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« on: August 13, 2024, 04:05:06 pm »

Borderlands’ single-digit Rotten Tomatoes rating can make you taste the bloody hatred

<p>We’re less than a day away from the premiere of the Borderlands movie based on the violent, treasure-hunting comedy adventure games from Gearbox Software. Unfortunately, the vast majority of its reviews are wishing it never went beyond its gaming phase.</p>
<p>Rotten Tomatoes rounded up 34 reviews of Eli Roth’s adaptation of the Borderlands games and so far, it’s earned <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/borderlands">a freshness rating of 3 percent[/url]. Only one of the included critics have given the movie a positive review.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>So what are the rest of the critics actually saying about this movie? Well, their words are unkind and that’s being generous.</p>
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<li><p>“...a quick internet search of images from Borderlands games yields better-rendered results.” - Bob Strauss, <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/borderlands-video-game-19621308">The San Francisco Chronicle[/url]</p></li>
<li><p>“...a horrendous waste of time, talent and pixels.” - David Fear, <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-1235070586/">Rolling Stone[/url]</p></li>
<li><p>“...monotonous…” - Nick Schager, <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-why-are-you-in-this-movie?ref=author">The Daily Beast[/url]</p></li>
<li><p>“...a cheap knockoff…” - Jake Kleinman, <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/borderlands-review">Inverse[/url]</p></li>
<li><p>“...the definitive worst film of Roth’s career…” Alison Foreman, <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-eli-roth-1235033545/">IndieWire[/url]</p></li>
<li><p>“...one of the worst big-budget movies I’ve seen in a while.” - Chris Bumbray, <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="https://www.joblo.com/borderlands-review/">JoBlo [/url]</p></li>
<li><p>“...clunky direction...lifeless…cringeworthy attempts at witty quips…” Billie Melissa, <a data-i13n="cpos:8;pos:1" href="https://www.mensjournal.com/streaming/borderlands-review">Men’s Journal[/url]</p></li>
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<p>So there you go. It’s settled. If you’re itching for a grown-up action comedy based on a satiric adventure franchise that mocks the very medium in which it exists, just go see <a data-i13n="cpos:9;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/dune-director-throws-shade-at-the-deadpool--wolverine-popcorn-bucket-225500203.html">Deadpool &amp; Wolverine[/url] again.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/borderlands-single-digit-rotten-tomatoes-rating-can-make-you-taste-the-bloody-hatred-204522555.html?src=rss

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