They talked about the revival of animation with Who Framed Roger Rabbit - and then there was an ad for The Little Mermaid, the beginning of the Disney Renaissance.
One of the very rare times I think the same thing. This is awesome!! I don’t always agree with either of them but my god this guy’s perspectives are amazing to hear!
@captain scentsible39 Don't Forget, 1. Olivia Newton John. 2. Bob McGrath. 3. Emillio Delgado. 4. Carrie Fisher. 5. Debby Reynolds. 6. Burt Reynolds. 7. Christopher Reeve. 8. Caroll Spinney. 9. Phyllis Diller. 10. Zsa Zsa Gabor. 11. Joseph Wapner. 12. Marlon Perkins. 13. Jim Fowler. 14. Robert Stack. 15. Dennis Farina. 16. Michael Jeter. 17. Michael Jackson. 18. David Bowie. 19. Gene Wilder. 20. Robin Williams. 21. John Herd. 22. John Ritter. 23. Heath Ledger. 24. Robert Reed. 25. Ann B. Davis. 26. Florence Henderson. 27. Michael Clarke Duncan. 28. Chadwick Boiseman. 29. Kirstie Alley. 30. Jason David Frank. 31. Jerry Springer. 32. Regis Philbin. 33. Alex Trebek. Etc. Etc.
god the opening theme of this show.....just unrefined pure mainlined nostalgia. there I am 7pm on a Saturday, sitting on the couch with my race car pj's on and waiting for the Pop Secret in the microwave to ding.
I'm so happy E.T. was the first movie I saw in theater. I was 8 years old...and being a boy, just remember holding my cry at the end. This big ball in my throat. Few years ago, in my '40, I rented it. Thinking it would a nice memory lane moment, whouldn't be moved that much by a kid movie....I let it go my 8 years old inside boy. I was laughing and crying in the same time at the effectiveness of that movie to fuzz with your emotions
As fun as it is to watch these two rip a bad movie apart, I love watching them talk about movies they love! It really shows their love of the craft and it's worth talking about.
I loved watching these guys when I was growing up. It was like having a couple of smart, knowledgeable uncles visit and have these fascinating conversations. The exchange about Shoah is a perfect example.
Man. In todays age, all the commercials would have been the same four every break. I forgot what commercials were like in 1990. Awesome! And by the millions!
My Top 10 of the 80s: 1. RoboCop 2. Blade Runner 3. Akira 4. The Thing 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark 6. Blue Velvet 7. The Predator 8. The Shining 9. Platoon 10. Raging Bull Funny how many genre pictures I have on there, whereas my 90s list is mostly dramas. I think movies like Robocop and Raiders and Predator just set a standard for stylish action that the 90s never really overcame.
@@kamuelalee My Top Ten Movies Of the 1980s are. 10. Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back. 9. The Gods Must Be Crazy. 8. 9 to 5. 7. Privet Benjamin. 6. Coal Miner's Daughter. 5. Stir Crazy. 4. Alligator. (This was way before the 1999 Movie Lake Placid). 3. Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (and don't come Back). Animated Movie. 2. Bad Timing. 1. The Blue Lagoon. (One of the most Romantic Movies Ever). Here's my Honorable Mentions. 1. Caddyshack. 2. Flash Gordon. 3. Herbie goes Bananas. 4. Oh, God! Book 2. 5. Smokey and the Bandit 2. 6. Superman 2. 7. The Blues Brothers. 8. Popeye.
@@kellymiller1891 Well, I give your two lists kudos for mostly being early 1980s flicks. The few I'd add just for the heck of it are "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" "Escape From New York" "Gallipoli" "The Right Stuff" "Trading Places" "Time Bandits" "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (the original title)
When there was an anniversary re-release of E.T. a few years ago, I took my young stepson to see it in the theater. He was absolutely transfixed watching it. At one point, I did the math that evening and realized my stepson was the same age watching the re-release as I was when E.T. first released. It's still a favorite movie for both of us.
Oops, all respect to the late Gene Siskel but Sid and Nancy was not directed by Stephen Frears. It was directed by Alex Cox, who would go on to direct another great of the 80s, Repo Man.
From great to greater, my top 10 of the '80s: 10. Die Hard (1988) 9. Back to the Future (1985) 8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) 7. Raider of the Lost Ark (1981) 6. E.T. the Extraterrestrial (1982) 5. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. My Dinner with Andre (1981) 3. RAN (1985) 2. Raging Bull (1980) 1. Shoah (1985)
My top 10 80s list (in no specific order) -Chariots of Fire -Mississippi Burning -Blade Runner -Hoosiers -The Bear -Parenthood -Planes Trains and Automobiles -Moonstruck -Airplane -Honkytonk Man -Funny Farm
I was going to leave a comment saying they forgot Arthur. That is one of the most rewatchable movies ever. The 43rd anniversary of that movie just passed on July 17th and I watched it on my 4K with a Blu-ray. I think it's one of the greatest comedies of all time if not the greatest. I've never seen a comedy duo quite like Sir John Gielgud, who won the Oscar for best supporting actor,, and Dudley Moore who should have won the Oscar for best actor.
Interestingly Roger Ebert wrote the original screenplay for the Sex Pistols film 'The Great Rock n Roll Swindle' when Russ Meyer was taken on by the Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren as director.They had worked on films together in the past.Meyer fell out with Malcolm McLaren after one day of filming and therefore Eberts script was never used. It was eventually directed by Julien Temple but you would have thought that Ebert would have picked up on that mistake by Siskell. BTW,'Sid and Nancy' was a terrible film.I saw it in the cinema when it came out and,as someone who was there so to speak,it was just wrong on every level - just so bad.
Critics, be real. The russian movie "Come And See" was the unknown masterpiece of the Eighties A sort of Apocalypse Now directed by Stanley Kubrick. Do watch it, It's on YT.
