The main reason I love sharing these videos, apart from their historical significance, is to hopefully encourage a KZread audience to seek out great films they may not have heard of and possibly share Gene and Roger's infectious passion. Films and film criticism are two sides of the same coin, and these guys have enhanced my appreciation of movies (as well as my love for talking about them) immensely.

@kalinda619

3 жыл бұрын

As a gen-Z denizen, thanks !

@Jamal3.87

3 жыл бұрын

They were the best weren’t they?

@timothygrant7266

3 жыл бұрын

I watched them every weekend throughout the 80s and 90s

@joshd3192

3 жыл бұрын

The very good old days.

@paulnistor3547

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Flaccidus! All the best!

These guys will never be replaced, just like Alex Trebeck will never be really replaced.

@rhyancoleman6462

Жыл бұрын

And all three died from cancer.

@poorringo

Жыл бұрын

or Bob Barker

@sophiaandre139

Жыл бұрын

I still miss Alex Trebek

@rhyancoleman6462

9 ай бұрын

And now RIP Bob Barker

@jasondouglas152

7 ай бұрын

Nobody has personality anymore.

Quiz Show is a superb film, sadly it seems to never get mentioned anywhere these days. Truly a fascinating story with a sharp script

@Harkness78

2 жыл бұрын

One crazy part about that movie is that every single character is interesting. The contestants, the producers, the FBI detective, the families of the contestants, it's crazy! Amazing performances all around.

@fromthehaven94

2 жыл бұрын

That year's Oscar was Forrest Gump vs Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption became a hit on video- then straight to the top of the imdb user rankings, and Four Weddings and a Funeral got a remade TV show on streaming. But yeah, Quiz Show, even with the relevant issues, has gotten lost.

@royfr8136

2 жыл бұрын

A very underrated film for sure.

@prmaninla

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite scenes is the lunch scene at the Athenaeum. The conversation between the elder Van Doren and Goodwin is as good as it gets.

@dreamquesttv

Жыл бұрын

@@Harkness78 Martin Scorsese (in one of his few acting roles) is great in this as the show's sponsor.

The last time I physically went to a theatre to watch a movie was in 2011. This vignette from the past reminds me why, as modern cinema is dead. Instead of anticipating new releases, I chose to review all the films from the past that I hadn’t seen, looking for gold. There’s far better films to watch made in the past than anything released in the last twenty years.

1994 is one of the greatest years in film history, and a magical era where something that was at least good, if not great, came out seemingly every week. I also really miss watching Siskel and Ebert on Sunday evenings. Their sign-off was the unofficial end of my weekend.

@flaccidusminimus2170

2 жыл бұрын

Something that is "at least good" comes out every week, no matter which year you're in, if you look hard enough!

@SebKnowlton

2 жыл бұрын

@@flaccidusminimus2170 I’m not as confident anymore. Cinema isn’t what it once was.

@mikelaw5965

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@jjmanzano9

Жыл бұрын

1994 is the greatest year in film

@reginaldforthright805

11 ай бұрын

The greatest years of film history were 1930-2008. Thanks obama

This show used to be on Saturday afternoons I remember....and then sometimes I'd catch it on late at night. Always enjoyed it. Sad that both Siskel and Ebert have passed. Siskel died far to young. And to watch Ebert lose his voice and then suffer his illness over the last few years of his life was terrible...both RIP.

@ArthurCSchaperMR

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when they were on Sunday afternoons.

@rhyancoleman6462

2 жыл бұрын

And both from cancer

@007Julie

Жыл бұрын

In Chicago they used to be on Saturdays at 10:30pm.

@BobCat623923

Жыл бұрын

@elmo007millie Yeah...in Pittsburgh it was Saturday afternoons but then I remember catching it on late night at times too. Seems like it moved around a lot through the years on when it was broadcast.

@BobCat623923

Жыл бұрын

@arthurschaper2433 I sort of remember that too...Sunday aftrrnoons....it was always on on the weekend though, it switched around a lot though when it was broadcast here in Pittsburgh.

In October of 1994 .... Pulp Fiction, Jurassic Park, The Lion King, Forrest Gump, and The Shawshank Redemption were all in the theatre’s at the same time. Imagine that!!!

