Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/) gathers movie reviews by professional critics and gives a FRESH rating when 60% of the critics recommends a certain movie. This is not an average of the actual rating they scored for the particular movie, but a good measure of how likely you’ll enjoy the movie experience. The Gross Box Office (USA) data is gathered from IMDb ( http://www.imdb.com/). The Blu Ray consolidated list is taken from this thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=782217). The HD DVD consolidated list is from this thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=692850). I’ve only included movies with an announced release date.

Some quick BLU RAY facts:

Total Blu Ray titles: 258
Total Box Office Gross (USA) of titles: $16,737,000,000
Top Blu Ray Blockbusters ($ Millions):
- $423.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- $306.1 Independence Day
- $305.4 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- $244.1 Cars
- $234.4 X-Men: The Last Stand
Total Blu Ray Titles rated by Rotten Tomatoes: 235
- Fresh 119 (51%)
- Rotten 116 (49%)

Some quick HD DVD facts:

Total HD DVD titles: 190
Total Box Office Gross (USA) of titles: $11,028,000,000
Top HD DVD Blockbusters ($ Millions):
- $260.0 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- $218.1 King Kong
- $215.4 Mission Impossible II
- $206.5 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- $205.3 Batman Begins
Total HD DVD Titles rated by Rotten Tomatoes: 154
- Fresh 98 (64%)
- Rotten 56 (36%)


Further breakdown by time periods:

BLU RAY
TOTAL FRESH FRESH AVG.
YEARS MOVIES RATING % GROSS ($Millions)

2006 64 22 34.4% $74.99
2000-5 104 42 40.4% $70.21
1990's 34 23 67.7% $90.35
1980's 21 20 95.2% $50.80
1970's 6 6 100.0% n/a
pre-70 6 6 100.0% n/a
HD DVD
TOTAL FRESH FRESH AVG.
YEARS MOVIES RATING % GROSS ($Millions)

2006 32 12 37.5% $57.81
2000-5 65 37 56.9% $91.09
1990's 23 15 65.2% $76.93
1980's 17 17 100.0% $45.47
1970's 9 9 100.0% n/a
pre-70 9 9 100.0% n/a


BLU RAY 'Rotten" List includes:
$423.0 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (53%)
$234.4 - X-Men: The Last Stand (57%)
$215.4 - Mission Impossible II (58%)
$204.8 - Night at the Museum (44%)
$195.3 - Ice Age: The Meltdown (56%)
$186.3 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith (59%)
$180.0 - Planet of the Apes (45%)
$165.1 - Hannibal (36%)
$154.7 - Fantastic Four (25%)
$153.3 - Scooby-Doo (27%)
$144.8 - I, Robot (59%)
$141.2 - xXx (47%)
$137.3 - Click (31%)
$135.4 - Chicken Little (37%)
$120.8 - 50 First Dates (42%)
$116.6 - S.W.A.T. (51%)
$101.1 - Con Air (50%)

HD DVD "Rotten" List includes:
$260.0 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (51%)
$215.4 - Mission Impossible II (58%)
$202.0 - The Mummy Returns (47%)
$182.6 - Perfect Storm (48%)
$176.6 - The Polar Express (56%)
$155.2 - The Mummy (52%)
$153.3 - Scooby-Doo (27%)
$144.5 - The Fast and the Furious (50%)
$133.2 - Troy (55%)
$132.1 - Hulk (59%)
$131.1 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (19%)
$127.1 - 2 Fast 2 Furious (38%)
$120.0 - Van Helsing (22%)
$118.7 - The Breakup (33%)

BLU RAY DATA
Fresh Meter indicates how many critics had a positive recommendation of the movie, not the actual rating they gave the film. The Gross amount is U.S. box office in $ Millions.

