Gene and Roger had such an incredible chemistry between them…I could have watched them talk about movies together for hours at a time. The Siskel and Ebert shows were sometimes nearly as entertaining as the films themselves.
That's fascinating. because the following year he would go on to pan Die Hard. ( for which he would actually sort of apologize later. Saying that he wasn't in the right frame of mind, or something, when he saw it.) It's OK. It happens.
I would have to agree with you, I wish that Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were both still Alive, I would've loved watching them review Present Day Movies, Like, 1. Star Wars the Force Awakens. 2. Star Wars the Last Jedi. 3. Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker. 4. Black Panther. 5. Black Panther Wakanda Forever. 5. Avatar. 6. Avatar the way of water. 7. Rise of the Planet of the Apes. 8. War for the Planet of the Apes. 9. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. 10. Cinderella. -2015. 11. Alice in Wonderland. - 2010. 12. Alice through the Looking Glass. - 2016. 13. A Wrinkle in Time. - 2003. 14. A Wrinkle in Time. - 2018. 15. Aladdin. - 2019. 16. The Jungle Book. - 2016. 17. Mulan. - 2020. 18. Encanto. 19. Raya and the Last Dragon. 20. Wish. - 2023. 21. The Boy and the Heron. - 2023. Anime Movie. 22. Monster's University. 23. Cars 4. 24. Toy Story 4. 25. Jurassic World. 26. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. 27. Jurassic World Dominion. 28. Minions the Rise of Gru. 29. Pokémon Detective Pikachu. 30. West Side Story. - 2021. Etc. Etc.
I miss them most of all I think. And we need them more than ever. The amount of mediocrity and pandering in the last 14 years has been horrific. Especially with the adventof "streaming," and worse of all-------CONTENT CREATORS! Movies are not about being cinematic, they're about filling up until the next thing in the queue. It's just content. Netflix and "influencers," are the particular ones to blame.
_Radio Days..._ By no means a great film. Rather, a small film. A tiny gem. A relief and a comfort to linger its glistening, rainswept Rockaway, wrapped in a blanket of incandescent light, sheltered in a handmade wooden home and warmly lulled by real, hand-burnished music. In addition to wooly nostalgia, we get what may be Mia Farrow's finest hour. We get a very young Seth Green being the perfect little twerp. And a rare appearance of Julie Kavner on film saying some very Marge-like things, like her bit about having _"both feet planted firmly on my husband"._
River's Edge was ahead of its time. It was set in Northern California (Pacific Northwest adjacent) and foreshadowed the look and vibe of the 90s grunge era.
My kids asked me what I was like in high school (graduated 1991). I played them Rivers Edge. The costume team did a perfect job. It 100% nailed my crowd and the way we acted.
@@Laidengizer113 I count "only" 22 movies worth seeing once in 1986 (including the top ten at the box office such as _The Golden Child)_ but 9 or 10 worth seeing more than once.
My Top Ten Movies of 1987 are. 10. Over the Top. 9. Lethal Weapon. 8. Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol. 7. Project X. 6. G.I. Joe the Movie. Animated Movie. 5. Beverly Hills Cop 2. 4. The Chipmunk Adventure. Animated Movie. 3. Ernest Goes to Camp. 2. Harry and the Hendersons. 1. Benji the Hunted.
My Top 10 Films Of 1987 1. River's Edge 2, Wall Street 3. Planes, Trains & Automobiles 4. The Lost Boys 5. Wings Of Desire 6. Full Metal Jacket 7. Less Than Zero 8. Throw Mama From The Train 9. Lethal Weapon 10. Barfly 11. Withnail & I
Even after receiving a big check for writing 'Barfly' Charles Bukowski continued to live in two bit hotels. If you never read any of his stuff check it out. It's really seedy and gritty stuff.
My Top 10 list 1- Broadcast News 2- Evil Dead 2 3- Planes, Trains & Automobiles 4 -Hellraiser 5- The Lost Boys 6. Less Than Zero 7. Some Kind of Wonderful 8- Raising Arizona 10. River's Edge 11. Near Dark
i loved Rivers Edge, its still one of my favorite films and no one ever knows what im talking about when i mention it. i was a high school Sophomore that year and was very much wrapped up in the metal scene. Rivers Edge is without a doubt the most realistic portrayal i have ever seen of that scene. which is in no way to say that every group of disenfranchised delinquent stoner teens like that had a crazy murderer friend. but EVERY character in that film reminded me of people and peers around me, even Hoppers nuts old biker. one of my best friends parents were an old biker couple and ALWAYS had parties and tons of old bikers hanging around.
I went to high school in the 1980's and River's Edge is practically a documentary. Those are exactly the kind of people I hung out with. It also introduced Keanu Reeves and Crispin Glover has a knockout performance.
1988 I was in high school. I rented The Big Easy on video cassette because on the cover it had 4 stars, one of the years 10 best by Roger Ebert. I will be forever grateful to Roger Ebert. It has turned out to be one of my favorite films ever. I own it, and watch it on a regular basis. It is a special movie. The soundtrack is the greatest of all time. It introduced me to Dewey Balfa, Zachary Richard, Professor Longhair, and Aaron Neville. It made me a Saints fan. It was by far the most influential movie of my youth. And I don't know if I ever would of watched it if I didn't see Roger Ebert's review on the cover. And boy was Ellen Barkin not gorgeous!!??
And today it would never be made. Dennis Quaid's character would be called a sexist, racist member of the patriarchy whose police department should be defunded. Lol Great movie.