@flaccidusminimus2170

Жыл бұрын

I doubt Jurassic Park was still in theatres by this time. It was released in June *1993*, and I'm pretty sure it was out on video by Fall 1994.

@JoeKnows44

11 ай бұрын

@@flaccidusminimus2170 , believe it or not, it was still there. From an article written by Matt Patches in 2020: "Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park arrived in 1993 to an opening-weekend gross of $47 million - massive, for the time. The blockbuster’s theatrical run lasted for over a year and a half, finally wrapping up in October 1994 with a worldwide total of $912 million (or $1.6 billion in 2020 dollars)."

@threeminuteshate

5 ай бұрын

@@flaccidusminimus2170released on Oct 4, 1994 to be exact

@zetetick395

3 ай бұрын

@@flaccidusminimus2170 It would have come back, they did this with huge successes back in the day, that's how I got to see Jaws and Star Wars in the cinema in the very early '80s, for example (and JP was HUGE at the period this show was made)

@flaccidusminimus2170

3 ай бұрын

@@zetetick395 You could have caught it at second-run repertory houses in 1994 before the home video release in the Fall, if you lived in a big city. But its wide release was done by the end of 1993.

I love all these S&E clips. Really takes me back. These guys were stars in their own right for what they did for the film industry and the fans.

I saw both Ed Wood and Pulp Fiction in the theatre in NYC, in 1994. For anyone too young to remember, Pulp Fiction was an EVENT. I don’t know how else to describe it, but the atmosphere was electric in that theatre.

@mikemarsico7413

Ай бұрын

The shot scene to Mia Wallaces chest. Wow what an experience in that theater in that scene. Unble

@ggove11

9 күн бұрын

PULP FICTION SUCKS!

I love how Hoop Dreams topped both of Siskel and Ebert's lists.

@ianrobinson4200

Жыл бұрын

I thought that seemed strange...until I saw it. And now it's my #1 of 1994 as well

@deckofcards87

Жыл бұрын

@@ianrobinson4200 Same here. I likely wouldn't of discovered that gem had it not been for S&E! Same goes for the "Three Colors: Red"

@martinbrown2268

Жыл бұрын

They both are Chicago guys and it’s a Chicago documentary. Hoop Dreams is a captivating film with possibly a bit of home court advantage with S&E.

@WalkerOne

Жыл бұрын

I agree, but it got snubbed at the awards.

@rba7712

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 100% correct even though I love Shawshank and Pulp Fiction. Hoop Dreams is a diamond among diamonds. What a year in film.

Poor Christian Bale is so relatively unknown at this point that they don't even grace him with a mention in the "Little Women" review...

@donaldhavrejr8283

3 ай бұрын

And look at him now

@StreetHierarchy

2 ай бұрын

I was about to say the same thing. Funny. We loved Christian Bale back then, too! We loved Empire of the Sun and I'm still a big Newsies fan. My dad enjoyed Swing Kids; not sure when that came out.

@user-rh2io7gm1l

Ай бұрын

@@StreetHierarchy Most of America did not know who Christian Bale was until _Batman Begins_ (2005). At 13, he had starred in Steven Spielberg's _Empire of the Sun_ (1987), but that film was a disappointment and did nothing for his career. A few years later, they tried to make him happen again with leads in Disney's _Newsies_ (1992), and _Swing Kids_ (1993), but both movies flopped badly at the box-office. Thus, throughout the '90s and early 2000s, he did mainly indies -- or had supporting roles in bigger films -- but he was never quite a star. _The Dark Knight_ trilogy (2005, 2008, 2012) is what made him a household name, and _The Fighter_ (2010) earned him his first Oscar nomination and win.

If you haven’t seen Fresh, it is absolutely amazing. Giancarlo Esposito and Samuel L. Jackson are excellent in their roles, along with everyone in the cast. A real treat.

@jpinnacle

Жыл бұрын

Can't disagree with you-- a superb film. One of the greatest performances from a child actor (Sean Nelson) that I can remember.

