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- 'Nuff said. Gene & Roger's Ten Best from '87.
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It was impossible to live life in the 80s without a saxophonist being in the same room.
This theme music is better than anything in recent years.
What happened? Why did everyone abandon this prince of instruments??
Or a steel drum.
Blame Kenny G.
😀😀😀
I miss this show and Roger and Gene, immensely.
I would have to agree with you, I wish that Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were both still Alive, I would've loved watching them review Present Day Movies, Like,
1. Star Wars the Force Awakens.
2. Star Wars the Last Jedi.
3. Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker.
4. Black Panther.
5. Black Panther Wakanda Forever.
5. Avatar.
6. Avatar the way of water.
7. Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
8. War for the Planet of the Apes.
9. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
10. Cinderella. -2015.
11. Alice in Wonderland. - 2010.
12. Alice through the Looking Glass. - 2016.
13. A Wrinkle in Time. - 2003.
14. A Wrinkle in Time. - 2018.
15. Aladdin. - 2019.
16. The Jungle Book. - 2016.
17. Mulan. - 2020.
18. Encanto.
19. Raya and the Last Dragon.
20. Wish. - 2023.
21. The Boy and the Heron. - 2023. Anime Movie.
22. Monster's University.
23. Cars 4.
24. Toy Story 4.
25. Jurassic World.
26. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom.
27. Jurassic World Dominion.
28. Minions the Rise of Gru.
29. Pokémon Detective Pikachu.
30. West Side Story. - 2021.
Etc. Etc.
I miss them most of all I think. And we need them more than ever. The amount of mediocrity and pandering in the last 14 years has been horrific. Especially with the adventof "streaming," and worse of all-------CONTENT CREATORS! Movies are not about being cinematic, they're about filling up until the next thing in the queue. It's just content. Netflix and "influencers," are the particular ones to blame.
I love that Roger included Lethal Weapon. Never afraid to give credit to a good popcorn movie
Best buddy cop movie ever.
@@Kthomasritchie Yup. And Lethal Weapon is better.
Popcorn causes horrible breath.
That's fascinating. because the following year he would go on to pan Die Hard. ( for which he would actually sort of apologize later. Saying that he wasn't in the right frame of mind, or something, when he saw it.)
It's OK. It happens.
Robocop was released this year. Lethal Weapon was great and should be in year's top 10, but wasn't the best action film of the year.
My Top 10
1. River's Edge
2, Wall Street
3. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
4. The Lost Boys
5. Wings Of Desire
6. Less Than Zero
7. Throw Mama From The Train
8. Lethal Weapon
9. Full Metal Jacket
10. Barfly
11. Withnail & I
That’s a great list
"Unlike _Wall Street,_ which took a real cheap shot at the securities industry..."
That didn't age well 🤣 Wall Street is crammed full of fine upstanding citizens like Bernie Madoff.
Gene and Roger had such an incredible chemistry between them…I could have watched them talk about movies together for hours at a time. The Siskel and Ebert shows were sometimes nearly as entertaining as the films themselves.
The Untouchables is one my favorites of 87 but my favorite film of that year is Raising Arizona
"Nathan needs some Huggies. I'll be out directly." :)
Robocop
Predator
Full metal jacket
Lethal Weapon
The lost boys
Planes trains and automobiles
The untouchables
Wall Street
Evil dead 2 (better than the first)
Broadcast news
Moonstruck
The princess bride
Rivers edge is an odd movie, but if anyone wants to know what the 80s was actually like versus what it’s remembered to be, watch this movie.
I never thought I’d like a movie with Mickey rourke, Faye dunaway, and (you guessed it) Frank Stallone, but Barfly is great. The book “Hollywood” by Charles Bukowski about the making of it is even better!
Near Dark is also fun. You can tell Bill Paxton is enjoying himself.
You have to be in a certain mindset to watch Withnail and I. Otherwise, it will rub you the wrong way, but Richard E. Grant was born to play that role.
Fatal Attraction would’ve been better with the original ending.
River's Edge was ahead of its time. It was set in Northern California (Pacific Northwest adjacent) and foreshadowed the look and vibe of the 90s grunge era.
Twin Peaks and American decline
It was based on actual events.
