Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | July 21, 2017 | FLOP OF THE YEAR

[Dementeleus]

New TV spot that just aired during the All-Star Game.

 

 

[redfirebird2008]

16 minutes ago, Subzero said:

 

Dang, already a consensus after 24 reviews ? isn't that a little too early.

 

They can change it if they have to. The 6/10 average rating (4.4/10 from Top Critics) does not create a lot of confidence about how it's going to hold up over the next 200+ reviews. 

[Valonqar]

Frak yes! Go, Valerian, go! Break out! So hyped for this despite DeHaan. Go Cara! 

[Subzero]

9 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

New TV spot that just aired during the All-Star Game.

 

 

 

Thought I saw Jabba The Hutt at around 08 seconds mark.

[Mr Impossible]

There seems to be a disparity between regular critics and big ones. Metacritic score is only 48 but RT score is 79%. 

[redfirebird2008]

Just now, Mr Impossible said:

There seems to be a disparity between regular critics and big ones. Metacritic score is only 48 but RT score is 79%. 

 

RT average rating is 6/10, which is not that far removed from MetaCritic's equivalent of 4.8/10 (48/100). 

[grey ghost]

19 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

New TV spot that just aired during the All-Star Game.

 

 

 

Not watching it.

 

I've been sold since the May trailer.

 

No need to spoil anything. 

[The Futurist]

Top Critics are Top Critics because they have a bigger penis and size matters ?

[That One Girl]

Yeah, I don't understand the "top critics" part if I'm being honest.  It just means a certain, randomly selected group of publications (dis)liked it better than the other randomly selected group of publications.  MTV is considered a "top critic" too, for Christ's sake.

[redfirebird2008]

1 minute ago, That One Guy said:

 MTV is considered a "top critic" too, for Christ's sake.

 

You sure about that? Didn't realize RT had stooped to that level. 

[The Futurist]

Yup, This Top Critics idea is retarded in the first place.

Edited July 12, 2017 by The Futurist

[DMan7]

I think the Top Critics on RT means that those guys are actually qualified critics and not just bloggers on some random website or news outlet with an opinion.

[a2k]

The RT % idea is retarded too.

[That One Girl]

7 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

 

You sure about that? Didn't realize RT had stooped to that level. 

 

Yep (sample review taken from Wonder Woman):

 

[Subzero]

2 minutes ago, DMan7 said:

I think the Top Critics on RT means that those guys are actually qualified critics and not just bloggers on some random website or news outlet with an opinion.

 

I think most of BOT user on this board can actually be good critic, probably better than some of the ones that are out there.

The normal BOT users not the extreme ahem (left/right) CB fandom

[grim22]

9 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

Yeah, I don't understand the "top critics" part if I'm being honest.  It just means a certain, randomly selected group of publications (dis)liked it better than the other randomly selected group of publications.  MTV is considered a "top critic" too, for Christ's sake.

 

MTV isn't a Top Critic, Amy Nicholson is. She just happens to be writing for MTV right now after being with LA Times for quite a while.

 

The reviews for this have actually been tracking closely to GITS so far, which started similarly with a pretty high Tomato Score after the first 20+ reviews which led everyone to believe it would actually end up certified fresh. The average rating does not inspire confidence it will stay there currently, Critics Choice actually fell to 55/100 which is basically pointing towards the same Top Critics not being fans of this movie.

[DMan7]

Just because someone works for a particular company doesn't invalidate their qualifications. That's just stupid thinking.

[That One Girl]

4 minutes ago, DMan7 said:

I think the Top Critics on RT means that those guys are actually qualified critics and not just bloggers on some random website or news outlet with an opinion.

 

The thing is though, is it's acting like certain opinions are superior to other ones solely because they write for a different publication.  It's a bullshit, elitist kind of attitude that seems to try to nullify others opinions solely because "Oh, they're not a top critic!"  RT has a very flawed system, and the whole "Top Critics" choosing is one of their many flaws.

[Goffe]

Whoa, 1 out of 60. Shut down the top critics section, it's useless.

Edited July 12, 2017 by Goffe

[The Futurist]

What are the criteria then ?

You re a top critic if you went to a posh school and had dinner with Tarantino ?

Edited July 12, 2017 by The Futurist