Born on the Fourth July is a great movie, and Tom Cruise is underrated as an actor. Whoever says he’s a bad actor either hasn’t watched enough of his good stuff or hate him just because he’s a Scientologist.
that's one thing i always disagreed with pro critics about... i like a good mindless viewing of high fiving, stupid action every now and then; something that goes straight to the moronic emotional center of my brain, bypassing the prefrontal cortex all together. i measure the caliber of this type of movie by whether, and how many times, i catch myself drooling with mouth open while watching...
@@robbie192 Haha I love funny-bad b movies, this one just didn't get there for me (I know this isn't a b movie just was kinda embarrassing to watch and I wanted it to finish). But I mean... There were some big explosions
@@luceatlux7087 You can do it in a really well-made way tho. Eg Predator. Movies like T and C are made for people with short attention spans who get bored easily.
I hate Tom Cruise but he was GREAT in that movie. I grew up in a town in Long Island, NY just a few towns away from the real Cruise Character, Massapequa, NY.
Connor Brennan, you probably feel the same about We Were Soldiers. Read the books. It might give you a different perspective. It's obvious you've never fought in a war, or probably have never served.
Well, Kovic came home, so yeah you could say it carried a homeward bound Platoon spirit. It is a Wonderful movie. Stone at his finest, in my humble opinion.
@@roxannemoser You're right. I've never fought in a war and I'm not military. But for the record, I had a whole class about the Vietnam War in college, so I have a small idea. I've also never seen We Were Soldiers either. You're right: I don't know the experience of being in a war; but that does not mean you have to try to put me down, if that's what your intention is. I wouldn't do that to you if you were in my shoes.
It just occurred to me that i enjoy watching this 30 year old VHS recording of reviews of movies that are as old than i enjoy watching almost any movie that the motion picture mills put out today. Thank you for the upload.
If you don't think Tom cruise is a great actor then you haven't seen born on the 4th of July he's incredible..talk about an emotionally gut-wrenching performance..
"Born on the Fourth of July" continues to age extremely well. It's a film that I still return to watch every 4-5 years. It might be one of cinema's all-time great meditations about war, disillusionment, and the important difference between patriotism and nationalism. It's also one of the finest acting performances ever put to screen, with Cruise portraying the 20+ year odyssey of one man's life. A 20-year odyssey in which Cruise displays a dramatic change in both the physical and psychological evolution of Vietnam War veteran/activist Ron Kovic. Cruise respectfully portrays Kovic's transformation from a young and nationalistic high school teenager, to a disillusioned 40-something war veteran-turned-activist who discovers the truest depths of patriotism are often complicated and hard-fought. It's hands-down Cruise's finest performance as an actor to-date, still all these years later, and reminds us of what a tremendous talent he once was before devolving into the "action movie" actor he is today. Along with his earlier film Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July is also director Oliver Stone's magnum opus. Similar to director Spike Lee, from the standpoint of being a boom-or-bust filmmaker, Stone either hits one out of the park, or he just strikes out completely. Luckily for all of us, Born of the Fourth of July is the former. Stone never misses a note throughout the nearly 2-1/2 hour film, as we follow Ron Kovic's personal journey and transformation that stands like a mirror to the society around him. Holding it all together, just below the surface, is a moving score by popular Hollywood composer John Williams. Williams's title track is both grand and delicately moving at the same time, swelling throughout many of the film's most austere moments. In its final summation, Born on the Fourth of July is more than an antiwar film, which is how so many will characterize it. It's really a film that, like its predecessor Platoon, shows us unflinchingly: the first casualty of war is the innocence of those who've volunteered to fight it.
Born on the Fourth of July was a sequel to "Platoon" and part of a trilogy of Vietnam War films. The third starred Tommy Lee Jones. The best part of BOTHFOJ was the soundtrack. I still occasionally listen to it. I grew up on the Vietnam War - thanks to my father. But for some reason, I did not care for this film too much and can't figure out why to this day. Though, oddly, would have liked Stone received Best Picture for this one at the Academy Awards. By the time of the release of this film, my father since passed on and will never have his opinion of it this side of heaven. Even though Ebert highlights the stark elements within the film IMHO to me did not rise to a great film from someone who saw it in the theater. "Platoon" was a different story all together and deserved all the kudos it got.
