IMDB Top 250 films... How many have you seen?

[Fluttershy]

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

29... This seems low to me considering how many movies I have seen, I must just watch crap movies all the time

[RyPrax]

Around 95.

[chappers]

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

29... This seems low to me considering how many movies I have seen, I must just watch crap movies all the time

lol, there's like 3 films I haven't seen in the top 29 alone, but I own 2 of them and seen half of one.

Anyway, I've seen around 125, there's a few i'm not sure if i've seen or not, and a few i know i have seen half of the film. Most of the ones I haven't seen are lower down the list as well. There seems to be a lot of films on there I own, but haven't got around to seeing. Also, I swear Forrest Gump wasn't even in the top 250 a year or two ago, its now one of the top films on there :S.

[J.D]

Smack bang on 175.
And a lot of the ones I haven't seen I have seen most of or I saw them when I was younger and don't remember. For example I know I have seen Princess Bride a couple of times as a kid but as I don't remember it I didn't count it.

Its not a bad list of films for the most part but the ordering is terrible. My analysis broken down

- Pulp Fiction and The Usual Suspects are way too high

- Something like Memento is really good first time but doesn't hold up as well to a repeat viewing once you know the ending yet it is stupidly high on the list.

- Taxi Driver should be much higher than 48. Especially if you see some of the films above it.

- The Wild Bunch at 198 should be in the top fifty at the very least

- Heat does not belong on such a list and neither does The Sting or In the Heat of the Night

- Castle in the Sky should be in the top 100

- The Searchers at 242 is a joke, top 50 at the very least

I could go on forever. But here are some positives

- It is good to see The Godfather and Godfather part 2 so high despite people crying they are 'overrated..' no they aren't.

- Good to see Inception so high, it is one of the best films of recent time

- Nice to see Treasure of Sierra Madre in the top 100. One of my top 10.

[RyPrax]

Its not a bad list of films for the most part but the ordering is terrible. My analysis broken down

- Pulp Fiction and The Usual Suspects are way too high

- Something like Memento is really good first time but doesn't hold up as well to a repeat viewing once you know the ending yet it is stupidly high on the list.

- Taxi Driver should be much higher than 48. Especially if you see some of the films above it.

- The Wild Bunch at 198 should be in the top fifty at the very least

- Heat does not belong on such a list and neither does The Sting or In the Heat of the Night

- Castle in the Sky should be in the top 100

- The Searchers at 242 is a joke, top 50 at the very least

I could go on forever. But here are some positives

- It is good to see The Godfather and Godfather part 2 so high despite people crying they are 'overrated..' no they aren't.

- Good to see Inception so high, it is one of the best films of recent time

- Nice to see Treasure of Sierra Madre in the top 100. One of my top 10.

How can a subjective list of movie rankings on which hundreds of thousands of people have voted on be terribly ordered? Just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong. And Pulp Fiction isn't too high.

[Adampro123]

Exactly 50 for me.

I don't agree with a lot of the list.But it's not like this is someones list its a shit ton of voters so i guess i just disagree with a shit ton of voters.

I agree with JD that The Usual Suspects and Pulp Fiction are too high.

I Disagree with JD about Inception. I thought it was good and it have great actors but i think it's overrated i didn't enjoy it as much as i have other DiCaprio films.

I'm glad the first Pirates of the Carribean is on the list beings it seems to get a lot of hate around the internet. I think it's more due to the 2nd one being pretty bad it just kind of put a bad taste in everyones mouth for the whole franchise.

[Leonardo Lunchbox]

42. Im surprised Warrior was on there, it really got no press but is such a fucking great movie. I usually cry at the ending.

Also; The Great Dictator is something everyone needs to see. There is a phenomenal speech in the movie that is really just moving. Or check youtube:

[J.D]

How can a subjective list of movie rankings on which hundreds of thousands of people have voted on be terribly ordered? Just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong. And Pulp Fiction isn't too high.

The problem with the imdb list is that some movies can have an extremely high ranking but a lot of people haven't seen them. Other movies can be average but because everyone and their Mother went to see it the film gets more good votes. Anytime a new film comes out it is likely to get on there because more and more people are using imdb.
And I don't trust the authenticity because of the amount of people who will vote a good film a 1 just to spite it. Plus lets face it the list is made by only a cross section of the general public (those who use imdb.)

[RyPrax]

How can a subjective list of movie rankings on which hundreds of thousands of people have voted on be terribly ordered? Just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong. And Pulp Fiction isn't too high.

