tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4135748998232481221..comments2024-03-28T21:59:22.465-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Roger Ebert (1942-2013)Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-75814673765914992602013-04-07T12:20:46.159-04:002013-04-07T12:20:46.159-04:00Ebert's reviews were always my first choice. ...Ebert's reviews were always my first choice. I more often than not agreed with him and, even when I didn't, I loved his use of language.<br /><br />Nice tribute, J.D.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7577967241127829802013-04-06T05:07:36.536-04:002013-04-06T05:07:36.536-04:00Was sad to hear this. His reviews were always some...Was sad to hear this. His reviews were always something I went looking for, even if it wasn't always to see what I should watch. The man was just a fine, great writer, and his reviews (as well as his other musings on life and other things) were great works in themselves.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171152477267754603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46940054264846024752013-04-05T21:49:08.422-04:002013-04-05T21:49:08.422-04:00The end of an Era. I already miss him.
Another re...The end of an Era. I already miss him.<br /><br />Another reminder that we're only passing through.....celticmarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018881585193380762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-53536392786264309462013-04-05T19:07:22.499-04:002013-04-05T19:07:22.499-04:00What a lovely photo. I'm not sure I believe in...What a lovely photo. I'm not sure I believe in the afterlife, but it's nice to think of the two of them together reviewing movies again.<br /><br />I'm not much for snark in my reviews, but my favorite review of Ebert's is of <i>Battlefield Earth</i>. (And it's <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000512/REVIEWS/5120301/1023" rel="nofollow">here, if you want to read it</a>. It begins: "<i>Battlefield Earth</i> is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. It's not merely bad; it's unpleasant in a hostile way." I remember laughing until I couldn't catch my breath. <br /><br />He was an extraordinary reviewer, a giant among us. He'll be missed.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com