Ebert & Roeper (2002) - The Worst of (2002)

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

The "worst of" episodes were always my favorite.

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree 😊!

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

Yeah it's a good reminder no matter how much we romanticize any year or decade, it too had it's share of crap pop culture.

[@fortynights1513]

@@AndyBluebear-fi9omTrue, and the 2000’s and earlier in particular benefit as eras in a way because most of their failures are largely forgotten over time pre mainstream social media.

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

@@fortynights1513 Thank God we have these videos on KZbin to remind of that, especially for the 90s and 80s.

[@fortynights1513]

@@AndyBluebear-fi9omIt doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the stuff we enjoy from them, but it does mean that we overrate the past if we act like it was perfect.

[@FlashTimberwolf]

12:16 - We did get a Men in Black 3, but thankfully that movie is better than Men in Black 2.

[@stefanmovieflixtomasi]

This truly foreshadowed Men in Black 3. I also watched a guest critic & Roeper review of Knocked Up and he said I would like to revisit them in Knocked Up again which foreshadowed this is 40 lol

[@LinkMarioSamus]

Roger even said it was the best in the trilogy.

[@Xayjohns]

I was surprised by how much I liked Men in Black 3.

[@Hammerhead547]

"he wants to poison the world's water supply." You gotta love a movie super villain whose grand plan for taking over the world is predicted on the fact he genuinely wants to believe that people living in shanghai china and miami florida drink water from the same place.. He clearly failed 9th grade science.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

I remember my dad renting this from Blockbuster and sort of remembered they actually showed the villain dying from his poison at the end

[@madjack18]

"They say there are three ways to prepare a healthy great tasting ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL AT SEA!"

[@ZyxthePest]

Thank you for typing this so I didn't have to!

[@classicsmajor9699]

Calling Death to Smoochy the worst movie of the year is fucking insane. It's a brilliant dark comedy.

[@TheAxecutioner]

I Completely agree with you !!

[@scottmccurdy6493]

16:38 "They say there are three ways to prepare a healthy, great tasting-annual film festival at sea!"

[@ScootyPuffSr7]

I revisit these from time to time whenever I drink. Mainly just to live in the world of 2002 for twenty minutes.

[@Socogames-q4s]

Why all the hate for Death to Smootchy? It was surprisingly good! Smootchy is obviously suppose to be Barney the Dinosaur and they were making fun of those kid shows.

[@stacyburton280]

I loved Death to Smoochy! Ed Norton was so cute!

[@cheesezee86]

The cult has formed

[@gwb19]

Death to Smoochy is my pick for most underrated comedy

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

@@cheesezee86 The internet allows the few fans of crap like Death to Smoochy to gather online and make it seem like flops are more beloved than they are, leading to "revisionist" history or something.

[@nickfitchner3218]

Death to smoochy is absolutely hilarious! Rainbow Randolph might honestly be my favorite Robin Williams performance!

[@drkissinger1]

"the corpulent 51-year-old Steven Seagal" at 3:20 is absolutely brutal.

[@fireinthesky2333]

😂

[@EpicBeard815]

And he'd only get more corpulent

[@jonathanwallis3300]

I am SHOCKED “Master of Disguise” wasn’t on this list. That had got to be one of the most unfunniest films I had ever seen.

[@BK-jn9cp]

Are you telling me I'm not Turtley enough for the Turtle Club???

[@Angyali]

They FORGOT about it.

[@Xayjohns]

I was 10 years old when that movie came out and I thought it was crap then.

[@commanderkeen3787]

Bad movies have gotten worse over the years. A bad movie from 2002 plays like a creative masterpiece in 2023

[@sammybear7100]

So true. At least those movies don't feel completely souless

[@JustinZarian]

I dunno. Did you see Ecks vs. Sever?

[@ganglabesh]

absolutely gospel

[@bunnybismuth]

Get a real opinion

[@PeruvianPotato]

I don't know man, Adam Sandler's films certainly don't fit that criteria

[@myfriendisaac]

2:54 I feel the same 😂💯 It’s a guilty pleasure film + Angelina was gorgeous too!

[@Xanatos21]

Yeah, "Men in Black II" was very disappointing. "Men in Black III" (which came out much, MUCH later in 2012) was surprisingly awesome, though! I saw it in RealD-3D with my dad and we both loved it.

