VIDEO(s): Siskel & Ebert review the classics: Alien, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman, et al

[blewis17]

Going to the way-back machine. I find these reviews wonderful throwbacks to more simple times, when movies weren't spoiled beyond belief while still in production (before internet, before social media, and when cable TV was in its infancy)

 

[ID10T]

Cool! I’ll check these out later!

 

[dascoyne]

I used to watch Siskel & Ebert religiously when their show was "Sneak Previews" on PBS.

When Star Wars came out many critics (were so biased against popular movies they) panned it as a mindless, violent special effects vehicle.

Here's Siskel and Ebert defending The Star Wars franchise against one of these pretentious critics.

Addendum: In looking up that video I just found out that the critic, John Simon, in that broadcast died in 2019. Rest in peace.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

From the time before ‘Raiders of the Lost Arc’ was ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc.’