Comments on: Roger Ebert’s 5 Most Controversial Statements http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/ Movie Reviews & TV Show Reviews Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Auguysyd http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112691 Auguysyd Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:25:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112691 I think someone who came so close to death would be more motivated by the truth than controversy. I think someone who came so close to death would be more motivated by the truth than controversy.

]]> By: Auguysyd http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112690 Auguysyd Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:24:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112690 You need to learn the difference between compassion and pity. You need to learn the difference between compassion and pity.

]]> By: Jaysin420 http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112675 Jaysin420 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:37:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112675 Yea it's pretty simple, I have no pity for people who drive drunk and nobody else in their right mind should either. Yea it’s pretty simple, I have no pity for people who drive drunk and nobody else in their right mind should either.

]]> By: Abel http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112648 Abel Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112648 Well I’m pretty certain Roger Ebert DID all those things i said and I’m also willing to bet money on it, he knew it would cause controversy, this article proves that he consistently tweets controversial things to get attention, maybe the first time he did it was an accident but the following four times were on purpose because he knew the attention it would give him. Well I’m pretty certain Roger Ebert DID all those things i
said and I’m also willing to bet money on it, he knew it would cause controversy, this article proves that he consistently tweets controversial
things to get attention, maybe the first time he did it was an accident but the following
four times were on purpose because he knew the attention it would give him.

]]> By: Abel http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112647 Abel Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112647 Nunya, do you seriously expect anyone to get why you hate someone you didn't even know? Nunya, do you seriously expect anyone to get why you hate someone you didn’t even know?

]]> By: Auguysyd http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112637 Auguysyd Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:53:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112637 Is Ryan Dunn still alive in the wake of dead victims due to his drunk driving? Have I missed something? Or are you saying that we should base all reaction on what COULD have happened? The guy is dead. Your argument is ridiculous. Is Ryan Dunn still alive in the wake of dead victims due to his drunk driving? Have I missed something? Or are you saying that we should base all reaction on what COULD have happened? The guy is dead. Your argument is ridiculous.

]]> By: JaySin420 http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112621 JaySin420 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:29:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112621 Would you have any compassion if him and his friend survived and he ended up killing someone in your family? Would you have any compassion if him and his friend survived and he ended up killing someone in your family?

]]> By: Auguysyd http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112604 Auguysyd Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112604 Abel, you sound like a complete tool. I'm pretty certain Roger Ebert isn't motivated by his twitter profile and I would even bet money that he didn't spend his morning wracking his brain trying to come up with his statement. Grow up. Abel, you sound like a complete tool. I’m pretty certain Roger Ebert isn’t motivated by his twitter profile and I would even bet money that he didn’t spend his morning wracking his brain trying to come up with his statement. Grow up.

]]> By: AuGuySyd http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112603 AuGuySyd Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:06:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112603 You may be right but a little compassion wouldn't hurt. Without it you just sound self righteous. You may be right but a little compassion wouldn’t hurt. Without it you just sound self righteous.

]]> By: Robert Chernik http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112597 Robert Chernik Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112597 So, kids shouldn't wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?.......In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico. So, kids shouldn’t wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?…….In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico.

]]> By: Robert Chernik http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112598 Robert Chernik Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112598 So, kids shouldn't wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?.......In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico. So, kids shouldn’t wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?…….In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico.

]]> By: Robert Chernik http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112599 Robert Chernik Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112599 So, kids shouldn't wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?.......In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico. So, kids shouldn’t wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?…….In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico.

]]> By: Robert Chernik http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112600 Robert Chernik Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112600 So, kids shouldn't wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?.......In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico. So, kids shouldn’t wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?…….In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico.

]]> By: Robert Chernik http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112601 Robert Chernik Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112601 So, kids shouldn't wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?.......In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico. So, kids shouldn’t wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?…….In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico.

