Funny, I just watched their "worst of... " for 1985. Siskel ends it by saying "Next week, we review four new movies that HAVE to be better than these - including "Revolution" starring Al Pacino and Nastasia Kinski..." And what is on their list for the worst movies of 86? "Revolution" starring Al Pacino and Nastasia Kinski!

@sha11235

3 жыл бұрын

Coincidence.

@JoeOConnellAllNew

3 жыл бұрын

@@sha11235 Of course it is, but it's a very funny coincidence.

@cosmos34

3 жыл бұрын

Haha good catch!

@nicksoapdish157

3 жыл бұрын

The same thing happens in the worst of 1997, the movie on the movies for next week was "Spice World", which was also on the list for worst of 1998. It's very ironic when that happens.

@commanderkeen3787

2 жыл бұрын

Revolution flopped so bad that it caused Pacino to drop out of cinema for more than 4 years. When he returned, his voice had permanently changed for extreme chain smoking

They get a lot of retro flack now for some of their picks, especially on horror. But Gene Siskel is the only mainstream critic in America that gave Carpenter's 'The Thing' a positive review in 1982.

@75aces97

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes people get too petty and personal about the opinions guys had about some movie 40 years ago. The popularity of these review shows wasn't because they accurately reflected or predicted how films would be regarded long term. The fun of these shows was to hear guys argue passionately about movies they loved or hated. And, they got us all talking about films, even if we aren't hard-core cinephiles.

@evilsWa

2 жыл бұрын

@@75aces97 oh shut the fuck up. People at the time disagreed with their opinions as well. There is a reason these guys were hated by the film industry and it is because their dismissive reviews of a lot of films led to them being cult classics rather than box office hits.

@malichitte

Жыл бұрын

That guy stuck to his opinions through thick or thin.

@DUANEYAISER

Жыл бұрын

Agree or disagree, they most certainly are very articulate in defending their reasons. Their reflections are often so much more entertaining than the movies they’re pontificating on.

@mightyturkeyneck3498

Жыл бұрын

I think it wasn't horror films so much as it was slasher films that they were so hard on.

"They could've sold tickets to the door." That's incredible. I laughed out loud.

"They could have sold tickets to the door!" 😄

Roger's "King Kong Lives" anecdote LOL.

@fromthehaven94

3 жыл бұрын

That reminds me of a movie review by Chris Stuckmann on KZread. I think it was for the animated movie Norm of the North. According to Chris, a few children in his screening similarly did everything but watch the movie, as they were bored.

Roman Polanski could've made his "Pirate" movie even better......BY SURRENDERING FOR HIS CRIMES!!!!

10:42 Gene's King Kong Lives speech is so passionate it makes Kennedy's inaugural sound like high school debate.

"Sequel-itis" -- I like that new word coined by Siskel (excoriating The Hitcher) a lot. It's a disease in Hollywood that has only grown to more extreme epidemic levels in the intervening decades since this review.

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

Art is subjective and hard to say what it is that makes a movie successful to audiences. So, naturally they want to make more of the same, with name-recognition to people who liked the original. _Ghostbusters II_ was criticized as being a repeat, probably because they didn't know what made the first work. But it made money and was different enough to be interesting, like _Die Hard 2._

@williamashton9235

6 ай бұрын

Not only was there (many years later) a sequel to "The Hitcher," but at least one remake!

@sarahberkner

4 күн бұрын

Occasionally a sequel is really good, Inside Out 2 was great and it's the highest grossing movie in 2024 so far.

Siskel & Ebert brought more shade in one of these “Worst of the Year” episodes than entire seasons of Drag Race.

Thank you for uploading these. When I was a kid I used to look forward to watching these guys every week!!

@reneedennis2011

3 жыл бұрын

Same here!

This is the first time I had to adjust my tracking on KZread. I’m just glad it worked.

@jimmyjakes1823

2 жыл бұрын

It's because your modern LED monitor is incompatible with the VHS source that this video is feeding from. If you were watching through a CRT TV the tracking would snyc automatically.

Cheers for loading these, Andy. We didn't have any film reviewers as good as these guys in Australia until about '86/'87, and that was on a public broadcaster.

@Iggsy81

Жыл бұрын

Did David and Margaret ever do "worst of" lists?

@TimmyTickle

Жыл бұрын

@@Iggsy81 They should have

The Hitcher one of my favourite horror, thrillers, one of the worst, I think not

@pillettadoinswartsh4974

3 жыл бұрын

It got 61% from the critics and 74% from the audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

@pound7816

3 жыл бұрын

My buddy and I liked hitched in it high school. I’m 50 now. hitcher is good. It could have been great but It’s flawed

@uhdudewhy7980

3 ай бұрын

The Hitcher is underrated. I've always liked it.

