Reviews that Aren't Reviews

Anyone else get cheesed about this or is it just me? People who post reviews about movies that haven't been released yet. I understand that most films are pre-screened but there are quite often reviews that say things like "I haven't seen this film yet, but the trailer looks great." or my favorite " I read the book and they'd better not screw this one up."

An example - there's a review up for Speed Racer that goes like this "I saw the trailer for this movie in the theatre when I went with some friends and saw Alvin and the Chipmunks. It looked really good. Can't wait for it to come out!"

I know there's an option to flag the review as "not a review" but seems to never work. I assume that it takes more than one person flagging to remove it, but anyone know just how many it takes to remove it?

Hey Folks, If you haven't joined the "Reviews that Aren't Reviews" group, you may want to check out what a great job Wowee is doing in getting an organized front for attacking these non-reviews.

I invite you to join the group and post your links to non-reviews in there. It's a one-stop-shop with links to all the Netflix non-reviews, plus we can see that our actions are actually helping get those non-reviews removed.

Join now!

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Permalink Reply by Robowriter on August 21, 2008 at 10:11pm: Films that have been viewed on silver screen at film festival, general box office, TV, IW, VCR, or DVD are fine in my book.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ACK Happy on June 7, 2009 at 12:19pm: I agree, any review of a movie is helpful, if it is actually a movie. Waiting for DVD release would cut out the true movie fan who sees movies on opening night. I love to hear from them as they are usually very involved and have better than average reviews.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Thornton on February 13, 2008 at 7:15am: It's a mess. Even worse is when members post reviews telling others to stop posting reviews that aren't reviews.

The whole flagging feature is a joke - I think I'd have more luck if I threw a penny in a fountain and wished for the bad reviews to disappear.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by UpcomingCinema on February 13, 2008 at 8:08am: They need to tighten up their flagging feature so it actually works..... its completely automated so when a review gets a particular amount of complaints it disappears from view.... but the number of flags needed is too high. I have flagged reviews with disgusting language and come back months later to find it still there.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by BigBen on April 29, 2008 at 5:58pm: It looks like action taken from this discussion and from other NF members have removed quite a few reviews from these pre-release movies. It may take a while, but if you point it out there seem to be many people that will help take care of them.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by pterosaur on February 13, 2008 at 8:27am: That drives me insane. Between "the DVD wouldn't play, send another" and "it didn't say it was subtitled" even though it clearly does, I'm constantly flagging review to no avail.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Spindaddydad on February 13, 2008 at 8:57am: And how about the ones where the reviewer complains about the foul language and nudity even though the film is rated R; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by pterosaur on February 13, 2008 at 9:10am: Yeah, those are my favorites. I wonder if everyone flagged reviews rather than voting them unhelpful, if it would make any difference.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knaldskalle on February 19, 2008 at 10:23pm: My favorite is a reviewer who complained about being exposed to a naked breast - in a documentary about pregnancy and fetal development! I'm surprised she wasn't offended by the naked children shown throughout the film.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SJ on July 1, 2009 at 9:29am: Now that's hilarious.It belongs in some sort of hall of fame-McFly_; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SJ on July 1, 2009 at 5:18am: I've pinted out that the nudity or language was excessive.I'm not necessarily complaining but giving a heads up for others like me.

The world will give it an "R' for the f word but PG for GD which some find more offensive.

We are all very different,part of what keeps it interesting.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by J. R. F. on February 17, 2008 at 9:18pm: Yes, I just read someone's review for the Ben Affleck directed flick, and someone was complaining about the state of films and the use of foul language. Well, stop going to see films then. It's called authenticity. People do talk like this.; ▶ Reply to This