Inspired by the linked XKCD. Using 60% instead of 50% because that’s an easy filter to apply on rottentomatoes.
I’ll go first: I think “Sherlock Holmes: A game of Shadows” was awesome, from the plot to the characters ,and especially how they used screen-play to highlight how Sherlocks head works in these absurd ways.
Civil War. I don’t know the rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but I do know that it is a recent movie, and 196 sent me here lol
Speed 2: cruise control
I know its likely unpopular, even for a list like this, but i find myself genuinely enjoying putting it on. Quite often.
It is an action movie, but it isnt all dark & gloomy like so many in the genre. Instead, its bright and sunny. The scenarios genuinely make no sense (ex, door handles apparently dont exist) but the movie still feels fun and entertaining.
I would go with In the Mouth of Madness, one of my faves but it’s pre 2000
Another is Jingle all the Way. I think it’s a perfect Christmas Movie but again pre 2000
The Super Mario Bros movie. It was really good but for some reason has a 59% rating on the tomato-meter, despite a 95% audience score. Very strange and it’s why I just don’t trust Rotten Tomatoes.
Dude, 3 ninjas: high noon at mega mountain is an amazing kids movie. Every actor is clearly having so much fun and the plot’s overblown absurdity allows for super fun set piece action sequences.
I saw Prince of Persia mentioned a few times, so I checked it out. It was better than I was expecting. The whole cast did a good job, the story itself was interesting, the cape scene was pretty cool, I like the ostriches, and the fights were alright. The rewind effect was good looking and not overused. The assassins had some nifty weaponry.
As said, nothing to get blown away by, but a pretty fun time overall. I thought of it as an Aladdin action movie. Having seen almost all the other movies in this thread, I was glad to find something good I’d ignored. This was definitely an ok movie.
A lot of movies I like aren’t scored well on RT. I’m convinced it’s just filled with the kind of people that want suggestion
Boondock Saints (Nov 99 is close enough). It’s such a fun movie, but only has a 27%
I watch Joe Dirt more times than I like to admit.
Both from 1991: Hudson Hawk and Nothing But Trouble
I remember really enjoying the Van Helsing movie with Hugh Jackman as a kid. The world and weapons were really cool.
I liked Transcendence and I thought it my qualify. 19% from critics, 37% from audiences. Wow, it is over qualified.
The day after tomorrow is my guilty pleasure.
Inside (2023) has a 63%, but I find it pretty original and way above that mark
Ha ha, Battleship (RT score of 33%/54%AS). Stupid, yes. But any movie with Thunderstruck blasting when the s*** is gonna hit the fan has got me. Again, lots of stupidity in it, but there were other aspects that hit a resonance: “Mick Canales” (Gregory D. Gadson) one-on-one with the alien, the sliding turn and broadside, etc. Great art? Nope. Enjoyed it, and have seen it several times. I find it interesting that certain kinds of “emotional chain-yanking” are deemed socially acceptable, but others are derided.
