Comments on: I Miss Siskel and Ebert

By: Country Music

Country Music — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:14:10 +0000

I don’t think I can think of another reviewer that got it spot on as much as these two. It seems anymore half the reviews I see must have been paid by the film industry because it is so one sided towards liking it than the movie is terrible.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:10:55 +0000

@ Reese

There are some great S&E Arguments on YouTube. this will get you started:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTsbsw3kgsY

By: Reese

Reese — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:50:54 +0000

I grew up on the second or third Siskel & Ebert rendition. I’ve read every review of Roger Ebert’s and as many as I could find of Siskel’s. Luckily, you can go over to atthemoviestv.com and check out a lot of the reviews. It doesn’t have any before 1985, though. Apparently those were lost.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:27:41 +0000

@ Steph

They really did love their jobs and it showed.

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:53:36 +0000

You’re article described part of my childhood. Siskel and Ebert were personable, and seemed to do reviews just for the fun of it. Great show.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:57:16 +0000

I think the real key for their show was that they could passionately talk about almost any movie or any genre. They loved movies enough to appreciate the art as well as the commerce. Unfortunately, movies have become more about formula and marketing than originality these days, and that makes it hard for anyone to be as passionate about what they are watching.

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:42:22 +0000

I can say with a fair amount of certainty, I will never see that show. Siskel and Ebert were one of a kind, and they gave the world the best possible shortcut for whether or not one likes a movie. I’ve missed them both for awhile now, but at least we still have Ebert in print.