Note: This was the second episode with Guest Critic, Tom Shales from "The Washington Post" & "NPR’s Morning Edition". Filmed about a week before the passing of Film Critic, Gene Siskel. As a result, these films were already released two weeks ago. Roger Ebert & Guest Critic, Tom Shales reviews "8MM" (A Dark Mature Suspenseful Thriller from "Se7en" writer, Andrew Kevin Walker and Director, Joel Schumacher. Starring: Nicholas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, Catherine Keener and Peter Stormare.); "The Other Sister" (Both Ebert and Shales gave a distasteful and offensive review in which I found it totally disdained. They really missed the boat and so were other critics at the time. This was and still is a heartwarming Romantic Drama about an autistic sister of the three daughters who wants to find a new life, love, live on her own and having to deal with her overprotective parents in her rational behavior. Juliette Lewis gives her remarkable performance as "Carla" along with Giovanni Ribisi as her boyfriend. Also stars Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, Sarah Paxton, Poppy Montgomery and Hector Elizondo. From director, Garry Marshall.); "Just The Ticket" (Rather decent Romantic Drama with Andy Garcia and Andie MacDowell.); "200 Cigarettes" (A Retro 80s Style "New Year's Eve" Comedy set in New York City with an All-Star Cast including Christina Ricci, Ben Affleck, Janeane Garofalo, Martha Plimpton, Paul Rudd, Courtney Love and Dave Chappelle. Directed By: Risa Bramon Garcia.) and "Eight Days a Week" (A Very Underrated Summer "Girl Next Door" Comedy that came out in smaller cities before it finally reach home video months later considering it was made in 1997. It was releasing by Legacy Releasing. With "Felicity's" Keri Russell in her sexy performance as "Erica" and Josh Shaver as a shy High School student, "Peter" who spends the entire Summer camping in her house before making love! Written and Directed By "Shoot Em' Up's", Michael Davis.) Video Pick of the Week: Ebert's pick is "There’s Something About Mary" (An Outrageously Hilarious Raunchy Comedy from The Farrelly Brothers! Starring: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillion, Keith David, Markie Post and Harland Williams.) Ebert’s Movie Picks: "Office Space", "The 24 Hour Woman" and "October Sky". & Ebert's Video Picks: "What Dreams May Come", "Ronin" and "One True Thing". And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "The Pledge" (I have to agree with Roeper, I found it to be a disappointment coming from Jack Nicholson in his comeback role and writer/director, Sean Penn who both collaborated with "The Crossing Guard". A much better film than this. It was boring, shallow, insufferable, insulting and the ending was dreadful! It's all about a retired cop making a pledge to go undercover to catch a killer going after little kids! Ebert just being totally generous as usual giving a Thumbs Up and praising Jack and the tone of the film!); "The Amati Girls" (Very lame!); "Panic" (Was also reviewed with Joyce Kulhawik in 2000 when it was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and wasn't release until December as limited until it was wide in January. This is the second review and both gave it a strong recommendation!) and "Snatch" (Basically a great follow-up to "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and I love this heist film with a Brilliant Cast including Brad Pitt, Jason Statham, Dennis Farina, Benicio Del Toro and Vinnie Jones. Written By: Matthew Vaughn and Directed By: Guy Ritchie. Yes, I agree with Roeper and not with Ebert.) "Memo to the Academy": Both Ebert & Roeper each pick some Academy Award nominations to let every member vote their choices and recognition. The list are "You Can Count on Me", "Requiem for a Dream", "Best in Show", "Pollock", "The Claim", "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon", "Wonder Boys, "State and Main", "Almost Famous" and "Cast Away". And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "Freddy Got Fingered" (Ah yes, the infamous ground zero of horrible gross-out, dark, raunchy and edgy comedies and this one features Tom Green doing his stony, obnoxious impression all with his disgusting insane gags and stunts! Now, I do have a confession. I love the guy in the comedy, "Road Trip" and his MTV show but this film I couldn't handle any longer, makes "Monkeybone", "Tomcats" and other mean-spirited ones look like the geek show!); "The Body" (One of those forgettable religious and mysterious type of thrillers with Antonio Banderas and Olivia Williams.); "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles" (While it was great to see Paul Hogan