I was busy studying the percentages over at Rotten Tomatoes when I came across a startling stat. The Covenant, the lowest #1 weekend opener since Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star three years ago, is rated a whopping 2%. What does that number mean? It translates to only ONE critic, Victoria Alexander at FilmsInReview.com, out of 43 liked the attempt at teen horror stating “[The Covenant] cleverly takes the lure of illegal drugs and links it to super powers.” In no way does that line make me want to see this movie. It seems Vic was trying to be cool by siding with the teen flick flop only to discover after she hit the submit button; everyone else had panned it. Here’s what a real critic said about the movie:
“Movies like this are why we have eyelids”
- Colin Covert, Star Tribune
Unsurprisingly, Miss Alexander has a history bad opinions. Vicky’s given a thumbs up to several bombs including Wicker Man (14%), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (36%), The Omen (27%), and Basic Instinct 2 (6%). And, yet, she has the audacity to lambaste V for Vendetta, calling it “a gay Shakespeare-soliloquy.” Victoria Alexander, please remove your incorrect opinions from Rotten Tomatoes. You’re ruining the near perfect, atomic clock-esque measurement of the renowned TomatoMeter (see Crossover).
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You make an excellent, excellent point. And although I have no love for Vendetta, it seems to me that Vicki has some kind of serious problem - a vendetta if you will - against Shakespeare, and that I cannot abide.
September 18th, 2006 16:09