Requiescat in Pace.
This guy was awesome. RIP.
anyone noticed that siskel and ebert both died from cancer…
CANCER THAT AFFLICTED THEM FROM THE NECK UP.
think about it.
what are the chances that 2 co-workers would die from cancer that occured in the location of the head?
brain and jaw cancer is rare…especially for non smokers.
this is what happens when you have to sit in front of a projection booth getting the back of your head constantly bombarded by its light rays.
or maybe it was just the plethora of bad movies melting their skulls.
RIP to both.
i never respected their reviews…
like all movie reviewers,…
but they gave us a glimpse at movies that we may not have ever givin a chance to watch.
i know it was their review of DAZED AND CONFUSED that caused me to go see it with college friends when it was released back in 93-94.
great memories of smoking doobies while watching it.
thanks 4 the memories ebert and siskel.
peace.
Well, now both Siskel & Ebert can be up there making reviews of all our sorry asses still here on Earth.
Though here’s one for morbid humor:
Wonder if the mortuary prepping the body will pose Ebert’s hand into a thumbs up?
Michael Bay, the world is yours.
Even when I didn’t agree with all his reviews, his breadth of cinematic knowledge was nonetheless impressive. I used to occasionally watch Ebert & Roeper and see how the could catch the subtle references in many films and compare them to classics.
R.I.P.
Yeah, Siskel and Ebert were critics not analysts they were critics, and they did their job better than anyone because even when you disagree with their opinions you can still gain a wealth of insight into the way they think about why they liked or disliked a film rather than most lazy critics who’s rants amount to the equivalent of “Don’t go see it it sucks cuz i r say so!”. The older he got the more I started to disagree with his reviews, but even then he helped me understand why someone else might love a film I hate, also his reviews were just really fun to read. Seriously this guy has countless gems such as:
““Tyler Perry’s Temptation,” which sounds like the name of a designer fragrance and which does indeed stink.”
“Then there is Kim Kardashian, who turns up in a supporting role as one of Judith’s co-workers. She is hardly the worst thing in the film but it is perhaps ironic that someone so famous for her curves could deliver her lines so flatly.”
“For some 30 years now, small clusters of movie teenagers have made the journey to various cabins in various woods. The return ratio for such trips is one surviving, bloodied, traumatized, hospitalized teenager for every 10 dead friends left behind. And the ratio of entertaining, original movies about attractive young people and the hideous monsters that stalk them is about the same.”
THIS IS WHAT A REAL POP CULTURE CRITIC LOOKED LIKE.
That review is still legendary. There is but only one song to listen to while reading it:
The appreciation is not for his personal opinions, especially on subjects he doesn’t understand, like videogames. It’s for his honesty and passion as a critic period. He is one of the modern pioneers of genuine art criticism who took movies, and criticism in general, as seriously as one should. Someone else will do the same to videogame criticism, but it won’t come from IGN and friends.
Man this was terrible news. I respected his opinion in a number of reviews. May he be at peace.
Friends, don’t let Jackasses die of Cancer.
Spoiler
Too soon?
The man was a godsend, and I read his words nearly every day. He gave me hope and happiness and escapism, and I miss him so much already.
I just hope he knew how much good he made other people feel, because that’s all he really wanted.
Thanks for the dreams Roger
Shout outs to Ebert, RIP and his jungle fever.
That sucks, he was always my go-to movie review guy. R.I.P.
It is sad to lose a great man. I really like his reviews and love reading it.
He rly died?
RIP…greatest movie critic I know. Movies preferences are subjective, but he reviewed as objectively as possible. He didn’t discriminate against any genres (horror, anime, frat comedies, etc.). He rated a movie based on its perceived quality, even if the subject matter may not be his favorite. He was in depth, and entertaining in his writing and not afraid to pan an acclaimed film or praise one that was mostly disliked. He had a great appreciation for the history of film and its development.
RIP Roger Ebert