Siskel & Ebert Classics - Dawn of the Dead, Manhattan - Sneak Previews S1E16 (1979)
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- Gene and Roger cover George Romero's latest (and arguably greatest) zombie sequel plus Woody Allen's MANHATTAN, the teen comic-drama A LITTLE ROMANCE, LOVE ON THE RUN, and the overwrought WWII Peter Hyams drama HANOVER STREET with Harrison Ford.
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Cannibal Girls is notable as the directorial debut of Ivan Reitman, and Universal apparently didnt like it or see it because depite Reitman's lobbying, they refused to let him direct National Lampoon's Animal House, judging that he was not experienced enough.
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always ignore the oppressive condescension
Angry old people jealous of youth. Pretty common thing.
Most of in comes from finger-pointing whinging douchebags under thirty.
Woody Allen, George Romero, Francois Truffaut, annnd...Peter Hyams. One of these things is not like the others....
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Dawn of the Dead really is impressive with its social commentary, and massive indy production. Stabds out from almost anything at the time... but has aged somewhat since its release.
'but has aged somewhat since its release.' Ya think? 😝 Day of the Dead hasn't.
A Little Romance = European cinema with US acting ?!😅
Pick apart “A Little Romance” and praise “Dawn of the Dead?!?!” That’s twisted. I liked “A Little Romance” a lot. Perfect? No, but no one makes this kind of simple, sweet, touching film anymore. Just the kind of movies critics like to rip apart. For me, Diane Lane shines and I can imagine being a teenage boy totally smitten with her. I still am… Although I saw “Manhattan” when all these films first hit the screen, I wasn’t aware of Romance until about ten years ago, thanks to TCM. “Dawn of the Dead” was trashy hokum.
Diane Lane got me first as Cherry Valance in the Outsiders, Streets of Fire, and that movie they played on HBO all the time with Kenny Rogers 'Six Pack'. Always had a thing for her.. she's beautiful. Siskel always seemed to enjoy the romance movies. It's a bit irritating the way he gushes for Woody Allen 24/7 though. I also think he was in love with John Travolta. 😂
Woody Allen films just don’t hold up. I took Caryn Barnes to see Manhattan on a second date, weeks before I graduated from college. Coming out of the showing, we agreed it was beautifully photographed but our reaction to the rest was a big, “whaaat?!?!” Ten years later, I thought, “maybe this was a great film.” I loved “Annie Hall” when it came out. Today, I can’t stomach it, seeming just silly and dated with horrible acting by Diane Keaton. “Manhattan” holds up better than “Annie Hall” but it too seems dated and silly. Caryn was gorgeous by the way, but it didn’t last…
I can't stand Woody Allen movies .. Also the people who rave about them. Unfunny 'comedies' for pseudo intellectual metropolitan styled yuppies. For some reason some of the most pretentious people seem to love them. 😂.. Besides that .. Woody is a total creep. I believe Dylan Farrow. He's Hollywood royalty .. completely untouchable.
@@Fiveash-Art Woody Allen’s movies would have been better if he weren’t in them. He’s totally unconvincing as a male lead. He was trying to make fun of pretentious people. Maybe pretentious people love to see themselves made fools of.
@@Nicksonian They probably think they're being ironic. Yeah, his whole presence is just annoying to me. He's not funny. Just grating.
@@Nicksonian That's exactly how I feel. His movies would be better without him as the star. I can't stand the little creep.
@@Fiveash-Art Try "Crimes and Misdemeanors." He's only one in a large cast in that one; it's a fantastic movie.
Day of the Dead was the better movie. Dawn is massively overrated ... The score is not though. I love 'Goblin'.
Dawn is the best of the six Dead movies. Day is third best.
@@ethanedwards7557 I don't agree with that at all.. Even Romero would disagree with you. He said he thought Day was the best of all his Zombie movies. Dawn is a slog, the effects are bad, the satire is completely on the nose, and the comedy bits destroy a lot of what would be a creepier vibe. I really like the first half hour or so of Dawn, love the score, but it gets so boring once they get to the mall. Hell, I like Snyder's remake better than the original. Out of the six? I don't even think about the movies he did after Day. Night and Day are much better movies. Just my view.. The horror cult online has elevated Dawn of the Dead and the original Halloween to such an exaggerated status simply based on nostalgia. Neither of those movies are that great. I fall asleep every time I try and watch the original Halloween. Carpenter is always hit or miss for me, and Halloween ranks as a mid tier Carpenter flick. Again, great score, good atmosphere, but not much else.
Dawn is superior with it's social commentary, and the overall production value is great. How it really stood out from everything else at the time speaks for itself. Even these critics look surprised to admit they enjoyed it so much.
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@@kyloren3693 It's ok .. It's overrated though. The effects look like garbage compared to Day of the Dead. Its 'production value' is fine for the gonzo style filmmaking that it was, but it's still cheesy and cheap looking. I think the minimalistic effects and makeup worked better in black and white with the original Night of the Living Dead. The zombies movements were silly looking and the makeup was horrible.. It looked like they just swiped a few hundred people with blue halloween party makeup. The blood also looked like orange paint. This had to have been some kind of issue with the color grading of the film, but it still looks terrible. The actors were all boring as hell too. Day of the Dead limited the scope a bit but it's more focused, the acting was better, the atmosphere was better, the zombies were SOOOOO much better and scarier. They felt much more threatening, and the gore was off the charts disturbing. Where as Dawn of the Dead feels like a spoof to me. Big deal, he's making a commentary on consumerism setting it in a mall, so people understand that the zombie is a metaphor for the ignorant mindless masses? Really? Ha ha.. Horror geeks pretending they're intellectuals because of this? Give me a break. What about that dumb ending with the bikers throwing pies and stuff? I just don't know what Romero was trying to do with this movie.. and I don't think he knew either. Day of the Dead fixed all of these issues. Since I was a kid in the 80s and first saw these movies on VHS I've believed Day was a better movie. I don't understand the cultish devotion to Dawn. Seriously .. Go look at Romero's thoughts about Day. He claimed it was the best of his zombie movies. Because IT IS.