Its amazing that Siskel who was probably dying when this was filmed could look into the camera and smile when he said these movies wasted hours of their lives that they'd never get back.
+Ali Gator It's more the speech that makes him sound tired. Yes, he was in a lot of pain at the time. At least about a month after this, his pain ended.
I think I must have watched this when it aired as at the time I tried to catch the show every week, and watching for the first time since I'm really shocked at how I don't remember noticing anything wrong at the time. His death seemed to come out of nowhere back then even though I had been paying attention.
Gene Siskel is a genuine hero here. he's bravely staring down Brain Cancer with balls of utter bronze. at this state, Ebert had no idea how sick he really was. and he chose not to tell his kids about his illness until much later - his thinking, i guess, was that he didn't want their last memories of him to be solely about sadness, and knew that it would hurt them if it was more prolonged. he was a really good, talented man and i miss him a lot.
I think he did tell his kids earlier. How could he have kept it that much of a secret from them? Or maybe in the last months he did, not right after the June surgery.
It's crazy how Siskel kept working through his illness, almost till the end. Same with Ebert. I always loved watching them, very relaxing, informative, and no bullshit.
I remember seeing an announcement on Ebert's website that, from then on, he would only review movies he WANTED to review. The next day, news of his death spread through the internet. (His announcement was removed.)
@Malchik Blue It was sad that he had lost his voice to jaw cancer and could no longer do TV, but he worked in print until the very end. Let's see a lot of people do that. Bet most can't.
Tragic. I always really liked Gene and enjoyed his reviews and film insights. I tended to agree with him, more than Roger. But, I admire both men. Rip, fellas-the balcony will never really close.
@@burchie1224 My List Best and Worst Movies of 1998 is, 1. 3 Ninjas High Noon at Mega Mountain. (Best). 2. Antz. (Best). CGI Animated Movie. 3. Armageddon. (Best). 4. Babe: Pig in the City. (Best). 5. Batman & Mr. Freeze Subzero. Animated. (Best). 6. The Brave Little Toaster goes to Mars. Animated. (Best). 7. Bride of Chucky. (Worst). 8. A Bug's Life. CGI Animated. (Best). 9. Bulworth. (Worst). 10. Can't Hardly Wait. (Worst). 11. Casper Meets Wendy. (Best). 12. Chairman of the Board. (Worst). 13. City of Angels. (Best). 14. Dennis the Menace Strike's Again. (Best). 15. Dr. Dolittle. (Best). 16. Ever After. (Best). 17. The faculty. (Worst). 18. FERNGULLY 2 the Magical Rescue. Animated. (Best). 19. Godzilla. (Best). 20. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. (Worst). 21. Hope Floats. (Best). 22. The Horse Whisperer. (Best). 23. I'll Be Home for Christmas. (Best). 24. Jack Frost. (Best). 25. Lethal Weapon 4. (Best). 26. The Lion King 2 Simba's Pride. Animated. (Best). 27. Lost in Space. (Best). 28. Madeline. (Best). 29. Major League: Back to the Minors. (Worst). 30. The Mask of Zorro. (Best). 31. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. (Best). Animated. 32. Mighty Joe Young. (Best). 33. Mulan. Animated. (Best). 34. The Parent Trap. (Best). 35. Patch Adams. (Best). 36. Paulie. (Best). 37. Pocahontas 2 Journey to a New World. Animated. (Best). 38. Practical Magic. (Best). 39. The Prince of Egypt. Animated. (Best). 40. Quest for Camelot. Animated. (Best). 41. Richie Rich's Christmas Wish. (Best). 42. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the movie. Animated. (Best). 43. The Rugrats Movie. Animated. (Best). 44. Saving Privet Ryan. (Best). 45. The Secret of NIMH 2 Timmy to the rescue. Animated. (Best). 46. Small Soldiers. (Best). 47. Species two. (Worst). 48. Spice World. (Best). 49. The Swan Princess 3: The Mystery of the Enchanted Castle. Animated (Best). 50. The X-Files. (Best).
Lmao why are you so salty over two famous movie critics? What job do you work that’s so great and high paying? You’re probably a kid less than 20 years old lmao
@Reveu Le'Sean Movie reviewers are as old as movies (see the Variety & NYT archives). It's a service for listeners / readers who want to find out if a movie is worth their 10 cents / $10.
If you measure a man by how he responds to hard times, Siskel was a man's man. Salute for holding down your job while staring the grim reaper in the face
@@SeanP7195it was a worst of 1998 segment so presumably it was at the end of 98 or early 99. He died on February 20, 1999, so this would almost certainly have been within 2 months of his death 😢
I think Gene rocks for doing a show while the effects of a brain tumor. He didn't let being sick stop him. I don't know many people who could could do it.
moodymoose cannon Well, he kept the illness private within his family and he didn't care to discuss it with outsiders. You can see his slowing down, but you know he still had the passion. It is the same when Roger could no longer talk, yet still wrote great reviews.
Siskel: "I'd rather watch half an hour of Armageddon than a half an hour of Patch Adams. How about you?" Ebert: "I hope to be able to live the rest of my life without ever having to make that choice." And he succeeded! RIP both of them.
Personally, I found Armageddon to be much worse. It was so much more over the top, way more mindless and had such bad acting and writing. At least Patch Adams' heart was in the right place and Robin Williams also does well
@@linkbiff1054 The thing with Patch Adams is that it is not wrong for doctors to care about their patients, yes, but you don't operate on them while wearing a red clown nose. This was like Dead Poets Society where you have traditional vs. modern methods, but there is a difference between a teacher and a doctor.
