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A flip side to this... is Rotten Tomatoes boosting movies that would otherwise be ignored, by virtue of excellent ratings? I'm thinking specifically of Hidden

by beat 9y ago

A flip side to this... is Rotten Tomatoes boosting movies that would otherwise be ignored, by virtue of excellent ratings? I'm thinking specifically of Hidden Figures here. Who would ever have thought that we'd see a Star Wars movie (Rogue One) booted out of the #1 spot by a movie about black women doing math? (This is in no way a criticism of either movie, btw. I loved both of them and consider them high-water marks of recent cinema.)

mtgx 9y ago
I don't see the problem with that. Rotten Tomatoes is a review site where people judge the quality of a movie, not the popularity of a movie. You're probably thinking of popularity when you say that, because to me, Rogue One was kind of "meh", but that's just my opinion.
- beat 9y ago
  What I'm saying is that movies that would otherwise be ignored might be achieving surprise popularity due to strong reviews on Rotten Tomatoes - Hidden Figures as a case in point. It was the #1 movie in America, not some obscure art film, which is the fate I would expect for such a subject, told in such a way. I think popularity followed from quality. Of course, any ol' movie labeled Star Wars will do well, by virtue of brand.
frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
I could totally believe that. A studio like A24 might not be financially viable if they weren't able to put out a few highly rated movies every year.
irrational 9y ago
Maybe. I only go see movies in the theater if the Rotten Tomatoes score is 90+ (otherwise I just wait for redbox). That is the reason why I went to see Hidden Figures. If it had been sub-90 I wouldn't have seen it in the theater and, frankly, by the time it got to Redbox I probably would have passed it right over (which would have been a shame since it was a great movie).
Yen 9y ago
That's quite possible. The article mentioned "_Logan's Lucky_"'s high rating and low box office results. I hadn't heard of this movie at all, but the ratings & reviews on Rotton Tomatoes convinced me to give it a shot, and I quite enjoyed it.
- beat 9y ago
  I did the same thing, and quite enjoyed it. Not high art, but well done entertainment.

by beat 9y ago

mtgx 9y ago

I don't see the problem with that. Rotten Tomatoes is a review site where people judge the quality of a movie, not the popularity of a movie. You're probably thinking of popularity when you say that, because to me, Rogue One was kind of "meh", but that's just my opinion.

beat 9y ago
What I'm saying is that movies that would otherwise be ignored might be achieving surprise popularity due to strong reviews on Rotten Tomatoes - Hidden Figures as a case in point. It was the #1 movie in America, not some obscure art film, which is the fate I would expect for such a subject, told in such a way. I think popularity followed from quality. Of course, any ol' movie labeled Star Wars will do well, by virtue of brand.

frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago

I could totally believe that. A studio like A24 might not be financially viable if they weren't able to put out a few highly rated movies every year.

irrational 9y ago

Maybe. I only go see movies in the theater if the Rotten Tomatoes score is 90+ (otherwise I just wait for redbox). That is the reason why I went to see Hidden Figures. If it had been sub-90 I wouldn't have seen it in the theater and, frankly, by the time it got to Redbox I probably would have passed it right over (which would have been a shame since it was a great movie).

Yen 9y ago

That's quite possible. The article mentioned "_Logan's Lucky_"'s high rating and low box office results. I hadn't heard of this movie at all, but the ratings & reviews on Rotton Tomatoes convinced me to give it a shot, and I quite enjoyed it.

beat 9y ago
I did the same thing, and quite enjoyed it. Not high art, but well done entertainment.