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Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster

I liked it. It has a lot of elements that I enjoy in a Cohen Brothers movie - in particular a scheme to get ahead goes terribly wrong. A bit melodramatic in parts, but that's the style of the time.

I'm pretty confident in saying that Burt Lancaster deserves remembering much more than he is in comparison to others of the time (Gable and Bogart for example). I'm not sure I've seen anything he's in that I didn't enjoy.

Lancaster was a fine actor with a tremendous body of work. I think his standing in popular culture suffers a bit vs. guys like Gable and Bogart is that Lancaster didn't have that one iconic role like Rhett Butler or Rick Blaine that would cement him in our collective memory. I'd probably say Elmer Gantry or The Birdman of Alcatraz are his most famous performances but neither film approaches the cultural significance of GWTW or Casablanca.

Burt's career also began after the peak of the Hollywood studio system--Gable and Bogart benefited from a decade of type casting by MGM and Warner Brothers respectively. That may not have helped them artistically but it built up their public image. Lancaster on the other hand lived long enough to appear in films by Bertolucci, Visconti and Malle.
 
Sorry, Wrong Number

Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster

I liked it. It has a lot of elements that I enjoy in a Cohen Brothers movie - in particular a scheme to get ahead goes terribly wrong. A bit melodramatic in parts, but that's the style of the time.

I'm pretty confident in saying that Burt Lancaster deserves remembering much more than he is in comparison to others of the time (Gable and Bogart for example). I'm not sure I've seen anything he's in that I didn't enjoy.

Lancaster was a fine actor with a tremendous body of work. I think his standing in popular culture suffers a bit vs. guys like Gable and Bogart is that Lancaster didn't have that one iconic role like Rhett Butler or Rick Blaine that would cement him in our collective memory. I'd probably say Elmer Gantry or The Birdman of Alcatraz are his most famous performances but neither film approaches the cultural significance of GWTW or Casablanca.

Burt's career also began after the peak of the Hollywood studio system--Gable and Bogart benefited from a decade of type casting by MGM and Warner Brothers respectively. That may not have helped them artistically but it built up their public image. Lancaster on the other hand lived long enough to appear in films by Bertolucci, Visconti and Malle.
That's a really good point. He had a lot of really good roles but none that you'd consider "defining".

They're in this thread somewhere but I've really liked him in The Killers, Judgement at Nuremberg, The Train, and Seven Days In May.

He was good in Sweet Smell of Success but I didn't really care for how relentlessly mean that character was.

I guess I didn't like From Here to Eternity very much.

Edit: Speaking of The Train and Seven Days...boy did John Frankenheimer have a run in the 60's.
 
Edit: Speaking of The Train and Seven Days...boy did John Frankenheimer have a run in the 60's.

The Manchurian Candidate, Seconds and Grand Prix are all strong pictures from that era. Frankenheimer's alcohol abuse and changes in the film industry hampered his career in the decades that followed but Ronin (1998) showed he hadn't lost his touch with intelligent action films. I'm a huge fan of 52 Pick-Up (1986) which is one of the finest movie adaptations of an Elmore Leonard novel.
 
Starring Barbara Stanwyck
I know she was an icon, but every time I see this name I just think of Fletch. Don't hate me :lol:
I know it's a favorite of many but I just really dislike Chevy Chase and thus...I have never seen Fletch and am not likely to.
You're not the first person I've heard say that. Have you also skipped the Vacation movies then?

Fletch is an all-time great. Pretty sure I've seen it 50+ times if not more.
 
Lancaster is definitely way up there on my favorite classic actors. Him and Cary Grant are both actors who are always interesting to me though for extremely different reasons. Lancaster was much better at becoming a character where Grant was usually playing a variation on Cary Grant. Still both had some kind of charisma and charm that just always works on me.
 
Starring Barbara Stanwyck
I know she was an icon, but every time I see this name I just think of Fletch. Don't hate me :lol:
I know it's a favorite of many but I just really dislike Chevy Chase and thus...I have never seen Fletch and am not likely to.
You're not the first person I've heard say that. Have you also skipped the Vacation movies then?

Fletch is an all-time great. Pretty sure I've seen it 50+ times if not more.
The first Vacation is funny. The others I find terrible.
 
The first Vacation is funny. The others I find terrible.

I'm trying to think of a comedy sequel that was funnier than the original but all I'm coming up with are action/comedy movies that were "better" because of higher production values.
I'm just spit balling, because I don't think these are better... But they're at least not Caddyshack 2 bad.

