They both basically made "Hoop Dreams" a must see movie... I miss those days. They would introduce me to movies I would never pay any mind without them
Yes, I thought they were a tad rough on it. It's not great and really could've been, but it's still engaging parody. I trip out on how much Gary Cole and Shelly Long, sound exactly like Reed and Henderson! And the girl who played Marcia almost looked like Maureen McCormick's twin, only slightly prettier and that's quite a feat. Worth seeing, esp if you grew up with The Brady Bunch.
@@waynej2608 Agreed, it could've gone further with the premise, and it would've been funnier. But the premise is so on point, especially for it's time. It's a great and ironic period piece, and one of the better TV series inspired movies, imo. It's crazy that it's been 24 years since the movie, and the movie came only 20 years after the show ended lol.
@@waynej2608 That's the problem.... Siskel and Ebert were too old to have grown up with The Brady Bunch, so they just didn't get it. The movie not only spoofs the family, but also it's fan base who somehow tolerated the show. Laugh out loud for me and my age group, but not for the older or younger generations.
Brian C Glad someone else noticed it. There was plenty of meanness. Almost everyone else in the movie hated the Brady’s. They didn’t even mention the villain.
It featured the now demolished Cabrini Green Projects too. Oh, Hoop Dreams is one of the best documentaries ever made and it ought to have won the Oscar. I mean Shoah was snubbed as well.
+Mark Uyeda They were, plus the whole thing about Hoop Dreams being snubbed. I miss both of them. The movies haven't been the same since Roger died. When Gene died, you still had Roger. Now both are in heaven watching great stuff.
@@suzycreamcheesez4371 You look like a silly goose as the person you replied to either edited or deleted their comment. I will upvote you and give you a digital pat on the back to counteract the sillly-goosedness of your comment. If you want to DM me for some dirty talk and NSA touching, I will be awake for the next 72 hours.
Bullshit ... they put more thumbs down on movies I actually did end up liking. More often than not, they were so wrong on "their own personal taste" in what was good and was not any good. And even more so, the movies they gave thumbs up to, and raves about, turned out to be a waste of time ever watching. Bunch of hogwash
I wanna say he's getting older (loved Billy Madison as a kid, now...I see why I liked it but I think its because ive gotten older I'm happy with the memories of it but I dont need to see it again)
Gene Siskel was a guy that didn’t know what fun was if it wasn’t him enjoying the smell of his own farts. Adam Sandler’s movies are for teenagers, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
Liked Billy Madison. Loved The Brady Bunch Movie. I agree whole heartedly with S&E here as well, Hoop Dreams was robbed and here it stands more than twenty five years later, still, as one of the greatest documentaries ever made!! I saw all three of these films in theaters that are no longer standing. Also sad.
My gut feeling is they would have appreciated it in terms of taking risks and at least attempting to be an actual story and not just a moronic gimmick a la Mr. Payback. I would love for these two to still be alive and exploring the world of films on demand/streaming services- it would make for some very interesting discussion IMO.
Funny how they talk about Hoop Dreams being too long at 3 hours when Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie not only was nominated but won the best documentary Oscar which was 4 hours. It did have stock footage so that had it going for it
Bullets- really one of Allen's best films, later in his career. It won Original screenplay and Weist won for Best supporting actress. both well-deserved.
This episode shows how the critics are older, finding things more inappropriate or crass. Not all movies need to be stuff like the shawshank redemption; there are places in the world for the Billy Madison type of films
Gene & Roger obviously didn't grow up with the Brady Bunch, _Common Sense Media_ wrote that "for those who grew up watching the TV show, The Brady Bunch Movie is deeply satisfying and the best part is its nostalgia. Sure, it's fun to see the Bradys treated as freaks. But the heart of the film is a campy, affectionate interpretation of the TV show."
I think the Brady Bunch Movie (and the sequel) was made for fans by fans, and, while you don't need to be to enjoy it, it helps to be familiar with all the various BB incarnations over the years, like the Variety Hour, the animated series, the later TV movies and "The Bradys," and so on. I liked the movies more after having read Barry Williams' book, which is a literal guide to all the backstage stuff, the squabbles, the fumbled "romances"--all the things that provided the movies with the in-jokes that only fans of the show would get.
I enjoyed it too! I take their points but I thought it was good old fashioned dumb fun and I liked the cast. Ebert makes a good point about Sandler he just lacks the charm to be a leading man. 95 sounds a bit of a goldern year for the oscars. Tilly getting her due is a pick for me.
I was living in Europe when the Brady Bunch Movie opened over there. No one had even heard of the original TV show. Out of embarrassment, I spent six weeks trying to hide my American accent.
Oh. Come on!! These guys didn’t understand the Brady Bunch movie at all. It was chock full of jokes-in-jokes, and, ironically, there was plenty of tension between the 70s and 90s. They missed the boat on that one. Just bc you missed all the jokes doesn’t mean they’re not there!
I liked The Brady Bunch movie a lot. That is why CRITICS are really incompetent so many times. Sometimes I think Roger and Gene have SAWDUST FOR BRAINS.
TBBM was fun! If you like the style of parody combined with stereotypical 1990s humor and how it trend sets the idea of cannibalizing old shows to repurpose them in a new genre.
@@thebookishbryants This is so spot on. He CAN act, which makes it so irritating when he turns out (and people continue to go see) drivel like Grown Ups and Pixels. Ugh.
Miramax went on to dominate Oscar noms through the rest of the '90s, culminating with SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (in)famously beating SAVING PRIVATE RYAN for the top award at the 1999 ceremony.
Just Cause was good but once you see it & are aware of the big "plot twist", much like Usual Suspects its hard to watch again. But ED Harris is terrific in that small role as the psycho, one of the best villians in any role.
