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1. 0x457+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-09-07 20:12:54
You also need to understand how rating works there in general.

80% fresh means that 80% of reviews are "positive" it's not 8/10 how some people like to think.

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2. slg+Cr[view] [source] 2023-09-07 22:42:17
>>0x457+(OP)
It is surprising how many people here don't know that. A 100% movie is not the best movie of all time, it is just a movie that no one disliked.

I would much rather watch a movie that has a 50% on RT and a 70 on Metacritic than a movie that has 100% on RT and a 70 on Metacritic. I might not like that 50% movie, but those ratings show some people really love it. The 100% movie's ratings show that everyone kinda likes it, but few people feel strongly about it meaning it is probably not a very interesting watch.

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3. darker+Vc1[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-08 05:05:18
>>slg+Cr
> few people feel strongly about it

It doesn't imply that at all

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4. 3abito+Ug1[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-08 05:41:56
>>darker+Vc1
Averages? 50% with 70 (wild variance) vs 100% with small variance, both same mean
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5. slg+Yy1[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-08 08:14:56
>>3abito+Ug1
Exactly. If all the reviews are between 51-100 and the mean is 70, there probably aren’t going to be a lot or 90+ ratings. But if half the reviews are below 50 and the mean is still 70, that implies a higher number of 90+ ratings to drag the mean up.
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