  • @danieldougan269
    @danieldougan269 8 місяців тому +3

    I don’t know how anyone made a worse movie in 1997 than "Chairman of the Board." It was filth.
    It had lots of talented people in it, but the script was horrendous, Carrot Top can't act, and it was filmed in a strange, disorienting way.

  • @raytimpson3361
    @raytimpson3361 4 роки тому +76

    Ebert was way off on Starship Troopers.

    • @PaulSmith-qs1es
      @PaulSmith-qs1es 4 роки тому +9

      I agree with Ebert. The first half hour or so is brilliant, and then you can go do something else.

    • @Dim4323
      @Dim4323 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah its a satire

    • @papamoosey1595
      @papamoosey1595 4 роки тому +5

      It just pales in comparison to RoboCop. The satire in Robo is so sharp and spot on because the performers have a firm grasp on the material. It was so scattershot and hackneyed in Starship that the effects became the most memorable part of the movie for a lot of people

    • @gigicassel1804
      @gigicassel1804 3 роки тому +2

      I agree with you there yeah it was a silly popcorn sci-fi movie but it’s fun to watch enjoyable. Definitely one of my all-time favorites. Paul Verhoeven has made three films that are on my all time favorite list. First is RoboCop, Total Recall and last but not least Starship Troopers

    • @mccallosone4903
      @mccallosone4903 3 роки тому +2

      Agree with Ebert. Its a movie that is both underrated and way overrated at the same time

  • @assmane999
    @assmane999 Рік тому +5

    Interesting that “ Spice World “ is on the promo for the next episode, since, if I recall correctly, it made their list for worst films of ‘98 the following year.

  • @geoffelder2236
    @geoffelder2236 3 роки тому +17

    On a personal side note on the eventual winners of the Oscars presented the next year, there's no way "Titanic" is a better picture than "L.A. Confidential"! "Titanic" is a syrupy, overlong, water-logged (literally) movie that bored me to death in the theater, obviously knowing the fate of the ship from history, I actually found myself rooting for the iceberg! "L.A. Confidential" is a fantastic film-noire piece that really felt rooted in 1950's Los Angeles with a gritty story, great attention to detail (clothing, cars, etc.) and fantastic performances (at least Kim Basinger was rightly rewarded with her Oscar). Sorry, but I noticed that "Titanic" was mentioned a few times in the comments, and I was "TRIGGERED"! (Ha-ha-ha!)

    • @Palidor19
      @Palidor19 9 місяців тому +1

      Titanic is absolutely something to see, but I agree LA Confidential is surperb. One of my favorite movies of that decade

    • @geoffelder2236
      @geoffelder2236 9 місяців тому

      @Palidor19 Yeah, my wife likes it way more than me, almost to the point of making me consider giving it another chance. When I told her that just the other day, she then informed me that it was on Netflix. Now, I have to "batten down the hatches" and prepare myself for one more disastrous voyage! 😜

  • @decimatorentertainmentstud8523
    @decimatorentertainmentstud8523 3 роки тому +26

    Back when movie directors blame themselves for disappointing their audiences

  • @tomfrankiewicz7951
    @tomfrankiewicz7951 3 роки тому +12

    Always loved watching this show back in the day

  • @flaccidusminimus2170
    @flaccidusminimus2170 3 роки тому +32

    Ebert's print review of "Starship Troopers" indicates that he knows it isn't terrible or one of the year's worst. He rated it the same as Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct", but probably felt validated by the fact that this one failed financially. Yet knocking it while defending "Home Alone 3" doesn't look good in hindsight.

    • @scottaznavourian3720
      @scottaznavourian3720 2 роки тому +1

      It's kinda hillariious that they put how much money a movie makes into their opinion on films...I mean their best picture lists are typically lucky if they break even, even on small budgets.

    • @basquat76
      @basquat76 Рік тому +1

      But starship troopers is bad. Just because there's a point to it doesn't make it a good movie. It's still poorly directed, terrible acting. bad cgi, and just bad storytelling.

    • @Trainwheel_Time
      @Trainwheel_Time Рік тому +6

      @@basquat76 Bad CGI? Really. So you just absolutely have no idea what you are talking about then. That explains a lot.

