One of the all-time film lineups for a Siskel and Ebert episode.
@GeoffBosco
Жыл бұрын
Saw it when it originally aired!
@tommylakindasorta3068
2 жыл бұрын
Dang, that was quite a week for movies. Wall-to-wall classics.
@Kevincarlloven
2 жыл бұрын
"Jackie Brown" was out around that time to, I remember cause me and a couple black people were the only ones in the auditorium, TITANIC was right next door to us and we could hear a packed room of women moaning and groaning.
@sawyerstudio
Ай бұрын
@@Kevincarlloven😂
@videt7459
11 ай бұрын
Two decades later and still no youtubers have created movie review shows that are as good as S&E.
@movie-mandan
6 ай бұрын
Literally any and all people that review films on KZitem try to emulate Gene and Roger. We all fail miserably
@maralinekozial9131
9 ай бұрын
97 is the year i went from a boy to a man as far as liking films as a 10 yr old!!!! LA Confidential , The Edge , One Eight Seven , Donnie Brosco , Titanic , Good Will Hunting , Amastad , Starship Troopers , Boogie Nights , As Good As It Gets , The Apostle.... & even lesser films that aren't amazing masterpieces but are still really good films like Nothing To Lose , Alien Ressurection , Speed 2 : Cruise Control , James Bond 007 : Tomorrow Never Dies , The Devils Advocate , Con Air , Set It Off , Jurassic Park 2 : The Lost World & even The Wishmaster!!!! Seriously 1997 was pumping out straight hits back to back from of every single type of genre of film!!!!
@andrewburgemeister6684
5 ай бұрын
1997 is my birth year and for what the year was it had some solid films!! My two favourites from the year would be Boogie Nights and Good Will Hunting, both terrific films!
@maralinekozial9131
4 ай бұрын
@@andrewburgemeister6684 those are both amazing films but when u get my age u'll change ur mind...trust me on that !!!! I'm only 36 & grew up through all these films , I actually get sad that young folks didn't get to experience the 90's in the actual 90's like for real....I feel bad because I want everyone to know how good that felt to live back then before smart phones & Internet!!!! It was actually amazing & something the every single person my age would literally sell there soul for to live like that again!!!! ❤️
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
A quarter century ago but it only seems like a few years. Its amazing to think so many high quality films came out over one holiday season. We're now lucky if we get one decent film and hopefully it isn't based on a comic book.
@nativeroscoe64
Жыл бұрын
I think Robert Duvall should've won the Oscar that year for THE APOSTLE. What a great performance. I watched it recently and boy - does it stand up in 2023.
@1stgenkpopfan646
Жыл бұрын
Between the four films here you have 24 Oscar nominations, including 2 Best Picture, 2 best director, 2 best actor, 2 best supporting actor, best actress, 2 best supporting actress, and best original screenplay. Wow.
@andrewburgemeister6684
5 ай бұрын
Also just noticed two of them had Stellen Skarsgård in the cast (Amistad and Good Will Hunting)!
@Sarasdad91
Жыл бұрын
I didn't see Titanic at the theatre until it came out in 3D. I remember many critics panning Titanic, saying with the almost 300 million budget the movie would sink faster than the ship. I am so glad Gene and Roger set the record straight because then Titanic went on to gross 1.8 Billion, 2.2 Billion with the 3D release totals, and make those other critics look like idiots.
@donwilcox728
2 жыл бұрын
Dang the movie Titanic is 25 years old. Seems just like yesterday.
@pam0626
2 жыл бұрын
Siskel confirms what we all knew: DiCaprio should have received a Best Actor Oscar nomination, but sadly he was overlooked. Also, this may have been the only time all four movies got two thumbs up.
@bethc9242
2 жыл бұрын
I very distinctly remember the day the Oscar noms came out and DiCaprio was not on the list for Best Actor. My friend and I were outraged. I can still remember the phone conversation we had, that’s how passionate about it we were LOL
@ilovebrandnewcarpets
2 жыл бұрын
Should/could have won it here, or WOWS or CMIYC or Django….but instead they give him a token Oscar for fighting a bear…the academy is mostly terrible 🙄
@bobbya9722
Жыл бұрын
@@ilovebrandnewcarpets Don't forget about What's Eating Gilbert. I might have given him a win for his first nomination. He should have two or three Oscars by now and that's not including The Revenent
@ryanloftis1125
Жыл бұрын
@@ilovebrandnewcarpetsAnd for "The Wolf of Wall Street."
@highwaystar3780
Жыл бұрын
They Didn't catch even ONE Movie mistake from Tons of them ! Corny Movie as well !!
