"Roger, so is a still shot of you taking a shower." LOL!
@TobeyStarburst8 жыл бұрын
lmao!
@AmericasComic6 жыл бұрын
I had to stop the video I was laughing so hard. It just came out of nowhere. Only good friends can rip into each other like that.
@NefariousDreary6 жыл бұрын
John Field Show same!
@NefariousDreary6 жыл бұрын
I freaking died! 😂
@Dane_Youssef6 жыл бұрын
I knew Roger was going to eat that up... and jump all over it.
@ninjacarm5 жыл бұрын
I'm from Chicago and miss these guys. Highly intelligent individuals.
@lw3646 Жыл бұрын
Yes, they were great rivals working for viral newspapers but had a lot of respect for eachother.
@radicalthoughts4 жыл бұрын
These two had great chemistry.
@nickperkins84773 жыл бұрын
I think they could occasionally be hard on each other, but they did love each other. They were open with each other, and I think ultimately respectful to each other.
@nickperkins84773 жыл бұрын
Some of their classic competitive back and forth is in this exact episode.
@whatho858 жыл бұрын
Siskel says Gary Oldman's performance was over the top. That makes me want to see it.
@matthewhudson78836 жыл бұрын
EVVV REEEE WWWAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!!!!!
@mooseyman742 ай бұрын
His best performance IMO
@jaketurner617 жыл бұрын
I miss the good ole days, they are serious role models to how I look at films nowadays, but with the old school spirit of film criticism. They missed the mark completely on The Professional. Besson's stylish take is appropriate for an action film like this that felt like was a ode to the late Tony Scott and you can't go wrong with Gary Oldman as the villain. Owns the screen everytime he enters.
@walternave47418 жыл бұрын
Huge swing and a miss on "The Professional". I wouldn't argue with Oldman's performance being over the top, but it is in a pitch perfect, scary as hell kind of a way. It's like Al Pacino's "over the top" performance in Scarface. An over the top performance can be cartoony and/or laughable but in the hands of a brilliant actor (Oldman and Pacino), it can be realistic, chilling and mesmerizing. Maybe 'operatic' might be a better term for their performances. Oldman's 'Stansfield' and Pacino's 'Tony Montana' are two of my favorite bad guys of all time. In fact, Stansfield might be my favorite.
@theewildrose6 жыл бұрын
they think because they're boring and monotone that the rest of humanity is. Some people are that over the top in real life
@ronniebishop24966 жыл бұрын
Walter Nave yes Gene was way off.
@LukeMaynard5 жыл бұрын
"Operatic" is exactly the perfect word, and captures the tone of The Professional so well. The film has the larger-than-life brushstrokes of an over-costumed, over-acted Puccini opera, and that's exactly what makes it a terrific production-not a romance in the "love story" sense, but a romance in the old sense of a high-adventure tale that doesn't truck much with novelistic realism. the closest thing we have to the medieval romance today is the superhero film; I'm willing to bet that's why this movie plays a lot better with people who love superheroes and comic books. Even if Leon isn't a superhero, his story is in that mode of storytelling. I can easily imagine Leon as a Frank Miller graphic novel, and would've loved to see that. The problem with being "experts" who have seen 10,000 movies is that Siskel & Ebert walk in with genre expectations-they can't not-and while they like movies that surprise them in that genre, they're not very good at adapting as an audience to enjoy a film that's not at least the same kind of movie they expected to see. It's the same reason they (and many people) didn't like the underrated "The Cable Guy" when it came out. They walked in expecting Ace Ventura-style Jim Carrey farce, and were disappointed when they got something totally different. I think they expected a different kind of picture here-a gritty family crime drama in the style of "21 grams" maybe-and didn't like what they got when that was the flavour they were expecting.
@jayazathoth85305 жыл бұрын
Gary Oldman's villain wouldn't have been too OTT for a crime boss, but as a corrupt detective it's just too farfetched, IMO.
@LinkMarioSamus5 жыл бұрын
@@LukeMaynard Gene liked The Cable Guy though. The Professional looks like an interesting movie to me but with all the vapid thrillers they had to sit through, I really can't fault them for thumbing it down.
@mightymorphingmemory61784 жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I watch The Professional the ending gets me every time.
@ilovebrandnewcarpets6 жыл бұрын
As everyone else in this comment section has pointed out, The Professional is a classic. The guys really missed on this one.
