Siskel & Ebert - Best of 1997

[@andrewmiller4573]

I'm watching this in April of 2022 and, '97 had some great films! It really makes me kinda happy that Siskel and Ebert aren't around to see where Hollywood is today.

[@electricmaster23]

Dark but true. 1997 was an absolute bumper year for movies-probably the best since 1957. 1977 was quite good as well lol. 2017 was a comparative letdown. Talk about an unfortunately combo-breaker.

[@noeldown1952]

@@electricmaster23 Ebert would be loving it.

[@andrewcutler1380]

There’s still great films coming out. Just need to ignore all the superhero crap, reboots and sequels.

[@kellymiller1891]

Andrew Miller, It's such a shame that they've passed away years apart from each other. Gene Sisker - 1999. Roger Ebert - 2013. I would love to Review Other Movies, Like. Movies 2000. 1. 102 Dalmatians. 2. The Adventures of Rocky and Bowinkle. 3. Best in Show. 4. Book of Shadows Blair Witch 2. 5. Bring It On. 6. Charlie's Angels. 7. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. 8. Digimon the Movie. Anime Movie. 9. Dinosaur. 10. Dracula 2000. 11. Dude, Where's my Car? 12. Dungeons & Dragons. (2000). 13. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. 14. Gladiator. Russell Crow a National Treasure. 15. Highlander: Endgame. Adrian Paul and Christopher Lambert National Treasures. 16. Hollow Man. Kevan Bacon a National Treasure the roles he's in is memorable. 17. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 18. I Dreamed of Africa. Kim Basinger a National Treasure. 19. The Kid. Bruce Willis a National Treasure. 20. Little Nicky. Adam Sandler a National Treasure. 21. The Little Vampire. 22. Me, Myself, & Irene. 23. My Dog Skip. Frankie Muniz a National Treasure. 24. O Brother Where Art Thou. John Goodman a National Treasure. 25. The Patriot. Mel Gibson a National Treasure. 26. Ready to Rumble. David Arquette and Oliver Platt National Treasures. 27. Remember The Titians. 28. The Road to El Dorado. Animated Movie. 29. Road Trip. 30. Rugrats in Paris the Movie. Animated Movie. 31. Scary Movie. 32. Snow Day. 33. Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson National Treasures the roles each of them were in is memorable. 34. The Tigger Movie. Animated Movie. 35. Titian A.E. Animated Movie. 36. X-Men. (2000 Movie). Movies 2014. 1. Paranormal Activity the Marked Ones. 2. The Nut Job. CGI Animated Movie. 3. The Lego Movie. CGI Animated Movie. 4. Robocop. (2014). Gary Oldman a National Treasure. 5. Son of God. 6. 300: Rise of an Empire. 7. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. 8. Muppets Most Wanted. 9. Noah. 10. Rio 2. 11. Godzilla. (2014). 12. Maleficent. Angelia Jolie and Ellie Fanning National Treasures. 13. How to Train Your Dragon 2. CGI Animated Movie. 14. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. 15. Planes Fire and Rescue. CGI Animated Movie. 16. Hercules. that has WWE Superstar Dwayne "THE ROCK" Johnson in it. 17. Dolphin Tale 2. 18. The Boxtrolls. CGI Animated Movie. 19. Annabelle. 20. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. 21. The Book of Life. CGI Animated Movie. 22. Big Hero 6. 23. Exodus Gods and Kings. 24. Annie. (2014). 25. Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb. Etc. Etc. Movies 2015. 1. The Spongebob Movie Sponge out of water. CGI Animated Movie. 2. Cinderella. (2015). 3. Home. CGI Animated Movie. 3. Furious 7. 4. Monkey Kingdom. Disneynature movie. 5. Poltergeist. 6. Tomorrowland. 7. Jurassic World. 8. Inside Out. CGI Animated Movie. 9. Ted 2. 10. Terminator Genisys. 11. Minions. 12. Ant Man. 13. Pixels. 14. The Visit. 15. Everest. 16. Hotel Transylvania 2. CGI Animated Movie. 17. Goosebumps. 18. Paranormal Activity The Ghost Dimension. 19. Jem and the Holograms. 20. The Peanuts Movie. Animated Movie. 21. Alvin and the Chipmunks the Road Chip. 22. Star Wars The Force Awakens. 23. Joy. 24. Daddy's Home. Etc. Etc.

[@ElectrickSoundz]

Cool

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

I just was 4 years old when all this great movies were released. How I would like to have watched them on theater...

[@dfcintron]

There is not enough of their best ofs on youtube

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

I added two yesterday, and I'll have 1992-96 up in the first half of June. Once that's done, it should account for all of them. I try to be vigilant about cutting movie clips that get flagged for copyright violation so the videos aren't taken down.

[@lovelyheiferdev]

Disney (owners of the series) keeps taking them down every time it's uploaded.

[@Angyali]

Today, in 2024, I'm just glad if a year produces 5 movies I can call Genuinely Good.

[@get_me_the_bonesaw3029]

Some amazing movies are being made by A24, Neon, and focus pictures studios!

