Siskel & Ebert Review - For Your Eyes Only, S.O.B., The Great Muppet Caper, Dragonslayer

[@robfinlay8058]

I really miss these guys, and the good old days of cinema when there were several great movies released every week and I wanted to see most of them.

[@joshphillips1526]

Even in 2022 dragonslayer has one of the greatest on screen dragons in cinema

[@stanleyterrell717]

I saw Dragon Slayer and Clash of the Titans the day after graduation from elementary school ,great day and thanks forever Pop.❤💪💪

[@stevejohnson1577]

I soooooo miss these guys, The analysis to a frivolous movie like the muppet caper movie. Talking about characters and development.

[@marktosh3739]

I love Gene's realization at the amount of character analysis they're devoting to Miss Piggy.

[@magnusskallagrimsson6707]

But I think Roger is correct. It was something that irked me as a kid.

[@chrisfinch8637]

@@magnusskallagrimsson6707 It might not have been a great second movie to the first Muppet movie, but I still managed to love Miss Piggy quite a lot, while growing up, watching it.

[@gspendlove]

I was lucky enough to have born when I was because _For Your Eyes Only_ was the first Bond movie I ever saw. I got into Bond just as the filmmakers decided to get serious and stop making silly Bond movies. I really loved _FYEO_ and Roger Moore's Bond, and still do. Note: It wasn't till a few years ago that I found out all of Carole Bouquet's dialogue in that movie was dubbed. That little piece of info doesn't exactly ruin the movie for me, but....well, I had to wonder how many other little Hollywood tricks I fell for as a kid. Next you'll be telling me the Ark of the Covenant isn't really being stored in a government warehouse and that those weren't real leprechauns in Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

[@joshphillips1526]

Same

[@jrpc2000]

Wow. FYEO was also my first Bond movie and I enjoyed very much.

[@timothygrant7266]

I wish I saw this one in a theater. The only Moore film I saw on the big screen was A View to a Kill when I was 17. I didn't mind it.

[@crisspats893]

FYEO was my first Bond too and it made Roger Moore my favorite Bond. Nice to find there are others who feel the same.

[@CorneliaAmiri]

I liked all the films, I saw them a while back except for SOB. I just watched that. It’s a hilarious satire on the Hollywood movie industry. the dialogue is amazing. I loved it

[@tjmurray6549]

SOB is a zany comedy. So very underrated too!

[@tonyman64]

I really miss Gene and Roger. RIP

[@timothygrant7266]

I watched them all the time in the 80s and 90s. One of the first reviews I remember seeing was for The Black Hole when I was 11.

[@jimmybonez8928]

Anyone lucky enough to I have seen most or ALL of these films that week. That was a GREAT WEEK for movies!!!! If I was forced to choose one, I would have probably gone to see Dragonslayer!!!!!!! Young me in this year would have been thrilled to see a Dragon in a movie!!!!!

[@nongthip]

The best part of For Your Eyes Only was the rock climbing piece which was probably done mostly with a stunt double.

[@timothygrant7266]

That was a great sequence. A really entertaining adventure.

[@timothygrant7266]

I need to see SOB. I wouldn't mind seeing Dragonslayer either. FYEO is one of my favorite Bond movies. I saw the first two muppet movies in a theater and enjoyed them.

[@gallaxian]

I’m surprised that the clip revealed the dragon’s visage, which was arguably the high point of the movie.

[@Diskoboy1974]

The Great Muppet Caper is my favorite of ALL the Muppet films. It's a shame Ebert hated it.

[@KevyNova]

Same here. It’s SO good.

[@chrisfinch8637]

He didn't exactly hate it, he just thought the movie gave too much attention to the jewel-thief plot, and not enough attention to the Muppets (save for Miss Piggy), or their personalities throughout.

[@Fiveash-Art]

@@chrisfinch8637 It's a good movie, but it definitely doesn't hold a candle to the original.

[@reneedennis2011]

I like S.O.B. , For Your Eyes Only, and The Geeat Muppet Caper.

[@chrisfinch8637]

Great movies, and Julie Andrews sure surprised the heck out of me, in S.O.B., based off what she just did, in one of her scenes. We never expected to see our own Mary Poppins, or Maria von Trapp, show off herself, in one of her husband's movies.

[@jbshore2012]

Retro memory - I went to see Dragonslayer with my cousins. They sneaked out to see Rocky 3. I stayed. They were too dumb to keep it secret and immediately talked about Rocky when my uncle picked us up. They got punished. All I remember about Dragonslayer is the main character finding out the other boy is not really a boy and the wimpy king showing up after the dragon is already dead to take credit for killing it…

[@brianforbes8325]

Ebert was wrong when he said John Saxon was appointed US Ambassador to Mexico; it was John Gavin, from Spartacus and Psycho (both 1960), who became Ambassador to Mexico in 1981, appointed by President Ronald Reagan, another actor.

[@kali3665]

Yes, he corrected himself the following week.

[@cablehogue599]

Gavin was considered for the role of James Bond at one point despite being American

[@QBAN2010]

That climb up to the monastery was breathtaking and heart stopping!!!! The two previous Bonds were ruined by Jaws…sorry Richard Kiel RIP

[@cl759]

Gosh! Off to see s.o.b. now, sounds great

[@chrisfinch8637]

I've seen S.O.B. a handful of times, and it has a lot of laughs and romantic bits involved, like Blake Edwards' "10".Truth be told, after watching the movie, I never saw "Mary Poppins" or "The Sound of Music" the same way again. Even so, Julie still dazzled the movie up in such a broad and bright fashion, with the songs, "Polly-Wolly Doodle" (the movie's overall theme song) and "Oh, Promise Me".

