i remember this time period where they had guest critics on every week and it had that feeling that they were trying to find someone they thought had the right chemistry to fill in the gap of Genes loss. and i always thought people would be blatantly coming in and brown nosing to try to get that spot, but damn this women is pulling no punches LOL. guess she didnt want the gig.
Magnolia & Topsy-turvy are great 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐. I use to like Bicentennial man but I agree, it just repeat everything & not come up anything new - no journey, no adventure 👎🌟🌟.
Poor Roger had bad luck with the movie Magnolia. Here, when he first reviewed it with Joyce Kulhawik, she bashed the movie while he adored it. Later on, Joel Sigel had it on his worst of 1999 list much to his dismay.
One of the best movies made in the last 25 years gets a thumbs down and she gives Stuart Little a thumbs up? I think she was just trying to be a contrarian here.
Magnolia 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️ & a half out of 4 Stuart Little 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bicentennial Man 👎⭐️⭐️ Anna & the King 👍⭐️⭐️ & a half out of 4 If you can find more episodes from 1999 would be appreciated 👍
Roger, I'm sorry if I'm putting words in his mouth, didn't enjoy Joyce Kulwahik at all lol. Between this and Gladiator, the contention was sharply noticeable
Absolutely hated Bicentennial Man, and I should have liked it. I enjoyed Asimov's original story - it's one of my favorite Asimov stories - but I hated the expansion novel written by Robert Silverberg, and I am convinced the movie takes more from THAT than it does Asimov. Silverberg, in my opinion, changes the character of the robot Andrew Martin and expanded many scenes that simply did not need expanding. If people complain about how dry Asimov's writing style is in the original, well, it IS Andrew's story, after all - he's learning about humanity as we learn about him. Silverberg's novel keeps us apart from Andrew, and I didn't think the novel was necessary. The movie falls back on Robin Williams' "the man who learns to be human by the power of laughter" shtick. I didn't like it in Patch Adams, and I definitely don't like it in Bicentennial Man. Asimov's novella focuses on the nature of humanity, what does it mean to be human, and the character of Andrew Martin is fascinating for his journey. The movie ... is about the power of laughter, and the journey for humanity is incidental. That robot suit doesn't help either - I am distracted every time I see it. It does not look real for a second. It looks like - and probably felt like - a 1950s robot costume. And, Williams' performance gets MORE robotic when shorn of the suit! How is that even POSSIBLE?!!
I mean there were some great ones like Dead Poets Society, One Hour Photo, Death to Smoochy (yes I like that film) Insomnia, and Mrs. Doubtfire but yeah. Bicentennial Man, Patch Adams, Jakob the Liar, and Flubber are the bottom of the barrel for him.
Roger Ebert's face when she ripped Magnolia apart is priceless.
The look Roger gave anytime he disagreed with her opinions its almost like he gave a look like, "Really, bitch?"
She also called Gladiator one of the best films she’d ever seen.
Magnolia on Rotten Tomatoes
-83% critics
-89% Audience
-0% Kulhawik
i remember this time period where they had guest critics on every week and it had that feeling that they were trying to find someone they thought had the right chemistry to fill in the gap of Genes loss. and i always thought people would be blatantly coming in and brown nosing to try to get that spot, but damn this women is pulling no punches LOL. guess she didnt want the gig.
Lol Ebert when she starts ragging on Magnolia
Magnolia & Topsy-turvy are great 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐.
I use to like Bicentennial man but I agree, it just repeat everything & not come up anything new - no journey, no adventure 👎🌟🌟.
Thanks again for posting these. Magnolia is one of my all-time favorite movies. The other reviewer made me miss Gene all the more.
One of so many films I wish I could see/hear/read Gene review.
Tom Cruise was also in Eyes Wide Shut. The same year he did Magnolia.
Poor Roger had bad luck with the movie Magnolia. Here, when he first reviewed it with Joyce Kulhawik, she bashed the movie while he adored it. Later on, Joel Sigel had it on his worst of 1999 list much to his dismay.
8:25 "...an all-mouse version of The Great Gatsby."
Would that be... The Great Ratsby?
Well, no. Surely that would be the title of an all RAT version of The Great Gatsby.
Thank you for uploading
I can see why Roeper was chosen...
One of the best movies made in the last 25 years gets a thumbs down and she gives Stuart Little a thumbs up? I think she was just trying to be a contrarian here.
Magnolia 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️ & a half out of 4
Stuart Little 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bicentennial Man 👎⭐️⭐️
Anna & the King 👍⭐️⭐️ & a half out of 4
If you can find more episodes from 1999 would be appreciated 👍
Roger, I'm sorry if I'm putting words in his mouth, didn't enjoy Joyce Kulwahik at all lol. Between this and Gladiator, the contention was sharply noticeable
11:38 "au contraire"???? Roger never spoke French to Gene.
How is a movie critic not able to handle Magnolia?
That Robin Williams movie seemed to never end sorry it was torture to sit through it went on forever
I like the beginning of bicenntial man but the second half is horrible to get through.
Oh my goodness, and I thought the disagreements between Siskel and Ebert were bad....
Dean Wendt December 19 1999
Absolutely hated Bicentennial Man, and I should have liked it. I enjoyed Asimov's original story - it's one of my favorite Asimov stories - but I hated the expansion novel written by Robert Silverberg, and I am convinced the movie takes more from THAT than it does Asimov. Silverberg, in my opinion, changes the character of the robot Andrew Martin and expanded many scenes that simply did not need expanding. If people complain about how dry Asimov's writing style is in the original, well, it IS Andrew's story, after all - he's learning about humanity as we learn about him. Silverberg's novel keeps us apart from Andrew, and I didn't think the novel was necessary.
The movie falls back on Robin Williams' "the man who learns to be human by the power of laughter" shtick. I didn't like it in Patch Adams, and I definitely don't like it in Bicentennial Man. Asimov's novella focuses on the nature of humanity, what does it mean to be human, and the character of Andrew Martin is fascinating for his journey. The movie ... is about the power of laughter, and the journey for humanity is incidental. That robot suit doesn't help either - I am distracted every time I see it. It does not look real for a second. It looks like - and probably felt like - a 1950s robot costume. And, Williams' performance gets MORE robotic when shorn of the suit! How is that even POSSIBLE?!!
Kulhaiwik and Siegel were right about Magnolia. One of the most boring and frustrating films I’ve ever seen.
Remember when they had to replace Gene; obviously they should have chosen this woman. The man they hired never pushed back as she could
I don't think she would've worked.
Robin Williams killed himself
His movies are still crap (well, most of them)
@@Hellraiser0601 they sure were
No sympathy here
I mean there were some great ones like Dead Poets Society, One Hour Photo, Death to Smoochy (yes I like that film) Insomnia, and Mrs. Doubtfire but yeah. Bicentennial Man, Patch Adams, Jakob the Liar, and Flubber are the bottom of the barrel for him.
@@AnimationNation2004 put Popeye the Sailor Man down in that barrel as well. Club Paradise was pretty good , and had a great cast.