Rotten Tomatoes
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Rotten Tomatoes is a well-known review aggregation website, founded by Senh Duong, Patrick Lee, and Stephen Wang in 1998, which provides a platform for film critics from various publications, including The New York Times, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter, to share their opinions on movies and television shows, similar to Metacritic and IMDB. The website has become a popular destination for moviegoers, including fans of Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars, to get an idea of the critical consensus on a particular film, with many considering it a reliable source, alongside RogerEbert.com and The A.V. Club. With its vast collection of reviews from reputable sources like The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, and Rolling Stone, Rotten Tomatoes has established itself as a trusted authority in the world of entertainment, often cited by film directors like Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese.
● History
Rotten Tomatoes was launched in 1998 by Senh Duong, Patrick Lee, and Stephen Wang, with the goal of creating a platform that would collect and aggregate reviews from various film critics, including those from The New York Times, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter. The website quickly gained popularity, and by 2000, it had become one of the leading review aggregation websites, alongside Metacritic and IMDB. In 2010, Rotten Tomatoes was acquired by Flixster, a company founded by Joe Greenstein and Saran Chari, which also owned IMDB, and later became a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, a division of WarnerMedia, which is owned by AT&T. Today, Rotten Tomatoes is one of the most widely recognized and respected review aggregation websites, often cited by film critics like Peter Travers and A.O. Scott, and used by movie studios like Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures to promote their films.
● Features
Rotten Tomatoes features a wide range of tools and resources for moviegoers, including a database of reviews from film critics like The New York Times, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter, as well as user-generated reviews from IMDB and other sources. The website also includes a section dedicated to box office performance, where users can track the financial success of films like Avengers: Endgame and The Lion King. Additionally, Rotten Tomatoes provides a list of upcoming movies, including those from Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm, as well as a section for DVD releases, which includes reviews from The A.V. Club and Entertainment Weekly. The website also features a blog, where film critics like Scott Foundas and Todd McCarthy share their thoughts on the latest films, including those from Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.
● Tomatometer
The Tomatometer is a feature on Rotten Tomatoes that measures the percentage of positive reviews for a particular film, based on reviews from film critics like The New York Times, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter. The Tomatometer is calculated by taking the number of positive reviews and dividing it by the total number of reviews, with the result expressed as a percentage, similar to the Rotten Tomatoes-like system used by Metacritic. Films with a Tomatometer score of 75% or higher are considered "fresh," while those with a score below 75% are considered "rotten," a system used by film directors like Christopher Nolan and James Cameron to gauge the critical reception of their films. The Tomatometer has become a widely recognized and respected measure of a film's critical success, often cited by film critics like Peter Travers and A.O. Scott, and used by movie studios like Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures to promote their films.
● Reception
Rotten Tomatoes has received widespread critical acclaim for its comprehensive database of reviews and its Tomatometer feature, which provides a quick and easy way for moviegoers to gauge the critical consensus on a particular film, similar to Metacritic and IMDB. The website has been praised by film critics like Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, as well as by film directors like Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese, who have used the website to promote their films, including Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas. However, some film critics have criticized the website for its emphasis on consensus, arguing that it can lead to a lack of diversity in opinions, a criticism also leveled at Metacritic and IMDB. Despite these criticisms, Rotten Tomatoes remains one of the most widely recognized and respected review aggregation websites, often cited by film critics like Peter Travers and A.O. Scott, and used by movie studios like Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures to promote their films.
● Impact on Film Industry
Rotten Tomatoes has had a significant impact on the film industry, with many movie studios using the website to promote their films and gauge their critical success, similar to Metacritic and IMDB. The website's Tomatometer feature has become a widely recognized measure of a film's critical success, and is often used by film directors like Christopher Nolan and James Cameron to gauge the critical reception of their films. Additionally, Rotten Tomatoes has been used by film critics like Peter Travers and A.O. Scott to discover new films and talent, including those from Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. The website has also been used by movie studios like Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures to track the critical success of their films, including Jurassic World and Mission: Impossible - Fallout. However, some film critics have argued that the website's emphasis on consensus can lead to a lack of diversity in opinions, a criticism also leveled at Metacritic and IMDB.
● Criticisms and Controversies
Rotten Tomatoes has faced several criticisms and controversies over the years, including accusations of bias and inaccuracy in its Tomatometer feature, similar to Metacritic and IMDB. Some film critics have argued that the website's emphasis on consensus can lead to a lack of diversity in opinions, and that the Tomatometer feature can be influenced by fake reviews and trolling. Additionally, the website has faced criticism for its handling of user-generated reviews, with some users accusing the website of censorship and bias. Despite these criticisms, Rotten Tomatoes remains one of the most widely recognized and respected review aggregation websites, often cited by film critics like Peter Travers and A.O. Scott, and used by movie studios like Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures to promote their films. The website has also been praised by film directors like Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese, who have used the website to promote their films, including Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas.