hi,
why is it not possible anymore to filter the top movies...it used to be that one could filter after year, genre etc. and at least got the top 50 movies of this particular filter, similar displayed like the top250 list...so one could also find a good movie to watch next, compared to year or genre..
right now there is only the possibility to filter by genre (results = most popular films which is not nice) and refine by: year, user rating etc. Disappointingly the results include TV shows (like Game of Thrones in genre Adventure) and also movies with few votes, so it s really not very user friendly to spot a good movie of a particular year or genre, and also to get new inspirations..
why is it not possible anymore to filter the top movies...it used to be that one could filter after year, genre etc. and at least got the top 50 movies of this particular filter, similar displayed like the top250 list...so one could also find a good movie to watch next, compared to year or genre..
right now there is only the possibility to filter by genre (results = most popular films which is not nice) and refine by: year, user rating etc. Disappointingly the results include TV shows (like Game of Thrones in genre Adventure) and also movies with few votes, so it s really not very user friendly to spot a good movie of a particular year or genre, and also to get new inspirations..
Posted 7 years ago
Dan Dassow, Champion
Emperor, Champion
Dan beat me to it and is spot on.
However, to address the concerns about films sneaking in with few votes you can add a minimum number of votes, which gives a satisfactory list:
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?genr...,
The annoying thing, as you point out, is the user-friendliness as there is no way to tweak and refine those results without hacking the URL or going back to the search page and trying to fill in all the details again. Which is why I want to see the filter options in the sidebar:
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topi...
However, to address the concerns about films sneaking in with few votes you can add a minimum number of votes, which gives a satisfactory list:
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?genr...,
The annoying thing, as you point out, is the user-friendliness as there is no way to tweak and refine those results without hacking the URL or going back to the search page and trying to fill in all the details again. Which is why I want to see the filter options in the sidebar:
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topi...
Dan Dassow, Champion
Tobi, if you would like to see Emperor's suggestion implemented, please click on the +1. I already have done so.
yeah, thats exactly what i mean! sidebar with filter options, easy to use...you got my +1..
Emperor, Champion
Cheers.
If they had that then they could link through to things like the link Dan gives above, as a substitute for the top 50 in each genre and then allow users to adjust the results to suit them, which is a lot more useful than just presenting people with a list.
It is my contention that if you ran a lot more through the search results (with bespoke searches, like the one Dan gives, hardlinked into one of the main pages) then you'd make the site more flexible, powerful and user-friendly. Instead you jump to all sorts of different page styles and layouts, often feeling like a bit of a dead end if you don't like what you find. If a list search was implemented, it'd really help with such things too - as the lists pages that break them down by genre, for example, has a completely different look to everything else:
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topi...
It is all about consistency and the more consistent the interface, the greater the usability. At the moment the site looks like some Frankensteain's monster with different bots bolted together and we all know how well that turns out.
/rant
If they had that then they could link through to things like the link Dan gives above, as a substitute for the top 50 in each genre and then allow users to adjust the results to suit them, which is a lot more useful than just presenting people with a list.
It is my contention that if you ran a lot more through the search results (with bespoke searches, like the one Dan gives, hardlinked into one of the main pages) then you'd make the site more flexible, powerful and user-friendly. Instead you jump to all sorts of different page styles and layouts, often feeling like a bit of a dead end if you don't like what you find. If a list search was implemented, it'd really help with such things too - as the lists pages that break them down by genre, for example, has a completely different look to everything else:
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topi...
It is all about consistency and the more consistent the interface, the greater the usability. At the moment the site looks like some Frankensteain's monster with different bots bolted together and we all know how well that turns out.
/rant
Dan Dassow, Champion
IMDb started as a hobby activity. When IMDb transitioned from the USENET group rec.arts.movies to a web site, it had some rudimentary capabilities. IMDb added capabilities by accretion rather than by design. Fortunately, IMDb's Chief Technology Officer has strong background in systems architecture. I am hoping that the CTO is developing an updated architecture that reflects the kind of consistency that Emperor mentions above. However, implementing this new architecture will take time.
Emperor, Champion
Indeed. It really does still show its development - a palimpsest.
My feeling is that implementing a list search and making sure there is a consistent sidebar for filtering options would give a lot more consistency across a lot of the site without needing to re-engineer everything from the ground up (which would be ballache). You could also do the roll-out in stages - introduce a list search with sidebar filtering, then add a similar sidebar to the advanced search results and then you could adjusting the incoming links to make more use of these, like linking straight to them from the genre links:
http://www.imdb.com/genre/horror
As it stands that is just confusing - it includes films with average ratings below 5 as well as one that hasn't been released, which isn't anything your average user would think of as popular. Clicking on refine it by votes and you get an almost unusable page (because there are no other sorting options), you really need to go for title type and then sort it by votes. Moviemeter doesn't measure popularity, it measure interest, so at the very least that page should be sorted by user vote.
My feeling is that implementing a list search and making sure there is a consistent sidebar for filtering options would give a lot more consistency across a lot of the site without needing to re-engineer everything from the ground up (which would be ballache). You could also do the roll-out in stages - introduce a list search with sidebar filtering, then add a similar sidebar to the advanced search results and then you could adjusting the incoming links to make more use of these, like linking straight to them from the genre links:
http://www.imdb.com/genre/horror
As it stands that is just confusing - it includes films with average ratings below 5 as well as one that hasn't been released, which isn't anything your average user would think of as popular. Clicking on refine it by votes and you get an almost unusable page (because there are no other sorting options), you really need to go for title type and then sort it by votes. Moviemeter doesn't measure popularity, it measure interest, so at the very least that page should be sorted by user vote.
bluesmanSF, Champion
Holy criminy...What, did you guys get a dictionary for Christmas?? ;)
Dan Dassow, Champion
Normally I elucidate via polysyllabic phraseology. However, in order to facilitate understanding by denizens of Get Satisfaction, I attempt to transcribe my thoughts using the simplest possible terminology. I do sometimes use big words here by mistake. [wink]
Emperor, Champion
I just make shit up and hope no one checks.
bluesmanSF, Champion
LOL...I promise to back you if you get called out!
Emperor, Champion
I never do. I believe it is down to the authoritative way I type. No one who thrunds the keys the way I do could be mistaken, even when I am.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Methinks, Emperor, thou protest too much.
Emperor, Champion
Oh I know, I'm always right, but I read that people appreciate a little humility from time to time, this is your time.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Emperor, Champion