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IMDB Doesn't Like Black Films

posted 18 years ago by barmitzvah
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They don't. There is no reason why Roll Bounce should be 4.5. Definitely 5.5-6.5, but 4.5 is ridiculous. I realize it's an ethnic movie, but the story is perfectly decent, if a little cliched, and the roller skating, I mean, c'mon, is just cool. RT clocked it at 66%, and c'mon, it's not exactly like it's hard to watch.

Maybe the majority of IMDb users are white, or something. Which isn't to say that IMDb users are racist. More to say, their opinions of films are disproporionately skewed.

[–] anarchyONtheSHORTbus 18 years ago

Blame the people who voted. Imdb has nothing to do with that.

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[–] pianocellolove 18 years ago

I agree with you wholeheartedly here.

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[–] hitchcock_blonde 18 years ago

I would easily give this movie an 8. It's entertaining as hell!!

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[–] Rabbit_with_a_Gun12 18 years ago

nicholelibra is right we all have to vote.

[–] Swede69 18 years ago

Yep, this no reason this movie should be rated so low.

[–] Blu-Mercenary 18 years ago

See, I'm an African American and I liked the movie. It doesn't follow the black stereotype where most black people do drugs and live in bad neighborhoods only to grow up and live in the lifestyles of the rich and famous. To me, it's a classic and deserved a higher rating, that's all I got to say.

[–] barmitzvah 18 years ago

Look at the user-ratings. The arithmetic mean is 6.3, with a median of 7. That translates to 4.6/10 stars... how?

Seriously. IMDb doesn't like ethnic films.

The Barbershop series, the Friday series... all of them are rated lower than they deserve. I'm white, I have no racial motivation whatsoever. i've just noticed it, and it doesn't make any sense.

[–] anarchyONtheSHORTbus 18 years ago

Look at the user-ratings. The arithmetic mean is 6.3, with a median of 7. That translates to 4.6/10 stars... how?
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They break down who voted into sections. (ex. men, women, 45+ group, under 45 group, etc.) The average of the individuals break down to around 5 and from there the total is collected and averaged based on the number of groups. None of the votes were discounted nor were the numbers fixed. It all boils down to how people voted. If there is a significant gap in the votes it'll reflect in the averages. (300 something people gave it a 10, but at the same time 250 something gave it a 1 meaning that there is a huge gap.)

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[–] braiden45 18 years ago

Looks at training day. Most of the people in that movie were black. IT is vodted high because it was actually good.

[–] windslash64 18 years ago

this has nothing to do with being black. this movie was just stupid. however, that is simply my opinion, which i am entitled to, as all of you here are entitled to say that you enjoyed it. i bet if you went across imdb site-wide, youd find that the majority of movies released (spiced black, white, latino, western, romance, etc.) are rated low. this is due to the fact that most movies are wastes of time. if the majority of movies were good, then we would like every movie and never have favorites. im white and friday is probably the funniest movie of all time, not because of its "blackness," but because it is simply a funny ass movie. also remember that to vote, all you have to do is click a button.....im sure theres people that just down-vote movies because they are lowlives with nothing better to do. such is life. im just tired of hearing people bitch about racism when something/someone doesnt agree with their beliefs. just because i think roll bounce is a dumb movie and that bow wow couldnt act his way out of a paper bag doesnt mean i hate all "black" movies, "black" urban culture, or black people in general. and just because the majority of voters thinks this movie sucks too doesnt make them racists. ill make this point...if you think that this movie deserves a 6.5, and friday is a hundred times funnier than roll bounce, then how do you show how much better friday is within the voting system? because friday certainly isnt a 10, but to rate it a 6.8 or a 7 when roll bounce is a 6.5 just isnt indicative of how much better friday is. see what im getting at? its all relative! thank you and good day, all.

[–] footballchipmunk73 18 years ago

yea i agree dat imdb hates black films but roll bounce really did suck

[–] jiggaman789 18 years ago

so true... the fact that movies like the color purple and do the right thing aren't on the top 250 is crazy. yeah, imdb ppl are pretty biased

[–] footballchipmunk73 18 years ago

and most of our movies r in da bottom 100 or hav really low ratings

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[–] footballchipmunk73 18 years ago

its not that hard to figure out wat an ethnic film is. a black movie is different from a white movie and an asian movie is different from a white movie etc. etc. idont care wat they think i just hate that good movies r rated so low.

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[–] breathingfame 18 years ago

yeah, but movies like do the right thing are the "you either love it or hate it" type. i personally loved it but can understand why a lot of people don't.

[–] Viper5678 18 years ago

Could be cuz Nick Cannon and Lil Bow Wow are horrendous actors. O and Meghan Goode is far from a legitimate actor though she tries. Stop putting *beep* idiots in predictably stupid movies and maybe this movie would've got a semi-decent rating.

[–] mschickie2004 18 years ago

i say people start rating white movies low.

[–] windslash64 18 years ago

what is a white movie? every movie that doesnt star a rapper?

[–] DevinM83 18 years ago

i like this movie

[–] jefspicoli82 17 years ago

just imagine for a second if white people were as racial about everything as black people.

[–] strongnfemale 14 years ago

Imagine? They already are but like to believe they aren't.

[–] too_rad 18 years ago

I'm white and i loved this movie.. Stop trying to turn everything into a race war dumbass

[–] 5602 17 years ago

I think they do this with a lot of half way decent movies, especially if they have a non-white cast and writer/director. It's done on purpose to steer people away from really nice films, some of which have important information in them. It's also good to understand that some of the people voting may work for the movie industry. Their job being to discourage us from viewing these films.

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[–] kirenaj-1 17 years ago

I am white, and gave it a 5/10, although it should be around 5,5.
I could have rated it as high as 7/10, because I liked much of
the family stuff, but the young actors weren't very good, and the
main story was quite clichéd. An opportunity missed in my opinion.

I must admit that I generally have a low opinion of black american movies,
mostly because the general problem with them is bad to middling acting and
horrible scripts. They usually are quite entertaining though.

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[–] R_Rhoads666 9 years ago

"I generally have a low opinion of black American movies"

Out of context much?

IMDb is really not that important, so calm yourself.

[–] mariesky18 17 years ago

I am black, and I don't even like most black movies. The only black movies that I can deal with are ones with substance. Most Spike Lee films are good, but when you get into films like Norbit, Roll Bounce, The Cookout....c'mon you can't be serious!

Also I have noticed that with a lot of movies that do have substance, black people don't want to see. When I saw Juno, I was one of three blacks in the theater. No Country for Old Men, the same. This goes for a lot of other films as well.

Most blacks seem to enjoy action and comedy flicks, opposed to films that you may find playing on the Independent Film Channel.

So I don't think it is fair to say IMDB doesn't like "black films", they like "films" that offer a good storyline, good performances, wit (not slapstick), and substance. That can be black or white.

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[–] omoxus 13 years ago

Unless their slaves, moral and fun loving black folks arn't popular films. They don't make money. It was a great family film. It deserves a better rating.

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