    • @basquat76
      @basquat76 Рік тому

      @@Trainwheel_Time lmfao. Sure thing buddy

    • @bigmaz4002
      @bigmaz4002 Рік тому +5

      @@basquat76 the cgi in starship troopers literally looks better than the shit I see in trailers for new marvel movies. I don’t think it’s a perfect movie but definitely an entertaining watch.

  • @bijibadness
    @bijibadness 4 роки тому +25

    i love how Mowgli in that stupid movie stares down a speeding _train._ and we're supposed to believe this kid's been living in the jungle his entire life. any organism that displayed _that_ level of unintelligence would've been dead many many years prior. a _squirrel_ would've run at the first sign of that train. oh well. whatever.

  • @henshin587
    @henshin587 Рік тому +8

    Worst movies of 1997 are better than most of the shit released today...

    • @whyequalswhat
      @whyequalswhat 3 дні тому

      No they aren’t. Get your head out of your ass

  • @cindyjenkins6133
    @cindyjenkins6133 4 роки тому +11

    Awe, the good ol’ days!

  • @bijibadness
    @bijibadness 4 роки тому +40

    i do agree with most of the people on here about disagreeing with Ebert on _Starship Troopers_ . . . but when comparing it to Verhoven's _Total Recall_ and especially _Robocop,_ it really DOES fall pretty short. still a good movie, though. with some very funny, good ideas.

    • @ELEKTROSKANSEN
      @ELEKTROSKANSEN 2 роки тому +7

      I disagree :) Starship Troopers is great satire, it just has a different story structure than Total Recall or Robocop, so people have some trouble with consuming it as easily as the aforementioned ones :)

  • @Comrade_Jason
    @Comrade_Jason 3 роки тому +8

    Holy shit. We had to study this King Lear 1000 acres movie in 3rd year University. I hated it 😂

    • @cherylhulting1301
      @cherylhulting1301 Рік тому +1

      I love the novel and wrote a post above about why Ebert was full of it to be dismissive of this reimagining of "King Lear" as an idea. But he's right that the film adaptation was really disappointing on a lot of levels.

  • @randomkiliinterviews9453
    @randomkiliinterviews9453 Рік тому +5

    They're so classy without being uptight. Real Men and rolemodels

  • @nicoledenise32
    @nicoledenise32 3 роки тому +19

    Gene wanting a child to play in a dangerous neighborhood and get mugged.....lol

    • @sdne1959
      @sdne1959 3 роки тому +5

      .
      SO GOOD........and SO UN P.C. !! God bless Siskel AND Ebert !!
      .

    • @ColinTedford
      @ColinTedford 3 роки тому +8

      Especially funny given how much he hated child endangerment in movies

    • @jackson5056
      @jackson5056 3 роки тому +2

      “The actors in this film are so dull, I wish they’d all get clubbed with a tire iron to near-death.”

  • @superpan218
    @superpan218 Рік тому +3

    I'm surprised Good Burger isn't on this list.

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 23 дні тому +1

    Gene, you were so correct to say there was no reason to remake “The Day of the Jackal.”

  • @ricardocantoral7672
    @ricardocantoral7672 4 роки тому +10

    I have read Day of The Jackal and I saw the Fred Zinnneman film. I love both and this version looks terrible.

  • @RhiannaBarr
    @RhiannaBarr 2 роки тому +7

    The female voice of "Flubber" is none other than Jodi Benson (she portrayed Ariel in the Little Mermaid)

    • @markelijio6012
      @markelijio6012 Рік тому +4

      Jodi Benson, I love you in the Little Mermaid but why are you doing this? Well, it's a Disney family film,
      that's why. But anyway, I'm sorry for a little disagreement but for your sake, Jodi...choose and pick your
      projects carefully. I love you because I care. God bless you.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Рік тому

      We know.

    • @donaldpaluga
      @donaldpaluga Рік тому

      @@markelijio6012 residuals for Mermaid ran out

  • @toucansam3
    @toucansam3 3 роки тому +8

    Did Siskel say Crocodile Dundee did the fish out of water story well? He gave it a thumbs down when it came out.

    • @spencer10182
      @spencer10182 3 роки тому +1

      I think he is saying it is done well compared to Little Indian, Big City and Jungle 2 Jungle which he thought were bad fish out of water movies.

