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Post by janntosh on May 8, 2021 23:06:56 GMT
He gave thumbs up to Speed 2, The Haunting, and Tomb Raider 2
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Post by Popeye Doyle on May 8, 2021 23:10:14 GMT
Were they planning to move in together?
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Post by JudgeJuryDredd on May 8, 2021 23:58:05 GMT
He also had a thing for Alex Proyas, even rewarding Knowing with a very good review.
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Post by politicidal on May 9, 2021 0:05:24 GMT
I did like TR2 better than the first one. Not sure what he was thinking with the other two though. Yet he didn't really rave about Twister all that much.
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Post by petrolino on May 9, 2021 1:02:31 GMT
I miss Roger Ebert. But I like going back through his archive to read reviews, interviews and opinion pieces.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on May 9, 2021 1:14:03 GMT
I did like TR2 better than the first one. Not sure what he was thinking with the other two though. Yet he didn't really rave about Twister all that much. Yeah, that's a glaring bump in their affair. Twister is easily Jan's second best movie. |
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Post by moviemouth on May 9, 2021 1:45:57 GMT
He also had a thing for Alex Proyas, even rewarding Knowing with a very good review. He didn't like I, Robot though.
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Post by moviemouth on May 9, 2021 2:02:03 GMT
I think Siskel and Ebert were bribed for their "Two Thumbs Up" review for Speed 2.
If just Roger Ebert rated it Thumbs Up I wouldn't think it was suspicious, but it was very out of character for Siskel.
I actually didn't mind Speed 2 when I watched it on original release when I was 14, but I re-watched it a couple years ago and didn't even finish it. It is terrible.
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Post by petrolino on May 9, 2021 2:05:46 GMT
Good for him. Paul Verhoeven's departure was the final nail in the Hollywood action coffin, the end of a generation. Verhoeven had had enough of being ridiculed and returned home to Netherlands where he's continued to make interesting movies.
Who today can step in for the action maestros of yesteryear?
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Post by janntosh on May 9, 2021 3:50:24 GMT
I think Siskel and Ebert were bribed for their "Two Thumbs Up" review for Speed 2. If just Roger Ebert rated it Thumbs Up I wouldn't think it was suspicious, but it was very out of character for Siskel. I actually didn't mind Speed 2 when I watched it on original release when I was 14, but I re-watched it a couple years ago and didn't even finish it. It is terrible. I think they were infatuated with Sandra Bullock |
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Post by moviemouth on May 9, 2021 3:51:55 GMT
I think Siskel and Ebert were bribed for their "Two Thumbs Up" review for Speed 2. If just Roger Ebert rated it Thumbs Up I wouldn't think it was suspicious, but it was very out of character for Siskel. I actually didn't mind Speed 2 when I watched it on original release when I was 14, but I re-watched it a couple years ago and didn't even finish it. It is terrible. I don't know why. She is very annoying in Speed 2.
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Post by JudgeJuryDredd on May 9, 2021 19:22:22 GMT
He also had a thing for Alex Proyas, even rewarding Knowing with a very good review. He didn't like I, Robot though. True.
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Post by politicidal on May 9, 2021 19:29:47 GMT
Good for him. Paul Verhoeven's departure was the final nail in the Hollywood action coffin, the end of a generation. Verhoeven had had enough of being ridiculed and returned home to Netherlands where he's continued to make interesting movies.
Who today can step in for the action maestros of yesteryear?
Gareth Evans if they gave him a big enough budget. I did like most of what I've seen from those guys that directed John Wick.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on May 9, 2021 19:38:58 GMT
I think Siskel and Ebert were bribed for their "Two Thumbs Up" review for Speed 2. If just Roger Ebert rated it Thumbs Up I wouldn't think it was suspicious, but it was very out of character for Siskel. I actually didn't mind Speed 2 when I watched it on original release when I was 14, but I re-watched it a couple years ago and didn't even finish it. It is terrible. I don't want to say it was the first time ever I watched a movie based solely on a positive review. But my choice to watch that movie, and waste two hours of my life (in separate viewings), I blame it on the blurb on the VHS tape.
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Post by mstreepsucks on May 9, 2021 19:40:48 GMT
I don't agree with ebert. Also, his citizen kane commentary sucked.
But his dark city commentary was alright.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on May 9, 2021 22:23:37 GMT
He gave thumbs up to Speed 2, The Haunting, and Tomb Raider 2 He didn’t like Clifford!😀. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/clifford-1994To return to the underlying causes for the movie's failure: What we have here is a suitable case for deep cinematic analysis. I'd love to hear a symposium of veteran producers, marketing guys and exhibitors discuss this film. It's not bad in any usual way. It's bad in a new way all its own. There is something extraterrestrial about it, as if it's based on the sense of humor of an alien race with a completely different relationship to the physical universe. The movie is so odd, it's almost worth seeing just because we'll never see anything like it again. I hope. |
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Post by ck100 on May 9, 2021 22:31:16 GMT
He gave thumbs up to Speed 2, The Haunting, and Tomb Raider 2 He didn’t like Clifford!😀. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/clifford-1994To return to the underlying causes for the movie's failure: What we have here is a suitable case for deep cinematic analysis. I'd love to hear a symposium of veteran producers, marketing guys and exhibitors discuss this film. It's not bad in any usual way. It's bad in a new way all its own. There is something extraterrestrial about it, as if it's based on the sense of humor of an alien race with a completely different relationship to the physical universe. The movie is so odd, it's almost worth seeing just because we'll never see anything like it again. I hope.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on May 9, 2021 22:39:55 GMT
He didn’t like Clifford!😀. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/clifford-1994To return to the underlying causes for the movie's failure: What we have here is a suitable case for deep cinematic analysis. I'd love to hear a symposium of veteran producers, marketing guys and exhibitors discuss this film. It's not bad in any usual way. It's bad in a new way all its own. There is something extraterrestrial about it, as if it's based on the sense of humor of an alien race with a completely different relationship to the physical universe. The movie is so odd, it's almost worth seeing just because we'll never see anything like it again. I hope. It’s one of my top 10 comedies! 😃 |
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Post by ck100 on May 9, 2021 22:42:39 GMT
A review like the Ebert one I posted for Clifford almost feels like a badge of honor for it.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on May 9, 2021 22:44:53 GMT
What's the point of critics anyways?
Watch what you feel like watching. Movies are subjective and you like what you like.
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