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Hollywood Producer Blames Rotten Tomatoes For Convincing People Not To See His Movie (vanityfair.com)
An anonymous reader shares a VanityFair report: These days, it takes less than 60 seconds to know what the general consensus on a new movie is -- thanks to Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregator site that designates a number score to each film based on critical and user reviews. Although this may be convenient for moviegoers not necessarily interested in burning $15 on a critically subpar film, it is certainly not convenient for those Hollywood directors, producers, backers, and stars who toiled to make said critically subpar film. In fact, the site may be "the worst thing that we have in today's movie culture" -- at least according to Brett Ratner, the Rush Hour director/producer who recently threw the financial weight of his RatPac Entertainment behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Sure, the blockbuster made over $850 million worldwide in spite of negative reviews ... but just think of how much more it could have made had it not had a Rotten Tomatoes score of 27 percent! Last week, while speaking at the Sun Valley Film Festival, Ratner said, "The worst thing that we have in today's movie culture is Rotten Tomatoes. I think it's the destruction of our business."
Perhaps there needs to be an End User License Agreement for movies that bars unfavorable reviews. **ducks**
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
Come on, be sensitive. Some people spent their whole weekend making that movie.
Aeris Died For Your Sins.
I went in expecting a terrible movie and was pleasantly surprised to find it was a mediocre movie. I still think it deserves the poor RT rating though
Where do you live that RedBox is $3? I'm in the SF Bay and still only pay $1.50, which is a perfect price for a terrible movie.
Plus, I use Linux so my time is already worth nothing.
I would pay good money to see Jason Bateman versus Superman. Should there be an Arrested Development tie-in?
I didn't know the duck's name was Ben. But if AFLAC reconciled with Gilbert Gottfried and got him to do the voice, I would be waiting in line to see that one as well.
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
Very few animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture.
I'll see your senator, and I'll raise you two judges.
Hollywood Grassfucker Blames Rotten Tomatoes For Convincing People Not To See His Shitty Movie
FTFY - If we are going to go all filthy-critic.
Very few animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture.
Ya, but how many people were harmed by watching it.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .