"I can't wait for Superman 3" Boy...little did he know!!

Remember seeing Cannonball Run opening night with my sister and aunt. Afterwards, we went to Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor and ate, and I played Pac-Man for about an hour straight. Good times.

Back when Sneak Previews aired it was one of the only ways to see a part of a movie without going to the theater..It’s better today where everything is at ur finger tips..But it did make movies a lot more magical

As a 10-year-old, I cracked up at the Roger Moore bit with the biker in Cannonball Run (when it played a dozen times a week on HBO). I still like his self-effacing humor there; not above poking a little fun at himself.

I remember watching Siskel and Ebert every Saturday night during the late 70s and onward, so much fun watching these. Thank you for the formatting That Old T.V.

I miss these guys.

Love Superman II and Stripes. It is worth getting the Superman II DVD with the added footage, it makes it even better.

Saw Superman II and Cannonball Run when they originally came out in the movie theaters in 1981. I was 12 years old. Saw them with my then best friend (same age as me). The one thing we truly shared was our love for the movies. We were both fanatics about the movies. We talked, read, ate, drank, and slept the movies. And we went to the movies together once a week for a lot of years from the 1970s-1980s. He always chose the movie we would go to see. I didn't mind. I loved the movie theater going experience in itself. When we weren't going to the movies, we were watching more movies on his tv at his apartment (and yes, we religiously watched Siskel and Ebert on his tv every week). There was no particular reason my friend chose Superman II and Cannonball Run to see. We tried to see every brand new movie that came out as best we could regardless of the genre (he loved horror films, I preferred comedy), the plot and storyline, who starred in it, etc. Cannonball Run and Superman II ust happened to be a couple of the new movies that just came out. We really enjoyed both movies (we went to the movies together only once a week, so we saw each movie on different weeks). Going to the movies every week with my then best friend in the 1970s-1980s is among my most fondest, happiest memories of not only my childhood, but also of my entire life.

"I can't wait for Superman 3" Believe me Gene, wait.

Personally, I didn't mind Cannonball Run. It did have its funny moments (I liked Roger Moore making a fool out of himself). Just leave your brain at the door and enjoy.

It's fun to hear them talk about Murray and Ramis before Ghostbusters blew up 3 years later

In spite of the bad reviews Cannonball Run got, not just from Siskel and Ebert, but from many other movie critics, it was one of the biggest box office hits of the year (number 3 of the top ten). I recall the theater being packed when I saw it and I too enjoyed it immensely. Not mentioned about Cannonball Run was that it was based on a series of illegal coast to coast races that really took place in the 1970s. They were called the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. The founder of these real life Cannonball races was a guy named Brock Yates (writer and editor for car and driver magazine). Brock makes a cameo in the movie as the guy who explains to the drivers the rules of the race in the parking lot (of the portofino inn which actually served as the finishing line of the real races) before the race begins. Brock eventually wrote a book (titled: Cannonball!) about the real races as well as the making of Cannonball Run. It's a good, fun book

Love Stripes & it's in my top 10 favorite comedies of all time!

I loved Cannonball Run. Just pure goofiness. Stripes and Superman II are CLASSICS.

I had the biggest crush on PJ Soles back in the day.

Actually....Jack Elam in this is hysterically funny.

Superman II is the best of the series.

“I can’t wait for Superman 3.” Little did they know, S3 wasn’t worth the wait.

This show makes me want popcorn

Superman II was a good film, with some emotional resonance and slam-bang action at the climax. It lacked mainly the grand scale the first film had, and suffered a bit from the somewhat mismatched approaches of the two Richards as directors (Donner and Lester) due to the behind-the-scenes issues. But it is still miles better than either of the Superman films which followed in the 1980s, and also superior to the 2006 and 2013 reboots/reimaginings. Terence Stamp is indelible as Zod. Just like Gene Hackman as Luthor in the first film, though in a different way, he is able to navigate the line between humor and menace, so that he is effective at both. Even these short clips of Superman II, though, show how much John Williams was missed (after he left in solidarity with Donner). Ken Thorne's reworkings of Williams' themes are serviceable, and the parts of the score based on Williams' original-film cues are great, but Thorne's extensions of them (especially in that Niagara sequence in the first clip) are often clumsy, unimaginative, and thin.

I had one of those cool aunts who took me and her son, Jake, into to see STRIPES. I was only nine years old, and it was my first R-rated film. I'll never forget seeing knockers blown up YUGE on the silver screen and Jake and I laughing our asses off at everybody's antics. What a TREAT!

