re: Siskel & Ebert pan Full Metal Jacket

Yup. Funny how both glossed over the part everyone loves.

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I love reading about classic movies that guys like Ebert have scathing reviews to when they came out and then once they because universally loved they retract the critisim and put out a new article saying how amazing the movie was

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He famously did that with Blade Runner after he said fanboys hounded him for years.

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I love reading about classic movies that guys like Ebert have scathing reviews to when they came out and then once they because universally loved they retract the critisim and put out a new article saying how amazing the movie was

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I don't really pay much attention to Ebert's reviews -- his critiques seem to emphasize different priorities than the ones I possess too often -- but the re-reviews I recall seeing made a point of acknowledging his previous efforts. Hard to knock somebody for being open about admitting he made mistakes the last time. Not really a gotcha moment in those situations.