Siskel &Ebert Worst of 1996

[@Rabscuttle02]

Man, I could watch these Worst of.... episodes all day

[@reneedennis2011]

Same here!

[@RobFMDetroit]

I've literally been watching them for like four hours now.

[@bronzeager1298]

Im shocked how many of these movies I saw when they came out. My family must have had no standards...we just watched whatever garbage was new on video :D

[@sha11235]

Yeah, they are entertaining. Sometimes you wonder why some choices aren't there, but they can't put everything on the show. For example, I wanted to see them put Eye for an Eye, The Juror, and The Chamber on here.

[@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729]

I used to look forward to it all week when I was young...

[@LyssLiLi]

*That 90's smooth jazz in everything. So soothing and nostalgic.*

[@kane4013]

Back when everybody’s mom had a Kenny G album. 🎷

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

It was their original intro from 1986 when they switched to Buena Vista, unchanged until Gene's death. Roger wanted the intro changed, as the original promise was allegedly to switch to back and forth to "Ebert & Siskel" and "Siskel & Ebert" on the marquee every year, but BVT refused to spend the money to reshoot the intro!

[@matthewscherer9681]

@@kane4013 🤣

[@willyboyw.5771]

@@kane4013 And David Sanborn.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Lol I always hated it. Early 90s stuff also had lots of harmonica for some reason (see "Hook" for example - even Spielberg was not immune). It makes that stuff feel so cheap and corny now.

[@ronaldh8446]

"If it was the legendary missing reel from The Magnificent Ambersons this movie would still suck." Classic.

[@tommyroseguitar4557]

One of anybody’s best slams, lol.

[@ryangettig274]

@@tommyroseguitar4557 Epic Slam:)

[@jdayala-wright8875]

Gene usually had the best sarcastic lines and responses on the show.

[@sha11235]

It is in Roger's film review of Little Indian, Big City.

[@assmane999]

It’s one of my favourite all-time lines

[@TammyTuckey]

I love how Siskel and Ebert made each other laugh out loud during these reviews - the battle of minds was evident but the appreciation of wit was there, too!

[@Mc.Garnagle]

That's such a good way of putting it. They definitely had a low-ish key battle of the minds always simmering. But there was also a very deep mutual respect. You can sense not only the great joy in making the other laugh but also a sense of accomplishment.

[@MushrooMilkshake]

Lol, who cares. A couple of nobodies who lucked in to a job saying "I ThInK tHiS" Who cares? Eat shit.

[@tobysgamingworld1550]

Look up the behind the scenes fights. They don’t have quick wit lol. Bless their hearts they’re trying to insult each other and it’s painful to watch. Siskel gas always been kind of a jerk. The way he hated Chris Farley was just weird.

[@craigmurdock4740]

Exactly. There is such respect, as well as competition.

[@kellymiller1891]

