[Crimson Dynamo]

6.5 for me

[*mazedsalv**]

Meh, don't take too much notice of it if it's over 5/10. I have seen some pretty good movie with around a 6 rating, and enjoyed them before more than 8/10 movies.

[Nicky91]

agree with Salv but i even enjoy movies with very low ratings, like 3 or 4


sometimes just because it are low budget movies doesn't mean they can't be enjoyable



however i do adore currently how a Camp Cretaceous for example gets a 8/10 rating, which is superb since it is animated, but also well deserved since it is very very enjoyable family entertainment series, and connects perfectly into the movie franchise, perfect into every small detail




low scoring movies i watched, most of which part of TheAsylum, on Syfy all of those really great enjoyable qualities, of course the acting isn't oscar material but still decent enough for low budget

[bots]

imdb is owned by Amazon who own and produce shows reviewed on imdb. Take from that what you want

[Smithy]

I don’t pay any attention to it

[Marsh.]

I don't decide what movies to watch based on other people's opinions.

I'm pretty good at figuring out if I'll enjoy a movie or not.

[Niamh.]

Probably 6ish but I actually find the % of people who liked the movie more accurate

[user104658]

I don’t have a cut off for watching, I generally find that anything over a 7 will be objectively “a good film” (well acted, good cinematography etc) and anything over a 6 can still be good but might be a bit divisive (I.e. it can be a good film that got panned by people who hated it for some specific reason or other).

Under a 6 it’s rare that the movie won’t have some obvious flaws BUT those movies can still be entertaining even if they’re not “great”, which is why I’d say low rating isn’t necessarily a reason not to watch. We’ve watched and enjoyed a few cheaply made horrors on “Shudder” for example that often score around the 5.5 range but are nonetheless entertaining, just a bit amateurish.


With TV series tbh anything under a 7 is probably not very watchable.

[Ammi]

…I don’t really have a one size fits all one, it depends on the movie genre and what the critic is as well….horror/scare movies aren’t my genre at all as a general…but if the storyline looks interesting or it has a high rating, I would watch it…if a horror has a low rating, my thoughts start to be that it might be more reliant on gore/slash than horror and scare and storyline, so I’d be reluctant to watch….the horrors I’ve liked tend to have been higher rating ones…

….with things like action genre as well, it can be a low rating because it doesn’t offer a great storyline or anything new…?…oh, it’s just ‘this actor’ kicking ass again like they did every other time…but sometimes that’s exactly what I want, I don’t want thought provoking etc, I just want kick ass action…lots of Nicholas Cage movies are very low rated, he can be so corny…but there are times when only a corny Nicholas Cage movie fits it….

[Ammi]

…does anyone do ratings themselves on IMDB…?…

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…does anyone do ratings themselves on IMDB…?…

I have done once or twice, not regularly though

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…does anyone do ratings themselves on IMDB…?…

Yes! They have a vet good algorithm where they will suggest movies based on your scores

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I don’t really have a one size fits all one, it depends on the movie genre and what the critic is as well….horror/scare movies aren’t my genre at all as a general…but if the storyline looks interesting or it has a high rating, I would watch it…if a horror has a low rating, my thoughts start to be that it might be more reliant on gore/slash than horror and scare and storyline, so I’d be reluctant to watch….the horrors I’ve liked tend to have been higher rating ones…

….with things like action genre as well, it can be a low rating because it doesn’t offer a great storyline or anything new…?…oh, it’s just ‘this actor’ kicking ass again like they did every other time…but sometimes that’s exactly what I want, I don’t want thought provoking etc, I just want kick ass action…lots of Nicholas Cage movies are very low rated, he can be so corny…but there are times when only a corny Nicholas Cage movie fits it….

Yeah horrors get low ratings a lot and a lot of times I like them much more than what they're rated at

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah horrors get low ratings a lot and a lot of times I like them much more than what they're rated at

I think people rate them low for “silly” acting or cheap effects but those can be half the fun of a horror B-movie

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I think people rate them low for “silly” acting or cheap effects but those can be half the fun of a horror B-movie

Speaking of "B" horror movies and Ammi mentioning Nicolas cage, have you watched Willy's Wonderland? It's...............something

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah horrors get low ratings a lot and a lot of times I like them much more than what they're rated at

Sadly some people don't like Horror Films, and they leave reviews on sites such as IMDB bashing these Films based on their own personal taste rather than on the Film's actual quality half of the time.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I don’t have a cut off for watching, I generally find that anything over a 7 will be objectively “a good film” (well acted, good cinematography etc) and anything over a 6 can still be good but might be a bit divisive (I.e. it can be a good film that got panned by people who hated it for some specific reason or other).