Man, movies back then. Like, even if you didn't like all of these, you had to admit they really swung for the fences.
@bobbya9722
2 жыл бұрын
"We'll also look at Titanic". Nothing against Amistad but you can tell nobody predicted the box office and awards season explosion Titanic was about to have. A Spielberg movie was seen as the big movie of the week
@commonwealthedison5346
Жыл бұрын
Nobody predicted the success of the film, I agree, but sometimes they would save the biggest movie for after the first break. Jurassic Park, for example.
@Chapin-pc2kz
Жыл бұрын
In fact, many had predicted a colossal flop, because the film went overbudget and its premiere was postponed by several months. Originally, it was supposed to have opened in the summer. Not to mention that it was a 3-hour period piece about a well-known tragedy.
@ryanloftis1125
Жыл бұрын
@Chapin-pc2kz There was a TV Guide article shortly before the 1998 Oscars about how "Titanic" had joined the club occupied by movies like "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Dances with Wolves," movies that were supposed to be disasters but ended up huge hits and Oscar winners.
@perysteineira1028
Жыл бұрын
Well, I guess they had to get on a sub then.
@greggburke7796
2 жыл бұрын
Also, for those of you NOT paying attention, they gave TWO THUMBS UP to George of the Jungle & Speed 2 Cruise Control!
@ganglabesh
Жыл бұрын
so what
@kkampy4052
Жыл бұрын
that's what I was thinking too
@NeoConnor1
Жыл бұрын
Don't group George of the Jungle with Speed 2. At least George is intentionally funny.
@planetmayhem2012
Жыл бұрын
yeah, both actually have highly inconsistent taste in movies. extremely biased which should not define their roles as professional critics
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
They had to be on the take for Speed 2. Even Sandra Bullock acknowledges it as a horrible film.
@schakj
Жыл бұрын
These days we don’t even have this many good movies in a whole year.
@commonwealthedison2640
10 ай бұрын
These 4 movies, all released within a few days of each other in 1997, are probably better than the the best 4 movies released in theaters over the entire year of 2023.
@judistench2167
5 ай бұрын
Or the entire 2020s so far..lsad
@mrceleb2006
2 жыл бұрын
19:20 - All the films were given👍👍
@edfelstein3891
Жыл бұрын
Di Caprio "captivating" and Winslet "flat"??? Um, no. To say Leo was better than Kate is utter nonsense, not to mention the fact that it was the character of Rose who undergoes the biggest maturation during the course of the movie, while Jack remained pretty much the same. Conveying that kind of transformation required an actress of considerable talent, and Kate was more than up to the challenge.
@henn863
Жыл бұрын
And remember that Rose is supposed to be 17 years old. She doesn't even know who she is, only who she is supposed to be and Winslet captures that perfectly.
@guitarreilly
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree. Kate winslet out acts di caprio through out the whole movie. Her role is much tougher as she has to make a privileged rich girl sympathetic and she smashes it out the park
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
It was a great introduction for Winslet but this role was nothing compared to what she took on later in life.
@lynx002ca
2 жыл бұрын
Well, this was a good week for movies...
@BookClubDisaster
Жыл бұрын
So often the lead movie--the one everyone thinks will be the biggest hit--comes before a classic. In this case, two.
@joembensman
2 жыл бұрын
I'm still baffled Dicaprio wasn't even nominated for Titanic and Winslet didn't win best actress. Completely disagree with Siskel that she was flat, I think it's still Winslets' best performance. Helen Hunt was good in As Good as It Gets but not better than Kate in Titanic to me.
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
Kate has become my favorite actress over the past couple of years but I have to disagree with you on Titanic being her best film. She was good in the role but I don't think it was Oscar worthy. She has matured so much as an actress since Titanic. If you didn't see her performance in Mare of Easttown do yourself a favor and watch it. It was absolutely amazing.
@joembensman
Жыл бұрын
I have to disagree with you. First off that is a series, you can't compare series to movies, at least I keep them separate. I've seen her career since I was a boy, saw her in The Reader which she won an Oscar for. She was good in that but still to me her performance as Rose tops them all. I definitely think she was not just Oscar worthy that year but the best. Helen Hunt had a solid part with As Good As It Gets as I mentioned before but no way was that better than Rose in Titanic. @@JG-vq6rd
@lanagorgeous9485
9 ай бұрын
1997 was quite the year in movies. I think this is the first time watching there show in over 2 decades at the time that every movie they reviewed on a single show were thumb's up for both of them 😊
@Jbaxter85
Жыл бұрын
This episode jam packed with great movies & I'm glad & suprise they liked them both. I mostly recommended Titanic & Good Will Hunting.
