Review showed he was simply behind the curve on the tone that Hughes was setting. He picked on scenes that worked much better IN CONTEXT of the tone and the flow of the film. Humans can simply "miss it" on occasion. It's a classic.

I watched until Siskel started speaking. I laughed out loud, commented and moved on. I just can't take him as seriously as he takes himself.

I agree with siskel, also i don't think the breakfast club is that good of a movie either

City Slickers is a great film Billy Crystal is fsntastic so is Jack Palance who won a well deserved academy award

I lost the bleeps the sweeps and the creeps

2:38 *YOU'RE TOO F***ING NICE!!!!*

BOOGER!

And they a r e both wrong..father and son..that happens to be about baseball

I'm not a huge sports guy, but i get it. Gene does not get it, and many guys that don't get it really hate it

I love North! Always have.

This just shows everyone has a different sense of what is funny. I'm sure many wouldn't like this movie much at all. It's quirky.

Hey Gene - Milan actually won the title in real life. That’s why they didn’t change it.

Kids obsessed with AI before AI.

Fair to say that Roeper didn't get it.

The thing about Spaceballs is, it's comedy is good when it hits which is most of the time. However, as a satire of Star Wars, it doesn't hit the mark. I think Brooks should have worked with someone who understood the franchise.

Ebert: "You're gone WAY overboard on this one, Gene." No kidding, the dude was uptight. I agree with Roger on this one. The movie was funny throughout the movie and yes, Lisa, playing the perfect woman does teach the boys a lesson which made the movie even better in my opinion. "You had to be big shots didn't you. You had to show off. When are you gonna learn that people will like you for who you are, not for what you can give them."

I know most guys were about Loni Anderson's huge knockers. Me? I was more about the tight sexy little figure Jan Smithers had. I thought she was the knockout of the two. She was sexy as hell in this segment.

The most rewatchable movie ever made

Still one of the funniest movies in the whole universe

Cece ❤

I love this movie

I mean, I don't agree with Roeper's specific gripes, but it IS a terribly overrated movie (in my opinion). It fails miserably to capture the feeling of the books at all, almost to the point that I wonder if anyone involved actually read them. The hobbits are terribly miscast, and it was very distracting for me. There are some good things, and "Fellowship" is the best of the trilogy, but I was somewhat let down when I left the theater. I think the books are basically impossible to film, as Christopher Tolkein himself said. I doubt the man himself would have approved either.

"Better off Dead" wasn't just another 80s teen movie, it was in a unique genre; sui generis, all of its own. As such, it remains as fresh and watchable today, as it was when it was released (unlike many of those 80s teen movies). It was offbeat, sure, but that's what made it unique, hilarious, and wonderful. There were so many great and memorable scenes in this movie.

I usually agreed with Sisley but not on this film, still one of my favorite comedies of all time!

The movie is about Ferris saving Cameron from a path to eventual suicide

This film is not up for debate on its pure awesomeness.

Bailey is rocking the freshly fu*ked look. Damn, i miss high waisted jeans. Hate to see her go, but LOVE to watch her leave. 😏

Bruce willis best role to date!

Do they know it was based on a true story?

After 30 years only 2 times i have seen north and was painfull wstching it 🤢🤢🤮🤮

I have a favorite movie in each of America's 5 main sports and Hoosiers is for BB and Siskel is full of crap!

2:38 😂😂😂

Today It's Been 28 Years Since This Movie Came Out,Time Goes By

Gentle movie .....ummm except for the scene where the nerd put on a mask and f*cked the jocks girlfriend......still awesome movie....."step aside mama I wanna see some of that muff" greatest line in cinema history

This movie doesn’t take itself seriously so why judge based on that? Joke is on him because it’s still as great today as it was then. We get it - he would rather watch War and Peace And that’s fine but others like this too

Siskel is a loser!

My favourite bit is when they say a film is rubbish and the public prove them wrong. They were both out of touch.

The Earth is Flat, Space is Fake and Globalism is Done.

I can't believe Back To School didn't get a nomination at the Oscars.

Roger, Gene, I’ve gone to this school for 7 and a half years…I’m no dummy…this movie is hilarious😆😅😂🤣

I never agree with movie critics. I don’t understand why they exist really.

Siskel flat out trashed The NeverEnding Story. That was a staple of my youth, more than any Spielberg children’s film of that era. The special effects were first rate and the leading actor was certainly not a dullard. I hate how these guys could make or break creative work with their opinions.

Where is Roeper now?

Roeper’s problem is that he’s reviewing the film as he thinks his idea of the “normal person” would view it, rather than reviewing its quality and faithfulness as an adaptation of an existing story with a massive fanbase. Ebert made the ONLY valid criticisms here when he said that he felt “the tall people” had eclipsed the Hobbits compared to how the book was.

Edie McClurg was high-larious!

Based on a true story

Ebert hit it on the head. Siskel is an idiot.

What an amazing actor

I would have taken Bailey over Jennifer EVERY time.

Purple rose is bitter and cruel with it's ending. Be warned