@@trhansen3244 I can forgive him for that. Aliens and Alien are in two different genres of sci-fi and I think it's hard for some people to appreciate the movie they are watching without comparing it to the rest of the series. I bet if you drilled down in him about disliking Aliens, it had more to do with it not being Ridley Scott's film than anything else.
@@Nathan-fk5xkGene almost categorically dismissed any movie with a lot of military-type violence that wasn't a direct statement against military type-violence.
True story: 1980 . we were the only kids in the school that liked the Ramones. Everyone else was into Grateful Dead, the Doors, and Lynyrd Skynyrd !! And .... something that goes BEYOND my comprehension: The Charlie Daniels Band . So Rock N' Roll High School was playing at MIDNIGHT shows for about 6 months or so . It was our ritual on Saturday nights when Rocky Horror did not interest us anymore. The winds were changings . BEFORE M-TV happened. BEFORE Devo had a hit with Whip-It. It was also fun meeting the Ramones before a show as well ! Joey's hand feels like a DEAD FISH. Ramones , DEVO and The B-52's were our GODS in 1980/81 . Oh yeah, back then, a concert was about $12.00 to $15.00 . We were also into "cult movies" like Plan 9 and Eraserhead , Attack of the 50 Ft Woman.
Unfortunately I missed seeing Rock and Roll High School when it was in theatres and caught it anytime it aired on HBO. I loved it from the first viewing. I had no idea who The Ramones were at the time but bought the soundtrack album shortly afterwards. I know that I am in a minority in this opinion but of all the female characters in the film it was Mary Woronov's Ms Togar who grabbed my attention. She falls into that category of sexy/scary. I'd see her in the other great cult classic of the 70's Death Race 2000 as driver Calamity Jane. This is just fun film. Under lesser hands this could have been a forgettable teen comedy. Let's be thankful that Roger Corman's title suggestion of Disco High was fought against by the writers. The Ramones were a second choice as the band featured and it was first offered to Cheap Trick. They would have been fine in the role.
"Hollywood screenwriters writing scripts about people the rest of America doesn't care about." Well, Gene, not only was that true when you said it, it's still true today. Even more so.
Way to go Gene Siskel on RNRHS! Surprised Ebert didn't go for it more. Ebert was hip to punk for sure, he actually was working with Malcolm McClaren on writing early drafts of the screenplay to the Sex Pistols movie "Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle". And he's always liked cult movies, like he loved "This is Spinal Tap". Weird thing: during the Rock O Meter scene, in the movie, the song "Teenage Lobotomy" plays, but here is replaced by noise. Were they showing an early version of the movie where Alan Arkush hadn't edited the tune in yet? Was it deleted by the Siskel & Ebert archivists for copyright reasons? (two other Ramones songs do play in the clip...)
My guess is they had to edit it for RUclips copyright. The other Ramones songs copyrights are probably held by a company that allows monetization to pass through to them.
Ebert didn't exactly collaborate with McLaren on "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle". He was writing the screenplay for Russ Meyer when that movie was going to be "Who Killed Bambi?". It's difficult to say how "punk rock" that was going to be since that whole film was scrapped and none of it ended up being preserved in the Julien Temple film. It's certainly not right to say that Meyer and Ebert were "hip to punk" in any real sense.
8:50 Damn. Rock n Roll High School created trap music decades before it would hit mainstream. I honestly thought that music had been inserted into the clip.
The next episode they tease is the first show of theirs I watched. Rocky 2. Escape from Alcatraz. Seeing a show on PBS review those big films really impressed me as a 14 year old
TRIVIA : Beyond the Poseidon Adventure : ORIGINAL PLOT : the 1972 survivors ( Jack Albertson , Ernest Borganine, Pamela Sue Martin , Eric Shea and Carol Lynly . And Red Buttons) are rescued. They are put on a train , the train crashes in an underground cave -in (?) and terrorists are on board. Weird .
