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How much do rely on the rottentomato reviews before seeing a movie?

Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:54 am
Posted by LSUdm21
Member since Nov 2008
17486 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:54 am
I'll take a look but they really don't push me one way or the other. Upon seeing Saving Mr. Banks Friday night I decided to take a look at some of the reviews? The negative reviews I read were actually pretty hilarious. There were all from either internet blogger-type critics or some small-town critic over-analyzing the ever living shite out this move. Trying to use big words and "clever" one liners to get their point across. I don't know, I just found the negative reviews to be kind of funny. The movie was great even though it may have strayed for the actual events.
Posted by genro
Member since Nov 2011
61788 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:59 am to
Not at all. Too many people worried about what they're supposed to like and what they're not supposed to like. Lots of people on RotTom and this site and real life who deny themselves movies they might enjoy and convince themselves they enjoy movies they didn't. All for some stupid hipster vanity. It's pretty retarded.
Posted by robyman
Member since Dec 2013
540 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:00 am to
pretty low. a good inspiring movie usually is considered "rotten" but other movies like airplane receive a 98. Now, I love Airplane, but i would not give it a 98. If a movie is 0-20%, then I would probably not see the movie but otherwise I really dont care
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51387 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:06 am to
I use it somewhat in determining which movie to see in a theater only because movie tickets are expensive. However, I don't use it at all when renting movies or looking at Netflix, Amazon, etc.
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:07 am to
I dont rely on it a whole lot. I used to like reading Ebert's reviews though
Posted by hiltacular
NYC
Member since Jan 2011
19690 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:07 am to
I would be lying if I said I didn't check RT before actually going to see a movie in the theaters.

If something is on TV I very rarely check RT. Example: I watched Broken City last night without checking RT; I would not have gone to see it in theaters based on it's review.

Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27104 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:10 am to
Depends on the genre, I think comedies as low as 40 can still be good, and any action film above 35 should be worth a redbox rental.

I do feel like a film can have a rating so high that it ceases to be entertaining, I am a bit hesitant of films that rate higher than 95. I feel like films that score between 70 and 85 tend to be the most entertaining.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 11:11 am
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73163 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:12 am to
I use it a lot

For instance, the only reason I didnt see The Counselor was because it was at like under 40% on RT
Posted by Ignignokt
Member since Dec 2005
3382 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:18 am to
Don't give a shite about movie reviews. If I want to see it then I go see it.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39275 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:19 am to
I only use review sites if I'm iffy on a movie. I can usually tell from the previews and people involved whether I want to see a movie or not.
Posted by Billy Mays
Member since Jan 2009
25289 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:21 am to
quote:

How much do rely on the rottentomato reviews before seeing a movie?


I only check it to make sure the movie doesn't suck.

I can't help but hear a general consensus on a movie just through normal living.

For example, I hear people IRL and on Twitter and such mention how bleh Gatsby was. And guess what, it was bleh.

Usually the narratives are true.
Posted by chrisksaint
Florida
Member since Jul 2011
1712 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:21 am to
Not at all, I don't look at anything regarding reviews/ratings until after. I just rely on word of mouth, trailers, or if I just like the source material(aka every superhero movie)
Posted by LSUTygerFan
Homerun Village
Member since Jun 2008
33232 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:52 am to
i don't rely on reviews.
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
39737 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 11:53 am to
Not at all. I usually know what I want to see. I just check here for movies on the fence.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76556 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 12:03 pm to
I've got much different taste than critics so I don't even read reviews. I'm too low brow. Like I laughed my arse off at Movie 43 (whatever its called) the other night. And I've never seen a positive thing written about it.
Posted by beaverfever
Little Rock
Member since Jan 2008
32758 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 1:37 pm to
I use it as a guide. Like if it gets below a 30 there's no way I'm going to see it in theaters. If it's like 80+ I take that as a solid endorsement. Most of the time I am somewhat in line with their ratings but every once in a while not. They all panned Only God Forgives and I loved it.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 1:41 pm
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84893 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 1:40 pm to
i don't always agree, but my tastes are pretty similar to that of the general critical consensus so i usually check it every few weeks.

Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22927 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 2:12 pm to
I look at the percentage that the audience reviews gave rather than the critics because a lot of times critics don't know shite.
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29433 posts
Posted on 1/6/14 at 3:45 pm to
I tend to read the user reviews more than the critics reviews.

Hell, Grandmas Boy has a 18% critic rating, and an 86% user rating. I laughed my arse off.
Posted by betweenthebara
nowhere
Member since May 2013
6183 posts
Posted on 1/7/14 at 11:06 am to
I'll check out scores from time to time, but I never read reviews before a movie so that it doesn't influence me.
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