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RottenTomatoes.com Announces the 5th Annual Tomato Awards Featuring 2003's Best and Worst Reviewed Films EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ - RottenTomatoes.com, the industry's most comprehensive provider of film review surveys, is proud to announce the 5th Annual Tomato Awards. Based on the award-winning Tomatometer(SM) system of measuring a movie's approval rating among accredited film critics, the RT Awards recognizes the year's best and worst reviewed movies. 2003's best reviewed film was also the year's biggest blockbuster. Swimming past the competition into first place, Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo" took top honors as The Tomato Awards' Fresh Pick of the Year with an astounding 99% Tomatometer(SM) Fresh Rating. "To determine the winner, we factored in the number of reviews a movie garnered, as well as using its Tomatometer score," stated Senh Duong, Rotten Tomatoes' COO and founder. "In continuing the tradition of garnering overwhelming praise from critics, the Pixar team relied on excellent storytelling abilities and witty humor to create a picture that topped such critical heavyweights as 'Return of the King' and 'Lost in Translation.'" Of note, three of the films in 2003's Top 10 are documentaries: "Spellbound," "Capturing the Friedmans," and "Winged Migration." The Tomato Awards for the Top 10 Best Reviewed Films of 2003 go to:
1. Finding Nemo (Fresh Pick of the Year) 2003 also had its share of films that were panned by the critics. "The Tomatometer is useful in that it allows you to see the complete critical reaction to a movie quickly and easily," said Senh Duong. "It's a double-edged blade, and the recognition is of a dubious nature for those films that were not well-received." For 2003, the Rotten Pick of the Year went to the Martin Brest flick "Gigli," starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, with a Tomatometer(SM) score of 7%. Senh Duong noted, "Martin Brest ('Scent of a Woman,' 'Midnight Run') is a good director, but frankly, this experimental romantic comedy blew up in his face."
1. Gigli (Rotten Pick of the Year) ABOUT THE TOMATO AWARDS The Tomato Awards recognizes the year's best and worst reviewed movies by performing a comprehensive survey of accredited film critics. In order to be considered for a Tomato Award, a movie must have 50 or more reviews. Films must receive a minimum 60% fresh ratings on the Tomatometer in order to be considered fresh. Collected from a consistent pool of critics, the number of reviews is also factored into the final score. Complete coverage of 5th Annual Tomato Awards can be found at rottentomatoes.com. ABOUT ROTTENTOMATOES.COM Created by movie-buff Senh Duong in 1998, Rotten Tomatoes has grown to become a premier destination for casual movie-goers, film buffs, and industry insiders alike. Voted the best movie review site in Time Magazine's online feature, "The 50 Best Web Sites" in 2003, Rotten Tomatoes has received glowing accolades from the Chicago Sun-Times, The New Yorker, USA Today, and many other respected publications. Nearly 4 million unique visitors each month depend on Rotten Tomatoes for objective coverage of movies, DVDs, and video games. With information on more than 100,000 movies and half a million reviews, the website offers a full range of services, features, and community for its users, including the ability to quickly and easily create customizable online journals. Rotten Tomatoes is committed to being the best source of information on critical reaction. Visit rottentomatoes.com for more information |
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