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Re: There's no shovel big enough to haul away the amount of bullshit in James's post.

Posted by jamesgarvin (A) on April 3, 2006 at 06:39:06

In Reply to: There's no shovel big enough to haul away the amount of bullshit in James's post. posted by Donald on April 3, 2006 at 05:01:37:

Now that I am back in town, I'll respond. As Scott states, you have difficulty reading. This thread was about Rosenbaum and Sarris. The numbers I posted were about Rosenbaum and Sarris. Digressing, my comments about the obscurity of the other critics you referenced was not meant to be disparaging toward them. Rather, how can anyone assess their credibility and/or abilities if the critics writings are not widely disseminated? I inadvertantly changed a "y" to an "i". It was an accident. I feel sorry for you that your life is such that you constantly focus on the negative. You need to relieve some aggression.

Now, to Rosenbaum and Sarris. You alleged that Ebert was low-brown, etc., in his film recommendations. Predictably, you did not cite any specific evidence to support your argument. Because, Donald, you never do. You confuse use of big words with intelligence. Intelligence comes from being able to analyze. It is what separates us from animals.

So I chose to analyze for you. I demonstrated that Sarris and Rosenbaum agreed with the "mass market" almost as much as Ebert, and that they agreed more often than not. I even pointed out that Rosenbaum sang the virtues of "The Bad News Bears." High-brown entertainment, that is. Which leads to the conclusion (there I go thinking again) that you either do not read Rosenbaum and Sarris, or you do not like Ebert for reasons that having nothing to do with films, or you read Rosenbaum and Sarris but do not comprehend or remember their reviews.

And guess what? You have now had a second opportunity to provide evidence to support your arguments, and, for a second time, failed to do so. The statistics bear out, once again, that Rosenbaum and Sarris are as mass market as Ebert. To this, Donald, you have yet to reply. And before you begin the next time to submit a critics resume', you should read Ebert's resume. Significantly more impressive.

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