@rustincohle21354 жыл бұрын
Virtually all American critics roasted "The Professional" in 1994, it wasn't just these guys-- although we only had the American cut then. One wonders how critics would have reacted to the European cut back in the day.
@gibberconfirm1663 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much better it would have been received under its original title, "Leon: The Pedophile."
@toddleroux47452 жыл бұрын
Horrible movie for anyone with a brain connected to a heart.
@lw3646 Жыл бұрын
It's totally unbelievable.
@thekcsugethe_kc_suge79308 ай бұрын
The Professional isn’t that great of a movie
@carljcreighton4 жыл бұрын
the part about Roger's wedding is so sweet
@toddwalker43013 жыл бұрын
One of the few times I agreed with Siskel. Generations has aged well and is very entertaining even though the nexus is a weird concept. The movie is worth a watch just to see Data grapple with his emotion chip.
@geronimus-prime11 ай бұрын
I think Generations is a flawed masterpiece. The flaws - by which I mainly mean the stupid fistfight ending - likely come from stipulations of the marketers and financial backers. Malcolm MacDowell is far from a central-casting evil scientist, but is instead a complex and intelligent individual who makes sparks fly in his scenes with Stewart. (Plus the music in this film is nothing short of glorious!) If I play Siskel and try to script-doctor the film, I think Shatner and Stewart should have met in the nexus... But rather than leaving to die pointlessly on a cliff, their meeting should have been Stewart's Miyagi moment. Shatner could transmit to Stewart enough of his own bullheaded lust for life to motivate Stewart to move beyond despair and try once more to save his world. And Shatner could recognize that his time is over and stay behind to claim his reward, having successfully passed the torch. And if Stewart really needed help overcoming McDowell, then it should have come from his own crew. With that said, this film looked great, sounded great, and contained some poignant reflexions on the (in)significance of our brief time in the vast universe. It was foolishly marred by some formulaic Hollywood orthodoxy at the end.
@BodaciousBob665 жыл бұрын
I love Siskel and Ebert but I rarely agree with them on movies lol.
@stclairstclair4 жыл бұрын
Cobra Commander< I couldn't have said it better.
@VaughnJogVlog7 жыл бұрын
The Professional might be the most off these two ever were with the public consensus.
@kmcgreg79534 жыл бұрын
@@242sighting who cares the movie is still bomb
@PaulSmith-qs1es4 жыл бұрын
I didn't care for it. Luc Besson's really hit or miss with me.
@mikewalters21064 жыл бұрын
==
@jmurdock83034 жыл бұрын
@@242sighting did he kiss her? no ? Did he have sex with her ? No shut up
@jmurdock83034 жыл бұрын
The professional cinematic magic
@garysolorzano32164 жыл бұрын
Their review here of To Live made me want to see it, and it's free here on KZbin in beautiful HD... not like the horrific VHS shown in this show. It was a great movie.
@ilovebrandnewcarpets6 жыл бұрын
I don't even remember this swan princess picture. Came out in '94, but looks like it could have been 30 years earlier. Siskel nailed it
@ForceMaximus8411 ай бұрын
I’ll never forget seeing Generations in the theater and turning to see my Mom tear up during the big emotional scene toward the end of the movie. I think it’s the seventh-best movie in the series, between TMP and the ‘09 reboot, and a decent first movie for the TNG crew. As for The Professional, it’s Luc Besson’s second-best movie after The Fifth Element and I haven’t seen the other movies.
@Harkness789 жыл бұрын
I don't agree with Eberts critique of the final shootout in "The Professional." Of course the hero can predict that the cops are coming in through the front door, they are outside the door threatening to break it down.... Instead of taking cover he hides on the ceiling, easily dispatches the cops that enter the apartment, and then swings down and shoots a few more still outside. There's nothing wrong or lazy about how that scene is written and executed.
@scottballard55758 жыл бұрын
+Harkness78 Yep...could not agree more...I have enjoyed Ebert's books but the more of these old videos I am finding I am losing respect for his opinion.
@ThatJunkman8 жыл бұрын
+Harkness78 i agree and he was a 'professional" cause he knew what people would do.
@theewildrose6 жыл бұрын
Plus it's intentionally absurd.. Oh and is it really that weird that a man with almost no possessions and no attachments would love his plant? Like forreal it not even THAT weird. I think it's suppose to show he's not heartless that he has a deep desire to care for something.
