The Official Suicide Squad Rotten Tomatoes Thread

[Dasher10]

Remember when reviews hit for Fantastic Four and a few people decided to dig their heads in the sand and pretend like it might not actually be that bad and even formed a "positive thread" since they were in denial?

This is what's happening now. Reviews are in, it's time to abandon ship.

 

[jokesonm3]

A petition... seriously...

 

[RadioSha]

Remember when reviews hit for Fantastic Four and a few people decided to dig their heads in the sand and pretend like it might not actually be that bad and even formed a "positive thread" since they were in denial?

This is what's happening now. Reviews are in, it's time to abandon ship.

I didn't think Fantastic Four was all that bad to be honest. I fell asleep near the end though so who knows...

 

[Bats123]

A petition... seriously...

Yup, to ban Rotten Tomatoes, the site that doesnt review movies, the site that just compiles the reviews.....

 

[jokesonm3]

Yup, to ban Rotten Tomatoes, the site that doesnt review movies, the site that just compiles the reviews.....

I'm honestly hoping that a troll created that petition and not an actual DC fan, because this is just beyond sad tbh.

 

[Penguin]

A petition... seriously...

Dissent hurts people’s feelings, so it must be dealt with, you see.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I'm honestly hoping that a troll created that petition and not an actual DC fan, because this is just beyond sad tbh.

It'd be funny if he set it up just to see how many idiots would sign it.

 

[StormC]

How can you know it doesn't work if you haven't seen it?

A tentpole franchise without tentpole-size box office receipts and bad reviews is not working by definition.

 

[jokesonm3]

It'd be funny if he set it up just to see how many idiots would sign it.

lol that's what i call taking a joke too far then.

 

[Legendver2]

Wait for it...

Where's that laughing face from anyway? I see it in a lot of memes so just curious.

Richard Roeper actually got mercilessly attacked for giving BvS a good review.

Well that just proves there are crazy's on both sides of the aisle, not just hardcore DC fanatics

I've really found myself disliking the IGN folks more and more over the years. They're all over the place. Like you said with tv/movie and game reviews. They just, I dunno how to put it exactly, but they've become so irrelevant in my eyes.

I haven't taken IGN seriously ever since they gave Phantom Pain, that poor POS excuse of an MGS game, a 10/10.

I could care less about the RT score. People should judge the film on its own merits rather than be influenced so heavily by critics IMO.

I'm not saying fire the critics or anything crazy, but their opinions really should not count any more than each of ours.

This year pretty much demonstrated to me that RT doesn't mean jack****. Aside from Thor2, IM2 and 3 from years before, most of the films I thought were awesome got rotten scores: XMA, BvS, Jason Bourne. As long as I like them then that's all that matters. Aside from RT scores, I also find that a lot of people like to dictate in the hype what movies we should and shouldn't like either. Well, they can go eat Deadpool's face .

I mean these guys can say whatever they want, but to this day, MoS and still being discussed, along with JL, and that's just looking at the amount of viewers in each sub forum. Unfortunately Marvel's films dont share that type of activity consistency. No ding against Marvel, since I'm a diehard for their Netflix stuff and GotG and WS. I just like the fact that the DCEU is such a controversial and hot topic that people are still debating about it for years to come.

- Grace Randolph

Damn she defended BVS like it was her first born, this must be some next level stuff for her to hate it this much.

Well at least you can't say she's bias for DC anymore

There's got to be a point though where you can no longer stand behind something that isn't working.

I hope you're only referring to the peeps that didn't like the films.

 

[RadioSha]

A tentpole franchise without tentpole-size box office receipts and bad reviews is not working by definition.

It's gonna make money. Beleeeee dat!

Anywho, I just hope this movie leans towards Fury than Sabotage. Perhaps it's a midpoint of both which could justify the rotten reception.

 

[Adder]

1 fresh and 3 rotten since I last looked. Looks like this might be a lock for rotten.

 

[StormC]

1 fresh and 3 rotten since I last looked. Looks like this might be a lock for rotten.

