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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
Weird top post considering the context of the article here is Rotten Tomatoes reviews literally being bought. Might need to include bribery in your formula.

>>dvt+ae3
Yeah, I think their "artsy fartsy" category needs to be split. If the reviewers are consistently positive while everyone else is negative, it tends to be in one of these categories:

* Overly artsy

* Overly political. Reviewers feel the need to give it a positive review because they agree with the message, while the audience will split because they're not as homogenous politically.

* Outraged fans. Reviewers aren't typically fans of a given franchise and so won't notice if it ruins something that would irritate a fan. The Last Jedi is in this category.

* Bribery.