Comicbook.com, The Independent, IndieWire, The Playlist, GQ.com, CBR.com, Daily Express, Screen Rant, The Mirror, Bleeding Cool, and The Mary Sue, among many more, all reported yesterday that trolls were hounding Rotten Tomatoes and posting negative reviews of “Captain Marvel.” ComicBook.com writes… ScreenRant’s title read “Trolls Are Already Review Bombing Captain Marvel on Rotten Tomatoes”, writing… This is what’s actually happening. Comments are being written in the “Review” tab on RT but they are not reviews. They are comments about whether the person wants to see the film or not. The only thing you can do on Rotten Tomatoes is leave a comment and rate the movie with a “Want to See It” or a “Not Interested,” that is until Captain Marvel is released on March 8th, 2019—that’s when it switches into a user review section. This demonizing of an audience that might not want to see the film is a blatant attempt to make sure nobody messes around with “Captain Marvel” when it is released in two weeks. The Disney machine is on, much like it was with last year’s “Black Panther,” another film heavily promoted for its inclusiveness.This is shady journalism at best. Take for example TV Overmind’s Brian Hadsell , who could have easily just gone to the the source of the problem and visited Rotten Tomatoes but instead wrote this: This is yet another attempt by the media to promote the inclusivity factor of an MCU movie, no matter the quality. As mentioned before, the film will most likely open to positive reviews based on the heavy marketing campaign that is happening around it, which is centered on it being the first Marvel movie to feature a female lead. I, on the other hand, will have an open mind about it when I attend a press screening next week. I want to like it. I am a fan of its lead actress Brie Larson, and the film’s director duo composed of Anna Bolden/Ryan Fleck have a good track record (“Mississippi Grind,” “Sugar,” “Half Nelson”), but, much like the last year’s “Black Panther,” I sense the narrative is already set for “Captain Marvel,” and you better like it. Contribute Hire me
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