Chris Pratt trolls ‘woke critics’ not happy with ‘The Terminal List’
Chris Pratt ripped into trolls on reviewer site Rotten Tomatoes regarding his newest Amazon Prime show, “The Terminal List.”
The Marvel actor’s series was certified as “rotten” on the website, with a 94% audience score and 40% critics score. The streaming show follows Pratt as Navy SEAL James Reece, who comes home after his crew is ambushed while on a secret mission.
Pratt, 43, took to his Instagram stories to blast the naysayers, touting how the show has been widely watched despite the rating.
In one post, he posted an article with the headline, “Chris Pratt’s new Navy thriller ‘The Terminal List’ defies woke critics’ scathing reviews to shoot up ratings chart with 1.6
BILLION minutes of streams.”
In another post, the “Everwood” star plastered a photo of Dr. Evil from the “Austin Powers” franchise and noted the number of times viewers watched his show.
“One point six BILLLLLLLLLION minutes,” he scribed on the meme. Nielsen reported that at least 1.6 billion 60-second moments were actually watched.
The mystery thriller, which is based on a novel by Jack Carr, was released on July 1 and also stars Constance Wu, JD Pardo, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, Arlo Mertz and Jeanne Tripplehorn.
“Mayans MC” star JD Pardo, who plays FBI agent Tony Layun, told The Post he “challenged” himself by being immersed in the world of ex-Navy SEALs.
“It’s a great story by Jack Carr, a great book series, and just an all-star cast. Chris, Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch … it just goes on,” said Pardo. “I really wanted to be part of that, because it’s inspiring to work with that kind of talent. We had a lot of fun on that set.”
The show’s official Instagram account divulged last month that it was the number one TV series on Prime Video over the July Fourth weekend.
On Rotten Tomatoes, watchers revealed their thoughts about Pratt’s newest series.
“‘The Terminal List’ is a classic American fantasy about the goodness of the SEALs, the corruption of high-level government officials and corporate shills, and the purifying quality of righteous violence,” one critic noted on the website.
Another person added: “The story may be familiar, but the execution hit all the right targets.”
“Action-packed series with a great story. We need more series like this one that captures that hero figure like Matt Damon as Jason Bourne,” a fan commented on the site.
“Binge watched this on recent vacation. A throwback suspenseful serial with tons of action. Critics who are bashing this are likely the same ones who now say how great the original ‘A Team’ and ‘Magnum PI’ series from the 80s were,” one viewer penned. “They live in a vapid echo chamber entirely devoid of heart and reason. Is this the best series ever. No, but as far as streaming series go, this is top notch.”
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