Siskel & Ebert: North

[@Geotpf]

This is the movie that Ebert said in his print review the following: "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it." Ebert's review of the movie is more famous than the movie itself.

[@zipgow]

I like how Ebert's review is so famous it inspired a book title, and Siskel seems to hate it more during this segment.

[@sha11235]

The other book titles about bad films also came from his reviews of bad films.

[@linkbiff1054]

And a trillion times more entertaining.

[@SNARC15]

Hearing him say that in verbatim during their worst of the year show is an instant classic.

[@grkpektis]

this movie was honestly the first movie I saw as a kid that made me realize movies could be shit, back then I thought movies were either boring or great nothing in between so this movie really confused me.

[@krisherdown]

The only reason this film is remembered is due to this review. That's the power of Siskel and Ebert.

[@grkpektis]

North was the first movie i ever saw as a kid that i fucking hated. Before that movie i thought every movie was either boring or amazing nothing in between until I saw North

[@clawmachinez26]

That and the Nostalgia Critic

[@ArthurCSchaperMR]

I loved this review. I loved it. Loved loved loved loved loved it. Loved every incisive, damning, mocking, hilarious moment of it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@matrix91234]

I mean its legit insulting on every level. Its the type of movie thats so bad you need to see it to believe it

[@wet-read]

@@matrix91234 I feel the same way about Clifford, with Martin Short and Charles Grodin (Ebert's review of it is spot on and hilarious). It is objectively both a terrible film and an extremely bizarre one from top to bottom, but I happen to love it and count it as a (very) guilty pleasure.

[@mitchelanhalt5261]

when roger begins the review, you can see the hatred in his eyes before he turns around

[@j.d.t.5761]

I know, right.

[@olaoluwaafolayan6554]

Pause at 0:14 and you'll be able get a good look at the sheer *contempt* in his eyes before he even begins unpacking the movie review lol

[@williamhowe1]

@@olaoluwaafolayan6554 I don't think deserves a vendor that. It needs to be buried on a deserted island and forgotten.

[@grkpektis]

When I was a kid I thought movies were either boring or great nothing in between, then I saw North. It was the first time I realized oh movies can be horrible

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

@@grkpektis Same experience. I remember distinctly thinking, "who the fuck thinks this is funny or good?"

[@thekidfromiowa]

Ebert's reaction after North's screeching is priceless.

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

He can't take it. Neither could the audience.

[@ericburns9132]

You can see the hatred in his eyes

[@cinematicworldofbenji9311]

This is the best movie I’ve ever seen. An underrated masterpiece. I’m talking about Roger Ebert's review of North.

[@Styxswimmer]

You got me for a second. I agree. This review is way more entertaining than any moment in the movie

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

🤣kzbin.infoUgkx0jNgvIvzwS_XL6Ccs3KgV-XwrbjHIBGh?si=-lqu24rbBsahx4NZ 😂

[@linkbiff1054]

I love when Gene and Roger both shred a film.

[@reneedennis2011]

So do I!

[@Xayjohns]

It's beautiful lol

[@davidnetterwald1846]

As much as I enjoyed when they gushed about films that they loved I found it way more entertaining to hear them flat out destroy a film they hated. Siskel and Ebert would make a film roasting into must see television and when I first watched the review for North and heard Siskel and Ebert’s outward disdain and disgust towards it I said to myself if it’s that bad of a film then I want no part of it.

[@spencerhensley5495]

I genuinely think if Rob Reiner had not directed this and it had a great cast I think they still would have disliked it but not to this extent. Siskel even said whenever huge talent was involved in a bad film it was always more fun and easier to destroy. And that makes sense because Reiner was too talented not to know this movie wouldn’t work.

[@CJODell12]

Ebert's look of disgust at 0:14 is classic. Their review of this is FAR more entertaining than the actual film itself.

[@natejamesr1081]

He had that same look for his review of Mad Dog Time. Wish someone would upload that episode!

[@southy98]

“What the fuck am I looking at?”

[@grf15]

True, but I think Ebert's written review is even better.

[@Pedrosdanckwardt]

"You feel unclean as you're sitting there" - Siskel at his finest.

[@WWTDD37]

RIP Roger Ebert, the finest film critic ever to live, and a true legend.

[@jackson5056]

"There's only one barren area on all of our islands. Unfortunately, its Mrs. Ho." Wow. Its not everyday you hear the worst thing you've ever heard in your life.

