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Old 05.01.2007, 06:36 PM   #1
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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
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Old 05.01.2007, 07:12 PM   #2
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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.
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Old 05.01.2007, 07:38 PM   #3
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hahahahaha, he has a very stupid logic about why all animated movies should be cgis.
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Old 05.01.2007, 07:43 PM   #4
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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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Old 05.01.2007, 07:44 PM   #5
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The Tin Drum is awesome
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Old 05.01.2007, 07:46 PM   #6
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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.
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Old 05.01.2007, 08:57 PM   #8
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Old 05.01.2007, 08:58 PM   #9
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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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