]]> By: Robert Chernik http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112602 Robert Chernik Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112602 So, kids shouldn't wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?.......In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico. So, kids shouldn’t wear american flag t-shirts when they want to?…….In America???? Ebert is wrong and YOU are wrong. How dare you agree with that statement. This is America not Mexico.

]]> By: Nunya http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112581 Nunya Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112581 I don't expect you to get it I don’t expect you to get it

]]> By: Abel http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112580 Abel Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:29:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112580 You make it sound like Ryan Dunn was the second coming of Hitler, he was in a TV show that you clearly didn't like, so what? Doesn’t mean his family and friends have to have his irresponsibility showed into their face by some irrelevant old man, but i bet you didn't even know Ryan Dunn existed until he died, as for the passenger, what exactly makes him a fu*ktard, is it the same thing that makes you one? I don’t get it. The fact that you could be so opinionated about something you know absolutely nothing about is almost as baffling  as the fact that 6 people pushed the ‘like’ button after they read your post. You make it sound like Ryan Dunn was the second coming of
Hitler, he was in a TV show that you clearly didn’t like, so what? Doesn’t mean
his family and friends have to have his irresponsibility showed into their face
by some irrelevant old man, but i bet you didn’t even know Ryan Dunn existed
until he died, as for the passenger, what exactly makes him a fu*ktard, is it
the same thing that makes you one? I don’t get it. The fact that you could be
so opinionated about something you know absolutely nothing about is almost as baffling  as the fact that 6 people pushed the ‘like’
button after they read your post.

]]> By: Cleatus Estes http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112577 Cleatus Estes Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:05:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112577 Cowards die many times before their deaths. Cowards die many times before their deaths.

]]> By: Abel http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112575 Abel Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:03:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112575 Roger Ebert's tweet had nothing to do with reminding people that drink driving is wrong,  for one thing we don't need Roger Ebert to do anything other than to tell idiots what their opinion of a movie should be, second, he was obviously trying to make a joke because he wrote it as a pun. "friends don't let jackasses drive drunk" (sarcasm incoming) oh, because Ryan Dunn was on a TV show called jackass and he died in a really irresponsible way, Ebert is a genius! And complete sociopath for using the death of a two human beings as a way to boost his twitter profile. I imagine Ebert spent the better part of his day coming up with his joke after he heard about Dunns death on Monday morning, and the best he could do is a pun which wouldn’t feel out of place for one of his movie reviews. I’m just glad Dunn got to live a great life even though he died at only age 34, he lived more than Roger Ebert would ever do in a million years. RIP BTW, to all the ‘people’ who are criticising Bam Margera for his tweet have clearly never lost a loved one, Bam and Ryan have known each other since they were kids.   Roger Ebert’s tweet had nothing to do with reminding people
that drink driving is wrong,  for one thing we don’t need Roger Ebert to
do anything other than to tell idiots what their opinion of a movie should be,
second, he was obviously trying to make a joke because he wrote it as a pun.
“friends don’t let jackasses drive drunk” (sarcasm incoming) oh, because
Ryan Dunn was on a TV show called jackass and he died in a really irresponsible
way, Ebert is a genius! And complete sociopath for using the death of a two
human beings as a way to boost his twitter profile.

I imagine Ebert spent the
better part of his day coming up with his joke after he heard about Dunns death
on Monday morning, and the best he could do is a pun which wouldn’t feel out of
place for one of his movie reviews. I’m just glad Dunn got to live a great life
even though he died at only age 34, he lived more than Roger Ebert would ever
do in a million years. RIP

BTW, to all the ‘people’ who are criticising Bam Margera for
his tweet have clearly never lost a loved one, Bam and Ryan have known each other
since they were kids.
 

