Siskel & Ebert - Best of 1993

Siskel's list:
1. Schindler's List
2. Short Cuts
3. The Piano
4. Farewell My Concubine
5. Menace II Society
6. The Fugitive
7. The Age of Innocence
8. The Joy Luck Club
9. King of the Hill
10. Map of the Human Heart
Ebert's list:
1. Schindler's List
2. The Age of Innocence
3. The Piano
4. The Fugitive
5. The Joy Luck Club
6. Kalifornia
7. Like Water For Chocolate
8. Menace II Society
9. What's Love Got to Do With It
10. Ruby in Paradise

[@DS8379]

Those years 93, 94, 95 were monumental for cinema!

[@theoddfather8782]

Couldn't agree more!

[@zetetick395]

The whole epoch 1970 - 1995 is without equal.

[@therealquinnzack1819]

@@zetetick395agreed😎

[@zyxw2000]

"The Joy Luck Club" brings me to tears every time I watch it. I think of my mother's life, all the things she missed by being forced by circumstances to make bad decisions.

[@sebastianknowlton8238]

I love these videos. I used to watch Siskel and Ebert with my Grandmother when I was growing up. It was on at 6:30 on Sunday evenings in Southern California. Thank you for such great memories.

[@tmrezzek5728]

Never have seen these guys so excited and enthusiastic. Great stuff!

[@jacobdehaan4114]

I love The Fugitive! My favorite Harrison Ford movie!

[@camj3557]

DAVE was the most underrated movie that year, just really underrated in general. Great movie!!

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Dave, A Groundhog Day, Hot Shots part deux... ^^ 93 was a great year for comedy. And the other genres.

[@Dtalian]

Oh, how I miss S & E! I SO respect their critiques of films and LOVE listening to their commentary! Thank God some people taped episodes of their show, kept them in watchable condidtion, and posted them!

[@COSMICIGUANA]

'Remains of the Day' and 'In The Name of the Father' are criminal omissions as both are easily in my top 10 from '93. But art is subjective after all and their lists are each terrific for the most part.

[@erics7992]

I don't have any memory of most of these movies.

[@angelmanfredy]

I miss these guys. RIP my friends.

[@waynej2608]

Me too. The balcony is permanently closed.😢

[@Iggystar71]

I’d forgotten Ruby in Paradise, such a quiet gem of a movie.

[@GlennDavey]

4:10 this movie did so well despite being entirely shot out of focus. A triumph !

[@ArthurCSchaperMR]

The Joy Luck Club was excellent. I liked that the film added a father's story, too.

[@noisepuppet]

A very important movie, too, for launching several great careers.

[@affectivity1]

The Joy Luck Club is my Mother’s Day go-to film.

[@cherylhughes8212]

"Farewell My Concubine" is an absolute work of art!

[@robertriteman3227]

Truly a great film and the amazing thing is that I have at least 5 films from China and Hong Kong thar are even higher on my list of all time great films.

[@cherylhughes8212]

@@robertriteman3227 Red Sorghum? Raise the Red Lantern? Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker?

[@robertriteman3227]

Been there done that. Best filmmaker is Wong Kar Wai . Best film is his In The Mood for Love . Best actors - Leslie Cheuing, Tony Leung. Gong Li, Maggie Cheung. @@cherylhughes8212

[@cherylhughes8212]

@@robertriteman3227 Love! Love! Love, Gong Li !!!

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Meance II Society clips have been blurred to skirt the copyright restrictions. I didn't want to cut them because Gene talks throughout.

[@prophetvsprofit]

Thanks for putting in the extra work

[@reneperez7903]

Smh

[@MrJboogie04]

It was great seeing two amazingly classy movie reviewers give props to a movie and the young directors the Hughes Brothers. They were in my television production class and would play their early films in class. I wonder what they thought of Dead Presidents which was quite an interesting twist on the Vietnam war era type storyline and also heist film. They also made some interesting films later on like From Hell and also The Book of Eli plus other projects. I remember seeing their picture in a thai magazine for Book of Eli which was quite a trip. On a different note its great seeing these old clips of Siskel and Ebert but sad that they're gone as it would be interesting to see what they thought of the movies of today (or maybe how worse the stream Hollywood movies got later on in the future)

[@reneperez7903]

@@MrJboogie04 they gave dead presidents thumbs down which I liked the film although not as great as menace 2 society

[@somegamer7958]

Menace II Society is an incredible film

[@stooch66]

Age of Innocence is beyond all of them by quite a bit. A true work of art.

[@sebastianbjork1974]

Yes. Remains of the day and In the name of the father are missing.

