ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT Review Revue: Prince Caspian and Viewer Mail!

RT Review Revue: Prince Caspian and Viewer Mail!

by Jen Yamato | May 16, 2008

Summary

Watch this week as we discuss The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and answer your burning questions in our new viewer mail segment! Back to Article

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smi1ey writes:
on May 16 2008 01:09 PM

That TOTALLY answers my question!!!

Haha thanks for the mention guys. I really liked that show! Best one yet. It was cool that you guys switched off answering questions, to mix it up. Now to get Dave to say two sentences with being sarcastic...

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smi1ey writes:
on May 16 2008 01:12 PM

withOUT* being sarcastic!!!

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PriapismJoe writes:
on May 16 2008 02:16 PM

What does grass have to do with tomato's?

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RottenDC writes:
on May 16 2008 02:16 PM

Haha, I'm working on it, Smi1ey :) It's a gift and a curse.

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707PG13 writes:
on May 16 2008 02:50 PM

Bravo RR!

How often are you guys ging to be doing the viewer mail feature? I'm already thinking of what to ask, but for now, I got nothing. Kinda dissapointed we didn't get to see RT Ryan's face, I know he's one of the regulars around the forums. He seemed kinda grumpy. lolz.

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smi1ey writes:
on May 16 2008 03:33 PM

Ok so this is not related to RR, but how the flip do i get my avatar to display in comments?! i posted the question in the forum and got no answer. -_-

I've run/built a forum on my own site for years, so I'm not new to this stuff, but I can't figure out what I'm missing. I'm asking since the 3 chaps above have a pic. *jealous*

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RT-Ryan writes:
on May 16 2008 03:44 PM

Smi1ey,

It's because the avatar that shows up on News comments is different from your Forums avatar. You can upload a Forum avatar, and that will show up on the RT forums when you make posts. But you won't have an avatar in News comments if you don't create a user journal and upload photos through there. So the first step would be to create a journal account and upload a desired photo there.

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RottenDC writes:
on May 16 2008 03:53 PM

Good job, Smi1ey!

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smi1ey writes:
on May 16 2008 03:53 PM

I totally just figured that out seconds before reading your reply. D'OH! Thanks a ton, Ryan. My mind is now swimming with all the possibilities of my new journal. I'm slowly getting sucked into the Tomato universe...

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RT-Ryan writes:
on May 16 2008 03:54 PM

Haha, congratulations!

And have fun with the journal.

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smi1ey writes:
on May 16 2008 03:59 PM

Are you guys based in San Francisco? If so, I'm TOTALLY buying Starbucks for everyone one of these days. ;)

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Scarborough Fair writes:
on May 16 2008 05:14 PM

Even though you didn't answer my question, you actually did. Clearly you all sit around high fiving each other all day.
I have one more question though, why did you include that upskirt of Jen Yamatapato?
It was tasteless.

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707PG13 writes:
on May 16 2008 05:45 PM

In reply to this comment (#1737595)
Yo Smi1ey,

I was kind of womdering that too, I was hoping that unlike IGN, RT would be in the bay area community and not in LA. I ain't got nothing against SO CAL but we barely get a piece of the entertainment industry here up north. Execpt for "Skywalker Ranch" and when "Wonder Con" comes to town.

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707PG13 writes:
on May 16 2008 05:47 PM

In reply to this comment (#1737651)
Dude, I don't think they did that on purpose.

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RT-Ryan writes:
on May 16 2008 06:31 PM

Well, a good portion of the editorial staff (read: everyone in the videos)is located in LA, but we have a few more in our Brisbane office just south of SF, and you're more than welcome to bring them some coffee. =)

Scarborough Fair,
We may not have answered your question this time, but this isn't the last time we'll do the User Mailbag, so don't fret. We also may have something more interesting in mind to show you guys what a day at RT feels like. As for the rest of your comment, I really didn't know what you are talking about until I watched the video again, with an extremely careful eye. Even then, I hardly think you can call anything in the video an "upskirt," and frankly, that's kind of inappropriate to point out, even if it were true. You're gonna scare Jen away from even doing the vids in the fist place!

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Jen Yamato writes:
on May 16 2008 06:31 PM

Yes fellas, we shoot this video in LA. (Beverly Hills, 90210 to be exact.) But I used to live in the Bay Area and work in South SF in the Northern CA office, where our compatriots Tim Ryan, Nick Hershey and Sara Schieron still work. It's too bad, since I FREAKING LOVE STARBUCKS! Hit us up if you come to LA and we'll get Coffee Bean or some shizz.

Scarborough, you're right about one thing. We DO high-five all day long. And we're working on a secret RT handshake. But on the upskirt: was there one? I thought I was keeping myself as demure as can be. I have, however, learned my lesson as far as video shoot day outfits are concerned: cover that cleavage.

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Scarborough Fair writes:
on May 16 2008 06:35 PM

Jen,
Please don't cover your cleavage.
Sincerely,
Internet Perverts

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707PG13 writes:
on May 16 2008 06:57 PM

..............

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 16 2008 08:13 PM

In reply to this comment (#1737712)
LOL.. Going to see Spawn on a date.. Please Jen tell me that wasnt you're idea. lol

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 16 2008 08:17 PM

Also Im still curius... Out of all the interviews you guys have gotten from celebs,who is the biggest jerk you guys have interviewed?

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elivislives503 writes:
on May 16 2008 11:10 PM

SO WAIT! IYPCrap gets a shout out but not YMCAwesome? RT has failed me.

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blackchimera writes:
on May 17 2008 12:26 AM

Hakuna Matata LOL

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smi1ey writes:
on May 17 2008 01:51 AM

ok, so here's another idea...

what about a segment of the show where you guys discuss a famous (or infamous!) past release that happened around the same week, but years ago? you can call it "review rewind" lol.