1. The Princess Bride 2. The Dead 3. Barfly 4. Angel Heart 5. The Untouchables 6. Radio Days 7. Raising Arizona 8. House of Games 9. Withnail & I 10.The Last Emperor Some great genre fare in 87 with Predator, The Running Man, Robocop, Evil Dead 2, and Hellraiser.
"River's Edge" is the one I've seen the most of any film in my life. The dialog is perfect(Neal Jiminez). It's a perfect script that's executed perfectly (Tim Hunter) and I have used lines in real life...and crack myself up.
BEST FILMS OF 1987 1:41 BROADCAST NEWS 3:59 ROXANNE 5:56 MOONSTRUCK 7:48 BARFLY 10:19 THE BIG EASY 12:23 RIVER’S EDGE 14:35 THE LAST EMPEROR 16:48 HOUSE OF GAMES
I love their argument about Mickey Rourke in BAR FLY. You can tell they are both passionate about their opinions and do not back down when they think they are right. I think Ebert picked this one just to dig at Siskel and to have that argument. Again.
Best films of 1987 (random list) - My Life As A Dog (Lasse Hallstrom, 1985) - Babette's Feast (Gabriel Axel) - Broadcast News (James L. Brooks) - Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders) - Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick) - Au revoir, les enfants (Louis Malle) - House of Games (David Mamet) - Yeelen (Souleymane Cisse) - The Family (Ettore Scola) - Raising Arizona (Joel Coen)
My Best of 1987 10. No Way Out 9. House of Games 8. Broadcast News 7. Moonstruck 6. Full Metal Jacket 5. Au revoir les enfants 4. Matewan 3. The Dead 2. The Princess Bride 1. Wings of Desire Runners Up: 15. Fatal Attraction 14. The Untouchables 13. Robocop 12. The Last Emperor 11. River’s Edge
My Top 10 1. Hollywood Shuffle 2. The Princess Bride 3. Planes Trains and Automobiles 4. Raising Arizona 5. La Bamba 6. Near Dark 7. Big Shots 8. The Hidden 9. Evil Dead 2. 10. Wall Street
I can't believe I'm nostalgic about a tracking icon on at the beginning of the video,from back in the old days ........you're old if you know what that is for 😮☺️🤨🤔😆😋
I feel like Gene didn’t talk more about Full Metal Jacket despite it being #2 on his list because they didn’t have enough time for him to argue about it with Roger AND list his number one choice
I think it's super overrated. The story was very corny and has predictable plot elements throughout, and some of the acting is just really cliche too, like the Sean Connery character. Dialogues also suffer from poor writing in general. I think it was lifted by the numerous stars, at least in people's perception, but every time I re-watch it I find more flaws in it.
First thing I note is that in 2022 both Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina are still killing it and each has had a great body of performances. Second, it was just an outstanding year for films both Foreign and English language . If you don't like Lethal Weapon then say hello to Babettes Feast, My Life as a Dog,Au revoir, les enfants, Wings of Desire , Matewan, et al. . If i had to do a list of the Top 25 films of 1987 I suspect that #11-25 would easily be better than other years'Top Ten ( example - Near Dark ). I was a major fan of Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway is one of my all time favorite actresses yet I really did not care for Barfly . Now coming back to 2022 let us all think about that the film that for North American audiences is considered timeless and virtually perfect is The Princess Bride but it did not make either of their lists. The thought of Houseeping makes me smile - what a great run of films Billy Forsyth had in the 80s ( That Sinking Feeling , Gregorys Girl, Local Hero, Comfort and Joy)
Ebert sure did love Barfly. He even wrote about visiting the set and you could tell he was quite taken by Bukowski. It's kind of surprising that he liked it so much, just wouldn't have guessed he was the audience.
interesting looking at Siskel's list and how Full Metal Jacket still holds up now and The Last Emperor which i just rewatched and think it is an a stone cold masterpiece. I wonder if Ebert ever changed his mind on Full Metal Jacket because imo it holds up as one of Kubricks very best for me.
There was an enormous gap in the publication of Siskel's and Ebert's Top 10 lists for 1987. Gene's Top 10 list for that year was not published until January 3, 1988, and appeared to be written more hastily than any of his other Top 10 list articles, omitting mention of his runner-ups or least favorite films of 1987, and avoiding the mention of favorite acting and directing credits for 1987, among others. That being said, Gene saw it as an opportunity to accentuate the positives of 1987 in film, which were that: -Robby Benson did not star in a film that year -the main colorizer of black and white film saw its stock plunge to a measly $3 from $20 a year before -Walt Disney's 1955 film "Lady and the Tramp" (Walt Disney Home Video #582) made its home video debut as part of the Walt Disney Classics line, "giving children another fine animated movie to watch at home instead of Saturday morning TV." (and, no, eBay sellers, the tape of that movie is NOT worth thousands of dollars,) -Warner Bros. made its first Looney Tunes cartoon since the 1969 closure of its theatrical animation division ("The Duxorcist") -Robin Williams got what Gene wanted out of him in the great "Good Morning, Vietnam". -Then-94-year-old Lilian Gish turned out to be alive and well and active in "The Whales of August", which was her last film (she died on February 27, 1993).
I've watched Rover's Edge only three times; the last time was years ago. And I still think about that movie from time to time. That's shows you how effective it is.
