Lol being a porn star is just about as pointless as being a film critic. Actually being a porn star probably has a greater function then being a film critic.
What's the point? It's about finding that one thing you're good at and sticking to it. Dirk Diggler is such a worthless human being he can never rise above what he is, which is a porn star. Everyone else in Jack Horner's extended "family" is able to move beyond that existence, but not Dirk because all his talent rests in his johnson. But even at his lowest point, he always has his family to fall back on. I'm surprised Siskel failed to glean the message, he was usually much more perceptive.
Gene Siskel is wrong that it's "not all that significant". I mean, from the long opening shot to other interesting shots, the touching comedy, the bravery and the great acting participants - and Roger Ebert knows it. Great movie that is also entertaining that really stands out and stays with you years after.
@ophs1980 Good Will Hunting being formulaic had nothing to do with Robin Williams' outstanding performance. I love Boogie Nights, but I don't think Reynolds was as good as Williams.
@xaxie1 Symboliclly speaking, the many long shots used in this film are meant to convey not only the distance that these people have from the "normal" world but also the emotional detachment that they have to maintain from themselves in order to function in a dehumanizing business.
Though I don't really agree with Roger, I have to admit he pretty much deconstructs Gene's criticisms of the film.
And though I do agree that this was a pretty good film about 'seamy' subject matter, I always felt it was a bit overrated.
I think I've got to go back and watch it again......enough time has probably passed to be able to now see this for what it really is, whether good, or bad.
They both missed the major point that this film is about family. They all came from bad family lives and became a new family with Burt Reynolds as the father and Moore as the mother. The new family falls apart but at the end they all come back together and redeem themselves.
I really appreciate Siskel's opinions, but it's times like these (and with his reviews of Aliens and Full Metal Jacket, for example) that I must side with Ebert. Honestly, Ebert's right a bit more often than Siskel, no disrespect.
the movie is based very loosely on John Holmes life and tell the rise and fall of a porno star; its a sad world that PTA captures very well; the more I watch it the more I like it; he doesn't exploit the fact that he making a movie about porn actors with lots of gratuitous sex scenes, he gives each character the weight they deserve
@zenburger don cheadle, burt reynolds, mark wahlberg and the whole cast was great reilly, i loved how cheadle played a unique brother when he was selling stereos.
@lordcrumb07 watch the director commentary, PT Anderson himself admits the movie was inspired by John Holmes. He recreated scenes almost verbatim from the classic Holmes documentary "Exhausted".
I usually agree with Ebert's reviews but I had to go with Siskel on this one. Boogie Nights is a terrific example of an incredibly well-made movie that does everything right, except it's all been done before that it felt pointless to seriously get into the story. It had almost the exact same script structure as Scorsese's GoodFellas except it took place in the porn industry.
There is some point to this movie, about disenchantment or something or another. But really I don't care about "the point" because it was so damn fun to watch.
Useless, didn't need to be made, crap movie about porn without showing anything. Like middle men, totally pointless and did not need to be told. Total crap.
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I agree with siskel, it didn't hook me or make much impact, and that scene with the fire crackers is tedious and the pay off would never happen in real life :L and honestly no offense to the director I love him but the long takes really don't work in this film.
im more with siskel. boogie nights is a good movie, probably a great one (ive only seen it once) but it did feel pointless overall. def worth checking out tho
Siskel completely misses the point of the ending. It's as if he was looking for the cliche ending of showing the characters crash and burn. Anderson intentionally ended on an "up" note b/c everyone already knows what terrible destinies eventually await them. And the film isn't about porn - it's about Hollywood. Mainstream stars are just as twisted, delusional, egotistical, and shallow as the porn characters in 'Boogie Nights.'
The porn industry is no longer a hollow, sad, losing world ... to be sure (at least, not for the actresses). I think it's pretty cool certain performers, e.g.: Sasha Grey, Jenna Jameson, Traci Lords, etc., have had a degree of crossover success into mainstream. People are so self-righteous and judgmental about the lives of others ... at least these women (and men) are intelligent enough to get paid for what most idiots do for free. As far as love and companionship go ... get a goddamned dog!
