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Curtland1015 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 05:35 AM Original message |
This is why I love Roger Ebert... |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ebert's one of the best journalists out there - not film critic, journalist. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. He kicks ass. |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. At first, I didn't catch the last little bit |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. I wonder if those detractors know |
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Curtland1015 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Ebert loves lots of cornabll movies. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. He understands when a movie is made for entertainment only |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. I do find him fair. Wish there was more of that in the music world |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. He doesn't think it's bad because it's a popcorn movie. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
5. holy damn! |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. One of my favorite people to read. |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Mine too. He's a treasure. n/t |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. My dear Curtland1015... |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. a very smart, and very funny man, is Roger Ebert. Thanks for |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Nobody can slam a bad movie like Ebert. His pans of 'Freddy Got Fingered' and |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. One needn't write a movie to understand the process... he's 100% correct on "Star Trek" (2009) too. |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. I would have to agree. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. Ebert reminds me of an older Brother that I wish I had had. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. I like Ebert generally |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I finally read this, and he says anyone who thinks Transformers is good is unevolved. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Unevolved in their TASTE |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Good point... but I still find him boorish. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Yeah but you should have seen his total demolition |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Okay now that I could probably get behind. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 01:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Just IMO but I think he's one of the fairest critics in all entertainment genres |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 01:16 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Then you could be precisely the person he's talking about |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Why would I be proud of knowledge of sports? It's fucking sports. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I never said nor implied that you are proud of such knowledge, nor desired it, nor had it. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. redqueen -- this actually dovetails nicely with the conversation we had on DU a week or so ago... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I thought of that conversation too. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. I made some comments on his blog and was.. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
17. He gave Zohan three stars? |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
25. Roger Ebert is great |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'm still waiting for a retraction of his panning of Blue Velvet. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I heard him complaining about Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet as recently as a few years ago |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Now I'm curious to know what he said about The Watchmen. |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
32. "There is a point when a personal opinion shades off into an error of fact. " |
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litlady (360 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
34. Good article, and I don't disagree with his Transformers 2 one star rating... |
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