Siskel & Ebert - Rocky III, Poltergeist, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

Siskel and Ebert review: Rocky III, Poltergeist, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid.

[@timothygrant7266]

What a great summer that was for movies. I saw Poltergeist in a theater and people were screaming. I also saw E.T and Rocky III in theaters too. I was 14 and watched Siskel & Ebert every week throughout the 80s and 90s.

[@kerprice]

Me too, I was 17, Poltergeist scared the crap out of me--what a great movie! And I knew nothing about ET before I saw it. It was a great summer for movies!

[@monotech20.14]

E.T.is overrated trash.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Hand coming out of the TV freaked me out at age 11, so I went to the bathroom for a few minutes. The adult who took me said she already saw E.T. and wanted to go to this one, so I didn't see E.T. for a couple years.

[@jamesfields2916]

Best summer ever for movies, especially sci Fi. Poltergeist ,ET , The Thing , Blade Runner, Wrath of Khan, Road Warrior,Tron and Road Warrior!

[@Wolfie66]

Summer of 82 certainly was a fun time for movies! I was 15 and saw every one of these in the theater.

[@lowbridge7070]

Seeing these old Siskel and Ebert episodes sure does bring back some warm, happy memories. Back then in 1982, normally I went to the movies once a week with my then best friend. We were both a couple of fanatics about the movies and went to the movies together once a week, every week, for alot of years from the 1970s-1980s (and yes, we religiously watched Siskel and Ebert every week on his living room tv). Rocky III is just one of many movies we saw together at the movie theater. We tried to see every new movie that just came out regardless of genre (he loved horror movies, I preferred comedy), plot, critics reviews, who was starring in it, etc. So, there was no particular reason we went to see Rocky III. It just happened to be a new movie that just came out. But there were a handful of times when I went to see a movie on my own. ET was one of them. Poltergeist was another. In the case of Poltergeist, I saw that on my 14th birthday thanks to my Uncle. A couple days before my 14th birthday my Uncle called up and asked what I wanted for my 14th birthday. I told him I wanted to see 2 movies: The Thing and Poltergeist. On the day of my birthday, he picked me up and took me to see The Thing at a movie theater in his neighborhood in the upper east side of Manhattan. He just couldn't stand the gory special effects, so about half way through the movie, he walked out and waited for me in the lobby for the movie to end. Then he took me to a different theater also in his neighborhood (back then every neighborhood had several movie theaters within walking distance of your place) to see Poltergeist. Fearing any gory effects that movie might also have, instead of going inside with me, he bought a ticket for me and then went to his apartment, coming back for me when the movie ended to take me back home.

[@robertbirch5676]

Absolutely good memories

[@jeffkoons001]

SAME. Once a week trips to the movies with my best pal. Saw Poltergeist with my big brother -- and ET, come to think of it. Movies were much much much more fun and much better back then. The corporatization of films destroyed the industry and we're all the worse for it.

[@kevinsturges6957]

Great story. You had a nice Uncle. ❤️

[@richardvinsen2385]

Your uncle stepped out for a drink.

[@lowbridge7070]

@richardvinsen2385 my uncle didn't drink whatsoever

[@commonwealthedison5346]

Adjusted for inflation, the domestic grosses of the films on this episode outgross any other episode of S&E. Poltergeist was a big hit, Rocky 3 was huge, and E.T. was beyond huge.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@stonegasman3866 I think it's hilarious.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

@@stonegasman3866 at least 2.5× the budget to be considered a success, generally speaking ~

[@alancarnell2747]

E.T. beat Star Wars for highest grossing movie. Yeah, it was beyond huge.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@alancarnell2747 It sure did. Not sure why. I was underwhelmed.

[@israelsanchez2773]

@@christianhafer9819 Sounds like you need some lovin"

[@keng.2468]

I personally believe they missed the point on Rocky 3. The genuine and loveable Rocky from the previous films is hardened here and as it was stated in the film - he became 'civilized'.

