Against the Crowd 2019

Watch Movies TV -Dell is hosting his annual Against the Crowd blogathon, so I just had to join to complain again. Here are the rules:


1. Pick one movie “everyone” loves (the more iconic, the better). That movie must have score of 75% or more on rottentomatoes.com. Tell us why you hate it.
2. Pick one movie that “everyone” hates (the more notorious, the better). That movie must have a score of 35% or less on rottentomatoes.com. Tell us why you love it.
3. Include the tomato meter scores of both movies. Use one of the banners in this post, or feel free to create your own (just include all the pertinent details).
4. Let us know what two movies you intend on writing about in one of the following ways: Comment on this or any ACB 2019 post on this site, Tweet me @w_ott3, E-mail me: dellott@yahoo.com.
5. Publish your post on any day from Friday, August 23 through Sunday, August 25, 2019 (tighter schedule this year), and include a link to this announcement. If you’re a podcaster or YouTuber that is interested in participating just talk about your chosen movies during your closest podcast and/or video to those dates and mention that you are taking part in this blogathon. You could also just tweet about it!


I don't need a survey or a chart to know more RT critics are male than female. All I need to know is that Tarantino's latest boring and gross drivel I wrote about here and I have no time or energy to trash again, is 85%. Pathetic. It's probably going to score multiple nominations and Oscars over  more worthy movies as Hollywood continues its circle jerk over itself.


Venom is more enjoyable and rewatchable than most MCU flicks, all of them holding fresh RT rating. The critics are afraid to criticize MCU. it's the only explanation as to why Ultron, about which I wrote last year for this blogathon, has fresh rating. Hardy's performance (where the hell is Tom this year, anyways?!) IS the movie and it elevates it above most recently released CBM films. I'd rather watch Hardy dive into that lobster tank than sit through both Batman Begins and Doctor Stranger ever again. And I'd gladly rewatch this for the 4th time, while sitting through Homecoming or Far From Home ever again would be torture (that RT consensus is one of the dumbest one they ever wrote, this didn't need that quipy boy anywhere near it). Take that performance away from this movie and it's abysmal. But with it in it, it's one of the most entertaining CBMs of the last few years.