Roger Ebert is dead

[josh4president]

Personally disagreed with him constantly on a range of issues, but I am saddened to hear he has passed away.

Rest in peace, Mr. Ebert

Give our best to Gene Siskel when you see him

 

[Dylan Miller]

He was a great man and a fantastic writer. I remember reading his blog yesterday how he said he would take 'a leave of presence' to focus on his health and now this. Also in that same blog post I thought he hinted at some change in his opinions of games too. He said that he was thinking about Kickstarting his show again and maybe put out a movie game app. He said we (gamers) could debate him on whether it was art. I thought it was lighthearted and that he might or was coming around on his opinions. A shame he's gone.
R.I.P Roger, you will be missed.

 

[Mark D. Stroyer]

I'll be fair - I never really agreed with his reviews, for the most part, never really adored him.

But still...

 

[lacktheknack]

He tells us that he was going to take a break, then he died. It's like when Charles Schultz died the night before his retirement comic was put out... and just as tragic.

 

[Callate]

He'd just posted a whole slew of plans for expanding existing projects and taking on new ones on his website, so I have to suspect this came as as much of a shock to him and his family as to his audience.

I was very sorry to hear of his passing. Sure, I didn't always agree with him, but he wrote with intelligence and wit and was tremendously kind, generous, and engaged with his audience. He will be missed.

 

[octafish]

So Roger has gone Beyond...Beyond the Valley of the Dolls...let him be remembered for the great work he did...most importantly for the line " Ere this night does wane, you will drink the black sperm of my vengeance!".


I am not kidding, that is a great line.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Well shit...

I kinda had a feeling as his review site was suddenly filled with Roeper's stuff, but when the moment is actually there it's still pretty shocking.

One of if not the best reviewer out there. He really knew how to take movies apart and expose them for what they were. Apart ofcourse from those times when he was flat out wrong.

May your constellation shine brightly, Roger.

 

[Kitsune Hunter]

Jesus, I can't believe he's dead, I may have disagreed with him over his views on videogames and especially to his reaction over Ryan Dunn's death (that was tasteless), but I respect him for what he did for film criticism.

Rest in Peace Mr Ebert

 

[sb666]

RIP, you were one of my favorite film critics, and one of my most trusted sources for film reviews.

 

[Terramax]

It's a shame that he passed away, but it must be said that many of his reviews weren't very good.

 

[BeeGeenie]

I wonder how MovieBob is taking the news.

He was a legend in the critiquing biz, I'm sure he will be missed.

 

[Latinidiot]

I never read anything he wrote, but he was such a gigantic influence on so many people that he will be missed. I'll raise a glass to him.

 

[Something Amyss]

I didn't really like his reviews, per se, but I always liked what he stood for.

 

[sethisjimmy]

That sucks.

Although he was still pretty close-minded and pretentious.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

R.I.P. Roger.

May you find peace, and join Siskel in that great Multiplex in the sky.

 

[RJ Dalton]

He tells us that he was going to take a break, then he died.

I know I'm an asshole for saying this but . . . That's a long break.

I'm going to celebrate his life by reading all his reviews and watching his show for a couple of days.

 

[Pebkio]

Roger Ebert is dead, long live Roger Ebert. I don't get why people feel sad for famous people dying. They've got it lucky, because while everybody dies (it happens #Dealwithit) their opinions will be saved by somebody for a long time to come. Meanwhile, I'm going to die sometime in the future, yet all of my forum posts will probably be cleared out for space in five years.

 

[Beffudled Sheep_v1legacy]

Damn this sucks. My highschool film teacher must be crushed, I should send him an email...

RIP Mr. Ebert, may you criticize the work of the Universe now.

 

[generalceles]

I think I was disappointed that he didn't think much of video games because I wanted him to like them, and write reviews of them that were as full of snark and passion as his movie reviews.

He's a hell of an act to follow, but is anyone out there doing for video games what he did for movies? I think he convinced a lot of people to include movies in their lives (myself included). I don't think I've ever seen a compendium review of games like he had of movies.

 

[Living Contradiction]

He saw it coming, got a chance to say goodbye, and went peacefully. A fitting end for a brilliant man.

Here's to you, Mr. Ebert. Rest easy and know that your legacy of honest criticism will live long into the future.