Entertainment Weekly critic Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote, “The lame-o aspects of the whole campy setup are still lame-o.” Sight and Sound’s Danny Leigh panned, “Profoundly unfunny.” Best of all, Eric Lurio of the Greenwich Village Gazette simply said, “Crap!!!”

Roxbury may be a blip on Will Ferrell’s prolific, comedic resume and a highlight on co-star Chris Kattan’s but the film has stood the test of time and critics were unfairly out to get this sly Saturday Night Fever parody in 1998. You’re probably like, “Ugh, those head bobbing guys? You’re defending them ?” You’re damn right I am.

You’ve probably heard of or seen director John Fortenberry’s film (yes, I called it a film). However, they all got it wrong in 1998 when Paramount Pictures released the misunderstood classic A Night at the Roxbury. The pros are rarely wrong with a universal, negative consensus. Anything under 30% though? Probably not great.

Anything over 80% is a must see, anything between 50%-80% is most likely interesting and anything from 30%-50% is mixed enough that it may be halfway decent. If your movie earns a positive review, it’s deemed “Fresh.” If it scores a “Rotten” tag, the critic clearly didn’t like what they saw. Of all the movie review aggregate sites, we as a society, give the tacky yet pioneering Rotten Tomatoes more weight than any other on the internet.

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