"Dogs of the Week" Movie Reviews Part 10 (1981) - Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel

[@ertznay]

I like when Sparky waves.

[@TobeyStarburst]

That was cute.

[@reignleonardo1217]

InstaBlaster.

[@jafl2183]

Adorable

[@mooville32]

Look what Sparky does at 1:46! and 4:53! He was my favorite pooch on this show and he did write me later in his career saying that he thought Fear No Evil was a "cool flick"

[@littlecasino60]

I liked Ms.45. I used to have that on VHS.

[@jimmyl324]

Have it on Blu-ray. Love it

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

It was directed by Abel Ferrara, who later made BAD LIEUTENANT.

[@JohnLouisBishop84]

@@Blaqjaqshellaq I recently caught up with "Lady in White," a decent horror picture released in 1988 which got a split vote from Siskel & Ebert (Ebert = up, Siskel = down) but was made by the director of "Fear No Evil."

[@lerm2866]

Stylish effective and Siskels right about the soundtrack

[@darrendarren9730]

"Ms. 45 offers a woman as a killer, a pretty good soundtrack, and once the shooting starts it never stops." Gene makes Ms. 45 sound pretty fantastic!

[@Maniac1607]

It's a reasonably well-made movie and one of my favorites. Zoe Lund was an extremely talented and beautiful woman.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I saw the film not too long ago and I can't believe it was a "Dog of The Week". That was a great, brutal, revenge film.

[@cablehogue599]

It's actually a really good movie. Not perfect but worth a watch

[@Lurvy1963]

The Dogs Of The Week was my favourite portion of Sneak Previews. Film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel review their picks of the week's worst movies. I preferred their original movie review program on PBS over the mainstream version called Siskel, Ebert and The Movies because they spent more time showing movie scenes, talked about the movies without editing and commercial interruptions, and were more informative on movies they would recommend or not. Some of the stinkers they panned went on to become cult classics for certain viewers.

[@teejaye6226]

MS. 45 was great! A classic!

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Sparky begging, unbeknownst to Gene. Cute critter.

[@MontagZoso]

1:45 Sparky! ❤️

[@ianfindly3257]

Something that must be said about Hell Night - it certainly DOES have one of the BEST killers DEMISE scenes ever!

[@babybird871]

It was actually kind of exciting for a slasher film....

[@PaulVanced]

Ms 45 as a dog of the week is one of thebwirst calls ever

[@michaelglenn367]

I like Sparky...because -he has things to say.

[@waterspout8]

I demand a reboot of The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats.

[@TexRabbit]

Ms.45 is one of my favorite movies of all time

[@benwatson6729]

EBERT: Now, the film also includes a teenage girl who is the reincarnation of a tortured monk. SISKEL: What?

[@ericfelds6291]

I couldnt stop laughing

[@jessecoffey4737]

The selection of *Chu Chu and the Philly Flash* as the Dog of the Week seems to have sealed its fate, as it became solely known for introducing the 1981 20th Century-Fox logo, according to the CLG Wiki.

[@civilizedsatyr]

Ms. 45 is AWESOME!

[@TexRabbit]

Exactly

[@darrendarren9730]

Roger shat on The 7 Grandmasters? That one is a classic. He definitely didn't like kung fu flicks.

[@steveprice2718]

Lol, Sparky is such a Diva!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Ms. 45 is a hell of a film.

[@TimeAxisMedia]

I wonder what happened to Spot.

[@danorthsidemang3834]

5:04 lmao

[@johnbogg7395]

I like MS 45 and Fear No Evil.

[@williamhowe1]

Puppy!

[@CR41489]

Poor Linda Blair. After 1973’s phenomenal “The Exorcist” she never really made another great film. “Hell Night” was depressing to see that her career just never got better. She actually was a fine actress at the start of her career but it ended with a series of terrible films.

