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Are there any alleged "review bombed" movies that ended up pretty good?
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:39 am
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:39 am
Not talking about "poorly reviewed"
I mean movies that were specifically alleged to have been "review bombed"
I mean movies that were specifically alleged to have been "review bombed"
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:45 am to Roaad
Can we be honest and start with the understanding that 'bombing' goes both ways? Stan accounts and bots are far more likely to exist to pump up the numbers, not downvote it. There are account names which include the name of the movie and post almost about nothing else.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:58 am to Roaad
Yeah the term review bombing is mostly misapplied these days.
Consumers genuinely disliking something and giving overwhelmingly negative feedback isn't review bombing, its them giving their actual opinions which studios and their flunkies want to dismiss so they label it review bombing.
Actual review bombing is very difficult to do these days. In the early days of online reviews when just a small number of people were doing them and they were very few safeguards in place it was somewhat easy for a small group of people using a coordinated effort to flood the review system.
The pool of people leaving reviews is much bigger and there are now a lot more safeguards in place to detect inorganic coordinated activity.
Consumers genuinely disliking something and giving overwhelmingly negative feedback isn't review bombing, its them giving their actual opinions which studios and their flunkies want to dismiss so they label it review bombing.
Actual review bombing is very difficult to do these days. In the early days of online reviews when just a small number of people were doing them and they were very few safeguards in place it was somewhat easy for a small group of people using a coordinated effort to flood the review system.
The pool of people leaving reviews is much bigger and there are now a lot more safeguards in place to detect inorganic coordinated activity.
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:04 pm to StansberryRules
MDB reviews suffer from both sides of the coin movies and shows can suffer from review bombing or hyper inflation of reviews
It's why RT had to change their audience scores to verified audience members to better combat review bombing
It's why RT had to change their audience scores to verified audience members to better combat review bombing
Posted on 10/19/25 at 2:31 pm to dawgfan24348
JFC why do you sound like a shill. Literally sounds like a "Variety" press release.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 2:34 pm to Roaad
Does Captain Marvel count? I thought that was pretty good. It made a lot of money. Not sure if it was "review bombed."
Posted on 10/19/25 at 3:04 pm to rebelrouser
quote:you liked it?
Does Captain Marvel count?
Posted on 10/19/25 at 4:23 pm to Roaad
The only review bombed movies are the ones certain types support. It never goes the other way even though we know studios pay for positive reviews and sites vet positive reviews for studios like Disney.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 10:03 pm to rebelrouser
quote:
Does Captain Marvel count? I thought that was pretty good.
Wow. I really didn't think such people existed.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 9:42 am to imjustafatkid
quote:
Does Captain Marvel count? I thought that was pretty good.
Wow. I really didn't think such people existed.
Yes. I thought it was pretty good. Certainly not terrible.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:49 am to rebelrouser
quote:
Yes. I thought it was pretty good. Certainly not terrible.
Other than maybe Thor and Iron Man 2, There really aren't any pre Endgame movies i don't think are decent.
one that comes to mind on the flip side is "The Promise" with Oscar Isaac. That was review bombed by a bunch of leftist that deny the Armenian Genocide.
The LA Little Mermaid wasn't terrible.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:50 am to Roaad
Looking at every review bombed movie. I was hoping to find one to argue for. But they all sucked. Most review bomb movies likely deserved it.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:52 am to 3nOut
The Promise I saw on list but i didn't personally see it. And I'm not SEK I'm not giving opinions on movies i didn't watch.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 1:54 pm to Roaad
It is harder to find a source of reviews that isn't associated with the industry they are reviewing.
It seems like the priority is inherently to support (at least the more important) studios or else you lose the insider access if you are a member of the media.
FWIW I'm curious what happens to the review scores I provide via my AMC plan. I noticed after giving a couple of one star reviews that they don't consistently solicit my ratings now.
It seems like the priority is inherently to support (at least the more important) studios or else you lose the insider access if you are a member of the media.
FWIW I'm curious what happens to the review scores I provide via my AMC plan. I noticed after giving a couple of one star reviews that they don't consistently solicit my ratings now.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 4:54 pm to Napoleon
quote:
Looking at every review bombed movie. I was hoping to find one to argue for. But they all sucked. Most review bomb movies likely deserved it.
No movie deserves to be reviewed by someone who hasn't seen it.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 5:19 pm to Roaad
Hudson Hawk is a guilty pleasure for me
Posted on 10/20/25 at 6:22 pm to 3nOut
quote:93% audience score
The LA Little Mermaid wasn't terrible.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 6:23 pm to 3nOut
quote:Thor 2 and CM are the only ones that are bad
There really aren't any pre Endgame movies i don't think are decent.
the rest are pretty good.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 6:28 pm to Napoleon
quote:Yeah, that is pretty much my take
Looking at every review bombed movie. I was hoping to find one to argue for. But they all sucked. Most review bomb movies likely deserved it.
It seems people reading the tea leaves of films have been as accurate, or more so, than any other system
When people see a pattern, they see a pattern
Posted on 10/20/25 at 7:05 pm to rebelrouser
This movie was truly awful.
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