Bill Barton

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@FlyoverCtry @Luiz_Fernando_J It basically should be at the break even point now with Nolan's cut, and the rest is profit.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@FlyoverCtry @Luiz_Fernando_J It is satisfying to see Nolan haters have a meltdown at the movie's success.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Jewish_Kinda @umlutchi @Variety Just did: {"audienceAll":{"certifiedFresh":"certified","averageRating":"4.6","bandedRatingCount":"10,000+ Ratings","likedCount":20455,"notLikedCount":1499,"reviewCount":3995,"score":"93"

The overall score is 93% now, not 56%. Unverified positive reviews are 1459/2370 = 62%.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Jewish_Kinda @umlutchi @Variety See: https://t.co/CDLLEk1Wxv

[Matt Jarbo @mjarbo]

This Reddit post claiming THE ODYSSEY’s “real” Rotten Tomatoes audience score is 56% is making the rounds.

What they did was remove more than 7,000 verified ratings, calculate the score using the 886 unverified ratings left over, and then declare that tiny group the “real audience.”

Rotten Tomatoes has used Verified Audience as its default metric since 2019. Those people bought tickets and still chose to rate the movie. You can dislike Fandango prompting them...I do...but a notification doesn’t remove their agency or make their opinions fake.

You can’t throw out almost 90% of the ratings because they didn’t give you the result you wanted and call what remains the truth.

This isn’t exposing Rotten Tomatoes. It’s exposing the fact that you didn’t pass sixth-grade math.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Jewish_Kinda @umlutchi @Variety It's only 53% if you're *only* counting the unverified reviews. But there is no reason to ignore the verified reviews.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Jewish_Kinda @umlutchi @Variety What reason is there to believe there is a statistically significant difference between the opinions of those who purchase tickets on Fandango vs. another site? Sure, the streaming audience may be different, but the RT score is intended to measure the opinions of movie goers!

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Jewish_Kinda @umlutchi @Variety So? Just because a person purchased their ticket from a given site doesn't make their review less valid. Don't tell me you're already going back on your claim that all reviews should be counted.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Jewish_Kinda @umlutchi @Variety RT is at 92% audience approval considering all reviews, remembering that a 3.5/5 is required for a positive rating, and we don't know the score distribution.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Jewish_Kinda @umlutchi @Variety Shakespeare in Love has a significantly worse RT audience score and IMDB score than the Odyssey, and even now I think it's considered a decent movie. Anyway, my point was about considering all reviews, not just those that reflect your opinion.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Jewish_Kinda @umlutchi @Variety It's 8.5 on IMDB, so it's already beyond "good" and there is no reason to discount verified reviews.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@FlyoverCtry @absoIute_batman @Luiz_Fernando_J Yes, Nolan will be crying into his dollar bills once it hits $1 billion.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@ultratronger @DEUS_VULT_VIBES @Pirat_Nation Counting all reviews gives a 92% score. It's not really surprising when you consider that 6/10 is not exactly a "good" score.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@DEUS_VULT_VIBES @Pirat_Nation So you just need to ignore the verdict from those that are verified as having seen the movie. Makes perfect sense!

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Ess_Tee_Dee @rad_thor @Luiz_Fernando_J Who needs to go see Batman when you can just watch Robert Patterson in Twilight!

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@jonross07266030 @DaroodSand96326 @TLRationalist @Rainmaker1973 There were several SARS-CoV-1 vaccine candidates, but development was not continued because the outbreak was eradicated.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@TLRationalist @CourtneyLarsen1 @Rainmaker1973 I come to Twitter for the impressive counterarguments backed up by comprehensive evidence.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@Cr0wMan4 @mkkk818381 @ElHenryD @ChampRDS Blinding someone is dealing effective damage, which is what MMA is scored on. The only reason you won the football match is because you scored more goals. The only reason you won a tennis match is because you won more sets etc.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@NiGHTS_into_zzz @Pirat_Nation After the price increase, the Steam Deck has just sold out again.

[Bill Barton @wokenfuries]

@blessedpleasant @emmett_mcl @Pirat_Nation Games are routinely released unfinished these days. Suicide Quad, Skull and Bones, Outlaws, Starfield, Redfall, Stalker 2, MindsEye, Highguard. Not counting Concord and the disaster that was going to be Marathon's original launch.