I wish those Two were Still Alive, I would've Love seeing them Review Present Day Movies from 2014 to 2021, Like, Movies 2014. 1. Paranormal Activity the Marked Ones. 2. The Nut Job. 3. The Lego Movie. 4. ROBOCOP. 5. 300: Rise of an Empire. 6. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. 7. Muppet's Most Wanted. 8. Noah. 9. Rio 2. 10. Godzilla. 11. Maleficent. Live Action Movie. 12. How to Train Your Dragon 2. 13. Transformers Age of Extinction. 14. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. 15. Planes: Fire & Rescue. 16. Hercules. 17. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 18. Dolphin Tale 2. 19. Annabelle. 20. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day. 21. Ouija. 22. Big Hero 6. 23. Exodus: Gods and Kings. 24. Annie. 25. Selma. ****************************** Movies 2015. 1. Paddington. 2. Chappie. 3. Cinderella. Live Action Movie. 4. Home. 5. Monkey Kingdom. Disneynature Movie. 6. Poltergeist. 7. Tomorrowland. 8. Jurassic World. 9. Inside Out. 10. Ted 2. 11. Minions. 12. Ant-Man. 13. Pixels. 14. Hotel Transylvania 2. 15. Pan. 16. Goosebumps. 17. Paranormal Activity the Ghost Dimension. 18. Jem and the Holograms. Live Action Movie. 19. The Peanuts Movie. 20. The Good Dinosaur. 21. Star Wars the Force Awakens. 22. The Revenant. ********************************* Movies 2016. 1. Norm of the North. 2. Kung Fu Panda 3. 3. Zootopia. 4. The Angry Birds Movie. 5. Alice Through the Looking Glass. Live Action Movie. 6. Finding Dory. 7. Independence Day Resurgence. 8. The Legend of Tarzan. 9. The BFG. 10. The Secret Life of Pets. 11. Ghostbusters. 12. Pete's Dragon. 13. Ben-Hur. 14. Kubo and the Two Strings. CGI Animated Movie. 15. Storks. 16. Queen of Katwe. 17. Ouija: Origin of Evil. 18. Trolls. CGI Animated Movie. 19. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. 20. Moana. 21. Sing. 22. Hidden Figures. ************************************** Movies 2017. 1. Monster Trucks. 2. The Lego Batman Movie. 3. Kong: Skull Island. 4. Beauty and the Beast. Live Action Movie. 5. Power Rangers. 6. The Marine 5: Battleground. 7. The Boss Baby. 8. Smurfs: The Lost Village. 9. Born in China. Disneynature Movie. 10. Baywatch. 11. Wonder Woman. 12. Cars 3. 13. Transformers the Last Knight. 14. Despicable Me 3. 15. War for the Planet of the Apes. 16. The Emoji Movie. 17. Annabelle Creation. 18. The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. 19. It. 20. The Lego NINJAGO Movie. 21. My Little Pony the Movie. 22. The Star. 23. Coco. 24. Star Wars the Last Jedi. ************************************* Movies 2018. 1. Mary and the Witch's Flower. Anime Movie. 2. Peter Rabbit. 3. Black Panther. 4. Early Man. 5. A Wrinkle in Time. 6. Isle of Dogs. 7. Sherlock Gnomes. 8. Ready Player One. 9. Show Dogs. 10. Incredibles 2. 11. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. 12. Ant-Man and the Wasp. 13. Hotel Transylvania 3 Summer Vacation. 14. Christopher Robin. 15. Alpha. 16. The House with a Clock on its Walls. 17. Smallfoot. 18. Venom. 19. Goosebumps 2 Haunted Halloween. 20. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. 21. The Grinch. 22. Fantastic Beasts the Crimes of GRINDELWALD. 23. Ralph Breaks the Internet. 24. Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse. 25. Mary Poppins Returns. 26. Auqaman. 28. Bumblebee. 29. Holms & Watson. *************************************************** Movies 2019. 1. A Dog's Way Home. 2. The Kid who would be King. 3. The Lego Movie 2 The Second Part. 4. How to Train Your Dragon the Hidden World. 5. Wonder Park. 6. Dumbo. Live Action Movie. 7. SHAZAM!. 8. Missing Link. 9. Pokémon Detective Pikachu. 10. Aladdin. Live Action Movie. 11. Godzilla King of Monsters. 12. Dark Phoenix. 13. The Secret Life of Pets 2. 14. Toy Story 4. 15. Child's Play. 16. Annabelle Comes Home. 17. The Lion King. Live Action Movie. 18. Dora and the Lost City of Gold. 19. The Angry Birds Movie 2. 20. It Chapter Two. 21. Abominable. 22. Judy. 23. Joker. 24. The Addams Family. CGI Animated Movie. 25. Maleficent Mistress of Evil. 26. Playing with Fire. 27. Lady and the Tramp. Live Action Movie. 28. Noelle. 29. Frozen 2. 30. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. 31. Playmobil The Movie. 32. Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker. 33. Cats. 34. Togo. 35. Spies in Disguise. 36. Little Women. 37. 1917. ********************************************* Movies 2020. 1. Dolittle. 2. Sonic the Hedgehog. 3. The Call of the Wild. 4. Trolls World Tour. CGI Animated Movie. 5. Scoob!. 6. Bill & Ted Face the Music. 7. Mulan. Live Action Movie. 8. Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite. 9. The Croods: a New Age. 10. Wonder Woman 1984. 11. Soul. ********************************************* Movies 2021. 1. Tom & Jerry. 2. Coming 2 America. 3. The Spongebob Movie Sponge on the move. 4. Raya and the last Dragon. 5. Godzilla vs Kong. 6. Cruella. 7. Peter Rabbit 2 The Runaway. 8. Luca. 9. The Boss Baby Family Business. 10. Black Widow. 11. Space Jam a New Legacy. 12. Jungle Cruise. 13. Paw Patrol The Movie. 14. The Addams Family 2. CGI Animated Movie. 15. Ron's Gone Wrong. 16. Paranormal Activity Next of Kin. 17. Clifford the Big Red Dog. Live Action Movie. 18. Encanto. 19. West Side Story. 20. Sing 2.

[@Cold-Duck]

I miss hearing Ebert laugh. It always felt so genuine.

[@canadianscratcher7834]

"How about quarreling parents trapped in a basement attacked by cockroaches? Now you've got a movie"

[@apex7640]

As a jaw critic I have to say the Ebert started his career strong but had a weak ending

[@PapaCoco1128]

When Gene made that remark about France having 12% unemployment Roger lost it 😆

[@bats88]

I love these two so much. They appreciated and were so passionate about smart, strong pictures. The chemistry of their intellectual banter!

[@revoltpuppy]

I read that Ebert was one of the biggest rogue critics, more likely to give a thumbs up to films most other critics hated, or thumbs down to films most critics loved. Really makes his perspective unique and probably helps make for lively debate.

[@apex7640]

Ebert’s last performance was jawing to say the least

[@jhhwild]

If they only knew at this point how bad Adam Sandler movies would get they would have been grateful of Happy Gilmore.

[@sha11235]

I don't think Roger even saw That's My Boy, which really sucked shit. Worst film of 2012.

[@roybatty2680]

Happy Gilmour is Sandler's career highlite.

[@anunusualironiccircumstanc2246]

Happy Gilmore, punch drunk love and click are his 3 best movies.

[@alexf8314]

Callum Russell -- Click really surprisingly resonated with me and pressed an emotional button which I never expected from an Adam Sandler movie. The scene where he can see himself ignoring his poor father is just heartbreaking to me.

[@anunusualironiccircumstanc2246]

Just think he wasn’t bad in “reign over me”. There’s a particular scene where he has a heartbreaking scene with Don Cheadle, really quite underrated in some films.

[@OronOfMontreal]

Heaven bless their souls, I miss Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

[@reneedennis2011]

So do I.

[@johnhouston9764]

They were the very best.

[@HubCityMan]

They were alright

[@kevinoconnor4102]

I came upon them during the covid on you tube. They kept me company during it in which I'll be forever grateful. We also lost another great movie critic called Barry Norman. Hopefully wherever they are they found peace in their eternal sleep.

[@FoodiePunk]

Too bad most of the movies they named off in this episode aged to cult hits, and they sound like pretentious jerks.

