Saturday, July 21, 2007

Made for Movie Maniacs

There are people who simply like to watch movies, then there are those who watch the same movie again and again, and finally there are those who don’t just watch a movie they go into the nitty gritty of their favourite movie right from its making to its premiere; such people can only be classified as ‘movie buffs’.

The Internet Movie Database precisely caters to this particular category of film fanatics. In a nutshell, it is all about the movies and is one of those websites which can easily keep you glued to your PC for hours.

The website covers detailed movie reviews, with each movie having at least three reviews to give a fair idea of whether the movie is worth your time or not. Not only do you get a chance to know about the most trivial of bloopers and other information about the movies you have already watched, the website also gives a preview of upcoming films.

Every movie has its fair share of bloopers, and you’ll be amazed to see how many there actually are. Reading goofs is quite fun and you can analyse how many bloopers you have overlooked while watching the movie, for instance, do you notice how often cellphone screens are blank when characters are supposedly typing something on them, or how often do you hear people’s voices but in reality their lips are not even moving? Yes, there are many goofs in movies and they’re all here on one page.

For movie maniacs, the collection of memorable quotes is a section worth going to. It sometimes happens when characters utter a variety of dialogues that one would always want to remember and quote them, but they pass by all too quickly in the actual scene. Well, here they can be found easily.

For those who like to put forward their comments, there is also a particular segment. If you are into writing movie reviews, you can easily contribute one for this website. Moreover, there is a list of cast members along with their real names and photographs, so you know who’s who at a glance. Sound tracks have been detailed too with the list of songs in each movie and names of artists who have performed them.

Like every movie-related website, this one too has web forums, where you need to register before accessing the discussion on various movies. The interesting bit is that you can easily find out which discussion topics pertain to which movie. This is because every movie page has a section at the bottom of the page which lists the topics being discussed related to that particular movie.

So there you have it — everything related to the silver screen at your disposal in the cyberspace. Of course, the sheer amount of information related to every movie can overwhelm you at times, but the fact of life is that there are more movie buffs than one can imagine and websites like these are made just for them.



To find out more about movies and what goes on behind the scenes, log onto http://www.imdb.com

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