Any movie buffs have probably heard of this site, IMDb.com. It's one of the best sites around for movies and even television shows.
What is IMDb.com?
It stands for Internet Movie Database and is probably the biggest collection of movie information on the web. If a new movie is being made, ... Read review
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Advantages: Everything you want to know about movies. Disadvantages: Hard to find a film if you don't know the name.
Any movie buffs have probably heard of this site, IMDb.com. It's one of the best sites around for movies and even television shows.
==What is IMDb.com?==
It stands for Internet Movie Database and is probably the biggest collection of movie information on the web. If a new movie is being made, IMDb.com will catalogue every detail about the movie from the actors, crew and even the trivia behind the making of the movie. ... ...people who watch movies and write about them. Doesn't that sound like a fantastic job?
==Does it cost anything?==
No, not if you are using it for non-commercial use, but if you want to use it for promotional use on IMDbPRO.com you will probably have to pay a fee or something.
==Where does the info come from?==
US! IMDb.com people do some gathering of information but most of the information ... more
Any movie buffs have probably heard of this site, IMDb.com. It's one of the best sites around for movies and even television shows.
What is IMDb.com?
It stands for Internet Movie Database and is probably the biggest collection of movie information on the web. If a new movie is being made, IMDb.com will catalogue every detail about the movie from the actors, crew and even the trivia behind the making of the movie.
IMDb.com is a huge organisation of people who watch movies and write about them. Doesn't that sound like a fantastic job?
Does it cost anything?
No, not if you are using it for non-commercial use, but if you want to use it for promotional use on IMDbPRO.com you will probably have to pay a fee or something.
Where does the info come from?
US! IMDb.com people do some gathering of information but most of the information is submitted by visitors or people who are in the movie business. The staff actually spends most of their time adding information to the database that their visitors have sent in.
If you wanted to find a film on IMDb.com no matter how unpopular it is, 9/10 it'll be there, some sometimes they do get things wrong.
How to find information in such a big database!
The main features on the site are listed at the top of the page, but the main way to find a certain actor or film quickly is to type it into the search box in the centre of the screen at the top. Most of the time it'll take you straight to THAT film or actor, but sometimes might need a bit more confirmation so will give you a list of actors/films.
If you're not sure what film you want, have a look in section browsers and it'll give you film titles and other film related information.
What if you can't remember the title of the movie?
This site has one downside and this is it, you can send in a personal message to the administrators but they can't answer everyone. However they have some great message boards, one in particular called I NEED TO KNOW where you can post all the things you would like to know that the site doesn't provide.
Is there any point registering to this site?
Yes, it gives you many more additional benefits including:
Cast votes.
Submit User Comments
Participate in message boards
Customize your site preferences.
Change your mailing list subscription
It's all free and all you need to provide is a valid email address and some information about yourself including name, age, user name etc. Everything's private so don't worry about giving out the information.
Adding information to a film/actor!
You would have to submit the information via the submissions interface, this is the only way the information will be read and accepted.
Everything to do with a film or actor will have an Update or Edit Info button at the bottom. Click on that and follow the instructions to add data or correct existing data.
Message Boards
You NEED to be a registered user to access these boards, they are separated into two sections:
general topic board
name/title specific board
The Main Page
The main page consists of everything you want to know about the site, from information on new movies, to upcoming movies and even information on actor's birthdays. On the left hand side it shows you a list each day of the new things to see including:
Tops at the box office
Opening this week.
Coming soon
New DVDs this week
User Favourites
The middle is the main information and changes each day, it gives you new pictures, information about new movies and trivia etc. On the right hand side you have the birthday screen I was talking about before, each day it's updated so it gets all the actor/actresses whose birthday it is and sticks a picture up on the front page. This is quite a nice thing; it's nice to see who shares the same birthday's.
The bit at the top of the page is probably the only static bit. Each links is something about movies, actors etc. Below the 7 links is a search engine where you can put in the name of the movie/actor etc.
Movies
Most of the pages to do with movies are so detailed. I'm going to give an example of the latest movie I've looked up.
At the top of the page it gives a picture of the movie, probably the DVD cover and the name of the movie in this case '10 Things I Hate About You'.
Below that it'll give you four links, photos, board, trailer & details. Each of these will give you a link to another page giving you more information about the movie. Next you'll see the ratings bit; once you have registered you can rate movies by giving them a star rating. All of these are added up and given an average, for example this movie has a 6.7/10 average score. I have to say this is pretty accurate, I use this a lot when I'm looking for new movies to watch, if it's under a 4.5, most of the time the score is right and the movies terrible.
Then you've got the overview of the movie, this includes director, producer, writer and then more about the movie itself including release date, tagline, plot outline and user comments.
The next bit is the thing I probably use the most, the cast list. If you want to see who was in the film this is your thing. It gives everyone from the main star to the person sitting in the back of the pub while they were talking. It lists most of the cast and crew as well.
I've just had a look and there's something on there I've never seen before 'Create a character page'. This means you can take a character like for example Patrick Verona from Ten Things and make a little page for him. Never seen this before and I don't think it's the sites best thing but thought I would share.
Additional Details is next, this gives the audience information on language, run time, filming locations etc.