@daTruChosen Boogie Nights is great because it is even handed, and honest in how it deals with the world of pornographers. Your comment, however, shows that you only see the glossed-over image of pornography that the master salesmen want you to see. Each of the porn stars you mentioned was a victim of child molestation, which is a trait shared by the vast majority of adult stars. Also, adult stars often turn to drugs to cope with their personal pain, and lead very tragic lives.
I've always loved this movie, even though a few of my friends were detractors...I've always thought it was breathless and highly creative in it's portrayal of the 70's, if a bit too carnivalesque. It's almost as if this is a remembered version of the 70's with big fancy cars and girls and neon-splashed nightscapes and cocain fueled days...but doesn't really seem all that grounded in reality...I think the porn industry has always been a hollow enterprise intellectually, but this movie dazzles it
Absolutely my all-time favorite film. I've seen it at least twenty times. I have nothing really to add to the discussion, but I thought I'd just brag, haha.
Ebert's right this time. It's ridiculous to need an underlining moral to every story. Siskle's hung up on the movie not showing that drugs are bad, or good. The movie doesn't have one point it's trying to show you like a documentary made for a high-school education class. "Boogie Nights" is multifaceted, which Siskle is smart enough to understand but the problem with reviewing 10,000 movies is that you will occasionally not have the mood to catch something good about a movie.
@LEATHERrebelJUSTICE siskel you asswipe nigger fagit. i hope you die or even better get murdered, dont EVER NEVER BASH PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON's work, next whats this fucker going to do? bash stanley kubrick? maybe martin scorsese next, fucking asshole.
Howie Mandel, Starwars 7, Pink lightsaber, SEE IT ..WTF is wrong with you people. Also no more FUBU or BUFU it is now IYDLHMFU...witch stands for ... If You Don't Like Howie Mandel FUCK YOU!!!!
@kapillie We could all debate all day, I'm sure, what PTA's best is. I know most PTA fans will consider this heresy, but I actually put Magnolia at the bottom. It was great, yeah, but definitely my least favorite of his films. There was a lot I would've cut, and some parts seemed preachy. Still excellent, but the weakest of his movies, in my opinion. Here's my rating: 1. Boogie Nights 2. There Will Be Blood 3. Punch-drunk Love 4. Hard Eight 5. Magnolia.
Boogie Nights isn't so great really. It can't justify it's long length, so it uses several arbitrary scenes of graphic violence towards the end to try to keep you interested.
Also, I hate the way most characters in PT Anderson movies are so aggressively stupid. No one can string a coherent sentence together, no one behaves in a believable manner. You could say, "We're watching a movie about lost and unintelligent people." And you would be right, but do I gotta sit through three hours of that!?
I agree with Roger Ebert. This is a fantastic film and is one of the best films out there. No wonder this show failed, their fighting is hilarious. Boogie Nights is great!
I completely agree with siskel I watched boogie nights for the first time recently and i loved it but when it came down to that last fifteen minutes it did not work it left me cold and felt like it was rushed or Paul anderson didnt know what to do with the characters and summed it up with easy way out cliches - if this film would have done a better job at that last fifteen minutes it would have been a masterpiece
@Chitownrunthis i thought the last 15 minutes or so summed up the film perfectly, just like ebert said. these people are nothing outside of porn, and once they got in, it's like a drug that they can't get off of.
@ckad79 Siskel completely misreads the ending. The point is they can't function in the real world without each other. In the end, they are all back as a family, though we aren't sure how long their good times will last. When Jack says to Amber, "We have all the time in the world" it's an ironic statement. But for now, anyway, it ends w/ them together again. They aren't changed at all, and will probably repeat mistakes. But they are a family, an unconventional family. Bittersweet, beautiful.
I love this movie and Siskel proves once again that time has proven most of his reviews are pretty inacurate. That scene with Alfred Molina at the end is one of the best of all time. Watch it on youtube and tell me that I'm wrong. You won't because that is the truth.
The review on this is quite intriguing. I wanna embark on a theory here: I think Ebert was probably less effective as a critic once Siskel died. It's like after that tragedy, Ebert lost his direction. Because pretty much ANY review post 'Siskel and Ebert era' I disagree with. Not that my opinion should be held in high regard (or any regard at all), but still very telling all the same.
lol
JawRotted 1 day ago
@bloboshitful good one...
