Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson is Marvel Studios' first female-led superhero film, but it's been fighting "critics" for weeks before its upcoming release in theaters on March 8, 2019. Several movie sites, including this one, have had to remove early reviews due to trolls.
The film has received a lot of nasty reviews, due in part to the film being an advancement in this era of #Metoo, #Timesup and the #Fourpercentchallenge, even though it hasn't released yet.
Sites such as Rotten Tomatoes have had to change their review systems to fight trolls who write negative comments on a film that has not yet held advance showings, therefore hasn't even been viewed by the people leaving the reviews.
The website, which usually allows early fan reviews, is getting rid of its pre-release review option for fans. Now, fans will only be able to leave reviews or comment on a movie after it is released in theaters. Rotten Tomatoes calls it “an uptick in non-constructive input, sometimes bordering on trolling.”
The site is also changing its "want to see more" polling numbers. Before, the site used a percentage to represent how many people want to see a movie versus how many don't; now it will only show an exact number of only the people who want to see the movie.
Showtimes.com and Tribute.ca also had to change their review systems, removing comments before the release date. With fabricated reviews and votes, these sites also had to make adjustments until the film releases.
The film hits theaters next Friday (March 8), and contrary to negative reviews, Fandango said Captain Marvel has garnered the third largest advanced ticket sales of any MCU film, behind Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther, and has surpassed Wonder Woman and Aquaman during the same time period. ~Emily Chavez
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