Welcome to the new and improved Rotten Tomatoes. We've spent most of the last year redesigning and rebuilding RT, and I think you're going to like what you see.
So what have we come up with? Quite a bit - we've updated the look and feel of the entire site partially to make it pretty but mostly to get you engaged in some of the site's features and coming back on a daily basis. For example, you've probably already seen the new home page. This new layout has more of a focus on original editorial content and community features. We've redesigned the movie pages, making the reviews more sortable and adding customization to the Tomatometers. For more details of what's changed, check out our launch guide.
You may have noticed that we've eliminated our games coverage. After much debate, we've decided that we need to focus on film, but you can still get game reviews and ratings at GameStats.
I'd like to take a moment to thank you for the feedback you've given us while we were running our Beta site. That input has been very valuable to us, and I encourage you to continue letting us know what you like and what you don't like. And while I'm thanking people, I need to mention our development team; they've been pulling some very long hours to make some pretty major changes to how the site works. They should be very proud of the work they've done so far.
What you're seeing to today is just the tip of the iceberg, because there are even more changes coming. In the next few months, we're going to enhance your profile and journal pages, to give you better tools to express yourself and interact with your RT friends. We're going to have a deeper, broader selection of video, with more exclusives and more variety. And we're working on more functionality and customization tools around how you interact with critics and each other, to make RT better than ever.
But don't just take my word for it. Poke around the site for a while. Look at the changes and tell us what you think. We want to hear from you and we want RT to be your movie home. Most importantly, keep coming back, because more great changes are on the way.
Matt Atchity
Editor in Chief
Rotten Tomatoes
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on Jan 15 2008 07:41 PM ARG, my eyes! I hate change so much! Even if i eventually get used to it and perhaps like the changes in the end i just can't stand any kind of change. Personally i thought everything was just fine. You don't fix what's not broken! :P But yeah, i'm not really digging the new stuff. But maybe that's just because of my fear of change heh. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 15 2008 07:52 PM Its terrible. Change it back. We dont like it. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 15 2008 07:55 PM Much more difficult on the eyes. Light text on a lighter background? Come on. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 15 2008 07:55 PM Well I do like the new, organized look. Especially the movie pages, which are awesome now. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 15 2008 08:11 PM I dont like it now, but I will get use to it. More than likely I will end up liking it better. Change is just hard on some people. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 15 2008 08:14 PM I dig the site guys. Keep up the good work. I liked the darker atmosphere before; it seemed more relaxing, but you worked hard and it shows. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 15 2008 08:19 PM I like the redesign, thought it will take some getting used to... (Reply to this) |
on Jan 15 2008 08:22 PM RT 2.0 Success! (Reply to this) |
on Jan 15 2008 08:39 PM At this juncture, I'm rather indifferent...but so far, in my last five minutes: Like: The general new look. Movie Org Hat Bl Overall, good job! :) I'm going to go poke around some more.... (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 15 2008 10:18 PM Google does'nt work as a search engine! No movie results are given like before. Is this not a movie site- what the heck gives with this? (Reply to this) |
on Jan 15 2008 10:19 PM The new site organization looks great. As for the forums... man, my eyes hurt. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 15 2008 10:41 PM The light/baby blue is not working out bro... (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 15 2008 10:42 PM Color scheme is kinda hard....sorry (Reply to this) |
on Jan 15 2008 10:54 PM hey, i love the changes and truly believe this site will become a much fresher site than ever. love the blue font, my fave color, and i hope you keep up the amazing work:) (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 15 2008 11:53 PM I'm not a fan of posting pics either. I don't want to see your face on the page unless its your own personal page/blog. bring back the green. bring back the swamp. wtf is with the grass? TOMATOES PEOPLE TOMATOES???? bring back the vines (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 16 2008 12:00 AM I don't like the new site. It looks really bad on Opera, really unbalanced. There was nothing wrong with the old site. I've noticed lots of sites doing this lately, change for the sake of change and nothing else. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 16 2008 12:15 AM I'm digging it. way to go. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 16 2008 12:16 AM I'm diggin' it. way to go. a lot more stylish. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 16 2008 12:17 AM As a web designer, I agree with many statements made here, mostly about the text. You need a stark contrast with your text and backgrounds and blue on blue just doesn't work. I'm also not a big fan of change, but once I get used to a new site design I end up liking it (if it is, in fact, better). I'll see how I like it in the coming weeks. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 16 2008 02:07 AM im sorry man but I dont like the colors, the white background and color text blue? too hard on the eyes (Reply to this) |
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