Austin Powers
Naked Gun
There's something about Larry
Wayne's World
Airplane
 
The first Vacation is funny. The others I find terrible.

I'm trying to think of a comedy sequel that was funnier than the original but all I'm coming up with are action/comedy movies that were "better" because of higher production values.
I'm just spit balling, because I don't think these are better... But they're at least not Caddyshack 2 bad.

Austin Powers
Naked Gun
There's something about Larry
Wayne's World
Airplane
Addams Family sequel was better than the original for whatever that’s worth. My wife and I rewatched sort of recently. I was surprised by the sequel actually being sort of good compared to the original which kind of stunk.
 
I'm pretty confident in saying that Burt Lancaster deserves remembering much more than he is in comparison to others of the time (Gable and Bogart for example). I'm not sure I've seen anything he's in that I didn't enjoy.
Lancaster’s screen presence is incredible- there are fewer actors who could be as intimidating on screen as Lancaster. He was so good for so long from The Killers in 1947 to Field of Dreams 40 years later. However, he was missing one gear: humor. Bogart could wisecrack and be sly. He was certainly no joke teller but he had a dry humor. Gable was the lead of the the movie that pretty much set the gold standard for the rom-com and screwball comedy so charming rogue was perfectly in his wheelhouse. Lancaster couldn’t ever do funny and was locked into extremely self serious roles all of the time. That’s the one dimension he didn’t have. Similar to Kirk Douglas in a lot of ways.
 
I'm pretty confident in saying that Burt Lancaster deserves remembering much more than he is in comparison to others of the time (Gable and Bogart for example). I'm not sure I've seen anything he's in that I didn't enjoy.
Lancaster’s screen presence is incredible- there are fewer actors who could be as intimidating on screen as Lancaster. He was so good for so long from The Killers in 1947 to Field of Dreams 40 years later. However, he was missing one gear: humor. Bogart could wisecrack and be sly. He was certainly no joke teller but he had a dry humor. Gable was the lead of the the movie that pretty much set the gold standard for the rom-com and screwball comedy so charming rogue was perfectly in his wheelhouse. Lancaster couldn’t ever do funny and was locked into extremely self serious roles all of the time. That’s the one dimension he didn’t have. Similar to Kirk Douglas in a lot of ways.
Also a good point. Sounds like that's what he was like in real life. I don't think he was the kind of guy you'd invite to a dinner party.

His and Douglas's rivalry makes Seven Days In May even better.

I also like that Rod Serling wrote that terrific script.
 
I'm pretty confident in saying that Burt Lancaster deserves remembering much more than he is in comparison to others of the time (Gable and Bogart for example). I'm not sure I've seen anything he's in that I didn't enjoy.
Lancaster’s screen presence is incredible- there are fewer actors who could be as intimidating on screen as Lancaster. He was so good for so long from The Killers in 1947 to Field of Dreams 40 years later. However, he was missing one gear: humor. Bogart could wisecrack and be sly. He was certainly no joke teller but he had a dry humor. Gable was the lead of the the movie that pretty much set the gold standard for the rom-com and screwball comedy so charming rogue was perfectly in his wheelhouse. Lancaster couldn’t ever do funny and was locked into extremely self serious roles all of the time. That’s the one dimension he didn’t have. Similar to Kirk Douglas in a lot of ways.
Also a good point. Sounds like that's what he was like in real life. I don't think he was the kind of guy you'd invite to a dinner party.

His and Douglas's rivalry makes Seven Days In May even better.

I also like that Rod Serling wrote that terrific script.
Always interesting to hear which stars match their screen identity and which didn’t. Gregory Peck was famously very much like Atticus Finch and the roles he took on. Then there was Rita Hayworth who seemed forever bothered by the screen persona she inhabited and felt like she was anything but the love goddess that the media made her out to be.

Have you see Gunfight at the OK Corral? That’s a pretty good Lancaster-Douglas pairing with Lancaster at Earp and Douglas as Doc Holliday.
 