Exactly what I thought when I saw it.
My kids asked me what I was like in high school (graduated 1991). I played them Rivers Edge. The costume team did a perfect job. It 100% nailed my crowd and the way we acted.
WOW!! James L Brooks goes from terms of endearment, to broadcast news to the simpsons!!! Thank you!!!
The Last emperor BADLY needs a new 4K scan and 4K disc. The Criterion blu-ray is wretchedly outdated and cropped.
There was an enormous gap in the publication of Siskel's and Ebert's Top 10 lists for 1987. Gene's Top 10 list for that year was not published until January 3, 1988, and appeared to be written more hastily than any of his other Top 10 list articles, omitting mention of his runner-ups or least favorite films of 1987, and avoiding the mention of favorite acting and directing credits for 1987, among others.
That being said, Gene saw it as an opportunity to accentuate the positives of 1987 in film, which were that:
-Robby Benson did not star in a film that year
-the main colorizer of black and white film saw its stock plunge to a measly $3 from $20 a year before
-Walt Disney's 1955 film "Lady and the Tramp" (Walt Disney Home Video #582) made its home video debut as part of the Walt Disney Classics line, "giving children another fine animated movie to watch at home instead of Saturday morning TV." (and, no, eBay sellers, the tape of that movie is NOT worth thousands of dollars,)
-Warner Bros. made its first Looney Tunes cartoon since the 1969 closure of its theatrical animation division ("The Duxorcist")
-Robin Williams got what Gene wanted out of him in the great "Good Morning, Vietnam".
-Then-94-year-old Lilian Gish turned out to be alive and well and active in "The Whales of August", which was her last film (she died on February 27, 1993).
Barfly is an awesome movie. Very original
Even after receiving a big check for writing 'Barfly' Charles Bukowski continued to live in two bit hotels. If you never read any of his stuff check it out. It's really seedy and gritty stuff.
@@laudanum669 sounds interesting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info
"River's Edge" is the one I've seen the most of any film in my life. The dialog is perfect(Neal Jiminez). It's a perfect script that's executed perfectly (Tim Hunter) and I have used lines in real life...and crack myself up.
It’s actually somewhat based on a true story .
Rivers Edge is a really great film. I think it should be on the Criterion Collection!
Yep. Absolutely.
100% agree
And by the way, I also play guitar.
Plus it has a great Soundtrack if you like Metal.
It's a good, disturbing movie about teens.
87 was a solid year for cinema.
I counted over 30 movies worth seeing at least once and half a dozen worth seeing more than once.
It was, but I have to say that 86 is my favorite for the decade. And some of the best movie soundtracks ever.
@@Laidengizer011 I count "only" 22 movies worth seeing once in 1986 (including the top ten at the box office such as _The Golden Child)_ but 9 or 10 worth seeing more than once.
My Best of 1987
10. No Way Out
9. House of Games
8. Broadcast News
7. Moonstruck
6. Full Metal Jacket
5. Au revoir les enfants
4. Matewan
3. The Dead
2. The Princess Bride
1. Wings of Desire
Runners Up:
15. Fatal Attraction
14. The Untouchables
13. Robocop
12. The Last Emperor
11. River’s Edge
Good list
i loved Rivers Edge, its still one of my favorite films and no one ever knows what im talking about when i mention it. i was a high school Sophomore that year and was very much wrapped up in the metal scene. Rivers Edge is without a doubt the most realistic portrayal i have ever seen of that scene. which is in no way to say that every group of disenfranchised delinquent stoner teens like that had a crazy murderer friend. but EVERY character in that film reminded me of people and peers around me, even Hoppers nuts old biker. one of my best friends parents were an old biker couple and ALWAYS had parties and tons of old bikers hanging around.
It's a harrowing movie, and it's based on a true story.
Top 10!!! Such a dark and disturbing story. Great actors, and well directed!!
It’s a classic
@@reneedennis2011 But it's filled with a lot of comic moments too. "Check's in the mail!" or "You got Bud in bottles?"
