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Roger Ebert and WHY HE IS A NUTBAG

posted 17 years ago by Doom
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And I mean 'nutbag' in the nicest way - just making a point.

Someone please watch the following films:

'10 to Midnight'

'Last House on the Left'

'I Spit On Your Grave'

and then PLEASE tell me how the first and third movies on that short list received ZERO STARS from Rog, yet the second film received THREE AND A HALF STARS (yes kids, that's more than The Godfather Part II, Fight Club, Gladiator and many many others...)

Oh, and 'The Hitcher' also was given the 'ZERO STARS' rating from Mr. E as well.

As Brad Pitt said about the killer in 'Se7en': "He's a NUTBAG..."

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[–] filmbuff1974 15 years ago

Yeah, I agree. Roger Ebert just dropped the ball with his review of "10 to Midnight". There is really nothing more to say, Mr. Ebert just didn't view this film fairly!

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[–] AlbertTheFlasher 15 years ago

I can't explain it either, Doom. Not only that but he loved The Devil's Rejects, too. And yet great movies like The Hitcher and 10 To Midnight get ZERO STARS! It just boggles the mind.

[–] Doom 15 years ago

Yeah, zero stars for The Hitcher is another mindboggler... that's insane. Brilliant film.

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[–] Max_Lead 14 years ago

I agree with the OP, Ebert should shut the hell up, nobody should give a crap of what he rates

[–] smashsmack 14 years ago

I used to have respect for Roger Ebert, but then his stance on videogames not being a form of art (as well as some questionable reviews) made me lose respect for him and now I don't take what he says with a grain of salt.

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[–] asgard-5 14 years ago

Roger Ebert is a very biased guy. And that's not a very good quality for a film critic.

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[–] onepotato2 14 years ago

10 to midnight is an excuse to show a bunch of tlts, showcase some terribe acting and demonstrate that they had no script at all.

Gene Davis was probably the male producer's boyfriend, and the guy made up this tripe to show off his a55. If you think this is good, you must have suppressed homoerotic urges.

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You have to be a mindless Righty to think this has any merit.

[–] Dear_Oderus_Urungus 13 years ago

What the hell is a "righty?" Are you referring to the right wing? I'm a harcore liberal and I was blown away by how awesome this film is. Since when did a person's political beliefs have a stake in what kind of movies they like? Not only that, but you came onto an Internet message board to defend Roger Ebert's hypocrisy, and then pretend you're smarter than someone else by insulting their political beliefs. That's even more ironic than anything Roger Ebert said in any of these reviews.

And yes, it does have merit. There's nothing wrong with the human body and every movie has terrible actors. So your first two arguments are nullified, but what about the message this film has? It's that dangerous sociopaths are a cancer to modern day society and should be terminated thusly. If you disagree, you are an idiot.

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[–] Doom 13 years ago

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[–] eamontoplease-1 9 years ago

You mean you do take what he says with a grain of salt (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/with_a_grain_of_salt).

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[–] johnmiller (4011) a year ago

Ebert could be wildly random. The second he won that Pulitzer Prize, it totally went to his head. He became as much an activist as he was a film reviewer, maybe more. Plus, he spoiled movies all the time in his reviews, it didn't matter if they were films he hated or not.