sdd@pyuxh.UUCP (S Daniels) (08/01/85)
>Anybody else see the syndicated "At The Movies" episode last weekend (they >reviewed "The Black Cauldron" and "The Man with One Red Shoe")? One wonders >what those fellows had been doing before the show -- they're discussions >were disjointed, they were giggling like crazy, calling each other names >(Gene mentioning that Roger probably emulated Dumbo (or Jumbo)), and Gene >seemed to be unable to follow the plot of The Black Cauldron. I recall (from some magazine article) that Siskel and Ebert do not consult each other before the show; they only decide what movies to review and who goes first for each review. Also, they are not good friends, and some professional rivalry is at play here, too (they work for different newspapers). This explains why some of their shows come across as disorganized--they sometimes are. Most of the time the spontaneity and competition works better than this particular episode. -- Steve Daniels (!pyuxh!sdd) "I'm counting the smiles on the road to Utopia."
desjardins@h-sc1.UUCP (marie desjardins) (08/05/85)
> >Anybody else see the syndicated "At The Movies" episode last weekend (they > >reviewed "The Black Cauldron" and "The Man with One Red Shoe")? One wonders > >what those fellows had been doing before the show -- they're discussions > >were disjointed, they were giggling like crazy, calling each other names > >(Gene mentioning that Roger probably emulated Dumbo (or Jumbo)), and Gene > >seemed to be unable to follow the plot of The Black Cauldron. > > I recall (from some magazine article) that Siskel and Ebert do not consult > each other before the show; they only decide what movies to review and > who goes first for each review. Also, they are not good friends, and > some professional rivalry is at play here, too (they work for different > newspapers). This explains why some of their shows come across > as disorganized--they sometimes are. Most of the time the spontaneity and > competition works better than this particular episode. They had problems again this week ("Weird Science", "Real Genius", etc.) They were arguing like a couple of kids. Usually (as mentioned above) they have some respect for each other's opinion and the spontaneity makes the show enjoyable. This time, I learned nothing coherent about any of the movies because Gene would say snidely "This movie was meaningless" and Roger would say rudely "You don't know what you're talking about." Jeez. If they keep this up they can count me out. marie desjardins park