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>>tortil+(OP)
Rotten tomatoes is actually very useful if you know the magic formula:

* If tomatometer & audience score are within 5% of each other, you can trust the ratings to give you a decent indiciation of movie quality.

* If tomatometer is more than 15%+ higher than audience score, it means it's an artsy fartsy movie that critics like and movies don't.

* If audience score is 15%+ higher than tomatometer, it's a fun movie even if it's not oscar worthy. (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/old_school is a perfect example)

>>ernest+d93
These days IMDb user reviews are the most reliable source. It’s easy to scan a few dozen to see what most people think and discard outliers if you want. The wisdom of crowds is unmatched.

>>munchl+Nc3
Funny that iMDb is owned by Amazon and their retail platform is infested with counterfeit products and filled with reviews not worth looking at.

>>voytec+je3
IMDb has a pretty good scoring system for a long time. It isn't just "cumulative score / number of votes". Even reviews from legitimate users are discarded in many cases.

It also hard (impossible) to do bait and switch like sellers do on amazon.