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Summary: Great writing
Review: One reviewer below says (I'm paraphrasing here) that he thinks Ebert is being too negative. All I can say to that is -- did you notice the title of the book? This is not the book to read if you want Ebert to articulate why he/we love the movies. That is not to say the book is uninspired, because it is. Even with the movies I have not seen, Ebert paints such a good picture that I feel like I've seen it. That, to me, shows me why Ebert is a great critic. He is able to communicate the heart of a movie, even when the movie has a bad heart. The quality of writing here is excellent, and very entertaining.
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Summary: Don't believe the hype
Review: This book is not that funny. It's rather a grumpy moral attack on what the author consider bad taste. He complains about violence and people commenting and laughing at films at midnight screenings. If you are fammiliar with Ebert's reviews, you might not know him for his sarcasm and wit. And this is also the fact with this book. I thought he would loosen up a bit and take risks and not be so darn serious. I was very wrong. This is a conservative and moral attack on movies in the same way as the PMRC attack music. John Waters should have written this kind of book, he would be the right guy to do so. Not Roger Ebert.
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Summary: Hilarious and helpful
Review: Any fan of bad movies or Roger Ebert should stop what thier doing and by this book.His masterful ripping apart of Armageddon mirrors a lot of my personal hatred for Hollywoods BIG SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER mentality,and alone is worth the price. Although a few movies do'nt belong here(Switchblade Sisters comes to mind)this book is a hoot riot and a must have.
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Summary: The Best of the Worst
Review: Ebert is one of the best writers working today -- I think any writer could learn from his prose. His dissection of these movies is pure joy for anyone who has sat through a bad movie, only to foam at the mouth afterwards about how horrible it was. ('Armageddon' comes to mind.) It is true that the post-1985 reviews are on the website, and the book is skewed towards current reviews. In fact, I had already read most of them. But it was a treat to read the older ones ('Friday the 13th part 2,' 'Caligula') as well as reminisce about the newer ones ('The Ghost and the Darkness'). Moreover, unless you're going to print out all the bad reviews on the website, it's nice to have them all in one place. ....
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Summary: Ebert scores again
Review: Roger Ebert is perhaps the best writer working in newspapers today. Most people, I realize, will scoff at such a statement: He's just a movie reviewer, after all. But if Ebert were on the op-ed page of the New York Times he would be regarded as the finest political mind of America; he chooses to write about film, so he is known as the finest film critic of America. Ebert is at his best when he is reviewing movies he detests; he himself has acknowledged (in Questions for the Movie Answer Man, another book I highly recommend) that reviews of great films are sometimes sleep-inducing. Unlike most movie reviewers, he couldn't care less what is popular with the general public; he realizes that we don't need someone telling us what we like, we need someone expressing a clear opinion of what he likes. The reviews appear as they were written when Ebert first saw the film, though I at times wished he would have included some comments with the benefit of 20-20 hindsight. For example: When he bashed "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," no one knew what a huge star Jim Carrey would become. A note from Ebert following that review about his opinions of Carrey today would have been interesting. Still, this book has provided me with more laughs than anything I've read since High Fidelity, and it is full of little gems, like the notes Ebert took during his viewing of "Exit to Eden." Movie fans already know they can count on Ebert for expert analysis of the latest films, but everyone should read this collection of his work. You can find reviews of the great films anywhere, but Roger Ebert is one of the few people who can make his reviews of bad movies much more entertaining than the movies themselves.
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Summary: Funny!
Review: In this book Roger Ebert gives his choices for the worst flicks ever. I was pleased to see that two movies I thought were vastly overrated, Dead Poet's Society and Patch Adams were included in the survey. Ebert uses wit like a a weapon and he nails these movies pefectly.
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Summary: You can read most of this book for free!
Review: I posted a comment on this book several weeks ago, and it was never printed. Strange. Anyway, I was very disappointed with this book. Why? Because most of the reviews in this book are from the last 15 years. And you can download and read these reviews for free on Roger's web site! I have to wonder if Roger did this for commerical considerations, in order to have the book appeal more to consumers. If so, shame on you, Roger. It's also strange that there are a number of movies rated around ** or so - which makes calling the book "I Hated Hated etc." somewhat inappropriate. I know for a fact that there are several "no stars" movies he didn't include here, which makes me wonder if he planned for a sequel in order to make more money. If so, shame on you, Roger. The older reviews were fun to read, but as I've indicated earlier, there should have been more of a balance.
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Summary: Funny, funny, funny.
Review: Halfway through this book I decided to come back here and give this review. This is the funniest and most entertaining book I've read in a long, long time, and I read a *lot* of books that claim to be funny and entertaining. Almost every single one of the reviews has had something that's made me laugh out loud, which is rare nowadays. I can't recommend this book highly enough. It's also quite interesting to see how Ebert's style has evolved from back in the late 1960's through 1999. A fine book from a man on the side of all that is good and intelligent.
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Summary: I loved, loved, loved this book!
Review: Although some of these reviews appear on the Sun-Times website, Roger Ebert seems to have a thing for pristine cinema. Here, there are around 200 reviews of movies that got two stars or less from Ebert. Some of them are very funny, and some written in humorous styles (like a kid's science show for "The Concorde: Airport '79.") Buy this book! Even if you haven't watched any of these clunkers, you'll love the way Ebert reviews them!
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Summary: Very funny and insightful - a movie buff must have!
Review: I love it. He is a very funny writer, and he warns you about spoilers - not that it matters with these flicks. Dave Barry's blurb mentions that the book makes you want to see some of these bombs, and that was the same reaction I had. I will definitely watch some of them for a good laugh. Roger is funny, as I said, and also very insightful. He doesn't just go for the obvious, like Showgirls (which is not in here) but on "regular" movies. I only wish the book was bigger. I also recommend his (newly expanded) glossary.
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