RIP Roger Ebert, my all-time favorite film critic.
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.
He missed Mr. Rogers neighborhood featuring Alucard.
motor,
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".
Clubber!you were'nt Dazzled?
I was once Dazzled, but the was at PP in SC, thanks to sc and Avalon07.
It only has a 6.4 rating on imdb so nobody is going to be sitting in any archive of cultural treasures anytime soon. It is a typical Michael Bay film: Big, loud, soulless, with cardboard roles.
RIP
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.
He was a good critic.
I used to enjoy the show he did with Siskel many years ago. Did not always agree with either of them, but their comments were always interesting. I have not seen Roger lately, but was sorry to hear of his death and long battle with cancer.
Ebert was one of the good ones...RIP movie critic dude!
Motorhead--"Twelve Angry Men" is agreat film and I try to see it whenever it's on TV.
SuperDude-Glad to see another fan of that film. I love the movie. It proves you don't need car chases, CGI, and bloody violence to make a movie. But to make a one-stage film today - I think many audiences might get bored.
The concept of "rush to judgement" was used long before it was a popular phrase.
Ebert will be missed, he was a great writer: incisive, funny, often merciless. One could disagree with him but never say he did not know what he was talking about. And the way he soldiered on through a condition that would have been crippling for most other people and would have led many to just find the nearest high bridge is impressive, specially in his honest expression that he did not expect any reward or relief on the "other side".
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.
I'm with him that one was bad. So bad it was funny for a few moments but not enough moments to make it alright. Just torturously bad overall. Think it was Liv Tyler's debut too. Even that couldn't save it.