Rotten Tomatoes Scores

[DanielDudley]

I read individual user reviews, and go right down the list. You get a sense of why people who like it, like it, and why the people who hate it hate it.

I can figure out how it skews from that.

[epbrown]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

I was under the impression that the critics give a thumbs up or a thumbs down and that is the average that is presented.

Yeah, that's a bit of the gripe: Rottentomatoes takes the critic's score and decides whether it's a thumbs up or down based on their take on what the critic uses (thumbs up/down, five stars, 4 stars, etc), and only if it seems vague or close will they ask the critic. The issue seems to be that if a lot of critics are conflicted on a film and score towards the middle, it can get a "rotten" score even though the average is the same as something else rated "fresh."

[aschen]

trust the critics much more for: serious movies, dramas, artsy movies etc

But I think the audience rating is much more reliable for comedies and action


Side note: I recently subscribed to flic connection on youtube and it has increased my enjoyment of netflix and prime streaming immensely. Makes selecting a good movie so much quicker. I generally like his recommendations

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT09qC2vwlbJvofZRIdLalg

[GH85Carrera]

Of of the totally unreliable ratings is the number of stars a movie is rated on HBO. I tried to watch one that was rated 4 stars, and after 30 minutes I did not care at all for one character, the plot or anything about the movie. I just killed it, and went on. It was so bad it was 100% forgettable.

Of course I feel that way about the Godfather. Too much mumbling and culture I am unfamiliar with. I know it is highly rated, and some people think it is a masterpiece. I would rather see Sharknado again than sit through the Godfather.

[Norm K]

^^^ You sat through Sharknado? Impressive!

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