Siskel & Ebert (1983) - Blue Thunder, Return of the Jedi, Breathless, La Traviata 

This reminds me why l liked this show so much.

Oh man this is another great episode!

I love all three but the first one will always be special because it was all new and exciting.

Thanks for the timestamps

I like Blue Thunder.

As someone who grew up on these two, I always identified more with Ebert. But as a (much) older man, I find myself nodding along to Siskel far more. "Blue Thunder" is a great example. I've seen that film a couple dozen times. I saw "Firefox" with Eastwood in theaters. When is the last time anyone thought of the dogfights in that picture?

Never saw "Blue Thunder" all the way through but I know it was the inspiration for one of my favorite shows from the '80s, "Airwolf"

This viewing I thought Leia said, "Now we find out if that _coke_ is worth the price we paid" though I knew better. I was thinking if there's video of her high on coke before watching this. Someone said the 40th anniversary release in theaters this year was their favorite movie of the year so far. The comment that there's twice as many special effects shots than the original movie goes to the idea that in action movie sequels you have to top what came before. PS: I don't ever remember putting my Atari _on top_ of a TV. It was always on the floor with cords and controllers going places, and having to hit reset every few minutes.

If only we knew back then!!!! For goodness sake, dont let Lucas make more StarWars!!!!

How appropriate that this video features a “Vader” Atari 2600 on top of the TV. Also, I'd like to note for the record that everyone back in 1983 loved Return of the Jedi, long before the miserable Comic Book Guy fanboys took over and hated literally every Star Wars movie and TV show that wasn't Empire Strikes Back.

I loved Blue Thunder but disappointed in Return Of The Jedi I did like the Ewoks Thank you for uploading this That Old T.V.

The country that produces the best science fiction is the best country in the world: America.

I like to imagine they had blazing rows over filming every aspect of the intro. YOU went up the balcony steps first SO I get to sit in the chair first!!!

Hated opera, thought it was boring and stuffy, but "Amadeus" and "Diva" changed my mind. "La Traviata" might work.

I don't think Siskel and Ebert would have liked the last three Star Wars movies....

For once I agree with Siskel over Ebert on Blue Thunder

Think the Blue Thunder plot is crazy ? When Art Bell was still hosting and still owned Coast to Coast AM radio show , someone claimed that some armed Apache helicopters left for Waco before the big gunfight . When the helicopters came back all the ammo was gone .

A lot of people like Empire Strikes Back as the best of the Star Wars trilogy but I like Return of the Jedi because you have resolution of the story I didn't like the cliffhanger ending of Empire Strikes Back

Listening to these two, you'd never believe that RotJ would be viewed as the worst of the originals. Just goes to show 1) how damn good the movies were and 2) that nobody hates Star Wars more than its fans. Awesome movie, just like the 8 others in their own ways.

It's a TRAP!

Blue Thunder is a great movie, though you can drive a fleet of Mac trucks through some of the plot holes.

The old TV is kinda cool for the first few minutes then it becomes annoying because I can't see what's happening.

Well Blue Thunder have aged better than Firefox.

It was more like, don't let Lucas sell his creations to another company

Kinda a big spoiler when the first clip you see has Han alive and not in carbonite

Be careful what you wish for, guys.

It's a trap!!!

Sure are a lot of stuck up film snobs in this comment section hating on Return of the Jedi. You posers do realize hating Ewoks doesn't really make you look cool, right?

Interesting they bring up 6 more movies...siskel died 3 months before TPM came out and ebert died just before star wars got sold to disney.

Blue Thunder discovered the Google.

6 more lol

But Return of the Jedi still has Ewoks - the most hated creatures of the Star Wars franchise until Jar Jar Binks inflicted himself on us. Oh, and this was where we REALLY started hating C3PO. I liked Blue Thunder and Breathless, probably because they *were* style over substance both, but not when they first came out. Needed to mature a little before I could appreciate those guys. 😊

10:44 Boy did that turn out terrible. One word: J.J. Abrams

I almost fell asleep in the theater watching Return Of The Jedi.

Interesting that live opera didn't have overtitles back then. I've never seen one without them. (though I have seen a few with the overtitles messed up.)

Now I wish they would stop making Star Wars movies and shows

"Jedi" was the first bad Star Wars movie (and they've been bad ever since.....though "Rogue One" was OK)

The tv is dumb, give us the whole picture

"The Return of The Jedi" is such a childish stinker. 🤮 Especially when you compare to the "The Empire Strikes Back". Bluh