Siskel & Ebert review (1992): Malcolm X, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Traces of Red, & Love Potion #9
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- Опубликовано: 9 мар 2021
- 0:00 Malcolm X - 👍👍
7:58 Bram Stoker's Dracula - Siskel 👎 & Ebert 👍
12:20 Traces of Red - 👎👎
14:54 Love Potion #9 - 👎👎
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17:44 Eyes on the Prize
18:47 The movie reviews
First, Denzel Washington plays Malcolm X as no other human being could have. Denzel Washington is, perhaps, the finest actor in the world. When you add Angela Bassett to the cast, the movie reaches an entirely different level of excellence. This might have been the greatest movie that Spike Lee created.
It's such a broad story that comprises Malcolm's total life. That Malcolm X was cut down in the prime of his life diminished is all, black, white, red, and (please pardon my use of colors in this description) yellow. Every person lost the promise that Malcolm X's character held. Having read his writings, interviews with him, and seen footage of him. I feel uniquely saddened that we lost him long before he was able to fully flesh out the person he would likely have become.
Bram Stoker's Dracula, or more accurately, Francis Ford Coppola's
Dracula, was a very unique experience to witness for me. I had a good friend who worked on this film. He sent me a copy of it that represented Coppola's desire of the film, prior to its release. My friend knew I was a fan of Keanu Reeves and wanted to see how well he adapted to the challenge of working with Coppola. Like most, I was disappointed in Keanu's accent, however his characterization was very good. His scenes with Winona Rider were exquisite.
As usual, Gary Oldman triumphs as Dracula. The man's only equal comes from our side of the pond, Denzel Washington. I would have enjoyed seeing both of them together in a film. That would have been a treat.
Nonetheless, the movie had some issues with pacing and organization.
However, the acting made up for the problems. Oldman, Rider, Hopkins, and Reeves worked well, but the movie lost itself in the plot. The images were phenomenal, overall though this movie is tough to follow. Who is who and why should we care?
Traves of Red is a flick I didn't see. Not only that, I've never seen it. I didn't care and I still don't. BFD!
Love Potion Number 9.
Hmmm ... I don't recall this one at all.
*BUZZER*
I watched Siskel & Ebert as often as I was able. Unfortunately, I was often out of the country, so, if I saw it at all it was desperately outdated.
Serving my country was more important than movie reviews.
I'm watching them now! 😅😅😅😅😅
I seen traces of red on TUBI & it's boring
Malcolm X 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bram Stoker’s Dracula 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️
Belushi’s best film is “ Gang Related”, one of Shakur’s best as well.
He’s great in Salvador as well
@@lerm2866 Tupac isn’t in that
@@delbongo Belishi is
Like Belushi in About Last Night
the principal
Thanks for posting.
No problem 👍
Best Denzel Washington film.
I agree 👍🏾.
Spike should have had a Oscar for this. Top 5 all time movies that got snubbed
Indeed 👍😁
Bram Stoker's Dracula. More Francis Coppola's Dracula than anything else. I hated this film. Now, admittedly, it actually DOES follow Stoker a lot closer than I originally thought, but everything is so unbelievably over the top, it's just unwatchable. In fact, it sometimes comes across as more of a parody than Mel Brooks' Dead and Loving It. Which I also hated (Leslie Nielsen, what the heck happened to you, man?!). I still say that the best Dracula parody is Love at First Bite.
And this is the one time I thought Gary Oldman simply didn't come across all that well. He looks like a clown, and seemed to me very uncertain in the role. I don't know WHAT Coppola was thinking, but Oldman is simply not convincing. Bela Lugosi is more iconic, and Christopher Lee is more believable, even when the movies around them aren't worthy.
And everyone complains about Keanu's accent, but in my opinion, Winona Ryder's isn't any better. Still, we've got a very young Monica Bellucci as one of Dracula's Brides, and this is one of the few films to actually include the character of Quincy Morris. They don't give him much to do, but he's there. So, something?
Malcolm X is one of the best biopics I have ever seen, and this is from someone who hates biopics as a matter of course because of all the liberties taken in the film. If there are any in this film, I don't know what they are. This film is fantastic, and Denzel Washington is perfect casting. He is extraordinary, and he really should have won the Best Actor Academy Award.
the best denzel washington movie ever made and one of the best films ever made.
I agree 😊.
👍✌👌
“This is not a ‘hate whitey’ film” 😂
Malcolm X - best biography movie ever 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟
I agree 💯.
Wrong. Spike Lee took too many liberties with the truth in order to cater to a White audience. Denzel was amazing but the movie overall wasn't the great epic that the core audience wanted to see
This is best Biopic ever and there isn't 100% truth in any biopic but Lee did it beat with this film to show the human side of Malcolm X
Coppola's Dracula was okay I guess, I remember liking it but I didn't leave the theatre feeling like I wanted to see it again. Malcolm X is a full blown masterpiece.
After all these years I finally borrowed “Malcolm X” from the public library.
So far I’ve watched the first 45 minutes, and it comes across as one big, elaborate music video cartoon full of cultural cliches.
That’s why I’ve never liked Spike Lee.
But I know that Siskel and Ebert always went out of their way to praise him going all the way back to “She’s Gotta Have It.”
I like how they solely focus on Malcolm X being divisive and how he changed to love white people. Smh.
Well, aside from the fact that's not what they focused on entirely (or close to it) and that the elements that have you SYFH are major parts of the movie which if anything only got some attention in the review, your comment was close to being on-point.
@@xdmaster7888 Syfh????
I know, Ebert's emotional honesty is overwhelming, isn't it? None of the feigned concern for "causes," or virtue signal "outrage" in the name of social justice.
Equality, social justice, and the earnest desire to see the dismantling of the old guard's systemic mistreatment of Native Americans, African Americans, LGBTQ folks, are all causes I believe in. Yet sometimes it's nice to not feel like I am personally responsible for slavery, or that my ancestor was. My family wasn't in America until 1875.
@VanishedPNW what do you want? A cookie?
@@VanishedPNW I'm not going to address the rest of your statement, but Ebert's anti-racism really was unfeigned.