Movies You Love...but Feel Rotten Tomatoes Got Wrong

[kguillou]

So, I feel like this could be a (hopefully) fun topic. What are movies that you genuinely love or genuinely feel are good movies that were panned or just generally considered "rotten" on Rotten Tomatoes? I know you've all got to have at least a couple. Why do you feel they got said movie wrong?

Only criteria is, let's try not to include the obvious Marvel and DC comic book movies. Anything else is fair game.

I'll start:

RT Score: 23%

I just can not comprehend this. This is one of my all time favorite movies and one of the few that actually gets a real emotional reaction out of me anytime and makes me cry. I don't think Denzel has given a more compelling performance than this movie (ok, maybe Training Day). And the subject matter was, and still is, very topical. I don't know what was up the ciritcs butt with this one and how they weren't emotionally moved by this.

But, hey, that's me. I know I have more, but what are yours?

 

[Kreem Pi]

RT isn't a score. It's a percentage of favorable reviews.

 

[kguillou]

Correct, but a rotten score dictates that a majority of critics did not like the movie or think it sucks. Thus, the topic, why you feel critics for a certain "rotten" film did not like said movie.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

So why didn't you just say movies you like that the majority of critics don't like? What is this, "Rotten Tomatoes got wrong" nonsense? One, it is simply an aggregate of scores. RT isn't judging anything. Second, how can it be wrong?

 

[kguillou]

Uh, I dont see how thats any different than what i wrote? I very purposely wrote that this is about movies that you love that were panned and thus lead to a rotten score. I know that it is an aggregate, but a "rotten" score leads to a build up of panned reviews, does it not?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Uh, I dont see how thats any different than what i wrote? I very purposely wrote that this is about movies that you love that were panned and thus lead to a rotten score. I know that it is an aggregate, but a "rotten" score leads to a build up of panned reviews, does it not?

I don't think it is hard to understand the obvious problem. This is complaining about RT again. A come refrain nowadays.

 

[Grootster]

Uh, I dont see how thats any different than what i wrote? I very purposely wrote that this is about movies that you love that were panned and thus lead to a rotten score. I know that it is an aggregate, but a "rotten" score leads to a build up of panned reviews, does it not?

I don't see any problem with this thread or the way it is titled.

I know there are examples, but right now not a lot comes to mind.

I feel like Cars 2 deserves more than 39%. It's certainly not Pixar's finest work, but I don't think it's nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It has a fun tone, a great soundtrack, and lots of creative design work and animation. The only real problem I have with the movie is that it falls into the trope of using a funny side character as the main protagonist. I certainly rank it above Monsters University and The Good Dinosaur (which in my opinion are both flat out boring and have worse storytelling) and honestly even Finding Dory and a couple others.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I don't see any problem with this thread or the way it is titled.

I know there are examples, but right now not a lot comes to mind.

I feel like Cars 2 deserves more than 39%. It's certainly not Pixar's finest work, but I don't think it's nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It has a fun tone, a great soundtrack, and lots of creative design work and animation. The only real problem I have with the movie is that it falls into the trope of using a funny side character as the main protagonist. I certainly rank it above Monsters University and The Good Dinosaur (which in my opinion are both flat out boring and have worse storytelling) and honestly even Finding Dory and a couple others.

Says this, this shows he doesn't know how RT works.

 

[Grootster]

Me or the OP? And how so?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

When ever anyone mentions the RT percentage and then proceeds to say, "but it should be higher or lower" fundamentally shows they don't get how it works.

 

[Grootster]

I don't see a problem with people not agreeing with an RT score, and I fail to see how that means they don't understand how the site works. They're not saying some RT worker should go in and change the critics' score, they're simply disappointed in the number and feel like the critics should have rated it better.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I don't see a problem with people not agreeing with an RT score, and I fail to see how that means they don't understand how the site works. They're not saying some RT worker should go in and change the critics' score, they're simply disappointed in the number and feel like the critics should have rated it better.

You feel an arbitrary amount of critics, each with their own views, should have recommend it. That is what you are saying. Not even using the average score, but the percentage.

