Avatar: The Way of Water | 16 DEC 2022 | Don't worry guys, critics like it

[Menor the Destroyer]

People are panicking over nothing, these reviews are maybe a bit lower than what I would expect from the reactions, but still pretty solid overall. 

[stuart360]

1 minute ago, danziger said:

 

Checking the closest available date after 100+ reviews came in, the first Avatar was at 83 on Dec. 29 2009:  https://web.archive.org/web/20091229172645/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avatar/.

Yeah the first film didnt go up or down much at all as the reviews kept coming in.

Hopefully its the same with this film!.

[WittyUsername]

RT seems like it’s being buggier than usual on posting the critic reviews and the score. 

[Derpity]

Just a quick scan of the review headlines that I have seen so far:

 

"James Cameron’s Sequel Is What the Theatrical Experience Was Made For"

Indiewire

"'Avatar: The Way of Water' Is Exactly What Moviegoers Need"

-The Atlantic

 

"James Cameron returns to the seas with a celebratory theatrical event"

-AV Club

 

"James Cameron Strikes Gold Again With A Gorgeous, Thrilling Return To Pandora |"

-CinemaBlend

 

"James Cameron’s Mega-Sequel Delivers on Action, Emotion and Thrilling 3-D Visuals"

-The Hollywood Reporter

Edited December 13, 2022 by Derpity

[Jonwo]

I don't think reviews will matter, it's going to make money and we'll get Avatar 3. 

[Gkalaitza]

Idk why would RT be bellow 70 in any case. On Metacric only 3/34 are <60/100 . Why would the  range be that much worse on RT

[hw64]

Vultures coming in to feast prematurely as usual.

[Nikostar]

So reviews are on par with Black Panther 2

[Lucas]

No real way of knowing how many reviews are in atm until RT sorts itself out in like 30 min to an hour.

[Gkalaitza]

I feel it will still be in the 80s in RT. No indication that 1/5 reviews will be rotten whatsoever, even by these early reviews

[stephanos13]

Why do you some care about a number on RT and MC?

 

The movie will get nominated in all the major awards for Best Picture and Best Director.

 

The numbers that all should be looking for this movie are audience reaction scores in all the different counties to see how high or low the box office can go.

[Saul Goodman]

Just now, Nero said:

Seems like we can't trust the initial twitter reactions for any movie lol until review embargo is lifted.

Reviews for this one further proves that. Yet people fell for it lol.

[NCsoft]

Yeah, a little lower than I expected, but nothing to panic over.

I'm hoping MTC would climb a little bit now that some of the worst reviews are already in and still maintaining 72 is actually reasonably good. RT, unsure if it will come down or be stable, but hoping for 80+% at least.

Avatar I think is just going to fundamentally have some level of divisiveness built into it, it will always have a dedicated group of people who intensely dislike it, the people that were determined that its "style and no substance", won't easily turn around. That's fine, so be it.

Edited December 13, 2022 by NCsoft

[MrFanaticGuy34]

4 minutes ago, AJG said:

63% incoming. It seeps into rotten upon release to the public. Another WW84 situation. 

 

You heard it here first.

Or in terms of the potential ”highest grossing films of all time”, a situation like 2019’s ”The Lion King”, kinda. I dunno. 🤷🏻‍♀️
 

That one’s at 52% on RT. Hopefully this film doesn’t go anywhere down to that film’s reception or so. That would be embarrasing. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[stuart360]

1 minute ago, hw64 said:

Vultures coming in to feast prematurely as usual.

Well 2bil is locked, and 3bil is in play, so yeah they wont be having the last laugh.

[Andreas]

3 minutes ago, Gkalaitza said:

Idk why would RT be bellow 70 in any case. On Metacric only 3/34 are <60/100 . Why would the  range be that much worse on RT

it won't, just concern trolling

[Lucas]

[NCsoft]

73 on MTC with like 40 reviews, stabilizing in that range, probably unlikely to go down or up much from this point.

This is reasonably good, considering the average MTC for most well reviewed blockbusters kind of fall in this range.

[Andreas]

The reviews are good.

 

They are not bad, they are not spectacular.

They are good, movie is gonna do well.

 

Moving on now

[Sophia Jane]

RT is shut down???