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Sarah Michelle Gellar
Roger Ebert Lists ’The Grudge’ As 2004’s Sixth Worst Film
Monday 20 December 2004, by Webmaster
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EBERT’S WORST FILMS OF 2004
1. (tie) "Troy"
1. (tie) "Alexander"
2. "Christmas With the Kranks"
3. "The Girl Next Door"
4. "Dogville"
5. "New York Minute"
6. "The Grudge"
7. "White Chicks"
8. "Resident Evil: Apocalypse"
9. "The Whole Ten Yards"
10. "The Village"
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Forum messages
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20 December 2004 15:35, by Mc b u f f y
And Roger Ebert is the sixth worst people then.
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20 December 2004 15:49, by Dodgy
i liked the film, scared the **** outta me.
I havent seen a horror film like it in a while
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20 December 2004 17:44, by Anonymous
Just because you like the actress that doesn’t mean all the films she’s in are automatically good. And The Grudge was just woeful.
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20 December 2004 18:30, by Lindsey
Aw, that’s sad. I liked The Girl Next Door. It’s hilarious. But I’m a teenage girl, and he isn’t(or is he? Oo).
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20 December 2004 18:48, by Anonymous
I really like SMG, but THE GRUDGE was terrible!
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20 December 2004 19:10, by Anonymous
White chicks should be number one. ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS! (sp?) lol
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20 December 2004 20:13, by Anonymous
come on...ilke one said...robert ebert is 6 woprste people...or #1!!!! This is Bullsh*t!! I agree with troy or Alexander(awful movies)....But come on!! The gRudge kick a$$!
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20 December 2004 21:53, by Anonymous
The man’s entitled to his opinion. And to wish him ill will is kind of sick don’t you think.
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21 December 2004 01:53, by GlennBtvs01
Some of these i haven’t seen, but i don’t think The Village deserves to be there at all. No one really appreciated that movie for what it was. The only thing that reuined that movie was the advertising campaign which was completely misleading. Ignoring that, the movie is a well written and directed story of love and an excellent metaphor on today. Although it’s not flawless, there’s still some great dialogue in there. And apart from a few slow-moving areas, the film is pretty good. Also, i don’t know what he was comparing ’White Chicks’ to, because i have seen much worse movies this year.
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21 December 2004 04:31, by JokerValentine
I don’t see how you can argue with Roger Ebert; the man only won a Pulitzer Prize for his work critiquing movies. The thing about Ebert and most critics is they hate unoriginal movies and they like very few remakes. When you see almost every film made every year for a very long time, you know your movies and you know every cliché in the book. Guys like him can see things coming a mile away. It also doesn’t help that the horror genre is probably the most clichéd genre of them all. When’s the last time you saw something truly original in a horror film... that didn’t involve the method someone gets killed. Most critics hate horror films just on principle. The only things they hate more are the overblown, over hyped epics and teen sex comedies; even more clichéd genres.
Additionally when it comes to the worst movie lists, they tend to choose big name films that stink rather than really crappy independent movies you’ve never heard of and for good reasons. I always find this odd because most critics go out of their way to find those great independent movies you’ve never heard of. My opinion on the film was it was ok, nothing special but I can see why critics would not like it. I think Alien vs. Predator was the worst film of the year.
By now someone’s thinking I loved this movie it should not be on the bottom 10. So I leave you with some wise words from Adam Carolla: "You have Dogs Playing Poker and you have a Picasso. Now you might like Dogs Playing Poker more than a Picasso but it doesn’t change the fact the Picasso is an excellent work of art and the other is a piece of crap."
PS I am a big SMG fan and I’m not trying to be a hater. It’s just my opinion, I may be wrong.
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21 December 2004 04:50, by buffy fan
this is indeed a very odd list, some would argue that some of these movies rank as the best of 2004. The Grudge is one of the few scary movies that actually is scary, many others are just gruesome and disgustingly graphic that elicit disgust rather than fear. And The Whole 10 Yards was hilarious.
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21 December 2004 10:20, by Plu
Well that Ebert is a real idiot and bad at choosing which movies are the worst. I really like troy, girl next door, the grudge, white chicks, RE: Apocalypse.
Ebert must be a person who likes to read a movie not watch it. He must get his eyes and ears checked because i really dont agree with his choice.
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21 December 2004 16:06, by Trachtenberg Fan
Is Eurotrip really better than all 10 of these movies? Open your eyes, Roger Ebert!
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21 December 2004 18:31, by Adarra
I really don’t know what to say about these... I was told the Village sucked so I sorta agree coz I cant really say it did can I? Lol. I only like "Troy" coz Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom... so yeah I guess I could understand that. The Grudge did suck. I like SMG but it sucked. Horror wise, it sucked... humor wise... it ruled! Some of these I have never heard of like "dogville, girl next door, etc." so dunno on those. The only thing about White chicks I know about is that it was suppose to be really good... and they did mention buffy which I found funny. :quote. "Buffy.. the white girl slayer..." unquote.:
ONLY MY OPINION!
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21 December 2004 19:06, by Anonymous
You people are incredibly sad... hes pretty much right. just cos you like SMG doesnt make everything she touches gold! and to the last person: you ahve THE WORST taste in movies i have ever encountered. anyone who likes troy needs to READ THE ILLIAD,it is a rich and epic story about a battle, not the shoddy wannabe epic movie that it became. i think YOU need your eyes and ears tested if you liked Troy!
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23 December 2004 02:32, by martheev
My main problem with any critic is that they go to SCHOOL to learn how to like movies, not just like them as any normal person would. So thier form of judging a movie isn’t just sitting down and finding out if they’re entertained for a few hours. I think, if a movie holds my interest, then it’s good. And ’The Grudge’ certianly did that. It scared the sh!t outta me! NO movie EVER has done that since ive grown up!
The thing that I hated about the movie was the teenieboppers giggling every time they got scared and then talking about it for a minute and a half!!! And that was only when they werent yakking or text messaging with thier cell phones! Seriously people, you pay good money to come watch the movie. WATCH IT!!!
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24 December 2004 12:03, by Penn-USA
Roger Ebert never liked Sarah anyway so this comes as no suprise. The people have decided and they like HER, and the Grudge.
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