Ebert gets most of the love but let's hear it for Siskel who put two true masterpieces on his list that Roger left off: Shawshank Redemption and Red Rock West

@skinnypuppy95

9 ай бұрын

Nice they had 2 John Dahl movies on their lists. I still think about those movies almost daily.

So glad Ed Wood made the list. I love that movie, I consider it to be Tim Burton's best film.

@keithdoherty3178

2 жыл бұрын

It is

@consman22

2 жыл бұрын

Sweeney Todd is my favourite burton film

@lon9047

Жыл бұрын

Ed Wood and Pee Wees Big Adventure. If you watch it, “ Tell ‘‘em Large Marge sent ya”.!!!!

@reginaldforthright805

11 ай бұрын

Edward scissorhands is his best. The clearest expression of his unique sensibilities.

@alphabetaxenonzzzcat

8 ай бұрын

It's an underrated film. It's sad that it wasn't a big success.

amazing. These videos take you back in time and remember how people felt AT THAT TIME. Now people in July 2021 people revere Shawshank, Pulp Fiction, and Forrest Gump, but back then, they were just considered good films relative to their era(not all-time great)

@kevinfinnerty8414

Жыл бұрын

It’s the same in almost all walks of life. Everything was better back then.

@martinbrown2268

Жыл бұрын

I think “Woke-ness” has got a lot of people shitting on Forrest Gump these days. Even though Hanks didn’t go full retard.

@Dahdoi

Жыл бұрын

You’re right except for Pulp Fiction. I remember it clearly, and that movie was an instant fundamental part of film history.

Ed Wood is a superb film from beginning to end, I loved it when I first saw it in Gainesville in 1994 (while visiting my brother for the Gators' homecoming football weekend, which they won 42-18 over LSU) and I love it today. I'm so glad that it's historical verdict has been hugely positive, even though it was not a success at the box office.

@LumpyAdams

2 жыл бұрын

It's Burtons best and I don't think it's even close.

@branagain

2 жыл бұрын

Great movie. That and Big Fish are Burton’s best.

@CornbreadOracle

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a hoot.

@Harkness78

2 жыл бұрын

It's made it back on video, many times over I am sure.

@ice9557

Жыл бұрын

Chomp Chomp

Damn...forgot how EPIC '94 was.

Thanks so much for posting these classic shows! I never missed an episode back in the day, recording many of them on my old VCR. I saw Siskel and his wife at an event in Chicago months before his death and wish I could have told him how much he and Roger influenced my love for film.

1993-96 was such an awesome time for movies, with many films that were beloved by both audiences and critics- something that doesn't happen often now! Re Hoop Dreams, I remember there was a whole controversy over it not getting an Oscar nomination for best documentary and it turned out there was corruption within that group of voters, which helped lead to reforms later. One of the nominees that year (and the eventual winner) was the former head of the documentary nominating committee (she had stood down so she could be eligible for her film to be nominated). Also there was a preference in the group for shorter films, and Hoop Dreams had been too long for them. The irony of Hoop Dreams getting its one nomination for best editing was noted at the time, lol.

@KRhetor

Жыл бұрын

It was a lot like the early Seventies, a very exciting time for movie lovers.

Amazing films. All of them. Especially Quiz Show and Kieslowski's trilogy.

@waynej2608

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely. The Three Colors films were just mind boggling. Magnificent films!

1994, one great movie after another and this was only one year in the 90s!

The Lion King is hands down my favorite movie of 1994

Thank you for everything u do, I love seeing these snapshots of movie history

Fresh is such an underrated movie

What a great year for films this was--a lot of excellent pictures here.

Red Rock West is an overlooked gem

1994 was a great year for film. My favourite film is The Shawshank Redemption and a very close second is Hoop Dreams.

1994 might be the greatest year in movies There certainly was a huge dropoff by the end of the 90's. 72-95 I say are the greatest movie years ever.

Any one of these films is leagues better than anything produced in the last 5 years. It really was a golden age.

@I_can_do_20_push-ups

Жыл бұрын

Watch TÁR

@WalkerOne

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@imandan1966

Жыл бұрын

Such a small minded comment, there were many terrific films in 2022

@platoplombo15

Жыл бұрын

@@imandan1966 Name one

@imandan1966

Жыл бұрын

@@platoplombo15 Everything Everywhere all at Once and the Banshees of Inishirin. Thats 2. Open your mind ya old man

Thank you.

