Siskel & Ebert (1996): Space Jam, The Mirror Has 2 Faces, The English Patient & Breaking The Waves

All 4 movies - 👍👍
0:00 intro
0:51 Space Jam
5:26 The Mirror Has 2 Faces
8:43 The English Patient
12:38 Breaking The Waves
16:03 Video pick of the week:
T-Men (1947)
Raw Deal (1948)
17:22 The viewer's thumb
19:33 The reviews

[@shelwhitfield1905]

Siskel & Ebert were the BEST! May they both rest in Heaven!

[@buffordang6384]

Breaking the waves is one of the best and most devastating movies of all time. Emily Watson is simply memorable yet heartbreaking

[@gabbyb7347]

Wow, so many excelent movies. Breaking the Waves, The English Patient, The Mirror has two Faces.

[@pam0626]

The English Patient & Breaking the Waves. A double feature made in heaven.

[@BishopWalters12]

If Gene thought people got butthurt in 1996, if he was still around today, he would also want to go back to 1996 like the rest of us and never see 2023 again.

[@MovieLover1995]

Wow. I think this is one of their best episodes. They gave every movie they reviewed thumbs up. Especially Space Jam. I kept thinking they were gonna hate it.

[@topchief1]

You underestimate Siskel's love of the Chicago Bulls.

[@ottomattix86]

@@topchief1 exactly!

[@nicktaylor2657]

Elaine Bene hated this episode 😏

[@andysorensen1737]

@@topchief1Yep, Gene was a Bulls super fan. Even covered a couple of the title runs for one of the Chicago TV stations.

[@DavianSinner]

"Breaking the Waves" sounds like a movie about surfing.

[@uhdudewhy7980]

lol

[@paulienuti8031]

Great Siskel & Ebert loved Space Jam I love Space Jam

[@Jbaxter85]

So Do I

[@KevinLee-sb3ed]

I agree, Fargo was the best movie of 1996. Breaking the waves is the Best film of Lars Von in my opinion. I miss critics like Roger, nowadays we just have youtubers reviewing mainstream and marvel movies

[@jacobjones5269]

Idk, The English Patient is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen.. And it hits harder than other war movies without firing a shot.. Fargo, Breaking the Waves, and The Mirror Has Two Faces are all masterpieces too..

[@garyhunt8067]

Breaking The Waves made me weep

[@joshbusby47]

Wow, Thumbs Up across the board! What a good episode!

[@reneedennis2011]

I have seen Breaking the Waves once, and it was many years ago. However, I still thank about it from time to time. It's a weird, but good, film.

[@anonymousnobody326]

I like episodes where they enjoy movies most critics today hate, like Space Jam.

[@brianstjohn]

18:20 - Gene had NO idea what was coming regarding the desire for people to feel offended as their primary reaction. It's so much worse now than it was then.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Nah, people have always been dumb

[@BishopWalters12]

So true

[@dannewnam2701]

Two Thumbs Up on All 4 Movies of near Thanksgiving 1996.

[@michaelj.r457]

Space Jam was my childhood, and even as I've grown older, and it's appeal has dimmed (Especially because of the superior and underrated Looney Tunes: Back in Action), you never forget childhood joys. The Mirror Has Two Faces is Ok. It's now notable for being the movie that gave Lauren Bacall her only Oscar nomination (Really?) I haven't seen The English Patient, but what's scary is that Seinfeld has probably ruined it in the eyes of many. Thank you Jerry, Larry David, and Julia Louis Dreyfus for that LOL.

[@jacobjones5269]

3 straight up masterpieces, and a blockbuster.. Nice episode, guys..

[@Hellraiser0601]

All thumbs up for all movies equals one tame episode.

[@ganglabesh]

i need siskel and ebert socks

[@natalieps2387]

So many kids loved this movie. I figured siskel & ebert would love this as they live & work in chicago, & bill Murray also hails from chicago. I wish mj made more movies as ebert & siskel said. Plus a hit song came from this I believe I can fly. Maybe I was too young to appreciate the English patient but i fell asleep watching it. I felt it was too long & boring. Maybe i should check it out now that I'm an adult. Also wasnt this one of the many movies Harvey Weinstein bullied to win best picture. Same w/ Shakespeare in love & gweneth Paltrow winning best actress. She really only made a few movies & vanished into the 2000s

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Chuck Jones publicly dumped on Space Jam. Good for him.

[@Jbaxter85]

All 4 movies are great to see, I enjoy Space Jam because it's the best live-action animation picture & The soundtrack is very enthusiasm. 👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@DomoniqueStewart3936]

ALRIGHT, LOOK. I ACTUALLY HAVE "SPACE JAM" WITH MICHAEL JORDAN & BUGS BUNNY ON VHS, BY THE WAY.🙂👍✌️❤️🌞🎥📀📼🎬🎞️🇺🇲🍿🌎 I GAVE MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME 2 THUMBS WAY UP 4 ME.🙂👍👍 I LOVE THAT MOVIE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL!😁🙂👍👍✌️❤️🌞

[@pandaeyes42]

THE CINEMA HAS TWO EXITS!!!

