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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Criticker

Criticker - Get movie recommendations Movie recommendation sites are nothing new. For starters, Amazon tries to sell you related films to those you've purchased at every given opportunity. The recommend or related items approach is common the web over. However, where it often fails is although several people might have bought the same film as you, it doesn't actually mean they enjoyed it. Simply buying something is never a true recommendation.

Criticker is a movie recommendation site with a difference. In a way it's a movie version of Launch. You rate movies you've seen, and they do some swizzy maths to determine your Taste Compatibility Index (TCI) and suggest films you might like based on users who have similar tastes to yours. It aims to be an honest and open system and supply with top recommendations from film fans who's tastes are closest to your own. Best still, as they have rated the films, it's not just taste by ownership and as such, a great idea.

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Posted by Dio Bach at 3:54 PM  

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Anonymous said...

I was turned on to Criticker pretty early through a good friend. It was pretty cool, but there were only about 40 users. Now there are about 1000+ (I think). This site is freakin' sweet. I've tested the accuracy of the TCI a few times, and must admit that it is almost spot on. For example, the movie "The Winslow Boy" was something I'd never heard of, but Criticker predicted I would rate it 100 out of 100. I gave it a 91. Still, pretty good. I know who my "favorite" critic is as well as what other Joe Schmo out there has similar tastes.

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