I wonder how many times this scenario took place in American homes in 1986 when most entertainment choices were limited to VHS rentals: "Honey, I got good news and bad news!" "Okay, what's the good news?" "I rented an Al Pacino movie." "Okay, that's great, but what's the bad news?" "It's "Revolution"!

@vhagerty

3 жыл бұрын

Nowadays, it would be: "Honey, I rented an Al Pacino movie." "Great! Which one? " "Jack and Jill!!!" Spouse asks for divorce on the spot. 😜

@geoffelder2236

3 жыл бұрын

​@@vhagerty I think you're right, it could be classified under "irreconcilable differences"! That "movie" should also be considered a violation of the Geneva Convention to anyone unfortunate enough to see it!

WORST FILMS OF 1986 1:48 EXTREMITIES 3:43 HEARTBURN 5:42 THE HITCHER 8:37 HOWARD THE DUCK 10:42 KING KONG LIVES 12:38 PIRATES 14:19 REVOLUTION 16:12 TAI-PAN 18:07 THREE AMIGOS 19:15 UNDER THE CHERRY MOON

. The Hitcher ?? Really ?? I (generally) don't like ANY overly-violent movies.....but I LOVED this one !! Thought C. Thomas Howell was REALLY good as "Jim Halsey", and the late Rutger Hauer was EVEN BETTER as the INCREDIBLY evil "John Ryder" !! .

WOW! 12:00 in and these guys are officially my mainstream heroes! Calling out the studios for trying to nullify their critique is beautiful. Well done Sis and E!

I wish these 2 were still alive, there’s so much utter dogshit coming out of Hollywood these days. I’d love to hear what they had to say. RIP Robert & Richard.

@sha11235

2 ай бұрын

Who are Robert and Richard?

Brutal review of Three Amigos. I think that movie is lol funny at a ton of parts. El Guapo alone was amazing.

@maxzee1739

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! That movie is a classic! Tons of hilarious parts. Gene was totally wrong.

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

Saw it but don't remember much about it.

@williamashton9235

6 ай бұрын

"Three Amigos" was the best movie S&E hated in this episode.

The violence in "The Hitcher" was disturbing at the time, but that's what made it so genuinely scary.

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

That's a bigger indictment of 2021 than anything. What was shocking in 1986 is tame and pedestrian now because people today are animals.

@davidl570

Жыл бұрын

Francis Perron No kidding! If nothing else, it took me a few days to recover from what happened to Jennifer Jason Leigh. CHRIST!

@LordSathar

Жыл бұрын

@@SimuLord I think Siskel and Ebert were pearl clutching reactionaries even for 1987. Everything had to have some sort of moral value, nothing could be ambiguous or question your values.

Wayyyy off on The Hitcher! I didn’t see most of these movies back in 86...I was 15...but I’d probably agree with all the others.

@philiptoner8719

3 жыл бұрын

Rutger Hauer is a great villian

@skanenoise354

3 жыл бұрын

They hate most slasher films.

@tod3msn

3 жыл бұрын

I think Gene and Roger misunderstood Rutger Hauer. He was not trying to be Shakespeare nor Lionel Barrymore but he was a fun bad guy/youth guy. I don’t remember this particular movie but I do think Gene and Roger were unduly harsh on Rutger Hauer. “Three Amigos” was a crap movie and as movie’s go “low hanging fruit” because it was so bad it was easy to criticize. The movie took a crap script and used the star power of Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short to pull the film through. It didn’t work. Bad movie.

@bradforddillman7671

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t remember ever watching a movie as suspenseful as The Hitcher when I was young in the ‘80s. It stuck with me all these years whereas most 1986 movies I don’t remember at all

@breamben

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed....Rutger owned that part. They didn't like a lot of thrillers and horror either. Hitcher is a great classic.....

Howard the Duck was insulting to its audience, its cast, and the entire city of Cleveland.

@randyhughes8450

22 сағат бұрын

Excuse me if they did the house of the duck in this day and age it will not be criticized remember they did teenage mutant Ninja turtles and they will anamorphic creatures no one criticize them. Imagine if they did a live-action movie of Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck.

Gene: "I Don't think we will see a Hitcher II" Roger: "Well you never know.". Point goes to Roger as The Hitcher II: I've been Waiting came out direct-to-DVD in 2003.

@ilovebrandnewcarpets

2 жыл бұрын

True, buuuut if I could make a bit of a dark joke that I think Gene would appreciate- Gene was right, he never had to watch it :)

@davidcatlett4052

Жыл бұрын

The critic in Entertainment Weekly reviewed the sequel and said it was actually great and wasn't joking (and was shocked that they thought it was actually great).

