Movie Reviews From Computer Geeks

Movie Review Sites

It’s the holiday season and, in our family, we tend to head to the movies more than any other time of year. Usually it’s the Geek blockbusters that we want to see – the newest Star Wars or Harry Potter or Star Trek.  If none of those appeal to us, we head online to see which new movies are highly rated.  Here are some of the websites we use for movie reviews:

IMDb

The Internet Movie Database is my favorite website for movies and TV shows. It tells you what is playing in the theaters, and how other people have rated those movies. (If you create an account, you can rate movies too.)  Most movies and TV shows have a complete listing of all the actors and directors. IMDb has been very helpful when I’ve forgotten the name of a particular movie but can remember two or three of the actors.  What was that old movie with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan?  Head over to IMDb to find out!

IMDb Movie Reviews

 

Rotten Tomatoes

I have been hearing about this site for years.  For many of my friends, Rotten Tomatoes is their go-to site for movie reviews.  Rotten Tomatoes shows ratings for new movies, movies on TV tonight, and soon-to-be released films.  Their secret? The Tomatometer® is “based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics – is a trusted measurement of movie and TV programming quality for millions of moviegoers. It represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show.”

Fandango

When we know we want to see a movie, now, we head to Fandango to see what’s playing, now (or in the next 20 minutes!), at our favorite theater.  It gives times and descriptions.

NY Times

If it’s a Sunday that I have happened to pick up the Times, I’ll take a look at their movie reviews.  What I like about them is that they’re not just reviewing the big theater movies.  They’re reviewing movies at the little community theaters, the art theaters, etc.  So, you hear about movies that the big sites aren’t reviewing.

Happy Holidays!

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