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TimeTravelMishap t1_jecs3bn wrote

He is the public face of a religion that kills the pets of rape victims to try to get them to drop charges against other scientologists. He is the public face of a religion that right now right this second is operating an illegal prison here in the United States. These are just two things off the top of my head there are many other Crimes by the Church of Scientology.

He may not be directly involved in these things but by remaining the public face of Scientology he is declaring to the world he finds these things morally acceptable. That is who Tom Cruise is. A man who thinks it's perfectly okay to murder the pet of a rape victim.

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ZorroMeansFox t1_jecrh80 wrote

Fan387, here's a live-action movie you might want to track down, as it moodily explores the same feelings of romantic separation as the wonderful 5 Centimeters Per Second:

The Thai film What Time Is It There?

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mbcook t1_jecrdps wrote

It’s a rating of what percentage of critics think it’s worth watching, not a rating of how good the movie is on an objective scale.

That’s a useful tool.

A movie can be fantastic but only for a very limited audience. A movie can be ‘ok’ but a fun watch for everyone.

Also remember that the older the movie, the fewer reviews tend to be available, especially for foreign films. Additionally all reviews are products of their time.

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rgregan t1_jecrcxi wrote

The works of Joe Dante

Innerspace is currently free with ads on Youtube (highly recommend)

Piranha and Rock N Roll High School are currently on Tubi

Few others on pay channels, Small Soldiers is on Showtime, Burbs is on Netflix, if you got them.

(US streaming rights)

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cbbuntz t1_jecr8he wrote

I find that how much I like a movie usually coincides pretty close to RT ratings. Pretty much any movie I hate is below 25% and almost any movie I love is above 75%.

People love to dismiss it, but I find it helpful.

That said, Metacritic ratings make me think "seriously?" though. It takes a lot to break 80% there.

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