Barbie | July 21, 2023 | Warner Bros | Margot Robbie is Barbie. Ryan Gosling is Ken. | Second most profitable movie of 2023

[thajdikt]

10/10 movie. Gerwig is a gem man

[vale9001]

1 hour ago, Ryan Reynolds said:

still going down, i'm guessing a lot people that would not normally check out the film, are due to everybody talking about it , they see it and its not for the

 

I don't know. Now the WOM seems Is reaching the right audience more than the first days.

 

Just comedy is probably the genre can be more an hit or miss for most people. They were released before the verified audience but for example very beloved comedies with great legs like the hangover, brisedmaids or Ted have RT audiencescore of 84%, 76% and 73%.

 

 

Edited July 27, 2023 by vale9001

[harry713]

Idk if it’s been mentioned yet, but a stage production of the film is a no-brainer. Much of the film basically is a stage production with stage props. Look for Barbie: The Movie: The Musical making it’s Broadway debut in 5-7 years. 

[filmlover]

The other day there was an article going around about all the people who were going to play Kens in the movie but didn't because of various scheduling issues (Dan Levy, Bowen Yang, Ben Platt...I dunno, I feel like all those guys would've fit more as Mattel workers tbh) and apparently Jonathan Groff was the original choice to play Allan (assume Knock at the Cabin prevented him from doing this) which is hilarious to me because that role fit Cera and his entire screen persona perfectly lmao. He would be ideal as another Ken variant, safe to assume he'll be one of the first people they call for the inevitable spin-off/sequel.

[ChipDerby]

5 hours ago, Speedorito said:

Part of me thought the Variety article was satire, but it’s real. Here’s an article from 2021 about the film:

 

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lena-dunham-lily-collins-polly-pocket-1235004563/

It's 2023 now though lol 

[european1992]

10 hours ago, Ryan Reynolds said:

still going down, i'm guessing a lot people that would not normally check out the film, are due to everybody talking about it , they see it and its not for them

I would be the one. Could not wait for it to end. 3/10 for me.

[swishy]

On 7/25/2023 at 6:14 PM, WittyUsername said:

The verified audience score on Rotten Tomatoes took a hit. That seems a bit unusual. 

It is being review bombed by the anti-"woke" crowd. It happens with these kinds of films..

[poweranimals]

1 hour ago, swishy said:

It is being review bombed by the anti-"woke" crowd. It happens with these kinds of films..

You can't review bomb a verified audience score. That's why they implemented this system.

Edited July 27, 2023 by poweranimals

[Hatebox]

Love how Oppenheimer, a film about a communist sympathiser expressing grave concern at the US military machine, escapes the woke accusations. 

[JustLurking]

4 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

Love how Oppenheimer, a film about a communist sympathiser expressing grave concern at the US military machine, escapes the woke accusations. 

Woke really just means "includes women, gay or trans characters in prominent roles" nowadays, and for the latter two categories "in prominent roles" isn't even needed

[Brainbug]

13 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

Love how Oppenheimer, a film about a communist sympathiser expressing grave concern at the US military machine, escapes the woke accusations. 

 

Well a few reviews on YouTube from the "anti-woke" crowd accuse Oppenheimer to be leftist propaganda, so ...

[vale9001]

as i said 86% audience score for a comedy it's still good. Comedies are like horrors, for most people they can be a hit or miss. 

 

They have way lower audience score average than families blockbusters or well made dramas movies. 

[Eric S'ennui]

Bro the IMPACT

[vale9001]

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[Deep Wang]

1 hour ago, poweranimals said:

You can't review bomb a verified audience score. That's why they implemented this system.

 

This is one of the most content-generating movies in a very long time.  People are going to see it so that they can bitch about it on YT for 50 minutes.  They will definitely leave a bad review.

[WittyUsername]

Women in China are telling each other to bring their boyfriends to see 'Barbie' — and to use it as a litmus test for their thoughts on feminism and patriarchy

[poweranimals]

3 hours ago, Deep Wang said:

 

This is one of the most content-generating movies in a very long time.  People are going to see it so that they can bitch about it on YT for 50 minutes.  They will definitely leave a bad review.

Perhaps but how many of those youtubers are there? Certainly not enough to have a noticeable impact on the score.

Edited July 27, 2023 by poweranimals

[SpiderByte]

The movie sounds good but the discourse for this turned absolutely insufferable so quickly I might just wait till later in the summer when things are less busy.

[Day and Date The Best]

18 minutes ago, poweranimals said:

Perhaps but how many of those youtubers are there? Certainly not enough to have a noticeable impact on the score.

Dude really?, when people say youtubers is not youtuber only, is them their audiences, the 4chan crowd, haters on twitter (x now), you seen how for example these people buy a product of a certain company and burn them, so, is nothing to buy a ticket, Not watch the movie and write a negative review, you might say but they are giving the movie money, makes no sense, NO, it does they are that deranged and unhinged. They do that with hopes that their relative small investment leads to more people not seeing the movie with the review bombing.

[SpiderByte]

24 minutes ago, poweranimals said:

Perhaps but how many of those youtubers are there? Certainly not enough to have a noticeable impact on the score.

Oh review bombing is absolutely a thing for sure. With something this big it might not be enough to move the needle, especially since they've changed how they count reviews over the years, but it's definitely a thing that happens.