[@ThePoreproductions]

Wonder what Gene and Roger would've thought about Space Jam: A New Legacy.

[@paulienuti8031]

They probably like it

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Two thumbs up?

[@BishopWalters12]

Thumbs way down

[@MilesBellas]

1996 !!!! " political correctness is becoming an issue like never before in movies" 😮

[@danielberg7644]

Roger Ebert is just trying to get free Bulls tickets.

[@uyeda]

There's going to be Space Jam 2 soon.

[@lyndonchastain3181]

Yeah and it will be a disgrace to this version

[@danorthsidemang3834]

Yeah mainly due to R-Tards like the founders of KZbin and the mighty hermie at 17:56

[@paulienuti8031]

@@lyndonchastain3181 dude we can’t judge it hasn’t yet has been released

[@LukeLovesRose]

The English Patient is more complex than Lawrence of Arabia?? What the heck was Siskel putting on his popcorn? I guess he never liked Lawrence of Arabia.

[@abhiezibran9654]

And guess what? Mr. Mark Kermode called "Breaking the waves" Von trier's weakest effort in his uncut: best performance in a bad film video.

[@emillion4470]

TMHTF is the movie that finally ruined Streisand for me as a film artist. I realized she's an egotistical fraud - always gravitating towards the ugly duckling role. If only everyone realized she's a beautiful swan all along only then we can get a fully evolved film presence.

[@reneedennis2011]

I thought that The English Patient was a good movie, but I don't see what the big deal was about.

[@65g4]

I think it was a beautifully made film you can see that gene and roger loved it so did i however i would have given Fargo best picture that year. To me that film endures more and we still talk about it today.

[@5andup]

1. The Mirror Has Two Faces - An innocuous and contradicting film about one's search for ideal love, with Barbra Streisand's self-conscious performance in the lead. S&E are agreeable on their praise for Oscar nominee Lauren Bacall (as Streisand's mother). 👎 2. The English Patient - Reminiscent of character-driven and time-spanning epic dramas of old Hollywood (Doctor Zhivago; Lawrence of Arabia; Out of Africa), this emotionally-driven Michael Ondaatje adaptation (a winner of nine Oscars including Best Picture) boasts an engaging performance by Oscar Best Supporting Actress winner Juliette Binoche as well as luscious photography by John Seale (who also won an Oscar for his efforts). 👍👍 3. Breaking The Waves - A towering central performance by Emily Watson (a role that was offered to, and declined by, Helena Bonham Carter) enlivens this astounding character study about the thin line between love and desire. One of 1996's 10 best films. 👍👍👍 4. Space Jam - Thinly-plotted movie with Michael Jordan trying his best to act believable. 👎

[@danorthsidemang3834]

Gene and Roger clearly biased for Jordan and Space Jabroni

[@lyndonchastain3181]

Lol please. LeBron is loved by every media member besides Skip Bayless

[@65g4]

Of course they were they were both from Chicago

[@danorthsidemang3834]

@@65g4 They both lived and worked in the Second City, but only Gene was born there. Roger's from Urbana.

[@65g4]

@@danorthsidemang3834 i was born in new zealand but i was a hardcore bulls fan in the 90s

[@coca-colatrackhousewarrior9925]

Roger also like Benji: The Hunted (1987)

[@prophetvsprofit]

I will never get why anyone liked The English Patient

[@langdonalger9219]

Are you Elaine Benes by any chance?

[@BishopWalters12]

It's a good movie, maybe it was overhyped at the time and it's not a classic or anything but a 7 or 8/10.

[@mikeluit3027]

Ugh, Space Jam. I wasn't particularly fond of it. It's a kids movie really, and at that I guess it works, but not my cup of tea sort of speak.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Little did they know. A truly timeless romantic epic was right around the corner. Titanic would eventually take the world by storm and the silly English Patient would disappear into obscurity

[@thomasbabilon9146]

My reviews: out of 5 1 " Space Jam " 2.5 out of 5 👎 2 " The Mirror Has Two Faces " 2.5 out of 5 👎 3 " The English Patient " 3 out of 5 👍

[@paulienuti8031]

Dude why do Hate Space Jam You Probably seen Nostalgia Critic’s Review

[@rckblzr]

And Breaking the Waves?

[@rckblzr]

@@paulienuti8031 My problem with Space Jam is the same one Chuck Jones had: Bugs Bunny should have never called on anyone for help with a basketball game. I mean, he single-handedly won a baseball game in "Baseball Bugs".

[@Jbaxter85]

What's wrong with these movies? Both are good.