Rotten Tomatoes

:For use of tomatoes against performers, see rotten tomatoes.

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Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of movies and video games. The name derives from the use of tomatoes and other produce thrown at stage performers if a performance was particularly bad. The website created a distinctive means to summarize the general critical opinions about these works. The staff search the internet for websites that contain reviews of particular films and games from the amateur to the professional. Once found, the staff determines if the review is positive ("fresh", marked by a small icon of a red tomato) or negative ("rotten", marked by a small icon of a green splatted tomato).

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Website - Movies - Video game - Tomato - Internet

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The website keeps track of all of the reviews counted (which can approach 200 for major films) and the percentage of positive reviews is tabulated. If the positive reviews make up 60% or more, the film is considered "fresh" in that the majority of the reviewers approve of the film. Conversely, if the positive reviews are less than 60%, then the film is considered "rotten". In addition, major film reviewers like Roger Ebert are listed in a sub-listing called "Cream of the Crop" which tabulates their reviews separately, while still including their opinions in the general rating. When there are sufficient reviews to form a conclusion, a consensus statement is posted which is intended to articulate the general reasons for the opinion. As of October 2005, the best reviewed film on the site is "Toy Story 2" receving 105 reviews, all of which are fresh and having an Average Rating of 8.5.

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This rating in turn is marked with an equivalent icon when the film is listed, giving the reader a one glance look at the general critical opinion about the work.

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In 2004, the website IGN Entertainment acquired Rottentomatoes.com. In September 2005, IGN was bought out by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

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IGN Entertainment - Rupert Murdoch - News Corp

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