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The movie review website Rotten Tomatoes is under fire for their apparent dismissal of negative reviews of the movie The Little Mermaid, which starrs a black actress replacing a traditionally white character.
1 posted on 05/30/2023 7:39:06 AM PDT by aperez77
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“Nice website you’ve got there, hate for anything bad to happen to it.”


2 posted on 05/30/2023 7:39:52 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Face it Rotten Tomatoes is Rotten


3 posted on 05/30/2023 7:39:56 AM PDT by butlerweave
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Another business makes itself untrustworthy and unreliable.

Wokeness accomplished!


4 posted on 05/30/2023 7:41:50 AM PDT by glorgau
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https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1913750273/?ref_=bo_hm_rd


5 posted on 05/30/2023 7:42:51 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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It’s been drawing some big crowds. But did they make the story politically correct???


6 posted on 05/30/2023 7:43:53 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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You would think that a movie review site would desperately cling to reputation of impartiality… RT sold out to the woke narratives long ago.


7 posted on 05/30/2023 7:43:59 AM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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Check this guy out he sees , https://www.youtube.com/@nerdrotic/videos


8 posted on 05/30/2023 7:45:52 AM PDT by butlerweave
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You wonder who really owns the Rotten Tomatoes site.... 🤔


9 posted on 05/30/2023 7:46:18 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (.FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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I smell something rotten at Rotten Tomatoes


10 posted on 05/30/2023 7:47:32 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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The Little Mermaid - Absolute Bilge
11 posted on 05/30/2023 7:48:48 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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Best place to get an honest review these days is The Critical Drinker, IMHO.

He is definitely not impressed with this film.


12 posted on 05/30/2023 7:48:49 AM PDT by chrisser (I lost my vaccine card in a tragic boating accident.)
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‘The Little Mermaid’ Washes Away Box Office Competition with $117 Million Domestic Opening Weekend
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It’s making lots of money for Disney.


13 posted on 05/30/2023 7:52:09 AM PDT by dennisw (Never attribute to stupidity, that which is adequately explained by malice)
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there are frequently movies that have a wide difference. I saw one recently that critics hated but audience loved. Dont remember what it was..one of the old movies.

Bohemian Rhapsody audience loved it more than critics
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bohemian_rhapsody


15 posted on 05/30/2023 7:58:45 AM PDT by RummyChick
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It’s raked in $211M so far and imdb gives i 7.6/10. Money is the only rating that matters.


21 posted on 05/30/2023 8:07:27 AM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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I want to see a remake of “Downfall” with an all-black cast. That ought to be fun!


30 posted on 05/30/2023 8:37:07 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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No parent is basing their decision to go see this movie on Rotten Tomatoes reviews. If your little girl tells you she wants to go see “The Little Mermaid”, it’s very difficult to tell her “no, because Disney is working to corrupt and debase American society”, even though it’s true.


31 posted on 05/30/2023 8:37:23 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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Rotten Tomatoes, in response to perceived “review bombing” - where people who haven’t seen the movie give it highly unfavorable or highly favorable reviews - came up with “Verified Reviews”.

Verified Reviews are people who purchase tickets through certain online providers like Fandango. If you just go to the theater and buy your ticket, you are a lesser reviewer in the eyes of Rotten Tomatoes.

Some are charging that this system is rigged. They claim that major studios can distribute tickets for free through providers like Fandango and harvest good reviews. This certainly seems to be the case with The Little Mermaid remake where the verified reviews have come in at 95% fresh and stayed there and the unverified AND the critics reviews (!) are much, much lower.


35 posted on 05/30/2023 9:01:37 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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I don’t even look at the “verified” audience reviews anymore. I drill straight to “all audience reviews” to see what the real people say.


36 posted on 05/30/2023 9:08:54 AM PDT by Boogieman
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I watched “Cocaine Bear” last night. It doesn’t have anything to do with a “little mermaid”, but at least it based on a true event.
That was one mean-ass bear…


37 posted on 05/30/2023 9:09:15 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! đź”­)
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some of you might first do a bit of research online to see if this big new release will be worth your while.

With very few exceptions, the answer these days is almost universally "No, it will not be worth your while, much less your money."

40 posted on 05/30/2023 9:25:58 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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