RIP to both... here's my top 10 of the 80s Aliens Back to the Future Mad Max 2 The Elephant Man E.T. Do the Right Thing When Harry Met Sally... Come and See The Untouchables The Naked Gun
my top 10 for the 80s in no order -Blow Out -The Princess Bride -Raging Bull -After Hours -The King of Comedy -Tampopo -Streets of Fire -As Tears Go By -The Last Dragon -Police Story
Mine from the 80s (in no order) -Chariots of Fire -Mississippi Burning -Blade Runner -Hoosiers -The Bear -Parenthood -Planes Trains and Automobiles -Moonstruck -Airplane -Honkytonk Man -Funny Farm
Streets of Fire? The script and lead actor are painful to behold, but the musical sequences are spellbinding, especially the opening. I’m also partial to the whole gangland setting and the films art design, which pairs ‘50s anachronisms with the contemporaneous sensibilities of the ‘80s.
Also, Blow Out and The Last Dragon are more than worthy of the list you put together. Blow Out is likely De Palma’s best film, while The Last Dragon is a more fantastical and hip Karate Kid that features one of the best screen villains I’ve seen in a while.
My top 1980s list (take it or leave it): 1. Field of Dreams 2. Terminator 3. Flash Gordon 4. Empire Strikes Back 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark 6. Die Hard 7. Dead Poets Society 8. Vacation 9. Ghostbusters 10. Chariots of Fire Honorable Mentions: - Back to the Future - Princess Bride - The Karate Kid - Rainman - Bloodsport - Crocodile Dundee - Fletch - For Your Eyes Only
I’m pretty shocked that Gene didn’t include Back to the Future on his list, because he really loved that movie. And it’s funny because of all of the films they discussed having potential staying power, BTTF has probably had the most staying power of everything they discussed.
In terms of general popularity I would probably agree but you have to also take into account that a movie like Raging Bull was never for the masses the way Back to the Future was and therefore it isn't quoted or talked about as nearly as much. I really don't think that Raging Bull has lost any of its staying power and appeal for people who are interested in more serious movies (I don't mean that as a slight). I would also guess that Raiders of the Lost Ark is pretty much equal to Back to the Future in terms of staying power.
Yes 30+ years and BTTF is going as strong as ever. I’d add Karate Kid as another film that’s as popular as ever thanks to Cobra Kai. I think they were off about the 80’s not being a good as the 70’s for films.
The idea that Back To The Future would be considered one of the best films of the 80s is hilarious. They're not just talking about a dopey Hollywood movie. "Raging Bull" is taught in film school, for chrissakes, not dopey "Back To The Future". It's not even the best blockbuster, or blockbuster comedy of the 80s. I'm trying to think of what it is best at. It's best at not sucking during a time when most of those kinds of movies were getting really dumb. PS: Some moron was complaining on this thread that Siskel & Ebert were (correctly) asserting that the 70s were better than the 80s for cinema. That's barely debatable, unless you love the corporate takeover of the entertainment business. Yeah, there was some great stuff in the 80s, but most of it wasn't the dopey popcorn crap like "Back To The Future". The 70s had "American Graffiti", the 80s had dopey "Back To The Future". If anything is an object lesson on the superiority of the 70s for film, there it is, ladies and gentleman. lol.
These two were uptight pretentious old fogies. They absolutely hated the genre films that now define the decade. The horror, science fiction, and fantasy films they turned their noses up at are what's still watched and talked about. They were the status quo personified. Not sure how that makes them ballsy.
1. The Shining (1980) 2. Mauvais Sang (1986) 3. Rivers Edge (1986) 4. The Elephant Man (1980) 5. Raging Bull (1980) 6. Scarface (1983) 7. Platoon (1986) 8. Poltergeist (1982) 9. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 10. A Christmas Story (1983) 11. Say Anything (1989) 12. Crimes & Misdemeanors (1989) 13. Do The Right Thing (1989) 14. Repo Man (1984) 15. Heathers (1989) 16. The Breakfast Club (1985) 17. Back To The Future (1985) 18. Airplane (1980) 19. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) 20. The Hunger (1983)
3, 7, 8, and 16 wouldn’t make my top 500. Apart from that, this is the best list I’ve seen in the thread, and a lot better than S&E’s lists. Mauvais Sang! 100%. Crimes and Misdemeanors is an all-time great-and it’s only my third favorite Woody Allen movie of the 80s. It’s too bad Woody’s fucked-up personal life is going to stop future film buffs from appreciating his genius. He was one of a kind.
Mine in no particular order: Once Upon a Time In America Shoah Come and See Blade Runner Back to the Future Koyaanisqatsi Do The Right Thing The Shining Raging Bull The Empire Strikes Back
My list: 1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 3. Back to the Future (1985) 4. Raging Bull (1980) 5. Blade Runner (1982) 6. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 7. Come and See (1985) 8. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 9. Paris, Texas (1984) 10. A City of Sadness (1989)
Mine are: Empire Strikes Back Raiders Of The Lost Ark Hannah And Her Sisters Airplane! Excalibur Thief Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Fitzcarraldo Bull Durham Then I can't figure out a final one among so many candidates: Paris, Texas; Diva; Kiss Of The Spider Woman; My Dinner With André; Cabeza De Vaca; Broadcast News; Altered States; Crimes And Misdemeanors; Átame!; those two Kubrick films; Blade Runner; etc.
They nailed this one. It's not even close. The jail scene still moves me. Even in spite of the strong dislike I often held for one Jake La Motta. That's an incredible feat. Even the absolute worst of us can find a subtle redemption in the end. He lost it all but gained the ability to simply look himself in the mirror without disdain.
I rented that not too long ago and watched the DVD extras. They actually used robots for a lot of the effects. When you see Roger holding a glass of whiskey it's actually a robot arm with his animated hand written over it. Pretty amazing what they did before computers.
Godfathers, Network, Taxi driver, Cuckoo's nest, Chinatown, Exorcist, Jaws, All the presidents men, Clockwork orange, Alien, French connection, Apocalypse now etc. Compared to the 70s, 80s was dogshit.
Best films of the 80s: - Matador - Eraserhead - The Shining - Vagabond - Mauvais Sang - Do The Right Thing - The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Pee Wee’s Big Adventure - Raising Arizona - A Nos Amours - Love Streams - Brazil - Blue Velvet - Tender Mercies - Something Wild - Down By Law - Blade Runner - Hannah and Her Sisters - They All Laughed - Fandango - Wings of Desire
Raiders of the Lost Ark Terminator Empire Strikes Back GhostBusters VisionQuest Fandango Batman Risky Business Predator Karate Kid Better off Dead Revenge of the Nerds Harry Met Sally Fright Night Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
E.T. at #3?? That's a massive swing and miss. It introduced and amplified so many plot cliches that I hardly know where to begin. Throw in the always annoying child actors and the shameless commercialism and product plugs, and you've got a movie that barely rises above the level of a children's cartoon.