reprises his role as the original handsome heroic Aussie Crocodile Hunter (Besides Steve Irwin) from Down Under and stay at the Big Apple from the first two films that I love! This final third installment after 13 years is a major disappointment. He's now a family man, has a son and they go out to the City of Angels for the usual Action and other gags. It was lame. BTW, I heard a new 4K UHD release in Australia of the original will be censored. I feared for an American release. Thank goodness, I owned the first two on Blu-ray uncut!); "The Center of the World" and "Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale". Another Look: Roeper takes a special return on "The Claim" where it finally receives a general wide release after a limited opening in December, 2000. (Michael Winterbottom's Western Romantic Drama Based on Thomas Hardy's Novel: "The Mayor of Casterbridge" with Peter Mullen, Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Sarah Polley and Nastassja Kinski. I just picked up the 2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray release and the film is terrific! First saw it on IFC back in 2008 and recorded it on DVD-R. And yes, it originally had the United Artists "UA PaperClip 2000" Placeholder logo before it got plastered by the 2001 "Metallic UA Swoosh II" logo that's on the Blu-ray. Luckily, the original theatrical trailer had it!) Movie Answer Man: Ebert talks about the audience analyzation of "Memento" (Christopher Nolan's Best Psychological Thriller about a psychological thriller about an insurance investigator with short term memory loss trying to figure it out a mystery. Starring: Guy Pearce, Stephen Tobolowsky, Carrie Anne-Moss and Joe Pantoliano (Both were in "The Matrix"). Note: They shot this movie in my area! Such as "The Travel Inn" in Tujunga, CA; "The Grinder" (Now "Glendale Federal Union") in Glendale and most scenes in Long Beach, Burbank and Pasadena. I have the Sony Blu-ray release of this film.) And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: What a memorable episode! Siskel changed his opinion on "Broken Arrow" (I wish he didn't), told Ebert to be wrong about "Cop & a Half" and walked out of "Black Sheep". Sorry, the video is a bit dark. Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert reviews "Broken Arrow" (A Fun Action Flick from director, John Woo. Starring: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis (Their third film collaboration after "Pump of the Volume" and "FernGully: The Last Rainforest"), Bob Gunton, Howie Long and Kurtwood Smith.); "Black Sheep" (Personally for a SNL comic duo, I find it more inferior to "Tommy Boy" but comes across as a decent time waster of a political comedy from director, Penelope Spheeris. Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole and Gary Busey.); "Beautiful Girls"; "A Midwinter's Tale" and "Antonia's Line". Video Pick of the Week: A Tribute to the Legendary Actor, Singer and Dancer, Gene Kelly. Ebert picks are "Singin' In The Rain" (One of the Greatest Musicals Ever Made!); "The Pirate" and "An American in Paris". And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: Had to improve and imported the audio from Larry's Video as Don Gorelick's ("Oakley Tapes") recording broadcast had no sound (Due to a technical fault). Plus, I've stitch a few missing parts together using his video and remove the commercials except one at the end. Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper each pick their top 10 lists on the Best Films of 2000. Ebert's List: 1. "Almost Famous" 2. "Wonder Boys" 3. "You Can Count on Me" 4. "Traffic" 5. "George Washington" 6. "The Cell" 7. "High Fidelity" 8. "Pollock" 9. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" 10. "Requiem For A Dream" Roeper's List: 1. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" 2. "Traffic" 3. "The Claim" 4. "The Contender" 5. "Wonder Boys" 6. "Finding Forrester" 7. "You Can Count On Me" 8. "Sunshine" 9. "Cast Away" 10. "Almost Famous" Now, here is my top 10 list for the Best Films of 2000. (via "Letterboxd".) 1. "Gladiator" (I don't care what Ebert thinks, it's still the best film Ridley Scott has ever directed and it was an awesome Roman Empire Action Drama with Russell Crowe in his brilliant Oscar Winning Performance as "Maximus!" Way better than the lousy unnecessary sequel with Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington.) 2. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" 3. "The Patriot" 4. "Cast Away" 5. "Fantasia 2000" 6. "Almost Famous" 7. "Bring It On!" 8. "Titan A.E." 9. "American Psycho" 10. "Requiem For A Dream". Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon without Commercials except one.

