Siskel and Ebert: Showgirls, Canadian Bacon, Seven, The Run of the Country

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @uyeda
    @uyeda 5 лет назад +46

    R.I.P Siskel, Ebert and John Candy.

    • @Draxxdemsklounst
      @Draxxdemsklounst 3 года назад +8

      And Orville Reddenbacher!

    • @uyeda
      @uyeda 3 года назад +7

      @Maryrose Homiak Actually R.I.P Siskel, Ebert, John Candy and Albert Finney. He passed away on February 7, 2019.

    • @seanvogt221
      @seanvogt221 9 месяцев назад +3

      And R Lee Ermey too.

    • @TheAlgozineparduhn
      @TheAlgozineparduhn 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@Draxxdemsklounst Very Well Said.

  • @JDoe-gf5oz
    @JDoe-gf5oz Год назад +5

    I like that the thumbnail is from a popcorn ad @ 8:57.

    • @reneedennis2011
      @reneedennis2011 15 дней назад

      She looks like Rebecca DeMornay.

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz 14 дней назад

      @@reneedennis2011 The woman at the bookstore? They don't let you take books into the bathroom, you know.

  • @777radius5
    @777radius5 Месяц назад +1

    I love the hand wave at 5:13 😄

  • @tomh.2405
    @tomh.2405 3 года назад +26

    10:08 Notice how deliberate and meticulous Morgan Freeman's movements and speech are when he's explaining the seven deadly sins to his partner and boss. He takes his time, making sure they're able to follow what he's saying, like a good teacher. Great little character touch.

    • @andykiddvideo
      @andykiddvideo Год назад +2

      Great catch. There are multiple scenes in the movie like that where their movements and positioning is giving all kinds of information not immediately obvious to viewers.

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 7 месяцев назад +1

      I think Morgan’s character in Se7en is far more compelling than his character in Shawshank. One of the best performances, if not the absolute best performance of Freeman’s career.

  • @Draxxdemsklounst
    @Draxxdemsklounst 3 года назад +49

    "There is some sort of vague pubic nudity."
    If that isn't one of the greatest quotes in cinematic film criticism, I don't know what is.

    • @richardchason
      @richardchason 3 года назад +6

      If this isn't one of the greatest comments on RUclips, I don't know what is.

    • @philippulliam
      @philippulliam 2 года назад +4

      Now that the marketing team has embraced the movie's cult status, they should use this quote from Ebert's review in any future campaigns. Forget "Two Thumbs Up". The future is "...Some Sort of Vague Pubic Nudity..."

    • @deeboy4378
      @deeboy4378 Год назад

      Not that I liked the movie because it's terrible, . But there's a big difference between Las Vegas strippers and Las Vegas showgirls Ebert.

    • @mikeyerian2562
      @mikeyerian2562 3 месяца назад +1

      @@deeboy4378 You sure zinged him. He'll make a note of this from the after life .

    • @heilzorak64
      @heilzorak64 6 часов назад

      nah, man, it's just typical hollywood mumbo jumbo aestheticism being relayed from film to critic

  • @reneedennis2011
    @reneedennis2011 4 года назад +14

    R.I.P. R. Lee Ermey.

  • @crystalshaw8744
    @crystalshaw8744 Год назад +1

    Love the respect paid to Mr. Redenbacher.

  • @andykiddvideo
    @andykiddvideo Год назад +7

    I can't believe they gave Showgirls the amount of respect they did

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 7 месяцев назад +3

      One of the most poorly written pieces of crap scripts to be made by a major studio in the entire history of cinema.

  • @bukowski20
    @bukowski20 4 года назад +19

    Never mind the movie reviews, who's the girl in the popcorn commercial?

    • @williamshaw9047
      @williamshaw9047 4 года назад +1

      LOL I just realized the sample image for this video is of her. I've seen two of the four movies reviewed; I figured it was an actress in "The Run of the Country", which I know nothing about.

    • @Hellraiser0601
      @Hellraiser0601 4 года назад +1

      Ariana Grande's older sister

    • @cyberblah
      @cyberblah 4 года назад

      Probably a grandmother by now.