    • @Notturnoir
      @Notturnoir 5 місяців тому

      Its a classic for 1986

  • @adagiobreeze8493
    @adagiobreeze8493 3 роки тому +6

    Awe these movies were so cute and fun for us 90s Kids

    • @madouc5754
      @madouc5754 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah but back then we tended to be easily pleased.

    • @calessel3139
      @calessel3139 Рік тому +2

      U-Turn was a cute and fun movie for kids?

    • @markelijio6012
      @markelijio6012 Місяць тому

      Seen on BET, FX and Sundance
      Channel since September 16, 2002 with very impressive ratings.

  • @kdohertygizbur
    @kdohertygizbur 4 роки тому +6

    Father's Day was abysmal

  • @POPOPOPOPOPOP82
    @POPOPOPOPOPOP82 2 роки тому +4

    Wow, Siskel really did not like Home Alone 3. He brought it up like 3 times lol

  • @flaccidusminimus2170
    @flaccidusminimus2170 3 роки тому +6

    17:03 - Not really. "Flubber" was only a modest success. A reported $178 million in grosses might sound like a lot, but it isn't when you consider that the production budget was $80 million and roughly the same amount would have been spent on marketing and distribution. Disney was undoubtedly expecting a much higher return on their investment.

    • @CaptainSpalding72
      @CaptainSpalding72 2 роки тому

      And its hunk of shit

    • @noisepuppet
      @noisepuppet Рік тому

      I saw it and thought "wtf, this is supposed to be a kids' movie?" Then I realized I was watching Fluffer.

    • @markelijio6012
      @markelijio6012 Рік тому

      Depending on how much you're spending on. Such as marketing and distribution.

  • @jackedkerouac4414
    @jackedkerouac4414 3 роки тому +32

    Wow Roger actually didn't get the campy humor of Starship Troopers whereas Gene got the silliness of it

    • @44excalibur
      @44excalibur 3 роки тому +4

      Starship Troopers was a mockery of Robert Heinlein's novel. If the movie had stuck closer to the book it would've been a classic. The acting was also criminally bad.

    • @Eisenbison
      @Eisenbison 3 роки тому +2

      Roger Ebert is the most overrated movie critic of all time. He wasn't half as smart as people give him credit for.

    • @jackedkerouac4414
      @jackedkerouac4414 3 роки тому +5

      @@Eisenbison Really? I think Peter Travers of Rolling Stone is. Typically harsh on mainstream movies, too quick to rate independent movies high...Ebert doesn't do this imo

    • @cm9241
      @cm9241 Рік тому

      @44excalibur "if only the movie honestly embraced fascism" come on man, you can't be serious with that shit take. The acting was bad because Verhoeven intentionally cast beautiful but bad actors, like Nazi propaganda films.

  • @megadethmofo2001
    @megadethmofo2001 3 роки тому +6

    I liked U turn. Good weirdness.

    • @hv3115
      @hv3115 Рік тому

      Same here.. a twisted, demented noir that tries to expose the ugly underbelly of America

  • @jro3213
    @jro3213 4 роки тому +9

    Oh Gene didn't like cats, that does seem to explain a lot about his uptight disposition

    • @danmseattle975
      @danmseattle975 4 роки тому +1

      I personally love cats, but some people don't. To each his or her own.

    • @bakedbeansgangstajones3937
      @bakedbeansgangstajones3937 3 роки тому +3

      I like cats but not to fond of dogs. We all have different tastes.

    • @massimocasella4201
      @massimocasella4201 3 роки тому

      @@bakedbeansgangstajones3937 why do people have different tastes.

    • @jimmym3352
      @jimmym3352 3 роки тому +3

      I always thought more uptight people (like nerdy types) liked cats. I'm a dog person who never had a cat. Though I don't mind watching some funny cat videos on youtube, that's as close as I want to be to them.

    • @ricardocantoral7672
      @ricardocantoral7672 2 роки тому

      People who don't like cats probably don't deserve to live.

  • @babybird871
    @babybird871 3 роки тому +5

    I hated U-turn....good choice

  • @jimjohnhaywire
    @jimjohnhaywire 4 роки тому +23

    I agree with these guys on all the films except for The Man Who Knew Too Little. In fact, while they were showing the clip of Bill Murray tossing an object at the dead guy and talking about how unfunny the film was, I started laughing hysterically. This one just does it for me. Ridiculously simple plot, but Bill Murray pulls it off. Will always have a warm place in my heart for it.

