Post by mslo79 on Mar 3, 2017 12:15:54 GMT
I can see the OP's point as i imagine for some people what he said is quite useful as apparently some people use the opinions of many others to form their opinion of whether something is worth giving a shot or not.
but with that said... i never really relied on that type of stuff to form my opinion of whether ill want to see a movie or not as for me it boiled down to largely these four things...
-Subject Matter
-Cast
-Director
-Trailer
but obviously, Director is not a factor too much because directors with names are not making movies too often so it's probably mostly Subject Matter/Trailer with the Cast being a factor a fair amount. but with that said... about the only time i would look at other stuff, like if people are talking about a movie on the message boards or IMDb's average rating could influence me, is basically if i was on the edge of seeing or not seeing a movie in which case those other two things could influence me for or against seeing a movie.
but with that said... i surely don't miss the flood of people spamming places like Film General and other high traffic areas over on the IMDb forums. in that regard i think these IMDB2 boards are better as while it don't have as much traffic it seems to generally have better people around here and conversations tend to be a bit better but i guess given the volume of traffic over on places like Film General etc you could still find an occasional solid post here and there. but like i mentioned before... the main things i miss from the official IMDb boards is looking at the individual movie boards to random movies as you could occasionally find some quality topics and discussions there and those are now all gone as i can see why IMDb killed the general Message Boards over on IMDb because of all of the spam on Film General etc but it seems they could have at least kept individual movie boards alive as, like i was saying, you could find some quality discussions from time to time on random movies.
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runie
Yeah, i don't worry too much about grammar as what a persons saying is all that really matters as they either got some solid thoughts on it or they don't. some people are just much better at articulating their thoughts/feelings into words than others are and grammar don't really matter either way because as long as you can understand what they are saying then everything else is irrelevant.
but just about general critics etc... while they can be a decent read, as you can tell they are better with words about movies then the average person is (like myself), it's still no guarantee your going to like the movie at the end of the day which is why i figure just about everyone who has seen a lot of movies over the years can pretty much tell whether something is worth watching and what might stand out from the pack etc as i imagine after a while you can tell what types of movies/genres are most likely to output a quality movie and what genres likely won't etc.
steven18
it's really that noticeable for you?
for me both are quick enough. but i guess i liked how the IMDb boards could be listed as a 'nest' which make it a bit easier to stick to a certain section of a page.
but with that said... i never really relied on that type of stuff to form my opinion of whether ill want to see a movie or not as for me it boiled down to largely these four things...
-Subject Matter
-Cast
-Director
-Trailer
but obviously, Director is not a factor too much because directors with names are not making movies too often so it's probably mostly Subject Matter/Trailer with the Cast being a factor a fair amount. but with that said... about the only time i would look at other stuff, like if people are talking about a movie on the message boards or IMDb's average rating could influence me, is basically if i was on the edge of seeing or not seeing a movie in which case those other two things could influence me for or against seeing a movie.
but with that said... i surely don't miss the flood of people spamming places like Film General and other high traffic areas over on the IMDb forums. in that regard i think these IMDB2 boards are better as while it don't have as much traffic it seems to generally have better people around here and conversations tend to be a bit better but i guess given the volume of traffic over on places like Film General etc you could still find an occasional solid post here and there. but like i mentioned before... the main things i miss from the official IMDb boards is looking at the individual movie boards to random movies as you could occasionally find some quality topics and discussions there and those are now all gone as i can see why IMDb killed the general Message Boards over on IMDb because of all of the spam on Film General etc but it seems they could have at least kept individual movie boards alive as, like i was saying, you could find some quality discussions from time to time on random movies.
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runie
and that typical joe on the street may use bad grammar etc - yet have some great content and reasoning
Yeah, i don't worry too much about grammar as what a persons saying is all that really matters as they either got some solid thoughts on it or they don't. some people are just much better at articulating their thoughts/feelings into words than others are and grammar don't really matter either way because as long as you can understand what they are saying then everything else is irrelevant.
but just about general critics etc... while they can be a decent read, as you can tell they are better with words about movies then the average person is (like myself), it's still no guarantee your going to like the movie at the end of the day which is why i figure just about everyone who has seen a lot of movies over the years can pretty much tell whether something is worth watching and what might stand out from the pack etc as i imagine after a while you can tell what types of movies/genres are most likely to output a quality movie and what genres likely won't etc.
steven18
Just the layout itself was so light and accessible and easy, and the boards were fast. This one slower than a freight train.
it's really that noticeable for you?
for me both are quick enough. but i guess i liked how the IMDb boards could be listed as a 'nest' which make it a bit easier to stick to a certain section of a page.