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Offline deazo

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Movies you recently wasted your time watching
« on: August 12, 2010, 06:47:50 am »

 This happens to me a lot....I chose the wrong movie to watch.
 Then my partner goes to bed in the middle of it and I stay until the end just because I hope things are going to get better...and they don't. :'(

 So I thought it would be fun to list these recently watched movies that are worth deleting from PVD or at least from the Hard Drive.
 In the past 2 weeks:

 - The infidel: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424003/ Ratings: IMDB(6.2) Mine(3)
 - Paraiso Travel http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475860/ Ratings: IMDB(7.2) Mine(4.5)
 - The Lovely bones http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380510/ Ratings: IMDB(6.6) Mine(3.5)


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Re: Movies you recently wasted your time watching
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2010, 07:04:28 am »
The list would be too long, just see my signature for a proof, yet I don't see it as 'wasted'
Merely as a way to sort the wheat from the chaff ;)

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Re: Movies you recently wasted your time watching
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2010, 10:28:53 am »
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The list would be too long
That's why I said "recently". Hopefully you are not being disappointed everytime you watch a movie?
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Merely as a way to sort the wheat from the chaff
Okay then I should have titled the thread "Your recent Shaff list". Happy?  ;)

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Re: Movies you recently wasted your time watching
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2010, 10:43:03 am »
This is going to hurt. Although I think that any movie rated less than 6.0 is to be considered as a "waste of time", I'll paste here only list of those with my rating <5. I call this list "To avoid at any cost". Hyomil  will be shocked by my rating of "Azumi", for instance ;)

But, what deazo said, to know what is good, you have to know what isn't. ;D

Ratings interpretation:

0.5-1 It should be banned by Constitution to make such movies.
1-2    Director should be permanently banned for shooting movies.
2-3    People from credits must see the movie as many days as it took to shot the film, plus the every day of it's distribution.
3-4    In order to be allowed to produce such movies, producers must give the same amount of money to charity funds.
4-5    Waste of money (producer's and yours)
5-6    Waste of time.

