Movies Do you avoid watching movies that are rated 5 or lower on IMDB?

[Takes Two To Tango]

I do, just don't have the time to watch all these films. There so many in the top 500 IMDB films I still have to watch.

So I definitely avoid watching these movies.

The link below are movies rated 5 or lower.

Advanced search

www.imdb.com

 

[Zer]

I don't watch them directly, but I do enjoy the genre of youtubers watching shitty movies and laughing at them (Red Letter Media, Cinema Snob etc)

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I don't watch them directly, but I do enjoy the genre of youtubers watching shitty movies and laughing at them (Red Letter Media, Cinema Snob etc)

I see what you mean, yes I see the value in that.

Make sense, thanks.

 

[ssBaldy]

Yes, I avoid them in general. If some of them catches my interest for some reason I might give it a watch no problem, though.

 

[Sobek]

Generally yes as it usually turns out to be a frustrating waste of time.

Mind you I have noticed when a film comes out imdb gets flooded with reviews giving the film 10...a few months later things level out and the real rating will appear.
So maybe there is paid opportunity to do bullshit reviews on imdb for marketing and promoting films.
I know I have watched a few 'highly rated' new movies that sucked pretty bad

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Jack and Jill is rated a 3.3 on IMDb and I thought its nowhere as bad as people make it to be. The concept of al Pacino being in love with female Adam Sandler is hilarious to me. Standard SNL sketch.

I've only watched this movie once but I enjoyed it!

I'll give every movie a chance but it has a time limit before I give up.

 

[THEfightsAREfixed]

i dont really have much of an appetite for films with low production quality

 

[Fury]

I couldn't tell you the IMDb rating of any movie.

Also, there are some objectively bad movies that I enjoy.

 

[tgv976]

Nah. I'll check the reviews for relevant info unless I'm really hyped to see something then I'm not looking at reviews at all. But in either case, the numbers don't matter.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Nah. I'll check the reviews for relevant info unless I'm really hyped to see something then I'm not looking at reviews at all. But in either case, the numbers don't matter.

I see, that's a noble approach.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

I never look up IMDb movie scores. For all I know a bunch of my favourite films have subpar scores.

 

[I Am Legion]

The first thing I do is "Alexa, what is the IMDB rating of.....". There is too much to choose from to watch trash unless it is the genre where trash is good--Like 80's horror. I love low budget Horror, but Tubi is filled with 1000s of sub 5 scored flicks that are awful.

 

[Excelsior]

I watch the movies that I want to watch. I like way too many "bad" movies to let my choices be swayed by other people's opinions.

 

[Spam On Rye]

There's always time for popcorn films. I've seen all the classics and all the art house films and what not but that's only a part of what makes film great imo. Been getting together with my homie once a month for 20 years to watch a double bill of the worst garbage we can find. Nothing more fun than riffing on Speed 2 and Double Team with a friend.

 

[ricc505]

I used to. I love IMDb and it's one of few apps I use. I used to love the forums but the pdfiles ruined that.

Now I watch whatever seems interesting or the algorithm digs up. Currently throwing a lot of Kilmer and dolph lundgren at me. I rewatched meals on wheels and the kung fu and Jackie chan suggestions bring back memories

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I never look up IMDb movie scores. For all I know a bunch of my favourite films have subpar scores.

Here you can see what movies are rated 5 or lower.

Advanced search

www.imdb.com

 

[shunyata]

I couldn't tell you the IMDb rating of any movie.

Also, there are some objectively bad movies that I enjoy.

Gymkata

I don't know what they rate it, but it's so bad it's awesome.

 

[shunyata]

I never look up IMDb movie scores. For all I know a bunch of my favourite films have subpar scores.

100%

I'll use imdb to look up a cast member who's name I couldn't remember, or to solve a bet with my kids that someone was in something, but I couldn't care less about their rating system.

 

[Pittie Petey]

Doesnt that forum have that disaster of a trainwreck Shawshank Redemption ranked a perfect 10?
Yea, ole Pete gives zero hoots what them folks think about movies, I watch what I want

 

[Madmick]

Yes.

Not wasting my time.