FRESH USA
METER YEAR GROSS TITLE

56% 2006 $36.9 16 Blocks
42% 2004 $120.8 50 First Dates
88% 1983 $19.3 A Christmas Story
59% 2001 $56.1 A Knight's Tale
- 2006 - A View From Space With Heavenly Music
11% 2005 $25.9 Aeon Flux
- - - AIR
- 2005 - Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005
10% 2006 $7.2 All the King's Men
11% 2006 $17.1 Annapolis
63% 2006 $28.1 The Ant Bully
12% 2006 $12.6 The Architect
63% 2006 $21.2 ATL
7% 2006 $5.9 Basic Instinct 2
37% 2001 $59.1 Behind Enemy Lines
11% 2006 $57.7 The Benchwarmers
38% 1998 $27.1 The Big Hit
- - - Bikini Destinations: Triple Fantasy
- 2005 - The Black Crowes: Freak 'N' Roll
76% 2001 $108.6 Black Hawk Down
94% 1974 $119.5 Blazing Saddles
60% 2000 - Blood: The Last Vampire
39% 2005 $37.9 The Brothers Grimm
68% 2005 $0.1 Bubble
22% 2003 $23.0 Bulletproof Monk
31% 2006 $137.3 Click
3% 2006 $23.3 The Covenant
75% 2004 $54.6 Crash
44% 2005 $25.5 Dark Water
84% 2005 $26.0 The Descent
76% 2006 $124.7 The Devil Wears Prada
53% 2005 $16.9 The Devil's Rejects
64% 2000 $137.7 Dinosaur
- 2006 - Discovery Atlas: Australia Revealed
- 2006 - Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
- 2006 - Discovery Atlas: Italy Revealed
71% 2006 $81.6 Eight Below
- 2005 - Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Live
72% 1998 $111.5 Enemy of the State
97% 2005 $4.1 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
25% 2004 $154.7 Fantastic Four
68% 1997 $63.5 The Fifth Element
19% 2006 $48.7 Firewall
28% 2004 $21.0 Flight of the Phoenix
37% 2005 $89.7 Flightplan
52% 2005 $74.5 Four Brothers
92% 1993 $183.9 The Fugitive
98% 1987 $46.4 Full Metal Jacket
58% 2006 $42.6 Glory Road
43% 2005 $4.3 Goal! The Dream Begins
25% 2000 $101.6 Gone in 60 Seconds
94% 2005 $31.5 Good Night, and Good Luck
35% 2005 $10.2 The Great Raid
14% 2003 $75.8 The Haunted Mansion
- - - HDNet World Report: Shuttle Discovery
69% 2005 $177.6 Hitch
88% 2004 $11.0 House of Flying Daggers
23% 2005 $32.0 House of Wax
56% 2006 $195.3 Ice Age: The Meltdown
22% 2005 $18.5 Into the Blue
70% 2006 $57.8 Invincible
73% 2003 $106.1 The Italian Job
52% 2001 $30.1 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- 2005 - John Legend: Live at the House of Blues
39% 2005 $47.4 Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut
83% 2005 $4.2 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
48% 2001 $36.8 Kiss of the Dragon
90% 2005 $17.1 Kung Fu Hustle
24% 2006 $42.3 Lady in the Water
36% 2006 $52.3 The Lake House
67% 2003 $111.1 The Last Samurai
97% 1978 - The Last Waltz
18% 2003 $66.5 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- 2006 - Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis
91% 1987 $65.2 Lethal Weapon
73% 1989 $147.3 Lethal Weapon 2
14% 2006 $58.3 Little Man
61% 2005 $24.1 Lord of War
94% 2000 $25.5 Memento
92% 2004 $100.4 Million Dollar Baby
67% 1996 $181.0 Mission Impossible
58% 2000 $215.4 Mission Impossible II
71% 2006 $133.4 Mission Impossible III
74% 2006 $73.7 Monster House
- 2006 - Muriel Anderson: A Guitarscape Planet
37% 2006 $80.2 Nacho Libre
66% 1989 $71.3 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- 2006 - New Orleans Concert: America's Soul
27% 2006 $54.6 The Omen (666)
17% 2005 $0.0 One Last Thing...
- 2006 - Pat Metheny Group: The Way Up - Live
25% 2001 $198.5 Pearl Harbor
33% 2004 $51.2 The Phantom of the Opera
28% 2004 $33.7 The Punisher
94% 1981 $31.8 Reds
43% 1993 $63.1 Rising Sun
93% 1976 $117.2 Rocky
18% 2005 $43.0 Rumor Has It
23% 2006 $71.4 RV
51% 2003 $116.6 S.W.A.T.
38% 2005 $68.6 Sahara
45% 2004 $55.2 Saw
97% 1956 - The Searchers
26% 2006 $47.0 Silent Hill
73% 2004 $37.8 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
72% 2005 $63.9 Sky High
72% 1999 $101.1 Sleepy Hollow
- 1999 - The Sopranos: Season Six, Part 1
78% 2000 $90.5 Space Cowboys
36% 1995 $60.1 Species
93% 1994 $121.2 Speed
43% 1994 $71.6 Stargate
14% 2005 $31.7 Stealth
70% 1999 $21.1 Stir of Echoes
85% 1980 $53.5 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
76% 2006 $200.1 Superman Returns
95% 1978 $40.9 Superman: The Movie
26% 2001 $69.7 Swordfish
74% 2005 $50.8 Syriana
73% 2006 $148.2 Talladega Nights
36% 2003 $43.4 Tears of the Sun
100% 1984 $38.4 Terminator
96% 1991 $204.8 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
83% 2005 $53.3 Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
19% 2001 $131.1 Tomb Raider
- 2006 - Tony Bennett: An American Classic
80% 1990 $119.4 Total Recall
- 2003 - Toto: 25th Anniversary
73% 2001 $76.3 Training Day
54% 2002 $25.3 The Transporter
50% 2005 $43.1 The Transporter 2
69% 1988 $8.6 U2: Rattle and Hum
7% 2006 $18.5 Ultraviolet
73% 1992 $83.4 Under Siege
13% 2006 $62.3 Underworld: Evolution
98% 1992 $63.6 Unforgiven
72% 2005 $0.1 The War Within
18% 2006 $37.4 The Wild
34% 2002 $40.9 Windtalkers
71% 2006 $70.2 World Trade Center
57% 2006 $234.4 X-Men: The Last Stand
47% 2002 $141.2 xXx
59% 2006 $27.8 Crank
20% 2006 $28.4 Employee of the Month
42% 2006 $38.4 Gridiron Gang
19% 2004 $50.7 Resident Evil: Apocalypse
27% 2002 $153.3 Scooby-Doo
98% 1990 $46.8 Goodfellas
60% 1989 $45.6 Black Rain
88% 2002 $170.7 Chicago
81% 1996 $58.9 Courage Under Fire
58% 2005 $51.0 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
81% 2004 $65.9 Manchurian Candidate, The
43% 2000 $48.8 Men Of Honor
34% 2005 $87.0 Saw II
29% 2006 $80.2 Saw III
37% 2006 $55.0 The Guardian
63% 2002 $78.1 We Were Soldiers
22% 2004 $80.3 Alien vs. Predator
42% 2005 $11.3 Casanova
40% 2006 $19.2 Beerfest: Unrated
31% 2006 $13.1 Flyboys
58% 2002 $19.1 Hart's War
48% 2006 $84.3 Open Season
13% 2006 $23.6 Wicker Man, The: Unrated