[@noisepuppet]

16:37 and we never did learn all three ways to prepare a healthy, great-tasting annual film festival at sea

[@joeypieper6384]

Roeper predicted the Madonna-Guy Ritchie Divorce!

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

Well, everybody could have predicted😂

[@tisithecount4198]

I’ve been binging these “worst of” shows in no particular order and I’ve yet to watch one without a Robin Williams flick 😢

[@rvy26]

4:16 I'm surprised Rotten Tomatoes existed in 2002

[@HoneyBunny-69]

Whatever you do, DON'T rely on RT. They SUCK!! It's amazing how many fake accounts exist to give a really bad movie a positive score. IMDb is no better, either.

[@johnclavis]

​@@HoneyBunny-69could you give us any recent examples?

[@ZacharySiple]

2:42 I find it interesting that Roger called There's Something About Mary a masterpiece when he gave it 3/4 stars. That means that it was good, but not great.

[@phillipblanc4846]

Death to smoochy is a comedic masterpiece ❤

[@chrispa9573]

No it's not.

[@Mdavis348]

Or the worst movie of 2002 either or 😐

[@stevensatanson]

I'm in the masterpiece camp, although the characters are all grating in their own special way (which is kind of the point of it)

[@slyjokerg]

It's a piece of crap.

[@Hammerhead547]

Enough is by far one of the worst movies I've ever seen, I watched it for free on a cable tv movie channel and I still felt ripped off.

[@squareinsquare2078]

I love the way they laugh at each others jokes.

[@TVSTGProductions]

So so so wrong about Death to Smoochy here

[@samanthony8121]

Death to Smoochy is freaking great. Big miss from Ebert there.

[@TVSTGProductions]

@@samanthony8121 I’m Spinner?! Yea!!

[@fortynights1513]

Did they do categories for the worst of 2003?

[@TheJameslehr]

Roger Ebert was very much the entertainer, only he was way better than most HWood ones.

[@fortynights1513]

The ad you briefly see at 16:38 is for Healthy Choice grilled items in case anyone is wondering

[@neilgodfrey2669]

6:27 Only in the movies can a man possessed by a girl can convince this to his girlfriend

[@Sleepingsparklegirl]

Was Juanaman predicting the future?

[@gspendlove]

They left out Star Wars Episode II.

[@theanonymouscritic1710]

Thank goodness they did. I remember they disagreed on Attack of the Clones, Roeper liked it and Roger didn’t and I really don’t think it’s that bad.

[@jkvelasquez84]

It was much better than III

[@funnyguy7574]

I worked in a movie theater in 2002 it was fun the movies were kind of bad though

[@philipcalderon3208]

“Swept Away” (2002) 16:59

[@leftylongshorts6906]

"I still know what you did last Friday"😂

[@slyjokerg]

It is truly amazing that year after year a river of absolute dogshit movies is made. Every movie that they brought up was at least pretty bad, and most were downright awful.

[@livelaughluvdisc]

The Sweetest Thing is a classic!

[@peterkuykendall2367]

Here are my choices for the worst movies of 2002. 10). Death To Smoochy - Big Star in a bad movie - Robin Williams 9). I spy - 1st of 2 bad movies by Eddie Murphy 8). Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever - Big Star in a bad movie - Antonio Banderas 7). The Master of Disguise - bad movie by former SNL star - Dana Carvey 6). FeardotCom - Not so thrilled Thriller 5). Rollerball - Distrarous Remake 4). Juwanna Mann - They are a drag 3). The Adventures of Pluto Nash - 2nd of 2 bad movies by Eddie Murphy 2). Swept Away - Bad Career Move - Madonna The worst movie of 2002. 1). Home Alone 4: Taking back the house - worst movie sequel

[@cassnate6259]

These must have been very forgettable movies because I remember so few of them compared to the 90s "worst of" episodes.

[@youtubeletmeintoyoutube4580]

Roeper is a pale imitation. Shame on Ebert

[@Dim4323]

I liked mr deeds, and yeah The buttler was the best charecter in the movie.

[@Rusty3659]

How in God's name could anybody like that absolute mockery of the classic film, which was directed by Frank Capra, started the magnificent Jean Arthur and one of Hollywood's greatest non-actors, Gary Cooper? The minute the first frame of that absolute garbage was displayed in theaters, Frank Capra, Jean Arthur and Gary Cooper also three started spinning non-stop in their graves.

