Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) movie review - Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel
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- This is the original review of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid by Siskel & Ebert on "Sneak Previews" in 1982. All of the segments pertaining to the movie have been included.
I used to like watching Siskel and Ebert as a kid, but I never cared about what they said, I just liked when they argued. I loved Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. It's a classic in my opinion, and a must watch for anyone who likes satire.
Vwlss Nvwls One of Martin’s top three movies. I bet they softened their feelings on this movie as the years past on. Many critics do. This was a fabulous movie
@@soko63 .....I remember the first time I ever watched 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' - I literally fell off the sofa I was laughing so hard! Brilliant, groundbreaking and classic all at the same time!
I agree, in fact, I remember watching this review and wanting to see the movie afterward - even though they both gave thumbs down.
i never liked siskel
@@larryhanrahan8459 Oh come on, Siskel was better than Ebert. Ebert is the guy who loved Home Alone 3, Cop and a Half, and The Black Marble.
They don’t know what they are talking about. This movie was solid. They should have given Martin credit for having the guts to do something different.
Martin mouthing off to Joan Crawford and insulting Bogart ("Wear a tie for God's sake;" "Are you wearing a tie?") was hilarious, as was the general dialogue ("Women tear out your heart, stick it in an oven and cook the shit out of it"). Great comedy.
I still use the line: "Can I use her underwear to make soup?". I think the movie is brilliant.
Siskel and Ebert always over think everything. It's a miracle they could enjoy any movie.
I am not a big Steve Martin fan - but this movie is outstanding!
Steve martin was really great in this, he looks like a big movie star from the 50s and 60s. He has that charm of Gary cooper & Paul newman
This is the only movie I watch about every 5-10 years. love watching it, and then wait another 10 years before I want to watch it again.
One of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. I guess the boys were feeling cranky that week.
I'll fight anyone who doesnt laugh at, THE JERK.
seven cleaning ladies dislike this video.
CLEANING WOMAN?!?!?!?!
The whole Java scene, bonus!
Wow, they're really harsh on Steve Martin
Couple of real squirrels these two.
1940s films noir were where my head was at when this movie came out, so it was like manna from heaven, and was in black and white, too, which was even better.
This is a really funny and clever film. Siskel and Ebert are just all wet.
Proves the point - what do critics know
Carl Reiner's idea of making a Noir movie from old Hollywood clips & injecting modern actors into the story line was brilliant.That these 2 failed to understand what was actually happening(in 1982) caused me to stop paying any attention to them.thank you for posting this video!
I remember my older sister who was going to Orange Coast College at the time went to see this movie with a bunch of her college friends and they all dressed up in crazy plaid outfits - I always thought that was the coolest thing - sounded so fun
I thought this movie was hilarious, as was all of Steve's early stuff. Never got why Siskel or Ebert didn't really like them.
The reviewers really got this one wrong. Quite apart from anything else, they failed to recognise the GENIUS involved in creating a story using names and places from the old clips, which were completely disparate.
I saw this in my late teens, and having watched the classic stars in many films, knew who they were and just how amazing this film was in terms of technique and absurdist comedy. Another of those films whose script is stuck in my head forever.
Bogart - "You annoy me"
Martin - "I annoy you? You come in here with no tie....have you been drinking?"
Bogart - "I had a couple of Martinis...I knew I was going to see you!"
"That gives me exactly four hours to wash and press your pyjamas"
"I don't think I'm going to need pyjamas where I'm going..."
"Whatta guy!"
"Could I be your.....reinemachefrau?"
"Julie he's a nazi!! Don't beg a nazi!"
Out of context, not that funny. But within the film it's just hilarious. Absolutely love this film.
I dunno boys. I really liked this movie & it seems like a lot of love went into it. Steve Martin would REALLY hit his stride with All Of Me, The Man With Two Brains, and Roxanne after this.
I think Steve Martin is a wholly under appreciated genius with great heart!
He really is. His comedy albums still hold up today.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was an AWESOMELY GREAT movie. One of my all time favorite movies. And Rachael Ward was stunning. I have neve seen a review by Siskel & Ebert that was so entirely WRONG and off base.
1:15 God D*MN... Rachel Freakin' Ward... sigh
Seriously.
she was a hottie!
I loved the movie.
This was a terrible review. This movie was MUCH better than they are suggesting here.
I agree and they were wrong on several points regarding the production of the film.
Back in 1982, before the VHS culture, we didn't know ANY of the classic 40's, quote, "late night" movies being clipped, and the movie was just judged against a hundred other lame Maltese-Falcon spoofs we'd gotten in the mid-70's.
