Siskel & Ebert review (1992): Hoffa, Trespass, Chaplin, Lorenzo's Oil & Peter's Friends

[@sm5574]

Ebert: "It isn't what the movie is about but how it's about it." Also Ebert: "Chaplin should have been about something else." This is why I preferred Siskel, even though my thumb disagreed with him more often, and even though he was less entertaining in his delivery. Listening to Siskel, I usually felt like I had a better idea of what the movie was and whether I'd like it. That's the sign of a great critic.

[@sean2015]

I tended to agree far more with Ebert than I did with Siskel. But it seems they tended to agree with each other more than they disagreed so this often didn't come into play. On _Chaplin_ though, I agree with Siskel. I understand Ebert's points but _Chaplin_ was still a great film.

[@pi6835]

Trespass is another hidden gem of a great decade in film.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Nah. All style. Blah

[@danorthsidemang3834]

"One day computers will be able to create entire movies..." And they're all going to fucking suck.

[@burnzyburnswild]

Correct

[@Hellraiser0601]

Facts 💯

[@sblagg527]

Ummm Do you include the Pixar movies in that comment??

[@williamblake2962]

Man I get enough of these guys. Seeing how critics thought of my childhood movies when they came out is awesome.

[@ragingbull2271]

Trespass is such an awesome crime thriller. My favorite Walter Hill film.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Better than The Driver ? Warriors ? Hard Times ?

[@ragingbull2271]

@@ricardocantoral7672 as much as I love all those too I have to say yeah. It's not by a huge amount or anything. I love every Walter Hill film up to Geronimo.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

@@ragingbull2271 - Even the 48 Hours sequel?

[@matthewschwartz6607]

He directs some of the BEST action scenes!

[@defur45]

@@ricardocantoral7672Southern Comfort is another good one of his.

[@danwroy]

Lorenzo's Oil is the amazing story of two typical Italians

[@MAFion]

These major studio pictures probably wouldn't be made today. No sequels, prequels, remakes, etc. Adult, serious cinema. Miss it.

[@AceBG27]

Chaplin is an excellent movie, Ebert is way off base here. It gives a good overview of Chaplin’s career, his life and the political situation which put him in to exile. Robert Downey Jr. was brilliant and this is a highly entertaining movie. If you’re not a Chaplin buff, this is a good place to start.

[@FoxyPinkGirl]

Man I love and miss these two. I remember watching the when I was a kid. Of course I didn’t understand what they were ever talking about but I always thought they were entertaining then. They still are and man they have some hysterical jokes and insults of the films, but also their fights as well.

[@nicktaylor2657]

I loved Chaplin I totally disagree with Roger's review 😠

[@sha11235]

No, I agree with him.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

​@@sha11235 So do I. RDJ did an excellent job but the film itself is no different than supermarket tabloid.

[@cobracommander8133]

Wow I totally disagree with them on Trespass. I didn’t think the “gang-characters” were stock characters at all, they were fleshed out character with lives of their own, as much as the fire men. Also, the video camera technique worked incredibly well to take the audience into the world of King James and Savon, I don’t know how Siskel missed that.

[@kevinhoffman8112]

Lorenzo's Oil was a very difficult movie to watch. It's probably one of my favorites of all time but the scenes of human suffering have been unequaled in any other film.

[@dimasgirl2749]

I saw Lorenzo's Oil in my Senior Year of high school.

[@ronaldh8446]

I liked the original The Mind's Eye videos more than Beyond. But it was a showcase for what was to come.

[@CrashedIntoTheCineplex]

Wondering if you have the 1994 episode with I Love Trouble. Never seen it uploaded anywhere. I wonder if anyone has it. If you do, can you upload it please ☺️

[@Jbaxter85]

Lorenzo's Oil 👍🌟🌟🌟 Hoffa 👍🌟🌟🌟

[@pvthitch]

Trespass was shot in Memphis.

[@jacobdehaan4114]

I haven't seen the full movie, but from what I have seen, Jack Nicholson looks like a great Hoffa

[@okigi-wo5zm]

He was great. The film so so.

[@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729]

I remember seeing "Hoffa" on opening night (Christmas I think) and being disappointed .....

[@okigi-wo5zm]

Jack's performance was great. The story could have been written better.

[@PlasmicSteve]

I liked Siskel but he couldn't be more wrong on Nick Notle's performance. I'm confident he would have changed his mind over time - maybe he even did.

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

Trespass was decent.

[@freddyfurrah3789]

If siskel didn't like it, it's probably a good film.

[@okigi-wo5zm]

A bleeding heart elitist. Entertaining duo .