@jayazathoth85305 жыл бұрын
Not IMO, the ending shootout was funny to watch, but it belonged in a Judge Dredd movie, not this one. It ruined the film for me. It would have been so much better if they'd played it a bit more grounded, if Leon was basically Anton Chigurh in terms of skill and methods, instead of suddenly being Deadpool.
@parkerpshebnisky10515 жыл бұрын
Generations was a good star trek movie.
@JoeBuck2075 жыл бұрын
The Professional is a classic it still holds up they missed the mark on this movie, later they were suprised it was such a hit at the box office around the world.
@kylebarber48957 жыл бұрын
I love the professional
@Nathan-gd7xq6 жыл бұрын
Kyle Barber Everyone loves The Professional. EEVVVEERRYYONNEE!!!
@johndeaux37034 жыл бұрын
You love to rub one out to a 12 year old Natalie Portman. That's the only reason you guys love the garbage film that is 'The Professional'.
@jimmym33524 жыл бұрын
@@johndeaux3703 Never found Natalie all that attractive. Certainly not a prepubescent one. Even as adult she never really developed in ways I like. I like the movie because of the character of Leon, not Natalie. What I am impressed with, is her acting ability at such an age. Most child actors are horrible.
@dkonciousblkfemknightman3 жыл бұрын
I love the Professional
@scottlombardi460310 ай бұрын
@@Nathan-gd7xq Give me a break. No movie is liked or disliked by everyone. I liked the Professional as a kid but when I saw it again as an adult it was just a run of the mill action flick to me. S&E made some legit points about it.
@jeffrokraus54836 жыл бұрын
I propose this review of Star Trek Generations as an example of how to bridge a franchise moving from one generation to another. I believe Generations maintains the values and feeling of the original movies in the franchise, while at the same time moving onto a new crew with new stories. Something that The Last Jedi has failed to do, in my opinion. Now, it is true that Star Trek The Next Generation had a tv show to help introduce itself to audiences, prior to any movies -- so this helped it immensely in gaining a foundation with it's audience of fans. ... Hmm, in retrospect, I wish Star Wars had a similar type of vehicle to introduce a new generation of Star Wars characters, in weekly-show type format. -- Star Trek: Generations (1994), movie review: This review comes long after my original viewing of the movie, Star Trek Generations. And it's true that I wasn't that impressed with this movie at my first viewing. I have now probably seen this movie about 5 times, over the years. The first 15 minutes are such good film making. Capturing the feeling of Kirk and his crew, but in this case as special guests on a maiden voyage of a new Enterprise with a new crew. The character relationships, the jokes, the details in the set design and the dialogue are so wonderful. The dialogue is fun and honest in the context of the situation. Due diligence is given to the ages of the characters in the room. Then, an emergency arises in the story, which gives the story-telling a chance to showcase human decision making, in scenes that push the characters involved, and end up displaying some of the most admirable and difficult choices that have to be made. We see the characters have pride in themselves and each other. We are treated to genuine-feeling interactions, realism in personal behavior, respect for rank, empathy, sympathy and many well thought out (or well edited) choices by the director, screenwriter and editor. After that opening scene, we are treated to a view into the Next Generation cast and crew. Nicely executed writing, and character chemistry, brings some lightness to the movie immediately. And we are then treated to great acting moments by Picard, Malcolm McDowell's character: Soran, and several others. I love Guinan! Whoopi has such a nice role in this story. The characters in Picard's universe act and behave exactly as they have in the tv show, so the confluence is great. Although I don't know why there is not some approval process for Data to start using the emotion-chip (could be super dangerous if things go wrong, right?) -- but as an actual social-experiment I think it's great to watch data start to understand how to deal with emotions, even when it's not easy. Plus, Data making jokes is priceless!! :-) Big smile. Data: "[Drinking] Yes, that's it -- I HATE this!" , Guinan: "Another?" , Data: "Yes!" I can't stress enough that when Kirk and his crew are shown it feels like the old Star Trek, and when Picard and his crew are on screen it feels like we are watching the Next Generations tv show. These two generations have been put together nicely, and it works so well together in the film. It's too bad that DeForest Kelley was not able to join for this cameo, it would be the last chance he would have (since he died 4 years later, in 1999). But this is not really a criticism of the movie, just would be nice to see Dr. McCoy again. :-) Spock is also not