SISKEL & EBERT: The Worst Movies of 1991

[@peterkuykendall2367]

Rest in peace, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

[@yaosio]

Mike and Jay are looking old.

[@avisco01]

Why am I watching this in 2019?

[@sammykewlguy]

I saw Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead when I was around 10 or so, and actually enjoyed it. What they don't tell you here at all is that there is a huge component of the film, where Christina Applegate's character actually gets a job as a fashion designer and actually does a great job. It's a HUGE part of the film, and it works. The movie isn't about a dead babysitter, but a teen pretending to be an adult and doing a great job at it.

[@rafaelandrade7627]

Do you honestly believe your judgement from when you were around 10?

[@quentinkaasa47]

No, Ebert nailed it. The movie is a fantasy for little girls and he compared the whole job aspect to Working Girl.

[@burresseffects]

The scene Siskel showed gets paid off in the end when the brother cuts his hair and gets his shit together. Wonder if he even watched the whole thing. Also Sue Ellen doesn’t get the job as a “get rich quick scheme” like Ebert says; it’s so she and her siblings don’t starve to death. What a couple of hack frauds.

[@sammykewlguy]

@@rafaelandrade7627 It's not about trusting my judgement but simply stating that it worked for me as it's target audience. As an adult, I might totally feel different, but I haven't seen it since then. Would actually be interesting to find out! I'll take another look and see if my 40 year old self sees it differently.

[@vision-gc4hy]

@@rafaelandrade7627 Sure you can. You either enjoyed it or you did not.

[@rucksackzen]

10:17. This did nothing to kill the career of Christina Applegate. She has done quite well despite it.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Christina was already a star thanks to Married with Children. You have to admit though, she didn't really have a good movie career.

[@Paulafan5]

@@quentinkaasa47 It really hurt her movie career for years. And nobody saw "Anchorman" because of her. I liked her on MWC, but she really didn't have a good movie career (no starring roles of note).

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

@@quentinkaasa47 are you kidding? Did you ever see what a real struggling actor is? She isn't Academy Award good but she has succeeded in every other way in the business.

[@kamuelalee]

Cult film!

[@thevoid99]

no "cool as ice"? was it because it was so bad that it wasn't worth mentioning?

[@rhondalumpkins6003]

No one could ever replace these two. Even though they tried. Miss them so much.

[@blue03r6]

movies known today as Netflix movies.

[@kamuelalee]

Greatly miss Siskel & Ebert! Thanks for posting!!

[@neilevans8204]

HIGHLANDER II: THE CRAPPENING

[@Dim4323]

Yes this movie was piss bad that it made the fan edit movie, their were diffrent cuts all over the decades including the renadage edition

[@2taggs2]

“Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead” wasn’t that bad. I agree it’s a horrible title, but it’s watchable and I actually liked it.

[@biemboV23]

And the interpretation of the adult world is not that far off.

[@timmyjohnson7954]

Its like the female lead version of The Secret of my Success.

[@handsomebrick]

Nothing But Trouble, Highlander 2, Drop Dead Fred, and Hudson Hawk all came out in 1991? Something must have been in the water in Hollywood that year.

[@shelleywelly81]

#10 Double Impact #9 Out For Justice #8 Howling VI: The Freaks #7 Nothing But Trouble #6 Return To The Blue Lagoon #5 The Super #4 Drop Dead Fred #3 Samauri Cop #2 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare #1 Highlander II: The Quickening

[@afmartin2734]

Hand down Nothing But Trouble. No only the worst of 1991, but the worst movie ever.

[@mjackson74]

S & E was always on during that Saturday early afternoon watch in the background while napping on and off lazy kinda day.

[@robertwiegman1]

Phoebe Cates is so cool, though, always thought she's been grossly underused

[@chowder8802]

Used?

[@billie6528]

I used to watch this when I was like 4 years old and only had 5 channels on my TV in my bedroom.

[@rawhydemusic8620]

I would hate to be a film critic and sit thru some of the terrible movies they have had to 😂😂😂😂

[@simonandsimon2352]

"a soggy moment"

[@degaulle30]

0:00-0:26 is how everybody lived their lives in America in the late 80s early 90s.

