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Posted on 08/24/2026 4:25:42 AM PDT by nikos1121
As a Greek-American, I went to see The Odyssey three weeks ago with eager anticipation. At the time, the Rotten Tomatoes scores had dropped into the 60s—significantly down from the high 90s where they started.
I ended up walking out after 90 minutes. Two other couples had already bailed around the one-hour mark. Only one guy remained sitting up in high right corner of the theater.
It was clearly the worst movie I have ever seen, and after 70 years of watching movies, that says a lot.
My brother, who still lives in Chicago where we grew up, saw it the day before. He leans left but is a sharp, reliable judge of cinema. He thought it was downright terrible, but to his credit, he didn't say a word about it until I’d seen it for myself.
I was furious and deeply disappointed. I felt like I was eight years old again and someone had just stolen my bike.
I was so moved to speak out that I sat down and took the time to write a thoughtful, honest review for Rotten Tomatoes, giving it a well-deserved 1 star. I posted my piece here, too, and almost everyone in the thread agreed with me. Anyone reading my review would know I’d actually watched the film—I pointed out that the classic Sinbad the Sailor movies of my youth were far better than this snoozefest. In closing, I wrote that if I’m ever on my deathbed with only a few hours left to live, I’m going to pray to God to give me back the time I wasted on The Odyssey, including the drive to and from the theater.
Now, to get to the point: the RT scores have somehow bounced right back up to the mid-90s. I went back to read the recent reviews, and they’re almost entirely one-sentence, 5-star fluff posts.
And guess what? My detailed review was completely scrubbed.
Has this happened to anyone else?
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How uch of that is comoing from outside the US?
It’s just a big Nolan-IMAX PsyOp. I don’t care to participate. I’m not on board for Spiderman either. Just goofy characters and a soy storyline. Great for teens I’d imagine. But it’s nothing I would ever watch, even when it’s free someday in the future on TV.
Mark!
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