Rotten Tomatoes

Rating: 5/10 (20 May 2013)

So, I would like to think of this review not much as a review on the movie, but rather on the critique that I saw this movie receiving on Rotten Tomatoes. So, I was looking through the is it of top movies on that site and noticed how Toy Story 2 has become the highest rated movie on the site, which really got under my skin. I'm not usually one to be critical of other peoples opinions, but after watching my fair share of films, not in a million years would I put Toy Story 2 as my number one movie. I understand that it is difficult to compare Toy Story to most other movies due to the significant difference of the graphics, but (in my opinion) there are so many movies that are better than this movie. I do not understand how a group of critics who make their living off of analyzing movies have concluded that the movie deserves 100% on the ratings. In 1993, one of the most heart touching movies ever (Schindler's List) was released. This movie was surpassed no only by this excuse of a high rated movie, but also by "The Social Network". The next year in film produced a dynasty of films which included (Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, and Forrest Gump). Ultimately, Forrest Gump snatched the Oscar for best picture, but proceeded to only receive a 75% (ish) rating from the critics, as opposed to Toy Story 2 which was nominated for ONE Oscar (a soundtrack related award), which it didn't even win. So I have started to question what critics qualify as a good movie, because not in a million years would I (and most other sane people) compare the artistic depictions in Toy Story 2, to The Shawshank Redemption, or Goodfellas, or Fight Club for that matter. I am giving this review 5 stars not to trash the movie, but rather because five is the median of the possible ratings I could give. (Just to clarify now). It's past midnight in my room right, 85 degrees in my room, laptop on my lap, overheating. I'm sweating horribly due to the heat, but yet I continue my rant because I'm frustrated. I am frustrated because after watching my fair share of A-list movies, I wouldn't even put Toy Story 2 in my top 100 (and based on the rating the movie has on here, I can safely assume that most other people agree with me on this site). I guess I will end my rant by stating that Rotten Tomatoes has annoyed me. I have always been loyal to this site, and rarely gone onto that excuse of a Movie Review site.