I grew up watching Siskel and Ebert, and when Siskel disappears from this video because of his death, the magic evaporates. It definitely demonstrates that their pairing was a once in a lifetime partnership of extreme chemistry. That said, I remember when Ebert tried a series of different guest hosts to keep "At the Movies" going, and easily Richard Roeper was the most appealing and comfortable with Ebert. Perhaps the only reason their pairing isn't as interesting or dynamic is because Roeper and Ebert seemed very similar in tastes and disposition. Also that Roeper had to approach his role from a more deferential position - so the fireworks and playful contentious arguments that Siskel and Ebert excelled at are absent.
There was for sure a certain type of mutual understanding and camaraderie but also competition that really made that pairing special. I wonder, too, if part of it may have been that both Siskel and Ebert had interesting careers before they went into movie criticism that made their analyses so interesting and illuminating. They both seemed like accomplished people before they ever went into critiquing movies, which means they had a wealth of experiences and insights to draw from that somebody who only ever knew movie criticism as their job may not have had.
I like Roeper, Christy Lemier, and Ben Mankewicz but yeah, none of them had the magic Siskel had with Ebert. I've watched a number of these compilations now and every time Siskel disappears, it's like a gut punch.
I remember watching the episode when they reviewed Poltergeist and E. T. It was like they couldn't wait to finish their review of Poltergeist so they could get to E. T.
I love this compilation, and I'm a bona fide fan of Siskel and Ebert and Spielberg, but I ache that you left out the very last line of Jaws, which is maybe one of the best of all time: 'I used to hate the water...I can't imagine why.'
I love that they loved ET so much. I remember going to see it at the theatre when it came out. I think I was in 3rd grade. My own kids, now young adults also loved it. I am sure their kids will love it as well. Timeless.
Spielberg is my childhood hero.Contrary to popular belief, many of the films he made in the 2000s are underrated treasures.His unique ability to make both escape-from-reality movies and adult dramas about big social issues. Besides, no one can work as fast as Spielberg.
@@ianmillerdevilsfan1223 Who is that Tobe Hopper, you are talking about? If you mean Tobe Hooper, he struck lightning in the bottle once with TTCM and for the rest of his career directed schlock after schlock. 'Eaten Alive' or 'The Funhouse' are not even good horror movies on their own merit. Of course, he didn't direct 'Poltergeist.'
@@karlkarlos3545 Poltergeist was a Steven Spielberg production (which basically means, we are pretty sure) 'supervised' by Spielberg and Directed by Tobe Hooper. Spielberg handed over the Directing keys to Joe Dante for Innerspace, a Spielberg Production, also. Reminds me of the original The Thing (James Arness as monster) is always said to be a Howard Hawks Production, but people seemed to forget Christian Nyby Directed. Hawks certainly 'supervised' like Spielberg probably was on hand on occasion for Poltergeist. But, Steve was busy with ET so he did not direct Poltergeist. Hence, Hooper. Also, worth pointing out some people think the alien vampire movie (watch London burning) Lifeforce (1985) is an underrated classic horror movie: If you have seen it, it is not soon forgotten--Mathilda May! whoa! Vampire vixen from outer space hell! Lifeforce Directed by Tobe Hooper. Just worth saying.
@@BruceWalther-s2l Everyone knows that Dante directed Gremlins and Innerspace. He was also closely involved in the pre-production. Those are typical Joe Dante films. As I said previously, I've seen all of Tobe Hooper's films, and Poltergeist is the only one that stands out stylistically and tonally. This is the reason why, to this day, the doubt remains about who should be credited or co-credited as director. By the way, the famous mirror scene where one of the characters' rips off his own face-do you know whose hands those are? Right, Steven Spielberg's. (Also I've seen Lifeforce. Sorry, but it's crap.)
@@karlkarlos3545 oh ok Spielberg could not have directed 1 scene in Joe Dante's movie making process of Innerspace AND Gremlins. Spielberg should've given himself a directing credit in Poltergeist for 'the tone' and for using his hands in the ripped off face scene (does this mean special FX man Tom Savini gets a directing cred for using his hands as Mrs Vorhees (Betsy Palmer) in the chopped off head scene in the gore fest Friday the 13th? tidbit: Sean S Cunningham did not work sequel cuz he was not proud of first movie. Good for Sean S cuz Jason movies are a special form of crap) Speaking of 'crap' great you give Tobe cred for Lifeforce cuz your opinion matters?
I love how Ebert's critique of the War of the Worlds tripods not being stable is basically what Hyde points out about them in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics.