[@Iggystar71]

Oh, how I love that movie!!!

[@ead630]

I wouldn't say it's beyond Schindler's List at all, much less by quite a bit. But yes, it is a great movie, even a masterpiece. One of the first movies where I was truly in awe of the visual directing and thematic symbolism.

[@affectivity1]

I love that movie!

[@JayRiemenschneider]

Dazed and Confused In the Name of the Father Philadelphia Rudy True Romance Can’t believe they left off Remains of the Day. Great great movie and right up the alley of ‘cinephile’ types

[@avanishdutta2658]

Wasn't schindler's list released that year?

[@MattieCooper10000]

I'm going to rent all these movies, again!!

[@jessecoffey4737]

Gene viewed 1993 as quite possibly his favorite post-1970s year for movies, particularly American ones. Runners-up on Gene's list for 1993 were "The Remains of the Day", "In The Name of the Father", "What's Love Got to Do With It" (which was on Roger's top ten, as aforementioned), "Household Saints", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", "Shadowlands", "The Story of Qiu Xu" and "Untamed Heart". His other favorites for 1993 were "Boxing Helena", "The Music of Chance" and "Kalifornia". (SOURCE: Chicago Tribune, December 19, 1993)

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

He was probably right!

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

@@j-555 They each gave it only a marginal recommendation. They viewed it as a shallow thrill ride without any compelling characters to care about, comparing it negatively to "Jaws" where the special effects were at the service of the story rather than vice versa.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Gene had some great stuff on that list. "The Remains of the Day" is masterful and both "Household Saints" and "The Story of Qui Xue" were quite moving.

[@distinguishedflyer]

He later called 1998 "a magnificent year for movies, the best of the decade, perhaps the best of two decades."

[@jjmanzano9]

If he only knew. Once year later 1994 gave us arguably the best year in film

[@joeblough261]

Map of the Human Heart...a masterpiece

[@JRRLewis]

1. The Remains of the Day (criminal it wasn’t on either of their lists) 2. Schindler’s List 3. Shadowlands 4. The Age of Innocence 5. The Piano 6. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? 7. A Perfect World 8. What’s Love Got to Do with It 9. Jurassic Park 10. In the Line of Fire (or maybe Philadelphia)

[@jackiescanlon]

Could not agree more with Remains of the Day. Number one on my list too.

[@ssssssstssssssss]

Yeah. The writing and portrayal of the Mr Stevens was one of the best character studies I’ve seen in film. It also dealt with deep themes of changing times, duty, responsibility, honor, desire and regret in a really nuanced manner all while being mostly set in one location.

[@EddieHenderson92]

The Remains wouldn't be my favorite but top 10 for sure.

[@noisepuppet]

Thanks for your list! I don't know if Line of Fire belongs there on its artistic merits, but if I'm just going on my enjoyment of it, it's on my list too. Loved Malkovich as this sort of wacko pulp villain.

[@oppothumbs1]

Most of these were pretty good but on top of these I would add or move higher "The Fugitive" and "A Bronx Tale" and Addams Family Values" and "Gilbert Grape". Shadowland's so-called great acting couldn't hide a poor script. I didn't care about the people in Shadowlands.

[@Jbaxter85]

My list of 1993 Schindler's List What's Love Got To Do With It Short Cuts King of the Hill The Age of Innocence And The Band Played On Ruby in Paradise Menace II Society Fearless Poetic Justice The Fugitive Tombstone Free Willy The Secret Garden The Wedding Banquet Farewell My Concubine Manhattan Murder Mystery The Piano Orlando Carlito's Way Jurassic Park Strictly Ballroom Groundhogs Day A Perfect World Untamed Heart A Dangerous Woman Philadelphia

[@filmgirlLisa]

Good list!

[@Jbaxter85]

@@filmgirlLisa Thanks

[@waynej2608]

Tombstone. 👍

[@Jbaxter85]

​@@waynej2608 Forgot about that. Thanks

[@waynej2608]

@@Jbaxter85 Sure thing. I see that you added it. And good call on including Manhattan Murder Mystery. 👍

[@terrygracy8345]

Kalifornia made Eberts list?!? Wow. That’s a surprise

[@gspendlove]

"You were making out during Schindler's List!?"