[@RagaDagga]

I met my grandpa maybe three times. One of my only memories of him is the time he gave me and my brother ET on VHS for Christmas.

[@timothygrant7266]

I will never forget the green plastic on that videocassette

[@sonicgrub]

Siskel is WAY wrong on Poltergeist. It's an absolute classic gem.

[@pekerhed101]

Movie critics are the absolute worst. Bottom of the barrel.

[@saffmichael4369]

I was 13 when these came out and loved Poltergeist as a kid. I have gone back to it several times and it really is pretty bland once you peel off the above par special F/X for the time. E.T. is a classic, Poltergeist is an OK film of its time.

[@clutchkman]

We were a little spoiled with so many good movies then.

[@raymondm.9954]

Hated it. The print I saw, a scene from the beginning was missing (neighbors complaining about the others' TV remote control), the film broke right around the seance scene, and we had to wait ten minutes while it was fixed, and the only actually scary scene was when the guy clawed his face off -- which happened only in his imagination. Big disappointment.

[@monkeyballs512]

@@saffmichael4369 funny, I feel exactly the opposite. I loved ET in 1982, but it’s pretty old fashioned today. Poltergeist still plays effectively to primal fears that will never change and holds up as a quality horror film for a younger audience. It isn’t a terrifying movie, but it isn’t meant ti be. It’s a fun movie, but it’s perfectly attuned to what scares little kids.

[@greggburke7796]

Sometimes these 2 guys just completely miss the boat. Rocky 3 may not have been as good as 1 and 2, but it's still a solid movie, as was Poltergeist.

[@RichM3000]

I can't argue with the points they made about Rocky III, but I'd still have given it a thumbs up. It wasn't Rocky I, which they wanted it to be, but it was a good movie. And, FWIW I liked it better than Rocky II.

[@sandal_thong8631]

@@RichM3000 I think _Rocky II_ was underwhelming. You don't get the feeling that he earned a shot at the champ. They should have made the first part of the movie like Clubber Lang's journey in _Rocky III,_ with Rocky fighting those ranked below the champ and winning.

[@RichM3000]

@@sandal_thong8631 True. It would have also explained how Rocky became a good fighter. In the first movie, Rocky was able to fight a close fight because he trained like a madman while Apollo overlooked him. In Rocky II, Rocky didn't train hard until the very end, Apollo trained like a madman, and....Rocky wins this time?

[@bilimus_]

Poltergeist is the scariest PG rated movie ever. Today the effectiveness of it's scares alone would give it an R rating.

[@lerm2866]

Dude rips his face off!!

[@zanti4132]

If my memory is correct, this is the movie that led to the creation of the PG-13 rating. It's certainly too intense for a PG rating, while R ratings were reserved for movies deemed unsuitable for younger audiences.

[@bilimus_]

@@zanti4132I'm sure this contributed to it. I've heard Gremlins and Temple of Doom also played a role.

[@zanti4132]

Checking into this myself, you are correct. While Poltergeist undoubtedly entered into the discussion, the movies most responsible for the addition of the PG-13 rating are the two you mention.

[@jrpc2000]

Interesting Fact: The movie was originally rated R, but the producers (mainly Spielberg) appealed to the MPA and convinced the members to change it to PG (there was no PG-13 yet).

[@Diskoboy1974]

This had to be one of the best weeks in the history of cinema. Even though they both trashed Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, and Rocky 3, every movie reviewed here became a bona-fide classic. ET became the highest grossing film and held that record for a little over a decade. I saw ALL of these movies during their theatrical run.

[@jamesburke4358]

And in just a few weeks, flops "Blade Runner" and "The Thing" opened the same day. We were spoiled back then.

