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Controversial Film Review: Gremlins By Roger Ebert

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In June of 1984, Roger Ebert wrote a controversial film review for the movie “Gremlins”. It seemed that Ebert was unable to decide on what he thought of the movie. Ebert had an unclear perspective of the film when reviewing due to the polar opposite opinions that he presents in his review.

The review of the film was inaccurate, poorly composed and the comparisons were crude. An example of a quote in the review that well represents the odd assumptions of the film; “The opening scene, for example, involves a visit to your basic Mysterious Little Shop in Chinatown, where, as we all know, the ordinary rules of the visible universe cease to operate and magic is a reality” (Roger Ebert,par.2) The content of the section of review is inappropriate
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