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Really? There were people who didn't understand that the movie was satirical? Even though it was made by Paul Verhoeven? I just lost some respect for Roger Ebe
by Intermernet 13y ago
Really? There were people who didn't understand that the movie was satirical? Even though it was made by Paul Verhoeven?
I just lost some respect for Roger Ebert. I thought he was more perceptive than that.
- Groxx 13y agoI lost most of mine when he said "video games can never be art" http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/video-games-can-never-be-art http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/video-games-can-nev... Not that I had a lot prior to that, for a variety of reasons (Starship Troopers and other "really? you didn't notice that? you caught it in X" moments). But still.
- flomo 13y agoI strongly suspect Ebert and the other critics were in on the joke. They knew if they played it straight and panned the movie, even more unwitting teenagers would pour into the theaters on opening weekend. (At least, I had no idea the movie was satire until the opening scene started playing. The early internet reaction was mostly nerdrage from Heinlein fans.) Edit: In retrospect, I was very familiar with Verhoeven's films, but somehow still bought into the hype that he may have 'sold out' until the movie started playing. This movie really had some great marketing/pr.