I'm pretty confident in saying that Burt Lancaster deserves remembering much more than he is in comparison to others of the time (Gable and Bogart for example). I'm not sure I've seen anything he's in that I didn't enjoy.
Lancaster’s screen presence is incredible- there are fewer actors who could be as intimidating on screen as Lancaster. He was so good for so long from The Killers in 1947 to Field of Dreams 40 years later. However, he was missing one gear: humor. Bogart could wisecrack and be sly. He was certainly no joke teller but he had a dry humor. Gable was the lead of the the movie that pretty much set the gold standard for the rom-com and screwball comedy so charming rogue was perfectly in his wheelhouse. Lancaster couldn’t ever do funny and was locked into extremely self serious roles all of the time. That’s the one dimension he didn’t have. Similar to Kirk Douglas in a lot of ways.
Also a good point. Sounds like that's what he was like in real life. I don't think he was the kind of guy you'd invite to a dinner party.

His and Douglas's rivalry makes Seven Days In May even better.

I also like that Rod Serling wrote that terrific script.
Always interesting to hear which stars match their screen identity and which didn’t. Gregory Peck was famously very much like Atticus Finch and the roles he took on. Then there was Rita Hayworth who seemed forever bothered by the screen persona she inhabited and felt like she was anything but the love goddess that the media made her out to be.

Have you see Gunfight at the OK Corral? That’s a pretty good Lancaster-Douglas pairing with Lancaster at Earp and Douglas as Doc Holliday.
I haven't. I'm about to embark on a spree of watching a batch of older movies again. I'll add that to the list.

My IRL friends are egging me on to do a movie review podcast. Seems like a crowded space already and likely a waste of time - but also might be fun just as a hobby. I've seen a lot of "older" movies now that I could/not recommend.
 
We've been watching a lot of movies lately, trying to catch all the hyped ones before awards season. Here's what we've seen so far listed from best to worst:

Anora
The best movie I've seen this year. Very entertaining with great performances across the board.

The Apprentice
Surprisingly good. It caught me off guard. Two standout performances.

The Brutalist
A true achievement and sure to be a critics' darling. Pearce and Brody are excellent. VERY long. An epic similar to There Will Be Blood. Not for everyone.

A Complete Unknown
Really good and obviously Chalamet will be right there for Best Actor. I wasn’t a fan of the girlfriend’s casting though.

September 5
Very well done. Loved how seamlessly they intertwined the archival studio footage.

Wicked
Exactly what you'd expect. Well executed with great performances from both leads. Kids will love it but I probably won't watch it again.

The Substance
Not a Best Picture contender but an absolute must-see for the WTF factor.

Saturday Night
I liked it though the lead didn’t quite work for me. Chevy actor and JK Simmons are standouts.

The Order
The characters felt a bit underdeveloped but Jude Law is solid. A tepid thumbs up.

The Last Showgirl
Thin script with a padded runtime to hit feature length. Anderson goes character-y. Meh.

Juror #2
Feels like a long, middling Law & Order episode. Implausible and straightforwardly shot by Clint. Pass.

Civil War
I came to this one late but honestly I thought it was pretty dumb.

Next up will be Nosferatu, Gladiator 2, Emelia Perez and Conclave.
Caught 3 more over the last week:

Conclave (Ranked just below September 5)
About 30 minutes in, I thought this is a really good movie. It's a slow burn, but for me, it lost its way late. Solid work by the entire cast, with Fiennes delivering a standout performance that puts him firmly in contention for a nomination.

Nosferatu (Ranked just below Wicked)
One of the best directors working today, and I consider everything he does a must-see. While visually stunning, the movie felt a bit underwhelming overall and didn’t quite come together for me.

Emelia Perez (Ranked just below The Order)
The writer was in Mexico and enjoyed some primo ganja while watching Mrs. Doubtfire, or at least that’s what I’d like to believe. While it seems poised to take home some Golden Globes, an Oscar win for Best Picture feels unlikely. The conversation leading up to the ceremony will likely focus on whether the lead secures a nomination or even a win. Undoubtedly an achievement, but it's sure to be polarizing, at least among the movie-viewing public.
I feel validated in my high ranking of The Apprentice as Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong were nominated for Oscars this morning. We will be watching Nickel Boys, A Real Pain and I'm Still Here in the coming weeks hopefully.

Sing Sing (Ranked just below Conclave)
Very good movie. Coleman Domingo's Oscar nomination is well deserved. They avoided taking the easy road and delivered something impactful.
 
