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They're filming part of the Venom movie right by my office at the end of this week. Our building has been told to beware of road closures, fake guns, and fake gunshots (amongst other things). I wonder if I'll spot Tom Hardy or Michelle Williams...

 
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I just saw downsizing. (Not my choice) It looked like it may be interesting though so I wasn't opposed. I found it boring. I fell asleep and missed the ending. I was on the road for most of Thursday so that may have contributed. My favorite character wasn't the protagonist or his love interest, it was the obnoxious upstairs neighbor because that's how I felt watching it. 

 
was watching Harry and the Henderson's the other day (don't ask me why) but is it me or did Ron Perlman play bigfoot?

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It was actually the black guy who played Predator in the first couple Predator movies.

 
We watched Hostiles last weekend.  Pretty damn good film, in my opinion. Built up to a final scene which hit me pretty hard with a big-picture realization, but that's probably just me and a reflection of my experiences and viewpoints.  Even without the deeper meanings, it was still a very good story, if a little on the grim side...

So that said, at what point do you start criticizing your spouse when they want to see a movie that you know is going to suck?  I know professional reviews aren't always reflective of how I will enjoy a movie, but the "percent fresh'" statistic on Rotten Tomatoes seems to provide a pretty good indicator. My wife wants me to take her to see the 15:19 to Paris (or whatever the new Clint Eastwood movie is called) but it's at something like 30% on RT and the critics are mostly saying that it's because of using the real people instead of actors - makes it feel like you're watching their slide show or something, with 90% of the movie feeling irrelevant and boring. 

My thoughts are that I should just suck it up and go see what she wants to see. I''ve mentioned Rotten Tomatoes several times and suggested she check ratings there instead of basing her decisions on trailers only, but she still isn't so I guess that's my clue?   

 
so what time are you going to see the movie?

;)

- but didn't the Jumanji remake get like 75% on rotten tomatoes?

 
Jumanji was "fun". That's one of the weaknesses of the RT percent fresh score - if a movie is generally well-liked but shallow as hell, it will score highly. Freaking Paddington 2 as case in point: 100% fresh on RT, but most definitely not, not, not Best Picture material.  It just failed to offend so well that every reviewer thought that it was "good".  But 100 goods does not equal a great. 

 
Overall, I don't tend to put too much value in reviews and ratings for the exact reason you state.

If it looks like something I want to watch and I have the time to do it then I'll watch it. I really don't care what RT, Siskel & Ebert, the Oscars, critics, etc say.  I usually get bored and/or hate the movies that the critics love, and RT is all over the boards as to if a movie is "good", so that site isn't reliable at all.

 
So guess what: I saw The 15:19 to Paris. It wasn't as bad as the 38% indicated on Rotten Tomatoes. It was more like 48%. 

 
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