In hindsight 87 was a weak year for movies, these top ten lists leave a lot to be desired compared to other years, and they both ignored "the untouchables" and "Good morning Vietnam"
1. Moonstruck 2. Full Metal Jacket 3. Raising Arizona 4. Wings of Desire 5. Broadcast News 6. Manon of The Spring 7. Barfly 8. Jean de Florette 9. River's Edge 10. The Princess Bride
My favorites of 1987: 1. Full Metal Jacket 2. The Last Emperor 3. River's Edge 4. Angel Heart 5. Dragnet 6. No Way Out 7. The Glass Menagerie 8. The Principal 9. Superman Four 10. Three for the road So there.
My own personal top ten favorite films from '87: Baby Boom Three Men And A Baby The Princess Bride Fatal Attraction Wall Street Lethal Weapon Robocop Predator The Lost Boys Empire Of The Sun
12:23-14:28...THOUGHT PROVOKING AND BREATHTAKING!!!...ITS ALMOST UNIQUE IN ITS MILEU AND CHILLING IN ITS CHARACTER DEPICTION...AS CAPTURED BY DIRECTOR TIM HUNTER!!!...OUTSTANDING SCORE PARALYZING IN ITS IMPACT!!!.......PERCEPTIVE COMMENT BY MR. SISKEL!!!...13:44-13:55
Robocop Predator Full metal jacket Lethal Weapon The lost boys Planes trains and automobiles The untouchables Wall Street Evil dead 2 (better than the first) Broadcast news Moonstruck The princess bride Rivers edge is an odd movie, but if anyone wants to know what the 80s was actually like versus what it’s remembered to be, watch this movie. I never thought I’d like a movie with Mickey rourke, Faye dunaway, and (you guessed it) Frank Stallone, but Barfly is great. The book “Hollywood” by Charles Bukowski about the making of it is even better! Near Dark is also fun. You can tell Bill Paxton is enjoying himself. You have to be in a certain mindset to watch Withnail and I. Otherwise, it will rub you the wrong way, but Richard E. Grant was born to play that role. Fatal Attraction would’ve been better with the original ending.
River's Edge really gave me chills down my spine. Looks like Tim Hunter wants you get immersed into the nightmare reverse of the 80s America, and you can't do nothing to escape. Disturbing and raw, surrealist psycho pulp trip to the rotten guts of the american dream. Put Abel Ferrara, William Lustig, Tobe Hooper, Stephen King and David Lynch together and it'll gettin' close to this... Is the preamble, by the way, of many things: Heathers, Twin Peaks, I Know what You did Last Summer, Very Bad Things...
Critics have different tastes than the general public. They like movies that are well acted, have great cinematography, and a lot of times based on real people, and anything that is deemed high quality or artsy. Those are usually what makes critics' best list as well as Oscar nominations.
My top 10 of 1987. plus 5 honorable mentions: 1) The Princess Bride (1987) 2) The Monster Squad (1987) 3) Predator (1987) 4) Lethal Weapon (1987) 5) RoboCop (1987) 6) Near Dark (1987) 7) Wings of Desire (1987) 8) Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) 9) Full Metal Jacket (1987) 10) Empire of the Sun (1987) ------------------------------- 11) The Year My Voice Broke (1987) 12) Evil Dead II (1987) 13) The Dead (1987) 14) Pelle the Conqueror (1987) 15) Raising Arizona (1987)
I was so excited to find that 2-disc special edition of The Monster Squad a few years back. I must've watched that movie a hundred times on HBO back in the day. Fangoria magazine did a glowing article on it before it came out, and called it "disappointing" after it was released. Little did anybody know it would become a cult classic.
River’s Edge was classic. I was 21 when it came out & related to the people in it. I love the soundtrack. Terrible story (based on a true one) but the performances were all fantastic including from unknown Keanu Reeves, the amazing Crispin Glover & the ever crazy Dennis Hopper
The films featured in this episode: Broadcast News - James L. Brooks was one of the most reliable comedy writer/directors of the 80's and 90's and this is one of his best films. (9/10) Roxanne - I love this movie. Steve Martin is fantastic as a modern update of Cyrano de Bergerac and Darryl Hannah gives a career best performance as Roxanne. (9/10) Moonstruck - One of the best romantic comedies I've ever seen. Cher is terrific and so is the writing. (10/10) Barfly - I'm in agreement with Ebert, it is surprisingly warm cynicism. Wonderful performances by Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway. (8/10) River's Edge - seemed to me like an afterschool special with R-rated material thrown in to make it feel more adult. Crispin Glover's performance is really over-the-top and it turned me off. (5/10) The Last Emperor - I admired the technical achievement more than I enjoyed the experience of seeing it. (7/10) House of Games - haven't seen it in a while. I'll update this when I revisit it.
Scanning through the comments best of lists for 1987 I find it absolutely HILARIOUS that Superman 4 The Quest For Peace is on Quite a few of their lists while Fatal Attraction is on ALMOST NO ONE'S list
3:41 - I learned from reading his memoirs and numerous essays that was Roger was exactly this kind of person before meeting his wife. I think he loved Broadcast News partly because he identified with the Hunter and Brooks characters.
20:55 - 6 overlapping titles was definitely *not* a record for them, not even for as long as they'd been working on television together. They overlapped on 7 in 1979 and hit 6 at least one other time since the show began. It's actually remarkable how often they agreed on this show.
Best of 1987 1. The Last Emperor 5 out of 5👍 2. Predator 5 out of 5 👍 3.Lethal Weapon 5 out of 5 👍 4.Evil Dead:2 5 out of 5 👍 5.RoboCop 5 out of 5 6.FMJ Full Metal Jacket 5 out of 5 👍 7.The Lost Boys 5 out of 5 👍 8.Rivers Edge 4.5 out of 5 👍 9.The Untouchables 5 out of 5 👍 10. House Of Games 4.5 out of 5 👍 Honorable Mentions A Nightmare on Elm Street: 3 Dream Warriors, Angel Heart ❤, Innerspace, Good Morning Vietnam, Hamburger Hill, Wall Street, Broadcast News, Creepshow:2, Hellraiser, House:2 The Second Story, Can't Buy Me Love, Moonstruck.
