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post #31 of 90
9/6/08 at 10:44am

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

After watching the first show of the revamped show, I have to say that it was difficult to watch, the balcony has definitely closed.

No Roeper and his guests weren't the same as watching the original two, but it was in that style and simple.

Now it's just another empty Entertainment Tonight/E! style show.

Ugh.
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post #32 of 90
9/7/08 at 8:12pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

I made it through the first "revamped" show- what a debacle. Gone is all the intelligent discussion, replaced with inane, pedestrian comments appealing to the lowest common denominator. The "roundtable" bit is especially useless.

Hopefully Roeper, Ebert and company can get something back on the air soon, because At the Movies is officially dead to me now.
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post #33 of 90
9/7/08 at 8:20pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

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At the Movies is officially dead to me now.
As far as I'm concerned, the show died when Gene Siskel died.
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post #34 of 90
9/7/08 at 9:10pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

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Originally Posted by RobertR
As far as I'm concerned, the show died when Gene Siskel died.
Well, At least with Ebert on for those years after, it was still a very thought provoking look into the film's reviewed. Good discussions.

This new At The Movies show is a mockery of a once fantastic show.

I'll never watch it again
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post #35 of 90
9/7/08 at 9:14pm

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Originally Posted by dberthia
I made it through the first "revamped" show- what a debacle. Gone is all the intelligent discussion, replaced with inane, pedestrian comments appealing to the lowest common denominator. The "roundtable" bit is especially useless.

Hopefully Roeper, Ebert and company can get something back on the air soon, because At the Movies is officially dead to me now.
I agree with you Dave. A debacle is perfect for describing this mess.

I'd rather it be off the air than to see this travesty!
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post #36 of 90
9/8/08 at 8:19am

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As far as I'm concerned, the show died when Gene Siskel died.

Obviously it could never be the same, but at least with Ebert and then the Roeper/guest shows of the last year or two, we had the tradition of the show.

It wasn't the same, but at least for those of us that enjoyed (and enjoy) two film critics giving their thoughts, we had a show to watch.

That is gone.
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post #37 of 90
9/8/08 at 4:21pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

YouTube - Roeper Bids Farewell to Ebert & Roeper

Even though I didn't agree with Roper on a many movie choices,
it's still sad to see this. I would have continued to watch it with Richard Roeper, and Michael Phillips.


Ebert's guest reviewer era was pretty fun:
YouTube - Ebert & Knowles review "SLC Punk"


And a classic review from Siskel, and Ebert:
YouTube - Siskel & Ebert review "Fargo"

I'm really going to miss this show. Anyone know a good site that reviews movies, including foreign films?
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post #38 of 90
9/8/08 at 4:59pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

Well, there's always this guy. Although the lazy SOB has been trying so hard to catch up on a bunch of movies from a festival and hasn't been able to write much about current releases.
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post #39 of 90
9/8/08 at 8:59pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

I missed the new show, but I'm not broken up about it. If I see it, I see it. It sure doesn't sound like I'm missing anything.

Latest news from Roeper:

Talkback on Broadcasting & Cable
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post #40 of 90
9/9/08 at 6:37am

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

I don't know if the show was terrible, but there's a lot of room for improvement. Ben and Ben don't have the "comfort" factor which comes from working together for a prolonged period of time. It felt like they were reading a script FAR too much (especially in the critics roundtable portion of the show).

The editing was sloppy, seemingly cutting immediately after any period the editor could find. Critics roundtable? The five of them were continually shouting and talking over one another, reminding me of MSNBC and not At the Movies. And about those reviews...Ben and Ben tell us next to nothing useful about them. I'm thinking specifically of Traitor, since I've seen it. no real mention of an actor outside of Cheadle.

They get one more week from me and that's going to be it.
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post #41 of 90
9/9/08 at 7:16am

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

I wrote my review here:

The Moviezzz Blog: TV REVIEW: The New AT THE MOVIES

It isn't so much the format, but the hosts.
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post #42 of 90
9/9/08 at 10:14am

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

What is the new show called? My tivo didnt record the usual show so I am assuming they changed the name too.
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post #43 of 90
9/9/08 at 11:46am

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Originally Posted by Mikel_Cooperman
What is the new show called? My tivo didnt record the usual show so I am assuming they changed the name too.

It's still At the Movies, Michael. My Tivo picked it up without a problem.
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post #44 of 90
9/9/08 at 11:56am

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Talkback on Broadcasting & Cable

That good to hear.

Notice that the reader comments there echo statements here.

It's too bad that they turned the show into a mindles E! PR outlet for the film companies with souless scripted segments and useless panel discussions etc.

They missed the whole point of the show when they created the new format.
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post #45 of 90
9/9/08 at 1:34pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

The new show can be found online - here:

At the Movies

I was not impressed...
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post #46 of 90
9/9/08 at 6:36pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

My Tivo needed to be reprogrammed as well.
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post #47 of 90
9/9/08 at 7:34pm

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Originally Posted by Albert_M

It's too bad that they turned the show into a mindles E! PR outlet for the film companies with souless scripted segments and useless panel discussions etc.


