Right, Netflix ratings are based on your own ratings of other films. Not other users' ratings. This was rated a 4 for me!
This is a reply to all the posts in this thread about the Netflix ratings. (This is obviously the wrong site to be posting this, but I cannot seem to find a good way to ask Netflix customer support any questions).
Anyway, the above quoted statement seems to be true for Netflix streaming. This is very annoying, as I would like to know what Netflix's suggested rating is for me, but ALSO be able to see the actual rating is from all Netflix users. Surely there must be a way to do this? But I cannot seem to figure it out.
On the other hand, if I am browsing the DVD/blu-ray portion of the site, any movie I click on will show BOTH the actual rating from all Netflix users AND Netflix's expected rating for me.
I like to use both numbers, since I do not know how their algorithm works. On IMDB, foe example,when I click to see my average rating by genre, sci-fi is near the bottom, even though it is by far my favorite genre. Obviously this is because I watch a disproportionately high number of sci-fi movies, which means I end up watching more bad ones than I would in genres I generally dislike.
So, if Netflix's recommendation system makes suggestions based on the ratings we give, would it be less likely to suggest sci-fi movies for me? If so, that's the opposite of what I would want. I would hope it sees the sheer volume of sci-fi movies I watch and realize I would like it to recommend them.
Anyway, the difference between the rating-viewing options for the streaming plan and the DVD plan is highly irritating for people who have both. Is that uncommon? I have had both for as long as I've had a Netflix account, but at some point recently, they seem to have completely separated the two, and it's a major hassle. If I am browsing the streaming titles (of which there are very very few, compared to the DVD/blu-ray selection), and I search by title for a movie that isn't available on streaming, it will either not show the movie at all (in which case I need to change the page to the DVD section and search again), or it will show a picture of the movie that says "DVD only" (which requires clicking "view DVD details," which also leaves the streaming page and goes to the DVD page).
All of this is very annoying, because until recently, they were not separated like this, and if I saw a movie I liked, I could click "add" to add it to my DVD queue, or, if it's available streaming, I would click "add to instant queue." Now, if I am in the DVD section and I run across a movie that happens to be available streaming, all I can do is click "play." If I want to add it to the instant queue to watch later, I need to navigate away from the DVD section and back to the streaming section. And back and forth, and so on.
Who the hell thought this was a good idea, and why would a company go out of its way to greatly inconvenience the people who pay the most amount of money each month (by having a streaming plan and a disc plan)??
Anyway, with regard to White Rabbit, I agree with those who liked the movie. Its rating here at IMDB is 6.2 (I think?), which isn't bad but obviously isn't great. I think that's slightly below the overall average for the site.
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Wolmas
7 years ago
Netflix has increased its price, but not the quality - of anything, website functionality for example. Searching for a specific title/actor/director is a slow process. They don't seem to expand on their streaming options very often, but I wouldn't know that for certain, since I have an on-again, off-again account. Their rating system? Judging by the details posted in this thread, it looks like I've had the right instinct to pretty much ignore it. Currently on its page on this site, White Rabbit is a 6.2. I'd say it's closer to a 7.
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