>There was a time (in a galaxy far, far away, etc) when the likes of IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes didn’t exist: without a calculated percentage to guide them, bewildered film fans had to form opinions via a precarious process of watching films and then thinking about them.
>Luckily, Mike Klimo, the author of ground-breaking study ‘Ring Theory: The Hidden Artistry of the Star Wars Prequels’, has delved into the depths of the Star Wars archives to find original reviews of each film, then processing them through the Rotten Tomatoes scoring system. The results are startling:
>The general consensus – spanning critics, fans, obsessive Star Wars experts – is that the original trilogy is far superior to the prequel. But this study throws that all into disarray: The Empire Strikes Back, that firm beloved favourite, at a tepid 63%? Revenge of the Sith – better than the rest of the prequel trilogy but still a little bit bad – a clean winner at 80%?
>There was a time (in a galaxy far, far away, etc) when the likes of IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes didn’t exist: without a calculated percentage to guide them, bewildered film fans had to form opinions via a precarious process of watching films and then thinking about them.
>Luckily, Mike Klimo, the author of ground-breaking study ‘Ring Theory: The Hidden Artistry of the Star Wars Prequels’, has delved into the depths of the Star Wars archives to find original reviews of each film, then processing them through the Rotten Tomatoes scoring system. The results are startling:
>The general consensus – spanning critics, fans, obsessive Star Wars experts – is that the original trilogy is far superior to the prequel. But this study throws that all into disarray: The Empire Strikes Back, that firm beloved favourite, at a tepid 63%? Revenge of the Sith – better than the rest of the prequel trilogy but still a little bit bad – a clean winner at 80%?
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>LE EPIC DISNEY STAR WARS ISN'T CANON
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Jason Rogers
I like all the movies so I don't care, but my personal fav is RoTJ
Connor Watson
It brought it sheevposting which makes it /ourfilm/
Carson Morgan
>aotc is 3rd
Bentley Gray
>Luckily, Mike Klimo, the author of ground-breaking study ‘Ring Theory: The Hidden Artistry of the Star Wars Prequels’, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Luke Murphy
I love this shit since it shows how pathetic critics are. They change their opinion when things become popular or unpopular. The Shining was panned by critics on release, but now those very critics praise it as the greatest horror film of all time. Clearly, we see something similar with Empire Strikes Back.
Where are the apologies? The "sorry, we were wrong"s?
The fact is, most critics don't have any principles, and they rate highly what they believe they are supposed to rate highly. That's why their hindsight reviews match the public opinion rather than their prior opinions.
Sebastian Price
Why was ESB considered bad when it came out? Because of the sequel bait?
Mason Brown
You made this thread already faggot.
Evan Bailey
Well yeah, RotS is the best Star Wars movie by far
Caleb Young
All Star Wars movies are shit. I've never seen any Star Wars movie.
Jaxon Gray
I had to read that sentence a fee times just to let it sink in. Ground breaking study... Hidden artistry.. PREQUELS It's like an unsolvable math equation
Josiah Price
It's almost as if internet critic aggregates aren't the arbiter of film quality
Easton Edwards
>ESB, one of the greatest films ever made, is 3% above Phantom Menace
Benjamin Parker
not falling for your tricks
Austin Torres
besides the first one they're not that great
David Clark
So did they take the first reviews of the OT submitted to rotton tomatoes, or did they take the actual first reviews from when the OT was first released and give them a rotton/fresh rating?
Ayden Morgan
First one is a fucking cheese fest compared to ESB
Alexander Watson
>IV - 8.6/10 >V - 8.9/10 >VI - 7.2/10 >I - 6/10 >II - 6.7/10 >III - 7.3/10 It's almost as if no one knows what the Tomatometer actually measures
Michael Hughes
Did you even read the OP?
Jose Peterson
Critics were objectively smarter back then. They lived in a pre-blockbuster world.
Ryder Allen
Sith is a good film though. some moments of pure kino there like the final battle between Oby and Anakin
