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A review by lunchlander
I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie by Roger Ebert
4.0
Is there anything more glorious than seeing a talented, insightful critic just tear into terrible art?
Maybe that's mean of me, but bad movies/comics/books etc. are offensive in that they waste our precious time and often insult our intelligence, and occasionally you need someone to stand up and yell "You suck!"
Metaphorically, of course. In print, rather than yelling. And with a lot more wit and style than that.
I don't always agree with Ebert's negative reviews, but there's always something entertaining about them. And this was one of those books that was very helpful in trying to build up a more useful, entertaining critical vocabulary when I was reviewing comics full-time.
Maybe that's mean of me, but bad movies/comics/books etc. are offensive in that they waste our precious time and often insult our intelligence, and occasionally you need someone to stand up and yell "You suck!"
Metaphorically, of course. In print, rather than yelling. And with a lot more wit and style than that.
I don't always agree with Ebert's negative reviews, but there's always something entertaining about them. And this was one of those books that was very helpful in trying to build up a more useful, entertaining critical vocabulary when I was reviewing comics full-time.