Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
I don't know much about the guy, but I do have a few old National Society of Film Critics books, in which some reviews of his appear, and he seems like an intelligent reviewer who has a race chip on his shoulder. He works racism into many of his reviews.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by Norm de Plume
(Post 10553407)
I don't know much about the guy, but I do have a few old National Society of Film Critics books, in which some reviews of his appear, and he seems like an intelligent reviewer who has a race chip on his shoulder. He works racism into many of his reviews.
Of course, equally annoying are the Rotten Tomatoes hordes who fill the comments section of the NY Press site with idiotic and racist remarks every time he writes a negative review of a well-liked film. |
Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
I don't get this forum's fascination with him.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by popcorntreect
(Post 10553538)
i don't get this forum's fascination with him.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 10553538)
I don't get this forum's fascination with him.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
More like he's the ultimate troll that film geeks keep alive by reacting to him.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by sauce07
(Post 10553546)
He's like the movie geeks archenemy, we were born to hate him.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by Numanoid
(Post 10553714)
More like he's the ultimate troll that film geeks keep alive by reacting to him.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 10553538)
I don't get this forum's fascination with him.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 10553538)
I don't get this forum's fascination with him.
It would be too easy to outright dismiss the guy. I'm of the mind that being pushed to explore and defend my position is healthy and generally speaking I'm in favor of that kind of intellectual prodding. It's true that White generally rebuffs any disagreement by saying we're unqualified to even question him, and if I were in an actual discussion with the guy I don't know that I'd be able to maintain that academic state of mind. In real life, though, he's just a guy who writes reviews that serve as a springboard for some occasionally interesting reflections. |
Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
I had a a lot of fun watching From Paris With Love. I haven't watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. I've never heard of the rest of the movies on his list.
Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 10553538)
I don't get this forum's fascination with him.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was my favorite film of the year (although I would say the best two films of the year are The Social Network and Black Swan), so kudos to Armond White or something.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by Suprmallet
(Post 10554066)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was my favorite film of the year (although I would say the best two films of the year are The Social Network and Black Swan), so kudos to Armond White or something.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by Daytripper
(Post 10554187)
Was waiting for this.....
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by DaveyJoe
(Post 10554326)
I'm surprised it took so long. I've only heard positive feedback for Scott Pilgrim, it's 80% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, so I was pretty surprised to see the negative reactions in this thread.
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
i just watched Scott Pilgrim... and i didn't like it.
i think the worst part was getting to the 20-minute point realizing that i was going to have to sit through 6 more fucking fights with evil ex's. glad to know i'm still pretty opposite to Armand White. |
Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
I liked Scott Pilgrim but its more style over substance. Not that substance was what they were shooting for but I never felt any real tension in the fights or got see what Scott saw in Ramona that made her special. You see you gotta make me care about the characters for me to want to see them fight through obstacles. DBZ had simple characters but the build ups were pretty fucking awesome. Anyways loved the soundtrack and comedy in it.
So before I get the "when did this become a.....thread" this White brother is wrong! |
Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
Originally Posted by Groucho
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Are we going to have a separate thread for every critic's top ten?
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Re: Who needs Ebert?? The Best of 2010 according to Armond White!!!
At least he showed Solondz some love...
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