@zetetick395

20 күн бұрын

Nearly TWENTY years later! Two decades! kinda creates the image of the guy at the side of the road with his thumb out, covered in cobwebs and street garbage "I've been waiting" 👴__👍

This brings back childhood memories I cannot tell you how many times as a kid I used to watch at the movies

They were both especially fiesty in this episode, but Gene was savage.

@Paul8820

4 жыл бұрын

Siskel was a sweetheart here compared to Ebert's review of the 1994 Rob Reiner Elijah Wood comedy North.

@sha11235

3 жыл бұрын

Well, they are getting revenge on the bad films of the year. Can you blame them?

I always thought The Hitcher had more in common with neonoir films like Blood Simple than any of the slashers of the time. It's an extremely well crafted and performed film with serious actors and direction. Nihilistic as hell but still very good.

@billywiththebulgingbaloonb5105

Жыл бұрын

I agree. A dark action-thriller, not horror.

@TheKitchenerLeslie

Жыл бұрын

Rutger Hauer's performance is something to behold on its own.

@Trisket

Жыл бұрын

Please, Blood Simple is a masterpiece compared to The Hitcher.

@gustavmarie

Жыл бұрын

@@Trisket Didn't say it was a good as Blood Simple, just saying the two films have more in common in terms of style and tone compared to the slasher films of the era

@LordSathar

Жыл бұрын

I say when you watch enough of these Siskel and Ebert "bad movies of 19XX" you're guaranteed to find some great movies.

The problem with the "Heartburn" movie was, it was a bad book. A first person narration lacking pain or joy. And filled with wisecracks. Shallow ones, but wisecracks nonetheless. The movie left them out, leaving just the shallow story. As for "The Hitcher," I saw a wicked classic, like everybody else. So much so, I skipped the remake.

I forced myself to watch Heartburn because it has several great actors, but the movie was terrible. Nora Ephron did much better work later on, but that was terrible.

@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729

2 жыл бұрын

I liked the theme song by Carly Simon....(only)

@littlekingtrashmouth9219

6 ай бұрын

Meryl Streep dresses like someone’s grandma and acts like someone’s rotten grandchild

Three Amigos is a classic! You've just gotta appreciate it for what it is.

@TheWinstonSlip

3 жыл бұрын

Some Art isn’t appreciated in its time. Comedy is so different from generation to generation and person to person.

@cesarzpontu8886

3 жыл бұрын

45% on RT, such a classic

@judgejudy7647

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, appreciate it for what it is...a pile of poop.

@mmsiphonevinyls1027

2 жыл бұрын

To me its sort of weird, but it certainly does have its moments. I reckon id give it a marginal thumbs up. Like 2.5/4

@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729

2 жыл бұрын

should have been funnier..Chevy Chase is not funny in it,,,,

Howard the Duck is the worst movie ever. It was the first movie I walked out of.

@lw3646

3 ай бұрын

It's shit but there are even worse movies. The legend of hercules Around the world in 80 days 2004 version Il mio west When time ran out Sex lives of potato men Little man Norbit Thunder Force 45 years The garbage pail kids.

They’re all stinkers, BUT I completely disagree with their take on “The Hitcher”. For my money it is one of the most suspenseful and eerie horror movies of the late 80’s. Hauer’s chilling performance is his second best next to Blade Runner. Ebert criticized the villain for not having a backstory or a motive. I think that’s part of what makes it so involving. Also, by the end of the film you realize he does have a motive in his trail of death and mayhem. He makes such comments throughout his interactions with C.Thomas Howell about wanting to die. He wanted to push the young man to the brink of murder and he successfully accomplished his mission by the end. I will say the truck scene was a little hard to watch because Jennifer Jason Leigh’s character certainly didn’t deserve it. It is a bleak, nihilistic and ugly story, but it is fully engaging and never boring.

@jeremyusreevu237

4 жыл бұрын

Howard The Duck is awesome!!!!!!

@Sweetestsadist

3 жыл бұрын

This was when they were pandering to the "protect the children" moms that were throwing hissy-fits over Silent Night, Deadly Night. They even did a whole special episode to distance themselves from slasher films. It's one of the many reasons I criticize Ebert for being one of the worst movie reviewers ever. He said movies like The Hitcher and Friday the 13th as being garbage that has no artistic merit, yet he previously praised the much sleazier films like "Last House on the Left" and "Peeping Tom". He really was a hack. If you're wondering why I give Siskel a pass; it's because, while I often disagreed with him, he was usually consistent with his viewpoints. At least, I can see him as having integrity in his reviews.

@DrRiddlez2015

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sweetestsadist Yet Ebert would nearly always give violent "Hood" movies not only a pass but rave reviews

@shadowfangempire609

3 жыл бұрын

I bet he wouldve hate Hush(2016) too. As the villain did'nt have a backstory or a motive.

