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What does "rotten tomatoes" mean in this sentence?
"Squid Game has a rare 100% critics rating rotten tomatoes."
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Nov 6, 2021 1:34 AM
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Hi, Jasmine! Rotten Tomatoes is an American website where film critics review movies and TV shows. Generally, if a movie or show has a high rating on Rotten Tomatoes, then you know it's going to be good! I hope this helps! :)
November 6, 2021
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The others are correct. In case you're wondering why the site is called that . . . There is sort of a joke tradition (maybe it was real in the old days) that if a show was really bad the audience would throw rotten tomatoes to show disapproval.
November 6, 2021
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Hi Jasmine Le! How are you?
In this context "rare" means unusual. It is unusual for critics (people reviewing the tv show) to give such a high rating. Squid game is a great show!
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November 6, 2021
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Rotten tomatoes is a movie review website. People can go there to rate the movie and give it a review, they also have professionals giving reviews. So it is referencing the rotten tomatoes website
November 6, 2021
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Rotten tomatoes is a website where they give critical reviews and professional rating of movies or television shows. In this case Squid game has a rare 100% rating on rotten tomatoes which means that it has positive reviews.
November 6, 2021
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