Siskel & Ebert (TV Series)

Chain Reaction/Matilda/Emma/Stonewall (1996)

Gene Siskel: Self - Host

Quotes 

• Gene Siskel - Host : [reviewing "Chain Reaction"]  They get the hardware right, and the story wrong. And I think if you get the story right, the hardware seems to take care of itself.

  Roger Ebert - Host : That's such a simple point.

  Gene Siskel - Host : I know...

  Roger Ebert - Host : You'd think... you'd think somebody else would've thought of it, in addition to...

  Gene Siskel - Host : Oh come on, we should, we oughta have all the jobs in Hollywood.

  Roger Ebert - Host : Well that would be nice, wouldn't it, but we'd be VERY busy.

• Gene Siskel - Host : [discussing explosions in summer movies]  Now, that films that go "boom" should be hits in the summer should surprise no one. Think about it: The centerpiece of the summer is what? The fourth of July. The centerpiece of the fourth of July is what? A fireworks show. Roadside fireworks stands are open all summer, not in the fall. And if we can't get fireworks on the fourth of July or the fifth of July or the fifth of August, I guess we have some natural urge to see them in movie theaters.

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  Gene Siskel - Host : And what's amazing to me is, with all the real life terror with bombs this year, there seems to be no lack of interest in seeing explosions on the screen. Although I'm getting tired of it.