That film sounded the death knell for the popularity of slasher films, which would not really recover until the release of "Scream", a 1996 Wes Craven film that even managed to be liked by Siskel and Ebert.
Agreed! I still watch it from time to time. Delinquent characters O'Brien Horowitz ("Lipshitz" hahaha) Viking,Tweety & Paco are played to perfection IMO.
Above the Law, one of my favorite action movies. And the plot with the CIA ("They funded every war we've ever had") - I'm surprised they let this get made!
Good ole’ Sea-Gall!! (I love Roger’s pronunciation) There are some channels who have been going through his movies, such as Space Ice and Redeye Reviews, and it is hilarious to sit back after all the years since 1988 to see how his career went since Above The Law. I do like that Siskel nailed the persona right out if the gate!!
I think it's the best of the body-swap comedy trope that spawned a lot of movies in a short period in the late 1980s (not to mention two or three TV movies at the same time).
Big wasn't a body swap movie, so I'm not sure why they mentioned it. It's about a boy who wishes he were big, and wakes up twenty years older than he was the night before. He just grew older. He never swapped bodies with anyone else.
i LOVE "At Close Range" and would definitely recommend "Bad Boys" just make sure you get the right film because there is also the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence film "Bad Boys".
ANALYSIS: 1. Although "Colors" had received accusations of glorifying gang warfare, the film's controversy was as good for its business in 1988 as "Joker"'s would turn out to be in 2019. The film made over $40 million, its soundtrack (Warner Bros. 9 25713-1/2/4) was a top-40 album hit, and it helped to actually influence real-life gangster culture in the country of Belize. 2. Of the four body-swapping films from the 1987-88 timeframe, "Big" (which was released during the summer of 1988) is by far the most well-known and well-remembered today. "Vice/Versa" wasn't the big hit Siskel and Ebert had hoped it would be, and the other two were quick to fade into obscurity ("18 Again!" is reviewed in this episode). 3. "Above The Law" greets Steven Seagal at the beginning of his career; he became a big action star of the early 1990s, most notably with "Under Siege", before ruining his stardom with similar-looking films that were either made for VHS and DVD or seemed to be to most people; in a rather depressing turn of events, he's now a staunch promoter of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. 4. "Bad Dreams" practically ended the popularity of slasher films in the United States; after its release, the market for those entered a massive slump from which it never truly recovered until the release of "Scream" in 1996 (although at least Siskel and Ebert never lived to see the childhood-ruining-and-potentially-traumatizing breed of slasher films that came in the wake of the popularity of the independent video game "Five Nights at Freddy's").
I don't think enough people would have cared to see a movie called 29 Again. No one cares what the life of a 29 year old is like, except for other 29 year olds.
This is from April 1988 so I had just turned 9 years old. And this era with all the "switching bodies" movies was my first experience of when Hollywood releases a bunch of movie with similar plots all at the same time. Vice Versa, 18 Again, Big, Like Father Like Son
18 Again is GREAT! ❤ Of course not to these Brilliant guys. Like Father, Like Son, Vice Versa, 18 Again, and Big. . . and All of Me with Steve Martin and Lilly Tomlin (reverse identity movies) .
Bad Dreams . . . Nightmare on Elm Street was based on real life kids who committed suicide or died in their sleep, Bad Dreams sounds like it rips off Nightmare on Elm Street, I never seem to catch up to Bad Dreams and haven't seen it yet
*Top 2 Films about Street Gangs* 1. Boys In The Hood (1991) 2. Colors (1988) *Top 2 Films about Organized Crime* 1. Goodfellas (1990) 2. Scarface (1983) *Top 2 Films about Bank Heists* 1. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 2. Heat (1995)
When he was young, I would say he was handsome but only in the physical sense. I honestly never like Segal. He always came off as a narcissist on film.
i liked "Colors" the movie, but it made my already bad real world life worse when it came out. i was a very poor white kid in a predominantly black school and community and it was a lot of watching my back and knowing what streets to avoid and things like that. i had NEVER heard of Crips or Bloods but when that film came out it was like over night all of a sudden these black kids that screwed with me and other kids simply because we were white started all claiming to be Crips and Bloods and instead of fighting each other they just started messing with us 5 times more than they already had been and got even more violent. instead of just being groups of friends that would corner you 5 to 1 now they started actually claiming those gangs and got even more mob like and jumping people in big groups. that film had some very negative effects in real world consequences. .
Ebert's spirited excoriation of Bad Dreams is the highlight here. Roger is intelligent and passionate.
That film sounded the death knell for the popularity of slasher films, which would not really recover until the release of "Scream", a 1996 Wes Craven film that even managed to be liked by Siskel and Ebert.
@@jessecoffey4737Actually the movie is well liked by Ebert. Siskel hated it. Both liked Scream 2 though.
Bad Boys is a KILLER movie. I saw it as a teen and it blew me away.
Agreed! I still watch it from time to time. Delinquent characters O'Brien Horowitz ("Lipshitz" hahaha) Viking,Tweety & Paco are played to perfection IMO.
Above the Law, one of my favorite action movies. And the plot with the CIA ("They funded every war we've ever had") - I'm surprised they let this get made!
The CIA has, by and large, been portrayed as a sinister organization in Hollywood movies.
Above the Law is a good movie 🎬.
It is.
my favorite Seagal movie...
Colors was so entertaining.
Good ole’ Sea-Gall!! (I love Roger’s pronunciation) There are some channels who have been going through his movies, such as Space Ice and Redeye Reviews, and it is hilarious to sit back after all the years since 1988 to see how his career went since Above The Law. I do like that Siskel nailed the persona right out if the gate!!
