IMDb eliminating its message boards

I dont think they are nice enough for that.....

 

Anybody know the ratings of the IMDb now the message board closure is in its second year( ye gads). Getting endless mail from IMDb though I hardly look anymore.

 

Moviechat.org people

 

IMDB still alright for a quick check on film ratings.

 

That, and reading the trivia after watching a film.

 

I use it for all kinds of different things from reading and submitting Trivia and Goofs to reading Filmographies and plenty of other stuff.

 

i pretty much stopped going there after the message boards got nixed (and being a movie nut i use to visit constantly) , every once in a while to check a filmography but sometimes i just go to wiki.....

 

I also look for cast and awards to see how it was received when it came out.

 

Spend seconds there now.
When they had the message board hours.

 

yeah i go here now lol, and reddit sometimes, they really had a good thing, not sure why they couldnt figure it out and monetize it rather than lose so many daily users like that....

 

Get loads more email think they want the support.

 

Corporate Hollywood's marketing machine has put the squeeze on just about every decent movie forum. Hollywood isn't happy with fans criticizing their movies online. It's that simple. If you ever thought some posts about a movie before release seemed phony on certain sites, they possibly are. When a movie's marketing budget can exceed $100 million, paying teams of viral marketers to hype it up on social media is an afterthought in the budget.

You'll see this often on sites with very young demographics.

 

I swear I've seen it around here. ZIPS MOUTH>

 

Some IMDb (a lot ) of IMDb user reviews give latest movies a solid 10/10,then you get ( scroll down ) a solitary 1/10.

 

If your getting free theatre tickets I guess there’s going to a certain bias. Saying that no need for gushing reviews. Critical review/opinion is more warranted.

 

Usually film locations is my first priority.

 

Ironically the forums that sprang up ( existing) after IMDb message boards closed. Never appealed to me.Impossible to replica what IMDb originally had.

 

Is there any non biased movie related forums out there now ?

 

Message to Alexpop: Lef go
Of
IMDB. Peace out.

 

ha! i trust the crusty ole movie critic who hates nearly everything....if there are any left

 

Certainly not the bigger ones like Reddit, which are heavily astroturfed. You'll get more honest opinions on movies on sites like this one, simply because it doesn't register on Hollywood's radar. The most unpolluted forums are usually sites dedicated to a different purpose or topic, but have their own movie sections.

I'd also suggest specific genre movie sites, which don't receive the same amount of moderation and marketing focus. Horror is one genre you can find relatively free discussion on at various sites.

 

Letterboxd is a decent compromise between a forum and reviews from normal people if you can get enough active users in your circle to get debate going on each others reviews.

Also sort reddit by controversial or new and it becomes a lot easier to browse.

 

Yep. The existing content was the best part. It's very frustrating that it could just be wiped out.

 

the message boards as they were when it was shut down are still here:
frozen in time....

filmboards.com