Hot Movies

[mwynn]

Oh boy.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bu..._term=10028177

Watch Out Hollywood, Rotten Tomatoes Is Adding “Hot” Movies to Its “Fresh” Rankings
Movies that are 'Verified Hot' by filmgoers will join those that are 'Certified Fresh' from critics, in a move meant to give more weight to consumer opinions, as the site also tweaks its review eligibility requirements.

[BluBonnet]

What kind of hot-headed person came up with this idea!?

[Martoto]

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

What kind of hot-headed person came up with this idea!?

Someone who enjoys internet arguments.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Someone who enjoys internet arguments.

Well that's a lot of possible people

[Martoto]

RT clearly added this feature to settle all arguments, discourage further dscussion and mute any potential controversy regarding their website.

[BluBonnet]

They didn't waste any time using this and a new marketing tool

[An4h0ny]

The first films to receive the Verified Hot badge include Deadpool & Wolverine, Twisters, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Fly Me to the Moon and It Ends With Us. The site is also adding the badge retroactively to more than 200 films.

In another move, Rotten Tomatoes is updating the minimum number of critic reviews for a film before a Tomatometer score can appear.

If a movie debuts at a film festival or is projected to have a box office of $60 million or less, then it will need to have 10 reviews for a score;

if it has a projected box office of $60 million to $120 million, it will require 20 reviews;

and if the projected box office is greater than $120 million, it will need 40 reviews.

The site also will include a general “hot” badge on its audience-led Popcornmeter for films where at least 60 percent of reviews garner at least 3.5 stars out of five, and a “stale” badge for films that fall below that threshold.

The changes are significant on multiple fronts. A high score on either its consumer-centric Popcornmeter or critic-centric Tomatometer can make or break a movie in the days just before or after it bows at the box office.

In addition, the new Verified Hot badge appears to shift power from critics to average moviegoers, who can now in aggregate help a film generate a coveted badge, something that had been reserved for pro reviewers with the Certified Fresh designation.

“On Rotten Tomatoes, fans love to consult our verified audience score, in addition to the Tomatometer critics’ score, when discovering new movies and deciding what they want to watch next,” said Amanda Norvell, senior VP of direct-to-consumer services at Fandango. “With the addition of Verified Hot, we are excited to celebrate and shine a spotlight on the theatrical films that fans have unanimously embraced and have taken the time to share their incredible moviegoing experience with other fans.”

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[drb999]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Oh boy.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bu..._term=10028177

Please no.

[ImBlu_DaBaDee]

Misleading thread title

Serious reply: this is stupid. RT should focus on making a website that actually functions (it’s always glitchy as balls) instead of validating the opinions of lemmings with no taste. (Seriously, almost EVERY movie will be “Verified Hot” now because most people like everything.) And of course now we have to try and protect the reputation of big studios (cough, Disney, cough) by not having a percentage until the movie already comes out. Can’t have people realizing a bad movie is bad before that sweet opening weekend.