Siskel & Ebert (1994) - The Client, Lassie, It Could Happen to You, North, Barcelona

[@VoyageOne1]

"Its JUNK!!! First. Class. JUNK!!"

[@Nickfan001]

Ah, The infamous North episode. “I HATED THIS MOVIE! HATED HATED HATED HATED THIS MOVIE! HATED EVERY STUPID AUDIENCE INSULTING MOMENT OF IT!”. That line always makes me laugh.

[@jbvader721]

He was too f**ing nice!

[@danielstack4158]

Haha, Ebert named one of his books "I hated, hated, hated this movie!"

[@nicktaylor2657]

I had that book by Roger Ebert I Hated this Film His review of North is so great That and I Spit On Your Grave

[@JontyMaster]

I squealed in delight when My Neighbor Totoro was one of Roger's video picks of the week. I've never watched that movie, but I've always wanted to.

[@michaellupu2080]

You should watch it, it's lovely! I'm not the biggest Miazaki fan, but I've seen many of his movies and Totoro is his most delightful in my eyes.

[@dootuss83]

The infamous North episode. One of my personal favorite episodes.

[@KaristaSwiss]

The NORTH episode!!!@! Celebrate 🍾 🥂 🎉 🍾 🥂

[@reneedennis2011]

I like The Client, It Could Happen to You, and Barcelona.

[@ganglabesh]

THE CLIENT is absolutely stellar

[@branagain]

So should I see North? I was a little unsure of their opinion from this review.

[@garrygriffy1866]

they should have taped an hour long special where they just roast north

[@jessecoffey4737]

If I ever see Jim Ferguson (a well-known television personality here in Tucson) in person and he wants to talk to me, I'll make a point of asking him how _North,_ a film he described as "a feel-good summer comedy" became far more famous for being "hated hated hated hated hated hated" by Siskel and Ebert.

[@kali3665]

Yeah, but Gene, you didn't write a book called "I HATED HATED HATED *HATED* THIS MOVIE!" So, I think Roger wins this round: He hated North worse than you did.

[@stevegeorge6880]

A truly classic collection of reviews. It also includes his review of Mad Dog time in which he said it was the first movie that didn't improve on a blank screen viewed for the same amount of time.

[@middleagenerd]

Richard Farnsworth always elevated the material with his homespun asides and charms.. .I love dogs so....

[@Jbaxter85]

I really like It Could Happen To U, terrific fresh love story 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@keldonmcfarland2969]

I remember seeing the trailer for "North" (@10:55 here's the time stamp, I know that's why you're here) as a kid and wanting to see it. Then it sort of disappeared. I forgot about it until years later I saw Ebert's rant about the film and suddenly wish I had seen it.

[@spencerhensley5495]

I honestly don’t think it’s all as bad as it’s made out to be. It has a couple of very insulting scenes the Hawaii and Alaska scenes are in very bad taste and Matthew McCurley as Winchell is annoying as crap. But otherwise it’s really just more of a disappointment than it is flat out terrible. It’s watchable but sad that Rob Reiner and the cast ever saw good material in it and Reiner went from an A+ to D- director after it with the exceptions of The American President and The Bucket List which was really mediocre but it was a huge hit at the box office his first in years.

[@Locadel2003]

It Could happen to You was really great, Nicolas Cage at his most charming and funny

[@RichardMcDowell-m8c]

Jeffrey Lyons liked North.

[@jamesmitchell8922]

The bastard, Lyons is a bad film critic and the same to his son.

[@kdohertygizbur]

I still will never understand how she was nominated for an Oscar And if you close your eyes when Jones is speaking, you'd swear you were watching Lincoln

[@bigbrytunney8753]

kind of surpised they didn't enjoy "The Client", i thought everyone was great in it

[@mastermonarch]

I liked North

[@Xayjohns]

I didn't but I think it's better than Clifford

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Two WALLOPING Thumbs Down for North the distasteful story of a litte boy who goes shopping for new parents. Gene and I had a little contest to see which one of us hated this movie the most.

[@patrickriley674]

“It was a tie” 😂

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

I watched North when it came out, so I had to be about 10….:it was terrible! Lol if I hated a movie at 10 you know it’s 🗑

[@drnastyful]

lmao comma tose?

[@jamesmitchell8922]

North is horrible considering the dialogue is so sinful to listen to.

[@patrickc3419]

Other than Moonstruck, I have never liked a film with Nicholas Cage, who I think is honestly, is a horrendous actor. He sounds like someone trying to do a horrible Elvis impression. I’ve heard Red Rock West is good; I’ve just never seen it. The Client had good acting, but I remember not liking it. Actually recall it was boring. I agree with the masses with North; it was beyond awful.

[@keldonmcfarland2969]

Check out "Raising Arizona."

[@patrickc3419]

@@keldonmcfarland2969 Oh yeah, you got me ; I didn’t think of that, but Raising Arizona was funny!

[@coca-colatrackhousewarrior9925]

@@patrickc3419 Leaving Las Vegas

[@apartmentgroup9671]

It Could Happen to You is an awful, boring move, too, in my opinion. Was surprised that they BOTH liked it.

[@kentcrosier2404]

Anyone who doesn't like Nicolas Cage to me has zero credibility..

[@freemangriffin4953]

Gene Siskel was a terrible film reviewer! I have been watching various episodes and he is consistently wrong. The Client is a wonderful movie.

[@apartmentgroup9671]

There is no "right" or "wrong" in these cases -- it's subjective.

[@danwroy]

These uploaded episodes have helped me appreciate his criticism, he had a knack for it.