Siskel & Ebert Review - Enemy Mine, Out of Africa, The Color Purple, Spies Like Us

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  • In this episode, Siskel and Ebert review: Enemy Mine, Out of Africa, The Color Purple and Spies Like Us.
    ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
    00:00 - Intro
    01:30 - Enemy Mine
    05:35 - The Color Purple
    10:31 - Out of Africa
    16:26 - Spies Like Us
    20:41 - Recap

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  • @bones4609
    @bones4609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow Siskel totally right-on with his enemy mine take! Giving him props in 2021!

    • @Dahdoi
      @Dahdoi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not often when Siskel and Ebert disagree that I'm on Siskel's side but 100% I am in this case.

    • @saymynameice-zen-berg511
      @saymynameice-zen-berg511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Dahdoi me too

    • @saymynameice-zen-berg511
      @saymynameice-zen-berg511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Dahdoi he defended that movie hard. Mad respect for him on that. I liked how at the end of his review he told Roger to stay out of it lol 😂.

    • @Bringos76
      @Bringos76 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @sandal_thong
      @sandal_thong ปีที่แล้ว

      I watched it at the theater when it came out when I was a teen, but it felt like a kids' movie; and it didn't stand out from others, like _Alien Nation (1988)_ didn't either.

  • @SP-hb1rc
    @SP-hb1rc ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The best moments of the show were when they had a few laughs with each other. Miss these guys and this great show.

    • @jonathanruano4973
      @jonathanruano4973 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "It's the middle that doesn't make it." Classic!

  • @Larry-z2g
    @Larry-z2g หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am IN LOVE with Out of Africa.

  • @mykal.7424
    @mykal.7424 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    During the into Siskel said The Color Purple was Steven Spielberg's first film since E.T. Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom was released in summer of '84 ...Which they gave high praise to .

  • @carrieheffernan1685
    @carrieheffernan1685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When Gene Siskel died Whoopi Goldberg gave him an affectionate tribute at the Oscars. Oprah Winfrey named a column in her magazine after something he said to her. It was called "What I know for sure."

  • @beechnut8779
    @beechnut8779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I agree completely with Gene about the miscast of Redford in "Out of Africa." I think Klaus Maria Brandauer would have been GREAT in the lead! He is extraordinarily appealing and a lot sexier than Redford, who did walk through the role like a Washington reporter. Thumbs up to Gene for catching that!

  • @kimberlywiederhold627
    @kimberlywiederhold627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have to agree with Gene. There is nothing to dislike about Enemy Mine.

  • @clarencepeterson8646
    @clarencepeterson8646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I agree with Roger Ebert on Out of Africa. It was one of the best movies of the 1980s. Even if you think Robert Redford was miscast (which I don't) it is still a great movie.

  • @brianstjohn
    @brianstjohn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Spies like Us is one of my favorite popcorn movies. I can watch it every few months and be entertained.

  • @catoftroon
    @catoftroon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I agree about the disastrous casting of Robert Redford in Out of Africa. That aside, I'm astonished that there was no mention of the glorious soundtrack composed by the incomparable John Barry.

    • @AbdiqalisMohamud010
      @AbdiqalisMohamud010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I actually liked Redford in the role even though I think someone else could have done better

  • @ChristopherPorter-n7r
    @ChristopherPorter-n7r 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Here for Spies Like Us

    • @patrickc3419
      @patrickc3419 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Why don’t you have a Pepsi?

  • @stevenwatchorn9816
    @stevenwatchorn9816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    1:09 Boy, Siskel really whiffed on that one. He completely forgot "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," along with the Kick the Can segment of "Twilight Zone: The Movie."

    • @howardsimon7061
      @howardsimon7061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right? And especially since he knocked Spielberg and the "Kick The Can" segment of "Twilight Zone: The Movie"!!!

    • @guidosanchez5695
      @guidosanchez5695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly what I was thinking!

