gHacks technology news » movies 2007 http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:29:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 IMDb Finally Adds Movies http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/imdb-finally-adds-movies/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/imdb-finally-adds-movies/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:05:53 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7039 The Internet Movie Database has finally added a new feature to their site that many have yearned for. As of now content has been added that can be streamed on site. The content in question is a mix of TV episodes and independent films.

Everyone should however notice that most of the full movies and tv episodes are only available to US viewers. Pretty much everyone else will see a grayed out inactive Watch It button on the movie pages which could be confusing for some users who might believe that they could watch the movie but are missing something, for example a user account at IMDb.

The main reason for this move is that most content comes from other streaming media services like Hulu which are also only available to US viewers or those who know how to use a VPN to view the contents.

There seems to have been some recent changes as well which are great for all users. Trailers and clips of movies are now prominently displayed on the right side and everyone can watch them without restrictions. That’s an interesting feature for many users who used to visit the Apple Trailers website to see the latest movie trailers.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/imdb-finally-adds-movies/feed/ 2 Movies 2007 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/26/movies-2007/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/26/movies-2007/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:19:57 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6488 I’m pretty disappointed with the quality of movies that got released in 2007 and it looks like the trend is continuing into 2008. Of course taste differs and it could very well mean that you enjoyed a lot of movies that have been released in 2007.

This article is going to list the top 10 box office movies of 2007, the top movies 2007 at IMDB and the movies 2007 that got an academy award or another awards.

Why would that diversity be important? Movies that make money are not necessarily good movies. Maybe they had fantastic advertisement or hype surrounding them. Just look at I AM Legend. Was that a good movie ? It still did very well money wise.

Awards and ratings on the other hand might give better indications if a movie is good or not.

Top grossing movies 2007:

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  • Spider-Man 3
  • Shrek the Third
  • Transformers
  • Ratatouille
  • I Am Legend
  • The Simpsons Movie
  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets Disney
  • 300

Top rated movies 2007:

  • No Country for Old Men 8.4
  • There Will Be Blood 8.3
  • Into the Wild 8.2
  • The Bourne Ultimatum 8.2
  • Ratatouille 8.2
  • Scaphandre et le papillon, Le 8.1
  • Tropa de Elite 8.0

Movies 2007 with awards:

  • Atonement
  • Away From Her
  • I’m Not There
  • Juno
  • La Vie en Rose
  • Michael Clayton
  • No Country for Old Men
  • Sweeney Todd
  • The Counterfeiters
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  • The Lives of Others
  • There Will Be Blood
  • This Is England

I have seen three of the top grossing movies 2007 in cinemas and although they provided a nice viewing experiencing they did not provide that special feeling, when you see a movie and know that this one is special. That happened when viewing the Star Wars movies, the original ones in cinema. That opening melody is all it takes. In case you are asking. I viewed Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers and 300 in cinema.

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