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Please, what's with the 2.2 rating?

posted 16 years ago by amundsen
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I have written IMDB twice about this. They have answered once repeating IMDB's explanation of weighted average which I understand. The problem is this movie had a weighted average of above 7 for at least 6 months (due to film festivals) before it was released to theaters. And then suddenly, on the weekend before it was released, every vote over a 3 was invalidated. They just didn't count anymore. I have kept track and since then every positive vote except one has not been added into the average ( and to be fair, I think one "1" was also rejected). What is going on? Anybody who likes the film is suddenly not a person?

I mean I voted for my own film. So if that's a problem, take me off. If there's a problem with the positive votes, what is it? And why did it suddenly happen just BEFORE the weekend it released?

I think very few movies deserve a ten or a one, but this is IMDB. I just want to make sure the rules apply to everyone. I want to make sure if someone votes above a 3 for this movie, they will be counted.

Also it's deceptive to say 39 votes gave the film a 2.2 when only 15 votes were counted.

Thank you for listening.

[–] jaybs 16 years ago

A lot of us are just waiting to see the movie! a big majority depend on DVD release and then we VOTE!

Deseret in the Christmas Catalogue have it for December release, but no one else has it listed, I have asked on another thread does anyone know when it may get released, No Answers!!

[–] amundsen 16 years ago

I believe the DVD release is set for either the 4th or the 8th of December. One of those two. Excel is preparing the extras and cover now. The commentary was recorded about a month ago.

Thanks for asking. I apologise for the delayed response.

[–] sundance7490 16 years ago

Hey Mr. Michael! I was wondering if that was you and then I looked right at the screen name and I was like "It sure is". It's me Everette!

I know, I was actually wondering the same thing about the movie because I've been tracking it since it's theatrical release. The rating on The Return used to be considerably high (I remember before the release) and all the users on here seem to like it a lot now but it shot so low I thought everyone who had seen it before was biased or something like that on account of the lower ratings "seemed" to have taken over, but obviously not. It seems silly the festival ratings would be deleted considering that a lot of those people who voted may not come back here to revisit the page again. I hope the same thing doesn't happen to The Price of the American Dream II.

[–] jaybs 16 years ago

Many Thanks for your kind reply, no form of advertsing or announcement yet to stores.

John

[–] amundsen 16 years ago

John

It's Decmber 4. Thanks for the interest. The website (returnwithhonormovie.com) has the cover and I think you can order it from Deseret Book.

Again thanks.