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<title>Rotten Tomatoes Disables Comments on &#8216;The Dark Knight Rises&#8217;</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-54626" title="41575_326803741017_6868200_n" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/files/2012/07/41575_326803741017_6868200_n.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" />After commenters left a series of abusive comments and <a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/dark-knight-rises-pans-inspire-death-threats-shuts-164809930.html" target="_blank">death threats</a> over negative <em>The Dark Knight Rises</em> reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, the site has shut down comments on the film. Rotten Tomatoes editor-in-chief <strong>Matt Atchity</strong> wrote a long post <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight_rises/news/1925558/the_dark_knight_rises_--_this_is_why_we_cant_have_nice_things/" target="_blank">about the controversy</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight_rises/news/1925558/the_dark_knight_rises_--_this_is_why_we_cant_have_nice_things/" target="_blank">Check it out</a>:  &#8220;If a critic often goes against the majority, but has well-reasoned   arguments, it&#8217;s unlikely we&#8217;re going to ban them, at least not just for   having a different opinion. We&#8217;re not looking for groupthink here &#8230;  We&#8217;ll ban you for threats and hate speech &#8212; we&#8217;re trying to have  fun  here, so (to quote <strong>Wil Wheaton</strong>) don&#8217;t be a d***. And don&#8217;t try and   argue about your right to free speech &#8212; this is a business, and we have   the right to refuse service to anyone we feel like.&#8221;</p>
<p>He hinted that the network will move to a Facebook-based commenting system, forcing readers to identify themselves. &#8220;You&#8217;ll have to stand by your comments,   just like a critic does,&#8221; he explained in the post. Online threats against reviewers could potentially harm all kinds of criticism. In the spirit of preserving independent criticism, we&#8217;ve linked to all the unfavorable reviews of <em>The Dark Knight Rises</em> below&#8230;</p>
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