@channeljan8529
5 ай бұрын
I rewatched these movies recently and I thought Amistad aged a lot better than Titanic or Good Will Hunting.
@presentprogressive8780
Жыл бұрын
I still remember how Titanic was absolutely ridiculed during its lengthy and costly production and that it was regarded as a massive flop in the making that would ruin 20th Century Fox and obliterate James Cameron's career, who was only known for his action movies by then. I also still remember how it suddenly became the seminal blockbuster when it finally came out and that you couldn't escape the movie and "My heart will go on" for half a year and that some girl at my school went to see it 14 times in the cinema. Crazy times.
@jlobiafra
9 ай бұрын
The same things were said about Apocalypse now when it first came out
@rockysocky
2 жыл бұрын
This episode is stacked! I know it was Oscar season but goodness!
@nightswell
9 ай бұрын
Just out of curiosity I looked up the website...It is now a pron site 😂😂
@andy68916
9 ай бұрын
It's fun to see them get along
@stephensimington479
Жыл бұрын
Sorry, Speed 2: Cruise Control.... two thumbs up???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
@jasondouglas152
Жыл бұрын
I'm more shocked about George of the Jungle
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
@@jasondouglas152as someone else already said, George of the Jungle was intentionally funny and as a light hearted comedy it was successful.
@jeanpaulfelix4095
4 ай бұрын
I am from 30 years in the furure. Good will hunting is a classic. The others are forgotten.
@mustsilm
11 ай бұрын
Wtf they gave Speed part 2 thumbs up. Its garbage.
@chrisp6083
2 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else catch the 2 thumbs up for Speed 2?
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
I did. It almost ruined the credibility of the whole episode.
@stockvaluedotcom
2 жыл бұрын
That music takes me back to better times.
@asaking5795
7 ай бұрын
The Apostle is an underrated movie.
@brandoncollins1225
8 ай бұрын
2 thumbs up for Speed 2! 😂😂😂
@wotdoesthisbuttondo
Жыл бұрын
They should've taken the mickey out of Kate Winslet sprawling on that big door and leaving Decaprio in the water to freeze.
@NeoConnor1
Жыл бұрын
Maybe they didn't like spoilers.
@THX-kw2jh
Жыл бұрын
How can you not like TITANIC.
@CaptainSpalding72
Жыл бұрын
It's too long and many other better films.
@jlobiafra
9 ай бұрын
The cheesy love story is cringe. When the boat starts sinking its a great movie.
@Robotron2084psn
2 жыл бұрын
The got Alien Resurrection wrong.
@newwavepop
3 ай бұрын
A week full of highly praised films. the Jack character kind of ruined Titanic for me, i could not stand the way that one minute they would have him as some streetwise con man. then the nest minute he was some Awww shucks golly born in a barn rube, back and forth.
@davidtobias6893
2 ай бұрын
Did not realize Goodwill hunting came out when the titanic did. Lot of kids talked about titanic. Wasn’t until I was older we heard a bout good will hunting
@natedoggcata
2 ай бұрын
A show where every movie got two thumbs up. Was there ever a show where every movie got two thumbs down?
@gregwillert-po6nq
9 ай бұрын
I never cared for Titanic until the trash that Hollywood has put out in the last 10 or more years
@vincentwilliams5271
Жыл бұрын
Titanic gets better each time I watch it
@perysteineira1028
Жыл бұрын
I thought it got worse and disintegrated faster the more people went down there to see it.
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
I enjoy it and still will stop and watch it if I'm channel surfing but it's typical blockbuster entertainment with not a lot of depth to it (pun not intended). The best scenes were with Kathy Bates.
@FUGP72
3 ай бұрын
Who buys their VCR a Christmas gift?
@ianmillerdevilsfan1223
Ай бұрын
What a slate of films holy crap
@jasondouglas152
Жыл бұрын
Holy ghost keys
@octoman511
2 ай бұрын
THAT WAS AN EPIC WEEK AT THE MOVIES!!!
@patrickc3419
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite of these 4 was The Apostle, hands down. I am in my early 40s, and have, to this day, never seen Titanic! Nor have ever really had a desire to. Amistad’s story was good, but the movie itself was so sad. Good Will Hunting also had a good story and writing, but the accents got on my nerves. Robin Williams was terrific in it.
@Robotron2084psn
2 жыл бұрын
Titanic is 5 stars.
