Siskel & Ebert 1990-Worst of 1989 (1of3)

[gspendlove]

At this time in history (1989), Eddie Murphy's ego was so big it applied for statehood.

[Akumatrunigga]

I have to agree with his point about "cashin in" in particular that trash of Wizard I remember i almost fell for it. And boi they went at Eddie Murphy hard and this was over 20 years ago ROFL

[KamakazC]

My reaction to 0:56. "FEENY!?"

[yogafan6500]

Who can remember Harlem Nights? Eddie Murphy's heavily fouled-mouth,graphically violent crime flick that also wastes the talents of 2 dead comics Redd Foxx & Richard Pryor. It should have gotten an NC-17 rating for Graphic Language.

[xbleach0]

@yogafan6500 film obviously wasn't meant to appeal to someone like you. it definitely had its moments

[the9claw]

I'd rather watch all of these movies a thousand times than listen to this blowhards.

[Dreamline78]

@the9claw And yet you intentionally clicked on a link that clearly said "Siskel and Ebert" so you could listen to "this blowhards".

[LazerDude99]

@Dreamline78 ha ha good one

[the9claw]

@Dreamline78 yep. i like being a fucker.



[CoolerKing37]

@the9claw Puh-lease. After your third viewing of The Wizard, you would be BEGGING to go back to listening to these "blowhards".

[the9claw]

@CoolerKing37 I actually enjoy watching the Wizard... even if it is the cheesiest film ever made.

[mstech1]

Yeah Take That Fred Savage...You Want Full Credit? You Want Your Name Before The Title?

[Kitsuneranger]

Young Einstein wasn't that terrible

[ShadowBlazer3000]

I love the power glove, it's so bad

[Dreamline78]

5:15 " ...tells the story of a 9-year old video game wizard who doesn't talk, but is a genius at the Nintendo controller." cut to kid dying in stage 1-1 of Super Mario 3...lol

[WhoFan2020]

@Dreamline78 You meant to say stage 1-3...right?

[jdstox1]

to people on here that think harlem nights was bad........you just dont understand black humor.....harlem nights was one of eddie murphys funniest movies

[1bassley]

omg he mentioned Little Monsters. Disgusting!

[1bassley]

Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, and Redd Foxx. Great cast. too bad.

[CVargas]

No Holds Barred has got to be one of the worst movies EVER. "Dooookie...."

[gspendlove]

@CVargas I think Hulk Hogan dug the dookie out of that guy's pants, threw it at a movie screen, and the result was "No Holds Barred." (With a little left over to make "Mr. Nanny" and "Suburban Commando.")

[jaketurner61]

Harlem Nights: Eddie Murphy's worst film of the 1980's. Director Murphy tried his hardest but after hearing the F-word 20 times in 5 min. I had a bad feeling for this. Never have I seen this much great talent trapped in a rotten film. The only time I laughed unfortunately was when Murphy found out Jasmine Guy was trying to kill him. Duh. *1/2

[raindelayshowfan1]

As the opening sequence reveals, they are such bosses!

[thejoexman]

Agree with these guys. Harlem Nights was so unbelievably unfunny it pretty much destroyed any 'funny' power Eddie Murphy had from then on. Literally the only 'good' comedy he made after that was The Nutty Professor and even that paled in comparison to the original.

[gideonblackman]

@thejoexman

What about Bowfinger??

[KillSwitch2]

@gideonblackman

erm, 'Bowfinger' is one of the last terrific films Murphy AND Steve Martin have made.

[gspendlove]

@gideonblackman Bowfinger was 1999.

[kentkatchem]

Agreed, they did like Die Hard..well, at least one of 'em did, but both liked Die Hard2..?...go figure.. lol. Still loved there banter....just some of there opinions I thought were unjust is all..

[kentkatchem]

As I said in the "worst of '87" vids these boyz did before...They were getting much much much more fuddie duddie as the yrs. went on...I LOVED HARLEM KNIGHTS....&* I know the public did too...these boyz just got older & older & older as time went on..& could not see humor anymore.. Now I agree, the easy ones are easy to see...Hulk -Anything is Crap, we know this...any mario movie is Crap...but to bulk HN with these bums...bummer for you fuddies...

[humanconvertile]

@kentkatchem These are only their OPINIONS, that's what they do and people can disagree, but don't call them wrong because you disagree with them. It's not like their words will cause the vanishing of any movie we like.

[Ramubay]

@humanconvertile Anyone can be wrong. They are not gods.

[Cannibalization]

No Holds Barred. Classic.