    • @reneedennis2011
      @reneedennis2011 4 года назад

      She looks like Rebecca De Mornay.

    • @eseetv9341
      @eseetv9341 3 года назад +6

      Nevermind that. Where did she get that popcorn?

  • @nicktaylor2657
    @nicktaylor2657 2 года назад +8

    Interesting that Canadian Bacon came out in 1995 A full year after John Candy death He filmed his scenes before he died on the set of Wagon East but was released in 1994

  • @Thor-Orion
    @Thor-Orion 7 месяцев назад +2

    6:13 “I’m not her husband, GOOD GOD!”
    I’m going to start saying this all the time. That’s very funny.

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 6 месяцев назад +1

    The popcorn tribute to Orville was the highlight.

  • @willyboyw.5771
    @willyboyw.5771 3 года назад +8

    Great movies came out of Ireland in the 90's.

    • @ATMyles
      @ATMyles 3 года назад +1

      Yes. ‘Hear My Song’ was another good one.

  • @mwebb999
    @mwebb999 3 года назад +34

    Seeing them review Showgirls is like watching Mike Tyson box a poor soft opponent

    • @nicksoapdish157
      @nicksoapdish157 3 года назад +10

      Glass Joe from Mike Tyson's punch out.

    • @blastedquinn98
      @blastedquinn98 2 года назад

      Watching showgirls is like a sexy movie and kick their ass too!

    • @xdmaster7888
      @xdmaster7888 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@nicksoapdish157 When they reviewed SEVEN it was like a great title bout between Iron Mike and Bald Bull, where both men won (in this case, with both S&E giving thumbs-up ratings).

  • @ShmuckOnWheels
    @ShmuckOnWheels 3 года назад +8

    The scene from Seven where Mills meets Somerset and they are talking on the street is also slightly different than what made it into the film. A dropped word here, a different inflection there. I'm a nerd for that sort of thing so I noticed it.

    • @jasonlane1528
      @jasonlane1528 2 года назад +2

      Also noticed that the scene where John Doe is talking to Detective Mills on the phone is voiced by a different actor than Kevin Spacey, possibly since Kevin Spacey's voice is more distinctive and possibly more recognizable.

    • @ShmuckOnWheels
      @ShmuckOnWheels Год назад +2

      @@jasonlane1528 That was a marketing decision made by the studio to hide the fact that Doe was played by Kevin Spacey, so yes you are correct Sir.

    • @jamesoblivion
      @jamesoblivion Год назад +2

      ​@@ShmuckOnWheelsExactly. The Usual Suspects came out a month before Seven, and Spacey went from character actor to movie star pretty much overnight. By the time Seven came out, a lot of people had just heard him literally narrate a crime thriller, so the studio made the right call.

  • @jamesoblivion
    @jamesoblivion Год назад +6

    While Roger mentions that Seven features an unusual level of violence and depravity, it's really mostly just depravity. Almost all of the actual violence is implied. Hardly any violent acts are shown, and none are lingered on. But, like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as another example, Seven's depravity and tone, coupled with masterful direction, make a relatively bloodless film FEEL extraordinarily violent.

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 7 месяцев назад +3

      It’s very gory with the aftermaths though, I get what he was trying to say.

  • @TheLiveMusicGroup
    @TheLiveMusicGroup 4 года назад +5

    Some classics here!

  • @williamshaw9047
    @williamshaw9047 4 года назад +11

    I could have sworn Spacey sounded different in that phone conversation...in this one, his voice is more subdued whereas you can tell it's Spacey on the phone in the theatrical cut.

    • @Erin-ce5gs
      @Erin-ce5gs 4 года назад +1

      I think it's one of two things; A. the production team for S&E altered the voice a bit so as not to spoil the twist in the movie, or B. It might just have to do with the quality of the footage since it's not the best.

    • @owenbloomfield1177
      @owenbloomfield1177 4 года назад +28

      It's not Spacey it's Fincher. The producers released this version for trailers so as not to spoil the reveal.

