I could never pick a favorite movie. There are too many categories and trying to compare movies from different genres (sp?) is apples to oranges. I agree that Twelve Angry Men was fantastic- I only saw it once in high school and still remember it!!
TF2 was what it was – a CGI extravaganza to entertain the kiddies and adults with eye-candy. (see post above- knowing a lot of WWII/aviation history I took more from it but I don’t think that was Bay’s point).
How can one compare comedies against dramas? Does that make them less worthwhile? No, I still love the old Marx Brothers stuff and it’s been fun introducing my kids and their friends to them.
Car chase movies? Dumb, mindless entertainment. But I can’t help but like some of them- Vanishing Point comes to mind.
Action Adventure. Some great films. But I can’t compare them to dramas.
Horror. I can’t stand this genre having read too many true crime stories. But, I’m sure there must be some fantastic films in here somewhere along with the dross.
I think everyone has a film they know they really shouldn’t like but can’t help themselves. Mine is The Replacements with Keanu Reeves. I would never defend it as great cinema, but… Heck, I like it. A lot.
Long way of saying that Ebert is a reviewer. Like anyone else he brings his prejudices into his comments. If you have similar taste, he’s helpful in deciding which movie to see. But he’s never going to dispassionately assess and breakdown a film into its components and keeping in mind the intent and purpose of the folks who made the film.
