mediajunk

Google has had a movie review feature for about a year now but I've only discovered it recently.

Simply type "movie:name of the movie" into the regular Google search box. I like the way Google identifies -- and distinguishes -- positive and negative reviews from other sites, then creates an aggregate review score.

These techniques has been around for a while on sites like movies.com, IMDB and rottentomatoes.com, but Google presents them in a simple, clean, uncluttered way, that's free of overbearing "rich media" advertising.

Personally, I like to read the BBC's review of any film I'm considering, along with Entertainment.ie's review (usually penned by friend-of-Mediajunk Gavin Burke). These reviewers' preferences and opinions tend to be close to my own. Perhaps its a cultural thing?

If you want to see lists of good movies, I'd recommend the BBC's a-z of reviews (in particular, the 4-star and 5-star reviews), or for good 2006 movies, check out the Golden Tomatoes.

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