@@Defender78 HDS chilled in John and Yoko's hotel room while John wrote "Give Peace A Chance." THAT is the bad ass level he was operating on. He was a true artist.
Duke:"The lights are growing dim Otto. I know a life of crime has led me to this sorry fate, and yet, I blame society. Society made me what I am." Otto:"That's bullshit. You're a white suburban punk just like me." Duke:"Yeah, but it still hurts." Otto:"You're gonna be ok, man" Duke: Otto:"Mebbe not"
Repo Man and Koyaanisqatsi were fixtures of my early-80s college days. I lost track of the number of times I saw them in the theatres, and have owned both on VHS, DVD, and now Blue-Ray. Classics!
The 80's was a golden age of cult movie classics: Repo Man, Koyaanisqatsi, Liquid Sky, Eating Raoul, Basket Case, Return of the Living Dead, This is Spinal Tap, Brazil, Videodrome, Re-Animator, Evil Dead I and II, Fright Night, Slacker - the list goes on and on. I wore out my VCR then with repeated viewings of these classics.
Loved how all products throughout the movie were generic. Plain white box's of "Cornflakes". C'mon kid let's go get something to drink, 6 pack of white cans that say "Drink!" Hoo hah!!
I can't believe I found this! If this episode aired in 1987, I was about 9 years old. I just remember seeing the clip of a street punk opening the trunk of a car and disintegrating with only his charred boots remaining! I always wondered what movie that was and somehow stumbled here after reading a list of popular movies from '84! Mystery solved!
I am so jealous. Jason Jackson, you are very lucky. I am jealous because I wish I could rewatch this movie for the first time. It is a amazing on first watch.
My dad and I must have watched this movie 20 times on the VHS together. I could quote almost every line in this movie and do so in every day situations. I miss my dad. Love you!
In a recent interview Emilio Estevez mentioned Siskel and Ebert reviewed the movie when it came out. Ebert liked it, Siskel hated it but wanted to see it again after Ebert's observations. Not too long after Estevez took Judd Nelson and Anthony Michael Hall to see it at a Chicago theater while filming The Breakfast Club. Siskel was there watching it, but got up and left before it was over. This would have been 1984. Clearly this Siskel and Ebert show is from a few years later. Did they review it a second time? Or was this some kind of special on movies on home video?
That's a cool story. This review was for the home video. Each episode Siskel or Ebert would pick a video of the week recommendation and this was Ebert's. I believe this episode reviewed Alex Cox's Sid and Nancy which just opened in theatres so Ebert picked the video for Repo Man. It could also be one of their special episodes where they pick movies out on video that didn't get the recognition they deserved when they were in theatres.
_Repo Man_ got a second shot on home video. The studio didn't originally support it at all and it had limited release in the terms and no media campaign. It became a cult hit on video.
I rented this movie by chance at age 16 and loved it (still do)!! This isn't a movie for the wine & cheese crowd, Ebert has a clue on life and nails this one. I have this movie on DVD and the soundtrack on CD (ripped to MP3s now).
Ebert didn't always get it right but he was a lot better than Siskel. Siskel always had to put on a show of being high-brow and never liked a movie unless he knew it would appeal to the wine-and-cheese art gallery crowd.
The first act was great, and then it meanders randomly until the credits roll. Nearly all the good parts and quotes people talk about are contained within the opening thirty minutes.
01:30 wait wait wait wait wait - he referenced Sid and Nancy from 1986 - 2 years AFTER Repo Man - was this a 'greatest hits' / clip show? Because this ain't 1984. (which is fairly apparent when they said 'renting this film' - VHS rentals didn't 'take off' until after 1986).
Two friends and I rented this movie many years ago, as it was in the comedy section of the video store. About 3/4ths of the way through it, none of us had laughed a single time, and one friend politely asked, "is this movie going to get any better?" Sure enough, it didn't. The only laugh we got out of it was when my other friend joked that doctors can prescribe "Repo Man" to induce vomiting.