FEBRUARY
65% 2000 $15.1 American Psycho
26% 2006 $88.7 Failure to Launch
89% 1989 $26.8 Glory
86% 1982 $47.2 Rambo: First Blood
94% 1992 $2.3 Reservoir Dogs
29% 2006 $6.8 Running With Scissors
80% 2001 $13.7 Tailor Of Panama, The
38% 1988 $44.7 Young Guns
93% 2006 $121.3 Departed, The
41% 2004 $74.5 Ladder 49
42% 2002 $43.1 Reign of Fire
45% 2001 $180.0 Planet of the Apes
89% 1995 $23.3 The Usual Suspects
59% 1996 $70.5 Broken Arrow
7% 1996 $20.6 Chain Reaction
37% 1999 $87.7 Entrapment
53% 2006 $16.0 Marie Antoinette
22% 2006 $18.8 Marine, The
72% 2002 $46.6 Phone Booth
33% 2006 $36.3 Sentinel, The
69% 2006 $21.4 Babel
- 2006 - Destiny's Child "Live In Atlanta"
74% 2006 $52.9 The Prestige
48% 2000 $68.5 Vertical Limit
100% 1968 - Bullit
82% 1972 $27.0 Getaway
16% 2004 $34.3 Alexander Revisited: The Unrated Final Cut
- - - Nature's Colors
- - - NIN
75% 2006 $40.1 Stranger Than Fiction