    • @CaptainSpalding72
      @CaptainSpalding72 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@howardsimon7061 speilbergs worse

  • @anthonythompson3951
    @anthonythompson3951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The Color Purple is one of the Greatest Films in the history of movies... Should've swept in every category of the Oscar's!!!
    (Absolutely Shameful)

    • @stevenreichertart
      @stevenreichertart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agree with every word you say

    • @acholl980
      @acholl980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe the movie got stiffed (Spielberg didn't even get a best director nod) was all the flack the black male groups were making over how they were portrayed. Almost as if they never read the original book much less saw the film. Oscar continue to play it safe and will stay away from anything controversial.

    • @sandal_thong
      @sandal_thong ปีที่แล้ว

      I still haven't seen it. But now the musical version is in theaters. People are saying they won't take their kids to see the movie due to the abuse in it.

    • @thisismyname3928
      @thisismyname3928 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @peterkrug4124
    @peterkrug4124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:24 Siskel didn't like Wolfgang Petersen's first American film THE NEVERENDING STORY, but Ebert enjoyed it. For Wolfgang's second US film ENEMY MINE, it was the exact opposite.😄

  • @lamecasuelas2
    @lamecasuelas2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Love Enemy mine, one of the most under rated sci fi films

    • @ennesshay5040
      @ennesshay5040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I loved it too, a great sci-fi version of 'Hell in the Pacific,' starring Lee Marvin & Toshiro Mifune.

    • @privateprivate1865
      @privateprivate1865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed

  • @DC-xx4kv
    @DC-xx4kv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Out of Africa is a great film. Being able to appreciate all the great elements of a well made movie is not common anymore. Sad. No stupid comics, crashing flying cars, blood, gore gratuitous sex. Just a beautiful film and great professional film making.

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well, what do you know? I actually AGREE with Gene Siskel on something! Enemy Mine _IS_ a fantastic movie! I saw it with my mom many years ago when it came out and we both watch it from time to time. The ending was unexpected and awesome.

  • @IncogNito-gg6uh
    @IncogNito-gg6uh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "The Color Purple" deserved Oscars in every category.

  • @gspendlove
    @gspendlove 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just thinking about Spies Like Us makes me want to sit down and watch it again. Their review doesn't cover even one-quarter of how funny it really is. John Landis was able to get some great comic acting out of everyone on screen.

    • @jeshkam
      @jeshkam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You just watch your mouth, mister!

    • @sandal_thong
      @sandal_thong ปีที่แล้ว

      One of Chevy Chase's best, along with _Vacation_ and _Fletch._ For some reason Siskel and Ebert think _Funny Farm_ may be his best work. That one totally made me tune out.

  • @gheller2261
    @gheller2261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Siskel hit in on the head with Out Of Africa. Fact is, as appealing as Redford was his range was extremely limited.

  • @EpicBeard815
    @EpicBeard815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think Ebert's criticisms about Enemy Mine are totally valid, but I think the positives far outweigh those negatives.

  • @yournamehere6002
    @yournamehere6002 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Roger would be cancelled for his appreciation of Vanessa Angel, but he was right!

  • @goldentaco4970
    @goldentaco4970 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im curious as to what year they went from this theater or studio to the one they used throughout the 90s. I assume by the various reviews Ive watched on TH-cam that it was around 1987 or 1988. That latter setting is the main one I remember watching growing up. I was born in 1979 so it makes sense. I do remember watching movies and shows in the early to mid 80s, but I feel like most of what I remember from Siskel and Ebert is the later background(not counting what Ive watched on TH-cam.)

  • @patrickc3419
    @patrickc3419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I agree with them that the first half of Spies Like Us is much funnier than the latter half. The test cheating scene kills me.

  • @DirtyDayMix
    @DirtyDayMix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Enemy Mine... I'm with Siskel on this one. Is an underrated masterpiece

  • @jaykay6387
    @jaykay6387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really think Roger missed the boat on Spies Like Us. For me, that film still holds up, and the "middle" of the film had some of the most hilarious scenes ever. The "testing" scene with Frank Oz as the proctor is as good as it gets, and the scene with Chase and Aykroyd attempting a "surgery" was equally hysterical. One of the most underrated film comedies of all time, there was real brilliance in this film. And I also disagree with Gene, the whole thing was funny, not just the beginning.

  • @georgiasmith64
    @georgiasmith64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💓gene and Rodger, Sunday nights. 👍😀. Seriously 👍

  • @WalterFrith
    @WalterFrith 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Robert Redford was terribly miscast in 'Out of Africa'. With all of the great English actors in the world, one of them should have played the Englishman in the film.

  • @DS8379
    @DS8379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:37 not Siskel...Savagel! 😂

  • @jdayala-wright8875
    @jdayala-wright8875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love the male banter at 20:05 about the curvy actress in "Spies Like Us"

    • @solidsnake58
      @solidsnake58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She’s great in King Pin with Bill Murray too

    • @howardsimon7061
      @howardsimon7061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She Sure Is VANESSAMAZING in "Spies Like Us" and yes she's great in "Kingpin" too and I especially loved her in the TV version of "Weird Science"!!!

    • @williamshaw9047
      @williamshaw9047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You know if they said that now, they'd be tarred and feathered as "sexist".

  • @ronniebishop2496
    @ronniebishop2496 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn’t believe Redford either, he just can’t play this part.

  • @solidsnake58
    @solidsnake58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I’m really surprised Roger didn’t like Enemy Mine. I thought he was more of a sci fi enthusiast. I’m also starting to think Siskel has the better funny bone. It’s always fascinating when their opinion doesn’t meet my expectations.

    • @jamesmoyner7499
      @jamesmoyner7499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well Gene liked To Wong Foo, Brain Candy both which Roger didn't

    • @pts5217
      @pts5217 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Roger had a real blind spot for comedies

  • @Hollywoodsteve
    @Hollywoodsteve ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Color Purple first movie Spielberg directed since E.T.? I could have SWORN Indiana Jones Temple of Doom in 1984 was directed by Spielberg.

  • @mowm88
    @mowm88 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finally saw Get Out of Africa, it was OK, but too typical of the dull historical epics Oscar kept awarding in the 80s

  • @waynenickels555
    @waynenickels555 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    all time fave movie

  • @CaptainSpalding72
    @CaptainSpalding72 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ENEMY MINE is decent. Great visuals.

  • @sm5574
    @sm5574 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "You stay out of this." 😂

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “You stay out of this!” says Gene.
    Funny.

  • @52weekhigh11
    @52weekhigh11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOL i remember seeing Spies Like Us in the theatre.

    • @sandal_thong
      @sandal_thong ปีที่แล้ว

      Bob Hope did a cameo. That was funny.

  • @wildx5634
    @wildx5634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's weird hearing Winfrey Goldberg Glover and Speilberg being talked about as anything other than living legends

  • @AndrewNewZealand
    @AndrewNewZealand 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Roger IS King Leer this week :D

  • @vincentwilliams5271
    @vincentwilliams5271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Color Purple made me laugh and cry.

  • @howardsimon7061
    @howardsimon7061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still haven't seen "Out Of Africa" (even though I could've watched it on TCM tonight) and I'm sure it's an undeserved Best Picture winner over "The Color Purple" and "Prizzi's Honor". I thought Robert Redford and Meryl Streep should've re-teamed for "The Bridges Of Madison County".

  • @nolagospeltracts8264
    @nolagospeltracts8264 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lou Gossett in a lizard mask was a little much.

  • @fritzwalter4660
    @fritzwalter4660 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Generation Smartphone finds OUT OF AFRICA boring. Who is surprised?

  • @Diskoboy1974
    @Diskoboy1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I still stand by my opinion that Out Of Africa is the absolute worst Best Pic winner of all time.
    The Color Purple should've won.

    • @TheLolapuff
      @TheLolapuff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “Rocky” over “Network” would be close second imo.
      “Out of Africa” boring!

    • @Diskoboy1974
      @Diskoboy1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheLolapuff Amen to Network. My third favorite movie of all time. I think the only reason Rocky won was because of the Bicentennial hoopla. But Network or even Taxi Driver should've won best pic. Don't get me wrong though. Rocky is still a fantastic movie. But there were just better ones that year.

    • @TheVCRTimeMachine
      @TheVCRTimeMachine 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Broadway Melody, which won in 1929 is unwatchable. Aged really poorly.