It's not worse than the video game movie about the shy kid who is so great at a video game that others have to scream what to collect while he's playing but he can't say he already knows, assuming he had. I almost prefer the video game movie... and it too is a prosuct placement piece, but oddly had more and better to say than what ET did in one scene...
My top 10 80s films: 1. Platoon (1986) 2. Raging Bull (1980) 3. The Right Stuff (1983) 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 5. My Left Foot (1989) 6. The Color Purple (1985) 7. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 8. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) 9. 48 Hrs. (1982) 10. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Love your list except "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Loved it when it came out but over time thought it was kind of dumb...up their with Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy. I would have put in Gandhi or Paris, Texas...but that's just me.
Repo Man, Blow Out, Scarface, Something Wild, Blue Velvet, Runaway Train, Casualties of War, After Hours, Back to the Future, Do the Right Thing and a #11 Full Metal Jacket
My Top ten from 80s 1. The Shining 2. ET 3. Aliens 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark 5. Raging Bull 6. Back to the Future 7. Ran 8. The Empire Strikes Back 9. The Princess Bride 10. Evil Dead 2
In no specific order: -Chariots of Fire -Blade Runner -Mississippi Burning -Hoosiers -The Bear -Planes Trains and Automobiles -Parenthood -Airplane -Honkytonk Man -Moonstruck Honorable Mentions: -Pale Rider -Rain Man -Wall Street -Predator -Die Hard -The Princess Bride
I think I enjoyed watching the commercials the most, unexpected treat, lol. I don't recall that Paul Hogan beer commercial, Australia only no doubt, but that was a gem. Lynn Redgrave made me want to eat a pastry like right now; even the Drano commercial was entertaining. They just don't make commercials like they used to; today's are nauseating.
My best of the 80s E.T. Who framed Roger rabbit 16 Candles The Breakfast Club Tootsie Pretty in Pink The Purple Rose of Cairo Radio Days Ran Hannah & Her Sisters The Shining Once Upon a time in America House of Games Driving Miss Daisy Mississippi Burning Lethal Weapon 1&2 Robocop Terminator Raider of the Lost Ark Do The Right Thing Purple Rain Nightmare on Elm St
As an 80's movie lover I'm very happy they have some of my favorites as well. Specifically The Right Stuff and Platoon but I was in the Air Force so the Right Stuff fits right in and I was young like Charlie Sheen so Platoon fits right in. I would put Mad Max II in my top ten list for sure. I'd put Back to the Future over E.T. but I do understand what E.T. means to young kids. Is Empire Strikes Back as entertaining as Raiders? I'd place The Terminator and The Thing in my top 10 as well. The Right Stuff Platoon Terminator Raiders Mad Max II Back to the Future The Thing The Verdict Aliens Dead Poet's Society
It is refreshing to hear two intelligent people discuss the substance of a film without ever mentioning sexism, racism, micro-agressions, virtue signaling ... That is one aspect of the 1980s I miss a lot.
@@LibrarianValkyrie Oh yeah, making distinctions between people solely based on their skin color is really gonna deal with racism. You are so stupid that you don't even realize that it does the opposite because that very act is the definition of racism.
They do bring up sexism and racism, etc , when they need to be mentioned. That you call even acknowledging these problems "virtue signaling" says to me that you're afraid of these topics
@@pazza4555 Wow, saying I think that acknowlding sexism and racism as being virtue signaling ... You really are that stupid to actually think such a thing from something I write which doesn't say that at all. If you mean discriminating against anyone based on gender or race, or saying all white men are like this or all women are like that, or giving double standards that women should be treated equally but men have to pay for them, then yes that is blatant institutional racism and sexism which has to be brought up. Do you bring those injustices up?
Kagemusha, Raging Bull, the shinning, blowout, Ran, the thing, do the right thing, full metal jacket, planes trains and automobiles, Bladerunner, after hours, Scarface, ET, Raiders, back to the future
My list of the best movies of the 1980s, in no particular order: 1.) Baby, It's You 2.) Drugstore Cowboy 3.) Melvin and Howard 4.) Atlantic City 5.) Raging Bull 6.) Reds 7.) Roger & Me 8.) Blade Runner 9.) Full Metal Jacket 10.) Last Exit to Brooklyn 11.) Repo Man 12.) Raiders of the Lost Ark 13.) Empire Strikes Back 14.) River's Edge 15.) Risky Business
My favorite movies of the 1980's: 1. Tess 2. Witness 3. The Long Good Friday 4. Sex, lies and videotape 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark 6. Atlantic City 7. Brazil 8. Hairspray 9. Children of a Lesser God 10. Full Metal Jacket So there.
All these years later and yes, Gene, Mississippi Burning not only lasted, it outlasted other films entirely on Roger's list. You're more apt to see it on TV than The Right Stuff or House of Games.
Well, The Right Stuff is in fact a superb film. They probably don’t screen it much on cable because it clocks in at over three hours. House of Games is interesting, but it suffers from Lindsey Krauss’s stiff-as-a-board acting, Mamets pedestrian filmmaking, and from being inherently contrived.
@@christopherbloom2207 Forgot about French Connection! Haven’t seen it in many years. Never saw The Conversation, but I know it’s supposed to be very good.
My top 10. Not in order. Aliens Ran The Killer Raging Bull Streets Of Fire Red Dawn Legendary Weapons Of China Fast Times At Ridgemont High Heartbreak Ridge The Thing
It's funny, or whatever, that the best movies of the 1980's don't actually take place in the 1980's. Raging Bull. The Right Stuff. Chariots of Fire. Never mind molly ringwald films or fast times at wherever or pretty in whatever color.
My 80s top list (in no specific order) -Chariots of Fire -Mississippi Burning -Blade Runner -Hoosiers -The Bear -Parenthood -Planes Trains and Automobiles -Moonstruck -Honkytonk Man -Airplane
Raging Bull one of the most overrated film of all times. Technically it is great but storywise, well it is just about a prick. All Scorsese films are about pricks, but only Taxi Driver is a really meaningful story.