    • @cwshawk
      @cwshawk 2 года назад +2

      Yeah, the Spacey role was concealed well between the phone call and not putting Spacey’s name in the opening credits. Not even S&E spoiled it here with a direct or subtitle mention.

  • @snookslayer4559
    @snookslayer4559 Год назад +4

    I liked Canadian Bacon.

  • @ilovebrandnewcarpets
    @ilovebrandnewcarpets Год назад +2

    "Canadian beer sucks" is the only thing I remember about Canadian Bacon

  • @xdmaster7888
    @xdmaster7888 3 года назад +12

    I don't think SEVEN should have gotten an NC-17 rating, because it deliberately skirts around the edges of its extreme gore and violence enough that the R rating (which was totally earned) makes sense. But I wonder if part of Gene saying it should have gotten an NC-17 is that he was picking up on a good point by Roger: that SHOWGIRLS had a chance to bring something useful to the NC-17 rating discussion and ended up as a bad unintentional comedy. SEVEN would have done a lot for the NC-17 rating if it had been released that way because it was a great movie.

    • @ShaqPlaque
      @ShaqPlaque Год назад

      In Se7en, a prostitute is killed by a man forced to wear a knife-harness on his dick and copulate. That this is an act in a movie rated LESS adult than a soap opera where people take their tops off is emblematic of the MPAA's idiotic priorities.

    • @gaba-goo3733
      @gaba-goo3733 2 месяца назад

      Seven was somehow Rated 15 in Canada instead of 18 rating

  • @dreamquesttv
    @dreamquesttv 3 года назад +16

    Elizabeth Berkley is "hard around the face". I intend to use that euphemism in the future. Thanks, Gene!

    • @lerm2866
      @lerm2866 Год назад +1

      Proceed with caution! 😂

  • @Swybryd-Nation
    @Swybryd-Nation 4 года назад +13

    The girl from the popcorn commercial gets two thumbs up, way way up! Jesus what a smoke show

    • @ATMyles
      @ATMyles 3 года назад +5

      Absolutely! I’m trying to remember what movie or TV show I’ve seen her in. Obviously it’s been many years, but she appeared in something other than that popcorn commercial... I can’t place her.
      EDIT: A day later, it came to me! She was one of Jerry’s girlfriends on ‘Seinfeld.’ If memory serves, she was the one who could get anything she wanted. She talked a cop out of giving Jerry a ticket, got them tickets to a sold-out movie (while Elaine and her date waited in line), and so on.

    • @ATMyles
      @ATMyles 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/Kb72AJDFAjE/видео.html

  • @oobrocks
    @oobrocks 3 года назад +7

    I mostly like Showgirls!

  • @Teeveepicksures
    @Teeveepicksures Год назад +2

    Showgirls is hysterical

  • @blastedquinn98
    @blastedquinn98 2 года назад +1

    Showgirls and seven are my favorite movies and i love showgirls like basic instinct.

  • @3506Dodge
    @3506Dodge Год назад +3

    I completely forgot Kyle McLaughlin was in showgirls!

  • @jasonlane1528
    @jasonlane1528 2 года назад +2

    The scene where John Doe is talking to detective Mills on the phone? That's a different actor voicing the part than Kevin Spacey. Probably done since Kevin Spacey's voice is so distinctive/recognizable.

  • @reneedennis2011
    @reneedennis2011 4 года назад +6

    R.I.P. Albert Finney.

  • @Noneyobusiness7822
    @Noneyobusiness7822 4 года назад +14

    seven is a gritty real world movie that doesnt “disney up” any of the horror that happens throughout the film. It makes you feel like you are working with the detectives through the case.

  • @MGBillionaire
    @MGBillionaire 3 года назад +13

    Kevin Spacey as a creep? I don’t buy it.

  • @berbuck
    @berbuck 2 месяца назад

    who has the master tapes?

  • @oobrocks
    @oobrocks 3 года назад +2

    They did 7 on another program too

  • @RSH860
    @RSH860 2 года назад +3

    Say what you want about Showgirls, but is there anyone who hasn’t seen it.