Empire of the Sun is just about one of my fave of Spielberg. Not my fave though. Reminds me of one of those films that has many absolutely stunning scenes put in around 2 plus houts of Huh! Like Branagh and his Hamlet. BUT it did give us Bale!!!
2001 was a journey. Star Wars was an action comic, very successful but no 2001. I saw Duel alone in 1971 on my TV. It blew me away how he ramped up the tension.
The dude peaked with Duel. LOL. OK I liked Jaws. I really came to hate him by about the third Indy Jones film and Hook. He redeemed himself a bit with Lincoln.
Some great; Jurrasic Park, Color Purple. Some boring as shit; Shindlers List, most others, strictly for little kids; ET, Star Wars. You can't count on him. a horseshit movie just as likely as a good one.
I grew up watching Siskel and Ebert, and when Siskel disappears from this video because of his death, the magic evaporates. It definitely demonstrates that their pairing was a once in a lifetime partnership of extreme chemistry. That said, I remember when Ebert tried a series of different guest hosts to keep "At the Movies" going, and easily Richard Roeper was the most appealing and comfortable with Ebert. Perhaps the only reason their pairing isn't as interesting or dynamic is because Roeper and Ebert seemed very similar in tastes and disposition. Also that Roeper had to approach his role from a more deferential position - so the fireworks and playful contentious arguments that Siskel and Ebert excelled at are absent.
Well said
There was for sure a certain type of mutual understanding and camaraderie but also competition that really made that pairing special. I wonder, too, if part of it may have been that both Siskel and Ebert had interesting careers before they went into movie criticism that made their analyses so interesting and illuminating. They both seemed like accomplished people before they ever went into critiquing movies, which means they had a wealth of experiences and insights to draw from that somebody who only ever knew movie criticism as their job may not have had.
@@RosesRedThorns This is a good observation too.
I like Roeper, Christy Lemier, and Ben Mankewicz but yeah, none of them had the magic Siskel had with Ebert. I've watched a number of these compilations now and every time Siskel disappears, it's like a gut punch.
I miss 80's Spielberg movies, almost as much as I miss these two dudes. Thank you for the upload. Great watch!
Feels a little like this channel has been building to this episode this whole time.
Munich is one of his most underrated movies. Masterpiece
I remember watching the episode when they reviewed Poltergeist and E. T. It was like they couldn't wait to finish their review of Poltergeist so they could get to E. T.
Imagine being in a movie theater with 1,200 people. I saw "Dune: Part 2" recently and I was one of six or seven people there.
I love this compilation, and I'm a bona fide fan of Siskel and Ebert and Spielberg, but I ache that you left out the very last line of Jaws, which is maybe one of the best of all time: 'I used to hate the water...I can't imagine why.'
I love that they loved ET so much. I remember going to see it at the theatre when it came out. I think I was in 3rd grade. My own kids, now young adults also loved it. I am sure their kids will love it as well. Timeless.
Great compilation. Hoping Steven Spielbergo is next.
Get me his Mexican non-Union equivalent!
@@andysorensen1737🤣🤣🤣
Almost 3 hours. Crazy
Spielberg is my childhood hero.Contrary to popular belief, many of the films he made in the 2000s are underrated treasures.His unique ability to make both escape-from-reality movies and adult dramas about big social issues. Besides, no one can work as fast as Spielberg.
I love THE superimposed"Directed by Tobe Hooper". well done.
@@ianmillerdevilsfan1223 Who is that Tobe Hopper, you are talking about? If you mean Tobe Hooper, he struck lightning in the bottle once with TTCM and for the rest of his career directed schlock after schlock. 'Eaten Alive' or 'The Funhouse' are not even good horror movies on their own merit. Of course, he didn't direct 'Poltergeist.'
@@karlkarlos3545 Poltergeist was a Steven Spielberg production (which basically means, we are pretty sure) 'supervised' by Spielberg and Directed by Tobe Hooper. Spielberg handed over the Directing keys to Joe Dante for Innerspace, a Spielberg Production, also.
Reminds me of the original The Thing (James Arness as monster) is always said to be a Howard Hawks Production, but people seemed to forget Christian Nyby Directed. Hawks certainly 'supervised' like Spielberg probably was on hand on occasion for Poltergeist. But, Steve was busy with ET so he did not direct Poltergeist. Hence, Hooper.
Also, worth pointing out some people think the alien vampire movie (watch London burning) Lifeforce (1985) is an underrated classic horror movie: If you have seen it, it is not soon forgotten--Mathilda May! whoa! Vampire vixen from outer space hell! Lifeforce Directed by Tobe Hooper. Just worth saying.
