Film Critics

LittlePuppetBoy · 05.01.2007, 06:36 PM

Who do you trust and who do you really dislike?

I trust: Roger Ebert (to an extent)-Yes, he does give good scores to crappy movies (ei Scorpion King), but he isn't afraid to state why he likes it. Plus I like his examinations of the films in his "Classic Films" columns.

James Berardellini

I dislike: Steve Rhodes (some internet critic)- Some Bush worshipping conservative whose bias shows. Any movie that has an environmental or anti Iraq war message he hates.

Case in point: his reviews for An Inconvenient Truth http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/author-1271/reviews.php?rid=1512511&
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V for Vendetta-http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/author-1271/reviews.php?rid=1490259&cats=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5 %2C+7%2C+8%2C+29%2C+12%2C+13%2C+14%2C+16%2C+17%2C+ 18%2C+19%2C+20%2C+21%2C+22%2C+24%2C+23%2C+26%2C+27 &genreid=&switches=&letter=&sortby=&page=1

Fahrenheit 9/11-http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/author-1271/reviews.php?rid=1293439&cats=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5 %2C+7%2C+8%2C+29%2C+12%2C+13%2C+14%2C+16%2C+17%2C+ 18%2C+19%2C+20%2C+21%2C+22%2C+24%2C+23%2C+26%2C+27 &genreid=&switches=&letter=&sortby=&page=7

and this review pisses me off because it shows he has a very ignorant view of the medium of animationhttp://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/author-1271/reviews.php?rid=1177401&cats=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5 %2C+7%2C+8%2C+29%2C+12%2C+13%2C+14%2C+16%2C+17%2C+ 18%2C+19%2C+20%2C+21%2C+22%2C+24%2C+23%2C+26%2C+27 &genreid=&switches=&letter=&sortby=&page=19

luxinterior · 05.01.2007, 07:12 PM

Ebert isn't bad, in fact he is god-like in many ways. However, I think his assessments of The Tin Drum and Léon, to name two, are whack.

Everyneurotic · 05.01.2007, 07:38 PM

hahahahaha, he has a very stupid logic about why all animated movies should be cgis.

nomowish · 05.01.2007, 07:43 PM

I prefer critics who can convince me to take certain genre films seriously (Action, Horror, Erotica, etc). These days I have little interest in seeing what is considered a contemporary Art-House film: talky character-driven Indies that focus so intently on being realistic that they forget to be Cinematic. So with that said, I trust the amateur film critics of DVD Maniac (for their opinions on Horror), Mike Kitchell (for his opinions on arthouse/erotica/horror/), as well as some of the posters on his Blogroll.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 05.01.2007, 07:44 PM

The Tin Drum is awesome

luxinterior · 05.01.2007, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cryptowonderdruginvogue

The Tin Drum is awesome

Exactly, but he didn't seem to think so.

Léon is also fabulous, yet he had a few gripes about it.

Everyneurotic · 05.01.2007, 07:49 PM

yeah, the tin drum is like two toes up or whatever.

afterthefact · 05.01.2007, 08:57 PM

Mr. Cranky...

!@#$%! · 05.01.2007, 08:58 PM

i like ebert, but i detest that imbecile that does the show with him.

maltin too-- he should die at the stake

05.01.2007, 06:36 PM	#1
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	Who do you trust and who do you really dislike? I trust: Roger Ebert (to an extent)-Yes, he does give good scores to crappy movies (ei Scorpion King), but he isn't afraid to state why he likes it. Plus I like his examinations of the films in his "Classic Films" columns. James Berardellini I dislike: Steve Rhodes (some internet critic)- Some Bush worshipping conservative whose bias shows. Any movie that has an environmental or anti Iraq war message he hates. Case in point: his reviews for An Inconvenient Truth http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/author-1271/reviews.php?rid=1512511& cats=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5%2C+7%2C+8%2C+29%2C+12%2 C+13%2C+14%2C+16%2C+17%2C+18%2C+19%2C+20%2C+21%2C+ 22%2C+24%2C+23%2C+26%2C+27&genreid=&switches=&lett er=&sortby=&page=2 V for Vendetta-http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/author-1271/reviews.php?rid=1490259&cats=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5 %2C+7%2C+8%2C+29%2C+12%2C+13%2C+14%2C+16%2C+17%2C+ 18%2C+19%2C+20%2C+21%2C+22%2C+24%2C+23%2C+26%2C+27 &genreid=&switches=&letter=&sortby=&page=1 Fahrenheit 9/11-http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/author-1271/reviews.php?rid=1293439&cats=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5 %2C+7%2C+8%2C+29%2C+12%2C+13%2C+14%2C+16%2C+17%2C+ 18%2C+19%2C+20%2C+21%2C+22%2C+24%2C+23%2C+26%2C+27 &genreid=&switches=&letter=&sortby=&page=7 and this review pisses me off because it shows he has a very ignorant view of the medium of animationhttp://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/author-1271/reviews.php?rid=1177401&cats=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5 %2C+7%2C+8%2C+29%2C+12%2C+13%2C+14%2C+16%2C+17%2C+ 18%2C+19%2C+20%2C+21%2C+22%2C+24%2C+23%2C+26%2C+27 &genreid=&switches=&letter=&sortby=&page=19 __________________
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05.01.2007, 07:12 PM	#2
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	Ebert isn't bad, in fact he is god-like in many ways. However, I think his assessments of The Tin Drum and Léon, to name two, are whack. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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05.01.2007, 07:38 PM	#3
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	hahahahaha, he has a very stupid logic about why all animated movies should be cgis. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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05.01.2007, 07:43 PM	#4
nomowish children of satan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 373	I prefer critics who can convince me to take certain genre films seriously (Action, Horror, Erotica, etc). These days I have little interest in seeing what is considered a contemporary Art-House film: talky character-driven Indies that focus so intently on being realistic that they forget to be Cinematic. So with that said, I trust the amateur film critics of DVD Maniac (for their opinions on Horror), Mike Kitchell (for his opinions on arthouse/erotica/horror/), as well as some of the posters on his Blogroll.
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05.01.2007, 07:44 PM	#5
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	The Tin Drum is awesome
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05.01.2007, 07:49 PM	#7
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	yeah, the tin drum is like two toes up or whatever. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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05.01.2007, 08:57 PM	#8
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	Mr. Cranky... __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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05.01.2007, 08:58 PM	#9
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,572	i like ebert, but i detest that imbecile that does the show with him. maltin too-- he should die at the stake
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