The summer of 1989 was pretty crazy at the box office. Last Crusade broke the opening weekend record. A week or two later, Ghostbusters II broke it again, and then the following week, Batman shattered it.
I saw "Last Crusade" recently and believe it to have been the worst movie in the franchise by far. I thought Siskel and Ebert were both too generous in their review.
@@franksmith613 I am not a huge fan of Crystal Skull, but I enjoyed parts of it. Marion helped that movie, as she had great chemistry with Indie. As lame as the nuclear refrigerator was, all of the Indiana Jones movies had those kinds of scenes, but Crystal Skull gets more flack for it.
@@seanabbins5481 As Plinkett so aptly stated, Marion worked best as a feisty lover from a younger, less mature Indy's past. Her return was completely unnecessary.
Kudos to Ebert for liking Miracle Mile, one of the best overlooked apocalypse films of all time. It figures Siskel would as usual dislike the film for what it wasn't instead of what it is.
Siskel didn’t like The Last Crusade? That was a very good action film and the best Indiana Jones movie besides Raiders. Sorry Gene, but Roger is definitely right on this one.
Last Crusade was the weakest Indy movie until Crystal Skulls came out. Last Crusade is still a good movie, but it provides very little new to it's arsenal that the previous two films gave, so I can understand Siskel's criticism, even if I don't agree with it.
I died. R.I.P to these two legends At least they were spared how terrible movies have gotten. There's nothing interesting to discuss about today's movies
Totally disagree with both reviews. Indiana Jones is a tribute to B movie serials. And Last Crusade holds up well as sequel and is just shade under Raiders and better than Temple Of Doom.
Who knew back then that Roadhouse would become known as the Greatest Movie Ever Made. Lol. I love their assessment of it and how they begrudgingly came to admit a certain affection for the movie.
Giving a thumbs down to Last Crusade is insane. Sure you can definitely argue it is worse than Raiders and very similar, but it is almost as good as raiders and that makes it better than 95% of all other action movies. And it's really only similar to Raiders in the overarching plot, archaeologist is tasked by Americans to beat the Nazis to a ancient Judeo-Christian artifact that may be weaponized. All of the story beats and action set pieces and character dynamics and finale are radically different.
While there are definitely elements that are different from Raiders, I'd still argue it's too similar to the first for me to really say it's almost as good as Raiders. Of the original three movies, it's probably my least favorite because of this, but also because it turns up the volume on whacky hijinks and dramatically tones down the violence and gore from the first two movies, despite Spielberg getting his precious PG-13 rating.
Spielberg said he was reluctantly pulled back into the series. Such a shame Steven never stood his ground and passed that turd off to a young director like he initially planned.
Just recently watch it and Siskel nails it. Pretty mediocre film where Spielberg and Williams(what a generic score) phone in their jobs; Indy isn’t really even Indy in it, only Ford playing him makes him Indy. The way he so easily falls for Elsa and feels betrayed by her is helpful for the plot but isn’t cynical, world weary, Indian Jones. Connery is the films saving grace which makes the film enjoyable. Raiders is an action adventure masterpiece, probably the greatest of all time, but this is far echo of it
Let's face it: Indiana Jones 4 was a mistake. They should've left it at Last Crusade. But they just had to go after those nostalgia dollars. And when you're making a movie for the sole purpose of squeezing money out of your audience, the movie's gonna be shit. It's unavoidable.
@@citygirl5705 Just for starters, the Daniel Craig James Bond movies are waaaaaaay more convincing than "Road House." Bruce Lee has had some very convincing scenes, and so has Keanu Reeves. The belt-thrashing scene in "Fargo" was incredible. I know they're not super-realistic, but even the fight scenes in the Indiana Jones movies are far more believable than anything in "Road House."
Yes, exactly, the last Indian Jones movie. Right... if they only lived to know two more would be made. One that was awful, then next set to be a Disney wokified nightmare.
Road House is one of those good "bad movies" which has reached cult status now. No doubt at the time it was seen as silly and way too over the top. But Siskel was off the mark on Crusade, and probably one of the worst reviews he's given.
The summer of 1989 was pretty crazy at the box office. Last Crusade broke the opening weekend record. A week or two later, Ghostbusters II broke it again, and then the following week, Batman shattered it.
Lethal weapon 2 , Turner and hooch
Miracle Mile and Uncut Gems both gave me that sense of unease and anxiety when I watched it.
R.I.P Siskel, Ebert and Patrick Swayze.
And Ben Gazzara
....and heterosexuality in America.
@@notyou8716 Also R.I.P Regis Philbin who passed away this year 1931-2020. Heard his voice during the end credits of Siskel & Ebert.
Now, Sean Connery.
@@brianrose8772 wow how did I not know or remember that that Connery died? On Halloween aswell
They discussed Road House for quite some time and again even at the end. I think they both wanted to recommend it but felt it was safer not to lol.
Their artsy friends would have disavowed them, so..
It's silly, yes, but a hell of a fun. Plus it has Sam Elliot in it.
Road house is a classic now!!!!
“maybe Spielberg is wise to end it at this point” he should have listened to Ebert.
I saw "Last Crusade" recently and believe it to have been the worst movie in the franchise by far. I thought Siskel and Ebert were both too generous in their review.
@@seanabbins5481 You think The Crystal Skull was better? Really?
Spielberg was reluctantly dragged into making Crystal Skull.