present, but since Nimoy manages to appear many Star Trek related opportunities, we get to see him often after this movie. Yay! I give this movie a healthy 4 out of 5 stars. Notable kudos: +1 for the psychological experiment of Data's emotion-chip, being included. And an additional +1 for the "life forms" jingle. Hahahahahahaha. Awesome! The Generations movie doesn't try to overthrow the whole Star Trek universe. Instead it weaves it's threads into a new story, maintaining a genuine feel, and coming out as a great mix between new and old, which is challenging to do! And it feels like a Star Trek movie and Star Trek The Next Generations tv show, together. So well done! Now, when comparing how Star Trek bridges the gap, between the new and old generations, to how Star Wars does it: firstly, I feel that the reboots/remakes of Star Trek and Star Wars, by JJ Abrahms, are largely bad. I really dislike ALL of the Star Trek reboots, with possible exception of the first one. I like, however, the new actors imitating the past 'Trek' characters, and I do find that to be charming, and I think the actors do a nice job. Khan is great for the actor Benedict, for example. But, the movies themselves are over the top; and way to drastic in plot decisions, for my taste. As for Last Jedi and Force Awakens ... they seem to trounce on top of what has been laid down, especially Last Jedi. This blatant effort to subvert audience expectations does more to ruin the future of Star Wars, than to be a part of the same universe. It's just confusing and disappointing Force Awakens also does some of this, with Rey's characters having way too much force ability right out of the gate, for example.
@josephaether3775 жыл бұрын
i agree with everything you said; especially being a huge Star Trek fan of the original series and tng exclusively. some of the writing and interpretation that is coming out in recent days is very off, though critics don't seem to agree with my feelings here.
@zipgow3 жыл бұрын
I have to admit, Generations was the first Star Trek thing I ever saw. I was at an advantage because the names of certain characters reached me through osmosis but I have to say it was easy to follow. My biggest problem with it was this question: Wouldn't it have been easier for the villain to steal a spaceship and fly into the Nexus than for him to alter its course?
@BigHairyMarty31411 ай бұрын
I just rewatched it earlier today. The possibility of Soran just flying into the Nexus was discussed between Picard and Data, specifying that previous attempts to fly into it left the ships destroyed or severely damaged.
@johnserino65 жыл бұрын
The Professional was a a masterpiece.
@lw3646 Жыл бұрын
I really didn't like it, and I usually like crime/action films.
@henryhill66372 жыл бұрын
I'm completely completely shocked they didn't like the Professional. One of my all time favorite movies.
@crystalshaw8744 Жыл бұрын
Ikr.
@bozotheclown1695 жыл бұрын
Generations could've been a real epic Trek movie featuring both casts both Enterprises something like Yesterdays Enterprise meets Endgame...instead it was little more than a slightly bigger budget 2 part episode :(
@pferreira1983 Жыл бұрын
They're both off about Generations. The ideas of mortality and living your life to the fullest resonate even today. Plus it's TNG on the big screen with an epic story! 😊
@yousircantknow8987Ай бұрын
Mr. Plinkett doesn't agree.
@pferreira1983Ай бұрын
@@yousircantknow8987 I don't care what he thinks. 😉
@davidcottone27008 жыл бұрын
professional is natalie portman 1st movie she was good
@jeffrokraus54836 жыл бұрын
It's funny. When this movie came out, I had a lot of criticism for it in my mind, I remember. But after seeing the recent movie reboots and remakes, and just how exaggerated sci-fi has become, in general, when re-watching this movie -- I loved it! Partly because I already love the fun, positive, innovative, exploratory nature of Start Trek The Next Generation; and this cast and crew can be seen here and it feels just like tv show! And partly because I admired how hard the writers, director and editors tried to bridge the original cast with the next generation. I also genuinely loved the characters and their relationships with one another; and I mean both generations of crew. Data is LOVELY! So much fun. And Kirk and crew in the beginning, is great!
@evilsWa8 ай бұрын
I love how Siskel says for every single Star Trek movie review that it's clear that all of these people like each other, when that actually wasn't the case at all behind the scenes
@julianabrown82837 жыл бұрын
Modern movie makers need to listen to these guys reviews closely. I think the decline in films lately, is because they're not around any more. :-(
@musicman76enator6 жыл бұрын
Juliana Brown Totally agree
@raccoon6818 жыл бұрын
0:27 newspapers now that takes me back
@borednow58388 жыл бұрын
Am putting To Live on my list to see. Their talking up of it just shows the important role that good critics play.