[@anunusualironiccircumstanc2108]

Jesus, I didn’t realise how many great movies that were made in 1997. The Full Monty is very underrated. I haven’t seen “Wag The Dog” it’s now in my watchlist. De Niro and Hoffman… why haven’t I seen it! Such a good year: Boogie Nights, Men In Black, L.A Confidential, Full Monty, Titanic, Gattaca, Life Is Beautiful, The Game, Devils Advocate, The Borrowers, Donnie Brasco, As Good As It Gets, Good Will Hunting, Contact, Fifth Element, Seven Years In Tibet, Devils Own, Breakdown, Chasing Amy, Liar Liar, Jackie Brown, Starship Troopers, Disney’s Hercules, Cube, Con Air, Face/Off, Grosse Point Blank, Conspiracy Theory, Insomnia, Princess Mononkee, The Saint, Relic, The Lost Highway, Mouse Hunt, Simple Wish, Bean, Scream 2, Austin Powers, Flubber Jurassic Park: The Lost World, The Jackal, Air Force One, Anaconda… So many good movies!!

[@paulnubreu6887]

The 1990s overall was a great year for movies.

[@LordSathar]

Wag the Dog is super prescient when you see how the media is handling the whole ukraine thing.

[@SkankHunt3000]

and Covid

[@tannerbartko1203]

In what world is Flubber possibly a good movie?

[@Geek37664]

On my top list of 200 films, 10 films are from that year.

[@beaujackson7699]

That promo for Jackie brown is stuck in my head for life. Pamela Grier is... Jackie Brown 🔥

[@andrewcutler1380]

My favorite character is the taxi driver giving the thumbs up

[@marychocolatefairy]

In 1997, unlike other years, I was lucky to live in walking distance to some movie theaters, so I saw quite a lot of these. I loved the Full Monty and LA Confidential and went to see both twice. Russell Crowe was just a little known actor at the time, and the latter film made me an instant fan. I think I saw Titanic only once in the theater, but I enjoyed that as well and immediately went out to get the soundtrack. Other films I saw in the theater and liked that year were In and Out, Air Force One, Men In Black, GI Jane, and Tomorrow Never Dies.

[@michaelsorrell592]

My top ten: 1. L.A. Confidential 2. Jackie Brown 3. Boogie Nights 4. Good Will Hunting 5. Donnie Brasco 6. Grosse Pointe Blank 7. Gattaca 8. Starship Troopers 9. Funny Games 10. Traveller I miss these two guys.

[@Jbaxter85]

Good list 👍

[@davidgreenshield2505]

Top 5 1 LA Confidential 2 Boogie Nights 3 In the Company of Men 4 The Sweet Hereafter 5 Good Will Hunting

[@GarretGrayCamera]

This is one of those years I perhaps saw 50 films in the theater.

[@beechnut8779]

What a terrific year for movies!

[@commanderkeen3787]

Completely agree with them about Danny DeVito. Really exciting, charismatic actor, always good to watch

[@zmajodnocaja5088]

another hypocrite from satanic hollywood

[@Jbaxter85]

He's most likeable not only actor also person.

[@kellymiller1891]

@@Jbaxter85 My Top Ten Favorite Movies of 1997 is, 10. Zeus and Roxanne. 9. The Beautician and the Beast. 8. Jungle 2 Jungle. 7. My Best Friend's Wedding. 6. Free Willy 3 The Rescue. 5. MOUSEHUNT. 4. Hercules. Animated. 3. Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves. 2. Anastasia. Animated. 1. Turbo a Power Rangers Movie. (R.I.P Jason David Frank).

[@zetetick395]

@@Jbaxter85 Yeah, he's just one of those wonderful people, like John Candy as well.

[@gunshotlagoon922]

1997 was a fantastic year for films and I clearly recall watching this Siskel and Ebert episode when it first aired. My personal top 10: 1. LA Confidential 2. Princess Mononoke 3. Boogie Nights 4. Children of Heaven 5. Jackie Brown 6. Kundun 7. Gattaca 8. The Sweet Hereafter 9. Taste of Cherry 10. Amistad

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

What a great year for movies

[@djvoid1]

This was when I was going to the movies every other week. More good movies than bad.

[@slyjokerg]

Tarantino is indeed elite when it comes to dialogue. I would put Richard Linklater in that category, as well.

[@brickfilmtime4736]

I just saw the ice storm last night, really destroyed me. Terrific ending

[@reneedennis2011]

O agree. It's a good movie 🎬.

[@BishopWalters12]

Nowhere near the best movie of 1997 but it was pretty good.