[@WilAdams]

Dragon Slayer is still good even now, after the dragons in GOT. This movie from way back is a film you should definitely watch. The plot, involving a girl who's father does not want her to run the same risk as all the other girls in the sacrifice lottery is very well done, as is the other couple of plotlines. Sadly, the main star--the be-permed blond boy is not the strongest, or charismatic of actors--can't hold the viewer's attention, but when he is off the screen the movie comes to life. Turning to the Muppets, I loved the Muppet Show, and really did not care much for the films. The James Bond film here 'For Your Eyes Only' suffers from Roger Moore (he is not James Bond any more than Pierce Brosnon was) but the opening credits featuring the stunning Sheena Easton singing the main title theme is amazing. Watch that, and then turn out.

[@Fiveash-Art]

Another one of these people "Sean Connery is the one and only Bond"... Whatever dude. 😂

[@WilAdams]

@@Fiveash-Art Hmm. I actually think George Lazenby was the best bond. He had the build of a spy, and while he was not as smooth Sean, his rough ex6erior elevated him for me.

[@stevenmcd4741]

SOB: When a movie that loses 30 million dollars is considered the biggest bomb in history!

[@trfesok]

"The Great Muppet Caper". Haven't seen it, but it looks really over the top. In a good way. Better than "A Chorus Line", anyway.

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

A little too much fourth wall breaking humor. Charles Grodin was funny

[@timothygrant7266]

I remember Miss Piggy on a motorcycle

[@davidthieroff9452]

For Your Eyes Only is the second best Bond movie. I love S.O.B. too.

[@drumtum]

Haha Maniac dog of the show?! I don´t think so! Maniac and For Your Eyes Only the two classics from this show.

[@johnclavis]

I saw Dragonslayer in a second run movie theater in Queens New York City. It was as boring as water flavored with different water. Peter macnicol, best known for being the weirdo in Ghostbusters 2.

[@Fiveash-Art]

It's not a 'magic sword' Siskel ... It's a spear.

[@MarcoSpeaksNadsat]

Was there any point Siskel even turning up to see Maniac lol.

[@Fiveash-Art]

😂I wonder if he enjoyed the scene where the guy got his head blown off? Great head explosion scene. Better than any of those Woody Allen movies he worships. Dude was annoying.

[@bijibadness]

man, these clips are _long._ LONG long. I wonder when they started the jump down to what must literally be 1/6th the movie clips' length?

[@tvmonte]

When they left PBS and moved to syndication with "At the Movies" the following year.

[@Fiveash-Art]

They were also kings of spoiling movies .. It's crazy how much they gave away with these things. I don't think I much noticed as a kid though.

[@maul42]

What... what is this shy and humble version of Miss Piggy that Ebert's talking about? Certainly no one I've ever seen on screen. What episode of the Muppet Show had Piggy feeling so insecure she couldn't get out of bed? Is he just pulling this out of his ass?

[@paramitch]

This exactly! Miss Piggy was never EVER presented as being shy or self-hating! Ebert's written review went further and said he didn't like it because she looked thinner in this -- I disagree with all of it, and he's really reading way too much into it.

[@lerm2866]

Wasn’t SOB from Warner Bros?

[@rigeur071]

No. The movie poster found at IMDB identifies it as a Paramount feature.

[@jayallman]

The film was produced by Lorimar and released theatrically by Paramount. WB seems to have inherited the movie -- or certain rights connected to it -- after they bought Lorimar.

[@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729]

This is a great scene from SOB but the last 30 minutes kind of ruined it for me...

[@timothygrant7266]

I've gotta see it one of these days but I remember my cousin hating it.

[@SailorVision]

Love sob

[@ATMyles]

John Saxon was ambassador to Mexico?!

[@ronaldh8446]

No. Ebert corrected himself on the following week's show.

[@ATMyles]

@@ronaldh8446 thank you!

[@ATMyles]

@@ronaldh8446 although I *wish* JS had been an ambassador to Mexico…or anywhere! 😉

[@ronaldh8446]

@@ATMyles here's the episode. The correction is at the end, near the 27 minute mark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faK6hZ2qmZWNrbc

[@ATMyles]

@@ronaldh8446 wow! Thank you! I’d planned to look for it. I really appreciate that.

[@KaristaSwiss]

Wow sob???

[@jayp.1145]

Standard Operating Baloney!

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

It’s “Saab.” It was a car company, very popular in Boston in the 90s.

[@kaneshuppert636]

Which one? The pig. 😂

[@morgan8757]

it was john gavin who ambassador to mexico in the 1980s

[@ricardocantoral7672]

For Your Eyes Only is the cinematic equivalent of dry, white toast.

[@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729]

I think this was the only non-Connery Bond movie Siskel ever recommended....(but never saw his review of Spy who Loved Me)

[@piccolomaster]

@@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729 I believe Siskel gave a positive review to Octopussy (1983).

[@babybird871]

possible forgot about that…

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@piccolomaster Unfortunately, Gene's reviews are difficult to find but as far as I know, FYEO and Octopussy are the only positive reviews he gave to Moore's Bond films.

[@Fiveash-Art]

@@ricardocantoral7672 He's a fool .. The Spy Who Loved Me was one of the best Bond movies.

[@BondFreek]

You listen to their explanations of some scenes in these movies and you realized they never watch the movies themselves.

[@henn863]

For example?

[@Maniac1607]

Moore was the worst Bond ever.