Rusty Kuntz I disagree about the relative watchability of both films. I've seen JUST CAUSE twice and the plot twist was contrived as hell. I've seen THE USUAL SUSPECTS 4 or 5 times and it is a great film for me every time. To Each His Own.
Hoop Dreams? i never heard of that one, and i watched a lot of movies during/from this time period. i don't remember documentaries being in theaters a lot then
I do hope you see the film. The game of basketball is the film's foundation. The film evolves away from basketball and focuses a lot more on the struggles these young men and their families go through. It is truly riveting film with twist and turns that even the best writer can't come up with. In my opinion, it is one of the best films of the decade. I think there is no other sports' film that is even close to Hoop Dreams.
In 1993, the Oscars were spot on when they chose "Schindler's List" for Best Picture. It was well deserved since it is a very strong film about the Holocaust. But in 1994, they blew it: they snubbed "Hoop Dreams" which should have won Best Documentary and "The Shawshank Redemption" which should have won Best Picture. Instead "Forrest Gump" won Best Picture (it's a sweet enjoyable movie, but c'mon - it doesn't deserve such a huge honor).
the Oscars never 'blow it'.the academy is a certain group of well-heeled film admirers that salutes a certain type of film that they admire.not war flicks, scary movies (cept Silence of Lambs)..interesting actioners(again, No country for Old Men was an exception.)-the academy lives in 'La La Land' and they're trying to bring back Buzby Berkely musicals
@@tedkier3264 and they screwed Natalie Portman out of best actress for Jackie, in favor of Emma Stone for la la land. What!!???? Talk about a freakin joke!
That's REALLY who the film was for. Haters of The Brady bunch original. That's why all the jokes were about the obvious apparence and 70s style. Not any story drama which would have given true tension. It was a "stoner" film really. To laugh at while high.
_"It's not that I object to reverses and surprises on principle, it's just that this movie seemed to be jerking me around with arbitrary and lurid developments that were shoveled in for their own sake, and finally I just stopped caring."_ Yeah, but enough about The Last Jedi, what did you think about Just Cause? (I'm sorry. I just couldn't help myself.) No one says anything funny? Almost a quarter century later, I STILL crack up at, "Remember: wherever you go...there you are."
Funny joke, but you gotta remember, Ebert gave Prometheus a 4 star, Crystal Skull a 3.5 star, and The Mummy 3 a 3 star. I could be dead wrong about this (and we will never know for sure), but something tells me that Ebert might not have been as hard on The Last Jedi as so many people have been. O.O
Toph Morris 🤣 Possibly. Of course, he was no stranger to giving a wildly absurd movie a pass as long as it entertained him, hence his recommendation for movies like Van Helsing, Anaconda, Gothika, and Congo. It may be shocking that he would rate the movie so high, but not entirely out of character. 🧐
@@patrickriley674 I guess I can understand that. Even i liked Van Helsing (once I got past what felt like terrible CGI even for the time), and for that matter, I liked Just Cause. But that said, I do wonder how entertaining he would've found TLJ.
I thought they were from that era, but they just don't seem to have watched it. Even though it's not perfect, I'm surprised they didn't enjoy the movie. I think they did like the sequel though.
there will never be a pair of reviewers so stalwart against huge corporations selling out the craft of film making. these two ugly mugs had nothing but beauty and concern for little filmwatchers from coast to coast.
11:39 - Oh fer chrissakes. If a celebrity journalist sticks a microphone in the face of any insecure teenager right after a movie and tells them they'll be on TV, of course they're going to be agreeable and positive.
If you're here to complain because Siskel and Ebert didn't like that insipid Brady Bunch Movie, just shut up and watch Hoop Dreams, which is an absolute masterpiece.
In the years since Gene Siskel's death, I always wondered how he would've reacted to seeing Adam Sandler become one of the biggest movie stars. He passed away after "The Waterboy" and before "Big Daddy".
@@JoshOrtiz88 He probably would’ve been shocked like so many critics still are. I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted how big of a star Sandler would become. Even for comedy, he’s not your typical Hollywood leading man.
Lol ebert basically said Sandler was ugly and annoying . It's true I always hated Sandler pics bc he writes them an d he s always the guy who gets the girl and usd supposed to be tghed loveable scamp. I always said yeah rigjt
These two critics were such movie snobs.They were so prejudiced against horror films.It was pointless of them to even review films of that genre.They were no more the authority on what films were good, mediocre or bad than anyone else.They acted like they were the absolute authority.Their opinions on movies were subjective like anyone elses.
As many people who like Adam Sandler there are just as many who don’t. I never really cared for him on SNL, but Lunch Lady Land and Mall Girls both with Chris Farley and a few other skits were good. Also Schmitz Gay beer. And his acting was good in Punch Drunk Love. Brady movie sucked unless you’re just into corny retakes of the show like sex allusions, fart, drugs etc. Enjoy.
S&E never really liked working class lowbrow comedies like Brady Bunch, Billy Madison, Dumb and Dumber. They, like most other "serious" film critics, like the delightful sophistcomedies like Jane Austin type fare filled with pompous Brits (speaking with the wrong period accent BTW) and pretentious plots. "There wasn’t one laugh out loud moment in the] film" (Brady Bunch). When Marsha grabbed the bag of HG sugar instead of her lunch bag because she didn't want to wear her ugly glasses to school, that was a laugh out loud moment. I guess if you never saw the show, you wouldn't get it. Where was the laugh out loud moment in Sense and Sensibility? A movie they both loved. I snickered and maybe chuckled a few times, but I didn't laugh out loud because I don’t care about the lives of upper-class Brits living during the Regency. Who does
bltvd Hoop Dreams is very well remembered and a classic. Billy Madison is too. These two tended to be snobs about comedy. Sandler not having a future in movies was a hilariously bad insight.