[@davidsussman7476]

I love Siskel & Ebert, and i don't fault them when I disagree because I know they're always coming from an honest, thoughtful, heartfelt place. That said, Siskel's dislike of Poltergeist (1 1/2 stars in his written review for The Chicago Tribune) surprised me back in 1982. I remember E.T. and Poltergeist being the two big Spielberg-involved movies of the summer. Poltergeist both fascinated and frightened me as an eleven-year-old, but it is ridiculously entertaining. It's also held its own over the past forty (nearly) years

[@terrygracy8345]

Agreed. This is a good movie. There is some hilarious dialogue mixed in with some real chills

[@Damionte]

@@terrygracy8345 I was 10 when I saw Poltergeist the first time. I was terrified! Watching it now at almost 50, it still hits me in all the same places. i have always been entertained by this movie, and terrified of that tree.

[@birch5757]

Poltergeist has aged incredibly well. Gorgeous film. Siskel had some odd opinions at times - but always thought-provoking.

[@libradawg9]

I think he got lost in the convoluted story. Today we know that they hired the right people, weird magic stuff is going on, so yes, the rope goes into the living room. It's either that or the story telling us how Michael Myers has a weird ancient evil curse, etc. Jaws did forego action to get the 3 protags their story so Gene was probably hoping for that. This one's simply more of a thriller.

[@Fiveash-Art]

Spielberg was executive producer .... Tobe Hooper directed it. I think he had a major hand to play with this one though and it's the main reason everyone thinks it's a Spielberg movie. It's not though.... not really.

[@cowetascore8476]

Ebert was right about Poltergeist being wrong for little kids. I was 9 and it scared the bejeezus out of me. Actually so did E.T. lol. The PG-13 rating landed a year or two later with Red Dawn.

[@rburley204]

Have to say that the summer of '82, had some of the best legendary movie releases of any year since. Definitely a solid year for sci-fi/horror fans!

[@jamesfields2916]

ET , Poltergeist, Tron,The Thing,Blade Runner, Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Khan and Road Warrior. The best Star Trek movie. The best Mad Max movie and The Thing and Blade Runner were bombs that 41 years later are considered classics.

[@knownpleasures]

They definitely got Rocky 3 wrong. It’s the best in the franchise and most entertaining

[@bonnafide2606]

I remember watching this review of theirs of Poltergeist back in the summer of '82 while shopping at a Kmart on a Saturday evening. Kmart had one of the tvs in electronics tuned into it.

[@Fiveash-Art]

K-Mart was the store .... then Wal-Mart started to slowly take over. I don't think they even have K-Marts anymore.

[@redadamearth]

I'm surprised they never mentioned Williams' score for "E.T.", which is about 60% of why that movie is great.

[@bartjargengarblbargeler1980]

"Half of your billions should go to John Williams" ... 'Alfred Hitchcock' to 'Steven Spielberg' on Epic Rap Battles of History (great channel on KZbin)

[@MarvinMonroe]

Poltergeist was huge. Seems like people today might not realize how popular it was

[@ComicPower]

I just fell in love with the nostalgia of this channel.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Poltergeist is arguably the best haunted house movie ever made. The family and the characters were wonderful. The acting was great. The scary moments are still poignant after all these years. That's why the remake was insulting to so many people.

[@tonyrodney9610]

Poltergeist not scary? It traumatized an entire generation of kids. Couldn't use my closet for a whole year, threw my clown doll in the trash and white noise to this day makes me uneasy. Not scary, pfft. It was obvious Spielberg was making a scary movie not for adults.

[@stephennootens916]

I think what he ignores poltergeist is a somewhat family friendly horror movie. It is the type of movie you let the kids watch as perhaps their entrance into horror maybe after the universal monster movies. On a side note my friend told me once he saw the movie with his kids and they had a clown just like the one in the movie and set it up to scare the shit out of his daughter who was just a little kid.

[@dns9643]

@@stephennootens916 Perfect analysis.

