Siskel & Ebert: Best Of 1985 - Witness, Blood Simple, The Official Story, Streetwise, Shoah
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2021
- In this episode, Siskel and Ebert talk about the best films of 1985. These films include: After Hours, Back to the Future, Blood Simple, Lost in America, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Mishima, Prizzi's Honor, Ran, Shoah, Streetwise, The Color Purple, The Falcon and the Snowman, The Official Story, The Purple Rose of Cairo and Witness.
Blood Simple is an absolutely brilliant film. Especially for a debut.
I still think it’s the Coens’ best film.
@@branagain 100% agree. I saw it just a couple of months ago and might watch it again tonight. Honestly, I think it’s markedly better than Fargo.
My best of 1985:
10. The Breakfast Club
9. The Purple Rose of Cairo
8. Witness
7. Fright Night
6. The Official Story
5. The Color Purple
4. Prizzi’s Honor
3. Back to the Future
2. Ran
1. Shoah
Both Gene and Roger had some real greats on both of their lists. 1985 did have some real good films. Glad they both had “The Falcon and the Snowman” on their lists. One of my favorites from that year. Great performances from Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn.
One thing about 1985 was it was a big year for Steven Spielberg, 2 of the 4 films he produced are on their list with The Goonies being a cult classic (RIP Richard Donner). Also Shoah was the start of the Oscar's ignoring worthy documentaries that ran throughout the '90s.
I also loved the Falcon and the Snowman. I think it was way underated by other critics.
@@94Trish I agree.
@@acholl980 Oh come on, it was only 9 and a half hours.
The Breakfast Club and Kiss of the Spider Woman are my two favorites from this year
Personally, the Breakfast Club is overrated and the ending was a disappointment.
@@JanetStarChild I disagree the Breakfast Club has stood the test of time more so than almost all movies on this list.
G-d bless these two forever for introducing 10 year old me to Werner Herztog, Midnight Cowboy...and just understanding film
The intro music, the movies, and of course these to men makes me long for for better and younger days
Ah, 1985. The first year I had a car and had a job working in a movie theater. I could actually go and see the types of films these guys praised that no one else would ever see as there was no marketing, or they only played in the art house theaters. Many of these films played at my theater, a few I saw at other theaters, and some I've still never seen to this day. (Prizzi's Honor, I'm going to find you...)
'85 was a very strong year for film
Is Streetwise still available anywhere? I saw it in the theater, but it has disappeared, despite the oscar nomination. Great movie.
The Falcon and the Snowman especially relevant in today's headlines...some 21 year old in way over his head.
Kind of a dull year. At least Back to the Future is a classic. I prefer Kagemusha to Ran, though it is a beautiful looking film. Blood Simple was the Coens starting off on the right foot. Purple Rose of Cairo may be the Woody Allen movie for people who hate Woody Allen movies.
Wonder if either of them had seen "Come And See" yet crazy if they would think all 20 of those were better movies, also Ebert thinking Back To The Future isn't as good as Prizzi's Honour?, good gravy!
If I’m not mistaken, Come and See’s American release date was 1987.
@@linkbiff1054 Never seen Siskel say a word on it though and he was around for 12 more years after '87.
@@Mr.Goodkat Well they can’t review every movie in the world that comes out
@@linkbiff1054 They sure as hell can Chip! - Ricky Bobby.
He’s definitely seen Come and See cause I remember him basically declaring a masterpiece at some point. Also like link biff said I don’t think we got Come and See till later.
Edit- I looked it up Ebert had Come and See in his “Greatest Films” series.
The Color Purple is a classic movie and the stage play is good also.
Really? I've never seen the Falcon and the Snowman and I immediately knew it was Sean Penn in that clip.
The Color Purple was overhyped. Has not held up well over time.
Beyond Thunderdome? Oof.
It's the worst of the Mad Max films by far. Ebert must've briefly gone insane.
Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert reviewed Blood Simple on The Best of 1985, but is that not enough Siskel and Ebert because are they alive in 2022?
What??? lol
They did review Blood Simple and 11 years later, they reviewed Fargo.
What?
They did review Blood Simple in 1985 and 11 years later, Fargo. They are both best movies. 14 years after Fargo was reviewed, True Grit was released in movie theaters. Besides Blood Simple, Siskel and Ebert reviewed The Color Purple, Witnesses and the others on The Best Movies of 1985.
No love for BTTF?
It's on Gene's list...did you watch the entire episode?
@@hevyonez97 must have missed it. I guess I was expecting them to praise it more in depth.
@@footofjuniper8212 they did that in July when the movie was first released....
@@hevyonez97 yeah, I've seen that one too. Just curious that they didn't give it more attention in this year-end retrospective episode. Oh well, no biggie.
I didn’t like After Hours-at all.
I don’t understand the love for Prizzi’s Honor. And I consider myself a Jack Nicholson fan. I did not think it was a good movie.
Agree. Anjelica Hutson gave a great performance, but Nicholson's character was unconvincing, and he had zero chemistry with Kathleen Turner.
was a great dark comedy
And neither list had the eventual Best Picture winner, Out of Africa. A long bore of a movie. They were right to leave it off both lists.
I'm sorry "After Hours" is a bad comedy, technically and visually sound by Scorcese but the screenplay sucks lacks any real cathartic comedy
Goodfellas was a better Black Comedy
First half is great, then it falls apart unfortunately.
This is where you realize Sisley and Ebert don’t hold up as journalists or movie critics. Back to the Future is an all time classic and considered a perfect movie in general. And it wasn’t on Eberts list and was number 9 on Siskels? Falcon and the Snowman is a movie nobody remembers and Mad Max BTD is considered the worst of all the MM movies by far. Even Mel Gibson hated it. Prizis Honor? Give me a fucking break. Witness at least got a shoutout. But where was Goonies? A classic that is still beloved to this day. These guys are and always will be elitists snobs
I HATE THAT YEAR. WITH GOOD REASONS.