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Jackie Chan's Rush Hour Is Responsible For Rotten Tomatoes

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How a classic Jackie Chan buddy cop flick helped birth the rise of Rotten Tomatoes as the go-to source for movie reviews.
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  • Rush Hour, the 1998 action comedy starring Chan and Chris Tucker, was a key catalyst for the creation of Rotten Tomatoes - the site's founders were inspired to build a centralized hub for aggregating film reviews after grappling with the polarized takes on Rush Hour.
  • Rotten Tomatoes' 'Tomatometer' scoring system, which measures the percentage of positive reviews a film receives, was directly influenced by the divisive critical reception of Rush Hour, which had reviewers split down the middle on whether it was a hilarious romp or a generic rehash.
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Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Rotten Tomatoes, Rush Hour
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