At the Movies (1982)
Season 3
The show that made Siskel and Ebert famous. These two Chicago-based movie critics sit around and review movies, giving either "Thumbs up" or "Thumbs down." Noted for the good-natured insults traded by the two reviewers (usually concerning Ebert's weight and Siskel's receding hairline).
Where to Watch At the Movies (1982) • Season 3
45 Episodes
- Body Rock/Irreconcilable Differences/A Soldier's Story/Love Streams
E1Body Rock/Irreconcilable Differences/A Soldier's Story/Love StreamsSiskel and Ebert review Body Rock (1984), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), A Soldier's Story (1984) and Love Streams (1984). The "X-Ray" segment is about the image of black men in the movies. - The Wild Life/Garbo Talks/The Bear/Windy City
E3The Wild Life/Garbo Talks/The Bear/Windy CityGene reviewed four films this week, and gave eight thumbs down. Gene opens the show with a negative review of the teenage sex comedy "The Wild Life", Roger agreed. Neither liked "Garbo Talks", "The Bear" or "Windy City." - Special Show: Sequels - Part 2
E30Special Show: Sequels - Part 2In this special episode, Gene and Roger look at four sequels to four bad movies which equal four bad sequels. First Gene looks at "Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment", which admits has a total of two laughs. Then Roger looks at "Missing Action 2: The Beginning" which he admits the best sequel on the show, but Gene admitted that the movie forced his mind to drift into the melancholy of the real Vietnam War. Then Gene looks at the second sequel to "Porky's" called "Porky's Revenge," and calls it a numbing experience. Finally, Roger looks at "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning" which he called a dismaying and depressing experience. - Special Show: Flex, Sex and PecsE32
Special Show: Flex, Sex and PecsIn this special program, Gene and Roger discuss the recent trend of bodybuilding working its way into the movies. Featured are scenes from "Rambo: First Blood, Part II" (1985), "Rocky" (1976), "Stay Hungry" (1976), "Conan the Barbarian" (1982), Jane Fonda's "Workout" (1982) (V), "On Golden Pond" (1981), "American Gigilo" (1980), "Staying Alive" (1983), "Vision Quest" (1985), "Flashdance" (1983), "Personal Best" (1982), "Pumping Iron 2: The Women" (1985). - Day of the Dead/St. Elmo's Fire/Pale Rider/A Flash of Green
E40Day of the Dead/St. Elmo's Fire/Pale Rider/A Flash of GreenRoger opens a negative review of George Romero's "Day of the Dead", the second sequel to "Night of the Living Dead", to which Gene agreed. Both gave an extremely negative review of the post-college drama "St. Elmo's Fire" which they dismissed as a phony and obvious mess. They split on the Clint Eastwood western adventure "Pale Rider", Gene thought it was below par, but Roger liked it. However, they both liked the small town drama "A Flash of Green". - Red Sonja/Back to the Future/Silverado/Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
E42Red Sonja/Back to the Future/Silverado/Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeRoger opens with a negative review of "Red Sonja" which he and Gene thought was laughably bad. They gave two excited thumbs up to "Back to the Future", a marginal thumbs up to "Silverado" and then two more excited thumbs up to "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" which Roger thought was one of the year's best films.
