Before the internet, many of us relied on shows like “Siskel & Ebert” to tell us about upcoming movies. Whereas you’d normally only get a single movie review at a time from other shows, “Siskel & Ebert” would review a bunch of movies all in one show. After Roger Ebert’s death, the show eventually continued its ways as “Siskel & Roeper.” Even with the advent of internet sites-aplenty that offer movie reviews and high-def trailers, it’s still fun to watch these two film critics go at it as they sometimes disagree with the other’s opinion.
Whether you care or not about someone else’s opinion of a movie, reviews are often helpful so that you might know a little more about a movie you’re considering renting or buying. Many of the HD DVD movies that are already out or coming soon are brand-new titles from this summer or the last few months, but there are many, many more that are old classics which movie fans are thrilled to finally view in high-definition.
The “At The Movies with Ebert & Roeper” show has announced that the corresponding AtTheMoviesTv.com website has digitized their library of 5,000 movie reviews, spanning more than 20 years of “Siskel & Ebert” and “Siskel & Roepert,” for online viewing. The famous “Thumbs Up” and “Thumbs Down” reviews are now available at your leisure, and you can add these to whatever research you perform on discs you’re thinking about getting for yourself.
Here are their reviews of a few popular titles that are out on HD DVD:
- Batman Begins (two enthusiastic thumbs up), buy at Amazon
- 300 (two enthusiastic thumbs up), buy at Amazon
- Hot Fuzz (two thumbs up, “hilarious”, “a well-made comedy”), buy at Amazon
- Disturbia (two thumbs up, “very well-done”), buy at Amazon
- TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (two thumbs down - but neither of them were ever Turtles fans so that’s to be expected, and I’m sure kids would still like this one), buy at Amazon
I have agreed and disagreed with their reviews over the years, but I always enjoyed watching the show because I’d end up finding out about more movies to watch.
As I hinted earlier, the internet has many more movie review resources. I have my own favorites, but what about you? How about sharing any of your favorite movie review sites in the comments?