Note: Using the quote from Mr. Ebert himself, "We Hated, Hated, Hated These Movies!" Well, I hate, hate, hate to say it, but this special "Worst Of..." episode was very lousy! Some of the picks on this show were actually good movies like "The Grinch", "Road Trip", "Mission: Impossible 2" and even "Little Nicky". But at least the real stinkers like "Battlefield Earth", "What Lies Beneath", "The Next Best Thing" and "Miss Congeniality" are on there and well deserved. There were other ones that should have been there like "Gossip", "The Skulls", "Dungeons & Dragons", "Supernova", "Mission to Mars", "Hangin' Up" come to mind. *sigh* Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper both each pick their top 6 worst films of 2000! Roger's List: 1. "What Lies Beneath" (Truly the most disappointing Horror thriller from director, Robert Zemeckis! The twist was a dead giveaway!) 2. "Isn't She Great" 3. "Scream 3" (Seriously, Ebert? That was the last good "Scream" sequel that should have ended! Better than the other ones that follow including the new ones with Jenna Ortega.) 4. "Battlefield Earth" (The real worst film of the year and truly a horrendous mess in John Travolta's film career!) 5. "Ready to Rumble" (I actually had fun with this comedy!) 6. "What Planet Are Your From?". (Very underrated comedy with Garry Shandling!) Roeper's List: 1. "Gone in 60 Seconds" 2. "The Next Best Thing" 3. "Mission: Impossible 2" (Roeper was full of crap! This was an awesome continuation of the "Mission: Impossible" film franchise!) 4. "The Grinch" (Now, this proves why Roeper has lousy tastes! This doesn't belong on the list nor does he cares! Still, it's the most hilarious Christmas adaptation of a Dr. Seuss book. Better than the trainwreck, "The Cat in the Hat" (2003) film adaptation!) 5. "Road Trip" (I still rather watch this comedy than Tom Green's follow-up, "Freddy Got Fingered".) 6. "Beautiful". Now, here's my top 10 Worst List of 2000 (and a better list than both of them!) (via "Letterboxd"). 1. "Battlefield Earth" 2. "Dungeons & Dragons" 3. "Supernova" 4. "Mission to Mars" 5. "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" (Yep, I recall Roeper loves this one! Such as poorly made cash-in on the original "The Blair Witch Project") 6. "Highlander: Endgame" 7. "Model Behavior" (Timberlake Alert!! His very first movie on the "Disney Channel" and it's drenchfully lame!) 8. "Whipped" 9. "The Ladies Man" 10. "Charlie's Angels" (I'm amazed both Ebert & Roeper didn't put this on the list as they called it "Eye Candy for the Blind". I hated it as well!) Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: Just the perfect time, I'm turning 40 on May 2nd of this year just like Bruce Willis' character, "Russell Duritz" in "Disney's The Kid", which will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary on July 7th. Which is my Brother, Jason's Birthday who will be 39! Also, this was the last time a temporary short-lived full intro to "Roger Ebert & The Movies" was shown. Due to an announcement of Richard Roeper becoming a new permanently co-host of the series, the following episode went back to the same graphic afterwards since the beginning of the fall 1999 season. The next season on September, 2000 would be renamed "Ebert & Roeper and the Movies". Roger Ebert & Guest Critic, Richard Roeper reviews "Disney's The Kid" (A Terrific Family Film with Bruce Willis as a 40 year-old successful image consultant who suddenly mysteriously meets his inner 8 year-old self, Rusty (Spencer Breslin). Also stars Lily Tomlin, Emily Mortimer Chi McBride and Jean Smart. From director, Jon Turteltaub.); "Blood Simple: The Director’s Cut" (A Brilliant Neo-Noir Crime Film from The Coen Brothers' Ethan and Joel Coen that made its debut in 1984 and 15 1/2 years later, finally released a director's cut! Starring: M. Emmett Walsh, Dan Hedaya, Frances McDormand and John Getz.), "But I’m a Cheerleader" (A Kitchy John Waters-esque Comedy about a Young Teenager trying to find her true identity. Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Cathy Moriarty, Richard Moll and Mink Stole; "Scary Movie" (A Hilarious Spoof of all Teen Slasher Films such as "Scream" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer?" and Action Films like "The Matrix". It had since became a franchise. Starring: Marlon & Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Carmen Electra and Regina King. Directed By: Keenan Ivory Wayans.) and "Shower". Video Pick of the Week: Ebert's picks are "An Evening with Sherlock Holmes, "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon", "The Woman in Green", "Terror by Night" and "Dressed to Kill". And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: This is a rerun of "Siskel & Ebert" dating back to 1989 that aired due to Gene Siskel's undergoing Surgery at the time. So both of them had to take a two-week break with two specials including "Jim Carrey, Class Clown". Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert are taking a look back at classic and modern films with a unique medium chroma texture known as Black & White instead of traditional color such as "Citizen Kane", "Psycho", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Rumble Fish", "Raging Bull" and more. