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TwitCritics: Twitter Based Movie Ratings

kaly — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:51:19 +0000

TwitCritics is a new Twitter based movie ratings and reviews site that gathers positive and negative tweets about movies, and presents their overall scores. You can search for a movie by name, browse site alphabetically or check out most popular movie titles.

Clicking on a particular film title shows detailed breakdown of the score along with all the tweets (positive and negative) listed below. Useful.

Features:

Twitter based movie reviews and ratings website.
Search and browse alphabetically.
Check out most popular movie titles.
Free and no registration.
Similar sites: SkinniPopcorn, Criticker, Filmaster, FilmSite, Nanocrowd and MRQE.

Check out TwitCritics @ www.twitcritics.com

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MoviesPlanet: Find Free Full Length Movies To Watch Online

srikanth — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:22:01 +0000

MoviesPlanet is a social networking site for movie lovers. It gathers links from all over the web and tells where you can watch free full length movies and TV shows online or download them onto your computer.

The site lets you search for movies and TV shows by title or browse through categories such as action, adventure, animation, biography, comedy, crime, documentary… etc. You can also check out popular movies and TV shows, read actor biographies, and skim through movie reviews and latest movie-related news.

In addition to streaming movies and TV shows there is an option to register and create customized profile. Registered users can rate films, add streaming links for others and get in touch with other movie fans via forums and chats.

Features:

Watch your favorite movies and TV shows online or download them for free.
Search for movies and browse by categories.
Check out popular movies and free movies FTP lists.
Read movie reviews and latest movie news.
Create custom profiles to rate films, add streaming links.
Get in touch with other movie fans.
Check out the most popular TV show/movie searches made by users.

Check out MoviesPlanet @ www.moviesplanet.com (by Srikanth AD from Techonaut )

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RateItAll: Submit Reviews About Anything via Email

abhijeet — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:19:32 +0000

RateItAll is a consumer review site where you can submit review for movies, celebrities, websites and products from categories like food, drinks, health and more. And while it looks similar to other such review sites, it has a cool feature which separates it from the plethora of consumer review sites on the web. And that is the ability to quickly send a review by email. You don’t even need to sign up for that. Just send a review to reviews@rateitall.com with the product in the subject line, star rating as the first line of the body and then the review. Also attach images if you want them to be a part of your review.

Obviously, it’s a place where you can get reviews on the products that interest you as well. Want to check out what others thought about that video game or movie it’s all on the website.

Features:

Review various products across different categories.
Read reviews for products that interest you.
Quickly send a review via email.
No need to sign up to email review.
Subscribe to feeds of reviews in a particular category.

Check out RateItAll @ www.rateitall.com (via TechCrunch) (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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SkinniPopcorn: No-frills mobile friendly movie ratings & reviews

abhijeet — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:44:19 +0000

SkinniPopcorn is a very simple, no-frills movie ratings and reviews site in a mobile friendly interface. As they mention, it gives you a quick overview of what people are saying about the hottest movies, without any fluff, to help you decide what to see. Short reviews are pulled in from NY times along with a synopsis and the ability to watch trailer online and retweet the content. And of course you can see what people are saying about the movie on the same page too.

Features:

Simple and easy to use movie reviews site.
Mobile friendly interface.
See short reviews from NY times and movie synopsis.
Watch trailers and retweet the content.
For more in depth movie reviews check: Criticker, Filmaster, FilmSite, Nanocrowd and MRQE.

Check out Skinnipopcorn @ www.skinnipopcorn.com [via ReadWriteWeb] (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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Criticker: Movie Suggestion Engine

abhijeet — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:34:09 +0000

Criticker is a nice movie suggestion engine which makes the process of discovering and reviewing movies a painless one. And since it uses what they call the Taste Compatibility Index (TCI) to match you with people who have similar tastes in movies, you should get a fairly good advice from other users on what you’d love to watch and what you might hate.

You can start by rating the movies and after you’ve rated 10 movies, it starts recommending movies based on your taste. If you aren’t sure about a movie then you could log onto their forum and interact with other users to get your questions answered.

Features

Film recommendation engine with community.
Get movies recommended based on your taste of movies.
Connect with people having a similar taste in movies.
Has a thriving community with a forum.
Also see a MakeUseOf article, What Movie Should I Watch Next?

Visit Criticker @ www.criticker.com (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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Filmaster: Social Network For Movie Fans

abhijeet — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:27:47 +0000

Filmaster is new social networking site for movie fans with personalized content and recommendations. You can run your own movie blog where you can rate and review movies. It also helps you connect with other users having a similar taste in movies. The recommendation engine recommends you movies based on what you and your friends have rated and reviewed. Talking about movie recommendations also check out MakeUseOf article What Movie Should I Watch Next.

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Features :

Social network for movie fans.
Discuss your favorite movies and express your personal opinions.
Get suggestions on movies.
Discuss movies with people having similar taste to yours.
Data presentation highly customizable.
Similar site: FilmSite.

