Rotten Tomatoes is no longer synching with my taste
Rotten Tomatoes review index usually was pretty close to my feelings on particular films, but lately I feel like it's not reflecting my view on movies. I'm not sure if it's the index, the reviewers or that my taste has shifted.
An example, MI: Rogue Nation got a 93% Tomatometer score from reviewers, meanwhile - I walked out of the film about 3/4 of the way through, bored witless.
Conversely, the new Vacation remake received a 28% Tomatometer score -I thought it was forgettable but a lot of fun. Lot's of other examples - Pitch Perfect 2 got a 66%, but I thought it was pretty awful compared to the original. Don't know, maybe I'm just too old. I mainly go for the popcorn anyway.
An example, MI: Rogue Nation got a 93% Tomatometer score from reviewers, meanwhile - I walked out of the film about 3/4 of the way through, bored witless.
Conversely, the new Vacation remake received a 28% Tomatometer score -I thought it was forgettable but a lot of fun. Lot's of other examples - Pitch Perfect 2 got a 66%, but I thought it was pretty awful compared to the original. Don't know, maybe I'm just too old. I mainly go for the popcorn anyway.
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antAll these reviews and ratings from various sources (even people who I know) don't always match. Show us your ratings and reviews, and let's compare. Even Siskel and Ebert don't always agree with each other.
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True. But if Siskel and Ebert did agree, it was definitely a winner. Miss those guys.
All these reviews and ratings from various sources (even people who I know) don't always match. Show us your ratings and reviews, and let's compare. Even Siskel and Ebert don't always agree with each other.
gwiz665As the number of reviewers go up, the values tend towards the lowest common denominator. Your tastes might not be that, and good on you for that.
antWe should make our own ratings service.
antHa, sometimes I disagree with them!
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True. But if Siskel and Ebert did agree, it was definitely a winner. Miss those guys.
anthttp://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fandango-movies-ratings/ from http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/15/10/16/131220/why-you-should-be-suspicious-of-online-movie-ratings
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