The ploy only got the studios so far. Despite the fact that both “Star Trek Beyond” and “Ghostbusters” (2016) are far from good movies, by positioning both titles on left-wing soap boxes, the lapdog critics swooned, and to their great shame awarded the disappointing former an 83% fresh rating and the outright awful latter a 73% fresh rating.
In this age of the Internet, good reviews matter, no question. People check the Tomatometer and make a decision based on that. But it only matters for about 24 hours. Thanks to social media, after the public has had a look-see, the critics’ con game unravels, and the Great Unwashed stay away in droves.
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