After Poor Suicide Squad Reviews, Fan Creates Petition to Shut Down Rotten Tomatoes

[Neurotic Void Melody]

Parents...this is why you should supervise your kids use of the tinterwebs! It doesn't forget stupid shit like this, it will haunt them forever into the their embarrassed adulthood. Do you want that for your kids? Well maybe, if you're one of those that want them to suffer in a way of getting back at your own failures. Anyhow;

Spoiler: Time to bring out the laughing owls...

So. So. Many.

Spoiler: And a confused kitten that's so fucking cute it makes my ovaries ache...

I just want to hold it with my bear hands. Why can't I hold it with my bear hands??? Gnergghhhhh! 😧

I sometimes think these people just need to find a way of chilling, whether it be spiritually (in the more biological sense of meditation etc), chemically or shamanist...ically? Anything to remove those sticks from their arses and calm down. I have seen and experienced the differences that take hold and the potential for character growth should not be underestimated.

 

[Baresark]

That is 11k people who don't believe in free speech or critique. The road they want us all to go down, my word.

 

[MCerberus]

A thought: If all this energy went into the desire to have a "Fred Roger's Day" instead, we'd all have another day off of work by now

 

[RJ Dalton]

Oh, no! Critics have bad things to say about a movie I like! It must be BIAS!
It couldn't possibly be that the films are aesthetically ugly and morally repugnant when they aren't just poor quality overall.

 

[ddrkreature]

Reminds me of when the guy who put a death threat on the people who REPORTED on a delay of no man's sky. Way to shoot the messenger, guys.

 

[FogHornG36]

To be fair, Ghost busters also got a better score then it should too.

 

[ShakerSilver]

From a neutral standpoint, I think these people are being incredibly petty.
From the standpoint of a DC fan, I think these people are fucking morons for defending Warner Bros and their shitty adaptations. Next time make a petition demanding some better movies from WB.

I feel that Rottentomatoes should be like Metacritic and have a separate section for User reviews

It already does.

BvS [...] had pretty bad critic reviews, but a LOT of good user reviews.

Gonna need a rain check on that - at best the reaction from audiences was lukewarm, and worst it was seen as a putrid stain on the legacy of their favorite characters and stories.

This probably comes down to the fact that the critics aren't really fans of the source material and are more just watching the movies because they have to, without really "getting" anything that's going on. Whereas the users who go out to watch these movies are more than likely going to be fans of the source material already, and can provide a more accurate insight for other fans (probably you included).

I hope you're not claiming BvS actually respects the source material it is based on and doesn't just completely bastardize it. Regardless of that, a movie should stand on its own merits to be good - if you need to brush up on the backstory of the film to actually understand it - let alone enjoy it - then your film is not doing adequate job of explaining itself. That was the major gripe critics and non-fans had with the Warcraft film - its weak plot and exposition made it a mess and a slog to get through. No amount of "I understood that reference" will make up for that.

 

[Gorrath]

Wouldn't it be easier to start a petition to force DC/WB to actually make good movies instead? Or to rephrase that, wouldn't a peition asking for such make a lot more sense(as far as petitions make sense to begin with)?

Holy hell where do I sign? Forcing them to make good movies instead of crap via petition sounds amazing! Granted I'll spend no time whatsoever considering how on Earth a petition could force someone to make a not shit movie, or to close down a website because I've decided, fuck em, but that won't stop ME from putting forth the almost 0 effort of signing a digital petition! Rabble, rabble!

 

[CaitSeith]

Gotta love how change.org is often used as an anger outlet and a circle jerking site.

 

[The Enquirer]

DC needs to stop playing catch up to marvel. If you make a good Superman movie, Batman movie, Wonder Woman movie, or anything else, people will flood the theaters to see it because they're iconic characters. And they'll keep coming back for more if you do a good job.

Personally I hope the DCCU bombs harder than Mighty No. 9 after this crap.

 

[Erttheking]

Some people take these things a little too seriously. I mean come on, DC has been getting less than stellar feedback on everything since the Dark Knight trilogy ended. Is this really a shock?

 

[flying_whimsy]

if it's not out yet, why do they even have reviews of it?

It seems like the easiest way to solve many of rottentomatoes perceived issues would be to simply not post any reviews until the official release date.

Posting earlier than that just seems so....clickbaity.

 

[Proto Taco]

I tried complimenting a DC fanboy on his Zod statue at a comic shop once, and let me tell you, I'll never do THAT again.

 

[MonsterCrit]

if it's not out yet, why do they even have reviews of it?

It seems like the easiest way to solve many of rottentomatoes perceived issues would be to simply not post any reviews until the official release date.

Posting earlier than that just seems so....clickbaity.

If the studios don't want reviews out before their release.. then gasp.. why are they showing early screenings?

Honestly I'm not surprised. Remember after the lambasting BvS got how they said they were doing some resshoots for Suicide Squad.. that shopuld have been everyone's first clue.

 

[Kenbo Slice]

Where was this when Dark Knight Rises was getting bad reviews?

And the blow out in the comments were so huge that Rotten Tomatoes shut down thge comments.

That was a pretty fucking awful movie too. Bad reviews were justified.

 

[Ryallen]

I feel like the only thing that can be said here is that the kind of people who would petition for the shutdown of this site would be the kind of people who would like the DC movies.

 

[Ukomba]

There have been accusations of Disney paying off reviews to trash DC movies. While I'm perfectly willing to believe Disney is evil, a conspiracy like that would be difficult to hide. It would only take them making the offer to one unwilling critic and the collusion would be reviled.

Not to mention I've tended to agree with the reviews after seeing the films.

 

[sniddy_v1legacy]

Oh my god - the bestest buthhurt fan boi - EVAR

Sorry the movies jsut...arn't that good

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm sorry, this whole thing is amusing to me.

 

[Czann]

DC fanboys are making being a DC fan awkward...