movies

[omaha_red]

since when is imdb the be all end all guide to rankings of movies?

never

[Popeye_Card]

since when is imdb the be all end all guide to rankings of movies?

Since teh interwebz was born.

[PujolJunkie]

since when is imdb the be all end all guide to rankings of movies?

I use it less as a guide and more as an advisor. I'll typically youtube the trailer or maybe a part of the movie and see if I like it. But IMDb is full of absolutely crazy people who think The Godfather is the best movie of all time.

[clement]

since when is imdb the be all end all guide to rankings of movies?

Yeah, imdb ratings are more or less popularity ratings, mainly of new movies. Every new movie that comes out that is hugely popular and doesn't totally stink usually breaks the top 250.

[JL21]

since when is imdb the be all end all guide to rankings of movies?

Oh, it's not... but there are 357,000 people who have collectively given it a higher rating than Schindler's List, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and every film ever made except for five.

[PujolJunkie]

since when is imdb the be all end all guide to rankings of movies?

Yeah, imdb ratings are more or less popularity ratings, mainly of new movies. Every new movie that comes out that is hugely popular and doesn't totally stink usually breaks the top 250.

They always end up regressing though. Usually back down to the high 7's or right at 8.0

[Jocephus]

since when is imdb the be all end all guide to rankings of movies?

Oh, it's not... but there are 357,000 people who have collectively given it a higher rating than Schindler's List, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and every film ever made except for five.

yeah, but that still doesn't mean anything...i realize that you and omaha, clement and others have a far superior knowledge of movies than i (i mean, i haven't even seen all the godfathers all the way through) but i don't see why this popularity contest would be deemed ridiculous?

[Popeye_Card]

since when is imdb the be all end all guide to rankings of movies?

Oh, it's not... but there are 357,000 people who have collectively given it a higher rating than Schindler's List, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and every film ever made except for five.

To be fair though, they also have Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back insanely high compared to their actual quality.

I'd say it's a decent barameter of a film's general likability, not it's quality.

[The Third Man]

Anybody who wants a good, snobby top movies list needs this. They use an algorithm that weights rankings from respected critical lists/journals/etc.

[maddash]

Anybody who wants a good, snobby top movies list needs this. They use an algorithm that weights rankings from respected critical lists/journals/etc.

I enjoy lists simply because they're fun to argue over and people get really upset over them... but that's actually a great list of movies. I mean, you could argue over the rankings, or the meaninglessness of actually ranking them, but at far a "hey, check out these 25 or 50 or 300 movies" it's hard to go wrong with a list like that. Great mixture of genres, eras, countries. I think it beats the piss out of any list AFI could come up with.