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CaptainSiberia writes:
on May 17 2008 04:23 AM

Congratulations! I think your movie reviews are some of the worst and most vacuous I've ever seen! Makes me wonder why idiots with no discriminating taste and nothing insightful to say about movies would run a sight dedicated to film criticism!

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Trufire writes:
on May 17 2008 07:06 AM

I'm suddenly reminded of the phrase "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all." While that isn't the case for critics (obviously), it is one thing to tastfully disagree with someone's opinion and totally another to slam someone in a completly unproductive and negitive fashion ("...why idiots with no discriminating taste and nothing insightful to say..."). I mean really, is that nessicary?

Keep up the great job RT! I for one enjoy everyones opinion even if I don't always agree (cause I still enjoy Independence Day and Speed Racer da**it! :-P).

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Jen Yamato writes:
on May 17 2008 10:14 AM

We idiots, Captain Siberia, can spell "site." As in, "website." That's why. Thanks for asking!

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smi1ey writes:
on May 17 2008 11:36 AM

In reply to this comment (#1738079)
What movie reviews? I'm pretty sure the point of the show is not to review the movies, but rather light-hearted commenting on what the reviewers have said. If you're looking for real reviews of movies, stick to your Ebert and Roeper.

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tobias1237 writes:
on May 17 2008 12:22 PM

In reply to this comment (#1738275)
Jen, I am not saying this to be a jerk but the correct way to spell it is Web site.

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CaptainSiberia writes:
on May 17 2008 05:18 PM

In reply to this comment (#1738275)
See? Instead of actually answering the criticism, you jump on a grammatical error as if it invalidated everything I said. And your movie reviews are just like that: very superficial, not one bit of insight.

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707PG13 writes:
on May 17 2008 08:02 PM

In reply to this comment (#1738594)
Haha....man, what a party pooper. (and yes, I still use the term party pooper)

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smi1ey writes:
on May 17 2008 10:31 PM

In reply to this comment (#1738594)
Siberia, how are they movie reviews? I don't get it. They spend a whole 60 seconds on each movie giving some very brief thoughts based on freakin previews. Not sure what else you're expecting them to do. You know, if you don't offer a solution, you're just whining... how can they improve the 4-minutes show?

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CaptainSiberia writes:
on May 18 2008 03:52 AM

In reply to this comment (#1738900)
By being more insightful. Focusing on things like characters and plot.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on May 18 2008 12:38 PM

I have a sense that next week, Uwe Boll is going to let us all down.

Like Santa Clause, ya know, that one time. . .

(and saying Uwe Boll is a jerk, is an insult to jerks everywhere)

(And I hope he read our questions, and cries a little during some angry 3 minute tirade about how stupid we all are compared to him.)

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smi1ey writes:
on May 18 2008 10:39 PM

In reply to this comment (#1739026)
Well I suppose that would make the show better, but that's kinda hard when they haven't seen the movies yet. I can definitely see your points, but I think they would apply more to a post-release show, if they decide to have one.

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bornofdust writes:
on May 18 2008 11:30 PM

In reply to this comment (#1739026)
I was about to call you at as an idiot for reasons I won't go into now, because it suddenly dawned on me that when I see something on the internet I don't like, it makes much more sense to simply ignore it then to try and make fun of it for the purpose of stroking my own ego.

I suggest you try it sometime.

P.s. Could you argue that I actually DID use this comment to make fun of you and stroke my own ego, and thus call me a hypocrite? I guess if you really wanted to spend your time that way, go ahead.

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CaptainSiberia writes:
on May 19 2008 01:11 AM

In reply to this comment (#1740438)
Or I could call you cheap for side-stepping the argument and choosing instead to attack me. I could say that you only said my opinion didn't matter because you don't have the skill to debate my argument. And then you maturely ended your incisive counterargument with "If you reply, you lose."

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Trufire writes:
on May 19 2008 05:02 PM

And yet with someone so unhappy with the job they did, you still continue to post and use the web site. Doesn't that mean that in some way you do enjoy it? Next time, if you don't like something, just say it wasn't for me and move on. You made it a personal attack on people that work hard to try to entertain people and perhaps give a bit more insight into a movie that THEY have NOT even seen yet. Please though, make your own web site and do better :)

Now i'm not trying to attack you personally so please don't take it as such. What I am attacking in your tact or lack there of when expressing your own opinion. We all are entitled to our opinion and your is perfectly FINE! Personally I don't care if you thought what they did is crap, but the fact that you used no tact in delivering your opinion is why people jumped on your case.

Sometimes harsh honesty is needed but in this case, is it really called for? A critic may not like some movie but they aren't saying YOU can't enjoy it. They aren't going to say, it's crap so everyone else HAS to think it's crap. Don't be such a downer lol. It's when someone gets hostile that people become defensive. Can you really blame people for trying to defend themselves? NOBODY likes to be called an idiot and i'm sure that includes yourself.

Can't we all just....get along :)

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Jen Yamato writes:
on May 21 2008 12:40 PM

"Web site" noted. :)

Captain S...we're not reviewing movies; initially, our mission was to discuss what the critics were saying about opening films - a "revue" of the "reviews."

If all you want is an opinion on character and plot, here's this week's answer: Indiana Jones is a shell of the character that he once was; the plot of Indy 4 is scattered, impersonal, and full of cheap laughs that are far beneath the filmmakers.

You're welcome. Tune in this week for more insipid insights!

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the_don_of_yreka writes:
on May 21 2008 01:15 PM

Not bad at all. I wish you guys could made it longer, but I cant wait for next video to come out.

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the_don_of_yreka writes:
on May 21 2008 01:26 PM

I still think that RT crew should talk about the news that happen the past week and what to expect for the weekend box office.

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