Roger Ebert is without question the most popular film critic of all time. When people think of movie reviews, they think of Roger Ebert. Roger recently celebrated forty years of writing movie reviews for the Chicago Sun-times. Can you imagine doing something that you love for forty years? I can only hope that I have half of the success that Roger Ebert has had in his career. Hell, I'd settle for one percent of the success that Roger has had. With that said, his job is not always gravy. It might sound like a fantastic job on paper. You get PAID to write movie reviews. You get PAID to watch movies. What's better than that? Not much. Roger has lived the good life. On the same token, he's also had hours of his life taken away from him due to bad movies. Roger HAS to watch every single movie. Roger has seen all of the classics during his time reviewing movies. He's also seen all of the clunkers. Roger's new book "Your Movie Sucks" takes a glance at some of the worst movies that Roger has had to review. "Your Movie Sucks" is the follow-up to his successful book "I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie," which was released a few years ago.

First of all, you might be wondering what inspired the title of this book. You can look no further than "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" and Rob Schneider. I don't think I've ever seen Roger get so upset during a review than during his review of "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo." Roger is usually calm, cool, and relaxed. I could have sworn I saw smoke coming out of Ebert's head during his review of the film. In his written review, Ebert proclaimed, "Your Movie Sucks" to Mr. Schneider. All of this is discussed in the book. It's quite entertaining. Roger definitely has a way with words. The book also rips apart 2005's "Chaos." The book gives the makers of "Chaos" a chance to defend themselves as well. They engage in a debate with Ebert about violence in American Cinema. It's a fantastic read. You might not always agree with Ebert, but he always stands behind his reviews. The book also features the feud between Roger Ebert and the director of "The Brown Bunny."

"Your Movie Sucks" covers films that Roger has reviewed from 2000-2006. Roger often uses very unique methods to review bad films. He even goes so far as to write a letter to a young child who recommended "A Cinderella Story." Roger sometimes even bursts into song when reviewing a bad movie. The most amazing aspect of this book is the fact that Roger creates a sense of optimism and hope with each bad movie. He often comes up with ways that a certain film might work. Roger doesn't just a bash a movie, he offers helpful ideas. In his review of "The Hills Have Eyes," Roger is curious about a creature who communicates orders through a walkie-talkie. He was hoping to find out more about this creature and his motivation. Not to mention, Roger is the king of sarcasm. Anybody can bash a bad movie. Sometimes certain films are just asking to get a verbal beat-down. Roger doesn't use cheap shots or low blows in his reviews. He just states the obvious in a creative and ingenious way. As we all know, nothing is funnier then people missing the point. It's amazing how many filmmakers and actors often miss the point with their movies.

After reading Roger's book, it made me want to re-watch some of these stinkers. It's amazing that Roger can remember everything that he remembers in his reviews. He goes into great detail about scenes that I had long forgotten about. You can tell he truly pays attention to every movie that he watches. While most of us are snoozing during a bad movie, Roger is coming up with ways to pick apart bad scenes. You'll find yourself laughing out loud while reading Roger's classic reviews of some truly dreadful films. The way Roger describes a scene in "Freddy Got Fingered" is truly magical. The book features over 200 bad movie reviews. The book also features all of the titles in alphabetical order. I'm sure you'll have some fond memories while reading about some of these movies. I know I felt stupid after reading Roger's review of "Wolf Creek" in this book. Roger had this to say about the film: "The theaters are crowded right now with wonderful, thrilling, funny, warm-hearted, dramatic, artistic, inspiring, entertaining movies. If anyone you know says this is the one they want to see, my advice is: Don't know that person no more."

Unfortunately, I suggested to a friend that we check out "Wolf Creek" over the holiday weekend back in 2005. I was looking for a fun night out with a bad movie. Needless to say, nobody had fun after seeing "Wolf Creek."

We miss you, Roger.

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