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Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 8:13 AM

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Troll reviews on a title

Dear IMDB, 

i am writing to you regarding a title

with a lot of negative reviews… it is a documentary, a pretty good one in my opinion, but it gets a lot of 1 stars, i mean a lot….and as i can see it only gets the negative reviews because one of the producers is involved in politics. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21194980/


I hope you can do something about the troll reviews as the low point may discourage people who want to watch it. And also because politics should not play part in art. They should be separated and watched with a different eye.

sincerelly, 

a true fan

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2 years ago

Hi @Kova124 -

I have deleted the inappropriate reviews, if you see any other please use the "Report this" link under the review.

Cheers!

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Hi @Bethanny​, 

first of all thank you for your help so far, 

but as i see it is not just the reviews but the ratings as well! 

If you check the ratings you will see that out of the 622 rating 90% is a 1star, i belive it is not because the film is bad, i have watched it, and it doesn’t deserve the hate .

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@Kova124​ Oh you meant the ratings, not the reviews. I have now reported them for investigation.


Cheers!

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@Bethanny​ thank you, actually I meant the ratings first, but the reviews also! 

so thank you, i belive it helps IMDB and the viewers as well to get a real idea about the thing they might watch.

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@Bethanny​ With respect, Bethany, but the ‘Report this’ link is an insult to IMDb users.

Too often, reviews are based on what the writer expected (rather than what the film is), a political standpoint (as here, although many reviews are simply anti-feminist or anti-LGBTQ+), are assumptions by people who have not seen a film (or seen only the first 10-20%),  or the stories are evaluated according the perceived attractiveness of (usually female) actors.

At times it is easier to have an offensive review removed by ticking  one of the boxes but giving no explanation than it is to explain why racist, homophobic or sexist comments have no place in a 2020s film review.

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1 year ago

Hi @Kova124 & All -

I'm just following up on this older post to confirm that our staff in charge of the review/voting system has investigated.  Know that while no immediate action may be taken, all reports are carefully examined so please rest assured that this will help us fine-tune and improve the effectiveness of our voting system.