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1. Biker Boyz [Biker Boyz] (2003) - 0,5
2. Gigli [Gigli] (2003) - 0,5
3. Torque [Torque] (2004) - 0,5
4. Blonde and Blonder [Blonde and Blonder] (2007) - 1
5. Dorcol-Menhetn [Dorcol-Menhetn] (2000) - 1
6. Idi mi, dodji mi [Idi mi, dodji mi] (1983) - 1
7. The Fast and the Furious [The Fast and the Furious] (2001) - 1
8. Zikina dinastija [Zikina dinastija] (1985) - 1
9. Hercules in New York [Hercules in New York] (1970) - 1,5
10. 1 na 1 [1 na 1] (2002) - 2
11. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid [Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid] (2004) - 2
12. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever [Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever] (2002) - 2
13. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 [Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000] (2000) - 2
14. Black Knight [Black Knight] (2001) - 2
15. Disaster Movie [Disaster Movie] (2008) - 2
16. Lajanje na zvezde [Lajanje na zvezde] (1998) - 2
17. The Robbery of the Third Reich [Pljacka Treceg rajha] (2004) - 2
18. Ringeraja [Ringeraja] (2002) - 2
19. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation [Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation] (2004) - 2
20. Catwoman [Catwoman] (2004) - 2,5
21. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd [Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd] (2003) - 2,5
22. Honey [Honey] (2003) - 2,5
23. Armageddon [Armageddon] (1998) - 3
24. Batman & Robin [Batman & Robin] (1997) - 3
25. Code Name: The Cleaner [Code Name: The Cleaner] (2007) - 3
26. Deck the Halls [Deck the Halls] (2006) - 3
27. Rage [Do koske] (1996) - 3
28. Double Team [Double Team] (1997) - 3
29. Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds [Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds] (2006) - 3
30. Ghost Ship [Ghost Ship] (2002) - 3
31. Heroji za jedan dan [Heroji za jedan dan] (2005) - 3
32. Loaded [Loaded] (2008) - 3
33. Pigs [Pigs] (2007) - 3
34. Samurai [Samouraïs] (2002) - 3
35. The Last Ride [The Last Ride] (2004) - 3
36. The Touch [The Touch] (2002) - 3
37. Young, Dumb and Full of Love [Tibor vagyok, de hódítani akarok] (2006) - 3
38. Volim te najvise na svetu [Volim te najvise na svetu] (2003) - 3
39. Highlander III: The Sorcerer [Highlander III: The Sorcerer] (1994) - 3,5
40. Kangaroo Jack [Kangaroo Jack] (2003) - 3,5
41. Postal [Postal] (2007) - 3,5
42. Queen of the Damned [Queen of the Damned] (2002) - 3,5
43. Soul Plane [Soul Plane] (2004) - 3,5
44. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins [Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins] (2008) - 3,5
45. What Love Is [What Love Is] (2007) - 3,5
46. The Female Orgasm Explained [] (2007) - 4
47. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge [A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge] (1985) - 4
48. Absolute Hundred [Apsolutnih sto] (2001) - 4
49. Azumi [Azumi] (2003) - 4
50. Botched [Botched] (2007) - 4
51. Breakin' All the Rules [Breakin' All the Rules] (2004) - 4
52. Cheaper by the Dozen [Cheaper by the Dozen] (2003) - 4
53. Daddy Day Care [Daddy Day Care] (2003) - 4
54. Fool's Gold [Fool's Gold] (2008) - 4
55. Highlander II: The Quickening [Highlander II: The Quickening] (1991) - 4
56. I Want Candy [I Want Candy] (2007) - 4
57. Strawberries in the Supermarket [Jagoda u supermarketu] (2003) - 4
58. Our Italian Husband [Mariti in affitto] (2004) - 4
59. We Are Not Angels 2 [Mi nismo andjeli 2] (2005) - 4
60. Musafir [Musafir] (2004) - 4
61. My Super Ex-Girlfriend [My Super Ex-Girlfriend] (2006) - 4
62. Night Train [Night Train] (2009) - 4
63. Pandora Peaks [Pandora Peaks] (2001) - 4
64. RRRrrrr!!! [RRRrrrr!!!] (2004) - 4
65. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion [Romy and Michele's High School Reunion] (1997) - 4
66. Scooby-Doo [Scooby-Doo] (2002) - 4
67. Shoot 'Em Up [Shoot 'Em Up] (2007) - 4
68. Tears of the Sun [Tears of the Sun] (2003) - 4
69. The Brown Bunny [The Brown Bunny] (2003) - 4
70. The Cell [The Cell] (2000) - 4
71. The Era of Vampires [The Era of Vampires] (2002) - 4
72. The Frisco Kid [The Frisco Kid] (1979) - 4
73. The House Bunny [The House Bunny] (2008) - 4
74. The Informers [The Informers] (2008) - 4
75. Timber Falls [Timber Falls] (2007) - 4
76. Totally Blonde [Totally Blonde] (2001) - 4
77. Two If by Sea [Two If by Sea] (1996) - 4
78. Van Wilder [Van Wilder] (2002) - 4
79. 10,000 BC [10,000 BC] (2008) - 4,5
80. Secret Agents [Agents secrets] (2004) - 4,5
81. Obituary for Escobar [Citulja za Eskobara] (2008) - 4,5
82. Con Air [Con Air] (1997) - 4,5
83. Coyote Ugly [Coyote Ugly] (2000) - 4,5
84. Daredevil [Daredevil] (2003) - 4,5
85. Dragon Head [Doragon heddo] (2003) - 4,5
86. Dracula II: Ascension [Dracula II: Ascension] (2003) - 4,5
87. Dreamcatcher [Dreamcatcher] (2003) - 4,5
88. Dreamgirls [Dreamgirls] (2006) - 4,5
89. Elektra [Elektra] (2005) - 4,5
90. G.I. Jane [G.I. Jane] (1997) - 4,5
91. Visitors from the Galaxy [Gosti iz galaksije] (1981) - 4,5
92. Hackers [Hackers] (1995) - 4,5
93. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay [Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay] (2008) - 4,5
94. Hide and Seek [Hide and Seek] (2005) - 4,5
95. Rat Race [Rat Race] (2001) - 4,5
96. Repli-Kate [Repli-Kate] (2002) - 4,5
97. The Secret [Si j'étais toi] (2007) - 4,5
98. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot [Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot] (1992) - 4,5
99. Taking Lives [Taking Lives] (2004) - 4,5
100. Taxi 2 [Taxi 2] (2000) - 4,5
101. The Best Two Years [The Best Two Years] (2003) - 4,5
102. The Haunting [The Haunting] (1999) - 4,5
103. The Medallion [The Medallion] (2003) - 4,5
104. The Mighty Ducks [The Mighty Ducks] (1992) - 4,5
105. The Sasquatch Gang [The Sasquatch Gang] (2006) - 4,5
106. The Third Wheel [The Third Wheel] (2002) - 4,5
107. The Ugly Truth [The Ugly Truth] (2009) - 4,5
108. The Villain [The Villain] (1979) - 4,5
109. Tiptoes [Tiptoes] (2003) - 4,5
110. Treasure Raiders [Treasure Raiders] (2007) - 4,5
111. Urban Legend [Urban Legend] (1998) - 4,5
112. White Chicks [White Chicks] (2004) - 4,5
113. I, Whore [Yo puta] (2004) - 4,5
114. Doomsday [Doomsday] (2008) - 4,9

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Re: Movies you recently wasted your time watching
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2010, 09:57:39 pm »
Posting just the most recent wastes of time is unlikely to yield many movies in common.

