a.k.a. Jerk-offThe last paragraph of the above blog has incited a sort-of uprising amongst the faithful. Don't be surprised if in the coming weeks there is an assault on the callow, pompus tool. i have always loathed this clown since Sneak Previews (before At the Movies) and would love to chairface this ass monkey... not because he's inept at actually forming his own opinion on movies (b/c he only likes movies that he's "supposed to" and probably paid to like), or because he doesn't like my kind of movies (okay, mainly because of this) but because he's an arrogant prick of a human. He wants to make fun of ppl who camp out to be first in a movie? Hey Dillhole, you get PAID to see movies BEFORE they get released! I'm sure if there was a Grand Opening at Dunkin Donuts, or Ponderosa/Shakey's you'd be first in line for that with you're gold trim bib and you'd have to park right up to the buffet to gorge yourself... wanna know how i really feel? anyway...
From Ebert's "Answer Man" column in the Chicago Sun-Times (this guy's question is great, first sentence is everything Ebert could never be)
Q. As a high school teacher, father, husband and "Star Wars" fan, I must register my offense at your "Fanboys" review. My involvement with the "Star Wars" fandom lifestyle has brought me countless memories and friendships. It has opened the door to relationships with my students and colleagues I would otherwise been ignorant of. I am among a legion of "Star Wars" fans. It's time you stopped posing for your fellow critics....in other words,
You've obviously caught a lot of flak for your favorable review of "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace." Perhaps you're slinging mud at what appears to be an easy target as a means of earning back some credibility. Look at the breadth and depth of the community you alienate. We are doctors, lawyers, teachers, priests, authors, actors, accountants, custodians, social workers, construction workers and more. We are too big to be dismissed.
Matthew Schnaare, via e-mail
A. I have received a lot of unhappy feedback from that review, in which I wrote: "Anyone who would camp out in a tent on the sidewalk for weeks in order to be first in line for a movie is more into camping on the sidewalk than movies." I have now learned many things about myself, most of which I cannot print here, although they solved the puzzle of what I would do with a third thumb. I was unfair in referring to all fans, when the ones I was thinking of were the heroes of "Fanboys."