I went to high school in the 1980's and River's Edge is practically a documentary. Those are exactly the kind of people I hung out with. It also introduced Keanu Reeves and Crispin Glover has a knockout performance.
interesting looking at Siskel's list and how Full Metal Jacket still holds up now and The Last Emperor which i just rewatched and think it is an a stone cold masterpiece. I wonder if Ebert ever changed his mind on Full Metal Jacket because imo it holds up as one of Kubricks very best for me.
"Rivers Edge "....
Loved Mickey Rourke in Barfly. I thought he tapped into Bukowski, though I hear Bukowski hated it.
Seeing/hearing Dennis Quaid in this show , I wouldn't be able to watch the Big Easy in full cause I'm from New Orleans and his accent is atrocious, waaaaay off...there are many accents to have in NOLA or people have no accent, but i can tell you ...no one ever has had the accent Dennis Quaid is failing miserably with...so bad. Sounds like a wannabe Cajun from New York..makes no sense..i'm sure the movie is great but i couldn't even deal with that little clip...like fingernails scratching a chalk board lol
Well, Dick Van Dyke's accent in Mary Poppins was atrocious, but it was still a great film despite that.
1987 was a very good year for movies!
Gene looked like a less handsome Chevy Chase.
Barfly, Angel Heart, Near Dark, Fatal Attraction
Seeing the tracking at the beginning warms my heart...
I feel like Gene didn’t talk more about Full Metal Jacket despite it being #2 on his list because they didn’t have enough time for him to argue about it with Roger AND list his number one choice
Best films of 1987 (random list)
- My Life As A Dog (Lasse Hallstrom, 1985)
- Babette's Feast (Gabriel Axel)
- Broadcast News (James L. Brooks)
- Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders)
- Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick)
- Au revoir, les enfants (Louis Malle)
- House of Games (David Mamet)
- Yeelen (Souleymane Cisse)
- The Family (Ettore Scola)
- Raising Arizona (Joel Coen)
Great list
Damn good list. Au Revoir, Les Enfants is absolutely devastating.
River's Edge is a masterpiece.
Through the years I’ve turned many different people on to River’s Edge👍🏽
absolutely agree
I've watched Rover's Edge only three times; the last time was years ago. And I still think about that movie from time to time. That's shows you how effective it is.
@@reneedennis2011 River's
Never heard of it.
1988 I was in high school. I rented The Big Easy on video cassette because on the cover it had 4 stars, one of the years 10 best by Roger Ebert. I will be forever grateful to Roger Ebert. It has turned out to be one of my favorite films ever. I own it, and watch it on a regular basis. It is a special movie. The soundtrack is the greatest of all time. It introduced me to Dewey Balfa, Zachary Richard, Professor Longhair, and Aaron Neville. It made me a Saints fan. It was by far the most influential movie of my youth. And I don't know if I ever would of watched it if I didn't see Roger Ebert's review on the cover. And boy was Ellen Barkin not gorgeous!!??
And today it would never be made. Dennis Quaid's character would be called a sexist, racist member of the patriarchy whose police department should be defunded. Lol Great movie.
@@CelestialWoodway There's plenty of fine, hard hitting movies coming out. Nostalgia has unbalanced your perspective.
@@aarondavis8943 Not really.
@@CelestialWoodwaywhat a tediously dull take. We're all very lucky you're merely a TH-cam commenter.
River's Edge really gave me chills down my spine. Looks like Tim Hunter wants you get immersed into the nightmare reverse of the 80s America, and you can't do nothing to escape.
Disturbing and raw, surrealist psycho pulp trip to the rotten guts of the american dream. Put Abel Ferrara, William Lustig, Tobe Hooper, Stephen King and David Lynch together and it'll gettin' close to this...
Is the preamble, by the way, of many things: Heathers, Twin Peaks, I Know what You did Last Summer, Very Bad Things...
Wow. After watching the intro, 1987 was a really good year for movies.
I love Ebert but the Last Emperor was one for the ages. Saw it a kid when it came out and recently saw clips on TH-cam. Wow, powerful scenes.
I love these old podcast rerun things. I remember watching River's Edge in 1987 at age 13. Hugely underrated film.
My Top Ten Movies of 1987 are.
10. Over the Top.
9. Lethal Weapon.
8. Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol.
