Roger Ebert - Archive Interview Part 1 of 3

[thriller2rayne]

Could've used the original Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert theme at the start. But all in all a great interview. Much Appreciated.

[fundy76]

roger ebert is a human genius, as opposed to alien genius'

[slye1991]

im proud of you roger your staying strong i cant tell you how much i miss your reviews

[yogashot]

does he have chewing tabacco in his check?

[CrownedPeaches]

It's a tumor.

[vladpiranha]

@CrownedPeaches It's not a tumor!

[wrtoff]

Love you Roger!

[LeonSKennedy828]

I feel sorry for him, he can't speak and is stuck with a pernament smile :(

[j2f125]

I never used to be the biggest Roger Ebert fan just from seeing him on TV, but then I went into his archives and read his written reviews--absolutely brilliant. The most important American film critic ever.

[Videogamestwin]

I really hope he'll get better

[mr1mills]

I am from England and am 16. About a year ago I started to read and watch his reviews. I think he is a fantastic critic, although I may not agree with him on all films I do like his reviews and respect his point of view very strongly.

[1manubergerbil]

verner herzog is one of my favorite directors

[BlackCommentator]

While watching the beginning of the video, imagine Strausses "Sunrise" from "Also Sprach Zarathustra" playing in the background.

[redbandmagic]

I just tried that by playing the actual song. You're right. That works.

[chrisklecker]

For those complaining about the content. Read the subject header. It's archive footage. This is unedited footage. What they call B-Roll.

[BadBoriBoy]

or RAW FOOTAGE

[CaptChaos1981]

On the show that he and Richard taped on this day, they reviewed

"Jarhead", "The Dying Gaul", "Chicken Little", "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and "Three Extremes". Their video picks where "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "The Werner Herzog Collection".

[jessegowen12]

get better ebert

[VegieBoyProductions]

lolololol hmmm i'm sure chairs are a very important part of the interview xD

[cheesesailor77]

this is unedited. that stuff in the beginning looks like B roll, something you'd use to during opening narration, etc. Videographers are taught to shoot this stuff just in case they need it later.

[smalltalentforwar]

I like the establishing shots and the lead in video. They provide a chance for me to see the balcony seats empty- as they are now- before they were then

[WithLuvAnon]

Probably not purposley but they offer a weird atmosphere, if the movie is playing and there's no one there to laugh what happens?

[Headbanger142]

Get better Ebert!

[ChildeRolandofGilead]

LOL, what the fuck? The first two minutes are shots of chairs followed by a long closeup of Ebert staring off into space. I think this was directed by William Beaudine.

[fredericg54]

loved the interview, pretty cool

[dmiize]

the beginning of this is soo weird

[markjhf]

I agree it's not edited right, why show the interview before it's even started.

[kalsolarUK]

never seen roger so sapped of energy. interesting stuff though.

[ColeLite]

This fat, effeminate, pandering tool of the left is not honorable enough to review an old episode of Petticoat Junction!

[RingoWinfrey]

Ebert is amazing. Berardinelli is second best.

[adam200487]

I like berardinelli but sometimes I get the sense he doesn't know how to sit back and enjoy 'dumb' movies

[catholicpriest1]

This must have been just before he got real sick.

[catholicpriest1]

Cool set.

[XnightmareSuicideX]

I miss Ebert.. :(

[thealphacenturi]

The editing isn't the greatest on here. I just watched a minute of empty chairs... and then another 30 seconds of poor Ebert looking around the room in silence.

[GaeasBlessing]

The only problem I have with this is that the intro isn't long enough! We could have used a few more minutes of empty chair footage.

[IamConnorMacLeod]

LOL!

[SocialistaTribalista]

I wanted to understand the rich subtext of the chairs, once again these flashy hollywood producers intervene with a filmmakers vision!

[Grafferty]

I think a prequel is in order. How the chairs got there, for instance. How did they meet? Did they meet at all? It sounds like lazy creative tinkering to plop those two guys in them at the end, there. They should have gone with the bold original draft: chairs enjoying each other's company. In complete silence. For six hours. Telling you: hit movie.

[mrmovieguide]

@Grafferty Hmmmmm profound ;)

[Xenu]

What a great interview. Thank you very much for filming this and sharing it on YouTube.