Launched in September 2009, Flickchart is the brainchild of web programmer Jeremy Thompson and web designer Nathan Chase.[2] The impetus behind the site's creation came from an argument over the placement of Pulp Fiction and The Empire Strikes Back on the Internet Movie Database Top 250. Thompson and Chase concluded that the limitations of movie rating systems using stars or numbers failed to produce accurate "Best Movie of All Time" lists. Flickchart was designed to remedy the issue by forcing users to decide between two random movies repeatedly until an accurate list is created, rather than rating each movie individually.[3] This approach is intended to encourage users to seriously consider which film they actually prefer. Regarding the decision process, Thompson said, “Hopefully you’re reliving some of the scenes in your mind and you hate making a definitive pick".[4]
Critical reception
Reactions to the site from film bloggers and other observers have been generally positive. Barb Dybwad of Mashable describes the site's "game-like premise" as "rather addictive".[5] Jeremy Smith (a.k.a. "Mr. Beaks") of Ain't It Cool News described himself as hooked after 15 minutes and obsessed after four hours, but stated "Is the process flawless? Hardly." He then explains that films of inferior quality can get stuck near the top of a person's rankings and be hard to dislodge through the random dueling process, because the film must have the right duels against superior films, in order to move downward to its proper place in the rankings.[3] In a June 2009 article, Scott Weinberg of Cinematical called it "easily the coolest movie website of the year" and described himself as "tickled, fascinated, enamored and addicted".[6] The site's addictive qualities have also been given a negative spin, at least humorously, by Cole Abaius at the blog Film School Rejects, in which he contended that Flickchart would "ruin your life." "Why will it ruin your life?" asked Abaius. "Because it’s going to take up all of your time, and all you’ll be doing is tearing your hair out and clicking".[7]
References
^Horowitz, Etan (September 6, 2009). "Local site offers movie ratings with a twist". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
^"Movie Buffs Build Movie-Ranking Web Site Using Flexible Software". Microsoft. May 3, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
^ abSmith, Jeremy (July 6, 2009). "Mr. Beaks Comes Clean About His Flickchart Addiction! Interviews The Site's Founders!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
^Strout, Justin (September 10, 2009). "Pulling rank: An addictive movie site created by two local film lovers". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
^Dybwad, Barb (December 4, 2009). "Turn Movie Ratings Into a Game with Flickchart". Mashable. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
^Weinberg, Scott (June 27, 2009). "Flickchart: Easily the Coolest Movie Site of the Year". Cinematical. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
^Abaius, Cole (June 30, 2009). "Officially Cool: Flickchart Will Ruin Your Life and You Will Love It". Film School Rejects. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
External links
Official website
January 31, 2023
flickchart, florida, based, movie, ranking, social, networking, website, available, inenglishcreated, byjeremy, thompson, nathan, chaseurlwww, flickchart, comregistrationrequiredlaunchedseptember, 2009, current, statusactive, contents, description, critical, r. Flickchart is a Florida based movie ranking and social networking website FlickchartAvailable inEnglishCreated byJeremy Thompson amp Nathan ChaseURLwww wbr flickchart wbr comRegistrationRequiredLaunchedSeptember 9 2009 1 Current statusActive Contents 1 Description 2 Critical reception 3 References 4 External linksDescription EditLaunched in September 2009 Flickchart is the brainchild of web programmer Jeremy Thompson and web designer Nathan Chase 2 The impetus behind the site s creation came from an argument over the placement of Pulp Fiction and The Empire Strikes Back on the Internet Movie Database Top 250 Thompson and Chase concluded that the limitations of movie rating systems using stars or numbers failed to produce accurate Best Movie of All Time lists Flickchart was designed to remedy the issue by forcing users to decide between two random movies repeatedly until an accurate list is created rather than rating each movie individually 3 This approach is intended to encourage users to seriously consider which film they actually prefer Regarding the decision process Thompson said Hopefully you re reliving some of the scenes in your mind and you hate making a definitive pick 4 Critical reception EditReactions to the site from film bloggers and other observers have been generally positive Barb Dybwad of Mashable describes the site s game like premise as rather addictive 5 Jeremy Smith a k a Mr Beaks of Ain t It Cool News described himself as hooked after 15 minutes and obsessed after four hours but stated Is the process flawless Hardly He then explains that films of inferior quality can get stuck near the top of a person s rankings and be hard to dislodge through the random dueling process because the film must have the right duels against superior films in order to move downward to its proper place in the rankings 3 In a June 2009 article Scott Weinberg of Cinematical called it easily the coolest movie website of the year and described himself as tickled fascinated enamored and addicted 6 The site s addictive qualities have also been given a negative spin at least humorously by Cole Abaius at the blog Film School Rejects in which he contended that Flickchart would ruin your life Why will it ruin your life asked Abaius Because it s going to take up all of your time and all you ll be doing is tearing your hair out and clicking 7 References Edit Horowitz Etan September 6 2009 Local site offers movie ratings with a twist Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 11 2010 Movie Buffs Build Movie Ranking Web Site Using Flexible Software Microsoft May 3 2010 Retrieved December 11 2010 a b Smith Jeremy July 6 2009 Mr Beaks Comes Clean About His Flickchart Addiction Interviews The Site s Founders Ain t It Cool News Retrieved December 11 2010 Strout Justin September 10 2009 Pulling rank An addictive movie site created by two local film lovers Orlando Weekly Retrieved December 11 2010 Dybwad Barb December 4 2009 Turn Movie Ratings Into a Game with Flickchart Mashable Retrieved December 11 2010 Weinberg Scott June 27 2009 Flickchart Easily the Coolest Movie Site of the Year Cinematical Retrieved December 11 2010 Abaius Cole June 30 2009 Officially Cool Flickchart Will Ruin Your Life and You Will Love It Film School Rejects Retrieved December 11 2010 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flickchart amp oldid 996810038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