Both of these men were Troopers. They would not let illness stop them from reviewing movies. Sure, it's sad seeing Gene being slow here and it's sad seeing Roger in the hospital in "Life Itself". But, It's inspiring to see these two men continue with their careers until the end of their days.
Zice033 Yeah, it was good that neither man ever stepped down and retired. They worked until their dying days. I hope they are together in heaven watching great films.
+sha11235 It brings a smile to my face when I think that somewhere, the two are still arguing about Carnosaur XD These guys are legends. There really is no one else like these two anymore, especially when they disagreed with each other.
It's morbidly fascinating to watch a dying man blasting "Patch Adams". The knowledge that Siskel would be gone less than two months (2/20/99) after this was taped is far worse than any bad movie could be!
Some may be sad that this is one of his last appearances but for me this is a testament to his determination that even while dying he was a professional. Never allowing his illness to stop him from doing what he clearly loved.
These two are really the only critics who have opinions I respect. When I look into older movies I'm interested in, I skip all metacritic/rotten tomatoes garbage and go straight for: what did Ebert say about it?
"Now that this film was a big hit means nothing to me." One of the reasons I've always respected both Siskel and Ebert and one reason why I think we need critics. Sometimes, what the audience wants is not always right.
“My advice for intelligent teenagers that are in love, is take your date to see the Waterboy. If they like that movie, break up with them.” - Roger Ebert Ebert, you are savage 😂
i saw that movie when i was 17 when it came out. i still like it. "spice world" fucking sucked though. "armageddon" would be #1 in the worst film of 1998 followed by "patch adams". i didn't like either of those films then and i still think they're shit.
Gene Siskel was lucky. He didn't live to watch Michael Bay and Adam Sandler make the same movie in progressively worse iterations for the next 20 years.
Hearing Siskel at the beginning mention "two hours of your life you will never get back" must have had such a strong meaning to him at that moment. He had to have known then that his time was almost up. Sad.
This is sad to watch. You can really see that Gene's health issues were taking a toll on him. He's a professional and so he carried on, but you could see that he was a lot more tired at this point. Roger does almost all the talking, with Gene just commenting. RIP to both Siskel and Ebert.
"The fact that this was a big hit means nothing to me." That's one of the things I like about Siskel & Ebert. Other critics could be raving about a movie, but if they thought it stunk, they said so. Whether or not you agree with their viewpoints on any given movie, you know their genuine thoughts.
Man, I miss these two guys! This was 'reality TV' at it's finest. Intelligent writers debating what's good or not, and why they feel that way. And 7 out of 10 times I'd agree with them. Two guys that snubs 100 million dollars worth of movie making in a half hour show, now THAT'S entertainment! And saves me a few bucks as well. Thanks for the memories Foywonder! :)
I still have this on vhs somewhere. I began watching Siskel & Ebert religiously in high school when I began writing movie reviews for the school paper so I could see how it was done. I've been rewatching some of these shows and beyond the waves of nostalgia, I'm just plain sad for how life treated both of these gents at the end.
Both suffered painful, slow deaths. Life is so unfair. But they sure didn’t let their illnesses prevent them from taking care of their professional responsibilities. Two smart, brave guys. I’m happy to say I grew up on Gene & Roger😊. Their show was as important to me growing up as my St. Louis Cardinals, watching old episodes of the original Twilight Zone, and listening to my Beatles and Wings cassettes. In other words, VERY important😊. So thank you for uploading these commercial free At the Movies episodes😊.
They’re not going to address the fact that _Godzilla_ had a character called “Mayor Ebert” and his friend “Gene”? I know they took it in good stride, as Ebert did mention it in his print review, but I was hoping to see them bring it up here.
They mentioned that in their review on an earlier episode. They were disappointed the film took the time to put in these characters yet never does anything fun with them like getting stepped on by Godzilla. =P
Gene had brain cancer that was brought on by a tumor in May of 1998. After the tumor was removed, he came back to the show and sounded less energetic often sounding like he wanted to fall asleep. He died the same year this was made due to complications of surgery.
Countless RUclips reviewers owe their livelihoods to this show's format. Inspired a lot of people in the 80's and 90's to get into film. Remember it fondly! RIP both Oh, and by the way BASEketball was hilarious, sorry Gene!
Roger kept the show going and then when he got sick Richard Roeper kept it going until Disney killed it in 2008. Had they just continued with Richard and Michael, who has Gene's old job, it would've been fine.
I feel like at 3:40, that's what that glance was about. Ebert trying to read Gene and figure out whether it's better to continue the conversation and risk Gene tripping himself up, or move on to make it easier for him. It's like he's asking himself "okay, how should I play this?" Not easy for either of them, but I bet they preferred it to being without the other.
I remember that this was the last episode that I saw with Gene Siskel on it. I thought that this was his last episode, but think he made like one more episode after this before he passed on. At least Roger Ebert carried on for 8 more years until he had to leave. Siskel and Ebert was a big part of my life. RIP to both.
The Dark Knight was cut like a movie trailer. Watch it again, the cuts, the way the music never stops in the background. It's made for people with short attentions
Siskel & Ebert were the most entertaining film critics in history. It hasn't been able to be repeated with all of these horrible blogger film critics of today trying to pose as genuine film critics, but they never will be. Those critics are long gone now.
I miss these guys. Who would have predicted Hollywood would self destruct so fast into it's current state of pure garbage. Two of the best sorely missed.