I'm surprised to see no mention of "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" on here. It was a particular favorite of Roger Ebert. It wasn't released until November 25th so I thought that may have played a part in it not making these lists, but "Broadcast News" wasn't released until Christmas day, so that can't be it. His 2000 re-review gives the movie 4 stars and is a glowing, poignant bit of prose.
Definitely one to see every year or so during the holidays. There seem to be fewer movies worth seeing nowadays, but I counted 30+ worth watching at least once from this year. Imagine a reviewer today saying a good movie made their number 11 but got beat out just.
"Unlike _Wall Street,_ which took a real cheap shot at the securities industry..." That didn't age well 🤣 Wall Street is crammed full of fine upstanding citizens like Bernie Madoff.
Every one of the movies, on both their lists, is better than The Last Emperor. Within the first 45 minutes into it, I fell into a deep sleep. And yes, I saw it on the big screen.
Sorry, but you're wrong. It's a great biopic and the evolution of the emperor through his life was excellently made, the acting was top-notch and the cinematography was excellently and way, WAY better than any other movie that came out that year and the same can be said about the movie itself. It won Best Picture at the Oscars and absolutely deserved it. You just don't appreciate the movie because it isn't an action or a comedy or doesn't have any big stars (Peter O'Toole was a big star, but he wasn't as famous as he was back in the 60s). It was in fact a great film.
House of Games was decent and maybe I would've liked it more if I saw it in 1987 but I think the 3rd act gets silly. Still very watchable but not something that I would rewatch.
It was impossible to live life in the 80s without a saxophonist being in the same room.
This theme music is better than anything in recent years.
What happened? Why did everyone abandon this prince of instruments??
Or a steel drum.
Blame Kenny G.
😀😀😀
Gene and Roger had such an incredible chemistry between them…I could have watched them talk about movies together for hours at a time. The Siskel and Ebert shows were sometimes nearly as entertaining as the films themselves.
I love that Roger included Lethal Weapon. Never afraid to give credit to a good popcorn movie
Best buddy cop movie ever.
@@Kthomasritchie Yup. And Lethal Weapon is better.
Popcorn causes horrible breath.
That's fascinating. because the following year he would go on to pan Die Hard. ( for which he would actually sort of apologize later. Saying that he wasn't in the right frame of mind, or something, when he saw it.)
It's OK. It happens.
Robocop was released this year. Lethal Weapon was great and should be in year's top 10, but wasn't the best action film of the year.
I miss this show and Roger and Gene, immensely.
I would have to agree with you, I wish that Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were both still Alive, I would've loved watching them review Present Day Movies, Like,
1. Star Wars the Force Awakens.
2. Star Wars the Last Jedi.
3. Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker.
4. Black Panther.
5. Black Panther Wakanda Forever.
5. Avatar.
6. Avatar the way of water.
7. Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
8. War for the Planet of the Apes.
9. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
10. Cinderella. -2015.
11. Alice in Wonderland. - 2010.
12. Alice through the Looking Glass. - 2016.
13. A Wrinkle in Time. - 2003.
14. A Wrinkle in Time. - 2018.
15. Aladdin. - 2019.
16. The Jungle Book. - 2016.
17. Mulan. - 2020.
18. Encanto.
19. Raya and the Last Dragon.
20. Wish. - 2023.
21. The Boy and the Heron. - 2023. Anime Movie.
22. Monster's University.
23. Cars 4.
24. Toy Story 4.
25. Jurassic World.
26. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom.
27. Jurassic World Dominion.
28. Minions the Rise of Gru.
29. Pokémon Detective Pikachu.
30. West Side Story. - 2021.
Etc. Etc.
I miss them most of all I think. And we need them more than ever. The amount of mediocrity and pandering in the last 14 years has been horrific. Especially with the adventof "streaming," and worse of all-------CONTENT CREATORS! Movies are not about being cinematic, they're about filling up until the next thing in the queue. It's just content. Netflix and "influencers," are the particular ones to blame.
Seeing the tracking at the beginning warms my heart...
_Radio Days..._ By no means a great film. Rather, a small film. A tiny gem. A relief and a comfort to linger its glistening, rainswept Rockaway, wrapped in a blanket of incandescent light, sheltered in a handmade wooden home and warmly lulled by real, hand-burnished music.
In addition to wooly nostalgia, we get what may be Mia Farrow's finest hour. We get a very young Seth Green being the perfect little twerp. And a rare appearance of Julie Kavner on film saying some very Marge-like things, like her bit about having _"both feet planted firmly on my husband"._
River's Edge was ahead of its time. It was set in Northern California (Pacific Northwest adjacent) and foreshadowed the look and vibe of the 90s grunge era.
Twin Peaks and American decline
It was based on actual events.
Exactly what I thought when I saw it.
My kids asked me what I was like in high school (graduated 1991). I played them Rivers Edge. The costume team did a perfect job. It 100% nailed my crowd and the way we acted.
Wow. After watching the intro, 1987 was a really good year for movies.
For me my number 1 favorite and best film of year 1987 is Planes, Trains and Automobiles starting Steve Martin and John Candy
87 was a solid year for cinema.
I counted over 30 movies worth seeing at least once and half a dozen worth seeing more than once.