A snapshot in time. So cool to see and to revisit some great films that have largely been forgotten

11:17-I understand completely. I am a Book Reviewer because I love books so much and want to explore them and share them with others. No matter whether I end up liking or not liking the finished project, just being there seeing the title page and feeling that zest coming from the author and how they created this universe is enough to get me excited. Just the process of going through the pages, learning who the characters are, what are the struggles, where are they going, and how it all adds together and putting my thoughts about this journey on my blog are the things that I love most about being a Reviewer and this creative wonderful literary world that I chose to explore.

My Best and Favorite Flim of the year 1.Mircale on 34th Street 2. Forrest Gump 3. The Lion King 4. Pulp Fiction

Fantastic year for cinema!

I turned 13 in 1992. All through the 90’s I rented movies and went the movies every week. I remember during that time S@E came on Sundays at 11:30 after the news . I used to set my vcr in case I fell asleep . I was a big fan of S@E. I wanted to be a film critic back then 😎. I still loves movies and collect them .

These two guys had the best jobs in the world. Imagine getting paid to watch movies, and then getting paid to sit and talk about them with a friend of yours. And you become a celebrity in your own right because people actually care what you think, and your opinion is so influential that advertisers quote it on the posters and TV spots for their movies. How do you get a better career than that? It would be like living inside the most fantastic dream you ever dreamed.

@Nathan-gd7xq

3 жыл бұрын

Although I've heard Mark Kermode say (and probably other critics too) that critics don't get paid to watch good films, they get paid to sit through all the bad ones.

@jp3813

Жыл бұрын

There's a reason why you commented that under a "Best of" video rather than a "Worst of" episode. There are a ton of movies out there that people wish to unsee.

@gspendlove

Жыл бұрын

@@jp3813 That's true. What was it Richard Roeper said? "The best thing about being a movie critic is that you get to see every movie ever made. The worst thing is that you _have_ to see every movie ever made."

@joeski734

10 ай бұрын

They were superb film critics. They were so intelligent and passionate and charismatic that they got a nationally syndicated TV show. To be able to do the job they do so well, you have to be supremely talented. There wasn't anything like them before and there hasn't been since.

Gene at 9:40 has an insightful remark about funerals. I recently attended my Uncles’ Catholic funeral service and I said the same thing to my wife afterwards. They spoke about my uncle for maybe 10 minutes then praised god for the next hour.

Loved the fact that they have Natural Born Killers on their list. I remember the first time coming out of that movie being super charged with adrenaline. It was nuts

there is a reasonable argument to be made that 1994 is one of the very best years for cinema ever. It is in my top 3, at any rate

@flaccidusminimus2170

3 жыл бұрын

I think it receives an undue amount of attention because 3 of the most *popular* films of all time were released. But if you weigh everything that came out from January to December, it was at best an average year in my opinion and a major letdown after the abundance of riches released in 1993. The turds of 1994 were hot and heavy.

@erakfishfishfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@flaccidusminimus2170 that’s the real question, isn’t it: would you rather have a plate full of silver, or few good chunks of gold? (No wrong answer)

@UxCANxDOxIT

3 жыл бұрын

1995 is actually a much better year for movies, people always mention 94 and then only talk about Shawshank, Pulp Fiction, and Gump.

@langdonalger9219

3 жыл бұрын

@@UxCANxDOxIT I didn’t find 1995 to be that special. There weren’t a lot of great movies released that year. Which ones stand out most to you?

@UxCANxDOxIT

3 жыл бұрын

@@langdonalger9219 HEAT, Se7en, Casino, The Usual Suspects, Apollo 13, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Crimson Tide, 12 Monkeys, Braveheart, Toy Story, Tommy Boy.. to name a few.

The unfortunate thing about Natural Born Killers was that, in order to make the point that we shouldn't glorify violence, the film had to really go out of its way to super mega GLORIFY violence. :D

He apparently had to mute the dialog on Pulp Fiction, but a good deal of us could repeat it all from memory anyway.