I can't disagree. I've been on a real 80's action schlock kick of late and having never seen Tango & Cash was expecting fun things. It has the odd entertaining scene here and there, but by God, I've never seen a film so lacking in momentum, and a film so clearly fall apart as that one. What the hell was that last act about?
BotFoJ wasn't a crowd pleaser, but I liked it. Appropriate unofficial sequel to Platoon. I liked that Kovic and some of the other wounded vets were flawed and often unlikable. But it was a good reflection on the period from roughly 1970-1984 that people forget about. As vets got home from Vietnam, the public was often unsympathetic to them, and the establishment essentially treated the war as a chapter they hoped would just slip into obscurity.
LOL! Whiny, nasally voices ... so true. I agree with both Siskel and Ebert on everything they say about the movie. *Always* was such a pretentious dud.
I think the way Ebert worded it was clumsy but what he meant was spot-on. The WWII concept has a lot of weight to it in comparison to the forest fire angle is all he meant.
I had a nice moment when watching TANGO & CASH at home. I was actually watching it myself when my then-12 year old son sat down on the couch because I told him he could use his Xbox once the movie was over, and he watched the last 45 minutes of it. And after he'd seen about 15 minutes of it, he turned to look at me and said in a very deadpan voice "This movie is stupid." I LOL'd and said yeah, it's kind of dumb, but it's the good kind of dumb, it's dumb and fun and not boring. And it's worth noting he kept watching the rest of the film and laughed a few times, before it ended. I enjoyed a tasty slice of 1980's American action film cheese and my son got play Madden with his friends. Win-win.
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Born on the fourth of july is a great movie. Tango & Cash is one of my favourites and Siskel and Elbert are lame and no fun snobs! :-)
Yet it amazes me that some persons regard movie critics as a Gospel. Siskel and Ebert were 1 of a kind duo for movie reviews. I don't agree with them on a number of movies doesn't change I still love watching their movie reviews. They seem like the real life Odd Couple
Music Box, along with Chaplin, were two movies from the same company that produced T2, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, and Cliffhanger. The first two were Oscar bait movies, clearly not what was expected.
Cliff Slatterly Yeah, Tango & Cash was more like Rambo meets Beverly Hills Cop than a straight up Lethal Weapon rip. It was a fun action comedy. I think Siskel and Ebert were too harsh on those kinds of movies.
Remember that all movies are subjective.... That being said Tango & Cash is still one of my favorite action films of the 80s. Plus #TeriThacher dayummmmmm.
One good (Always), one great (Born on the 4th) one dud (Tango and Cash) The latter gets my razzie. Gene & Roger are a bit harsh on "Always". It's hard to believe this is 30 yrs ago.
Tango and Cash is a bad movie and a trashy one but man I can't help but love it. For the banter between Russell and Stallone. Russell clearly having more fun. Personally think it's him who keeps the film going.
Always suffered from oversentimentality, cheesy dialogue and lack of chemistry. However, Hunter and Dreyfuss were fantastic in Once Around, a bittersweet dramedy that brings new meaning to opposites attract and that goes with family. Born on the Fourth of July is without question, one of the most underrated Oliver Stone films to date. Tango & Cash...HAHAH! The greatest bad movie that brings the kitchen sink with the action sequences, there is no chemistry and every line bombs with Russell/Stallone. However, that's what makes it work and it's a kick to watch Jack Palance overact as the villain. He looked like he was having so much fun. It's not a good movie at all, but it is always watchable with a bowl of hot buttered popcorn. Cue Bad English please!
Always was a damn good movie. Also, 1941 is an absolute classic. I've never understood the hate. It's hilarious if you're familiar with the historical subject matter and context.
