movie Wicked | Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande | RT: 92% MC: 73

[Raspberries]

3 minutes ago, ctlp27 said:

100%. Bloggers who screams masterpiece at every new movie downgrade RT real power. Metacritic is much more balanced with its pool and it's always more interesting to check it than RT.

Grace Randolph having power on RT is really all you need to know about their grading system 

[Slate]

I simply CANNOT wait for friday

[ctlp27]

2 minutes ago, Raspberries said:

Grace Randolph having power on RT is really all you need to know about their grading system 

LMAO

[Eóghan]

i'd be way more confident for a good oscar campaign if the Metacritic score was 80+, i hope it can get close to high 70s rather than low, a lot of movies can achieve low 70s

this movie needs all the cards it can get to overcome the prejudice of it's gendra

now it needs to be a box office smash like Barbie (80 on MC) then it really has a chance to sweep plenty of nominations

 

it's good we have RT on our side but it doesn't have same prestige as MC for awards circuit

 

 

[levi_valvi]

4 minutes ago, Thuggin said:

Y'all need to stop setting her up with that. That was always going to be an uphill battle. It's her first movie and a fantasy one at that. People were predicting this to bomb. Let's be happy it will probably be a commercial hit 

trust and believe she will be campaigning hard for that nomination. i'm just curious what the approach will be

[laqqinq]

 

Who's excited for part 2 peopleee!!!!

[laqqinq]

 

 

 

[laqqinq]

MC: 73 (+1)

 

It increased, well that's good ngl

[levi_valvi]

best picture

best actress

best supporting actress

best adapted screenplay

best sound

best production design

best makeup and hair

best costume design

best visual effects

 

[Thuggin]

3 minutes ago, Eóghan said:

i'd be way more confident for a good oscar campaign if the Metacritic score was 80+, i hope it can get close to high 70s rather than low, a lot of movies can achieve low 70s

this movie needs all the cards it can get to overcome the prejudice of it's gendra

now it needs to be a box office smash like Barbie (80 on MC) then it really has a chance to sweep plenty of nominations

 

it's good we have RT on our side but it doesn't have same prestige as MC for awards circuit

 

 

I can't believe Barbie got an 80. I enjoyed it but it didn't blow me away. Hopefully Wicked is better despite the critic scores.

[Raspberries]

5 minutes ago, Eóghan said:

i'd be way more confident for a good oscar campaign if the Metacritic score was 80+, i hope it can get close to high 70s rather than low, a lot of movies can achieve low 70s

this movie needs all the cards it can get to overcome the prejudice of it's gendra

now it needs to be a box office smash like Barbie (80 on MC) then it really has a chance to sweep plenty of nominations

 

it's good we have RT on our side but it doesn't have same prestige as MC for awards circuit

 

 

I don't think Ariana will get into BSA, but, again, she doesn't need to for this to be a win for her 

 

She has a chance, but it is an uphill battle

[terrorblade]

96 is CRAZYYY i'll be breaking my heels running to the theatre

Edited Tuesday at 09:18 PM by terrorblade

[Raspberries]

5 minutes ago, laqqinq said:

 

Who's excited for part 2 peopleee!!!!

Part 1 is going to smash, but I'm worried about part 2 being IT: Chapter 2'd where there is a decline in quality and box office because all the hype was focused on part 1

[laqqinq]

12 minutes ago, Raspberries said:

Part 1 is going to smash, but I'm worried about part 2 being IT: Chapter 2'd where there is a decline in quality and box office because all the hype was focused on part 1

Anything can happen in that regard, to be honest. But all one can do is focus on the present.

 

There's this hugely promoted big feature of part 1 on all screens this Friday and it looks like its doing great, ngl. Let's focus on that atm and not bother with next year's movie, right.

[Funhouse]

The BBC review saying they should've cut the talking animals and the entire character of Nessarose so they could've fit both acts in 1 film... baby there would not be an act 2 without the talking animals and Nessarose

 

[GreatCoolBright]

Gaga flop Ariana smash. Why?

[Augmented]

I know it's only the starting numbers but I was a bit worried the complaints about the second act and the bad lighting would cause this to debut mid/high 70s so I'm absolutely ecstatic about these initial reviews 

57 minutes ago, Funhouse said:

The BBC review saying they should've cut the talking animals and the entire character of Nessarose so they could've fit both acts in 1 film... baby there would not be an act 2 without the talking animals and Nessarose

Not removing the animal rights plot AND Nessa 

They must have been joking surely because

 

[Dula Peep]

The amount of promo and product placement for this film is absolutely insane and tbh completely overkill….. 

[Jude]

 

[Jude]

13 hours ago, midnightdawn said:

All those 5 star reviews coming at once seem suspicious

 

2.5k+ verified audience score now, still at 99% popcornmeter but sure... still suspicious, right?

[Jude]

Fcck metacritic and Telegraph. We only care about Rotten Tomatoes.

[cityfolk]

SMASH

[Capris Groove]

And you can't bring HER down!

[Tm4074]

3 hours ago, Eóghan said:

i'd be way more confident for a good oscar campaign if the Metacritic score was 80+, i hope it can get close to high 70s rather than low, a lot of movies can achieve low 70s

this movie needs all the cards it can get to overcome the prejudice of it's gendra

now it needs to be a box office smash like Barbie (80 on MC) then it really has a chance to sweep plenty of nominations

 

it's good we have RT on our side but it doesn't have same prestige as MC for awards circuit

 

I mean universal praise from critics is obviously great but critics don't vote for the Oscars hence why there is sometimes a disconnect between the critics fave and the guilds/Oscars faves. Sometimes they align, sometimes they don't. Green Book won BP with a 69 MC score, CODA won BP with a 72 MC score. Emilia Pérez is considered a BP contender this year with a 72 MC score. Les Miserables, another Broadway movie-musical adaptation, was nominated for BP with a 63 MC score. As long as the movie gets overall good reviews the score isn't that important. Wicked isn't contending for a win either. It will get the populist blockbuster slot in BP. Universal will campaign hard for it, especially for Ariana & Cynthia who both have a good shot at nominations. Although Ariana is a safer bet because Supporting Actress is kinder to musical (and comedic) performances. Cynthia has stronger competition, but I can see her getting in too. 

Edited yesterday at 12:25 AM by Tm4074

[PrettyHurts]

people actually think ariana has a chance for an OSCAR nomination