I also used to watch movies that seemed bad all the way to the end, but I've set a semi-arbitrary time limit of 20 minutes that if I don't like a movie by then I'll make myself shut it off.  Occasionally I'll go 30 minutes, but if I'm even thinking at all about checking the time, its a bad sign.  Also, I've got so many other things I'm excited about watching stockpiled now, so its not as difficult to give up on what I'm watching.  When I stop watching a TV series, though, I still like to mark the episode that I dropped it on, in case I want to come back to it, although I know I almost certainly never will.  On listal.com, a number of list-makers include the episodes that they dropped the series as if to say "Well, that was my breaking point; who could watch any more after seeing that?"

I also rate things with 5 as average and anything less than that being a waste of time to see; when choosing ratings below 5, its just a matter of choosing how much the film's redeeming qualities count for or sometimes wanting to reserve a special rating of dislike for other movies to convey just how awful they are.

Hyomil will be shocked by my rating of "Azumi", for instance ;)

Shocked that I gave it the exact same 4 rating? ;)  I did see the sequel Azumi 2, nevertheless, hoping it would be better, but gave that a 4 too.  (I have a 50-item list of "Females Fighting" movies I didn't like here and the ones I did like here.)  I like the star, Aya Ueto, though, and suggest the J-Dramas she was in Attention Please and Hotelier.  I'm always disappointed when good actors are in bad movies because then many will write them off and never see the good stuff they were in.  Occasionally, even good actors' acting is weak in some movies.

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But, what deazo said, to know what is good, you have to know what isn't. ;D

Well, I've got you beat by feeling like I wasted my time with 303 movies.  Clearly I'm not very good at picking, but I feel like I'm getting better, though I'd have to start keeping track of the dates I view movies to verify that.  Part of the problem is I haven't found any reviewers I generally agree with, so I usually pick movies just based on the actors or what's popular (a particularly unsuccessful, yet hard-to-break strategy).  I plan to get all the tones, themes, moods, etc. from Allmovie.com, do some Advanced Searches, and see if I can find any frequent occurrences.

Looking through my lowest-rated movies, some I can't even remember, some I could say are just not my type (horror, gore, animated movies intended for kids, gross-out comedies, art-house plotless or surreal movies), while others still boggle my mind at how anyone could've liked them and when I see them as 10/10 in other people's lists, I find it difficult to take any of their other recommendations.  

All movies rated < 5.  10-point scale

I gave The Cell (2000) a 1 (but I generally don't like horror movies unless they're humorous or there's more to them than horror) and agree about The Medallion (2003) and Elektra (2005).

