Well said Dr Dre. Anecdotal evidence is never gonna get us anywhere in figuring out the majority opinion on this movie. I’m not even sure if there is a majority opinion when it comes to TROS. Some people love it, some people hate it, and some people are completely indifferent towards it. It’s like the audience reception to TLJ on steroids.
I was trying to point out that all these sites with reviews have different ratings and are not consistent. They are all volunteer ratings rather than scientifically objective. There is no way to be sure of anything beyond what the films bring in at the box office. But you can account for bias at times and figure out how much some are off. One of the nice things is that IMDB actually will show you the various votes. Of the nearly 250,000 votes, 30k gave it a 10, 28k gave it a 9, 49k gave it an 8, 51k gave it a 7 and 32k gave it a 6. By far more liked it than hated it. Again not a scientific poll, but it puts the final rating in perspective. It is probably closer than the 86% audience rating on RT, but like I said before, that matches the people I know personally. I personally think RT has lost credibility and is next to useless when dealing with a franchise or any sort of organized protest. They have had a lot of questionable ratings and I don’t think they can make new and old policies both give accurate ratings on films. But the newer numbers seem to have some protection from the slew of false low ratings that several movies got a while ago. But it all creates noise that obscures being able to have a consistent number.