@waynej2608

9 ай бұрын

I know a lot of it. I think in that scene Travolta was discussing the differences of Europe vs USA. 'What do they call a whopper'? 'I dunno. I didn't go to Burger King'. 😂

Gene viewed "The Flintstones" as being more significant than "Forrest Gump" in 1994, a statement he owed solely to the marketing impetus of the former (which had a domestic gross of over $100 million and a successful McDonald's promotion but otherwise was a film Gene and Roger didn't care for at all). Runners-up on Gene's list were "Speed", "Red", "Legends of the Fall", "What Happened Was . . . ", "The Blue Kite" and "Ladybird, Ladybird". (SOURCE: Chicago Tribune, December 25, 1994)

Too bad Siskel wasn't around to see The Green Mile. Directed by the same man who did The Shawshank Redemption.

@michaelorick2065

2 жыл бұрын

Both of them movies suck thumbs down way down 👎

@BishopWalters12

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelorick2065 LOL, go watch the MCU.

1994 was a big year in film for me. Pulp Fiction and Clerks made a movie lover out of me.

@reginaldforthright805

11 ай бұрын

What did you think of the crow and interview with the vampire?

1994 was just an incredible year in film. Here are some films not mentioned in their lists: The Lion King, True Lies, The Crow, The Professional. Even Natural Born Killers. Liked it or hated it, you had an opinion.

@flaccidusminimus2170

11 ай бұрын

Natural Born Killers was on Roger's list, one of the first movies discussed in this episode!

@kessel12

11 ай бұрын

@@flaccidusminimus2170 Whoops overlooked it. I remember his positive review of the film.

The last great decade for film.

One the the best years for movies in a long time.

Pulp fiction is my favorite film of all time

Quiz Show great movie!

The balcony has not been the same. RIP

I recently watched their Howard the Duck review, they really changed their mind about Tim Robbins

1994 was a banner year for film. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control, I didn't see any of these in theaters in 1994. I did see The Lion King, Speed, Beverly Hills Cop, and Wolf 😐 Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Quiz Show, Forrest Gump, Dumb and Dumber, Ed Wood, Natural Born Killers, etc. all came out at times (basically, the latter half of the year) when I couldn't get out to the theaters. I had already been a fan of Quentin Tarantino through Reservoir Dogs, so I definitely would have seen Pulp Fiction. I was a big Stephen King fan and had read the novella Shawshank Redemption was based on. So I probably would have seen that as well.

A great year for film.

Is it just me or I’m I wrong thinking Hollywood has really lost so very much since the 1990s ?

@flaccidusminimus2170

2 жыл бұрын

The days of major studio executives caring about the quality or longevity of their products are pretty well past.

@consman22

2 жыл бұрын

The 70’s was golden era for Hollywood films

@waynej2608

9 ай бұрын

​@@consman22It's always been the '40s, '70s and '90s for me.

@joshuabarnett8626

8 ай бұрын

​@@waynej2608Those were all tremendous decades for movies, but the 50s also get some love from me. Those were the years that Billy Wilder, my favorite director, released Sunset Boulevard, Ace in the Hole, and Stalag 17.

@EddieHenderson92

7 ай бұрын

the 90s was the last great decade for Hollywood movies.

These guys had such a hard-on for "Hoop Dreams". I love Gene and Roger, but nobody cares about that film today. "Speed" and "The Lion King" should be there.

@flaccidusminimus2170

5 ай бұрын

I regret to inform you that I care very much about "Hoop Dreams" today and it remains one of my favorite films. "Speed" is top-drawer action but still just a brisk entertainment, and I wouldn't be bothered if I never saw "The Lion King" again.

'94 was straight fire

I've disagreed with them sometimes but I'm really surprised they liked Natural Born Killers a lot.

