I always thought My Girl 2 was decent enough , nowhere as memorable as the original but not a bad film , and Anna Chlumsky still played her role good , her personality and acting at the time was just as naturally magnetic as Macauly Culkin's was as a kid , that's why the first movie Is such a classic , first My Girl just has a more Interesting and better executed story , and It had Culkin who was Impossible not to like at that age In one of his best roles.
My Girl 2 was ok but I didn’t like that so much was focused on the mother. It’s almost as if she was the unseen star. I wish it had been more about Vada herself. The stuff near the end with the guy who was married first to her mom was nice but the movie just didn’t have the same connection or obstacles Vada did in the first movie leaving it inferior. Still I could probably name 10 worse sequels than this one. Was it a very necessary sequel no? Was it entirely awful? No, again.
Now i did like blank check. I did think the karen duffy character was a bit over the top. If they had written a 11 or 12 year old girl as a love interest to play off the brian bonsall character, it would have been more fun. Some one like Jenna von oy or a Kellie Martin, that would have been a sweet story. Kids first crush And kiss, ECT. And if the kid had used the million to show off of the kids who teased him at the 1st birthday party scene, that would have been a better payoff. And I did like miguel ferrer as the villian.
For everyone hear saying My Girl 2 sucks it isn’t anywhere near as good as the original film I will grant you that and it’s not the most necessary sequel in Hollywood history either but it sucks? I just didn’t think it was that bad. Sure the first is better but number 2 could have been WAY worse.
I always felt The Getaway was too long and story took awhile to get going. The Rudy kidnapping couple subplot I always felt was unnecessary and often cruel for no reason. It does have an under current of misogyny throughout the film. Overall some okay action scenes but uneven is the perfect description of The Getaway 1994.
First one was awesome. Second my girl kinda wasn’t that good. It dragged for the most part. The only scene that was good in my opinion was the first clip siskel and ebert played in the beginning of reviww
I would say only watch My Girl 2 if you weee a true die hard fan of the first one. If the first was one of those take or leave it movies you found watchable don’t waste your time with number 2. If you loved the first one and consider it one of your personal favorites it might be worth a watch for part 2. Part 2 is nowhere near as depressing as the original unfortunately in being such it’s not anywhere near as good a story either.
Why is the voice over intro so creepy at the beginning? That guy sounds like he should be presenting Silver Shamrock commercials rather than Gene & Roger's show
hold on a second… Spending money on toys and ice cream and limos and roller coasters and go karts and shit… That's not what a 12-year-old kid would do? A 12-year-old kid… Who let me remind you was trying to hide the fact that he had $1 million from his parents… Said 12-year-old kid was supposed to buy tickets toevery major sporting event and sit in the box seats? Do you think that's what a 12-year-old kid would've done that doesn't sound like a 40-year-old male fantasy? Sure thing boys
Hilarious. Gene really would've hated noir. And i think the both of them wouldve been mixed of Fritz Lang. To think there are too many crashes and stuff when guys like Brian De Palma have been relying on plot armor and coincidences much more in movies they recommend lmao
The Getaway: 👎⭐⭐ - a predictable action thriller that recycles action picture clichés in relation to a rather expensive bail out of a drug lord, despite a fine performance from Kim Basinger. Blank Check: 👎 - a spoilt and unrelentingly appalling film; wanting audiences to believe a million dollars is equivalent to a lifetime of luxuries. Easily one of the worst films of 1994. My Girl 2: 👎⭐⭐ - a deliberately slow moving family drama which doesn't add up much story about Vada Sultenfuss's deceased mother.
I agree My Girl 2 doesn’t add up to much but I still didn’t think it was terrible. The first movie was far better and the sequel wasn’t extremely necessary (After all the original only did ok when it first came out) but it still could have been way worse than it was. It got better right before the end but everything else otherwise was done much more effectively in the first film.
