Detective Pikachu - Review Thread
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If that's the case I think I'll enjoy this movie, but I can see how non-fans might not get anything out of it. That's a shame.
I know DP has less reviews than TR at the moment but come on
Just wait until the RT score goes about Captain Marvel!
There should be more coming in. RT is just slow and buggy af.
The way your post comes off is like you've saw it already and it was the most disappointing thing in the world. Reviews are nothing more then glorified opinions whether they're for or against any product. Unless the product is total shit that is proven to break down after purchase they should be taken with a grain of salt.
If I put just half as much faith as you do into anyone's review scores I would have missed out on a lot of great games and movies threw out my life.
One of? As far as I know there's exactly zero live action videogame movie adaptations with a fresh rating. For Detective Pikachu to end up north of 70% would put it head, shoulders, and torso above all videogame movies ever made. Not even close!
I dont know when 70's became a critical
Bomb on rotten tomatoes. The same rational that comes with game reviews seems to be seeping its way in here
Bomb on rotten tomatoes. The same rational that comes with game reviews seems to be seeping its way in here
Drive by posts aren't meant to be taken serious.
The trailers have been received very well and there has been positive buzz. Some holier than thou critics who don't understand Pokemon and make lame Dad jokes doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised but there appears to be a great deal of disparity between review outlets and how they view the movie.
Some of the reviews in the OP seem to be trying to act like this high brow "UGGGHH, Pokémon is for children/nerds" take is keeping the integrity of what cinema should be. Nothing speaks more to that than the dude saying more gym time is a Pokémon Go! reference.
I'd take an outlet like IGN's review a bit more to heart here. As while they may be skewed given that the demographic who would go to their site obviously is well aware of the universe they're certainly not going to kill them for the general subject matter of the film.
From what I've seen the plot at least isn't wholly original or groundbreaking. But frankly this is a family/kids movie. Since when did it have to be? I'll be checking it out eventually.
Some of the reviews in the OP seem to be trying to act like this high brow "UGGGHH, Pokémon is for children/nerds" take is keeping the integrity of what cinema should be. Nothing speaks more to that than the dude saying more gym time is a Pokémon Go! reference.
I'd take an outlet like IGN's review a bit more to heart here. As while they may be skewed given that the demographic who would go to their site obviously is well aware of the universe they're certainly not going to kill them for the general subject matter of the film.
From what I've seen the plot at least isn't wholly original or groundbreaking. But frankly this is a family/kids movie. Since when did it have to be? I'll be checking it out eventually.
definitely and I expect some of the confusion they had was with basic things like gyms and Team Rocket and Elite Four, or things like Jigglypuff singing. I doubt the movie spends a lot of time explaining these things better than focusing on the town and the culture
The highest rated, actually. Before this it was Rampage with a 56.
I'm not commenting about how it's reviewing but on how many people are already making excuses for it. That the movie is "for the fans." I hate that stupid excuse. It construes it as "fans" not caring if a movie is good or not. That they'll accept tepid crap. That shouldn't be the narrative. A movie should stand on its own. If the movie is bad, we fans should call it out on it.
i'm glad it's reviewing better and the wife and I already bought thursday preview tickets last week. I just want it to be good and not a movie "made for the fans."
Okay, since it's hit 75%, that's an important landmark for RT, it means it can possibly qualify for a Certified Fresh.
To qualify for a Certified Fresh the following is required
To qualify for a Certified Fresh the following is required
- A steady Tomatometer score of 75% or higher.
- At least five reviews from Top Critics.
- Films in wide release must have a minimum of 80 reviews.
- Films in limited release must have a minimum of 40 reviews.
- Only individual seasons of a TV show are eligible, and each must have a minimum of 20 reviews.
- If the Tomatometer score drops below 70%, then the movie or TV show will lose its Certified Fresh status.
Sure, just average it out. A movie with 1 bad review at the start is 0% on Rotten Tomatoes but could end up 99% positive in the end.
fixed to more reflect general audience's impression of rotten tomatoes
Yes because the general audience found IW to just be "satisfactory" and 14 out of the 22 MCU movies to be satisfactory or below.
I don't want to live in a world where the Blues Brothers is 4 points away from Dammit.
That sums up 21st century reviews, 3/5 sounds terrible for some folks but really, I just consider that average.
in rare cases. Some movies in the lower end are pretty fantastic.
The Prestige is one of my favorite films. Think it got a 76% on rotten tomatoes. (But that was a time where review counts were lower).
at this point i think it's more that there's a secret fanclub of that awful tomb raider movie trying to save the honour of lara croft
that's the only explanation i got for these takes
Oh nice, the RT score has gotten higher
I agree, I definitively learned my lesson on this after BvS lol
I agree, I definitively learned my lesson on this after BvS lol
I don't disagree with you at all, the "for fans" thing is usually used to dismiss any kind of criticism. But this one at least seems to be decent/fun enough for a general audience, even if you miss a few jokes.
...I really shouldn't bite, but fine, who is "y'all" in this case? Can you quote a single person who actually thought that, even a single person, or are you just trolling? Where in the world is this nonsense coming from?
You didn't see that thread on here where we were debating which would make more money? I forget the title of the thread, but many people were arguing Detective Pikachu would make wayyyyyy more money than Avengers: Endgame.
I thought that was Detective Pikachu vs. Toy Story 4. (I argued in favor of DP.)