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5.9 Are you kidding me!!!


This film was decent in all departments and was wrapped up in a nice little bow with a good message...

5.9 is rediculous, I must admit I let the IMDB score set the benchmark for most things I watch...(Which I have heard many times is dumb anyway)..But never again will I let that silly rating prevent me from seeing some good little films like this one.

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I agree. Just watched it and liked everything about it. I'm not even into birds; into nature, just not extreme birding. Very poignant little film about life and doing what you want to do.

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this is a very well done movie -- it deserves a much higher rating ... I enjoyed it

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You guys just need to understand the rating system on here a little better. None of the movies get a 10/10 rating if it's been seen by 100+ people (some cheeky film companies rate a movie early to gain awareness). A 9 or above is held in regard for a select few movies. It's barely worth considering ratings above a 9 due to the rarity so it's really only between 1 and 9 stars.

4 or less: don't waste your time.

A 5 can be good but it's often an acquired taste (such as spoof comedy etc.) which is why it has such mixed opinions.

A 6 is actually considered a good movie. Not brilliant but definitely something you'd watch again somewhere down the road. If you're thinking in terms of 9 stars, a 6 is 2/3 positive...whereas you might have been thinking it was more like only a 1/2.

A 7-8 is generally a great movie. Okay, some 7's may really be 6's but it all depends on genre.

An 8-9 is considered to be excellent. Not many movies keep this position, even if they start out that way.


To sum up, this movie really doesn't deserve a higher rating. It is fairly ranked at around 6 stars.


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crap like the transformers sequels or adam sandler movies score higher than this, that is why people are saying <6 is too low. this film should be higher.

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should be 7.0 atleast imo

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IMDB ratings are always ridiculous; this was clearly a 7/8: not great, but hardly bad. Entertaining.

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A 7 would be "great" a 6 is an above average film, because 5 is an AVERAGE movie.

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i was pleasantly surprised by this as well. i gave it a 7.0

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yeh..the only bad thing in this film is Steve Martin's relentlessly worsening facelift. I loved the film. 9/10

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pure garbage. what a pile of crap

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totally agree it was rubbish
(i was being generous in giving it a 4 rating).

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'you can'ts spell garbage? douche go lick yourself'

Just one of the comical comments amongst your trolling posts.

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"5.9 Are you kidding me!!!" is exactly what I said when I saw the rating.

This was a very enjoyable movie.

"You're Chocolate Chip Charlie!"

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