[@Jamal3.87]

My Beat of 1993 list 10. What’s Love Got to do with It? (Brian Gibson) 9. The Fugitive (Andrew Davis) 8. Menace II Society (Allen and Albert Hughes) 7. The Secret Garden (Agnieszka Holland) 6. Short Cuts (Robert Altman) 5. A Perfect World (Clint Eastwood) 4. The Age of Innocence (Martin Scorsese) 3. The Joy Luck Club (Wayne Wang) 2. The Piano (Jane Campion) 1. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg) Runners up: 15. In the Line of Fire (Wolfgang Petersen) 14. Fearless (Peter Weir) 13. Dave (Ivan Reitman) 12. The Remains of the Day (James Ivory) 11. Searching for Bobby Fischer (Steve Zaillian)

[@Fiveash-Art]

Schindler's List is such overhyped drudgery .. fantasy movies are only good when they're not trying to fool the audience into believing it's real history. When it comes to Spielberg's contrived wartime dramas, he hits the nail on the head with Saving Private Ryan. At least that movie was fun to watch. I'm so tired of being beat over the head with stories about the "6 million" being forced into gas showers and ovens. zzzzzzzzz BORING

[@cherylhulting1301]

@@Fiveash-Art No one really cares if you think the Holicaust is boring. It's still a significant world event and Spielberg marshaled his strongest skills as a filmmaker to create a restrained yet emotionally taut film of lasting impact.

[@Fiveash-Art]

@@cherylhulting1301 It's significant only in the way it was exaggerated to change so much of the social/political structure of the world. It would be more interesting if there was more truth told about the event ... Spielberg just like all of these Hollywood productions are basically just selling propaganda to keep people reminded of certain political and corporate factions we're not allowed to criticize. No, it's not about 'race' either... It's about religious and political ideologies. ......."No one really cares if you think the *Holocaust* (spelling)😂 is boring." ... You must, since you decided to be offended and reply to my comment.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@cherylhulting1301 Thank you.

[@GlennDavey]

When people call you cynical for agreeing there a no more good movies, just point to this and say "hey kid, 1993 was so good it was considered a peak, everything has been downhill since 9/11. here's your present, happy birthday son. it's the Pacific Rim 7 Bluray you asked for or whatever..."

[@waynej2608]

Ouch!

[@GlennDavey]

@@waynej2608 lol “bluray” even I can admit I sound old with this comment. And it was only a year ago..

[@robertspencer3694]

Groundhog Day!

[@doggfacejr]

My Top 10 1. Groundhog Day 2. Menace II Society 3. Schindler's List 4. Dave 5. True Romance 6. Short Cuts 7. Cool Runnings 8. The Joy Luck Club 9. El Miriachi 10. What's Love Got To Do With It Honorable Mentions: A Bronx Tale, Carlitos Way, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Falling Down, The Fugitive, Jurassic Park, Untamed Heart, What's Eating Gilbert Grape

[@zetetick395]

I love watching these old shows, especially for the odd movie that just flew by me at the time! (like The Joy Luck Club for example - Which I'll be seeking out now)

[@robertriteman3227]

I remember this episode from when it was run because it led to me to watch Map of the Human Heart which was such a heartbreaking film . Some little gems like Ruby in Paradise and King of the Hill. Some would make the Top Ten in most years ( Farewell My Concubine, Like Water for Chocolate, Schinders List, The Age of Innocence ) and others that are fine but not Top Ten worthy ( The Fugitive, Menace 11, The Joy Luck Club ) , some that have always been overrated ( The Piano,) . Short Cuts was very good . Based on the posts below I do appreciate why people feel The Remains of the Day . True Romance , Naked etc should be on it and while I have not really figured where I would place them I do think that that they were better than The Fugitive, The Joy Luck Club, Menace 11) .

[@jessestoler2828]

1. Schindler's List 2. Groundhog Day 3. Short Cuts 4. The Piano 5. Dazed and Confused 6. Jurassic Park 7. The Age of Innocence 8. The Remains of the Day 9. Naked 10. A Bronx Tale

[@waynej2608]

Were Groundhog Day, Dazed and Confused and A Bronx Tale released in '93? If so, I'm surprised that at least one of those didn't make the grade. I'm a huge fan of all three! Excellent films. 👍

[@gmh471]

Surprised they both missed In The Line of Fire. Every bit as good as The Fugitive, perhaps even better.

[@BonoTheManShow]

80s 90s the best time in my life

[@jarnold3415]

HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF “AGE OF INNOCENCE”

[@branagain]

Best films of 1993: 1. In the Name of the Father 2. Dazed and Confused 3. In the Line of Fire 4. Shadowlands 5. Remains of the Day 6. The Fugitive 7. A Perfect World 8. Farewell My Concubine 9. Jurassic Park 10. Groundhog Day

[@kevinlang9792]

1. The Remains of the Day 2. The Age of Innocence 3. Dazed and Confused 4. Falling Down 5. Carlito's Way 6. Red Rock West 7. In The Name of the Father 8. A Perfect World 9. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 10.Fear of a Black Hat

[@williamdillard5060]

Kalifonia was amazing. It's hard to believe that is Brad Pitt. Juliette Lewis was magnificent. THE most underrated movie of 93.

