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IMDB ratings
Published on May 1, 2005 By Draginol In Movies & TV & Books

If you've never been to IMDB, check it out. It's a fantastic way to find out if a movie is any good.  I generally avoid any movie that gets less than a 7.

Here are my ratings on various movies from over the years:

 1941 (1979) 4
 Air Force One (1997) 6
 Airplane! (1980) 7
 Alien (1979) 6
 Aliens (1986) 8
 American Beauty (1999) 5
 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) (TV) 5
 Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV) 6
 Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) (TV) 3
 Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV) 4
 Back to the Future (1985) 9
 Batman (1989) 6
 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) 2
 Blade Runner (1982) 7
 Braveheart (1995) 7
 A Bug's Life (1998) 7
 Chicken Run (2000) 5
 A Christmas Story (1983) 8
 Collateral (2004) 5
 Conan the Barbarian (1982) 6
 Conan the Destroyer (1984) 4
 Contact (1997) 7
 Cop Land (1997) 5
 Dark City (1998) 6
 Die Hard (1988) 8
 Dogma (1999) 8
 Dune (1984) 5
 End of Days (1999) 4
 Enemy at the Gates (2001) 6
 Excalibur (1981) 9
 Fallen (1998) 6
 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) 3
 First Knight (1995) 1
 A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 7
 The Frighteners (1996/I) 6
 The Fugitive (1993) 7
 Gladiator (2000) 6
 The Godfather (1972) 7
 Good Will Hunting (1997) 4
 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 6
 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 7
 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 7
 Highlander (1986) 6
 Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) 3
 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) 6
 Howard the Duck (1986) 1
 The Hunt for Red October (1990) 7
 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 7
 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 8
 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) 3
 Jurassic Park (1993) 7
 Last Action Hero (1993) 6
 Legend (1985) 7
 Life of Brian (1979) 6
 Lilo & Stitch (2002) 4
 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 10
 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 9
 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 9
 The Matrix Revolutions (2003) 3
 The Matrix (1999) 9
 Men in Black (1997) 5
 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 9
 The Mummy (1999) 6
 Never Say Never Again (1983) 4
 Planet of the Apes (2001) 1
 Pleasantville (1998) 5
 Poltergeist (1982) 7
 Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) 1
 Predator (1987) 6
 Predator 2 (1990) 4
 The Princess Bride (1987) 8
 Pulp Fiction (1994) 6
 Quiz Show (1994) 5
 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 8
 The Rock (1996) 5
 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 9
 Schindler's List (1993) 7
 Scrooged (1988) 5
 Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) 7
 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9
 Shrek 2 (2004) 7
 The Sixth Sense (1999) 8
 Sphere (1998) 1
 Spider-Man (2002) 8
 Spider-Man 2 (2004) 9
 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) 2
 Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) 7
 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) 9
 Star Wars (1977) 8
 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) 7
 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) 8
 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 9
 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 5
 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 7
 The Terminator (1984) 7
 Time Bandits (1981) 8
 Titan A.E. (2000) 2
 Titanic (1997) 6
 Total Recall (1990) 6
 The Transformers: The Movie (1986) 5
 Troy (2004) 6
 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 7
 U-571 (2000) 4
 Unbreakable (2000) 7
 Unforgiven (1992) 9
 Van Helsing (2004) 7
 Wag the Dog (1997) 5
 Willow (1988) 5


Comments
on May 02, 2005
Did you actually watch Battlefield Earth? I mean the whole movie. I'm asking because I couldn't do it.
on May 02, 2005
I can't speak for Draginol, but I watched the WHOLE thing. I was too stunned to get up and leave.
on May 02, 2005

IMDB is my favorite source for "six degrees of Kevin Bacon" research (I am a near pro at that game). Good article! There are soms choices here that may guide a few future movie purchases.

I generally go for a "more than 7 or less than 3" standard. I am a campy movie buff, and in my opinion, if it's REALLY bad, it's gotta be good!

on May 02, 2005

I made it about 30 minutes into Battlefield Earth before the room started to spin. Fortunately, it was on HBO and my floor had carpeting.