[@tomryugo5742]

That's probably not even the most tasteless line in the movie. In fact, there were so many tasteless, unfunny lines in the movie that there had to be a dozen that were worse.

[@AJARyan-yn2uv]

Not even Trump would say something that bad.

[@Maniac1607]

I was actually more taken aback by Reba singing a cheerful song about how her kid was trampled to death.

[@crescentfreshbret]

acrovader Because everyone who’s against Trump not only supports Jussie Smollett but LOVES him 🙄 I hate Trump and think what Jussie Smollett did was despicable. You stereotype people as badly as this movie.

[@caravaggio1534]

@@acrovader Pulitzer Prize worthy right here. Hopefully, Trump will be impressed with your joke and invite you to the White House.

[@TsukiCondor]

i this is my favorite review of these AMAZING critics R.I.P Gene 1946-1999 R.I.P Roger 1942-2013 will miss you guys 2 thumbs up

[@Super165i]

+Tsiki Condor I'm going to watch more of their reviews

[@TsukiCondor]

You shoude

[@citygirl5705]

I didn't always agree with their reviews but I loved listening to them. Never missed a show.

[@TsukiCondor]

amanda davis Its completely fine if you dont agree with them,They give it like a Collage professor way

[@CelestialWoodway]

I always wonder what these guys would think of a new movie when I watch one.

[@joanna7350]

LMFAO Ebert's face at 0:14 is epic.

[@MrJesusfreakerik]

Lol it's the face of disgust

[@baranguirus]

He's like "Oh my god, what have I gotten myself into..."

[@フランクランドン]

To me, it’s the face of despair.

[@AllyStrikesBack]

It's the kind of film that probably made him question his job as a film critic.

[@robbalison]

The movie gets released on DVD and the quote on the bottom says: "It's junk, first class junk."-Siskel and Ebert

[@Thrifty032781]

I think actually that Rob Reiner is so embarrassed by the movie that he refuses to let it be released on DVD. It is available on streaming services though.

[@Bauglir100]

@@Thrifty032781 It is on DVD. You can find it on Amazon.

[@michaelm9810]

@@Thrifty032781 Reiner has actually defended the film and said he loved making it and thought it had a lot of great jokes.

[@hotwax9376]

I suppose some could take that as evidence that the film is so bad it's good.

[@sm5574]

​@@Thrifty032781, it's been released on DVD, but I think it may be out of print now.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

The writer of the movie is actually a very funny guy and he keeps Ebert’s review of North in the glove box of his car.

[@ericfelds6291]

yeah he was a good sport and I believe he even had a laugh about it with ebert

[@jackal59]

2:38 Siskel nearly stammers trying to find the words for this, then comes up with the perfect one.

[@ct0760]

Wow, I've never seen Ebert hate a movie this much before, I mean I'm used to Siskel not liking films, but holy crap

[@Super165i]

+ct0760 "North" (1994) must have made Siskel feel really unclean.

[@shack8110]

+ct0760 this is just trash.

[@joyunicycle]

I've never heard him put so much emphasis on the word "hate" in such a way, heck I don't recall him ever using that word to describe movies.

[@Super165i]

Me neither.

[@spencerhensley5495]

Siskel and Ebert always tore apart bad movies with big talent in them. In this case you had a great ensemble cast and Rob Reiner’s directorial career was on fire for about 10 years plus as mentioned Elijah Wood was proving to be a very good actor. Had this not been as big I’m sure they would have disliked it but not to this degree. They were just extremely upset because everyone involved in this project the cast and Reiner was f capable of doing so much better so they were too smart and talented to know this wasn’t a good project. I don’t hate the movie and wouldn’t even put it in my top worst of all time list but it’s definitely a disappointment when you consider all of the talent in front of and behind the camera and the saddest thing is Rob Reiner went from being an A+ director to now a D grade director whose maybe had two good films since.

[@gspendlove]

"North" isn't as bad as they're making it out to be. It's worse. *This* is the man who brought us "Spinal Tap," "Stand By Me" and "A Few Good Men"? No, I hear you say. This is the man who brought us "The Story of Us," "Rumor Has It" and "The Bucket List."

[@ivancorredera4241]

No. Sadly it's directed by Rob Reiner the director of the princess bride and misery.

