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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Against the Crowd Blogathon


We've all done it. You've watched some movie that everyone has been raving about and just didn't like it. Depending on your personality, you may not even tell people in your real life how you feel about this film so you can avoid the "What's wrong with you?" conversation. Your contrarianism works in reverse, too. After sitting through a really good movie, you find out everyone else hates it. They all tell you it sucks and you suck for liking it.

Here is your chance to vent.

Even for venting, there are rules, though. They are as follows:

1. Pick one movie that "everyone" loves (the more iconic, the better). That movie must have a score of at least 80% on rottentomatoes.com. Tell us why you hate it.

2. Pick one movie that "everyone" hates (the more notorious, the better). That movie must have a score of less than 30% on rottentomatoes.com. Tell us why you love it.

3. Include the tomato meter scores of both movies.

That's pretty much it.

Oh yeah, let's make sure we let as many people as possible know how crazy you are. Leave a link to your post in the comments section below. In a few weeks, I'll create a post with links to all the entries.

By the way, should a movie you select not have a grade on rottentomatoes.com, use a score of at least 7.5 on imdb.com for ones you hate and less than 4.0 for ones you love.

I'm setting the deadline for two weeks from now: July 13, 2014.

Happy Blogging!


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56 comments:

  1. John HitchcockJune 29, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    Oh wow, that's going to be an easy one for me, since it just so happens I already have several and I could probably find one or two more:
    http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/02/why-do-people-like-james-bond.html
    http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/04/raging-bull-miserable-mess-of-film.html
    http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/03/jaques-tatis-playtime-waste-of-time.html
    http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/03/tout-ne-va-pas-bien.html
    http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/02/jean-luc-godards-alphaville-lazy.html
    http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/02/the-tediously-slow-pacing-of-andrei.html

    Also, for a film I liked that a lot of people hated:
    http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/05/dark-tide-tense-psychological-thriller.html

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    1. DellJune 29, 2014 at 7:57 AM

      Great! Can't wait to see what you cook up for this one.

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  2. draven99June 29, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    Interesting. I think I can cook something up for this. Reminds me of my defense of RZ's Halloween movies. Not to mention my unabashed love for Ghost Rider: Spirits of Vengeance.

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    1. DellJune 29, 2014 at 3:03 PM

      Cool, I'm looking forward to your entry.

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  3. UnknownJune 30, 2014 at 3:10 AM

    This is a fantastic idea! I can't wait to put an entry together :)
    - Allie

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    1. DellJune 30, 2014 at 7:18 AM

      Hopefully that means we'll get 4 movies for the price of two. Right?

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    2. UnknownJuly 2, 2014 at 5:54 AM

      You know it! Double is always better :D

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  4. AnonymousJune 30, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    Well, the hate post is EASY...but now I have to defend something others hated...which could be hard. I'll get on that!

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    1. DellJune 30, 2014 at 8:33 AM

      I have great confidence you'll come up with something good. Glad to have you aboard.

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  5. John HitchcockJune 30, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    Well, I've got my first entry right here. I'll need to get back to you on the film I like that everyone hates but I can probably find a few things just browsing through John Carpenter's career. The one I'm discussing here has a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, so I think it should count.

    http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/06/against-crowd-blogathon-rant-against.html

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    1. DellJune 30, 2014 at 1:55 PM

      Wow! That was quick. You weren't joking when you said this would be easy for you.

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  6. Brittani BurnhamJune 30, 2014 at 4:46 PM

    Interesting! I'm sure I can find something I hated pretty easily, but loving something everyone else hated..that's tough! I'm going to try.

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    1. DellJune 30, 2014 at 6:07 PM

      I figure your dilemma is the same as most, but I know you can do it.

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  7. Alex WithrowJune 30, 2014 at 5:14 PM

    Excited to take part in this. Also, I've passed John's influential directors relay on to you. Enjoy! http://www.andsoitbeginsfilms.com/2014/06/relay-ten-most-influential-directors-of.html

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    1. DellJune 30, 2014 at 6:08 PM

      Can't wait to read your entry. Thanks for the baton.

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  8. m.brownJuly 2, 2014 at 12:09 AM

    So, I'm in. I'm pretty I can knock this one out of the park. Or at least an infield single.

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    1. DellJuly 2, 2014 at 7:24 AM

      Infield singles count, my friend, though I'm sure a slugger like you can reach the fences in my tiny ballpark.

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  9. Big Screen Small WordsJuly 2, 2014 at 8:54 AM

    This sounds awesome! I hope I make it by the deadline.

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    1. DellJuly 2, 2014 at 1:02 PM

      The more the merrier. Thanks for stopping by.

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  10. UnknownJuly 4, 2014 at 3:27 AM

    Dell I need your help! Are we using Rottentomatoes Tomatometer as the scoring basis or the Audience Popcorn score? The film I love is rotten at 22% on the meter but 65% of the audience liked it!
    - Allie

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    1. DellJuly 4, 2014 at 8:19 AM

      I was going with the Tomatometer, or critic's score since audience scores tend to hover closer to the middle (50-70%).