What I never really liked about Siskel and Ebert is that they only really liked dramas. Any time they try to "critique" a comedy or a horror movie, "OMG, that's terrible!" Irritated the crap outta me.
Shoah, probably one of the most important of last century. But can you imagine back in the eighties, even with intermissions. I say this being the grandson of Holocaust survivors by the way. Back then they had intermissions, could you conceive spending more then a quarter of your day in a movie theatre to watch I 'm sure a remarkable, yet depressing, no disrespect intended, but no way a film featuring vivid interviews with survivors of the holocaust is uplifting. Most people can't stand to watch supwrhero or advwnture films three plus hours these days. Although most of them are not as good as even some hour and a half films back in the day!
Holy cow, I had completely forgotten about that Toyota Celica ad at 19:33 until this! I'm not sure if video of it exists elsewhere on YT because I can't find it as a standalone link, but WOW, it's one that stayed with me as a kid for a *while* then 100% exited my brain sometime a few years later.
Premiere was one of my favorite magazines. Hey, that wasn’t Lynn Redgrave in that Weight Watchers commercial was it? I used to have the biggest crush on her.
That's a way to end the show on a downer. That was the top 10 movies of 1980s but boy the 1980s sure was bad compared to the 1970s. Movies just suck now
They talked about the revival of animation with Who Framed Roger Rabbit - and then there was an ad for The Little Mermaid, the beginning of the Disney Renaissance.
Yes and they implied that animation was no longer around or didn’t mention Disney at all
To be fair, Disney had had a rough decade. But the nineties would truly be a great revival @@ronniebishop2496
What a terrific time capsule. I loved catching Siskel & Ebert on TV, they illuminated the world of film for me. They will be forever missed.
RIP to both these Legends.
Gone a long time but still interesting to listen to their take on some great films when they were new.
So cool that the commercials are included.
One of the very rare times I think the same thing. This is awesome!! I don’t always agree with either of them but my god this guy’s perspectives are amazing to hear!
@Jett Kasen man oh man do I love bots!
So cool to have commercials !
@@JeanAriaMouy Typically I dislike advertisements quite a bit, but these old ones are entertaining.
@@grafikj1uj1tsu they're so "old fashioned" it's entertaining
Kudos from a child of the 80s for including the commercials.
Damn....time moves fast. Sad these two are no longer with us.
@captain scentsible39 Don't Forget,
1. Olivia Newton John.
2. Bob McGrath.
3. Emillio Delgado.
4. Carrie Fisher.
5. Debby Reynolds.
6. Burt Reynolds.
7. Christopher Reeve.
8. Caroll Spinney.
9. Phyllis Diller.
10. Zsa Zsa Gabor.
11. Joseph Wapner.
12. Marlon Perkins.
13. Jim Fowler.
14. Robert Stack.
15. Dennis Farina.
16. Michael Jeter.
17. Michael Jackson.
18. David Bowie.
19. Gene Wilder.
20. Robin Williams.
21. John Herd.
22. John Ritter.
23. Heath Ledger.
24. Robert Reed.
25. Ann B. Davis.
26. Florence Henderson.
27. Michael Clarke Duncan.
28. Chadwick Boiseman.
29. Kirstie Alley.
30. Jason David Frank.
31. Jerry Springer.
32. Regis Philbin.
33. Alex Trebek.
Etc. Etc.
Tina Turner
Bob Barker
god the opening theme of this show.....just unrefined pure mainlined nostalgia.
there I am 7pm on a Saturday, sitting on the couch with my race car pj's on and waiting for the Pop Secret in the microwave to ding.
Cute memory
Sorry but this was the peak for Spike Lee. All downhill after that
Malcolm X and 25th Hour alone prove this to be wrong.
I agree!
Jungle Fever. Malcolm X. 4 Little Girls.
These shows need to be fully remastered with all the remastered film clips too, it deserves the best quality possible.
I'm so happy E.T. was the first movie I saw in theater. I was 8 years old...and being a boy, just remember holding my cry at the end. This big ball in my throat.
Few years ago, in my '40, I rented it. Thinking it would a nice memory lane moment, whouldn't be moved that much by a kid movie....I let it go my 8 years old inside boy. I was laughing and crying in the same time at the effectiveness of that movie to fuzz with your emotions
As fun as it is to watch these two rip a bad movie apart, I love watching them talk about movies they love! It really shows their love of the craft and it's worth talking about.
I loved watching these guys when I was growing up. It was like having a couple of smart, knowledgeable uncles visit and have these fascinating conversations. The exchange about Shoah is a perfect example.
Amadeus should have made the cut on both of their lists. Roger should have switched out House of Games and Gene should have switched out Sid & Nancy.
Man. In todays age, all the commercials would have been the same four every break. I forgot what commercials were like in 1990. Awesome! And by the millions!
My Top 10 of the 80s:
1. RoboCop
2. Blade Runner
3. Akira
4. The Thing
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. Blue Velvet
7. The Predator
8. The Shining
9. Platoon
10. Raging Bull
Funny how many genre pictures I have on there, whereas my 90s list is mostly dramas. I think movies like Robocop and Raiders and Predator just set a standard for stylish action that the 90s never really overcame.
Nice list. All good flicks.
No "Die Hard" or "The Hunt for Red October"?
@@kamuelalee My Top Ten Movies Of the 1980s are.
10. Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back.
9. The Gods Must Be Crazy.
8. 9 to 5.
7. Privet Benjamin.
6. Coal Miner's Daughter.
5. Stir Crazy.
4. Alligator. (This was way before the 1999 Movie Lake Placid).
3. Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (and don't come Back). Animated Movie.
2. Bad Timing.
1. The Blue Lagoon. (One of the most Romantic Movies Ever).
Here's my Honorable Mentions.
1. Caddyshack.
2. Flash Gordon.
3. Herbie goes Bananas.
4. Oh, God! Book 2.
5. Smokey and the Bandit 2.
6. Superman 2.
7. The Blues Brothers.
8. Popeye.
@@kellymiller1891 Well, I give your two lists kudos for mostly being early 1980s flicks. The few I'd add just for the heck of it are
"Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior"
"Escape From New York"
"Gallipoli"
"The Right Stuff"
"Trading Places"
"Time Bandits"
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" (the original title)
@@kamuelalee The Hunt for Red October was 1990.