@oobrocks
2 жыл бұрын
Not a movie fan
@patrickc3419
2 жыл бұрын
@@oobrocks You’re not missing much, these days.
@dkonciousblkfemknightman
2 жыл бұрын
The Apostle is my favorite too..I still to.this day cry towards the end...
@Tolstoy111
2 жыл бұрын
Titanic is wonderful
@meteozberk9776
Жыл бұрын
gene was a sick in these years (
@jayreed9630
Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@jfjoubertquebec
4 ай бұрын
1997 was a spectacular year for movies!
@lanalorenzen
9 ай бұрын
Went to see The Titanic and walked out mid-way. What a bore! Winslet and DiCaprio are two of the most boring actors on the face of the Earth. To me, there was not one spark between these two actors. I liked the 1950s film, A Night to Remember.
@stephensimington479
Жыл бұрын
Good Will Hunting is the best of the lot and it cost practically nothing to make. Meanwhile $$$$$$$$$$$🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
Definitely better than the Titanic but not sure I'd grade it better than Amistad. I liked Titanic as well but it's an epic blockbuster and should be judged separately. If I could only own one it would be GWH.
@greggburke7796
2 жыл бұрын
Amistad SUCKED. That's why nobody watches this in 2022. Also Minnie Driver was a HARVARD student, not MIT.
@gheller2261
Жыл бұрын
Correct on Minnie Driver. As for Amistad, it's very good but not the kind of film that's goong to be watched over and over or transcend generations. Nobody watches JFK or Broadcast News in 2022-2023 either, but they're still great films. Though Amistad is not quite as good as those.
@JG-vq6rd
Жыл бұрын
In 1997 serious films stood a chance against comic book movies. We've been dumbed down a lot in the past 25 years. Not sure why Amistad isn't in the cable rotation. I'd watch it again if it were. GWH is getting heavy rotation on HBO this month.
@Goofball032
8 ай бұрын
You must be a white supremacist
@ericryanyawl9401
2 жыл бұрын
Their love for Titanic has always made me scratch my head.
@Tolstoy111
2 жыл бұрын
Why? It's a great film.
@brianstacey2679
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tolstoy111 No, it's a 3 hour film with about 90 minutes of actual story. In other words, it's way too long and drags. It's typical Hollywood: movies that should be shorter are lengthened to show off all of the money they spent on special effects. About 2 hours in your telling yourself, "c'mon ship, sink already, will you?"
@Tolstoy111
2 жыл бұрын
@@brianstacey2679 The first half meticulously builds up a world of elegance and order and the second half systematically takes it apart. Not a single shot that was mishandled. I wouldn't take a out a thing (but I would revise the script so the two central characters wouldn't keep referring to each other by name)
@tomgcooktown5019
2 жыл бұрын
I disagree .. Titanic is riveting still .. TgT
@pokeysdad17
Жыл бұрын
dicaprio seems like a school boy wet behind the ears and not some tough worldly wise knockabout who lives by his wits.
@JoeyArmstrong2800
2 жыл бұрын
What a week at the movies. No pun intended. "Titanic" is just a remake of "A Night To Remember" with Jack and Rose thrown in the mix.
@randomly_random_0
Жыл бұрын
no
@kevjohn2006
2 жыл бұрын
A math nerd, a Jesus freak, and two boat movies. Yawn!! Pretty slow week at the theaters.
@NeoConnor1
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Ladies and gentlemen, the next Roger Every right here. 🙄
@kali3665
2 жыл бұрын
Titanic has aged SO poorly. I don't think I could watch it these days.
@Tolstoy111
2 жыл бұрын
It holds up wonderfully. A beautifully crafted film with fantastic building suspense and action sequences.
@brianstacey2679
2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't go that far, but we do know now that the actual sinking occurred in a slightly different way than they believed in 1997.
@kali3665
2 жыл бұрын
@@brianstacey2679 For years, people mocked the the survivors' remembrance that Titanic split in two as it went down, saying, that's not how that works. Then we finally discovered the wreckage -- and found it was exactly as the survivors remembered: the ship DID split down the middle.
@brianstacey2679
2 жыл бұрын
@@kali3665 Yes, but it didn't plunge at a 90 degree angle as it is shown in the film. It's slightly different.
@gheller2261
Жыл бұрын
So. Don't watch it. But I can tell you this, my 18 and 20 year old kids, who almost always reject watching "old" movies because this generation thinks the world began when they were born, have both have watched it multiple times when shown on TBS. It still has mass appeal.
@chrismolina3197
Ай бұрын
The greatest movie about slavery ever made is GOODBYE UNCLE TOM
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