@Harkness78

3 жыл бұрын

Rutger Hauer is also pretty good in Flesh + Blood.

They're right, UNDER THE CHERRY MOON was clumsy black & white love story 👎👎👎👎

@RocStarr913

2 жыл бұрын

It’s been said even Prince knew that the movie was a disaster, especially the script, which having been written by someone else he used as his alibi.

Theme song sounds like an 80’s ROM-COM soundtrack!

@jackedkerouac4414

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds very "80's sitcom about professionals living in NYC"

@ricardocantoral7672

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackedkerouac4414 And their wacky misadventures !

I was born in 87. If I could do it again, maybe I could have been born in 1970. I would have loved to have experienced some of the greatest movies live for the first time among so many other great things I was too young to see.

@jacktorrance2633

3 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1970. It's been quite an experience being part of the generation to see the explosion of technology,music,and motion pictures through the 70s to present day.

@CaptainSpalding72

2 жыл бұрын

I was born in 72 and its been beyond incredible

@KRhetor

2 жыл бұрын

Austin Powers was right. You missed nothing but a gas shortage and a Flock of Seagulss

@peanutmansemporiumofrandom7472

2 жыл бұрын

@@KRhetor if you’re listening to Austin Powers then you have the IQ of an ice cream cone.

@peanutmansemporiumofrandom7472

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacktorrance2633 I agree.

12:55 The sound of Matthau as a pirate is uproarious! I know he was hired for being one of the few actors available who would take the part, but once cast, they could have re-written it as a genre parody or some kind of surrealistic comedy and really had something.

@curleed85

2 жыл бұрын

When I heard Matthau’s monologue , I was actually laughing hard and not for good reasons. I was thinking, “Come on. How am I supposed to take that seriously?”

@LordSathar

Жыл бұрын

Pulansky was a little blacklisted back then for obvious reasons.

Their disbelief that Howard the Duck cost "reportedly more than 40 million dollars..." That's a salary now. Notably they didn't mention the fact that Lea Thompson shags the duck in the film. Which is still a disturbing notion. ...oh, Walter Matthau's voice is the main inspiration for Homer Simpson's voice...

@donaldpaluga

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Howard is contractually obligated to do movies in the MCU until the $40M is paid off

@Green28142814

3 жыл бұрын

@@donaldpaluga that much falls outta Lucas' chins every time he jogs.

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

What killed me about Thompson's performance is that she's done so much other, better stuff-from Back to the Future to Caroline in the City-and got stuck trying to salvage her material in that turkey.

@davidl570

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what Lea Thompson thought about Howard's corkscrew pecker (for those who don't know, male ducks' penises are shaped like that).

@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729

2 жыл бұрын

can you imagine their children...that would have been a weird sequel

Usually agreed with them but they are wrong about the Hitcher

Thanks for uploading this!

I always liked the Hitcher, but also, I was probably only 8 when I saw it. A bit young, but hell, in the 80s most kids were watching horror/slasher movies, for better or worse.

Regarding them not signing the "King Kong Lives" letter: whether you like Siskel and Ebert or not, you've got to give them credit for their professional integrity and self-respect.

@geoffelder2236

3 жыл бұрын

@Otto_Maddox I looked for it and couldn't find the specific letter they were sent either. But essentially the studio was OK with them showing clips on their local Chicago broadcast only if they "signed" a letter promising that they wouldn't show the clips reviewed on their national broadcast. The studio basically knew the film was terrible and were alright with the Chicago area seeing their honest scathing review of the clips but didn't want the entire country (national broadcast) to see the film clips for the same reason. Signing any kind of letter promising to not review some films would have severely limited their opinions and credibility on any movie critique. You can read the transcript of this review if you Google "king kong lives letter to siskel and ebert" on IMDB. Hopefully this helps somewhat, for I would love to see the studio letter myself!

@geoffelder2236

3 жыл бұрын

@Otto_Maddox You're very welcome, I was happy to help! Take care!

@TonyMichaels166

Жыл бұрын

@@geoffelder2236right? Ethically it would just be flat out wrong

Gene: "I have nothing against violent movies." Please, Gene.

@simonboccanegra3811

Жыл бұрын

He did have Platoon and Blue Velvet on his "best" list for this year.

@winonafrog

3 ай бұрын

@@simonboccanegra3811Taxi Driver was their top pick for the decade too, as were Raging Bull & Goodfellas. They both liked Pulp Fiction too…

I remember in 1986 i went to the theater and had to choose between Ferris Bueller's Day off and Karate Kid part 2, VERY tough decision, i went with Ferris Bueller then snuck into Karate Kid afterwards

@booknooky9436

3 жыл бұрын

Two classics for one

@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729

2 жыл бұрын

good value,,,,....I use to do that.....scaredI was going to get caught

@LordSathar

Жыл бұрын

how i used to get into R movies in the 80's

@Musicradio77Network

Жыл бұрын

If you went to a movie theater back in 1986, and when you see “My Little Pony: The Movie” on a marquee or in a movie poster, your best bet is to avoid that one and go for “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, “Top Gun” or “Karate Kid - Part 2”. If you chose “My Little Pony: The Movie”, you failed.

