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6:17p, 11/5/24

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What is your minimum IMDB score to give a movie a shot?

If I don't know anything about a movie it needs a 6.5 to give it a chance, slightly lower if it has a star I like or the plot sounds worthwhile….never a movie under 6.1.

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6:40p, 11/5/24

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If I want to watch a movie, I watch it.

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6:42p, 11/5/24

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I am probably looking at a 7 and above.

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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 6:43p, 11/5/24

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Brian Earl Spilner said:
If I want to watch a movie, I watch it.

What if you never heard of it? Like I'll read an article like, "3 great Netflix movies to watch tonight!"

I'll check the scores and most of the time they are crapola.

Life is too short to watch everything.

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6:55p, 11/5/24

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Depends if it's a comedy or not. Don't care about the score on a comedy, just what the production value looks like.

Any other genre I'm at 6.5 or higher.

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7:02p, 11/5/24

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I'm planning to watch Madam Web on my next flight. I save all the crappy ones til I'm a captive audience

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7:47p, 11/5/24

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Not sure I've ever used it, unless maybe I was looking for a genre list.

I just watch what looks interesting, and have no problem bailing on a movie if I'm not into it.

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8:45p, 11/5/24

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I only end up looking at IMDB to look at the trivia page after watching a movie.

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9:35p, 11/5/24

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I have a soft spot for terrible movies, so probably a .1

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9:47p, 11/5/24

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Using an IMDb score to figure out if you will watch a movie is literally the plot of Gattaca.

GTFOH.

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11:34p, 11/5/24

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I look to see if Fast Fred gave it a review and go with that. Next is if TCTTS liked the script and then I don't watch it.

If both Fast Fred and TCTTS liked it, it kind of becomes a perpetual motion device, like strapping a piece of buttered bread on top of a cat and dropping it from a window. It just spins around in my head forever .

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In reply to GoAgs92 • 12:06p, 11/6/24

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I typically use RT. I look for 50+ audience and critics. If it's say 70+ audience, then I don't care about the critic rating.

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In reply to Al Bula • 8:07p, 11/6/24

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Al Bula said:
Using an IMDb score to figure out if you will watch a movie is literally the plot of Gattaca.

GTFOH.

I gotta filter out the garbage somehow kid….wish I could do the same for your posts.

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8:28a, 11/7/24

Depends….
TV shows it can be a bit lower.
Drama movies higher.
Romcoms lower.
Documentaries higher.
Action movies, midling.

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In reply to GoAgs92 • 11:57a, 11/9/24

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I'll watch any horror movie above a 6.

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12:16p, 11/9/24

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6.9

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12:36p, 11/9/24

Every movie is entertaining in its own way

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In reply to GoAgs92 • 7:49p, 11/9/24

GoAgs92 said:
Brian Earl Spilner said:
If I want to watch a movie, I watch it.
What if you never heard of it? Like I'll read an article like, "3 great Netflix movies to watch tonight!"

Those articles are nothing but click bait. You don't need to watch whatever movie they tell you that you have to watch.

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7:55p, 11/9/24

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6.5

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7:55p, 11/9/24

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I don't think i've ever looked at an IMDB score. I check Rotten Tomatoes and use this as my base guide:

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In reply to [removed post] • 11:16p, 11/9/24

The music during the action scenes was good…

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