Goodfella376 4 days ago
Loved, loved this film.
mphrdldn 6 days ago
im on siskels side here. ebert tries to filibuster to no avail.
fosponomot 1 week ago
I guess Ebert boogied on down to JAW REMOVAL room of the hospital LOL
bloboshitful 1 week ago
Ebert always shits all over Siskel. Rightly so.
MrLuigiSib 2 weeks ago
Drug deal gone bad scene is definitely a masterpiece! Sister Christian kicked it off! Booyah! That's real rock & roll!!!
FUUGAZEE 3 weeks ago
This film is a masterpiece.
Strelok1991 3 weeks ago
ebert is right. that drug scene with the firecrackers is some of the best film i have ever seen. i cant take my eyes off it.
ranchump 3 weeks ago
Ebert=Ugly
Fans=Losers
TheBitchinbabs 3 weeks ago
Lol being a porn star is just about as pointless as being a film critic. Actually being a porn star probably has a greater function then being a film critic.
themi90 3 weeks ago
@themi90 And you will never be either a porn star or a film critic. Your look alike is Roger Ebert
kellygreen5556 2 weeks ago
@kellygreen5556 I am a adult film actor already. Now dont you feel stupid.
themi90 2 weeks ago
@themi90 Bull.
kellygreen5556 1 week ago
@kellygreen5556 Nah
themi90 1 week ago
Nina Hartley, mmm hmmm.
belphegor79 3 weeks ago
What's the point? It's about finding that one thing you're good at and sticking to it. Dirk Diggler is such a worthless human being he can never rise above what he is, which is a porn star. Everyone else in Jack Horner's extended "family" is able to move beyond that existence, but not Dirk because all his talent rests in his johnson. But even at his lowest point, he always has his family to fall back on. I'm surprised Siskel failed to glean the message, he was usually much more perceptive.
Vader47000 4 weeks ago
well your opinion sucks siskel,,but your dead so who gives a fuck..lol
madmaxxmayhem 1 month ago
I agree whole-heartedly with Siskel
ryanfoley123 1 month ago
Ebert got it. All I needed to know.
BitchesCallMeTFree 1 month ago
Great Great film
thebest129397 1 month ago
After watching Boogie Nights the film tells me that the porno industry is big lonely business.
blinkzone1 1 month ago
wheres the rest?!
lordcrumb07 1 month ago
Wow, BOOGIE on down with your way cool idol fatso Ebert and look at tired shows
daveybaby131 2 months ago
i love how ebert loves the firecracker scene part.
omhat 2 months ago 2
I loved it when they disagreed.
gorillatree3 2 months ago
These guys inspired the millions of film geeks arguing online about movies on a daily basis, me included.
8BitAvatar 2 months ago 3
How is it that Siskel is a film critic when he doesn't know anything about films??
sparkyinbath 2 months ago
@sparkyinbath ... What?
HarryCaul89 2 months ago
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@HarryCaul89How is it that Siskel is a film critic when he doesn't know anything about films??
sparkyinbath 2 months ago
@sparkyinbath Was a film critic.
mjbab73 2 months ago
@mjbab73
ding ding ding
WilliamGarland 1 month ago
A great film :).
uzielis 3 months ago
rapsinger, my ass
717rch 3 months ago
Gene Siskel is wrong that it's "not all that significant". I mean, from the long opening shot to other interesting shots, the touching comedy, the bravery and the great acting participants - and Roger Ebert knows it. Great movie that is also entertaining that really stands out and stays with you years after.
jenhasken 3 months ago
The best film of the 90's. Burt Reynolds deserved the Oscar, but unfortunately lost to Robin Williams in the formulaic Good Will Hunting.
ophs1980 3 months ago
@ophs1980 Good Will Hunting being formulaic had nothing to do with Robin Williams' outstanding performance. I love Boogie Nights, but I don't think Reynolds was as good as Williams.