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

Both were worth watching more than once. I think I like _Karate Kid Part 2_ more than the original.

Under the Cherry Moon looks fucking awful!

@dwaynejacobs9558

3 жыл бұрын

Don't waste your time. I didn't.

@CornbreadOracle

2 жыл бұрын

It was. I was a teenager and a big Prince fan. Probably one of the few people who saw it in the theater. Oof.

@RocStarr913

2 жыл бұрын

It had potential, but the script was a trifle and Prince actually fired the original director Mary Lambert weeks into its shooting, which may have sealed its fate. It’s also been said it was green-lighted from the studio without having even seen a script.

@FranzSanchez-ky9up

2 жыл бұрын

Warner Bros saw Prince as a huge cash-cow back in the day ; it didn't really matter how the film turned out, as it was the record sales that truly mattered. The soundtrack album titled "Parade" was one of his very best.

@williamashton9235

6 ай бұрын

The "soundtrack" was quite good. The film lacked a decent script, and needed good actors.

Omg, I remember that opening!! So iconic!

In addition to the above listed films, Gene also hated "The Mission", "Shanghai Surprise" (thus answering the question as to how he felt about that film, at least in print), and "The Morning After". (SOURCE: Chicago Tribune, December 21, 1986)

@davidl570

2 жыл бұрын

In that case, he REALLY missed the mark with The Mission--to say that's a great movie would be an understatement (even though it's really sad).

@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729

2 жыл бұрын

did he really hate the Misson? Ebert gave it mild thumbs down....

@markelijio6012

Жыл бұрын

@@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729 I don't hate the movie, I just love it. Every minute of it.

@LordSathar

Жыл бұрын

They famously both hated Star Wars when it first came out and begrudgingly retracted that when it became obvious no one agreed with them

@jessecoffey4737

Жыл бұрын

@@LordSathar I am very sure that you cannot find any proof of that anywhere.

We watched Revolution in history class because it was the only Revolutionary War movie the school could get their hands on. Never resumed the movie after the first day and no one cared.

@reneedennis2011

2 жыл бұрын

Dang! 😂

@FranzSanchez-ky9up

2 жыл бұрын

As S&E mentioned, it's not really about the American Revolution... It's just used as a backdrop for a romance that doesn't really go anywhere ; I still think it's Pacino's worst film (Jack and Jill doesn't count, because he wasn't the lead actor).

Im here binging Siskel & Ebert because Drew & Scott discontinued the 80s All Over podcast and I have a big gap to fill.

Thank you for this. Miss Siskel & Ebert’s show. Their small bouts of infighting are phenomenal.

these guys liked Speed 2 btw

@cesarzpontu8886

3 жыл бұрын

i like it too

@michaelmcdonald8452

3 жыл бұрын

It seems like you think you have a point there 🤷🏻‍♂️

@kaoswar666

3 жыл бұрын

i'm sorry to have offended you. I truly am sorry for having you take the time to give an opinion on my opinion. it's the last thing I wanted to do. please forgive me and for all the crimes against humanity blamed unto me, for what you think I think is my opinion. the world will still continue I'm afraid

@leskrapps7021

3 жыл бұрын

Speed 2 is a fun ride.

@wordman3624

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody's perfect.

Whoever had the idea for Howard the Duck strikes me as somebody who thought it was totally brilliant in his deranged coked-out mind, and that also goes for the folks who put up the $$. What the hell were they thinking. . .

@jedijones

3 жыл бұрын

It was a very popular character in comics. He was essentially the first Deadpool-like character in comic books, someone who said "naughty" things and broke the fourth wall to say how ridiculous both comics books and real life were. The movie erased all of that humor for much more obvious, unsubtle things, as if they though the mass audience wasn't smart enough to understand anything clever, satirical or self-parodying.

@ek7675

Жыл бұрын

That somebody is George Lucas

@williamashton9235

6 ай бұрын

It worked as a comic! And didn't warrant a film...

"That's what you get paid for". "Not enough". ❤️❤️❤️😄

Thanks for uploading :)

they didn't like The Three Amigos !! ??? wtf... its a classic ! ... smh

@oldcougar65

3 жыл бұрын

come on, it sucked.

@christinacascadilla4473

3 жыл бұрын

It was good when they put it in space-“Galaxy Quest.”

