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General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: Cincinnatus on April 04, 2013, 07:44:18 pm

Title: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: Cincinnatus on April 04, 2013, 07:44:18 pm

Headline on Drudge. No details but Ebert has been suffering from cancer and recently had a recurrence.

I wish no ill on the dead but must admit I will not miss him and his Liberal rantings.

Title: Re: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: Lipstick on a Hillary on April 04, 2013, 08:16:52 pm

Uh, bye.  Rest in peace.

Title: Re: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: massadvj on April 04, 2013, 08:25:06 pm

I thought he was a very fine writer of movie reviews, and I found his reviews insightful and provocative; so much so that I own his book and consult with it regularly if there is a vintage movie I am thinking about watching.  His politics, not so much.

Title: Re: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: DCPatriot on April 04, 2013, 08:41:21 pm

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n151/hagemangroup/wellbye_zpsbf54cdcd.jpg)


"Well.......bye!"

Title: Re: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: mystery-ak on April 04, 2013, 08:46:38 pm

The pic on Drudge freaks me out...I wish he would take it down..

Title: Re: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: Cincinnatus on April 04, 2013, 08:58:06 pm

I found his reviews insightful and provocative...

Beg to differ with you, massadvj. Ebert lost any credibility as a film critic with me years ago when he spoke in praise of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and Last Exit to Brooklyn, both of which were vile and disgusting films. Never paid any attention to him after that.

Title: Re: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: quidnunc on April 04, 2013, 11:55:02 pm

My default position was that if Roger Ebert gave a movie a thumbs up I made a point NOT to see it unless there was corroboration from a more trustworthy source.

And of course it goes without saying that his political opinions were bat-guano crazy.

Title: Re: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: mountaineer on April 06, 2013, 02:57:31 am

Once again, I'm fairly confident I really haven't missed anything by not going to the movies in the past decade or two.

Title: Re: ROGER EBERT DEAD
Post by: famousdayandyear on April 06, 2013, 03:20:55 am

Quote from: mountaineer on April 06, 2013, 02:57:31 am

Once again, I'm fairly confident I really haven't missed anything by not going to the movies in the past decade or two.

In hearty agreement.  The last movie I was willing to pay to see was about Johnny Cash.  Nothing that involves the LA culture has any interest for me.