--- ---  # Here's How Rotten Tomatoes Is Going to Be Different From Now On by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:46 AM UTCPublished: Feb 26, 2019 6:02 PM UTC  Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:46 AM UTCPublished: Feb 26, 2019 6:02 PM UTC Movie review site [Rotten Tomatoes](http://time.com/5477920/rotten-tomatoes-best-movies-2018/) announced a few tweaks to the site today that could make it harder to troll films, especially those that aren’t out yet. The Fandago-owned site announced today changes that are aimed at “elevating the voice of fans” and “increasing data relevance,” but also to combat trolls after what they call “an uptick in non-constructive input, sometimes bordering on trolling.” To combat that, the site is doing away with the “Want to See” percentage score before a film is released, in a bid to stop the impression of so-called “[review bombing](https://www.inverse.com/article/53523-captain-marvel-rotten-tomatoes-review-bombing-explained)” where a film like [_Captain Marvel_ ](http://time.com/4870052/captain-marvel-movie-timeline-comic-con-2017/) appeared to be panned before it was in theaters or _Star Wars: Episode IX_ given low scores, despite the fact that film does not have a trailer or title yet. “We’re doing it to more accurately and authentically represent the voice of fans, while protecting our data and public forums from bad actors,” the site said in [a blog post](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/making-some-changes/?fbclid=IwAR10CwqhsaiW35GU5%5FXlkl5eRPqYEmk1Za9p6yYwebxbtMAzbBDoVFL1Gro). In addition to doing away with the “Want to See” score pre-release, now, fans won’t be able to leave written reviews or comments about a movie until after it has been released in theaters. Trolls were using the site’s user rating system to drive down films’ “Want to See” scores, even before the film came out in theaters. For instance, [_Ghostbusters_](http://time.com/4390604/ghostbusters-producer-reboot-backlash-sexism-nostalgia/) “fans” downvoted the trailer for Paul Feig’s female-led reboot, some Marvel Studios “fans” attempted to lower the score of [_Black Panther_](http://time.com/5133882/black-panther-review/), and recently targeted _Captain Marvel_, even though it is not in theaters in the U.S. until March 8. From now on, once a film is released, Rotten Tomatoes will let user rate and comment on them, compiling them with with the Audience Score percentage (users who rated the movie positively) alongside the critics’ average Tomatometer rating. For the record, _Deadline_ [estimates](https://deadline.com/2019/02/captain-marvel-box-office-opening-weekend-projections-1202557433/) that based on early ticket sales, _Captain Marvel_ is set for a blockbuster opening. Rotten Tomatoes Is Making Changes to Combat Trolls ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5538415/rotten-tomatoes-want-to-see/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5538415/rotten-tomatoes-want-to-see/"},"headline":"Here's How Rotten Tomatoes Is Going to Be Different From Now On","datePublished":"2019-02-26T18:02:05.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T00:46:42.000Z","description":"\"Review bombing\" movies is about to be a lot harder.","url":"https://time.com/5538415/rotten-tomatoes-want-to-see/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt078118020b5e7e0b/698945dfe76ad22d856343e7/rottentomatoestrolls.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt078118020b5e7e0b/698945dfe76ad22d856343e7/rottentomatoestrolls.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pile Of Rotten Tomatoes","caption":"Rotten tomatoes takes on trolles","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5538415/rotten-tomatoes-want-to-see/","name":"Here's How Rotten Tomatoes Is Going to Be Different From Now On"}}]}] ```