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Going to a movie so you won't be offended is like eating potato chips made with Olestra you avoid the dangers of the real thing, but your insides fill up with synthetic runny stuff.

Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert
Age: 70 †
Born: 1942
Born: June 18
Died: 2013
Died: April 4
Film Critic
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Roger Joseph Ebert
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