Good point Albert. Not only does this show have no soul, it also has no heart.

Given the general feedback from so many people, I give this show 5 more weeks tops! Pretty sure it will lose most of it's viewing audience, and I can't imagine it gaining any viewers in the process.
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post #48 of 90
9/9/08 at 7:40pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

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Originally Posted by Jason Seaver
Well, there's always this guy. Although the lazy SOB has been trying so hard to catch up on a bunch of movies from a festival and hasn't been able to write much about current releases.

Thanks Jason. Good reviews. Some of the movies look really cool.
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post #49 of 90
9/10/08 at 10:34am

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

The At the Movies website has a feedback option on the homepage.

I restated my thoughts to them. I'm sure they won't see a need to change since they are now going after a generic audience, but in any case, I let them know...
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post #50 of 90
9/10/08 at 12:55pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

I watched the show on the Reelz channel - check your cable channel list, you might have it too. I thought Ben M. did an okay job, but cringed whenever Ben Lyons spoke. What an embarrassment!
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post #51 of 90
9/10/08 at 1:27pm

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Originally Posted by Mikah Cerucco
I lost a lot of interest in the show when Gene Siskel died. I lost more interest in the show when Ebert became ill (no slam on Roeper, but the show was Siskel and Ebert to me). No plans for Ebert (or even Roeper) to come back? I've 0 interest. I'll read Ebert's on-going reviews in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Agreed
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post #52 of 90
9/16/08 at 6:51am

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

I watched this past weekend's show and while it's still not great, some of the kinks for the first week got ironed out. The editing was much better and Ben and Ben didn't look like they were reading off a script. Still some more work to do before the show is anything worth noting, especially if they continue to pimp E! and TCM every chance they get.
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post #53 of 90
9/16/08 at 9:17pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

Well, I saw the new show this weekend. It wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting, but it isn't great either. It has the rocky feel and production values of a new show. Lyons actually seemed like he has worked on his reviewing and is trying to take it quite seriously. There is no chemistry though. Maybe it will get better. If I stumble across it again, I'll probably watch, but I'm definitely not seeking it out.

I'm anxious to know what Roeper (and I hope Ebert is involved in some way) is planning.
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post #54 of 90
9/18/08 at 10:14am

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

I've seen the first two episodes and plan to continue watching (especially this weekend when they'll be reviewing the western Appaloosa which I'm looking forward to). I agree it's certainly not a great show but right now it's my only choice for any kind of movie review show and perhaps it will get better as it gets more episodes under its belt.
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post #55 of 90
9/18/08 at 2:03pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

In one story I read about the show, the producer came out to tell the two "I've had telethons that take shorter time to shoot". According to the story, it was taking 9 hours to shoot the episode.

So, not only are the critics not liking it, but the production isn't happy with it.

The second episode I found to be even worse. Why do they need those 3 other critics? It makes it seem even more obvious that the two's opinion isn't important enough.

For the first time in the show's history, I found myself fast forwarding through the reviews. I just didn't care what they had to say.
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post #56 of 90
9/18/08 at 5:41pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

Pretty much hate all the changes, including the panel discussion.

But, shallow as it may seem (and probably is), one of the things that's bugging me the most is the staging. Standing up during the reviews seems unnatural. It's not how you watch movies either in a theater or in your home -- at least I don't! Even when they're sitting, the chairs are positioned uncomfortably close; they probably have to be careful not to tread on each others' toes. And what's the deal with the part where they're standing with some sort of waist-high divider between them? I keep expecting Ben M to ask Ben L if he wants fries with that....
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post #57 of 90
4/24/09 at 9:33pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

In an interview about his film festival, Ebert told Time Magazine he'll be producing a new movie review program with Roeper soon. Roeper will represent the Sun-Times and Michael Phillips will represent the Tribune, returning to the classic crosstown rivalry of the "Siskel & Ebert" era. AP wire critic Christy Lemire will contribute a female perspective. As for the current "At the Movies", Ebert typed: "I have made no public comment about what Disney has done to our show."
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post #58 of 90
4/25/09 at 2:36pm

Re: Ebert & Roeper Move On / New Hosts Announced

Ouch!
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post #59 of 90
8/5/09 at 3:33pm
Hey, guys, heads up!

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Movies/story?id=8254270&page=1

Or as the article at HuffPo titled it, " 'At the Movies' Fires Hosts, Brings in Grown-ups."

Oh, dear, and why did I never hear of this "Stop Ben Lyons" blog....?
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post #60 of 90
8/5/09 at 3:35pm
Mary, that's the best news I've heard in a long time.  Looks as though I'm going to be re-adding the show to my Season Pass!

Rock.  On.  :D
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