2015 Summer Blockbuster Movie Pool

[The Natural]

So far its a WTF Bizarroland 2015 version of the Summer Blockbuster Pool.

[_MJ_]

 

And now it's at 59% with 44 reviews. I have it at #2, so I'm screwed,

 

I've really shat the bed with this and Mad Max: Fury Road. I blame RIPPA for Tomorrowland as his three posts in a row about it dropped the RT rating ; ).

 

 

I am completely on board with blaming RIPPA for the ratings drop.  I was shaking my fist at the sky with each of his Tomorrowland updates.

 

I avoided the SPY movie just as much as I avoided Mad Max.  Left it off.  I couldn't get any feel for it from the trailer.  I think I remember reading a positive review for it from somewhere, but I wasn't convinced.

[Ligerbusa]

So it's super early but Spy has 20 reviews in... and is a perfect 100%

 

[S.K.o.S.]

Check the dates on those Spy RT reviews.  Many of them were around since before this thread existed.  It screened at SXSW and got a great reception.

[S.K.o.S.]

UPDATE 3 OF 20 - through May 21

 

Standings

1 [- 1] S.K.o.S. - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak 0.370)

2 [- 2] Rippa - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak 0.435)

3 [- 3] Paco - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak 0.501)

4 [- 4] JRGoldman - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak 0.566)

5 [- 5] The Z - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak 0.566)

6 [↑ 8] The Veeg - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak n/a)

7 [↑ 9] Death From Above - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak n/a)

8 [↑ 10] Skeeball Wizard - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak n/a)

9 [↑ 11] IVPvideos - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak n/a)

10 [↑ 14] hobo joe - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak n/a)

11 [↑ 17] _MJ_ - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak n/a)

12 [↑ 18] Sublime - 0 points (0/0, tiebreak n/a)

13 [↓ 6] SorceressKnight - 2 points (0/2, tiebreak 1.61)

14 [↓ 7] Phantom Lord - 2 points (0/2, tiebreak 3.437)

15 [↓ 12] Ligerbusa - 2 points (0/2, tiebreak n/a)

16 [↓ 13] The Natural - 2 points (0/2, tiebreak n/a)

17 [↓ 16] DreamBroken - 2 points (0/2, tiebreak n/a)

18 [↑ 19] RossWB - 2 points (0/2, tiebreak n/a)

19 [↓ 15] Control - 4 points (0/4, tiebreak n/a)

20 [- 20] Hail Sabin - 4 points (0/4, tiebreak n/a)

 

Box office

1 [- 1] Avengers: Age of Ultron - $383,170,479 (21 days)

2 [NEW] Mad Max: Fury Road - $63,440,279 (7 days)

3 [↓ 2] Hot Pursuit - $25,445,240 (14 days)

 

Rotten Tomatoes

1 [NEW] Mad Max: Fury Road - 235/239 = 98% (7 days)

2 [↓ 1] Avengers: Age of Ultron - 192/258 = 74% (21 days)

3 [↓ 2] Hot Pursuit - 7/115 = 6% (14 days)

[RossWB]

I loved the FURY ROAD trailer, but never imagined critics would love it as much as they did.  D'oh!  

 

TOMORROWLAND definitely seems to bring Brad Bird's winning streak to a halt.  Double d'oh.  

 

Those two movies are going to absolutely wreak havoc on my RT list.  Damn.  

[Paco]

12 [↓ 3] Paco - 2 points (0/2, tiebreak 0.501)

Box office

1 [- 1] Avengers: Age of Ultron - $383,170,479 (21 days)

2 [NEW] Mad Max: Fury Road - $63,440,279 (7 days)

3 [↓ 2] Hot Pursuit - $25,445,240 (14 days)

Rotten Tomatoes

1 [NEW] Mad Max: Fury Road - 235/239 = 98% (7 days)

2 [↓ 1] Avengers: Age of Ultron - 192/258 = 74% (21 days)

3 [↓ 2] Hot Pursuit - 7/115 = 6% (14 days)

Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't I be at zero as well.

[SorceressKnight]

 

12 [↓ 3] Paco - 2 points (0/2, tiebreak 0.501)

Box office

1 [- 1] Avengers: Age of Ultron - $383,170,479 (21 days)

2 [NEW] Mad Max: Fury Road - $63,440,279 (7 days)

3 [↓ 2] Hot Pursuit - $25,445,240 (14 days)

Rotten Tomatoes

1 [NEW] Mad Max: Fury Road - 235/239 = 98% (7 days)

2 [↓ 1] Avengers: Age of Ultron - 192/258 = 74% (21 days)

3 [↓ 2] Hot Pursuit - 7/115 = 6% (14 days)

Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't I be at zero as well.