[@loveanimals6981]

Loved it. I've always sung its praises to people.

[@tigga1231]

Shave that dog and teach it to hunt!

[@justme-ti1rh]

Because it sucked.

[@gmh471]

It's Pitt's finest performance and I think he is a good actor. Liked this much better than Natural Born Killers, which got all the press at the time.

[@waynej2608]

​@gmh471 I liked them both. But yes, if forced to choose, I'd go with Kalifornia. David Duchovny was really good too.

[@majordude]

These two guys were must-see TV. Yet, they were so out of touch with the public and actual art.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

At what point in history has "the public" ever generally known much about art or appreciated it? Never on this planet. Besides, it isn't a critic's job to gauge popular opinion.

[@ezequielgomez7083]

My Favorite and Best Flim of the year 1993 on my opinion 1.The Nutcracker 2. Jurassic Park 3. Hocus Pocus 4. Schindler's List 5. Wayne's World 2

[@kellymiller1891]

My Top Ten Movies of 1993 (and the movie companies) is, 10. Leprechaun. (Trimark Pictures). 9. Alive. (Touchstone Pictures/Paramount Pictures/The Kennedy/Marshall Company). 8. Matinee. (Universal Pictures). 7. Homeward Bound the incredible journey. (Walt Disney Pictures). 6. Army of Darkness. (Universal Pictures). 5. Best of the Best 2. (20th Century Fox). 4. A Far Off Place. (Walt Disney Pictures/Amblin Entertainment). 3. Fire in the Sky. (Paramount Pictures). 2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3. (New Line Cinema/20th Century Fox). 1. The Adventures of Huck Finn. (Walt Disney Pictures). Here's my Honorable Mentions. 1. Cop and a half. (Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment). 2. Jack the Bear. (20th Century Fox). 3. The Sandlot. (20th Century Fox). 4. Sidekicks. (Triumph Films). 5. Benny & Joon. (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyers). 6. Dave. (Warner Bros Pictures). 7. My Neighbor Totoro. (Studio Ghibli/20th Century Fox). 8. Cliffhanger. (TriStar Pictures/Carolco Pictures). 9. Happily Ever After. (Filmation Associates). Animated Movie. 10. Super Mario Bros. (Hollywood Pictures/Lightmotive/Allied Filmakers). R.I.P Bob Hoskins - 2014 and Dennis Hopper - 2010. 11. Jurassic Park. (Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment). 12. Last Action Hero. (Columbia Pictures). 13. Once Upon a Forest. (20th Century Fox). Animated Movie. 14. Dennis the Menace. (Warner Bros Pictures/Hughes Entertainment). 15. House of Cards. (Miramax Films). 16. Sleepless in Seattle. (TriStar Pictures). 17. Son-In-Law. (Hollywood Pictures). 18. Rookie of the Year. (20th Century Fox). 19. Free Willy. (Warner Bros Pictures). 20. Hocus Pocus. (Walt Disney Pictures). 21. Coneheads. (Paramount Pictures). 22. Robin Hood Men In Tights. (20th Century Fox/Columbia Pictures). 23. Tom and Jerry the Movie. (Miramax Films/Live Entertainment). 24. My Boyfriend's Back. (Touchstone Pictures). 25. Searching for Bobby Fischer. (Paramount Pictures). 26. The Secret Garden. (Warner Bros Pictures). 27. Surf Ninjas. (New Line Cinema). 28. Father Hood. (Hollywood Pictures). Halle Berry a National Treasure, Living Legend, the roles that she's been in is so Memorable and unforgettable, also it's such a shame that another living legend, a national treasure is still gone, R.I.P Patrick Swayze - 2009. 29. The Joy Luck Club. (Hollywood Pictures). 30. Airborne. (Warner Bros Pictures/Icon Productions). 31. Into The West. (Miramax Films). 32. Cool Runnings. (Walt Disney Pictures). 33. Demolition Man. (Warner Bros Pictures/Silver Pictures). 34. Gettysburg. (New Line Cinema). 35. Mr. Nanny. (New Line Cinema). R.I.P Sherman Hemsley - 2012. 36. The Beverly Hillbillies. (20th Century Fox). 37. Rudy. (TriStar Pictures). 38. The Nightmare Before Christmas. (Walt Disney Pictures/Touchstone Pictures). 39. Look Who's Talking Now. (TriStar Pictures). 40. Robocop 3. (Orion Pictures) R.I.P Rip Torn - 2019. 41. The Remains of the Day. (Columbia Pictures). 42. The Three Musketeers. (Walt Disney Pictures/Caravan Pictures). 43. Addams Family Values. (Paramount Pictures). 44. Josh and Sam. (Columbia Pictures/Castle Rock Entertainment). 45. We're back a Dinosaur's Story. (Universal Pictures/Amblimation). 46. Sister Act 2 Back in the Habit. (Touchstone Pictures). 47. Wayne's World 2. (Paramount Pictures). 48. Schindler's List. (Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment). Liam Neeson a National Treasure, the roles that he's been in is Memorable and Unforgettable. 49. Beethoven's 2nd. (Universal Pictures/Northern Lights Entertainment). 50. Batman Mask of the Phantasm. (Warner Bros Pictures/Warner Bros Animation). Animated Movie. 51. Grumpy Old Men. (Warner Bros Pictures). 52. Tombstone. (Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures).