That kitchen fight in Colors is so long it's goddam hilarious
Re-watched Vice-Versa about a week ago. Still holds up. Still funny AF.
I think it's the best of the body-swap comedy trope that spawned a lot of movies in a short period in the late 1980s (not to mention two or three TV movies at the same time).
Big wasn't a body swap movie, so I'm not sure why they mentioned it. It's about a boy who wishes he were big, and wakes up twenty years older than he was the night before. He just grew older. He never swapped bodies with anyone else.
I remember when colours was released on VHS here in Australia. Raiders caps were a hot commodity in my suburban area.
😂
I ❤️ Bad Dreams
Jennifer Rubin is a hottie. I wish she had gone further in the business
Haven't seen "Bad Boys" or "Colors" w/Sean Penn, but I think "At Close Range" and "The Falcon and the Snowman" are very good movies.
i LOVE "At Close Range" and would definitely recommend "Bad Boys" just make sure you get the right film because there is also the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence film "Bad Boys".
ANALYSIS:
1. Although "Colors" had received accusations of glorifying gang warfare, the film's controversy was as good for its business in 1988 as "Joker"'s would turn out to be in 2019. The film made over $40 million, its soundtrack (Warner Bros. 9 25713-1/2/4) was a top-40 album hit, and it helped to actually influence real-life gangster culture in the country of Belize.
2. Of the four body-swapping films from the 1987-88 timeframe, "Big" (which was released during the summer of 1988) is by far the most well-known and well-remembered today. "Vice/Versa" wasn't the big hit Siskel and Ebert had hoped it would be, and the other two were quick to fade into obscurity ("18 Again!" is reviewed in this episode).
3. "Above The Law" greets Steven Seagal at the beginning of his career; he became a big action star of the early 1990s, most notably with "Under Siege", before ruining his stardom with similar-looking films that were either made for VHS and DVD or seemed to be to most people; in a rather depressing turn of events, he's now a staunch promoter of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.
4. "Bad Dreams" practically ended the popularity of slasher films in the United States; after its release, the market for those entered a massive slump from which it never truly recovered until the release of "Scream" in 1996 (although at least Siskel and Ebert never lived to see the childhood-ruining-and-potentially-traumatizing breed of slasher films that came in the wake of the popularity of the independent video game "Five Nights at Freddy's").
George Burns was 92 when 18 Again was released.
I don't think enough people would have cared to see a movie called 29 Again. No one cares what the life of a 29 year old is like, except for other 29 year olds.
Yeah, Penn was really great back then.
This is from April 1988 so I had just turned 9 years old. And this era with all the "switching bodies" movies was my first experience of when Hollywood releases a bunch of movie with similar plots all at the same time.
Vice Versa, 18 Again, Big, Like Father Like Son
Holy crap Jennifer Ruben and Dean Cameron had a film together?
WITH RICHARD LYNCH?
18 Again is GREAT! ❤ Of course not to these Brilliant guys. Like Father, Like Son, Vice Versa, 18 Again, and Big. . . and All of Me with Steve Martin and Lilly Tomlin (reverse identity movies) .
Bad Dreams . . . Nightmare on Elm Street was based on real life kids who committed suicide or died in their sleep, Bad Dreams sounds like it rips off Nightmare on Elm Street, I never seem to catch up to Bad Dreams and haven't seen it yet
Colors 👍
Bad Dreams 👍
18 Again 👎
Above the Law👍
*Top 2 Films about Street Gangs*
1. Boys In The Hood (1991)
2. Colors (1988)
*Top 2 Films about Organized Crime*
1. Goodfellas (1990)
2. Scarface (1983)
*Top 2 Films about Bank Heists*
1. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
2. Heat (1995)
Heat isn't a heist film.
top 2 Films about Street Gangs- (The Warriors) and (Trespass),
Dog Day Afternoon isn't really a bank heist film.
Roger has to be the only person who has ever called Steven Seagal "handsome"
I’m sure I’m 1988 this was a somewhat common sentiment
It would be more of a shocker if someone called him handsome now!
other critics wrote the same thing...he was thin and still had his real hair not paint
When he was young, I would say he was handsome but only in the physical sense. I honestly never like Segal. He always came off as a narcissist on film.
My reviews
Colors - 👍🌟🌟🌟
Above the Law - 👍🌟🌟🌟
18 Again -👎🌟
Bad Dreams - 👎🌟
i liked "Colors" the movie, but it made my already bad real world life worse when it came out. i was a very poor white kid in a predominantly black school and community and it was a lot of watching my back and knowing what streets to avoid and things like that. i had NEVER heard of Crips or Bloods but when that film came out it was like over night all of a sudden these black kids that screwed with me and other kids simply because we were white started all claiming to be Crips and Bloods and instead of fighting each other they just started messing with us 5 times more than they already had been and got even more violent. instead of just being groups of friends that would corner you 5 to 1 now they started actually claiming those gangs and got even more mob like and jumping people in big groups. that film had some very negative effects in real world consequences. .
BIG was gonna be the great one, as opposed to VICE VERSA
The soundtrack to Colors has aged badly.
I Stlll Love It; Ice T, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B and Rakim, Rick James. "It's a Mad Mad World" "Six Gun 🔫 " people love it when I play it in my taxi.
That soundtrack is an absolute banger. You’re mistaken
@@Hack_The_Planet_ You Know It!!!!!!! ❤
Lol