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Surely I'm not the only person who isn't interested in watching IMDB's favourite content. Give me the 6 outta 10s, that's my bread and butter. I'd rather be su

Surely I'm not the only person who isn't interested in watching IMDB's favourite content. Give me the 6 outta 10s, that's my bread and butter. I'd rather be surprised and discover a personal favourite or have something on the TV that I won't be expected to dissect with the nerds at work.

ko27 10y ago
You are basically saying that you can't "discover a personal favourite" when they are highly rated and talked by other people. That's probably the worst mindset for a avid film watcher.
- TallGuyShort 10y ago
  Seems to work well for the Indie music crowd.
  - afterburner 10y ago
    Doesn't the indie crowd also rely on word of mouth?
    - TallGuyShort 10y ago
      My comment was somewhat tongue in cheek - a reference to the stereotypical hipster who always has to have liked something before it was cool, and once it's cool they only like the older stuff (that you probably haven't heard of). In reality, I'm sure they do rely on word of mouth, or at least less mainstream, centralized-but-still-kind-of-centralized sources to aggregate and filter new stuff for what's good.
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sotojuan 10y ago
The IMDb top 50 is full of easily palatable and mainstream movies.
- flycaliguy 10y ago
  Right on, yeah I guess I assumed it was more Oscar batey sorta stuff.
andybak 10y ago
I'm not sure I understand. Is it "I prefer movies that aren't especially good so that I don't have to listen to other people talk about them"?
- flycaliguy 10y ago
  More like, I don't usually want to watch something that I have to be overly attentive with or that others are buzzing about. It's not really anti-social although I can see that interpretation, I just like to put something on and have it be an escape from a reality that includes office talk. Also, movies are subjective and honestly IMDB's rankings don't include the stuff I generally like to watch. Do people actually sit around and watch critically acclaimed Oscar winners all the time? I don't usually like Oscar winners, they always feel like they are trying to hard. It's boring. I watch a lot of Survivor and Jeopardy.
cidibe 10y ago
The movies in the 7's are more consistently appealing to me than the top 250. Some movies just become "great" so everyone gives them 10's or are more receptive to love them I think. There are some movies I love in the top 250 but also a lot of movies just get buoyed up from their "greatness." Just glancing at the top 10 I honestly didn't like Pulp Fiction at all and didn't feel the Godfathers were special. I almost always like a movie in the 7's that has a lot of votes.
- josho 10y ago
  > didn't feel the Godfathers were special Read a few reviews of the Godfather. There is subtlety to the characters and a slower pace that modern day viewers may not appreciate as we aren't used to this--rather many of us have become accustomed to blunt hit you over the head plots and may likely miss much of what Godfather is about. Regardless, your point stands. We all have our own tastes & preferences.

ko27 10y ago

You are basically saying that you can't "discover a personal favourite" when they are highly rated and talked by other people. That's probably the worst mindset for a avid film watcher.

TallGuyShort 10y ago
Seems to work well for the Indie music crowd.
- afterburner 10y ago
  Doesn't the indie crowd also rely on word of mouth?
  - TallGuyShort 10y ago
    My comment was somewhat tongue in cheek - a reference to the stereotypical hipster who always has to have liked something before it was cool, and once it's cool they only like the older stuff (that you probably haven't heard of). In reality, I'm sure they do rely on word of mouth, or at least less mainstream, centralized-but-still-kind-of-centralized sources to aggregate and filter new stuff for what's good.
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sotojuan 10y ago

The IMDb top 50 is full of easily palatable and mainstream movies.

flycaliguy 10y ago
Right on, yeah I guess I assumed it was more Oscar batey sorta stuff.

andybak 10y ago

I'm not sure I understand. Is it "I prefer movies that aren't especially good so that I don't have to listen to other people talk about them"?

flycaliguy 10y ago
More like, I don't usually want to watch something that I have to be overly attentive with or that others are buzzing about. It's not really anti-social although I can see that interpretation, I just like to put something on and have it be an escape from a reality that includes office talk. Also, movies are subjective and honestly IMDB's rankings don't include the stuff I generally like to watch. Do people actually sit around and watch critically acclaimed Oscar winners all the time? I don't usually like Oscar winners, they always feel like they are trying to hard. It's boring. I watch a lot of Survivor and Jeopardy.

cidibe 10y ago

The movies in the 7's are more consistently appealing to me than the top 250. Some movies just become "great" so everyone gives them 10's or are more receptive to love them I think. There are some movies I love in the top 250 but also a lot of movies just get buoyed up from their "greatness." Just glancing at the top 10 I honestly didn't like Pulp Fiction at all and didn't feel the Godfathers were special. I almost always like a movie in the 7's that has a lot of votes.

josho 10y ago
> didn't feel the Godfathers were special Read a few reviews of the Godfather. There is subtlety to the characters and a slower pace that modern day viewers may not appreciate as we aren't used to this--rather many of us have become accustomed to blunt hit you over the head plots and may likely miss much of what Godfather is about. Regardless, your point stands. We all have our own tastes & preferences.