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1 - Project A ['A' gai wak] (1983)
1 - 16 Blocks [16 Blocks] (2006)
1 - A River Runs Through It [A River Runs Through It] (1992)
1 - A.I. Assault [A.I. Assault] (2006)
1 - After School Special [After School Special] (2003)
1 - Amazon Women on the Moon [Amazon Women on the Moon] (1987)
1 - American Pie [American Pie] (1999)
1 - American Psycho [American Psycho] (2000)
1 - Army of Darkness [Army of Darkness] (1992)
1 - Artificial Intelligence: AI [Artificial Intelligence: AI] (2001)
1 - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me] (1999)
1 - Beijing Rocks [Bak Ging lok yue liu] (2001)
1 - Barb Wire [Barb Wire] (1996)
1 - Batman & Robin [Batman & Robin] (1997)
1 - Beauty Shop [Beauty Shop] (2005)
1 - Being John Malkovich [Being John Malkovich] (1999)
1 - Bicentennial Man [Bicentennial Man] (1999)
1 - City of Glass [Boli zhi cheng] (1998)
1 - Boys Don't Cry [Boys Don't Cry] (1999)
1 - Braveheart [Braveheart] (1995)
1 - Carlita's Secret [Carlita's Secret] (2004)
1 - Center Stage [Center Stage] (2000)
1 - Seven Swords [Chat gim] (2005)
1 - Women on the Run [Chi luo kuang ben] (1993)
1 - Chicago [Chicago] (2002)
1 - Wu yen [Chung mo yim] (2001)
1 - Conversations with Other Women [Conversations with Other Women] (2005)
1 - Running on Karma [Daai zek lou] (2003)
1 - Dances with Wolves [Dances with Wolves] (1990)
1 - Dawn of the Dead [Dawn of the Dead] (2004)
1 - Dead Poets Society [Dead Poets Society] (1989)
1 - Dirty [Dirty] (2005)
1 - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story] (2004)
1 - Dogma [Dogma] (1999)
1 - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb [Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb] (1964)
1 - Driving Miss Daisy [Driving Miss Daisy] (1989)
1 - Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story [Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story] (2005)
1 - Fargo [Fargo] (1996)
1 - Fay Grim [Fay Grim] (2006)
1 - Crazy Stone [Fengkuang de shitou] (2006)
1 - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children] (2005)
1 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within [Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within] (2001)
1 - Finding Nemo [Finding Nemo] (2003)
1 - Fletch [Fletch] (1985)
1 - Forrest Gump [Forrest Gump] (1994)
1 - Friday [Friday] (1995)
1 - Sex and Fury [Furyô anego den: Inoshika Ochô] (1973)
1 - Garden State [Garden State] (2004)
1 - The Guy Was Cool [Geunomeun meoshiteotda] (2004)
1 - Spygirl [Geunyeoreul moreumyeon gancheob] (2004)
1 - Gia [Gia] (1998)
1 - Gone in Sixty Seconds [Gone in Sixty Seconds] (2000)
1 - Worst by Chance [Guuzen nimo saiaku na shounen] (2003)
1 - Harvard Man [Harvard Man] (2001)
1 - Heavenly Creatures [Heavenly Creatures] (1994)
1 - Huff [Huff] (2004)
1 - Identity [Identity] (2003)
1 - JAG [JAG] (1995)
1 - Fist of Fury [Jing wu men] (1972)
1 - City of Violence [Jjakpae] (2006)
1 - Joe Dirt [Joe Dirt] (2001)
1 - Just Visiting [Just Visiting] (2001)
1 - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 [Kill Bill: Vol. 1] (2003)
1 - Kill Bill: Vol. 2 [Kill Bill: Vol. 2] (2004)
1 - Knock Off [Knock Off] (1998)
1 - Otakus in Love [Koi no mon] (2004)
1 - Kung Fu Hustle [Kung fu] (2004)
1 - Black Angel [Kuro no tenshi Vol. 1] (1997)
1 - The Killer Tongue [La lengua asesina] (1996)
1 - Master Q 2001 [Lao fu zi] (2001)
1 - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life [Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life] (2003)
1 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider [Lara Croft: Tomb Raider] (2001)
1 - Lewis & Clark & George [Lewis & Clark & George] (1997)
1 - Lost Highway [Lost Highway] (1997)
1 - Loveless in Los Angeles [Loveless in Los Angeles] (2007)
1 - Okinawa Rendez-vous [Luen chin chung sing] (2000)
1 - Mad Max [Mad Max] (1979)
1 - Meet the Fockers [Meet the Fockers] (2004)
1 - Michael Clayton [Michael Clayton] (2007)
1 - Ming Ming [Ming Ming] (2006)
1 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith [Mr. & Mrs. Smith] (2005)
1 - Musa [Musa] (2001)
1 - Natural City [Natural City] (2003)
1 - Nineteen Eighty-Four [Nineteen Eighty-Four] (1984)
1 - Normal Life [Normal Life] (1996)
1 - Office Space [Office Space] (1999)
1 - Oldboy [Oldboy] (2003)
1 - Outside Providence [Outside Providence] (1999)
1 - Partition [Partition] (2007)
1 - Paycheck [Paycheck] (2003)
1 - Peaceful Warrior [Peaceful Warrior] (2006)
1 - Peaches [Peaches] (2004)
1 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl] (2003)
1 - Pistol Opera [Pisutoru opera] (2001)
1 - Pulp Fiction [Pulp Fiction] (1994)
1 - Millenium Mambo [Qian xi man po] (2001)
1 - Bloody Tie [Sasaeng gyeoldan] (2006)
1 - Scarface [Scarface] (1983)
1 - Sexy Beast [Sexy Beast] (2000)
1 - Snow White [Snow White] (2001)
1 - Solaris [Solaris] (2002)
1 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace [Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace] (1999)
