1. The year's top ten are always my favorite Siskel and Ebert episodes. 2. Ahhhh. 1998. The year I finished high school. 3. Saving Private Ryan is my all time favorite film. Roger is totally wrong about the ending. When the old Ryan looks at his wife and says tell me I'm a good man, that used to get me choked up. 4. It's hard to watch Gene in his last year or so. You can tell the difference between this and the Gene of the late 80s/early 90s.
A little nugget tucked away on Roger's list is A Simple Plan. I can't find enough good things to say about that movie. It's one of Sam Raimi's best, with amazing performances by Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda and Gary Cole.
10:55 - Siskel says the country is at a long period of protracted peace and He says maybe Spielberg (by making Saving Private Ryan) is advocating to keep it that way. 2 1/2 years later 9/11 happened and the 20 year war in Afghanistan began.
Pleasantville is one of the most underrated great movies of all time. Ebert had it at number 2 that year, Siskel at Number 3. On my personal list, it's in the top five.
Primary Colors was good. Even if you didnt know the specific references to Clintons family you still enjoy the mildly sardonic political intrigue. Its just funny enough and real enough to be solid entertainment.
Tough look for our guy Rog saying his #1 movie will be a classic, and I doubt most people have ever heard of it, I haven’t. Certainly not a movie that stood the test of time 🤷♂️
I like that gene explained his reasoning behind putting the thin red line over saving private, Ryan, but he was wrong as history remembered the films for just the opposite reasons. Oh well, the man had to have a take.
Please tell me you have their "worst of" episode from 1998. There were sooooo many terrible movies that year....or, at least, so many that both these guys thought of as terrible. Sour Grapes, Armageddon, Godzilla, Holy Man, etc.
I only just realized how smart Pleasantville was. Haven't watched it in ages.
1. The year's top ten are always my favorite Siskel and Ebert episodes.
2. Ahhhh. 1998. The year I finished high school.
3. Saving Private Ryan is my all time favorite film. Roger is totally wrong about the ending. When the old Ryan looks at his wife and says tell me I'm a good man, that used to get me choked up.
4. It's hard to watch Gene in his last year or so. You can tell the difference between this and the Gene of the late 80s/early 90s.
It was his last year. He died February 20th 1999.
I feel like I've been trumpeting for years that babe pig in the city is an underated masterpiece. I feel so liberated.
Well, I'm sold.
the first Babe is good
the second Babe sucked
“Ben Stiller and his good looks” is a sentence I never thought I’d hear spoken.
two words
blue steel
@@cavior44 Two words
Derek Zoolander. (Completely different person)
@@sonnyblack0870 Yeah i must've forgot that De Niro played Derek. Also you used 5 words.
A little nugget tucked away on Roger's list is A Simple Plan. I can't find enough good things to say about that movie. It's one of Sam Raimi's best, with amazing performances by Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda and Gary Cole.
Ebert always amazed me in how he saw Dark City as an all-timer; Matrix with more soul and depth. 98' was the best year in film I can think of.
10:55 - Siskel says the country is at a long period of protracted peace and He says maybe Spielberg (by making Saving Private Ryan) is advocating to keep it that way. 2 1/2 years later 9/11 happened and the 20 year war in Afghanistan began.
I believe this is Gene's last "Best of". They both knew and it shows.
Poor Gene...😢
Yeah, you can hear that his speech is a lot more labored during the last few years of his life.
This aired January 2, 1999. He died on February 20, 1999 - a few weeks later. Very sad.
Yes, it's hard to see. He's so mellow with no bite and fight left in him. We loved these two
See the tribute - ua-cam.com/video/t_WfOkTcQyA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ThatOldT.V.
Damn this year had some of my favorites
Pleasantville is one of the most underrated great movies of all time. Ebert had it at number 2 that year, Siskel at Number 3. On my personal list, it's in the top five.
4:10 the main is a genius, or psychic. He was right, it did change the course of comedy.
1998 was a great year in film.
You can see Gene slowing down. 😞
Primary Colors was good. Even if you didnt know the specific references to Clintons family you still enjoy the mildly sardonic political intrigue. Its just funny enough and real enough to be solid entertainment.
A zillion good movies in 98 and our guys pick a Babe sequel and a science fiction movie no one remembers…we can’t all be perfect 😆
Tough look for our guy Rog saying his #1 movie will be a classic, and I doubt most people have ever heard of it, I haven’t. Certainly not a movie that stood the test of time 🤷♂️
I like that gene explained his reasoning behind putting the thin red line over saving private, Ryan, but he was wrong as history remembered the films for just the opposite reasons. Oh well, the man had to have a take.
Dark City is ten times the film Matrix is.
No
@@paulzenco6182 Yarp
@@ricardocantoral7672 yes yes yes
It goes Dark City, then eXistenZ, then tied for third The Thirteenth Floor and The Matrix
It sure is
Please tell me you have their "worst of" episode from 1998. There were sooooo many terrible movies that year....or, at least, so many that both these guys thought of as terrible. Sour Grapes, Armageddon, Godzilla, Holy Man, etc.
I do. I'll try and post it next week; possibly Monday. Just a heads up, the quality isn't that great.
ua-cam.com/video/a4jf2aM-iTE/v-deo.html 😎👍
Siskel was right - The Thin Red Line is better than Saving Private Ryan.
LMAO! 😂 Good one man 👌
@@sonnyblack0870 Thomas Sowell can't be wrong!
@@Madstsone Hah well as long as you recognize. 👌👍