[@jmorlar2852]

"If the French laughed at this, that helps me to understand why they think Jerry Lewis is the funniest man on Earth." SPOT-ON, Roger!!

[@billium99]

I think this is a common misconception about the French. Lewis is playing what they regard as a caricature of American gung-ho stupidity. So he's the "perfect American" in their view, taking the piss out of our whole schtick.

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

The French never saw him do the maudlin telethons 😅

[@austins204]

What I love about watching Siskel and Ebert is you discover bad films that you may have never have heard of but you understand why they aren’t remembered.

[@nolancho]

Ppl actually remember and love the cable guy and happy Gilmore.

[@wet-read]

@@nolancho Ok... well, there is a huge difference between those films and something like Sideways. Are we agreeable on that?

[@Shibbytzu]

We need more movie criticism like these two! They can disagree but still move on and not just banter with filler like they do nowadays... Legends of their time.

[@joshuaclayburn8350]

Outgoing entertaining man your opinion is useless. People actually wanted theres opinions.

[@Cableguy15]

Agreed. The best part of their review segments is that they get a couple of words in, but then they move on. It's almost like they set a rule in advance where they can't get in any more than one response.

[@officialgoogleyoutube]

Well, they were doing a TV show. It's not like they had any time for filler. Even when they talked about great movies about which they had many things to say, they couldn't just keep going.

[@sha11235]

@@Cableguy15 It was practice. I'm sure they had to cut stuff down if they ran too long.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Umm, did no one ever tell you about Red Letter Media?

[@darrylwynwilliams1760]

Roger Ebert's off camera laugh towards the end (20:18) 😃Absolutely priceless 😃 These two were just perfect .

[@chickenringNYC]

Siskel had him!

[@YohanBerry]

I never heard him laugh as hard as that moment

[@willieholmes1483]

Can someone put out another show like this? Needless to say, we in Chicago miss both of them terribly.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Kenosha here. These guys were a staple for me growing up. They helped shape my early interest in movies.

[@witpleasure2981]

Half in the Bag is the closest you'll get. It's not identical, more of a second cousin to Siskel and Ebert than a sibling, but they share the same DNA.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

@@witpleasure2981 Half in the Bag is great. All of RLM is pretty great but Half in the Bag is about the most honest and in-depth review series I can think of.

[@ryannewberry3845]

People would get too offended the world is soft now

[@willieholmes1483]

@@ryannewberry3845, why would they be offended?

[@alsoknownas875]

OMG Ebert's CACKLE after the story at 20:00 is HYSTERICAL

[@MrsBlaileen1]

I remember back in the day that these “worst of” shows were the ones I most looked forward to every year.

[@bridgecross]

Francis Ford Coppola directed Jack? The guy who did Godfather and Apocalypse Now?

[@marctronixx]

he owed someone a favor...

[@jammiebooker6489]

​@@marctronixxhaha....or needed a tax writeoff

[@LukeMaynard]

"Danny DeVito doesn't play short guys; he just plays guys." *mind blown* *but mind unblown when I think of Twins and Batman Returns*

[@rsmith02]

Think about the better films he's been in, though.

[@officialgoogleyoutube]

@@rsmith02 What are you trying to say about Twins?

[@ricardocantoral7672]

DeVito was terrific in Other People's Money.

[@MDK2_Radio]

His short stature was something of a running gag in Taxi, but they never belabored it.

[@davidl570]

@@ricardocantoral7672 Easily one of his best movies (and most underrated as well).

[@edwardlyne3808]

I love how Gene makes Roger laugh so good :)

[@miker.9138]

"A $30 million budget...for a cockroach movie!"

[@byron7583]

That intro and music brings back so many memories, waiting for Saturday afternoons to watch S&E

[@maximusprime3459]

I used to watch it twice on Saturdays. Where I live they'd play a new episode midday, then repeat the week before and the new episode sometime in the late evening.

[@EyeWearPants429]

Their burns are so clever, subtle and yet hilarious 😂

[@kerobop]

(2:31) "He was also not well-served by Francis Coppola who had a better year with his vineyard, I think, making wine as opposed to movies." holy shit siskel was vicious

[@cherylhulting1301]

😅😅😅😅 Oh the burn...

[@mediaikonz]

It was so good.

[@DoncoEntAgain]

When they were saying that Shaquille O'Neal should try to take a smaller role under a good director it reminded me of Kevin Garnett's part in Uncut Gems. That's a perfect example of what they were talking about.

[@MrsBlaileen1]

I thought the same thing…

[@zombiedodge1426]

He did get off to a promising start in Blue Chips, directed by the late William Friedkin. Not a great movie, but Shaq was perfectly fine in it (basically playing a version of himself). I read someone say the best ever acting performance by an athlete was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Airplane! simply because he was able to keep a straight face when Peter Graves asked the little kid if he'd ever seen a grown man naked.

[@KRhetor]

...and he next did Freddy Got Fingered.

[@Agent-xn1hr]

Loved the last review and Rogers remembrance of Genes reply to the missing reel. Classic. Miss these guys

[@sha11235]

It is also in Roger's print review. He ended the print review that if we see that film under any circumstances, he'd never let us read one of his reviews again. Of course, how could he do that? We can buy his companions, look at his website, etc.

[@Dottiecurran]

Pathetic old Sha

[@sha11235]

Dottiecurran Go fuck yourself.

[@fabiobonetta5454]

this is better then 90% of the comedy out there

[@dcalvitti]

Thanks for posting this. Interesting and valuable time capsule.

