Siskel and Ebert: Ri¢hie Ri¢h, Ready To Wear, Mixed Nuts, The Jungle Book

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

I’be become addicted to these old episodes right now. It’s just so comfy.

[@ForbinColossus]

And still is one year later!

[@redandbluebulldog]

“Gene, I think to some degree you have to realize that these are movies.” “Oh, I had no idea these are movies!” “I’m glad to help you out.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That’s why this show worked all these fantastic years!! I wish this episode was in better condition, but thank you for posting!!

[@DeformedConscience]

I like that Siskel is a tightass. He's just being honest. And I agree with his opinions a majority of the time. Plus, it just gave Ebert an easy in to give him a quick jab everytime he was being too stiff. This was great television.

[@Thor-Orion]

They were both fantastic. Siskel was a total curmudgeon.

[@gchsbus]

"Its bad. Its bad. Woo is it bad. Its really really bad". Hahahaha!!

[@sha11235]

The previous film she did wasn't that great either.

[@uyeda]

Meg Ryan was also in When a Man Loves a Woman the same year she did I.Q.

[@reneedennis2011]

I haven't seen IQ, but I think When A Man Loves A Woman is a good movie.

[@blackmumba111]

Taking the time and care to put in the cents symbol for Richie Rich? Nice!

[@coastercreationman]

“It isn’t sleepless, it’s not in Seattle, and it’s not any good.”

[@sha11235]

Know who else is in this? Adam Sandler.

[@sha11235]

And that earlier film sucked shit too.

[@widowrumstrypze9705]

Between that and, "Singles", I wanted to move away, lol.

[@ArthurCSchaperMR]

I liked "Mixed Nuts."

[@reneedennis2011]

Paul Newman won an Oscar for The Color of Money, right?

[@johnclossick7034]

I don't know how to put this, but...RIGHT!

[@reneedennis2011]

@Mango Roxx Wasn't this the case with Henry Fonda and On Golden Pond?

[@johnclossick7034]

@@reneedennis2011 It also happened to Bette Davis in 1936. Her Oscar for "Dangerous" was a conpensation honor for not being considered for her breakout in "Of Human Bondage" in the previous year.

[@skinnypuppy95]

Yes, Siskel misspoke likely because The Verdict was the better performance. But Newman wasn't going to beat Kingsley for Gandhi that year.

[@sha11235]

Yeah, a year after he got an Honorary one.

[@thelostone6981]

Wait. The guy who’s occasionally on RLM was in movies?!? Wow. I had no idea.

[@Thor-Orion]

Who?

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Gene accuses Roger of being soft this week (as he often did around Christmastime), but I think it's actually Siskel who is a bit too harsh this time. "Richie RIch" and "The Jungle Book" are decent, above-average family films that hit all of their intended marks.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I wouldn't call Richie Rich above average. Pretty standard kids movie.

[@TheLiveMusicGroup]

hit the tracking on that vcr

[@MegaRayland]

“(Laroquette) played the villain in a light level...” It was a family movie, not a noir crime drama. The tone was right.

[@Harkness78]

I generally agree with Siskel here, got to be more critical. Of the films Roger recommended few are worth watching today. Jungle Book is decent as a grittier kids adventure film that lands it's moderate ambitions, so I would give that a thumbs up.

[@Thor-Orion]

The Newman flick is worth watching at least once, as well.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Damn, they really went after each other that week.

[@sha11235]

I don't know why they didn't do their Holiday Video Gift Guide as well as this.

[@mrjeff3000]

“Ready To Wear” really sucked. It even ended with a bunch of naked supermodels, and 20-something me actually said, meh. How do you do this, Altman?

[@babybird871]

it was a mess for a great director...dog-poo is never funny..never...never (liked the song though)

[@TheLiveMusicGroup]

pretty to look at though

[@ArthurCSchaperMR]

I liked "Mixed Nuts." I remember watching this movie when I was in high school, and I thought it was hilarious then!

[@MinaF99]

Me too. It’s not bad, has a couple of very funny gags and a lot of great talent. I don’t know why everyone felt it was that bad

[@hobbes4583]

Newman didn't win for the verdict, he won for the color of money. ( He should've also won for the verdict)

[@dudemanjack98]

Gene also accused Roger of being easy 7 years earlier in December 87 for liking Overboard and Batteries Not Included maybe Rog was in the Xmas spirit.