Spice World is a movie that knows exactly what it is. Is it a great film? God no. But it's a delightfully campy over-the-top afternoon with 4 talented singers (sorry Posh) at the height of their popularity that you could enjoy with your kids. It does not deserve a spot on a worst of the year list
19:05 Ebert is soo right, most modern films have all went this route. 1. Shots are too quick. 2. Cameras never stop for a brief second. I dont know why producers feel the need to make visual blur than an actual scene.
The sound mixing is contemporary film is also terrible. The sound effects are louder than the dialogue track. When I watch a film from the 50's, I can hear every word and that isn't the case when I see a contemporary film.
I like some of their picks. And I love both of their picks for worst of 1998. And if they thought The Water Boy was bad, boy I wonder what they would think of Adam Sandler's movies now. Ouch.
Considering that the rise of films made exclusively (or primarily) for streaming services basically began with the Sandman's initial deal with Netflix, and that both Sisk and Eb died before that revolution in distribution fully occurred, I do wonder how/if their approach to film criticism would have been influenced by a major change in where and how feature films are seen. It would have been interesting, seeing as how Gene in particular I think reviewed thousands of movies and IIRC maybe had reviews for only 5 or 6 films/features that didn't screen inside a traditional four-wall movie theatre. So it goes.
I remember watching this. I remember all the Godzilla merchandise and remember eating at Taco Bell that summer and having one of those plastic cups with the movie plastered on it. Can't believe it's been 25 years. Thank you for the upload.
Gene Siskel was always my guy for movie reviews. I didn't always agree but I knew his taste well enough that I knew when we wouldn't. Now the AVClub is my go-to but it took me a long time to find another. RIP Gene, and Roger, too.
Brother, it was tough watching this and seeing an obviously ill Gene struggle. Shows how completely dedicated him and Roger were to their job, working through illness and disability to the very end! These are two critics I grew up with and enjoyed immensely, even when they didn't agree, or when I didn't agree with them! Too bad a lot of their hours of their lives were taken away by watching bad movies! RIP, Gene and Roger!
I used to love watching them every weekend when I was a kid. This was my go to source for movie reviews long before sites like rotten tomatoes existed. Lol
i'm pretty sure ebert was still unaware of the tumor at the point of this taping. you can see his confusion and concern at siskel's delayed delivery www.cnn.com/2015/01/06/showbiz/roger-ebert-life-itself-surprises/
Thanks for uploading this as one-shot. And yeah, Siskel's still got his baritone but the rat-tat-tat pace is lacking, almost like he's talking in slow-motion. :(
Gene was determined to continue his job, because it was his life. His whole official world. I want to watch even these shows of him because he kept the intelligence and good observations in his appearences. And you can see Roger is talking in a way to help him. To help and reinforce him for one or two sentence at least. This is doing something out of heart.
sorry sweety, but you guys are really reaching, about him sounding sick, i don't see that at all, i see a man in total control of his faculties, not some sick man, about to die any day, he had a brain tumor, it killed him, without warning, that's how aneurisms are, my father had one at 40yrs. old, & it came without warning, one minute he was fine, the next, he was slumped over dead.
toya adams Oh he totally is in control and he's making reasoned and intelligent opinions and analysis like any other day. However, if you compare his older shows, Siskel had a certain speed and pace to his voice (Ebert, in comparison, always sounded a little slower and lackadaisical, even at his most intense) and it's decidedly slower here. However, a brain aneurism and tumor are very different things, having also had a close friend who suffered one (incidentally, he survived, at the cost of losing control the left side of his body...but I digress). Siskel knew he had a tumor for a while and what actually killed him was the surgery having gone wrong. He kept the tumor largely a secret from the public for whatever reasons (if you watch Ebert's interviews in the direct aftermath, he refuses to disclose the cause), citing just a "leave of absence" on the air.
toya adams wrong....Ebert himself said Gene wasnt feeling well, yet didnt complain during final tapings...its obvious by the pace at which he was speaking. Also, weeks before he died, Gene was in the hospital, yet was phoning in his movie reviews ... the guy had amazing passion and did not quit but unfortunately his cancer death was inevitable and did not just happen out of the blue.
but when the tragedy happened from Williams suicide from a mental disease, he actually admitted that he was at least a certain hghlight, if i am not mistaken
+jazzalex22 Gene liked the former, Roger the latter. Also, there is only a certain amount of room for the choices and since they did them in categories, they couldn't put everything.
@@sha11235 Ebert's three-star rating on the Barney film was directed at children under 6; in original Wayback Machine captures of his print review, he advised adults going to the film to bring their Walkmans.
Gene Siskel saying that Danny Glover told him they would never have another Lethal Weapon movie followed by saying there will never be another Odd Couple. If only I could get their take on the TV Shows of both.
Yeah, the last months of Gene reviewing films, you can tell he was slowing down. But he kept doing it until he couldn't anymore and never wanted to say goodbye. Roger did the same thing when he left us. I imagine they are both in heaven now only watching good films.
I remember seeing Godzilla at my local drive in movie theatre. Me and my friends switched the radio feed to the Montreal Expos' game mid way through because we were so bored. LOL
Ebert: In this movie, they may kill off every young actor in Hollywood in sequel after sequel after sequel. Siskel: Hey, now you got me encouraged. I might wait in line. LMAO
Its sad hearing them talk about how Armageddon was edited knowing every movie is edited that way now. That movie may have been the beginning of the current way movies are cut.
Its amazing that Siskel who was probably dying when this was filmed could look into the camera and smile when he said these movies wasted hours of their lives that they'd never get back.
Well, the line was a general thing they said for years and years before.
