Rutabaga Writs

Archive for September, 2009

I was a big fan of Siskel & Ebert’s television reviews, all the way from Sneak Previews to Siskel & Ebert At The Movies.  After Siskel passed away, I still enjoyed watching Ebert & Roeper too(even without Ebert).  However I gave up on the show after they changed the format;  Ben Lyons is such a media whore that he’s unwatchable.

Apparently I’m not the only one who’s tuned out–the ratings have tanked.  As a result, starting on Labor Day they’re reverting the format and bringing in two of the best guest critics they ever had:  A.O. Scott and Michael Phillips:

In celebration of what I hope is the return of Siskel & Ebert’s classic brand of television film criticism, please to enjoy some of their most entertaining reviews(to me anyway), in semi-random order:

TWO THUMBS DOWN

• Little Indian Big City


• Jaws the Revenge


• Frozen Assets


• Clifford


• She’s Out Of Control


• North


• Date With An Angel


• Highlander II


• Speed Zone


• Tai-Pan


• Leonard Part 6


• Masterminds


• The Squeeze


• Black Sheep


• Return of Blue Lagoon

TWO THUMBS UP

• Kingpin


• House of Games


• Fargo


• Platoon


• Crumb


• Hoop Dreams


• Schindler’s List


• Pulp Fiction


• Grand Canyon

SPLIT DECISION

• Bogus


• Fatal Beauty


• Blue Velvet


• Benji the Hunted


• Baby’s Day Out


• Full Metal Jacket


• Blue Iguana


• Silence of the Lambs


• Cop & A Half


• Home Alone 3


• V.I. Warshowski


• Casino


• Cobb


• Lambada


• Shocker

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