[@Realistic316]

in my opinion, The Fugitive is right up there close to Schindler’s List

[@rg1809]

Schindler's List is a great movie, my favorite of that year, but I've watched the Fugitive many more times.

[@Realistic316]

@@rg1809 yea i used to watch the Fugitive on TV all the time as a kid

[@oppothumbs1]

@@rg1809 Right, I can't imagine watching Schindler's list as repeatedly as the suspenseful and more interesting "The Fugitive".

[@SnowMiser2025]

History has shown us that Dazed and Confused was the best movie of 1993.

[@ryancalhoun2910]

Hell no

[@BudSchnelker]

These guys wouldn't confer any honors on it because it was telling a story about middle-class white Americans in a way that didn't paint them as abnormal scum. Their top movies from this year alternated between artsy-fartsy tripe and quasi-religious paeans to the trials faced by minorities.

[@waynej2608]

It certainly rates as way up there. Wonderful film. Great soundtrack and funny af!

[@ChubbyChecker182]

No Jurassic Park, ??? Thats crazy, thought at least a mention during Schlindlers List, what an amazing year from Spielberg

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Only a marginal recommendation from each of them. They saw it as a theme-park picture with a sufficient number of shock thrills, but nothing deep, and that it paled in comparison to the suspenseful sophistication of Jaws. "You come for scary dinosaurs, you get your scary dinosaurs, but that's it" - it was that kind of review.

[@savage_skirt5386]

Angela Bassett is underrated

[@Xayjohns]

I've been playing the game "Horizon: Forbidden West" and come to my surprise, Angela Bassett portrays a character in the game named Regalla. She's a villain.

[@derekgleeson1353]

Of course she is

[@sandal_thong]

First, "underrated" is the most over-used word on KZbin. Second, it's usually not true. Angela Bassett is not; she's been in many well-loved and successful movies, gotten plenty of award nominations for film and TV, and continues to get work. Third, who is "underrating" a movie or an actor? They never say.

[@savage_skirt5386]

@@sandal_thong I will agree that the term is overused online --- however, I do feel that it is a fair/warranted assessment of someone, if/when they haven't received the acclaim/recognition that they could/should have had. She is rather good. Her career should have really taken off after the Tina Turner biopic --- but it didn't really.

[@matteowatteo1296]

Underrated is just code for why doesn't everybody like this thing or person as much as I do?

[@newwavepop]

i really liked "King Of The Hill" and it seems like whenever i mention it no one knows it. i still think many of the other films on their lists are /were over hyped.

[@ludwigdrummer7802]

I am very happy that they included Kalifornia. However, they missed "True Romance", "Dazed and Confused", "Tombstone", "Carlito's Way" and "Groundhog Day".

[@67psychout]

My girlfriend at the time and I both fell asleep at the cinema during age of innocence

[@monte68x]

Mine: 10. Time Indefinite 09. Farewell, My Concubine 08. The Birth of Love 07. Naked 06. Schindler's List 05. Dangerous Game 04. Short Cuts 03. Passage à l’acte 02. Three Colors: Blue 01. The Puppetmaster

[@waynej2608]

Three Colors: Blue. 👍 White and Red were amazing too!

[@Realistic316]

no Fugitive?

[@monte68x]

@@Realistic316 "The Fugitive" is close. Maybe about 12. Very good film.

[@Realistic316]

@@monte68x i have it higher than 12

[@jakethesnakeofficial]

My top 10 from 1993: 1. Schindler's List 2. Menace II Society 3. What's Eating Gilbert Grape 4. The Piano 5. The Fugitive 6. The Age of Innocence 7. Dazed and Confused 8. What's Love Got to Do With It 9. Philadelphia 10. Kalifornia

[@matteowatteo1296]

Kalifornia is a dynamite movie. Not a big Juliette Lewis fan but she was really good in this film.

