The Force Awakens Predict the Tomatometer of The Force Awakens

[King Mark 3,631]

I say 65-70%

The negative reviews will be VERY negative

[Lewya 360]

70%-75%.

Most likely low 70's.

Edit: Ops, I meant on Metacritic, not rottentomates, not sure about that one.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

95%, like Star Trek 2009.

[King Mark 3,631]

well your more optimistic than I imagined

or do you hate Star trek 2009?

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

82%

[mrbellamy 6,287]

I honestly don't see this getting lower than 80 unless it's just a total disappointment. I think there are a lot more people who want this to be good than bad, including critics who are actually often overly generous to hyped blockbusters when they even marginally deliver (Star Trek 09 has 95, Deathly Hallows 2 has 96, Avengers has 92). I wouldn't be surprised at all if it ends up that high, but I would guess around high 80s for this.

Also remember that on Rotten Tomatoes, 0 star reviews count the same as 2.5 star reviews. It's just pass or fail, doesn't matter how good or bad the rating is.

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

I honestly don't see this getting lower than 80 unless it's just a total disappointment. I think there are a lot more people who want this to be good than bad, including critics who are actually often overly generous to hyped blockbusters when they even marginally deliver (Star Trek 09 has 95, Deathly Hallows 2 has 96, Avengers has 92). I wouldn't be surprised at all if it ends up that high, but I would guess around high 80s for this.

Also remember that on Rotten Tomatoes, 0 star reviews count the same as 2.5 star reviews. It's just pass or fail, doesn't matter how good or bad the rating is.

Yeah, if mediocre films like Harry 7.2 and The Avengers can get high rating, then this could too.

[King Mark 3,631]

yes, but reviewers might be more critical of a new Star Wars film than let it just pass

it could be nitpicked to death from the getgo and have a low rating

[Wojo 2,453]

TFA = 1.000 - Ridiculous Six

[mrbellamy 6,287]

yes, but reviewers might be more critical of a new Star Wars film than let it just pass

it could be nitpicked to death from the getgo and have a low rating

I definitely think they'll be harder on it if it's no better than an average Marvel movie, but I think most critics would rather write a positive review because that's what people want to read. We live in a world where critics get spammed with death threats for hating insanely hyped movies. If it's good enough to get away with giving it 3 stars, even if they think it's more like 2.5 stars, then I think just as many will try to justify liking it as those who go out of their way to hate it.

If it does really suck, though, then it'll be open season.

[King Mark 3,631]

The MAIN worry for me is Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, if they can't get into character anymore it could sink the film right there

We know Harrison Ford will be "ok" at worse

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

They won't be the main characters of the film though.

[King Mark 3,631]

I still get bad flashback from Karen Allen in KotCS. She was way worse than anyone else. Like some actress they pulled out of a 30 years retirement and couldn't act anymore

And Carrie Fisher seems a bit "weird" in her recent TV appearances

Maybe it's the real reason they haven't show them in the trailers

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Karen Allen is the most extreme example. I'm curious and terrified to hear Carrie Fisher speak in this. For the past decade or so, she has this awful mush mouth that's more grating than Jar Jar.

[Incanus 5,714]

Karen Allen is the most extreme example. I'm curious and terrified to hear Carrie Fisher speak in this. For the past decade or so, she has this awful mush mouth that's more grating than Jar Jar.

That has absolutely been my worst fear about this film too. It will likely lower the general rating by a couple of notches.

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

Some positive Twitter reactions, some negative so far.

[King Mark 3,631]

what do the negatives say?

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

If Mark Hamill can act in this as well as he has lately as the Trickster in The Flash, it should be all right.

[Incanus 5,714]

If Mark Hamill can act in this as well as he has lately as the Trickster in The Flash, it should be all right.

But what about Fisher's mush mouth?!!! Doesn't that concern you?

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

I actually find it quite adorable.

[Gnome in Plaid 219]

I'll take a wild swing at 87%, but there's definitely a non-zero chance of "20%, and even that only because of John Williams."

[BloodBoal 7,538]

Between 85%-90%.

[crocodile 8,012]

I say 65-70%

The negative reviews will be VERY negative

So you're saying it will get the Attack of the Clones type of rating and will be below Revenge of the Sith?

Karol

[Jilal 569]

79% - 89%.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

0%-100%

[crocodile 8,012]

I still get bad flashback from Karen Allen in KotCS. She was way worse than anyone else. Like some actress they pulled out of a 30 years retirement and couldn't act anymore

Well, Karen Allen was in The Perfect Storm so it wasn't quite that long. 2000, was it?

Karol

[Jay 37,364]

92%

[A24 4,333]

85%

Alex 'Crystal Ball' Cremers

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

49 per cent.

[publicist 4,643]

It will be too high, like on all big new movies with a lot of hype attached.

[Quintus 5,399]

It'll start high and steadily drop over the days before settling down at about 80%. At which time people will return to using RT to "win" arguments on the internet again - eventually claiming at a later date that aggregate sites are meaningless to them, when it's convenient to do so. Circle of life.

[publicist 4,643]

This seems something only Alex, you and maybe a few select other seem to do.

[Quintus 5,399]

Nah, with me you're misremembering history there. Maybe Jason can help you out with the search engine if you find it a struggle. Definitely Alex tho, yes. It's almost a weekly thing.

[publicist 4,643]

Jason!

[Jay 37,364]

I could not care less about the tomato rating of a movie or what other people do with that information >shrug<

[Quintus 5,399]

Tip for Jason: just don't use about 50% of the most used words in the English dictionary, because JWFan's search engine insists they've never once been uttered here.

[publicist 4,643]

Just search for "Alex"

[Quintus 5,399]

It'd return every single post which mentioned Alexcremers, but not a single entry would appear for Ice Cold in Alex.

[publicist 4,643]

Or 'blatant musical thievery'.

[Quintus 5,399]

It sounds nothing like Star Wars! Honest...

[A24 4,333]

It will be too high, like on all big new movies with a lot of hype attached.

I miss the period when critics looked down on easy blockbusters and how they alienated themselves from the masses by doing so.

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

72%

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

68%

[Hlao-roo 389]

68%

68 is probably a better prediction for the Metacritic rating.

[KK 3,307]

It will start high, and end up around 80-85%.

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

66%

[BloodBoal 7,538]

85-90%! It is the only way!

[mstrox 6,651]

Like every other question asked of me, the answer is 69.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

42!