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I hope people won't be put off by this fake votes

posted 9 years ago by sinistraI
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I haven't seen the movie yet, but it's clear to me that most of the 1's given to this movie are from one or a handful people with multiple accounts. Alone the fact, that the sole review of this movie (which gave a 1 star rating) has 129 helpful/unhelpful votes, of which 113 are helpful shows that something's not right. It's very unnatural for a movie that has only 175 votes, to have 129 helpful/unhelpful votes for a review. Which means that's the work of one or a few people (obviously, the author of that review has to be one of them, if he/she isn't the only one).
As to why he/she did that. It could be, because he/she got fired working for Office Kitano (he/she wrote that on his/her review), and is doing this as revenge.
So as mentioned, I hope people won't get distracted by the low rating and won't think that people don't like this movie.

[–] WeebLord 9 years ago

Saw the film this evening and it slayed the audience, everyone applauded at the end. I think you're right, looks like the work of a disgruntled ex-employee. IMDb need better counter-measures.

I also noticed that Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Journey to the Shore' has a rating of one due to just under a third of the votes being one star ratings, despite being pretty well received by everyone I spoke to.

[–] Ido_Fong_Wong 9 years ago

Yeah when I read that review, it was also clear to me that this person doesn't understand how to write a review on a movie either. So the helpful votes are quite fishy.

I didn't really like the movie either but not to that extent. I mean you have to find some points to follow along on the movie and not what you think of the person who made the movie and it's cultural references.. Sometimes I wish the reviews would have better moderation done on them.

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[–] Suzume-san 9 years ago

I've just seen it in London, packed house, part of the BFI festival - this audience loved it and applauded vigorously at the end. I loved it myself - Kitano at his lightest and most fun, a loving send-up of the old yakuza genre.

[–] Liadtella 9 years ago

I agree saw it at the festival too. Very funny. Packed audience belly laughed through out. definitely not a 4.8 out of 10 film.

[–] Suzume-san 9 years ago

Hey, Liadtella, you going to any more in the festival? I've booked nearly all the Japanese ones and several of the others. Marnie today :)

[–] benman46 9 years ago

I was there too, loved the film. 9/10 for me.

[–] fluffset 8 years ago

yeah, I love this movie because its so funny, it deserve rating around 6.5 to 7.5 I guess, not Kitano masterpiece but the popular everyday joke of him. Highly recommended! This yakuza parody!!!

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