Yeah, the original My Girl from a few years prior to the sequel had alot of heart and empathy with its character development. It's also because the storyline involving Chlumsky's character happens to be neurotic, because her mother had passed away. In the sequel, while I liked the idea Sultenfuss was to move to LA, I still thought the screenplay was less than satisfactory. The payoff just seemed as if it was rippled with TV tropes - resembling a plain bad midday telemovie to some degree. It fell to pieces with its inconsistent script halfway through the film. When it comes to Howard Zieff with his comedy drama films, some of his films (eg; My Girl 2) fail to find substance within the second half or last third of his films. Not that they were rushed, it's just the structural mess causing some of his films to be unlikable.
Oscar nomination surprises begin at 11:24
20:17 good for them! hope I end up revisiting this movie again or not! (plus I'm the only one who kinda likes My Girl 2 being very decent!)
I always thought My Girl 2 was decent enough , nowhere as memorable as the original but not a bad film , and Anna Chlumsky still played her role good , her personality and acting at the time was just as naturally magnetic as Macauly Culkin's was as a kid , that's why the first movie Is such a classic , first My Girl just has a more Interesting and better executed story , and It had Culkin who was Impossible not to like at that age In one of his best roles.
My Girl 2 was ok but I didn’t like that so much was focused on the mother. It’s almost as if she was the unseen star. I wish it had been more about Vada herself. The stuff near the end with the guy who was married first to her mom was nice but the movie just didn’t have the same connection or obstacles Vada did in the first movie leaving it inferior. Still I could probably name 10 worse sequels than this one. Was it a very necessary sequel no? Was it entirely awful? No, again.
The Getaway Is underrated imo , Baldwin and Basinger worked well and were Interesting together , the plot was entertaining , and James Woods was good.
Of course is underrated...is a garbage of remake
Now i did like blank check. I did think the karen duffy character was a bit over the top. If they had written a 11 or 12 year old girl as a love interest to play off the brian bonsall character, it would have been more fun. Some one like Jenna von oy or a Kellie Martin, that would have been a sweet story. Kids first crush And kiss, ECT. And if the kid had used the million to show off of the kids who teased him at the 1st birthday party scene, that would have been a better payoff. And I did like miguel ferrer as the villian.
I enjoyed the Getaway as a teenager. I thought it was entertaining.
Kim Bassinger nude? I was a teenager too ;)
18:00 Roger Ebert & Mrs Doubtfire lookalike xD
Ebert was even more delicate and feminine than Williams in drag and under tons of latex 😂
I love The Getaway. I use to watch it over and over on HBO as a kid.
Man..... Kim Basinger in that flick....... good lord
@@bobscanlon5212 yeah those were some good ol fap days.
Seen the original???
Am I too late to enter the Siskel and Ebert competition?
It's never too late
I love your name.
“Head or gut?”
@@hakc97again You are the first one to ever pick up on the reference!
"Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose. Smile, you fuck."
@@JHallenbeck I love that movie dude, I even have it on my name badge at work (cinema)
I haven’t seen Blank Check in a long time. I enjoyed it allot when i was younger. Not sure what I would think about it now
None of these are great to see including My Girl 2, despite good performance by Anna Chlumsky it was slow-moving distracted story.
5:38 Tone loc
Rip great guys
R.I.P. Pete Postleswaite
Prettiest FBI Agent ever! ^^
Her 1994 filmography was diverse, if you want to consider she played a thug who took a couple of idiots for undercover feds (Dumb and Dumber)
I love THE GETAWAY remake...I thought it was awesome
I liked the ending scene with the cop from Misery. Good fuckin actor.
EDIT Richard Farnsworth
WHO, IN THIS OR ANOTHER WORLD, WOULD WANT A REMAKE OF AN ORIGINAL MOVIE MADE BY SAM PECKINPAH??!?!?!?!?!?!
I want that Laserdisc player!
Siskel mixed up The Player's Oscar nominations. It was nominated for director not picture, not the other way around :)
Right, I was about to say it myself.
Real stinkers this week.
I like this announcer's voice.
Blank Check is a Guilty Pleasure Of Mine
For everyone hear saying My Girl 2 sucks it isn’t anywhere near as good as the original film I will grant you that and it’s not the most necessary sequel in Hollywood history either but it sucks? I just didn’t think it was that bad. Sure the first is better but number 2 could have been WAY worse.
