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Rotten movies we love : cult classics, underrated gems, and films so bad they're good / the editors of Rotten Tomatoes ; foreword by Paul Feig.
Van Pelt Library PN1995 .R68538 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Reviews.
- Motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Motion picture reviews.
- Illustrated works.
- Reviews.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Running Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- Ever been crushed to learn your favorite movie -- or a new one you're dying to see -- has been given the big green splat from Rotten Tomatoes' infamous Tomatometer? The site's editors stand by their critics and scores, but they also feel your pain: Fresh films shouldn't get all the glory! In Rotten Movies We Love, the RT team celebrates 101 Rotten movies that can't be missed.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: People's Choice Box Office Slayers and Household Names
- Every Which Way but Loose (1978) 37%
- Problem Child (1990) 0%
- Book Club (2018) 54%
- Cocktail (1988) 5%
- Hocus Pocus (1993) 33%
- The Holiday (2006) 48%
- Bad Boys (1995) 42%
- Stepmom (1998) 45%
- Space Jam (1996) 43%
- I, Robot (2004) 56%
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) 43%
- Critic essay | monica castillo: Maleficent (2014) 54%
- The First Wives Club (1996) 49%
- The `Burbs (1989) 53%
- Teen Wolf (1985) 44%
- Twins (1988) 44%
- Young Guns (1988) 41%
- San Andreas (2015) 51%
- Critic essay | kristen lopez: The Greatest Showman (2017) 55%
- So Bad They're Good Incomparably weird sci-fi and fantasy
- Cherry 2000 (1987) 40%
- I Come in Peace (Dark Angel) (1990) 31%
- Zardoz (1974) 48%
- The Lord of the Rings (1978) 50%
- Robot Monster (1953) 36%
- Mannequin (1987) 19%
- Masters of the Universe (1987) 17%
- Critic essay | leonard maltin: Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) 29%
- Infographic | 1994: the rottenest year ever
- Not their best work (or so they said) rare rottens from big-name fresh directors
- The Wiz (1978) 44%
- A Chorus Line (1985) 40%
- Hook (1991) 26%
- Critic essay | jessica KIANG: The Portrait of a Lady (1996) 45%
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) 56%
- Willow (1988) 50%
- Marie Antoinette (2006) 56%
- Legend (1985) 36%
- Critic essay | K. austin collins: Miami Vice (2006) 46%
- Cult leaders hard to love for many, loved very hard by some
- Wet Hot American Summer (2001) 36%
- But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) 39%
- Critic essay | nathan rabin: MacGruber (2010) 48%
- Valley of the Dolls (1967) 33%
- Death Becomes Her (1992) 52%
- Xanadu (1980) 24%
- Critic essay | eric kohn: Gummo (1997) 35%
- The Last Dragon (1985) 59%
- Empire Records (1995) 29%
- Burlesque (2010) 36%
- Critic essay | terri white: The Craft (1996) 57%
- Mars Attacks! (1996) 53%
- The Cell (2000) 45%
- Mommie Dearest (1981) 50%
- Infographic | rotten hall of fame
- Ahead of their time Oh, now we get it
- The Strangers (2008) 48%
- The Trip (1967) 36%
- Critic essay | bilge ebiri: Event Horizon (1997) 27%
- Jennifer's Body (2009) 44%
- The Frisco Kid (1979) 50%
- The Cable Guy (1996) 53%
- Ishtar (1987) 38%
- Critic essay | david stratton: Across the Universe (2007) 53%
- The Watcher in the Woods (1980) 48%
- In the Cut (2003) 33%
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) 35%
- Harlem Nights (1989) 21%
- Critic essay | david fear: The Way of the Gun (2000) 45%
- Practical Magic (1998) 21%
- American Dreamz (2006) 38%
- Blade (1998) 54%
- Sequels worth a second look Follow-ups that recaptured the magic-or made strange magic of their own
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) 32%
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) 35%
- Critic essay | amy nicholson: Rocky IV (1985) 40%
- Dracula's Daughter (1936) 55%
- Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) 52%
- Grease 2 (1982) 38%
- Scream 3 (2000) 39%
- Return to Oz (1985) 52%
- Critic essay | candice frederick: Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) 29%
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) 38%
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) 38%
- Jurassic Park III (2001) 49%
- Infographic | splat stats
- Basic instincts Just because they make us laugh, scream, and pump our fists
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) 40%
- Faster (2010) 42%
- Bloodsport (1988) 39%
- Critic essay | joshua rothkopf: Step Brothers (2008) 55%
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) 28%
- Hot Rod (2007) 39%
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) 31%
- Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) 43%
- Orca-The Killer Whale (1977) 7%
- Tango & Cash (1989) 31%
- Critic essay | april wolfe: Dr. Giggles (1992) 17%
- The Amityville Horror (1979) 29%
- Police Academy (1984) 54%
- ¡Three Amigos! (1986) 46%
- Reign of Fire (2002) 42%
- Clash of the Titans (2010) 27%
- Critic essay | jen yamato: Road House (1989) 38%
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 42%
- Zombi 2 (1980) 42%
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) 47%
- Over the Top (1987) 27%
- Billy Madison (1995) 40%
- Clifford (1994) 10%.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780762496051
- 0762496053
- OCLC:
- 1120194230
- Publisher Number:
- 99991194776
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