@@sha11235 But the line takes on much resonance, given Gene's prognosis.
He's a pro
@@waynej2608 Well, he knew he would die someday, maybe just not several weeks later.
Here's the thing. When you love film like they did. Even horrible film is still better than most things.
You can tell how tired Gene looks from his illness. Also his speech is slightly slower. Very sad. Wish both were still around.
+Ali Gator It's more the speech that makes him sound tired. Yes, he was in a lot of pain at the time. At least about a month after this, his pain ended.
They are.....in spirit.
@@KOHF34 did you really have to mention this? Who does it help?
Yes wish they was still here
I think I must have watched this when it aired as at the time I tried to catch the show every week, and watching for the first time since I'm really shocked at how I don't remember noticing anything wrong at the time. His death seemed to come out of nowhere back then even though I had been paying attention.
Gene Siskel is a genuine hero here. he's bravely staring down Brain Cancer with balls of utter bronze.
at this state, Ebert had no idea how sick he really was. and he chose not to tell his kids about his illness until much later - his thinking, i guess, was that he didn't want their last memories of him to be solely about sadness, and knew that it would hurt them if it was more prolonged.
he was a really good, talented man and i miss him a lot.
I think he did tell his kids earlier. How could he have kept it that much of a secret from them? Or maybe in the last months he did, not right after the June surgery.
It's crazy how Siskel kept working through his illness, almost till the end. Same with Ebert. I always loved watching them, very relaxing, informative, and no bullshit.
It kept them busy and gave them focus.
Siskel loved his job more than just about anybody.
I remember seeing an announcement on Ebert's website that, from then on, he would only review movies he WANTED to review.
The next day, news of his death spread through the internet. (His announcement was removed.)
Are you saying you liked watching them die?
They were studio shills.
"These movies stole two hours of our life and we're never gonna get those hours back" Coming from Siskel at this point, damn.
Well, eventually both men would die, right? I guess we didn't expect Gene to die so young. Now, with Roger, he lived a long life.
@Malchik Blue It was sad that he had lost his voice to jaw cancer and could no longer do TV, but he worked in print until the very end. Let's see a lot of people do that. Bet most can't.
Super heartbreaking for sure. He's getting that funny eyed "I'm dying" look.
I came here to write the exact same comment.
Tragic. I always really liked Gene and enjoyed his reviews and film insights. I tended to agree with him, more than Roger. But, I admire both men. Rip, fellas-the balcony will never really close.
Gene is a beast. Even the looming spectre of death can't stop him from shredding shitty movies lol.
Truly a cultural commentary martyrdom
@@burchie1224 My List Best and Worst Movies of 1998 is,
1. 3 Ninjas High Noon at Mega Mountain. (Best).
2. Antz. (Best). CGI Animated Movie.
3. Armageddon. (Best).
4. Babe: Pig in the City. (Best).
5. Batman & Mr. Freeze Subzero. Animated. (Best).
6. The Brave Little Toaster goes to Mars. Animated. (Best).
7. Bride of Chucky. (Worst).
8. A Bug's Life. CGI Animated. (Best).
9. Bulworth. (Worst).
10. Can't Hardly Wait. (Worst).
11. Casper Meets Wendy. (Best).
12. Chairman of the Board. (Worst).
13. City of Angels. (Best).
14. Dennis the Menace Strike's Again. (Best).
15. Dr. Dolittle. (Best).
16. Ever After. (Best).
17. The faculty. (Worst).
18. FERNGULLY 2 the Magical Rescue. Animated. (Best).
19. Godzilla. (Best).
20. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. (Worst).
21. Hope Floats. (Best).
22. The Horse Whisperer. (Best).
23. I'll Be Home for Christmas. (Best).
24. Jack Frost. (Best).
25. Lethal Weapon 4. (Best).
26. The Lion King 2 Simba's Pride. Animated. (Best).
27. Lost in Space. (Best).
28. Madeline. (Best).
29. Major League: Back to the Minors. (Worst).
30. The Mask of Zorro. (Best).
31. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. (Best). Animated.
32. Mighty Joe Young. (Best).
33. Mulan. Animated. (Best).
34. The Parent Trap. (Best).
35. Patch Adams. (Best).
36. Paulie. (Best).
37. Pocahontas 2 Journey to a New World. Animated. (Best).
38. Practical Magic. (Best).
39. The Prince of Egypt. Animated. (Best).
40. Quest for Camelot. Animated. (Best).
41. Richie Rich's Christmas Wish. (Best).
42. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the movie. Animated. (Best).
43. The Rugrats Movie. Animated. (Best).
44. Saving Privet Ryan. (Best).
45. The Secret of NIMH 2 Timmy to the rescue. Animated. (Best).
46. Small Soldiers. (Best).
47. Species two. (Worst).
48. Spice World. (Best).
49. The Swan Princess 3: The Mystery of the Enchanted Castle. Animated (Best).
50. The X-Files. (Best).
Lmao
This was incredibly sad. We lost both of them way too early.
Well, Roger lived to 70, which isn't bad. Gene at 53 is too soon. I'm Gene's age now when he died.
R.I.P to both these legends. They redefined film criticism.
R I P both Siskel and Ebert.
Lmao why are you so salty over two famous movie critics? What job do you work that’s so great and high paying? You’re probably a kid less than 20 years old lmao
@Reveu Le'Sean Movie reviewers are as old as movies (see the Variety & NYT archives). It's a service for listeners / readers who want to find out if a movie is worth their 10 cents / $10.
@Reveu Le'Sean -Like all those movies, do you?