[@mattdeans9873]

Thanks for posting these great shows. S and E were such intelligent and knowlegeable guys. Sill love seeing them review the movies even though the movie itself is long gone.

[@sha11235]

They believed in what they were talking about, that's why they were so good.

[@plaidchuck]

lol I loved Drop Dead Fred as a kid

[@50PullUps]

This was 30 years ago. Let that sink in.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

The video quality of this upload is unusually crisp.

[@TuxedAaron]

I remember seeing Nothing But Trouble when I was a kid and I hated it then. And I mean, absolutely LOATHED it. To this day, I tell people to avoid it like the plague. And the worst part of it was all the high-profile names that were involved. I mean, you've got Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd and John Candy, who were all at the height of their careers. And then, you've got Demi Moore, who maybe wasn't at her peak YET, but was CERTAINLY well on her way. And I just couldn't understand it. Even as a kid, I kept asking myself, who could have POSSIBLY convinced these people that THIS was a movie worth making?

[@pjg19751]

Because Dan Aykroyd always thought he was funnier than he really is. You can see it in every film he's in except for those My Girl movies.

[@jceepf]

The worse disagreement between them: Silence of the Lambs. One of my favourite review of 1991 because they both made good points and yet came to opposite conclusions.... Ebert was the winner in the end.

[@kamuelalee]

Ebert was smarter

[@jedijones]

I just feel so bad for Phoebe Cates that she was in that movie. She deserved so much better. I can't believe she couldn't get better parts than she did after Gremlins. Who the hell was her agent?

[@blakkat4126]

I used to enjoy watching these guys, even back when they were only on PBS where there recommendations used to be either “yes” or “no” long before the thumps up/down thing.

[@drjohnson98]

Fun. One of the few S&E episodes I never saw. And never saw or even heard of Shout, heard about Return to Blue Lagoon but had no idea how bad it was. If S&E think it makes the original look not so bad, it must have been horrendous. These guys were so great individually and a national treasure together. Just the fact that their reviews of horrendously bad movies could be so much more entertaining than the movies themselves speaks volumes. Yes, it is easier to criticize than create, but it is far from easy to criticize as creatively as Siskel and Ebert did.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

Thanks for adding this. Keep em coming!!

[@GreatDarkWing0491]

This was a fun episode, lots of funny moments between them.

[@sha11235]

The worst shows were always the best. You could tell they really cared about saving us from these bad shit films.

[@wgb01001]

I remember Nothing But Trouble! I remember hating it. Good lord what a horrible, horrible movie.

[@nongthip]

1991 was an awkward period in many respects - movies, music, clothes, fashion. Very much stuck between two eras. Early 80s were awesome, late 90s too, but the early 90s kinda sucked.

[@a.d.7117]

Don’t forget!! 2pac was in Nothing But Trouble as an unknown backup dancer for digital underground, he was in a couple scenes

[@st0n3p0ny]

Nothing But Trouble and Don't Tell Mom are better than any comedies being made today.

[@heilzorak64]

Drop Dead Fred is one of my favorite movies, thought it was an incredible subconscious meltdown.

[@mymangodfrey]

Hudson Hawk is unimaginably bad, but I think it should get a few points for being so weird. I’d rather see a shocking fiasco than a mediocrity. Also: Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead is not that bad-c’mon.

[@handsomebrick]

That's what I like about Hudson Hawk, it has enough things in it worth seeing that it rises above being mediocre, even though it has some serious lows. There are people who love Nothing But Trouble and I thought that movie was just horrible, but I can imagine someone appreciating it for similar reasons.

[@jacobyrassilon]

I might be the only person on the planet that actually liked Hudson Hawk.

[@Zoomer30]

Shout; How the 50s would look if you shot it in the 90s

[@knownpleasures]

There was a lot of bad movies back then like Hudson hawk and dying young starring big movie stars

[@Blakeoffire]

I always enjoyed episodes like this when they're both laughing at and with each other.

[@robertwiegman1]

Wish they were around to tear apart The Last Jedi

[@smurphftw2008]

I don't think that would have turned out the way you think it would have.

[@insertclevername4123]

Watching the titles almost 30 years later, I half-expected Siskel to get tackled by a cop for robbery after taking a paper and leaving a quarter.

[@harlanmiller]

It's funny, I didn't care for Hudson Hawk myself, but that clip Roger showed with the Frankie Valli joke, that's one of the few bits I found funny.