It was, but I have to say that 86 is my favorite for the decade. And some of the best movie soundtracks ever.
@@Laidengizer113 I count "only" 22 movies worth seeing once in 1986 (including the top ten at the box office such as _The Golden Child)_ but 9 or 10 worth seeing more than once.
I wish streaming services would offer more films from 80s and 90s.
1987 was a great year for movies.
I love these old podcast rerun things. I remember watching River's Edge in 1987 at age 13. Hugely underrated film.
My Top Ten Movies of 1987 are.
10. Over the Top.
9. Lethal Weapon.
8. Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol.
7. Project X.
6. G.I. Joe the Movie. Animated Movie.
5. Beverly Hills Cop 2.
4. The Chipmunk Adventure. Animated Movie.
3. Ernest Goes to Camp.
2. Harry and the Hendersons.
1. Benji the Hunted.
The Untouchables is one my favorites of 87 but my favorite film of that year is Raising Arizona
"Nathan needs some Huggies. I'll be out directly." :)
My Top 10 Films Of 1987
1. River's Edge
2, Wall Street
3. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
4. The Lost Boys
5. Wings Of Desire
6. Full Metal Jacket
7. Less Than Zero
8. Throw Mama From The Train
9. Lethal Weapon
10. Barfly
11. Withnail & I
That’s a great list
Man, this brings back good memories.
Lethal Weapon is easily top 3 films of the year. Movie was outstanding and Mel was just terrific as Martin Riggs
Barfly is an awesome movie. Very original
Even after receiving a big check for writing 'Barfly' Charles Bukowski continued to live in two bit hotels. If you never read any of his stuff check it out. It's really seedy and gritty stuff.
@@laudanum669 sounds interesting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info
My Top 10 list
1- Broadcast News
2- Evil Dead 2
3- Planes, Trains & Automobiles
4 -Hellraiser
5- The Lost Boys
6. Less Than Zero
7. Some Kind of Wonderful
8- Raising Arizona
10. River's Edge
11. Near Dark
Yeah, I love Some Kind of Wonderful
WOW!! James L Brooks goes from terms of endearment, to broadcast news to the simpsons!!! Thank you!!!
i loved Rivers Edge, its still one of my favorite films and no one ever knows what im talking about when i mention it. i was a high school Sophomore that year and was very much wrapped up in the metal scene. Rivers Edge is without a doubt the most realistic portrayal i have ever seen of that scene. which is in no way to say that every group of disenfranchised delinquent stoner teens like that had a crazy murderer friend. but EVERY character in that film reminded me of people and peers around me, even Hoppers nuts old biker. one of my best friends parents were an old biker couple and ALWAYS had parties and tons of old bikers hanging around.
It's a harrowing movie, and it's based on a true story.
Top 10!!! Such a dark and disturbing story. Great actors, and well directed!!
It’s a classic
@@reneedennis2011 But it's filled with a lot of comic moments too. "Check's in the mail!" or "You got Bud in bottles?"
I went to high school in the 1980's and River's Edge is practically a documentary. Those are exactly the kind of people I hung out with. It also introduced Keanu Reeves and Crispin Glover has a knockout performance.
1987 was a very good year for movies!
1988 I was in high school. I rented The Big Easy on video cassette because on the cover it had 4 stars, one of the years 10 best by Roger Ebert. I will be forever grateful to Roger Ebert. It has turned out to be one of my favorite films ever. I own it, and watch it on a regular basis. It is a special movie. The soundtrack is the greatest of all time. It introduced me to Dewey Balfa, Zachary Richard, Professor Longhair, and Aaron Neville. It made me a Saints fan. It was by far the most influential movie of my youth. And I don't know if I ever would of watched it if I didn't see Roger Ebert's review on the cover. And boy was Ellen Barkin not gorgeous!!??
And today it would never be made. Dennis Quaid's character would be called a sexist, racist member of the patriarchy whose police department should be defunded. Lol Great movie.
@@CelestialWoodway There's plenty of fine, hard hitting movies coming out. Nostalgia has unbalanced your perspective.
@@aarondavis8943 Not really.
@@CelestialWoodwaywhat a tediously dull take. We're all very lucky you're merely a UA-cam commenter.
1. The Princess Bride
2. The Dead
3. Barfly
4. Angel Heart
5. The Untouchables
6. Radio Days
7. Raising Arizona
8. House of Games
9. Withnail & I
10.The Last Emperor
Some great genre fare in 87 with Predator, The Running Man, Robocop, Evil Dead 2, and Hellraiser.
Rivers Edge is a really great film. I think it should be on the Criterion Collection!
Yep. Absolutely.
100% agree
And by the way, I also play guitar.
Plus it has a great Soundtrack if you like Metal.
It's a good, disturbing movie about teens.
Amazing set of movies that year.
12:44 good ol' Verdugo Hills High School. They were filming it during the school day.
The Big Easy was a FORMATIVE movie for me in high school
"River's Edge" is the one I've seen the most of any film in my life. The dialog is perfect(Neal Jiminez). It's a perfect script that's executed perfectly (Tim Hunter) and I have used lines in real life...and crack myself up.
It’s actually somewhat based on a true story .
River's Edge is the best movie of 1987. It's devastating.
Absolutely- it’s a critical part of Americana
I just watched it again for the first time in probably 25 years a month or two ago. It's still hits
The real 1980s, at least for me. We didn't all grow up in an affluent Chicago suburb.