[@MissysDomain]

She is a pretty good actress but crying in films is not her fortay. It always makes me think of a donkey making donkey noises, lol

[@johhue]

Ebert repeating "Your movie did not make my top 10 list"

[@BishopWalters12]

Top 5 in no order True Romance Tombstone Falling Down Jurassic Park Mrs. Doubtfire

[@MilesBellas]

Nutbush, TN is near Memphis.

[@5andup]

1. The Remains of the Day 2. Ma saison preferee (My Favourite Season) (Andre Techine) (France) 3. The Piano (New Zealand/France) 4. The Fugitive 5. In The Line Of Fire 6. Xìmèng rénshēng (The Puppetmaster) (Hsiao-hsien Hou) (Taiwan) 7. Schindler's List 8. May Minamahal (Jose Javier Reyes) (Philippines) 9. Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano) (Japan) 10. Naked (Mike Leigh) (U.K.)

[@JayRiemenschneider]

How on earth do they not have Remains on their list???

[@dibbsutd]

In the line of fire was a big disappointment. Drizzlin' 💩

[@MrLesbie]

Remains of the Day is one of my favorites of all time

[@robertriteman3227]

I have always been a big Mike Leigh fan but was stunned by Naked especially because as I recall his previous film had been Life is Sweet. Thewlis has an amazing breath of performances

[@Harkness78]

Pretty insane to have Schindler's List below The Fugitive and In the Line of Fire. Have you seen Schindler's List?

[@josephpanzarella1417]

Is this the only time that Siskel, Ebert and the Oscars chose the same film as #1 of the year?

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Yes

[@jasonrfoss248]

No. They both picked Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Fargo.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

@@jasonrfoss248 Which the Oscars did not. Re-read the question.

[@jasonrfoss248]

@@flaccidusminimus2170 well the Oscars were wrong each of those years.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

@@jasonrfoss248 The question was "Is this the only time that Siskel, Ebert *and the Oscars* chose the same film as #1 of the year?". The factual answer is "yes".

[@heilzorak64]

my top 10: 1. Patlabor 2 (Mamoru Oshii) 2. The Thief & the Cobbler (Richard Williams) 3. Matinee (Joe Dante) 4. Short Cuts 5. Clean, Shaven (Lodge Kerrigan) 6. Naked (Mike Leigh) 7. Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano) 8. A Perfect World (Clint Eastwood) 9. Sankofa (Haile Gerima) 10. Heaven & Earth (Oliver Stone) 11. Blue (Derek Jarman) 11. Helas Pour Moi (Jean Luc Godard) 11. Madadayo (Akira Kurosawa) 11. Carlito's Way (Brian De Palma) 11. Libera Me (Alain Cavalier) 11. Body Melt (Philip Brophy) 11. Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin) 11. Freaked (Alex Winter & Tom Stern) HMs: Boxing Helena, A Bronx Tale, Demolition Man, Fire in the Sky, Geronimo: An American Legend, Ghost in the Machine, Honor and Glory, Joy Luck Club, Jurassic Park, Killing Zoe, King of the Hill, Last Action Hero, Poetic Justice, Schindler's List, Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb, Six Degrees of Separation, Striking Distance, The War Room

[@matteowatteo1296]

RIP 🙏 Tina Turner.

[@bainte9701]

'You, Look Good With A Gun' Brriiaan !!!

[@timgriffin3368]

Shane The Joy Luck Club didn't receive a Single Oscar nomination.

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Weird the fugitive is on both their list but they dont talk about it before they teveal their full lists at the end?

[@MrResearcher122]

You know, as a half German, Ebert had little choice but to put Schindler's list at the top of his list. Siskel looked at him hard, then gave him a patronising 'good...' for his decision.:) Some of those films, however, were exceptional. The Age of Innocence, I could tell, looked brilliant, and Ebert, under different circumstances, would've opted for Scorsese's picture.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Almost everyone picked it as the year's best. I don't think there has been as much consensus before or since.

[@imandan1966]

It was the best movie of the decade

[@SCharlesDennicon]

1993 had sooo many better movies than most of S&E's picks: True Romance, Kieslowski's Trois couleurs Bleu, De Palma's Carlito's Way, Red Rock West, In the Line of Fire, Cliffhanger, Last Action Hero, Dave, Philadelphia, Judgment Night, The Scent of Green Papaya, Arizona Dream, Fearless, Matinee, Sonatine... Hot Shots! 2... ^^ good year.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Three Colors, Red Rock West, and Green Papaya hit theatres in 1994 and some of those made their lists. Sonatine wasn't released in the States until 1998.