Under a 6 it’s rare that the movie won’t have some obvious flaws BUT those movies can still be entertaining even if they’re not “great”, which is why I’d say low rating isn’t necessarily a reason not to watch. We’ve watched and enjoyed a few cheaply made horrors on “Shudder” for example that often score around the 5.5 range but are nonetheless entertaining, just a bit amateurish.


With TV series tbh anything under a 7 is probably not very watchable.

''anything over a 7 is a good film''



not everything which has a good rating i did enjoy, also some of the ''oscar winners or nominees'' are deemed dull by me

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

''anything over a 7 is a good film''



not everything which has a good rating i did enjoy, also some of the ''oscar winners or nominees'' are deemed dull by me

An objectively good film doesn’t mean everyone will enjoy it… I can think of tonnes of films where I can appreciate that it’s well shot/the actors do a good job/the cinematography is good but I haven’t particularly enjoyed the film personally. And vice versa, there are films I like for various reasons that I can understand why some people dislike them.

I think you just have to understand that “you not personally liking something” doesn’t mean that that thing is “not good”.

I mean, I also dislike most seafood but some people love it. I’m not going to tell them they’re wrong and it’s horrible

[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

An objectively good film doesn’t mean everyone will enjoy it… I can think of tonnes of films where I can appreciate that it’s well shot/the actors do a good job/the cinematography is good but I haven’t particularly enjoyed the film personally. And vice versa, there are films I like for various reasons that I can understand why some people dislike them.

I think you just have to understand that “you not personally liking something” doesn’t mean that that thing is “not good”.

I mean, I also dislike most seafood but some people love it. I’m not going to tell them they’re wrong and it’s horrible

There's no such thing as an objectively good film. There's subjectively good films based on the viewer.

Objectively as in not influenced by thought or feeling.

Who decides a film is objectively good? no one so it is subjectively good if that is your opinion.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by ThomasC

There's no such thing as an objectively good film. There's subjectively good films based on the viewer.

Objectively as in not influenced by thought or feeling.

Who decides a film is objectively good? no one so it is subjectively good if that is your opinion.

"Good" I suppose is the wrong word as it is purely subjective. I would argue that there is such a thing as an objectively well made film when you break down different aspects. Good staging, well edited, good pacing, sound design, etc.

You can for example tell also if a film is not well made - but some poorly/cheaply made films are actually very enjoyable and fun, or even just have an interesting or original concept behind them that makes them a gripping watch, and that could make it a "good film", but not necessarily a "well made film". That's the difference I'm trying to get at, I suppose.

On the other hand you can have an immaculately put together film that just doesn't grab you - i.e. a well made film that not everyone will enjoy.

"The Shining" is a good example for me. I can appreciate that it is an exceptionally well made movie, but I personally have never rated it at all.

Or on the flipside; I think Zack Snyder movies are objectively exceptionally well made movies and I personally enjoy the style of his movies, HOWEVER I can totally understand why some people don't like them at all.

[Babayaro.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I don’t have a cut off for watching, I generally find that anything over a 7 will be objectively “a good film” (well acted, good cinematography etc) and anything over a 6 can still be good but might be a bit divisive (I.e. it can be a good film that got panned by people who hated it for some specific reason or other).

Under a 6 it’s rare that the movie won’t have some obvious flaws BUT those movies can still be entertaining even if they’re not “great”, which is why I’d say low rating isn’t necessarily a reason not to watch. We’ve watched and enjoyed a few cheaply made horrors on “Shudder” for example that often score around the 5.5 range but are nonetheless entertaining, just a bit amateurish.


With TV series tbh anything under a 7 is probably not very watchable.

Pretty much this tbh


Also, it depends on the genre. For example, when watching a horror, anything over 6 is well worth a watch..

[James]

I used to rate my Lovefilm DVD rentals, but then it was closed down (by Amazon) and they were lost.

[Amy Jade]

I know of imdb but I'd never look at it for a ratings. The site has been pretty irrelevant since they closed the forums.

[Ammi]

…I’ll have to watch Willy’s Wonderland, I’ll put it on my list……one I recall, It might have been Season of the Witch…it got an awful review and around 12% on Rotten Tomatoes or something and I really liked it….sometimes you just want to watch rubbish….oooops…

[ThomasC]

As for cut offs. i don't really take notice of IMBD.

LOads of films which are highly rated have made me feel asleep.

It's all the same **** these days. So much lacks thrill. You spend half your evening trying to find something decent to watch.

If it's not numerous drug cartels or Jason Bourne's, it's unfunny comedies or sappy ****e.