[@davidscott7626]

Drop Dead Fred was simply awful. Killed Phoebe Cates career.

[@whyaddnamehere]

"Don't tell mom the babysitter is dead" was a fun movie. Not every movie needs to be thought provoking. "Nothing but trouble" may have been bad, but it was bold and original.

[@micahnewman]

That intro is so cute.

[@drjohnson98]

Thanks for uploading. This was a great episode of one of my favorite tv shows.

[@zdwade]

Nothing but trouble was amazing

[@davidc6032]

I feel bad Gene lost 98 minutes of his life on Drop Dead Fred. He only had a few years left in 91.

[@ryanrobertson7218]

RIP Christina applegates career.

[@Valdagast]

And the horrible thing is, Highlander II: TQ is not the worst movie in the franchise. By a long shot.

[@christoffersundberg8689]

Nothing but trouble is some of the worst crap I’ve seen. Too sad that great actors like demi Moore and John candy tainted their good names by being in this movie

[@mightymorphingmemory6178]

Funny as a kid I never understood how these two had a whole show about being movie critic and never watched it. I am older and watching this completely enthralled lol

[@Laceykat66]

17:03 - And yet THAT is one of the mainstays of Family Guy. Go figure.

[@ichemnutcracker]

My parents rented "Drop Dead Fred" thinking it was a kids movie when I about about 8. I had nightmares about it for weeks. Every time I think of that movie, I still feel extremely uncomfortable. Ugh.

[@thehardercandy]

Drop Dead Fred is an absolute classic. Yes it's silly but there's many layers to it. Should be on the best of 91' list.

[@surfin392]

If either of these greats were alive today I wonder what they would have said about ADC in A Star Is Born...

[@keldonmcfarland2969]

Nothing But Trouble was disturbing to me even as a kid.

[@TheDigitalThreat]

Nothing but trouble was an awesome movie for its type... Campy humor. Their review is like going to a ballet recital, and expecting ice hockey.

[@aurorauplinks]

you should watch the redlettermedia re:view of it. heres a link etc kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqvCf3-AjciAn6c

[@jeffreystrain2651]

I miss these guys

[@spunkyspaz]

Woody Allen is one of the most overrated hacks ever, I don't think I've ever liked anything he's been in.

[@scottstewart5784]

love these, just subbed. thx!

[@im415again]

Nothing but Trouble? That movie was classic. Hudson Hawk too!

[@hilariocontreras3254]

Roger Ebert is one of my heroes

[@NosyHausfrau]

mine too

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

He Siskel and Roeper are on my list of Heroes

[@Kruppt808]

He is the only critic I respected. He didn't have an attitude about different types of movies (low brow) that alot of others critics did. Siskel went negative on to many movies I considered good to great.

[@GreasyCreek12345]

Hudson Hawk gets such a bad rap, but I thought it was entertaining and fun. I've seen a lot worse.

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

The take on "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" was completely out of touch. The movie wasn't trying to be anything they were complaining it wasn't. This movie was made for preteens and teens with something for young adults as well. Everything doesn't have to be going after Academy Awards, some movies are just made to entertain. That's what this movie was, entertainment for young people, and it worked.

[@knowpassword]

Hmm Shout sounds like School of rock

[@thevoid99]

except that it was shit and it featured a plot of that guy from a few shows on fox and had a song from a tv show that got cancelled as he tries to woo heather graham. oh, and gwyneth paltrow is in that awful film.

[@constancemiller3753]

I love how every year some huge loud 'action/scifi/adventure' bloated with expectations of 'box office gold' bombs and theres hangover moans ofthey won't make anymore.

[@genskiel4187]

Bless you

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

I love Nothing But Trouble and have it on DVD lol

[@sqrrlface]

Thank you!

[@sha11235]

Well Andrew Dice Clay proved himself to be a good actor with Blue Jasmine, which neither of these critics lived to see.

[@MrDavid-gg2kk]

Mike and Jay have changed seats.

[@jedi1josh]

Lol it's not as good as soft core porn.

[@shirleebostrom7230]

Drop Dead Fred was funny! It was messed up! But I loved it!

