Over the last decade, movie scores are on the rise on the site. Why? You might remember this year that Paddington 2 was battling Citizen Kane as the best-reviewed movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes. Now, I think that Paddington 2 is the Citizen Kane of bear movies, but is it better than Citizen Kane? Why is this even happening? Data compiled by Global News says that Rotten Tomatoes scores have been creeping upward for the last ten years. So how does this work? Well, a film gets released and uploaded onto the site. Then it gets a "Tomatometer" score. That score is based on a number out of 100. It means that if a film's score is a 75 on the site, that 7 out of 10 reviewers thought it was worth you watching the film. As Global News reports, "In 2009, the average Tomatometer score for all wide releases was 46 percent, and it was roughly at that level for much of the 2000s. By 2019, that average score had climbed to a high of 62 percent—an important milestone, since 60 percent is the dividing line between a 'fresh' film and a 'rotten' one." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 21 September, 2021