The Story Behind the Worst Movie on IMDb
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The Story Behind the Worst Movie on IMDb
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Re: The Story Behind the Worst Movie on IMDb
#2Very interesting -- a lesson for IMDB to filter votes that fall outside normal distribution ranges.
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#3I would never have heard about this movie if it hadn't been so low rated. Perhaps they rather should have given in 5 stars, burying it in mediocrity?
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#4Who would pay attention to ratings from a single unreliable source.
For me the best place are meta sites that gather from many related sizes.
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#5Bollywood movies are kitsch. Generally they don't deserve any rating.
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#6Who would pay attention to ratings from a single unreliable source. For me the best place are meta sites that gather from many related sizes.
The next campaign could encourage everyone to give a low rating at all the different sites.
Re: The Story Behind the Worst Movie on IMDb
#7Very interesting -- a lesson for IMDB to filter votes that fall outside normal distribution ranges.
A lesson for any site which allows voting. Participatory sites, regardless of size, are subject to turfing or the like. Some handle it better than others, some don't. The worst don't when the results favor their own ideology.
Re: The Story Behind the Worst Movie on IMDb
#8Bollywood movies are kitsch. Generally they don't deserve any rating.
So glad we have cultural judges like you to dictate what is or isn't deserving.
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#9Who would pay attention to ratings from a single unreliable source. For me the best place are meta sites that gather from many related sizes.
It depends. When I'm at the cinema deciding what to watch, googling the title with 'imdb' is quick and easy enough as a general indicator.
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#10Luckily, IMDB also shows Metacritic ratings next to their own user ratings. I take those into account before I make my decisions on what I'm going to rent/stream.
Far too often do you find a movie (usually a somewhat recent release) that's just flat out terrible despite having a > 7 score on IMDB (and usually a Metacritic score in the 30's or 40's)