Disagreeing with the critics is a time honored cinematic tradition. It’s like they’re always expecting Oscar worthy stories and performances. Sometimes I just wanna watch a bunch of cars go fast, or explosions go off, that doesn’t mean it’s inherently a bad movie.
But there’s still a good and a bad way to make those movies. I usually find RT a good indicator if a movie I’m interested in will be worth watching. Especially looking at both scores. The critic score is a good indicator if the movie is competently made, the user score shows if people felt entertained. If it’s 50% critics and 80% user it’s one of those that won’t get Oscars but should be fun to watch once. If it’s 70% critic and 40% user it’s that the director tried something unconventional and it didn’t click with people. Etc.
Disagreeing with the critics is a time honored cinematic tradition. It’s like they’re always expecting Oscar worthy stories and performances. Sometimes I just wanna watch a bunch of cars go fast, or explosions go off, that doesn’t mean it’s inherently a bad movie.
But there’s still a good and a bad way to make those movies. I usually find RT a good indicator if a movie I’m interested in will be worth watching. Especially looking at both scores. The critic score is a good indicator if the movie is competently made, the user score shows if people felt entertained. If it’s 50% critics and 80% user it’s one of those that won’t get Oscars but should be fun to watch once. If it’s 70% critic and 40% user it’s that the director tried something unconventional and it didn’t click with people. Etc.