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If there's anything I hate more than a stupid action comedy, it's an incompetent stupid action comedy. It's not so bad it's good. It's so bad it's nothing else but bad.
Roger Ebert
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What this quote means

The quote criticizes poorly executed action comedies, emphasizing that incompetence makes them worse.

Roger Ebert's quote addresses the issue of quality in filmmaking, particularly within the action comedy genre. He expresses disdain not just for films that fail at being entertaining, but for those that do so through a lack of competence, suggesting that poor execution leads to a film that cannot even be enjoyed ironically. This underscores the belief that there are standards of quality that should be met, even in genres that are often viewed with a lighthearted approach.

Themes

ActionComedyFilmmakingCritiqueEntertainment

In practice

Example use cases

During a film class discussion about genre expectations.

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