I like Always but Spielberg always seem to go overly corny with sentiments esp. around that time and this was an homage to a war movie and so it became extra corny. Some of the sentiments and situations felt fake. But it is pretty watchable.
I came here to watch this because I just wasted an hour and half of my life watching Tango and Cash on a friend's recommendation. Wtf man, completely agree with Ebert lol. All I could keep thinking while watching was "Thank God they don't make movies like this anymore!" Also, Ebert was a national treasure
Stallone's career is just depressing to look at. When he applies himself, Stallone is capable of giving a powerful performance and he has exhibited his exceptional skills as a director. Unfortunately, he has spent most of his career appearing in junk.
@@PS3TEKKENLORD I really don't like to validate the Oscars but I will say Stallone could have had a very different career. He could have easily been like Clint Eastwood, directing a string of well crafted and occasionally brilliant films.
i haven't seen any of these or 1941 but i remember i hated that one for being silly while i'd heard this Always film was an real oater. i also heard that tango and cash loved getting slapped around together in jail while Born on Fourth was a nail in Tom's coffin.
Platoon was just a hack good vs. evil mentor plot with a weak protagonist. Born was a much more powerful examination of a disabled soldier's climb back to purpose.
Meanwhile, the "forgettable" Tango and Cash still airs regularly on TV and has outlasted every other film reviewed on this show, including Born in the Fourth of July, which is way too heavy to watch a lot and got lost in the shuffle with all the other Vietnam movies of the Era. Siskel and Ebert couldn't see the forrest for the trees on this one.
Amen brother! Tango & Cash is just a hilarious good time, and if u like it, it is easily rewatchable. Born on 4th of July is also great and important, but after watching it once, I thought "I never want to experience that again". The hospital scenes by themselves will ruin your day, maybe week.
Ebert seemed very disrespectful to our brave firefighters IMO. "Not important to fight forest fires"?!??!!? He was WAY off with that comment and comparing firefighters to war veterans. Both are heroes who risk or risked their lives. My father was a volunteer fireman who died fighting his first fire at age 36. He was also a navy veteran, although not during a war but he served. I was actually very disturbed at Eberts' comment. Are police less important than soldiers either? He really should've thought before he spoke in this case.
tango and cash is the most unlikable role i've ever seen sly in....i mean wtf was that. kurt russell almost saved it but then he puts a dress on and...no....no.
"Born on the Fourth of July" was the only film my parents and I *ever* walked out on...and we were watching it on VHS at the time! In contrast, I liked "Always".
Richard Dreyfus is annoying, but I thought holly hunter had a good and effective portrayal of her character in this film.the material is interesting but Richard Dreyfus was not the right guy for this .Spielberg is a good director even when the story is empty.
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so good to watch these old reviews and revisit all these movies. I really miss Siskel and Ebert.
Born on the Fourth July is a great movie, and Tom Cruise is underrated as an actor. Whoever says he’s a bad actor either hasn’t watched enough of his good stuff or hate him just because he’s a Scientologist.
Until the one-two punch of couch jumping on the Oprah show, and the awkward Today show interview, it didn't matter to most people.
Lol, they disliked Tango & Cash so much, they didn’t even want to talk about it.
Just watched it for the first time, and I have to agree haha
that's one thing i always disagreed with pro critics about... i like a good mindless viewing of high fiving, stupid action every now and then; something that goes straight to the moronic emotional center of my brain, bypassing the prefrontal cortex all together. i measure the caliber of this type of movie by whether, and how many times, i catch myself drooling with mouth open while watching...
@@nolanjohnson5398 lol..the movie is so bad it is watchable
@@robbie192 Haha I love funny-bad b movies, this one just didn't get there for me (I know this isn't a b movie just was kinda embarrassing to watch and I wanted it to finish). But I mean... There were some big explosions
@@luceatlux7087 You can do it in a really well-made way tho. Eg Predator.
Movies like T and C are made for people with short attention spans who get bored easily.
I agree with Ebert about Born on the Fourth of July. It feels like a continuation of Platoon.
