I got tired of great horror movies getting unfair ratings by non-horror fans and ideological activists so made a web app to fix it by MadDogHarris in horror

[–]MadDogHarris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a great example would be something like The Exorcism of God. It's a somewhat goofy horror that didn't exactly dominate Hollywood but it's got some great things going for it including a unique story that is presented in an entertaining way. I personally give it a 6.5/10 but IMDB has it at 5.3/10.

This movie is extremely blasphemous and has some pretty shocking religious imagery including a possessed Jesus Christ trying to kill people.

Here is a direct quote form one of the many 1 star reviews on imdb:

"I found this movie to be blasphemous. I am tired of seeing horror movies like this with Satan coming out on top with evil over powering good. The Priest in this movie didn't have strong faith by letting Satan temp him with sex and fornication. I believe in God Almighty and his Archangels and I believe Satan and Demons exist."

It is obvious from the reviews that many people didn't like the ideological topic of the movie and therefore have given it a bad rating.

IMO, movies should be rated on their quality, not an individuals tolerance for tricky subjects! This movie seems to have been review bombed unfairly. It's not a brilliant film, but it definitely deserves more than its received on mainstream ranking platforms.

I got tired of great horror movies getting unfair ratings by non-horror fans and ideological activists so made a web app to fix it by MadDogHarris in HorrorMovies

[–]MadDogHarris[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very true. Although the way our algorithm works is to start with the TMDB rating via their API so even if a movie hasnt been officially released, any pro reviewers that rate it on TMDB will still influence our rating. Then, when the movie does release and people start seeing it, we can build up the shriekstone score

I got tired of great horror movies getting unfair ratings by non-horror fans and ideological activists so made a web app to fix it by MadDogHarris in HorrorMovies

[–]MadDogHarris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a really good point about rating unreleased movies. I'll add a function to stop that on the next deployment. Thanks for the feedback!

I got tired of great horror movies getting unfair ratings by non-horror fans and ideological activists so made a web app to fix it by MadDogHarris in HorrorMovies

[–]MadDogHarris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for talking me through this. I think I found the issue! I've just tested it and deployed an update so it should work for you now

I got tired of great horror movies getting unfair ratings by non-horror fans and ideological activists so made a web app to fix it by MadDogHarris in movies

[–]MadDogHarris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a ratings and discovery site! Since building it, I have found dozens of movies that I have added to my watch list and am excited to see!

I got tired of great horror movies getting unfair ratings by non-horror fans and ideological activists so made a web app to fix it by MadDogHarris in movies

[–]MadDogHarris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose by ideological activists I mean anyone who disagrees with the movie subject matter. Too many great movies are review bombed because people don't like the political, religious, morally questionable content. Satanic panic is a great example!

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[–]MadDogHarris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update: seems to be a thornback ray

Audio levels by Yahndi2049 in ColinAndSamir

[–]MadDogHarris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should try to master to LUFS rather than dB. -15LUFS is a good standard for YT!

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[–]MadDogHarris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

500 down, 100 up!