[@gspendlove]

***** It's funny. Look at his filmography on IMDb; you'll see that his directing career never recovered after "North." He hasn't directed a winner in going on 25 years (with the possible exception of "The American President," but that had a powerhouse cast and an Aaron Sorkin script going for it, too).

[@gageperuti5519]

gspendlove Didn't he also make The Princess Bride? Inconceivable! Sorry, had to say it.

[@SapphireSword-pd1ix]

He also directed the movie 'The Last Laugh' last year so I guess his career is better now. Hopefully.

[@DMac4214]

ikr

[@funnyguy7574]

true story: I remember watching this in school the class begged for this to be turned off so we could do school work instead that's how horrable this was this review is priceless

[@sailoritaly]

Why on earth were they playing this at your school?

[@langdonalger9219]

@@sailoritaly punishment I guess.

[@bigbabysld]

@@sailoritaly they were in detention

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

@@sailoritaly Had to have been a teacher who somehow didn't know any better. "Its just a kids movie! What could go wrong?"

[@dvt1393]

@@TheseBitchesWantNikes Or a teacher that really hated their students. 😂

[@Thrifty032781]

I remember being 13 when this movie came out. I saw the commercials but didn't see the movie until several years later. But I was in the target demographic when it came out, and I remember even back then thinking about how cruel it was to throw away your parents and go looking for new ones. Also, I knew without seeing the movie that it would have the predictable ending of him going back to his original parents.

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

Back as kid I used to love incredibly stupid movies like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and Howard the Duck, but I remember turning the VHS off in less than 10 minutes with this one. Apparently the target audience for North is no-one.

[@deathtopg8003]

0:14 I've never seen such an expression of aggravation and disappointment in my entire life. This is before he's even looking towards the camera too

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

I love it too. You can see he's really holding in an angry outburst.

[@michaelreed7881]

This right here is proof of Elijah Wood's skill. For him to be in this god awful piece of cow manure and go on to be as successful as he is now. I don't know how anyone's acting, producing, writing, or directing career could possibly survive this atrocity. But my god, he did it. Kudos to him.

[@cliffordshafran9250]

I loved, loved, loved, loved, loved, loved this review! Loved every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting expression from Roger and Gene. Loved the sensibility toward ethnic groups. Loved the implied insults toward Rob Reiner. Yes, this review is a lot more legendary than the film itself. I miss those two.

[@mournblade1066]

Ebert's written review of this film is probably his most famous. ("I hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated this movie.") Anyway, Gene and Roger seem genuinely tormented by this.

[@spencerhensley5495]

It’s not a good movie but I personally don’t feel it was as bad as they said. It’s just a very wrong headed movie that tries way too hard to be funny.

[@Maximus4587]

*Fun Fact:* Mrs. Ho was played by none other than Lauren Tom. Yes, the same Lauren Tom who's done voice-over work for countless animated TV shows such as _King of the Hill_ (Connie Souphanousinphone), _Futurama_ (Amy Wong), _Codename: Kids Next Door_ (Numbuh 3) and _Teen Titans_ (Jinx and Gizmo)...

[@フランクランドン]

Good to know she went on to better things

[@culwin]

Kanye West's child is going to make this into a true story.

[@gor9027]

0:14 That tells you all you need to know how much Ebert despised this movie. One of their best reviews ever.

[@TheDarkTRex]

"You're too nice, Mr. Ebert!" -- Nostalgia Critic

[@GeminiBreaker]

I love Roger Ebert's glare at the screen at the beginning.

[@jpennacchio87]

Gene's groan at 3:00 is priceless!

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

To him, the idea of kids seeing this movie is a blight upon humanity.

[@66kprdwd]

North went south. 'nuff said.

[@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly]

John Greene bravo good sir bravo

[@niallreid7664]

Badum tish

[@フランクランドン]

Jokes funnier than the movie itself

[@bryansarracino8623]

I come back to this great clip every once in a while to laugh. I miss these guys.

[@gulleyjimson]

This is Spinal Tap, The Sure Thing, Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men...and then North. Has any director ever fallen off the cliff more spectacularly?

[@thirdimpacted]

North: the movie so bad it broke Siskel & Ebert.

[@sokee1354]

the problem with their review is that they conveniently forgot to mention he was dreaming the whole time..anything is possible in a dream and these soft idiots just got offended by something that wasn't even real to begin with omg

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

@@sokee1354 but... how does that make any of it good tho??? Lol

[@dvt1393]

@@sokee1354 I was going to type out a long, detailed comment about why it doesn't matter if it's all in the kid's head, because that doesn't make the actually content of the movie funny or entertaining. But, it's not worth it. The movie is trash. Period.

