Nebraska Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 seriously, i enjoyed reading his film reviews. plus he wrote the script for beyond the valley of the dolls and all the feuds with gallo will miss him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosmina Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 See In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattern recognition Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 what a drag. i used to watch siskel & ebert every saturday back in the 80s. he'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 RIP, an excellent reviewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Yeah, entertaining guy. Shame he's gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepex Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 By far my favorite film critic of all time. It's hard to succinctly describe all the aspects of his writing and critical methodology and how much I appreciated his work. I even enjoyed his negative reviews of some of my favorite films, he was that consistent and thorough. He was very inspiration during in the last years of his life, including his work on voice synthesis. "I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear, he writes in a journal entry titled "Go Gently into That Good Night." I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip. I will require them for eternity no more than that little souvenir of the Eiffel Tower I brought home from Paris.I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out." This is really a bummer for me, it's probably going to be a year or two before I fully accept he's passed away as I re-read his old reviews. I'm really, really going to miss. He sure did leave a hell of a legacy behind. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 that's a great quote, joshuatx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Thumbs down. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 They just said the other day his cancer had returned and he would be suspending his reviews... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Wtf? I just read this morning that he was fighting cancer again and now he's dead? Fuck. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 They just said the other day his cancer had returned and he would be suspending his reviews... do you mean this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 My jaw dropped when i heard the news. Too soon? RIP, i always checked his reviews before watching a movie, i trusted his judgment (most of the time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesWatkins Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 i always admired his unashamed approach to art criticism. we need more people like him, this generation doesnt look too promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 He had real insight, whether I always agreed with him or not. I'll be damned if this review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind doesn't make me want to watch it and feel inspired. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100102/REVIEWS08/100109999/1023 Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 i always admired his unashamed approach to art criticism. we need more people like him, this generation doesnt look too promising.Said a friend on Facebook: "Here's to you, Roger Ebert, very possibly the last mature adult the United States made." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 i always admired his unashamed approach to art criticism. we need more people like him, this generation doesnt look too promising.Said a friend on Facebook: "Here's to you, Roger Ebert, very possibly the last mature adult the United States made." well said. *farts* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 REALMATURE,FRED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 He was a good man. I'm not a big film watcher, but I 'd always turn to his review first when I was checking out one to see. And I'll always remember the way he upset self-righteous video game nerds. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 RIP now you and Siskel can argue forever in heaven! seriously though, one of the greatest critics in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 plus he liked black chicks, which is pretty bold for a short bespectacled white guy. He even macked on Oprah (and apparently, was the reason for her to start her syndicated show). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghOsty Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 This is truly a bummer, his reviews were pretty much the only reviews I trusted and cared about... I thought I had just read the other day that he was doing better and was going to start doing reviews more sparsely?! Shame, he will be missed.R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 "I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear, he writes in a journal entry titled "Go Gently into That Good Night." I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip. I will require them for eternity no more than that little souvenir of the Eiffel Tower I brought home from Paris. I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out." I was shocked to hear about this news. But that second paragraph alone is an inspiring legacy. Kind of reminds me of quotes by the Dalai Lama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 . I thought I had just read the other day that he was doing better and was going to start doing reviews more sparsely?! the latter part of that sentence is true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 "I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear, he writes in a journal entry titled "Go Gently into That Good Night." I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip. I will require them for eternity no more than that little souvenir of the Eiffel Tower I brought home from Paris. I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out." I was shocked to hear about this news. But that second paragraph alone is an inspiring legacy. Kind of reminds me of quotes by the Dalai Lama. Yeah he was pretty zen in his last years, I think the term "inspiring" gets overused but he really was. The health issues he went through since 2006 could of easily and understandably brought his life to an end a lot sooner than it did, instead he worked until the very end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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