Ditto. I didn't always agree he assessments (he gave a lot of movies higher marks than I would have), but I usually did, and even when I didn't he always had something intelligent and thoughtful to say. And he was the author of my single favorite line from a movie review, for the horrible Armageddon (the whole review is an entertaining read, in fact): "The movie is an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained."
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Date: 2013-04-05 08:58 pm (UTC)Ed