My goodness 1994 was a fantastic year for movies, I was born this year. Maybe theres a correlation haha

i had never even heard of Shawshank Redemption and one night when it was new on cable i was flicking through channels looking for something to watch, something i had not already seen. and i came to whatever channel it was and it had the playing next message up and i clicked to red the description and i was like "Ugh a prison movie. no thanks" and i kept looking through the channels, i just could not find anything and finally reluctantly i was like "ok guess i will watch the damn prison movie" i then sat there and was absolutely absorbed into this film and its world. 30ish years ago i would have told you than Shawshank was my favorite film of this bunch, but over the decades Forrest Gump has really earned a special place for me. i find myself rewatching it often, you have to forget about all those unnecessary gimmick scenes where they place him into historical footage those are the weak points of the film. i dont think Forrest Gump is about Forrest, it is about the damaged people in his life that come and go, when they are really down and need someone they always return to their loyal stable friend and over time his positive presence helps them get their own lives together and find happiness. the arc of Dan always fills me with hope. there are several other really popular films on the list but i personally never liked any of them that much. i think Hoop Dreams was these two guys favorite film EVER, for years ad years they never stopped mentioning it. i never could sit through it, of course i grew up poor as hell and poverty didnt interest me the same way it did them. i also was the tallest kid in school my whole life and was endlessly harassed to play basketball which i had less than zero interest in. so maybe i just have a chip on my shoulder about basketball.

Best film that didn’t make either list, Speed.

If Rotten Tomatoes existed back in 1994, most of these movies would have nearly identical audience and critics scores.

Miss these guys

What a year.

I liked Forrest Gump and pulp fiction. I'm born in 92 so i wasn't there to see most of these films but i will look some up.

@timothygrant7266

3 жыл бұрын

Ed Wood is very entertaining and very strange. I have it on Blu-Ray. Little Women is a really good film,, and I liked Hoop Dreams too.

@reneedennis2011

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothygrant7266 All of them of good film.

My list for the Best films of 1994: 1. Pulp Fiction 2. To Live 3. Ed Wood 4. Forrest Gump 5. The Adventures of Priscilla 6. True Lies 7. Speed 8. Legends of the Fall 9. Quiz Show 10. Leon: The Professional

@Dw-rb5yl

4 күн бұрын

Great taste my friend! Leon the professional is an amazing film. Can't believe pulp fiction didn't win film of the year.

You only have to look at what Quiz Show was up against in the Oscars that year.

My best of 1994 list 10. Clerks (Kevin Smith) 9. To Live (Zhang Yimou) 8. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis) 7. The Last Seduction (John Dahl) 6. The Lion King (Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff) 5. Quiz Show (Robert Redford) 4. Ed Wood (Tim Burton) 3. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont) 2. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino) 1. Hoop Dreams (Steve James) Runners-up 15. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (Alan Rudolph) 14. Little Women (Gillian Armstrong) 13. Bullets Over Broadway (Woody Allen) 12. In the Land of the Deaf (Nicolas Philibert) 11. Speed (Jan de Bont) Clearly I’m aligning more with Siskel’s list but I’m glad Ebert included The Last Seduction. The Linda Florentino character Bridget is an absolute original. It’s mordantly hilarious how devious and intelligent she is. She should have gotten that Oscar nomination that year.

@kevinlakeman5043

2 жыл бұрын

Clerks is utterly mediocre. just like its writer/director. C'mon man, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank, Forrest, Hoop Dreams, the Kieslowski movies, are all much better than that slacker fodder.

@waynej2608

9 ай бұрын

Florentino definitely got screwed! She should've not only been nominated, but won!

My top 10 from 1994: 1. Pulp Fiction 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. Hoop Dreams 4. Clerks 5. Ed Wood 6. Forrest Gump 7. Red Rock West 8. Quiz Show 9. The Madness of King George 10. Speed

@timothygrant7266

3 жыл бұрын

Speed is just great, and I really enjoyed Dianne Wiest:s performance in Bullets.

@keithclifton392

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothygrant7266 I bet Clerks was in the top 20 for at least one of them. A great movie.

@erakfishfishfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithclifton392 probably not Ebert. He liked it (3 stars), but there were more films that he rated higher.

@BishopWalters12

Жыл бұрын

Hoop Dreams is overrated.

I'm was baffled by "Hoop Dreams" back then ...and just as baffled today. P.S. I'm surprised that "Speed" did not make any of their top ten's.

@scottmccurdy6493

4 ай бұрын

Speed is one of the best action films ever made. I don't care if it's "just" Die Hard on a bus. It works! My god, does it work!

