Safe was a pivotal movie for Haynes and for my wife and me. That description of Moore's circumstances by Siskel is one way of looking at it, but one can also see it as a sterile contemporary lifestyle in a noxious environment, noxious in ideas as well as substances. There has been a lot more discovered about environmental illness since that film. Chemical sensitivity is no joke, but can be difficult to discern from other maladies of the body and psyche -- as explored by Safe. My late wife was very sensitive to artificial scents, which permeate modern products. A shift to unscented soaps, detergents, deodorants etc. -- and immediately avoiding persons (male and female) who had slathered themselves in perfumes -- mostly eliminated the problem, yet others who were unaffected by scents never really understood how serious it could be for her. Luckily, natural scents, such as flowers in our gardens or herbs in the kitchen were not an issue.
I love Smoke. A great example of independent film with high-caliber actors just going for it. I can classify the two types of people in life that I like: Those who like Smoke and those who don't.
Joel was much, _much_ more than just those two Batman movies. The Incredible Shrinking Woman, D.C. Cab, St. Elmo's Fire, The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Falling Down, 8mm, Phone Booth, The Number 23....I enjoyed all those, no matter what anyone else says about them. And he did the best he could with Batman, given what Warner Bros. gave him to work with. They wanted something more light and colorful compared to Burton's two Batman movies, so he gave them that. It really wasn't his fault that the moviegoing public rejected that take. I still see those two movies as guilty pleasures. I'm a lot weird, I'll admit it.
I predict that when the new Batman movie with Robert Pattinson comes out next year, there's going to be a newfound nostalgia for Batman Forever. Judging by what I've seen so far, The Batman is going to be relentlessly dark, and the internet is going to say, "Remember when Batman movies were fun?" That's just my opinion; I could be wrong
It’s a cycle, Batman has been around for so long. The comics ranged in tone so much over the years. But I don’t really care for more grim dark Batman movies. Give other superhero’s a chance.
07:45 - _I'm just saying that... And you really went at it like a little dog with a bone..._ - _Little dog with a bone? An enormous dog! With a gargantuan bone! A Great Dane with a tyrannosaurus femur!_
I agree with the late Roger Ebert's critique of the 48th Cannes Film Festival - - - no fascinating discoveries from filmmakers old and new, no groundbreaking films especially in Le selection officielle... Even Best Actress winner Helen Mirren was Oscar-nominated five months ago for The Madness of King George while in competition entry Ed Wood won an Oscar for Martin Landau Top films in the festival that year 1. The White Balloon, Jafar Panahi 👍👍👍 2. Underground, Emir Kusturica (his second Palme d'Or), 👍👍 3. Ed Wood, 👍👍 4. The Madness of King George, 👍 5. Kids by Larry Clark, 👍
I want to write that my name is Josh Tate and i'm writing that the year 2024 will be Batman's 85th anniversary year and the 35th anniversary of Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film.
Safe - my second favourite Todd Haynes film (after Far From Heaven) 👍👍 Smoke - fascinating character study with committed performances from Harvey Keitel and Stockard Channing 👍 The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love - old-fashioned romantic comedy with nothing new to depict about relationships 👎 Batman Forever - alluring visuals, intriguing cast, improbable plot 👎
In the fabulous documentary Life Itself, Gene’s own wife said he HAD to have the last word as evidenced here. Who cares if the actors didn’t look like high schoolers ?? Do they ever ?? These 2 were great together but I also wouldn’t have minded just watching Roger talk about movies. Gene was always a movie snob.
Safe is more about attention seeking. The main character is not getting her spiritual/emotional needs fulfilled. The problem is you can't force people to care about you; they either do or don't. At most people can pretend to care for you, but, in some ways, it's worse than just honestly not caring. The character is scared to explicitly ask the question "Does anyone really know me?", or "Does anyone really care about me?", because she knows she can't handle an explicit answer. She then uses her body, or possibly, her body uses her, as a way of superseding this dilemma in order to avoid facing the truth. Overall the movie is just ok. It could have been edited down.
In no way was Batman Forever was close to Batman Returns ...Val Kilmer was the best thing in Batman Forever . Jim Carrey's act gets tiring fast, Tommy Lee Jones not enough screen time , Nichole Kidman's character was a wasted opportunity . Chris O'Donnell was dull and annoying .
I don't think Jones having any more screen time would have helped his performance. Both he and Carrey were basically weak Joker clones. Maybe if Joel Schumacher was allowed more creative freedom, the film would have been successful.
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Safe was a pivotal movie for Haynes and for my wife and me. That description of Moore's circumstances by Siskel is one way of looking at it, but one can also see it as a sterile contemporary lifestyle in a noxious environment, noxious in ideas as well as substances. There has been a lot more discovered about environmental illness since that film. Chemical sensitivity is no joke, but can be difficult to discern from other maladies of the body and psyche -- as explored by Safe. My late wife was very sensitive to artificial scents, which permeate modern products. A shift to unscented soaps, detergents, deodorants etc. -- and immediately avoiding persons (male and female) who had slathered themselves in perfumes -- mostly eliminated the problem, yet others who were unaffected by scents never really understood how serious it could be for her. Luckily, natural scents, such as flowers in our gardens or herbs in the kitchen were not an issue.