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: One of the two final episodes with legendary Chicago Sun-Times Film Critic who was hosting the show since 1975. Because of his diagnosis with Thyroid Cancer, he went back to the hospital for undergoing Surgery throughout the entire months of the year and sadly, lost his voice. Therefore, this was a rerun from the original televised broadcast (July 8, 2006) and the following episode with Roeper would be the rotating guests starting with Jay Leno on August 5th. Plus, this is essentially a clip show going back to the previous months of movie review. I have yet to find "The Worst Movies of the Year...So Far" episode and many others. BTW, the video quality has plenty of tracking flicking going on and some pixelation. Plus, I fixed the audio from going out-of-sync. On this Special Show, Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper goes back to pick on some of the Best Films of the early to mid' months of 2006. With "Cars"; 'The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"; "Game 6"; "United 93"; "A Prairie Home Companion"; "Thank You For Smoking"; "The Proposition", "Bubble" and "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story". Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: Fixed the beginning of the video using Larry Koehn's recording and the rest is from "Oakley Tapes", Don Gorelick. Along with the audio from being out-of-sync. Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert reviews "Independence Day"; "Special Effects" and "Phenomenon". Summer Season of 1996: Siskel & Ebert are taking a look back at Summer Movies on what worked and what didn't with "Mission: Impossible", "Twister", "The Cable Guy", "Eraser", "The Nutty Professor" and "The Rock". Video Pick of the Week: Ebert's pick is Oliver Stone's "Nixon". And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: This is a strange one. Basically, it's a flashback episode of all but one of May's Early Summer Season with Blockbusters and other films reviewed earlier are now showing in theatres. And they're getting ready for the next season of "Ebert & Roeper" starting in June instead of September. Possibly due to Scheduling conflicts (too many early reviews to sped-up) and Ebert's illness before his pre-surgery appointment during the Summer and his final appearance leading to rotating guests. Also, there's a technical fault starting at 10:45 with a short clip of Ebert & Roeper review of "Over The Hedge" which is at the end of the program. Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "Cars" (Delightful Disney-Pixar film that somehow became everyone's least favorite or underappreciated. But, it's still a great movie with Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Larry The Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, John Ratzenberger and Michael Keaton. From director, John Lasseter.), "X-Men: The Last Stand" (The weakest of the "X-Men" Film Franchise, confusing and complicated storyline, killing off the old and bringing new characters to life and so on. Plus, a miscast director Brett Ratner who did the "Rush Hour" Trilogy taking over for Bryan Singer. Thank goodness for "X-Men: Days of the Future Past" to fixed this problem!); "The DaVinci Code" (Very Overlong and Overrated Mess Mystery Thriller Based on the Best Selling Novel By: Dan Brown. From director, Ron Howard. Starring: Tom Hanks (who collaborated with Howard since "Apollo 13".); Audrey Tatou, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Ian McKellan and Alfred Molina.); "Mission Impossible III" (Easily, the best of the M:I Film Franchise and it just keep getting better and better until the Final Mission, "Dead Awakening: Part 2" will come out on May 23rd. Starring: Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Monaghan, Simon Pegg, Lawrence Fishburne and Ving Rhames. From director, J.J. Abrams.); "Poseidon" (Director Wolfgang Peterson's Modern Disaster Remake of "The Poseidon Adventure" with Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Josh Lucas, Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum, Andre Braugher and Stacy Ferguson aka "Fergie".); "Just My Luck" (Very Stupid Romantic Comedy that could have been written for Hilary Duff instead of Lindsay Lohan as the luckiest girl in the world until she falls in love with a handsome but unlucky and clumsy guy played by Chris Pine.) and "Over the Hedge" (A Hilarious Comic-Strip CGI Animated adaptation from DreamWorks! Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Nick Nolte, Thomas Haden Church and Allison Janney). Thumbs Up Video: Ebert & Roeper's picks for the Memorial Day Weekend are "The Guns of Navarone", "Coming Home", "Three Kings" and "Something New". And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: A Very Rare Find from YouTube user, "Killin' Time Classics!" and in Better Picture Quality! Roger Ebert & Guest Critic, Joel Siegel from "Good Morning America" each pick their lists of the Worst Films of 1999!: Ebert's List: 1. "Inspector Gadget" 2. "The Story of Us" 3. "Forces of Nature" 4. "Lake Placid" 5. "The Messenger" 6. "Jawbreaker" 7. "Baby Geniuses" Siegel's List: 1. "My Favorite Martian" 2. "Message in a Bottle" 3. "Jakob The Liar" 4. "Wild Wild West" 5. "Cruel Intentions" 6. "Magnolia" 7. "Pokémon: The First Movie" Now, here's my top 10 list of the Worst Films of 1999 (via "Letterboxd".): 1. "Wild Wild West" (The Most Disappointing Action Blockbuster of the Summer when it comes to Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Salma Hayek, Kenneth Branuagh and director, Barry Sonnenfeld! Based on the Original Western TV Series that was basically a James Bond set in the West with Robert Conrad.) 