movies

[The Third Man]

I never got the appeal of RT anyway. Find a critic or two you can trust, who needs some vague like-dislike percentage meter?

[go birds]

Well if there is a movie coming to theaters that i really wanna see, ill go see it regardless of the reviews/ratings. Batman v Superman could get the worst reviews/ratings in the history of all movies but im still going to the theaters to see it because i really wanna see it.

i like RT for when im renting a movie and either have never heard of it before or if im on the fence about spending $4.99 to stream it. It's been pretty consistent in that regard.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

RT is also great at comparing movies you've heard little about, but might sound interesting and/or similar on their face. For example, without RT I might flip a coin at choosing to watch Predestination(84% RT) or Self/less(21% RT). It's not perfect(you learn to grade comedies on a curve and according to your preferences) and I don't take the percentages as a literal ranking, but it's a good indicator when I don't want to take the time to vet critics(who certainly won't be reviewing *every* movie) until I find one with similar/identical tastes.

[Vidor]

Some anonymous dudes apparently got a hold of a print of the 1977 "Star Wars" and have released it to the interwebs

http://io9.gizmodo.com/an-original-film ... 1759904328

[MrSaigon]

There are things that RT loves no matter what, like animated movies and anything with Rogen and/or Hill. So you know if they score low they must really not be good.

I think percentage plus average score there is a decent indication. Anymore, I'd rather read several blurbs than one review, because unless I've seen it or have no interest in seeing it but am curious, I'm just interested in the general impressions anyway.

[cardsfantx]

i never look at RT, it's sucks ass for the majority of the population.

it rated the new vacation 27%, and that movie is one of the funniest [expletive] shows i've seen in my life.

it rated sideways 96%, and that's one of the worst pieces of [expletive] that has ever been created...comedy? my ass...

[lukethedrifter]

That's a beef with critics more that RT isn't it?

[cardsfantx]

well, then what is RT? it combines scores of critics to give you a percentage, correct?

[TimeForGuinness]

[go birds]

i think the general rule is most comedies are gonna get a low score, unless they are artsy fartsy critically acclaimed _comedies_ like Sideways.

Same goes for horror. I take their ratings lightly with regards to those two genres