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I like IMDB, but is it just me or are the people on the message boards there really aggressive and puerile? I'm not saying everyone on the boards is like that, but there are some people on there who seem to get their knickers in a twist over trivial things. I'm pretty sure it never used to be as hostile as it is now. I'm not some delicate little flower or a troll yet some users there do not understand that people have differing opinions.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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Thank god there are no puerile posters on these forums..
Maybe their moderators aren't very good
I only use the sight for information on films as a kind of wiki (release dates/actor info/director stuff). The top250 is also a worthless pile of rubbish and no heed should be paid to it.
I've not heard any of these allegations, and my brief experience with imdb charts hasn't shown any major anomalies, so I shall assume you're over exaggerating.
More a case of forum jealousy, snobbery and hearsay than anything legitimate. The IMDb top 250 shouldn't be considered the sole arbiter of what's a good film, but it sure is one measure, even if maybe it's based on popularity. I wouldn't claim that the IMDb top 250 is the best measure to judge such films, but it's by no means a measure that should be dismissed as you and your forum friends have done. It's one list amongst many, no more, no less.
You are aware there is a slight hint of irony in the last part of that? ("everybody automatically assumes there must be an ulterior motive when it's far simpler and straightforward than that.") I very much doubt the existence rampant imdb rigging, and if so would they not have got to the other "pure" sites as well....
Yeah, but you still haven't come up with any credible evidence, so forgive me if an "ulterior motive" is hinted at in my reply. Again, and it's very simple, IMDb is just one of many types of list. You get lists that are critic based, then you get lists that are more based on what those "in the know" come up with, then there are mere box office lists, and also there are popularity lists, which IMDb is but one of them. Dismissing IMDb's list is just failing to see its proper place as one of many types of lists.
BTW, you're not the only one who's a member of a few forums with "in the know" members. You're not that exclusive.
I couldn't find anything, but it's Japanese so it could just be that it hasn't made it across yet.
Also, the film does not feature in the top 250, despite having a higher average ranking than The Godfather II. (Regular users only).
I do however detest the fact Goundhog Day has a higher rating than Looper...
I doubt it because it doesn't exist in Japan. I tried to find it in Japanese film databases and Japanese DVD retail shops online under the film title and director's name in English and Japanese. There's absolutely nothing.
Edited: I think he's an independent filmmaker, who lives in the US where he distributes and sells his own films.