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James Gunn was quite excited for the world to see Andrés Muschietti’sThe Flashstarring Ezra Miller. In fact, he even went as far as calling it one of the greatest superhero movies he has ever seen. Needless to say, fans were pretty excited and a 72% score on Rotten Tomatoes score only helped boost the hype. Unfortunately, the excitement died down soon after.
Rotten Tomatoes is a good way of finding critically-acclaimed movies for your movie night. While sometimes the scores may sometimes be more or less than what you thought the movie is worth, it checks out more often than not. Recently, the early score for Angel Manuel Soto’sBlue Beetleis out and it’s in favor of the film. However, the fans have their suspicions.
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Fans Are Suspicious ofBlue Beetle’s Early Reviews
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Angel Manuel Soto’sBlue BeetlestarringXolo Maridueñawill be hitting the theatres in a blink of an eye as the DC Universe prepares itself for yet another round of brutal feedback from the fans.
James Gunnonce stated aboutThe Flash, “Like, it’s one of the best superhero movies I’ve ever seen. Andy Muschietti did an amazing job…The Flash is f*cking amazing.”After the film’s release, though, fans absolutely did not agree with Gunn, and neither did the critics apparently as the Rotten Tomatoes score came down from 72% to 64%.
Thus, fans now know not to believe anything before they themselves see the film and come up with their own conclusions. Something similar is happening withBlue Beetle.The film’s early reviews saw it opening to a certified fresh score of 86%. Despite the high score, fans are refusing to get their hopes high.
Check out what they have to say about the score on X, previously known as Twitter:
Bull, James Gunn said the Flash was the best comic book movie he ever saw, Tom Cruise called the director and said it was amazing. Twitter’s early reviews loved it as well.
— 🌊🌊Ben. 🌊🌊 (@87StarsBen)July 14, 2025
And we’re supposed to give credit to Rotten Tomatoes, the same aggregator that gave Shazam 90% and Batman V Superman 29% ? 🤡
— Minute-Man (@Flo7731)July 24, 2025
The trailer made the movie look so ass, I’m genuinely surprised its this high
— Official Small Market Sympathizer (@OTownNBA)August 10, 2025
Rotten is basically wrong all the time so I’ll have my own opinion 😂
— Leon Gonzalez (@LeoFrosty1007)July 03, 2025
Wow way higher than most expected!!!
— badcupcake202 (@badcupcake202)August 04, 2025
The 86% score came from a total of 29 critics. Therefore, it is only fair to note that as of the moment this article is being written, 80 reviews have been dropped forBlue Beetleand the score has gone down to 82%. WillBlue Beetlepick up the pace or will the score keep getting lower and lower as more and more critics voice their verdicts? We’ll find out tomorrow!
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James Gunn Didn’t Have Much Input forBlue Beetle’s Final Cut
If you are willing to take Gunn’s word for how goodBlue Beetleis, then read on. Talking to GamesRadar+, director Soto revealed that neither Gunn norPeter Safranhad“much input”when it came to the final cut of the film. He stated that while the studio is always pretty hands-on, Gunn and Safran let the team do their own thing.
“The studio always, generally, has their hands on it. As far as the essence of the story, [James Gunn and Peter Safran] liked what we were doing, and they respected the vision and what we were trying to do with the film. They really did appreciate the fresh take, the nostalgic factor of how we start the film by taking the audience to see the family and fall in love with them for a prologue-of-sorts.”
Well, if Gunn and Safran didn’t have many notes for the final cut, then they must be quite impressed. Only time will tell if the film manages to impress the critics and audience as well.
Blue Beetlereleases in theatres tomorrow, August 18.
Source:Rotten Tomatoes
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A connoisseur of all things horror, fantasy, and the occasional chick flick, Mishkaat has been penning pieces for FandomWire since 2022. She started off as an intern and has worked her way up to a Senior Writer with over 2000 articles to her name.Outside of entertainment, she has also written well-researched medical content as a freelance writer and has experience in social media management.When not writing, you can find her relaxing with a romance novel and a tall glass of iced coffee in her hand or watching re-runs of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Office.’
