If RottenTomatoes selected Best Picture Winners
I did a little experiment today to see how Best Picture at the Academy Awards would look if RottenTomatoes selected the winners. They were selected on the best scored film based on the most votes for a film vs. against it meaning that a film that only has 5 reviews that are all positive would not go above one that has 40 that are nearly all positive. I find it interesting how Animated films and Blockbusters win and also that we are currently on the longest streak of the academy selecting the same film that the critics did.
The Films in BOLD are the one that the Academy and the Critics agreed on Best Picture. 2014: 12 Years a Slave 2013: Argo 2012: The Artist 2011: Toy Story 3 2010: Up 2009: Milk 2008: Juno 2007: The Queen 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck 2005: Sideways 2004: Lost in Translation 2003: The Pianist 2002: In the Bedroom 2001: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000: The Insider 1999: Saving Private Ryan 1998: L.A. Confidential 1997: Fargo 1996: Sense and Sensibility 1995: Quiz Show 1994: Remains of the day 1993: The Crying Game 1992: Silence of the Lambs 1991: Goodfellas 1990: My Left Foot 1989: Dangerous Liaisons 1988: Broadcast News 1987: A Room with a View 1986: Witness 1985: Places in the Heart 1984: The Right Stuff 1983: E.T. 1982: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981: Raging Bull 1980: Apocalypse Now 1979: The Deer Hunter 1978: Annie Hall 1977: Taxi Driver 1976: Jaws 1975: The Godfather, Part II 1974: American Graffiti 1973: The Godfather 1972: The Last Picture Show 1971: Patton 1970: Z 1969: Romeo and Juliet 1968: In the Heat of Night 1967: Alfie 1966: The Sound of Music 1965: Dr. Strangelove 1964: How the West was won 1963: Lawrence of Arabia 1962: The Hustler 1961: The Apartment (Same) 1960: Anatomy of Murder 1959: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958: 12 Angry Men 1957: The King and I 1956: Marty 1955: On the Waterfront 1954: Roman Holiday 1953: High Noon 1952: A Streetcar Named Desire 1951: All About Eve 1950: All The Kings Men 1949: The Treasure of Sierra Madre 1948: Great Expectations 1947: Henry V 1946: The Lost Weekend 1945: Double Indemnity 1944: Casablanca 1943: The Pride of the Yankees 1942: Citizen Kane 1941: Rebecca 1940: The Wizard of Oz 1939: The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938: Stage Door 1937: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936: Captain Blood 1935: It Happened One Night 1934: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1933: Shanghai Express 1932: Skippy 1931: All Quiet on the Western Front 1930: In Old Arizona 1929: Wings |
Re: If RottenTomatoes selected Best Picture Winners
That's actually a really interesting list of selections. I'm sad to see that even despite its 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Before Sunrise still doesn't make the cut.
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Before Sunrise is one of my favorite films of all time. The list was comprised just off of the nominated films in a given year vs. the actual winner. So Sunrise was never nominated by the Academy, hence why I still didn't make the list.
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Originally Posted by Film Trash Review (Post 1216736)
I did a little experiment today to see how Best Picture at the Academy Awards would look if RottenTomatoes selected the winners. They were selected on the best scored film based on the most votes for a film vs. against it meaning that a film that only has 5 reviews that are all positive would not go above one that has 40 that are nearly all positive. I find it interesting how Animated films and Blockbusters win and also that we are currently on the longest streak of the academy selecting the same film that the critics did.
The Films in BOLD are the one that the Academy and the Critics agreed on Best Picture. 2014: 12 Years a Slave 2013: Argo 2012: The Artist 2011: Toy Story 3 2010: Up 2009: Milk 2008: Juno 2007: The Queen 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck 2005: Sideways 2004: Lost in Translation 2003: The Pianist 2002: In the Bedroom 2001: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000: The Insider 1999: Saving Private Ryan 1998: L.A. Confidential 1997: Fargo 1996: Sense and Sensibility 1995: Quiz Show 1994: Remains of the day 1993: The Crying Game 1992: Silence of the Lambs 1991: Goodfellas 1990: My Left Foot 1989: Dangerous Liaisons 1988: Broadcast News 1987: A Room with a View 1986: Witness 1985: Places in the Heart 1984: The Right Stuff 1983: E.T. 1982: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981: Raging Bull 1980: Apocalypse Now 1979: The Deer Hunter 1978: Annie Hall 1977: Taxi Driver 1976: Jaws 1975: The Godfather, Part II 1974: American Graffiti 1973: The Godfather 1972: The Last Picture Show 1971: Patton 1970: Z 1969: Romeo and Juliet 1968: In the Heat of Night 1967: Alfie 1966: The Sound of Music 1965: Dr. Strangelove 1964: How the West was won 1963: Lawrence of Arabia 1962: The Hustler 1961: The Apartment (Same) 1960: Anatomy of Murder 1959: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958: 12 Angry Men 1957: The King and I 1956: Marty 1955: On the Waterfront 1954: Roman Holiday 1953: High Noon 1952: A Streetcar Named Desire 1951: All About Eve 1950: All The Kings Men 1949: The Treasure of Sierra Madre 1948: Great Expectations 1947: Henry V 1946: The Lost Weekend 1945: Double Indemnity 1944: Casablanca 1943: The Pride of the Yankees 1942: Citizen Kane 1941: Rebecca 1940: The Wizard of Oz 1939: The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938: Stage Door 1937: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936: Captain Blood 1935: It Happened One Night 1934: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1933: Shanghai Express 1932: Skippy 1931: All Quiet on the Western Front 1930: In Old Arizona 1929: Wings Not to mention I think RT's metric is off, this is probably why blockbusters have an advantage. Think of it this way - a very popular movie might get 50 fresh reviews (even if the average score is only 6/10) - while a less popular movie might have a lot of fresh reviews with a 10/10 rating, but still have a lower score - since any "rotten" reviews will impact the score a lot more. This is why I think Metacritic is a much better review site than RT. |
Originally Posted by Film Trash Review (Post 1217222)
Before Sunrise is one of my favorite films of all time. The list was comprised just off of the nominated films in a given year vs. the actual winner. So Sunrise was never nominated by the Academy, hence why I still didn't make the list.
Originally Posted by 90sAce (Post 1217248)
That's what I was saying in another thread - it's definitely biased toward animated films which in my opinion are by default "worse" than live action films since they don't require any actual acting - while they're are good animated films the genre as a whole is much more one-dimensional, so it really bugs me that a film like Toy Story 3 or Up has a higher "fresh score" than a masterpiece like The Godfather Part 2.
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Originally Posted by Arcanis;1217353
But, as you yourself touched on, Rotten Tomatoes doesn't measure the intensity of love for a film, but how widely loved it is. I know plenty of people who do not especially care for, or even outright dislike, The Godfather films, while I honestly cannot think of anybody who dislikes either [I Toy Story 3[/i] or Up. Hey're well made,broadly accessible films that do little to offput the viewer, while I do know several people who adamently dislike the romanticization of the mafia in The Godfather.
I guess if you're just looking for a film to take your family to, or see with some friends which they're not likely to hate, then it's a good metric - but IMO I'd rather see a film which is really, really good versus one which I'm just "not likely to completely hate". |
Re: If RottenTomatoes selected Best Picture Winners
There are some choices here I really like, like Sideways, A Streetcar Named Desire, The King & I, In the Bedroom, Dr. Strangelove, Romeo and Juliet, LA Confidential and, of course, Goodfellas.
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