When there was an anniversary re-release of E.T. a few years ago, I took my young stepson to see it in the theater. He was absolutely transfixed watching it. At one point, I did the math that evening and realized my stepson was the same age watching the re-release as I was when E.T. first released.
It's still a favorite movie for both of us.
That's really sweet
Remember this show? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Damn good cookies!
Before the age of instant gratification. Sad to see the end of an era.
I do too.
I can't believe neither one pick Amadeus! Wow.
I can. Not an all time Classic like many films of the 1970s. (not 80s)
6:34 Poor Celeste, she still believed a roast belonged in a microwave.
Oh, Celeste, you silly woman.
Celeste died from Breast cancer due to excessive microwaves Radiation.
It's so nice to see Siskel and Ebert agreeing with each other! The contentious reviews are fun too, but they seem to be having a good time here.
I’m here for the 80s ads😍👍🏻.
What kind of an animal microwaves a whole ass roast beef?!
And here I was thinking, what kind of sociopath spread the mayonnaise on the tomato instead of on the bread.
Thank you! Your response was funny!
Celeste!
The '80s were a... special time.
too much cocaine in the 80's
Oops, all respect to the late Gene Siskel but Sid and Nancy was not directed by Stephen Frears. It was directed by Alex Cox, who would go on to direct another great of the 80s, Repo Man.
I love The Right Stuff
My two favorite films of the 80s are “Empire Strikes Back” (12 yrs old) and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (14 yrs old).
From great to greater, my top 10 of the '80s:
10. Die Hard (1988)
9. Back to the Future (1985)
8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
7. Raider of the Lost Ark (1981)
6. E.T. the Extraterrestrial (1982)
5. Do the Right Thing (1989)
4. My Dinner with Andre (1981)
3. RAN (1985)
2. Raging Bull (1980)
1. Shoah (1985)
My top 10 80s list (in no specific order)
-Chariots of Fire
-Mississippi Burning
-Blade Runner
-Hoosiers
-The Bear
-Parenthood
-Planes Trains and Automobiles
-Moonstruck
-Airplane
-Honkytonk Man
-Funny Farm
24:30 stephen frears' 'sid and nancy'??? shame on you gene, alex cox directed that one
Everyone forgets Arthur. Few films have as many great laughs.
I was going to leave a comment saying they forgot Arthur. That is one of the most rewatchable movies ever. The 43rd anniversary of that movie just passed on July 17th and I watched it on my 4K with a Blu-ray.
I think it's one of the greatest comedies of all time if not the greatest. I've never seen a comedy duo quite like Sir John Gielgud, who won the Oscar for best supporting actor,, and Dudley Moore who should have won the Oscar for best actor.
25:00 Sid and Nancy was directed by Alex Cox, not to Stephen Frears
I thought the same thing! It's pretty rare for one of them to get a FACT wrong.
Wow - I caught that too! I’m amazed no one caught that screw up at the time, especially since the show was pre produced. ???
Interestingly Roger Ebert wrote the original screenplay for the Sex Pistols film 'The Great Rock n Roll Swindle' when Russ Meyer was taken on by the Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren as director.They had worked on films together in the past.Meyer fell out with Malcolm McLaren after one day of filming and therefore Eberts script was never used.
It was eventually directed by Julien Temple but you would have thought that Ebert would have picked up on that mistake by Siskell.
BTW,'Sid and Nancy' was a terrible film.I saw it in the cinema when it came out and,as someone who was there so to speak,it was just wrong on every level - just so bad.
Cox made two of my favorites from the 80’s; Repo Man and Walker
Yeah I laughed at this mistake. Frears had nothing to do with Sid & Nancy. But I think if he did make it, the film would have been much better.
Critics, be real. The russian movie "Come And See" was the unknown masterpiece of the Eighties A sort of Apocalypse Now directed by Stanley Kubrick. Do watch it, It's on YT.
Yes, very powerful
I saw it last year on The Criterion Channel online…it’s harrowing, unforgettable and must be viewed in one setting (don’t look at your damn phone!)
"Sid & Nancy" wasn't directed by Frears; it was Alex Cox. Just saying.
Good catch
Gene mentioned the mistake on the episode where they reviewed The Little Mermaid.
RIP to both...
here's my top 10 of the 80s
Aliens
Back to the Future
Mad Max 2
The Elephant Man
E.T.
Do the Right Thing
When Harry Met Sally...
Come and See
The Untouchables
The Naked Gun
Good list
my top 10 for the 80s in no order
-Blow Out
-The Princess Bride
-Raging Bull
-After Hours
-The King of Comedy
-Tampopo
-Streets of Fire
-As Tears Go By
-The Last Dragon
-Police Story
Mine from the 80s (in no order)
-Chariots of Fire
-Mississippi Burning
-Blade Runner
-Hoosiers
-The Bear
-Parenthood
-Planes Trains and Automobiles
-Moonstruck
-Airplane
-Honkytonk Man
-Funny Farm
Streets of Fire? The script and lead actor are painful to behold, but the musical sequences are spellbinding, especially the opening. I’m also partial to the whole gangland setting and the films art design, which pairs ‘50s anachronisms with the contemporaneous sensibilities of the ‘80s.
Also, Blow Out and The Last Dragon are more than worthy of the list you put together. Blow Out is likely De Palma’s best film, while The Last Dragon is a more fantastical and hip Karate Kid that features one of the best screen villains I’ve seen in a while.
@@stoogefest16 yeah the art design in Streets of Fire is some of my favorite of all time
My top 1980s list (take it or leave it):
1. Field of Dreams
2. Terminator
3. Flash Gordon
4. Empire Strikes Back
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. Die Hard
7. Dead Poets Society
8. Vacation
9. Ghostbusters
10. Chariots of Fire
Honorable Mentions:
- Back to the Future
- Princess Bride
- The Karate Kid
- Rainman
- Bloodsport
- Crocodile Dundee
- Fletch
- For Your Eyes Only
I’m pretty shocked that Gene didn’t include Back to the Future on his list, because he really loved that movie. And it’s funny because of all of the films they discussed having potential staying power, BTTF has probably had the most staying power of everything they discussed.