]]> By: Abel http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112576 Abel Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:03:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112576 Roger Ebert's tweet had nothing to do with reminding people that drink driving is wrong,  for one thing we don't need Roger Ebert to do anything other than to tell idiots what their opinion of a movie should be, second, he was obviously trying to make a joke because he wrote it as a pun. "friends don't let jackasses drive drunk" (sarcasm incoming) oh, because Ryan Dunn was on a TV show called jackass and he died in a really irresponsible way, Ebert is a genius! And complete sociopath for using the death of a two human beings as a way to boost his twitter profile. I imagine Ebert spent the better part of his day coming up with his joke after he heard about Dunns death on Monday morning, and the best he could do is a pun which wouldn’t feel out of place for one of his movie reviews. I’m just glad Dunn got to live a great life even though he died at only age 34, he lived more than Roger Ebert would ever do in a million years. RIP BTW, to all the ‘people’ who are criticising Bam Margera for his tweet have clearly never lost a loved one, Bam and Ryan have known each other since they were kids.   Roger Ebert’s tweet had nothing to do with reminding people
that drink driving is wrong,  for one thing we don’t need Roger Ebert to
do anything other than to tell idiots what their opinion of a movie should be,
second, he was obviously trying to make a joke because he wrote it as a pun.
“friends don’t let jackasses drive drunk” (sarcasm incoming) oh, because
Ryan Dunn was on a TV show called jackass and he died in a really irresponsible
way, Ebert is a genius! And complete sociopath for using the death of a two
human beings as a way to boost his twitter profile.

I imagine Ebert spent the
better part of his day coming up with his joke after he heard about Dunns death
on Monday morning, and the best he could do is a pun which wouldn’t feel out of
place for one of his movie reviews. I’m just glad Dunn got to live a great life
even though he died at only age 34, he lived more than Roger Ebert would ever
do in a million years. RIP

BTW, to all the ‘people’ who are criticising Bam Margera for
his tweet have clearly never lost a loved one, Bam and Ryan have known each other
since they were kids.
 

]]> By: Popgoes Yourbrain http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112573 Popgoes Yourbrain Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:01:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112573 I won't comment on the social value of the Jackass crew... it's pointless. If you like them, then you'll defend them and ridicule the people who don't. If you don't, then you'll ridicule them and the people who like them. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what is called a "vicious circle". Anyways, I would venture to say just because Ryan Dunn's and his friends unfortunate passing happened during a bout of Darwinistic stupidity in which, thankfully, no one else died, doesn't mean it can't also be tragic at the same time.  I now take you back to your regularly scheduled pointless debate. :) Oh, and yeah... I like Ebert. But I think even he, who makes such great use of technology, forgets just how powerful social media is. It allows for instant judgement.  So, Roger, the lesson is, "Think before you tweet!" Or you'll end up a Weiner. ;) I won’t comment on the social value of the Jackass crew… it’s pointless. If you like them, then you’ll defend them and ridicule the people who don’t. If you don’t, then you’ll ridicule them and the people who like them. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what is called a “vicious circle”.

Anyways, I would venture to say just because Ryan Dunn’s and his friends unfortunate passing happened during a bout of Darwinistic stupidity in which, thankfully, no one else died, doesn’t mean it can’t also be tragic at the same time. 

I now take you back to your regularly scheduled pointless debate. :)

Oh, and yeah… I like Ebert. But I think even he, who makes such great use of technology, forgets just how powerful social media is. It allows for instant judgement. 

So, Roger, the lesson is, “Think before you tweet!”

Or you’ll end up a Weiner. ;)

]]> By: Popgoes Yourbrain http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112574 Popgoes Yourbrain Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:01:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112574 I won't comment on the social value of the Jackass crew... it's pointless. If you like them, then you'll defend them and ridicule the people who don't. If you don't, then you'll ridicule them and the people who like them. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what is called a "vicious circle". Anyways, I would venture to say just because Ryan Dunn's and his friends unfortunate passing happened during a bout of Darwinistic stupidity in which, thankfully, no one else died, doesn't mean it can't also be tragic at the same time.  I now take you back to your regularly scheduled pointless debate. :) Oh, and yeah... I like Ebert. But I think even he, who makes such great use of technology, forgets just how powerful social media is. It allows for instant judgement.  So, Roger, the lesson is, "Think before you tweet!" Or you'll end up a Weiner. ;) I won’t comment on the social value of the Jackass crew… it’s pointless. If you like them, then you’ll defend them and ridicule the people who don’t. If you don’t, then you’ll ridicule them and the people who like them. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what is called a “vicious circle”.

