Complete Archives of ‘Siskel & Ebert’ and ‘Ebert & Roeper’ From 1986 to Present

Via Kottke, the complete post-1986 movie reviews from Siskel, Ebert, and Roeper’s show. Gene Siskel, we miss you.

Watch Siskel hand Ebert his hat in their review of Full Metal Jacket from 1987 — Siskel calls it a “near masterpiece” and nails it with regard to the dual emotions evoked by the combat scenes: thrill and terror. Ebert, on the other hand, seems to have watched some other movie, and his repeated comparisons to Platoon seem utterly irrelevant 20 years later.

Another classic, this one they both get right: GoodFellas in 1990.

★ Tuesday, 18 September 2007