Chance's Corner: For Movie Lovers

When you walk in a library you expect books, right? Well, as all our usual patrons know, the Franklin County Library has plenty of movies, new and old, to choose from! I'm pretty sure that we're the cheapest movie rental place in town... because it's free! Unless the movies are turned in late, of course. Tsk, tsk, tsk!

By sitting at the front desk, I know that some people have some pretty strong opinions about the movies they check in and out here at the library. Some are good, some are bad, and some are mixed. That's just how it goes in the movie-making business. I use a lot of these verbal reviews to help guide people on what they should watch next. The reviews also help me out when other people hold up a movie and ask, "is this any good?"

Other places I gather reviews are the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) and Letterboxd. Both use user-generated reviews to formulate an overall rating, instead of relying on professional critics, which I often disagree with. But what's the difference between the two websites?

IMDb is the go-to place to look up anything you ever wanted to know about a movie. Who is in the movie? Who directed it? What was the budget? When was it made? What's some interesting facts about it? IMDb has all that and more.

I just recently joined Letterboxd, so I'm still getting to know the website, but overall it's a site where an individual can log and review movies in a diary-type format. You can also review movies you've already seen, but they won't be logged into your diary. It's a great place to connect with other people who share the same movie tastes as you.

If any of you movie lovers are interested, you should join and let your opinions be known! Would love to see you on either site.