KaiserBecks 3 months ago
If I got a dollar for every time they pointlessly use a long take in this film I'd be able to make a remake of this film :)
xaxie1 3 months ago
@xaxie1 oxymoron dude, theres no such thing as a pointless long take
C4rlFletcher 3 months ago
@xaxie1 Symboliclly speaking, the many long shots used in this film are meant to convey not only the distance that these people have from the "normal" world but also the emotional detachment that they have to maintain from themselves in order to function in a dehumanizing business.
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Ebert is right on...as usual.
blaporte79 3 months ago 17
@blaporte79 Siskel annoyed the shit out of me almost every time.
belphegor79 3 weeks ago
Though I don't really agree with Roger, I have to admit he pretty much deconstructs Gene's criticisms of the film.
And though I do agree that this was a pretty good film about 'seamy' subject matter, I always felt it was a bit overrated.
I think I've got to go back and watch it again......enough time has probably passed to be able to now see this for what it really is, whether good, or bad.
msdemos 3 months ago
One of the best films back then and even now in my top 10....awesome movie
bubbamackdaddy69 3 months ago
I love Siskel and all but, boy, his tendency of being prudish seeped into his criticisms way too often. Thank god Ebert is an atheist lol.
TheGutterMonkey 4 months ago
A fight...even though they give it two thumbs up. A fight over quality. Too funny.
sammycut1 4 months ago
I love how it just fades out to the two of them arguing
iceguy0077 4 months ago 3
Its one of the best films of the 90s.... if not the best !
trickykid73 4 months ago
They need to learn debate etiquette. Let each other talk for once...
Mrbluueskyy 4 months ago
Guys! Guys! C'mon now, can't we all just get along?
TheTallMan35 4 months ago
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One of the best movies ever
morrieswigs 4 months ago
I forgot what total boneheads these 2 were.
Nigelxman 5 months ago
If Gene Siskel (r.i.p) was still alive, I wonder what he thought about each of the harry potter movies?.
DimeraFan28 5 months ago
3:19 siskel is like "shit, he's right"
thatmovieguy777 5 months ago
@corionzielig Really? lol.
MajBlood 5 months ago
@corionzielig I am not 31. You must be one stupid fuck to believe ages in Youtube profiles.
MajBlood 5 months ago
@corionzielig I am not 31. You must be one stupid fuck to believe ages in Youtube profiles.
MajBlood 5 months ago
They both missed the major point that this film is about family. They all came from bad family lives and became a new family with Burt Reynolds as the father and Moore as the mother. The new family falls apart but at the end they all come back together and redeem themselves.
DanSchlossberg1 5 months ago
I really appreciate Siskel's opinions, but it's times like these (and with his reviews of Aliens and Full Metal Jacket, for example) that I must side with Ebert. Honestly, Ebert's right a bit more often than Siskel, no disrespect.
stevelud23 5 months ago
ebert is a loser like his ugly fans
gottfriedthegod 5 months ago
Guys did you know Roger Ebert is an android now?
MajBlood 5 months ago
@MajBlood and you are a troll who has stated he is 31 and a student. Get a job
RottenJaws 5 months ago
@RottenJaws What the fuck? Are you someone from a different video who is stalking me?
MajBlood 5 months ago
I'm ready for my close up now Mr. DeMille
RottenJaws 5 months ago
@RottenJaws LOL.. Great flick.. Great ending..
roo7227 5 months ago
one of my ten favourite movies of all time... PTA is brilliant
ACDC640 6 months ago
boogie on down to see fatso drop dead
Dottiecurran 6 months ago
Siskel loves Daffy Duck cartoons but hated everything else.
ianhitman 6 months ago
the movie is based very loosely on John Holmes life and tell the rise and fall of a porno star; its a sad world that PTA captures very well; the more I watch it the more I like it; he doesn't exploit the fact that he making a movie about porn actors with lots of gratuitous sex scenes, he gives each character the weight they deserve
zenburger 6 months ago 9
@zenburger don cheadle, burt reynolds, mark wahlberg and the whole cast was great reilly, i loved how cheadle played a unique brother when he was selling stereos.
omhat 2 months ago
@zenburger I don't think its based of Holmes, as they talk about him in the film..
lordcrumb07 1 month ago
@lordcrumb07 watch the director commentary, PT Anderson himself admits the movie was inspired by John Holmes. He recreated scenes almost verbatim from the classic Holmes documentary "Exhausted".
rubzone 1 month ago
I usually agree with Ebert's reviews but I had to go with Siskel on this one. Boogie Nights is a terrific example of an incredibly well-made movie that does everything right, except it's all been done before that it felt pointless to seriously get into the story. It had almost the exact same script structure as Scorsese's GoodFellas except it took place in the porn industry.
bordertown 6 months ago
How can anyone be so tasteless as to care about Ebert's opinion. He is a failed sleaze writer.