2. "Inspector Gadget" (Wowsers! This was close enough to be my number #1 but I couldn't. Nevertheless, that was my second worst disappointment as I was a huge fan of the 1983 DiC animated series with Don Adams. All of which was an excellent show Matthew Broderick was totally miscast and Rupert Everett gives his over-the-top terrible performance as "Dr. Claw" who was not supposed to be shown! And who would have thought that "Cool As Ice" director, Steven Kellogg came back for this mess?) 3. "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland" (Bad enough Elmo became the center of attention on "Sesame Street", awful enough he gets a "Tickle Me Elmo" and takes half of his own show, "Elmo's World". But worse of all, he gets his own theatrical feature that's as grouchy as a wet blanket! ELMO'S SECURITY BLANKET!! Elmo, you're no Linus Van Pelt! Stop it!) 4. "Baby Geniuses" (It ain't "Look Who's Talking" nor "Rugrats". What genius thought of a great idea for a movie of cute babies with intelligence minds? Ask director, Bob Clark!) 5. "The Mod Squad" 6. "Instinct" 7. "The Omega Code" 8. "The Rage: Carrie 2" 9. "Jawbreaker" 10. "Wing Commander" Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Just a promo for "Roger Ebert & The Movies" as found on Larry Koehn's site before the episode began. Where Roger Ebert reviews "Disney's The Kid" and "Scary Movie" with Guest Critic, Richard Roeper. The episode is available right here: https://rumble.com/v6smwhx-roger-ebert-and-the-movies-7-8-00.html Recorded on WKRN News 2 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Note: New find from Don Gorelick aka "Oakley Tapes". Mostly indie but great films reviewed this week and half a thumbs up episode with Roeper only given a thumbs down to "Novocaine!" (Not to be confused with the more recent Action film with Dennis Quaid's son, Jake. It's a Steve Martin comedy.) Noticed the red light screen fixtures on the top left is off! Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "Sidewalks of New York" (Edward Burns' Romantic Comedy set in New York joining with "The Brothers McMullen" and "She's The One". Was postponed to November due to 9/11. Also starring: Heather Graham, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Farina, David Krumholtz, Brittany Murphy and Stanley Tucci.; "In The Bedroom" (A Remarkable Drama with Oscar Caliber performances of Marisa Tomei, Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl and William Mapother!); "Tape" (Fascinating three-character ensemble piece set directed by Richard Linklater. With Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman (Both were a a real-life couple) and Robert Sean Leonard (They collaborated since "Dead Poet's Society".); "Novocaine" (Demented Comedy with Steve Martin (Almost a nod to his dentist character in "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986).) Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern and Elias Koteas.) and "The Endurance", Video Spotlight: Ebert picks are "The Limey" and "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai". Both as a double feature DVD. Parting Shot: Roeper's take on the "Harry Potter" where the main actors, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are soon hitting puberty. (It started with the "Chamber of Secrets" and continues to follow through the entire series! "The Sorcerer's Stone" was only just the beginning as kids!) And a recap of Today's program! Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: Hank Harrison found this episode from YouTuber, "sawing14s". Special Thanks to them and there's no commercials! Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "The Cat in the Hat" (Easily, one of the worst Dr. Seuss' live-action film adaptation I've ever saw and I had a free movie passes for it to see with my family in theatres. What a waste! Mike Myers was totally miscast in the title role, Spencer Breslin and Dakota Fanning in their annoying bratty roles as "Conrad" and "Sally", Kelly Preston giving nothing to do, Sean Hayes from "Will & Grace" plays a duel role as the jerky boss and the pet family fish and Alec Baldwin plays a sinister neighbor next door! Plus, lots of sexual innuendo and adult humor with a kitchy tone. All written by "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" writers, Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer and Bo Welch in his directorial debut. It's so horrible that Seuss's widow, Audrey Geisel decided it to not produced them in live-action and developed them as CGI Animated Features starting with "Horton Hears A Who!" (2008). It's a shame, too because I love the books, the animated specials and the PBS series with Martin Short, which came after. And I also love "The Grinch" with Jim Carrey.); "The Cooler" (Excellent film with William H. Macy and Alec Baldwin in his best performance and in a better movie than "The Cat in the Hat".); "In America"; An early review of "The Last Samurai" (A Electrifying Triumph! Starring: Tom Cruise.) Plus, second reviews of two films playing that week on "Gothika" (Not a great thriller but does have traumatizing moments with Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr. and Penelope Cruz. Their debate was hilarious!) and "21 Grams" (Riveting and Ravishing Drama with Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio Del Toro). Video Spotlight: Roeper's pick is "X2: X-Men United" in a gorgeous DVD Special Edition Set. And a recap of Today's program.