[@ipresnell]

I was with them until they started talking crap about Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. That movie was a classic when I was a kid. Well I guess I was 7

[@james-faulkner]

How many of these did I watch when I was 21? ZERO Never have.

[@drfenderfunk]

They were not harsh enough on Nothing But Trouble, one of the Bottom 3 worst movies I have ever seen.

[@Patrick19833]

I liked that movie. It really wasn't that bad. I thought it was very funny!

[@robertwiegman1]

Last Jedi is also one of the worst...definitely one of the worst sequels, worst like Grease 2, Robocop2, Batman Returns, Star Trek V.

[@sha11235]

I finally looked at it and thought it was dumb.

[@jeffn4836]

drfenderfunk I loved it.

[@movieman104]

no subaran commando on rogers list? his review of it made me think he just hated it.

[@thegrimyeaper]

The worst movies back then are infinitely better than the best Hollywood has to offer today.

[@robertwiegman1]

thegrimyeaper totally agree...all better than the last Jedi. That was such a Turkey

[@TyroneDaviesWELSHMAN]

This makes me miss The Critic.. IT SUCKS!

[@burresseffects]

It stinks.

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

@@burresseffects I know right? That's like saying Homer Simpson always says "Damn" or Kyle Brothlowski always says "oh no, they killed Kenny, you Jerks!"

[@lamarazmoe6438]

Nothing but trouble was hilarious

[@nelsonx5326]

That movie was crazy. My son was 8 years old then and we watched it a bunch of times and laughed our heads off.

[@biemboV23]

Hudson Hawk is a masterpiece compared to todays shit.

[@jonathanmitchell9886]

Not a great year for film in general. (Or for anything else.) The highlights of my 1991 were finally graduating from the hellish Alabama public school system and the fact that I could buy "Tales from the Crypt" reprints at any bookstore.

[@johnpark8188]

Amazing stuff man. Thank you!

[@Xsuprio]

Could that intro BE any more 90's!? Yeesh!

[@breedlove94]

Drop Dead Fred isn't that bad. Rik Mayell is incredibly charming, even if the execution of the conceit is inconsistent.

[@TannerBartko]

20:11 "Probably proves why you didn't like it." Hahaha

[@ZyxthePest]

Hahaha, Roger getting his last jab of the year in.

[@electricchurchmedia1187]

Thousands of hours of TV and Movies for me to stream on Hulu, Netflix, Disney Plus, Tubi, Amazon....and I’m watching At the Movies from 29 years ago. On a side note I love both Nothing but Trouble and Hudson Hawk.

[@hilariocontreras3254]

love you ebert

[@rickkarras9708]

They are harsh on some of the movies I grew up on . Don't tell Mom the babysitters dead . And drop dead Fred . I'm a 80s baby . And maybe you can enjoy and appreciate these movies better as a kid than an adult ?

[@jodavey]

Nothing But Trouble was the single biggest piece of shit ever made. Whoever green lit that I hope is out of the industry

[@gspendlove]

Highlander 2 is a great movie for people who like to see sparks flying everywhere. That's pretty much all I remember about it. Lots of sparks flying everywhere and not much else.

[@handsomebrick]

Michael Ironside is good in it.

[@Dim4323]

I saw the play Stepping out

[@donaldhavrejr9194]

I like Hudson Hawk

[@Nathan-gd7xq]

You're in the minority - even the writer and Richard E Grant admit it's a terrible film.

[@sha11235]

You're probably the only one. This still has not become a cult classic nor is Nothing But Trouble a midnight cult film like RHPS.

[@handsomebrick]

@@sha11235 Cult classics are just movies with a very loud fanbase.

[@josephgallagher3880]

That intro,though.

[@jesusflores2121]

Nothing But Trouble is a classic. Part of it being a classic is the grotesque images.

[@karaoconnoraliasraidra]

It's interesting how perceptions can change. I remember when people dumped on Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and used it as a punchline, but now you rarely hear about it. I guess it's a combination of much worse movies coming out and the movie coming to be regarded as something of a cult classic. People used to rag on it and now they just say, "Oh, yeah, that was a thing," or, "You know, I never did think it was such a bad movie."

[@sha11235]

When Bette tells Woody she hopes he fries in hell, I think a lot of people are thinking that now in 2019.

[@DylanMonroe]

Thanks!