[@zetetick395]

@@BishopWalters12 Awww.....Don't be that guy! - The 'That thing you enjoyed isn't so great' guy, sheesh! \🙄/ Here, have a cute cat in a box

[@BishopWalters12]

@@zetetick395 No need to get upset cupcake. 🧁

[@zetetick395]

@@BishopWalters12 Yum, thanks! 😋

[@mjwbulich]

1) LA Confidential 2) Boogie Nights 3) Jackie Brown 4) Waiting for Guffman 5)The Fifth Element 6) Hard Eight 7) The Game 8) Event Horizon 9) Lost Highway 10) Con Air

[@SaintMartins]

My best of 1997 1. Boogie Nights 2. Titanic 3. Jackie Brown 4. The Sweet Hereafter (Canada) 5. The Fifth Element (France/ USA)

[@abrarqadir503]

Wild that it was such a good year for movies that the most ICONIC movies of the year barely made top 10 for them, yet it still made sense

[@Comictalent]

My 1997 list - great year! 1. LA Confidential 2. Jackie Brown 3. Titanic 4. The Sweet Hereafter 5. Austin Powers (funniest movie of the year) 6. Hard Eight 7. Good Will Hunting 8. Boogie Nights 9. Donnie Brasco 10. Private Parts (narrowly over The Game)

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@zetetick395]

LA confidential is one of Devito's best works - Along with The Big Kahuna and Tin Men. I just LOVE that guy, funny AND powerful!

[@slyjokerg]

Wow... that might be the least crossover they ever had in their Top 10s.

[@adamgordon6435]

97 was a really strong year - Good Will Hunting, Boogie Nights, Wag the Dog, Jackie Brown - films I’ve rewatched many times.

[@jakethesnakeofficial]

My top 10 of 1997: 1. Boogie Nights 2. Good Will Hunting 3. Titanic 4. The Full Monty 5. Chasing Amy 6. Amistad 7. The Apostle 8. Princess Mononoke 9. Face/Off 10. The Borrowers

[@Jbaxter85]

Titanic, Good Will Hunting & Face/Off are terrific 👌

[@kellymiller1891]

@@Jbaxter85 My Top Ten Movies of 1997 is, 10. Air Bud. (R.I.P Michael Jetter). 9. Angels in the Endzone. 8. Babes in Toyland. Animated. 7. Beverly Hills Ninja. 6. Buddy. 5. Cats Don't Dance. Animated. (R.I.P Don Knotts). 4. Contact. 3. FLUBBER. (R.I.P Robin Williams). 2. Good Burger. 1. Mr. Magoo. Here's my Honorable Mentions. 1. Pooh's Grand Adventure the Search for Christopher Robin. Animated. 2. The Swan Princess 2 Escape from Castle Mountain. Animated. 3. Turbo a Power Rangers Movie. (R.I.P Jason David Frank). 4. Volcano. (Tommy Lee Jones and Keith David, National Treasures, Living Legends, The Respective Roles that These Two were in Respectively are Memorable). 5. Warriors of Virtue. 6. Wild America. 7. The Wings of a Dove.

[@STONESGAM]

I really miss these two guys. I miss the days of watching them before the internet when you would still read movie reviews by critics and I would buy Ebert's and Leonard Maltins movie review books almost every year. I miss going to Blockbuster to pick out a movie to watch on the weekends or to a big film on opening weekend. Now that we have the internet and all of these streaming services for entertainment I can't imagine not having it but I can say this late 90s time period was a much better time period for the USA and our culture. Siskel and Ebert were pure class. The fact that they would dress up in tuxedos for their best of lists is awesome. I didn't always agree with them...I probably agreed with Roger more than Gene but I was always interested to hear what they had to say about the new movies. Very sad to know Gene only had less than two years to live at this point but didn't know it here obviously. Sad Roger had a lot of health problems and died relatively young as well. He was the best writer of all of the movie critics IMO and was a big influence on me. To anyone who wants to read great writing please google the Great Films- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I have never read a review with more heart or insight into humanity and even Steve Martin praised it and said John Candy would be proud.

[@terrygracy8345]

Used to use Leonard Maltin book so much it was falling apart after two years

[@STONESGAM]

@@terrygracy8345 Ha. Me too.

[@reneedennis2011]

Wow. I love this comment. Thank you.

[@STONESGAM]

@reneedennis2011 No problem glad you enjoyed and feel a similar way!

[@reneedennis2011]

@@STONESGAM Thank you, and you're welcome 😁!

[@broncobilly4029]

8:15 Wag the Dog foretells the future well.

[@OccultMovieDeepDives]

wag the dog was too acurate

[@ice9557]

Top 10 1. Good Will Hunting 2. Gattaca 3. The Game 4. Donnie Brasco 5. Ice Storm 6. LA Confidential 7. As Good as it Gets 8. Lost Highway 9. The 5th Element 10.Event Horizon

[@davygravy7812]

How could Siskel leave off Titanoc?!?!

