Also, reiterating what some previous posts have stated, a lot of people who just saw LOTR might not have had a chance to see Casablanca or another, so how can they vote on it? This is, of course, one of the ways IMDB can be seen to be flawed and statistically skewed. But then, if people are rating movies (even new releases) on IMDB, that means they are at the site, which opens the door for them to "accidentally" stumble across an old classic they might not have known about. Maybe then they'll see that movie, and come back and rate it. And the more this happens, the more accurate the ratings become.
While I'm not going to argue that over time, more people rating a movie will lead to more accurate results, there is one issue. Suppose a person rating LoTR a 10 and in the process, "stumbles" across an old classic, and upon viewing it, realizes it is a better movie. This person has already, by rating LoTR a 10, said there is no way a movie could be any more perfect. The older/wiser viewer now realizes that other movies are more deserved of a 10 rating but his damage has already been done. Surely, LoTR was a great movie, but its a bit too early to be proclaiming it best of all time. I will reserve judgement until the whole trilogy has been released. Lets face it, Star Wars: A New Hope wasn't nearly as spectactular until the full trilogy had been watched, soaked, and absorbed. Perhaps that is just me though.
"Bruce is well known in the Open Source software circles as for being the leader of the Debian Linux distribution for several years, being co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, and a vocal protector of free software. Bruce has also worked as the Sr. Systems Programmer at Pixar (makers of Toy Story and A Bug's Life) for twelve years."
That should help somewhat. I hope to see some of the/. crowd here tonight.
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Also, reiterating what some previous posts have stated, a lot of people who just saw LOTR might not have had a chance to see Casablanca or another, so how can they vote on it? This is, of course, one of the ways IMDB can be seen to be flawed and statistically skewed. But then, if people are rating movies (even new releases) on IMDB, that means they are at the site, which opens the door for them to "accidentally" stumble across an old classic they might not have known about. Maybe then they'll see that movie, and come back and rate it. And the more this happens, the more accurate the ratings become.
While I'm not going to argue that over time, more people rating a movie will lead to more accurate results, there is one issue. Suppose a person rating LoTR a 10 and in the process, "stumbles" across an old classic, and upon viewing it, realizes it is a better movie. This person has already, by rating LoTR a 10, said there is no way a movie could be any more perfect. The older/wiser viewer now realizes that other movies are more deserved of a 10 rating but his damage has already been done. Surely, LoTR was a great movie, but its a bit too early to be proclaiming it best of all time. I will reserve judgement until the whole trilogy has been released. Lets face it, Star Wars: A New Hope wasn't nearly as spectactular until the full trilogy had been watched, soaked, and absorbed. Perhaps that is just me though.
"Bruce is well known in the Open Source software circles as for being the
/. crowd here tonight.
leader of the Debian Linux distribution for several years, being co-founder
of the Open Source Initiative, and a vocal protector of free software. Bruce
has also worked as the Sr. Systems Programmer at Pixar (makers of Toy Story
and A Bug's Life) for twelve years."
That should help somewhat. I hope to see some of the
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