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Fun fact: S.E. Hinton (writer of Rumble Fish & The Outsiders & many more) plays a cameo in the scene where Motorcycle Boy & Rusty James are talking about his fear of being alone. She is the "hooker" that propositions Rusty James & then Steve at the bottom of the stairs.

As long as white people can built machines that work properly, human slavery will not come back.

Poor gene, i wish both were alive and did a show where they re review films

Fredo wants a bigger role in the eavesdropping business

So laughably stupid it boggles the mind that anyone could rave about it. I think the torment that people see in Hackmans' performance is the torment of agreeing to do this film. THAT is why he didn't want to do another small picture.

This movie was ahead of its time. Explore how technology is going to affect our lifes, providing deep information instantenously about us to other entities (the scene of car chase is an extraordinary example) and the alienation of our relationships because of that. A masterpiece that overcome the test of the time.

The words shock him out of his techne role

Ebert was right in 1979. Siskel’s take, in retrospect, comes off as almost amateurishly tangential and beside the point of the film’s now-obvious, lightening-in-a-bottle genius. Roger saw what many couldn’t see at the time.

Such a classic! The mid 70s seemed like such a vintage year for great movies.

It has it's faults, but there is plenty to love about Rumble fish. I do wonder if I over rate it because of the way it looks and the brilliant soundtrack thou.

The movie was genius i.m.o. I think the reason Gene didn't like it, is because he's never had to live a hard life. The movie's plot was simple. It was Rusty James trying to find himself like every other teenager in their life. His brother was his hero, because his father was a horrible role model. His brother had already been through the craziness of their parents divorce, and had come back to I believe help his brother. My dad was a horrible father figure too. I grew up on an army base during the Vietnam war, and when he came back. He was a very violent person. He eventually left our family for another women, then conveniently committed suicide a few weeks later when I was nine. So I understand where this moving is coming from. Maybe thats why Gene didn't get it.

They both missed the symbolism at the end, when Rusty James finally gets to the ocean, the mother of all.

Stone-cold masterpiece. Hackman is phenomenal in this.

Siskel and Ebert don't know shit. I've seen the movie at least 100 times - and it is an absolute masterpiece. I love "Lawrence of Arabia" as well - but for dramatic impact, "Spartacus" does far more in less time. Kubrick and Douglas were at their best, the cast was excellent and the score by Alex North is just brilliant. The movie is arguably one of the best set during the time of Ancient Rome.

Why did Anthony Hopkins have to put the dialogue in that scene? wasn’t the original audio not available?

I never realized back when I was a kid how stupid These two dumbass critics are. My God if they made a movie like this these days… All they make now are superhero bullshit movies Coppola was among the last great Directors of real artistic movies.

Peter Ustinov stole movie.

I wonder what led Coppola to cast Gene Hackman. Hackman is fantastic in this but it's so unlike any characters he had played before. I wonder if Coppola saw something specific that persuaded him that Hackman was right for the role.

Used the love theme at my Greek father's funeral. (Although the tape stopped playing halfway!!) Love this movie. So poignant that Varinia and Spartacus' baby ride off into the sunset with Batiatus, endowed with Graccus' money, owner of the Gladiator school, to start a new life.

Gene is correct

This film is a stone-cold masterpiece

I’ve tried to watch it several times but it is the antithesis of SK’s revolutionary approach to film. The diagetic score, in particular, Mickey Mouses every plot point, telling the audience how to feel. Much of the photography looks like studio bound technicolor. It has its moments, but it feels like SK was directing with one hand tied behind his back.

Larry brilliant as Crassus 👏👏 Should won an Oscar as supporting actor.

S'not bad, but the whole movie was produced because Kirk Douglas was pissed off that Charlton Heston (not Jewish) had the starring role in Ben Hur, which was a better film IMO.

Spartacus may not be as good as Lawrence of Arabia (I agree with this) but that is really nitpicking. Spartacus is an absolutely brilliant film. Fantastic! It stands way up there among epics and beats most of them in my opinion. Just an amazing achievement by all who created it.

If I had to choose between the two, I think Spartacus is better than Lawrence of Arabia - though both are excellent of course.

The use of The Blue Danube for the docking scene was brilliant.

Freado sets Mike up with whores because to him that’s the best gifts to give. 😅hahaha what a great idea. He can’t believe everyone else isn’t a whoremonger like him.

I think the original was a seriously emotional piece of art

At least they talked it out

My favorite Kubrick movie.

Motorcycle boy is still alive, rusty James is alive 🎉❤

Many of Roger Ebert's critiques were so blatantly WRONG that I can't even understand how they gave him his own TV show! For example, him not calling "Spartacus" an epic is the one of the most idiotic statements I've ever heard about films, and I'm 76-years old. Don't believe me? Take a look at the ending battle scene, a scene so huge that it could have never even been made today with the use of actual extras, only CGI. And take another good look at the huge CAST, consisting of the greatest film and stage actors who ever lived. By ANY use of the term, the sheer scope and size of this monumental film qualifies it as a bona fide epic for all time, including "Ben Hur."

2:05 Roger got it right here

Vincent is played to much over the top and forced.

I saw it in the theater as a kid and didn’t like it. It came out on TV years later and did a 180 and loved the film. Fast forward to today and I put it in the top ten movies of all time.

Great review guys, but Mike didn’t put Fredo in charge in Vegas, he was out there long before Mike had any power. And sealed is right, in fact they even point that out in the picture, over killing a cop, but this cop is crooked so they get away with it. Be my friend, lol like grade school kids.? Will you be my friend?

It's true that Hollywood could not make this film today. There are no adult actors in Hollywood, just superhero types.

Perfect movie

Sad we don’t have directors like FFC or Martin Scorsese anymore. Unique, with integrity and true to their vision. Do not give an f what anyone thinks. Roger had this right. This is such a great film and music.

Surprised that Gene was such a hater. It ain’t for everyone, but I legit loved this movie. You know how when you see movies when you’re a kid, and you think, “Wow, I wanna be that guy!” Indians Jones, Han Solo, whatever. Well, with Rumble Fish, I saw Motorcycle Boy, and I was like, aw, shit. That’s me.

Ebert is so wrong here. What a dickhead.

Brilliant! Thank you for uploading.

4K?? Gotta pick up my shorts rq.

Thumbs down. You idiots have spoiled the ending. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I didn't know what that movie was missing until I listened to Gene. It was kind of cheap and generic.

All 4 of the iconic Vietnam war movies, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket were not only about the horrors of war, but the insanity and its toll. In Apocalypse Now, the farther up river the greater the insanity until the end and Colonel Kurtz gone over the edge of insanity.

Gene ...... what a tool

Definitely a masterpiece