MARCH
91% 2006 $127.1 Borat Cultural Learnings of America....
71% 1985 $37.8 Commando
82% 1990 $184.2 Dances With Wolves
69% 2004 $114.3 Dodgeball
56% 2001 $31.6 From Hell
96% 1987 $28.6 Hoosiers
78% 2002 $176.4 Ice Age
80% 2005 $2.3 Layer Cake
59% 2005 $186.3 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
69% 1999 $69.3 The Thomas Crown Affair
94% 2006 $162.8 Casino Royale
63% 2006 $48.2 Blood Diamond
78% 2003 $66.3 Big Fish
37% 2005 $135.4 Chicken Little
84% 2004 $51.7 Finding Neverland
- 2004 - Incubus "Alive at Red Rocks"
44% 2006 $190.5 Night at the Museum
77% 2006 $65.6 Rocky Balboa
48% 2006 $61.8 The Holiday
65% 2006 $2.2 Curse of the Golden Flower
76% 2006 $189.1 Happy Feet
95% 2005 $77.4 March of the Penguins
- - - National Geographic's Relentless Enemies
66% 2006 $138.1 Pursuit of Happyness

APRIL
36% 2001 $165.1 Hannibal
63% 2003 $51.5 Identity
29% 2004 $51.9 King Arthur: Director's Cut
58% 1997 $48.2 G.I. Jane
17% 2000 $46.7 Dude, Where's My Car?
45% 2000 $90.6 Me, Myself & Irene
97% 1991 $130.7 Silence of the Lambs
95% 1984 $48.0 The Natural (Director's Cut)
92% 1986 $40.5 The Fly
32% 2006 $14.7 Tristan & Isolde
67% 2004 $0.1 Warriors Of Heaven And Earth
51% 1999 $81.5 Payback
17% 2006 $7.0 Turistas
15% 2006 $70.8 Eragon

MAY
79% 2003 $305.4 POTC: The Curse of the Black Pearl
53% 2006 $423.0 POTC: Dead Man's Chest
70% 1977 $50.8 A Bridge Too Far
67% 1969 - Battle of Britain
92% 1969 $96.7 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
93% 1990 $56.4 Edward Scissorhands
85% 2003 $93.9 Master & Commander
39% 2004 $77.9 Man on Fire
90% 1986 $138.0 Platoon
79% 1987 $59.7 Predator
91% 1967 $104.4 The Graduate
41% 1998 $40.9 The Siege

JUNE
76% 2006 $244.1 Cars
50% 1997 $101.1 Con Air
88% 1995 $91.4 Crimson Tide
63% 1996 $134.0 The Rock
97% 1964 $11.0 A Fistful of Dollars
100% 1988 $50.9 Bull Durham
87% 2000 $233.6 Cast Away
66% 1996 $306.1 Independence Day
59% 2004 $144.8 I, Robot
66% 2003 $40.9 Out of Time
68% 1998 $41.6 Ronin
86% 1985 $17.3 To Live & Die in L.A.
25% 2004 $45.9 Walking Tall

Thanks to beatboy77 for the list of BD releases.

HD DVD DATA
Fresh Meter indicates how many critics had a positive recommendation of the movie, not the actual rating they gave the film. The Gross amount is U.S. box office in $ Millions.
FRESH USA
METER YEAR GROSS TITLE