@charlesmoore3654 Жыл бұрын
I give The Professional 2 thumbs up 👍🏾 👍🏾
@miker.91384 жыл бұрын
Funny seeing how hard they went on the Professional when you see an interview with Portman from that time saying how much she loves watching Siskel and Ebert and is nervous to hear their review.
@RollingOrmond4 жыл бұрын
ST: Generations was underrated. Nice plot about time and aging despite Shatner looking so porky.
@babybird8714 жыл бұрын
What a crappy way to end for Kirk..falling off a ladder...
@ricardocantoral76723 жыл бұрын
I wish he was given something to do besides punching an old guy. The movie sucks.
@pferreira1983 Жыл бұрын
@@ricardocantoral7672 It's an awesome movie.
@schakj9 ай бұрын
Wow, they really missed on the Professional. This the only movie from this week that ppl still remember and enjoy. Natalie Portman’s talent became unmistakable in this pic.
@investinfastudios3 жыл бұрын
Love siskel and every but Leon is a masterpiece and old mans performance is the best
@kdohertygizbur2 жыл бұрын
How is that movie a masterpiece It's all style over no substance
@GamelordNito4 жыл бұрын
I think they were right about Generations. The nexus was a concept that needed some more work and wasn't well defined. The writers of the movie even admit it themselves during the audio commentary.
@ricardocantoral76723 жыл бұрын
The Nexus was a recycling of an old episode idea from TNG.
@stevenbaxter90993 жыл бұрын
Binge watching the entirity of star trek at the moment not an easy task cause there is so much of it.
@ilovebrandnewcarpets6 жыл бұрын
Miracle on 34th. Nothing groundbreaking, but a solid family movie, and a thumbs up from me.
@LinkMarioSamus5 жыл бұрын
Siskel's review of Star Trek makes me wonder if he would've been a bigger fan of the MCU than Roger (he gave none of the MCU films that came out before he died a rating higher than 3 stars except Iron Man).
@ryanrickman35882 жыл бұрын
An honest assessment is a breath of fresh air these days.
@MC-bh8ph3 жыл бұрын
I dont think Leon was whimsical by accident, it was on purpose, and works really well with the two protagonists being children (albeit one of them only mentally). Crazy that it went over both siskel and eberts heads
@silentreactor973 жыл бұрын
Leon : The Professional is an Action Movie Masterpiece! I have no idea how they didn't like this film so so much and literally didn't say anything good about it, mind blown. But to each is own I guess.
@MusicHandsAbrupt5 жыл бұрын
An old fashioned fist fight is the essence of Captain Kirk. It wasn’t a great death but I loved the fist fight.
@majestyk33376 жыл бұрын
I like The Professional and I like Leon The Professional even better but I can totally understand where Roger and Gene were coming from. The movie was indeed over the top and full of cliches.
@NefariousDreary6 жыл бұрын
7:31 WRECKED! 😂😂😂
@olaoluwaafolayan65543 жыл бұрын
There were plenty of times where either Siskel or Ebert was wrong about a film but their review of _The Professional_ was definitely one of those times where they _both_ were off base (in this case, _way_ off base) and quite frankly, it was one of the most egregious examples. And yes, I’ll agree the Gary Oldman was over-the-top but that was precisely the right pitch for his character in that movie. I wonder what they would’ve thought if they’d seen the extended European version of the film.
@DS83793 жыл бұрын
Love these boys but Professional is amazing! I am no Besson fan but I adore that film.
@cliffordshafran92505 жыл бұрын
Star Trek: The Nexus Generation
@jswets5007Ай бұрын
11:26 Gene Siskel's daughter was a flower girl at Roger Ebert's wedding. These men were friends.
@markbrinton67906 жыл бұрын
Starting at 7:37 what the actual F. I've enjoyed countless reviews and shows of Siskel and Ebert, but that exchange had me bewildered.
@josephaether3775 жыл бұрын
Siskel was just trying to be funny in saying that a still picture of Ebert in the shower was more entertaining than Thumbelina.
@robertcrawford179110 ай бұрын
Am I the only one who loved Generations?
@mrceleb20062 жыл бұрын
19:53 - 'Star Trek: Generations': UP (S) DOWN (E), 'The Swan Princess': DOWN (S) UP (E), 'Miracle on 34th Street': TWO THUMBS UP, 'The Professional': TWO THUMBS DOWN, 'To Live': TWO THUMBS UP
@lanagorgeous9485 Жыл бұрын
Boy did they blow it on the Professional. That was an amazing movie!