I just cant understand why a good looking very talented actor like burt reynolds who looked just like a young brando & was fantastic in gun smoke as a half native American named quint ( also who tarrantino was named after bc his then teen mom had a crush on him so named her son after burts character ) & hes awesome in deliverance so how did he go down the road of all those slap stick comedies like smokey & the bandit the cannonball run films stroker ace etc? Burt finally got a chance to show his talents again in boogie nights & he had admitted he regrets turning down so many movies where the actor that took it won an oscar. The movie he regrets most not taking was Garrett breedlove in terms of endearment which jack Nicholson won supporting oscar. Chris Reeves is the gold standard for superman & I dont think anyone will even get on par as much as I liked Henry cavill. So glad siskel gives all the credit to Reeve

Stripes is definitely in my top 3 Bill Murray movies. And it introduced me to John Larroquette

Christopher Reeves. Only one who could nail both Superman and Clark Kent characters

Gene: "I can't WAIT to see Superman III.." 😬

How cool to actually walk through the side of a skyscraper instead of climbing out the window.

Thank you for uploading these great episodes! Watching these has introduced me to a bunch of movies I've never heard of or seen. Keep up the great work! 🤘

I like cannonball run for what it is. Low brow humor with a ton of great stars. Just fun

Superman 2 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stripes 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟 Eyes of a Stranger 👎🌟🌟 The Cannonball Run 👎🌟🌟 25:57 The reviews

Being a car nut from a very young age I do have fond memories of The Cannonball Run, although it probably had much more to do with the fact it starred a Lamborghini Countach rather than any of the actors. It really is a bad movie though.

Superman 2 had a bizarre release schedule of circa Christmas 1980 for most of Europe and ROW and then USA 🇺🇸 summer of 1981

Christopher Reeve sure hit the genetic jack pot

One of the most interesting S&E episodes ever. Evenly divided between PG and R rated films, covering three larger-budgeted hits and one low-budget horror film, with Gene and Roger agreeing on all the films and splitting that deck 50/50 as well. My take on the 4 films they covered here: *STRIPES--Not a huge shock that they enjoyed a well-made comedy, but it was nice in 1981 to not have veteran white movie critics bitch and moan about how disgusting and vile a gross out R rated comedy this was. S&E just gave STRIPES its due as a very funny movie. *EYES OF A STRANGER--Interestingly, this film was originally scripted as a sinister R rated thriller but not a slasher film at all; Warner Bros. told the production to crank up the brutality and gore or they'd nix it. It feels like S&E would have liked the movie as it was written much more than they did the one on screen. *CANNONBALL RUN--7-year old me loved this film; adult me thinks it's funny in parts but it is really slapdash (which, then and now, I found a hell of a lot more likable than S&E did). It kind of got S&E on the track of rightly finding almost everything Burt Reynolds did going forward to be awful. *SUPERMAN II--The lesson here is maybe more sequels would work if they were done in tandem or at least closely with the first movie. That's why the 2nd SUPERMAN film could survive and even thrive when Richard Donner was fired and Richard Lester took over. By SUPERMAN III (which S&E both disliked) that balance was gone and the franchise has never regained that initial momentum.

You can tell I watch a lot of TikTok - I was waiting for the dog to talk 😂

You see these bleeds? These bleeds right here?

OMG- you should hear what they say about Cannonball Run 2 ! LOL

Funny how they both said they couldn't wait for Superman 3. I bet they changed their mind after seeing it.

Cannonball Run was a big movie. I think it's just a summertime popcorn movie. Have fun watching all those cool cars and fun actors. I felt like I was part of the race at times. SUPERMAN II was better than the first in many ways. I don't know why Gene thought the Special Effects were not that great. How about the fight in Times Square? And the flying scenes in the Fortress of Solitude. This had a more comic book feel too it. That's what the modern Super Hero movies miss these days. Christopher Reeve bought into the role. It's just a shame he got so badly injured. Probably my favorite Super Hero movie.

Wow Superman II and Stripes? What a great year 1980 was although my favorites from that year are The Shining and SW EP V The Empire Strikes Back.

Two thumbs down? The Cannonball Run was great

Watching the old episodes has given me a new appreciation for Siskel and Ebert’s integrity. Gene is particular is always forceful about gratuitous violence - particularly aimed at women- in the films. It seems a very principled stand. I feel there’s a decency and sense of ethics in the two men that is derided today.

