CNet:
Review site Rotten Tomatoes is instituting some changes, leading many to believe it's responding to the recent controversy over the site's Captain Marvel page. But Paul Yanover, president of Fandango, which owns the site, told CNET that's not the whole story.
In case you were snapped away by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, and thus missed the recent controversy, here's a recap. Captain Marvel doesn't come out until March 8, but users were already leaving negative comments about the film on Rotten Tomatoes, a process dubbed "review bombing." Many recent comments seemed to come from those who are angry at star Brie Larson.
The movie review site has removed users' ability to leave reviews or to indicate they are not interested in seeing a film [EDIT: before it comes out].
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday February 28 2019, @10:47PM (2 children)
Women are a lot of good things, but being funny and being Thor are not two of them. There's a saying, "garbage-in, garbage-out" that applies fully to Female Thor and Ghostbusters. If the idea is fundamentally stupid or inane then it will be difficult to take seriously, and then you will just be smiling and nodding like a cowardly yes-man because your date dragged you into it and enjoyed it and you're just trying to get in her pants. " HAHA. HA. HA, " you laughed, whenever the fat Black woman was obnoxiously sassy and then the New York City Hammond Organ riff would play in the background to drive the point home that you should be laughing. " Woo-woo, " you flaccidly cheer, when the strong woman punches the dumb White man for looking at her the wrong way.
The only way the former would have succeeded is to make it a superhero parody film (could be easily accomplished) and the only the latter would have succeeded is to find funnier women and writers (difficult but doable).
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @04:42AM (1 child)
Hey EF you in here being stupid? Ok carry on!
(Score: 2, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday March 01 2019, @06:08AM
You're goddamn right, nigga.