[@zombiedodge1426]

Ebert's print review of "Little Indian, Big City" is one of his best ever. It ends with him writing that if you see it in a theater instead of "Fargo," you're never allowed to read any of his reviews ever again. Interesting how most of the movies featured on this episode have faded into obscurity, but "Jingle All The Way" is now considered a Christmas classic and "The Cable Guy" has undergone a critical reevaluation.

[@simonbaker95]

SO many great movies they consider stinkers. They take themselves far too seriously.

[@zombiedodge1426]

@@simonbaker95 If you mean The Cable Guy, almost *everyone* - critics and audiences - hated it in 1996. People even thought it derailed Jim Carrey's career, though he bounced back quickly with Liar Liar. If you mean Little Indian, Big City is a great movie, well...I think you're on your own with that one.

[@Brian-qn7fn]

"Jingle All The Way" is not considered a classic by anyone without neurological damage.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

@@Brian-qn7fn Yeah, its reputation has definitely improved over the past 20 years but "classic" implies it holds a status similar to A Christmas Story, which it.... doesn't. It's generally just regarded as a goofy Christmas movie.

[@kitskippy5454]

Not to mention, Happy Gilmore is now considered a classic

[@TheocratOfPoontang]

You can tell this was when their personal rivalry had somewhat subsided, and it's good to watch. I can't believe this was most 25 years ago - seems like it was yesterday.

[@ScootyPuffSr7]

Agreed. This was their best Era. Light and funny but still intelligent. Before Gene got sick.

[@chubbycatfish4573]

Joe's Apartment... wow, I forgot about that one. That's why I love old clips like these.

[@MikailStoner]

I watched that in theaters and forgot all about it lol

[@MoltenPlastic]

And I've never heard about Mad Dog Time!

[@major600]

The VERY NEXT YEAR, the American remake of "Little Indian, Big City" topped Gene's list of worst pictures. It was "Jungle to Jungle" with Tim Allen.

[@DW3010]

@Bold One I still like George of the jungle. But it was the start of his making silly movies like Dudley doright, and things like that. So while I do like George of the jungle, his other ones along the same lines, I agree were not good.

[@joelmgodleski]

​@@DW3010 Are you talking about Brendan Fraser?

[@DW3010]

@@joelmgodleski yeah, the guy I replied to must’ve deleted his account. I made that comment over a year ago.

[@tmrezzek5728]

This one was a riot--I loved it when these guys cracked each other up!

[@SerenityTV2002]

These need to be on netflix

[@sha11235]

There is a website: siskelandebert.org.

[@film79]

You want them behind a paywall?

[@Antonio_Ortiz]

Watching these "Worst of..." lists has left me stupefied that some of these premises actually made it to screen. Kind of fascinating but just as baffling. And that Siskel quote at the end about the missing reel was quite possibly the sickest burn I have ever heard about a movie.

[@youbetcha6880]

It's interesting to hear Siskel talk about reading about movies online back in 1996.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

It wasn't that unusual, internet access was certainly less common, but there was still a significant number of people going online - including myself. I can remember being careful with minutes used though, so it may been charged by the minute along with presumably data(at least where I lived). It was getting towards the highest dialup speeds by then, probably about 33k, 56k was only 2 years later I think. The next year, as a polytechnic student I could access the internet there with (from memory) no restriction on time, at no cost. It was of course slow for large images etc, though websites were far less bloated. The 'web' was much more exciting at the time, partly just being new, but also the diversity and quality of content, as private web pages were inherently made by people putting in genuine effort, rather than all the drivel that clogs everything up now. I used to actually be able to find what I was searching for too!(on altavista at the time, I really liked that search engine), google and co have become near unusable for finding specific info in the last few years - perhaps partly just due to the overwhelming amount of data though.

[@texasred2702]

We even had the runnin' water an' the ee-lectricity back in them days too, Sonny!

[@BishopWalters12]

I knew what the internet was at 13 but it's interesting that it had no part in my life, and I still wasn't going online in 1996. I'm glad that I had a childhood without it.

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

@@BishopWalters12I started getting online in 1997 but it was different then. I spent the majority of my time in movie chats but even that was just an hour or so. Kids back then didn't live eternally online like they do now.

[@neo_wolf7992]

Loved that gene had roger in stitches the last few reviews.

[@RhiannaBarr]

Chris was actually trying to get away from these kind of roles. He was sick of his weight being the punch line, and wanted to dive into more serious roles

[@jcollins1305]

OMG these two are hilarious! The critics of my youth, rest in peace Gene and Roger!

[@jackied962]

its pretty bad when the worst of 1996 are better than most movies today.

[@BishopWalters12]

LOL, true

[@DamienThorn6666]

Way better

[@mwheeler138]

The only way you could think that is if you dont watch many movies.

[@canuckster24]

Cable guy was ahead of it's time and predicted exactly how xennials/millenials like me would turn out.

[@Brillemeister]

I don't love these guys because they were always right. (Case in point: The Cable Guy.) I love them because they were so entertaining and could usually back up their stances.

[@StephenRahrig]

Cable Guy is awesome, YOU suck.

[@connorbrennan4233]

@@StephenRahrig So, people suck because they have different opinions about a movie than you? Grow up.

[@StephenRahrig]

@@connorbrennan4233 Yesir

[@Paulafan5]

They were right in that audiences wanted Jim to be the funny good guy and not the unfunny villain.

[@codyjohnson4174]

They’re not entertaining, they’re stuck up and annoying. Cable guy was n is still awesome. Everyone in my life that knows that movie likes it. These guys don’t have a sense of humor so how do they know what’s funny

[@agnesbenson2391]

I'd had watch those two since I was a child and they were reviewing films in the 1970's. Their print reviews were more detailed, but their on air reviews were more fun. RIP Siskel & Ebert. No duo will ever have your sauce.

