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It was criticism for the masses, and it did spur people to consider film studies as a career path. In fairness, Houvouras isn’t entirely inaccurate in his characterization of “Siskel & Ebert” as a television show. This sort of argument infuriates me, and, admitedly, part of the reason is personal - Houvouras’ article isn’t so much an attack on Siskel and Ebert (who he admits he used to watch) as an attack on me and any other “modern day film critics” who were inspired to get into this field because they watched and loved the show. So to recap: Siskel and Ebert’s thumbs inspired people to take up film criticism, and they in turn had no respect for “the traditional trappings of actual criticism” and so they went to video stores rather than schools to learn about movies, and then they started Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic and ruined criticism forever. Websites like Fandango, Moviefone, and Flixster.” Thus was born sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic and a popularization of the simple metric which has become commonplace on the sites and apps used by people to find films. To cut through the clutter and place everything into a convenient easy package. “ Once again there was a need for simplification. Which brings us to today, where, according to Houvouras:

Simple, easy to understand, and palatable for the masses.” Siskel and Ebert reduced criticism to the same state.

“It has all the pieces: meat (supposedly), a bun, and some rudimentary fixings slapped together in a paper wrapper and mass produced for high quantity consumption. Yes, Houvouras also compares “Siskel & Ebert” to a McDonald’s hamburger, “the reduction of food to its simplest state:” A generation of film and entertainment writers inspired by the fast food film criticism of ‘Siskel & Ebert.’ “ Analysts who dictated from a place of common sense and shed the traditional trappings of actual film criticism in favor of stripped down, frills fee approach. Average Joes who didn’t learn about film in a classroom but from a video store. The ones who launched websites, or in the early days took to BBS boards. It was those influenced by Siskel and Ebert who stepped up and became the modern day film critics. “The real impact of this wasn’t felt until well after Siskel passed away and the show faded from pop culture mainstay to a forgettable, oft repackaged mess. Oscars 2023: Best Visual Effects Predictions Watch: 1990 'Siskel & Ebert' Special Celebrating Silent Movies

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