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An error has ocurred. Please try againI often find myself agreeing with Roger Ebert's reviews, although I have certainly disagreed with him on some occasions. With this list, I am hoping to compile all of the movies given four of four stars by Roger Ebert.
Perhaps you can help: This list started with movies that Ebert designated as a "Great Movie". However, I know that there are still many other films that he rated four of four stars, without giving it the "Great Movie" title. Does anyone know what exactly the difference (if any) is between a four of four star movie and a four of four star movie *with* the "Great Movie" designation?
This list started with about 375 titles that Ebert designated as a "Great Movie", but I will be adding any that I missed, as well as any other films that he gave four of four stars.
The only description I will include is to identify if a particular title is a "Great Movie". Please feel free to leave comments with other movies I haven't included and also if you know the answer to my question above!
I hope that you enjoy my list!
Reviews
Halloween Kills (2021)
Ugh.
SPOILER ALERT: The movie sucks.
This movie is legitimately too stupid to watch. Among many other genres, I love horror movies, including a number of the Halloween movies. I don't know if it was just a case of enough is enough or what, but I simply could not deal with this movie. We all know Michael is basically indestructible, but the whole thing has finally jumped the shark. This idiot repeatedly getting back up is so boring, tired, worn out, threadbare, you name it, that it's just insufferable.
Instead of eviscerating and castrating what was once an amazing character, COME UP WITH A NEW IDEA, A NEW CHARACTER, A NEW ***ANYTHING***!!!
Bonus Trivia: Did you know? If you rearrange the letters in "David Gordon Green Halloween Kills" it spells out "This idiotic movie sucks and is a steaming pile of horse dung."
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
WARNING: Adult Diapers Required
The "new" Matrix movie is bad. So bad, it's enjoyable in some spots. Therefore, be warned... you may very well pee your pants from laughing so hard. Remember all of the copycat films that came out after the original trilogy? This is like a bad copycat *of the copycats.*
The acting is shockingly bad - especially the horribly cast Morpheus - but there's something interesting in the fact that all of the actors deliver their lines in a deadly serious manner. Truly, they may as well be giving someone the news of a terminal diagnosis. It's kind of sweet how they're trying SO HARD. You get the impression that after each take, they slumped into a chair completely exhausted and had a juice box and some orange slices, like they just finished a pee-wee soccer game.
This movie is to film what the fast food burrito stuffed long-haul trucker is to the truck stop toilet: it stinks, it's explosive in all the wrong ways, and it's kind of hilarious as long as you don't get too close.
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Wow.
Remember that time when Jarrett Allen completely humiliated and embarrassed Lebron James by blocking his dunk attempt? Well, believe it or not, this movie is even more humiliating and embarrassing. I know, I know... "that's not possible," you're thinking. Yes. It is.
To be fair, Lebron is obviously a great player overall. Truly. But he should probably stick to playing actual basketball (not space basketball) and confronting pa announcers at children's basketball games.
Tenet (2020)
The New Film from C. Night Shyamanolan
First off, Christopher Nolan was a great director. I love so many of his films: Memento, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Dunkirk; they're fantastic. Unfortunately, he has changed his name to C. Night Shyamanolan, and this film is exactly what you'd expect from him now. This film is so spectacularly pretentious and smacks of so much desperation to look and sound groundbreaking, that it truly boggles the mind. Let's put it this way... it's a film with time-travel elements that actually has the following line of dialogue: "We don't know where they are... OR WHEN THEY ARE." BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME?! There's even a cliche abusive husband who tells his wife that if he can't have her, *surprise* NO ONE CAN! This film makes you feel uncomfortable - in the same way as when you see a really, really bad stand-up comedian.
On the plus side, I learned that "tenet" is Latin for "steaming dung heap."
Wake up, Nolan. You're better than this.
1.5 stars out of 10 (The score was actually pretty good.)