Books read this week: Your Movie Sucks 5/10 (Roger Ebert)
So this week I'm reviewing a book of reviews: slightly post-modern I know. Your Movie Sucks is a collection of reviews of bad movies: some of which I have seen and liked (51st State, Constantine), some of which I have seen and hated (Fantastic Four, Doom) and some of which I have no desire to see (Crossroads). A truly scathing review can be a thing of beauty to behold: it's unfortunate that none of the reviews here rise to that level - partly I think because Ebert strives to be fair and even handed, which, whilst laudable, prevents him from rising to the true heights of invective which make a bad review a work of art. What is more surprising really is the strange gaps in Ebert's knowledge of popular culture: I find it hard to believe that someone could never have heard of Scooby Doo, and never seen the Thunderbirds. Still, I finished the book so it wasn't that bad, and I now have a larger list of movies to avoid. A short post this week I know: hopefully I'll have finished something a bit more beefy next week.
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