As much as they hated Cannonball Run, I’m surprised it wasn’t called the dog of the week.

Sucks that they didn't give any credit to Terrance Stamp as Zod in Superman II 🤔

I like that those Superman clips were edited so they didn't give away that Louis knows Clark is Superman. "For the first time in my life, everything's clear." is a response to her comment about Clark and they cut the second part to "I'm gonna change into something more comfortable... maybe you should too."

I haven't seen Superman 2 in decades but watching this clip reminds me of how much better Margot Kidder looked in Superman. What a difference a few years makes with some people.

Eyes of a Stranger seems like a mix between John Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me, When A Stranger Calls, and the gore of F13. Can't believe I've never heard of or seen it.

I love Christopher Reeve, the purposely falling back is comic gold. But a bit geeky here, wouldn't the lasers burn a hole through his glass lenses? I agree, S2 stands on its own, but oh Gene, I think you will taking back that "I can't wait for S3"..hehe..

Eyes of a Stranger had no caller ID.

Christopher Reeve ruined the role for everyone else. He is the real Superman.

I wonder if they liked Cannonball Run 2

Superman (1) is better but only a tad: 2 is also great!

13:07 that sounds crazy

P;J. Soles (Norma--baseball cap--in Carrie, and Lynda--what's the matter Bob, can't I get your ghost--in Halloween) is one of the seriously under used actresses of her time. Like Kathleen Turner (Body Heat) she simply did not get the roles that would have transformed the projects. For example, if P.J. had been cast in War Games, or Kathleen cast in Irreconcilable Differences those films would have been so much better. The problem that P.J. would have solved in War Games would have been chemistry with Mathew Broadrick. The 'love' story was the one weakness in that film and P.J. could have saved it.

Cannonball Run is great silly fun. A movie you can watch on a rainy day and just enjoy. Yeah, it could've been better, but it's still fun and the first Western film that Jackie Chan appeared in.

Love em

17:25 Superman 2

Review for It Came Without Warning - That's what she said.

I thought Stripes was funnier than Ghostbusters.

I loved Cannonball Run! It's just silly, mindless fun, no one's intelligence got insulted. It didn't go out to be Citizen Kane

Christopher Reeve based Clark Kent on Carey Grant.

4 dollars for a movie ticket in 1981. Let that sink in.

Nobody wants to see Cruise Director Julie McCoy smoking a cigarette. Ick.

I'd prefer to only c the picture not the tv but the audio is great

Cannonball Run was fantastic fun. It amazes me that they'll both love Stripes and then a few minutes later, dis Cannonball because why? The plot was more formulaic? Stripes was funny but so was Cannonball. I think Cannonball was even funnier

These nerds completely missed the boat on Cannonball Run. It only cost 39 million to make and grossed 160 million back in 1981. That's about half a BILLION dollars in today's money.

Arrrrrrmyyyy training sir!!! Great movie. I saw The Cannonball Run in the theaters and loved it…and still do. It’s a classic. Superman II yet another classic. What a summer!!!! 1981…great summer for movies.

I wish they would have continued with the Dog of The Week segment, or something similar, on their subsequent review shows. God knows there is never a shortage of lousy movies.

I guess burt thought if he and his friends were having a good time, it was a good movie. WRONG

Boy in the public TV days they showed a quarter of the movie

Superman 3??? If they only knew................

GUMBALL

Siskel “I can’t wait for Superman III”. That statement didn’t age well. That movie was a 💩.

Superman 2 way better than any current DC movie. They are so far off the mark Aquaman sucked Wonder Woman okay 2nd one crap and these suicide squad movies aweful. They need copy the Marvel trend make movies that bring the hero's together that Justice League just aweful. Jesse Eisenberg about the most miscast Lex Luther in movie history just aweful. They honestly need to just start over. 1982 Swamp thing Wes Craven movie is great the Tim Burton Batman okay.

All of these films are great.

Stripes is above ave but not great: 4 stars

I feel gratified and vindicated by all the Cannonball Run love in this comment section

Cannonball Run was WoNdErFuL 👍💯🎯

I will watch Cannonball Run over Stripes anyday.

SISKEL IS NUTS, WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE STORIES. THE BRAIN TUMOR STARTED EARLY.

Stripes comes off as terrible based on these clips

Cannonball Run is a cult classic.. Just goes to show what these two New York D-Bags knew.

LOL superman 2 was crap.

Ripoff channel??

“Stripes” is pure garbage.