1 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones [Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones] (2002)
1 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith [Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith] (2005)
1 - Street Fighter [Street Fighter] (1994)
1 - Hit Man File [Sum muepuen] (2005)
1 - Dragon Inn [Sun lung moon hak chan] (1992)
1 - The Astronaut's Wife [The Astronaut's Wife] (1999)
1 - The Basketball Diaries [The Basketball Diaries] (1995)
1 - The Blair Witch Project [The Blair Witch Project] (1999)
1 - The Bone Collector [The Bone Collector] (1999)
1 - The Cell [The Cell] (2000)
1 - The Day After Tomorrow [The Day After Tomorrow] (2004)
1 - The Departed [The Departed] (2006)
1 - The Devil's Advocate [The Devil's Advocate] (1997)
1 - The Godfather [The Godfather] (1972)
1 - The Hard Easy [The Hard Easy] (2005)
1 - The Island [The Island] (2005)
1 - The Last Man [The Last Man] (2000)
1 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen] (2003)
1 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring] (2001)
1 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers] (2002)
1 - The Romance [The Romance] (2006)
1 - The Sure Thing [The Sure Thing] (1985)
1 - Toolbox Murders [Toolbox Murders] (2004)
1 - Traitor [Traitor] (2008)
1 - True Romance [True Romance] (1993)
1 - Unbreakable [Unbreakable] (2000)
1 - Van Helsing [Van Helsing] (2004)
1 - Waking Life [Waking Life] (2001)
1 - Watchmen [Watchmen] (2009)
1 - What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? [What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?] (2004)
1 - My Sassy Girl [Yeopgijeogin geunyeo] (2001)
1 - Hero [Ying xiong] (2002)
1 - Goddess of Mercy [Yu guanyin] (2003)
1 - Sex and Zen [Yu pu tuan zhi: Tou qing bao jian] (1991)
1 - Criminal Woman: Killing Melody [Zenka onna: koroshi-bushi] (1973)
1 - Casino Raiders [Zhi zun wu shang] (1989)
1 - xXx [xXx] (2002)
2 - Beomjweui jaeguseong [Beomjweui jaeguseong] (2004)
2 - Naked Weapon [Chek law dak gung] (2002)
2 - Portland Street Blues [Goo waak chai ching yee pin ji hung hing sap saam mooi] (1998)
2 - My Wife Is a Gangster [Jopog manura] (2001)
2 - A War Named Desire [Oi yue shing] (2000)
2 - Pretty Woman [Pretty Woman] (1990)
2 - Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders [Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders] (2006)
2 - Shanghai Knights [Shanghai Knights] (2003)
2 - Sin City [Sin City] (2005)
2 - Sukeban Deka: Kazama san-shimai no gyakushû [Sukeban Deka: Kazama san-shimai no gyakushû] (1988)
2 - The Gene Generation [The Gene Generation] (2007)
2 - Ultraviolet [Ultraviolet] (2006)
2 - Visible Secret [Youling renjian] (2001)
3 - Fire & Ice [Fire & Ice] (2008)
3 - Fantasia [Gwai ma kwong seung kuk] (2004)
3 - Angel Terminators [Hong tin huang jia jiang] (1990)
3 - Her Name Is Cat [Pau mui] (1998)
3 - Kamikaze Girls [Shimotsuma monogatari] (2004)
3 - Sex and the Beauties [Sing gam do see] (2004)
3 - Sukeban Deka [Sukeban Deka] (1987)
3 - The Magicians [The Magicians] (2000)
3 - The Protector [The Protector] (1985)
3 - Tian tang kou [Tian tang kou] (2007)
3 - Warau Mikaeru [Warau Mikaeru] (2006)
4 - 28 Days Later... [28 Days Later...] (2002)
4 - A Woman Hunted [A Woman Hunted] (2003)
4 - AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem [AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem] (2007)
4 - Ai zuozhan [Ai zuozhan] (2004)
4 - Running Out of Time 2 [Am zin 2] (2001)
4 - American Beauty [American Beauty] (1999)
4 - Around the World in 80 Days [Around the World in 80 Days] (2004)
4 - Artworks [Artworks] (2003)
4 - Ashura-jô no hitomi [Ashura-jô no hitomi] (2005)
4 - Azumi [Azumi] (2003)
4 - Azumi 2: Death or Love [Azumi 2: Death or Love] (2005)
4 - Love for All Seasons [Baak nin hiu gap] (2003)
4 - Bad Company [Bad Company] (1995)
4 - Batman Begins [Batman Begins] (2005)
4 - Batman Forever [Batman Forever] (1995)
4 - Battle Athletes daiundokai [Battle Athletes daiundokai] (1998)
4 - Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' [Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels'] (2004)
4 - Another Meltdown [Bi xie lan tian] (1998)
4 - Blade: Trinity [Blade: Trinity] (2004)
4 - Body Heat [Body Heat] (1981)
4 - Bring It On [Bring It On] (2000)
4 - Bruce Almighty [Bruce Almighty] (2003)
4 - Chill Factor [Chill Factor] (1999)
4 - Club Dread [Club Dread] (2004)
4 - Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber [Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber] (2005)
4 - Constantine [Constantine] (2005)
4 - Crank [Crank] (2006)
4 - Crazylove [Crazylove] (2005)
4 - DOA: Dead or Alive [DOA: Dead or Alive] (2006)
4 - Daredevil [Daredevil] (2003)
4 - Dirty Harry [Dirty Harry] (1971)
4 - Dog Day Afternoon [Dog Day Afternoon] (1975)
4 - Dracula 2000 [Dracula 2000] (2000)
4 - Fallen Angels [Duo luo tian shi] (1995)
4 - Earthsea [Earthsea] (2004)
4 - Ed Wood [Ed Wood] (1994)
4 - Edward Scissorhands [Edward Scissorhands] (1990)
4 - Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness [Eko eko azaraku] (1995)