In terms of general popularity I would probably agree but you have to also take into account that a movie like Raging Bull was never for the masses the way Back to the Future was and therefore it isn't quoted or talked about as nearly as much. I really don't think that Raging Bull has lost any of its staying power and appeal for people who are interested in more serious movies (I don't mean that as a slight). I would also guess that Raiders of the Lost Ark is pretty much equal to Back to the Future in terms of staying power.
Yes 30+ years and BTTF is going as strong as ever. I’d add Karate Kid as another film that’s as popular as ever thanks to Cobra Kai. I think they were off about the 80’s not being a good as the 70’s for films.
Back to The Future is one of my favorites but it terms of the cinematic language, it just isn't that engaging.
The idea that Back To The Future would be considered one of the best films of the 80s is hilarious. They're not just talking about a dopey Hollywood movie. "Raging Bull" is taught in film school, for chrissakes, not dopey "Back To The Future". It's not even the best blockbuster, or blockbuster comedy of the 80s. I'm trying to think of what it is best at. It's best at not sucking during a time when most of those kinds of movies were getting really dumb. PS: Some moron was complaining on this thread that Siskel & Ebert were (correctly) asserting that the 70s were better than the 80s for cinema. That's barely debatable, unless you love the corporate takeover of the entertainment business. Yeah, there was some great stuff in the 80s, but most of it wasn't the dopey popcorn crap like "Back To The Future". The 70s had "American Graffiti", the 80s had dopey "Back To The Future". If anything is an object lesson on the superiority of the 70s for film, there it is, ladies and gentleman. lol.
He had to make room for his boring Holocaust movie 😂
These commercials are nut! "I'm going to eat a pastry instead of an apple, but 6 & 1/2 calorie breath mints are just too fattening for me"
This is back when TV still had balls.
..balls ..and lots of ads.
Wtf does this have to do with masculinity?
TV is irrelevant now they would have a channel and patreon
These two were uptight pretentious old fogies. They absolutely hated the genre films that now define the decade. The horror, science fiction, and fantasy films they turned their noses up at are what's still watched and talked about. They were the status quo personified. Not sure how that makes them ballsy.
Lmao uhhh TV was a lot cleaner in the 1980s before cable. It has way more “balls” today
1. The Shining (1980)
2. Mauvais Sang (1986)
3. Rivers Edge (1986)
4. The Elephant Man (1980)
5. Raging Bull (1980)
6. Scarface (1983)
7. Platoon (1986)
8. Poltergeist (1982)
9. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
10. A Christmas Story (1983)
11. Say Anything (1989)
12. Crimes & Misdemeanors (1989)
13. Do The Right Thing (1989)
14. Repo Man (1984)
15. Heathers (1989)
16. The Breakfast Club (1985)
17. Back To The Future (1985)
18. Airplane (1980)
19. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
20. The Hunger (1983)
Cmon Die Hard (1988)? Maybe one of the greatest action movies ever made
3, 7, 8, and 16 wouldn’t make my top 500. Apart from that, this is the best list I’ve seen in the thread, and a lot better than S&E’s lists.
Mauvais Sang! 100%. Crimes and Misdemeanors is an all-time great-and it’s only my third favorite Woody Allen movie of the 80s.
It’s too bad Woody’s fucked-up personal life is going to stop future film buffs from appreciating his genius. He was one of a kind.
Good list; never really got into The Hunger but it is stylish
@@mymangodfrey How can you not include Platoon! The movie is a classic and the best war movie ever for sure.
I've STILL not seen Kagemusha, House of Games and Moonlighting! (the 1982 film, not the fun TV show)
Mine in no particular order:
Once Upon a Time In America
Shoah
Come and See
Blade Runner
Back to the Future
Koyaanisqatsi
Do The Right Thing
The Shining
Raging Bull
The Empire Strikes Back
wow, i think that includes 6 of mine. certainly six of them make the discussion.
Come and see, excellent call
@@jimisi7424 yup, one of my six
Eight of mine
Blade runner 💯👍🏼👍🏼
My list:
1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
3. Back to the Future (1985)
4. Raging Bull (1980)
5. Blade Runner (1982)
6. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
7. Come and See (1985)
8. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
9. Paris, Texas (1984)
10. A City of Sadness (1989)
Siskel and Ebert really put Chicago on the map in the 80s. Along with Perfect Strangers.
Michael Jordan did more so.
Don't forget The Blues Brothers
Family Matters, Running Scared...many SNL performers started in Chicago and there were a lot of sketches based there.
I found E.T. a bit silly and overrated. There are at least 10 better Spielberg films.
Every time I watch "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" I enjoy it more. I think it holds up as well as any 80's movie.
Alex Cox directed Sid and Nancy ...other that wonderful stuff
Mine are:
Empire Strikes Back
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Hannah And Her Sisters
Airplane!
Excalibur
Thief
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Fitzcarraldo
Bull Durham
Then I can't figure out a final one among so many candidates: Paris, Texas; Diva; Kiss Of The Spider Woman; My Dinner With André; Cabeza De Vaca; Broadcast News; Altered States; Crimes And Misdemeanors; Átame!; those two Kubrick films; Blade Runner; etc.
Diva is a fave
Paris, Texas was great. Surprised you didn't mention Ghostbusters, Back to the Future or Die Hard.
Great list...love Fitzcarraldo and Thief along with the other awesome movies. .
They nailed this one. It's not even close. The jail scene still moves me. Even in spite of the strong dislike I often held for one Jake La Motta. That's an incredible feat. Even the absolute worst of us can find a subtle redemption in the end. He lost it all but gained the ability to simply look himself in the mirror without disdain.
When he try’s to make up with his brother, who he treated like hell, Joe Pesce played a great part.
the toyota celica commercial is just…. *chefs kiss* such a perfect early example of 90’s “cool” vibes
Just thinking that, too! That body style still looks amazing, and the commercial is ultra '89-into-early-'90s. I love what you do for me, Toyota!
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is well loved but still underrated - regardless of the animation it's extremely well written and well acted
I rented that not too long ago and watched the DVD extras. They actually used robots for a lot of the effects. When you see Roger holding a glass of whiskey it's actually a robot arm with his animated hand written over it. Pretty amazing what they did before computers.
