Wendy’s Turns Into Movie Critic, Social Media Reacts To Genuine Film Reviews

If someone wanted to read movie reviews, then he/she would probably go to sites like IMDB or maybe Meta Critic. However, a fast food joint on Twitter recently became the go-to place for numerous people to get their reviews regarding films and TV series.

On Wednesday, the Twitter account of Wendy’s, a revered American fast food chain, started to give serious and genuine reviews of movies and television series when asked by many Twitter users.

The whole incident started Wednesday when Eric Kohn, the deputy editor and chief critic for IndieWire, a film review website, asked a question on Twitter to Wendy’s as to what their favorite movie of the year was.

@Wendys Need to know your favorite movie of the year.
— erickohn (@erickohn) December 6, 2017

To his surprise, Wendy’s replied saying that American comedy-drama film Lady Bird was ‘pretty great.” It also went on to say that the movie “Logan” was a surprise addition to their list while it found “Blade Runner” to be “visually stunning.”

Lady Bird was pretty great. Also, enjoyed The Big Sick and Get Out, and Logan remains surprisingly high on the list. Also, Blade Runner was visually stunning.
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) December 6, 2017

Not only did this tweet receive a massive number of likes and retweets, but it started a chain of conversations where many wanted to know more about Wendy’s opinion about movies and TV series.

American independent entertainment company, A24, then asked Wendy’s as to what did it like in the movie “Lady Bird.”

Tell us what you liked about Lady Bird?
— A24 (@A24) December 6, 2017

Wendy’s then gave a reply which can easily be compared to the reviews given by professional movie review sites. It said that the movie perceived “class differences” in an “interesting” way and also talked about its effect on the “mentality of youth.”

This is all happening so fast. A great example of the confusion found while coming of age, great dynamic between Lady Bird and her mother, and an interesting look at class differences and their affect on the mentality of youth.
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) December 6, 2017

Seeing this reply, Rotten Tomatoes, an American film and television review website said in a tweet that they “loved” the review of “Lady Bird” given by Wendy’s. They even lent a supporting hand to Wendy’s if ever the fast-food chain wanted to enter the domain of movie reviews.

Love your take on #LadyBird @Wendys! If you're ever thinking of getting into film crticism let's talk
— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) December 6, 2017

However, Wendy’s gave a sarcastic reply saying that they are “Certified Fresh”, maybe taking a dig at the phrase “Rotten” in the name Rotten Tomatoes.

We are Certified Fresh Never Frozen
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) December 6, 2017

Film critic Alan Zilberman also tweeted asking whether Wendy’s think that “Twin Peaks” is a television series or a movie.

Wendy’s once again gave a very serious and genuine reply to the question which where it said that it is difficult to draw a line “between television and film.”

If we call it a movie, then where do we actually draw the line between television and film. The current line seems to be making one episodic, though the current trend in superhero movies could also be called episodic. Hard to tell.
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) December 6, 2017

At one point Wendy’s tweeted that it was asking the managers if the Twitter account could be changed into a movie review site.

hold on, asking the people in charge if we can turn this into a movie review account
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) December 6, 2017

They got their answer petty quickly.

They very quickly said no
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) December 6, 2017

Numerous Twitter users, although amused by the whole chain of conversation, took Wendy’s movie criticism quite seriously and asked authentic questions. Wendy’s didn’t hesitate to reply also.