[@SaintMartins]

They didn't like Poltergeist but it went on to be a classic horror film (at least in the Ghost genre). I saw E.T. with my family at the last "outdoor drive-in theatre" in my part of the world. Watching a film about an Alien under the summer night sky full of stars made it more magical.

[@timothygrant7266]

I saw it on the big screen but not at the drive-in. A few years ago it was at a drive-in near me but I missed it. I think the other film was Top Gun.

[@patrickriley674]

Ebert did like Poltergeist though, he just didn’t love it

[@LukeLovesRose]

Poltergeist is arguably the greatest haunted house movie ever made

[@RobertPaulGass]

Once again Siskel trashes a movie that turned out to be a classic.

[@ervinghenderson4780]

I think they missed the point of Rocky 3. Apollo was humbled by losing to Rocky and he had respect for him. They also showed how the fame and money changed Rocky. He wasn't the same fighter nor the same person anymore. The evolution of his character showed over the first 3 movies.

[@hotelmario]

Exactly. They want no character progression and total rehash apparently.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Yeah, they missed the message of "Eye of the Tiger," which became the new Rocky theme.

[@Rick_Riff]

Poltergeist was a great movie, these guys were behind the times at the time.

[@paullandis5524]

True I think it’s funny how they tried to make Rocky 3 racist that seems more like something that would have been said in present time

[@Rick_Riff]

@@paullandis5524 no shit, they'd cancel Mr.T for being to black just like Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima

[@editorman2112]

I've never seen a finer, more realistic performance than Jo Beth Williams in Poltergeist.

[@gailwebb9619]

Agree. Loved her in this movie.

[@kimberelydavis379]

These movies are all GEMS!! Summer of 82 was the best movie summer EVER! Poltergeist is one of my most favorite horror movies!! Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid is genius!

[@RobMacKendrick]

Plaid in particular is case of two Boomers rating a movie made for X. Older folks never did like Steve Martin. Or rather, they just didn't get him. You're right; DMDWP is a classic. (As for Poltergeist, I think time has proven conclusively that it's one of the most influential films in cinema.)

[@timothyivey5497]

I don't understand what Siskel and Ebert don't get about Poltergeist. It's basically a haunted house movie, up to volume 11 lol. It's a classic.

[@kibagami74]

It's impossible to overstate what an impact Steven Spielberg films had in the mid 70s to mid 80s. What a decade, From Jaws to ET. No one had a better connection with the audience, with ordinary middle class Americans than Spielberg. I really like how he portrayed the government and authorities as menacing, it's accurate.

[@YouTube-tied]

"Can I use her underwear to make soup?" Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is hilarious and Steve Martin's second full-on funny movie, with The Man With Two Brains being the third and final one imo.

[@evilash570]

Most kids of my era to this day, are afraid of clowns thanks to Poltergeist!

[@MichaelHattem]

I always saw the changes to both Rocky and Apollo as functions of what had happened previously. By #3, Rocky had enjoyed success, fame, and money and Apollo had been knocked from his perch.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Not to mention that Apollo being someone that brags and is arrogant was a character to rile people up.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Years ago, I saw _Rocky III_ on Turner Classic Movies during February's Black History Month of films. Those analyzing it said Clubber Lang was an old trope or stereotype of a Black man, like when he threatens Rocky's manhood by saying his wife needs a real man. Personally, I felt this movie continues the idea that Rocky learns and grows as a fighter, like he did in the first two movies, as he learns a new way of fighting (right-handed?) to take on Lang. I felt they missed the boat in the next one, when they had him going old-school, training in the woods against Ivan Drago. I felt he should have gone to M.I.T. or somewhere to learn the latest in scientific analysis of boxing, so Rocky could improve and grow in a new way. If they were trying to do a "rope-a-dope" on Drago, like in the 2023 movie, _Big George,_ it didn't quite land.