Zemeckis lifted it to another level. It's a very fine film.
It’s not underrated in the least. It made bundles of cash back in ‘88.
Godfathers, Network, Taxi driver, Cuckoo's nest, Chinatown, Exorcist, Jaws, All the presidents men, Clockwork orange, Alien, French connection, Apocalypse now etc. Compared to the 70s, 80s was dogshit.
They literally just said that in the end of the video.
My Dinner With Andre? zzzzzzz
I liked that the vid thumbnail looked like it was from a film, but was a still from a candy commercial.
WFRR was I believe the first film I saw (or at least remember seeing) in the theater. Such a great memory for this 40 something.
I miss Siskle & Ebert. I never missed a show. So entertaining.
Best films of the 80s:
- Matador
- Eraserhead
- The Shining
- Vagabond
- Mauvais Sang
- Do The Right Thing
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
- Raising Arizona
- A Nos Amours
- Love Streams
- Brazil
- Blue Velvet
- Tender Mercies
- Something Wild
- Down By Law
- Blade Runner
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- They All Laughed
- Fandango
- Wings of Desire
Eraserhead was ‘77.
Empire Strikes Back. Raiders of the Lost Ark. Lethal Weapon 2. The Predator. Aliens
Wings of Desire is imo one of the greatest films ever made. It is maybe the film I have watched most times and it still amazes me.
@@mayajones1720 Wim Wenders' "Paris, Texas" should also be on the best of the 80s list.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Terminator
Empire Strikes Back
GhostBusters
VisionQuest
Fandango
Batman
Risky Business
Predator
Karate Kid
Better off Dead
Revenge of the Nerds
Harry Met Sally
Fright Night
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
"Inconceivable"
The greatest one-word catch phrase ever. We use it at least once a month.
Princess Bride should be on this list as well.
E.T. at #3?? That's a massive swing and miss. It introduced and amplified so many plot cliches that I hardly know where to begin. Throw in the always annoying child actors and the shameless commercialism and product plugs, and you've got a movie that barely rises above the level of a children's cartoon.
It's not worse than the video game movie about the shy kid who is so great at a video game that others have to scream what to collect while he's playing but he can't say he already knows, assuming he had. I almost prefer the video game movie... and it too is a prosuct placement piece, but oddly had more and better to say than what ET did in one scene...
My top 10 80s films:
1. Platoon (1986)
2. Raging Bull (1980)
3. The Right Stuff (1983)
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
5. My Left Foot (1989)
6. The Color Purple (1985)
7. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
8. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
9. 48 Hrs. (1982)
10. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Love your list except "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Loved it when it came out but over time thought it was kind of dumb...up their with Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy.
I would have put in Gandhi or Paris, Texas...but that's just me.
Repo Man, Blow Out, Scarface, Something Wild, Blue Velvet, Runaway Train, Casualties of War, After Hours, Back to the Future, Do the Right Thing and a #11 Full Metal Jacket
Good list
My Top ten from 80s
1. The Shining
2. ET
3. Aliens
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Raging Bull
6. Back to the Future
7. Ran
8. The Empire Strikes Back
9. The Princess Bride
10. Evil Dead 2
In no specific order:
-Chariots of Fire
-Blade Runner
-Mississippi Burning
-Hoosiers
-The Bear
-Planes Trains and Automobiles
-Parenthood
-Airplane
-Honkytonk Man
-Moonstruck
Honorable Mentions:
-Pale Rider
-Rain Man
-Wall Street
-Predator
-Die Hard
-The Princess Bride
A great show but so many commercials already!
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I think I enjoyed watching the commercials the most, unexpected treat, lol. I don't recall that Paul Hogan beer commercial, Australia only no doubt, but that was a gem. Lynn Redgrave made me want to eat a pastry like right now; even the Drano commercial was entertaining. They just don't make commercials like they used to; today's are nauseating.
That Foster's commercial was, indeed, for the American market. They had a bunch with Mr. Hogan. The tagline was "Foster's. Australian for beer."
Blue Velvet #1.
That's Peter Travers from Rolling Stone and Good Morning America.
1. RAIN MAN
2. DIE HARD
3. FIRST BLOOD
4. THE THING
Really??!! Don't think so!
Man! Them Pepperdine Farms joints were the shit, boy. Tasty as hell 👍
I always loved their theme music. And the one they used for Sneak Previews before this.
When you realize Gus from Breaking Bad was in Do the Right Thing 😮
Wow, did not even recognize him!
Another generation realizes that Moff Gideon from The Mandalorian was in DTRT...
He's had a ton of great secondary roles. Great actor
He was in all of Spike Lee's early films.
Giancarlo Esposito was a Spike Lee fixture in his early work. Do The Right Thing, School Daze, Mo' Betta Blues, and Malcolm X.
Louis Malle was a genius
I watch a lot of this kind of content on UA-cam and this video is taking the record for being the clearest video quality. Thanks bruv
My best of the 80s
E.T.
Who framed Roger rabbit
16 Candles
The Breakfast Club
Tootsie
Pretty in Pink
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Radio Days
Ran
Hannah & Her Sisters
The Shining
Once Upon a time in America
House of Games
Driving Miss Daisy
Mississippi Burning
Lethal Weapon 1&2
Robocop
Terminator
Raider of the Lost Ark
Do The Right Thing
Purple Rain
Nightmare on Elm St
I miss those guys…. Worst movies of the year was the best thing on television of all year.
Raging Bull ia the winner. Unbelievable film!
Turns out..ET was kind of a flash in the pan and feels kinda dated
It was overrated, with Henry Thomas one of the most annoying child actors.
As an 80's movie lover I'm very happy they have some of my favorites as well. Specifically The Right Stuff and Platoon but I was in the Air Force so the Right Stuff fits right in and I was young like Charlie Sheen so Platoon fits right in.
I would put Mad Max II in my top ten list for sure. I'd put Back to the Future over E.T. but I do understand what E.T. means to young kids. Is Empire Strikes Back as entertaining as Raiders? I'd place The Terminator and The Thing in my top 10 as well.
The Right Stuff
Platoon
Terminator
Raiders
Mad Max II
Back to the Future
The Thing
The Verdict
Aliens
Dead Poet's Society
It is refreshing to hear two intelligent people discuss the substance of a film without ever mentioning sexism, racism, micro-agressions, virtue signaling ... That is one aspect of the 1980s I miss a lot.
