I have a lot of respect for Ebert. Like many my age, I grew up watching him and Siskel go at it every Sunday. BTW, Ebert says he has written over 6000 reviews in his career. Obviously he has seen many more movies than that.
I have come to realize his real talent is not so much reviewing movies, but writing. Some of his reviews are spot on. And some of his reviews just make you wonder if payola was going on.