What movies have you seen recently? - Operation Sports Forums

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01-15-2021, 11:39 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Wow. You did that. You sure did do that.
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Blzer

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01-15-2021, 11:50 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by daflyboys

Wow. You did that. You sure did do that.

You do realize that it takes less than a minute for me to update that spreadsheet each time I see him post new movie ratings, right?

Haha the point is... guy gives a lotta sixes.

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01-16-2021, 02:48 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Here is the complete data. 1,617 ratings, which include films, series, shorts, documentaries etc.

Yes, the curve is moving to the left, and the 6's will overtake the 7's this year. When you come down to it, ratings can by as discrete as yes or no, (thumb up/down, I liked it/I didn't) or you could rate them in a 100-point scale (1,000-point scale!) if you wanted. If you want to simplify it, 10-7 are movie's I would recommend and 6-1 I wouldn't. But with a 10-point scale there is more nuance, I mean, a film rated 6 isn't the same as one rated 1, and it wouldn't be fair for me to characterized them that way. I would describe 6's as "worth a look", but "not enough" to get there. And it makes sense, I try to watch movies I think I would like (of course, isn't the point to be entertained?) so most of the movies I see tend to fall into "that was alright" or a 6.

Let’s take a look at the last 100 items I have rated:

I think the more fascinating trend is that the 5's are matching the 7's. For years the 7's used to rule and yet there seems to be a realignment and in time the mode will move to 6, and going forward the vast majority of ratings will be below the 7 line.

Right now, the 7's account for 37% of all the ratings but that percentage used to be much higher. This is the result of just being a more discerning scorer. In the beginning I used to have this "respect" for films that are considered classics or part of the canon, so that used to shade those scores (not by much, I would say about 1 point) in their favor. That "respect" went by the wayside some years ago as I became more confident in my understanding of films, in knowing what I like and don't like in them and in realizing that at the end of the day the ratings are just a bookkeeping mechanism for myself. You know, "these are my ratings. There are many others like them, but these ones are mine" and all that.

Not many people relish being the person telling others that Princess Mononoke is a 5/10. It isn't fun being that guy, but I will if I have to. I know I might get some **** for it, but I like what I like and I don't apologize for it. But it also it is a burden, people will challenge why you rated something X (nothing wrong will that, I like to debate) and expect a dissertation with footnotes about it and while a dissertation isn't appropriate, I do think it is fair to ask for a rationale. I mean, you are free to rate Goodfellas 4/10 (I do not), but I think explaining your thought process should be forthcoming if you want to be taken seriously.

I seldom write reviews for the movies I see, but if you asked my thoughts, I would have no trouble sharing them (at least right after watching the film if not I would probably need to re-watch it if some time has passed) and going into details. In that sense ratings work as a shorthand; I might not remember the 5 things I dislike about X film but I know if rated it 4/10 I know I didn't like it and have no intention of watching it ever again.

Last 9 movies I have rated 1/10:

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Furious 7

The Purge

Never Say Never Again

The World Is Not Enough

A View to a Kill

For Your Eyes Only

Moonraker

The Spy Who Loved Me

Ditto Roger Moore.

And for the curious, the one movie I have rated 2/10 is a film called 29th Street.


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01-16-2021, 03:08 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by daflyboys

It was unoriginal, it sucked and it was boring.

It wasn't a money grab. Part of 3 shorts made to bridge Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, this one in particular released before the premiere of 2049. The shorts are included in the 2049 Blu-ray, this wasn't some unofficial thing done to rip-off BR. It didn't need to be original since it was done to continue the BR themes and ethos, flesh out the BR universe.

Here is the short for anyone interested:

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Blzer

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01-16-2021, 03:53 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Knowing that you have your own spreadsheet, I will happily concede to continuing mine of yours.

I like that you have such criteria, though. Now it doesn't quite seem like it's only sixes, hahaha.

I really should be ranking all of my movies seen, because mine comes with selective bias.

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01-16-2021, 04:22 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

After each movie I rate them in IMDb which acts as a repository and you can download for free all your ratings/movies and some other data in CSV format however many times you like.

About 6 months ago I transferred my data to Letterboxd and now keep track in both sites (I'm never leaving IMDb). Letterboxd has some nice features that IMDb doesn't, like the ability to keep track of the specific date you saw a film (in IMDb you can keep track of the day you rated a film but not necessarily the day you saw it) and the ability to mark movies as "rewatched" and then if my rating changes them it keeps both instances.

Something like this (here my rating didn't change but you get the idea):

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Blzer

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01-16-2021, 11:22 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

I had no idea you could download them from IMDb. When I said I pulled my numbers, I hovered my mouse over the histogram they display on my account overview page, and it showed the frequency by rating value (which I then transferred over to Excel).

Where is the download section, and do they include the film titles as well in it?

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01-16-2021, 12:03 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

They include everything!

Go to your ratings page, there are 3 dots on the right side. Click on it and click on export.

Enjoy.

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01-16-2021, 12:18 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by DieHardYankee26

I thought peak Blzer was doing the math and putting together a diagram to show that there’s no way a home run traveled the distance Statcast says it did, but charting someone else’s movie reviews for years has surpassed it.

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DieHardYankee26

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01-16-2021, 12:24 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Sound of Metal, about a drummer who starts losing his hearing. My two biggest living fears are probably losing my legs and losing my hearing (I mean...torture, but that seems less likely), so this one touches on the second one and does it in a surprisingly optimistic way. It's definitely a sad movie, but there's hope in it.

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01-16-2021, 12:28 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Memento

This is one of my favorite films and depending on the day my top Nolan film. The wife had never seen it before so I figured it was time. It had also been quite awhile since I've watched it myself. Maybe Blzer can let me know what the last date I watched it was.

Anyway. 2000's style not withstanding this is still a fantastic watch. The whole unraveling and delayering to get to the beginning... And end... is very effective and the whole is truly fascinating even after repeated viewings. The cast is great. Each character walking the fine line between trustworthy and complete manipulator. There's some eggs throughout for the attentive viewer.

I always focused on the mystery of Sammy Jankis and Leonard's previous life. It's certainly fun to conjecture, but in the end doesn't really matter. What matters is what Leonard has become and what he continually chooses to become.

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01-18-2021, 01:32 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

I'm sitting here watching Godzilla King of the Monsters (love it, btw) and wondering where do you guys rank Godzilla's theme as far as hype theme songs / what are you favorites? It's up there with the Imperial March/Star Wars theme and old Superman theme for me. I like the Man of Steel theme a lot too but obviously it's not as iconic as the original.

Originally posted by G Perico

If I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
The clique just a gang of bosses that linked up
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01-19-2021, 04:23 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Caught the Departed via Netflix for the first time in years. The writing seems almost comical now, especially a lot of Walhberg's lines. Probably one of my favorite Leo performances.

Still prefer Infernal Affairs, especially the original.

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#13634

01-23-2021, 04:44 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Sin City and its sequel. Despite the fact that the original film was made more than 15 years ago it is still awesome and 1 of the best ever, my opinion. The sequel is much worse.
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#13635

01-24-2021, 12:35 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Zombieland 2

Loved the first one. The sequel was just ok. Entertaining and funny, but it was missing a piece formula.
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