7. Project X.
6. G.I. Joe the Movie. Animated Movie.
5. Beverly Hills Cop 2.
4. The Chipmunk Adventure. Animated Movie.
3. Ernest Goes to Camp.
2. Harry and the Hendersons.
1. Benji the Hunted.
My Top 10
1. Hollywood Shuffle
2. The Princess Bride
3. Planes Trains and Automobiles
4. Raising Arizona
5. La Bamba
6. Near Dark
7. Big Shots
8. The Hidden
9. Evil Dead 2.
10. Wall Street
River's Edge is the best movie of 1987. It's devastating.
Absolutely- it’s a critical part of Americana
I just watched it again for the first time in probably 25 years a month or two ago. It's still hits
The real 1980s, at least for me. We didn't all grow up in an affluent Chicago suburb.
The Last Emperor is a masterpiece.
It was OK, but I preferred Spielberg's _Empire of the Sun._
House of Games is a fine but unremarkable film. The year’s best, really?! Roger lost his mind…almost as badly as he did the following year when he chose Mississippi Burning as the best movie of the year. Oof.
“Fine but unremarkable” is the PERFECT descriptor for that movie.
Christ. Who would have guessed the 80's reviewers would be so advanced compared to, what??? There ARE NONE like this in 2021~~FFS!
Hurt's character was a prick.
Film criticism feels like a dying art when you see all the cheap versions of it on TH-cam.
"Starring a young woman, Cher..." She was 41.
Rivers Edge was telling them as it is now. It is more relevant now- we are screwed
House of Games was decent and maybe I would've liked it more if I saw it in 1987 but I think the 3rd act gets silly. Still very watchable but not something that I would rewatch.
I can't believe I'm nostalgic about a tracking icon on at the beginning of the video,from back in the old days ........you're old if you know what that is for 😮☺️🤨🤔😆😋
The Untouchables was another great movie. Sean Connery won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor
Sadly, Roger didn't like it.
I think it's super overrated. The story was very corny and has predictable plot elements throughout, and some of the acting is just really cliche too, like the Sean Connery character. Dialogues also suffer from poor writing in general. I think it was lifted by the numerous stars, at least in people's perception, but every time I re-watch it I find more flaws in it.
The ending was messed up. They didn't understand how courts worked.
Man, this brings back good memories.
Wow, what a year for movies, 1987! Soo many great movies and such a wonderful variety. I miss times like that…
House of Games is very good entertainment, but best film of the year? Um, no. Weak sauce, Roger.
I miss when Hollywood had 10 good movies a year. Instead of todays 1 every 3 yrs.
..predator, lost boys, less than zero, lethal weapon, good morning vietnam
....The Living Daylights.....
planes trains and automobiles !, robocop, untouchables, la bamba, wallstreet, the hidden, hellraiser, suspect
1. Moonstruck
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Raising Arizona
4. Wings of Desire
5. Broadcast News
6. Manon of The Spring
7. Barfly
8. Jean de Florette
9. River's Edge
10. The Princess Bride
River's Edge is The Best of the WORST of Crispin Glover. I love him in it so much.
Reviewing all these old S&E’s I can’t believe Roger didn’t pick “Full Metal Jacket” for his top ten! Still love him, though.
Ebert sure did love Barfly. He even wrote about visiting the set and you could tell he was quite taken by Bukowski. It's kind of surprising that he liked it so much, just wouldn't have guessed he was the audience.
1987 was a great year for movies.
My list
Roxanne
River's edge
Jean De Florette
Moonstruck
Prick up your ears
The last emperor
The big easy
Lethal weapon
House of games
John Baxter, I think the title was Prick Up Your Ears.
