Sometimes I have to wonder what the programmers at NetFlix are smoking.
I have rated over 1350 movie titles since joining in January, so I would assume the program that makes movie suggestions would have a good grasp on what kind of movies I like.
But perhaps not.
Today is gave me the suggested genre of Suspenseful Movies (based on my previous choices). Here are some of the movies it suggested:
- Traffic
- Chinatown
- Street Kings
- Apocalypto
- Deliverance
Okay, so those all make sense. But when I tabbed over for more suggestions, remind you from the same category, it suggested these movies:
- Get Smart
- Wall-E
- Nim’s Island
- The Little Mermaid
- Sleeping Beauty
- Barbie & the Diamond Castle
And my personal favorite:
- Pirates Who Won’t Do Anything – A Veggie Tales Movie
Because there is nothing like watching Roman Polanski slit someone’s nose open followed by a singing crab…
~The Office Scribe
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Quite a potpourri of movies there. I get those same kind of moronic recommendations on Tivo. I don't know where these brilliant computers come up with some of this stuff.
I think Netflix is making sure you are well-balanced. But where's the love stories?
That's funny!
You have rated 1350 movies?? Since January? Did you rate movies you had already seen?
Of course I have been rating movies I have already seen. How would I have time to blog, shirk my work duties, and rapidly clean my apartment before my mother comes over if I watched over 1350 movies in three months?
(Though I have done the math and I get up to 3 DVD's at a time. I pay $18.00 bucks a month for this service. Because I rent so many they come out to be about 80 cents a DVD. So I guess I am a little sad...)
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