Siskel and Ebert: Multiplicity, The Frighteners, Kazaam, Fled, Celestial Clockwork

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Toddendale

3 жыл бұрын

Siskel and Ebert review these movies from 1996.

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@09rja 2 жыл бұрын

"Something is moving on the screen so you look to see what it is." lol

@destinypifer5772 3 жыл бұрын

The Frightners was a really good movie!

@sha11235 Жыл бұрын

Interesting to hear Gene talk about why Michael J. Fox took on this project. Now we know what was going on in Michael's head at this time period in his life when he took on terrible projects.

@bigjohn08865 2 жыл бұрын

I read that Michael J. Fox, when first diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease in 1991, thought his career would soon be over due to his health issues. Fox admitted just taking any work He could find.

@ragingbull2271 Жыл бұрын

The Frighteners is a very underrated film IMO. Saw it opening weekend with my brother and we both loved it. No not all of the comedy works but it's a very entertaining and thrilling film that's well directed by Peter Jackson with a lot of wildly inventive and original camera work/cinematography. "A nonstop gorefest?" LOL really Roger? There's not much gore in it at all.

@stonefree1911 Жыл бұрын

"Something is moving on the screen, so you look at it"...one of the best S&E lines ever.

@DeformedConscience Жыл бұрын

Ebert = _"He's tall, bald, and black? Let's make him a_ *GENIE!!!"*

@jessecoffey4737 8 ай бұрын

Because I have a thing for bringing something like this up, one of the most prominent examples of the Mandela Effect consists of people constantly conflating "Kazaam", a Shaquille O'Neal vehicle that Siskel and Ebert pan in this episode, with "Shazaam", a Sinbad vehicle that never even got greenlit by any studio executive.

@geraldspray1416 2 жыл бұрын

I think "The Frighteners" deserves more credit than what was given in this episode. As a comedy, it wasn't funny at all, but the action was well-directed, the special effects were good for 1996, and Michael J. Fox is always likeable onscreen.

@boomstickcritique902 Жыл бұрын

It's considered a cult classic people love the movie.

@tulabead 2 жыл бұрын

I liked the Frightners. For a scary movie, it was a good mix of funny and scary.

@Thrifty032781 2 жыл бұрын

Kazaam -- the real Shaquille O'Neal movie that went on to create the fake Sinbad movie Shazaam in the minds of a bunch of 90s kids.

@drumtum 2 жыл бұрын

I quite like the Frighteners. It´s not great, but it is enjoyable as a fun little different horror. And since it became Fox last starring film role makes it even more interesting.

@bkstackers 9 ай бұрын

no, it is great.

@timb4248 Жыл бұрын

It's crazy that Shaq was only 24, in the NBA for a few years, and already had a movie career.

@justincoleman3805 Жыл бұрын

And only 25 when he had a failed movie career.

@reneedennis2011 3 жыл бұрын

The only movie on this episode that I have seen is Fled. It's a guilty pleasure of mine. 😉

@monkeyballs512 2 жыл бұрын

You should check out The Frighteners. It’s a lot more fun than this makes it sound

@VNYLDEN 3 жыл бұрын

Loved Celestial Clockwork.

@craigwilson3532 10 ай бұрын

@37 secs I love the second look back siskel does

@jasondouglas152 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the frieghtenees

@rasalghul9331 2 жыл бұрын

Trini Alvarado was a cutie

@topchief1 2 жыл бұрын

Look up what Francis Capra looks like today. He still acts, but he may surprise you.

@justincoleman3805 Жыл бұрын

Just when it seems like a bad year for movies they show what’s coming next week.

@VerbalGenius09 3 жыл бұрын

Multiplicity is underrated IMHO, I remember laughing quite a bit watching it

@Hidihidihidiho 2 жыл бұрын

In a world of full of $2 DVDs Multiplicity still costs $10… just sayin

@sha11235 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting they didn't put Frighteners on Worst of 96. They had two already on here that ended up there: Kazaam and Fled.

@Gobear1 3 ай бұрын

The Frighteners is a terrific movie and Siskel & Ebert were totally mistaken that it had no plot. But they were right that it was also a demo reel to get another job: The Lord of the Rings

@mrdel7776 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the classic movie the frightners at the time nobody never heard of Peter Jackson and his vision that's why the movie failed at the box office lol ha ha and turned this a cult classic for Halloween

@DC-xx4kv Жыл бұрын

Multiplicity is a great family film. Keaton did an amazing job. These guys often were out of sync with crowd favorites. I like frighteners too!

@timb4248 Жыл бұрын

Multiplicity was hilarious when it came out. You can't do it anymore, but the "slow" version of Keaton had me rolling. He puts a slice of pizza in his wallet I love that bit.

@YouTube-tied 3 жыл бұрын

I don't recall that first clip from Multiplicity as being in the theatrical cut(or any other I've seen) and the logo for the movie wasn't the gay-rainbow color.

@ricardocantoral7672 3 жыл бұрын

According what I read, The Frightners ultimately cost Peter Jackson the job of directing a James Bond film.

@Hidihidihidiho 2 жыл бұрын

Frighteners was great when I was a kid. Now you got me wondering how much better the 2 Bonds after Goldeneye would have been if adults werent so uptight and douchey back then.

@ricardocantoral7672 2 жыл бұрын

@@Hidihidihidiho I honestly feel that Goldeneye is overrated. Everything done in the film was done better in the 60's films. Tomorrow Never Dies was better.

@Hidihidihidiho 2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardocantoral7672 I can see the appeal of the new tech in Tomorrow Never Dies, but it didn’t have Famke Janssen thigh-crushin dudes to death so I can’t possibly rate it higher than Goldeneye.

