The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Rotten Tomatoes score? - Part 2

[Picard Sisko]

I don't currently have the patience nor energy to write a full blown review but this was definitely bordering on a perfect Spider-Man movie. I personally prefer Hans Zimmer's score to Horner's, this ost made me shed a tear in the final parts of the movie

Goblin was in the movie way too briefly though, Max Dillon was a tad too over the top pre-transformation and the Peter/Aunt May bickering got just a tad annoying because Sally Field was like nagging and screaming all her lines

9.3/10, I guess

Glad you enjoyed the movie, TheWallCrawler. You should add your rating to RT.

 

[Raiden]

Somewhat concerning that it dipped down to a 69% with the addition of the latest reviews. Looks like those American critics are kicking in.

I thought TASM2 would drop to the mid-70s at worst, but I never thought it'd be in the high 60s instead. And US critics generally aren't kind to CBM, so we might see more drops next week. But I think Spider-Man is a property that is practically immune to reviews, so I don't think it will affect its OW next week.

 

[Picard Sisko]

Just don't think about the RT score when you're seeing the movie. As hard as it may be, try to block everything out and focus your attention on that screen.

 

[Airnick]

Back up to 70%

 

[Airnick]

Just don't think about the RT score when you're seeing the movie. As hard as it may be, try to block everything out and focus your attention on that screen.

For me once the lights dim and the movie Starts, I forget about all the reviews.

 

[Picard Sisko]

For me once the lights dim and the movie Starts, I forget about all the reviews.

This is why I miss the good ol' days where the only reviews that were generally available were those featured in the daily newspaper and some critiques from Siskel and Ebert on television. Times have certainly changed.

 

[Ms. Marvel]

Audience RT is at 81%.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

This is why I miss the good ol' days where the only reviews that were generally available were those featured in the daily newspaper and some critiques from Siskel and Ebert on television. Times have certainly changed.

Yeah having many choices and variety of reviews to read is horrible...

 

[marcvader]

Back up to 70%

We're getting to the point soon that it gets harder and harder to go up with multiple positive reviews but drop easily with just a couple negatives.

On another note the last thing i think about is rotten tomatoes or any reviews for that matter once i'm in the theater seeing a movie i want to see.

 

[Picard Sisko]

Yeah having many choices and variety of reviews to read is horrible...

No need for the sarcasm. My point was that it is much easier to form your own opinion before sites like RT, imdb or any movie rating sites became popular. People are overly fixated on RT scores when really they shouldn't matter.

 

[Picard Sisko]

We're getting to the point soon that it gets harder and harder to go up with multiple positive reviews but drop easily with just a couple negatives.

The score is going to fluctuate for the next few days and the film will really struggle to stay in the 70s. I see this landing from 60-65% now, while the audience rating may drop to the mid 70s.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

No need for the sarcasm. My point was that it is much easier to form your own opinion before sites like RT, imdb or any movie rating sites became popular. People are overly fixated on RT scores when really they shouldn't matter.

That has nothing to do with RT, imdb or any movie rating site. If one cannot form their own opinion that is on them.

 

[Picard Sisko]

That has nothing to do with RT, imdb or any moving rating site. If one cannot form their own opinion that is on them.

Yes, I know that. The fact that we are sitting here posting in a thread dedicated to Rotten Tomatoes kind of says something though. A lot of people tend to get fixated on RT scores and use that to help them decide on whether or not to see a movie, or whether or not a film is good or bad. To me, that is a shame.

I remember going into SM1 and SM2 not knowing what any of the reviews were like and the wait for those films weren't nearly as painful.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Yes, I know that. The fact that we are sitting here posting in a thread dedicated to Rotten Tomatoes kind of says something though. A lot of people tend to get fixated on RT scores and use that to help them decide on whether or not to see a movie, or whether or not a film is good or bad. To me, that is a shame.

I remember going into SM1 and SM2 not knowing what any of the reviews were like and the wait for those films weren't nearly as painful.

That people invest too much into RT doesn't mean it is a problem. RT is rarely used by fans to decide whether a film is good or not. RT is used for validating opinions and fanboy love. It is why so many fanboys attack the critics if they don't love "their" film.

 

[Picard Sisko]

That people invest too much into RT doesn't mean it is a problem. RT is rarely used by fans to decide whether a film is good or not. RT is used for validating opinions and fanboy love. It is why so many fanboys attack the critics if they don't love "their" film.

