OT: Roger Ebert
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I saw a list of his mosted hated movies in history. Don't get me wrong - I'm not a huge fan of action movies - I would rather watch "Twelve Angry Men" for the 50th time than Fast & Furious Part 106. For "Armageddon" to make the list of the worst movies of all-time, really, Roger? It's humorous and quite entertaining. You missed the mark on that one.
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I saw a list of his that had 55 bad movies listed, "Armageddon", among them. Of those 55, I saw 7. Needless to say, I am not a big movie fan, nor would I ever listen to what someone else thinks about a movie to decide if I wished to see it. If one peaks my interest, I might wait and catch it on TV. Rarely go to a theater. Last movies I've seen in a theater, "2016" (SO and I only ones there for a matinee), "The Passion Of The Christ" ( I was the only one there for a midnight showing), "Titanic", and I think, "Animal House".
He wasn't perfect but he was usually pretty dead on with what I thought about a movie. I rarely read his reviews until I'd already seen the movie but it always surprised me how perfect he was in what he said.
The concept of "rush to judgement" was used long before it was a popular phrase.
But also, let it not be forgotten in TUSCL, in his younger days Roger Ebert would collaborate on scripts with Russ Meyer, thus earning a special place in the hearts of fans of titty-based entertainment.