[@sokee1354]

@@dvt1393 we'll just agree to disagree. It's obviously not one of the greatest movies of all time, but I think it's a riot from beginning to end nonetheless

[@PivotRush55]

Gotta love Siskel & Ebert when they review films like this. God rest both theirs souls.

[@irwinthepantydropperextror4708]

0:14 captures how he feels about the movie perfectly without words.

[@Thrifty032781]

I love that Ebert calls it "one of the most hateful films of recent years". This review is a classic.

[@spencerhensley5495]

The review is classic for sure but I wouldn’t put North on my most hated movies list. A few parts did make me cringe like the Hawaii and Alaska segments but otherwise it’s actually an interesting movie to watch to analyze its overall failure.

[@rockys201]

It's hard to believe that both these guys are dead. Legends.

[@oscarxp25]

I know, bro..right...I am glad I got to see these guys together when they were alive and well I loved this show so much. If you like Ebert see "Life Itself"

[@1f5sda]

I saw "Life Itself" and it was awesome!

[@niallreid7664]

It's insane isn't it?

[@kamdan2011]

They took film criticism down with them as it’s now viewed as shouting matches instead of sharing insightfulness.

[@superpan218]

Not even a Seinfeld reunion with Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus can save this turkey, even though Seinfeld was still on the air at the time.

[@Redem10]

I like to think that since the movie take place in north mind we are going through the mind of someone with deep narcissim (he's constantly shower himself with praise) and his completly ignorant which lead to this twisted vision of the world

[@plumaDshinigami]

Wish the movie told us that and that we're supposed to hate him from the start because just watching these scenes made me cringe, I'm serious, I just felt something tense and die in me the moment the judge opened his mouth.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@plumaDshinigami The ending stinks further. Supposingly its suppose to be a fantasy but the film never tells us that. If you dare to watch the film, you shall be shocked at the end

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@plumaDshinigami Elijah Wood is too clean looking to come off as a narcissist. Heck his role with an evil Culkin in The Good Son in 1993 a year before North still presents him as a good guy who you'd never be convinced could turn evil.

[@kevinwhelan9607]

God but I miss Roger Ebert's wit and sheer love of the cinema and how trenchant he could be as in this classic review❤😂🎉

[@emcvideoproductions500]

This is the one reason why North is a little famous.

[@Super165i]

I just realized that this came out the same time Seinfeld was on the air. Jason Alexander and Julia Louis Dreyfus were on Seinfeld and in this movie

[@noeditbookreviews]

" you couldn't write worse jokes if I told you to write worse jokes." Amy Schumer: is that a fact?

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Well, to be fair, she didn't write them.

[@cliffordshafran9250]

I felt the same shock and surprise as Nostalgia Critic at this review when this came out. I saw the ads and trailers and thought "Well, this looks like an innocent, whimsical kids movie. And Rob Reiner directed this! How bad can it be?" Then I looked at S & E's zero stars reviews and thought "It's THAT bad? How is that possible???". After looking at the clips, I finally started to understand. Now that I've seen this, I completely understand their reviews, while still failing to understand what Reiner was trying to do.

[@XenRiddle]

I understand that the movie's stereotypes are supposed to be the product of a child's mind, who sees everything in a simplistic light, but here's the thing... The movie plays up the fact that North is a prodigy, and therefore he is not a normal child. This means that he should theoretically know better than to see people as exaggerated/simplistic stereotypes.

[@フランクランドン]

That’s one of the many problems that this movie has.

[@spencerhensley5495]

North was just an awful character in general. I know it’s not Elijah Wood’s fault by any means. I mean he put in the best effort he could even at such a young age and his ambition even in a stinker like this is admirable. But the character was such a pompous jerk and so poorly written that it doesn’t surprise me that is what he was dreaming the whole time. Not that I am saying it’s a good excuse for offensive stereotypes because it isn’t.

[@Misfit636]

Dam homeboy was saying cringe back before we all even knew about over using it today 🤣

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Sign that a comedy stinks: a character appears in an Easter Bunny suit.

[@forman208]

This film just looks horrendous

[@BTTFMovie]

Trust me, it's worse.

