Siskel & Ebert - Best of 1995

Very cool to put literally the biggest spoiler of all time into your comments on Exotica.

Crumb is one of my favorite movies.

10.Die hard with a vengeance
9.heat
8.Gwt Shorty
7.Nixon
6.12 monkeys
5.Toy Story
4.Leaving Las Vegas
3.Apollo 13
2. casino
1.Braveheart

“Try America Online”. I did. It’s how I met the woman I’m married to now.

I watched all their shows and do clearly remember this year and the selections . Looking back it was a mediocre year and I do appreciate those posts below that mention great films such as Shanghai Triad, Fallien Angels, Heat , Antonia's Line . I actually would consider Toy Story and Babe worthy but while I liked Crumb I do consider it overrated and if I was making a list of Best Documentaries i doubt it would make by Top 25 or perhaps not even my Top 50 documentaries . I feel they high ranking they both gave it speaks more to the quality of the English Language films that year.

Dolores Claiborne should've been on at least one of their top 10 lists. Kathy Bates gave a bravura, topnotch performance in that film.

Ebert's tumor is visible, and it reminds me to live like there's no tomorrow. I wonder if he already suspected it was cancer at the time this was filmed.

Neither of them had The Usual Suspects, my #1 movie of 1995. Also no Se7en, Copycat, Strange Days, or Goldeneye.

Happy to see they loved Exotica. As a fan of strange, artsy mystery movies, it ticked all the boxes

I like how “the internet” was so insignificant in 1995, it had to be sold in a commercial break alongside products dealing with bad breath.

Mi Familia is my favorite from this year. ❤❤❤

Wow 10 free hours of AOL? I'm in like Flynn on that one!

1995 was an absolute amazing year for cinema. I can’t believe neither Basketball Diaries, Kids, The Usual Suspects, 12 Monkeys, Dead Presidents, Clockers, Seven, Heat, or Get Shorty made either of their lists. Those are some Seriously solid films for very different reasons of course. Siskel and Ebert have a keen eye for films but sometimes they overlook absolute gems!

I like it when they agree..

Exotica was great but not enough people saw it. Which means not enough people know how wonderful Mia Kirshner is.

Casino is better than Goodfellas but it came out only 5 years later and felt too similar. Whereas Goodfellas came out 10 full years after Raging Bull, and felt different.

The American President was written by Aaron Sorkin, a man who would go on to create several excellent TV shows, most of which were not appreciated in their time.

I love Carrington. Had a friendship (not romance) like that.

At this time, Siskel and Ebert didn't know that one day there'd be a free online video service that would allow viewers to watch a number of their videos consecutively and reach the conclusion that their shows suffered from the same defects as the movies they deplored.

When Siskel gets it wrong, I want to FEEL Ebert's anger without Ebert saying I'm angry. (Poor Acting)

Why not have the Director and Producers on to rebut this criticism? I bet you know why. (Stick to the Formula)

Where is a true outsider's view. (No Diversity)

Making the same complaints week after week after week about actors not caring, who green-lit this monstrosity, or bad special effects. Let me tell you, my friends, Spot the Wonder Dog is a ... (Bad Special Effect).

Signed,
Burt Reynolds

My Top Ten Movies of 1995 (and the Movie Companies) is,

10. Houseguest. (Hollywood Pictures/Caravan Pictures).
9. Far From Home the Adventures of Yellow Dog. (20th Century Fox).
8. Tales from the Crypt presents Demon Knight. (Universal Pictures).
7. Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken. (Buena Vista Home Video/Walt Disney Television Animation). Animated Movie. F.Y.I Two stars from a certain Sci-Fiction Series "Coughs STTNG", Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis is in this movie.
6.The Brady Bunch Movie. (Paramount Pictures/The Ladd Company).
5. Heavyweights. (Walt Disney Pictures/Caravan Entertainment).
4. Man of the House. (Walt Disney Pictures).
3. 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up. (TriStar Pictures).
2. Outbreak. (Warner Bros Pictures).
1. Losing Isaiah. (Paramount Pictures).


Here's my Honorable Mentions.

