ryoder 1,590 #1 April 4, 2013 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-roger-ebert-dead-20130404,0,602338.story"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 April 4, 2013 He had some legendary insults over the years as a film critic. Think of a politically correct Gilbert Gottfried."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlanetLander 0 #3 April 4, 2013 Two thumbs and ten toes up for eternity Too many sharks in the gene pool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #4 April 4, 2013 I have to ask.... did Roger have plastic surgery at some point that fucked up his face? Dude looked NOTHING like I remember him when his movie review show was on TV years ago. It really looked like a horrible job... like a Mickey Rourke or Sylvester Stallone but worse. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #5 April 4, 2013 Quote I have to ask.... did Roger have plastic surgery at some point that fucked up his face? Dude looked NOTHING like I remember him when his movie review show was on TV years ago. It really looked like a horrible job... like a Mickey Rourke or Sylvester Stallone but worse. Cancer of the mouth and throat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert#Health"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zen_mtn_climber 0 #6 April 4, 2013 I was particularly struck by this quote of his when I read news of his passing ----------------------- Regarding his death one day, he wrote: I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear. I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip. I will require them for eternity no more than that little souvenir of the Eiffel Tower I brought home from Paris. -------------------------------- In the event that I am aware and lucid as my end approaches, I hope I can face the end with such dignity and perspective RIP Roger. Seems like you lived life well . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #7 April 4, 2013 Quote I have to ask.... did Roger have plastic surgery at some point that fucked up his face? Dude looked NOTHING like I remember him when his movie review show was on TV years ago. He battled cancer for many years and was only able to talk through a computerized program. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 April 4, 2013 Quote He battled cancer for many years and was only able to talk through a computerized program. Pink Floyd should have done a song with him, e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS-qsh6eTik"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #9 April 4, 2013 Quote I have to ask.... did Roger have plastic surgery at some point that fucked up his face? Dude looked NOTHING like I remember him when his movie review show was on TV years ago. It really looked like a horrible job... like a Mickey Rourke or Sylvester Stallone but worse. Are you fucking shitting me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #10 April 4, 2013 QuoteHe had some legendary insults over the years as a film critic. Think of a politically correct Gilbert Gottfried. I like the "Brown Bunny" review, but I'm shocked that he hated "The Usual Suspects": http://mentalfloss.com/article/49913/10-movies-roger-ebert-really-hated"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #11 April 5, 2013 Quote Quote I have to ask.... did Roger have plastic surgery at some point that fucked up his face? Dude looked NOTHING like I remember him when his movie review show was on TV years ago. He battled cancer for many years and was only able to talk through a computerized program. I'd noticed he had cancer but didn't really look into what kind."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #12 April 5, 2013 Quote Quote I have to ask.... did Roger have plastic surgery at some point that fucked up his face? Dude looked NOTHING like I remember him when his movie review show was on TV years ago. It really looked like a horrible job... like a Mickey Rourke or Sylvester Stallone but worse. Are you fucking shitting me? U cant make this up! luv u billy! I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #13 April 5, 2013 ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #14 April 5, 2013 Quote Ahhhhh! The big Theatre in the Sky!lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #15 April 5, 2013 I sure enjoyed those two guys. Their "two thumbs up" has passed into the lexicon forever. Sorry to see Roger pass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #16 April 5, 2013 http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/07/roger_loves_chaz.html A friend posted this on FB this morning. Very very sweet (and typically excellent writing). "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