[@Geek37664]

This was a banner year for me: I was 16 and I really got into renting movies that year. And I saw a number of films because of their recommendations. LA Confidential was my favorite film for years and Good Will Hunting wasn’t far behind. I saw In The Company of Men and The Sweet Hereafter and they are some of the most gut-wrenching films one will ever see (and on my all-time list). Wag The Dog is has fallen into obscurity sadly despite how much of a distracted reality we live in. The Ice Storm isn’t well known outside of the time of its release but it’s a stunning bit of period drama that needs wider recognition. Wag and Ice deserve rewatches as I’ve only seen them once. I disliked Boogie Nights because of how nihilistic and pointless it felt on first release, but I think I might need to rewatch it as I’ve become of a fan of PTAs work after seeing Hard Eight and Punch Drunk Love. Other films I need to see are Jackie Brown, The Full Monty and Eve’s Bayou. Titanic is overrated and one of the worst films I’ve ever seen. Other favorites from 1997 were Chasing Amy, Starship Troopers, Contact, Private Parts, Open Your Eyes (Abra Los Ojos) and Breakdown.

[@Geek37664]

My top ten from that year… 1) LA Confidential 2) Good Will Hunting 3) Chasing Amy 4) In The Company of Men 5) The Sweet Hereafter 6) Starship Troopers 7) Contact 8) Private Parts 9) Open Your Eyes (Abra Los Ojos) 10) Breakdown

[@sblagg527]

Definitely give Boogie Nights another go. It's not nihilistic IMO as much as it is a portrait of characters who simply refuse to see how downtrodden and hopeless their lives are. I haven't been a big fan of most of PTA's films although I fiercely respect them- the best for me are Boogie Nights and (obviously) There Will Be Blood.

[@johnb2422]

Ebert gave Spawn a thumbs up? Interesting

[@AndrewHunterMusic]

Boogie night has characters siskel has seen before, but not LA confidential?

[@BL-mf3jp]

No love for The Game? Wow. That's my third favourite film of '97, only behind Jackie Brown and Boogie Nights.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

The Game was okay but compared to Fincher’s previous effort Se7en it was a bit underwhelming in my opinion, sort of follows the same trend where the next film after the breakout is a bit of a slump, ie: Magnolia after Boogie Nights (both of which I still love btw), Midsommar after Hereditary etc.

[@loriellajames6978]

I agree. The Game was a underrated movie.

[@BishopWalters12]

The Game has gotten better with time and I've watched it several times over the years unlike many others on their list. I'm not a big Boogie Nights guy but I love Jackie Brown.

[@gabrieltrees5834]

"At the movies, or at home...RAISINETS!"

[@malichitte]

Fast Cheap and Out of Control is elegiac, you’re right, Roger.

[@plaidchuck]

No mention of Gattaca?? Wow huge miss by them. Still probably the best true science fiction movie to date.

[@Micke12312]

Tough competition that year

[@gregjames9875]

Gattaca is outstanding!

[@branagain]

Here's my top ten list for 1997: 1. LA Confidential 2. The Apostle 3. Wag the Dog 4. Good Will Hunting 5. Titanic 6. Fifth Element 7. U-Turn 8. As Good As It Gets 9. Donnie Brasco 10. The Full Monty

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

LA Confidential should have won the Oscar... but there was a ship in the middle called Titanic

[@Stevandoren1003]

Wag the dog was such a great film.

[@kevinlang9792]

1. LA Confidential 2. Deconstructing Harry 3. The Spanish Prisoner 4. Jackie Brown 5. Gattaca 6. The Apostle 7. Donnie Brasco 8. Affliction 9. The Wings of the Dove 10.The Butcher Boy

[@Brynbraughton]

Wag the dog is not only possible, it's done often.

[@MrBerdman77]

Wag the Dog has aged like a vintage wine

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

If people haven’t seen it, they should realize THEY’RE IN IT!

[@padzzz9377]

I always think of «albanian girl» whenever I see that north korean «defector» girl, Yeonmi Park😅

[@ezequielgomez7083]

Selena The Movie my number 1 best flim of the year 1997

[@ALT_RIGHT]

My senior year in high school 1997

[@erichaynes7502]

I'm glad both Siskel & Ebert placed Wag the Dog and In the Company of Men on their top ten list here. To me, these movies were the clear standouts for 1997. Overall, 1997 was a pretty good year for movies, I"m surprised I saw at least 8 of these movies I was stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan.. it was one of the few times I actually saw some of these movies at the base theater, which are usually pretty bland compared to an off base theater. The only theater I went to in Tokyo was an Imax theater in Shinjuku I saw Mission to Mir the poster in the lobby was signed by one of the astronauts Norm Thagard. My list of the best movies of 1997 are 1. Wag the Dog 2. In the Company of Men 3. Contact 4. Gattaca 5. Boogie Nights 6. Titanic 7. Air Force One 8. Liar Liar 9. Men in Black 10. The Spanish Prisoner Oh yeah The Ice Storm and The Sweet Hereafter were incredibly boring!

[@linkbiff1054]

Both were mighty fine, but In The Company Of Men was high art. Mind-blowing

[@joshua3367]

Liar Liar over Jackie Brown? Huh.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

What's with the tuxedos in this episode? They wouldn't have filmed their "If We Picked The Winners" special until March.