TheDeeFormed 6 months ago
There is some point to this movie, about disenchantment or something or another. But really I don't care about "the point" because it was so damn fun to watch.
Ichiboy900 6 months ago
Useless, didn't need to be made, crap movie about porn without showing anything. Like middle men, totally pointless and did not need to be told. Total crap.
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I agree with siskel, it didn't hook me or make much impact, and that scene with the fire crackers is tedious and the pay off would never happen in real life :L and honestly no offense to the director I love him but the long takes really don't work in this film.
xaxie1 7 months ago
oh what did fatso ebert say? oh tell me what to think!
TheDeeFormed 7 months ago
@TheDeeFormed he's not telling you what to think, he's telling you about the movie, what he thinks, and on that you can judge if you want to see it.
Critics aren't there to try and persuade you.
TheTelepathicKid 6 months ago
Boogie Nights was a really good movie. Gene is missing the boat here.
Offsides09 8 months ago
I think an arbitrary ending in the porn industry is fitting. I agree with Roger on this one.
patheally 8 months ago 2
im more with siskel. boogie nights is a good movie, probably a great one (ive only seen it once) but it did feel pointless overall. def worth checking out tho
paulpanhook 8 months ago
Gene was a curmudgeon.
libville 8 months ago
awesome ebert mentions the drug deal scene right away!
JeffysPlayhouse 8 months ago
i'm just curious why do all these videos start to get distorted after a little while?
j009aguar13 8 months ago
"...played by rap singer turned Calvin Klein model Mark Wahlberg." lol, Marky Mark has come a long way...
CoolerKing37 9 months ago
Dirk digler was based on John Wadd Homes. But Dirk was mother Theresa conmapred to the sociopathic John Holms.
milascave2 9 months ago
I used to watch this show almost religiously.. And mostr of the time EBERT was right! the man sure knows a good movie when he sees one.
DonRMB 9 months ago
Ebert was right. Great movie.
Offsides09 9 months ago
Ebert always flaps his hands like a bird lmao
xaxie1 9 months ago
one of the greatest films ever made. Gets better with each viewing. and as usual Ebert was right
gibboanx 9 months ago
i'd be disgusted had they not argued. pta is surely happier his movie formed a discussion rather than an obligatory review.
SteamProVidz 9 months ago
Siskel completely misses the point of the ending. It's as if he was looking for the cliche ending of showing the characters crash and burn. Anderson intentionally ended on an "up" note b/c everyone already knows what terrible destinies eventually await them. And the film isn't about porn - it's about Hollywood. Mainstream stars are just as twisted, delusional, egotistical, and shallow as the porn characters in 'Boogie Nights.'
jksonny 9 months ago
SISKEL, siskel, siskel.... sorry.. your wrong on this one my friend.. RIP
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This film is brilliant. period!
tluv241 9 months ago
I agree with Siskel on Burt's role in this. His best work!
Boogyman4050 10 months ago
The porn industry is no longer a hollow, sad, losing world ... to be sure (at least, not for the actresses). I think it's pretty cool certain performers, e.g.: Sasha Grey, Jenna Jameson, Traci Lords, etc., have had a degree of crossover success into mainstream. People are so self-righteous and judgmental about the lives of others ... at least these women (and men) are intelligent enough to get paid for what most idiots do for free. As far as love and companionship go ... get a goddamned dog!