    • @distinguishedflyer
      @distinguishedflyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn't expecting to like it when I finally watched it, but to my surprise I did.
      My least favorite Best Picture would have to be Dances with Wolves; I was genuinely shocked at how little it worked for me. Gave it a second try and it played no better.

  • @TheVCRTimeMachine
    @TheVCRTimeMachine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Calling the novel of the Color Purple "a black feminist novel" is absurd. One of the great American novels ever and people try to pigeon hole it into some subset, made up genre of "black feminism." WTF?

    • @martinsorenson1055
      @martinsorenson1055 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You know, he really loved the movie. His view most likely encouraged others to see it, and possibly seek out the novel and read it. But you have to focus on a description which you find limiting, Good job.

    • @ronniebishop2496
      @ronniebishop2496 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@martinsorenson1055That’s right he’s the one pigeon holing it into a racist issue just like some people do in EVERYTHING. lol it’s getting ridiculous and ignorant.

  • @thomasisinspacethomasisins8471
    @thomasisinspacethomasisins8471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    now you know why robert redfort aged after this. he was a miscast in Out of Africa.
    poor chasting choice, Meryl Streep pretty much acted soo well he never was able to find
    a side to show how special he was. it just seemed like a miss match of character.
    ~peace
    thomas :)
    *edit* had to edit and mention, there were times when you could tell, deliberately,
    that the camera was *too* focused on streep and *too* focused on redford, why?
    because they could NOT work their scenes together. meryl had her character down,
    and robert had it on that single camera. see the scene where they are on her porch
    for the first time. you can see that redord is lost and doesn't look like he knows
    what he wants to do. it's the scene where she is to the left of him. you pretty much
    here him say something like a snarl, or quick comment see the left side of his jaw,
    and walk away. this IS the first 'romantic' or 'get to know' your character, on that
    porch of her house. htm. and that was pretty much the first one then the over load
    of single shots person to person up until when they had their first real argument of
    commitment. that went better but still. he still seemed less than serving in that shot
    also, even with dialog and his acting. htm.

  • @joeboo8626
    @joeboo8626 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:24
    11 Oscar nominations, 0 wins.

  • @terryjackson324
    @terryjackson324 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Color purple was the best film of 1985 !!!! And everyone knows it!!!!

  • @patrickmontgomery7449
    @patrickmontgomery7449 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    UCB people know

  • @09rja
    @09rja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I thought Streep's accent was annoying actually.

  • @midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743
    @midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll NEVER ear Raisinets EVER again. I ate a whole box of them. The very next day I ended up puking out my guts.
    WTH was Ebert smoking here? "Spies Like Us" is a brilliant film. It certainly is NOT a Razzie film.

  • @rashadgreviews1868
    @rashadgreviews1868 ปีที่แล้ว

    They spoiled the shit outta this movie, while promising not to spoil it 😂

  • @steveb7932
    @steveb7932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Siskel is right Out of Africa is a bore

    • @jamesc.lockwood3810
      @jamesc.lockwood3810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I could not believe that "Out of Africa" beat "The Color Purple" for best picture.

    • @steveb7932
      @steveb7932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamesc.lockwood3810 yup it’s ridiculous

    • @steveprice2718
      @steveprice2718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, there were times that Meryl just didn't deliver. Shocking, huh?!

    • @jamesc.lockwood3810
      @jamesc.lockwood3810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@steveprice2718 Redford was not that great either. Three people got nominated for "The Color Purple" only one for "Out of Africa". The Oscars sucked big time that year.

    • @davidthieroff9452
      @davidthieroff9452 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree that Color Purple should've won hands down but I do love Out of Africa too. Sir John Barry's score, I mean come on.

  • @tommayrant2279
    @tommayrant2279 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Out of Africa was beyond boring.

  • @pandaeyes42
    @pandaeyes42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ou,t Of Africa bored me stupid!

  • @freddyfurrah3789
    @freddyfurrah3789 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never saw Spies Like Us

  • @CaptainSpalding72
    @CaptainSpalding72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OUT OF AFRICA is strangely forgettable.