[@johnhouston9764]

Absolutely had to watch these two every week 😍

[@hiattgrey9161]

20:17 Roger's laugh was funny!

[@CJmovie92]

Hiatt Grey that’s how my grandpa laughs. Priceless

[@bobthebear1246]

Hiatt Grey I love it, too. 😊

[@ThirstyEye]

Loved these two guys! If there is an afterlife, hope they continue to banter.

[@zzfour]

You are so right it's that laugh made me want to laugh

[@KRhetor]

1996 was such a great year for movies, that I forgot all the awful movies released that year. Thanks for the reminder!

[@sha11235]

Well, I think it's the same for each year. There are good and bad films each year.

[@KRhetor]

@@sha11235 1996 was an exceptionally good year, the last in which independent films dominated. Just check out this list: Fargo, Jerry Maguire, The English Patient, Sling Blade, Big Night, Secrets and Lies, Angels and Insects, Breaking the Waves, Hamlet, Looking for Richard, Hard Core Logo, Trees Lounge, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Shine, Lone Star, The People Vs. Larry Flynt. Additionally, Mission:Impossible, Dragonheart, Mars Attacks, Scream and The Arrival all deserve special mention as commercial or genre films that went beyond formula.

[@WedgePee]

@@KRhetor Transpotting and Brassed Off are two more for your list.

[@markelijio6012]

@@benisrood They're studio flicks.

[@KRhetor]

@@benisrood I didn't say they were indies.Try carefully reading a post before responding next time.

[@hudster80]

I miss these guys, I would always watch them as a kid on the weekend

[@reneedennis2011]

Same here.

[@OneManParade]

I really like The Cable Guy. I thought it was underrated.

[@titusmccarthy]

Cable Guy was funny and a lot better than crap like The Mask, Liar Liar and Ace Ventura 2.

[@MoltenPlastic]

I've always said it's a great movie ruined by Jim Carrey. Ebert seems to get it, at least.

[@ernestmendez5487]

Siskel And Ebert's sense of comedy was certainly a bit serious and stiff (strange how Ebert didn't like the Cable Guy or Happy Gilmore but said that he laughed all the way through Jackass). But I greatly appreciate their takes most of the time. Especially their opinions on great movies and their articles. Ebert's essay on my favorite movie Trouble in Paradise in particular is one of the most artistically perceptive pieces of writing I've ever read.

[@patrickcampbell9445]

Jackass is nothing like those two films. Lol. Why is it hard to see that? Jackass is a group of friends playing pranks on each other. The Cable Guy is about a disturbed man stalking a costumer. Happy Gilmore is about a violent man who plays golf.

[@kane4013]

I’ve never seen Trouble in Paradise. Thanks for giving me something to do today 😊

[@mightisright]

@@patrickcampbell9445 Ebert gave Kingpin 3 1/2 stars (out of four). A juvenile movie filled with every manner of gross-out body fluid jokes. Conclusion? Ebert likes shit.

[@kaiokendo]

@@patrickcampbell9445 You got a tæwul or anything??

[@billium99]

The magic of Jackass was mostly seeing it in the theater. To this day I've never laughed so hard, and I thought their MTV show was meh. But it hit just right, in a crowded theater of people gasping for breath from laughter. Wish I could capture that in a bottle.

[@Lunchladydoyle]

I don’t even usually like Jim Carrey but Cable Guy was a killer dark comedy and way ahead of its time. This kinda of comedy got really big just a few years later. Carrey pulls off a tough role and the ending is great. Would have loved a sequel actually.

[@robertbrown380]

100% that Cable Guy is way underrated and gets a bad rap when the story its telling is actually really great and uplifting.

[@sahej6939]

No it was a person in pain.

[@kane4013]

It was advertised as being another Jim Carey zany comedy. That’s why most people walked out of the cinema saying ‘WTF was that?!’

[@Wolfenstein731music]

@@kane4013 I was 12 when this came out, and it was right after Ace, Dumb n Dumber, and the Mask. All super bright, light hearted but slapsticky comedy. And Cable Guy was super dark and dry. I love it as an adult.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Siskel seemed to be a bit more comfortable with dark humor than Ebert was.

[@ChannelStarface]

Im glad to see the love for Cable Guy is real. Totally underrated and ahead of its time...

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Perhaps it was mislabeled. It’s like someone made Bad Influence into a dark comedy.

[@bilimus_]

You had to be a teen going into Happy Gilmore. I was 14 when I saw it with my friends and I can't think of any movie I've laughed harder at in the theaters.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

were you stoned as well?

[@bilimus_]

@@dont-want-no-wrench I doubt it, I was a little young yet to score weed very often.

[@nekad2000]

I don't think so. It's considered a classic, and definitely Sandler's best movie. Considering the garbage he went on to create, that's not saying much. I think most people agree Happy Gilmore is a good movie though.

[@slanderman3296]

I was 10 then, but just a couple years later, waterboy came out, and we laughed our teenage asses off(13) So much. Too much actully, my friend timmy was laughing so hard, the cute girls in front of us told him multiple times to shhhh, but I respected he didn't care, kept laughing. Embarrassing at the time then, but I'm glad he was himseld

[@sneakn]

Facts

[@anthonylogiudice9215]

Ghost and the Darkness was based on a book authored by the man who was played by Val Kilmer in the movie. They actually built that platform on the tree according to the book.

[@I_like_turtles_67]

The lioness are on display in Chicago btw. They weren't male lions in real life.