The only time I take issue with a review is when it says that a film is made just to make money or something like that. Good solid criticism is fine.

Though another thing you pointed out is how fanboys use RT to validate their love for a CBM. Heck, one of my film professors was using an AFI list to "prove" that a movie was good. He was screening 2001: A Space Odyssey and said, "even if you don't like the movie, it made it on this list and therefore it is a good film." While I agree the film is fantastic, that was a terrible argument on his part. I expected better from a Professor.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

The only time I take issue with a review is when it says that a film is made just to make money or something like that. Good solid criticism is fine.

Though another thing you pointed out is how fanboys use RT to validate their love for a CBM. Heck, one of my film professors was using an AFI list to "prove" that a movie was good. He was screening 2001: A Space Odyssey and said, "even if you don't like the movie, it made it on this list and therefore it is a good film." While I agree the film is fantastic, that was a terrible argument on his part. I expected better from a Professor.

Yeah, I'd call that a massive fail on your professors part. If that had happened to me, I probably would have walked out.

 

[Picard Sisko]

He could have argued why he thought the film is great, perhaps mentioning the symbolic value or meaning behind some of the scenes and the messages that are found throughout. Saying, "well it was close to #1 on a top movie list" doesn't quite cut it.

 

[marcvader]

RT is used solely for dick measuring and validation on these fanboy sites. Fanboys ar going to see what they want to see regardless of what a percentage is telling them or a reviewer for that matter. The GA if anyone may be swayed but even they usually go be friends and coworkers word of mouth for the most part. I have never ever used a review to make me or deter me from seeing anything in my 3 1/2 decades of going to the theater.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

He could have argued why he thought the film is great, perhaps mentioning the symbolic value or meaning behind some of the scenes and the messages that are found throughout. Saying, "well it was close to #1 on a top movie list" doesn't quite cut it.

Picard Sisko do you take statements like, "cash grab" literally in reviews? I can understand why, but after all these years review I feel like I get review lingo. I have found that "cash grab" is usually shorthand for something considered lacking in artistic integrity, something without much substance.

 

[Picard Sisko]

Picard Sisko do you take statements like, "cash grab" literally in reviews? I can understand why, but after all these years review I feel like I get review lingo. I have found that "cash grab" is usually shorthand for something considered lacking in artistic integrity, something without much substance.

Hmm. I suppose it really depends on the context and how the words "cash grab" are being used. I think when I hear that in the same review that calls a film like TASM1 or 2 "unnecessary," I take it a bit more literally.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Hmm. I suppose it really depends on the context and how the words "cash grab" are being used. I think when I hear that in the same review that calls a film like TASM1 or 2 "unnecessary," I take it a bit more literally.

But isn't that another example? "Unnecessary" similar to "been here before" or "covering the same ground".

 

[Picard Sisko]

But isn't that another example? "Unnecessary" similar to "been here before" or "covering the same ground".

Well the last RT review that was negative basically labels TASM2 as a rehash of Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (and we know that is false), so I do consider the "unnecessary" criticism to be a bit cheap. But once again it does depend on the context and how the word is being used.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Well the last RT review that was negative basically labels TASM2 as a rehash of Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (and we know that is false), so I do consider the "unnecessary" criticism to be a bit cheap. But once again it does depend on the context and how the word is being used.

Which one exactly?

 

[Picard Sisko]

Which one exactly?

http://www.colesmithey.com/reviews/2014/04/the-amazing-spider-man-2.html

For Sony’s franchise producers to go back to square one in retelling Spidey’s origins all over again, only to perform a weird re-imagining of Raimi’s “Spider-Man 2” as a follow-up, isn’t merely redundant; it is pure folly.

The only real comparison to SM2 in his review is that Harry Osborn runs the company in both films.

 

[Ms. Marvel]

http://www.colesmithey.com/reviews/2014/04/the-amazing-spider-man-2.html



The only real comparison to SM2 in his review is that Harry Osborn runs the company in both films.

I will say the inclusion of Harry Goblin in this movie made the comparison with the Raimi movies inevitable. The inclusion of the origin story and Zod in MOS made comparisons between it and Superman & Superman 2 inevitable. I think the comparisons are quite fair.