In this special episode of "Siskel & Ebert". Roger Ebert gives the review of a then-new Sci-Fi Action Adventure and Fantasy "Star Wars" prequel, "Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" (1999). Then interviews with George Lucas, Liam Neeson for "Episode 1", clips of CGI and other Sci-Fi Space Opera films such as "Jurassic Park", "Star Wars Trilogy", "Star Trek Movies", "Starship Troopers", "Alien Films" and more and a look back at the "The Secrets of Star Wars" Special on "At The Movies" with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert from May, 1983. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert reviews "Burglar" (Whoopi Goldberg's second Action Comedy after "Jumpin' Jack Flash". Also stars, Bobcat Goldthwait, Anne Del Salvo, John Goodman, G.W. Bailey and Lesley Ann Warren. Directed By: Hugh Wilson.); "Hollywood Shuffle" (Robert Townsend's Comic Spoof on Hollywood and his dreams of becoming a star!); "Street Smart" (This was Christopher Reeve's passion project for Cannon Films as a promise from Menahem Golan and Yorum Globus to finance after acquiring the rights to do "Superman IV: The Quest For Peace". With that aside, this was an incredible gritty crime thriller! Also stars, Morgan Freeman in his brilliant performance along with Kathy Baker and Mimi Rogers!) & "Beyond Therapy" (Strange Romantic Comedy from director, Robert Altman. Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Julie Hagerty and Tom Conti.) Home Video: Ebert's pick is "Key Largo" (Engaging Action Drama Classic with Humphey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Edward G. Robinson!) And Siskel's pick is "Blue Velvet" (David Lynch's Dark, Provocative, Shocking, Surrealistic Mystery/Thriller Masterpiece!) And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (A new beginning of the "Harry Potter" film franchise with a wickedly magical fantasy family adventure based on the best selling books by author, J.K. Rowling! Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris and John Cleese. Directed By: Chris Columbus.) ; "Heist" (Amazing film with the late, great Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo (Three leads in their second collaboration since "Get Shorty".), Rebecca Pigeon and Sam Rockwell.); "Shallow Hal" (A Hilarious Comedy from the Farrelly Brothers, Peter and Bobby on inner beauty strength shown in the shallow eyes of the beholder through hypnotism. Starring: Jack Black in his first lead role with Gwneyth Paltrow and Jason Alexander in his George Constanza persona with a deep twist!); "Maze" (Rob Morrow's romantic comedy on a reluctant skillful artist with Tourette's Syndrome and OCD finding love and feeling truly accepted. Also starring, Laura Linney and Craig Sheffer.) & "Fighter". Video Spotlight: Roeper's pick is "Shrek". Movie Answer Man: Ebert's discussion on the changes of the 20th Anniversary Special Edition theatrical reissue, "E.T.: The Extra-terrestrial" (1982) from director, Steven Spielberg. And a recap of Today's program! Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: This has some tracking issues. On this special episode, Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper takes a look back at several films that defines the American spirit with "M*A*S*H"; "The Producers"; "Bound For Glory", "Grand Canyon", "The American President", "Thirteen Days", "The New Land", "Mi Familia (My Family)"; "The General", "The Great Escape" and "The Right Stuff. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Roger Ebert & Guest Critic, Harry Knowles from "Ain't It Cool News" reviews "Pushing Tin"; "Mighty-Peking Man"; "Election"; "Lost & Found" and "S.L.C. Punk". Video Pick of the Week: Ebert's pick is "A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries" (1998). And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: Beware of the awful quality all baked in with noise grain, snow and fluctuation on this recording from Don Gorelick aka "Oakley Tapes". Possibly from a bad analog satellite antenna signal during the drastic weather conditions! Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert reviews "Blind Date" (My favorite Blake Edwards' Outrageous Wacky Romantic Comedy with Bruce Willis in his first starring role, Kim Basinger, John Larroquette; William Daniels, Stephanie Faracy and Phil Hartman. Critics including Siskel & Ebert themselves really missed the boat! It's hilarious!); "Dolls" (Very Creepy Horror Film!); "The Hanoi Hilton" and "Swimming to Cambodia" (Great film!). Home Video: Siskel's pick is "Privates on Parade". And Ebert's pick is "Blonde Venus". And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: No commercials this time and it has some tape line flickering issues. Special Thanks to Hank Harrison and Don Gorelick! Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "The Wedding Planner" (Simply awful Romantic Comedy with Jennifer Lopez or J.Lo if you want to referred to at the time! And Matthew McConaughey.); "Amy"; "Sugar & Spice" (It's no "Bring It On!" which was and still is an awesome Sports Cheerleading Teen film on Screen! But this is an underrated Teen Comedy about a group of Cheerleaders in disguise wearing a blonde Betty mask and robbing a bank to help their friend from a complicated situation. Starring: Mena Suavari, James Marsden, and Marley Shelton.); "Shadow of the Vampire" (If you love "Nosferatu" no matter what version you watch (1922, 1979 and 2024) you'll love this remarkable and haunting bio-pic on the making of the film with Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich!) and "Taboo". Video Spotlight: Ebert's pick is "Jesus' Son". And a recap of Today's program.

