[Skywalk]

I'll respond by saying that Ebert is known for usually being the "people's critic" but there seems to be one film per year that people LOVE that he LITERALLY campaigns against. I point one to his one-man psyops war against Gladiator. I mean, fine, one does not have to like what others do, but he was obsessed.

I'll reckon that he has to do these sorts of things to retain his "street cred" with his community of critics.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I'll respond by saying that Ebert is known for usually being the "people's critic" but there seems to be one film per year that people LOVE that he LITERALLY campaigns against.

I'd agree, but he doesn't seem to be doing that here. Every word he says about the movie, in movie terms, seems to be positive, this is definitely not a hit piece. But what it is, I haven't figured out yet.

[sakic]

"Gladiator" was a piece of trash. Ebert was right.