TMOS Reviews Thread - Non Spoiler Review and Discussion - Part 3

[MydnightPhoenix]

I admit in was hoping for a rating in the 90's which they gave to other comic book movies which were treated like Titanic. Mostly wanted it for Henry's sake.
For the Nolan Batman films my favs are BB, TDKR, the TDK which I still don't get the hype about.

 

[Liam_H]

To be certified fresh you need at least 40 reviews, with at least 5 Top Critics, and be at 75% or higher. The last one MOS does not have. You will lose that tag if you drop below 70% later on.

 

[BH/HHH]

What sort of new species are you? lol

Just kidding

But yeah Batman Begins and X-Men First Class are good movies IMO, so yeah I could see why you really prefer them over others.

Ha ha don't get me wrong I love TDK and TDKR I like a lot bar a few issues. The X films I just never cared for two, it just goes on forever lol but I loved FC it's Fassbender and Bacon that make me love that one so much.

 

[Krumm]

"beads!?!?!?"

Bees?!

 

[ThreadPool]

"beads!?!?!?"

t: Such a good episode.

So about that RT score...
I don't care.

 

[robot]

Yeah Robot, I'd agree fun seems to be key which isn't bad at all. I enjoyed those as well, it's always interesting to see what the critics thoughts on various movies he has above MOS, I mean he's got IM2 higher too

The problem is, we all haven't seen MOS... so, it's hard to tell.. but from what I gather, the consensus is that the first half is choppy and felt rush, from scene to scene.. (this I think is probably accurate seeing how they tried to fit so much into 2:20.. they should have lenghtened it to 2:50 or even 3 hours).. and also, the fighting scenes were too similar.. ie, you see one punch you seen em all and they don't seem to let up.. .so, a lot of consensus on 'less is more'.. which seems to me to be quite accurate as well... So, maybe if you add up all those complains, it's not as fun as other movies?? Might be a spectacle, but may not be as fun...

I am just speculating here... And from what I know about Snyder, he's only got 1 movie which I considered quite fun, which is 300... the rest is also a bit boring... sucker punch, watchmen, guardians...

 

[MydnightPhoenix]

I really wonder with Snyders track record of action over story, why he was chosen. But to his credit he is not as bad and Michael Bay.

 

[mayo23]

The reviewers themselves decide that. Look at it as a yes or no question if they recommend going to see the movie. That's probably more accurate and coherent over the breadth of reviewers than how they are treating their various grade scales.

Not that it matters much to me though.

That's sort of a complicated part about review scores. A reviewer may give a film 3/5 just for the fact that it may have been a well-made, interestingly scripted film with decent acting. However, the overall film may have contained elements that made the film un-enjoyable for them. So in the end, a 3/5 film could still be a film that one would not recommend or would not want to watch again.

 

[Travesty]

t: Such a good episode.

So about that RT score...
I don't care.

Don't worry, I'm sure the score will work some magic and get higher than 70.

Spoiler

 

[Sharkboy]

If the GA love the movie, none of this will matter I guess.

Yep...even bayformers has it's legion of fans who care not for reviews. Whatever makes the fans happy i guess.

 

[mayo23]

From RottenTomatoes themselves.

I was referring to the critics consensus not the certified fresh rating since someone else was questioning the fact that a consensus was already up. But thanks for the extra info anyways.

 

[Anjow1060]

I really wonder with Snyders track record of action over story, why he was chosen. But to his credit he is not as bad and Michael Bay.

Chris Nolan is a major fan of Michael Bay. So if you want to say Snyder and Bay are cut from the same cloth - this makes sense. Especially because Nolan pretty much nominated Snyder for the job.

And WB is gonna listen to the guy that gave them license to print money.

- Jow

 

[BatLobster]

Spoiler

It feels right to have The Final Countdown stuck in my head seeing as we're only a few days away now, so thanks for that t:

 

[Ms. Marvel]

Yep...even bayformers has it's legion of fans who care not for reviews. Whatever makes the fans happy i guess.

Yeah WOM needs to be good....which it is so far, but I have been wrong before.

 

[LostSon88]

Just something I put together. Critics' Choice scores versus Rotten Tomatoes scores for various comic book adaptations (Iron Man 1,2, and 3; The Avengers; Batman Begins, the Dark Knight, and TDKR; Spiderman 3; Captain America: TFA; The Hulk and Incredible Hulk; Superman Returns; and Thor).

Clearly, a linear trend exists, but the correlation is fairly weak (the linear regression can only account for ~63% of the variance in the two data sets). That said, if we assume the Critics' Choice score will remain at 88/100 (as it has for several days now), then the linear model predicts a Rotten Tomatoes score of ~84%; that, in my opinion, is a fairly conservative estimate from the data, and the final RT score has an equal chance of being higher or lower than that.

Thought that might help some people calm their nerves.

It's showing the linearity and predictability of the two scores, which should be taken with a grain of salt because who knows what movies they chose. Last I checked, your coefficient of determination needs to be close to 1 for a solid trend (not a statistics guy do don't quote me). 0.6 is not a great trend predicter.

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[mayo23]

I really wonder with Snyders track record of action over story, why he was chosen. But to his credit he is not as bad and Michael Bay.

At least from the batch of reviews I've read, the less is more approach in terms of spectacle would have helped the overall story. Apparently the final climax is quite long.

 

[Project862006]

I really wonder with Snyders track record of action over story, why he was chosen. But to his credit he is not as bad and Michael Bay.

notice how the RT consensus does'nt slam characters,acting,story,etc.

alot of people even from his very board feel the characters and story were done well and very relatable

people overreacting again lol

 

[InJustice]

Yeah WOM needs to be good....which it is so far, but I have been wrong before.

What is WOM? I've always wondered...? /noob

 

[slimshady247]

There was always going to be stigma in trying to do something new with Superman.

 

[JAK®]

Snyder doesn't have a track record of action over story.

 

[Autonet]

What is WOM? I've always wondered...? /noob

Word of mouth.

 

[Anjow1060]

At least from the batch of reviews I've read, the less is more approach in terms of spectacle would have helped the overall story. Apparently the final climax is quite long.

While I realize it's possible for this to be the case in a bad way ala the end of Transformers 2,

The only way this is bad is if the action doesn't escalate as it goes on.

Besides - this makes up for the lack of action in Superman Returns.

- Jow

 

[Str8 Rippin]

What is WOM? I've always wondered...? /noob

Word of mouth.

 

[TheIrishAvenger]

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[David Destructs]

RT consensus:
"Superman's return to the big screen is mostly successful, as Man of Steel provides enough exhilarating action and spectacle to overcome its occasional detours into generic blockbuster territory."