Note: Better Quality this time from Don Gorelick aka "Oakley Tapes!" Previous video had tracking issues where as this one has none. Therefore, I had sync the high quality audio from the previous source because of the terrible left channel audio. Looks marvelous! Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "Monsters, Inc." (One of the funniest, delightful full of heart, soul, energy, powerful friendship and an excellent story! Billy Crystal and John Goodman are terrific together as the voices of Mike and Sully. Plus, my favorite Disney-Pixar CGI Animated Feature next to "Toy Story!" Also stars, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Steve Buscemi and John Ratzenberger.); "The One" (Don't care what Ebert & Roeper and any critic says, I really enjoy this awesome Sci-Fi Martial Arts Action Thriller with Jet Li, Jason Statham and Carla Gugino.); "The Man Who Wasn't There" (A Brilliant Film Noir Masterpiece from The Coen Brothers', Ethan and Joel. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, "Domestic Disturbance" (A routine thriller with John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo, Steve Buscemi and Matt O'Leary.) and "Amélie" (Stunningly Sweet and Visually Impressive French Romantic Comedy from Director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet! Starring: Audrey Tatou in the title role as a shy and quirky waitress, Amélie Poulain doing her best to change everyone's lives for the better! Also stars, Mathieu Kassovitz, Lorella Cravotta, Rufus and Andre Dussollier. It's a wonderful delight! I have it on DVD both the 2-Disc Special Edition and the 1-Disc "Award Winning Collection". I'll get the Blu-ray someday.) Video Spotlight: Ebert's picks is Alfred Hitchcock's Thriller Classic, "Notorious". Starring: Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Parting Shot: Roeper take a shot of phone line advertising as feature in the terrible comedy, "On The Line". And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert reviews "Striptease" (While this and "Showgirls" are bad on its own level, both of them are very sexy eye-candy delights and develops cult followings over the years. Let's face it, Demi Moore couldn't be anymore hotter next to Sharon Stone and Gina Gershon (as opposed to Elizabeth Berkley's uh... body!) and they are worth it! Also starring in the film are Burt Reynolds, Robert Patrick, Ving Rhames and Rumer Willis.) ; "Cold Fever"; "The Nutty Professor" (1996) (Eddie Murphy may have been in a slump since "Harlem Nights", but "Boomerang" and "The Distinguished Gentleman" were his best in 1992 in my opinion. Therefore, this is the most hilarious, faithful and memorable remake and does pay respect to the original Jerry Lewis feature! From co-writer and director, Tom Shadyac. Starring: Eddie Murphy in multiple roles, Jada Pinkett Smith, Dave Chapelle and Larry Miller.) ; "A Perfect Candidate" and "Maybe...Maybe Not". Video Pick of the Week: Siskel's pick is the original comedy classic, "The Nutty Professor" (1963) with Jerry Lewis. (Still hilarious and always will be! Even the French loves it!) And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact!

Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "Behind Enemy Lines" (Affirmatively, the most outrageous funniest review on the show for such a tedious and poorly edited Action War film with Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, who had better War films such as "Uncommon Valor" and "Bat 21" and Joaquim de Almeda.); "The Independent"; "The Affair of the Necklace"; "Spy Game"; "Fat Girl" and a short review of "Black Knight" (Sounds like Ebert prefers free edited commercial syndicated TV for this Martin Lawrence Medieval Comedy I guess!) Video Spotlight: Roeper's pick is "Almost Famous" (2000): The Ultimate Bootleg Cut on DVD. Movie Answer Man: Ebert discussed about Sony's new manufactured High Definition DVD called "Superbit" and demonstration of the picture quality and sound but no Special Features. (Superbit later had Special Editions for other Sony catalog movies. This was before Blu-rays! BTW, I have that same DVD of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" along with the Blu-ray with Extras!) And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: Missing a few minutes at the end with a partial "Video Pick of The Week" and the recap with the "Thumbs Up/Down" segment. If Don has another copy all complete and not getting taped over or cut out, then I'll reupload it. This is a rare 1992 episode Larry doesn't have. Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert reviews "Basic Instinct" (Despite of the controversy involving GLAAD and both Siskel & Ebert's criticism of the film, this was a very steamy and sexy provocative Exotic thriller with Michael Douglas as a detective Nick Curran investigating a psychotic and mysterious ice-pick killer and Sharon Stone as a seductive femme fatale and an author, Catherine Trammel whose the suspect of the murder. Don't bother with the stupid sequel from 2006 unless you're curious and want to see more of Trammel!); "American Dream"; "Howard's End"; "Shadows and Fog" and theatrical re-release of Orson Welles' adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Othello" (1952). Video Pick of the Week: Siskel's pick is "A Kiss Before Dying" (1991). (An Excellent Provocative Thriller Remake! Starring: Matt Dillon and Sean Young. Directed By: James Readon.) Sadly, it's partial and the recap of Today's program is missing. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: Has this annoying buzzing noise throughout the video, tried to fix it but no such luck. Also, all "Thumbs Up" episode! Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper reviews "Ocean's Eleven" (Steven Soderbergh's Brilliant and Clever Heist Caper Remake of the Original "Rat Pack" film! With George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Don Cheadle.); "Lantana"; "The Business of Strangers"; "The Royal Tenenbaums" (A Wonderful Quirky Family Comedy & Drama from Writer & Director, Wes Anderson! Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson and Bill Murray.) and "No Man's Land". Video Spotlight: Ebert's picks are "The Art of Buster Keaton". Partial Shot: Roeper takes a shot on "Twist & Turns" and "Spoilers" as reveal in films like "In The Bedroom". And a recap of Today's program! Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Note: Found a much better copy of the episode in high quality compare with the low and rough one Taylor aka "VHSGoodiesWA" has. Plus, it's not available on Larry's site anymore. Roger Ebert & Guest Critic, Howie Movshovitz from Colorado Public Radio: University of Colorado, Denver reviews "True Crime" (Not to be confused with the video game of the same title or any other. This is truly a powerful Clint Eastwood's Drama about a struggling reporter on the investigating of an innocent family man sentenced to capital punishment for the murder of a young girl. Also stars, Isiah Washington, James Woods, Denis Leary, Diane Venora, Frances Fisher and Michael Jeter.); "Ravenous" (An underrated Dark Horror Western Comedy/Thriller about cannibalism in the 19th century Colorado Frontier leading to Wendigo spirituals and all. Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Neal McDonough, David Arquette and Jeffrey Jones. Directed By: Antonia Bird.); "The King and I" (Morgan Creek's produced musical animated feature based on Rogers and Hammerstein's adaptation. Very underrated! I saw it in theaters while I was on Spring Break vacation. Not perfect but I enjoy it. But it's obvious this was release prior to "Anna and the King" several months later with Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat); "Forces of Nature" (A complicated and contrivance mess of a Romantic Comedy filled with the overused of nauseating MTV-style cinematography and editing with Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock all trapped together after a plane crash with no chemistry whatsoever!) and "The Harmonists". Video Pick of the Week: "Grave of the Fireflies" (A Powerful and Emotional War Anime Drama that will lead you bound for tears!) And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.

Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert reviews "A Time to Kill"; "Manny & Jo"; "Kingpin" (Both "Siskel & Ebert" were hysterical with Big Laughs on Farrelly Brothers' Bowling Comedy that I also love as well! Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Chris Elliot, Vanessa Angel, Lin Shaye and Bill Murray.); "Joe's Apartment" (MTV's First Production based on the short film By: John Payson who also wrote and directed this. It's simply gross-out for the masses but strangely weird dark comedy about a young man moving in a run-down apartment in New York infested with wisecracking dancing and singing cockroaches. Starring: Jerry O'Connell, Meagan Ward, Robert Vaughn, Don Ho, Jim Sterling and Jim Turner. Siskel & Ebert were not amused and found it disgusting and boring!) and "The Adventures of Pinocchio" (An underrated Live-Action Magical Fantasy Fairy-Tale! Starring: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth and Rob Schneider). Video Pick of the Week: Siskel's pick is "Angels and Insects" (Remarkable Victorian Drama from director, Philip Haas. Starring: Mark Rylance, Patsy Kensit and Kristen Scott Thomas!) And a recap of Today's program. Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.