@@franksmith613 I am not a huge fan of Crystal Skull, but I enjoyed parts of it. Marion helped that movie, as she had great chemistry with Indie. As lame as the nuclear refrigerator was, all of the Indiana Jones movies had those kinds of scenes, but Crystal Skull gets more flack for it.
@@seanabbins5481 As Plinkett so aptly stated, Marion worked best as a feisty lover from a younger, less mature Indy's past. Her return was completely unnecessary.
Absolutely love Road House, seen it many times. Is it goofy and silly, yes...but man is it fun! Not every movie needs to be serious to be good.
Kudos to Ebert for liking Miracle Mile, one of the best overlooked apocalypse films of all time. It figures Siskel would as usual dislike the film for what it wasn't instead of what it is.
This is the sentimental favorite Indy❤❤❤
I like how they went back and briefly discussed their picks at the end of the show...they should have incorporated that into more shows.
R.I.P. Sean Connery
So for them, Road House was so bad it was good.
A Cannon film not made by Cannon.
Siskel didn’t like The Last Crusade? That was a very good action film and the best Indiana Jones movie besides Raiders. Sorry Gene, but Roger is definitely right on this one.
Last Crusade was the weakest Indy movie until Crystal Skulls came out.
Last Crusade is still a good movie, but it provides very little new to it's arsenal that the previous two films gave, so I can understand Siskel's criticism, even if I don't agree with it.
Hmmmm... Gene would see Road House again instead of Indiana Jones?
I've always thought Gene was a little light in the loafers.
Siskel didn't like Last Crusade or Miracle Mile. Sigh.
Gene didn't like anything this week.
Thanks for the upload.
Pink Cadillac is a pretty decent movie, however I wouldn't say it's one of Clint Eastwood's best movies
Jeez, Gene, not every movie can be Carnosaur.
I died.
R.I.P to these two legends
At least they were spared how terrible movies have gotten. There's nothing interesting to discuss about today's movies
I usually concur w Roger
Totally disagree with both reviews. Indiana Jones is a tribute to B movie serials. And Last Crusade holds up well as sequel and is just shade under Raiders and better than Temple Of Doom.
Who knew back then that Roadhouse would become known as the Greatest Movie Ever Made. Lol. I love their assessment of it and how they begrudgingly came to admit a certain affection for the movie.
The “last” you say?
Giving a thumbs down to Last Crusade is insane. Sure you can definitely argue it is worse than Raiders and very similar, but it is almost as good as raiders and that makes it better than 95% of all other action movies. And it's really only similar to Raiders in the overarching plot, archaeologist is tasked by Americans to beat the Nazis to a ancient Judeo-Christian artifact that may be weaponized. All of the story beats and action set pieces and character dynamics and finale are radically different.
While there are definitely elements that are different from Raiders, I'd still argue it's too similar to the first for me to really say it's almost as good as Raiders. Of the original three movies, it's probably my least favorite because of this, but also because it turns up the volume on whacky hijinks and dramatically tones down the violence and gore from the first two movies, despite Spielberg getting his precious PG-13 rating.
"...maybe Spielberg is wise to end it at this point..."
Spielberg said he was reluctantly pulled back into the series. Such a shame Steven never stood his ground and passed that turd off to a young director like he initially planned.
Siskel was a big grump this week.
IJLC A+
Just recently watch it and Siskel nails it. Pretty mediocre film where Spielberg and Williams(what a generic score) phone in their jobs; Indy isn’t really even Indy in it, only Ford playing him makes him Indy. The way he so easily falls for Elsa and feels betrayed by her is helpful for the plot but isn’t cynical, world weary, Indian Jones. Connery is the films saving grace which makes the film enjoyable. Raiders is an action adventure masterpiece, probably the greatest of all time, but this is far echo of it
"You liked zip!" Lol
Not the last 1
Siskel is hopeless. I've lost a lot of respect for his opinion after watching a number of these old shows.
Let's face it: Indiana Jones 4 was a mistake. They should've left it at Last Crusade. But they just had to go after those nostalgia dollars. And when you're making a movie for the sole purpose of squeezing money out of your audience, the movie's gonna be shit. It's unavoidable.
The fight scenes in "Road House" are so hokey and fake you can't believe they weren't in on the joke.
Actually the fight scenes in "Road House" are amazingly believable. Not sure what you mean by fake.
@@citygirl5705 You can't be serious.
Sometimes the punches don't even look they're making contact. It's like ballet dancers doing a fight scene.
@@danieldougan269 Then tell me what movie has the most convincing fight scenes.
@@citygirl5705 Just for starters, the Daniel Craig James Bond movies are waaaaaaay more convincing than "Road House."
Bruce Lee has had some very convincing scenes, and so has Keanu Reeves. The belt-thrashing scene in "Fargo" was incredible. I know they're not super-realistic, but even the fight scenes in the Indiana Jones movies are far more believable than anything in "Road House."
@@danieldougan269 douche much?
Sadly, it was not the last Indiana Jones film.
Yes, exactly, the last Indian Jones movie. Right... if they only lived to know two more would be made. One that was awful, then next set to be a Disney wokified nightmare.
Road House is one of those good "bad movies" which has reached cult status now. No doubt at the time it was seen as silly and way too over the top. But Siskel was off the mark on Crusade, and probably one of the worst reviews he's given.
R.I.P. Sean Connery