Do you check reviews or IMDB ratings before going out to see a movie?

yes i check reviews before watching a movie because if the movie is not good why to unnecessarily spend money.

Yes, I do check them and if the rating of the film is really low (below 4) I never watch it. However, there are movies with bad rating that worth seeing, but not these with rating below 4. I've seen a lot of bad movies just out of stubborness and now I am more careful when it comes to picking a movie to watch

Well, in most cases. Just through previews/casting/basic storyline plot I can pretty much tell if it's going to be a good movie. I also always consider the person directing the movie and weigh it kind of a bit based on how their past movies were. Such as let's say one person made about 50 flops and 1 successful movie since the start of his/her career, I wouldn't put too much hope into it that the new one whatever it may be would be any good. So to answer your question, no I don't check the reviews at IMDB, however. I do check the place to figure out who's cast, the director, and to get an idea of the storyline. Possibly even to watch over any trailers they might have released. I mean, if I followed people's opinions for half the movies I watch I would have missed out some pretty A+ movies. The only opinion I like to listen to is my own when choosing a movie I would want to watch.

i don't check before...but I love to look up the movie after I watch it on IMDB and check out all the trivia and errors. I really get a kick out of that...guess that goes to show what a nerd I am lol

I check the ratings before I see movies most of the times, and there are some times that I agree with their rating but mostly, people give such poor ratings to good movies- I guess people's tastes really vary. The ratings help me decide whether a movie is worth a watch or not.

People who review and rate on imdb don't know that much about movies really. l found that l disagree about most stuff with them. l just see the movies l think will be interesting and don'r care what others say.

Sometimes I do because I can read a review and then decide that I would like to see that film. Sometimes though, if it is a film which I have already decided to see I tend to avoid reviews because I do not want to be influenced by them.

Hi Maezee, I do sometimes check IMDB ratings as well as movie reviews in newspapers before watching movies in Cinema Halls. Regards

I see reviews in my newspaper and on Rotten Tomatoes more than on IMBD. But the critics are rarely the decider of whether I see a movie or not. I usually decide whether I want to see a movie or not by watching the previews, knowing the story and looking at who made the movie (directors, actors, writers, etc).

I always check IMDB for the rating they have given the movie. Since the ratings come from real people, I think they like the genre the movie I want to watch. Which in turn gives them a respectable view about the movie and rate accordingly. At times when I'm not too sure about the movie, I check its plot just to make sure that the movie I want to watch will be entertaining. Checking reviews is not a must for me but I do look at some sometimes. Just to inform myself that the movie is going to be all that, none of this and some of those elements.