I hate Tom Cruise but he was GREAT in that movie. I grew up in a town in Long Island, NY just a few towns away from the real Cruise Character, Massapequa, NY.
Connor Brennan, you probably feel the same about We Were Soldiers. Read the books. It might give you a different perspective. It's obvious you've never fought in a war, or probably have never served.
Well, Kovic came home, so yeah you could say it carried a homeward bound Platoon spirit. It is a Wonderful movie. Stone at his finest, in my humble opinion.
DO YOU AGREE WITH HIM ABOUT FOREST FIRES TO THAT THEY ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT TO SACRIFICE ONE'S LIFE FOR!??
@@roxannemoser You're right. I've never fought in a war and I'm not military. But for the record, I had a whole class about the Vietnam War in college, so I have a small idea. I've also never seen We Were Soldiers either. You're right: I don't know the experience of being in a war; but that does not mean you have to try to put me down, if that's what your intention is. I wouldn't do that to you if you were in my shoes.
3:59 "What are you going like *this* for!!??" Haha, Ebert getting touchy about Siskel's finger-wagging.
If I were Siskel, I woulda been like, do you know what this is?? And throw up the middle finger in his big face, lol.
4:04 "Oh I wouldn't want that to happen." I love Ebert's sass. Then again his love and wife is a black woman, so maybe she rubbed off on him.
It just occurred to me that i enjoy watching this 30 year old VHS recording of reviews of movies that are as old than i enjoy watching almost any movie that the motion picture mills put out today. Thank you for the upload.
I am glad to hear that to hey gave TWO THUMBS UP for Tom Cruise's performance in Born on the Fourth of July. 🤗
Whether or not I agree with the reviews, I give a thumbs up to all the S & E videos posted, because they are posted.
If you don't think Tom cruise is a great actor then you haven't seen born on the 4th of July he's incredible..talk about an emotionally gut-wrenching performance..
I agree.
I agree. It’s interesting too, because there reviewing it without knowing how popular it would be years later.
"Born on the Fourth of July" continues to age extremely well. It's a film that I still return to watch every 4-5 years. It might be one of cinema's all-time great meditations about war, disillusionment, and the important difference between patriotism and nationalism. It's also one of the finest acting performances ever put to screen, with Cruise portraying the 20+ year odyssey of one man's life. A 20-year odyssey in which Cruise displays a dramatic change in both the physical and psychological evolution of Vietnam War veteran/activist Ron Kovic. Cruise respectfully portrays Kovic's transformation from a young and nationalistic high school teenager, to a disillusioned 40-something war veteran-turned-activist who discovers the truest depths of patriotism are often complicated and hard-fought. It's hands-down Cruise's finest performance as an actor to-date, still all these years later, and reminds us of what a tremendous talent he once was before devolving into the "action movie" actor he is today. Along with his earlier film Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July is also director Oliver Stone's magnum opus. Similar to director Spike Lee, from the standpoint of being a boom-or-bust filmmaker, Stone either hits one out of the park, or he just strikes out completely. Luckily for all of us, Born of the Fourth of July is the former. Stone never misses a note throughout the nearly 2-1/2 hour film, as we follow Ron Kovic's personal journey and transformation that stands like a mirror to the society around him. Holding it all together, just below the surface, is a moving score by popular Hollywood composer John Williams. Williams's title track is both grand and delicately moving at the same time, swelling throughout many of the film's most austere moments. In its final summation, Born on the Fourth of July is more than an antiwar film, which is how so many will characterize it. It's really a film that, like its predecessor Platoon, shows us unflinchingly: the first casualty of war is the innocence of those who've volunteered to fight it.
I watch it about once a year. It is a very good movie and makes me feel whole after I watch it. 🎗🎗
I like TANGO & CASH, it was entertaining to watch.
I like it, too.
MANGO AND MASH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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war guild, Thank you very much for uploading these shows. Feel like I've gone back in time, and want to watch all these movies over again.
I liked Always, Born on the Fourth of July, Tango and Cash. They all entertaining movies.
