Roger Eberts love of film was obvious to us, Lisa and I always trusted
his reviews over (just about) anybody else.
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On 4/6/2013 4:16 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> He was a really nice guy, too. I was lucky enough to meet him when I worked
>> for the Sun-Times in 1971. Told some great and funny stories in the company
>> cafeteria.
>>
>
> While I never had the opportunity to meet him, I just got the feeling he
> was nice. He was definitely in a league of his own as a critic - the
> majority of critics, be they theatre, food, music or movies, seem to have
> an axe to grind. You get the feeling that they failed at what they wanted
> to do, so instead, they were just going to tear down those who did
> succeed. Either that, or they suffer from poor self-esteem and need to put
> forth the attitude that they are wayyyy smarter than you are, and if you
> don't think that this unknown garage punk band from Keokuk, Iowa is the
> most significant development in music since prehistoric times, well then
> you're just not smart enough and don't deserve nice things. Either that,
> or when they say a mainstream, widely-beloved move sucks, and if you happen
> to like it, then you're just a moron with no taste.
>
> I never, ever got that feeling from Ebert. He seemed to be a guy who
> genuinely was passionate about movies, to his core. He studied, watched,
> learned, understood. He could draw valid comparisons to literature,
> history, other films. I didn't always agree with him, but I always got the
> feeling that he'd be OK with that as well. To me, when he criticized a
> film, it felt like constructive criticism, like he was trying to help
> improve the art. He actually wrote two screenplays.
>
> And he was a consummate journalist. I know there are quite a few writers
> out there today who hold him up as the gold standard that they compare
> their own work with.
>
> I usually ignore film critics and make my own choices. But I often felt
> that I could trust Ebert and perhaps spend my movie money more wisely on a
> different film. He was one-of-a-kind.
>
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