BEST FILMS OF 1987
1:41 BROADCAST NEWS
3:59 ROXANNE
5:56 MOONSTRUCK
7:48 BARFLY
10:19 THE BIG EASY
12:23 RIVER’S EDGE
14:35 THE LAST EMPEROR
16:48 HOUSE OF GAMES
I saw The Big Easy SIX times. Loved that film. Moonstruck was hilarious especially Vincent Gardenia's supporting performance.
House of Games and Full Medal Jacket.
1939 will never be surpassed for quality movies.
I love their argument about Mickey Rourke in BAR FLY. You can tell they are both passionate about their opinions and do not back down when they think they are right. I think Ebert picked this one just to dig at Siskel and to have that argument. Again.
Best films of 1987 (random list)
- My Life As A Dog (Lasse Hallstrom, 1985)
- Babette's Feast (Gabriel Axel)
- Broadcast News (James L. Brooks)
- Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders)
- Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick)
- Au revoir, les enfants (Louis Malle)
- House of Games (David Mamet)
- Yeelen (Souleymane Cisse)
- The Family (Ettore Scola)
- Raising Arizona (Joel Coen)
Great list
Damn good list. Au Revoir, Les Enfants is absolutely devastating.
I love Babette’s feast!
My Best of 1987
10. No Way Out
9. House of Games
8. Broadcast News
7. Moonstruck
6. Full Metal Jacket
5. Au revoir les enfants
4. Matewan
3. The Dead
2. The Princess Bride
1. Wings of Desire
Runners Up:
15. Fatal Attraction
14. The Untouchables
13. Robocop
12. The Last Emperor
11. River’s Edge
Good list
Wow, what a year for movies, 1987! Soo many great movies and such a wonderful variety. I miss times like that…
My Top 10
1. Hollywood Shuffle
2. The Princess Bride
3. Planes Trains and Automobiles
4. Raising Arizona
5. La Bamba
6. Near Dark
7. Big Shots
8. The Hidden
9. Evil Dead 2.
10. Wall Street
I can't believe I'm nostalgic about a tracking icon on at the beginning of the video,from back in the old days ........you're old if you know what that is for 😮☺️🤨🤔😆😋
I love Ebert but the Last Emperor was one for the ages. Saw it a kid when it came out and recently saw clips on UA-cam. Wow, powerful scenes.
nice pick from Roger --- I also very much enjoyed Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson wrote the book. She is an AMAZING writer.
I love House of Games and Full Medal Jacket. I'm due to watch both great films again.
Reviewing all these old S&E’s I can’t believe Roger didn’t pick “Full Metal Jacket” for his top ten! Still love him, though.
I took House of Games down to Columbus the only time I visited my brother in college.
"Starring a young woman, Cher..." She was 41.
I feel like Gene didn’t talk more about Full Metal Jacket despite it being #2 on his list because they didn’t have enough time for him to argue about it with Roger AND list his number one choice
The Untouchables was another great movie. Sean Connery won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor
Sadly, Roger didn't like it.
I think it's super overrated. The story was very corny and has predictable plot elements throughout, and some of the acting is just really cliche too, like the Sean Connery character. Dialogues also suffer from poor writing in general. I think it was lifted by the numerous stars, at least in people's perception, but every time I re-watch it I find more flaws in it.
The ending was messed up. They didn't understand how courts worked.
Yup.
First thing I note is that in 2022 both Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina are still killing it and each has had a great body of performances. Second, it was just an outstanding year for films both Foreign and English language . If you don't like Lethal Weapon then say hello to Babettes Feast, My Life as a Dog,Au revoir, les enfants, Wings of Desire , Matewan, et al. . If i had to do a list of the Top 25 films of 1987 I suspect that #11-25 would easily be better than other years'Top Ten ( example - Near Dark ). I was a major fan of Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway is one of my all time favorite actresses yet I really did not care for Barfly . Now coming back to 2022 let us all think about that the film that for North American audiences is considered timeless and virtually perfect is The Princess Bride but it did not make either of their lists. The thought of Houseeping makes me smile - what a great run of films Billy Forsyth had in the 80s ( That Sinking Feeling , Gregorys Girl, Local Hero, Comfort and Joy)
Ebert sure did love Barfly. He even wrote about visiting the set and you could tell he was quite taken by Bukowski. It's kind of surprising that he liked it so much, just wouldn't have guessed he was the audience.
interesting looking at Siskel's list and how Full Metal Jacket still holds up now and The Last Emperor which i just rewatched and think it is an a stone cold masterpiece. I wonder if Ebert ever changed his mind on Full Metal Jacket because imo it holds up as one of Kubricks very best for me.
Rivers Edge...
I Got Lucky Enough to See in TheEarly Hours on TCM Network.
"I Was In Love!"...
The Last Emperor is a masterpiece.
It was OK, but I preferred Spielberg's _Empire of the Sun._
There was an enormous gap in the publication of Siskel's and Ebert's Top 10 lists for 1987. Gene's Top 10 list for that year was not published until January 3, 1988, and appeared to be written more hastily than any of his other Top 10 list articles, omitting mention of his runner-ups or least favorite films of 1987, and avoiding the mention of favorite acting and directing credits for 1987, among others.
That being said, Gene saw it as an opportunity to accentuate the positives of 1987 in film, which were that:
-Robby Benson did not star in a film that year
-the main colorizer of black and white film saw its stock plunge to a measly $3 from $20 a year before
-Walt Disney's 1955 film "Lady and the Tramp" (Walt Disney Home Video #582) made its home video debut as part of the Walt Disney Classics line, "giving children another fine animated movie to watch at home instead of Saturday morning TV." (and, no, eBay sellers, the tape of that movie is NOT worth thousands of dollars,)
-Warner Bros. made its first Looney Tunes cartoon since the 1969 closure of its theatrical animation division ("The Duxorcist")
-Robin Williams got what Gene wanted out of him in the great "Good Morning, Vietnam".