[@dhpbear2]

5:03 - Interesting that Roger mentions "the teetering Saturday Night Live". It's still on the air nearly 50 years hence!

[@shadmowrer7596]

He called SNL "teetering." In '96.

[@zombiedodge1426]

It was, in 1996. The show had recovered a little bit from the doldrums of 1994/95, but the Ferrell/Wiig/Kattan cast still needed some time to really find its stride.

[@shadmowrer7596]

@@zombiedodge1426 It never found it again. The only thing keeping SNL afloat for at least 30 years is sheer cultural inertia.

[@marmcd2003]

@@zombiedodge1426 Wiig wasn't there in 1996 she didn't get there until 2005, in 1996 it was Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer, and Cheri Oteri. But he's right about 1996 it wasn't great it didn't hit its stride until 1998 when Jimmy Fallon, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz arrived.

[@zombiedodge1426]

@@marmcd2003 My mistake. It feels like Wiig has been around a lot longer than that. Of course, the Phil Hartman-anchored late eighties/early nineties SNL cast is the best ever. That's just scientific objective fact.

[@mightisright]

'94 to '97 were only good because of Norm Macdonald, and he only had one segment per week. The rest of the time you had to endure Mango and the Cheerleaders. It only got really good again with Will Feral playing George Bush. And then they had a string of great casts up until maybe 2012. BTW, I highly doubt Siskel had affection for the SNL golden years of 1988-1993. Anyone who badmouths Chris Farley you can safely ignore.

[@davedavid7061]

I was 35 in 96 and haven't seen ANY of these

[@davidporter671]

Jingle All The Way is the most under appreciated comedy ever and best Christmas movie ever.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

@David Porter: I agree, I still watch Jingle All The Way every year at Christmas time and I even got one of the Turbo Man action figures that Funko toys released for the movies 25th anniversary in 2021.

[@DW3010]

It was a bomb of the time, but I think it’s become a Christmas classic. I caught up with it on television a few years later, and laughed my head off. I honestly think if it wasn’t Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role, it wouldn’t be as good.

[@zombiedodge1426]

It seriously underperformed when it came out in 1996, but it found its audience on video/TV/streaming, where Christmas movies basically live forever. My 11-year-old son loves it. I've been introducing him to the *real* Arnold classics like Predator and The Terminator this year.

[@BobSmith-mz1uo]

Black Sheep isn't the 1st movie Gene walked out on. He also walked out on Maniac in 1980.

[@danieldougan8613]

I would describe "Happy Gilmore" as a guilty pleasure. It's not a particularly good movie, but I didn't care because I laughed my butt off at it.

[@Paulafan5]

It's not a guilty pleasure; it's just a fun, silly film. I get the point about Happy just being angry for NO REASON, but at least the film acknowledges he's being a jerk. In other Sandler films he's being a jerk but the film seems to think his behavior is fine.

[@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729]

it is my favorite Adam Sadler comedy..there are some really funny scenes......it also has some scenes that should have ended up on the cutting room floor

[@davidl570]

@@Paulafan5 You're right......................never thought of it that way! That's been the main problem with the majority of his career.

[@davidgangemi3314]

Spot on. Most Sandler movies suck. But that one was decent enough. I don't think Sandler promises too much to his audience in the first place.. he makes comedy movies for adults who wish they were still 9 years old again. The Waterboy,however was the crime of the century. Only Freddie Got Fingered is worse than that flick.

[@doktarr]

Yep, it's their only miss on this list. Every other movie here is forgotten (or remembered as a career mistake) but Happy Gilmore lives on.

[@green49285]

Man the nostalgia. Miss this show. Imagine thinking the cable guy was terrible. Wow.

[@maxpax7389]

Never got the blame for Cable Guy. Its funnier than every comedy nowdays

[@Patrick19833]

because It was a dark comedy. People did not understand the concept of "Dark Comedy" back in the 90s. They were way ahead of it's time!

[@BusterCherry1]

@@Patrick19833 Lol how did people not understand black comedy in the 90's? I'd love to hear this.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@Patrick19833 LOL, yeah, we did but the marketing for Cable Guy was bad because they made the trailers look like it was going to be another Ace Ventura or Dumb and Dumber. I always loved The Cable Guy even as a kid but I get why people were disappointed at the time.

[@Lion718]

The Ghost and The Darkness is based on actual events! It's a cool movie! The elevated platform you see in the movie was actually built and used by the real Colonel Paterson, to hunt the lions!!

[@youtubeletmeintoyoutube4580]

“Demi goes to the gynecologist” would have got him canceled in current year lmao

[@DreBourbeau]

I watched Jack for the first time recently, and while it’s certainly bizarre, Williams’ physical commitment to the role is incredible - he totally inhabits the soul of a child, for better or worse. I found it pretty touching too, especially considering it was quasi-art therapy for Coppola (who was trying to work through the death of his own son).

[@VoyageOne1]

The graduation speech at the end was the first thing I cued up on YT the day Robin Williams died :(

[@Shlogger]

Some of these have become classics. Especially compared to the slop we're served nowadays.

[@215jmo]

Why has no one released a compilation of these geniuses' reviews damn it?

[@Xayjohns]

I remember finding Jack on VHS in our old apartment when I was a kid. Didn't even know we had it. Perhaps there was a reason for that.

[@bobthebear1246]

XRJ92 What did you think of it?

[@Xayjohns]

@ Bob Schneider: As a kid, I always liked it. Haven't seen it in years but I enjoyed it.

[@richardbakerii9907]

Happy Gilmore was and still is hilarious to me.