I love Smoke. A great example of independent film with high-caliber actors just going for it. I can classify the two types of people in life that I like: Those who like Smoke and those who don't.
R.I.P Joel Schumacher.
Love him or hate him, we will never forget Joel Schumacher.
Joel was much, _much_ more than just those two Batman movies. The Incredible Shrinking Woman, D.C. Cab, St. Elmo's Fire, The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Falling Down, 8mm, Phone Booth, The Number 23....I enjoyed all those, no matter what anyone else says about them. And he did the best he could with Batman, given what Warner Bros. gave him to work with. They wanted something more light and colorful compared to Burton's two Batman movies, so he gave them that. It really wasn't his fault that the moviegoing public rejected that take. I still see those two movies as guilty pleasures. I'm a lot weird, I'll admit it.
Rip gene too tho
@@buffgarfie4390 Also R.I.P William Hurt.
Keep posting these!!!
This episode has it all. The quarrel and the Cannes.
I predict that when the new Batman movie with Robert Pattinson comes out next year, there's going to be a newfound nostalgia for Batman Forever. Judging by what I've seen so far, The Batman is going to be relentlessly dark, and the internet is going to say, "Remember when Batman movies were fun?" That's just my opinion; I could be wrong
I really hated the music in Batman Forever...no Danny Elfman
It’s a cycle, Batman has been around for so long. The comics ranged in tone so much over the years. But I don’t really care for more grim dark Batman movies. Give other superhero’s a chance.
@@babybird871 The music was bombastic and overtly obnoxious.
'Safe' is a masterpiece - one of the best films of the 1990s.
I'll always wonder when the Siskel & Ebert: Family Values episode would turn up some day because I am kind of interested.
07:45
- _I'm just saying that... And you really went at it like a little dog with a bone..._
- _Little dog with a bone? An enormous dog! With a gargantuan bone! A Great Dane with a tyrannosaurus femur!_
I agree with the late Roger Ebert's critique of the 48th Cannes Film Festival - - - no fascinating discoveries from filmmakers old and new, no groundbreaking films especially in Le selection officielle... Even Best Actress winner Helen Mirren was Oscar-nominated five months ago for The Madness of King George while in competition entry Ed Wood won an Oscar for Martin Landau
Top films in the festival that year
1. The White Balloon, Jafar Panahi 👍👍👍
2. Underground, Emir Kusturica (his second Palme d'Or), 👍👍
3. Ed Wood, 👍👍
4. The Madness of King George, 👍
5. Kids by Larry Clark, 👍
Always a fan of S&E but That Jungle Book ad tho... it’s a joy to see these old commercials.
2 Girls in Love is a good movie.
It really is
I want to write that my name is Josh Tate and i'm writing that the year 2024 will be Batman's 85th anniversary year and the 35th anniversary of Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film.
Safe - my second favourite Todd Haynes film (after Far From Heaven) 👍👍
Smoke - fascinating character study with committed performances from Harvey Keitel and Stockard Channing 👍
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love - old-fashioned romantic comedy with nothing new to depict about relationships 👎
Batman Forever - alluring visuals, intriguing cast, improbable plot 👎
In the fabulous documentary Life Itself, Gene’s own wife said he HAD to have the last word as evidenced here. Who cares if the actors didn’t look like high schoolers ?? Do they ever ?? These 2 were great together but I also wouldn’t have minded just watching Roger talk about movies. Gene was always a movie snob.
Safe is more about attention seeking. The main character is not getting her spiritual/emotional needs fulfilled. The problem is you can't force people to care about you; they either do or don't. At most people can pretend to care for you, but, in some ways, it's worse than just honestly not caring.
The character is scared to explicitly ask the question "Does anyone really know me?", or "Does anyone really care about me?", because she knows she can't handle an explicit answer.
She then uses her body, or possibly, her body uses her, as a way of superseding this dilemma in order to avoid facing the truth.
Overall the movie is just ok. It could have been edited down.
These guys really didn't like each other 😄 but they are the model for so many RUclips channels and podcasts on film criticism
That all depends on what you mean by "like". A close friendship developed between them over the years.
Wow, reversal there with Batman Forever, Siskel liking it and Ebert not
Smoke & Safe 👍🌟🌟🌟
Batman Forever 👎🌟🌟
Jim carry Steal the movie
In no way was Batman Forever was close to Batman Returns ...Val Kilmer was the best thing in Batman Forever . Jim Carrey's act gets tiring fast, Tommy Lee Jones not enough screen time , Nichole Kidman's character was a wasted opportunity . Chris O'Donnell was dull and annoying .
I don't think Jones having any more screen time would have helped his performance. Both he and Carrey were basically weak Joker clones. Maybe if Joel Schumacher was allowed more creative freedom, the film would have been successful.