Ghostbusters Frozen Empire

[Dr Shroom]

Yeah but I don't wear t shirts with them on

that makes all the difference

 

[Neo Alec]

He's a closeted collector. At least have the dignity to hide your goobiness in shame.

 

[100proof]

The critics gave it 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, so I think there's something to the argument that it was fine for general audiences, but Ghostbusters goobs are the loudest voices online, so people who liked it are afraid to speak up at this point.

It's been pretty well established that RT is a piss poor metric for determining the quality of something (as it measures the percentage of lukewarm and better reviews and not an average score.. and even then it does that arbitrarily) and that movie in particular had a concerted effort by legacy media to prop it up in the face of criticism from said goobs (some justified, some not) so many reviews were mealy-mouthed at best.

 

[joe8]

that makes all the difference

no, it doesn't.

 

[Neo Alec]

It's been pretty well established that RT is a piss poor metric for determining the quality of something (as it measures the percentage of lukewarm and better reviews and not an average score.. and even then it does that arbitrarily) and that movie in particular had a concerted effort by legacy media to prop it up in the face of criticism from said goobs (some justified, some not) so many reviews were mealy-mouthed at best.

If you have a better metric than Rotten Tomatoes, let me know. Obviously don't take the ratings as gospel; it's all subjective and a matter of personal taste.

 

[terry.330]

If you have a better metric than Rotten Tomatoes, let me know. Obviously don't take the ratings as gospel; it's all subjective and a matter of personal taste.

It's literally the worst rating site. Fanboys review bomb it and studios manipulate scores with comped/paid reviews. You're better off looking at IMDB and Letterboxed.

 

[Fygee]

There's no better sequel than the 2009 Ghostbusters game. I'll die on that hill.

 

[100proof]

If you have a better metric than Rotten Tomatoes, let me know. Obviously don't take the ratings as gospel; it's all subjective and a matter of personal taste.

Rotten Tomatoes Under Fire After PR Firm's Scheme to Pay Critics for Positive Reviews Uncovered - IGN

A new report details how a PR firm paid off critics to post positive reviews of 2018 drama Ophelia on Rotten Tomatoes, prompting scrutiny over the reviews aggregator.

www.ign.com

This isn't a "reviews are subjective" thing. It's heavily manipulated by inside/outside sources and is a misleading metric to begin with (RT often assigns a thumbs up/thumbs down to non-scored reviews based on nothing more than their interpretation of what was written). I'd rather watch a movie that got 80% 5/5s and 20% 1/5s than a movie that got 100% 3/5s. RT considers the first movie an 80% and the second one 100%. In a non-retarded metric, the first movie is an 8 and the second is a 6.

RT props up mediocrity (big studios' specialty) and should be summarily ignored.

Like terry said, IMDB (while flawed and self-selected) is still a way better metric than RT.

 

[Neo Alec]

I used to use IMDB until RT made it mostly obsolete. Seems cumbersome to me, with all the extra listings, and the reviews policy seems less fleshed out. I realize the issues associated with RT, but I can't be bothered. Anyway, this is way off topic.

There's no better sequel than the 2009 Ghostbusters game. I'll die on that hill.

Yeah, probably, and the Back to the Future game from Telltale Games is the closest we'll get to Back to the Future 4.

 

[Moob Butter]

There's no better sequel than the 2009 Ghostbusters game. I'll die on that hill.

I didn’t think the all girl sequel was as bad as people make out

 

[StevenK]

I generally pick movies based on their guardian review. If they hated it, I'll give it a try.

 

[LoneSage]

Idgaf about reviewers in general.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

Watched House of the Dragon and read the reviews for the lolz. Almost as entertaining as the 8th series of Game of Thrones.

I bought the 3rd Ghostbusters movie in a set with the other 2 for 15 €. Was cheaper than buying 1 & 2 on Blu-ray. Watched it once and can't remember anything. Didn't even watch the last one. I like Ghostbusters 1 & 2, you didn't watch it as a kid when you think 2 is a bad movie.

