[0x457]

You also need to understand how rating works there in general.

80% fresh means that 80% of reviews are "positive" it's not 8/10 how some people like to think.

[slg]

It is surprising how many people here don't know that. A 100% movie is not the best movie of all time, it is just a movie that no one disliked.

I would much rather watch a movie that has a 50% on RT and a 70 on Metacritic than a movie that has 100% on RT and a 70 on Metacritic. I might not like that 50% movie, but those ratings show some people really love it. The 100% movie's ratings show that everyone kinda likes it, but few people feel strongly about it meaning it is probably not a very interesting watch.

[darkerside]

> few people feel strongly about it

It doesn't imply that at all

[3abiton]

Averages? 50% with 70 (wild variance) vs 100% with small variance, both same mean

[slg]

Exactly. If all the reviews are between 51-100 and the mean is 70, there probably aren’t going to be a lot or 90+ ratings. But if half the reviews are below 50 and the mean is still 70, that implies a higher number of 90+ ratings to drag the mean up.