Monocle
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That's some straight up bullshit. Best trilogy in cinema history. It holds up great.
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22 movies Ebert really hated
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firehawk12
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I thought I saw this thread before and then noticed it was from 6 months ago. lol
I watched that movie so many times on TV as a kid, and I still don't even really remember what it's about. I think I was too busy staring at the blond witch's cleavage.
Image if Ebert had to watch Madea movies
I swear Madea's Witness Protection is the worst acted worst shot movie I ever saw
I award it no points, and Black directed films are worse off for having to include this tripe in it's rank
Even as a kid I could tell that trash was not worth my time and I'm no movie snob
I swear Madea's Witness Protection is the worst acted worst shot movie I ever saw
I award it no points, and Black directed films are worse off for having to include this tripe in it's rank
It's got a 30 on RT so you're the odd man out for liking it
Even as a kid I could tell that trash was not worth my time and I'm no movie snob
Vigilant Walrus
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His review of Gladiator is the one I have always disagreed with the most. He was being relentlessly unfair on it; http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gladiator-2000 < He gives it 2 stars.
Haha; I remember every hipster on the internet bringing up the "thumbs up meant death in Rome" crap; who...fucking..cares.
SparkleMotion
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That was one of the earliest movies to inspire an adult reaction in my preteen nether regions.
lightskintwin
Banned
Bruh, it ain't that serious. I'm always astonished at the self loathing of his movies as representative of a group, when they're only a reflection of his work.
However Roger Ebert reviewed Diary of Mad Black Woman which featured Madea.
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/diary-of-a-mad-black-woman-2005
illmatic22
Banned
I miss this guy so bad.
Yeah, his take on some action blockbusters were off. Understandable that Armageddon might be considered bad but still entertaining, but Gladiator was critically acclaimed and winning awards. Ebert missed the mark with that one.
It was near an era that sort of began the depressing trend in movies; characters getting shafted left and right and not so happy endings. He really didn't seem to like that kind of film and combine that with the art style and he found it a downer.
I think his opinion is understandable; but I loved everything he hated about the movie.
Lol that's easily the best quote in the OP.
TheWorthyEdge
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Dark Knight trilogy says hello.
-Pyromaniac-
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I feel like he didn't GET Jason X.
I think movie reviews are highly dependent on the state of mind at the time of watching. If you're tired, mentally fatigued, or distracted by something else in your life, then you're probably not going to enjoy the movie. Under different circumstances, you might actually like it.
Pro movie reviewers watch a lot of movies so burnout and the resulting cynicism is bound to happen. Not every movie can be watched under the perfect circumstances where they're focused and open minded about the experience.
Pro movie reviewers watch a lot of movies so burnout and the resulting cynicism is bound to happen. Not every movie can be watched under the perfect circumstances where they're focused and open minded about the experience.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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You should check out his Friday the 13th part 4 review on his show. He makes it seem like people go to those movies to learn about life.
Robot Pants
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He hated fight club too, but his weekend at bernies review was his biggest transgression.
Dude was nuts
Whoa WHAT?!?!?!
He gave that giant piece of horseshit, Prometheus a perfect score?
Ok THATS his biggest transgression
More Fun To Compute
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Hate for fight club is spot on. It's basically an alt-right love story. Oh no my masculinity is in crisis so I have to be a fascist. So deep.
Lmao brilliant.
HyperZone<3
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I'd go easy on him for his last few years of reviews. He had really bad cancer, and I'm assuming pretty good meds to make his life tolerable.
If you're going through that level of constant pain and discomfort, I'd perhaps be overly generous or stingy to whatever film I would enjoy or dislike at that time as well. But even before then the guy could veer wildly depending on whatever wild hare bit him that day as well.
case in point.
If you're going through that level of constant pain and discomfort, I'd perhaps be overly generous or stingy to whatever film I would enjoy or dislike at that time as well. But even before then the guy could veer wildly depending on whatever wild hare bit him that day as well.
case in point.
DontBeThatGuy
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I wish Ebert was still around.
timetokill
Banned
Gotta say, Tommy Boy has a lot of memorable lines for my family and friends
Loved Ebert's reviews though
Loved Ebert's reviews though
DiscoJer
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By Summer School, does he mean the Mark Harmon/Kirstie Alley movie?
