That Roger Ebert, ugh.

That Roger Ebert, ugh. Jan 20, 2020 5:47:48 GMT

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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 20, 2020 5:47:48 GMT

Jan 20, 2020 2:49:40 GMT @jamesavalon said:

I liked Ebert. Doesn't mean I agreed with him all the time. I think he gave thumbs up to Ghosts of Mars, which might be the only reason I watched (and hated) it.

More often than not, when he gave a positive review for a movie it was usually worth checking out.

But Gene Siskel didn't like Aliens or Field of Dreams! I thought sure they would both love them both. I think Ebert gave them both thumbs up.

I feel like both of them would reward an underdog production more for effort, & penalize harsher ones with greater budgets & expectation.

An indie film on the cheap that got its point across usually probably got thumbs ups. Blockbusters which went lazy seemed to often get railroaded into dirt. Even if they both managed a similar enjoyment level.