Climbing up over 20% is practically impossible at this point. A movie's ballpark RT score is generally cemented around 20-30 reviews. It was a lock a while ago.

 

[Greenlite]

People need to remember lots of neutrals/casual viewers make up their mind based on RT scores, therefore affecting the potential of the box office receipts, which in turn affect the future of DCEU...unless the cinemascore, wom and the hype override the RT score in real life.

 

[ManWithNoName18]

Any things possible, some movies get great reviews and just don't connect with audiences. And others get bad reviews and then do.

We're going to have to wait for the cinemascore and weekend drops to find that out though

 

[Wolfgangamadeus]

Any things possible, some movies get great reviews and just don't connect with audiences. And others get bad reviews and then do.

We're going to have to wait for the cinemascore and weekend drops to find that out though

That's usually for art house films. Which recent blockbuster has that happened with?

 

[writer0327]

Transformers has been on the downturn domestically. It's growing internationally which is why it's done so well.

It's also the only franchise people can bother to come up with in terms of critically slammed blockbuster franchises that flourish (except Pirates which has a similar domestic/international situation). Where are all the others if reviews truly don't matter? Hell, look at the Furious franchise that managed to turn into a monster after it started to generate critical acclaim - and then bigger receipts.

Come on now, there are literally tons of movies that film reviewers hated that went on to make a killing at the box office. Transformers is just the biggest example, but we can go all day with other films. You mentioned Pirates, mostly 3 and 4. The Twilight franchise had all bad reviews as well. But it also had an audience that still made that franchise a ton of cash. Armageddon was one of the worst reviewed films of its year and it was also the highest grossing movie that same year. The Da Vinci Code was also poorly reviewed, but also the highest grossing its year I believe.

The point is either you find the right audience, or you give the general public what they want. Then it won't matter much what the reviewers say.

 

[RadioSha]

That's usually for art house films. Which recent blockbuster has that happened with?

Maybe Edge of Tomorrow?

 

[Wolfgangamadeus]

Maybe Edge of Tomorrow?

Oh yeah nice catch! I had forgotten about that. Really good film.

 

[writer0327]

That's usually for art house films. Which recent blockbuster has that happened with?

Prometheus comes to mind. I don't believe it was a box office smash that people thought it would be, but it sits at 73% on RT.

Edge of Tomorrow as well, although I think it suffered from poor marketing, but still it had a big budget, a big name star, and got 90% on RT. Still did lousy at the box office.

 

[writer0327]

Maybe Edge of Tomorrow?

Wow I walked away from my computer just as you were typing this before I completed my post....great minds....

 

[IncognitoWalrus]

Prometheus comes to mind. I don't believe it was a box office smash that people thought it would be, but it sits at 73% on RT.

Edge of Tomorrow as well, although I think it suffered from poor marketing, but still it had a big budget, a big name star, and got 90% on RT. Still did lousy at the box office.

The Live Die Repeat tagline was too memorable for its own good, I think, and the title of the movie got drowned out.

 

[Bats123]

The Live Die Repeat tagline was too memorable for its own good, I think, and the title of the movie got drowned out.

tbf the marketing was awful for Edge of Tomorrow.

 

[Kyle]

Remember when reviews hit for Fantastic Four and a few people decided to dig their heads in the sand and pretend like it might not actually be that bad and even formed a "positive thread" since they were in denial?

This is what's happening now. Reviews are in, it's time to abandon ship.

Remember when BvS hit and people (although minority) FACTUALLY loved it and were attacked non stop by those that hated it for stating their opinion? Reviews are in, it's time people face facts that some will love it and others hate it. Unless wait... Those positive reviews are all paid for, right? Or wait... Every professional review and opinion that doesn't line up with your own is factually incorrect, right?

 

[Zero_Effect]

That's usually for art house films. Which recent blockbuster has that happened with?

Depends on how you define it. Ender's Game has a 60% on RT, 110M budget and only made 125M WW. A Walk Among the Tombstones sits at 65% on RT and under preformed with only 58M WW. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (79% on RT) cost 145M and only made 275M WW.