[@Super165i]

+forman208 As The Nostalgia Critic said at the end of his review of "North" (1994): I hope you enjoyed this journey of racist insensitivity. Allow us to replace the credits with the words "We're Sorry" a hundred times! This movie is...amazing! It actually goes beyond belief! In today's PC world for a film like this to get made, let alone for kids, it's scary as shit! How could anyone greenlight this? How could anyone sign on for it? How could they get all these big name stars for such an ugly piece of cinematic prostitution?! Maybe Rob Reiner thought he had too many good films and needed a bad film to even it out. Personally, I now see why Siskel and Ebert hated this film so much. And I really agree with Roger Ebert when he ended his review by saying: I hated this movie! Hated, hated, hated, hated, hated this movie! Hated it! Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it!

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Oh, trust me: it's worse than you could ever imagine. I can't even stomach the Nostalgia Critic's review for it. It's that loathesome.

[@Thrifty032781]

What is North's mother saying at the beginning of this clip? She says "see this rash, you see it? _______ there's no ointment for that!" What is she saying in that blank spot? I've watched this video dozens of times but I can never make it out.

[@mitchelanhalt5261]

My favorite quote. Thank you Roger Ebert, and thank you for posting it.

[@FeverDog420]

I admit to a chuckle when Reba started singing.

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

"Any subject can be done well" I'll take that to heart.

[@anon-rf5sx]

You feel the disgust building up in Ebert's voice while he's going through the review

[@redcommander27]

“This is just trash, Roger”

[@TheHumbleFellow]

In the words of the Nostalgia Critic... "YOU'RE TOO FUCKING NICE!"

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

If they think North is first class junk, they should see Movie 43, that's also first class junk.

[@YoungNDirty420]

+jameygamer I loved Movie 43

[@zipgow]

Haha. I don't tell people how loathsome that movie is just so they won't watch it out of curiosity.

[@zacharysiple783]

Richard Roeper wrote a review of it on Ebert's site, he said that it was "The Citizen Kane of Awful." I thought: "Wow. That is AWFUL!"

[@sbode66]

Thanks for posting this. Nothing amuses me more than memories of Siskel and Ebert trashing a Hollywood dreck like "North." I remember one of them during a "Worst of" show saying how they won't get two hours of their lives back watching these films. Thanks for the memories, guys, we'll miss you.

[@willbthebassist539]

Ebert's face at 0:14 says it all.

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

I never noticed that before but he looks like he's about to fuckin' explode. Movie is str8 torture.

[@ladiekiler16]

There will never be another pair like Siskel and Ebert.

[@erichaynes7502]

at the end 3:09 siskel just flippantly waves his hand and says "this is just trash, Roger".

[@SuperLordHawHaw]

I didn't know Jason and Julia were in the same movie while they were doing Seinfeld. It is shocking how many well known names are in this movie. Maybe this is the movie that destroyed Bruce Willis' health. The Mrs Ho joke was sorta funny though...

[@KOHF34]

This film is also infamous for another reason: it was the film debut of Brynn Hartman, who would later kill her husband, Phil.

[@pronkb000]

On a happier note: also a very, very young Scarlett Johansson.

[@sha11235]

This was her first film. I doubt if she talks about it.

[@austindevine248]

This movie has Brynn Hartman that’s sad and not in the good way

[@spencerhensley5495]

@@sha11235 She has mentioned it a few times in interviews and said she loved being directed by Rob Reiner and found it to be a magical experience. But she was only 8 years old so of course she didn’t know any better. I doubt she has seen the movie since she was young and if she has she probably only enjoys it for nostalgia and not the quality of the film itself.

[@joyunicycle]

I'm surprised Rob Reiner did this movie. He's better than this (Princess Bride for example).

[@thecinematicmind]

This is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men also!

[@thecinematicmind]

+The Cinematic Mind Also Misery

[@JohnLouisBishop84]

@@thecinematicmind The Sure Thing, which established a teenaged John Cusack as a leading man.

[@nomadcowatbk]

The Fonz directed Cop and a 1/2, Ebert loved that

[@JohnLouisBishop84]

@@nomadcowatbk Winkler was the executive producer on Reiner's "The Sure Thing." Ebert was way more on the ball in 1985, by contrast.

[@xdmaster7888]

A year later there was a funny/sweet epilogue to this when Gene & Roger gave hugely positive reviews of Rob Reiner's next film, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (BTW, if you have not seen that film I can swear to you that they were right, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT is a flat-out great movie) and Roger said in his TV review how much he'd hated NORTH and then said with a smile something like "With this movie, I get to say...I loved it."