daTruChosen 10 months ago
@daTruChosen Boogie Nights is great because it is even handed, and honest in how it deals with the world of pornographers. Your comment, however, shows that you only see the glossed-over image of pornography that the master salesmen want you to see. Each of the porn stars you mentioned was a victim of child molestation, which is a trait shared by the vast majority of adult stars. Also, adult stars often turn to drugs to cope with their personal pain, and lead very tragic lives.
mrman26 9 months ago
I've always loved this movie, even though a few of my friends were detractors...I've always thought it was breathless and highly creative in it's portrayal of the 70's, if a bit too carnivalesque. It's almost as if this is a remembered version of the 70's with big fancy cars and girls and neon-splashed nightscapes and cocain fueled days...but doesn't really seem all that grounded in reality...I think the porn industry has always been a hollow enterprise intellectually, but this movie dazzles it
quidseeker 10 months ago
Usually I'm in complete agreement with Siskel on films, but this is one of the few exceptions.
spp41 11 months ago
Great from Ebert
TheRedIdentity 11 months ago
Absolutely my all-time favorite film. I've seen it at least twenty times. I have nothing really to add to the discussion, but I thought I'd just brag, haha.
MckyMseNTarotCrds 11 months ago
boogie nights is amazing, I just watched it again and wow its even better now...
lucky44124 11 months ago
Ebert's right this time. It's ridiculous to need an underlining moral to every story. Siskle's hung up on the movie not showing that drugs are bad, or good. The movie doesn't have one point it's trying to show you like a documentary made for a high-school education class. "Boogie Nights" is multifaceted, which Siskle is smart enough to understand but the problem with reviewing 10,000 movies is that you will occasionally not have the mood to catch something good about a movie.
LEATHERrebelJUSTICE 1 year ago 10
@LEATHERrebelJUSTICE siskel you asswipe nigger fagit. i hope you die or even better get murdered, dont EVER NEVER BASH PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON's work, next whats this fucker going to do? bash stanley kubrick? maybe martin scorsese next, fucking asshole.
malows1234 4 months ago
@malows1234 Cocaine is a hell of a drug, isn't it?
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LEATHERrebelJUSTICE 1 year ago
where can i find the rest of this?
jonryanx 1 year ago
I'd have been so proud as a filmmaker to have made a film that split two great critics like that so powerfully.
4gearkier 1 year ago
"wait roger you just said it had no point and then you told me the point". lol. love these guys.
kenneld 1 year ago 2
r.i.p siskel.
Paperbagman555 1 year ago
IN MY BEST 5 FILMS EVER MADE !
trickykid73 1 year ago
@trickykid73 Same i loved it - so entertaining and easily Mark Wahlberg's best movie!
Paperbagman555 1 year ago
Boogie Nights = film masterpiece
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pladampa 1 year ago
they never let each other finish their sentences, that's how they care about getting their opinion through.
CINEMADVENURIST 1 year ago
i liked magnolia more, this was an amazing film but i found it very dark
kapillie 1 year ago
@kapillie We could all debate all day, I'm sure, what PTA's best is. I know most PTA fans will consider this heresy, but I actually put Magnolia at the bottom. It was great, yeah, but definitely my least favorite of his films. There was a lot I would've cut, and some parts seemed preachy. Still excellent, but the weakest of his movies, in my opinion. Here's my rating: 1. Boogie Nights 2. There Will Be Blood 3. Punch-drunk Love 4. Hard Eight 5. Magnolia.
MckyMseNTarotCrds 11 months ago
@MckyMseNTarotCrds i agree all fantastic movies i guess it was just the characters i really liked in magnolia
kapillie 11 months ago
old pervy bastard burt brilliant!!
ZanderSmith10 1 year ago
I loved when the bickered.
pineapplesand556ers 1 year ago
Boogie Nights isn't so great really. It can't justify it's long length, so it uses several arbitrary scenes of graphic violence towards the end to try to keep you interested.
Also, I hate the way most characters in PT Anderson movies are so aggressively stupid. No one can string a coherent sentence together, no one behaves in a believable manner. You could say, "We're watching a movie about lost and unintelligent people." And you would be right, but do I gotta sit through three hours of that!?
terratrema 1 year ago
I agree with Roger Ebert. This is a fantastic film and is one of the best films out there. No wonder this show failed, their fighting is hilarious. Boogie Nights is great!
marceloyanez111pt2 1 year ago
@marceloyanez111pt2 13 years on a show is a failure? Really? I thought it was because Gene died......guess not.....
sgtpepper1138 1 year ago
I think the movie does have a point.
wasteland70 1 year ago
If only Siskel had lived to see Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood.
