Rest In Peace Roger Ebert. (1 Viewer)

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Whether I agreed with his views or not (on movies or social issues), I almost always found his insights unique and very accessible. Over the years, he did make me look at movies in a different way. Not sure who my "go-to" critic will be now.
 

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Bummer. I always liked reading his reviews, even if he hated on Blade Runner.

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Two thumbs up on a great career...except for giving Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure a thumb down.


But he gave SpaceBalls a good review. Roger was a good movie reviewer who pretty much was not afraid to call out the director if movie really stunk.
 

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The Siskel-Ebert show is still one of the top shows in television history.
 

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Gene and Roger finally together again. RIP. I used to love watching them.
 

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His review of "North" was legendary.

"I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it."
 

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9. The Brown Bunny (2003)

"I had a colonoscopy once, and they let me watch it on TV. It was more entertaining than The Brown Bunny." — Roger Ebert

And Vincent Gallo, the director of The Brown Bunny, responded by putting a cancer related hex on Ebert. I think he later apologized, but i seem to recall Ebert saying something like, "No matter what happens to me, Gallo will always be the director of the Brown Bunny."
 

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Nailed it...
 

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