    • @twikirobot6897
      @twikirobot6897 3 роки тому +2

      I laughed out loud at that clip as well. Hilarious.

    • @jgowdey
      @jgowdey 3 роки тому

      Hell yes, same here! 👍🏻

    • @TheLolapuff
      @TheLolapuff 2 роки тому

      And Joanne Whaley is so sexy and beautiful I can barely stand it. Wow!

    • @agl1138
      @agl1138 Рік тому +1

      It made me laugh the way I did when my Grandmother died, ie: Not at all

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Рік тому

      It wasn't too bad, but not one of Murray's best.

  • @reneperez7903
    @reneperez7903 4 роки тому +8

    U-Turn was a bad movie despite decent reviews i felt the story was absolutely laughable

    • @tyfalagan
      @tyfalagan 3 роки тому

      Best part was Jennifee Lopez 💯😎😍

    • @reneperez7903
      @reneperez7903 3 роки тому

      @@tyfalagan she was okay but U-turn is a forgettable film

    • @kennethzinke9168
      @kennethzinke9168 2 роки тому +1

      Oliver Stone, Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Voight each got a slap in the face from Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert for the 1997 Tristar Pictures movie called "U-Turn."

    • @markelijio6012
      @markelijio6012 2 роки тому

      Underneath it all, Oliver Stone's "U-Turn" was his follow-up to "Natural Born Killers" with an excellent cast, released by Sony Pictures Studios in 1997. It was a cult hit despite decent reviews, but that's my
      strongest opinion.

    • @reneperez7903
      @reneperez7903 2 роки тому

      @@markelijio6012 Natural Born Killers was a terrific film

  • @357pghguero
    @357pghguero 2 роки тому +2

    You had your chance and YOU BLEW IT!!

  • @tthomaselli2
    @tthomaselli2 Рік тому +4

    I haven't seen this in so long...
    I hope 'Batman & Robin' made this list because it most certainly made mine.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Рік тому

      It didn't. Maybe it was a runners up thing. Can't have everything on the show.

  • @RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia
    @RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia 3 роки тому +16

    The Man Who Knew Too Little is better than they said it is. And Starship Troopers is a CLASSIC!

    • @stonefree1911
      @stonefree1911 Рік тому +2

      I thought The Man Who Knew Too Little was pretty entertaining.

  • @toddschneck80
    @toddschneck80 3 роки тому +5

    My favorite movie critics!

  • @Harkness78
    @Harkness78 Рік тому +2

    Starship Troopers isn't as good as Robocop or Total Recall, but it is still great. Never in a million years is it at the bottom of any year.

  • @alcarbo8613
    @alcarbo8613 2 роки тому +30

    If Ebert was pissed about Political Correctness in 1997, I could only imagine how he'd feel about the movies today

    • @Antonio_Ortiz
      @Antonio_Ortiz 2 роки тому +2

      It was more about how it was poorly applied to that specific movie and story. He was very progressive, so to hear him saying that a movie was too woke is speaking volumes.

    • @jamesburke4358
      @jamesburke4358 2 роки тому +2

      He would be forced to LIKE it, as most public figures are ordered to feel.

    • @Hexon66
      @Hexon66 Рік тому

      If you don't like seeing women, gays or people of color (or shock horror! all three) in films, just cop to that, and don't hide behind PC or woke fear like a coward.

    • @cherylhulting1301
      @cherylhulting1301 Рік тому +1

      @@Antonio_Ortiz Unfortunately Ebert was way off on the merits of Jane Smiley's dark take on the relationships in her temake of "King Lear." "A Thousand Acres" had little to do with "political correctness" (aside from addressing the farm crisis, which wasn't a huge theme in the filn) and everything to do with investigating dominance in a specific cultural context. That theme is present in the subtext of Shakespeare's play too.
      I agreed with Roger that the film adaptation was poor. But we would have gone a few rounds as to the merits of Smiley's book itself. It didn't win the Pulitzer Prize for nothing.

