Crazy Credits

Sorry, that’s not going to happen. I no longer have the energy to try to keep IMDb relevant. For years I came to the site to get an idea what to expect from a film, but I cannot face another review beginning “The 9* ratings are written by the director’s mother …”, “Obviously made by elementary school kids using cereal-box cameras”, or “Would have been better if (Actor X) took her clothes off”, with no evidence to back up the racist, sexist, homophobic, politicised, xenophobic, reactionary or religiously zealous (usually US-centric) views.

It seems outrageous comments can be posted, but forensic evidence is needed to have them removed. I have had to spend hours providing evidence that a young, very English comedian wasn’t in an old US sexploitation film, simply because her name was vaguely similar. I have provided links to show that reviews have been lifted directly from those published in magazines worldwide, where simple errors demonstrated it was not original work. 

It should not be this way. IMDb was once the go-to cinema enthusiast website, not too intellectual but still upholding certain standards. Now it is too often the equivalent of reading graffiti from a public toilet cubicle.

 I do not mean to insult you, or any other individual, but the website has lost its way, along with its relevance. Where does it go from here?

If you doubt me, consider this content warning - Violence and gore: “A woman burps” (As if to prove my point about not being user-focused, I have tried to add a photograph but have no way of knowing if it has attached)

Yes, it appears to have attached twice. Brilliant.