1. Major Payne. (Universal Pictures).
2. Tall Tale the unbelievable adventures of Pacos Bill. (Walt Disney Pictures/Caravan Pictures).
3. Born to be Wild. (Warner Bros Pictures).
4. A Goofy Movie. (Walt Disney Pictures). Animated Movie.
5. Rob Roy. (United Artists).
6. The Pebble and The Penguin. (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyers/Don Bluth Entertainment).
7. Village of the Damned. (Universal Pictures).
8. Gordy. (Miramax Films).
9. A Little Princess. (Warner Bros Pictures).
10. Braveheart. (Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox/Icon Productions/The Ladd Company).
11. Casper. (Universal Pictures/The Harvey Entertainment Company/Amblin Entertainment).
12. Johnny Mnemonic. (TriStar Pictures).
13. Fluke. (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyers).
14. Congo. (Paramount Pictures/The Kennedy/Marshall Company).
15. Batman Forever. (Warner Bros Pictures).
16. Pocahontas. (Walt Disney Pictures). Animated Movie.
17. Leprechaun 3. (Trimark Pictures/Vidmark Entertainment/Blue Rider Productions).
18. Apollo 13. (Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment).
19. Judge Dredd. (Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Productions).
20. Mighty Morphing Power Rangers the Movie. (20th Century Fox). R.I.P Jason David Frank - 2022.
21. First Knight. (Columbia Pictures/Zucker Brothers Productions).
22. Species. (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyers).
23. Darkman 2 The Return of Durant. (MCA Universal Home Video/Renaissance Pictures).
24. Nine Months. (20th Century Fox/1492 Pictures).
25. The Indian in the Cupboard. (Columbia Pictures/Paramount Pictures/The Kennedy/Marshall Company).
26. Under Siege 2 Dark Territory. (Warner Bros Pictures/Regency Company).
27. Clueless. Paramount.
28. Free Willy 2 the adventure Home. (Warner Bros Pictures/Regency Company).
29. The Net. (Columbia Pictures).
30. Operation Dumbo Drop. (Walt Disney Pictures/Interscope Communications).
31. Waterworld. (Universal Pictures).
32. Babe. (Universal Pictures).
33. Bushwhacked. (20th Century Fox).
34. Something to talk about. (Warner Bros Pictures).
35. Virtuosity. (Paramount Pictures).
36. Dangerous Minds. (Hollywood Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films).
37. A Kid in King Arthur's Court. (Walt Disney Pictures/Tapestry Films/Trimark Pictures).
38. The Babysitter's Club. (Columbia Pictures/Beacon Pictures).
39. Mortal Kombat. (New Line Cinema).
40. The Amazing Panda Adventure. (Warner Bros Pictures).
41. Lord of illusions. (United Artists).
42. The Thief and the Cobbler. (Miramax Films).
43. Magic in the Water. (TriStar Pictures).
44. Clockers. (Universal Pictures/40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks).
45. Angus. (New Line Cinema/Turner Pictures).
46. Seven. (New Line Cinema).
47. Showgirls. (United Artists/Carolco Pictures).
48. The Big Green. (Walt Disney Pictures/Caravan Pictures).
49. Dead Presidents. (Hollywood Pictures/Caravan Pictures).
50. Jade. (Paramount Pictures).
51. Mallrats. (Universal Pictures/Alphaville Films).
52. Now and Then. (New Line Cinema/Moving Pictures).
53. Powder. (Hollywood Pictures/Caravan Pictures).
54. Three Wishes. (Savoy Pictures).
55. Vampire in Brooklyn. (Paramount Pictures).
56. Gold Diggers the Secret of Bear Mountain. (Universal Pictures/Walt Disney Pictures).
57. Ace Ventura when Nature Calls. (Warner Bros Pictures/Morgan Creek Pictures).
58. It Takes Two. (Warner Bros Pictures/Rysher Entertainment).
59. Casino. (Universal Pictures).
60. Nick of Time. (Paramount Pictures.
61. Toy Story. (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios). CGI Animated Movie.
62. Father of the Bride Part 2. (Touchstone Pictures).
63. Jumanji. (TriStar Pictures).
64. Nixon. (Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures/illusion Entertainment Group).
65. Balto. (Universal Pictures/AMBLIMATION). Animated Movie.
66. Dracula Dead and Loving It. (Columbia Pictures/Castle Rock Entertainment).
67. Grumpier Old Men. (Warner Bros Pictures).
68. Sudden Death. (Universal Pictures).
69. Tom and Huck. (Walt Disney Pictures).
70. 12 Monkeys. (Universal Pictures).
71. Mr. Holland's Opus. (Hollywood Pictures).
72. Dead Man Walking. (Gramercy Pictures).

