Review of Army of the Dead (2021) by Thisguy1 — 19 May 2021

The movie itself did very little for me. It wasn't bad but wasn't good. If it were the 90's (no streaming services) and it was on TV when nothing else was on, I'd put it on but I'd also lie down and be fine if I ended up slipping into a nap and missed the majority of the movie.

On another note, I remember a not too distant past when people cried out about critical reviews being purchased by studios or critics allowing politics to inflate reception of certain films. Yet now, I can't help but think these same people are destroying the integrity of user reviews. Sure, everyone has a right to their opinion and everyone has slightly different taste in movies. However, I feel pretty safe to say that this film does not deserve a 7.6/10 average. Due to the small number of reviews, I decided to do a little data collection. Of the 36 positive reviews, 17 scored this film a 9 or 10 out of 10 AND left a review. Of those 17, six have only ever reviewed this film. Another five have only reviewed this film and one or both versions of the Justice League (when both, the reviewers gave "Whedon" a 0 or 1 out of 10 then the Snyder cut a 9 or 10 out of 10). So, I think it can safely be assumed that roughly 65% of the written user reviews are Snyder's fans who are still salty about WB moving on from the Snyderverse. To go further, if you apply that percentage to the count of 36 positive ratings and you get about 23 reviews that are likely overinflated by Snyder Fans, bringing positive reviews down to 13. This seems far more accurate to me (13 positive, 8 mixed, and 6 negative reviews), probably bringing the user score down to around 5.8-6.3 range. I think that's a much realistic score if I were to request random people watch this film and ask for their review after the credits roll.