@@BruceWalther-s2l Everyone knows that Dante directed Gremlins and Innerspace. He was also closely involved in the pre-production. Those are typical Joe Dante films. As I said previously, I've seen all of Tobe Hooper's films, and Poltergeist is the only one that stands out stylistically and tonally. This is the reason why, to this day, the doubt remains about who should be credited or co-credited as director. By the way, the famous mirror scene where one of the characters' rips off his own face-do you know whose hands those are? Right, Steven Spielberg's. (Also I've seen Lifeforce. Sorry, but it's crap.)
@@karlkarlos3545 oh ok Spielberg could not have directed 1 scene in Joe Dante's movie making process of Innerspace AND Gremlins. Spielberg should've given himself a directing credit in Poltergeist for 'the tone' and for using his hands in the ripped off face scene (does this mean special FX man Tom Savini gets a directing cred for using his hands as Mrs Vorhees (Betsy Palmer) in the chopped off head scene in the gore fest Friday the 13th? tidbit: Sean S Cunningham did not work sequel cuz he was not proud of first movie. Good for Sean S cuz Jason movies are a special form of crap) Speaking of 'crap' great you give Tobe cred for Lifeforce cuz your opinion matters?
@@BruceWalther-s2l take a breath.
Hits me in the gut when Gene says he has an 11 and 14 year old daughters, about to lose their father in a few years.
I love how Ebert's critique of the War of the Worlds tripods not being stable is basically what Hyde points out about them in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics.
I really liked Gandhi But I feel Spielberg should have received his first Oscar for Picture and Directing for ET!!!
love all of these. thanks for posting. donated
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it
Empire of the Sun is just about one of my fave of Spielberg. Not my fave though.
Reminds me of one of those films that has many absolutely stunning scenes put in around 2 plus houts of Huh! Like Branagh and his Hamlet.
BUT it did give us Bale!!!
I love Empire of the Sun. Absolutely love it. I cannot believe that they dud not like it.
@@justylex Ditto. It's long overdue for a wider critical reappraisal.
I like how you kicked off the video with using the Spielberg tribute as a framing device.
47:26 for two bros arguing about Love.
2001 was a journey. Star Wars was an action comic, very successful but no 2001. I saw Duel alone in 1971 on my TV. It blew me away how he ramped up the tension.
It’s interesting that Siskel mistakenly says Sheldon Khan instead of Michael Khan as editor.
EPIC!
It's sad to see Siskel and then Ebert's physical health deteriorate over the years.
1:20:20 "This is the 3rd film in the series. Maybe Spielberg is wise to end at this point."
Heh heh... right....
That is the end as far as I am concerned. Four was hot garbage and I haven't seen Five yet.
Seems like The Lost World review is lost forever. I remember watching it ages ago so I know it existed. They didnt like it from what I remember.
The only reason I knew it existed was because of The Nostalgia Critic.
1:29:45 Tademark Ebert Enthusiasm
Is there a book on Siskal's private life? he seems very weird to me.
50:35. Roger’s worst look. The angle and photography didn’t help.
Came here to say A.I. is my favorite Spielberg.
It is a wonderful film. Visionary in its own way.
duel is still my favorite spielberg film.
Harrison Ford in Star Wars and Harrison Ford in Raiders is almost unrecognizable to me.
The dude peaked with Duel. LOL. OK I liked Jaws. I really came to hate him by about the third Indy Jones film and Hook. He redeemed himself a bit with Lincoln.
53:28 Never happened
"Maybe later in his career, he'll want to", on more serious movies. Check.
1941 was a bit boring. But there were some funny scenes.... Like when Steven made fun of "Jaws".... "Hollywood! Hollywood!"
This one will require some effort
In my opinion War of the world is his best .
Michael Phillips AO Scott Reviews AI We Say See It
Imagine thinking 11 movies in 1983 were better than E.T.
They review The Twilight Zone: The Movie, and no mention of Vic Morrow. Sad.
Some great; Jurrasic Park, Color Purple. Some boring as shit; Shindlers List, most others, strictly for little kids; ET, Star Wars. You can't count on him. a horseshit movie just as likely as a good one.
Never understood the hate "Always" gets , it's a beautifully told , moving tale.
It was an average movie, coming from a wunderkind director. It was also a remake. Back then, anything not completely original was heavily criticized.
Good but fluff.
Rotla , best movie ever made period
He sacrificed his life to save his friend in always