Anyways, I would venture to say just because Ryan Dunn’s and his friends unfortunate passing happened during a bout of Darwinistic stupidity in which, thankfully, no one else died, doesn’t mean it can’t also be tragic at the same time. 

I now take you back to your regularly scheduled pointless debate. :)

Oh, and yeah… I like Ebert. But I think even he, who makes such great use of technology, forgets just how powerful social media is. It allows for instant judgement. 

So, Roger, the lesson is, “Think before you tweet!”

Or you’ll end up a Weiner. ;)

]]> By: Foofmonger http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112571 Foofmonger Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112571 Ebert is right in every one of these comments. Too bad the majority of people can't handle the truth. Honestly, I'm surprised more of the Jackass cast isn't already dead yet.  Ebert is right in every one of these comments. Too bad the majority of people can’t handle the truth.

Honestly, I’m surprised more of the Jackass cast isn’t already dead yet. 

]]> By: Gregroshon http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112570 Gregroshon Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112570 he made a living doing retarded stunts, and people loved it, they made 3 movies, and people loved them...if you had a Porsche 911 gt3, you would run 130 on a public road too. IF this were any normal guy, who didn't have a career doing crazy stuff on T.V. then nobody would care. he made a living doing retarded stunts, and people loved it, they made 3 movies, and people loved them…if you had a Porsche 911 gt3, you would run 130 on a public road too. IF this were any normal guy, who didn’t have a career doing crazy stuff on T.V. then nobody would care.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112567 Anonymous Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:34:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112567 Definitely low-brow and idiotic but presented in an ENTERTAINING way, not artistic. I'm not hanging it next to Robert Mapplethorpe. The show and films had an inventive and outrageous quality that grabbed everyone's attention and raised the bar on hidden camera comedy (which had grown very stale). The point is to laugh it at. But you're clearly not the audience for this type of comedy. Definitely low-brow and idiotic but presented in an ENTERTAINING way, not artistic. I’m not hanging it next to Robert Mapplethorpe.
The show and films had an inventive and outrageous quality that grabbed everyone’s attention and raised the bar on hidden camera comedy (which had grown very stale).
The point is to laugh it at. But you’re clearly not the audience for this type of comedy.

]]> By: Greystoke http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112566 Greystoke Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112566 "Freshest brand of entertainment" That gave me a bigger laugh than any episode of Jackass ever did. Freshest?  Slinging feces and tripping people?  Even cavemen used to see things like that and say, "Monkeys did it first." “Freshest brand of entertainment”

That gave me a bigger laugh than any episode of Jackass ever did.

Freshest?  Slinging feces and tripping people?  Even cavemen used to see things like that and say, “Monkeys did it first.”

]]> By: Eric Jackson http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112565 Eric Jackson Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:31:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112565 Ebert or Dunn? Ebert or Dunn?

]]> By: Eric Jackson http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112564 Eric Jackson Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:30:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112564 Why, Roger, why? Why, Roger, why?

]]> By: Nunya http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112562 Nunya Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112562 ....in new jersey ….in new jersey

]]> By: thatryanguy http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/roger-eberts-5-most-controversial-statements/#comment-112561 thatryanguy Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=217142#comment-112561  What the hell are you talking about, Nunya? Crapping your pants, drinking your own piss and puking all over the place while on film is the highest possible form of art!  What the hell are you talking about, Nunya? Crapping your pants, drinking your own piss and puking all over the place while on film is the highest possible form of art!

]]>