@PolaBurrr

3 жыл бұрын

@@christinacascadilla4473 i luv galaxy quest

@trevorjroberts

3 жыл бұрын

Three Amigos! Is a cult classic. “You son of a motherless goat!”

@oldcougar65

3 жыл бұрын

@@trevorjroberts guilty as charged

Siskel put his finger on why Howard the Duck didn't work. They didn't stay true to the character and make him funny in a bitter and angry way.

@RocStarr913

2 жыл бұрын

The problem with Howard The Duck is it didn’t know whether it wanted to be for kids or for adults and tried to be both and ended up being tonally all over the place.

@Musicradio77Network

Жыл бұрын

And of course, they did not mentioned “My Little Pony: The Movie”, the original G1. That movie didn’t work out, but I don’t know why they didn’t mentioned MLP on this show. And of course, “Transformers: The Movie”, the other G1 that they didn’t mentioned on this show as well.

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

I can't watch it again due to all the bad duck jokes, but I remember him being scared a lot, and how fun is that?

That clip of Walter Mathau's English accent was all the evidence they needed for Pirates. Hilarious

"The Hitcher" aged to become a genre classic, memorable enough to warrant an (inferior) remake a generation later. Although there seemed to develop a physic relationship between the hero and villain, I never got the sense that he was fated to take up the killer's mantle. Apart from the genuinely chilling and sly performance by Hauer, its strengths are the remote West Texas highway locations, striking cinematography, haunting score, and distinctive directorial style.

@christofrip1723

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, but the 1986 is also a remake

@tinderbox218

3 жыл бұрын

@@christofrip1723 A remake of what?

@christofrip1723

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinderbox218 The Hitch-Hiker from 1953

@tinderbox218

3 жыл бұрын

@@christofrip1723 Ah interesting! Never even heard of that. I wonder if screenwriter Eric Red was actually aware of that similar earlier film. The idea of the "murderous hitchhiker" has been used in other movies as well such as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

@christofrip1723

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinderbox218The tone and similarities in the details makes it obvious he was well aware. It's quite a good old movie with a great performance from William Talman. Based on the American spree killer William Edward Cook Jr. I do believe it's public domain and available on YT and other sites, definitely worth checking out.

every year there seems to be a walter matthau movie on the list lol

Actually not only was there a Hitcher 2 in 2003 but then the 2007 remake with Sean Bean and Sophia Bush. Yeah they're both in a better place to never seen either of those at that!

@sha11235

3 жыл бұрын

Roger was still alive, but didn't see them.

Howard The Duck was just released on 4K. The worst theatrical released in 1986 is still better than much of what streamed in 2020.

@davidcatlett4052

Жыл бұрын

I liked it, but I'm biased. It's one of the first 50 movies I remember seeing. I respect how most people see it as being campy.

@ricardocantoral7672

Жыл бұрын

That piece of crap gets a 4K remaster and there are silent classics that have never been released on DVD.

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

I never read the comic, but was interested in the adventure while watching. Looking back at all the bird and duck jokes was painful, so I had to stop. Lucas should have done _Shazam_ instead, since that characteer was a Saturday matinee serial like the ones he saw that inspired _Star Wars_ and _Raiders of the Lost Ark._

"Purple Rain" was one of the best movies of 1984?? Are you kidding me. Sure, the soundtrack is top notch, but the acting and story are wretched.

As far as I remember the Jessica Lange version of King Kong made a joke of her new career for a long time!

@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729

2 жыл бұрын

I think it got 2 thumbs up...

@davidl570

Жыл бұрын

Will never figure out how both she AND Jeff Bridges recovered from that crapfest!

@markelijio6012

Жыл бұрын

Jessica Lange has now an Emmy and Oscar winning actress/producer.

@davidl570

Жыл бұрын

@@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729 This show didn't exist when that movie came out (1976) so the "2 thumbs up (or down)" routine wasn't a thing yet. (Maybe they both gave it a good review back then?).

It's hard to believe what the Howard the Duck comic book meant to us in the mid 70s when you look at that movie. Steve Gerber's seemingly effortless social satire and comic book parody, oddly wedded to Gene Colan's almost Renaissance-style neoclassical figure studies, it seemed unbelievable that stodgy old Marvel would let them try it. The movie had nothing of the era or context or talent that made it work as a comic in the 70s. It couldn't. And nobody bothered to retool the concept as an 80s movie. They just hosed it down with studio money and went "ha ha, a duck."

These guys are pure concentrated energy

They've never been more wrong about a film as they were with The Hitcher. Should be in the top ten films of the year not the worst. Siskel just gave up a massive spoiler too which is a douchebag move.

Three Amigos is classic.

@thenerdycollector5013

3 жыл бұрын

@Dean F. I believe that honor goes to you, Dean

First, "Extremities" is hardly a slasher. Nobody even gets killed. Second, they entirely missed the point of "The Hitcher" and WHAT is Siskel going on about? You don't actually SEE JJL get torn in half. No blood, only suggestion.