@sdot5389

4 ай бұрын

Are you baffled why it didn’t get recognition by the Oscars? It’s one of the greatest sports documentaries of all time.

Those credits, though. :D

1. Pulp Fiction 2. Speed 3. Red 4. The Shawshank Redemption 5.Ed Wood 6. Clerks 7. True Lies 8. Wes Craven's New Nightmare 9. Quiz Show 10. The Lion King I really need to watch Hoop Dreams

@dougjohnson182

2 жыл бұрын

It's by far the best out of those and those are some awesome movies

Its so funny to see how the legacy of the movies grow with time

Can't believe the jewel Ed Wood is not on the list of Roger Ebert...

It was so stupid that the academy didn’t even put hoop dreams in the best documentary category.

@user-rh2io7gm1l

Ай бұрын

The film's producers aimed for Best Picture instead and failed. Their fault. It would have easily won for Best Documentary, but the acclaim it received from critics, especially Siskel & Ebert, made them too proud to submit in the "lesser" category.

Ed Wood's my #1 for this year, although it has some strong competition; 1994 is often called one of the best-ever years for movies (and it is), but 1992 & 1993 deserve comparison with it and are often overlooked.

@zxbc1

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, 1994 was one of the best years for movies, at least 5-6 films this year could be top of the list in any other year too.

Watch the best of 1997 too. Man, I didn’t realize what we had! I miss the movies. And I’m a Marvel fan. I just want more of other things too!

Loved Quiz Show and Pulp Fiction but corruption behind the scenes of 1950s TV game show/quiz show was probably just a bit too non-commercial for most viewers.

I feel bad I've never heard of Hoop Dreams, I gotta watch that!

@ead630

5 ай бұрын

Did you end up seeing it?

It's interesting that Three Colors: Red is even higher than Pulp Fiction on Ebert's list but it's nowhere to be seen on his best of the decade list.

@flaccidusminimus2170

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, it is! The Three Colors trilogy was collectively #5 on his final Best of the Decade list. He also included the trilogy on *this* list, not just Red.

@razbigranicu

2 жыл бұрын

@@flaccidusminimus2170 you're right, I should have checked it before writing this comment, but it was still behind Pulp Fiction on that list. He did the same thing with Raging Bull, it was his #1 movie of the decade, but it wasn't actually his #1 movie of the year it came out.

Best of 1994 Pulp Fiction Natural Born Killers Forrest Gump Shawshank Redemption True Lies Speed Léon: The Professional Ed Wood The Mask

@langdonalger9219

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see some love for The Mask.

did they review terminal velocity?

@flaccidusminimus2170

2 жыл бұрын

Two Thumbs Down. Almost every critic hated it.

Hoop Dreams is fine -- but I would never want to see it again.

@BishopWalters12

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, that's why nobody talks about it anymore, it was forgettable and shouldn't be top 10.

@ead630

5 ай бұрын

Really? I've seen it maybe five times in the last six years. I think it's endlessly rewatchable. It's like visiting the past and a whole other life.

I Wonder if The SNL Orchestra Recorded The Intro Music for Siskel&Ebert?...

Isn't that "Kevin Pollak" as the cab driver??? In "End of Days" with Arnold Schwarzenneger and many other films???

Hoop Dreams above Pulpmotherf**king Fiction? That's redic. I guess it's because I've seen this realm of documentary countless times. And it's difficult for me to even compare a documentary to a movie. I enjoy documentaries very much, but it's a completely different category. I watched Hoop Dreams once it came to VHS and had also seen it in the last 20 years. It's entertaining enough, but certainly not enough to jump it to the best picture of 1994, which was a Pulp Fiction year, which I probably put in the top 5 among the 50 best films of the year over the last 50 years, so hoop Dreams is a bold #1.

1. Hoop Dreams 2. Three Colors: Blue, White, Red 3. Pulp Fiction 4. Forrest Gump 5. The Shawshank Redemption 6. The Lion King 7. Leon the Professional 8. It Could Happen to You 9. The Nightmare Before Christmas 10. Interview With a Vampire

@timothygrant7266

3 жыл бұрын

Nightmare looks great on Blu-Ray. Amazing and entertaining.

