# Terrible movie - "The Ghost Writer" - is 84% on RT

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**Created:** [August 25, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-movie-the-ghost-writer-is-84-on-rt/949470 "2021-08-25T02:58:17Z")
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#### Post date: [August 28, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-movie-the-ghost-writer-is-84-on-rt/949470/21 "2021-08-28T21:38:01Z")

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RickJay. Buddy. Without getting into the clumsy mechanics of Rotten Tomatoes (kenobi 65 nailed it, so I really don’t have anything to add), I’d like to remind you of one of the fundamental rules of the Internet. At some point you _will_ run into something where the overwhelming, colossal, monstrous, crushing, pulverizing, all-encompassing, almighty, universe-spanning consensus opinion is a polar 180 from yours. Allow me to give a few quick examples (out of roughly several hundred):

Subnautica. I hated, hated, _hated_ absolutely everything about this ridiculous game. I hated how Creative repeatedly yanked my chain, I hated those mystery fish that attacked me and nabbed my vehicles out of nowhere, I hated that stuff that could’ve helped me kept getting removed, I hated never having any idea how to get stuff, I hated never being safe anywhere. Other than a blue-moon grumble about getting lost or not being able to find a rare element, I have not heard one thing about this game that wasn’t 100% glowing praise. For crying out loud, [Yahtzee…Yahtzee!..gave it a positive review!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoETiwKEBT0) His _entire show_ is about constant negativity, to the point where he often [flat-out forces it!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKu-WfNUaM) HE LEGIT LOVED SUBNAUTICA!! 😱

South Park. Was making Eric Cartman an invincible Bugs Bunny-type jerkhole demigod a terrible decision? I certainly think so. I’m fairly confident you have a greater chance of discovering the Unified Field Theory than a person who agrees with me on this.

Calvin and Hobbes. The world’s take: Aww, what a heartwarming story about a boy and his lovable quasi-real furry pal. They’re such good friends. My take: [Are you people **blind??**](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbes-was-just-plain-terrible/937595)

🤷‍♂️ What can you do? The great thing about the Internet is that you get to experience a whole world outside your comfort zone; the terrible thing about the Internet is the same. Say your piece, take your lumps, move on. Life’s too hard otherwise.

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