I'm pretty confident in saying that Burt Lancaster deserves remembering much more than he is in comparison to others of the time (Gable and Bogart for example). I'm not sure I've seen anything he's in that I didn't enjoy.
Lancaster’s screen presence is incredible- there are fewer actors who could be as intimidating on screen as Lancaster. He was so good for so long from The Killers in 1947 to Field of Dreams 40 years later. However, he was missing one gear: humor. Bogart could wisecrack and be sly. He was certainly no joke teller but he had a dry humor. Gable was the lead of the the movie that pretty much set the gold standard for the rom-com and screwball comedy so charming rogue was perfectly in his wheelhouse. Lancaster couldn’t ever do funny and was locked into extremely self serious roles all of the time. That’s the one dimension he didn’t have. Similar to Kirk Douglas in a lot of ways.
Also a good point. Sounds like that's what he was like in real life. I don't think he was the kind of guy you'd invite to a dinner party.

His and Douglas's rivalry makes Seven Days In May even better.

I also like that Rod Serling wrote that terrific script.
Always interesting to hear which stars match their screen identity and which didn’t. Gregory Peck was famously very much like Atticus Finch and the roles he took on. Then there was Rita Hayworth who seemed forever bothered by the screen persona she inhabited and felt like she was anything but the love goddess that the media made her out to be.

Have you see Gunfight at the OK Corral? That’s a pretty good Lancaster-Douglas pairing with Lancaster at Earp and Douglas as Doc Holliday.
I haven't. I'm about to embark on a spree of watching a batch of older movies again. I'll add that to the list.

My IRL friends are egging me on to do a movie review podcast. Seems like a crowded space already and likely a waste of time - but also might be fun just as a hobby. I've seen a lot of "older" movies now that I could/not recommend.
It’s not a great western but it’s good and I love the two leads. Though it’s a story told many times before and this isn’t the best version. Still John Sturges is a competent action director and the new 4K restoration looks great.

As for the movie podcasting thing, certainly a flooded market and it seems tough to bring something new or different to it. I’ve thought about it for a couple years. The production would be so time consuming, I don’t think I have that in me. I had to make a single podcast episode for my masters degree and it was so time consuming. The being a guest, now that’s where it’s at lol
 
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose

Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, and Christopher Lloyd film from 2023

Circa mid 1930's, a paranormal investigator looks into the claim of a talking mongoose. Based on a true story, believe it or not.

Some deep philosophical undertones, an amusing quirky movie that will never win any awards.
 
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Kate & Leopold (Max): time travel romcom with Meg Ryan and Huge JackedMan, plus Liev Schriber and Brecken Meyer from 2001. IMDB 6.4. Wolverine gets warped from the 1800s to 2001 by Sabretooth. He has a romcom with Meg Ryan. Some fun 2001 stuff includes 22 year old Natasha Lyonne, Liev Schriber playing a mostly normal human for comedy (?!), and Meg Ryan looking great but with some early lip damage. This was what you’d expect - the worse version of Enchanted… but it didn’t go over the top with the fish out of water stuff, which I appreciated. Also, I liked that he kept standing when she stood up from the table - I went to a private religious school through 4th grade where we had to stand every time a teacher entered the room and greet them in unison, and also any time we were called on by a teacher. It took me a while when I went to gen pop to stop standing up all the time. 6.4 is about right, I’m not mad I watched it.

I can’t figure out how to do spoiler tags from my phone, but the surprise at the end was obvious, so I had already gone back to rewatch the first 10 minutes, and I can’t find it in there.
 
Kate & Leopold (Max): time travel romcom with Meg Ryan and Huge JackedMan, plus Liev Schriber and Brecken Meyer from 2001. IMDB 6.4. Wolverine gets warped from the 1800s to 2001 by Sabretooth. He has a romcom with Meg Ryan. Some fun 2001 stuff includes 22 year old Natasha Lyonne, Liev Schriber playing a mostly normal human for comedy (?!), and Meg Ryan looking great but with some early lip damage. This was what you’d expect - the worse version of Enchanted… but it didn’t go over the top with the fish out of water stuff, which I appreciated. Also, I liked that he kept standing when she stood up from the table - I went to a private religious school through 4th grade where we had to stand every time a teacher entered the room and greet them in unison, and also any time we were called on by a teacher. It took me a while when I went to gen pop to stop standing up all the time. 6.4 is about right, I’m not mad I watched it.

I can’t figure out how to do spoiler tags from my phone, but the surprise at the end was obvious, so I had already gone back to rewatch the first 10 minutes, and I can’t find it in there.
The bolded, Nice! :lmao:
 
Watched Rebel Moon: Part II on a flight yesterday. Only because I love 300 and had seen the first.

