88% vs 45%: There is really some value in listening to Rotten Tomatoes. I saw Quentin Tarantino's most recent film two weeks ago and loved it. Think the acting was terrific, and even though I sometimes get tired of all the blood and guts (bloody scalps and fights), I really liked this film, hands down compared to the Kill Bill series and Grindhouse films of late. The actor Christoph Waltz was brilliant as Hans Landa and was a terrific bad guy to fear throughout the story. The opening scene's mood was absolutely riveting and kept me nervous, knowing that bad things were coming. Mélanie Laurent as Shoshanna was also a wonderful strong woman character who didn't take it lying down from her evil Nazi counterparts. Tarantino always lets me taste anticipation and fear in his films which keeps me coming back for more......
But in comparison, the folks at RT warned me about Jennifer's Body and I ignored it because I had heard Diablo Cody talk about it on NPR (WNYC) and was intrigued (can't beat Juno for excellent writing, right?). Unfortunately the best joke was ruined by her saying it out-loud during the broadcast. I didn't even know that this was a horror film until I was sadly freaked by the gore in the first few minutes. Some of the dialogue was decent, but ruined in this Donnie Darko rip-off. Next time I will listen to Rotten Tomatoes.
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