Check out Filmaster@www.filmaster.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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FilmSite: Great Movie Related Site For Film Buffs

azim — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:20:38 +0000

If you are a passionate film buff or just a regular movie lover, you should not miss FilmSite. It is the ultimate movie related site for anyone who loves movies. The site is similar to the popular IMDB (Internet Movie Database) and contains detailed movie reviews and all sorts of “Greatest” film lists (i.e greatest films by decade, by genre, by US Box office etc) but also contains tons of other features including full Oscars coverage, popular film quotes, best moments in movies, history, directors, quizzes and more.

Features:

Ultimate movie resource for film buffs and regular movie lovers.
Top movie lists – 100 Greatest Films, Top Films by decade, by US Box Office, according to AFI (American Film Institute), by genre and more
Detailed film reviews and plot synopses
Full Oscars coverage including history, award winners, mistakes and omissions
Best film quotes (opening and closing lines, greatest film misquotes, top quotes collections)
Best scenes (chases, crowds, disasters, deaths)

Check out FilmSite @ www.filmsite.org

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Nanocrowd: Get Movie Suggestions Based On Movies You Like

azim — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:26:09 +0000

Nanocrowd is a website that shows movie suggestions based on movies you like. We have already covered few movie suggestions sites in What Movie Should I Watch Next? but Nanocrowd is different. It works in 2 steps. First, it shows you a list of movie suggestions similar to the one you selected, and then it lets you filter those movies by 3-word nanogenres depending on your mood.

Nanogenre is a set of 3 words that highlights the most important elements in the movie (“glory, epic, spectacle” or “superhero, action, revenge“). They are extracted dynamically by analyzing millions of user movie reviews from the web.

Just search for a movie and get a list of movie suggestions, then filter these movies by 3-word nanogenres depending on your mood

Features:

View movie suggestions and filter them by 3-word nanogenres.
Nanogenre contains 3 most important elements in the movie.
Free, no registration needed.
More features such as saving movies you want to watch and like are coming.
Similar websites: ClerkDogs, Tastekid and ThisOneNext.

Check out NanoCrowd @ www.nanocrowd.com (via ReadWriteWeb)

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MRQE : Movie Review Search Engine

kaly — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:09:55 +0000

MRQE is a search engine that aggregates all movie reviews in one place, the data is collected different movie review sites, news sites, critic sites and a number of popular blogs. You can search for reviews by movie title and then sort results by source type.

Apart from looking up movie reviews you can check out movie show times and follow recent headlines and movie releases. Furthermore you can see user ratings and even rate movies yourself (registration required).

Features:

Search movie reviews acroos popular review sites.
See all reviews in one place.
Data collected from movie critics, movie news sites, interviews and other sources.
Site offers reviews for over 72,000 titles and more than 719.000 articles.
Sort movie results by source.
Folow recent headlines and movie releases.
Rate movies and check out user rating for any movie.
Find movie show times and tickets for particular movie.

If you’re a movie addict I strongly recommend you to check out MakeUseOf post on What Movie Should I Watch Next?

Check out MRGE @ www.mrqe.com

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Blippr: Discuss & Discover Cool Books, Games, Music and Movies

abhijeet — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:59:49 +0000

Blippr is a new way to easily discover and discuss media like books, games, movies and music with friends. It allows you to give a 160 character review to books, movies and games and then share it with a friend by starting a conversation on that media. You can also search and find short reviews submitted by others. These reviews won’t take you 20 minutes to read. Short and to the point.

You can also connect your Facebook, Twitter or Friendfeed profile with your blipstream. And through your friend’s blipstreams you can discover new music and movies and check if they have given positive reviews about it.

Features

Discover new movies, games and music
Give them 160 character reviews (blips)
Create wishlist of media you want to get and tag it
Connect your social media profiles with your blipstream account

Check out Blippr @ www.blippr.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet Mukherjee from Jeet Blog )

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Sidereel: Watch TV Shows and Movies Online

Aibek — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:42:58 +0000

Sidereel is a user-powered wiki aiming to create an ultimate directory for Movies and TV shows. Read movie reviews, follow-up on favorite TV shows release dates, get links to watch episodes online, get personalized recommendations and lots more.

Feature Overview

Watch TV shows, movies and music videos online.
Read, edit and contribute video links and reviews (Wikipedia style).
Subscribe to favorite shows and movies via RSS feeds.
Get Free Sidereel account: Add friends, add shows/movies to favorites, follow-up on latest links, receive personalized “to watch” recommendations, create ans share video playlists, and more.
Search for stuff or check out ‘Featured Music Videos’, ‘Featured Movies’, ‘Featured TV Shows’, or ‘What’s Hot’.
TV Shows Categories: Popular, New, Comedy, Drama, Anime, Cartoons, Reality, News, Game Shows.
Movie Categories: New Releases, Comedy, Drama, Action, Sci-Fi and Horror.
Music Videos: Pop, Hip Hop, R&B, Rap and Rock.
Sidereel Buzz: Follow-up on latest movie and TV shows news.

Update: Hey folks, as many of you have requested I was finally able to put together a short list of my favorite websites for watching stuff online. So far it lists best websites for watching movies, TV shows, Anime and Documentaries. Download it here. Enjoy!

Check out Sidereel @ www.sidereel.com

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Flixster

Aibek — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:43:59 +0000

Huge community for movie fans. Read movie reviews, get detailed actors info, read celebrity gossip, find people with similar interests, etc.

Visit: Flixster

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