    • @asimpson1
      @asimpson1 Рік тому

      Political Correctness isn’t a real thing

  • @Crazy__Canuck
    @Crazy__Canuck 4 роки тому +30

    Starship Troopers is a classic!! And far more clever than you could imagine. It’s essentially a parody of Aliens. Check out the review on the “Collative Learning” UA-cam page. Or maybe it’s the “Rob Ager” page....both pages are from the same guy who has fantastic film reviews. Especially on Kubrick films. Give it a look see.

    • @basquat76
      @basquat76 4 роки тому +2

      Still a terrible film no matter what it is.

    • @Blodia1990
      @Blodia1990 3 роки тому

      @@basquat76 Agree. The movie is great garbage and becomes insanely boring ange depressingly grim

    • @isaac_alexander_v
      @isaac_alexander_v 2 роки тому +4

      It’s underrated for sure. Just not understood in its time. I could only imagine what these two would say of the terrible movies released today.

    • @spanky9676
      @spanky9676 2 роки тому +3

      The book Starship Troopers was written 20 years before Alien was made

    • @HoldenNY22
      @HoldenNY22 Рік тому +1

      I don't think the commentors don't get the Movie. The Movie is actually more of a Riff or just showing what Propagand or Pro-War Movie is. Actually, people don't get that basically the Soldiers are Nazis. What his name- the guy who played Doogie Howser. He was dressed in a Gestapo uniform. Some of the scene in the Movie are directly lifted from the famous Nazi Propaganda film- Triumph of the Spirit. The Movie is really once you understand it- is showing what Fascist Propaganda is like and is very Anti-Fascist once you get it.

  • @geminijinxies7258
    @geminijinxies7258 Рік тому +1

    I like many of these so called bad movies more than basically anything that Hollywood makes today.

  • @reverendtos4271
    @reverendtos4271 3 роки тому +4

    Well at least I lived long enough to see Roger Ebert complain about political correctness :)

    • @hv3115
      @hv3115 Рік тому

      Yes Roger Ebert was well known for being a liberal but he knew BS when he saw it. Imagine what he would make of today's SJW, PC climate in movies where men are emasculated and portrayed as weaklings while women are always morally superior and always better than men in everything they do.

    • @cherylhulting1301
      @cherylhulting1301 Рік тому

      😆😆 Ebert's reasons for disliking the remake of the story of "A Thousand Acres" are amongst the weakest of his career. But he's right that the film adaptation wasn't good. But as I wrote in my post, the story structure in ATA wasn't the real problem. It had many other more basic problems.

  • @Paulafan5
    @Paulafan5 3 роки тому +6

    Flubber wasn't that bad. Or maybe it's not bad compared to some recent Disney live action films like A Wrinkle in Time.

    • @Xayjohns
      @Xayjohns 3 роки тому

      I loved it as a kid

    • @amwfan88
      @amwfan88 3 роки тому

      I'm 32 - was 9 when Flubber came out - and I've never seen the movie in its entirety. But I remember I started watching it after renting it from Blockbuster and just kind of walking away after about 10-20 minutes in. I do want to re-watch it someday.

  • @dnasty312
    @dnasty312 3 роки тому +5

    16:28 Roger is correct here. Billy Crystal is excellent in *Fathers' Day* and so to is Bruce Greenwood. Robin's performance though seems all over the place

  • @42k78
    @42k78 10 місяців тому +1

    The worst offense in The Jackal is Richard Gere's "Irish" accent. Starship Troopers is a masterpiece.

  • @111oooo
    @111oooo 4 роки тому +8

    Starship Troopers was really good

  • @nitehawk86
    @nitehawk86 Рік тому +4

    You just don't get opening sequences like this anymore. That was so unnecessarily well done.

  • @CraigCairney83
    @CraigCairney83 4 роки тому +12

    Ahh I really liked U-Turn.

    • @branagain
      @branagain 4 роки тому

      Craig C , I liked it too. So much better than Natural Born Killers.

    • @freedomfries6618
      @freedomfries6618 3 роки тому

      I liked it too. Interesting and original.

    • @hv3115
      @hv3115 Рік тому

      Same here. A twisted slice of small-town Americana noir.

  • @gspendlove
    @gspendlove 3 роки тому +6

    I actually cried when John McClane killed Jables. How could you do that, John? It's like shooting Malcolm and Angus.

