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blackbootz  ·  2698 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How important is crowdsourced feedback to you?

OK, listing five movies I love and five I dislike, with they x/10 score I believe they contemporaneously received.

1) The Shawshank Redemption (10/10). Instantly recognized masterpiece.

2) Tommy Boy (8/10). Hysterical, even though retard jokes don't age well out of the 90s.

3) Children of Men (10/10). Cinematic marvel, thought-provoking sci-fi at some of its best.

4) Michael Clayton (9/10). Underrated thriller.

5) The Big Lebowski (10/10). They must have known this would be a cult classic.

6) Enough Said (4/10). I just remember wanting two hours back.

7) Wild (probably got 10/10). I disliked the movie almost as much as I disliked the first 50 pages of the book I read.

8) American Sniper (probably got an 8/10). I was distracted by the raw propaganda of this movie. I've been told that if I hated this movie, I should stay away from Michael Bay's 13 Hours.

9) Ex Machina (8/10). Twice I could not get more than halfway through this movie.

10) .... 2001 A Space Odyssey. (10/10). I know I will be called a stupid, unappreciative millennial. But I spent a month reading Anna Karenina everyday that went by faster than this movie. I can almost feel how wrong I am on this one, but I just can't force myself to like it.

Alright, firing up Rotten Tomatoes.

1) The Shawshank Redemption (10/10). 91%

2) Tommy Boy (8/10). 44% (LOL)

3) Children of Men (10/10). 92%

4) Michael Clayton (9/10). 90%

5) The Big Lebowski (10/10). 81%

6) Enough Said (4/10). 96% (Holy Jesus what the fuck?!)

7) Wild (probably got 10/10). 90%

8) American Sniper (probably got an 8/10). 72%

9) Ex Machina (8/10). 93%

10) .... 2001 A Space Odyssey. (10/10). 94%

Ok, so I wasn't totally off. I was generally within 10%, except for the times I wasn't. I don't know if my aim is good or not, or if I even want it to be good. But certainly there's an effect of priming: if a movie is rated poorly, I brace myself to enjoy it less, which is a wholly unnecessary waste of 12 bucks. I don't need to give that power away.