[@kathymoriarty1441]

It's such a shame that Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert died years apart from each-other. Gene Siskel - 1999. Roger Ebert - 2013. I wish those two were still alive, I would've love seeing them review other movies from 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. 1. Crawlspace. 2. Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters. 3. Escape From Planet Earth. 4. Oz the great and powerful. 5. The Call. 6. The CROODS. 7. Olympus Has Fallen. 8. G.I Joe Retaliation. 9. Scary Movie 5. 10. Iron Man 3. 11. Star Trek Into Darkness. 12. Fast & Furious 6. 13. Epic. 14. Monsters University. 15. Despicable Me 2. 16. Turbo. 17. The Smurfs 2. 18. Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lighting Thief. 19. Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters. 20. The Smurfs. 21. Smurfs The Lost Village. 22. The Simpson's Movie. 23. Planes. 24. Planes Fire & Rescue. 25. Cars. 26. Cars 2. 27. Cars 3. 28. Toy Story 2. 29. Toy Story 3. 30. Toy Story 4. 31. Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs. 32. Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2. 33. Carrie. 34. Thor. 35. Thor Ragnarok. 36. Thor Dark World. 37. Ender's Game. 38. Free Birds. 39. The Hunger Games. 40. The Hunger Games Catching Fire. 41. The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1. 42. The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2. 43. Frozen. 44. Frozen 2. 45. The Hobbit an Unexpected Journey. 46. The Hobbit The Desolation Of Smaug. 47. The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies. 48. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1. 49. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2. 50. The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. 51. Paranormal Activity. 52. Paranormal Activity 2. 53. Paranormal Activity The Marked Ones. 54. Robocop. - 2014. 55. Son Of God. 56. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. 57. The Muppet's. 58. Muppet's Most Wanted. 59. Noah. 60. Rio. 61. Rio 2. 62. Godzilla - 2014. 63. Godzilla King Of Monsters. 64. Maleficent. 65. Maleficent Mistress Of Evil. 66. How To Train Your Dragon. 67. How To Train Your Dragon 2. 68. How To Train Your Dragon The Hidden World. 69. The Planet Of The Apes. 70. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. 71. Rise of The Planet Of The Apes. 72. War For The Planet Of The Apes. 73. Guardians Of The Galaxy. 74. Guardians Of The Galaxy Part 2. 75. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. - 2014. 76. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out Of The Shadows. 77. Leprechaun Origins. 78. Dolphin Tale. 79. Dolphin Tale 2. 80. Annabelle. 81. Annabelle Creation. 82. Annabelle Comes Home. 83. The Visit. 84. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day. 85. The Book Of Life. 86. Home. 87. Big Hero 6. 88. Penguins Of Madagascar. 89. Exodus Gods and Kings. 90. Annie. - 2014. 91. Night at the Museum. 92. Night At The Museum Battle Of The Smithsonian. 93. Night At The Museum Secret of the Tomb. 94. Into The Woods. 95. Paddington. 96. Paddington 2. 97. Monkey Kingdom. Disneynature Movie. 98. The Marine. 99. The Marine 2. 100. The Marine 3. 101. The Marine 4 Moving Targets. 102. Poltergeist. - 2015. 103. Jurassic World. 104. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. 105. Inside Out. 106. Ted. 107. Ted 2. 108. Terminator Genisys. 109. Minions. 110. Pixels. 111. The Peanuts Movie. 112. The Good Dinosaur. 113. Star Wars The Force Awakens. 114. Star Wars The Last Jedi. 115. Star Wars The Rise Of Skywalker. 116. Kung Fu Panda 2. 117. Kung Fu Panda 3. 118. Zootopia. 119. Batman V Superman Dawn Of Justice. 120. The Jungle Book - 2016. 121. The Angry Birds Movie. 122. The Angry Birds Movie 2. 123. Alice In Wonderland. - 2010. 124. Alice Through The Looking Glass. 125. Finding Dory. 126. Independence Day Resurgence. 127. The BFG. 128. The Secret Life Of Pets. 129. The Secret Life Of Pets 2. 130. Ghostbusters. - 2016. 131. Kubo and the two strings. 132. Trolls. CGI Animated Movie. 133. Trolls world tour. CGI Animated Movie. 134. POKEMON Detective Pikachu. 135. Sing. Etc. Etc.

[@Hellraiser0601]

Easy! Most of the movies on your list are clearly "thumbs down" material.

[@ryangettig274]

@@Hellraiser0601 Yeah,that is an awful list of movies.

[@KillswitchJohn]

I even thumbed down her comment, just to keep the spirit of S and E alive 😅

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Oh roger, if u only knew.