Sneak Previews with Siskel & Ebert (1979) - Dawn of the Dead, Manhattan, Love on the Run

[@PrimarchX]

I remember watching these guys on PBS back in the '70s with my Dad. Great times.

[@citygirl5705]

Kids were NOT supposed to be allowed into "Dawn of the Dead." But theaters let them in with an adult anyway. That movie gave me nightmares for years.

[@MrBoyYankee]

That old TV I am so glad you stepped your game up with these full show sneak previews.

[@ThatOldTV]

At one point, you could go to IMDB and watch these episodes. Now that IMDB removed them, I figured, I should get them up (in full screen) for prosperity.

[@JMC296]

100% Really appreciate what you do!

[@GreasyFilms-qc1xo]

The cutting between the zombies and the store mannequins is just part of Romero's genius.

[@coath514]

Born and raised in Pittsburgh I've got romero films in my blood. Dawn is one of my all time favorites. Its a romp with wonderful satire mixed with over the top violence its a wonderfully entertaining flick

[@ronaldh8446]

I was just at the mall for Living Dead Weekend there. Nice to see that place embrace its cinema history.

[@retrosurvival3988]

Thank you for this. I never seen

[@ronaldh8446]

26:54 - I've never heard Gene laugh so heartily as he does after Roger's description. LoL!

[@ManorHQ]

Sort of a reversal for Ebert here who often loathed horror films, particularly those slashers. Here he not only praises a horror film but admonished the two drama films leading up to it. That's how good -- and RELEVANT -- Dawn of the Dead was and still is today.

[@DH-3on_sAm]

diane lane ♥️♥️♥️♥️circa 1979

[@blackamerican40]

RIP Roger and Gene 😢🙏

[@tomh.2405]

I like "Dawn of the Dead," but I have to admit there are some tonal shifts within the film that can seem a little jarring. In their review here, S & E focus on the latter stretches of the story that occur in the shopping mall -- and as you can see, some of these scenes tend toward the wacky. But earlier on, when the main characters are still in the city, there are scenes (I'm thinking in particular of one that takes place in the basement of an apartment building) that are as nightmarish as anything I've witnessed on celluloid. If you haven't seen it yet but plan to, consider yourself warned.

[@LannieLord]

I am an older guy.. I saw this movie when it was NEW in the movie theatre! Me and my friends were like "Holy sh!t ; are we going to be able to sit through this!" (What did it was the NECK chunk bit out of the lady in the apartment house during the mayhem) . Before this movie - you did NOT see violence in a movie like this !! We went back the next week and saw it again. Another friend of mine saw it in a theatre that was located in a SHOPPING MALL ! 1979 was a GREAT year for movies: Alien, Dawn of the Dead and Phantasm ! Also fun was - before VHS ; they would rerelease Dawn as a "midnight movie" so you could bring friends to it that never saw it before !!

[@tomh.2405]

@@LannieLord Great memories.

[@MsPatriotfront]

Roger was gracious to dig a great flick for the sake of great flicks.

[@RickyB-vv2ce]

@Thatoldtv do you have any episodes from 2002-2005?

[@IndiephantomSofaSinema]

Is the music in that Dawn of the Dead attack sequence different from the released versions? I don't recognize it, but kind of dig it. Not talking about the Muzak sequence, but the second one.

[@ExiledFrmContentment]

It's the music that's used in the U.S. theatrical version; the Euro cut features a complete score by Goblin, while the U.S. cut is half Goblin, half stock library tunes.

[@ministerofdarkness]

Good to see their praise for Dawn of the Dead. As for Manhattan... a little cringy nowadays to watch.😕

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@MrBoyYankee]

26:37 #RIPIVANREITMAN!!!

[@Michael-hw5wk]

I generally do not like most modern horror films, but Dawn of the Dead did have some great commentary regarding consumerism. I find it interesting that if Manhattan was released today, all we would talk about is the creepiness of a 40+ year old Woody Allen dating a much younger woman (I can't remember her age in the film -- 18 maybe?), but the 70s were such a different time that they don't even mention the ridiculous age difference here.

[@BruceLee-t9n]

Yaaaaaay

[@delthorpe223]

Did someone say Dawn of the Dead?

[@bobbyharris3288]

Cannibal Girls now pop culture due to Ghostbusters.

[@popvoid]

History hasn't been kind to MANHATTAN. I didn't like it back in 1979, and I like it even less knowing what I know now. I still watch and enjoy DAWN OF THE DEAD though. the rest of the films are less well-known today, but modern User Reviewers on IMDb are kinder to them than S&E.

[@LannieLord]

I did not like Manhattan either.

[@willmar3212]

Like Allen, New York the city has fallen as well.

[@TGill]

@@willmar3212spoken like a true Republican

[@67psychout]

Lovely relationship with a 17yr old girl. Really gene?

[@gheller2261]

I never liked Manhattan. Never cared for the relationship between a 45 year old and a high school girl even though, notably, nobody batted an eye about it at the time. And, no, I do not think he sexually abused his daughter or that he married his step daughter. Also, I had forgotten how loathesome Meryl Streep's character was.

[@mowm88]

YAY another Woodie movie about him going after a 17 year old

[@Chip_Chapman]

😂

[@yournamehere6002]

The only movie. And 17 is the age of consent in New York. And it's a great film. The character isn't meant to be a good guy....he's selfish. But the 17 year old is the most mature one in the movie.

[@jackal59]

@@yournamehere6002 You really don't want to read about what Marielle Hemingway had to deal with from him during and after this film.

[@1travstone]

You should stick to Barney until you can handle adult themes.

[@bertmustin]

Creepy Siskel.