[@elmoblatch9787]

How in the ever-lovin world is The Piano a better movie than The Fugitive.?

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Deeper, more ambitious, and it's about a heck of a lot more than just its plot. Whatever, I love both.

[@waynej2608]

They're both very worthwhile films. Personally, I rate The Piano higher. It's just such a visceral experience. Imho. And Holly Hunter is amazing.

[@jiml5141]

I think the two best films that got to cinemas in the USA in 1993 were made in Mexico Number One Como Agua Para Chocolate Number Two El Mariachi They both had the same bathtub in them

[@davidgreenshield2505]

1 Schindlers List 2 The Fugitive 3 Short Cuts 4 Kalifornia 5 Menace 2 Society

[@oobrocks]

S List: Spielberg's magnum Opus!

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree!

[@lolotroll2]

No Tombstone? Insane

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Less so than it appears. Tombstone wasn't screened for critics because the studio felt they had a bomb in their hands. As Gene said in their official review of the movie, "it was well hidden from us...we were *prevented* from seeing it!" They didn't get to see it until February 1994. Roger's review was very positive, and subsequent mentions in other reviews suggest that his appreciation of it enhanced over time. Gene gave it a marginal thumbs down because the post-Corral material was too action-oriented for him. But it couldn't have been featured here because they hadn't seen it yet!

[@thechronicnoizeco.6675]

I love you Kevin Neelan…

[@filmgirlLisa]

Jurassic Park was a masterpiece and should've been on this list instead of The Fugitive. I still have to see Farewell My Concubine and The Piano. Age of Innocence is such a beautiful movie. Schindler's List is among my top 5 films of all time.

[@nikosvault]

JP is a sentimental family drama inside a monster movie. And T2 was the real CGI breakthrough. Never understood the hype.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@nikosvault OP is right, JP is a better blockbuster compared to The Fugitive.

[@rg1809]

Why the Fugitive? Why not the Piano, or What's Love..? The Fugitive belongs on the list.

[@sutterkeely402]

1.) THE FUGITIVE

[@fakeyawns]

1. Freaked 2. Sonatine 3. Ninja Scroll

[@thelostone6981]

Since everyone is sharing their top 10 list, here’s mine: 10 Beach Babes From Beyond 9 Erotic Journey 8 Don’t Stop My Crazy Love For You 7 Lake Consequences 6 Desert Passion 5 Night Dreams 4 Love in aFishbowl 3 Bodacious Beauties 2 Malibu Summer And of course, and how S&E left this off their list is beyond me… 1 Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker

[@JakobKsGarage]

What? No Raisinettes?

[@stonefree1911]

You look at the state of motion pictures in 1993 vs movies in 2022....what the hell happened? Why is no-one making quality, thoughtful movies anymore? Tragic. S & E would be horrified by the state of the arts now.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

That's only true if you restrict your taste to American movies. And these guys didn't.

[@JRRLewis]

@@flaccidusminimus2170 Good point. There are still lots of good movies being made outside of Hollywood and outside the US. It's still sad to see how downhill it's been for Hollywood since the 1990s though.

[@BookClubDisaster]

Everything is geared towards the global box office now. And when your audience is that general, you're going to get generic movies.

[@dibbsutd]

Funny thing is- Siskel said 1982 had the best collection of movies in one year than in the previous 30 years. Now he says 1993 is the best since the 1970s. Which is it Gene?

[@Atomykpimp]

No Carlito’s Way?

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

That received Thumbs Down from Siskel, quite solidly so, whereas Roger praised it highly and gave a 3 1/2 star review (out of 4). It was one of their biggest disagreements of the year. But with so many 4 star reviews from Roger in '93 it wouldn't even have made his top 20.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Even though Roger gave it "thumbs up", I think he underestimated how powerful Carlito's Way is.

[@davec484]

I actually think 1993 was kind of a weak year. Fearless was spectacular. 5 other pretty good ones that were omitted: Falling Down Manhattan Murder Mystery Carlito's Way Six Degrees of Separation The Man Without a Face

[@kathyquinn8616]

My Top Ten Movies of 1993 (and the studios that made them), is, 10. Alive. (Touchstone Pictures/Paramount Pictures/The KennedyMarshall Company). 9. Matinee. (Universal Pictures). 8. Homeward Bound the incredible journey. (Walt Disney Pictures). 7. Army of Darkness. (Universal Pictures). 6. A far off place. (Walt Disney Pictures/Amblin Entertainment). 5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3. (New Line Cinema/20th Century Fox). 4. The Adventures of Huck Finn. (Walt Disney Pictures). 3. Cop and a half. (Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment). 2. My Neighbor Totoro. (20th Century Fox). anime movie. 1. Happily, Ever After. (Filmation Associates). Animated movie.

