Late reply here, Jake, but thought I’d let you know there isn’t a way currently to import your ratings to Flickchart. One, Netflix doesn’t allow exporting, and Two, it would be tough to figure out how to apply all of your star ratings to rankings…
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. The Matrix
3. Aliens
4. Star Wars
5. Back to the Future
6. Ghostbusters
7. Fight Club
8. Return of the Jedi
9. The Abyss
10. Jurassic Park
The motivation is to compare films you’ve watched, side-by-side, and look at all the qualities each possess and determine which has more worth to you as a viewer. As you make these decisions, your list is created as a result, and potentially might be different than your presupposed notions of what your “favorite movies” are.
You can also fairly quickly end up with a list of all the movies you’ve ever seen during the process of ranking these movie comparisons, and also a list of movies you haven’t seen that you can view which is ordered by the aggregated choices of the 100,000+ other members of Flickchart.
The more rankings you make, the more obscure the choices become. It starts with more popular fare at first so that you’re not clicking “haven’t seen” constantly. You can also use filters to speed that process up by choosing “Your Movies” > “Only Unranked”, which will only give you films you’ve yet to rank.
The whole point is that everyone compares films they’ve seen subconsciously whether they admit it or not. We’re just bringing it to the forefront as the mechanic by which you might order those comparisons. You might choose a movie you know you’re fond of (say, Rashomon), and then rank it against all the movies you’ve ever seen in your lifetime to find out for yourself where it lies within your spectrum of cinematic enjoyment.
One way to get past it is to start thinking about all the various qualities:
Acting, direction, cinematography, writing, costume, score, art direction, effects, lighting, cultural impact, personal nostalgia, unique viewing experience…
There are always plenty of things to consider about movies, and if you think about it, at least one of these things will rise to the top to help you choose.
Well, I did build Flickchart. So I’m a little biased. But yes, I really get quite a bit out of it. I have a place where I can point to that shows any example of my cinematic tastes imaginable. Examples:
When considering what belongs when referring to a “movie”, there are certain types of visual media that may or may not belong.
Consider:
short films
cartoons
“made-for-TV”
“direct to video”
mini-series
serials
concert films
comedy films
sport films
instructional films
propaganda films
documentaries
Should the connotation of “movie” be limited to only feature-length and strictly cinema/theater original presentation? Is it just a semantic non-issue, or is there absolutely a difference in what is dubbed a “movie” than all of the other items mentioned above that can or are lumped under the same term?
Well. it’s important in context – which is why I’m asking for opinion here. But you’ve given me your answer in that you think they’re all movies, so that’s fine.
The main reason I ask this is within the context of comparing films to one another, many people tend to find difficulty comparing the items listed above to feature films as being of potentially equal merit. They all are relegated to second-class citizens among the media that are referred to as “movies”.
I’m not retreating, I’m trying to determine if there’s a valid reason for why two disparate media can or cannot be compared. That’s all. Instead of adding anything useful to the conversation, you’ve either dismissed it entirely or “retreated” to self-important snark.
@POLARISDIB
I did enjoy your dissection of semantically deconstructing the term, and it is helpful. I’m not so much looking at film = art as I am looking at seeing what can or can’t belong to the modern-day, populous description of “movie”.
Can “movie” today be only defined as “theatrically-presented, fictional feature film”? Are documentaries “movies”? Are short films “movies”? Are extended runtime television episodes (like episodes of SHERLOCK that incidentally MUBI has available to rate) “movies”? Are films strictly distributed via the Internet (never in a theater or physical medium) “movies” (say, Spike Jonze’s “I’m Here”)?
Subject of this thread aside, “Wooden Mirror” is very impressive. I’ve seen a few similar art installation pieces that are film-based that certainly never gave a connotation to me subjectively as being a “movie”. This isn’t to say that they aren’t works of art, just that they belong to a different idiom.
Flickchart? over 2 years ago
I’m a fan of Flickchart, but I’m a little biased.
I’m the co-founder. :)
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Flickchart? over 2 years ago
By the way, I’ve added “The Silence” for you:
http://www.flickchart.com/movie/AD9A1F7BF4
Enjoy!
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Is It Possible To Convert Your Netflix Ratings Over To Flickchart? over 2 years ago
Late reply here, Jake, but thought I’d let you know there isn’t a way currently to import your ratings to Flickchart. One, Netflix doesn’t allow exporting, and Two, it would be tough to figure out how to apply all of your star ratings to rankings…
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Post Your Current Flickchart Top 10 5 months ago
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. The Matrix
3. Aliens
4. Star Wars
5. Back to the Future
6. Ghostbusters
7. Fight Club
8. Return of the Jedi
9. The Abyss
10. Jurassic Park
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Post Your Current Flickchart Top 10 5 months ago
@JIRIN
Use the filters and select something to rank within.