  • @nongthip
    @nongthip 4 года назад +13

    Good movies from 1995:
    Se7en
    Braveheart
    Casino
    12 Monkeys
    Jumanji
    Apollo 13
    The Basketball Diaries
    The American President

    • @Noneyobusiness7822
      @Noneyobusiness7822 4 года назад +2

      12 monkeys is good? I will have to check it out. I always saw it at the movie rental stores but never made it around to seeing it

    • @tomh.2405
      @tomh.2405 3 года назад +4

      Yes! Also Heat, Safe, Babe, Toy Story, and The Usual Suspects. Strong year.

    • @mykal.7424
      @mykal.7424 2 года назад

      Toy Story

    • @TheWinstonSlip
      @TheWinstonSlip 2 года назад

      Canadian Bacon

  • @dakritic
    @dakritic 3 года назад +7

    Can you imagine the shit Siskel would have caught today for his critique of Elizabeth Berkley. Like it or not, the man was spot on. Cancel culture would have been oozing at the bit.

    • @travisleland1186
      @travisleland1186 3 года назад +5

      Eh...not really.

    • @iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729
      @iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729 3 года назад +5

      He criticized her make up...

    • @cyric2010
      @cyric2010 2 года назад +1

      Yeah, it sounded like he was criticizing Berkleys looks - which he wouldnt get away with today. I still think she's hot :)

    • @jaykay6387
      @jaykay6387 Год назад

      @@cyric2010 She is hot, he was really off the rails with that comment, don't know WTF he was watching.

    • @mikeyt3784
      @mikeyt3784 Год назад

      ​@@jaykay6387it's a matter of opinion. I don't think she's hot. But you're exactly what the original poster was talking about. If someone disagrees with you, you want their head on a stake. Sad world we live in. Thanks, fake-virtuous, woke fools!!

  • @jimmyl324
    @jimmyl324 3 года назад +5

    Se7en is excellent

    • @babybird871
      @babybird871 3 года назад +1

      I liked Spacey much better in this film than in the "Usual Suspects"

  • @bigjohn08865
    @bigjohn08865 3 года назад +1

    8:58 - The thumbnail for the video is a blonde in a popcorn ad.

  • @thomasbabilon9146
    @thomasbabilon9146 3 года назад +8

    My reviews: out of 5
    1 " Showgirls " 1 out of 5 👎
    2 " Canadian Bacon " 2 out of 5 👎
    3 " Seven " 4.5 out of 5 👍

  • @reneedennis2011
    @reneedennis2011 15 дней назад

    R.I.P. Rip Torn.

  • @ericestrada2634
    @ericestrada2634 3 года назад +2

    Siskel was right about showgirls in it sucking bad

  • @timreeves8937
    @timreeves8937 2 года назад +3

    It has now been argued all of Verhoeven's movies are actually brilliant parodies that were so well done in hiding the parody people did not realize it until decades later. Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct and Showgirls it is argued were intentionally over the top and superficial. No one though "got it" until later. The fact showgirls was basically just all about Eve sexxed up it is argued is the parody. The whole plot if you think about it is basically a gonzo satire of that much better film. All of that manufactured over the top melodrama for what? To be basically a high class stripper in some Vegas hotel...haha

  • @movieman104
    @movieman104 2 года назад +1

    i like morgan freeman n brad pitt in this so much i almost wish they could have done a sequeal

  • @magistrumartium
    @magistrumartium Год назад

    How can I get a job like that? 3:17

  • @eseetv9341
    @eseetv9341 3 года назад

    1:25 start

  • @gspendlove
    @gspendlove Год назад +1

    SPOILERS!!!
    They're wrong about Seven's "level of violence." This is a movie where almost none of the violence is shown onscreen; all the audience sees is the grotesque aftermath, and I think that's what they're squeamish about. They don't like that Fincher forced them to imagine John Doe's brutality and the suffering of his victims, because your own imagination can be a curse, showing you things you'd rather not see. And, when we finally meet John Doe, he doesn't look or act like a monster; as a matter of fact, when they're in the car, you kind of agree with Doe's philosophy. Agreeing with a murderer's point of view is repulsive, but you can't help it. You, too, have a sneaking suspicion that humanity has lost its way and is coming apart, and wish someone would do something about it. Doe's not just telling Mills and Somerset how he feels, he's also telling the audience how _they themselves_ feel, and it's scary how he's able to do that. And seeing Doe gunned down is at the same time satisfying and disappointing. We wanted to find out who he really was and where he came from, as if that would've explained things. Instead, again, we're left to speculate. And terribly sad, because we liked Tracy.