@alexr4208 2 жыл бұрын

...and his career never recovered.

@mrceleb2006 2 жыл бұрын

Peter Jackson later directed the 'Lord of the Rings'/'Hobbit' film series, something Gene Siskel did NOT live to see!

@the_jacobian4269 3 жыл бұрын

The Frighteners was a mess of a movie, but an enjoyable mess. I particularly enjoyed the Jeffrey Combs character, which is the best part of the entire film.

@Harkness78 3 жыл бұрын

The Frightners is great, they are way off base here. You can argue it has structural/pacing issues, but every action scene is really great and everything is incredibly shot and acted and the SFX were amazing and still mostly hold up. It's what Peter Jackson worked on directly before starting Lord of the Rings trilogy, anyone who hasn't seen it should check it out. It was actually the very first DVD I ever owned because the movie is such a visual delight. Sure it is a little bit grotesque and cynical, but not anymore then a Tim Burton movie.

@buckaroobanzai7063 3 жыл бұрын

If you think Frightners was grotesque and cynical, you should watch Peter Jackson's earlier work.

@Harkness78 3 жыл бұрын

@@buckaroobanzai7063 well I don't even think it is particularly so, but that is what Roger and Gene are saying turned them off the picture. Yes, no real comparison with Meet the Feebles and Brain Dead when it comes to grossness and mean spirited lol.

@allencampbell3350 3 жыл бұрын

@@Harkness78 yeah they were WAY off. "Non-stop gore-fest"?? He made it sound like it was an 80's slasher.

@dreamquesttv 3 жыл бұрын

The Frighteners is my favorite Peter Jackson movie! Non stop gore fest? The only slightly gory thing in it is the exploding head towards the end. FOH.

@curly_wyn 2 жыл бұрын

@@buckaroobanzai7063 all of which sucks.

@uyeda 3 жыл бұрын

It was only three more years before Siskel's passing.

@reneedennis2011 3 жыл бұрын

Yup.

@zxbc1 3 жыл бұрын

It was really sad, they were hitting their peak in these last few years in both entertainment and chemistry with each other. RIP both Gene and Roger.

@nicktaylor2657 2 жыл бұрын

I rough week at the balcony All thumb down except for the last movie which a split

@hamupinhere 3 жыл бұрын

I seem to remember some TV spots for "The Frighteners" advertising it as a legit horror-thriller. I didn't think I could do a Michael J. Fox-centered horror movie. I finally saw it years later and was baffled at the slapstick-comedic moments. Now, I didn't think it was a great film or anything (it's ok), but I felt really annoyed that I had been a victim of false advertising all that time ago.

@rs52594 2 жыл бұрын

Man Siskel and Ebert were harsh on The Frighteners, I almost wonder if they even saw the same film as others did. It's no masterpiece, but it is a good enough horror comedy.

@justincoleman3805 Жыл бұрын

There are better horror movies, better comedies and certainly better horror comedies.

@CulainRuledByVenus 3 жыл бұрын

8:35 Comic talent and charisma? Really? I'll give you geniality though, even without the obvious pun.

@tammymism 3 жыл бұрын

Kazaam...LMAO

@movieman82us 4 ай бұрын

They were wrong about Multiplicity. Funny movie! LOL!

@mcdude9578 Жыл бұрын

These slew of movies.... Damn

@187mrsmith 3 жыл бұрын

There bugging frighteners is a classic they definitely missed on this they have no clue what there talking about! Basically if the movie wasn't 4 them they rated it bad that's not how it works it definitely was good at everything it did the story was awesome

@curly_wyn 2 жыл бұрын

They’re right about the film. It’s more interested in surface level pizazz than telling a cohesive story.

@boomstickcritique902 Жыл бұрын

@@curly_wyn Story was super easy to follow and while the film has some plot holes it's overall very entertaining for horror fans.

@mrdel7776 2 жыл бұрын

Michael j fox did a really good job in his finale movie appearance in the frightners but the other movies really sucked multiplepacity and kazam but Shaquille o'neal cant act terrible lol ha ha

@stevenclarke8773 3 жыл бұрын

Shaquille o niel is a better actor then rapper,a better rapper then commentator and much better at playing basketball then then those🏀

@willcwhite Жыл бұрын

To say that Almodovar wished he could make a film like "Celestial Clockwork" has it all backwards. "CC" is a blatant ripoff (not without a few original touches) of Almodovar's 1980's films, but without the subversive streak. Almodovar was already moving into much deeper themes and terrain by the mid-90s.

@reneperez7903 3 жыл бұрын

The Frighteners ⭐️⭐️⭐️👍 Kazaam ⭐️👎 Fled ⭐️⭐️👎

@curly_wyn 2 жыл бұрын

The Frighteners ⭐️⭐️ 👎🏼 Multiplicity ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍🏼 Kazaam ⭐️👎🏼

@187mrsmith 3 жыл бұрын

Non stop gore fest smh u would think it was a 80s slasher film it was a mystery creepy dark comedy horror film

@EyeTunz 3 жыл бұрын

If these mo fo's diss Multiplicity they will be dead to me!!

@hamupinhere 3 жыл бұрын

Well, in all fairness, they're dead to all of us. Technically.

@Hellraiser0601 3 жыл бұрын

Is that you, Mr. Keaton? Otherwise I don't understand why you would defend this mediocre movie 😂

@Hidihidihidiho 2 жыл бұрын

@@hamupinhere you’re the real winner here! Super critical adults like Siskel and Ebert seemed so joyless back when I was a kid… probably something i should keep in mind now that I’m 25 years older than I was then…

@curly_wyn 2 жыл бұрын

@@Hidihidihidiho that’s only because they were smarter than most people.