Ebert had the "Harry Dean Stanton Rule": No movie with Harry Dean Stanton in it can be bad.
Even back in 1983 when Ebert reviewed Repo Man, HDS was already regarded as "legendary"
Harry Stanton - Kelly’s Heroes
@@Defender78 HDS chilled in John and Yoko's hotel room while John wrote "Give Peace A Chance." THAT is the bad ass level he was operating on. He was a true artist.
Ned Beatty, John Hurt
@@JenSell1626 LOL! I had to Google "cromulent".
Duke:"The lights are growing dim Otto. I know a life of crime has led me to this sorry fate, and yet, I blame society. Society made me what I am."
Otto:"That's bullshit. You're a white suburban punk just like me."
Duke:"Yeah, but it still hurts."
Otto:"You're gonna be ok, man"
Duke:
Otto:"Mebbe not"
In the original version Otto replied "Fk you" to Duke : )
YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY
Repo Man and Koyaanisqatsi were fixtures of my early-80s college days. I lost track of the number of times I saw them in the theatres, and have owned both on VHS, DVD, and now Blue-Ray. Classics!
Both of these movies came out when I was 9. Somehow they found their way into my life in similar ways. Kinda nuts.
The 80's was a golden age of cult movie classics: Repo Man, Koyaanisqatsi, Liquid Sky, Eating Raoul, Basket Case, Return of the Living Dead, This is Spinal Tap, Brazil, Videodrome, Re-Animator, Evil Dead I and II, Fright Night, Slacker - the list goes on and on. I wore out my VCR then with repeated viewings of these classics.
Hard to believe Repo Man hits 40 years old in 2024.
It's 2024
I hit 40 years old in 2024 too
One of the greatest films of the 80s.
Ebert gets it.
Per usual. My all-time favorite review.
No doubt
I'm surprised he does. David Lynch seemed to melt Ebert's brain a few times. Bless them both.
Put it on a plate, son. You'll enjoy it more...
Loved how all products throughout the movie were generic. Plain white box's of "Cornflakes". C'mon kid let's go get something to drink, 6 pack of white cans that say "Drink!" Hoo hah!!
It was a commentary on Consumerism
Plugz' Reel 10 FTW
Really good snapshot of early 80s...underground flick
My all time favorite movie
in my top ten of all time , great movie
My top 5 for sure.
Mankind's highest achievement
you know something? YOU'RE ALL RIGHT!
The Circle Jerks!!!!!
I can't believe I used to like those guys.
@@mikekole What drove you away?
@@jerk5959 It's a line from the movie.
Ebert drops it hard and true on this one. Fat boy sings true.
I can't believe I found this! If this episode aired in 1987, I was about 9 years old. I just remember seeing the clip of a street punk opening the trunk of a car and disintegrating with only his charred boots remaining! I always wondered what movie that was and somehow stumbled here after reading a list of popular movies from '84! Mystery solved!
I bet that was bothering you
I am so jealous. Jason Jackson, you are very lucky. I am jealous because I wish I could rewatch this movie for the first time. It is a amazing on first watch.
"Plate of shrimp" effect
@@agnel47the cosmic unconsciousness
My dad and I must have watched this movie 20 times on the VHS together. I could quote almost every line in this movie and do so in every day situations. I miss my dad. Love you!
I’m surprised it didn’t go straight over Ebert’s head like Brain Candy did
Harry Dean Stanton had no enemies.
In a recent interview Emilio Estevez mentioned Siskel and Ebert reviewed the movie when it came out. Ebert liked it, Siskel hated it but wanted to see it again after Ebert's observations. Not too long after Estevez took Judd Nelson and Anthony Michael Hall to see it at a Chicago theater while filming The Breakfast Club. Siskel was there watching it, but got up and left before it was over. This would have been 1984. Clearly this Siskel and Ebert show is from a few years later. Did they review it a second time? Or was this some kind of special on movies on home video?