@gordondavis61684 жыл бұрын
Captain on the bridge becomes bridge on the Captain.
@therealtoxicbeast22676 жыл бұрын
Respectfully disagree with the review of the professional. Thought it was a great movie.
@arthurbishop31734 жыл бұрын
It WAS/IS. These guys aren't looking at the movie in the 'right' way.
@squatch5704 жыл бұрын
@@arthurbishop3173 And now they're both dead so it doesn't matter what they thought of it. There are still people alive who like it... like us.
@Nominay6 жыл бұрын
Wow, I loved The Professional. Something must be wrong with me?
@joemamma1376 жыл бұрын
Nominay Have you seen it since the 90’s? I liked it too, but I don’t know if I’d like it now, in my 40’s, like I did in my 20’s.
@Nominay6 жыл бұрын
@@joemamma137 Yes, I've seen it recently. It has aged well in my opinion.
@rustincohle21354 жыл бұрын
@@joemamma137 "The Professional" has aged very well.
@rustincohle21354 жыл бұрын
@@Nominay Virtually all American critics roasted "The Professional" in 1994, it wasn't just these guys-- although we only had the American cut then. One wonders how critics would have reacted to the European cut back in the day. "The Professional" was the kind of film that took time to receive praise.
@LukeLovesRose Жыл бұрын
I dont care what anyone says. I love Star Trek Generations. I'm actually with Gene on this one. And Im sorry guys. Leon is a great movie. Stumbles badly?? Are you nuts? Hes been stumbling with every movie since Fifth Element. But Leon is one of his best. Gary Oldman is once again a great movie villain. YIKES.
@pferreira1983 Жыл бұрын
THIS!
@BlakeMcCringleberry4 жыл бұрын
The Leon cut of The Professional is so much better than the theatrical cut that they might as well be different movies.
@rustincohle21354 жыл бұрын
@Eighty Seven The American cut is called "The Professional", European/director's cut is "Leon". The American cut has many scenes slashed from it, including all the scenes where Mathilda accompanies Leon when he carries out his hits (the whole bell ringing, and gum trick montage), the scene where Leon and Mathilda kill the drug killer and burn his lab is gone, most of the scenes of Mathilda professing her love for Leon (like the restaurant scene where Mathilda asks Leon to kiss her, and when she asks Leon to sleep in the same bed with her), also the scene where Leon tells Mathilda the story about his girlfriend in France is gone. "The Professional" pretty much removes all the substance from the story. It's basically just a stylized action film with little substance and story.
@sTIGERTIGER2 жыл бұрын
i loved this star trek movie!!
@zeramoke4 жыл бұрын
Leon: the professional is an incredible movie not a masterpiece but close very strong movie that holds up today. There felllas get movies so wrong. Also french action movies are stylised like Taxi, La Haine, district 13, dobermann etc and thats not a bad thing at all, strong movies and masterpieces dont have to be as realistic as possible... This is cinema, where anything is possible, anyway i love leon: the professional - great movie, well directed, very strong memorable characters and actors, also dealing with tabboo, challenging subjects in an interesting, and well handled way. Luc Besson's best work in my opinion
@rustincohle21354 жыл бұрын
Virtually all American critics roasted "The Professional" in 1994, it wasn't just these guys-- although we only had the American cut then. One wonders how critics would have reacted to the European cut back in the day. "The Professional" took years to earn its praise. And, no, it IS a masterpiece.
@kdgfg Жыл бұрын
sad no one is talking about "To Live" which is by far the best movie reviewed on this episode. One of the best films ever made imo.
@justablokepostingfunvids71374 жыл бұрын
I always liked that the professional I see it as an intentional ott film that doesn’t make sense in every sense
@afterburner80836 жыл бұрын
I swear Siskel had the fucking best fat jokes ever lol
@irishtexan8995 жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid always looking forward to their reviews of films I wanted to see. Thankfully they recommended 6th Sense. I would not have seen it had they panned it
@teppeiando3 жыл бұрын
Woah harsh words about The Professional! That movie is a classic.
@trueaspect58882 жыл бұрын
I think we gotta remember that these two critics are not use to seeing movies like "The Professional" which is why they hate it so much. It is a classic movie to a different generation and surely not the generation that Siskel and Ebert come from.