I think his opinion of PTA would've changed dramatically.
RockBottomRiser21 1 year ago
Boogie nights was an unintentional comedy I laughed throughout the whole movie
smoketunes 1 year ago
I don't agree with Ebert all the time, but he always makes sense. Siskel, not so much.
enderjsvl 1 year ago 2
@kimwayan
I think Ebert and Roeper agree on things alot more.
I agree with Ebert alot myself
ilovepanslabyrinth 1 year ago
I completely agree with siskel I watched boogie nights for the first time recently and i loved it but when it came down to that last fifteen minutes it did not work it left me cold and felt like it was rushed or Paul anderson didnt know what to do with the characters and summed it up with easy way out cliches - if this film would have done a better job at that last fifteen minutes it would have been a masterpiece
Chitownrunthis 1 year ago
@Chitownrunthis i thought the last 15 minutes or so summed up the film perfectly, just like ebert said. these people are nothing outside of porn, and once they got in, it's like a drug that they can't get off of.
jeffmangumisgood 1 year ago
Siskel seems to have some beef with PTA!
ckad79 1 year ago 13
@ckad79 Siskel completely misreads the ending. The point is they can't function in the real world without each other. In the end, they are all back as a family, though we aren't sure how long their good times will last. When Jack says to Amber, "We have all the time in the world" it's an ironic statement. But for now, anyway, it ends w/ them together again. They aren't changed at all, and will probably repeat mistakes. But they are a family, an unconventional family. Bittersweet, beautiful.
MckyMseNTarotCrds 11 months ago
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xdfpep 1 year ago
I love this movie and Siskel proves once again that time has proven most of his reviews are pretty inacurate. That scene with Alfred Molina at the end is one of the best of all time. Watch it on youtube and tell me that I'm wrong. You won't because that is the truth.
CrazyCarlson 1 year ago
8th favorite movie of all time.
thebestofsopherboys 1 year ago
The review on this is quite intriguing. I wanna embark on a theory here: I think Ebert was probably less effective as a critic once Siskel died. It's like after that tragedy, Ebert lost his direction. Because pretty much ANY review post 'Siskel and Ebert era' I disagree with. Not that my opinion should be held in high regard (or any regard at all), but still very telling all the same.
AnalyticalMenace 1 year ago
Burt should have won an Oscar for this.
lancetop 1 year ago
Boogie Nights = Paul Thomas Anderson's masterpiece.
NirvanaFan4Life 1 year ago 48
@NirvanaFan4Life not his only one though
Emerald1234S 1 year ago
@NirvanaFan4Life No. That would be "There Will Be Blood"
abcdefh1992 1 year ago
@abcdefh1992 no failed
Hamgammy 1 year ago
@NirvanaFan4Life Magnolia? There Will Be Blood? You're just scratching the surface man
328246197 8 months ago
@NirvanaFan4Life You clearly haven't seen "There Will Be Blood" and "Magnolia". "Boogie Nights" is fantastic but only his 3rd best movie......
Cup12321 8 months ago
@NirvanaFan4Life I agreed with you till "There Will Be Blood".
misterphelps 7 months ago
@misterphelps I agreed with him until Magnolia. or Punch-Drunk Love; I still can't decide wich i like more. But I love There Will Be Blood as well.
Advent3546 7 months ago
@NirvanaFan4Life Have you seen this little film called ¨THERE WILL BE BLOOD¨?...
DonRMB 7 months ago
Lol! I love the arguing xD
nachordzg 1 year ago 2
Wow.
bummercucumber 1 year ago
Thanks for the spoiler warning.
mynameisiansmum 1 year ago
Thanks for the spoiler warning.
mynameisiansmum 1 year ago
fugg'n right! Gene's right, Roger's right... they're never wrong but dammit.. i love when they debate!
teddyrubskin 1 year ago 3