[@Jbaxter85]

My list 10. As Good As It Gets 9. Maborosi 8. The Full Monty 7. Eve's Bayou 6. Good Will Hunting 5. Jackie Brown 4. Mrs. Brown 3. Wag the dog 2. Titanic 1. L.A. confidential Other movies Face/Off The Tango Lesson Kiss or Kill My Best Friend's Wedding For Roseanna Ponette Amistad Boogie Nights Operation Condor George of the Jungle Liar Liar Chasing Amy Prefontaine Metro Crash Koyla Hercules Anastasia Selena The Graduate

[@deckofcards87]

1, 5, 3, 8 and 10 are the only ones worth watching, imo. Wag The Dog is especially underrated.

[@harryholmes8624]

no boogie nights?

[@commanderkeen3787]

As a lover of Japanese cinema, I found Maborosi to be a beautiful film if you have patience, but it doesn't have a great deal of substance. A lot of long, still, shots of landscapes, people and interiors. It's a cheap tactic designed to impart gravity to a scene where there may be done. Very simple story done at a very slow pace, and the ambiguity as to why her husband jumped on the train tracks is also a bit of a cheap storytelling tactic. Aesthetically it succeeds but on a storytelling level it really doesn't offer that much.

[@MilesBellas]

Great films in 1997.

[@kevinpernod9336]

Donnie Brasco. Criminally underrated.

[@Comictalent]

Pacino's best performance of the 90s and beyond I think.

[@EmpireExplorer]

The amount of commercials this show had 😮

[@lukegreen5341]

2:54 Happy 25th Birthday James Cameron's Titanic. 1997 - 2022. 25 Years Of 20th Century Fox And Paramount Pictures Movie Magic Music Comedy Action Adventure And Excitement. X

[@44excalibur]

“On the web?" Man, I miss the 90s, when the internet was still innocent.

[@zxbc1]

I was around in the "early days", and I don't share this memory of the "good old days". Internet in the very early days actually resemble the darknet of today - basically anything goes. The days of goats.ex and various BBS with all kinds of conspiracies and college students engaging in flame wars and petty bickering, and trivially initiated antagonism using racial, sexist and homophobic slurs was rampant. I don't think it was at all what people "remembered". On the other hand, if you mean the maturation of commercialism, then yes, I agree. Those were innocent times when the internet wasn't a big enough deal for the corporations to take over, yet.

[@44excalibur]

@@zxbc1 I meant before the days of social media like Twitter and Facebook.

[@bigduke5902]

@@zxbc1 He meant before people made comments like yours.

[@batchagaloopytv5816]

rip Anne Heche

[@ezequielgomez7083]

My Favorite and Best Flim of the Year 1997 1. Selena 2. Vegas Vacation 3. Volcano 4. Ice Storm 5. Dante's Peak 6. Asteroids 7. Titanic

[@ec4221]

All I can say is that Hollywood doesn’t make these movies anymore!!!😢

[@65g4]

1997 was a great year for movies 1.Good Will Hunting 2.L.A Confidential 3.Jackie Brown 4.Boogie Nights 5.Titanic 6.The Full Monty 7.As Good As It Gets 8.Donnie Brasco

[@rjh4735]

I wish these guys were still around. Rest in peace, guys. I remember one episode of Siskel & Ebert when Siskel baited/forced Ebert into doing a voice impression of a celebrity because Ebert's voice impression was awful and embarrassing. It was hilarious but it just showed what a jerk Siskel was. You had to be there, HAHA.

[@Jamal3.87]

My top 10 of 1997 10. The Wings of the Dove (dir. Iain Softley) 9. 4 Little Girls (dir. Spike Lee) 8. Eve’s Bayou (dir. Kasi Lemmons) 7. In the Company of Men (dir. Neil LaBute) 6. Gattaca (dir. Andrew Niccol) 5. Wag the Dog (dir. Barry Levinson) 4. Boogie Nights (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) 3. Titanic (dir. James Cameron) 2. L.A. Confidential (dir. Curtis Hanson) 1. The Sweet Hereafter (dir. Atom Egoyan) Runners-up: 15. Jackie Brown (dir. Quentin Tarantino) 14. Face/Off (dir. John Woo) 13. Men in Black (dir. Barry Sonnefeld) 12. My Best Friend’s Wedding (dir. P.J. Hogan) 11. Open Your Eyes (dir. Alejandro Amenabar, a film from Spain remade here in America as Vanilla Sky)

[@kathyquinn8616]

My Top Ten Movies of 1997 (and the studios that made them) is, 10. Beverly Hills Ninja. (Tristar Pictures). 9. Zeus and Roxanne. (Metro-Goldwyn-Myer/Rysher Entertainment). 8. The Beautician and the Beast. (Paramount Pictures). 7. That Darn Cat. (Walt Disney Pictures). 6. Honey We Shrunk Ourselves. (Walt Disney Home Video). 5. Selena. (Warner Bros Pictures). 4. Cat's Don't Dance.(Warner Bros Pictures/Turner Feature Animation). 3. Turbo A Power Rangers Movie. (20th Century Fox/Saban Entertainment). 2. The Lost World Jurassic Park. (Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment). 1. Contact. (Warner Bros Pictures).