4 - Elektra [Elektra] (2005)
4 - Erin Brockovich [Erin Brockovich] (2000)
4 - Fantastic Four [Fantastic Four] (2005)
4 - Fight Club [Fight Club] (1999)
4 - Freaky Friday [Freaky Friday] (2003)
4 - Fugoh Keiji [Fugô keiji] (2006)
4 - Full Disclosure [Full Disclosure] (2001)
4 - Goodbye, Mr. Cool [Gau lung bing sat] (2001)
4 - Saviour of the Soul [Gau yat: San diu hap lui] (1991)
4 - The Eye 2 [Gin gwai 2] (2004)
4 - Hackers [Hackers] (1995)
4 - Black Cat [Hei mao] (1991)
4 - Hellboy [Hellboy] (2004)
4 - Highlander [Highlander] (1986)
4 - Yes, Madam [Huang jia shi jie] (1985)
4 - Hulk [Hulk] (2003)
4 - Fearless [Huo Yuan Jia] (2006)
4 - Independence Day [Independence Day] (1996)
4 - Innocence [Innocence] (2004)
4 - Inside Man [Inside Man] (2006)
4 - Fist of Legend [Jing wu ying xiong] (1994)
4 - The Shopaholics [Jui oi nui yun kau muk kong] (2006)
4 - Just Friends [Just Friends] (2005)
4 - Black Angel 2 [Kuro no tenshi Vol. 2] (1999)
4 - Cool Dimension: Innocent Assassin [Kûru dimenshon] (2006)
4 - Help!!! [Lat sau wui cheun] (2000)
4 - Leaving Las Vegas [Leaving Las Vegas] (1995)
4 - Doctor Mack [Liu mang yi sheng] (1995)
4 - Ninja in the Dragon's Den [Long zhi ren zhe] (1982)
4 - Dragon Tiger Gate [Lung fu moon] (2006)
4 - Mammoth [Mammoth] (2006)
4 - Meet the Parents [Meet the Parents] (2000)
4 - Miami Vice [Miami Vice] (2006)
4 - Mission: Impossible II [Mission: Impossible II] (2000)
4 - Infernal Affairs II [Mou gaan dou II] (2003)
4 - Nemesis [Nemesis] (1992)
4 - Never Say Never Again [Never Say Never Again] (1983)
4 - No Reservations [No Reservations] (2007)
4 - Payback [Payback] (1999)
4 - Poison Ivy [Poison Ivy] (1992)
4 - Push [Push] (2009)
4 - Rat Race [Rat Race] (2001)
4 - Red Corner [Red Corner] (1997)
4 - Reservoir Dogs [Reservoir Dogs] (1992)
4 - Resident Evil: Extinction [Resident Evil: Extinction] (2007)
4 - Road Trip [Road Trip] (2000)
4 - Rough [Rough] (2006)
4 - Running Scared [Running Scared] (2006)
4 - A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella [Sai yau gei: Daai git guk ji - Sin leui kei yun] (1994)
4 - Love on a Diet [Sau sun nam nui] (2001)
4 - Saving Private Ryan [Saving Private Ryan] (1998)
4 - Shanghai Noon [Shanghai Noon] (2000)
4 - Twelve Nights [Shap yee yeh] (2000)
4 - Shinobi [Shinobi] (2005)
4 - The Princess Blade [Shura Yukihime] (2001)
4 - Simply Irresistible [Simply Irresistible] (1999)
4 - City Hunter [Sing si lip yan] (1993)
4 - Sleepy Hollow [Sleepy Hollow] (1999)
4 - Spider-Man [Spider-Man] (2002)
4 - Stir of Echoes [Stir of Echoes] (1999)
4 - Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li [Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li] (2009)
4 - Return to a Better Tomorrow [Sun ying hong boon sik] (1994)
4 - Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie [Sutorîto Faitâ II gekijô-ban] (1994)
4 - Swordfish [Swordfish] (2001)
4 - Terminator Salvation [Terminator Salvation] (2009)
4 - The 13th Warrior [The 13th Warrior] (1999)
4 - The Animal [The Animal] (2001)
4 - The Bank Job [The Bank Job] (2008)
4 - The Butterfly Effect [The Butterfly Effect] (2004)
4 - The Cable Guy [The Cable Guy] (1996)
4 - The Condemned [The Condemned] (2007)
4 - The Devil's Own [The Devil's Own] (1997)
4 - The Edge [The Edge] (1997)
4 - The In-Laws [The In-Laws] (2003)
4 - The Incredibles [The Incredibles] (2004)
4 - The International [The International] (2009)
4 - The Lion King [The Lion King] (1994)
4 - The Machinist [The Machinist] (2004)
4 - The Matrix Reloaded [The Matrix Reloaded] (2003)
4 - The Matrix Revolutions [The Matrix Revolutions] (2003)
4 - The Medallion [The Medallion] (2003)
4 - The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc [The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc] (1999)
4 - The Bullet Wives [The Mia] (2005)
4 - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor] (2008)
4 - The Scorpion King [The Scorpion King] (2002)
4 - The Silence of the Lambs [The Silence of the Lambs] (1991)
4 - The Talented Mr. Ripley [The Talented Mr. Ripley] (1999)
4 - The Truman Show [The Truman Show] (1998)
4 - Warriors of Heaven and Earth [Tian di ying xiong] (2003)
4 - The Big Deal [Tou shen gu zu] (1992)
4 - Undercover Brother [Undercover Brother] (2002)
4 - Underworld: Evolution [Underworld: Evolution] (2006)
4 - Waiting... [Waiting...] (2005)
4 - Once Upon a Time in China II [Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yi dong ji keung] (1992)
4 - Wu ji [Wu ji] (2005)
4 - XX: Beautiful Beast [XX: Utsukushiki kemono] (1995)
4 - Raped by an Angel [Xiang Gang qi an: Zhi qiang jian] (1993)
4 - Kickboxer's Tears [Xin long zhong hu dou] (1992)
4 - Cheap Killers [Yue doh laai yue ying hung] (1998)
4 - Once a Thief [Zong heng si hai] (1991)
4 - Aeon Flux [Aeon Flux] (2005)
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Re: Movies you recently wasted your time watching
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2010, 10:17:48 pm »
Sorry Hyomil, I was totally convinced I saw Azumi on you listal 10/10 list.  :-\

