The result is a picture that represents so much of what I want and rarely get from a movie – a couple of hours filled with characters who are as exciting as the people I know in real life. Gene Siskel Read Quote
They know they got the TV ad, they know they got the name recognition, they know that they can do a tie in with McDonald’s or some fast food outlet and the money is just gonna flow in. Gene Siskel Read Quote
Going to a movie is a two-hour experience; at $7.50 for a ticket, you are valuing your time at far less than the minimum wage. If you don’t understand the film, don’t leave. If you understand it all too well and hate it, get out of your seat and walk up the aisle. You will feel empowered. Gene Siskel Read Quote
For my 50th birthday, I got ahold of a new print of ‘Saturday Night Fever.’ I see it much more as a tough coming-of-age movie than as a disco story. Gene Siskel Read Quote
Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch? Gene Siskel Read Quote
After 27 years, I walked out of my first one a few months ago. Black Sheep with Chris Farley. Gene Siskel Read Quote
I would rather turn my head and cough than see any part of ‘Patch Adams’ again. The title of this movie should have been ‘Punch Adams!’ Gene Siskel Read Quote
But you know, really, if you think about it Roger and I and all critics really have one absolute essential part of our credentials and that is that you believe that that is actually what we think. Gene Siskel Read Quote