These guys are probably rolling in their graves to the movies thar come out today. They would have hated reviewing fast and the furious 100 and all the marvel franchise movies. They came and left at the right time

My goodness, Sister had 'American President' in his top ten. Absolute tripe, utter garbage.

"Kids" should have been on this

I've been watching a lot of siskel and ebert and I've come to the conclusion gene siskel was a real romantic. He loves a good love story.

I always thought Dead Man Walking was a better film that Shawshank Redemption. Shawshank is more popular because it's more fun, but should a prison movie about a bunch of murders be fun?

If you are going to make a movie about a social issue like prisoner rights, it completely undermines your point when you put in a deux ex machina that fixes everything and leads to a happy ending.

Hey wrongfully convicted prisoner, why don't you just escape. What are you, stupid?

my top ten list for 1995
1 nixon
2 apollo 13
3 braveheart
4 the american president
5 while you were sleeping
6 forget paris
7 heat
8 get shorty
9 the bridges of madison county
10 mr hollands opus

Cant believe neither one mentioned "Heat" by Michael Mann.

Best all-around film of 1995: RUMBLE IN THE BRONX. Jackie and company DELIVER the ad like a steel trap laced with electricity! 👊 👊 👊 💥

Leaving Las Vegas is still my fave movie of all time. An absolute masterpiece.

Early 80s Siskel and Ebert were questionable at times, especially when it came to horror. But 90s Siskel and Ebert were firing on all cylinders by comparison

These guys were the best.

So hilarious that you tube blurred out scene from "Casino".

They shift around in their chairs too much. They did this for years every time they’d begin to talk.

I have not gone back to leaving Las Vegas since I first saw it on vhs after it’s release. It is a very tough rewatch.

For Me My Best and Favorite Flim of the year 1995 in my opinion
1. Casper
2. Toy Story
3. Now and Then
4. Apollo 13
5. Gold Diggers
6. A Goofy Movie
7. Pocahontas
8. Goldeneye
9 Annie A Royal Adventure
10. Casino

They don’t get what lies are all about. Dummies

Leaving Los vegas, very sad. Loved it.

se7en, heat, strange days, dead man, 12 monkeys, city of lost children, the usual suspects
braveheart
friday
waterworld
tommy boy
billy madison
clueless
hackers

Crazy to think Babe is the biggest film remember from that year but it didn't make Ebert's list.
Everything else beside Casino and Toy Story was forgotten.

Going between these Best of and Worst of lists is giving me whiplash 🥴

Leaving Las Vegas is one of my favorite movies since I first saw it in 2022

Did they review devil in a blue dress

I love the Vegas representation in 1995. Showgirls, Casino and the best out of all of them, Leaving Las Vegas.

My best 1995 films
Before Sunrise
Casino
Heat
Nixon
Crumb
Crimson Tide
Under Siege 2
Apollo 13
Higher Learning
Losing Isaiah
Waiting to Exhale
While You Were Sleeping
Dead Man Walking
Clueless
Balto
Toy Story
Pocahontas
A Goofy Movie

First of all, Siskel was wrong about Casino which stood the test of time. Also, Heat , The Usual Suspect, and Se7en should have made it to the top 10 list.

Nixon...Hollywood biopics are worthless as history. They are more about the director's perspective than the subject they claim to be about. I recommend the book Being Nixon.

1. Crumb
2. Casino
3. Devil In a Blue Dress
4. The Quick and the Dead
5. Before Sunrise
6. 12 Monkeys
7. Smoke
8. Sense and Sensibility
9. The Addiction
10.Richard III
Incredibly deep year of quality films, there's another 25 I remember fondly.

Casino is a masterpiece! I'm glad Roger Ebert recognized such genius. RIP