This ep shows how the perception of films has changed; now prequels are praised and highly anticipated. Back then they were rightfully seen as cynical cash-grabs made in place of films with original storytelling.
Don’t listen to these two about Winter Kills. Great performances. Convoluted conspiracy plot that you don’t much care about anyway. Fun, fascinating picture
I agree! It's funny how much more cynical about the official story we have become in 44 years. Not reverential about the Kennedy Family!!? Oh dear! In 1979, Carlos Marcello had not yet admitted to mob participation in the JFK hit; the U.S. government had not admitted that evidence did show that more than one shooter was involved; the Parkland doctors were still effectively muzzled; few people openly criticized the Warren Commission Report; Jim Garrison was scorned in the mainstream press. "Winter Kills" would do just fine at the theaters now.
Looks like Siskel was right about R&R High School's cult status.
Siskel's talent for calling cult classics is incredible. He's also reviewed Newsies positively, despite most critics not liking it.
It was my introduction to The Ramones!
@@Nathan-fk5xk He also gave thumbs down to Aliens. Aliens! ALIENS!!! I cannot forgive him for that.
@@trhansen3244 I can forgive him for that. Aliens and Alien are in two different genres of sci-fi and I think it's hard for some people to appreciate the movie they are watching without comparing it to the rest of the series.
I bet if you drilled down in him about disliking Aliens, it had more to do with it not being Ridley Scott's film than anything else.
@@Nathan-fk5xkGene almost categorically dismissed any movie with a lot of military-type violence that wasn't a direct statement against military type-violence.
Look at our boy Siskel‼️‼️‼️Spot on about the high school with that wild rocky roll music💯 I love siiiiiir prizes🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞
Somewhat surprised that Gene liked Rock & Roll High School, but glad that he did. A true cult classic.
True story: 1980 . we were the only kids in the school that liked the Ramones. Everyone else was into Grateful Dead, the Doors, and Lynyrd Skynyrd !! And .... something that goes BEYOND my comprehension: The Charlie Daniels Band . So Rock N' Roll High School was playing at MIDNIGHT shows for about 6 months or so . It was our ritual on Saturday nights when Rocky Horror did not interest us anymore. The winds were changings . BEFORE M-TV happened. BEFORE Devo had a hit with Whip-It. It was also fun meeting the Ramones before a show as well ! Joey's hand feels like a DEAD FISH. Ramones , DEVO and The B-52's were our GODS in 1980/81 . Oh yeah, back then, a concert was about $12.00 to $15.00 . We were also into "cult movies" like Plan 9 and Eraserhead , Attack of the 50 Ft Woman.
I loved rock and roll high school because of the camp level. You never took it seriously but that was the point.
Unfortunately I missed seeing Rock and Roll High School when it was in theatres and caught it anytime it aired on HBO. I loved it from the first viewing. I had no idea who The Ramones were at the time but bought the soundtrack album shortly afterwards. I know that I am in a minority in this opinion but of all the female characters in the film it was Mary Woronov's Ms Togar who grabbed my attention. She falls into that category of sexy/scary. I'd see her in the other great cult classic of the 70's Death Race 2000 as driver Calamity Jane. This is just fun film. Under lesser hands this could have been a forgettable teen comedy. Let's be thankful that Roger Corman's title suggestion of Disco High was fought against by the writers. The Ramones were a second choice as the band featured and it was first offered to Cheap Trick. They would have been fine in the role.
"Hollywood screenwriters writing scripts about people the rest of America doesn't care about." Well, Gene, not only was that true when you said it, it's still true today. Even more so.
true dat!
I discovered Rock'n'Roll High School on Tubi a few months ago. Such a good watch, I loved it
RIP Randell she's P.J Soles from John Carpenter's Halloween and Carrie. I liked R&R High School fun movie with Mary Woranove from Death Race 2000.
