tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post4706112536911279331..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: Why IMDB Movie Ratings Need To Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt, Vol 1blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-37914746920625783772009-03-05T18:07:00.000-08:002009-03-05T18:07:00.000-08:00Yeah, I think if forced to put these three directo...Yeah, I think if forced to put these three directors in order, I'd lean towards 1)Wyler 2)Capra 3)Ford, but of those directors films', the only ones I own are those of Ford, so that might seem a bit contradictory.<BR/><BR/>(I admire Wyler's craft, and Capra put out some of the best comedies ever, Ford's films are the most entertaining overall, but when rating directors, the entertainment value of their films isn't the only metric by which they should be measured)XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-88078808223576948862009-03-05T16:41:00.000-08:002009-03-05T16:41:00.000-08:00Well, I knew where Troop was going to come down on...Well, I knew where Troop was going to come down on this, but it's a challenge for me. I'm partial to Capra, but Wyler's <I>Friendly Persuasion</I>? Fugheddaboutit.<BR/><BR/>And, as knox points out <I>Best Years</I>?<BR/><BR/>Then there's Ford's <I>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance</I>.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't pick one! (Sorry, Troop!)blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-1711901968174080052009-03-05T16:18:00.000-08:002009-03-05T16:18:00.000-08:00Ford is without a doubt the greatest director ther...Ford is without a doubt the greatest director there ever was. Everyone steals from him. I mean he stole from Griffith but he took it far beyond what DW had started with. Through the influence of his brother Francis who had worked extensively with Griffith, Ford knew all his tricks and started all the new ones. His way of telling a story in film is the gold standard to which all others are measured.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-62736013877977227762009-03-05T16:16:00.000-08:002009-03-05T16:16:00.000-08:00Ron you ignorant slut. NO ONE COMPARES TO JOHN FOR...Ron you ignorant slut. <BR/><BR/>NO ONE COMPARES TO JOHN FORD!!! NO ONE!!!Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-5800063411160594952009-03-05T10:09:00.000-08:002009-03-05T10:09:00.000-08:00It be the youth o' the Interweb!Uh, Wyler for me.It be the youth o' the Interweb!<BR/><BR/>Uh, Wyler for me.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327563444009264980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-15394322278300217562009-03-05T09:05:00.000-08:002009-03-05T09:05:00.000-08:00I love "The Best Years of Our Lives," but it is so...I love "The Best Years of Our Lives," but it is so painful to watch, I sometimes have to just flip past it when I see it on TV. I just went to IMDB, I didn't realize Wyler directed "Mrs. Miniver." Love that one too.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-35222485250182971382009-03-04T18:25:00.000-08:002009-03-04T18:25:00.000-08:00I've never understood why people take the time to ...I've never understood why people take the time to vote "I don't know" or "I don't care".<BR/><BR/>Same with people commenting on blogs about how "boring" or Uninterested" they are in the topic.<BR/><BR/>As for IMDB, look at their top 10 ranked movies; the list includes the "Dark Knight" and "The Shawshank Redemption" "Pulp Fiction" and "Star Wars". So yeah, it doesn't surprise me.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-47078862634010211062009-03-04T17:56:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:56:00.000-08:00Oh my goodness.Oh my goodness.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.com