@Reveu Le'Sean Pointless? Since WHEN did reviewing films become pointless?
@Reveu Le'Sean they get paid to be arrogant pricks lol
If you measure a man by how he responds to hard times, Siskel was a man's man. Salute for holding down your job while staring the grim reaper in the face
yes, fuck stallone stuff, this is what a real man is.
He was brave, all right. I guess the movies did give him something to concentrate on in those final months.
I’ve been going thru these worst ofs and you can really hear how slower and deliberate he is here. I was curious if this was near the end for him.
The whole "man's man" concept is outdated. If gene wanted to send his last days not reviewing movies that would've been his right
@@SeanP7195it was a worst of 1998 segment so presumably it was at the end of 98 or early 99. He died on February 20, 1999, so this would almost certainly have been within 2 months of his death 😢
I think Gene rocks for doing a show while the effects of a brain tumor. He didn't let being sick stop him. I don't know many people who could could do it.
Exactly.
yes i remember this time and felt bad for him. you can even tell by the way he talks and his eyes. God bless him and Ebert
I like your comment, well said. I do miss them both as well.
Thank you :)
moodymoose cannon Well, he kept the illness private within his family and he didn't care to discuss it with outsiders. You can see his slowing down, but you know he still had the passion. It is the same when Roger could no longer talk, yet still wrote great reviews.
"Take your date to see The Waterboy and if they like it, break up with them."
LOL! That's harsh.
I loved the waterboy haha
The first two were great, but it was all downhill from there.
+wildinthestreets101 it figures
+Razzy1312 Ever see That's My Boy? GARBAGE. Sandler needs to do better stuff.
+Razzy1312 They have a good point there. I HATED The Waterboy! One of the most annoying movies I've ever seen!!
"Didn't know I could sing, didja?"
"I still don't."
RIP Siskel
Siskel: "I'd rather watch half an hour of Armageddon than a half an hour of Patch Adams. How about you?"
Ebert: "I hope to be able to live the rest of my life without ever having to make that choice."
And he succeeded!
RIP both of them.
+theredscourge Ebert once tweeted that the real Patch Adams told him personally that he hated the film.
Personally, I found Armageddon to be much worse. It was so much more over the top, way more mindless and had such bad acting and writing. At least Patch Adams' heart was in the right place and Robin Williams also does well
@@linkbiff1054 The thing with Patch Adams is that it is not wrong for doctors to care about their patients, yes, but you don't operate on them while wearing a red clown nose. This was like Dead Poets Society where you have traditional vs. modern methods, but there is a difference between a teacher and a doctor.
sha11235 Not to mention Dead Poets Society was way better.
wow... "patch adams" was bad but... "armageddon" was much worse.
Both of these men were Troopers.
They would not let illness stop them from reviewing movies. Sure, it's sad seeing Gene being slow here and it's sad seeing Roger in the hospital in "Life Itself".
But, It's inspiring to see these two men continue with their careers until the end of their days.
They had a strong passion for their work, which is what made them so entertaining
Zice033 Yeah, it was good that neither man ever stepped down and retired. They worked until their dying days. I hope they are together in heaven watching great films.
TheExclusiveMan I agree
TheExclusiveMan
We need more people who show passion about their work.
+sha11235 It brings a smile to my face when I think that somewhere, the two are still arguing about Carnosaur XD
These guys are legends. There really is no one else like these two anymore, especially when they disagreed with each other.
It's morbidly fascinating to watch a dying man blasting "Patch Adams". The knowledge that Siskel would be gone less than two months (2/20/99) after this was taped is far worse than any bad movie could be!
Poor Siskel passed a year or less after this. This is when TV still had a heart. Loved these guys. I watched almost every Sunday evening.
2 months.
Some may be sad that this is one of his last appearances but for me this is a testament to his determination that even while dying he was a professional. Never allowing his illness to stop him from doing what he clearly loved.
It's sad watching this because you can see Siskel's slower speech and lack of energy...
At least not much, but he did his best before the tragic demise
These two are really the only critics who have opinions I respect. When I look into older movies I'm interested in, I skip all metacritic/rotten tomatoes garbage and go straight for: what did Ebert say about it?
Yup.
Yep that's how I do films pre-2007. I always try and look for Ebert's reviews given his consistency in film preferences
"Now that this film was a big hit means nothing to me." One of the reasons I've always respected both Siskel and Ebert and one reason why I think we need critics. Sometimes, what the audience wants is not always right.
“My advice for intelligent teenagers that are in love, is take your date to see the Waterboy. If they like that movie, break up with them.”
- Roger Ebert
Ebert, you are savage 😂
i saw that movie when i was 17 when it came out. i still like it. "spice world" fucking sucked though. "armageddon" would be #1 in the worst film of 1998 followed by "patch adams". i didn't like either of those films then and i still think they're shit.
I liked what he said about Waterboy. I don't think he reviewed That's My Boy, but there was REAL garbage!
I loved Waterboy and took one of my first dates ever to see Billy Madison.
Me and my best friend used to sit on the phone and watch this, while comparing what we thought.
That's awesome
E: ..."Didn't know I could sing, did you?"
S: "I still don't" ...😂
Gene Siskel was lucky. He didn't live to watch Michael Bay and Adam Sandler make the same movie in progressively worse iterations for the next 20 years.
Gene Siskel would’ve loved Adam Sandler in punch drunk love and uncut gems. As for Michael bay....that’s a different story.
In that sense they were both lucky not having to suffer through all the movies from the last few years.