  • @canuck_gamer3359
    @canuck_gamer3359 2 роки тому +3

    Has anyone else noticed how much these two wonderful men fidget around in their seats during the filming of this show??? Roger especially is terrible! I feel badly for the poor camera operator who must have had to have cat like reflexes to keep up with his shifting! I loved them both dearly and I don't mean this in a nasty way at all, just an observation meant to be a friendly tease :)

  • @jstewlly4747
    @jstewlly4747 Рік тому +1

    That part with Murray was hilarious....."catch this"

  • @lars7282
    @lars7282 2 роки тому +2

    What was it with 90s Hollywood and Apes?!

  • @zacharysiple783
    @zacharysiple783 4 роки тому +10

    12:29-12:32 So why was Home Alone 1 and 2 thumb down, Roger?

    • @jacobadams5924
      @jacobadams5924 4 роки тому

      I can respect a thumbs down for those movies. Was there anything redeeming to them? (besides Tim Curry's smile equated as The Grinch?)....

    • @jacobadams5924
      @jacobadams5924 4 роки тому +1

      @@clydesalley But the essential question was what did he think of: Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House

    • @jacobadams5924
      @jacobadams5924 4 роки тому +1

      @@clydesalley I also thought the third entry was a triumph in realism at a level that the first two entries failed to achieve....

    • @francescobruno418
      @francescobruno418 3 роки тому

      Maybe he liked more the new children (I did, he was smarter)

    • @sdne1959
      @sdne1959 3 роки тому +2

      @@jacobadams5924
      .
      Wait.......you AGREE with a thumbs down on the original Home Alone? It's a classic !! ANY of the other sequels, okay.......but the original ??
      .

  • @PatI-zg9gm
    @PatI-zg9gm День тому

    “I don’t want that cat!” lol

  • @califinn
    @califinn Рік тому +3

    Funny watching Robin Williams have such a rough year with Flubber and Father's Day, yet at the same time, was starring in Good Will Hunting and it was out in theaters during this broadcast. Won an Oscar. Oh, the choices actors make!

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 10 місяців тому +1

      Robin appeared on many of the Worst of the Year shows, in fact, he did it for four years in a row-1996-1999!!!!

  • @CelestialWoodway
    @CelestialWoodway 4 роки тому +7

    I guess Ebert was not a Neil Young fan? Never saw that documentary but his live performances are usually great.

    • @Paulafan5
      @Paulafan5 3 роки тому +1

      That performance footage looked bad (from what I saw in the preview).

    • @robertoflores4925
      @robertoflores4925 3 роки тому

      I actually liked that film.

    • @tombiby5892
      @tombiby5892 3 роки тому

      I really like Neil on his albums, but his live aesthetic is not to my taste, at least when he was in his Crazy Horse mood. He likes ragged playing and long solos.

    • @markelijio6012
      @markelijio6012 Рік тому

      I'm a big fan of Neil Young and I actually loved that film.
      Today, he's now married to Daryl Hannah.

  • @asimpson1
    @asimpson1 Рік тому +1

    I feel like Alien Resurrection wasn’t as bad as everyone thinks it is. Starship Troopers is great it’s one of my favorites

  • @thersten
    @thersten 2 роки тому +2

    Wow. Those were some real stinkers! Except for starship troopers which was campy just like RoboCop.

  • @thomasbabilon9146
    @thomasbabilon9146 3 роки тому +1

    My reviews: out of 5
    1 " The Jackal " 3 out of 5 👍
    2 " A Thousand Acres " 2 out of 5 👎
    3 " Mad City " 2 out of 5 👎
    4 " The Man Who Knew to Little " 2 out of 5 👎
    5 " Wild America " 1.5 out of 5 👎
    6 " Buddy " 1 out of 5 👎
    7 " That Darn Cat " 1 out of 5 👎
    8 " That Old Feeling " 1.5 out of 5 👎
    9 " Alien - Resurrection " 2.5 out of 5 👎
    10 " Home Alone 3 " 1.5 out of 5 👎
    11 " Starship Troopers " 3.5 out of 5 👍
    12 " U Turn " 2.5 out of 5 👎
    13 " Father's Day " 2 out of 5 👎
    14 " Flubber " 1 out of 5 👎
    15 " Jungle 2 Jungle " 1.5 out of 5 👎

  • @JustSomeCanadianGuy
    @JustSomeCanadianGuy 6 місяців тому

    These worst-of episodes are the only evidence some of these movies existed!
    What the hell is Buddy?! 🤣

  • @williamherbert
    @williamherbert Рік тому +3

    Poor Siskel, this had to be about a year before he passed away. My movie opinions always aligned more with Gene's than Roger's. RIP

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 10 місяців тому

      A little more than a year.