88% 1995 $56.9 12 Monkeys
56% 2006 $36.9 16 Blocks
38% 2003 $127.1 2 Fast 2 Furious
35% 2006 $36.3 Accepted
100% 1938 - Adventures of Robin Hood
11% 2005 $25.9 Aeon Flux
- 2005 - Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005
81% 1981 $30.6 An American Werewolf in London
86% 1978 $141.6 Animal House
63% 2006 $28.1 Ant Bully
- 2006 - Antarctica Dreaming
97% 1995 $173.8 Apollo 13
12% 2006 $12.6 Architect
76% 1992 $11.5 Army of Darkness
60% 2005 $20.0 Assault on Precinct 13
63% 2006 $21.2 ATL
68% 1991 $77.9 Backdraft
- 2000 - Barry Manilow: Manilow Live!
84% 2005 $205.3 Batman Begins
40% 2006 $19.2 Beerfest
- - - Best of Get Out! Vol. 1
- - - Best of Get Out! Vol. 2
- - - Best of HDNet World Report Vol. 1
- - - Best of HDNet World Report Vol. 2
- - - Bikini Destinations: Hawaii
- - - Bikini Destinations: Lake Tahoe
- - - Bikini Destinations: Mexico
60% 1989 $45.6 Black Rain
94% 1974 $119.5 Blazing Saddles
28% 1999 $66.5 Bone Collector
82% 2004 $176.0 Bourne Supremacy
100% 1985 $45.9 Breakfast Club
87% 2005 $83.0 Brokeback Mountain
78% 1980 $39.8 Caddyshack
98% 1942 - Casablanca
80% 1995 $42.4 Casino
84% 2005 $206.5 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 2005 - Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Live
88% 1983 $19.3 Christmas Story
66% 1989 $71.3 Christmas Vacation, National Lampoon's
28% 2004 $57.6 Chronicles of Riddick
81% 2005 $61.6 Cinderella Man
63% 2006 $24.1 Clerks 2
46% 2005 $75.5 Constantine
83% 2005 $53.3 Corpse Bride, Tim Burton's
- 2005 - Cream - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
97% 1993 $8.0 Dazed and Confused
89% 1978 $49.0 Deer Hunter
21% 2005 $36.0 Derailed
100% 1967 $45.3 Dirty Dozen
- 2006 - Discovery Atlas: Australia Revealed
- 2006 - Discovery Atlas: Brazil Revealed
- 2006 - Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
- 2006 - Discovery Atlas: Italy Revealed
19% 2005 $28.0 Doom
14% 2005 $80.3 Dukes of Hazzard
62% 1984 $27.4 Dune
11% 1999 $66.9 End of Days
100% 1973 $25.0 Enter the Dragon
86% 1981 $35.0 Excalibur
85% 1982 $27.1 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
41% 1998 $10.6 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
73% 2006 $24.6 Fearless, Jet Li's
90% 1989 $64.4 Field of Dreams
- 1995 - Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility
19% 2006 $48.7 Firewall
96% 1956 $3.0 Forbidden Planet
52% 2005 $74.5 Four Brothers
82% 2004 $61.2 Friday Night Lights
98% 1987 $46.4 Full Metal Jacket
94% 2005 $31.5 Good Night, and Good Luck
98% 1990 $46.8 Goodfellas
- 1966 - Grand Prix
- 2006 - Guitarscape Planet
25% 1998 $17.3 Half Baked
53% 1996 $38.6 Happy Gilmore
- - - Harlem Globetrotters - A Gift for the Troops
- 2003 - Heart: Alive in Seattle
23% 2005 $32.0 House of Wax
51% 2000 $260.0 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
59% 2003 $132.1 Hulk
59% 2005 $72.5 Interpreter
73% 2003 $106.1 Italian Job
- 2006 - James Taylor: A MusiCares POY Tribute
61% 2005 $62.6 Jarhead
84% 2005 $218.1 King Kong
83% 2005 $4.2 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
24% 2006 $42.3 Lady in the Water
36% 2006 $52.3 Lakehouse
74% 2005 $20.7 Land of the Dead, George A. Romero's
19% 2001 $131.1 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
67% 2003 $111.1 Last Samurai
91% 1987 $65.2 Lethal Weapon
73% 1989 $147.3 Lethal Weapon 2
51% 2006 $22.5 Lucky # Slevin
75% 2005 $12.6 Matador
81% 2000 $166.2 Meet the Parents
48% 2006 $63.4 Miami Vice
92% 2004 $100.4 Million Dollar Baby
67% 1996 $181.0 Mission Impossible
58% 2000 $215.4 Mission Impossible II
71% 2006 $133.4 Mission Impossible III
100% 1962 - Mutiny on the Bounty
37% 2006 $80.2 Nacho Libre
- 2005 - One Six Right
92% 1998 $37.3 Out of Sight
48% 2000 $182.6 Perfect Storm
33% 2004 $51.2 Phantom of the Opera
54% 2000 $39.2 Pitch Black
32% 2006 $60.7 Poseidon
13% 2006 $20.3 Pulse
81% 2004 $75.3 Ray
71% 2002 $92.9 Red Dragon
94% 1981 $31.8 Reds
18% 2005 $43.0 Rumor Has It
69% 2003 $47.6 Rundown
38% 2005 $68.6 Sahara
37% 2006 $90.7 Scary Movie 4
27% 2002 $153.3 Scooby-Doo
39% 2002 $90.3 Scorption King
79% 2003 $120.1 Seabiscuit
81% 2005 $25.3 Serenity
73% 2004 $37.8 Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow
72% 1999 $101.1 Sleepy Hollow
84% 2006 $7.8 Slither
- 2005 - Smallville - Fifth Season
- 1999 - Sopranos: Season Six, Part 1
78% 2000 $90.5 Space Cowboys
97% 1960 $30.0 Spartacus
66% 2001 $62.3 Spy Game
- 2006 - Stained Glass Window: With Heavenly Carols
95% 1978 $40.9 Superman
85% 1980 $53.5 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
76% 2006 $200.1 Superman Returns
26% 2001 $69.7 Swordfish
74% 2005 $50.8 Syriana
71% 2003 $150.4 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
33% 2006 $118.7 The Breakup
- 2004 - The Eagles - Live In Melbourne
50% 2001 $144.5 The Fast and the Furious
92% 1993 $183.9 The Fugitive
81% 2004 $65.9 The Manchurian Canidate
52% 1999 $155.2 The Mummy
47% 2001 $202.0 The Mummy Returns
- 2006 - The New Orleans Concert
- 2006 - The Pat Metheny Group: The Way Up
56% 2004 $176.6 The Polar Express
97% 1956 - The Searchers
95% 1973 $156.0 The Sting
83% 1982 $13.8 The Thing
34% 2006 $62.5 Tokyo Drift, The Fast and the Furious
- 2003 - Toto - 25th Anniversary: Live
93% 2000 $124.1 Traffic
73% 2001 $76.3 Training Day
55% 2004 $133.2 Troy
69% 1988 $8.6 U2: Rattle and Hum
67% 2000 $77.1 U-571
73% 1992 $83.4 Under Siege
98% 1992 $63.6 Unforgiven
67% 2005 $24.5 Unleashed
72% 2005 $70.5 V for Vendetta
22% 2004 $120.0 Van Helsing
- 2006 - View From Space With Heavenly Music
- 2006 - Visions of Sea: Exploration
27% 2006 $21.3 Waist Deep
36% 1995 $88.2 Waterworld
63% 2002 $78.1 We Were Soldiers
13% 2006 $23.6 Wicker Man
88% 1971 $4.0 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
53% 2005 $16.2 Wolf Creek
- - - WX Cagefighting: Halloween Fury 1
- - - WX Cagefighting: Unfinished Business 2
71% 2006 $70.2 World Trade Center
22% 2006 $75.6 You, Me, and Dupree