[KaristaSwiss]

2:00 Harlem nights :o

[EHH246]

This has great clarity!

[proni1]

harlem nights was not that bad

[sugreev2001]

"The Wizard" was idiotic.I mean,how can you be a professional Super Mario player ?

At least,now the game sphere is competitive with FPS,RTS etc.,didn't make sense for a movie in 1989.

[027220]

5:40 - :56 Even the parents and bounty hunter are pathetic, the 'biggest' reason to call it 'the' worst.

[027220]

My pick for 'the' worst of 89 is The Wizard.

[bustub2]

I saw "No Hold's Barred" and "the Wizard" in 1989...I even bought a Powerglove!!!

[movieman104]

@adiostraitorobama the marx brothers are the best ive seen and own all their movies duck soup horse feathers and monkey business are the best of them. i love groucho.

[CertifiedGooner729]

@adiostraitorobama Good luck to you, sir. I'll give the film a shot.

[movieman104]

@adiostraitorobama good choices i love the marx brothers espically duck soup and also will ferral jim carrey eddie murphy john candy and bob hope annd rodney dangerfield

[CertifiedGooner729]

@adiostraitorobama Really? That's interesting. What kind of scientist?

[movieman104]

@adiostraitorobama you may to be a weird al for uhf whick siskel and ebert clearly wrent but what other movies u find funny?

[movieman104]

@adiostraitorobama true i have laughed at lots of movies others hated lol uhf for example whos harry crumb both from 89 im sursiped uhf was on neither list

[CertifiedGooner729]

What the hell was that Einstein movie? Looked like pure garbage to me.

[jmg3116]

I love Harlem Knights.......ok ok it's a let down given the cast but it's not horrid.

[NotNamedJones]

little monsters is an excellent movie. it is too dark for a kids movie, thats why its great.

[Musiclover19]

Thanks for uploading so many of these classic Siskel & Ebert shows, especially since the "at the movies" website is gone, where there were many classic reviews.

[Booharv1]

What Murphy needs to do is hook up with talented directors like Appatow, Reitman, and Todd Phillips. Even if those guys can be hit or miss, at least they have some hits. I can't believe some of the untalented hacks Murphy's worked with. I looked at the rotten tomatoes and Wikipedia pages for this Brian Robbins, who directed Meet Dave and Norbit, and he's never done anything that didn't suck. He should be working with D list talent, not Eddie Murphy.

[Booharv1]

What Murphy needs to do is hook up with talented directors like Appatow, Reitman, and Todd Phillips. Even if those guys can be hit or miss, at least have some hits. I can't believe some of the untalented hacks Murphy's worked with. I looked at the rotten tomatoes and Wikipedia pages for this Brian Robbins, who directed Meet Dave and Norbit, and he's never done anything that didn't suck. He should be working with D list talent, not Eddie Murphy.

[movieman104]

i cant be only one who though herlem nights was funny! maybe cause i love murphy and pryor so much and fox is funny too.

[LeastLikedCritic75]

i liked her alibi

[hardcorenate123456]

am i the only one who liked no holds barred

[xgmb45]

0:23 did you kill the hooker?

[iceguy0077]

@xgmb45 congrat,s you've watched nostalgia critic

[ABALLAM3]

Young Einstein is one of the most appaling films I have ever seen, especially the scene in which the cats are being placed in the oven.

[ThanhLS88]

I wonder what their top ten lists of '88 stinkers looked like. I'm also surprised that Erik the Viking and Speed Zone didn't make the worst-of list considering how they thoroughly hated those two films.

[bluebettle]

You know, I never listened to Roger and Ebert talk about what an actor should do and thought to myself "that's awful career advice."

They're really spot on, most of the time.

[PowerGlove79]

I first saw "The Wizard' in the theaters when I was 9, and it still remains one of my favorite movies but I think thats more for nostalgia reasons than actual quality. I didn't really put 2 and 2 together about the blatant product placement. I just thought it was cool looking and I was a fan of Fred Savage.

[IceHockeyJedi]

DeeBo scares everyone, even Hulk Hogan.

And how about Roger's description of Nintendo games as "a cult object". Boy, things have changed!

[Headbanger142]

Yahoo Serious is such a freaking hack.

[Bloodsport1]

Harlem Nights is a classic man. That scene particuliar is somehow one of the most memorable scene of the movie. I remember a older couple walking out the movie because of its cursing.

[JML101582]

@gradepoint:

What about the worst of 1986 and 1988? I have yet to see those.

[thefunkof30000years]

the worsts are the best