@LordSathar

Жыл бұрын

He's got the sensibilities of a little old church lady.

I expected Roger to have "Blue Velvet" on his list. He hated hated hated that movie. But perhaps a film had to have two thumbs way down to make the cut.

The Three Amigos??? That movie is absolutely FANTASTIC! Sometimes these guys are just so far off base.

The Hitcher had its moments, started out cool, overall kind of an 80s classic, but it lost me at the point where as Roger said, "they abandoned reality" and when it just got so over the top.

Hitcher scared the crap out of me one of my favourites of all time

The production quality of their into is better than most movies these days

The Hitcher remake is a tense movie which I see and feel more than Siskel and Ebert

There were other movies that they don’t mentioned on this show were “My Little Pony: The Movie” and “Transformers: The Movie”, the two animated films based off the Hasbro toy lines and both were G1. Both of these films were absolute worst of 1986, and both didn’t mentioned on this show. Both MLP and Transformers fans of G1 were disappointed when Siskel & Ebert didn’t reviewed these two animated films.

@bobspence5322

Жыл бұрын

you bring it up and let me tell you i saw both as a kid and what i thought then and think to this day. i remember nothing of the mlp movie. we went to see it cause dad was in a business meeting and mom was stuck with two grade school boys for the afternoon. i think i was more interested in my sno caps and pepsi. transformers i saw with the whole family in a renovated downtown theater where they had taken just the balcony chopped in half (some might remember those in the 80s) of a classic bigger theater. anyways it scarred every kid that was stuck there and i spent half the time watching the sticky stuff in between the seats more than i did the movie. the musical parts made me feel like i did during private one on one art lessons with the creep that always wore the floor length trenchcoat and the hard breathing thing..one number still rings in my head "dare to believe you can" uh yeh.. and every time i think of "the touch". letters were sent out immediately. supposedly one 8 year old boy killed himself after watching it. as an adult i read it was that another company had bought out the g1 transformers and new management was behind the on screen genocide. the characters the kids had spent a season or more learning to see as "friends" were killed off in front of their watering eyes heartlessly so that the new management could sell newer more violent looking toys for profit. a disaster and the one silver lining that gladly due to poor ad campaigns. the ads for those movies looked identical to ads for birthday parties at the local skating rink. the gi joe movie never saw a theater release gratefully and become a traumatizing home video in which cobra commander gradually loses his mind as he mutates into a snake. meanwhile the leader of the joes is stabbed in the chest then dies a cowards death later in bed ala optimus prime while an african american character is permanently blinded adding racism to the list of reasons to avoid the gruesome threesome. the reason none of that went on the list of ebert and siskel baddies like they said they didnt like to stoop too low on themselves and just cherry picked the big money failures of the studios.

I agree with most of the movies on their list as being terrible, but I quite liked The Three Amigos. I don't see it as being one of the worst movies of any year.

I was 1 years old. So much hope. So much to lose in 3hr superhero flix.

There was a direct-to-DVD sequel to The Hitcher.

@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729

2 жыл бұрын

Gary Busey`s brother I think....

Boy it's good thing they didn't live long enough to see Pacino in "Jack & Jill".

@NovaFeedback1979

3 жыл бұрын

Ebert was still alive.

@jessecoffey4737

2 жыл бұрын

Ebert was alive at the time (it's from 2011 and he died in April 2013). It was reviewed by Christy Lemire and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky on Ebert's short-lived attempt to revive _At The Movies_ for PBS in late 2011. Lemire and Vishnevetsky gave it two thumbs down.

@littlekingtrashmouth9219

6 ай бұрын

@@jessecoffey4737meanwhile, Red Letter Media turned it into one of their best reviews.

Three Amigos and the Hitcher? I don´t say they were great but atleast the Hitcher was chilling and surely there must have been much more worse movies than Three Amigos that year?

Its funny that they thought the hitcher was so violent. Its quaint compared to the movies made now.

@HkFinn83

3 жыл бұрын

Really?! Every movie made now is pg isn’t it? I mean when was the last major release rated 18

The Hitcher is one of my favorites of all time and a favorite of most people I know.

Hated The Hitcher. I love 80 slashers like Friday the 13th cuz they are cheesy fun and just an excuse to get creative with make-up effects (and show boobs). But Hitcher was just a nonstop nightmare - and not the good kind. I didn't care about the protagonist and the villain kept popping up that i remember rolling my eyes. Rutger Hauer is so much better than this. I know I'm in the minority tho.

@bubufubu

5 күн бұрын

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah. Don't lump in all of the Friday The 13th movies together. No. That series took a turn for the worse in Part V and became absolute crap by VI. Part V is when the cheese started. Leave the first four films out of your characterization.