@PaulSmith-qs1es4 жыл бұрын
taking into account the previews for next time too, it was a pretty rough holiday season in 1994
@jmurdock83034 жыл бұрын
I don't how I idolize these guys when I was young
@maxxxmodelz40613 жыл бұрын
Siskel: "It's about family". LMAO. Only modern fans of Star Wars will get the foreshadowing irony of that observation about Star Trek.
@cliffslatterly28938 жыл бұрын
I'm glad Siskel enjoyed Generations. That gets a bad rap. I can't believe Ebert didn't like the Santa Clause either. Siskel liked that one too. Siskel 2 Ebert 0.
@ThatJunkman8 жыл бұрын
+Cliff Slatterly Its a great Star Trek fan, not the best but over all its just fun. Sometimes a movie can be just a movie.
@christianhafer98196 жыл бұрын
@@ThatJunkman I'll watch anything with the Next Generation cast in it.
@ricardocantoral76723 жыл бұрын
Generations sucked. Data was annoying, the plot was recycled from an average TNG episode, Picard was uncharacteristically ineffective as a leader and his teaming with Kirk was nothing special.
@FredGSanford.4 жыл бұрын
Roger - "you have to assume you know the cops plans and where the cops will enter the room." You mean through the door?
@TobeyStarburst8 жыл бұрын
Love you war guild!
@babybird8714 жыл бұрын
The Professional is a classic here in Japan...
@twstf89053 жыл бұрын
Hahaha "Pseudo-scientific gobbledygook" he said lol that's awesome. 🤣👍
@ricardocantoral76723 жыл бұрын
Trekno-babble is what you call it.
@bigbrothertiger43702 жыл бұрын
"stylish tripe" lol for some people thats a delicious dish
@metaphysicsclimatechange2 жыл бұрын
The professional is good.
@ct07608 жыл бұрын
God this brings back memories, every once in a while I like to watch these out of nostalgia... While I am a trekker, and I loved generations, I understand ebert's critique of the movie, half of the appreciation of the films and the story is an understanding and loyalty of the franchise and you can't just go in there cold turkey. You need to do your homework, and to the general public that's not gonna work so it will seem flimsy. Since Ebert is critiquing for the general public, it does make sense for him to not like it as much. With 34th street, as with remakes, the critics made their judgment partially based on comparisons to the original, which makes sense given their professional backgrounds, but in a way that takes away from the experience. I never saw the original, and I dont know if a lot of people did or anything, so that became the original to me, and Mara Wilson was extraordinary, Richard Attenborough was delightful as Santa, and it was a decent modern take of an old story. If someone sees it as a fresh idea/story without knowing of the original, it was even more of an enjoyable experience. (Of course this is all just one's own opinion, though it's good they chose to like it in the end.)
@Xayjohns8 жыл бұрын
So do I. If you want literally hours of S&E, go to siskelandebert.org. One of the best sites ever.
@IgorsDen8 жыл бұрын
I watched Generations on VHS as a 9 year old, at that time I believe I had only watched one full episode of the original series, and had a passing familiarity with DS9 and TNG and I still enjoyed it, though you know what kids are like with films. If anything I'm glad I saw it when I was young; if I were to watch it now the sheer confusion of all the Nexus stuff might spoil it for me
@borednow58388 жыл бұрын
Thank-you. Sounds perfect to me!
@joemamma1376 жыл бұрын
I haven’t seen Leon since the 90’s. I didn’t think it was as awesome as some people on here, but I definitely liked it. I’ll be looking for another chance to see it now that I’m older, and with their terrible review in mind.
@rustincohle21354 жыл бұрын
Watch the European/director's cut, much better than the US theatrical release.
@adrianstevens1653 жыл бұрын
Wow the professional is awesome film.
@stevenclarke87733 жыл бұрын
I think the star trek next generation was better as a television show then in movie form.
@ltopomcfly5583Ай бұрын
Ebert trashing the "family nostalgia" in Star Trek describes every reboot and sequel today
@rays74375 жыл бұрын
I never saw The Professional or Swan Princess. I liked Miracle on 34th Street. Hated Generations. There was no reason to kill Kirk
@rustincohle21354 жыл бұрын
Watch "The Professional", the director's cut. Amazing film.
@newwavepop3 жыл бұрын
WOW, all these years i thought i was the only person on Earth that did not like The Professional.