It's by no means a great movie,but I don't see how anyone could hate it. It's a very ":safe" comedy that pushes no boundaries or transcends or subverts cliches, but it's not offensive or stupid like most of the bad comedies on that list
It's by no means a great movie,but I don't see how anyone could hate it. It's a very ":safe" comedy that pushes no boundaries or transcends or subverts cliches, but it's not offensive or stupid like most of the bad comedies on that list
Fancyarcher
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It was a huge hit in 1998. Personally, I think it's mildly entertaining I guess.
Anyway, the one's that I would disagree with the most are Tommy Boy (I think it's funny personally), and The Usual Suspects, which I don't love, but there a lot of things I like about it. I haven't seen all of the films listed, though, well not all the way through anyway. Opinions will be opinions though.
Robdraggoo
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And then says goodbye when it realized it was out of its element
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And then gets shown the door for only being two good movies out of three.
Coriolanus
Banned
reading his review of pink flaming, this got me hella hard
same. He was a critic, who even if I didn't agree with him, I respected his opinion because the dude knew what he was talking about and was completely genuine. Also a fantastic writer.
is that what fight club was about? I always thought it was kind of a comedy.
"Of course it's company policy never to imply ownership in the event of a dildo... always use the indefinite article a dildo, never your dildo" never doesn't crack me up.
Monocle
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Not. Even. Close.
I can think of exactly one thing in the Dark Knight trilogy that rivals the quality of LOTR, and that's Heath Ledger's performance.
Frankly it's absurd to compare a set of good to great comic book movies with significant flaws to a pitch perfect cinematic masterpiece that raised the bar for almost every aspect of filmmaking, from prop design to mocap performances to orchestral scores to film adaptations of "unfilmable" books.
I mean, watch the behind the scenes material from the extended editions and try to tell me with a straight face that the Dark Knight trilogy remotely compares to the once-in-a-century artistic achievement of LOTR. We're talking about an extremely rare confluence of craftspeople, actors, writers, artists, and technicians creating a work of cinema that has almost entirely defied worthy imitation, even as it legitimized an entire genre and paved the way for other ambitious adaptations like Game of Thrones.
Always-honest
Banned
The man is capable of some brutal writing.
Inspirational.
Freddy got fingered is brilliant though. Went over his head.
Inspirational.
Freddy got fingered is brilliant though. Went over his head.
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
Okay, I am gonna need an explanation on this on, because he was way way closer to a 50/50 mixture of anarchist and communist than he was a fascist. Unless I have spent years woefully misunderstanding the movie...
Monocle
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That's a very narrow interpretation. And hardly well supported enough to exclude different assessments of its meaning and value.
The movie satirizes that entire mentality but also explores why it might be alluring. I think you should give it another watch with this in mind.
Messofanego
Banned
Folding Ideas had an analysis of Fight Club and toxic masculinity. There is definitely the ironic transition of rebelling against society but then joining a regressive and fascist society of how men should be. The movie is confused about whether it's self-aware of that or is celebratory of that. He mentions geek culture and sexism or misogyny, too, and how it's no different than jock culture but just a different coat of paint.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td88z08a_4c
I'll just assume that's a badly cropped image of a 4 star review.Can we talk about this shit, though?
The movie is not confused about that at all. It is ultimately a rejection of blind conformity in all it's forms whether it's modern consumer culture or fascist space monkeys.
No,you're completely right.
It's indeed confused (and not that deep), but it's primarily about consumerism and individualism.
Please don't start shouting alt-right at every damn corner.
More Fun To Compute
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Perhaps if you are under the illusion that fascism cannot be humorous or witty then something that celebrates it in a humorous or witty way can only be ironic. At any rate as Mussolini said, an anarchist is just a baffled fascist. The take away message for many from watching this film can be that that fascism has glamour and wit. The movie has a serious problem that it's "irony" comes from a knowing preconception that the protagonist is a "pathetic man" no matter what he does and in fact his exploits only make him more of a darkly comic clown. What use is subtle relativist irony against fascism.
boneyjangles
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I remember binging on his reviews on YouTube one time. The other guy he reviewed with had far better taste, Ebert for example tried to argue that Home Alone 3 was the only good one.
I think this is one of the most boring films I've seen. The twist was complete bollox. I genuinely don't understand the praise for it.
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