September 5th, 2003



The Top 8 Reasons People
Follow Movie Critics’ Advice


8> Saves that whole annoying “thinking for yourself” thing.

7> Because if movies get any more expensive, I’ll be asking my stockbroker for advice before I buy tickets.

6> Don’t want another savage beating from Rex Reed.

5> So I can devote more of my precious brain power to the issue of “Raisinets or Goobers?”

4> Siskel disagreed with Ebert all the time and look where that got him.

3> Because most of us only *wish* we could get paid to be jaded, cynical and insulting.

2> Still hoping for the moment when Ebert eats Roeper on live TV.

and the Number 1 Reason People Follow Movie Critics’ Advice…

1> Because the only constant in the biz is the quality of Keanu Reeves’ acting.




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Credits:

Selected from 27 submissions from 9 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Scott Witmer, Hanover, PA — 1 (5th #1)
Danny Gallagher, Austin, TX — 2
Janis Spidle, Kansas City, MO — 3
Brad Wilkerson, El Sobrante, CA — 4, 5, 6, 8 (Blockbuster!)
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 7
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 8
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 8
Kristian Idol, Burbank, CA — List Thumb