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LogGrad98 said:
I find imdb to be a terrible measure of the quality of a film, let along a gauge as to whether I will enjoy said film (and yes there is a difference. I can appreciate that there are good movies out there that I simply didn't like. I do not pretend that my taste in movies is the only measure of a "good" movie).
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Interesting. I find imdb to be the single best predictor of whether I will like a movie or not. Score greater than 7? Probably will like it. Less than 7? Probably won't.
 
colton said:
Interesting. I find imdb to be the single best predictor of whether I will like a movie or not. Score greater than 7? Probably will like it. Less than 7? Probably won't.
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Yeah it is an aggragator of opinions basically, so there is a decent likelihood a lot of people will have similar opinions. I happen to not match up with it very often, but that is just me. There are a few critics with similar tastes so I usually check them out if I am iffy about a movie. Or I just wait, torrent it, and if I like it then I buy the blue-ray.
 
I generally find I enjoy a movie more if I do not read any reviews before I view it. Probably some unconscious confirmation bias or something going on when I have read opinions about it. But the same is true even if the reviews are generally positive. So maybe it is the surprise factor. Reading reviews removes some of that even if there are no overt "spoilers".
 
LogGrad98 said:
I find imdb to be a terrible measure of the quality of a film, let along a gauge as to whether I will enjoy said film (and yes there is a difference. I can appreciate that there are good movies out there that I simply didn't like. I do not pretend that my taste in movies is the only measure of a "good" movie).
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Anyone who uses an IMDb score to judge movies is dumb. Go see it for yourself.

I mean, I get if something is getting lower than a 2, but 5 and above usually mean the movie is of some quality potential and subject to personal opinion.

There have been plenty of movies that have had poor critical acclaim and have been very good or enjoyable movies.

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LogGrad98 said:
I can only watch movies at home naked in the pitch black with a huge bag of cheetoes and whoppers. Yes the cleanup can be daunting.

And apparently I am not as well versed on the taste of ball sweat as you are. I will take your word for it.
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Trying to convince your wife that your package is huge compared to a cheeto and two whoppers? Gangsta move.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Anyone who uses an IMDb score to judge movies is dumb. Go see it for yourself.

I mean, I get if something is getting lower than a 2, but 5 and above usually mean the movie is of some quality potential and subject to personal opinion.

There have been plenty of movies that have had poor critical acclaim and have been very good or enjoyable movies.

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This is dumb as **** on so many levels.

Par for the course though.
 
ONE LOVE said:
This is a Thai movie by one of my favourite directors that was out of this world, it was absolutely mesmerizing.


It won the Palme d'Or in 2010 (highest prize at Cannes).


It got a 6.6 at IMDb.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588895/
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Having said that, generally IMDb rating does seem to give the score of what a 'general audience' would rate a movie... however if you know your taste isn't all that 'general' you should still give some movies a go even though it has an average rating.
 
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