Ebert gives Texas Chainsaw remake 0 stars

[Krug]

http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/wkp-news-texas17f.html

Boy he really DIDN'T like it..

 

[aliensex]

Bah! What can you expect from a remake? Rollerball sucked hard, now this. Remakes are for the lazy and untalented.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Now Mr. Ebert, don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.

 

[LuYangShih]

Occassionally Ebert writes a review like this, and it is his greatest quality as a movie critic. Anyone remember his review of the first Charlies Angels film? That made me crack up laughing.

 

[Welverin]

This is when you know a movie really sucks.

Of course you didn't mention the important news Bubba Ho-tep got three stars.

I'd like to see a remake of the Princess Bride with a real budget, but on the other hand I'd hate to see a version with a different cast (excluding Prince Humperdink who is supposed to as ugly as Buttercup is beautiful).

 

[pogre]

Roger Ebert really admires the first film on a lot of levels, as do I. I could not imagine a remake being successful.

 

[barsoomcore]

You knew it was a bad idea when you first heard about it. You may have tried to kid yourself, but you knew.

 

[Branduil]

I don't trust Ebert on a movie reviews anymore. His poor taste in review partner really has made me lose confidence in him.

 

[gfunk]

I saw the movie today and I have to say that I agree with Ebert's review on a lot of levels. I ADORED the original and I had high hopes for the re-make. The problem was that it just wallowed in gore w/o using a lot of effective scenes from the original.

I found myself looking at my watch dozens of times throughout the movie, just waiting for it to end. Oh, and the ending kind of sucked, certainly not as good as the original.

 

[ssampier]

Now Mr. Ebert, don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.

I'm thinking Ebert really liked the film. His contempt is just a thinly masked love for the movie. He's just too embarrased to admit it