[@theriddler8695]

Oh my Gracious the now mythical Summer of 82. What a fabulous one….the greatest of all time? It certainly is up there. E.T. - Great. Rocky III - awesome. Poltergeist-fantastic. Tough to beat those.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

I thought Clubber Lang was the best villain in the Rocky series. I know I a lot of people will disagree but I loved when Rocky stood up to his fear and knocked him out at the end. I think they were to hard on their judgement of the film. I loved Poltergeist also. I saw it at the movies and I was 12 years old. The scene where the guy starts peeling his face off really spooked me out.

[@guidosanchez5695]

Wow, I saw every one of these films at the theatre during this year. Fond memories of all of them, but "Poltergeist" had the biggest impact on me. Brilliant!

[@timothygrant7266]

It's an excellent movie. Wish there were no sequels.

[@Kevon420]

E.T. is at the very top of Spielberg’s films, when his high artistic sensibilities meet his wonderful way of connecting with a mass audience. What a masterpiece.

[@bartjargengarblbargeler1980]

It's definitely Spielberg's best. People may disagree and say Schindler's List or Saving Private Ryan but nah ... they had a preachy quality about them. There's a purity about E.T.. And of course, John Williams was at the top of his game there.

[@commonwealthedison5346]

What exactly does Lang say at 9:37? Could never figure that out.

[@gspendlove]

They're so off-base about Rocky III it's not even funny. I wanted to get in there and give them my two cents.

[@jokerswildio]

How come E.T is not as popular now , as other classics from this era: Jaws, Star Wars and even Rocky?? Their analysis was spot on.. It was the emotion of love that made it such a smash...at least back in the 80s.

[@TheeKookyWildflower]

It was a moment for its time. I think those people watching long afterward have been made movie-weary by computer special effects and such that disable them from taking the moment in.

[@christianhafer9819]

Even Rocky? Rocky was the highest grossing movie of 1976 and won 3 Oscar's including Best Picture. They're still making sequels to the Rocky franchise almost 50 years later. Rocky will always be popular.

[@jokerswildio]

@@christianhafer9819 my bad, came out wrong. I'm a huge Rocky fan myself. What I meant was it wasn't promoted as the go to summer blockbuster as the other movies were.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@jokerswildio And yet it turned out to be huge. Amazing how things work out.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

ET may have lost some of its luster after Spielberg made an altered version for the its 25th anniversary (e.g. walkie-talkies s replacing guns on hands of federal agents), as well as the fact that 9/11 and other events have made alien visitors less appealing (e.g. Man of Steel, a post-9/11 portrayal of Superman). As well, no sequels, unlike Poltergeist and Rocky IP.

[@coreyledin-bristol7068]

Boy, did they miss judge Poltergeist. It's one of the greatest horror movies of all time

[@RobMacKendrick]

Agreed. It's not even horror. It's serious drama with supernatural themes. That's why we're still talking about it. I love S&E, but sometimes they can't see the forest for trees.

[@WilliamHerlihy-p4g]

They didn't miss judge Poltrrgeist, they just didn't like it as much as you, or I did. Their job is to explain why they like or don't like a film, not to reinforce our opinions.

[@jlobiafra]

I remember how secretive they were about showing what ET looked like. I saw it in the theatre and part of the suspense was waiting to see what it looked like. I remember the crowd gasped

[@freemangriffin4953]

Why though? I disliked everything about E.T. and found it totally obnoxious!

[@monkeyballs512]

@@freemangriffin4953 I’m assuming you’re younger. It was a big deal in 1982. The puppet looked remarkably real based on the standards of the time. And, it was unusual and moving at the time to see aliens that didn’t mean us harm but were kind. It was a very powerful message

[@terrygracy8345]

💯. It was amazing.

[@sandal_thong8631]

It worked for _Jaws_ and _E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial_ but the mystery didn't work for _Howard the Duck._ I don't remember all the fowl jokes (get it?) and don't want to revisit it.