[@arthurr739]

I love how Mixed Nuts is so bad that Ebert stops doing his job until they move on

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

The quicksand scene... oh dear

[@mjanderson4]

I think Gene comes up with reasons to dislike a movie out of thin air whereas Roger is usually more rational about his dislike of something. Gene gave a thumbs down for Taxi Driver in 1976 due to the violence.

[@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729]

and "Aliens" cause the little girl got chased by the Aliens. inept reason..(which missed the point of the Ripley finding out her daughter died in the beginning)

[@CPSlayer]

Did Siskel like any film?

[@bordem4090]

not here, prob cause every film here sucks ass

[@sha11235]

The week before he liked most of the films.

[@TobeyStarburst]

Never saw any of these movies lol

[@dnasty312]

13:39 *The Color of Money,* Gene

[@Angyali]

Richie Rich was somewhere between good and bad.

[@paulschmelzer5409]

i always liked mixed nuts

[@jadezee6316]

here you see what made these guys great viewing.....it is their DISAGREEMENTS.......if they agreed on everything why would we watch....in other words they are telling us that in movies as in life their are always opposing points of view...and a thinking man is interested in all....of them.

[@pmtoner9852]

IQ was awful

[@davidhumphrey2593]

I remember noting both Ritchie Rich and The Jungle Book as PIECES OF SH**!!!

[@alistairarchibald1312]

i don't care who ya are that scene in IQ with "cubed over pie" is funny... although Robbins is a little bit of a creep in this compared to his other movies where he's much more likeable in romance situations

[@sha11235]

With Mixed Nuts, in the final clip you can see Rob Reiner, who directed North, the worst film of that year. This is the second worst. Not a good year for his ass.

[@bijibadness]

so Richie has his own McDonald's™? fully-staffed? fully furbished and maintained on the off chance that he feels like McDonald's™? sigh. sighhhhh.

[@sha11235]

Wonder how he'd feel about it today with Super Size Me?

[@babybird871]

I think a taco bell would be kind of cool....or a Wendy`s (a frostie a day)

[@mikepastor.k6233]

It's actually been done. A couple of rappers had full franchise restaurants in their homes. I think one was Eminem had a Taco Bell and another a McDonald's. It can be done but you have to get a license and there is things like OSHA and health departments and employment dept. you have to deal with. A lot more trouble than it's worth to eat lunch with your pals every now and then.

[@widowrumstrypze9705]

tbf, EVERY little kid would be stoked at the mere notion, lol!

[@ScootyPuffSr7]

Well the grounds of the home seems to employ a lot of people. The laboratory downstairs for example.

[@captainunload]

When Roger Ebert recommended movies like Richie Rich, it makes me think he and Siskel were occasionally on the take.

[@DannyCosmos]

i loved richie rich. its bad but its not that bad. its charming.

[@captainunload]

@@DannyCosmos Makes me think you're on the take, too.

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Richie Rich was a favorite as a kid. Doesn’t matter if the material is sitcom-y. It matters how well it fits its tone. Siskel is too uptight and had lost touch in what it means to be a kid.

[@kali3665]

Hated Richie Rich: the character AND the movie. Every cartoon was the same: Kids: "Oh, we've lost our [fill in the blank]!" Richie: "Well, here you go! A [fill in the blank] made of gold/silver/diamond!" Today, he'd lose "friends" faster than Casper does. But rich boys don't need friends. He has clients. 🙄

[@sha11235]

I liked the comic book when I was a kid. There were some funny stories there that I laughed at.

[@sha11235]

This was also the last film Culkin did for awhile, thank God. I was never a big fan of his.

[@themcadamsminute8494]

God Siskel is always so pissy and negative.

[@notyou8716]

That's what made them such a great pair.

[@sha11235]

I don't think so. He liked films. Just a lot of them were crap, and he was usually right.

[@babybird871]

he did dislike a lot of great movies...a bit uptight

[@lenblack1462]

No, they just had different taste, these two made movie criticism entertaining.

[@babybird871]

I think sometimes Siskel disliked famous movies as kind of an ego thing..but they were very entertaining

[@sugreev2001]

Ebert was always an oddity

[@DeformedConscience]

Blank Check was everything Richie Rich wished it could've been. But both sucked..