[@nickfitchner3218]

I gotta disagree with both I spy and death to smoochy being on this list. Both Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams are in top form here. Two of the funniest performances I’ve ever seen!

[@ThePynnacle]

Wow, shocked that Rotten Tomatoes was around back in 2002, and even more surprised that it was being mentioned in 2002.

[@Mondomeyer]

Rotten Tomatoes luanched in 1998.

[@fortynights1513]

@@MondomeyerWould it be fair to say that people didn’t look at it as much until say 2010 or so?

[@Mondomeyer]

@@fortynights1513 Yes

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

My god, with the beginning of 00s the film industry went worse and worse and worse till it have completely rotten. I think how tough would have been Siskel with those garbage movies

[@fortynights1513]

There are bad movies in every generation, the one we live in is no exception, nor is the early 2000’s. I’ve heard 2005 is typically regarded as the worst year in film of the 2000’s, and one of the worst years in film that isn’t connected to some historical event. In particular I recall a Filmstack video mentioning that no films from that year appear in the letterbox 250. As for the films in this video, hadn’t heard of any of them but they just about all sound awful. As for 2002, Roger Ebert in an interview once said that he thought 2002 was overall a pretty good year for film after a couple slow years before it. Not saying 02 is a great year myself, but one thing I will say for it: It feels like studios released more movies that were “mid-budget”, and would probably be season long shows on streaming services now.

[@malichitte]

Bleh, I wouldn’t copy any of these movies.

[@sammybear7100]

So many drag movies that year!! And the Sweetest Thing is legitimately funny lol

[@vanillac0keh3ad]

I always hated the sweetest thing. Its a cult classic and ill never get why.

[@curleed85]

I did like “Men in Black II” okay, though it wasn’t anywhere as good as the first and getting Agent K back seemed a bit contrived. As for “Scooby-Doo,” I thought that film was appalling. I watched it on Nickelodeon and was disgusted by the unnecessary burping/farting scene, alienated by how the main characters acted nothing like in the original material and perturbed when it turned out Scrappy-Doo was the villain.

[@kali3665]

The original Swept Away had a ridiculous elongated title, "Swept Away... by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August." Whatever. But it did inspire me to retitle Madonna's version, "Swept Away in the Power of the Station When Your Brain Doesn't Work." Give us strength! The time on the boat was extended unnecesarily in the remake, so another reviewer asked sarcastically "What do they do with the extra time on the boat?" I found myself thinking of the Sixth Doctor's answer to a similar question, "Argue, mainly!" Pretty accurate, IMO!

[@slaugmromni6743]

Roger Ebert’s most consistent ability is to horribly mispronounce actors’ names.

[@daytripperhd]

he also says “special effects” a lot. sorry to ruin it for u. u wont be able to unhear it now.

[@bunnyluver2176]

@@daytripperhdI don’t understand, what’s wrong with “special effects?” Do you think it’s supposed to be “special affects?” Because it’s not. I don’t understand your comment at all.

[@daytripperhd]

@@bunnyluver2176 he says the words so much that u could start a drinking game based on it. Thats all

[@daytripperhd]

ebert and roeper were a good match. i wish roeper wuda found another match. i prolly wuda watched that

[@slugoperator]

they were wrong about scooby doo

[@MrJacobrabbit]

I liked Enough

[@stradify1]

Ebert liked Tomb Raider?? Now that's a shock lol

[@timreeves8937]

I think it is safer to say Ebert and Roeper both thought she was very good looking and gave her a pass..lol

[@standoughope]

I liked Enough even though it was unrealistic.

[@mindyourownbusiness999]

Enough Already!

[@stefanmovieflixtomasi]

@BruceLee-t9na better suspense thriller from the Sony Pictures vault I recommend is The Forgotten with Julianne Moore

[@julianmarsh8384]

Gawd....imagine what they would be saying about today's movies...they'd be sitting with their pants open and drinking nonstop...

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

“My stepdad isn’t mean, he’s just adjusting” still makes me laugh. Death to Smoochy might become an (almost) cult classic. Juwanna Mann predicted the future.

[@KingofIgors]

How did it predict the future?