Their angry dismissal of Tango & Cash is awesome.
Born on the Fourth of July was a sequel to "Platoon" and part of a trilogy of Vietnam War films. The third starred Tommy Lee Jones. The best part of BOTHFOJ was the soundtrack. I still occasionally listen to it. I grew up on the Vietnam War - thanks to my father. But for some reason, I did not care for this film too much and can't figure out why to this day. Though, oddly, would have liked Stone received Best Picture for this one at the Academy Awards. By the time of the release of this film, my father since passed on and will never have his opinion of it this side of heaven. Even though Ebert highlights the stark elements within the film IMHO to me did not rise to a great film from someone who saw it in the theater. "Platoon" was a different story all together and deserved all the kudos it got.
It's a powerful movie but not an easy one to watch.
The third movie on that was Heaven and Earth. It's good, but not as good as the previous two.
12:21 Born on the Fourth of July grossed $161 million, more than Platoon. So I guess it did attract more people than Siskel thought.
not for the right reasons though, Cruize was a heart throb then and thats why
@@trampstamp4548 No, it was for the right reasons.
Tom Cruise probably had the most consistent track record of box office success from the mid 80's through late 90's.
Tango & Cash - "A waste of valuable electricity" Roger Ebert. lol.
Adrian Mendoza lol! But they loved Starman w/ Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen! I know you can relate.😉☺
Both Starman and Tango and Cash are good.
I'm with the guys here. Tango & Cash was very forgettable.
I can't disagree. I've been on a real 80's action schlock kick of late and having never seen Tango & Cash was expecting fun things. It has the odd entertaining scene here and there, but by God, I've never seen a film so lacking in momentum, and a film so clearly fall apart as that one. What the hell was that last act about?
"Why is yours bigger than mine?" "Genetics."
Pee-wee!! 😆 😆
BotFoJ wasn't a crowd pleaser, but I liked it. Appropriate unofficial sequel to Platoon. I liked that Kovic and some of the other wounded vets were flawed and often unlikable. But it was a good reflection on the period from roughly 1970-1984 that people forget about. As vets got home from Vietnam, the public was often unsympathetic to them, and the establishment essentially treated the war as a chapter they hoped would just slip into obscurity.
LOL! Whiny, nasally voices ... so true. I agree with both Siskel and Ebert on everything they say about the movie. *Always* was such a pretentious dud.
"Tango and Cash" was silly fun. They were wrong about that one.
Should have been a guilty pleasure.
just because someone has a different opinion on a movie than you doesn't mean they are wrong all film is subjective
Really? Thanks for pointing that out.
You can't be wrong about an opinion
Really? Ask nazis about their "opinions" and see if that's true...
@@ComandoPadentro jesus dude, im talking about movies
I liked Always. I watch it occasionally.
I liked Occasionally. I watch it always.
Ebert was on one with that fire-fighting isn't worth risking your life bit. Siskel had to straighten him out.
I don't think its worth the suicidal flying we see in this movie.
I think the way Ebert worded it was clumsy but what he meant was spot-on. The WWII concept has a lot of weight to it in comparison to the forest fire angle is all he meant.
I had a nice moment when watching TANGO & CASH at home. I was actually watching it myself when my then-12 year old son sat down on the couch because I told him he could use his Xbox once the movie was over, and he watched the last 45 minutes of it. And after he'd seen about 15 minutes of it, he turned to look at me and said in a very deadpan voice "This movie is stupid." I LOL'd and said yeah, it's kind of dumb, but it's the good kind of dumb, it's dumb and fun and not boring. And it's worth noting he kept watching the rest of the film and laughed a few times, before it ended. I enjoyed a tasty slice of 1980's American action film cheese and my son got play Madden with his friends. Win-win.
Born on the fourth of july is a great movie. Tango & Cash is one of my favourites and Siskel and Elbert are lame and no fun snobs! :-)
Yet it amazes me that some persons regard movie critics as a Gospel.