[@waverlyphillips2849]

Roger Ebert's face at the beginning. 🤣🤣🤣

[@trollskullkid69]

0:14 I love how Ebert has a look of disgust on his face even before talking about the movie

[@xXXBongToker420xXx]

what a fucking demon

[@handlerikme]

“This is just trash, Roger.” I love that, haha.

[@Lythgoemania]

Here is Roger's absolutely legendary review of this movie.

[@maniacaldude]

The funny thing (and I use that term very loosely) is that Rob Reiner actually had hopes for North to be his own equivalent to The Wizard Of Oz, even though he already made such a movie several years earlier with The Princess Bride. In an interview with Archive of American Television back in 2009, he said about North: "I made this little fable, and people got so mad at me, because, you know, I had done When Harry Met Sally..., and Misery, and A Few Good Men, and everybody said 'Oh, it should be a more important kind of movie.' I said, 'Why? Why can't you just make a little slice of a fable or something?' Anyway, I loved doing it, and some of the best jokes I ever had in a movie, are in that movie." I seriously cannot believe Rob Reiner could actually be THAT out of touch.

[@blunew467]

I can’t believe this was Scarlett Johansson’s first ever movie.

[@jbvader721]

Watches a triple feature of "Under the Skin", "Marriage Story" and "Lost in Translation" to cleanse myself.

[@spencer10182]

@@jbvader721I love Marriage Story. Haven’t seen Lost in Translation in forever and haven’t seen that other film need to check it out. Of course now Johansson as an adult said she loved working on the film but to be directed by Rob Reiner as bad as the movie was and have John Ritter and Faith Ford from Murphy Brown and even Elijah Wood play a potential adopted brother I can see why she loved it at that young age.

[@jmorlar2852]

0:14 That's exactly the face I make when my mother-in-law is coming to dinner.

[@BlueGuy98]

0:12 When Gandalf is dragged down by the Balrog

[@scottmccurdy6493]

The look of pure, seething hatred on Ebert's face we see in that split second he's looking at the screen is priceless.

[@Hammerhead547]

I remember seeing this movie for a friends birthday party when I was 11. I can remember sitting in the theater thinking "this is stupid" I wasn't until I saw this review on TV the next weekend that I actually understood why I thought it was so stupid. I agreed with Roger then and I still do now even after almost 20 years.

[@hoobadooba2000]

This is the same dude that directed stand by me. ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES!

[@lerm2866]

North is bad but not the worst of 94, not even the worst of SUMMER’94; Beverly Hills Cop 3 was a more depressing time at the movies and I swear it had fewer laughs!

[@WildFungus]

I rented this as a kid cuz I really wanted to see it, and I remember liking it but I also don't remember anything else about the film. Based on that these two gentlemen were probably correct.

[@christianlorre]

I hated this movie as much as any movie we ever reviewed in the 19 years we've been doing this show. - that sums it up pretty well.

[@fortynights1513]

He later said he thought I Spit on Your Grave is the worst film.

[@christianlorre]

@fortynights1513 he said that's the worst film ever but North was the worst reviewed on the show. Pretty sure Grave was before there was a TV show.

[@fortynights1513]

@@christianlorreI Spit on Your Grave was a 1978 film, so it would’ve been in the PBS days before commercial syndication. That said I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t bother to review it on their show at the time, and that North was the worst they did choose to review.

[@bryansarracino8623]

This clip is classic and makes me laugh I keep coming back to it lol

[@emmaduncan2991]

I love how Ebert looks like he hates even to have to talk about it!

[@718alterego]

The person who wrote the screenplay followed Ebert into a restroom at a Chicago restaurant and then told him how much he hated his sweater. And then they had a good laugh about it.

[@bryansarracino8623]

I felt Unclean as I was watching it. Lol. Classic line

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Think about that statement. Like, how bad does a MOVIE have to be to make you feel unclean? That's how bad North is.

[@DANIELRONCA716]

I remember the teaser for this movie. What a switch up.

[@MrGMANStudios]

The Nostalgia Critic's review of this movie brought me here. This movie looks appalling.

[@benwasserman8223]

Wait til you watch it

[@benwasserman8223]

badgerman Pretty much so.

[@nickcopeland6915]

+Mr. GMAN's Channel I saw the film. I felt my stomach turning as I watched. It's the worst film I've ever seen.