[@jeffreyfunke8866]

Cable guy? One of my favorite Jim Carrey movies!

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

you watch pieces of shit for breakfast?

[@zachbinder2895]

Cable Guy is as mis-marketed. They trailer makes it out to be another Ace Ventura. That’s why audiences were disappointed. It’s actually good.

[@richrodgers9961]

Comedy is hard to critique. These two don’t exactly seem tuned in to younger people and what they enjoy. Notice the comedies they mentioned as good ones were from when they were young themselves.

[@apex7640]

Ebert had the lost the plot at this point. Soon he would lose the jaw

[@neilgodfrey2669]

It’s nice the way they always respected each others opinions and never argued

[@williamgiesen4910]

Huh? They argued quite a bit over the years

[@Mitchell_E_Underscore]

TDIL Francis Coppola directed Jack and I'm STUNNED

[@WoodyAllenManiac]

Wow I am honestly shocked they named Happy Gilmore and Cable Guy as the worst films, and not Ed with Matt LeBlanc.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Cable Guy is actually a very twisted dark comedy

[@JeffSayYes]

It only became acceptable within the last 5 years.

[@bijibadness]

"I don't think I could be a feature Director, but I'd love to make a documentary." well Rog, you didn't Direct one, but you were the star and focus of an OUTSTANDING documentary, _Life Itself._ you never got to see it finished, but it's an amazing film. so, mission accomplished.

[@StephenRahrig]

Black Sheep and Happy Gilmore are perfect examples of a generational gap. Farley was an absolute treasure and Black Sheep was brilliant. Happy Gilmore?! A dead-nuts classic.

[@Paulafan5]

Like they said about comedies, you either find it funny or you don't. There's no right or wrong; it's just opinion. I didn't care for those two Farley films, but I did like Beverly Hills Ninja.

[@Patrick19833]

I like Happy Gilmore when I was a teenager back in the 90s, but I grew up and it's not funny to me anymore. I don't think that immature humor is funny anymore. Now I could understand why Siskel and Ebert hated the movie.

[@Halderic]

i disagree. Black Sheep is (to me) just awful. I do agree on Farley though, and he is great in Tommy Boy and THAT film is sweet and fun.

[@BishopWalters12]

I was in the perfect age group for these movies when they were released and I still love Happy Gilmore at 40 but I really can't defend Black Sheep, it's a very poor version of Tommy Boy and most of the humor falls flat.

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@Patrick19833I don't want to know what mature comedy is.

[@erichall4548]

When Gene said parents locked in a basement attacked by cockroaches I fell off my chair 😁😁😁😁😁

[@cherylhulting1301]

I did too. Siskel couid really be a wit. 😅😅

[@erichall4548]

Liked Gene way more than Roger

[@erichall4548]

Back when people knew how to entertain

[@MS-rg6ku]

This is my first time ever watching siskel and ebert and 5 minutes in I get the impression siskel hates ebert for constantly interrupting him lmao

[@sha11235]

He did not. They liked each other very much. Roger was one of Gene's pallbearers at Gene's funeral.

[@Fatamorgana420]

I have so much more respect for Ebert now that I heard his take on Jerry Lewis.

[@SaulmanPhishbass]

The Cable Guy is underrated af

[@codyjohnson4174]

Hell yea it is fuck these guys

[@joelslife]

Hundred percent right!! CABLE GUY is great.

[@matts6458]

wow some of these are classics

[@Thrifty032781]

I love how Gene Siskel referred to Saturday Night Live as "teetering" in 1996. Of course today, everybody thinks the show was comic gold back in the 90s. I saw Striptease and The Cable Guy in theaters back in 1996. I was 15 years old and had a massive crush on Demi Moore. I still do. I wanted to see Striptease but of course, being 15, I had to buy a ticket to a different movie and sneak in. I told my mother I was going to see Cable Guy which was of course a lie. But then she forced me to take my little brother with me, so I actually did have to see Cable Guy. I did get to see Striptease a month later, this time by claiming to see The Nutty Professor. I liked it, but that's probably just because I liked seeing Demi Moore's tits. The movie itself was not great.

[@sha11235]

At that point, SNL was doing poorly as well. It did start to improve by 1996, I suppose. But mid 90's sucked shit.

[@tammymism]

@@sha11235 Sucked then, sucks now. 😄

[@Charlesb88]

@@sha11235 Up till 1994 (19th seseason) they still had most of their late 80's/early 90's cast of characters including Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, Kevin Nealon, and Adam Sandler. Dana Carry unfortunate had left the season before (1993). With Season 19, the reason went on a decline and there almost wasn't a season 20. Season 21 saw the addition of Chris Ferril and the beginning of a comeback. Later popular additions were Norm Macdonald, Tim Meadows, and Molly Shannon. Tina fey joined as a cast member in season 26 (2000). During the late 90's and 2000's while the show wasn't held up to the same acclaim as during the late 70's or late 80's/early 90's season, it did make a comeback with popular character/skits from that era. The "More Cowbell" Sketch with Will Ferril and Christopher Walkin is one of the most popular SNL sketches ever and it dates from Season 26 (2000). So while SNL after the mid 90's may not be as good as it was just prior to that or in it's 70's heyday, it had some good characters and sketches. Movie-wise though it's been a lot more misses the hits overall. Most SNL movies from the 90's on however flopped and where just bad or mediocre at best.

[@WedgePee]

The film was rated 15 in the UK.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

It’s Will Ferrell not Chris

[@user-jv9zn3dx4o]

Ebert on Striptease: "NOT HORNY ENOUGH!"