[@goofyjohnny3028]

@@kathyquinn8616 What kind of list is this? Any 1997 list without B.A.P.S. (New Line) isn’t worthy of looking at. I say good day to you, madam!!

[@ssssssstssssssss]

Koreeda is the best director in this list. Even better than Ang Lee. He has developed a great catalog of films in the last 30 years.

[@gtf5392]

He’s my favorite director. My favorite movie of his is ‘I Wish’, but I like everything he does.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

16:54 - Wasted sentiment unfortunately. Not only did "The Ice Storm" die at the box office, but it's doubtful that many Academy voters ever saw it. Flops almost never receive nominations in major categories. In contrast, Roger's choice "Eve's Bayou" grossed almost twice as much and even that one is somewhat obscure.

[@fromthehaven94]

If Eve's Bayou had been from Miramax, and had been gifted with an Oscar campaign through them, and rewarded with Oscar nominations because of that, it would be a little different.

[@TheJoedonbakerfan]

In many ways, streaming has corrected that disparity.

[@BishopWalters12]

Two bad picks for number 1 and to your point, there is a reason why nobody talks about those two movies.

[@jessicaeskebk5945]

I wonder what they would've thought of the Iconic anime films from that year, End of evangelion, Perfect blue (one of my favs) and Princess Mononoke

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

Perfect Blue is terrific. It should have been on that list... Well, at least they named a japanese movie, the Hirokazu Koreeda first one

[@branagain]

This was a great year in cinema. I don’t think Sweet Hereafter holds up, though.

[@langdonalger9219]

I rewatched it a few months back. Wasn’t really into it. Kind of slow.

[@reneedennis2011]

I haven't seen it.

[@fromthehaven94]

One of the survivors, a teenage girl, had an inappropriate relationship with an older family member.

[@jeshkam]

Where's David Fincher's "The Game"???

[@ReverendBenzo]

Somewhere else.

[@jeshkam]

@@ReverendBenzo Where?

[@65g4]

It was not well received when it was first released

[@startervisions]

5:00 they sure do love Tarantino

[@LordSathar]

i think he peaked early.

[@loriellajames6978]

He is a good writer and Director.

[@oobrocks]

The non-perfect Titanic Has to be best director and picture. Watch a making of doc and you'll discover the miracle of creating it

[@ice9557]

During the last month of shooting the crew was positioned with PCP laced clam chowder. Is that in the documentary?

[@oobrocks]

Send the evidence of that claim

[@ice9557]

@@oobrocks All you have to do is google Titanic crew poisoned with PCP laced clam chowder and about 20 different sites come up. I saw an interview where James Cameron said he was stabbed in the face with a pen by a co-worker and just laughed because he was so messed up from the PCP.

[@oobrocks]

Send me evidence not guess work or shut up

[@ice9557]

@@oobrocks I just did Bitch.

[@zetetick395]

This show man, whew! Goes from Koreeda's Maborosi to friggin Spawn in 5 flat seconds.....It's movie whiplash! Slow down! !!

[@purehyperbole5727]

Why do they not talk about all of their picks?

[@Jim_Wolf]

My Top 10 from 1997 (plus a couple honorable mentions): 1-Princess Mononoke (1997) 2-L.A. Confidential (1997) 3-The Sweet Hereafter (1997) 4-Titanic (1997) 5-Funny Games (1997) 6-Insomnia (1997) 7-Open Your Eyes (1997) 8-Good Will Hunting (1997) 9-Lost Highway (1997) 10-Contact (1997) -------------------------------- 11-Donnie Brasco (1997) 12-The Eel (1997)

[@Jim_Wolf]

@Waxing Wampeter Lol, yeah, that was rather redundant, wasn't it. Though, in my defense, S&E often included films that weren't released in the particular year they were spotlighting. But myself, I always adhere to the listed production date, so it's a poor defense...

[@violinsinthevoid4579]

Yay! Love for Lost Highway and Funny Games! Both incredible movies. So original.

[@nongthip]

Best movies of 1997? Here's a hastily-thrown-together dozen: 1. Seven Years in Tibet 2. Good Will Hunting 3. Contact 4. As Good As It Gets 5. Men In Black 6. Titanic 7. Jerry Maguire 8. The Full Monty 9. Boogie Nights 10. Jackie Brown 11. Secrets & Lies 12. The Ice Storm

[@patrickcross5195]

they dressed up in tuxedos and everything😭

[@CyanideSublime]

Good Will Hunting and As Good As It Gets are a tie for 1997. Titanic made all the money in the world, but it's pure spectacle.

[@Pauliewallnutts]

Back when Hollywood made movies.

[@vigilante8374]

Ebert: I didn't choose Good Will Hunting because the plot was so predictable. Also Ebert: I choose Titanic!

[@judistench2167]

Personally I cannot stomach the sight of Matt Damon in anything.

[@plaidchuck]

Eh GWH was predictable, "talented young man who doesn't know what to do for his future runs off to the opposite coast for love" is a worn out trope. Titanic's strength was making you care even though you know how it all ended before even seeing it.