 

[Steyin]

I actually quite liked Transcendence and don't think it deserved the trashing it got from critics. Sure it could have delved much deeper into its premise, but it wasn't a flat out horrible film in my eyes.

 

[Grootster]

You feel an arbitrary amount of critics, each with their own views, should have recommend it. That is what you are saying. Not even using the average score, but the percentage.

I suppose I just don't see what's so weird about that, you seem to be trying to make it sound weirder than it is. Is it weird when people say that a YouTube video has too many dislikes and deserves more likes? They're not trying to put a gun to the head of all the critics who rated a movie and force them to give a movie a better score, they're just saying they disagree with the final number (and therefor disagree with the scores most critics gave it).

Think of it like a "what if" game, where instead of critic scores deciding the percent a movie gets on Rotten Tomatoes, you alone get to decide it. That's essentially what this is.

 

[Boom]

Death to Smoochy

RottenTomatoes Score: 42%

This movie is one of my favorite comedies of all time. I will defend it to the death.

 

[OfficerK]

I might say Only God Forgives, now I wouldn't say RT got it all wrong. But moreso i'm just an oddball for liking it. I don't necessarily like conventional cinema, that's why I tend to like Refn and Lynch a lot. I also greatly enjoyed The Neon Demon, but that got a 57 I think so not exactly panned across the board.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

Terminator Salvation 33% - Not an extremely popular opinion, but I think this is easily the best non-Cameron Terminator movie and a solid third installment if you skip Rise of the Machines (which got 70% fresh and is utter garbage).

 

[lime]

The Village (2004)
RT Score: 43%

I love this movie, and never got the hate for it? It had a good story, strong directing, and amazing acting.

And I don't believe ANYONE who says they saw the final twist coming.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

Good call on the village. I agree.

 

[Dark Raven]

Anyone planning to say Fant4stic which had an RT score of 9%?

 

[DKDetective]

Death to Smoochy

RottenTomatoes Score: 42%

This movie is one of my favorite comedies of all time. I will defend it to the death.

Excellent call. I also really enjoy it. I didn't realize it got such a negative reaction from critics.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

I'll try to avoid the debate of what Rotten Tomatoes actually is and just try to answer this as to what critically panned films do I like.

The first that comes to mind are the POTC sequels, particularly Dead Man's Chest (54%) and On Stranger Tides (32%). Those are actually my two favorite films in the franchise, even moreso than the critically acclaimed first film.

I enjoy The Man with the Golden Gun (45%) and while it is in the bottom half of Bond films, I don't think it is anywhere near the worst that it is often said to be. Christopher Lee makes it practically worth watching on his own. He's fantastic in the film.

I love Tora! Tora! Tora! and its 57%.

Mel Brooks has a few movies I really like that got bad reviews including Robin Hood: Men in Tights (48%), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (11%), and most notably Spaceballs (54%). How can you not love Spaceballs?

RT isn't very reliable for these older films though as there aren't enough reviews to get a consensus. Some of them have maybe 20 reviews, whereas modern blockbusters can have 300. A lot easier to miss when the reviews are so few in number.

 

[StormC]

The first that comes to mind are the POTC sequels, particularly Dead Man's Chest (54%) and On Stranger Tides (32%). Those are actually my two favorite films in the franchise, even moreso than the critically acclaimed first film.

Terminator Salvation 33% - Not an extremely popular opinion, but I think this is easily the best non-Cameron Terminator movie and a solid third installment if you skip Rise of the Machines (which got 70% fresh and is utter garbage).

Agreed on both of these, word-for-word.

Power Rangers (44%) was one of my favorite films this year, so I'll go ahead and mention that. I totally get why people didn't like it, but the cast really carried the film for me. A shame it won't get a sequel.

 

[kguillou]

Some good choices, guys. Agreed on Power Rangers StormC. I literally went into that movie ready to hate it and was 100% sure it was gonna be a disaster but damn if that movie didn't win me over. I totally get why people didn't like it but coming from a 90's kid who was at the heart of Ranger mania during that era, this movie put a smile on my face,the cast really did carry the movie.

 

[dw4000]

Im suprised interstellar, and inception werent more well received. I think they have a good amount of entertainment value compared to films like dunkirk and the witch, which i was unhappy I spent money to see in theaters