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    2. UnknownJuly 4, 2014 at 8:21 AM

      Phew! That's good, I assumed so but wanted to check. Thanks! :)
      - Allie

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  11. s.July 8, 2014 at 2:08 PM

    http://cinematiccorner.blogspot.com/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html - here's my entry :)

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    1. DellJuly 8, 2014 at 2:10 PM

      Great! Heading over to check it out now.

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  12. rhysgdruryJuly 8, 2014 at 9:29 PM

    Sounds interesting! There's certainly no shortage of either side to talk about!

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    1. DellJuly 9, 2014 at 7:28 AM

      Certainly not! I hope you'll be participating.

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    2. rhysgdruryJuly 11, 2014 at 10:25 PM

      Hiya :) Here's my entry - http://feelinfuzzier.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html

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    3. DellJuly 12, 2014 at 12:32 AM

      Just read it. Great entry. Thanks a lot!

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  13. JamesJuly 9, 2014 at 12:00 PM

    I would love to join this blogathan and I can't wait to show both sides of the spectrum in this blogathan.

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    1. DellJuly 9, 2014 at 6:26 PM

      Please do. I would love to get your take on this. Thanks for stopping by.

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    2. JamesJuly 9, 2014 at 7:51 PM

      Thank you for the warm welcome here Wendell and I have a fun time writing about films in this blogathan. Also, I will give you the link of it so you can read and post for other fellow movie bloggers to read.

      http://moviereviewsfromjames.blogspot.com/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathan.html

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    3. DellJuly 10, 2014 at 7:16 AM

      Thanks, James! I'll "see" you there.

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  14. UnknownJuly 10, 2014 at 3:43 AM

    Here's our entry! http://flick-chicks.blogspot.com/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html
    - Allie

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  15. AnonymousJuly 10, 2014 at 9:28 AM

    Hi there, this is an amazing idea for a blogathon! :) I posted my two films here: https://filmgrimoire.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/the-against-the-crowd-blogathon/

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    1. DellJuly 10, 2014 at 11:29 PM

      Thanks for your entry. Truly enjoyed reading this.

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  16. ruthJuly 10, 2014 at 3:44 PM

    Hi Wendell! I found this post thru Sati's blog. What a great idea. I'll try to have something by next week if possible.

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    1. DellJuly 10, 2014 at 9:15 PM

      Glad you found it, Ruth. I plan on having a post with everyones links on Monday. I'll be more than happy to update it if you post something.

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  17. Big Screen Small WordsJuly 11, 2014 at 11:42 PM

    Here's my entry!

    http://bigscreensmallwords.blogspot.com/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html

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    1. DellJuly 12, 2014 at 12:45 AM

      Just checked it out. Great choices. Thanks!

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  18. Angela NiteJuly 12, 2014 at 12:13 AM

    This is a wonderful idea for a blogathon Wendell! I happened upon it over on Sati's blog. I hope you don't mind me participating. This is a very accomplished film blog by the way.
    http://cinemathirteen.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html

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    1. DellJuly 12, 2014 at 12:46 AM

      Thank you so much for the kind words. I don't mind you participating at all.

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  19. DellJuly 12, 2014 at 2:16 PM

    I'm also glad you stumbled into this little corner of the universe, and you're not too late at all. Thanks for the entry. I'll head over and check it out.

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  20. DellJuly 12, 2014 at 2:18 PM

    Another one stumbled in. Yes! Thanks so much for playing. I'll check it out as soon as possible.

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  21. UnknownJuly 13, 2014 at 5:14 AM

    Such a great idea for a blogathon! Like a few others I found this through other bloggers posts, and I'm so glad I did.
    Here's my post:

    http://thatdandyboy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html

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    1. DellJuly 13, 2014 at 10:16 AM

      Glad you found it. Just read your post. Nice picks. Thanks for getting in on the action.

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  22. WandererJuly 13, 2014 at 11:34 AM

    Fun Blogathon idea. Here's my post http://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.sg/2014/07/blogathon-against-crowd-avatar-and.html

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    1. DellJuly 13, 2014 at 7:44 PM

      Great to meet you and to have your participation. This is shaping up quite nicely.

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  23. DellJuly 13, 2014 at 3:18 PM

    Very nice to meet you. So glad you got in on this. Nice entry!

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  24. Brittani BurnhamJuly 13, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    Thanks again for hosting! I've got mine up: http://ramblingfilm.blogspot.com/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html

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    1. DellJuly 13, 2014 at 5:16 PM

      I saw it. Good stuff. Thanks for blogging with us!

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  25. .July 13, 2014 at 7:18 PM

    This blogathon was so great and challenging as hell!!!

    http://poisonoustongue.blogspot.com/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html

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  26. DellJuly 15, 2014 at 6:44 PM

    Glad to meet you, Novroz. Just checked out your post. Nice job. I'll update the links soon.

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  27. JoshJuly 21, 2014 at 8:49 PM

    Great blogathon idea! I just posted my ridiculously late entry. No need to add it to your links post since I'm way past the due date. Just wanted to let you know I participated. :)

    http://classicblanca.blogspot.com/2014/07/against-crowd-blogathon.html

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    1. DellJuly 22, 2014 at 7:26 AM

      No worries, I stuck it in there. Thanks a bunch.

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