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I love RT, but I think people misinterpret the percentage. It doesn't mean that the film was 95% 'good', it means there was a 95% chance you'd like the film and
by kpmah 11y ago
I love RT, but I think people misinterpret the percentage. It doesn't mean that the film was 95% 'good', it means there was a 95% chance you'd like the film and a 5% chance you'd dislike it based on a sampling of professional reviews.
Something to bear in mind is that a slight above mediocre film can have a 100% rating if it has wide appeal.
- nrao123 11y agoHere is a great article talking about the differences between RT & Metacritic: http://www.thecroakingfrog.com/blog/rotten-tomatoes-vs-metacritic-the-definitive-guide http://www.thecroakingfrog.com/blog/rotten-tomatoes-vs-metac... I personally find that there are less misfires on a good Metacritic score.
- chrismcb 11y agoI think you are the one that is misinterpreting the percentage. 95% means that 95% of the reviews were "positive." Of course it says nothing on whether you will like it or not, because it has no idea what you would like.
- kpmah 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(statistics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(statistics)