PJ Soles also played Bill Murray’s MP girlfriend in Stripes
Way to go Gene Siskel on RNRHS! Surprised Ebert didn't go for it more. Ebert was hip to punk for sure, he actually was working with Malcolm McClaren on writing early drafts of the screenplay to the Sex Pistols movie "Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle". And he's always liked cult movies, like he loved "This is Spinal Tap". Weird thing: during the Rock O Meter scene, in the movie, the song "Teenage Lobotomy" plays, but here is replaced by noise. Were they showing an early version of the movie where Alan Arkush hadn't edited the tune in yet? Was it deleted by the Siskel & Ebert archivists for copyright reasons? (two other Ramones songs do play in the clip...)
My guess is they had to edit it for RUclips copyright. The other Ramones songs copyrights are probably held by a company that allows monetization to pass through to them.
Ebert didn't exactly collaborate with McLaren on "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle". He was writing the screenplay for Russ Meyer when that movie was going to be "Who Killed Bambi?". It's difficult to say how "punk rock" that was going to be since that whole film was scrapped and none of it ended up being preserved in the Julien Temple film. It's certainly not right to say that Meyer and Ebert were "hip to punk" in any real sense.
"Rock Rock Rock 'n' Roll High School"! Gaba Gaba Hey!
It's 1979 and still no "Thumbs Up" and "Thumbs Down". I could have sworn it was never anything else.
The thumbs up and be down no use til 1988.
That didn't occur until At the Movies in '82.
I miss these guys!
Originally aired June 7, 1979 according to IMDB.
8:50 Damn. Rock n Roll High School created trap music decades before it would hit mainstream. I honestly thought that music had been inserted into the clip.
P.J. Soles...A "Queen" among cult classics royalty
The next episode they tease is the first show of theirs I watched. Rocky 2. Escape from Alcatraz. Seeing a show on PBS review those big films really impressed me as a 14 year old
He said they were overlooked....lmbo
R&RHS was great
TRIVIA : Beyond the Poseidon Adventure : ORIGINAL PLOT : the 1972 survivors ( Jack Albertson , Ernest Borganine, Pamela Sue Martin , Eric Shea and Carol Lynly . And Red Buttons) are rescued. They are put on a train , the train crashes in an underground cave -in (?) and terrorists are on board. Weird .
Baby Jeff Bridges!
He is the star of the movie Tron Legay, whcih will be released next year.
This ep shows how the perception of films has changed; now prequels are praised and highly anticipated. Back then they were rightfully seen as cynical cash-grabs made in place of films with original storytelling.
I actually like The Dark (Roger's dog of the week)
That kinda looks like my parents old Curtis Mathes TV...lol
7:29 😂
They kinda liked Butch & Sundance but they both panned the classic original 🙄
ive never heard thename dean paul martin before today. now ive heard it twice in one hour, in completely unrelated videos. weird
Don’t listen to these two about Winter Kills. Great performances. Convoluted conspiracy plot that you don’t much care about anyway.
Fun, fascinating picture
I agree! It's funny how much more cynical about the official story we have become in 44 years. Not reverential about the Kennedy Family!!? Oh dear! In 1979, Carlos Marcello had not yet admitted to mob participation in the JFK hit; the U.S. government had not admitted that evidence did show that more than one shooter was involved; the Parkland doctors were still effectively muzzled; few people openly criticized the Warren Commission Report; Jim Garrison was scorned in the mainstream press. "Winter Kills" would do just fine at the theaters now.
Agreed. Well worth watching.
If it's a convoluted plot I don't want to see it regadless of a performance.
Yeah. Rock and Roll High School really became a cult classic... NOT!
A horrid movie. I even wrote to the studio that produced it and advised they destroy all copies of it.
I can't really recommend this episode but then again I can't not recommend this episode.
😀😀😀
I hated Rock and Roll highschool.
Eberts pan of RNRHS is way off
I wouldn’t say he panned it, it would now be a mild thumbs up from him
P.J. Soles is one of the worst and most cringey actresses of all time.
Players - be afraid. It’s one of the worst films I’ve ever seen.