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Watching that Charlie Rose interview with Roger Ebert, boy... he was wrong a lot.

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Nov 30 '16, 15:49

He pisses all over Gladiator and says it has no chance at an Oscar. All that aside...

He liked the Nutty Professor 2 and the Patriot.

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I do remember thinking Gladiator was a lesser knockoff of Braveheart and that nobody was mentioning it was basically - Max Nov 30, 16:00
He seemed particularly forgiving of escapist popcorn fare. But he also like a good movie. He talks up Wonder Boys and High Fidelity in the interview. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 15:53
I started watching him & Gene when it was still syndicated. Gene was always better and more accurate -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 30, 15:53 12
- Yikes. No. nm - Dignan Nov 30, 15:57 11
  - I always liked Gene's reviews & tended to agree with them. But ebert was clearly the more nuanced and skillful reviewer. -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 30, 16:05 6
    - gene siskel lost me when he got so freaked out over friday the 13th... - x Nov 30, 16:13 4
      - Ebert lost me dissing Blue Velvet but I eventually forgave him. -- nm - mud Nov 30, 16:16 3
        
        oh, i think ebert's wrong about a lot of good movies. that's ok, i would hate any critic that i agreed with 100%... - x Nov 30, 16:21 2
        
        Exactly. Even after watching every piece of crap movie for 40+ years, he still *loved* film. nm - Dignan Nov 30, 16:31
        
        I agree with all of that (though I do wish his reviews were a little less spoilery) -- nm - mud Nov 30, 16:26
    - yep -- nm - mud Nov 30, 16:11
  - yes I did watch them in the 1970's before they were picked up by PBS -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 30, 16:00
  - right. nope. nope. nope.,,,nm - x Nov 30, 16:00 1
    - oh, yes yes yes! -- nm - mud Nov 30, 16:11
  - Someday someone will create a chart that shows how popular critics compare to a movie's Rotten Tomato score. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 15:59
Going through old movies on wikipedia I've noticed it's not uncommon to see "Most reviewers gave it mixed or poor reviews, but Roger Ebert..." -- nm - Max Nov 30, 15:52
he was one of my favorites because he was usually very consistent, and he reviewed films keeping their intent/what they actually were in mind. - b. Nov 30, 15:51
I love The Patriot. -- nm - MDH Nov 30, 15:50 9
- ik, r? The attack on the prison wagon train is glorious -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 16:23
- Yes! - IrishStephen Nov 30, 16:14
- Is it right to "love" any movie by Roland Emmerich? I'd say no. No it's not. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 15:54 3
  - I love The Patriot, too. And Stargate. Therefore, you are wrong. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 16:22 1
    - *ding* -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 16:24
  - His movies are ones that have potential. Stargate, for example. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 16:05
- I love the Patriot...especailly spoils... - Remlik Nov 30, 15:51 2
  - Ohhhhh. I thought this was The Peacemaker. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 15:52 1
    - it's a cheesey movie I like as well -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 15:58

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