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Re:Why Ratings Systems Don't Work by guard-of-terra on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @08:38AM (#4417053)
If I have already seen this movie why would I need ratings of any kind?
Re:Why Ratings Systems Don't Work by sp332 on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @08:42AM (#4417065)
What use case are you referring to? I don't know anyone who uses ratings sites after seeing a movie.
Re:Why Ratings Systems Don't Work by guard-of-terra on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @09:12AM (#4417153)
My point exactly. And why would you care about rewatchability if you didn't see the movie once?
Re:Why Ratings Systems Don't Work by mhellmic on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @09:22AM (#4417184)
rewatchability should indicate a light-weight movie. If you want that, you look at rewatchability, if you want something more complex, you use quality. I think this is the underlying assumption.
Re:Why Ratings Systems Don't Work by sp332 on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @09:23AM (#4417189)
I don't think this is right. People watch movies like Blade Runner and Citizen Kane repeatedly.
Re:Why Ratings Systems Don't Work by sp332 on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @09:18AM (#4417171)
Possibly to know whether you should rent it or buy it.
Re:Why Ratings Systems Don't Work by batista on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @10:44AM (#4417562)
Because the rewatchability rating doesn't just tell you how rewatchable a movie is, but also how good and "timeless" it is, i.e mainly how deeply it resonates with people.

This is not about picking a movie to watch again after you have already seen it once: this is about picking a movie you haven't seen but that is so good that other people like to watch it again and again.