Yeah. I like David Ansen OK, but his idiotic comment about BEN-HUR just shows that you can be the film critic for NEWSWEEK and not know everything!
K. On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:25 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: > not only that, it's very obvious that younger groups rate more films on IMDB > so many of the great older films are now farther down on teh list than newer > releases these groups are familiar with > > How can a 35 year old rate Ben Hur or M if he's never seen these films?? > > and on the 9200 list.. he clearly says some of these selections have been > submitted by other reviewers as he couldn't take on the work himself in total > > Rich > > > At 04:18 PM 4/20/2010, Kirby McDaniel wrote: >> Those IMDB ratings are just as skewed as Bourland's or anybody's list ... >> because they only measure the people who care to go on imdb.com and >> participate, >> which, I daresay 99.9% of the moviegoers in this world have never done. >> >> So a list is a list is a list. >> >> I just love it because this guy is doing his part to Keep Austin Weird. And >> wired. >> >> One thing we all can agree on: HELEN OF TROY is the Best Film In The World. >> ISN'T IT? >> >> Kirby >> >> >> Kirby McDaniel >> MovieArt Original Film Posters >> P.O. Box 4419 >> Austin TX 78765-4419 >> 512 479 6680 www.movieart.net >> mobile 512 589 5112 >> >> On Apr 20, 2010, at 1:55 PM, James Richard wrote: >> >> > Hmmm... and impressive total of personal ratings (although I wonder: How >> > did he rate 9,200 movies when he says he has only seen 7,000 of them)? >> > But his ratings amount to only one man's opinion of those films, whereas >> > you can go to a place like IMdb.com and see a rating on just about any >> > film ever made that reflects a compilation of many viewers opinions. >> > >> > -- JR >> > >> > Kirby McDaniel wrote: >> >> For those of you who might not have seen this. An Austin resident >> >> assembles a huge film list: >> >> >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/movies/18bourland.html?ref=movies >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> > ___________________________________________________________________ >> > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> > Send a message addressed to: >> > [email protected] >> > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> > The author of this message is solely >> > responsible for its content. >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
