Borderlands (August 9, 2024)

[synistar]

do u know how rottentomatoes works

its scored mean is 31 over at MC

RT is more of a "Positive vs negative" review aggregate. So right now theres 1 review marked fresh vs 30+ reviews marked rotten for a current 3%

[Rhyis.]

it's 3% on 33 reviews or something atm

[Andalusian girls]

that is not a mean (beyond a silly 1 v 0 decimal transferred). RT simply marks if people rate it positive or negative, not a collation of assigned numerical values. MC takes the review values and averages them, RT simply tells you how many critics liked it. 3% of critics liked it, but the value critics gave to it average to 31. ergo it is not rated a 0 (in the aggregate), it is rated 31, which, of course, does not mean 31% of critics liked it (which is what a 31% at RT would indicate).

[Zealot]

Bob Hoskins Mario has some redeeming qualities.

[Andalusian girls]

above or below a 31

[Krandor]

I think it has like a 28 or 29 in RT, so...

It probably got some sympathy reviews upping its score down the line after Hoskins admitted both he and Leguizamo were completely smashed through the entire filming process because of how bad the movie was to make.

[Andalusian girls]

stop comparing RT scores to MC scores! they're measuring different things! what have we been talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but nah yeah critics gave it a 35 at MC so indeed reception was kinder, thanks drunk Leguizamo

[Krandor]

I know they're different things you jabroni, I was making a not so subtle jab at rhyis

[Rhyis.]

nobody cares how these sites review their shit. i certainly don't

[Andalusian girls]

I know they're different things you jabroni, I was making a not so subtle jab at rhyis

[Andalusian girls]

nobody cares how these sites review their shit. i certainly don't

yes you demonstrated that by repeatedly failing to understand them

[Andalusian girls]

[Outlaw]

This is going to be on the FX channel before the end of the year guaranteed.

And sorry not to derail but when I looked at RT just now they have movies to watch for free and right at the top there is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and.. it's 77% and Certified Fresh. What. The. Fuck. ^^;

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[Tyrath]

Wow I knew it was gonna be bad but not this bad

[Karbuncle]

Wow I knew it was gonna be bad but not this bad

Yah there goes my idea of it being such a dumpster fire just good enough to be worth a watch. Ah well.

[NotGreyheim]

Wow I knew it was gonna be bad but not this bad

Idk, one look at the cast and I had a pretty good idea.

[Qalbert]

Oof. Per Variety:

Lionsgate’s video game adaptation “Borderlands” with Cate Blanchett, misfired with $8.8 million from 3,125 theaters to start. It landed in fourth place behind “Twisters,” which added $15.4 million from 3,664 locations in its fourth outing. Universal’s disaster epic has grossed $222 million domestically and $310 million worldwide.

[Rhyis.]

so it's (sort of) the borderlands 1 story except:

Spoiler: show

• they merged tina and angel into one character
• they merged steele and knox into one character
• they used sanctuary from bl2 as the hub city instead of new haven

nothing to do with dlc and none of the boss fights you do in the base game are this movie*, which i thought was a weird choice. nerds love easter eggs

*

Spoiler: show

the destroyers tentacles are shown for about a second. that's it