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In response to "I started watching him & Gene when it was still syndicated. Gene was always better and more accurate -- nm" by Peglegpete

Yikes. No. nm

Posted by Dignan (aka Dignan) Nov 30 '16, 15:57

nm

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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

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