Captain Marvel - March 8, 2019

[Khev]

I saw it solo.

And what did you think?

 

[Neal136]

And what did you think?

Sorry ... I haven't gotten to the Alita thread yet to talk about it. In short, I loved it. It was a joy to spend two hours in that world.

 

[Khev]

Sorry ... I haven't gotten to the Alita thread yet to talk about it. In short, I loved it. It was a joy to spend two hours in that world.

Yes!

I enjoyed it even more the second time.

 

[Sassafras]

They're gone now. Here's a story about it:

Rotten Tomatoes Removes "Want To See" Score After CAPTAIN MARVEL And STAR WARS EPISODE IX Trolling

Well, Rotten Tomatoes has now removed the "Want To See" option altogether and are "doing it to more accurately and authentically represent the voice of fans, while protecting our data and public forums from bad actors."

*Lies*
A carefully chosen group of pre-screeners isn't "authentic". Only posting positive comments isn't authentic.

 

[Neal136]

*Lies*
A carefully chosen group of pre-screeners isn't "authentic". Only posting positive comments isn't authentic.

Then again, neither are reviews from people who haven't seen the movie yet and are trying to lower the score due to Brie's stupid verbal diarrhea.
It's even worse where Episode IX is considered.

 

[Johnny1378]

Wow, maybe Brie should stop doing press for this movie. Lol. Not that I agree with the trolls deliberately tanking the “want to see” score on RT either, but one thing begets the other. The problem with her brand of inclusivity is it requires marginalizing one group to elevate another. The above linked article fails to mention that part of this whole debacle. It’s not much of a stretch to say some of the comments she made were insulting to white males. While that may go over fine with some of the Hollywood crowd, there is a large swath of people who don’t appreciate it very much. Her personal politics aside it’s also just not very smart from a business standpoint either because white males buy movie tickets just like everyone else.

 

[Khev]

Then again, neither are reviews from people who haven't seen the movie yet

They weren't actually reviews though. It was just a poll that allowed people to say if they wanted to see the movie or not and to post comments as to why.

 

[xipotec]

Are we back to thinking RT is somehow accurate now? Again?



Sent from the inside of a giant slug in outer space.....

 

[Craig Walker]

*Lies*
A carefully chosen group of pre-screeners isn't "authentic". Only posting positive comments isn't authentic.

Rotten Tomatoes has now removed the "Want To See" option altogether and are "doing it to more accurately and authentically represent the voice of fans, i.e. “no white guys”, while protecting our data and public forums from bad actors."

What they meant so say.

 

[Sassafras]

Wow, maybe Brie should stop doing press for this movie. Lol. Not that I agree with the trolls deliberately tanking the “want to see” score on RT either, but one thing begets the other. The problem with her brand of inclusivity is it requires marginalizing one group to elevate another. The above linked article fails to mention that part of this whole debacle. It’s not much of a stretch to say some of the comments she made were insulting to white males. While that may go over fine with some of the Hollywood crowd, there is a large swath of people who don’t appreciate it very much. Her personal politics aside it’s also just not very smart from a business standpoint either because white males buy movie tickets just like everyone else.

Last time I checked the largest U.S. buyer of movie ticket ARE the males 18-30 group, tho whatever I read didn't specify race.

That stuck in my head after the ruckus began, 'coz basically from a business standpoint = fail.

LOL I thought maybe she's "method acting" e.g. depending on what u read the comic CM isn't diplomatic either.

Then again, neither are reviews from people who haven't seen the movie yet and are trying to lower the score due to Brie's stupid verbal diarrhea.
It's even worse where Episode IX is considered.

True, true. But - could it not be considered akin to that scene in the Hunger Games, where the downtrodden and abused, who sacrifice a bit of their paltry pay for a few hours in another world, who just want to share a few hours of joy, must find a voice somehow. Those who will never trod the red carpet in Gucci, never be wined and dined by Disney, never golf with Kevin Feige (wouldn't even be let near him) - after spending hundreds, thousands, over the last 10 years, celebrated and argued with total strangers - are told they can just sod off, more or less. And no refunds.

