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Rotten Tomatoes began with Jackie Chan

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The site that now dictates whether blockbuster films live or die started as a highly specific fan project. The founder simply wanted a centralized place to collect all the reviews for his favorite martial arts movies, entirely unaware he was building the ultimate tool for cinematic judgment.

Rotten Tomatoes began with Jackie Chan
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