@pikapo16

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothygrant7266 I have it on blu ray. Definitely agree!

@Swoll826

3 жыл бұрын

Mandela effect - interview with THE vampire

@Nathan-gd7xq

3 жыл бұрын

@@Swoll826 you sound fun

@leka6000

3 жыл бұрын

Interview with a Vampire, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater and Antonio Bandares all thrown together before the idea of The Expendables came about. It was a well made movie. Thank you for mentioning it.

i thought gump was very uneven. they could have left out the part where he was running around the country. the scenes with lt. dan were the best parts of the movie.

@loriellajames6978

Жыл бұрын

Right! That running scene was too long.

@EddieHenderson92

7 ай бұрын

I agree, some of it was a little silly.

Savage dig at Richie Rich

30 years later and yeah 94 was ok

Ten best films of 1994 1. Pulp Fiction 2. Trois colours: rouge, Krzysztof Kieślowski 3. Du li shi dai (A Confucian Confusion), Edward Yang 4. To Live, Yimou Zhang 5. Ashes of Time, Wong Kar-wai 6. Before The Rain, Milcho Manchevski 7. Quiz Show 8. Exotica, Atom Egoyan 9. Through the Olive Trees, Abbas Kiarostami 10. Hoop Dreams, Steve James

@leka6000

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you with Exotica. That was a great film.

@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729

2 жыл бұрын

I probably have seen "Pulp Fiction" a hundred times...and I saw in Japan when it came out and had no idea what to expect...loved it......

@robertriteman3227

Жыл бұрын

You are someone with great taste in films. The amazing thing is that Yimou Zhang and Wong Kar- Wai have made even greater films . I actually would be tempted to rate Before the Rain above them. About the only one on your list that I would not consider for my Top 10 of 1994 is Exotica which is kind of sad because I am not only Canadian but met Atom several times and admire every single actor in it . I do understand why it received so much praise but for some reason it just would not make my Top 10 . But I do think The Sweet Hereafter is a masterpiece in any year and also really liked Ararat .

The thumbnail looks like a MAD Magazine caricature of Gene Siskel.

@flaccidusminimus2170

Жыл бұрын

My thumbnail game is top-drawer.

Hoop Dreams wasn't all that.

Believe in Angels - The Crow Rest in Peace Brandon Lee

"The madness of King George" should have been in either's top 10.

I love that Gene picked Rock Rock West. It is such a great murder mystery thriller written & directed by John Dahl. He did another great film with Val Kilmer & Michael Madsen called Kill Me Again which is almost as good. Roger's choice, The Last Seduction, was also made by Dahl, only it's not quite as good in my opinion.

@ricardocantoral7672

3 жыл бұрын

Red Rock West deserves a place among the classic Noir films of yesteryear.

@LilannB

2 жыл бұрын

Once upon a time I owned Kill Me Again, The Last Seduction and Red Rock West all on VHS. Kill Me Again is probably my favorite of those three. Though I enjoyed all three films.

@alphabetaxenonzzzcat

8 ай бұрын

It's just a shame that John Dahl isn't directing films any more(he is just doing TV).

Pulp Fiction and Hoop Dreams were the 2 best films hands down. Hoop Dreams was totally disrespected come Oscar time.

@gtf5392

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@BishopWalters12

Жыл бұрын

Hoop Dreams is forgettable.

If I Had TheMoney... I'd Start a Movie Network that Plays Films Siskel&Ebert Gave a Thumbs-Up or Two Thumbs-Up to. (Thumbs-Up-Movies©)

Ebert kind of got his wish post Pulp Fiction about the dialogue being ripped off. Sadly that wish seems to have dissipated in the 2000's. Unless Tarantino makes a new movie of course. Thank God Tarantino is still making movies! Also, "Quit chewing tobacco. But start smoking cigars, cigarettes are becoming passe and women are smoking stogies too fellas because it's 1994. So wanna meet the ladies light up a big stogie, lol.

Pulp fiction sure got quite

My problem with the Glenn Gould movie is I don't like the way Glenn Gould interprets the music itself!