Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by olympus on Saturday January 19, 2013 @05:06PM
(#5084967)
Sites like these rise and fall on two things: the delivery of the content, and the quality of the content. The delivery here is top notch, I found it very easy to navigate and get the information I wanted. I know your community is small right now, but the quality of the reviews I have read is excellent. I added a few reviews of my own and I hope that the quality stays high as your community grows. Good luck!
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by Foomandoonian on Saturday January 19, 2013 @06:54PM
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Agreed. It was the very first thing I looked for.
Even if there aren't enough ratings to be meaningful, seeing movies higher up or lower down than fans think they should be will encourage them to jump in and 'fix' things. :)
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by pseudorocker on Saturday January 19, 2013 @04:32PM
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Nice site! The content shines through, so I immediately got excited. Two suggestions... On the movie detail page, please put the trailer above the fold. That's what I came for. As well, possible to include links to Netflix so I can stream/order it?
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by sturadnidge on Saturday January 19, 2013 @05:52PM
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@kheruc I know it's a side project, but I own sfmdb.com - was going to use it for something totally different that will probably never happen now, but it's not a bad name for your site - happy to give it to you if interested?
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by kheruc on Monday January 21, 2013 @12:42PM
(#5092585)
Thanks for the offer, but it's not necessary. If it was just a "sci-fi movie database" site, your domain would be good, but I plan to extend the site to sci-fi tv shows and books as well, so I'm happy with the current domain.
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by sturadnidge on Saturday January 19, 2013 @06:04PM
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To someone who has built something related to it and fully intends to run with it, yeh. I bought that domain with every intention to build something myself but am fully absorbed with something else... would love to see it put to good use, I fucking hate squatters :)
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by olympus on Saturday January 19, 2013 @06:16PM
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Short domain names are hard to get on account of there being fewer possible combinations. Finding a short domain that meshes with your application is definitely valuable, since it is easier to remember and type. We can debate whether or not a five letter domain counts as short, but I'd say it's valuable to someone who wants to make money. Certainly a good deal at $0.
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by kheruc on Saturday January 19, 2013 @04:34PM
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Ha, this is already on the todo list!
We plan to add best sci-fi books as well and it will be interesting to see which books visitors will most want to see made as movies.
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by kheruc on Saturday January 19, 2013 @03:36PM
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Thanks!
We're using TMDb API, but all data is manually checked for accuracy. For now we are focusing on quality sci-fi movies and there aren't too many of them :)
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by jfaucett on Saturday January 19, 2013 @06:14PM
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enders game?! had no idea this classic was coming :) Awesome site btw! Care to give any details on how you built it what stack?, I always find that part interesting :)
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by simongiles on Sunday January 20, 2013 @01:41AM
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Not having a sort by feature does not seem like a show-stopper. Prioritising features is difficult, and getting a site out and seeing how users interact with it is crucial.
My reaction: The site's design is incredible. Navigation is intuitive and the information easy to read / digest. Great job!
Suggestion 1: I think the homepage could benefit from a mission statement. Perhaps a thin, elegant banner located beneath the search and above the 'Recently Premiered SciFi Movies' header.
Suggestion 2: Add 'Latest Reviews' to your main navigation.
Re:Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)
by kheruc on Saturday January 19, 2013 @06:21PM
(#5085215)
Before we launched the site, there were no ratings so it seemed pointless to add sorting by ratings.
We're already getting quality reviews and ratings and sorting options will be added soon.
Even if there aren't enough ratings to be meaningful, seeing movies higher up or lower down than fans think they should be will encourage them to jump in and 'fix' things. :)
Anyway I love the site, in particular the genre filter. It's been bookmarked. Good job!
Just one suggestion, I like watching trailers on the Apple site, so a link to that would be epic.
[My entry: Consider Phlebas]
This make the site utterly useless and pointless, the cool of review sites like this is see new good movies that you did not watch.
My reaction: The site's design is incredible. Navigation is intuitive and the information easy to read / digest. Great job!
Suggestion 1: I think the homepage could benefit from a mission statement. Perhaps a thin, elegant banner located beneath the search and above the 'Recently Premiered SciFi Movies' header.
Suggestion 2: Add 'Latest Reviews' to your main navigation.
Best of luck!