@@LibrarianValkyrie Oh yeah, making distinctions between people solely based on their skin color is really gonna deal with racism. You are so stupid that you don't even realize that it does the opposite because that very act is the definition of racism.
They do bring up sexism and racism, etc , when they need to be mentioned. That you call even acknowledging these problems "virtue signaling" says to me that you're afraid of these topics
@@pazza4555 Wow, saying I think that acknowlding sexism and racism as being virtue signaling ... You really are that stupid to actually think such a thing from something I write which doesn't say that at all. If you mean discriminating against anyone based on gender or race, or saying all white men are like this or all women are like that, or giving double standards that women should be treated equally but men have to pay for them, then yes that is blatant institutional racism and sexism which has to be brought up. Do you bring those injustices up?
The fosters commercial!! I love fosters! So great on tap which i can't find anywhere now.
Back when the commercials weren't about bones pills.
Or lawyers. 🤨
Or prescription drugs for some malady you've never heard of.
Kagemusha, Raging Bull, the shinning, blowout, Ran, the thing, do the right thing, full metal jacket, planes trains and automobiles, Bladerunner, after hours, Scarface, ET, Raiders, back to the future
My list of the best movies of the 1980s, in no particular order:
1.) Baby, It's You
2.) Drugstore Cowboy
3.) Melvin and Howard
4.) Atlantic City
5.) Raging Bull
6.) Reds
7.) Roger & Me
8.) Blade Runner
9.) Full Metal Jacket
10.) Last Exit to Brooklyn
11.) Repo Man
12.) Raiders of the Lost Ark
13.) Empire Strikes Back
14.) River's Edge
15.) Risky Business
Mine are
Back to the future
Raiders of the list ark
Return of the jedi
Empire strikes back
Saint almost fire
Karate kid
Elmo's?
My favorite movies of the 1980's:
1. Tess
2. Witness
3. The Long Good Friday
4. Sex, lies and videotape
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. Atlantic City
7. Brazil
8. Hairspray
9. Children of a Lesser God
10. Full Metal Jacket
So there.
All these years later and yes, Gene, Mississippi Burning not only lasted, it outlasted other films entirely on Roger's list.
You're more apt to see it on TV than The Right Stuff or House of Games.
One of his top 3 films, alongside Hoosiers & Unforgiven. Great, great actor who I miss.
Well, The Right Stuff is in fact a superb film. They probably don’t screen it much on cable because it clocks in at over three hours.
House of Games is interesting, but it suffers from Lindsey Krauss’s stiff-as-a-board acting, Mamets pedestrian filmmaking, and from being inherently contrived.
@@patrickc3419Well, top 5. Don't forget that Gene Hackman also starred in The Conversation and The French Connection.
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Forgot about French Connection! Haven’t seen it in many years. Never saw The Conversation, but I know it’s supposed to be very good.
Oh, I hope you watch The Conversation soon. It's one of Francis Ford Coppola's best movies.
Alex Cox did Sid and Nancy, Gene.
Right? I was just about to post the same.
Daniel, I don’t think he’s able to read your comment.
@@robrogers4167 Nor, Ebert...who should have caught that mistake way back when.
Gene mentioned that mistake on the episode where they reviewed The Little Mermaid.
The Empire Strikes Back?, The Shining?, Stand By Me? Amadeus?
My top 10. Not in order.
Aliens
Ran
The Killer
Raging Bull
Streets Of Fire
Red Dawn
Legendary Weapons Of China
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Heartbreak Ridge
The Thing
Sooo...The Right Stuff. Siskels thumbs down on Apocalypse Now notwithstanding, these two are wortbh listening too.
It's funny, or whatever, that the best movies of the 1980's don't actually take place in the 1980's. Raging Bull. The Right Stuff. Chariots of Fire. Never mind molly ringwald films or fast times at wherever or pretty in whatever color.
That would be a tough list, the 80s had so many great blockbuster movies and independent movies. It was still a pretty good balance.
My 80s top list (in no specific order)
-Chariots of Fire
-Mississippi Burning
-Blade Runner
-Hoosiers
-The Bear
-Parenthood
-Planes Trains and Automobiles
-Moonstruck
-Honkytonk Man
-Airplane
It's amazing that these types of opinions would be extremely controversial nowadays.
ET just doesn’t hold up in 2021. The flying bicycles was too much
That scene where ET "remote controlled" Elliot was classic though.
Raging bull as well
My dinner with Andre !!?? OMG . they missed completely. what a terrible film. wouldn't be in the top 100.
I love all of this. Thank you!
Raging Bull one of the most overrated film of all times. Technically it is great but storywise, well it is just about a prick. All Scorsese films are about pricks, but only Taxi Driver is a really meaningful story.
Any list of "top 10 films of the 1980's" that does not include The Empire Strikes Back is not a legit list.
What I never really liked about Siskel and Ebert is that they only really liked dramas.
Any time they try to "critique" a comedy or a horror movie, "OMG, that's terrible!" Irritated the crap outta me.
Shoah, probably one of the most important of last century. But can you imagine back in the eighties, even with intermissions. I say this being the grandson of Holocaust survivors by the way. Back then they had intermissions, could you conceive spending more then a quarter of your day in a movie theatre to watch I 'm sure a remarkable, yet depressing, no disrespect intended, but no way a film featuring vivid interviews with survivors of the holocaust is uplifting. Most people can't stand to watch supwrhero or advwnture films three plus hours these days. Although most of them are not as good as even some hour and a half films back in the day!
Holy cow, I had completely forgotten about that Toyota Celica ad at 19:33 until this! I'm not sure if video of it exists elsewhere on YT because I can't find it as a standalone link, but WOW, it's one that stayed with me as a kid for a *while* then 100% exited my brain sometime a few years later.
My first car ..was black and beautiful
Premiere was one of my favorite magazines. Hey, that wasn’t Lynn Redgrave in that Weight Watchers commercial was it? I used to have the biggest crush on her.
That's a way to end the show on a downer. That was the top 10 movies of 1980s but boy the 1980s sure was bad compared to the 1970s. Movies just suck now