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| URL | http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Online movie and video game reviews |
| Registration | Optional |
| Owner | Rupert Murdoch's News Corp |
| Created by | Senh Duong |
| Launched | 1998 |
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of movies and video games. Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The name derives from the historical cliché of throwing tomatoes and other produce at stage performers if a performance was particularly bad. A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe or cliche is a phrase expression or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family
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History
The website was founded by film aficionado Senh Duong on August 18, 1998. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video Brisbane is a small city located in the northern part of San Mateo County California on the lower slopes of San Bruno Mountain. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) His goal was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from a variety of critics in the US". [1] His inspiration came when, as a fan of Jackie Chan, Duong started collecting all the reviews of Chan's movies as they were coming out in the United States. Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong Sang, 陳港生 on 7 April 1954 is an Actor, action choreographer, Film director The first movie reviewed on Rotten Tomatoes was Your Friends & Neighbors. Your Friends & Neighbors is a 1998 comedy-drama film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Amy Brenneman, Aaron Eckhart, Catherine The website was an immediate success, attracting "600 - 1000 daily unique visitors".
In 2004, IGN Entertainment acquired Rottentomatoes. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video com. In September 2005, IGN was bought out by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation
The site is one of the most heavily trafficked on the Internet, with an Alexa Internet ranking of 625 (May 2008). Alexa Internet Inc is a California -based Subsidiary company of Amazon
Description
Rotten Tomatoes staff search the Internet for as many websites as possible that contain reviews of particular films and games; from the amateur to the professional. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks The staff then determine for each review whether it is positive ("fresh," marked by a small icon of a red tomato) or negative ("rotten," marked by a small icon of a green splatted tomato).
The website keeps track of all of the reviews counted (which can approach 250 for major, recently released films) and the percentage of positive reviews is tabulated. If the positive reviews make up 60% or more, the film is considered "fresh" in that a supermajority of the reviewers approve of the film. A supermajority or a qualified majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds a simple Majority in order to have If the positive reviews are less than 60%, then the film is considered "rotten. " In addition, major film reviewers like Roger Ebert, Desson Thomson/Stephen Hunter (Washington Post), and Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly), are listed in a sub-listing called "Top Critics," which tabulates their reviews separately, while still including their opinions in the general rating. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc When there are sufficient reviews to form a conclusion, a consensus statement is posted which is intended to articulate the general reasons for the opinion. The ratings favor recent releases and films with large numbers of reviews over older films, due to the scarcity of archived reviews for such older films. Rotten Tomatoes members are also able to comment on individual critics' opinions, as well as rate the films themselves.
This rating in turn is marked with an equivalent icon when the film is listed, giving the reader a one glance look at the general critical opinion about the work. Films that are considered "fresh," have many reviews to base the "freshness" on, and have an excellent average rating (at least 75%) receive the "Certified fresh" label as well as the red tomato. Films with just 55-60% can have the certificate if there are many reviews and an excellent average (indicating that even "rotten" reviews were fairly supportive). There are films with 100% which don't have the certificate due to a rating average that is "good" but not "excellent" or because there are not enough reviews to be sure of the freshness.
As of March 2007, the best reviewed film on the site is Toy Story 2, having an average rating of 8. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Toy Story 2 is a 1999 Academy-Award -nominated CGI Film, the Sequel to Toy Story; the third 5/10 and receiving 121 reviews, all of which are positive, making Toy Story 2 100% Fresh. There are a few other films that received 100% freshness rating, but received fewer reviews, and there are over 200 films that have so far received a 0% freshness rating. The site has recently included a list of the "100 Worst Reviewed Films of All time. " The top movie on that list is Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. Ballistic Ecks vs Sever is a 2002 Action film starring Lucy Liu and Antonio Banderas.
In additions to reviews, Rotten Tomatoes hosts message forums, where thousands of participants take part in the discussion of movies, video games, music and other topics. An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site
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