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Article: When rating movies, trust Rotten Tomatoes
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- The Herald News - Joliet (IL)
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- September 19, 2004
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With a database of more than 100,000 titles and access to some 360,000 review links, Rotten Tomatoes has become the movie fan's go-to guide for a consensus of critical opinion on whether a movie, DVD or video is worth seeing.
the folks at www.rottentomatoes.com compile information using access to opinions from nearly 700 professional critics around the country.
On their Tomatometer scorecard, "Spider-Man 2" earned a rating of more than 93 percent. Of 183 reviews, the super hero sequel was recommended by 170 critics, giving it the distinction of being the highest-rated mainstream movie of the year.
While arriving at an aggregate score would seem difficult, given that some movie critics give ...