MCN: the only group that seems to play close attention to RT scores are white males, 18-45. Jun 23, 09:10
I fall right in that range. Friends tell me I pay too much attention to them, and to an extent, I see their point. Jun 23, 09:15
Indiewire's Tom Brueggemann: studios are right, Rotten Tomatoes has ruined film criticism Jun 23, 09:21
Film criticism died decades ago when popular cultural turned into thumbs up/down. {nm} Jun 23, 09:24
Eh, wonder how they got that. I've had more women mention "terrible reviews" to me than guys. {nm} Jun 23, 09:43
so no films ever underperformed pre-RT? {nm} Jun 23, 09:57
which still goes to the rise of RT as a more ubiquitous, disruptive force compared to where it was 10 years ago Jun 23, 14:57
RT is no more ubiquitous or compelling than siskel and ebert were pre-internet {nm} Jun 23, 15:45
Two thumbs up was in as many or more tv ads then as certified Fresh is today. u should remember that {nm} Jun 23, 16:02
nobody advertised that they got two thumbs down though. a RT score, good or bad, is instant and everywhere {nm} Jun 23, 16:13
I'm not denying it has an impact, but to say that it has destroyed half of Transformers' franchise value (as Indiewire suggests) while Jun 23, 16:30
sure, i think franchise fatigue is also a factor {nm} Jun 23, 16:43