Changes to the leader board again this week, with the “Farting Corpse Movie” proving far better than that high concept would have you believe. In fact, this week proves that a giant budget and flood of marketing doesn’t guarantee a great movie, as you could practically plot on a graph this week that the bigger the film, the worse the reviews. Here’s what the LAMB community had to say about the recent major releases:

Swiss Army Man
LAMB Average: 4.28 (9 sites)
Assholes Watching Movies (5)
Gorgon Reviews (5)
Keith Loves Movies (4.5)
Sean Kelly on Movies (4.5)
Fade to Zach (4)
The Main Damie (4)
Rambling Film (4)
Silver Screen Riot (4)
Rantings and Ravings (3.5)

The Shallows
LAMB Average: 3.67 (6 sites)
The Critical Movie Critics (4)
Kirkham A Movie A Day (4)
Fade to Zach (3.5)
Keith Loves Movies (3.5)
The MN Movie Man (3.5)
Movie Mavericks (3.5)

The Neon Demon
LAMB Average: 3.12 (13 sites)
The Movie Waffler [EH] (4.5)
Cinemole (4)
French Toast Sunday (4)
The Movie Waffler [JB] (4)
Sean Kelly on Movies (4)
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews (3.5)
Fade to Zach (3.5)
Keith Loves Movies (3)
Silver Screen Riot (3)
The MN Movie Man (2)
Rantings and Ravings (2)
Tinsel & Tine (2)
Reel Talk Online (1)

Free State of Jones
LAMB Average: 2.40 (14 sites)
Reel Talk Online (3)
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews (2.5)
Keith Loves Movies (2.5)
Gorgon Reviews (2)
Paul’s Trip to the Movies (2)

Independence Day: Resurgence
LAMB Average: 2.09 (17 sites)
BuzzHub (3.5)
Sean Kelly on Movies (3.5)
Keith Loves Movies (3)
The Last Thing I See (3)
The Mundane Adventures of a Fangirl (3)
CineMarvellous! (2.5)
Fade to Zach (2.5)
The Critical Movie Critics (2)
Gorgon Reviews (2)
Sobriety Test Movie Reviews (2)
The Lambcast (1.5)
Life Vs Film (1.5)
The Movie Waffler (1.5)
Kirkham A Movie A Day (1)
Movie Reviews 101 (1)
Paul’s Trip to the Movies (1)
Talkie Gazette (1)

Next Week: The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan, The Purge: Election Year

If you want to get involved, here’s how LAMBScores work: Over in the LAMB Forums there’s a sub-board  called LAMBScores. If you’ve written a review or recorded a podcast on a new release, find (or create) the thread there, and leave a link to your review, along with your site name and a score out of 5. Three weeks after the film has received a wide release the reviews will be collated and posted here, as long as there are at least five.

Tags: Free State of Jones, Independence Day: Resurgence, Swiss Army Man, The Neon Demon, The Shallows