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Thanks
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First thing I note is that in 2022 both Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina are still killing it and each has had a great body of performances. Second, it was just an outstanding year for films both Foreign and English language . If you don't like Lethal Weapon then say hello to Babettes Feast, My Life as a Dog,Au revoir, les enfants, Wings of Desire , Matewan, et al. . If i had to do a list of the Top 25 films of 1987 I suspect that #11-25 would easily be better than other years'Top Ten ( example - Near Dark ). I was a major fan of Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway is one of my all time favorite actresses yet I really did not care for Barfly . Now coming back to 2022 let us all think about that the film that for North American audiences is considered timeless and virtually perfect is The Princess Bride but it did not make either of their lists. The thought of Houseeping makes me smile - what a great run of films Billy Forsyth had in the 80s ( That Sinking Feeling , Gregorys Girl, Local Hero, Comfort and Joy)
BEST FILMS OF 1987
1:41 BROADCAST NEWS
3:59 ROXANNE
5:56 MOONSTRUCK
7:48 BARFLY
10:19 THE BIG EASY
12:23 RIVER’S EDGE
14:35 THE LAST EMPEROR
16:48 HOUSE OF GAMES
I saw The Big Easy SIX times. Loved that film. Moonstruck was hilarious especially Vincent Gardenia's supporting performance.
House of Games and Full Medal Jacket.
In hindsight 87 was a weak year for movies, these top ten lists leave a lot to be desired compared to other years, and they both ignored "the untouchables" and "Good morning Vietnam"
My own personal top ten favorite films from '87:
Baby Boom
Three Men And A Baby
The Princess Bride
Fatal Attraction
Wall Street
Lethal Weapon
Robocop
Predator
The Lost Boys
Empire Of The Sun
1.lethal weapon
2.FMJ
3.moonstruck
4.barfly
5.big easy
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Looking back, GS was always on the conservative side. But, MR was playing the character of Henry Chinaski who is likely much like the author. Mickey observed Bukowski’s mannerisms and built his performance around that. People who knew Bukowski well said it was spot on. I thought it was brilliantly acted but I’m a huge fan of the author so there’s that.
Lethal Weapon, number 9???!!? Wow
that was a great great action film..still watch it occasionally
Probably the only top-10 grossing movie of 1987 worth watching more than once.
Best of 1987
1. The Last Emperor 5 out of 5👍
2. Predator 5 out of 5 👍
3.Lethal Weapon 5 out of 5 👍
4.Evil Dead:2 5 out of 5 👍
5.RoboCop 5 out of 5
6.FMJ Full Metal Jacket 5 out of 5 👍
7.The Lost Boys 5 out of 5 👍
8.Rivers Edge 4.5 out of 5 👍
9.The Untouchables 5 out of 5 👍
10. House Of Games 4.5 out of 5 👍
Honorable Mentions A Nightmare on Elm Street: 3 Dream Warriors, Angel Heart ❤, Innerspace, Good Morning Vietnam, Hamburger Hill, Wall Street, Broadcast News, Creepshow:2, Hellraiser, House:2 The Second Story, Can't Buy Me Love, Moonstruck.
Rivers Edge...
I Got Lucky Enough to See in TheEarly Hours on TCM Network.
"I Was In Love!"...
Amazing set of movies that year.
What, no RoboCop or Predator???
it just struck me that albert brooks was the original george costanza
They look like they share DNA. Clone brothers....
My favorites of 1987:
1. Full Metal Jacket
2. The Last Emperor
3. River's Edge
4. Angel Heart
5. Dragnet
6. No Way Out
7. The Glass Menagerie
8. The Principal
9. Superman Four
10. Three for the road
So there.
Wall Street was another awesome movie
Surprised Roxanne ranked in Siskel's top 10 and close on Ebert's, but Plane Trains and Automobiles didnt. The latter was a much more hilarious comedy for Steve Martin . I've seen Roxanne once and PTA probably 25x.
1939 will never be surpassed for quality movies.
Roxana Zal ... sighhhhhhh
1. The Princess Bride
2. The Dead
3. Barfly
4. Angel Heart
5. The Untouchables
6. Radio Days
7. Raising Arizona
8. House of Games
9. Withnail & I
10.The Last Emperor
Some great genre fare in 87 with Predator, The Running Man, Robocop, Evil Dead 2, and Hellraiser.
A good year indeed.
My top 10 of 1987. plus 5 honorable mentions:
1) The Princess Bride (1987)
2) The Monster Squad (1987)
3) Predator (1987)
4) Lethal Weapon (1987)
5) RoboCop (1987)
6) Near Dark (1987)
7) Wings of Desire (1987)
8) Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
9) Full Metal Jacket (1987)
10) Empire of the Sun (1987)
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11) The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
12) Evil Dead II (1987)
13) The Dead (1987)
14) Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
15) Raising Arizona (1987)
Wow heavy stacked year in movies.
