Earlier this month, Roger Ebert reviewed a film called Tru Loved. He panned it, giving it only one star - but he based his review on just eight minutes and five seconds, at which point he stopped watching. He acknowledged this in his review. He explained why in one blog posting. After 500 responses, he apologized, watched the movie in full, reviewed it again, and wrote a second blog posting.
(I'm posting the link to the second post here, which will bring you back to everything else.)
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/10/definitely_read_me_second.html
Based on the title of this post, I think you know where I'm going with this. I may hate a story I'm editing in my real-world job, but I don't stop reading it. When I'm writing for the blogosphere, I'll sit through every minute of a film I'm reviewing. I feel responsibility, particularly if I'm being paid.
Heck, I've walked out of only two movies in my life (Secret Window, Semi-Pro), and in both cases, I had such a bad migraine I was throw-up-level sick. I won't even eject DVDs early - gosh darn it, I'll watch those suckers to the end, no matter how bad they are.
What do you think? Have you lost respect for Ebert? Have you ever walked out of a movie?
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Answering your questions: I have never walked out of a movie, and I have not lost respect for Roger Ebert.
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