[@LukeLovesRose]

I like how they're reviewing ET, not knowing that it's going to be the most successful film of the 1980s

[@tmovies92]

If this was today, they'll probably say Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid would've been a better film for streaming lol

[@Halderic]

16:56 "We never do find out if a real poltergeist was involved in the strange events in that haunted house..." Uhh, what? Does he think it was a Scooby Doo villain wearing a mask?

[@crystalshaw8744]

😀😀😀

[@thekingofmovies193]

Roger ebert hit it right on the nose with E.T. 42 years later, and the movie, special effects, and musical score, and emotion still holds up.

[@jimjam51075]

I think so too. What I can't figure out is why it has fallen to the wayside over the years. Jaws and even 2001 get regular nostalgia screenings here and there but I've never seen ET return since the mid 80s.

[@thekingofmovies193]

@jimjam51075 Some theaters have played E.T. I don't know if you have one in your town that has "Flashback cinema" where they play classic movies on the big screen every Sunday and Wednesday. But if you check the schedule every week, I guarantee that you will run into E.T. playing one week (most likely in the summer).

[@bartjargengarblbargeler1980]

E.T. is Spielberg's best movie (even though I still consider Raiders of the Lost Ark my favorite)

[@thekingofmovies193]

@@bartjargengarblbargeler1980 that's really neat. I like some of Spielberg's other movies more than E.T. But, it's still a really good movie to watch.

[@bijibadness]

the mom in _E.T._ breaks my heart in the scene where they're all scampering around, grabbing the knives. "And put those knives back!" she's out of her depth. she can't control a bunch of wild teenage kids alone. great delivery. great.

[@Fiveash-Art]

I always thought she was hot as hell in that little cat costume she wore for Halloween

[@TheeKookyWildflower]

I remember watching this show and respecting their critiques to a point. But, one thing I always felt about them is that they expected "high art" cinema to play as "popcorn" movies and "popcorn" movies to play as "high art". Just enjoy the movies for the joy they bring/brought. I still like Poltergeist. I don't understand what crawled up their tushes about that film. E.T.'s still a classic and Dead Men's subtle comedy resonates today.

[@RealBlast3]

They just didn't understand Poltergeist. You could tell that they were completely unfamiliar with anything to do with paranormal activity. Guess we have to understand that there wasn't all these paranormal like shows and movies back then, So of course we find absolutely nothing confusing about the plot of Poltergeist nowadays but I guess it seemed to illlogical in 1982.

[@bigneon_glitter]

Gene thought _Poltergeist_ wasn't scary. Yeah, ok. 🤡 🛌

[@cowetascore8476]

The tree and the guy pulling his face off. YIKES. And I was 9

[@chrisbarker1046]

Poltergeist is really good, it's interesting how much the general opinion of movies ebbs and flows.

[@Wallyworld30]

E.T was the first movie I'd ever seen in a theater I was 5 years old at the Famous Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove, Illinios. My grandparents and father probably watched this review from Siskel and Ebert before we all went out to see it. I was a bit young to understand the point of the Movie but I enjoyed what I seen. A year later I saw return of the Jedi and loved it soo much it was like a religious experience!

[@80sNewWaveGeek]

I saw many movies myself at Tivoli.....I remember when shows were only for $1.50. I also worked there for a summer ('97).

[@Wallyworld30]

@@80sNewWaveGeek Awesome, that would have been a dream job for me as a teenager. It must have been damn near impossible for them to compete with big multiplexes with them only having one screen but being in that theater felt special.

[@ChetCunningham730]

During E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Review Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Superman: The Movie and Alien (1979)

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

They watched Poltergeist and Rocky III as adults. I went to see them with my friends when we were teenagers. I think we went back like 7 times for both of them. They were awesome and I still think they hold up pretty well.

[@snerdterguson]

I agree on Poltergeist, it is to this day my favorite movie in the genre. Rocky 3 is to me an example of how a movie can be not very good but also be very entertaining. I think the Rocky series has 2 films I would consider "good films", the first, and last (Rocky Balboa, not Rocky 5. Lol) the other movies are varying degrees of quality from decent to pure trash. But I find them all entertaining. I would rank Rocky 3 as the fourth best.

