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Another week, another Ebert mistake
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Mister Ecks
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Another week, another Ebert mistake
About Gangster Squad, specifically director Ruben Fleischer:
"A comedy specialist stepping into semi-dramatic territory, director Ruben Fleischer scored a modest hit with 2009's giddy, satirical "Zombieland" (he is currently filming a sequel)[...]"
Did they not only announce a Zombieland 2 but already start filming it?
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Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:26 am |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67043
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
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Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:36 am |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
Ebert did not write this review. I don't believe he is attending screenings right now due to a health issue (not cancer, but rather a foot injury). He did, however, write a Killing Them Softly review with glaring errors: Quote: The plot of “Killing Them Softly” centers on a deadly Catch-22. A genial guy named Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta) operates high-stakes poker games for the mob. One night the game is hit by two hooded stick-up men, who make off with a big pile of mob money. This in itself is suspicious, because it looks like an inside job: What outsider, even knowing about the secret game, would be crazy enough to steal from the mob?
Talk about crazy. Some time later, Markie, feeling in a good mood in flashback, tells the players he arranged a previous job himself, robbing his own game. He finds this so funny that tears run down his cheeks. The job was pulled off by insignificant crooks Johnny Amato (Vincent Curatola) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), and since it happens near the beginning of the film, we know instinctively that Russell and Johnny aren't going to be around at the end.
A high-level mob boss named Mickey (James Gandolfini) arrives in town, hauling his in-flight luggage through the airport like a traveling businessman. He orders the executions of Russell and Johnny by a silky hit man named Jackie (Brad Pitt), who likes to kill softly, as explained by one of the many aging classic songs on the soundtrack. These are the first two of many, many mob-on-mob killings in the film, as the syndicate administers its own version of a bailout. Anyone who has seen the film will spot them.
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Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:38 am |
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_axiom
The Wall
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 am Posts: 16163 Location: Croatia
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
LOL. Looks to me like some bad Googling went on for that KTS review.
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Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:53 am |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 38008
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
He also flat out forgot to put Cloud Atlas in his top 10 of the year, even though sounding by his review it was like his favorite of the year lol (he later corrected the article by including it)
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
David wrote: Ebert did not write this review. I don't believe he is attending screenings right now due to a health issue (not cancer, but rather a foot injury). He did, however, write a Killing Them Softly review with glaring errors: Quote: The plot of “Killing Them Softly” centers on a deadly Catch-22. A genial guy named Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta) operates high-stakes poker games for the mob. One night the game is hit by two hooded stick-up men, who make off with a big pile of mob money. This in itself is suspicious, because it looks like an inside job: What outsider, even knowing about the secret game, would be crazy enough to steal from the mob?
Talk about crazy. Some time later, Markie, feeling in a good mood in flashback, tells the players he arranged a previous job himself, robbing his own game. He finds this so funny that tears run down his cheeks. The job was pulled off by insignificant crooks Johnny Amato (Vincent Curatola) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), and since it happens near the beginning of the film, we know instinctively that Russell and Johnny aren't going to be around at the end.
A high-level mob boss named Mickey (James Gandolfini) arrives in town, hauling his in-flight luggage through the airport like a traveling businessman. He orders the executions of Russell and Johnny by a silky hit man named Jackie (Brad Pitt), who likes to kill softly, as explained by one of the many aging classic songs on the soundtrack. These are the first two of many, many mob-on-mob killings in the film, as the syndicate administers its own version of a bailout. Anyone who has seen the film will spot them. Umm, so basically Ebert didn't see the movie?
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Bradley Witherberry
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Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm Posts: 15197 Location: Planet Xatar
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
WOKJ - - where it's cool to pick on a sick old man who has served the movie community with distinction for decades.
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Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:57 pm |
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_axiom
The Wall
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 am Posts: 16163 Location: Croatia
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
Even sick people should know when to quit.
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Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:12 pm |
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Bradley Witherberry
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Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm Posts: 15197 Location: Planet Xatar
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Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:33 pm |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 pm Posts: 11009 Location: Wouldn't you like to know
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
He did give a glowing and well-written review on Django, which is clear that he did see that film considering the amount of detail and insight he provided into that one. But Ebert came across as a bit of a Tarantino fan in his review going on in long paragraphs about his conversations with Tarantino back in the 90s, it is easily the best written review on the film, and one of the few critics who understood the film.
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From what I've read from wokj's own posters, he seems to be one of the few critics who understands Gangster Squad. So mothafuckas, you can hate on this old man, but he is continuing to out write who whole damn community and be one of the few critics who can see out his own ass.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
Blahblahblah, if what he writes about one film (Killing Them Softly) is simply bullshit as far as facts are concerned, then I'll feel free to call the old man out on that particular one.
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
Fair enough
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Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:49 pm |
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Mister Ecks
New Server, Same X
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:07 pm Posts: 28293 Location: ... siiiigh...
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Re: Another week, another Ebert mistake
I'm not picking on Ebert. I have tons of respect for him, especially his many obstacles health-wise. But he gives no indication of a failing memory due to health or age, and I can't imagine with the work he puts into each review that he would honestly make the mistake of saying Zombieland 2 is not only announced but filming currently. He also said in The Grey review that Neeson would be starring this year in Lincoln, even though that was beyond old news.
I guess my point is... how did those fairly glaring mistakes get into the reviews? Also I can't comment on Killing Them Softly. Haven't seen it.
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