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Well, what if Mr. Ebert had heaped effusive praise on AOTC, calling it the greatest film since Citizen Kane?

I was thinking the same thing, Lou.

Boring for you, Jason. Not boring in and of itself. Otherwise, a thoughtful post. For a thread that got to such a rocky start, this has panned out into a nice discussion about the nature of criticism. Enjoying all the comments here--even the ones I don't agree with (he said, eyeing the...

Here, here to what Rich said. Also, in mentioning Mr. Ebert's reassessment of certain films from prior decades, Rich, were you thinking of his scathing view of The Graduate? Though I disagree with him on that score, I admit it took guts to write that.

So, let me get this straight: Roger Ebert has "lost it" for the simple reason of his having written negative reviews about some summer popcorn flicks that have assumed sacred-cow status among some people? "He didn't like my beloved AOTC, so he's off his nut!" Whatever.