Siskel and Ebert were 1 of a kind duo for movie reviews. I don't agree with them on a number of movies doesn't change I still love watching their movie reviews.
They seem like the real life Odd Couple
Jason Case \m/ !!!!
Vraciu Stand Up Your response puzzles me because I have no damn clue what that means. Looks like a foreign language
Jason Case Have you ever heard of Rock music? :-) It's the sign of Rock and Metal music, dude! \m/
Vraciu Stand Up ok I assume your agreeing.
Nice to know, and yes if you mean rock and roll.
Music Box, along with Chaplin, were two movies from the same company that produced T2, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, and Cliffhanger. The first two were Oscar bait movies, clearly not what was expected.
I enjoyed Tango & Cash immensely. Sure, it's a Lethal Weapon ripoff, but it's also one of Stallone's best non Rocky or Rambo movies.
Cliff Slatterly Yeah, Tango & Cash was more like Rambo meets Beverly Hills Cop than a straight up Lethal Weapon rip. It was a fun action comedy. I think Siskel and Ebert were too harsh on those kinds of movies.
Cliff Slatterly Rambo was a pussy...
Lol. So says Tango. Agreed guys. Tango and Cash is highly underrated.
Cliff Slatterly I like this movie too. It's dumb fun.
Remember that all movies are subjective....
That being said Tango & Cash is still one of my favorite action films of the 80s. Plus #TeriThacher dayummmmmm.
I absolutely agree with them about the film Always. Didn't feel it a bit.
tango and cash goes in the category of "Fun but not good" and its fine right there.
One good (Always), one great (Born on the 4th) one dud (Tango and Cash) The latter gets my razzie. Gene & Roger are a bit harsh on "Always". It's hard to believe this is 30 yrs ago.
Tango and Cash is classic 80s action movie and great one liners, not a great movie, but IMHO, very entertaining
I've literally never even heard of Always.
forgettable cornball Spielberg movie
Cruise or Williams should have won Best Actor that year.
Matthew Adkins robin Williams should never have ever been close to an Oscar
K Doherty that's not cool Robin Williams earned that Oscar! That's why you don't pick the winners-loser!😡
@@chugchugburtreynolds6963 Why be so shitty?
Tango and Cash is a bad movie and a trashy one but man I can't help but love it. For the banter between Russell and Stallone. Russell clearly having more fun. Personally think it's him who keeps the film going.
I agree. It's a guilty pleasure.
240p we meet again.
Always suffered from oversentimentality, cheesy dialogue and lack of chemistry. However, Hunter and Dreyfuss were fantastic in Once Around, a bittersweet dramedy that brings new meaning to opposites attract and that goes with family. Born on the Fourth of July is without question, one of the most underrated Oliver Stone films to date. Tango & Cash...HAHAH! The greatest bad movie that brings the kitchen sink with the action sequences, there is no chemistry and every line bombs with Russell/Stallone. However, that's what makes it work and it's a kick to watch Jack Palance overact as the villain. He looked like he was having so much fun. It's not a good movie at all, but it is always watchable with a bowl of hot buttered popcorn. Cue Bad English please!
Once Around IS better than Always. Always is a rare Spielberg failure. Only the sight of Audrey Hepburn put a smile on my face.
Tango and cash is a fun movie
Always was a damn good movie. Also, 1941 is an absolute classic. I've never understood the hate. It's hilarious if you're familiar with the historical subject matter and context.
A comedy about California getting *this close* to being invaded by the Japanese- what's not to love.
I do want to see Camille Claudel
"Always" was a very moving film in comparison to their review.
Yep Speed 2 was so much better than Tango and Cash.
Not.
Quality of this video seems like it was taped in a WW2 bomber.
I like Always but Spielberg always seem to go overly corny with sentiments esp. around that time and this was an homage to a war movie and so it became extra corny. Some of the sentiments and situations felt fake. But it is pretty watchable.