[@Harkness78]

Are you insane? You like Cop and a Half and TMNT3 more then Schindler's List and Age of Innocence and Menace 2 Society? Don't bother making top ten lists by year if you haven't seen any of the good movies from that year.

[@alcabane3125]

did he review money for nothing? can someone send me their review of that video just comment here if can thanks

[@BudSchnelker]

Has Juliette Lewis ever played a role with subtlety, or does she just chew scenery and over-emote in every movie she's appeared in?

[@aceventuraify]

No love for Naked? Jurassic Park? True Romance? Dazed and Confused?

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

In the first case, yes they did. With the other three, certainly not love but only one thumb down.

[@kaneko269]

chicago sometimes

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

What?

[@gomulkaa]

@@michaelmcdonald8452 yeah

[@kaneshuppert636]

So this could be shown on channel 9 in the afternoon in 1993, but not on KZbin in 2023?

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

But it is on KZbin in 2023...

[@jasonrfoss248]

Content creators didn’t care about piracy back then.

[@blastbeatindustries3191]

True Romance, anybody?

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Meh.

[@ryancalhoun2910]

Good film but not good enough

[@pacochuquiure5459]

I guess this program shows that Philadelphia was a bit overrated at the time.

[@ReverendBenzo]

I personally liked True Romance better than Kalifornia.

[@ryancalhoun2910]

Neither are great

[@richardcahill1234]

I wonder how Siskel would have responded to the AVATAR movies given his propensity for movies that let you enter a world and his dislike of cookie cutter characters.

[@matthouston8411]

Carlitos Way, Falling Down, True Romance.... These 2 guys were always a bit off.

[@BishopWalters12]

The Joy Luck Club and The Piano were very overrated. Short Cuts was a great movie.

[@osobad1127]

The last year of amazing movies before it started to go to crap

[@rhyancoleman6462]

What about 1994 and 95?

[@imandan1966]

nonsense

[@suarezguy]

I don't get love for Kalifornia (OK) or especially The Age of Innocence

[@RJ_873]

I think with Kalifornia, people were really impressed with Brad’s range and performance and saw a potential breakout star (which he proved to be!) Juliette Lewis was excellent as well.

[@todd3563]

They really loved boring movies.

[@imandan1966]

hush up Todd

[@chel3SEY]

Exasperating how Ebert constantly talks over Siskel and finishes his sentences. So rude.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Yeah that Schindlers list was very violent. But it’s nothing new it’s the same old story we’ve seen a thousand times, of how the Nazis hated the Jews, just more of it, done in a different way. And look how many pictures have come out since 1993 about this same subject.

[@imandan1966]

it's important to remember as it's going on right now in the USA. Check out project 2025

[@lw3646]

Even cowgirls get the blues is the worst film I've seen from 1993. It's horrible....

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Released theatrically in May 1994, it made one of their Worst Of lists the following year.

[@5andup]

"The last golden era of filmmaking..." Grandiose generalisations that film critics always do🤔🤔🤔

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I totally agree with Gene. The early to mid 70's was the last time truly provocative and unconventional cinema was appreciated by a wide audience in the US. Of course, I am not saying no good cinema has been made since then and today, I think filmmakers are enjoying a greater amount of freedom due to digital technology.

[@spb7883]

And yet, it’s true

[@austinlawler3739]

When you look at the crap that has come out in the last 10+ years, yeah, hes right. Everything today is remakes, superhero movies, or the Fast and the Furious 2,321. The vast majority of movies today are safe and sterile, not too mention relying on cgi instead of good acting.

[@magicsinglez]

Schindler’s crap, I can’t even tell what the characters are saying.

[@imandan1966]

You are not smart

[@waltmccarthy9837]

“Schindler’s List” sucked.

[@ryancalhoun2910]

No

[@Jbaxter85]

Y?

[@richardcahill1234]

Sure, Adolf.

[@waltmccarthy9837]

@@ryancalhoun2910 Well, there’s a persuasive argument. It’s the same style of argumentation used to defend every outrageous claim about the holohoax.

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

Your taste in movies sucks.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

I dont agree with Siskels opinion. The 70's were NOT the last golden era of film. Many years in the 80's had a deluge of excellent cinema. But I do agree 1993 was a banner year.