Both parts are pretty bad.

I like to call it "Cringey Steampunk Star Wars"

Solid 4.5/10 but I'll probably watch the rest of them (Zach Snyder said 5 or 6?) if I'm bored.
I liked the first one I fell asleep during the 2nd one I might give it another shot
 
The first Vacation is funny. The others I find terrible.

I'm trying to think of a comedy sequel that was funnier than the original but all I'm coming up with are action/comedy movies that were "better" because of higher production values.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Scary movie 2 maybe? Which one has the strong hand scene
That is a good call too. Chris Elliot, David Cross, and Tim Curry!
 
Flashback (2020)
Fredrick Fitzell starts having horrific visions of a girl who vanished in high school. He reaches out to old friends with whom he used to take a mysterious drug but soon realizes the only solution lies deep within his own memories.

this was pretty interesting, I’m still not entirely sure I got what was going on or if it was like a metaphor or something

Level 16
Girls in a prison-like boarding school embark on a desperate search to uncover the awful truth behind their captivity.

Kind of like an extended mid range episode of black mirror

Snack Shack
Dreaming of striking it rich, inseparable best friends AJ and Moose seize the opportunity to run the local pool's rundown snack shack. However, things take an unexpected turn when they meet Brooke, an effortlessly cool lifeguard who puts their big summer plans -- and friendship -- at risk.

I though this was just going to be a goofy comedy, it ended up being that plus a heartwarming take on being a midwestern teenager in the 90s
 
Flashback (2020)
Fredrick Fitzell starts having horrific visions of a girl who vanished in high school. He reaches out to old friends with whom he used to take a mysterious drug but soon realizes the only solution lies deep within his own memories.

this was pretty interesting, I’m still not entirely sure I got what was going on or if it was like a metaphor or something
Just based on the name and setup... any time travel?
 
Flashback (2020)
Fredrick Fitzell starts having horrific visions of a girl who vanished in high school. He reaches out to old friends with whom he used to take a mysterious drug but soon realizes the only solution lies deep within his own memories.

this was pretty interesting, I’m still not entirely sure I got what was going on or if it was like a metaphor or something
Just based on the name and setup... any time travel?
Maybe? It’s kind of hard to go into too much detail without spoilers. I’d say it’s worth watching for sure
 
A Complete Unknown- meh, what was the point? Production design was real goood and sure I like the songs but the movie has nothing to say.
 
I rewatched Taken. Haven't seen it since it came out. The 5 minute scene where she is actually taken with Liam on the phone is just wonderful television. Such a solid movie...
 
Watched The Wild Robot on Peacock. Thought it was a sweet movie but that 8.2 it has on IMDB seems a little more accurate than the 97% on RT. I thought the 3rd act was a bit unnecessary. They'd need to rework the middle of the movie but the ending would have been much more poignant.
 
Watched The Wild Robot on Peacock. Thought it was a sweet movie but that 8.2 it has on IMDB seems a little more accurate than the 97% on RT. I thought the 3rd act was a bit unnecessary. They'd need to rework the middle of the movie but the ending would have been much more poignant.
Remember the formula for RT, though. That just means that 97% gave the movie a 6/10 or higher. I think that makes sense, and doubt many walk away thinking that was an average or bad movie.
 
I watched Wicked with my daughter last night. I liked some of the songs more than expected, but overall i would give it an Ok. Too long at nearly 2 1/2 hours (especially since it is just a part 1 !!), and even i am not sure the message they were going for with this one. My daughter loved it, so it was worth it.
 
Watched The Wild Robot on Peacock. Thought it was a sweet movie but that 8.2 it has on IMDB seems a little more accurate than the 97% on RT. I thought the 3rd act was a bit unnecessary. They'd need to rework the middle of the movie but the ending would have been much more poignant.
Remember the formula for RT, though. That just means that 97% gave the movie a 6/10 or higher. I think that makes sense, and doubt many walk away thinking that was an average or bad movie.
RT’s system stinks.
 
River (Prime): 2023 Japanese time loop movie by the same people who made Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes. A small resort town with about a dozen people in it is on a 2 minute time loop (not spoiling - this happens immediately).

I liked it. The filming style was somehow less fitting in this than the prior movie (likely on an iPhone again). I liked the efforts to stop the loop that had me inventing reasons it was happening. The reactions by all the people seemed reasonable but were also amusing. We end up with 3 little stories where pairs of people needed this extra time together without deadlines to work through something.

