First Gene Siskel and now Roger Ebert, they were a great team. Sadly there are none that can even come close to replacing them as movie critics, didn’t always agree with them, but they were good.
Well, at least with the two of them, then just Roger, you could still get a reliable review about what “hollywood”, or “Bollywood” for that matter, were churning out.
During a particularly bitter newspaper war in the mid 1980’s, our managing editor wrote a dailyop-ed page column. He re-printed that poemin his column one day – I forget what the supposed reason or context was. The actualreason, of course, was he knew we would all read it and be reminded not to complain abouthow little we were being paid.
Always good advice. Not always easy to do. And I’d like to add another generic piece of advice (not to anyone in particular), from Michael Scott, ex-boss at Dunder Mifflin Scranton:
Radish: at the end of “The Green Berets”, John Wayne and the “kid” are watching the sun set into the ocean, at Da Nang, which would be setting in the EAST! Summed up the accuracy of the movie, and both guys caught it.
Roger Ebert was a phenomenal writer in addition to being a savvy critic. I loved coming home from a movie and going to his website to see what Roger thought of the movie. If I’d loved it, I found his review brought back all the wonderful feelings I’d experienced during the movie; if I’d hated it, not only did he nearly always agree with me (or vice-versa!) but his reviews of terrible movies nearly always made up for the ordeal of sitting through them. I will miss him.
Banjo Evans about 11 years ago
uh … who said it was a national catastrophe? It’s sad. Have some respect.
dpbriley about 11 years ago
First Gene Siskel and now Roger Ebert, they were a great team. Sadly there are none that can even come close to replacing them as movie critics, didn’t always agree with them, but they were good.
fritzoid Premium Member about 11 years ago
The screenwriter of “Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens” has been taken from us too soon…
Not a catastrophe, and not unexpected, but a loss nonetheless.
Dtroutma about 11 years ago
Well, at least with the two of them, then just Roger, you could still get a reliable review about what “hollywood”, or “Bollywood” for that matter, were churning out.
bueller about 11 years ago
During a particularly bitter newspaper war in the mid 1980’s, our managing editor wrote a dailyop-ed page column. He re-printed that poemin his column one day – I forget what the supposed reason or context was. The actualreason, of course, was he knew we would all read it and be reminded not to complain abouthow little we were being paid.
I Play One On TV about 11 years ago
“Do it right the first time.”
Always good advice. Not always easy to do. And I’d like to add another generic piece of advice (not to anyone in particular), from Michael Scott, ex-boss at Dunder Mifflin Scranton:
“Don’t be an idiot.”
Dtroutma about 11 years ago
Radish: at the end of “The Green Berets”, John Wayne and the “kid” are watching the sun set into the ocean, at Da Nang, which would be setting in the EAST! Summed up the accuracy of the movie, and both guys caught it.
myhaircut about 11 years ago
Roger Ebert was a phenomenal writer in addition to being a savvy critic. I loved coming home from a movie and going to his website to see what Roger thought of the movie. If I’d loved it, I found his review brought back all the wonderful feelings I’d experienced during the movie; if I’d hated it, not only did he nearly always agree with me (or vice-versa!) but his reviews of terrible movies nearly always made up for the ordeal of sitting through them. I will miss him.
chromosome Premium Member about 11 years ago
He may not be indispensable, but he is appreciated!
kamwick about 11 years ago
Time marches on, doesn’t it? Really enjoyed Mr. Ebert.
kamwick about 11 years ago
Great story ;-)