I'm gonna send a postcard for the contest. They said by Feb 28th and no year! Lol
My reviews: out of 5
1 " The Getaway " 2.5 out of 5 👎
2 " Blank Check " 1.5 out of 5 👎
3 " My Girl 2 " 2.5 out of 5 👎
Agreed 💯%
I always felt The Getaway was too long and story took awhile to get going. The Rudy kidnapping couple subplot I always felt was unnecessary and often cruel for no reason. It does have an under current of misogyny throughout the film. Overall some okay action scenes but uneven is the perfect description of The Getaway 1994.
Karen Duffy❤😊 RIP
Woods is the best.
I haven't seen My Girl 2. I thought 💭 the first one was good. I also thought that The Getaway was stupid.
First My girl was very good 👍
@@Jbaxter85 I agree 💯.
First one was awesome. Second my girl kinda wasn’t that good. It dragged for the most part. The only scene that was good in my opinion was the first clip siskel and ebert played in the beginning of reviww
I would say only watch My Girl 2 if you weee a true die hard fan of the first one. If the first was one of those take or leave it movies you found watchable don’t waste your time with number 2. If you loved the first one and consider it one of your personal favorites it might be worth a watch for part 2. Part 2 is nowhere near as depressing as the original unfortunately in being such it’s not anywhere near as good a story either.
Blank Check was an entertaining kids movie.
Funny movie
Blank Check didn't age well
@@PJVids83 I saw it in 2016 it’s was stupid but funny
Blank Check was terrible in every way.
11:07 Oscars
Why is the voice over intro so creepy at the beginning? That guy sounds like he should be presenting Silver Shamrock commercials rather than Gene & Roger's show
Substitute announcer. I liked it.
My Girl 2 sucks. I was very disappointed with it.
So am I
Yes it does big time
hold on a second… Spending money on toys and ice cream and limos and roller coasters and go karts and shit… That's not what a 12-year-old kid would do? A 12-year-old kid… Who let me remind you was trying to hide the fact that he had $1 million from his parents… Said 12-year-old kid was supposed to buy tickets toevery major sporting event and sit in the box seats? Do you think that's what a 12-year-old kid would've done that doesn't sound like a 40-year-old male fantasy? Sure thing boys
Blank Check is one of the worst kids movies from the 90s.
It’s a guilty pleasure of mine
True
Why were people okay with a 30 year old woman being the love interest for an 11 year old and having them kiss?
Hilarious. Gene really would've hated noir. And i think the both of them wouldve been mixed of Fritz Lang. To think there are too many crashes and stuff when guys like Brian De Palma have been relying on plot armor and coincidences much more in movies they recommend lmao
strange voice in the beginning of this one!
The Getaway: 👎⭐⭐ - a predictable action thriller that recycles action picture clichés in relation to a rather expensive bail out of a drug lord, despite a fine performance from Kim Basinger.
Blank Check: 👎 - a spoilt and unrelentingly appalling film; wanting audiences to believe a million dollars is equivalent to a lifetime of luxuries. Easily one of the worst films of 1994.
My Girl 2: 👎⭐⭐ - a deliberately slow moving family drama which doesn't add up much story about Vada Sultenfuss's deceased mother.
I agree My Girl 2 doesn’t add up to much but I still didn’t think it was terrible. The first movie was far better and the sequel wasn’t extremely necessary (After all the original only did ok when it first came out) but it still could have been way worse than it was. It got better right before the end but everything else otherwise was done much more effectively in the first film.
Yeah, the original My Girl from a few years prior to the sequel had alot of heart and empathy with its character development. It's also because the storyline involving Chlumsky's character happens to be neurotic, because her mother had passed away. In the sequel, while I liked the idea Sultenfuss was to move to LA, I still thought the screenplay was less than satisfactory. The payoff just seemed as if it was rippled with TV tropes - resembling a plain bad midday telemovie to some degree. It fell to pieces with its inconsistent script halfway through the film.
When it comes to Howard Zieff with his comedy drama films, some of his films (eg; My Girl 2) fail to find substance within the second half or last third of his films. Not that they were rushed, it's just the structural mess causing some of his films to be unlikable.