Fun Stuff is another thing I regularly use, its like it says, the fun stuff about the making of movies including Trivia, Goofs, Quotes, Movie Connections & Soundtrack. This is a pretty popular bit of the site and it gives everyone little bits of information that maybe other people don't know. For example, did you know that the marching band for when Heath Ledger is performing his little number had never marched before, they had to be taught for the purpose of this scene and the original song he was supposed to sing at that bit was 'I Think I love you' by the Partridge Family. I myself think they choose the right song, I don't know the latter.
Below that is the USER COMMENTS area. Here people can voice their points in small reviews. This seems to be another popular bit of the site.
And last but not least is the message boards about this movie; here you can ask questions about the movie that maybe other people might know.
Actors/Actresses
On the spirit of '10 Things I Hate About you' I thought I'd talk about Heath Ledgers page.
Like the movie one it gives his name and a picture of him. Then below that it gives his date of birth and place of birth, then a mini biography, trivia, awards and alternate names. His full name is Heathcliff Andrew Ledger.
The filmography section gives links to all the movies/television shows he's been in and shows even his new movies.
Additional details is next and this gives information about anything else that hasn't been mentioned and below that is the same as it was on the movie section, MESSAGE BOARD. Here people can post anything they want about the actor and get replies back from other people on the site.
Anything Else
Hopefully you'll go and check out this site now, it's a wonderful site and if you want to know anything about a movie I'm sure it'll be on there.
Hopefully you enjoyed this review; I think it's probably taken the longest. Thanks to everybody who took the time to read it.
Advantages: All you ever wanted to know about films , actors and Directors AND MORE Disadvantages: None
For all of you film fans out there, I recommend this to you as quite simply the BEST Movie Website there is – bar none!
imdb.com - INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE - Is simply that. A database of Actors, Actresses, Directors, Films, both ancient and modern. Mainstream and obscure. Indeed this is a quite essential tool for all of you who want to check details of a film or remind yourself of the cast list before putting your ‘opinion’ or ... ...database, it is a veritable mine of information. The site is linked into Amazon.com so can tell you release dates and prices of DVDs and Videos. So if you’ve found your film, written your review, you can buy the film too.
One of the outstanding attributes of this site is that if you are a fan of a particuler artiste, you can search for details on them by entering their name in the search box. This will give you a list of all their film and/or ...
flashpointz 21.10.2001
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Advantages: information on every TV show and Movie you could possibly want to know about Disadvantages: none
As you´ve all probably noticed, I like writing reviews of a variety of different movies and TV shows, well shhhhhh don´t tell anyone but I´ve been getting outside help! You don´t think I could remember all those facts do you? Well now I´ve admitted my shame you probably want to know who to give all the credit of my reviews to don´t you?, well its imdb.com and don´t go off writing to the op-cops yet, for you see the only reason I´m using it is because ... ...and imdb is the easiest way to find out but there are oh so many more uses than that. But the site is so more than a cheat-aid to write on ciao, you see its a great resource for all things movie-related, no matter how obscure the fact is you´re probably going to find it here, and well to the discerning movie-watcher like me its great if you´re considering buying a new DVD, OK fair enough I could read a few of the reviews on ciao, but heck you´re ...
Angelus 26.09.2001
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Advantages: loads of info! Disadvantages: some bits are USA based
IMDB stands for Internet Movie Database for those who didn't know.
"Visited by over 57 million movie and TV lovers each month": This is the message that greets you when you first reach the website, proves how popular and useful it is!
IMDB is the biggest and best movie and TV website on the internet. A lot of the features on the site are America based so not a whole lot of use for planning a cinema trip/DVD rental in this country but still interesting ... ...to navigate, whatever you need is easy to find quickly. The initial options in a blue bar at the top of the page are:
* Now Playing
As the site is worldwide this shows films opening in the US cinema world this week. You can choose to view new films by weeks or months and can look as far ahead as May next year!
The info on the films includes the cast, synopsis and photos/videos too.
* Movie/TV news
Recent news from the TV and Movie world, todays ...
leanne8686 16.10.2008
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Advantages: Best source of movie information on the web Disadvantages: can be slow sometimes
Question: Is this the best web site on the internet for film information?
Answer: Most definitely yes.
Go on ask me, ask me, the site screams as you load it up, see if I don't know almost mocking the reader with it's greeting of: Prepare yourself for the biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet.
And it's right. There you go end of review, that it's nothing more to add.
Or is there?
There are some questions I need answering. ... ...of information dedicated to one of the worst films ever made, namely Police Academy: Mission to Moscow?
How do they know that Edward Stevenson was the Costume Designer for Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life?
I'll tell you how, because they are the best researched movie database on the web - and that is why I turn to them as soon as I need any information regarding any film ever made.
Let me tell you - any information you require related to movies ...
Pulpdiction_1999 05.03.2001 (08.03.2001)
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Advantages: A MASSIVE database Disadvantages: Graphics and lack of trailers
I stumbled across this site a little while ago. I wanted to find some information about an old Jet Li film that i watched on TV some years ago. All i knew was that it starred Jet Li and a rough idea of the title.
Within a few minutes i have not only the name of the film, but the director, full cast and production team, links to other films that they have been involved in, links to buy the film - gasp.
This is a trully wonderfull site for movie ... ...of the films on there. The graphics a little dull, and some of the actors have no mug shots on their bios.
If you are after a site that gives you the facts on a film - then this is for you. If you want film gossip - then look elsewhere.
I have this site bookmarked, and i would recommend that you all think of an obsure film and try to locate it on this database. ...
stixx 30.05.2001
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