[@RobMacKendrick]

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid suffered the same problem: not their generation.

[@schtive81]

During Siskel & Ebert's Rocky II review, Ebert joked that Apollo Creed would team up with Rocky for the third movie. He called that one.

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Why didcthey change apollo from the first film? He had no depth...the bartender calls him a clown and thats pretty much how he behaves...ricky beats the clown out of him at the end of part one abd humbles him in oart 2...its called charachter development

[@rcfred_689]

Rocky 3 was awesome - Mr T was legit scary

[@DixiePokerAce]

Siskel talking about racism in Rocky 3 was unbelievable. Obviously, he has never followed professional boxing. It is full of loud mouthed Black guys. It has nothing to do with racism.

[@Conquerkingfitness]

Maaan as a kid I LOVED ME SOME JoBETH WILLIAMS especially when the ghost tossed her on the ceiling, SO SEXY LOL

[@Grandizer8989]

Gene Siskel looked 50 his entire life

[@williamshaw9047]

Those guys never stopped wearing V-neck sweaters and sport coats.

[@apartmentgroup9671]

Yes! He always looked like a bald middle-aged guy and never aged! He looked pretty much exactly the same from his first show to his last. Kind of bizarre.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Lol

[@drumtum]

Rocky III, IV and V are all silly stupid movies. Hardly watchable. I always go back to Rocky or Rocky II if i want to see a good movie in that franchise.

[@boomieboo]

I was going to give you a like because I like the content so much. But didn't because you shrunk the image way too much. There's no need to show the 70s wallpaper behind the TV which only makes the frame of the content way smaller. The old tv is part of the gimmick but you could've achieved the same goal with your content filling most of the frame with a thin wooden tv frame around it at most.

[@gregpolutanovich1774]

Fighting Back is an excellent movie and really deserves an official DVD release!! I don’t agree with these guys most of the time

[@cwfilbert]

Fun fact Poltergeist and E.T. Were filmed just blocks away from each other.

[@chinablue1699]

Siskel and Ebert always quick to look for any racism toward POC but any bigotry towards white men or Catholics is never talked about or even mentioned, shame on them.

[@NachshonYosef]

How can they review Poltergeist without mentioning its Director, Tobe Hooper?!

[@kkampy4052]

My take, Love Dead Men, E.T. and Poltergeist. Never saw Rocky III. Jo Beth Williams should have won the Oscar for her performance.

[@captlazer5509]

Steve Martin hasn't made a good comedy / film? The Jerk wasn't good ?? Stanley Kubrick loved The Jerk. Poltergeist I saw in the theater and the audience ate it up. Comedies and horror movies were bashed by S&E pretty regular.

[@christianlorre]

It took a long while before Ebert liked Steve Martin work, but he gave great reviews to All Of Me and Planes Trains And Automobiles.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@christianlorre They hated his "wild and crazy" personality.

[@iancarroll1246]

Also, how is The Jerk a “gimmick film”?!

[@johnbell6899]

This channel is awesome, who doesn't like the TV? It's a great aesthetic and these are the clearest S&E videos I've seen on KZbin because of it, subcribed!

[@matthewschwartz6607]

What was the deal with Poltergeist, anyway? Who really directed it? Did Steven Speilberg really direct it, or was it Tobe Hooper?

[@jerseyforhawks]

Poor Poltergeist, ET played at our dinky one screen movie house in Smithtown NY (Long Island) for 6 months, lol.

[@keithbrown6887]

What's it with the Yes No votes? Were they trying something different that week? Strange that they gave credit to Spielberg for Poltergeist. Tobe Hooper said he was only there for one day of shooting. I always thought it was a great movie so I'm surprised at their mediocre review. It's a much different experience when you're twelve. Fun Fact: When I went to see E. T. the line nearly circled around the whole theater.