-Then-94-year-old Lilian Gish turned out to be alive and well and active in "The Whales of August", which was her last film (she died on February 27, 1993).
River's Edge is a masterpiece.
Through the years I’ve turned many different people on to River’s Edge👍🏽
absolutely agree
I've watched Rover's Edge only three times; the last time was years ago. And I still think about that movie from time to time. That's shows you how effective it is.
@@reneedennis2011 River's
Never heard of it.
In hindsight 87 was a weak year for movies, these top ten lists leave a lot to be desired compared to other years, and they both ignored "the untouchables" and "Good morning Vietnam"
1. Moonstruck
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Raising Arizona
4. Wings of Desire
5. Broadcast News
6. Manon of The Spring
7. Barfly
8. Jean de Florette
9. River's Edge
10. The Princess Bride
What a GREAT show that was !!, damnittt!
If Broadcast News had come out the next year Holly Hunter would’ve won the Oscar.
I love Moonstruck it's still one of my favorite films.
Loooking through these comments and don’t see any Stakeout fans.
Good dramatic sexy movie. Had a strange comedic sequel.
The Last Emperor might have been one of the best of the year, but my lord is it a chore to sit through.
I miss when Hollywood had 10 good movies a year. Instead of todays 1 every 3 yrs.
I believe 1987 was one of the first years for this "modern era" imo. Idk why.
My favorites of 1987:
1. Full Metal Jacket
2. The Last Emperor
3. River's Edge
4. Angel Heart
5. Dragnet
6. No Way Out
7. The Glass Menagerie
8. The Principal
9. Superman Four
10. Three for the road
So there.
Barfly, Angel Heart, Near Dark, Fatal Attraction
My own personal top ten favorite films from '87:
Baby Boom
Three Men And A Baby
The Princess Bride
Fatal Attraction
Wall Street
Lethal Weapon
Robocop
Predator
The Lost Boys
Empire Of The Sun
Shanley did win the Oscar. Good call, Roger.
House of Games filmed in my town. I was outside the check mart when they were filming.
My list
Roxanne
River's edge
Jean De Florette
Moonstruck
Prick up your ears
The last emperor
The big easy
Lethal weapon
House of games
John Baxter, I think the title was Prick Up Your Ears.
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That Big Easy crack about Siskel's list was one of Ebert's very sickest burns.
After a record setting match of 6 movies on their respective top 10 lists -- Ebert: "I say your taste is getting better the longer you work with me."
A good year indeed.
Lethal Weapon, number 9???!!? Wow
that was a great great action film..still watch it occasionally
Probably the only top-10 grossing movie of 1987 worth watching more than once.
Robocop
Predator
Full metal jacket
Lethal Weapon
The lost boys
Planes trains and automobiles
The untouchables
Wall Street
Evil dead 2 (better than the first)
Broadcast news
Moonstruck
The princess bride
Rivers edge is an odd movie, but if anyone wants to know what the 80s was actually like versus what it’s remembered to be, watch this movie.
I never thought I’d like a movie with Mickey rourke, Faye dunaway, and (you guessed it) Frank Stallone, but Barfly is great. The book “Hollywood” by Charles Bukowski about the making of it is even better!
Near Dark is also fun. You can tell Bill Paxton is enjoying himself.
You have to be in a certain mindset to watch Withnail and I. Otherwise, it will rub you the wrong way, but Richard E. Grant was born to play that role.
Fatal Attraction would’ve been better with the original ending.
Lol every time Siskel didn't like a film or a performance that Ebert did, Ebert would always lay into him for his opinion. I miss these guys.
I can't take my eyes off Ebert's lips.
Mmmm...olive oil from Spain...
River's Edge really gave me chills down my spine. Looks like Tim Hunter wants you get immersed into the nightmare reverse of the 80s America, and you can't do nothing to escape.
Disturbing and raw, surrealist psycho pulp trip to the rotten guts of the american dream. Put Abel Ferrara, William Lustig, Tobe Hooper, Stephen King and David Lynch together and it'll gettin' close to this...
Is the preamble, by the way, of many things: Heathers, Twin Peaks, I Know what You did Last Summer, Very Bad Things...
"Rivers Edge "....
Interesting how many of the films they pick each year are almost totally forgotten, both critically and in the popular consciousness.
Critics have different tastes than the general public. They like movies that are well acted, have great cinematography, and a lot of times based on real people, and anything that is deemed high quality or artsy. Those are usually what makes critics' best list as well as Oscar nominations.
Yeah, the most remembered movies of 1987 might be Predator and Robocop. Lethal Weapon too, though that's on Ebert's list
@@kebsis those aren't Oscar worthy movies, which are what critics mostly go for. They rarely love what the general public loves.
Rivers Edge was telling them as it is now. It is more relevant now- we are screwed
The Last emperor BADLY needs a new 4K scan and 4K disc. The Criterion blu-ray is wretchedly outdated and cropped.
Got one!
My Best and Favorite Flim of the Year 1987
1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
2. The Chipmunk Adventure
3. Dragnet
My top 10 of 1987. plus 5 honorable mentions:
1) The Princess Bride (1987)
2) The Monster Squad (1987)
3) Predator (1987)
4) Lethal Weapon (1987)
5) RoboCop (1987)
6) Near Dark (1987)
7) Wings of Desire (1987)
8) Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
9) Full Metal Jacket (1987)
10) Empire of the Sun (1987)
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11) The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
12) Evil Dead II (1987)
13) The Dead (1987)
14) Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
15) Raising Arizona (1987)
Wow heavy stacked year in movies.
