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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I usually have it the other way around. I'll watch something, think it's bad only to discover it has 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.

[–] WaitThisIsntReddit@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And it's impossible to know if they're artificial or if people actually like garbage.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Yes, that's the other problem. Luckily I'm sailing the high seas so I don't waste money.

[–] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I find fandoms on reddit to be a decent gauge. I've been in one that was torn in half after the final season. It was hot garbage, but IMDB would make you believe it was actually good. Rotten Tomatoes was also more realistic. I guess good thing IMDB locked reading reviews behind login. I'm not tempted to waste my time on it anymore.

[–] LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, amazon bought out IMDB, try The Movie Data Base, open source. It's a pretty awesome replacement.

[–] 666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yea that was me and Everything everywhere all at once

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I literally walked out of the theater like half way through.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

That movie was so boring. It's like Hollywood was trying to spoof multiverse movies, but every where I look was people speaking highly of it. Waste of time more like it.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

That's the fucking Barbie movie.

[–] uberfreeza@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

this happens to me. i had this for await further instructions. i thought it was garbage, everyone was unlikeable, and the moral is essentially shoced down your throat. 80% critic reviews. audience reviews were more reasonable.

Yeah Rotten Tomatoes is a shit show now