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Friday, August 13, 2010

Friday Free-For-All: Siskel & Ebert fight

I always enjoy going back and watching old Siskel & Ebert reviews just to watch them spar. Those two guys just had such fantastic chemistry and a pathological need to get each other's goats. This is one of my favorite running threads.

First up is their split decision on Cop and a Half. Gene hates it; inexplicably Roger likes it.



This is referenced again in their review for Broken Arrow, where Roger actually gets Gene to change his vote from thumbs up to thumbs down.

2 comments:

  1. Oh my God, I loved this. I grew up watching Siskel and Ebert argue and totally miss them.

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  2. "Inexplicably"? Ebert has consistently horrendous taste. Check out his incredible review of Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties:

    http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200660606005

    That said, he is a "Garfield fan" -- whatever that means.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d74DwWlJAd

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