Lmao, why keep watching them then? 🤣🤣🤣
@@Rjensen2 It was their job to review films. They gave each film a chance, even if the previous film by the same people sucked.
Be fair, Adam Sandler is a hack compared to Michael Bay who has completely obliterated any joy in watching a movie
Hearing Siskel at the beginning mention "two hours of your life you will never get back" must have had such a strong meaning to him at that moment. He had to have known then that his time was almost up. Sad.
Both men died too young.
70 isn't too young.
sha11235 Ebert wasn’t really alive the last 6 years
@@lyndonchastain3181 Oh, he was. More productive than ever. Jerk.
sha11235 70 is younger than the life expectancy
@@lyndonchastain3181 I met him in 2011. He couldn't talk but he could understand everything I was saying. He seemed like a nice guy.
This is sad to watch. You can really see that Gene's health issues were taking a toll on him. He's a professional and so he carried on, but you could see that he was a lot more tired at this point. Roger does almost all the talking, with Gene just commenting. RIP to both Siskel and Ebert.
"The fact that this was a big hit means nothing to me." That's one of the things I like about Siskel & Ebert. Other critics could be raving about a movie, but if they thought it stunk, they said so. Whether or not you agree with their viewpoints on any given movie, you know their genuine thoughts.
I miss these guys so much
same
Me three :'-(
Same here.
Same!
Man, I miss these two guys! This was 'reality TV' at it's finest. Intelligent writers debating what's good or not, and why they feel that way. And 7 out of 10 times I'd agree with them. Two guys that snubs 100 million dollars worth of movie making in a half hour show, now THAT'S entertainment! And saves me a few bucks as well. Thanks for the memories Foywonder! :)
This is really sad to watch. Poor Gene =(
(Sighs sadly) Agreed! :-(
Yeah it was near the end of his life.
These guys were the best.
@@johntucker9782 They set the standard. And we must remember that it took them several years to get the formula to work. It didn't work overnight.
Yep this is his last "worst of the year" show. It is sad, I have been binge watching all of their worst of the year shows up to this point. None left.
I still have this on vhs somewhere. I began watching Siskel & Ebert religiously in high school when I began writing movie reviews for the school paper so I could see how it was done.
I've been rewatching some of these shows and beyond the waves of nostalgia, I'm just plain sad for how life treated both of these gents at the end.
Both suffered painful, slow deaths.
Life is so unfair. But they sure didn’t let their illnesses prevent them from taking care of their professional responsibilities. Two smart, brave guys. I’m happy to say I grew up on
Gene & Roger😊. Their show was as important to me growing up as my
St. Louis Cardinals, watching old episodes of the original Twilight Zone,
and listening to my Beatles and Wings cassettes. In other words, VERY important😊. So thank you for uploading these commercial free
At the Movies episodes😊.
True gentlemen…. Class acts.
Loved how they used the same intro to the show from like the mid-80's to the late 90's
Gene died on 2/20/99 and this must have been filmed in December 1998, so you can imagine how sick he is here.
Poor guy looks sick here
Gene was clearly suffering here but damn if he didn't turn in a professional performance.
They’re not going to address the fact that _Godzilla_ had a character called “Mayor Ebert” and his friend “Gene”? I know they took it in good stride, as Ebert did mention it in his print review, but I was hoping to see them bring it up here.
They adressed that in their initial review of that film.
Watch their original review of it on siskelandebert.org. It was brought up there.
@@sha11235 That seems to be a spam site now
@@Angyali They did another review of it on their show?
They mentioned that in their review on an earlier episode. They were disappointed the film took the time to put in these characters yet never does anything fun with them like getting stepped on by Godzilla. =P
My God, Siskel sounded really sick here.
+TheContrarian357 Yes, this was near the end of his life, sadly. He did one more show of film reviews before leaving the show for good.
It's possible he was diagnose with that brain tumor when and he Ebert filmed this.
Gene had brain cancer that was brought on by a tumor in May of 1998. After the tumor was removed, he came back to the show and sounded less energetic often sounding like he wanted to fall asleep. He died the same year this was made due to complications of surgery.
VHS hiss is beautiful.
I was watching in the kitchen and checked my faucet
@@shombie2737😂😂😂😂😂😂
Countless RUclips reviewers owe their livelihoods to this show's format. Inspired a lot of people in the 80's and 90's to get into film. Remember it fondly! RIP both Oh, and by the way BASEketball was hilarious, sorry Gene!
califinn BASEketball has become a cult film now. At the time it was universally panned.
Wow, Gene was such a trooper! And Roger was a great loving sport, perfectly willing to cover for his friend and carry the show.
Roger kept the show going and then when he got sick Richard Roeper kept it going until Disney killed it in 2008. Had they just continued with Richard and Michael, who has Gene's old job, it would've been fine.
I feel like at 3:40, that's what that glance was about. Ebert trying to read Gene and figure out whether it's better to continue the conversation and risk Gene tripping himself up, or move on to make it easier for him. It's like he's asking himself "okay, how should I play this?" Not easy for either of them, but I bet they preferred it to being without the other.
I remember that this was the last episode that I saw with Gene Siskel on it. I thought that this was his last episode, but think he made like one more episode after this before he passed on. At least Roger Ebert carried on for 8 more years until he had to leave. Siskel and Ebert was a big part of my life. RIP to both.
He did one more with some reviews of the early 1999 films and leftover 1998 films. Then that was the end of Gene.
The Dark Knight was cut like a movie trailer. Watch it again, the cuts, the way the music never stops in the background. It's made for people with short attentions
Ebert: "Didn't know I could sing, huh?"