To add insult to the injury, A Wrinkle in Time is so bad I couldn't even finish it. So those "old white guys" IMO were completely accurate. The military should use it to train soldiers to endure if captured by the enemy. Or like, use it in iron man/iron woman competitions e.g. if u can sprint a certain distance in so many seconds, u don't have to watch it.

https://www.inverse.com/article/53592-captain-marvel-rotten-tomatoes-shuts-down-ways-users-troll-new-films

Because there is money to be made in diversity, major franchise movies in the future will expectedly become more inclusive. Future Marvel movies, such as Eternals and Shang-Chi, future DC films like Birds of Prey, and more are expected to star women and ethnic minority characters in major roles. While there’s no stopping folks from being outraged about movies they haven’t seen, they just can’t do it on Rotten Tomatoes. That’s what Twitter is for.

This is so great! Can't wait for the number of re-hash (I mean reboots) that are FINALLY gonna be immortalized on film as they SHOULD have been - Lord of the Rings with 95% female Asian hobbitses and a really FAB Elrond; the Three Musketeers rebooted with 4 female goat herders (who surprisingly are masters of the katana and save France); Ben Hur is re-set in South America and instead of chariots its llama racing; and so on.

Was feelin' bummed 'coz the MCU seems to be ending on whimper; but I'm feelin' good again. It'll be the PLATINUM age of cinema - better order myself some gift cards!

 

[M United]

This is a farce. RT changing their system due to the bad publicity of the movie Captain Marvel which is not from the movie itself but from its lead actress.

 

[Neal136]

This is a farce. RT changing their system due to the bad publicity of the movie Captain Marvel which is not from the movie itself but from its lead actress.

Don't forget it's partially due to Episode IX as well. The Mouse appreciates your compliance.

 

[M United]

Don't forget it's partially due to Episode IX as well. The Mouse appreciates your compliance.

How bad was IX want to see ratings? I never looked.

 

[Johnny1378]

This is a farce. RT changing their system due to the bad publicity of the movie Captain Marvel which is not from the movie itself but from its lead actress.

Yeah, this does nothing to quell my suspicion that Disney has an extra cozy relationship with RT.

 

[Neal136]

How bad was IX want to see ratings? I never looked.

I never saw the numbers. I'm just going by what the linked article said. I guess it was taking a beating though.

 

[Chakor]

Yeah, this does nothing to quell my suspicion that Disney has an extra cozy relationship with RT.

I guess The Lone Ranger and A Wrinkle in Time weren't part of that relationship.

 

[Khev]

I guess The Lone Ranger and A Wrinkle in Time weren't part of that relationship.

Remember when Bane sacrificed one of his own men in the opening plane crash of TDKR in order to cover his own tracks? The Lone Ranger and A Wrinkle in Time were that guy for Disney.

 

[Robopredinator]

To add insult to the injury, A Wrinkle in Time is so bad I couldn't even finish it. So those "old white guys" IMO were completely accurate.

Brie said she didn't care about a white man's opinion because the movie wasn't made for him in mind. My wife's - who's half black - favorite book as a kid was A Wrinkle In Time and when she heard they were making a movie about it, she was ecstatic. She said it sucked too.

 

[Johnny1378]

I guess The Lone Ranger and A Wrinkle in Time weren't part of that relationship.

It started after those. Lol
I don’t know, I didn’t say I was definitely right, it’s just a suspicion. Still, what in the world is going on when they revise the way they list every movie that’s opening soon because they are suspicious of trolling going on with a couple Disney movies?

 

[Johnny1378]

They weren't actually reviews though. It was just a poll that allowed people to say if they wanted to see the movie or not and to post comments as to why.

That’s what I was thinking. Unless the same people were somehow posting multiple times, isn’t saying that you don’t want to see the film because you were turned off by some of the lead actor’s public statements just answering the poll, honestly. I didn’t realize that Rotten Tomatoes had to approve of everyone’s individual reasons for not wanting to see a movie.