That's a cool story. This review was for the home video. Each episode Siskel or Ebert would pick a video of the week recommendation and this was Ebert's. I believe this episode reviewed Alex Cox's Sid and Nancy which just opened in theatres so Ebert picked the video for Repo Man. It could also be one of their special episodes where they pick movies out on video that didn't get the recognition they deserved when they were in theatres.
This is from a special episode covering cult movies in 1987.
Proving Ebert's vastly superior taste.... Ebert was consistently on the right side of most reviews while Siskel was like the majority of mainstream...
_Repo Man_ got a second shot on home video. The studio didn't originally support it at all and it had limited release in the terms and no media campaign. It became a cult hit on video.
I won a set of L. Ron Hubbard playing cards, at a classics screening of Repo Man, with my extensive
Repo trivia knowledge.
Repo Man is the melon-farming bomb.
My opinion, watch this f@#kin movie twice a day and don't listen to critics
@@betterversionn uh, because. That's why
@@betterversionn I can tell you what to watch !?
I give it 5 bags of popcorn 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 It's very great. Have you seen it ??
@@betterversionn Lets go do some crimes
Repo Man rules. What a pleasure to hear these two (briefly) discuss it
Great movie love it I also miss both of these great movie reviewers. Rip
man, Roger is right on the money here. miss these two!
"You'll find one in every car..."
Aww, Dookie wooky hurt his wittle hand.....
Oh dear, what a shame.
I rented this movie by chance at age 16 and loved it (still do)!! This isn't a movie for the wine & cheese crowd, Ebert has a clue on life and nails this one. I have this movie on DVD and the soundtrack on CD (ripped to MP3s now).
I’m shocked Ebert actually didn’t shit on it
Ebert didn't always get it right but he was a lot better than Siskel. Siskel always had to put on a show of being high-brow and never liked a movie unless he knew it would appeal to the wine-and-cheese art gallery crowd.
Everybody could stand a 100 chest X-rays a year.
If you did enjoy this great movie, be sure to find the time to watch the movie Straight To Hell by the same fella.
I believe I've seen the DRIVER of the Alien car recently on World Poker Tour and he was playing way,, way up near the final table???
The driver of the Alien car was Fox Harris. He died in 1988.
Excellent review!
Top 20 films of all time for me
Great upload
The first act was great, and then it meanders randomly until the credits roll. Nearly all the good parts and quotes people talk about are contained within the opening thirty minutes.
Kickass soundtrack......I hope they dont make a newer version
Man Ebert really got it . . .
01:30 wait wait wait wait wait - he referenced Sid and Nancy from 1986 - 2 years AFTER Repo Man - was this a 'greatest hits' / clip show? Because this ain't 1984. (which is fairly apparent when they said 'renting this film' - VHS rentals didn't 'take off' until after 1986).
It says in the description that this clip was taken from a 1987 episode where they were reviewing cult movies
TV PARTY TONIGHT!
I knew Ebert would like it, and Siskel not so much
Whatcha got in the trunk?
You don’t want to look in there.
@@eyeseer1 Gimmie the keys…
😊❤great
This movie always appeals as a critique of American libertarianism
Best mirror-world comment yet. 180 degrees out of phase.
Was Roger just a far gay dude who hated everything
They're way over analyzing this movie. It's just a simple comedy. It's not a commentary on any cultural norm. Sheesh.
Never liked these guys, and their “opinions” don’t age well. The movie “Repo Man” ages really well.
Somehow, disagreeing with the opinions of these shills makes a post disappear.
Two friends and I rented this movie many years ago, as it was in the comedy section of the video store. About 3/4ths of the way through it, none of us had laughed a single time, and one friend politely asked, "is this movie going to get any better?" Sure enough, it didn't. The only laugh we got out of it was when my other friend joked that doctors can prescribe "Repo Man" to induce vomiting.
You sound like a sad trio.
You and your friends sound like pretentious douchebags.