FEBRUARY
26% 2006 $88.7 Failure to Launch
69% 2006 $14.4 Hollywoodland
93% 2006 $121.3 The Departed
69% 2006 $21.4 Babel
100% 1968 - Bullitt
- - - Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You In Time
82% 1972 $27.0 The Getaway

MARCH
76% 2006 $189.1 Happy Feet
95% 2005 $77.4 March of the Penguins
26% 2006 $17.8 School for Scoundrels

APRIL
51% 1999 $81.5 Payback: Straight Up
76% 1997 $48.3 The Game
86% 1979 $73.7 The Jerk
93% 2004 $34.1 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- 2006 - Planet Earth
64% 1996 $128.8 The Nutty Professor

Thanks to efralope for the list of BD releases.

Looking at the current titles and known future releases, it appears Blu Ray is better at getting big blockbusters out, while HD DVD is stronger with more critically acclaimed movies. BD seems also to prefer the more recent movie titles (PS3 effect?) while HD DVD definitely has put out more of the classics.

I just got tired of reading in some threads how certain BD fanatics don't seem to find anything they like from HD DVD titles and the reverse, how HD DVD fanatics put down the BD list as "nothing they would buy". Clearly from the data, both sides have a lot of good movies, as judged by the professional critics (Rotten Tomatoes) or the general public (Gross Box Office).

