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That makes sense. But in that case, it's bizarre to put 1-star recommendations in the "Top Picks For You" section. Feels like that section should be exclusive
by SyneRyder 10y ago
That makes sense. But in that case, it's bizarre to put 1-star recommendations in the "Top Picks For You" section. Feels like that section should be exclusively 4 & 5 star picks, no?
[I'm glad someone got a higher rating for Very Murray Christmas, I like some of his movies. Perhaps I'll give it a try.]
- ghaff 10y agoIt's "OK." Not remotely one of Murray's best films but hardly a waste of time. On the broader topic, I'm not sure anyone has really figured out how to do recommendations well whether film, music, TV, restaurants, or other products. And the more "clever" and personalized a system tries to be, the more likely it is to throw out some really bizarre recommendations.
- SyneRyder 10y agoFor movies, you could try MovieLens. I started using it a lot once Netflix's recommendations were becoming inaccurate for me. You can choose between 4 different algorithms, there's tagging to classify what you like/don't like about a movie, and lots of stats to help you understand the algorithms & your own taste. It's run by the University of Minnesota. https://movielens.org/home https://movielens.org/home
- ghaff 10y agoInteresting. I'll give it a try. Someone I know did a lot of work on music recommendation and gave some presentations on it (including at SXSW as I recall). It's a harder problem than one might naively expect.