I came here to watch this because I just wasted an hour and half of my life watching Tango and Cash on a friend's recommendation. Wtf man, completely agree with Ebert lol. All I could keep thinking while watching was "Thank God they don't make movies like this anymore!" Also, Ebert was a national treasure
Stallone's career is just depressing to look at. When he applies himself, Stallone is capable of giving a powerful performance and he has exhibited his exceptional skills as a director. Unfortunately, he has spent most of his career appearing in junk.
IN THE RIGHT MOVIE DO THINK THAT Stallone could have won an OSCAR!??
@@PS3TEKKENLORD I really don't like to validate the Oscars but I will say Stallone could have had a very different career. He could have easily been like Clint Eastwood, directing a string of well crafted and occasionally brilliant films.
The movie Oscar, where Stallone played the 1920s gangster trying to go legit, that was fun.
I predict someone will bitch about the quality.
"Always" 3.5/5
"Born on the fourth of July" 3.5/5
"Tango & Cash" 2.5/5
They really shit on the movies that time.
i haven't seen any of these or 1941 but i remember i hated that one for being silly while i'd heard this Always film was an real oater. i also heard that tango and cash loved getting slapped around together in jail while Born on Fourth was a nail in Tom's coffin.
You're wrong about Born on the Fourth of July. One of Tom Cruise's best films.
Platoon was just a hack good vs. evil mentor plot with a weak protagonist. Born was a much more powerful examination of a disabled soldier's climb back to purpose.
Meanwhile, the "forgettable" Tango and Cash still airs regularly on TV and has outlasted every other film reviewed on this show, including Born in the Fourth of July, which is way too heavy to watch a lot and got lost in the shuffle with all the other Vietnam movies of the Era. Siskel and Ebert couldn't see the forrest for the trees on this one.
Amen brother! Tango & Cash is just a hilarious good time, and if u like it, it is easily rewatchable. Born on 4th of July is also great and important, but after watching it once, I thought "I never want to experience that again". The hospital scenes by themselves will ruin your day, maybe week.
That's because the public gets dumber and dumber with every year and embraces simplistic crap, not anything due to the quality of Tango & Cash.
Ebert seemed very disrespectful to our brave firefighters IMO. "Not important to fight forest fires"?!??!!? He was WAY off with that comment and comparing firefighters to war veterans. Both are heroes who risk or risked their lives. My father was a volunteer fireman who died fighting his first fire at age 36. He was also a navy veteran, although not during a war but he served. I was actually very disturbed at Eberts' comment. Are police less important than soldiers either? He really should've thought before he spoke in this case.
He said it is important to fight forest fires
I'm sorry about your father.
You need to buy a new VCR.
tango and cash is the most unlikable role i've ever seen sly in....i mean wtf was that. kurt russell almost saved it but then he puts a dress on and...no....no.
"Born on the Fourth of July" was the only film my parents and I *ever* walked out on...and we were watching it on VHS at the time! In contrast, I liked "Always".
DarkProf1 😂😂😂
DarkProf1 I found them both impossible to watch
too bad they were great!
speak to Ron Kovic It's his story
I know it's his story hon. Doesn't mean I have to like the movie based on his story.
19:23 - 'Always': 👎👎, 'Music Box': 👎👎, 'Born on the Fourth of July': 👍👍, 'Tango and Cash': 👎👎, 'Camille Claudel': 👎(S)👍(E)
was the audio recorded through a potato?
Have you ever heard of videotape and what happens to it over time? Serious question.
My goodness this was the 80's what do you expect?!
Geezzz....😒
I actually heard it was from Uranus.
Nondescript actually it was recorded through a yam
Richard Dreyfus is annoying, but I thought holly hunter had a good and effective portrayal of her character in this film.the material is interesting but Richard Dreyfus was not the right guy for this .Spielberg is a good director even when the story is empty.
Roger was full of shit about the forest fire vs. thing.
ALWAYS should have been NEVER. I'm so glad they both didn't like this overly long, boring, pretentious piece of shit film.
Too much Spielberg horseshit. Nothing about the title movie. Bye!
Well Ebert is silly. But who cares