The point lol
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Once data point out of thousand means nothing. I have lots of favorite movies that score low.
Plus the entire world tore that movie to shreds, they had no way to propaganda it to success 😂 If they tried it would have been too obvious. They need to keep the appearance of impartiality.
It’s not one data point. I’ve found that I agree with most of their movie ratings. Of course I won’t agree with all of them. No one will agree with all the ratings because it’s an average of many ratings lol everyone is different and likes different things. It’s a useful tool, not an objective end all be all. I can’t realistically watch every movie I come across and feel good about how I spend my time 🤷♂️
There's good, I just find it less useful. My tastes in movies often lie outside of the mainstream, I have different tastes.
Don't let my opinions interfere with your enjoyment of movies.
lol never been called mainstream when it comes to my taste in movies 
First time for everything 😂
I guess it’s mainstream to dislike Star Wars now 😂
It’s mainstream to look for the 9/10 on IMDb 😂
There are only 7 movies with a rating of 9+ on IMDb
You know exactly what I mean. Stop playing 😂
I don’t ?
You look for movies with good grades on IMDb, as you suggested earlier when you said you don’t have time to waste. The movies that have high ratings on sites like that are mainstream.
Are there any movies you thought were great that were rated poorly on IMDb?
I don’t use IMDb ratings to dictate my choices. I usually go by director, the trailer, the synopsis sometimes. Also what others thought of the movie
Then how do you know it isn't a useful tool for you? What if it aligns with your tastes
I’ve seen some of their ratings lol. I don’t need that
Which ratings do you disagree with?
If I look at Cronenberg’s work for example, I disagree with all of them 😂
John Carpenter always gets destroyed by reviewers. I don't think he made a movie I don't love.
I should add him to my festival
The fact "They Live" is rated a 7 proves to me IMDb is a fail 😂
The trailer looks amazing 😂
…and I’m all out of bubblegum
7.2 is good. Anything above 7 I’ll watch if it looks interesting. Below 7 has to be a comedy or a recommendation from someone I trust.
It actually is. Disney Star Wars is shit 😂
I was referring to IMDb & RT. As an aggregator of reviews, they are averages, by definition the mainstream view.
I prefer to follow directors writers & actors I like. What have they created, what inspired them, what new films do they enjoy. The same with reviewers. I find ones that have similar tastes to me, rather than an average.
I also find those sites focus only on new movies, where I find a lot of value in older films too.
Yeah it’s an average. It’s a useful tool haha and the top 250 are mostly older movies
Check out tools like
It lets you keep track of what you like, and recommends stuff based on comparing your favorites to others with similar tastes. I've got far more out of this tool than I have ever got out of IMDb or RT.
