History Series / SiskelAndEbert

** ''IndependenceDay'' was given two thumbs down; while it wasn't a resounding critical success, it was a big hit at the box office. They even re-reviewed the film after it became a success, and still disliked it.

* LeFilmArtistique: One completely incorrect statement about the duo is that they supposedly give thumbs up only to pretentious artsy foreign films and give thumbs down to all action films. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, they really hated]] ''[[Film/DieHard Die Hard 2]]'', ''ExecutiveDecision'', ''Film/TheFugitive'', ''Film/TerminatorTwoJudgementDay'', ''{{Speed}}'', ''Film/MissionImpossible'', and ''Film/MenInBlack'', among many others.

** In their review of ''Overboard'', after Goldie Hawn's character pushes Kurt Russell's character (who said he wasn't going anywhere) into the water:

** Ebert disliked the 1989 ''{{Film:Batman}}'', which was and is held in high regard. He liked the set design but didn't care about any of the characters and thought the film had a meanness to it.

** Ebert disliked the 1989 ''{{Batman}}'', which was and is held in high regard. He liked the set design but didn't care about any of the characters and thought the film had a meanness to it.

** Ebert gave DieHard a thumbs down. It holds a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. He thought there were too many plot holes and hated the belligerent authority figures.
** Siskel gave GoldenEye a thumbs down. It holds an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and is regarded by many to be the best of the Pierce Brosnan Bond films and a return to form for the series. Siskel thought it was a routine story, thought the only good action scene was in the first five minutes, and thought Brosnan was a mediocre Bond ("Frankly, Roger Moore has a more commanding screen presence than this guy.")
** While he didn't exactly hate it, Ebert gave a marginal thumbs down to FullMetalJacket, claiming it wasn't on par with Stanley Kubrick's earlier work and finding the second half of the film a letdown. The film has a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
** Ebert also didn't care for BlueVelvet, which holds a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. He admired the filmmaking, but hated being jerked around by having deadly serious scenes immediately cut to something cheerfully ironic.
** While it doesn't have a high Rotten Tomatoes score, they gave the original HomeAlone, which was a box office smash, two thumbs down.
** Siskel didn't care for TheSilenceOfTheLambs, which has a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
** Ebert gave AFewGoodMen thumbs down, claiming it had no surprises and had a sloppy ending. It has an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
** IndependenceDay was given two thumbs down; while it wasn't a resounding critical success, it was a big hit at the box office. They even re-reviewed the film after it became a success, and still disliked it.
** Siskel disliked {{Mulan}}, which has an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. He thought the artwork was dull, there didn't seem to be a sense of jeopardy regarding the main character, and couldn't remember any of the songs.
** Ebert disliked the 1989 {{Batman}}, which was and is held in high regard. He liked the set design but didn't care about any of the characters and thought the film had a meanness to it.
** Siskel didn't like FerrisBuellersDayOff, which has an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. He thought all the scenes were done better in other movies.
** The reverse of this trope occurs at times as well; Siskel enjoyed {{Carnosaur}} for its villain and goofy plot. It holds an 11% on Rotten Tomatoes. HomeAlone 3 was also the only one of the HomeAlone films that Ebert enjoyed; it has a 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.

* BiasSteamroller: Siskel loved Sean Connery as JamesBond and judge all later Bond movies against Connery's portrayal. He even flat out admitted his bias in his ''GoldenEye'' review:

** Ebert gave DieHard a thumbs down. It holds a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
** Siskel gave GoldenEye a thumbs down. It holds an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and is regarded by many to be the best of the Pierce Brosnan Bond films and a return to form for the series.

* GuiltyPleasures: Ebert has been known to give movies thumbs up, even if he admits they're ridiculous and/or not as good of quality as other films. Examples: {{Congo}}, {{Gamera}}: Guardian of the Universe.

* SarcasmMode: In their review of '''The Great Outdoors''':

* NeverLiveItDown: Siskel was amazed that Ebert gave ''CopAndAHalf'' thumbs up, and ridiculed him for it a few times after the fact, including ''three years later'' during their review of ''Film/BrokenArrow''.