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz Год назад

      They could never handle violence. They practically melted down over Friday the 13th.

  • @TheLiveMusicGroup
    @TheLiveMusicGroup 4 года назад +8

    Siskel's hard around the head, especially the comb-over

    • @jaykay6387
      @jaykay6387 Год назад +2

      That was a cheap shot. These guys have a very strange take on females and the portrayal of film sexuality in general, it's quite schizophrenic.
      They sometimes pretend to be the "protectors" of female virtue, then Siskel makes a completely unnecessary comment like that, bordered on despicable.

  • @iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729
    @iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729 3 года назад +1

    I liked Spacey`s performance much better in "Seven" than in "Usual Suspects"(which he won an Oscar).....I remember going to see "Showgirls" in this small cinema in Ohio, by myself, and my mother and her boyfriend were there..kind of a surprise..bad ....bad movie

  • @johnsax1445
    @johnsax1445 2 года назад +3

    Showgirls was so bad it was nearly a Cult Classic

  • @robbierice7442
    @robbierice7442 5 месяцев назад

    Does NC-17 a thing, anymore movies like this usually get a Not Rated

  • @stephenkissane4268
    @stephenkissane4268 4 года назад +1

    With seven we see the aftermath of the killings, its only the ending which is violent as we see the final sin

    • @tomh.2405
      @tomh.2405 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, it comes as a jolt when you think back over the whole movie and realize there's only one actual on-screen killing. The film is like a mini-master class in how to tell a story, and capture its emotional impact, through implication (culminating in the wicked masterstroke -- the fact that the contents of the box aren't shown in the final scene).

    • @wolfwiles
      @wolfwiles 7 месяцев назад +1

      Siskel is literally just trying to find anything negative to say about Se7en. Too graphic? Really? Hogwash. It’s a perfect film.

  • @EyeTunz
    @EyeTunz 3 года назад +3

    Hard around the face?? Jeez. wtf?

  • @Thor-Orion
    @Thor-Orion 7 месяцев назад

    5:35 damn Gene, I didn’t know you were a pimp like that. Calling the star of Showgirls a butterface.

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 7 месяцев назад

      7:50 aw John Candy. He was just hitting his stride when he died. A shame.
      8:25 this is exactly my thoughts. The jokes are all in the dialogue, that is probably why John took the role, it probably read well.

  • @peteparker22
    @peteparker22 3 года назад +6

    Lol gene was a little harsh on elizabeth Berkley I mean criticize her acting not her looks

    • @reverendtos4271
      @reverendtos4271 3 года назад +4

      It was probably the ridiculous drag queen make up that threw him. She was a beautiful girl, but that makeup job was hideous.

  • @stevester9148
    @stevester9148 2 года назад +2

    With all due respect for Mr. Siskel, it annoyed me how he constantly said ''picture''. We get it dude, you're a fancy scholar, but just say movie already.

  • @The3rdGunman
    @The3rdGunman 2 месяца назад

    Hard around the face...LOL ☠

  • @sonnyblack0870
    @sonnyblack0870 4 года назад +8

    I liked Canadian Bacon

    • @dnasty312
      @dnasty312 4 года назад +2

      How about *Wag the Dog?*

    • @sonnyblack0870
      @sonnyblack0870 4 года назад +1

      dnasty312 Never saw it but I know it’s got a similar premise. Need to check it out.

    • @TheWinstonSlip
      @TheWinstonSlip 4 года назад

      A man of good taste.

    • @babybird871
      @babybird871 3 года назад +1

      The idea was funnier than the movie....

