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Here's my rant on RT: Their 0-100% score tells you very little about how good the movie is. It simply tells you how agreeable to critics it is. Because often c
by acgourley 16y ago
Here's my rant on RT: Their 0-100% score tells you very little about how good the movie is. It simply tells you how agreeable to critics it is.
Because often critics just contribute a binary yes/no review, movies that can get a lot of critics to somewhat approve of them can get very close to 100% (art house movies often score too high because critics would lose face giving a thumbs down). Movies that half of the critics love and half of them dislike can get 50%.
I'd really like to see a site that matches up my movie tastes with a few movie critics that predict my tastes well, and then keeps me updated with their reviews.
- kylelibra 16y agoSomething like Netflix's personalization, but for movies out in theaters? I'd pay for that.
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- jared314 16y agoSomething like Netflix's personalization, but for movie critics would be better.
- joelmichael 16y agoI like the objectivity of it. I often cite RT when someone says a movie is good or bad, but the overwhelming critical consensus disagrees. Personally, I've found it to be the best predictor of films that I enjoy.
- ca98am79 16y agoI agree 100% - I use it to decide which movies to see in my area. I end up seeing a wide spectrum of types of movies (e.g. from Toy Story to Let the Right One In), but they are mostly all very good.