RIP Roger Ebert

He scaled back.

Good thing you're around, otherwise our dumbass comment quota wouldn't have been met.

Wow. I know he's been struggling for cancer for years, so i should have seen this coming, but i have to say i'm shocked. Like paaron46, i absolutely loved his writing. In recent years i feel he was far too kind in reviewing horrible movies, giving them much higher ratings than they deserved, but his reviews were always those i reviewed first. Aside from stupid no-brain summer action movies that Ebert would, for some reason, give 3 stars when they deserved 1-2, i generally found that my tastes aligned with his. If he recommended a movie, i was going to go see it. Although disagreed with some of the personal beleifs he expressed in his blog over the years, i always respected the logical way he reached his conclusions. He made solid arguments. I know this is an odd comparison to make, but in many ways his writing style reminded me of Sir Isaac Asimov, atleast his non-fiction work. Ebert was a joy to read. I will genuinely miss him.

Siskel & Ebert '80s Outtakes - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkwVz_jK3gA&feature=player_embedded)

http://i.imgur.com/rKdlGZZ.jpg

The Time Roger Ebert Told Off Congress (http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-time-roger-ebert-told-off-congress)

This was an amazing verbal beat down, on Congress, by Siskel and Ebert.