 

 

Yeah- likewise, I should only have one point right now 

[S.K.o.S.]

Paco's right.  I had the old version of his RT list, before he edited it, with Aloha still on it and Avengers 2 above Mad Max.  I'll fix that post sometime today. (edit to add: it's fixed now.)

 

SorceressKnight has an RT list with Avengers 2 above Mad Max.  That's 2 points.  (Like, Avengers 2 is at #1 when it should be at #2, that's 1 point, and Mad Max is at #2 when it should be at #1, that's another 1 point.)

[Paco]

Yeah, I substituted Aloha for...Tomorrowland.

Dammit.

[RIPPA]

HOT PURSUIT IS UP TO 7%!!!

YOU WILL NEVER CATCH IT NOW PIXELS!!!!

[_MJ_]

I'm not liking the general vibe I'm getting from this Cameron Crowe Aloha flick.  No reviews yet, but the press coverage is already going in on how Hawaii is depicted. 

[J.T.]

For the first time since ever, SKoS is winning his own pool.

 

You cannot call shenanigans because BO and RT are weird beyond belief.  You could've flipped a coin on shit and turned in a winning ballot.  Even the summer's sure thing isn't a sure thing thanks to lukewarm reviews.

 

I am almost glad I did not have time to make a submission and watch my ranking drop faster than a black dress on prom night.

 

I can't wait for either Ant-Man or Fant4stic to get stellar reviews, be this summer's Guardians of the Galaxy, and destroy all ballots.

[Paco]

I liked Tomorrowland...

Damn you critics!!!

[The Natural]

For the first time since ever, SKoS is winning his own pool.

 

You cannot call shenanigans because BO and RT are weird beyond belief.  You could've flipped a coin on shit and turned in a winning ballot.  Even the summer's sure thing isn't a sure thing thanks to lukewarm reviews.

 

I am almost glad I did not have time to make a submission and watch my ranking drop faster than a black dress on prom night.

 

I can't wait for either Ant-Man or Fant4stic to get stellar reviews, be this summer's Guardians of the Galaxy, and destroy all ballots.

 

Aye. Its like I said, this is a WTF Bizarroland 2015 Summer Blockbuster Pool.

[RIPPA]

Spy has gotten a negative review... 100% no more

[J.T.]

It may still turn out to be the best reviewed movie of the summer.  Ballots will burn.

 

Mine would have if I had been able to submit one.  Spy would've been close to the bottom of my RT list.

[The Z]

It may still turn out to be the best reviewed movie of the summer.  Ballots will burn.

 

Mine would have if I had been able to submit one.  Spy would've been close to the bottom of my RT list.

 

Inside Out is also still at 100% with 18 reviews so far. It was screened at Cannes I think.

This one surprises me a bit, too, to be honest. I know Pixar used to be the standard bear as far as quality goes, but I really didn't like the trailer that much and thought the whole concept is so far out. I really thought this could be one of those lesser Pixar movies.

[The Natural]

 

It may still turn out to be the best reviewed movie of the summer. Ballots will burn.

 

Mine would have if I had been able to submit one. Spy would've been close to the bottom of my RT list.

 

Inside Out is also still at 100% with 18 reviews so far. It was screened at Cannes I think.

This one surprises me a bit, too, to be honest. I know Pixar used to be the standard bear as far as quality goes, but I really didn't like the trailer that much and thought the whole concept is so far out. I really thought this could be one of those lesser Pixar movies.

 

 

Touch wood that's one of the things I got right so far. I just had a feeling it might be a return to form for Pixar.

[J.T.]

I read the advances before Cannes, so I knew that Mad Max and Inside Out would be review darlings this summer.

[S.K.o.S.]

Spy has gotten a negative review... 100% no more

 

It's funny that the one negative review drops it below Mad Max... and that negative review is from a guy from Australia.  Conspiracy!!

[RossWB]

So it's two days before release and there are NO reviews for ALOHA on Rotten Tomatoes?  

 

Yeah, that's not a good sign.  

 

And I put it at #7 on my RT list?  WELP.

[_MJ_]

Yeah, something doesn't smell right about ALOHA.  I could be overacting but I would definitely put it lower on my RT list if I did it now.  Negative vibe.

 

Also, I don't think anything is going to top Mad Max's 98% RT rating.  Maybe something will tie it (Pixar, Pixar, Pixar, damn it), but I don't think any of our film options are going to get a perfect score this summer.  Of course, I say this as someone who doesn't have Mad Max on my lists.

Edited May 28, 2015 by _MJ_

[RIPPA]

The Cameron Crowe dream is dead.

[RIPPA]

Again - super early - Inside Out is sitting at 100%