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Why does this have such an awful rating on Netflix?

posted 9 years ago by HellboundHero
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A lot of sites give Hellraiser at least a 7/10 which is decent for a low budget, relatively obscure horror movie. On Netflix, some of the most worthless wastes of celluloid have three star ratings while Hellraiser is left with a weak 1 and a half star. Halloween 6 and Resurrection as well as Highlander 3 and Endgame, sequels which are generally considered bad/awful, have higher ratings than a horror classic? What drugs are Netflix users on?

[–] timbo-89 9 years ago

I believe a vast majority of Netflix users probably play call of duty on a daily basis therefore when they didn't see someone get their head sliced off after 4 seconds of film they rated it a 1 due to intense boredom.

I shelled out for the blu-ray trilogy steel book so I can get up & throw it on instead of watching on Netflix lol

[–] fatalframe80 9 years ago

Hey! I play that! But you're probably close. Most people want blood, guys and torture porn right away. Unfortunately a lot of people don't like to wait for a slow build, they want it now.

[–] CosimaValkyrie 9 years ago

Are you logged in when looking at this? Netflix shows ratings in reference/result to how you've rated other things in the past, to give you an idea if you'll like it or not.

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[–] HellboundHero 9 years ago

Oooh, I had no idea. I'm a newbie to Netflix and didn't realize what the star ratings meant.

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[–] Jake8761 9 years ago

They try and read your mind and rate things for you, it sucks I'd rather have user ratings like IMDb or Amazon prime.

[–] HellboundHero 9 years ago

It is hard to find stuff because of it. Either you search and come up empty or you see what Netflix thinks you want to see.

[–] KingCobra686 9 years ago

Hellraiser takes a bit of effort to appreciate and understand the first time you view it. Someone who watches the movie and goes to a site like imdb just to rate it has probably given it a good effort. Someone who watches 5 minutes of it on Netflix before giving up and deciding that they hate it can quickly give it a bad rating. Netflix is a great thing for watching movies easily, but its also a great tool for half watching movies and not giving them a good chance.

[–] ElectricWarlock 9 years ago

It seems like every single thing I see on there has a low rating. I don't pay any attention to them at all. I just watch whatever I want to.

[–] raf-33 9 years ago

Netflix is generally watched by young'uns so don't expect something from a different time to strike a chord with them. Finding a Netflix viewer who was even alive in 1987 is like finding a clover with 4 leaves. Something that infuriates me no end knowing that they now own the rights to Black Mirror and may likely kill that show.

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