Siskel: "I still don't."
Man, I miss these two. Rest in peace.
It’s tough watching Gene in 1998/1999 knowing how much he was suffering and that he would pass away way too soon.
Siskel & Ebert were the most entertaining film critics in history. It hasn't been able to be repeated with all of these horrible blogger film critics of today trying to pose as genuine film critics, but they never will be. Those critics are long gone now.
I miss these guys. Who would have predicted Hollywood would self destruct so fast into it's current state of pure garbage. Two of the best sorely missed.
These 1998 reviews always make me so sad. Poor Gene.
I'm very sadly to say that was Gene Siskel's final appearance in the Emmy nominated syndicated program, "At the Movies". We love you, Gene.
Spice World was my favorite movie in the 90s and now I can see how awful it really is 🤣
Still a guilty pleasure
Spice World is a movie that knows exactly what it is. Is it a great film? God no. But it's a delightfully campy over-the-top afternoon with 4 talented singers (sorry Posh) at the height of their popularity that you could enjoy with your kids. It does not deserve a spot on a worst of the year list
It's ridiculous and stupid but I love it.
Unfortunately, I had to take my daughter to see it.
Sometimes I wish they would include Siskel & Ebert with the DVD movie.
I know Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown included their respective reviews in the DVD releases
"Blue Velvet" has their original argument about it as an extra.
19:05 Ebert is soo right, most modern films have all went this route.
1. Shots are too quick.
2. Cameras never stop for a brief second.
I dont know why producers feel the need to make visual blur than an actual scene.
Maybe like bad musicians who compensate by playing louder
The sound mixing is contemporary film is also terrible. The sound effects are louder than the dialogue track. When I watch a film from the 50's, I can hear every word and that isn't the case when I see a contemporary film.
Two gentlemen of taste and insight ... all worthy picks for Worst Film!
Saxon Greene I love The Waterboy though. That'd be my favorite Sandler movie to this day.
IMHO...0.02c :-)
I like some of their picks. And I love both of their picks for worst of 1998.
And if they thought The Water Boy was bad, boy I wonder what they would think of Adam Sandler's movies now. Ouch.
One I wish Ebert had reviewed was That's My Boy. Worst film of 2012! Sucked shit.
@Dean F. I'm mostly referring to his comedies. He does well with dramas.
Considering that the rise of films made exclusively (or primarily) for streaming services basically began with the Sandman's initial deal with Netflix, and that both Sisk and Eb died before that revolution in distribution fully occurred, I do wonder how/if their approach to film criticism would have been influenced by a major change in where and how feature films are seen. It would have been interesting, seeing as how Gene in particular I think reviewed thousands of movies and IIRC maybe had reviews for only 5 or 6 films/features that didn't screen inside a traditional four-wall movie theatre. So it goes.
Wish I kept my huge collection of VHS , sadly had to scrap it when I moved :(
I wish this series was available on DVD. These guys ruled my childhood as a young movie buff
Yo, Affleck was the BOMB in Phantoms.
Nice lol. Jay and silent bob
When it's over, you say, "Ooh, what a lovely tea party!"
Wow, Jay and Silent Bob did not age well.
@ZxythePest lol I came here just to how long until I can find that comment is made!
@@jayazathoth8530 Hi Jay!
Just watched 91-98 and man did Gene go downhill fast in the last year, very sad.
I remember watching this. I remember all the Godzilla merchandise and remember eating at Taco Bell that summer and having one of those plastic cups with the movie plastered on it. Can't believe it's been 25 years. Thank you for the upload.
Miss these men. Rest easy Siskel and Ebert.
Gene Siskel was always my guy for movie reviews. I didn't always agree but I knew his taste well enough that I knew when we wouldn't. Now the AVClub is my go-to but it took me a long time to find another. RIP Gene, and Roger, too.
"the Spice Girls and the Ninja Turtles fall in love" :D Ebert is so funny. :)
"There will not be a lethal weapon 5."
It's always sunny: hold my beer
Gene Siskel was obviously very sick during the making of this video. RIP :(
Brother, it was tough watching this and seeing an obviously ill Gene struggle. Shows how completely dedicated him and Roger were to their job, working through illness and disability to the very end! These are two critics I grew up with and enjoyed immensely, even when they didn't agree, or when I didn't agree with them! Too bad a lot of their hours of their lives were taken away by watching bad movies! RIP, Gene and Roger!
I used to love watching them every weekend when I was a kid. This was my go to source for movie reviews long before sites like rotten tomatoes existed. Lol
Same here.
And just a few weeks later, we lost Gene Siskel. RIP.
These two dudes were so funny. I loved watching them growing up. RIP you two class acts.
Man, I miss these two.
Man, how jarring is it to hear them mention South Park in a show filmed in 1998?
I really have a hard time watching Siskel in this clip. It's like him but not him.
Me too. The man was dying.
killboggins I find it hard to watch the very last one that he did, given the circumstances of course.
i'm pretty sure ebert was still unaware of the tumor at the point of this taping. you can see his confusion and concern at siskel's delayed delivery
www.cnn.com/2015/01/06/showbiz/roger-ebert-life-itself-surprises/
Siskel had the tumor removed in '98, but was suffering from a previous surgery.
Sad to see Siskel slowing down here as he nears the end.
