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When will people realise

posted 15 years ago by Fitvideo
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That by giving a film a title such as this , it makes it really hard to track down on IMDB? The search engine throws up all sorts of ambiguities.

We, the users of IMDB deserve better.

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Fitvideo

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[–] Mr_Beale 15 years ago

My thoughts exactly. Having three films with such similar titles in the same year has really made things confusing when I try to talk about any one of those films. I have to clarify which one I'm talking about (shorthand, I say "9 the post-apocalyptic animated film," "Nine the musical," and "District 9, the sci-fi film about evicted aliens").

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[–] iggytoole 15 years ago

by - Mr_Beale on Sat Jan 2 2010 17:01:29
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My thoughts exactly. Having three films with such similar titles in the same year has really made things confusing when I try to talk about any one of those films. I have to clarify which one I'm talking about (shorthand, I say "9 the post-apocalyptic animated film," "Nine the musical," and "District 9, the sci-fi film about evicted aliens").

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One would think you would be too embarrassed to admit that saying: "9 the animated film" causes you such confusion. Please think twice before procreating.

[–] godlyman 15 years ago

I agree that it can be REALLY confusing! I saw that "9" is available on PPV, but then I thought that there was another movie by the same name still in theaters. Imagine going to a video rental store (later in the year when they're both out) asking if they have "9". "Uh, which one?" they ask. "There's more than one?"

I guess we'll have to know who's in the movie in order to find the one we want!

[–] SoneaAmnell 15 years ago

Uh, I typed in 9, and it came right up...

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[–] jwalton52 14 years ago

ditto

If you create an account, it's much easier to find what you're looking for, as well.

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[–] Sylphadora 15 years ago

That by giving a film a title such as this , it makes it really hard to track down on IMDB? The search engine throws up all sorts of ambiguities.

I agree!! Lol!! I've typed like 4 or 5 things before finding this film on IMDB. I first typed the title of the film in letters, but I got the musical XD It's so stupid that both films have the same title but that you have to search for one in letters and for the other in numbers!!

[–] Piece_of_Pi 15 years ago

Hm, I had no difficulty finding this title. Remembering the name of the movie was a numeral helped immensely. From there, it was simply a matter of remembering which year it was released. Not that hard, people.

[–] wreck999 15 years ago

In this age of the internet it is really stupid to give a name like "9" to a movie. Try looking for any information about the movie in a google search and it is almost impossible.

I typially search for "9 elijah wood" or something, but Im sure that misses a lot.

[–] Critical_Beatdown 15 years ago

I came to IMDb, typed "9" and this film is the first entry. What's all the fuss about?

Alternatively, type "9 the movie" into Google's search engine and at the moment, the first page is full of links about this film excepting one entry for District 9.

Come on guys, this is hardly rocket science.

Artists should be free to title their works as they please, the sad fact is most directors and authors ultimately have no or little say in the titles of their works. That decision is mostly made by the film studios and publishers.

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[–] sth128 15 years ago

Huh... I typed in Elija Wood to find this film.

[–] tstraton 15 years ago

Ya just type 9 on Google you silly little man that started this really stupid topic!!!! Bitch, bitch, bitch!!!!!

[–] starwolf 15 years ago

I seriously doubt that IMDB's collating scheme has any effect on how producers and directors name films.

[–] Qnine 15 years ago

I also frequent an indexing site called NZBMatrix. Looking up this movie on that site is truly a pain because it will say "you must enter at least characters".

[–] persnip 15 years ago

This movie was easy to find. I had trouble finding District 9. All I knew was that is was an area and then 9. So, I typed in 'Area 9', 'Section 9' and some others. I found it eventually.

[–] marblesxiii 15 years ago

"9" in Google gave me this movie as its first link.