Flixster Acquires Rotten Tomatoes
Posted by Rodneyon 04. 01. 2010in News Chat
Looks like our friends over at Rotten Tomatoes will be getting new bosses.
Flixster has announced that it will require Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the similarities of the site (user generated movie reviews) the two sites will remain separate despite rumours that they would merge.
Last month rumors were swirling around about MySpace buying Flixster, with the original AllThingsD report even suggesting that Flixster would be combined with Rotten Tomatoes. While MySpace appears to be absent from the actual deal scenario, News Corp., the parent company of both MySpace and IGN Entertainment, will maintain a minority stake in the new company.
I suspect we will see some sort of crossover with the two sites. Each one could bring more of a focus to thier own game now that they don’t have to try and out-do each other.
I don’t have a lot of faith in user generated reviews and I find that Rotten Tomatoes has become less relevant or reliable in the last couple years. That being said, it is still interesting to check up on even though I don’t look to them as absolute guage of public opinion.
The Movie Blog Community will eventually make a return with features like “Reviews by You” that would give the International Friends the chance to share their own ratings on the subject that will be averaged out against others. Just for fun mind you.
Do you still have faith in the Rotten Tomatoes review system? How do you feel about Flixter acquiring the site?
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I’d imagine that soon you will be able to see and create content to Rotten Tomatoes.com through Facebook, eventhough they’re saying they’ll stay seperate. I think what they mean is that they might use the logos seperate, because of their wide recognition.
To me the natural follow up of this is that the level of content on Rotten Tomatoes stoops down to current Flixter level, which is very low IMO.
Well, I review movies on RT. But aside from feeling just a little spurned, I have no real opinion on the matter. But I look forward to those fan-generated reviews you mentioned here.
I’ve always had faith in Rotten Tomatoes and still do.
@”Do you still have faith in the Rotten Tomatoes review system?”
Not after they gave Termintor 3 a 70%.
I do find Rotten Tomatoes useful, but I only really use the “Top Critics” tab to get a sort of “newspaper composite.”
Rotten Tomatoes could be demoted below the site that bought it.
I see little improvement. Competition breeds inovation, and that is one less competitor.
I used to go to Rotten Tomatoes every once in a blue moon to see if they had early reviews and such..but from what I read on this and other sites is that those tomatometers are mostly compromised is this accurate?
Latino review is another one I frequented for reviews (entertainment only never taken seriously)
El Guap has a twisted view that I find funny..
but you guys a the leader in my book..
just with the back and forth commenting alone.
TMB is da shisnit YO! (shameful Snoop impression)