 

[Fygee]

I didn’t think the all girl sequel was as bad as people make out

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Can't argue with you on that! I know what I'm watching when I get home.

Rotten Tomatoes Under Fire After PR Firm's Scheme to Pay Critics for Positive Reviews Uncovered - IGN

A new report details how a PR firm paid off critics to post positive reviews of 2018 drama Ophelia on Rotten Tomatoes, prompting scrutiny over the reviews aggregator.

www.ign.com

This isn't a "reviews are subjective" thing. It's heavily manipulated by inside/outside sources and is a misleading metric to begin with (RT often assigns a thumbs up/thumbs down to non-scored reviews based on nothing more than their interpretation of what was written). I'd rather watch a movie that got 80% 5/5s and 20% 1/5s than a movie that got 100% 3/5s. RT considers the first movie an 80% and the second one 100%. In a non-retarded metric, the first movie is an 8 and the second is a 6.

RT props up mediocrity (big studios' specialty) and should be summarily ignored.

Like terry said, IMDB (while flawed and self-selected) is still a way better metric than RT.

FWIW, Metacritic has always seemed to be a more reliable aggregator than RT.

 

[roker]

Because he spent all of 2022 getting completely shit on from all sides and now nobody else wants to work with him:




Back when Bill was still marketable and funny people pretended his bullshit was charming, but now that he's just another sad old man it's considered abusive and creepy.

I don't hate Bill. I don't hate Chevy. I think they're both funny (but Bill is funnier), but I always said Bill is just Chevy with better PR. If Bill wasn't making those Wes Anderson films, who knows where he'd be right now. He's a dick. Chevy is a dick. But we all turned our back on Chevy even though the same people were in the crowds laughing at the same jokes that everyone else made.

Point is: they all suck.

 

[Fygee]

I don't think Bill is nearly as much of a dick as Chevy.

Chevy is just a stone cold asshole to everyone. You'll never see total strangers having a wild, fun, random night with him unlike Bill.

 

[famicommander]

I don't think Bill is nearly as much of a dick as Chevy.

Chevy is just a stone cold asshole to everyone. You'll never see total strangers having a wild, fun, random night with him unlike Bill.

Bill is a violent nut, though. He headbutted a producer, dragged a female producer across a parking lot and threw her in a lake, beat the shit out of his wife on a regular basis, got a whole movie shut down for his sexual harrassment, attacked a nine year old Seth Green, etc.

Chevy is a dickhead but as far as we know the only person he ever hit was... Bill.

 

[100proof]

Not defending Bill Murray's terrible behavior but let's not softpedal what a colossal piece of shit Chevy is. Pretty much every director whose ever worked with him has vowed never to again and there's a cadre of women who've accused of him being a serial harasser. There's a reason people are still willing to work with Bill Murray despite him being a temperamental jackoff and that Chevy has been persona non grata in the industry for over 25 years. And it's not just "better PR".

 

[SouthtownKid]

Not defending Bill Murray's terrible behavior

fuck guess it's up to me then. Give me a minute to gather my thoughts.

 

[famicommander]

fuck guess it's up to me then. Give me a minute to gather my thoughts.

STK gonna go full HDR and defend wife beating?

 

[rarehero]

I actually like all of the actresses for their comedy in the female reboot but man, nothing in that movie was entertaining. It was bordering on cringe to eye rolls for me. My wife fell asleep during it but I watched the whole thing since we redboxed it and I was gonna get my money's worth out of it.

 

[SouthtownKid]

STK gonna go full HDR and defend wife beating?

Someone's got to, now that Connery is no longer with us.

 

[roker]

And it's not just "better PR".

I stand by my statement, sir.

Best not to dig deep into people you idolize.

Bowie, Lennon, Vanilla Ice, etc. You know, all the big stars. All assholes.

 

[SouthtownKid]

You take that back about Robert Van Winkle

 

[kernow]

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