Comments on: Review: ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ is Weird

By: Eric Pace

Eric Pace — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 22:45:00 +0000

How do you figure?

A critic’s only job is tell you what THEY thought and do their best job explaining why and from that the “free market” and decide if those reasons are something that they might agree with thus helping with their decision or non decision to see a movie.

To be perfectly honest with you, I couldn’t give less of a shit even IF my opinion is a minority on any film.

By: David McClintock

David McClintock — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:10:00 +0000

In reply to Eric Pace.

No. That’s your argument. That’s why your a critic right?

By: Eric Pace

Eric Pace — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:22:00 +0000

In reply to David McClintock.

Ignoring all the stuff about netflix. Your argument is that a critic is supposed to represent EVERYONE ELSE’S opinion?

By: David McClintock

David McClintock — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:20:00 +0000

In reply to filmfadRyan.

Ok so your saying the red ratings everyone sees on movies are not taken collectively but selectively. Correct?

By: filmfadRyan

filmfadRyan — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 05:47:00 +0000

In reply to David McClintock.

Your response is conjecture as you provide no proof to counter the claim. Here’s proof…

http://bgr.com/2016/02/10/netflix-ratings-what-they-mean-how-they-work/

If you look through the mounds of help files and API logic tutorials they’ve provided you will find the same thing.

By: filmfadRyan

filmfadRyan — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 05:45:00 +0000

In reply to David McClintock.

That’s my personal account and it has a 2.5 star rating…

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6cd3bbd5ecb4d7fc1b6a832ad7ba7da51007e4a8321a0648835c381f305873ea.jpg

By: David McClintock

David McClintock — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 20:09:00 +0000

In reply to filmfadRyan.

Netflix doesn’t group people. Your seeing everyone’s ratings no matter what their like mindedness or tastes. I’ve never seen another persons account have a different star rating on the same movie than my account.

By: filmfadRyan

filmfadRyan — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 23:51:00 +0000

In reply to David McClintock.

Right, but what “you” see are ratings from a select group of like-minded users that are more in line with your movie tastes. “You” aren’t seeing an average of what all Netflix users have rated the film, you’re only seeing an average of what that select group has rated the film. That’s why one person’s account can have a different rating for a film or show than another person’s account. Make sense?

By: David McClintock

David McClintock — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 23:47:00 +0000

In reply to filmfadRyan.

Netflix viewers “rate” shows and movies with 1-5 stars. You can see it if you log into Netflix.

By: filmfadRyan

filmfadRyan — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:21:00 +0000

In reply to David McClintock.

First, thanks for your opinion. We actually share a mindset of taking reviews with a grain of salt since they are a subjective topic in general.

But I wanted to address your views on Netflix’s rating system as the “free market” and how it actually works.

Their review system is dynamically dependent upon demographics of people who share your tastes. That’s why you can see a review for a movie, show, etc with a different ranking on different accounts.

They lump together like-minded accounts and create an average review system from that which is served to you. So it is not the free market but instead a collection of people who share your tastes.

By: David McClintock

David McClintock — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:04:00 +0000

You might want to get another job. Your review disagrees with the overwhelming 5 star ratings reviews on Netflix AKA the free market. So your opinion is minority.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 27 May 2016 10:51:50 +0000

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