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Two Thumbs Up: Clive Barker Smack Talks Roger Ebert's Smack Talk email this discussion to a friend?

Kotaku (48) 
1 year ago

Back in 2005, film critic and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls screenwriter Roger Ebert stated why games were inferior to books and movies. His rational? Games force people to make choices. Making choices is bad, apparently. Novelist Clive Barker took the critic to task at Hollywood & Games Summit today in Los Angeles today. Years late, but hey, we'll take it Clive! Here's what Barker had to say:

That's bullshit. This is a medium that's barely 2 decades old, and he (Ebert) is...

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tags:  cliver barker, coolness, hollywood, roger ebert, two thumbs up
 
1. myLot reputation of 83/100. kataztrophy (5555)   1 year ago

That argument was really weak on Eberts part. Basically what he is saying is that games sck because they force you to think. Movies and boks allow you to be guided, thus use less brain power. So it is better for people to be simple? that what it seems like he is trying to say. He also debated on whether or not games could be art. I think the guy should just stick to the reviews, His opinions on other forms of media are making him look bad.

 
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