I was so excited to find that 2-disc special edition of The Monster Squad a few years back. I must've watched that movie a hundred times on HBO back in the day. Fangoria magazine did a glowing article on it before it came out, and called it "disappointing" after it was released. Little did anybody know it would become a cult classic.
@@gspendlove Yeah, it's been a favorite of mine since childhood. Have you watched the doc "Wolfman's Got Nards (2018)" yet? Good stuff.
The Dead is underrated
Joe Mantegna delivered his lines like a Chicago bus driver who’d never acted a day in his life and Dennis Quaid sounds like he was trying to portray a special needs adult. Maybe he was flashing back to his pal Mickey Rooney from their work on “Bill.” Other than that, fairly solid choices. My top 2 from ‘87 were “Full Metal Jacket” and “The Untouchables,” the first two R-rated movies I was able to see in the theater. “Robocop” also looms large.
I believe 1987 was one of the first years for this "modern era" imo. Idk why.
I love their argument about Mickey Rourke in BAR FLY. You can tell they are both passionate about their opinions and do not back down when they think they are right. I think Ebert picked this one just to dig at Siskel and to have that argument. Again.
That Big Easy crack about Siskel's list was one of Ebert's very sickest burns.
My Best and Favorite Flim of the Year 1987
1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
2. The Chipmunk Adventure
3. Dragnet
Classic tracking problems with the VHS.
I can't take my eyes off Ebert's lips.
Mmmm...olive oil from Spain...
I have never watched Roxanne, but I think it's very likely that there's a Pinocchio joke somewhere in it.
The films featured in this episode:
Broadcast News - James L. Brooks was one of the most reliable comedy writer/directors of the 80's and 90's and this is one of his best films. (9/10)
Roxanne - I love this movie. Steve Martin is fantastic as a modern update of Cyrano de Bergerac and Darryl Hannah gives a career best performance as Roxanne. (9/10)
Moonstruck - One of the best romantic comedies I've ever seen. Cher is terrific and so is the writing. (10/10)
Barfly - I'm in agreement with Ebert, it is surprisingly warm cynicism. Wonderful performances by Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway. (8/10)
River's Edge - seemed to me like an afterschool special with R-rated material thrown in to make it feel more adult. Crispin Glover's performance is really over-the-top and it turned me off. (5/10)
The Last Emperor - I admired the technical achievement more than I enjoyed the experience of seeing it. (7/10)
House of Games - haven't seen it in a while. I'll update this when I revisit it.
12:44 good ol' Verdugo Hills High School. They were filming it during the school day.
i cant get into Roxanne, or Cyrano, because the nose is always so fake and ridiculous looking
the nose is farcically big in every film
the whole point of the story is that Cyrano's nose is only slightly above average, but he uses it as an excuse to avoid facing his fears
Cyrano's nose is normal, it's his perception of himself that's distorted from his pathological obsession with appearing powerful and "in control"
he can't let himself be seen loving a woman because it would be a known weakness, and/or he interprets love itself to be a weakness - for which he is ashamed
I took House of Games down to Columbus the only time I visited my brother in college.
My brother had every book. Before google if I needed to know who was in what I'd call my bro & he'd look it up for me!
I wanted to look up obsequious right away too
I would put Nuts 1987 in there as well, a great drama. Did they review that movie? House of Games was a great movie.
Roger Ebert did not like NUTS. I don't know about Siskel.
they both gave it an enthusiastic thumbs down
Dunaway gets major points for taking that character where she did!
House of Games filmed in my town. I was outside the check mart when they were filming.
No Fatal Attraction!????! No Dirty Dancing!?!???!!!
I had such a crush on Holly Hunter in this movie.
Last emperor can’t be a great film because it’s in English
nice pick from Roger --- I also very much enjoyed Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson wrote the book. She is an AMAZING writer.
WHAT'S THIS CRAP WITH THE NUMBERS, TH-cam?
Hurry up and finish your sentence. Lol.
Did they like any of the sequels to Lethal Weapon?