by Roger Ebert
I used to read Ebert a lot while he was still alive. It's not that I necessarily agreed with him all the time - I find that he both overrates some well-made children's movies, and falls into that typical critic's cliche of thinking the values of his generation are universal (more on that in a second...
Roger Ebert's scathing reviews are hilarious. Even if I liked the movie he's trashing, it's fun to read his views. Battlefield Earth was a hated movie but for some reason I liked it. I don't understand why Ebert kept going on about how nasty the Psychlos looked. They're aliens, and they are evil. I'...
I have been a longtime fan of Mr. Ebert's reviews. He is funny, brutal and makes sure that we don't waste our money on drivel churned out by the Hollywood. And he did the same in this book. Read this book if you want to have a good laugh and meanwhile consider yourself lucky that you are not working...
Not quite done yet, but it is occurring to me that Mr. Ebert would like to be Mark Twain.He is not too bad at it, and this is an admirable goal.
Well, it certainly was a book of reviews by Roger Ebert. The quick review of this book is this - it is a book that has a great inspiration to draw from - a justified hatred of Rob Shneider - and loses its vitriolic wittiness as it moves away from Ebert's main object of loathing. Going further into...