    • @sonnyblack0870
      @sonnyblack0870 3 года назад +1

      @@babybird871 You know what I think it is? You either have to be Canadian or real familiar with Canada as an American to get Canadian Bacon. My Moms Canadian and I’ve been to Canada a lot to visit family so I pick up on all the humor in the film. Thing is most Canadians find that movie hilarious, most Americans just dont get the jokes as much.

  • @gor9027
    @gor9027 2 года назад

    I’ll always hate Showgirls not just bc it’s a really bad movie but bc it significantly damaged the NC-17 rating’s viability in cinema.

  • @nongthip
    @nongthip 4 года назад +4

    They were way too kind to Showgirls which is/was a mid-90s train crash, unless of course you treat it as a "so bad it's good" comedy. Even in 1995 when I was a younger man... sorry Elizabeth Berkley, nothing sexy about that ;-)

  • @reneperez7903
    @reneperez7903 4 года назад +8

    Showgirls was terrible in terms of the lame story. Thumbs 👎 Canadian Bacon also gets a thumbs 👎 & was not funny. Seven gets a big thumbs 👍 it is very suspenseful, Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman were terrific in their respective roles.

    • @TheWinstonSlip
      @TheWinstonSlip 4 года назад

      Canadian Bacon is the greatest movie ever made.

    • @reneperez7903
      @reneperez7903 4 года назад +1

      @@TheWinstonSlip thankfully I didn’t put it as worse as Showgirls was

    • @TheWinstonSlip
      @TheWinstonSlip 4 года назад

      @@reneperez7903 it’s the opposite of showgirls

  • @Thitithen_of_Wome
    @Thitithen_of_Wome 3 месяца назад

    Gina Gershon is the most under-utilized actress ever.

  • @pandaeyes42
    @pandaeyes42 2 года назад +1

    Mnn....Las Vegas Strippers!!!

  • @fabiobonetta5454
    @fabiobonetta5454 4 года назад +4

    Seven is not a violent movie at all. Disturbing ...yeah

    • @TheLiveMusicGroup
      @TheLiveMusicGroup 4 года назад +1

      ah i'd say what's in the box qualifies as violence...lol

  • @timmyshore3755
    @timmyshore3755 2 года назад

    anyone else got a woody ? 🤥

  • @bijibadness
    @bijibadness 4 года назад +5

    NC-17 for _Seven?_ for what?
    you don't SEE much of _anything._ it's all mostly suggested grotesques. there's some blood with the lawyer? certainly some swearing . . . am i missing something here?
    it's more the LOOK of the picture. the feel; the emotions and certainly the ending. but it's not like you SEE the head in the box or anything. not even a quick cut. which is part of the reason it's so intensely memorable.

  • @natalieps2387
    @natalieps2387 4 года назад +1

    I lol when ebert said joe esterhaus thinks of women as " bitch goddesses. " show girls is so bad u wonder if it's supposed to a satre. I dont get why joe at one time was the highest paid screenwriter in history. His movies are kinda trashy or horrible or both. Basic instinct was a huge success but in watching it years later as I was too little when it came out it's almost like a tv movie. I mean it's not smart. The guy that is killed in the beginning has tons of dna all over him & fingerprints. I know dna was not what it is today but fingerprints & blood tests could be used. So right off the bat it's silly. Also stone & douglas look too old to be in a night club. Maybe stone can get away with it but not douglas & some of the dialogue sux. I heard jagged edge was good. The lines on show girls are so bad I can't believe it. The whole dog food thing is insane! Siskel " it is all about eve in a g string " lol.
    Seven was one of those movies that everyone was blown out by. I remember my cousin saw it & she was so excited about it she told me everything which annoyed me as I wanted to see it myself lol. Fincher & pitt made some great movies together. I also liked how we never are told what city it was. Just some awful city in nowhere usa

    • @TheLiveMusicGroup
      @TheLiveMusicGroup 4 года назад

      it's women as gay men

    • @babybird871
      @babybird871 3 года назад

      Esterhaus was/is the most overpaid screenwriter of all time..he wrote one ok thriller "Basic Instinct"..the rest sucked

    • @littlekingtrashmouth9219
      @littlekingtrashmouth9219 7 месяцев назад

      Jagged Edge is choppy. Robert Loggia does what he can with his role.