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

@@KingofIgors it predicted annoying posters who don’t read between the lines

[@KingofIgors]

@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 what do you mean?

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

@@KingofIgors what do you mean?

[@KingofIgors]

@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 what lines should people be reading between? Sorry, you’re just being kinda vague

[@FreshSpecimens]

I love Sorority Boys but it IS a pretty bad movie, objectively.

[@wallydavisjr]

This is an amazing amount of shit tier movies for one year.

[@simonandsimon2352]

Rollerball might be the worst of these

[@Jbaxter85]

My worst of 2002 Hot Chick The New Guy I Spy Pluto Nash MIB 2 Big Fat Liar Showtime Slackers Bad Company Home Alone 4 Swept Away Rollerball Juwanna Mann Snow Dogs Stuart Little 2 Ghost Ship Queen of the Damned Clockstoppers Enough Derailed High Crimes Friday After Next State Property Half Past Dead The Master of Disguise

[@sammybear7100]

Showtime was great. It's basically a comedic take of Nightcrawler complete with Rene Russo as a slimy news producer in both!

[@thekingofmovies193]

I have a soft spot for Snow Dogs, that was a childhood favorite of mine. So was Stuart Little 2. And MIB 2, it's not the original but it's fun and funny thanks to frank the pug.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

That’s a good list. I kinda liked master of disguise and MIB2, but they certainly aren’t “great” movies

[@adamcade604]

Where is die another Day?

[@42k78]

Wow. I've seen like half of these and they all sucked. This is a pretty brutal list.

[@darrellludlow]

They really can't make drag sports movies nowadays like Juwanna Mann since it too closely resembles real life in today's wacky world.

[@werdle92]

According to JJ Abrams, Juwanna Man is the greatest film of all time.

[@fdavis0706fdfd]

I thought the Sweetest Thing was funny.

[@Locadel2003]

Men In black 2 and Scooby doo are still better movies than most of today

[@mcultras]

I liked Death to Smoochy.

[@theadamblock]

Half past dead is legendarily awful

[@jigglyboo8787]

''And because everyone is a moron, the ruse works'' Oh, the relevance this has today in the 🤡 world we live in

[@bunnybismuth]

Go become a statistic, Nazi

[@daytripperhd]

poignant

[@plaidchuck]

Die mad about it

[@lingusdingua4889]

Juwanna Mann was prophetic

[@geertvandijk1738]

Haha yes. Juwanna man is just expected behavior in 2024 sadly

[@KingofIgors]

Nope. But films like that probably did spread a false narrative to ignorant people to get them worried about things that don’t actually happen

[@samdiego1965]

Chicago and Die Another Day

[@Rob-vy4bu]

Roeper tries too hard.

[@daytripperhd]

he was the best choice for siskels replacement when u compare to the others who were horrible

[@spinningbacksidekick]

Juwanna Man is today's WNBA and every other women's sport.

[@bunnybismuth]

Trans people exist, die mad about it

[@stevenecarrier]

2002 is a big nostalgia year for me… lol Life or Something Like It - Love it Enough - Love it The Sweetest Thing - love it Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever - love it Full Frontal - Love it Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - love it Men in Black II - love it Showtime - Love it The Adventures of Pluto Nash - love it I Spy - love it Scooby-Doo - love it Mr. Deeds - love it Rollerball - love it Swept Away - love it Death to Smoochy - love it

[@Emmathelady]

5:52 Boy! Transphobia was just so easy to throw around back then. 🤦‍♀️

[@OiledUpFatMan]

Boy, accusations of transphobia are so easy to throw around nowadays. 👨‍🦽

[@noblejennette2101]

I can’t believe anyone would listen to Ebert. He’s SO PRETENTIOUS.

[@delbongo]

Astoundingly weird take

[@werdle92]

Scooby Doo was good though...

[@jonncockrell3606]

It was?

[@BumpyHumpyDumpy]

Death to Smoochy the worst? Jesus Christ, when Ebert was wrong he was wrong in dramatic fashion.

[@jkvelasquez84]

The sweetest thing is hilarious I don't care what anyone says

[@jussiesmollet4137]

I keep watching these two manginas talk about lame movies. What is wrong with me?

[@fortynights1513]

Maybe you enjoy the recaps at the end of the year they did?