Roger Ebert Quotes
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But considering that I walked in expecting no complexity at all, let alone the visual wonderments, 'Snow White and the Huntsman' is a considerable experience.
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It's funny that there was so much disturbance about having a Catholic in the White House with Kennedy, and when we finally get a religion…
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It's not often a thriller keeps me wound up as well as 'Headhunters' did. I knew I was being manipulated and didn't care. It was…
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No movie has ever been able to provide a catharsis for the Holocaust, and I suspect none will ever be able to provide one for…
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On this ancient and miraculous world, where such beautiful natural and living things have evolved, something has gone wrong when life itself is used as…
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One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in…
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One of the weapons Marvel used in its climb to comic-book dominance was a willingness to invent new characters at a dizzying speed. There are…
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Open-heart surgery is now part of a typical life experience for many people. Folks talk casually about 'having a stent put in,' as if they…
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Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' is a magnificent science-fiction film, all the more intriguing because it raises questions about the origin of human life and doesn't have…
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Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to…
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The buried code of many American films has become: If I kill you, I have won and you have lost. The instinctive ethical code of…
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The idea that a book can advise a woman how to capture a man is touchingly naive. Books advising men how to capture a woman…
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The right really dominates radio, and it's amazing how much energy the right spends telling us that the press is slanted to the left when…
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Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election,…
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Wes Anderson's mind must be an exciting place for a story idea to be born. It immediately becomes more than a series of events and…
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What a terrible thing it would be to be the Pope! What unthinkable responsibilities to fall on your shoulders at an advanced age! No privacy.…
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When we're discussing who to invite to a dinner party, my wife Chaz and I sometimes use the shorthand, 'good value for money,' which indicates…
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Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you…
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Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly.
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It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.
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