Well, considering that I saw 114 movies rated 1-4,9 meaning that I still didn't reach "waste of time" stage, and that I saw 390 movies rated 5-5,9 ("waste of time" stage reached ;P), and that you saw 303 movies rated with your "waste of time" scale, the question arises:

Which one of us is greater time waster? ;D

Or, is this just another proof that the time is relative (in terms of wasting, of course ;))?

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« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2010, 09:12:48 am »
 Hyomil, while I agree with some, I have to say I am stunt at some of your lowest ratings.
 Rating films like "Being John Malkovitch" or "kung Fu Hustle" or "Ed Wood" less than 5 is a proof of a strong Charisma I would have to say!
 I have checked your favorite films on Listal and was doubly stunt to find "Angel-A" in your top 15.
 This would be at 1.5 I think in my own list if I had bothered to put it in.
 
 We are such a varied community that I am starting to wonder about all these rating systems, are they really that useful?
 I knew that of course, and before discovering your choices I thought that roughly 75% of the times I could trust a good rating system (like rotten tomatoes for example) but now I am  wondering if that number should be more like 40% or even lower, considering such deep differences.

 If life wasn't so short we wouldn't have to bother with all this...
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« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2010, 11:06:08 pm »
Which one of us is greater time waster? ;D

I've rated 665 total, so 303/665=45%.  So at least I can still say the majority of the movies I watch I don't find a waste of time.   I've also marked 784 as Not Interested using a custom item after researching them, so I think of that as gaining back time I've lost. ;)

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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2010, 03:43:35 am »
Hyomil, while I agree with some, I have to say I am stunt at some of your lowest ratings.
 Rating films like "Being John Malkovitch" or "kung Fu Hustle" or "Ed Wood" less than 5 is a proof of a strong Charisma I would have to say!
 I have checked your favorite films on Listal and was doubly stunt to find "Angel-A" in your top 15.
 This would be at 1.5 I think in my own list if I had bothered to put it in.

