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Do that many people really rely on reviews? I've found I trust them significantly less with movies than I do with many things. I wish I could remember some spe
by 52-6F-62 9y ago
Do that many people really rely on reviews? I've found I trust them significantly less with movies than I do with many things.
I wish I could remember some specific details, but some incredible films are given ridiculously low ratings within Netflix itself.
I don't even bother with Rotten Tomatoes anymore because it's seemed like such a crap-chute for so long.
If I know I really want to see something, then I'll just see it in the theatre. If I miss it, or I'm less thrilled but still want to give it a go then I wait until it's out on an ubiquitous source like Netflix or I'll rent it.
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(Speaking of IMAX I'm really upset right now because I tried to book free tickets for a TIFF screening of Dunkirk attended by Christopher Nolan at the Ontario Place Cinesphere[0], but their site wasn't working well the day of the bookings and I couldn't get through!)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinesphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinesphere
- ghaff 9y agoI don't know. I definitely do even if I take them with a very large grain of salt. I'm usually watching them when they come out on DVD though so I also pre-filter a lot based on Oscar nominations as well as "Doesn't seem like the sort of movie I'd like." I also watch few enough movies that I'll also tend to read the reviews of a couple major media critics before I rent/buy something. [ADDED: I mostly start with metacritic but not so much as a recommendation engine but to get a quick look at a movie I've already decided looks interesting.]