"I hate Roger Ebert. This may not be the most tactful time to say so, what with his genuinely brave fight against cancer, his inspiring display of spirit and endurance, and the endless adulation all this has encouraged in the press (most notably this moving piece by Chris Jones in the March 2010 issue of Esquire, reverently entitled “The Essential Man”). But I’m highly skeptical of revisionism, and the fact is that Ebert has always been more durable than insightful as a critic, and more prolific than eloquent as a writer. More to the point, Ebert represents most of what’s wrong with American film criticism, and I won’t pretend otherwise, no matter how much of his face they have to remove or how many adorable cookbooks he writes."
All Thumbs: Roger Ebert and the Decline of Film Criticism
WHAT?
(via synecdoche)
i think the fact that this dude insists ebert “sees movies as products, like cell phones or refrigerators or spatulas” means he’s either never read or fully comprehended one of roger’s reviews, like ever.
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ryanhatesthis reblogged this from synecdoche and added:
I don’t think I’ve ever really hated anything more than this author. I want to punch. Ryan want to punch.
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bricorama said:
whatta douche.
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ryancox said:
What the fuck? Roger Ebert isn’t any of the things this guy believe he is. If anything Ebert is one of the few people who doesn’t come off as a pompous jerk(aka he recognizes movies like Crank for what they are) but understands the art of filmmaking.
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