The problem with the imdb list is that some movies can have an extremely high ranking but a lot of people haven't seen them. Other movies can be average but because everyone and their Mother went to see it the film gets more good votes. Anytime a new film comes out it is likely to get on there because more and more people are using imdb.
And I don't trust the authenticity because of the amount of people who will vote a good film a 1 just to spite it. Plus lets face it the list is made by only a cross section of the general public (those who use imdb.)

No, the problem is you don't like a movie, so you label it as overrated, because since you don't like it as much as everyone else it HAS to be overrated. I actually find IMDB to be the most accurate vote aggregator. Despite the fact that their message board posters are the biggest trolls, their scores are usually pretty fair.

You talk about movies having a high ranking but a lot of people haven't seen them, so I guess the two Godfather movies are too high because they don't have as many votes as the movies around them? You just contradicted your own argument. And of course it's only the cross section of people who use IMDB, it's the fucking IMDB 250. Who the fuck else would vote for it? And there aren't even that many movies from the 2000s at the top, only a few that you could say it might be too early to list them up there. There really is no problem with this list other than the ones you're fabricating because you have different tastes.

[J.D]

No, the problem is you don't like a movie, so you label it as overrated, because since you don't like it as much as everyone else it HAS to be overrated.

You or anyone else here will watch an episode of Raw and will call it a bad episode if it doesn't appeal to you/them even if others like it. Does that mean its a terrible episode? No. It means you/they didn't like it.
You see what I'm getting at? If that argument was used everytime people discussed something then there would be no point in conversation or opinion. Hell there would be no point in this forum or the wrestling chat. My Mum could say 'You made me an awful cup of coffee" and i could say "No I didn't you have made that up because it isn't to your taste" but that would be a pathetic argument. 

You talk about movies having a high ranking but a lot of people haven't seen them, so I guess the two Godfather movies are too high because they don't have as many votes as the movies around them? You just contradicted your own argument.

No I didn't you just completely misunderstood/misread what I wrote. Some movies can get a 9 or 10 score but if they don't have enough votes they won't get on the list yet a film that has been rated an 8 by more people will. So I just made an observation on that, not an argument. Therefore this is proven and objective.

And of course it's only the cross section of people who use IMDB, it's the fucking IMDB 250.

Yes therefore the list isn't exactly the movie Bible is it

And there aren't even that many movies from the 2000s at the top, only a few that you could say it might be too early to list them up there. There really is no problem with this list other than the ones you're fabricating because you have different tastes.

Yet again I could mention how you used to hate TNA and have made numerous posts saying it sucks. I could just as easily say "There is no problem with TNA its just not to your taste. You say it sucks but others like it therefore there is no problem other than what you have fabricated." But if I said that during every discussion there wouldn't be any room for conversation thus no point to the forum or debates. In fact you don't tend to debate/argue rather than just close off the conversation in general.

In short if you think an episode of wrestling or a movie list or even a piece of cake is terrible you should be allowed to say it. By your logic we would have to say IMO at the end of every sentence we ever say and that is just not normal in conversation.

[Adampro123]

I think i have had that argument with Prax plenty of times. It's best to just let it go. lol.

[RyPrax]

You or anyone else here will watch an episode of Raw and will call it a bad episode if it doesn't appeal to you/them even if others like it. Does that mean its a terrible episode? No. It means you/they didn't like it.
You see what I'm getting at? If that argument was used everytime people discussed something then there would be no point in conversation or opinion. Hell there would be no point in this forum or the wrestling chat. My Mum could say 'You made me an awful cup of coffee" and i could say "No I didn't you have made that up because it isn't to your taste" but that would be a pathetic argument. 

No, this is exactly the point I'm making. You can say "I didn't like it" or "It wasn't that high for me", but saying it's overrated by definition implies that your opinion that it's not as good as where it's ranked is factual. You're stating that a film shouldn't be as high as it is as a factual thing, and it's  a huge pet peeve of mine. "overrated" is thrown around a lot for movies and it's somehow replaced "I didn't like this movie." Overrated doesn't mean that you didn't like it, overrated means that it's ranked higher than it should be in an almost factual way. Scott Pilgrim is overrated because a small amount of people like it and have seen it yet it somehow makes lists as this fantastic movie. Jersey Shore is overrated because most of the people who watch it watch it ironically. Sure there's a certain amount of opinion in declaring something overrated but I hate it when people throw it around just because they don't like a movie as much as other people.

No I didn't you just completely misunderstood/misread what I wrote. Some movies can get a 9 or 10 score but if they don't have enough votes they won't get on the list yet a film that has been rated an 8 by more people will. So I just made an observation on that, not an argument. Therefore this is proven and objective.

The minimum votes are 25000, that's pretty considering there are a few films on the lower end of the list with a smaller amount of votes and an 8. But it's a popularity list, so obviously the movies more people have seen will be higher, that's the point, so I'm not sure what kind of "observation" you're trying to make.