@kdohertygizbur2 жыл бұрын
You're not alone
@christianlorre2 жыл бұрын
Gene is imagining Roger taking a shower? That was a bizarre joke out of nowhere.
@douglasvanderpool96054 жыл бұрын
I love how they just go through everything and fuck the spoiler alert. 😂😂😂
@Jim736 жыл бұрын
I really have a soft spot for these guys, but WOW. They LIKED "Star Trek: Generations" but they DISLIKED "The Professional"??? Whaat? Whaaaaaaaat??? Still, I like these guys. Gene cracks me up with his constant moralizing about the values being "taught" by film. It's kinda cute, though.
@Ibhenriksen6 жыл бұрын
Jim "Whaaaaaaat? Whaaaaaaat *crash* *slam* *Oww mom what did I do? I didn't do nothing Ahhhhhhhhh"
@rustincohle21354 жыл бұрын
Virtually all American critics roasted "The Professional" in 1994, it wasn't just these guys-- although we only had the American cut then. One wonders how critics would have reacted to the European cut back in the day.
@LadyJay1144 жыл бұрын
The Professional is a classic.
@Jealod244 жыл бұрын
He didn’t have to jump up into it... the nexus wave was huge and everything on the surface in its path was absorbed. Every time I rewatch these two I’m reminded just how sensitive they can be... Elbert is actually concerned with the 250 million make believe life forms. It’s people like them who freak out over violent video games and movies and decry their hostile influence on the minds of today’s youth... despite little to no actual evidence showing a direct and significant causal relationship between the two.
@oobrocks3 жыл бұрын
Leon is best picture worthy: absolutely fantastic! What's wrong w these 2 "geniuses?" The film is a timeless masterpiece
@johnbockelie38992 жыл бұрын
" As Spock would have said, .........." " By the way, Captain Kirk , ........did I ever tell you I've met Spock?". " You have, ?, he's still alive ?!!!,". " Er, What were we talking about any way?." Right before Kirk and Picard leave the Nexus.
@gordmacdonald97117 жыл бұрын
................................................................................................................................................I...... liked it.
@mjgyrosdude4843 жыл бұрын
Even though I haven't seen To Live I'm sure with their view of cinema from counties with political conflicts I'd be intrigued what they're views of Parasite would have been.
@darkchibi07 Жыл бұрын
>mostly everyone bickering about The Professional and Star Trek >not many talk about To Live
@the_9ent4 жыл бұрын
The Professional is an amazing film. They are way off the mark here.
@Dear1Stupit1Dog9 жыл бұрын
ugh they enjoyed return of Jafar?
@sha112359 жыл бұрын
+Dear1Stupit1Dog Yeah, they did like it. What's wrong with that?
@Dear1Stupit1Dog9 жыл бұрын
sha11235 its shit
@sha112358 жыл бұрын
+Dear1Stupid1Dog Maybe because Robin Williams wasn't involved? It did go straight to video, remember?
@Dear1Stupit1Dog8 жыл бұрын
sha11235 The absence of Williams and being straight to video has little to do with why this movie is shit
@sha112356 жыл бұрын
The reason it went straight to video was they didn't release them theatrically. There were other films that were a little better to do that with. That doesn't make Jafar shit.
@colonelquack Жыл бұрын
Ya know. If Ebert had a channel today. He was completely right and completely wrong about Generations. Who are these people, he asks? SEVEN SEASONS. This is like asking how anyone could know who that olde man on an island is in Force Awakens. However. Picard did need to get an olde man to punch another olde man in the face. ....Rather than saving his nephew from a fire.
@Biggiiful3 жыл бұрын
Leon fans.....check out Alt J's song Matilda.
@danieldougan2696 жыл бұрын
So, let me get this straight. Gene Siskel liked THIS CRAP but hated "Patch Adams," "Casino," and "Back to the Future II?"
@Dane_Youssef6 жыл бұрын
Well, hatred of PATCH ADAMS is totally justified. Hell, it seems a given. Mandatory. Biological, even. And he never hated CASINO and BACK TO THE FUTURE II.. he gave them "mixed, but thumbs-down".
@niallreid76645 жыл бұрын
Patch Adams hated Patch Adams.
@deckofcards875 жыл бұрын
"A mess" is the perfect description for The Professional. The only memorable parts are with Gary Oldman who i disagree with S&E about, he's a cartoon villain and in that sense pulls it off.