[@benwasserman8223]

Nick Copeland Agreed. I mean, Rob Reiner has probably made too many great films for me to completely hate him, but man this film is just..... it reaches beyond the lowest common denominator in execution

[@nickcopeland6915]

Ben Wasserman Yeah. Thankfully, everyone involved recovered. Reiner's next film was a huge hit and the actors and actresses had more successful careers. Like Ebert said, this film was a very unfortunate aberration in their careers.

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

I've never seen this movie. I never felt compelled to see this movie. But I have watched the Siskel and Ebert reviews of it at least 12 times.

[@rjd1922]

This whole movie is the definition of "This sounded like a good idea in my head". I feel kind of bad for Rob Reiner; he wanted this to be his own Wizard of Oz.

[@johnshea7871]

This doesnt excuse on how offensive this movie is

[@BladeBlur]

I don't know, when they say "The Defense Rests" and they literally rests it made me chuckle.

[@cliffordshafran9250]

What's almost as shocking as having the director being Rob Reiner, was have the writer and producer being Alan Zweibel. For those who don't remember, he was one of the lead writers in the early and funniest days of SNL.

[@spencer10182]

There was so much talent in this film that the ending result was appalling. Everyone involved in this film has been in at least one great movie.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@spencer10182 All these unfunny jokes, talent and stereotypes costed 40 million dollars Spencer. Final total? A measly worldwide 12 million. Couldn't gross half of its budget even Dont forget 1994 gave us The Shawshank Redemption, Mask, Dumb And Dumber, The Lion King, Speed, The Little Rascals movie and Pulp Fiction which contained a better use of Bruce Willis. North stood no chance against those other classics.

[@spencerhensley5495]

I don’t think North would have ever had a chance for success no matter what year it was released in.

[@MadameTamma]

If it makes anyone feel better, this movie came out the same weekend as the lion king so not many people saw it. Although I honestly pity anyone who missed seeing the lion king for the first time in theaters for this.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Thank God for The Lion King!!!!

[@inhumanundead]

"I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it." -- The late Roger Ebert

[@lanaphemister8942]

on several of Ebert's obits they mentioned this infamous review.

[@sundial8343]

The main problem that I have with just about every critical review of this movie is this: the fact that the whole movie is happening in a little frustrated kid's mind! And, when you take that simple fact into consideration, the movie makes more sense and for me it works on that level.

[@IamConnorMacLeod]

Yeah, it makes a lot of sense for a boy to think of jokes like the burren area being Mrs. Ho's uterus. Or the whole Texan scene. or the entire movie. .... Nope. No excuse. That's like saying only kids would like this movie (which they didn't, and likely never will).

[@matthewmcsweeney5996]

I bet the stars of TV shows such as “Cheers”, its spinoff “Frasier”, “Wings”, “Coach”, “Mad About You”, “Friends”, “Miami Vice”, “Full House”, among loads of others were really happy they were not in this movie!

[@andrewmcdonald1614]

If Ebert when to heaven, god will be playing Citizen Kane 24/7 for him. If he went to hell, the devil will be playing North 24/7 for him.

[@zacharysiple629]

His least favorite movie was I Spit On Your Grave.

[@hotwax9376]

As awful as I can tell this film is, I've gotta give them points for the Texas couple's song being set to the theme from Bonanza.

[@bigbabysld]

NOW I GOTTA SEE THIS MOVIE

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

It’s crazy that this is the movie Rob Reiner did after A Few Good Men. 😆

[@benjaminfrazier7096]

I miss Roger Ebert. He wrote funny reviews with sentences that are actual humor. I liked how he treated films with a balanced manner.

[@IbrahimHoldsForth]

i was sad for weeks after he passed away in 2013. miss his voice so bad

[@dutch04]

LOL, yes I picked up on that too..... God I miss these guys and in all honesty we still need them now as much as ever.

[@TheDevinus]

I have found my self quoting them from this for so many other things!! Wish I could of seen the director and casts face when this review went out!!

[@spencerhensley5495]

Well Alan Zwibel the writer was humiliated. Look up his article Roger and Me it’s pretty funny and explains his reaction to Ebert’s review. Meanwhile Reiner defended the movie and said it had some of his best jokes in it which I think is crap considering every other movie the guy made before was good and he said he thought Ebert was expecting a more important type of movie from him. Not more important Rob, something decent which you proved you were more than capable of making.