Thanks for uploading this as one-shot. And yeah, Siskel's still got his baritone but the rat-tat-tat pace is lacking, almost like he's talking in slow-motion. :(
Gene was determined to continue his job, because it was his life. His whole official world. I want to watch even these shows of him because he kept the intelligence and good observations in his appearences. And you can see Roger is talking in a way to help him. To help and reinforce him for one or two sentence at least. This is doing something out of heart.
sorry sweety, but you guys are really reaching, about him sounding sick, i don't see that at all, i see a man in total control of his faculties, not some sick man, about to die any day, he had a brain tumor, it killed him, without warning, that's how aneurisms are, my father had one at 40yrs. old, & it came without warning, one minute he was fine, the next, he was slumped over dead.
toya adams Oh he totally is in control and he's making reasoned and intelligent opinions and analysis like any other day. However, if you compare his older shows, Siskel had a certain speed and pace to his voice (Ebert, in comparison, always sounded a little slower and lackadaisical, even at his most intense) and it's decidedly slower here. However, a brain aneurism and tumor are very different things, having also had a close friend who suffered one (incidentally, he survived, at the cost of losing control the left side of his body...but I digress).
Siskel knew he had a tumor for a while and what actually killed him was the surgery having gone wrong. He kept the tumor largely a secret from the public for whatever reasons (if you watch Ebert's interviews in the direct aftermath, he refuses to disclose the cause), citing just a "leave of absence" on the air.
toya adams Haha REALLY? You don't notice ANYTHING?
toya adams wrong....Ebert himself said Gene wasnt feeling well, yet didnt complain during final tapings...its obvious by the pace at which he was speaking. Also, weeks before he died, Gene was in the hospital, yet was phoning in his movie reviews ... the guy had amazing passion and did not quit but unfortunately his cancer death was inevitable and did not just happen out of the blue.
That spice girls marrying the Teenage mutant ninja turtles movie needs to happen, it would still be better than the new TMNT's movies.
I wouldn't watch it, but the concept alone would keep me laughing.
I actually saw just about all of these movies in the theater this year. I was in 4th and 5th grade.
Gene Siskel- you are a legend & an inspiration to many. An example of the disposition men should seek to achieve. God bless you sir.
Such a great duo. Shame Siskel was taken too soon.
sad. Gene looks so swollen and weak. RIP to both
It would be cool if there was an afterlife where Gene & Siskel just hang out and watch movies for all eternity.
I couldn't agree more!
Gene and Roger you mean. I'm sure they are doing that.
I was expecting to see “What Dreams May Come”’, but I guess Patch Adams just about covers it for Williams’ disasters of this year. Well played Siskel.
They both enjoyed What Dreams May Come.
Man, 300 films. 65 more and you are seeing a film a day for a whole year.
The real Patch Adams hates the Robin Williams film.
but when the tragedy happened from Williams suicide from a mental disease, he actually admitted that he was at least a certain hghlight, if i am not mistaken
Patch was annoyed by how simple the film was. He wanted the film to take a stance against capitalism.
Consider that Mr. Siskel was fighting cancer at the time of filming (and eventually lost), and watch again at 18:33. RIP Gene.
I've been binge-watching these "Worst of..." and Robin Williams was in 6! Brutal,
RIP both of them.
Does anybody remember how they made fun of Siskel & Ebert in Godzilla? The producers knew they were making a bomb.
first watched these guys when they were just a local chicago back in 78... loved this show.
Surprised that Blues Brothers 2000 and Barney's Great Adventure didn't make it to the worst of 1998 list. They should have.
And the Psycho remake.
+jazzalex22 Gene liked the former, Roger the latter. Also, there is only a certain amount of room for the choices and since they did them in categories, they couldn't put everything.
+03bgood See my other comment about why some films are not there.
Gene liked Blues Brothers 2000, which surprised me since the original made his Best of 1980 list. The crappy sequel makes my Worst of 1998 list.
@@sha11235 Ebert's three-star rating on the Barney film was directed at children under 6; in original Wayback Machine captures of his print review, he advised adults going to the film to bring their Walkmans.
Gene Siskel saying that Danny Glover told him they would never have another Lethal Weapon movie followed by saying there will never be another Odd Couple. If only I could get their take on the TV Shows of both.
Saying the Spice Girls should have kept their day jobs would imply that they were good at their day jobs.
they were huge for 2 years, so much so that they got to close the olympics bro :P
Rick Astley was huge for 2 months. He got to close the St Patrick's Day parade. Whoop de fricking do.
Daniel Dougan they were better singers than they are actors
@@AliensAnonymous I believe his video is still trolling people. Rick roll probably has over a Billion views......
You are right. But I think it’s more implying that they are less terrible at singing than they are at acting. 🤣
it's so sad to see Siskel so sick. if you compare him here to their "worst of" of '97, it's a huge difference.
Yeah, the last months of Gene reviewing films, you can tell he was slowing down. But he kept doing it until he couldn't anymore and never wanted to say goodbye. Roger did the same thing when he left us. I imagine they are both in heaven now only watching good films.
I remember seeing Godzilla at my local drive in movie theatre. Me and my friends switched the radio feed to the Montreal Expos' game mid way through because we were so bored. LOL
Mimi Rodgers in tight latex! Win!
😍
Ebert: In this movie, they may kill off every young actor in Hollywood in sequel after sequel after sequel.
Siskel: Hey, now you got me encouraged. I might wait in line. LMAO
It warms my heart to see all the hate for Armageddon.
I loved seeing these two argue! I miss these two.
Back when movie reviews were more entertaining than the horrible movies themselves
3:58 Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms!
Its sad hearing them talk about how Armageddon was edited knowing every movie is edited that way now. That movie may have been the beginning of the current way movies are cut.
"You didn't know I could sing did ya"
"I still don't." LOL