[@Campbellzilla]

Sometimes with actors (especially women) their breakout hit ends up coloring the remainder of their career. Same thing happened with Sharon Stone after Basic Instinct, she tried to play against type with The Quick and The Dead, but her work in stuff like Basic Instinct, The Specialist, Sliver, and Diabolique ended up damaging her credibility as an actress.

[@ReverendBenzo]

She was in the classic How to Get Revenge.

[@tentcater4710]

@@Campbellzilla “especially women “ source? Proof? Stats? You can’t produce any because your assertion is propaganda!

[@Campbellzilla]

@@tentcater4710 Dude. The proof is in their filmography. Sharron Stone after headlining B-level schlock got a mainstream breakout with Basic Instinct and the infamous leg crossing scene colored her career. Jamie Lee Curtis was colloquially known as "Scream Queen". You can disagree with me, but calling my opinion propaganda is ridiculous. What exactly am I "propagandizing" by saying female actors have a tendency to fall into typecasting from breakout hits?

[@tentcater4710]

@@Campbellzilla grow up little girl!

[@Maniac1607]

Siskel at least admitted that "Ms. 45" had some merit.

[@crystalshaw8744]

They're here all week folks.

[@Wolfie66]

Actually, Ms. 45 was a cool movie. I agreed with S&E for the most part.

[@michaelglenn367]

Sparky is very special.. ; )

[@jaygrinder7694]

Kill and Kill Again was not shot in America, it was shot in South Africa. Yet again, Roger proves to speak a bit out of his back side.

[@castle3267]

Did Spot really get tired or did he just die?

[@jamesmitchell8922]

Spot was too old

[@bigboss6274]

Man how can they give Ms. 45 and Hell Night the dog of the week. Those are some of the best films of their own respective genres. I know siskel amd ebert have an aversion for fun movies but they missed the ball on these

[@bigboss6274]

@Dean F. That's obviously your opinion but objectively Ms. 45 is one of the best in the rape and revenge subgenre. Hell Night is typical but well done.

[@walkerstark4564]

C'mon Gene, Ms. 45 a dog of the week, really? His critical stock just went down a notch. I wonder if he ever reconsidered.

[@derekp308]

"Hollywood High Part 2"-Just another cheap "American Graffiti" ripoff. "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash" has to be one of the worst titles ever. "The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats"-Try selling that title for a Saturday morning cartoon. "A Hard Way to Die"-I must say they do think up some stupid titles for Kung-fu movies. "Fantasies"-Always cashing in on an actresses naked body. "Hell Night" was one of the better B-movies that Linda Blair made. "Fear No Evil" was actually a pretty good low budget movie. "MS 45" was directed by Abel Ferrara. Both critics will praise a number of his movies later over the years. "Lovers and Liars"-Yeah, if it wasn't for Goldie Hawn's success, this movie would have been shelved for good. "Haunts"-What an original sounding title. "The 7 Grand Masters"-Well it does have a cool title. "Adios Amigo" was made in 1975, at that time, Richard Pryor was on "Stanford and Son", one of the most popular sitcoms of the 70's.

[@dreamquesttv]

Richard Pryor was never on Sanford and Son. He co-wrote a couple of episodes.

[@Mondomeyer]

Interestingly, 'Adios Amigo' is far worse than many of the dogs (and "dogs") on this list.

[@genejordan6248]

siskel didn't like sex, violence, aggressive women, science fiction, or profanity? wow!

[@xdmaster7888]

What are you talking about? Gene didn't like gory movies, so your violence mention is not totally off-base (but he liked a LOT of violent films that were well-made), but the rest don't reflect reality. And if Gene hated sex and aggressive women, why did he often espouse quality erotic films like EMMANUELLE and take point on the (in)famous "Women in Danger" episode? You didn't do your homework here.

[@vajabri]

Sparky definitely is keeping them company in Hell

[@stevecattani9545]

Nah, Sparky and Spot are in Heaven.