We did get a Hitcher 2 and a Hitcher remake.

WOW were they off on "the 3 amigos"

@PolaBurrr

3 жыл бұрын

way off !! its a comedy classic

@tateyambrose7290

3 жыл бұрын

Then you are an easy crowd. The Three Amigos was HORRIBLE. Not a single laugh.

@mistere6871

3 жыл бұрын

@@tateyambrose7290 You have a really shitty sense of humor.....Im sorry to be the one to break it to you......Im guessing no one else in your life has told you, but, this I can promise........YOU, and the things you like.......ARENT funny. Again, not trying to be mean, but you just don't have a good sense of humor.....its ok, it doesn't make you a bad person or anything.....your just not funny :(

@lyndonchastain3181

3 жыл бұрын

@@mistere6871 LOL cry me a river

@fordprefect4728

3 жыл бұрын

movie was crap, its something some one 10 yrs old or under would laff at.

Thanks for the upload

Well, here's an hint. I'll put everything out just for you and tell me if you'll love those movies or not. And if you're not sure about this, please let me know. Extremities, Duet for One, Heartburn, Three Amigos were beloved flicks. The Hitcher, Revolution, Pirates, Tai-Pan, Kingkong Lives, Under the Cherry Moon, Crossroads, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Labyrinth, From Beyond, Nine 1/2 Weeks, The Golden Child, Head Office, The Best of Times, Big Trouble in Little China were stunning cult favorites as well as others. Plus, notorious bombs like Howard the Duck, Let's Get Harry, A Fine Mess, Wise Guys, Haunted Honeymoon etc. Oh, by the way, just figure it out and see which movie you like the most and why. That's all it takes. Hope you got it, folks!!!

@5andup

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for enumerating the films! 👍👍 The Hitcher is a suspense-thriller genre classic and I do not understand S&E's assessment of it. Extremities tried too hard to be an urgent feminist film to the point that it obliterated any instance of clear moral judgment or rationality. Howard the Duck, Prince's directing debut Under the Cherry Moon, King Kong Lives, Heartburn, Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, Polanski's Pirates, Michael Cimino's Revolution, and the un-erotic 9&1/2 Weeks are negligible and deserved to be shredded into pieces.

@williamashton9235

6 ай бұрын

"Big Trouble in Little China" is a great film, probably the best one you mentioned; who didn't like it? "Heatburn," on the other hand, is not beloved, and has little cult appeal, except to Streep, Nicholson, Nichols, or Nora Ephron completists

Revolution was awful!

I want to hear more about the cleanser Dave uses to clean his grundle!

This show is a good example of how to accept and respect that someone else's articulate opinion that might be different from your own

The worst “worst of” pick of all time by the guys is The Three Amigos. By any and all accounts a comedy classic.

I miss actual critics with integrity...

How dare they put the hitcher on there and call it one of the worst. Smh Movie is a classic in horror films

@michaelmcdonald8452

3 жыл бұрын

Describe how that’s a “horror” film?

@doncesariosj8743

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmcdonald8452 Are you trolling pal? 🤨 The movie displays plenty of suspense and thrills not to mention a maniac running around killing people. Just because most of the acts of terror sequences aren't shown on the screen doesn't mean it's not under the horror genre.

Matthau's British accent...........Bwahahahahahhahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I wonder what they'll think about the MCU? like the Avengers Movies, Guardians of the Galaxy

Hahaha I thought at the beginning Siskel said Dumbass pictures but after a rewind he said dumb action also the hitcher was awesome

8:27 So which cleanser was Dave using? And why do I get the impression that it wasn't very effective?

@chewy2804

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same

Miss the boys. Even when I disagree with them, I respected their points. Bless them.

I think I used to play with my older brother's Howard the Duck toys and they were cool.

Of course they didn’t like The Hitcher. Siskel and Ebert and their faux outrage against anything with balls is not missed.

COMPLETELY wrong on Hitcher and Three Amigos.

@greyeyed123

3 жыл бұрын

Three Amigos was awful.

I haven’t seen The Hitcher actually, but I know these guys got lots of flak at the time and ever since from fans of them for generally not liking horror movies or horror cheese and popcorn movies. I’d agree to this, but, the fact is for almost every Jason or Freddy movie they crapped on, there was an Evil Dead 2 and Re-Animator which got real positive reviews from both of them and both admitted to really having fun with them and laughing lots. Those two appreciated the horror genre. Might not have been their favorite, but they didn’t completely hate it either, like some posts have been written about them. EDIT- almost forgot that Ebert gave a positive review of Wes Craven New Nightmare and applauded its meta approach. And one of them (forgot which) really enjoyed The People Under The Stairs, I think, and Serpent and the Rainbow.