Watching it thirty years later, now that we're a little more familiar with Classic 40's Movies, it's a lot funnier...Context. :)
Yeah, I didn't know anything about old noir films when I first saw this, but my old man was watching with me, and he recognized all the actors and many of the films spliced in. Even though I wasn't familiar with the original movies, I still loved it.
you maybe, i grew up with an old black & white in my bedroom in the 60's..i've seen many of these movies at 2:30 am
Have seen it a few times and laughed all the way through every time. I think the reviewers missed the point.
they both totally miss the mark. the flimsiness of the story is part of the joke
I went to watch this movie because of Rachel Ward. Saw her in Sharkies Machine. Didn’t know what this Dead Men movie was about but it turned out really good
I loved this movie. They are wrong.
There is a plane with a bunch of Germans in it
This was a very good movie. Better than what S & E woukd have you think. Its a comedy spoof so therefore you're not meant to care so much if the plot doesnt resolve perfectly. Keep in mind,Tge Big Sleep is a quasi-masterpiece and yet no one including the writer can follow the storyline after 30 mins.
RubHerSoul1......Director Howard Hawks had to phone Raymond Chandler the writer [of the 'Big Sleep'] during the making of the film to ask who killed the Sternwood's chauffeur Owen Taylor. Chandler admitted he hadn't got a clue and that they should decide themselves!
When i saw this as a teenager, i wasnt aware of steve martin. I thought that would be an old timey-movie, letting it play in the background.. when Rigby "adjusted her breasts", i was glued to the screen, wondering about the tone of this detective-movie.. until i realised it was a b/w comedy NOT from the 40`s... i was such a dimwitted youngster. But it was one of the best comedy-experiences in my life! (Steves early movies "like the jerk" were the most hilarious things ever - what a genius)
John Hay Forrest
I'm trying to remember whether Gene & Roger reviewed "The Last Remake of Beau Geste". There's a scene in that one where Marty Feldman has a conversation with Gary Cooper, courtesy of footage from that earlier version of Beau Geste. It's like a trial version of what Steve Martin did here.
except they didn't make a full length movie of it as Carl Reiner did old movie clips,storyline & modern actors injected into the clips-BIG difference
"Dodgers Lose Again" -- The Dodgers didn't play in Los Angeles until 1958. Oh well! Who needs continuity?
I loved this movie.
This movie must have grown on Gene Siskel - some years later he mentioned that the film hadn't done too well at the box office, and that that showed how unsophisticated modern movie audiences had become!
more like: how unsophisticated ancient 1980 overpaid movie reviewers were...
Further confirmation that these two were often high off the steam off their own self-importance. They were just two people giving their opinions with the volume of those opinions being their only asset.
Didn't like the ending of this film. That was disappointing and ruined it for me.
Nah, it was a fun movie. Still is. The ending is a bit drawn out, but very few movies are solid from start to finish.
I made a Cinemagraph GIF of the coffee-making song.
A nice tribute to the film noir genre.
Roger Ebert has said in other times that he never cared for Steve Martin’s comedic timing. So I think his opinion is biased.
I watched DMDWP last evening and loved it. Quirky, silly, with understated little bits that you either “got”, or you didn’t. I don’t think either of these fine movie critics got it.
Roger Ebert wouldn't know comedic timing if it bit him in the ass.I lost interest in their show when we started to see how wrong they usually were
If you listen to these two, you will never any movie
It looks like an attempt to do a Benny Hill style parody of old bad movies.
these two should be washing and pressing pajamas
They won't need pyjamas where they're going....
Per usual the movie would of been so much better if Siskel and Ebert had written it. [rolleyes]
Wait a minute, the Brooklyn dodgers didn't move to LA till
1957❗❗❗❗⚾⚾
so what?
@@MrZootalores there were no dodgers in LA then and he's reading an LA paper let's say the dodgers lost again
Once again, Flaco y Gordo calling a spade a bowling ball just to show everyone how much more knowledgeable they MUST be about film to disagree with literally everyone on the planet.
Saw it. Thought it stunk.
The review of 1982--fast forward and 2022- Now it is a classic Steve Martin and Carl Reiner comedic genius parody-Todays idea of "comedy" is pathetic and ignorant garbage of the talentless
These guys were paid hacks during their show anyway giving 2 thumbs up to crap half the time just because their pay master released it.
I wanted to like this film, but man it was bad. I laughed twice. That was it. Thank you for posting these reviews!
I thought the scenes where Martin interacts with the old movies were distracting, not funny.
Nah, it was hilarious because of his sarcastic remarks to their straight classic dialogue.
No bigger fan of Carl Reiner, Naked Gun, the Cohen Brothers, etc., and I'm sad to say this movie sucks. It's not funny. At all. Ever.
So... It's basically a "one joke wonder".
I'll pass on this one and watch the original movies instead.
Honestly, you're missing out.
I got so bored watching this movie...I couldn't even finish it!
bareknuckles2u.......I guess your the type that thinks films like Transformers is the ultimate?
I think they overanalyzed a bit much here