@microscope said:

@lantzn said:

@microscope said:

It deserves to be lower rated because ratings should account for everyone, but it doesn't. Most sites suffer from only fanatical people voting on films. Whether it's Transformers or this, people will vote it 10 because they liked it, but if you got a lot of people to vote it would be a lot more balanced. In other words if you get 1000 people who vote it as 10 because they liked it, and a few hundred vote it as 1 because they thought it was really bad, it will even out at a high number. What it needs is the 50,000 people who saw and thought it was ok but could be a lot better and they would have voted 4 or 5 and dragged it down to reality. But that rarely happens, especially on low traffic sites. There is also the issue that people tend to watch films that appeal to them, they read reviews or the synopsis first and then watch it. So scores would be higher in general because it is less common for people to take a chance watching films they might not like. So many people just watch the mainstream hits and ones their friends told them to check out.

Is a 149,000+ people enough for you? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756683/ratings?ref_=tt_ov_rt

Yes, not enough. Look at the ratings and the numbers. Quarter of the people gave it 10/10 which proves my point. Reasonable scores like 5 only got 2.9% of the votes... There are probably a hundred thousand people who would have given it a 3-5 if only they could be bothered to go to imdb and vote.

Because you didn’t like the movie you’re assuming there are probably a 100k who agree with you? What if there are another 300k who really liked the film but didn’t bother to vote also? What if you’re actually in the minority and no matter how many people vote the score would still be in the higher numbers?

No there are thousands of films I don't like that are really popular.

@microscope said:

No there are thousands of films I don't like that are really popular.

I'd never go to the Transformers board and rant about how bad the movie is. I may give it a low rating, but thats it.

Seriously, life is short, so why bother and waste your time with movies you don't like instead of ignoring them and talk about the ones you do like?

I haven't ranted at all, I posted how I didn't think it was good and even said "in my opinion" and then I got typical massive fanboy deconstructions of my post by you and 1 other guy. If you love the movie and don't care what another person thinks, why reply? And to answer your question, I comment on most films I watch, partly so I can see a history of stuff I've seen. Discussion boards are not supposed to be 100% positive, what you want is a fan site. Going to a discussion board and whining at someone who doesn't like something you like, is going to be an endless struggle for you.

@Wolf359 said:

@microscope said:

No there are thousands of films I don't like that are really popular.

I'd never go to the Transformers board and rant about how bad the movie is. I may give it a low rating, but thats it.

Seriously, life is short, so why bother and waste your time with movies you don't like instead of ignoring them and talk about the ones you do like?

I wish I had read more of these kinds of discussions before I saw the film, then I would have been more reserved in my expectations. Instead I only read glowing reviews, and I expected something great. I still would have watched it.

As Microscope says, he never ranted, he put forward an opinion on a forum. He's been polite and respectful.

@microscope said:

I haven't ranted at all, I posted how I didn't think it was good and even said "in my opinion" and then I got typical massive fanboy deconstructions of my post by you and 1 other guy.

Well if I'm a fanboy, that makes you, what, a 'hateboy' ? Hater ?

I answered your post because it seemed to me that you didn't understand the movie. Most of the things you don't like and complain about are actually explained in the movie.

Watch it again.

And to answer your question, I comment on most films I watch, partly so I can see a history of stuff I've seen.

Yeah, sure, whatever. I'm sure that's why you do it.

Discussion boards are there to discuss things, but that's hard to do when people have a "I don't like it, it must be bad" attitude.

You sound about 12.

@microscope said:

You sound about 12.

LOL exactly what I was expecting from you. Great personality, I'm sure you won't lose it.

@microscope said:

You sound about 12.

Sure, he may sound about 12, but that is only because he doesn't want people to know the truth. He's really 12,000!

Shit, now I have to change my name to Wolf360. :)

@Wolf359 said:

Shit, now I have to change my name to Wolf360. :)

Naw, you don't want to do that - it's the coolest named star in the universe and also where an epic battle with the Borg took place.

@Papshmir said:

An intriguing thought experiment based on a decent idea but the movie as a whole came out a bit underwhelming: I found the purportedly high-brow conversations lacking in wit, and the ending in particular just could not have felt any more cheesy and contrived. I also disliked the blatant product placement: I'm sure they would have the Audi parked by the fireplace if they could get away with it.

I agree. It reminded me of those university days as students when we all sat around drinking and smoking ganja and talking rubbish. The dialogue coming out of the mouths of what were supposed to be professors of many years was unbelievable.

Stilted dialogue, brainless exposition, improbable coincidence: it was all too much.

I think the idea was good. Just poorly executed. I get it that this was written on Bixby's deathbed but it sorely needed re-working. The worst parts are the 'anti religious' parts, which are weirdly and ironically preachy.

@Jacinto Cupboard said:

I think the idea was good. Just poorly executed.

My thoughts exactly. Loved the premise, but the dialogue didn't really deliver anything aside from a superficial handling of the story.

This might sound like a joke but I'm serious, I got a lot more depth out of Bill Murray in Groundhog Day which is a similar premise about a man who has lived ages witnessing the same cycles of human existence. In GD the character evolves dramatically, going through all the right & wrong choices before ultimately discovering a satisfying sense of peace with the world. In Man From Earth the character just seems jaded and cynical, removed from reality with a sort of analytical superiority complex, like Bill Murray's character in the beginning. But any human who lives 1000+ years would eventually get tired of stagnation and eventually progress to a greater, active understanding and harmony with existence. The whole pseudo-intellectual babble thing would be irrelevant and pointless to an immortal being. Back to Bill Murray in GD, he doesn't sit around philosophizing on the human condition. He assesses his situation, determines his duty, and does it without a gripe.