Roger Ebert today dusts off a fabulous old episode of Siskel and Ebert featuring the critics' recollections of great summer movies. You can (and should; it's not like you're working on a pre-holiday Friday) watch the clip after the jump, and with their vintage selections in mind, let's talk about what might be worth revisiting at home amid the blockbuster glut of Memorial Day at the multiplex.
It doesn't have to be a traditional Summer Movie, either! These guys are talking about Do the Right Thing, or the "effervescent quality" of 1987's rarity High Season, or the "archetype" of Summer of '42 -- the latter a 40-year-old relic that's as valid in its own way as anything from Jaws to Aliens to The Dark Knight. Personally, I'm way overdue for another viewing of Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night. And last summer's Animal Kingdom, for that matter. Anyway, the floor is yours.
[via Roger Ebert's Journal]