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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I don’t know if “certified fresh” or “rotten” is good on the website rotten tomatoes, and at this point I’m scared to ask.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Fresh means most critics liked it, certified fresh means the majority of critics liked it.

But those are just critics, pay attention to the audience score (popcorn bucket) instead.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Nah. The audience score is vulnerable to being manipulated by both bots, coordinated hate campaigns and diehard fans that loose objectivity. I understand why some people will prefer a general population consensus but I always put more weight with the well written columnists over the flippant audience reviews.

Edit: exactly what I'm talking about lol

[–] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Rotten Tomatoes having both scores is exactly why it's more reliable than IMDB.

I usually pay most attention to the critics score. If there is a massive disparity between the critics score and the audience score, it might be sus.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago

Rotten Tomatoes having both scores is exactly why it's more reliable than IMDB.

IMDb also has both.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Ty! Without your correction my comment would loose all mean, I write fast and lose. Their needs to be standards for those who choose too post.

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 days ago

It's considered good, it means at least generally positive reviews ... of course, that's not always a useful metric because some films that review badly can be a lot of fun