[@kerprice]

Figures SIskel and Ebert didn't like POltergeist. I've seen both of them change their minds on movies later when other critics loved it or when it became very popular

[@garyrossetti2443]

Gene Siskel really loved cutting down films and making the film makers really dumb and idiotic it sounds like he really loved his job for that reason thank you for uploading this That Old T.V.

[@Fiveash-Art]

He's so self righteous with his projected moral authority in his criticisms .... I always thought he was kind of an old lady. A bit of a stiff. Entertaining though..... Kind of like The Church Lady

[@bobbystclaire]

I saw and liked very much the Poltergeist of course I the Extra-Terrestrial

[@johneldorado]

Poltergeist was a great film. And accusing Rocky III of racism is silly.

[@WilliamHerlihy-p4g]

As a Connery fan I can say I've never heard of Wrong Is Right. Never seen a vhs or dvd of it or on tv. Maybe it streams in a dark corner of the internet. Utterly forgotten if anyone even noticed it at the time.

[@dragondaveltd1992]

5:10 That part from Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was (you gonna admit) kinda hilarious.

[@branagain]

I never liked E.T. Even as a kid. However, I still think Poltergeist is a great horror movie. 40 years later, it still holds up.

[@ninjaa54]

They were wrong about Rocky 3 that movie is iconic, its the first time MR T has ever been seen, its the first time Hulk Hogan has ever been in a movie and the story is about getting your ass kicked giving up on yourself, then slowly believing in yourself again to the point of being victorious and winning your self respect back. I give it a thumbs way up 👍

[@cejannuzi]

I really didn't like ET when I saw it back then. Still don't.

[@theriddler8695]

Wow Gene didn’t like Poltergeist……man…wonder what he thought when it became a hit🤔

[@jackdaley2155]

Rocky was pandering to racist with another loud talking black fighter. I guess movies couldn't tell the truth then either.

[@haruruben]

The turtles Cuff & Link from Rocky are still alive

[@leonardvicari2857]

My brother and I watched Siskel and Ebert every Saturday night my brother and I saw ET 16 times at the movies it was my favorite movie of Steven Spielberg's

[@andrewblanchard2398]

THUNDER LIPS IS HERE IN THE FLESH BABY THE ULTIMATE MALE VS THE ULTIMATE MEATBALL

[@user-qp9so2zo1z]

Too many spoilers in their reviews.. they gave the whole plot of poltergeist out

[@SeveredLegs]

I have a thumbs down for this video because I was intimidated.

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Poltergeist still scres me 42 years later

[@alramone1]

"Ok, I'll say it, you're right, it's love." ☺

[@hulkjelly6876]

They failed to point out the mother in E.T. leaving the little girl home all alone. That wouldn't fly these days.

[@scottcasey9240]

How could they slam Poltergeist?

[@SayHello2Kevin]

The overdubbed "they're here" 😅

[@gheller2261]

Wait, where were the thumbs up, thumbs down?

[@Silenced23]

The two little turtles Cuff and Link are still alive and are still owned by Sylvester Stallone.

[@okigi-wo5zm]

Siskel is such a bleeding heart.

[@laurabeane8862]

"Poltergeist" was the first movie I saw by "myself"Ooooooo!

[@Mitchell_E_Underscore]

Great quality!

[@Grandizer8989]

They missed the boat on E.T. when it comes to the soundtrack. One of John Williams’ best.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

If I am not mistaken, "...At the Movies" would be launched later in the year ~

[@wotdoesthisbuttondo]

Adrian was around in Rocky 3, why lie?

[@simonbyrd6518]

Unlike Gene, I liked Wrong is Right

[@ronsmac]

Rocky 3 was my favorite rocky and I loved poltergeist.

[@AdmiralJamesTKirk]

Wow, three famous films people still know today; what a week for movies.