Roger Ebert has died

[Joao Moutinho]

Not getting into the Ryan Dunn thing but don't think he was out of order.

RIP

 

[canuckblue]

We all get the ultimate thumbs-down sometime. Too bad the cancer robbed him of so much late on.

 

[Brennan]

[Poor language removed] him really. He was out of order when Ryan Dunn from Jackass died. Having a go at him when he'd just died, total prick.

Nothing wrong with what he'd said. Ryan Dunn was a moron drink driver and his friends were morons for letting him do it. The only saving grace is that they didn't hit any other innocent drivers.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Nothing wrong with what he'd said. Ryan Dunn was a moron drink driver and his friends were morons for letting him do it. The only saving grace is that they didn't hit any other innocent drivers.

This is all news to me. I'll google it

 

[Allezfan]

This is all news to me. I'll google it

Dunn died after drink drving, ebert's response was "friends don't let jackasses drink & drive" and then stood by it when challenged.

There was a huge barney on here about it. With some of us saying if you drink and drive then that's what happens, better him than an innocent and others thinking that was a bit harsh.

 

[Brennan]

Dunn died after drink drving, ebert's response was "friends don't let jackasses drink & drive" and then stood by it when challenged.

There was a huge barney on here about it. With some of us saying if you drink and drive then that's what happens, better him than an innocent and others thinking that was a bit harsh.

I think part of the argument was that Dunn had tweeted a picture of him drinking the same night, and that he showed a total disregard for others so other people shouldn't worry about him.

Back to Ebert, i remember totally disagreeing with his opinion that video games can't be art, but i respected him for standing behind his opinion despite a lot of criticism.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Dunn died after drink drving, ebert's response was "friends don't let jackasses drink & drive" and then stood by it when challenged.

There was a huge barney on here about it. With some of us saying if you drink and drive then that's what happens, better him than an innocent and others thinking that was a bit harsh.

Ah I DO remember this now!

Bit insensitive to say something so soon after he died, but his point makes sense.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Back to Ebert, i remember totally disagreeing with his opinion that video games can't be art, but i respected him for standing behind his opinion despite a lot of criticism.

I disagreed with that stance as well but always felt he made fair points and argued very elequently on the subject.

I like his review of Silent Hill for this very reason

 

[cbpointblank]

Dunn wasn't just driving drunk - he was blackout drunk (BAC %0.196) and driving his Porsche 140 mph (230 kmh).