Best review in the history of the show?
What is the best review that has ever been done on this show? Also, what's the one review that best encapsulates the spirit of the show?
Innocence, torn from me without your shelter.
The best review for me is Leonard Part 6.
But the one that encapsulates the spirit of the show is their review of Once Upon a time in America where they discuss how the film was butchered for the US release. The clip is not on the website because it is from before 1986, but it can be found on youtube -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjzKKQuOY3U It starts at about the 4:30 mark.
I think their best review ever was Platoon. This was at the height of Gene and Rogers fame, as well as the show itself. Their words (and even their non-verbals) captured the essence of the movie perfectly, just as powerful of a review as the movie itself. One highlight of this great review is where Gene says "Whether the war was right or wrong, we now understand why things happened the way they did".
Another great review is North. Not just because Roger infamously says how much he hated it but Gene practically dismisses Roger with a wave of his hand and says something like "Don't waste your time, this is trash". When these guys were on they were ON!
I loved the North review, which was great. I also liked them dumping on Stargate, although it seemed like it was edited down. I loved them reviewing Crumb the first time as well.
shareGene said, "Any subject can be made well, this is just trash, Roger." It was in response to Roger saying how stupid it is that anyone thought that kids seeing the ads for this movie would then want to go see a movie about a kid who throws away his parents and goes shopping for a new set. I'm paraphrasing Roger, but the point is made.
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