Thanks for the list of movies that rotten tomatoes considers rotten. I now know to disregard anything I ever read again regarding rotten tomatoes ratings.

Looking at the current titles and known future releases, it appears Blu Ray is better at getting big blockbusters out, while HD DVD is stronger with more critically acclaimed movies. BD seems also to prefer the more recent movie titles (PS3 effect?) while HD DVD definitely has put out more of the classics.


This is what people have been saying for quite a while now. Both sides tend to attract different audiences (slight generalization).
J

I enjoyed quite a few of the rotten titles.

Cheers...
Duy-Khang Hoang

The simple fact that all of the so called "rotten" titles grossed over 100 million dollars is a testament to the fact that rotten tomatoes is out of touch with mainstream America. How artistically good or bad a movie rates is up to subjective opinion. The main point is this. People pay to be entertained. Obviously, all these rotten titles entertained people to the tune of 100 million dollars.

The simple fact that all of the so called "rotten" titles grossed over 100 million dollars is a testament to the fact that rotten tomatoes is out of touch with mainstream America.
I think Rotten Tomatoes should consider that a compliment, given the utter trash that usually floats to the top of the US box office. At the time of writing, Epic Movie is #1. Take from that what you will.

People pay to be entertained.
People see movies for different reasons. Sometimes it's to be entertained.

Obviously, all these rotten titles entertained people to the tune of 100 million dollars.
That's assuming everyone who went to see those movies enjoyed them.

The simple fact that all of the so called "rotten" titles grossed over 100 million dollars is a testament to the fact that rotten tomatoes is out of touch with mainstream America. How artistically good or bad a movie rates is up to subjective opinion. The main point is this. People pay to be entertained. Obviously, all these rotten titles entertained people to the tune of 100 million dollars.

I wouldn't say the critics are out of touch neccessarily. Take for example POTC: Dead Man's Chest. Rotten Tomatoes gathered over 200 professional reviews, and more than half actually recommended the movie. Good thing about RT is that you can dig further in to the specific reviewer (say you generally like the reviewer from the New York Times or from Variety or Roger Ebert) and you can read their full review to decide for yourself.

And while entertaining, I wouldn't put any of those "rotten" movies on my Best Movies Ever list either.

I've certainly watched and enjoyed movies that I normally wouldn't have considered if it wasn't for some of these professionals.

I think Rotten Tomatoes should consider that a compliment, given the utter trash that usually floats to the top of the US box office. At the time of writing, Epic Movie is #1. Take from that what you will.

Shudder. Yes, and I suspect I'd agree with the Rotten Tomatoes ranking of 0% fresh that Epic Movie had a day or two back. it's up to 3% fresh today, so at least some of the reviews reflect the fact that there is a portion of the market that loves this kind of thing - just not me. Of course I haven't seen the movie, just the trailer, but I'm not that interested in confirming my suspicions.

And Jackass #2 tops the rental charts in Canada. Read into that what you may about what people want to watch.

This explains why youtube.com is so pervasive in our culture today.

Jackass 2 didn't do to bad ratings wise on rottentomatoes if I recall. The first one did really bad I remember.

My point is this.

Some of us might read some of Franz Kafka's great works on existentialism for general enlightenment into a higher state of understanding.

Some of us want to forget about work, school, kids, wife for 2 hours and just watch stuff blow up.

I'm not saying that the titles on the rotten list are gonna push the world into some higher state of zen, I'm just saying, it's pretty obvious by the number of sales these so called "rotten" titles do, that mainstream America isn't what rotten reflects. So irregardless of which format you support, they need titles that mainstream America is going to want to purchase.

Thanks for the list of movies that rotten tomatoes considers rotten. I now know to disregard anything I ever read again regarding rotten tomatoes ratings.

Agreed. If I, Robot and Mr. & Mrs. Smith are rotten movies, well then I guess I'm prouder than ever to like bad movies. Words can't describe how happy I'll be to own these two films on BD! :)

If you want a high density of critically acclaimed movies, just buy Criterion releases. But, obviously, people can't live on Criterion alone. One man's garbage could be another man's treasure. People want choice and variety, and the best way to get both is through quantity.

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