Examples:
Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film Nominees
http://www.flickchart.com/?franchise=584
The Criterion Collection
http://www.flickchart.com/?franchise=157
French New Wave
http://www.flickchart.com/?genre=French+New+Wave
Avant-garde / Experimental
http://www.flickchart.com/?genre=Avant-garde+%2f+Experimental
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Post Your Current Flickchart Top 10 5 months ago
@ROBERT
The motivation is to compare films you’ve watched, side-by-side, and look at all the qualities each possess and determine which has more worth to you as a viewer. As you make these decisions, your list is created as a result, and potentially might be different than your presupposed notions of what your “favorite movies” are.
You can also fairly quickly end up with a list of all the movies you’ve ever seen during the process of ranking these movie comparisons, and also a list of movies you haven’t seen that you can view which is ordered by the aggregated choices of the 100,000+ other members of Flickchart.
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Post Your Current Flickchart Top 10 5 months ago
@JIRIN, @RWP
The more rankings you make, the more obscure the choices become. It starts with more popular fare at first so that you’re not clicking “haven’t seen” constantly. You can also use filters to speed that process up by choosing “Your Movies” > “Only Unranked”, which will only give you films you’ve yet to rank.
The whole point is that everyone compares films they’ve seen subconsciously whether they admit it or not. We’re just bringing it to the forefront as the mechanic by which you might order those comparisons. You might choose a movie you know you’re fond of (say, Rashomon), and then rank it against all the movies you’ve ever seen in your lifetime to find out for yourself where it lies within your spectrum of cinematic enjoyment.
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Post Your Current Flickchart Top 10 5 months ago
@RUBY
One way to get past it is to start thinking about all the various qualities:
Acting, direction, cinematography, writing, costume, score, art direction, effects, lighting, cultural impact, personal nostalgia, unique viewing experience…
There are always plenty of things to consider about movies, and if you think about it, at least one of these things will rise to the top to help you choose.
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Post Your Current Flickchart Top 10 5 months ago
@RWP
If you’re interested in the discussions, perhaps try:
http://www.flickchart.com/discussions/popular
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Post Your Current Flickchart Top 10 5 months ago
@RWP
Well, I did build Flickchart. So I’m a little biased. But yes, I really get quite a bit out of it. I have a place where I can point to that shows any example of my cinematic tastes imaginable. Examples:
My Top 20 Time Travel Films
The Best Academy Award Best Picture Nominees I Haven’t Seen
The Best Academy Award Best Picture Nominees of the 1980s I Haven’t Seen
The Best Academy Award Best Picture Nominee Comedies of the 1980s I Haven’t Seen
and this is all generated automatically from me just making choices between pairs of films.
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Post Your Current Flickchart Top 10 5 months ago
@MULEYHAVEN
Thanks – glad you enjoy the site. Yeah, I actually guested on Filmspotting and chatted with them briefly about Flickchart a few years ago. Nice guys. You can hear it here: http://www.filmspotting.net/reviews/show-archive/25-2009/454-fs-281-the-men-who-stare-at-goats—farewell-my-concubine—top-5-films-of-1999-.html
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What constitues a "movie"? 5 months ago
When considering what belongs when referring to a “movie”, there are certain types of visual media that may or may not belong.
Consider:
short films
cartoons
“made-for-TV”
“direct to video”
mini-series
serials
concert films
comedy films
sport films
instructional films
propaganda films
documentaries
Should the connotation of “movie” be limited to only feature-length and strictly cinema/theater original presentation? Is it just a semantic non-issue, or is there absolutely a difference in what is dubbed a “movie” than all of the other items mentioned above that can or are lumped under the same term?
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What constitues a "movie"? 5 months ago
Well. it’s important in context – which is why I’m asking for opinion here. But you’ve given me your answer in that you think they’re all movies, so that’s fine.
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What constitues a "movie"? 5 months ago
The main reason I ask this is within the context of comparing films to one another, many people tend to find difficulty comparing the items listed above to feature films as being of potentially equal merit. They all are relegated to second-class citizens among the media that are referred to as “movies”.
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What constitues a "movie"? 5 months ago
@Z. BART
I’m not retreating, I’m trying to determine if there’s a valid reason for why two disparate media can or cannot be compared. That’s all. Instead of adding anything useful to the conversation, you’ve either dismissed it entirely or “retreated” to self-important snark.
@POLARISDIB
I did enjoy your dissection of semantically deconstructing the term, and it is helpful. I’m not so much looking at film = art as I am looking at seeing what can or can’t belong to the modern-day, populous description of “movie”.
Can “movie” today be only defined as “theatrically-presented, fictional feature film”? Are documentaries “movies”? Are short films “movies”? Are extended runtime television episodes (like episodes of SHERLOCK that incidentally MUBI has available to rate) “movies”? Are films strictly distributed via the Internet (never in a theater or physical medium) “movies” (say, Spike Jonze’s “I’m Here”)?
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What constitues a "movie"? 5 months ago
Subject of this thread aside, “Wooden Mirror” is very impressive. I’ve seen a few similar art installation pieces that are film-based that certainly never gave a connotation to me subjectively as being a “movie”. This isn’t to say that they aren’t works of art, just that they belong to a different idiom.
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What constitues a "movie"? 5 months ago
@POLARISDIB
http://moviebarcode.tumblr.com/
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