/film/ - Film

I use imdb all the time to gauge what I watch. I don't take the ratings as gospel but it's nice to have some point of reference.

People criticize imdb but that's probably because they see inflated ratings for all the new/popular movies. The other side of that is movies with under 50 votes can have inaccurate ratings too. But I think their ratings are about as good as it gets given the scope of films covered.

RT is good for finding reviews. They have a much smaller catalog than imdb of course. I don't keep track of new releases so I rarely visit the site.

don't even look really. sometimes after I've watched a film I'll look at the imdb page and read some reviews, helps me to arrange my own thoughts about the film, but I never look at what something is rated beforehand or care at any point. sometimes if I get a director recommended I'll go onto rateyourmusic page for that movie and pick one of the 'bolded' movies to start off, but that's the only time I look at ratings. I like to go into a film with no expectations. don't think I've ever been on rottentomatoes

also,

>shawshank redemption best movie of all time

how can that even happen

>>5464

*rateyourmusic page for that director

Internet ratings are a waste of time. They're grassroot viral campaigns funded by the studios to upvote their projects, give 10/10 or 5 star scores, and argue with dissenting opinion.

The only decent review you can find are the initial responses from critics on RT or movie critic blogs.

Other than that, the majority of the scores have been bought and paid for.

>>5464

Ah yeah, I kind of stopped using RYM but that site had a very good database for obscure vinyl releases. I need to look at their film section more often.