I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#0I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 6:46pm
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051108/REVIEWS/51107001
I can't believe it was directed by Jim Sheridan.
The scenes between 50 and Terrence Howard must be excruciating to watch. I always cringe a bit when I see a person getting so outacted by someone else.
#1re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 6:52pm
So..was this a good review or a bad one? I can't really tell..
A more accurate title might have been, "I Got Rich But Just About Everybody Else Died Tryin', and So Did I, Almost."
That was perfect!!
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
#2re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 6:56pm
"he wants money for athletic shoes"
Athletic shoes? Who the hell says that?
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
DamnYankees101
Stand-by Joined: 11/7/05
#4re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:20pmDoes he? Or does Roger...
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
DamnYankees101
Stand-by Joined: 11/7/05
#5re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:30pmSorry, for a moment there I really tried to picture 50 Cent saying "Athletic shoes.." ...........
#6re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:32pm
URGH! Was that you then who called going "FITTY CENT SAYS ATHLEEETIC SHOES"
I should have known.
Yay. I'm really excited for this movie. Hopefully every other gangster kid will realize eventually that if they got shot 9 times and deal drugs, they can be like 50 cent too!!
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
DamnYankees101
Stand-by Joined: 11/7/05
#7re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:35pm
Um no..God Tiffany I'm not that immature. Sheesh.
I actually want to see this out of pure curiosity...will it be inspirational or will 50's speech completley annoy me? ....
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#8re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:51pmIf you're going to see this at a time when Shopgirl and Capote are expanding, I'm going to have to kill you. You're not an asset to the human race.
DamnYankees101
Stand-by Joined: 11/7/05
#9re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:52pmWaha but I've already seen Shopgirl and Capote SO...
#10re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:53pm
Newsflash: this is America, people choose what movies they want to see for themselves.
B. Are we restricted to one movie apiece? Who says DY won't see all three?
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#11re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:55pm
"Waha but I've already seen Shopgirl and Capote SO... "
You now have permission to kill me.
#12re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:55pmYeah you all should know DY sees EVERYTHING before it's offically released...I blame his car. Stupid thing. And he doesn't bring me anywhere! Well no not true he brings me everywhere..but seeing as how I've seen neither Capote or Shopgirl I for one will most certainly see those before anything with 50 Cent.
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
DamnYankees101
Stand-by Joined: 11/7/05
#13re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 7:57pm
I bring you everywhere it's possible for illegal children to go!!
Cruel- I don't think I will this time...you could of course blame it on the pixie sticks I ate that made me surprisingly relaxed and mellow.
#14re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:06pmBlech speaking of this movie, I just read in some CQ article or whatever that 50 Cent is well on his way to being another Jamie Foxx-winning actor... how does that make sense anyway?
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
#15re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:07pmHow exactly do you win Jamie Foxx?
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#16re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:09pmExactly why I was confused! They must mean Oscar...they just worded their sentance...oddly.
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
theatrebabe
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/22/05
#17re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:10pmI heard something about this on the radio this morning. Some council member was mad because the bill-boards for the movie promoted violence to school children. It had a picture of 50 cent holding a microphone in one hand and a gun in the other. Or something like that......
"While some feel it is a film related question, I seem to think it may be a 'I am thinking of losing my winkie' sort of question."
-cheezedoodle
-cheezedoodle
#18re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:13pmYeah, and I'm usually the last one to complain about things like that because personally, I don't think it's the actors, producers, whoever you want to blame's fault if some kid you know, goes off and has sec after a movie, or shoots someone even after a movie. But this was really something I didn't like just because it's basically saying "Hey kids, if you get shot 9 times and become a drug dealer, you can get famous too!" Whatever happened to the "it's not about the money and fame it's about the music?" Well 50 Cent is certainly all about the music. Really. Just use the title of his movie as an example.
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
DamnYankees101
Stand-by Joined: 11/7/05
#19re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:25pm
You took the words out of my mouth.
"it's not about the money and fame it's about the music?" Well 50 Cent is certainly all about the music. Really. Just use the title of his movie as an example.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'? It could be that I'm pre-judging this movie just because of the awfulness of 50 Cent's music but it's really not the greatest message to portray...and again, like Sally said, that's saying something as I am pretty lenient as far as inappropriate movies and what not but seriously..
#20re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:45pmEbert is one of America's foremost authorities on film. I may disagree with him from time to time, but I'd rarely call him wrong.
#21re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:48pmI've never had respect for Roger Ebert. He's also been a sham critic, with arbitrary reasons on why he likes or dislikes a movie, and nothing substantial to say about the state of film. If it wasn't for his TV show, he'd be a nobody.
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#22re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:48pmYou're just losing respect for Ebert NOW? Hate to break it to you, but he hasn't been a reliable critic for years...
#23re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 8:53pmBut, isn't this all subjective? I'm sure there's people who agree with him most of the time.
#24re: I Think I've Lost All Respect for Roger Ebert
Posted: 11/9/05 at 9:10pm
It isn't even a matter of agreeing or disagreeing with his tastes. Neither his written reviews in the Chicago Sun-Times nor his comments on his TV show are enlightening or incisive. He seems to have very arbitrary reasons for liking or disliking a film (he once panned a film solely on the basis of its costumes, or thinking that period films were out of fashion), and seems to miss the premise or themes of a lot of major movies (I don't think he had any idea what the Lord of the Rings films were about). Most of the time, I find that he talks out of his butt.
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
Updated On: 11/9/05 at 09:10 PM
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