I was so excited to find that 2-disc special edition of The Monster Squad a few years back. I must've watched that movie a hundred times on HBO back in the day. Fangoria magazine did a glowing article on it before it came out, and called it "disappointing" after it was released. Little did anybody know it would become a cult classic.
@@gspendlove Yeah, it's been a favorite of mine since childhood. Have you watched the doc "Wolfman's Got Nards (2018)" yet? Good stuff.
The Dead is underrated
River’s Edge was classic. I was 21 when it came out & related to the people in it. I love the soundtrack. Terrible story (based on a true one) but the performances were all fantastic including from unknown Keanu Reeves, the amazing Crispin Glover & the ever crazy Dennis Hopper
When they reviewed devils rejects, well, that made my day😊
Dunaway gets major points for taking that character where she did!
The films featured in this episode:
Broadcast News - James L. Brooks was one of the most reliable comedy writer/directors of the 80's and 90's and this is one of his best films. (9/10)
Roxanne - I love this movie. Steve Martin is fantastic as a modern update of Cyrano de Bergerac and Darryl Hannah gives a career best performance as Roxanne. (9/10)
Moonstruck - One of the best romantic comedies I've ever seen. Cher is terrific and so is the writing. (10/10)
Barfly - I'm in agreement with Ebert, it is surprisingly warm cynicism. Wonderful performances by Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway. (8/10)
River's Edge - seemed to me like an afterschool special with R-rated material thrown in to make it feel more adult. Crispin Glover's performance is really over-the-top and it turned me off. (5/10)
The Last Emperor - I admired the technical achievement more than I enjoyed the experience of seeing it. (7/10)
House of Games - haven't seen it in a while. I'll update this when I revisit it.
Scanning through the comments best of lists for 1987 I find it absolutely HILARIOUS that Superman 4 The Quest For Peace is on Quite a few of their lists while Fatal Attraction is on ALMOST NO ONE'S list
3:41 - I learned from reading his memoirs and numerous essays that was Roger was exactly this kind of person before meeting his wife. I think he loved Broadcast News partly because he identified with the Hunter and Brooks characters.
Christ. Who would have guessed the 80's reviewers would be so advanced compared to, what??? There ARE NONE like this in 2021~~FFS!
Hurt's character was a prick.
Film criticism feels like a dying art when you see all the cheap versions of it on UA-cam.
20:55 - 6 overlapping titles was definitely *not* a record for them, not even for as long as they'd been working on television together. They overlapped on 7 in 1979 and hit 6 at least one other time since the show began. It's actually remarkable how often they agreed on this show.
Wall Street was another awesome movie
Best of 1987
1. The Last Emperor 5 out of 5👍
2. Predator 5 out of 5 👍
3.Lethal Weapon 5 out of 5 👍
4.Evil Dead:2 5 out of 5 👍
5.RoboCop 5 out of 5
6.FMJ Full Metal Jacket 5 out of 5 👍
7.The Lost Boys 5 out of 5 👍
8.Rivers Edge 4.5 out of 5 👍
9.The Untouchables 5 out of 5 👍
10. House Of Games 4.5 out of 5 👍
Honorable Mentions A Nightmare on Elm Street: 3 Dream Warriors, Angel Heart ❤, Innerspace, Good Morning Vietnam, Hamburger Hill, Wall Street, Broadcast News, Creepshow:2, Hellraiser, House:2 The Second Story, Can't Buy Me Love, Moonstruck.
I'm surprised to see no mention of "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" on here. It was a particular favorite of Roger Ebert. It wasn't released until November 25th so I thought that may have played a part in it not making these lists, but "Broadcast News" wasn't released until Christmas day, so that can't be it. His 2000 re-review gives the movie 4 stars and is a glowing, poignant bit of prose.
Definitely one to see every year or so during the holidays. There seem to be fewer movies worth seeing nowadays, but I counted 30+ worth watching at least once from this year. Imagine a reviewer today saying a good movie made their number 11 but got beat out just.
1.lethal weapon
2.FMJ
3.moonstruck
4.barfly
5.big easy
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I wanted to look up obsequious right away too
"Unlike _Wall Street,_ which took a real cheap shot at the securities industry..."
That didn't age well 🤣 Wall Street is crammed full of fine upstanding citizens like Bernie Madoff.
Every one of the movies, on both their lists, is better than The Last Emperor. Within the first 45 minutes into it, I fell into a deep sleep. And yes, I saw it on the big screen.
Sorry, but you're wrong. It's a great biopic and the evolution of the emperor through his life was excellently made, the acting was top-notch and the cinematography was excellently and way, WAY better than any other movie that came out that year and the same can be said about the movie itself. It won Best Picture at the Oscars and absolutely deserved it. You just don't appreciate the movie because it isn't an action or a comedy or doesn't have any big stars (Peter O'Toole was a big star, but he wasn't as famous as he was back in the 60s). It was in fact a great film.
My brother had every book. Before google if I needed to know who was in what I'd call my bro & he'd look it up for me!
..predator, lost boys, less than zero, lethal weapon, good morning vietnam
....The Living Daylights.....
planes trains and automobiles !, robocop, untouchables, la bamba, wallstreet, the hidden, hellraiser, suspect
House of Games was decent and maybe I would've liked it more if I saw it in 1987 but I think the 3rd act gets silly. Still very watchable but not something that I would rewatch.