0:00 Intro 0:51 The Peacemaker 4:53 Soul Food 8:21 The Edge 12:15 Now in Theaters 12:26 The Ice Storm 15:51 New on Video 16:02 The Assignment Video of the week 19:06 (1997) SELENA 19:49 The reviews
I remember seeing The Ice Storm in 1997 in a small theater in NYC. I did not want this movie to end. I was so interested in these people I could have watched this movie for 4 or 5 hours. EASILY the best movie of 1997.
What's crazy every movie is good on here but Soul Food and Ice Storm are great slice of life films basically they tell life that we all live I love how Gene went off on Soul Food it's so easy to make a good film that film relates to every race every person but same as Ice storm this was a great episode
I remember when The Peacemaker was marketed everywhere before release as a huge A-list blockbuster. Then after release it sank without a trace. The film was mediocre at best, but it could have been memorable with better casting (let's say Tom Cruise in the Clooney role) and a much better script
The Edge was terrific, although there's one trope that's really maddening (poor Glenn Plummer) that would almost certainly not be handled the same way today. But the relationship between Hopkins and Baldwin's characters is tense and fascinating, and it also features the best movie performance from a bear I've ever seen (Bart the Bear -- who got FOURTH billing! RIP Bart.)
The Peacemaker: 👎⭐️⭐️1/2 - despite a wonderful set up on how Devoe and Kelly are to save the world from a potential annihilation, the last half hour ends up with tired TV tropes and a vapid revenge plot of Gavriç's family. Soul Food: 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a brilliant comedy drama with realistic issues surrounding a family struggling through life's complex issues with or without dinner plans. One of the best films of 1997. The Edge: 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 - a terrific survival thriller, relating to not just betrayal in the wilderness between Charles and Bob, but also survivalism from a bloodthirsty and territorial bear. The Ice Storm: 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a great indie film that never shys away from the dysfunction of two families during an ice storm. Again, one of the best films of 1997. The Assignment: 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 - an intelligent psychological action thriller of a jackal trying to leave his gruesome past behind him, with much deeper turns of events whilst the commander would do anything to assassinate the jackal.
Siskel missed the point of Baldwin's character. There's a point in the movie when their outcome is looking bleak, and he has this self reflection moment where he's stating that he really hasn't done anything w his life. That part I felt was well done. The movie wasn't a masterpiece, however, it was extremely entertaining, with great acting and a solid script.
The assignment was a very good film. It seemed rather weird that siskel seemed like he wasn’t trying to have a good time with most of those films. Roger did.
The Peacemaker is retread cliches film but I enjoy the chemistry between Clooney & Kidman. 👎🌟🌟 I really love Soul Food, it reminds me of my family, we used to cook everything everyone love & favorites. It's well-written & strong solid acting with good R&B songs. 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I have to agree with siskel with The Edge. 👎🌟🌟 The Ice Storm is Ang Lee's best yet since The Wedding Banquet & Eat Drink Man Woman. 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Assignment is a smart thriller even I was overwhelmed parts of it. 👍🌟🌟🌟
-The Peacemaker - well-directed and well-acted but too many cliches. 👎🏾 ⭐️⭐️ 1/2 -Soul Food - a plateful of fleshed out characters and a heartwarming story. 👍🏾 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ -The Edge - some fine dialogue in a story not worthy of it. 👎🏾 ⭐️⭐️ 1/2 -The Ice Storm - a daring and frank examination of suburban life in the 1970s. 👍🏾 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 -The Assignment - I haven’t seen it.
Soul Food sounds like it was inspired by Eat Drink Man Woman three years earlier. Surprising that they didn't consider this. I think there was also a later version with Raquel Welch.
@@scottcole6093 Hey cool, thanks! It's interesting that three different films were made of this story pretty close in time and all were pretty successful.