[@alyzu4755]

I happened to see the short version of "Joe's Apartment" and, despite living in NYC at the time and a massive phobia of roaches, I really liked it! It was much simpler; Joe has a big date at his apartment that night with a girl he really likes, and the cockroaches do their best to help. Of course, it all goes horribly wrong. I found it very sweet. ☺️

[@kevinroberts3456]

Don't worry Joe, you still have us....

[@KRhetor]

It played all the time on MuchMusic as a "Liquid Television" segment.

[@alicewright4322]

they attack this and "cable guy" a bit unfairly. they say they are mad at the studios for making the same movie over and over again, but then they also are extremely harsh when a movie is slightly different, or even when an actor plays a different role than normal.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@alicewright4322 I agree, most critics were pretty rough on Jim for doing Ace 2 and called him out for playing the same character. Jim couldn't win with the critics no matter what.

[@mangore623]

Incredible to listen to their unchecked intelligent banter, and their scathing criticisms of portions of the film industry.

[@JM_-ix7yh]

Siskel literally walks out of the theatre showing Black Sheep but still doesn't consider it the worst of the year, lmao.

[@zetetick395]

😂 I love Roger's turn to the camera for the last of his sentiment. 🤣 12:00

[@PurplePineappleJuic1]

Matter of opinion. The Cable Guy is probably one of my favorite comedies. It hits the modern time perfect. Plus it's hilarious 😆.

[@suchanjv]

So many of these movies are considered classics by my generation.

[@Sarah3984]

Siskel understood The Cable Guy.

[@bkmason57]

Sandler: 36 films for 3 billion = $83,000,000 a picture. Hardly impressive. His career peaked in 2008 and has gone steadily downhill since; most recent films are now consistently box-office dog shit. Do you think he cares? He's worth half a BILLION and just signed a Netflix deal for ANOTHER 250 million. Gene's test is correct. They wouldn't watch 99% of the slop they churn out.

[@Beer_Baron_]

Cable Guy wasn’t well received when it first was released. I remember hating it. However, over time and multiple viewings made me understand it was ahead of its time as a black comedy.

[@Doobie1975]

I feel that The Cable Guy is one movie that is more appreciated today than it was when it first came out.

[@gosteronlinecourses]

Happy Gilmore and Cable Guy are two of the most legendary comedies of all time which definitely outlived both of these guys!

[@TobeyStarburst]

Not funny

[@gosteronlinecourses]

@@TobeyStarburst Let me guess, you're more of a "Big Momma's House" or "Jackass 5" guy right? redact.

[@tuutts39]

I super really miss these guys. If only there was such a thing as a Time Machine. I'd be so outta here.

[@pinecone9619]

I like the cable guy and happy Gilmore

[@alexf8314]

I liked Happy Gilmore aswell, however I was just a teenager when I first saw it so I think that obviously played a part in why. The movie was made for younger people to enjoy and these guys were old men at the time it was released and they watched it so its not at all a shocker that it didn't resonate with them.

[@quebeckfilms5797]

Happy Gilmore doesn't translate well for critics like Siskel and Ebert. However The Cable Guy was truly ahead of it's time.

[@dootuss83]

@@quebeckfilms5797 I absolutely agree that the Cable Guy was ahead of its time. Loved the satire within the film. It still holds up very well today and always will. One of those films that everyone hated initially, but with time, people eventually appreciated it. And in Siskel and Ebert's case, a film they would likely reassess and be more positive towards.

[@RyanORLY]

rogers laugh at the end was priceless

[@stevemurphy5401]

18:25. Lol. The movie was not preferable to staring at a blank wall.

[@futuremovieactor]

"They got 12% unemployment. Who knows what going on?" SAVAGE AF EVEN STILL. Haha.

[@linjicakonikon7666]

Sandler was in two fabulous films: Reign O'er Me with Don Cheadle as well as Punch Drunk Love..a very entertaining offbeat film.

[@marasmusine]

And he knocked it out of the park with Uncut Gems.

[@mjgyrosdude484]

He did a nice job in Spanglish as well!

[@timelliott4117]

I have always loved Siskel and Ebert. They were just as entertaining as the movies they reviewed. What I don't get is if they have given thumbs down on a movie why would you want to look back and share movies you have already told us you think they are bad. Wouldn't it be a good idea to avoid bad movies? If movie stinks let it lie if it stank fifteen years ago, I bet it still stinks.

[@Swoll826]

I miss these guys so much. 1996 was the year I really got into movies. Cable guy was a big disappointment as a life long In Living Color fan

[@wangson]

I've always laughed my wang off anytime I've watched Happy Gilmore!

[@gspendlove]

They had Mad Dog Time on one of those channels that shows old movies. I lasted about 15 minutes. It's just as awful as S&E say it is.

[@spencer10182]

No it's not.... It's even worse than they say. I sadly saw the whole film. Truly the worst movie I have ever seen.

[@beermarshal2070]

I was 30 through most of 1996, and lived in the same city that Siskel and Ebert did, and I saw a lot of movies at that time, almost all of them on the big screen. But I didn't see a single one of this group new - I don't think S&E were alone in their disdain for most of them, and a good many of them were flops. But I have caught up to a few since then and I have to say that I kind of love Jingle All the Way - maybe it's just the Christmas thing - and I don't really dislike The Cable Guy. The action movies - Ghost and the Darkness and Last Man Standing - are pretty OK as well IMO, though that may have something to do with the severe decline in the action genre since then, at least by my standards. Still, not very interested in any of the other films they picked here; I think I've seen everything I'm likely to enjoy at all.