I think you mean "stunned."

Kung Fu Hustle I was particularly disappointed with because I've liked other Stephen Chow movies (The King of Comedy, God of Cookery, A Chinese Odyssey:Part One, though not Part Two) and will continue to try more.  Couldn't even finish that one, though; found it forced, annoying, and unfunny.  Shaolin Soccer, the other of his released in the US, I gave a 6.  The others I saw so long ago I don't remember much about, but I haven't seen anything with John Malkovich or Johnny Depp that I liked.
 
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We are such a varied community that I am starting to wonder about all these rating systems, are they really that useful?
 I knew that of course, and before discovering your choices I thought that roughly 75% of the times I could trust a good rating system (like rotten tomatoes for example) but now I am wondering if that number should be more like 40% or even lower, considering such deep differences.

I've found it discouraging as well.  On listal, there's a Compatibility Rating area when you go to the movies page on your profile where you can find the users who are most compatible with you ratings-wise.  I've yet to find anyone, though, without some "stunning" choices for their highest-rated movies.  If you Follow some of these users, though, you'll get on every movie page on listal a display of which of your Followed users has seen that movie, their ratings, and an average of all their ratings.  I'm thinking now its best to just Follow a bunch of users who like *some* of the same movies as you and go by the average of all of their ratings since for any given user there's always going to be movies that you rate 1/10 and they rate 10/10.  I don't see any way to do this on Rotten Tomatoes.

Netflix.com has a vast database of users, and has spent large amounts of money trying to develop an automated recommendation system.  I've given it 1800 ratings, yet I'd say its given me maybe 5 recommendations (out of several hundred) that I queued to watch, and I've seen many make similar comments.  I'll keep looking for something better, though.
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« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2010, 04:32:18 am »

 Have you tried criticker.com ?
 A few of us in this forum have profiles on it.
 http://www.videodb.info/forum_en/index.php?topic=1589.0
 Still, the recommendation system won't be perfect.

 There is also http://www.jinni.com/
 It is using a "movie DNA" type of system, in order to allow you to find movies similar to a particular one.

 Thanks for the "stunt" correction...

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« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2010, 08:33:08 pm »
Have you tried criticker.com ?

Yes, http://www.criticker.com/profile/hyomil.  Biggest problems:
1. No support for TV shows nor plans to.
2. Titles for foreign-language films can't be set to display the English translation instead, making them practically impossible to recognize.  So you look to the thumbnails, which are very small and not even of the movie posters.  If you could do searches using the IMDb ID, this would help, but you can't, despite the fact that all their movies have an IMDb ID on their page.  If anyone knows of a search engine that allows searching for substrings in URLs within pages, please post.
3. You have to fill out a form to add new movies, including all the actors, when they could easily just import them from IMDb.  listal auto-imports IMDb's data when you enter an IMDb URL.  I made a new post about this here: http://www.videodb.info/forum_en/index.php?topic=2063.msg10421#msg10421

It does have the auto-updating Probable Score Index and Taste Compatibility Index going for it, though.  I made a post on the forum pointing out features listal has that criticker doesn't and it was never posted, so that made me leery of their site as well.  If they add these features, I'll give them another chance, but I've been monitoring the RSS feed of their blog for over a year and there have been few changes.

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There is also http://www.jinni.com/
 It is using a "movie DNA" type of system, in order to allow you to find movies similar to a particular one.

Yes, this is next on my ToDo list after examining the Allmovie tones, moods, and themes.  I'm going to compare those against Jinni's genes.  Interesting thing about them is they're usually generated not by someone manually picking them but by feeding a bunch of movie reviews into a Natural Language Processing program that selects the appropriate genes based on the wording of the reviews.  So the ability they have to Vote yes or no on each gene is quite needed and appropriate.
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« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2010, 07:19:04 am »

 Just watched "Une petite zone de turbulences"... waste of time.
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1376451/

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Re: Movies you recently wasted your time watching
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2011, 04:54:57 pm »
Buah: Lajanje na zvezde [Lajanje na zvezde] (1998) - 2


Your rating for this movie is 2???


I think the only waste of time here is your taste for movies, this is one of the best movies in serbian cinematography

If you don't like it, don't spam and degrade this excellent movie

 

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