The ending was a disappointment, but this was fun. A high-energy movie.
 
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Watched The Wild Robot on Peacock. Thought it was a sweet movie but that 8.2 it has on IMDB seems a little more accurate than the 97% on RT. I thought the 3rd act was a bit unnecessary. They'd need to rework the middle of the movie but the ending would have been much more poignant.
Remember the formula for RT, though. That just means that 97% gave the movie a 6/10 or higher. I think that makes sense, and doubt many walk away thinking that was an average or bad movie.

That's the formula for RT? That's ridiculous. Has it always been like that or is this new? Might explain the high RT grade for the movie about a singing monkey.
 
Watched Major League with my boys, who are 9. Funny how as you age you remember a movie from your past in a certain way and maybe forget some of the other elements or scenes (I'm not a guy who rewatches too many movies). It was fun, but one twin checked out early and the other gave it a "meh". Watched it for Uecker and he didn't disappoint but my god, the Indian references are really cringe given our current climate. I mean, I'd say 35% of Ueck's one liners and references to Native American culture wouldn't even get considered for a script today.
 
Oh, and a Few Good Men was on some channel I didn't even know existed so I watched that one again, even though it was edited and had commercials. So good. So so so so so so good.
 
Watched The Wild Robot on Peacock. Thought it was a sweet movie but that 8.2 it has on IMDB seems a little more accurate than the 97% on RT. I thought the 3rd act was a bit unnecessary. They'd need to rework the middle of the movie but the ending would have been much more poignant.
Remember the formula for RT, though. That just means that 97% gave the movie a 6/10 or higher. I think that makes sense, and doubt many walk away thinking that was an average or bad movie.

That's the formula for RT? That's ridiculous. Has it always been like that or is this new? Might explain the high RT grade for the movie about a singing monkey.
Yes, it's just designed like a simple thumbs up or down, would recommend or wouldn't recommend system. That's why a weirder more challenging film like Mulholland Drive or crazy comedy like Step Brothers might have lower than expected scores because it's just not going to appeal to some people. Where as a movie like The Wild Robot, which is very good, can score so high because it's going to be appealing to pretty much anyone since it's such a soft pitch over the middle of the plate.
 
Watched The Wild Robot on Peacock. Thought it was a sweet movie but that 8.2 it has on IMDB seems a little more accurate than the 97% on RT. I thought the 3rd act was a bit unnecessary. They'd need to rework the middle of the movie but the ending would have been much more poignant.
Remember the formula for RT, though. That just means that 97% gave the movie a 6/10 or higher. I think that makes sense, and doubt many walk away thinking that was an average or bad movie.

That's the formula for RT? That's ridiculous. Has it always been like that or is this new? Might explain the high RT grade for the movie about a singing monkey.
I could be wrong, but that has always been my understanding of their %s. It is basically how many people gave it a passing grade (6/10) or a tomato. So in theory a movie that has 100% of the audience giving it a 6.5/10 would be 100% fresh on their site.
 
Watched The Wild Robot on Peacock. Thought it was a sweet movie but that 8.2 it has on IMDB seems a little more accurate than the 97% on RT. I thought the 3rd act was a bit unnecessary. They'd need to rework the middle of the movie but the ending would have been much more poignant.
Remember the formula for RT, though. That just means that 97% gave the movie a 6/10 or higher. I think that makes sense, and doubt many walk away thinking that was an average or bad movie.

That's the formula for RT? That's ridiculous. Has it always been like that or is this new? Might explain the high RT grade for the movie about a singing monkey.
Yes, it's just designed like a simple thumbs up or down, would recommend or wouldn't recommend system. That's why a weirder more challenging film like Mulholland Drive or crazy comedy like Step Brothers might have lower than expected scores because it's just not going to appeal to some people. Where as a movie like The Wild Robot, which is very good, can score so high because it's going to be appealing to pretty much anyone since it's such a soft pitch over the middle of the plate.
Or what 80s said.
 
So if everybody in the calculus class got a 65/D+ on a exam, the class as a whole got an "A"?
RT's system sucks.
I think it is a bit misleading, or at least confuses too many people. 100% on RT looks great on the promo materials, but it actually doesn't tell you a lot about the quality of the movie. I found that I had to look at other sites anyway to get a better idea of the average rating, and stopped looking at RT.
 

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