Film critic Roger Ebert dead at 70
Thursday, April 4th, 2013 4:26PM CDT
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Chicago Sun Times wrote:Ebert, 70, who reviewed movies for the Chicago Sun-Times for 46 years and on TV for 31 years, and who was without question the nation’s most prominent and influential film critic, died Thursday in Chicago. He had been in poor health over the past decade, battling cancers of the thyroid and salivary gland.
Thanks to Paramount, my wife and I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Ebert and his wife Chaz at the press premiere of Transformers Dark of the Moon, who sat directly in the seats behind us. It was quite an honor to meet a film critic whose name had become as big as some of the stars of the films he had reviewed.
To say the least, Roger Ebert wasn't the biggest fans of the Transformers films. However, Mr. Ebert mentioned Seibertron.com in a July 2009 article he had written defending his views about Transformers Revenge of the Fallen which you can view here.
Roger Ebert wrote:Now about those who sincerely believe "Transformers" is a good, even a great, film. I sincerely believe they are wrong. I don't consider them stupid--at least, not (most of) the ones who write to me. Some of the posters at certain popular web forums are nine blooms short of a bouquet. But on the other hand look at the spirited discussions on the movie forums of the all-Transformers-all-the time seibertron.com, where a Paramount exit poll showing "90% of those polled thought the second film was as good or better than the first one" has been received with ridicule. Significantly, those are moderated forums.
Roger Ebert's reviews of the live action Transformers films can be found by clicking on the links below (please note that at the time of this article, his website seems to be having difficulties loading):
Here's another fun article of his titled "On the origins of Transformers" which you can also find here on the Sun Times website.
I swear I've read a review he and/or Siskel wrote about the original animated Transformers film. If anyone has a link to that, I would like to update this news story with that review. I think I've only read it in a book and haven't seen it online before.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Ebert's wife and family. You can share your thoughts on our forums here at Seibertron.com.
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Posted by dragons on April 4th, 2013 @ 5:43pm CDT
Posted by STngAR on April 4th, 2013 @ 6:10pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on April 4th, 2013 @ 7:15pm CDT
Even if I didn't agree with their opinions on a lot of things, it was still entertaining to watch them.
To say that the world has lost a really talented voice, is an understatement. Love him or hate him, Ebert shaped the critic world as we know it. He broke ground, with Siskel, that possibly no one else will ever replicate.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family during this incredibly sad time.
That being said, I have to wonder... Did he know his end was coming? I just find it odd that he takes a leave of absence, mentions a re-occurrence of his Cancer, day before yesterday. We find out about yesterday via the news. ...and then today, he dies. I think he had to have known.
Posted by Anonymous on April 4th, 2013 @ 7:16pm CDT
Posted by CommanderHazar on April 4th, 2013 @ 9:08pm CDT
I've yet to find a reviewer who's opinions so closely match my own. He will be missed.
Posted by Shockwave7 on April 4th, 2013 @ 9:15pm CDT
But maybe he'd simply spent so many years criticizing stuff that he got to the point where he couldn't feel good about anything anymore. If so, he can be forgiven. Here's hoping he can find peace from all that now.
Posted by Capt.Failure on April 4th, 2013 @ 11:42pm CDT
It's a sad thing when a person dies, however that does not protect them from anything in my eyes. He threw his right to call himself a professional out the window with that article.
Posted by mooncake623 on April 5th, 2013 @ 12:14am CDT
May he rest in peace.
Posted by Anonymous on April 6th, 2013 @ 4:28am CDT
Posted by Rated X on April 6th, 2013 @ 7:08pm CDT
Posted by Hoppercool on April 7th, 2013 @ 1:52pm CDT
Capt.Failure wrote:It's a sad thing when a person dies, however that does not protect them from anything in my eyes. He threw his right to call himself a professional out the window with that article.
Go play with your toys. Leave the discussion of art to those who know what they're talking about.
Posted by Autobot032 on April 7th, 2013 @ 2:12pm CDT
Hoppercool wrote:Capt.Failure wrote:It's a sad thing when a person dies, however that does not protect them from anything in my eyes. He threw his right to call himself a professional out the window with that article.
Go play with your toys. Leave the discussion of art to those who know what they're talking about.
Hopper, you're the one who needs to learn the art. Capt.Failure knows exactly what he's talking about and apparently you do not. After one of the movies (I believe it was ROTF), Ebert was attacked (verbally) by fans and instead of taking the professional high road, he resorted to blanket attacking all of our IQs and calling us neanderthals. It was unprofessional, simply put.
I have respect for the man, I don't want to speak ill of the dead, but he did cross a line there.
And watch your step with how you talk to your fellow posters, please. Please don't speak to others like that anymore.