Yes therefore the list isn't exactly the movie Bible is it

You're the only person implying it's supposed to be.

Yet again I could mention how you used to hate TNA and have made numerous posts saying it sucks. I could just as easily say "There is no problem with TNA its just not to your taste. You say it sucks but others like it therefore there is no problem other than what you have fabricated." But if I said that during every discussion there wouldn't be any room for conversation thus no point to the forum or debates. In fact you don't tend to debate/argue rather than just close off the conversation in general.

If I said TNA was overrated, then you could go ahead and bash me to hell, but I didn't. Saying "it sucks" implies a subjective opinion. Saying "it's overrated" implies that your opinion on it is absolute. I could give two shits if someone watches TNA and I don't like it. When you claim a movie that nearly a million people have voted as one of the top movies on the list is overrated, it's just pretentious.

In short if you think an episode of wrestling or a movie list or even a piece of cake is terrible you should be allowed to say it. By your logic we would have to say IMO at the end of every sentence we ever say and that is just not normal in conversation.

Just don't use the damn word overrated

[chappers]

You do realise that the IMDb top 250 is mostly voted on by 18-44 year old males. Its a good list for our age and it serves a purpose, but it neglects a lot of votes. Over half the films in the top 20 have come from the past 20 years, and there are only 2 films released before the 60's - its clearly a young persons vote.

Its a heavily biased list, not exactly a bad one, but, for lack of a better word, overrated .

[J.D]

You or anyone else here will watch an episode of Raw and will call it a bad episode if it doesn't appeal to you/them even if others like it. Does that mean its a terrible episode? No. It means you/they didn't like it.
You see what I'm getting at? If that argument was used everytime people discussed something then there would be no point in conversation or opinion. Hell there would be no point in this forum or the wrestling chat. My Mum could say 'You made me an awful cup of coffee" and i could say "No I didn't you have made that up because it isn't to your taste" but that would be a pathetic argument. 

No, this is exactly the point I'm making. You can say "I didn't like it" or "It wasn't that high for me", but saying it's overrated by definition implies that your opinion that it's not as good as where it's ranked is factual. You're stating that a film shouldn't be as high as it is as a factual thing, and it's  a huge pet peeve of mine. "overrated" is thrown around a lot for movies and it's somehow replaced "I didn't like this movie." Overrated doesn't mean that you didn't like it, overrated means that it's ranked higher than it should be in an almost factual way. Scott Pilgrim is overrated because a small amount of people like it and have seen it yet it somehow makes lists as this fantastic movie. Jersey Shore is overrated because most of the people who watch it watch it ironically. Sure there's a certain amount of opinion in declaring something overrated but I hate it when people throw it around just because they don't like a movie as much as other people.

No I didn't you just completely misunderstood/misread what I wrote. Some movies can get a 9 or 10 score but if they don't have enough votes they won't get on the list yet a film that has been rated an 8 by more people will. So I just made an observation on that, not an argument. Therefore this is proven and objective.

The minimum votes are 25000, that's pretty considering there are a few films on the lower end of the list with a smaller amount of votes and an 8. But it's a popularity list, so obviously the movies more people have seen will be higher, that's the point, so I'm not sure what kind of "observation" you're trying to make.

Yes therefore the list isn't exactly the movie Bible is it

You're the only person implying it's supposed to be.

Yet again I could mention how you used to hate TNA and have made numerous posts saying it sucks. I could just as easily say "There is no problem with TNA its just not to your taste. You say it sucks but others like it therefore there is no problem other than what you have fabricated." But if I said that during every discussion there wouldn't be any room for conversation thus no point to the forum or debates. In fact you don't tend to debate/argue rather than just close off the conversation in general.

If I said TNA was overrated, then you could go ahead and bash me to hell, but I didn't. Saying "it sucks" implies a subjective opinion. Saying "it's overrated" implies that your opinion on it is absolute. I could give two shits if someone watches TNA and I don't like it. When you claim a movie that nearly a million people have voted as one of the top movies on the list is overrated, it's just pretentious.

In short if you think an episode of wrestling or a movie list or even a piece of cake is terrible you should be allowed to say it. By your logic we would have to say IMO at the end of every sentence we ever say and that is just not normal in conversation.

Just don't use the damn word overrated

Your whole paragraph/argument is completely flawed by the simple fact that I never called anything overrated. I said people think the Godfather is overrated but that it is not.

Other than that it wasn't used. I said it was terribly ordered and that Pulp Fiction is too high, but that is my opinion. So until you provide a direct quote of me saying a film is overrated in this conversation then your argument is nonsense.
I think your just being purposelessly argumentative or you just don't read things properly.