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Bad Movies / Re: Invent A Bad Movie Title P...

Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 10:34:45 PM

Ninjas On Stilts

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Entertainment / Re: What is your YouTube of ...

Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 05:29:56 PM

sounds like Ween vs. Frank Zappa on steroids... listened to the entire first track and enjoyed it but soon as they started the 2nd track I was like no I have to exit now

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Entertainment / Re: What is your YouTube of ...

Last post by lester1/2jr - Today at 04:35:11 PM

It's Taylor swift trying to branch out, but not confuse her fans.

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Entertainment / Re: What is your YouTube of ...

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 03:58:44 PM

These guys are either a caricature of "new music", AI, aliens or all 3

https://youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?si=rU_4ejxncVUjvYJi&t=37

Could it be Buckethead's new alter-ego?

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Entertainment / Re: What is your YouTube of ...

Last post by lester1/2jr - Today at 03:45:57 PM

These guys are either a caricature of "new music", AI, aliens or all 3

https://youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?si=rU_4ejxncVUjvYJi&t=37

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Bad Movies / Re: Some sort of noteworthy Ev...

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:53:57 PM

Seems high, but except for paid critics, no one went to see "Melania" who wasn't going to rate it an A++++ no matter what. I mean, would you pay money to see it? I wouldn't go if you paid me.

Perhaps I am mistaken... I thought you were a paid critic. You serve on a critics award panel for documentaries, right?

In 100% sincerity and seriousness, I was waiting for you to inevitably have to see MELANIA for one of your gigs. If you told me it was actually worth seeing, I would probably have to shut up about it! (...Not about Melania being an amoral enabler and opportunist, perhaps, but at least about the movie being objectively Bad...)

I rarely get paid directly for reviews. I make money (increasingly less and less) from advertising on my website, and from book sales. But if someone tried to commission me to see MELANIA I like to think I would turn the offer down. I'm not even morbidly curious about it, and penning yet another obvious hate-piece wouldn't be satisfying. The only way I could morally justify it is if I signed the check over to some anti-MAGA politician's campaign.

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Bad Movies / Re: Some sort of noteworthy Ev...

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:47:12 PM

Seems high, but except for paid critics, no one went to see "Melania" who wasn't going to rate it an A++++ no matter what. I mean, would you pay money to see it? I wouldn't go if you paid me.

RT breaks down audience ration between verified ticket buyers and unverified ones (i.e. people who probably didn't see it but want to rate it either 5 stars or 1 star for political reasons). The 99% is for verified ticket holders. If you include the unverified "Viewers" that RT audience rating drops to 29%.

On the other hand, I can rate "Melania" at IMDb right now without supplying any proof I've seen it, which is why the IMDb rating is low. It's the IMDb rating that's being review-bombed. IMDb ratings are generally less reliable for politically charged movies. (IMDb ratings are great for movies that no one has any reason to go in an rate unseen.)

If you only count the people who paid for the experience, you're measuring 'fandom,' not 'film quality.' RT's system solved the bot problem but created a 'selection bias' problem in its place.

That's true; you just need to keep in mind what the "audience score" is actually measuring. I trust the critics' score more, but my tastes align with movie critics.

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Bad Movies / Re: Some sort of noteworthy Ev...

Last post by claws - Today at 12:32:30 PM

Seems high, but except for paid critics, no one went to see "Melania" who wasn't going to rate it an A++++ no matter what. I mean, would you pay money to see it? I wouldn't go if you paid me.

RT breaks down audience ration between verified ticket buyers and unverified ones (i.e. people who probably didn't see it but want to rate it either 5 stars or 1 star for political reasons). The 99% is for verified ticket holders. If you include the unverified "Viewers" that RT audience rating drops to 29%.

On the other hand, I can rate "Melania" at IMDb right now without supplying any proof I've seen it, which is why the IMDb rating is low. It's the IMDb rating that's being review-bombed. IMDb ratings are generally less reliable for politically charged movies. (IMDb ratings are great for movies that no one has any reason to go in an rate unseen.)

If you only count the people who paid for the experience, you're measuring 'fandom,' not 'film quality.' RT's system solved the bot problem but created a 'selection bias' problem in its place.

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Games / Re: Answer the question with a...

Last post by bob - Today at 12:07:06 PM

The Cabin in the Woods

How often do you walk the dogs?

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Games / Re: Movie Title Chains

Last post by bob - Today at 12:05:17 PM

North by Northwest