Websites like IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes ruin the magic of cinema. amirite?

Critics existed in the 90s.

by kerlukesydnee 7 hours ago

It was clearly less accessible though.

by morarreba 7 hours ago

Well isn't the rating shown on the splash page for a movie on most streaming services.

by ledamann 7 hours ago

Yeah pretty much...

by morarreba 6 hours ago

They were in the papers and on TV

by Medium-Drawer-8082 6 hours ago

But not right in front the description of the movie when you are about to see it.

by morarreba 6 hours ago

It's not like you no longer have the choice NOT to read about a movie on IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes before watching it.

by False_Somewhere 5 hours ago

This is such a great way of putting it. I cant remember the last time I looked up a rating prior to seeing a movie, but I can definitely remember doing a sanity check

by Williamsonlowel 5 hours ago

I treat it like a game. I'll watch a movie and try to guess if it's liked or hated online afterwards.

by Individual_End 5 hours ago

Right, nobody reviewed movies before the 90s. Nobody at all.

by ellenking 4 hours ago

We had Roger Ebert.

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

Don't know what rock you're under, but RT is widely accepted as trash on the internet.

by Maxime91 4 hours ago

As someone who grew up in the 90's, I was pretty aware whether or not a film was well regarded or not, especially once I started reading magazines like Empire

by princessgraham 3 hours ago

Such as?

by Healthy_Turnover 3 hours ago

Pick any decent horror movie

by Medium-Drawer-8082 3 hours ago

How is wasting time and money on a bad movie "magic"?

by Healthy_Turnover 3 hours ago

I agree with some of the sentiment, but not with your reasoning.

by Big_Researcher_1868 2 hours ago

Can always not look at those sites.

by Apprehensive-Wear 2 hours ago

I don't know a single person who decides whether or not to watch a movie based on website score.

by ButterscotchSame87 2 hours ago

I need IMDB to figure out where I know that person from and get trivia. It's for geeks like me.

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

just ignore them lmfao

by Marcelmorissett 1 hour ago

You don't need to read or watch reviews, it's very easy to avoid. Reviews are best after seeing a movie in any case as it's fun to see others opinions.

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

When I was a child my parents would read movie reviews in the paper to see if they were worth going to see. They had a big movie guide they kept by the TV for reference so they could look up older movies to see who was in them and if they were any good. People have been listening to what other people's opinions about movies since the dawn of film. We just look it up online now instead of in print.

by Anonymous 1 hour ago