  • @westhomas5870
    @westhomas5870 3 роки тому +5

    U--Turn was fun to watch

    • @SKa-tt9nm
      @SKa-tt9nm 3 роки тому

      A couple of scenes stood out

    • @kennethzinke9168
      @kennethzinke9168 2 роки тому +1

      But, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave Oliver Stone a slap in the face for directing U-Turn in 1997.

    • @markelijio6012
      @markelijio6012 2 роки тому

      "Natural Born Killers" was so terrific to watch too!

    • @markelijio6012
      @markelijio6012 Рік тому

      It's Sexy, Sleek and Fun, Too!

  • @Shorty_Lickens
    @Shorty_Lickens 3 роки тому +18

    Starship Troopers is good IF you can appreciate the sardonic/sarcastic twist on patriotism and violent movies. Most of the viewers and critics didnt grasp it. Just like many people didnt grasp the sardonic viewpoint on Robocop.
    Paul Verhoven hates real violence. Thats why he uses it in his movies. He's poking fun at the American obsession with violent movies. And almost nobody gets it.

    • @mr_nobody_000
      @mr_nobody_000 3 роки тому +2

      thank you for years ive always told people the violence in Robocop was a satire of Americas love of ultra-violent movies

    • @Shorty_Lickens
      @Shorty_Lickens 3 роки тому +2

      @@mr_nobody_000 it absolutely is, and when you know that it becomes kinda funny. Similar to Total Recall.

  • @littlekingtrashmouth9219
    @littlekingtrashmouth9219 5 місяців тому +1

    I laughed at the clip of The Man Who Knew Too Little when he threw the thing at the guy

  • @CaptainSpalding72
    @CaptainSpalding72 2 роки тому +2

    Siskel wins for STARSHIP TROOPERS.

  • @777radius5
    @777radius5 Рік тому +3

    14:54 Damn, Gene 😄

  • @shattaredentertainment4782
    @shattaredentertainment4782 Рік тому +1

    Jackals a great movie!! Watching jack black get splattered by a monster gun was awesome.

  • @The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane
    @The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane 4 роки тому +15

    I hated Alien: Resurrection. It ruined the Alien franchise, but Alien: Covenant did more damage than Resurrection already did.

    • @hamupinhere
      @hamupinhere 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah, "Alien: Resurrection" is bad, but at the very least it's entertaining, and maybe one or two of the characters are somewhat likeable. It's a romp; an adventure-comedy, which admittedly is a disappointing direction for an "Alien" film to take (and the whole franchise along with it). "Covenant" was just an exercise in rectumology, as far as I'm concerned. It wanted to be both "Alien" and "Aliens" at the same time, while shoehorning in the reach for the stereotypical, bloated existentialist-themed sci-fi film hooey that "Prometheus" got too close to the Sun and burned out on as well. To make matters worse, not one single character in the film was worth rooting for to survive to the end.
      It's really beat to see somebody with such an astonishing touch and vision like Ridley Scott suck so hard, not once, but twice in a row.

    • @gabrielpadilla7839
      @gabrielpadilla7839 4 роки тому +1

      Both are just terrible

    • @reneedennis2011
      @reneedennis2011 4 роки тому

      Alien: Resurrection was a gore-a-thon

    • @danmseattle975
      @danmseattle975 4 роки тому +1

      I hated Alien when I saw it 1979 and so I never bothered with the sequels. The only good thing I remember about it was Sigourney Weaver in her underwear.

  • @prophetvsprofit
    @prophetvsprofit 4 роки тому +10

    Starship Troopers is wonderful

  • @roberttreacy8271
    @roberttreacy8271 Рік тому +2

    I miss these two.

  • @Monkey_Boy9602
    @Monkey_Boy9602 7 місяців тому

    Once I found out that my bonnet macaque, KinKaid, was watching movies with me, I bought "Buddy" for him since he really liked seeing animals onscreen. He absolutely *loved* it!