The rotten side of Rotten Tomatoes
We're all familiar with what currently seems to be the most heavily accepted 'movie stamp of approval': The 'Certified Fresh' tomatoes from Rotten Tomatoes. Problem is, that tomato is not as 'fresh' as we're told. A composite of the Rotten Tomatoes site and how scores are calculated. I had to Google the calculation information, which was not easily found on the site. :( As we just found out from the recent events surrounding Venom , A Star is Born, and now First Man , the tomato scores seem to be weighed weirdly and easily influenced. I'll mostly be focusing on Venom , it's scores, and the interesting situation involving Lady Gaga fans. I remember an ad for Thor: Ragn orok saying something like 'critics and audiences agree, Thor is 'Certified Fresh.' It then flashed the RT seal. The set up and wording is suggestive of the score being an average. But if that were the case, then why is Venom, an 88% from fans, ...
