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I would like Victor to prove his slanderous remark that Ebert is a shill -- Victor does not seem to have a problem with those critic shills recommending his tube amplifiers -- the same people unwilling to call the B&W 705 (the height of overpriced crap) great speakers (or most of the other garbage that Stereophile recommends).

Funny how one's a shill(Ebert who has loads of money) and the other isn't (advertising accepting stereo review magazines that would go out of business without B&W and Paradigm's contributions). Seems these ad taking mags LIKE everything (whether it is a Tivoli or a BAT no matter how lousy it is or how good. Ebert's list of thumbs down movies sure doesn't make me think he's on the take.

Ebert reviews the movie based on what the artist or entertainer(and fillm's are created for both purposes) has in mind and if it succeeds then chances are he will recommend it. I see nothing wrong with a movie that attempts to be a "roller coaster ride" and does that job effectively -- audiences will determine which of those LAST and which ones were the cream of the Crop. Jaws is an example judging by DVD sales 30 years after it's initial release. Art films have a much more difficult task as they are merely hyped and discussed by nobodies on internet forums -- err or people like Roger Ebert.

I don't particularly like Jurassic Park but I gave it a 3 star rating due to the element and goal it was intended for (it succeeded for the most part) Ebert's review actually was excellently written for Jurassic Park and based on that review alone I think I GET where Ebert is coming from when he reviews films. Unlike the shills at the magazines who don't tell you the BLUNT truth (and when that reviewer at TAS actually told the truth about the Wilson Watt they pulled his review for a "positive" one), Ebert usually indicates why he recommends a film and backs it up. That is what a good critic should be doing and Ebert does it very well. Which is not to say that I al;ways agree with him - I find him too easygoing on movies that make me groan but I believe it is honest opinion.

The JP review is a good one

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