Ozymandias Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Cloud Atlas, its almost rotten for god sake. I hate people sometimes. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Basically any fun film really. I can't imagine how pissed off I would have been if The Expendables had had an extra hour of heartfelt dialogue and back story to each character that revealed their inner torment and how all the fighting was really a metaphor for love or something.More specifically:Van Wilder: Party LiasonEurotripI felt both of these films had a lot of heart to them for what were films that I watched purely because I had no other option.Lost in TranslationBiggest pile of arse I'd watched in a long long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 So I don't know where all this "critics are elitists who hate fun movies" nonsense comes from. It's just the easiest go-to reaction to an enjoyable movie getting weak reviews. And I agree that it's a poor defense because on top of being a huge oversimplification, it also veers away from discussing the movie or the specific points that are being made about it.I don't get why some people get so worked up over critics getting a movie "right" or "wrong." If there's some consensus they have to adhere to with any given movie, what's the point of criticism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It's just the easiest go-to reaction to an enjoyable movie getting weak reviews. And I agree that it's a poor defense because on top of being a huge oversimplification, it also veers away from discussing the movie or the specific points that are being made about it.I don't get why some people get so worked up over critics getting a movie "right" or "wrong." If there's some consensus they have to adhere to with any given movie, what's the point of criticism?But it's criticising the right things which is important. There are some films where a lack of plot or charactor developement is a plus not a minus.It's not saying that every silly comedy or explosion filled action film has to be acclaimed but a film should be judged on what its trying to achieve and upon the audience it is targeting.I am not opposed to a critic hating a trashy or shallow film, but criticising a deliberately shallow film for being shallow is like criticising the beatles for their lacking the style of classical music. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Cloud Atlas, its almost rotten for god sake. I hate people sometimes.Stupid critics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Toy Story 3, up.. The Hurt Locker.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaremaster316 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Both Sherlock Holmes films should be significant;y lower on RT, as well as Iron Man 2Pee Wee's Big Adventure should be barely fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoursTruly Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 13th Warrior is one of the greatest action movies ever made, even the watered-down, over-cooked version turned in by Crichton after John McTiernan got the boot. There are some brilliant sequences, a rousing score by Jerry Goldsmith, and best of all, you get to spend a couple hours with a bunch of badass Viking warriors realized perfectly by their respective actors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 There are so many!Argo - solid film but 95%?Skyfall - solid film but 91%?Looper - solid film but 94%?The Sessions - mediocre film with funny performance by Hawkes but 95%? Really?Trouble with the Curve - great film with great performance by Adams and Eastwood but 55% rotten? Really?End of Watch - Decent film that has the most emotionally manipulative ending this side of In the Valley of Elah. 86% really?The Intouchables - Absolutely astounding film at only 76%? Really?Avengers - Predictable movie that only ramped up the special fx sits at 92%? Really? Beasts of Southern Wild - A bunch of unlikeable poor people speak in unintelligible dialect at 86%? ReallyI could keep going but I will stop myself for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 W. It deserves to be higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Y'all are way too focused on Rotten Tomatoes scores, which literally say nothing more about a movie than "x% of these critics liked this movie."And to address another point from the thread: Yes, I get that some movies are meant to be "fun" and shallow, but just because they try to do so doesn't necessarily mean they're effective in that aim. And while there are some critics who will attack say, The Expendables movies, for lacking substance (a pretty pointless criticism, I agree), there are quite a few others who will attack it because they simply don't think it's much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) Y'all are way too focused on Rotten Tomatoes scores, which literally say nothing more about a movie than "x% of these critics liked this movie."Exactly. If RT is to be cited, at least use the average rating rather than the binary percentage. As for my pick... I thought Juno was awful, but at the same time I'm not surprised critics bought into it. Edited November 12, 2012 by Hatebox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Hannibal came on a few days ago and I haven't seen that in a LONG time. I thought it was good. I don't really understand the bad reviews it got. Is it as good as Silence of the Lambs? Of course not, but that certainly doesn't make it a bad a movie on its own merits. I think the absence of Jodie Foster might be largely responsible for that.I'd give it a B+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 The Usual Suspects (one of the most overrated movies)Avatar (should be around 40% on RT)Avengers (should be around 75% on RT)Iron Man (should be around 75% on RT)Iron Man 2 ( should be rotten)Captain America (should be rotten)The Artist (Should be around 20% on RT)Looper ( should be in the low 80%)Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix (Should be rotten)Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Should be rotten)Brave (Should be in the 90% on RT)RicknRolla (should be around 75%)Amazing Spider Man (Should be rotten)Spider Man 3 ( Should be at 20% on RT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I think its a travesty that Anchorman has only 66% on RT, and piece of shit like Bridesmaids gets over 90% 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Homer Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Anchorman should be 100%I think what people are forgetting is that there are "good" bad movies and "bad" bad movies. The former are movies that know they're bad and have fun with it, so they usually get rated fresh even though audiences dismiss them. The latter don't know they're bad movies, so critics hate them while undemanding audiences enjoy them. That's why we see a split between critics and audiences' opinions. For example.Good bad movieBad bad movieGood bad movieBad bad movie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Homer Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Having said all that, I do love Event Horizon. It's 24% rating on RT is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 The Usual Suspects (one of the most overrated movies)Avatar (should be around 40% on RT)Avengers (should be around 75% on RT)Iron Man (should be around 75% on RT)Iron Man 2 ( should be rotten)Captain America (should be rotten)The Artist (Should be around 20% on RT)Looper ( should be in the low 80%)Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix (Should be rotten)Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Should be rotten)Brave (Should be in the 90% on RT)RicknRolla (should be around 75%)Amazing Spider Man (Should be rotten)Spider Man 3 ( Should be at 20% on RT) ? Pixar's worst film... it and Cars 2 should switch places on RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 It boggles my mind that Unstoppable got such a good score. Everything but the last 20 minutes is absolutely boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Jedi Master 007 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I tend to agree more with the critics than the GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
