How much do you think FOX paid Roger Ebert?

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Merc7

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Seriously, I read his review and it was so cliche. He basically repeats everything Lindelof and Ridley said prior to the release; ''it's an interesting film because it's about who created us blablabla'' Same words from all other reviews just in a different order (or like Yoda would say; this movie is good - good, this movie is) Since negative reviews are increasing every day, I bet FOX had to come up with an emergency plan. So, they know that a lot of people read his reviews, pays him a secret amount of money (and some hot porn chicks) to give this film 4/5 stars, even fox knew that 5 stars would give away their secret little collaboration to easily, who gives this film 5 stars? There was no mention of the unfinished or broken script with all the plot holes. EVERY single review I've read so far honestly mentions this, but not Roger's. His false review follows a strict pattern and doesn't want to answer the truth about the film; that the story sucked really badly.

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alteredstate.June 11, 2012

part 1? it was marketed as a stand alone film if they had taken the lord of the rings marketing strategy and informed everyone that would potentially see the film it's going to be a three parter, then i think people would look more favourably on the film but no it was marketed as a stand alone sc-fi with the dna of alien, somewhere towards the end... the last 8 mins i believe.

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CannonballJune 12, 2012

2 things: Ebert's maximum star rating is four, not five. So the original poster's assertion that Fox asked for a less than perfect rating as an attempt to disguise some sort of payoff is asinine. Secondly, if you know anything about Roger Ebert and his recent bout with cancer, you'd understand that this man has come to terms with his existence and doesn't give a damn about money. He doesn't share your opinion. It's not a conspiracy

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FizbinThe2ndApril 12, 2013

Aliens was ok in the 80's but today it's total cheese. Could you imagine those cliche Marines in a Vietnam or Iraq war movie? The audience would laugh at them. I don't even know how those bunch of bafoons got selected to go. Also, in order to make Ripley strong, they had to make the men weak. I mean these guys were down right pathetic, all except Gorman, perhaps. And even worse, they send around ten marines in a ship the size of Florida, and no one is left aboard? WTF? I ate this nonsense up in the 80's and 90's. Ebert saw right through, from the get go and he was generous with his rating. Now Alien...That's a masterpiece! Do a search for Rogers Four Star review.