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Are movie ratings broken? - 23/8/2012 7:30:46 AM   
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So, XKCD had a comic yesterday, talking about how online ratings are pretty useless. This is something I'm pretty interested in.

Anyway, I wanted to see what everyone thought about whether the 5-star rating works for movies, or if it's worth doing something new. I'm definitely in the latter camp. So, what do you think, are 5-stars good enough, and what would work better?

Also, sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I just signed up!

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 23/8/2012 9:07:49 AM   
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I don't find anything wrong with the 5 star system. People always complain that it doesn't give enough detail, but that's what the actual review is for.

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 23/8/2012 9:26:16 AM   
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Why are movie ratings even important? If you don't want to read a review for fear of spoilers, read the review summary. This tells you everything you need to know and doesn't spoil the movie.

This obsession with ratings and comparing this film to that film because they have the same or different rating is, frankly, tiresome and unintelligent. Although it does provide some amusing comments over in the Reviews section when two completely incomparable films are brought together based on their star rating.

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 23/8/2012 10:12:23 AM   
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 Said it before, many times. Judge a film by the review, not the star rating.

Or else introduce a more precise scoring system: out of 100 or something. Even add half stars would make it slightly better, but overall the review should speak for itself.

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 24/8/2012 5:16:12 AM   
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I don't understand the spammers who just quote lines from previous posts. Is it supposed to be damaging?

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 24/8/2012 5:49:08 AM   
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Is it supposed to be damaging?

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 24/8/2012 6:18:51 AM   
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Oh you joker you

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 24/8/2012 6:55:44 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Whistler

I don't understand the spammers who just quote lines from previous posts. Is it supposed to be damaging?

No, they're just lazy. Makes it easy for us to spot and bin...... Timbzy eh? Kidding

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 24/8/2012 7:06:10 AM   
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Haha, couldn't resist.

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 24/8/2012 2:35:15 PM   
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Are movie ratings relevant? They're really just convenient shorthand for "This movie's shite/great/awrite, ah suppose." And therefore, just an opinion. I prefer to make up my own mind.

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 24/8/2012 4:23:48 PM   
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Chris Hewitt broke them forever when he gave Attack of the Clones 5-stars.

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 24/8/2012 10:07:49 PM   
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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 25/8/2012 11:44:07 AM  1 votes
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It's funny cos it's true.

(I gave that last post three stars, BTW. I think that makes it "good." Others may choose to disagree, however...)

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 25/8/2012 1:43:58 PM   
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 You know I never even noticed there is a post rating system

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 25/8/2012 2:16:37 PM   
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There is now. I'll get me coat...

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RE: Are movie ratings broken? - 27/8/2012 9:15:17 AM   
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I agree with making up your own mind when it comes to whether a movie sucks or rocks. But on certain occasions, online ratings get to save you from spending way more than you would have considering the film's quality. This is especially true considering the unnecessarily bloated hype given to most movies nowadays.

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