[@vigilante8374]

@@plaidchuck I'd argue the same is true of GWH, albeit I did find the blue collar-ness portrayal a little bit overwrought. (On the other hand, the thing about Jack not climbing onto the piece of wood because it tipped over on the first try was, um... very annoyingly contrived and not very believable.)

[@greyeyed123]

I remember my grandmother scoffing at "Titanic" (she only saw commercials for it) because "how do they know what happened to those people. It sank!"

[@BishopWalters12]

Eve's Bayou and The Ice Storm? Sorry guys but you bombed with those picks.

[@lars7282]

No Lost World here or on their worst list - didn’t they review it?

[@sha11235]

They decided this year to wear tuxes, notice?

[@Jbaxter85]

@@sha11235 Yes I noticed 😄

[@kellymiller1891]

My Top Ten Favorite Movies of 1997 (and the movie companies) is, 10. Beverly Hills Ninja. (TriStar Pictures). 9. Zeus and Roxanne. (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyers/Rysher Entertainment). 8. The Beautician and the Beast. (Paramount Pictures). 7. Dante's Peak. (Universal Pictures). 6. That Darn Cat. (Walt Disney Pictures). 5. Leprechaun 4 In Space. (Trimark Pictures/Vidmark Entertainment/Blue Rider Productions). 4. Jungle 2 Jungle. (Walt Disney Pictures/TF1 International). 3. Honey We Shrunk Ourselves. (Walt Disney Home Video). 2. Liar Liar. (Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment). 1. Selena. (Warner Bros Pictures). Here's my Honorable Mentions. 1. Cat's Don't Dance. (Warner Bros Pictures/Turner Feature Animation). 2. Turbo: a Power Rangers Movie. (20th Century Fox/Saban Entertainment). 3. Anaconda. (Columbia Pictures). 4. Shiloh. (Legacy Releasing/Zeta Entertainment/Utopia Pictures/Good Dog Productions/Carl Borack Productions). 5. Volcano. (20th Century Fox/Fox 2000 Pictures). 6. Warriors of Virtue. (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyers). 7. The Second Jungle Book Mowgli and Baloo. (TriStar Pictures). 8. The Lost World Jurassic Park. (Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment). 9. Buddy. (Columbia Pictures/The Jim Henson Company/American Zoetrope). 10. Con Air. (Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films). 11. Batman & Robin. (Warner Bros Pictures). 12. My Best Friend's Wedding. (TriStar Pictures/Zucker Brothers Productions). 13. Hercules. (Walt Disney Pictures). 15. Men In Black. (Columbia Pictures/Amblin Entertainment). 16. Wild America. (Warner Bros Pictures/Morgan Creek Productions). 17. 4 Little Girls. (a Documentary). 18. Contact. (Warner Bros Pictures). 19. A Simple Wish. (Universal Pictures/The Bubble Factory). 20. George of the Jungle. (Walt Disney Pictures/Mandeville Films). 21. The Swan Princess Escape from Castle Mountain. (Nest Family Entertainment/Crest Animation Productions). Animated Movie. 22. Air Force One. (Columbia Pictures/Beacon Pictures). 23. Good Burger. (Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Pictures). 24. Air Bud. (Walt Disney Pictures/Keystone Entertainment). 25. Spawn. (New Line Cinema/Pull Down Your Pants Pictures). 26. Pooh's Grand Adventure the search for Christopher Robin. (Walt Disney Home Video). Animated Movie. 27. Free Willy 3 the Rescue. (Warner Bros Pictures/Regency Enterprises). 28. G.I Jane. (Hollywood Pictures/Caravan Pictures/Roger Brinbaum Productions). 29. Leave it to Beaver. (Universal Pictures). 30. Masterminds. (Columbia Pictures). 31. The Brave Little Toaster goes to Mars. (Hyperion Pictures). 32. Rocketman. (Walt Disney Pictures). 33. FairyTale a true story. (Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros Pictures/Icon Productions). 34. Starship Troopers. (TriStar Pictures/Paramount Pictures). 35. Beauty and the Beast the Enchanted Christmas. (Walt Disney Home Video). Animated Movie. 36. Anastasia. (20th Century Fox). Animated Movie. 37. Good Will Hunting. (Miramax Films). 38. For Richer or Poorer. (Universal Pictures/The Bubble Factory). 39. Mousehunt. (Dreamworks). 40. Titanic. (20th Century Fox/Paramount Pictures). 41. Mr. Magoo. (Walt Disney Pictures). 42. The Boxer. (Universal Pictures).

[@LordSathar]

Lol Ebert liked Spawn.

[@marsupian]

Ebert: Good will Hunting didn’t make my top 10 because the arc is too predictable. Also Ebert: My number 9 movie is Titanic. 🤡

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

Titanic is not even in my Top 150

[@garrettdavis6500]

It's funny that the Actor's featured in "Wag the Dog," would support the Clintons, later O'Bama, now Biden.

[@trent5501]

Ebert liked Spawn lol

[@loriellajames6978]

The special effects was ahead of its time.

[@SkankHunt3000]

I was in jr high ..all the girls were obsessed with Leo and I had his haircut and a date that made out with me in the theater

[@FredGSanford.]

8:00. Wag Ukraines tail / tale. Easy dupes.

[@GarretGrayCamera]

I agree with Ebert on Good Will Hunting. Entirely predictable and the marketing and hype of the film really made it out to be more than it was.

[@abrarqadir503]

we need pure “feel good” movies too

[@BishopWalters12]

Movies like Good Will Hunting and Forest Gump went from overrated to underrated, I agree that they shouldn't have been treated like The Godfather 2 or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest but it became trendy to hate them and treat them like they were trash movies which also wasn't fair. Good Will Hunting isn't a classic or anything but it's a good movie.

[@Brian-qn7fn]

You are both wrong.

[@paulzenco6182]

How homosexual was Ebert for not including The Full Monty in the top 10

[@yukonphiltoyhunter]

2024 and Wag the Dog is all to real. Ukraine anyone????

[@youtubeletmeintoyoutube4580]

No, fool

[@LumpyAdams]

Good year. Gene had the better list. Boogie Nights is overrated garbage but atleast Roger included Jackie Brown.

[@langdonalger9219]

Gene had the incredibly overrated As Good As It Gets while Roger had the great Boogie Nights.

[@LumpyAdams]

@@langdonalger9219 As Good As It Gets does suck but Boogie Nights is hipster trash.

[@65g4]

Boogie Nights is a masterpiece end of story. It is a really interesting film. I suppose you should just stick to Twilight then

[@LumpyAdams]

@@65g4 Lol it's funny how you get all pretentious film snobby. You wouldn't know what an "interesting film" was if it crawled up your ass.

[@RickRubinesque]

Wow those tuxedos are awful!

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

Ebert looks like The Penguin lol

[@fromthehaven94]

@@jonnybirchyboy1560 Or George Costanza in The Opera episode of Seinfeld.

[@RickRubinesque]

​@@fromthehaven94hahaha yeah good one!

[@buddinganarchist]

The ark of bullshit. lol. Yes, Goodwill Hunting has obvious ending but the writing is the best in years. And they mention Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn, always a must lol. Titanic is glop.

[@langdonalger9219]

Yeah, it’s a great film. No question. Too bad Roger didn’t have it on his top ten.

[@androidfleshbot2854]

Too bad that leanardo never really took off 😊

[@starlimitz2]

So sad to see Siskel's degrading condition around this time.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Actually his brain tumor wasn't diagnosed until May 1998.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@rhyancoleman6462 Correct but this was late 1997, Gene was already looking underweight and pale.

[@chel3SEY]

Titanic?! Surely it belongs on 10 worst list, not 10 best.

[@aldenmartin623]

so sey

[@johneldorado]

The Ice Storm was a bore, didn't deserve such a high rank that year. Easily name a dozen better films that year.

[@deckofcards87]

1997 and 1998 are good contenders for the worst years in movie history

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

Nah, that would be the current year. And every year after that…

[@abrarqadir503]

the hell

[@BishopWalters12]

Put down the pipe.

[@emb5048]

“A president accused of gross sexual misconduct…” Nowadays is almost a Republican prerequisite.

[@blastbeatindustries3191]

This was the last good year for movies. It all went to hell after 1997.

[@BudFuddlacker]

@Emilio Alvarez shit film

[@FriendZone75]

What an incredibly lame take. 1997 was the last good year for films? Are you in your 70s or something?

[@erakfishfishfish]

2007 was a solid year. No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Michael Clayton, Juno, Ratatouille, Once, Sweeney Todd, Charlie Wilson’s War, Eastern Promises, Superbad, Grindhouse (your milage may vary on that one), 300.

[@langdonalger9219]

1999, 2002, 2005 were all very good years as well.

[@erakfishfishfish]

@@langdonalger9219 ah, 1999, the year of the Middle Class White Guy Unsatisfied With His Cushy Job film: American Beauty, Fight Club, The Matrix, Office Space. (Tongue in cheek of course, all of those movies are great.)

[@marcofalzone6469]

Omg. 'Eve's Bayou' was one of the WORST film ive seen in a long time. Like a really bad episode of the TV show 'in the heat of the night' imo. I was bowled over how awful it was. The plastic overdramatic acting the hamfisted editing the characatures of everybody involved Wow.

[@invisicast]

'97 had so many: Contact, JB, 5th Element, Gross Pointe Blank, GWH, LA Conf, Kiss the Girls, Donnie Brasco, Cop Land, Princess Mononoke, the Spanish Prisoner, Rainmaker. Why settle for the worst-evers like Titanic and Eve's Bayou? Unwatchable dogsh_t.

[@plaidchuck]

Oh come on Titanic was good. Yeah you got sick of hearing about it at the time along with Dion's song but watch it again and it's still one of Cameron's best.

[@danlove12k]

Where is face off, starship troopers, tomorrow never dies, Air Force one, and con air? They hate action films 🥴🥴🥸. Half of their films they pick no one has ever heard of them. 🥴