GoodFilms
Creative
film discovery and rating
SHOW HN2012
53points
44comments
#447of 1,677 in 2012
Top 27%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
3 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 13 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.31.
Privacy: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Nice design and interface
From 3 comments
Awesome design / interface. I saw this initially a few weeks ago and I'm really starting to come around to how useful it is.
rnernento on HNLoved it overall. Would be great if there's an IMDb link to the movie in the details view page.
train_robber on HNThe Find Films tab is awesome. Well done, guys; will be spreading this around to my friends :)
jparishy on HN
Useful for cataloguing films seen and ratings
From 1 comment
I love this site, I use it all the time. My feature request would be for the site to recommend films for me to watch next. Sure you can see what friends are rating, but I don't…
crisnoble on HN
Objections
Landing page does not explain what the service does
From 3 comments
I'm not looking at this very deeply (on phone), but I think this does not make a good landing page. My impression of the copy is "sync what queues?" I have a Netflix queue; I…
decklin on HNI agree. The landing page leaves much to be desired. I've read over it a few times and I still have no idea what your service does or why I would want to use it. Please consider…
thinkzig on HNDitto. I left feedback on the site saying the same. I think there's potential here, but whether this service does what I wish it would is entirely unclear. Also, have someone…
jrwoodruff on HN
Requires Facebook or Twitter sign-in
From 3 comments
Can't sign in without Facebook/Twitter. Pass. I wonder what the overlap between Facebook / Twitter / Netflix is and how much of the potential audience for a service like this is…
incision on HNWhy do I have to log in with a Facebook or twitter account when this is for Netflix? is there no way to just have a goodfilms account and then sync my Netflix?
ewams on HNVery nice, though a couple of things immediately jump out: First, no https. I think it's something you owe your less technical users. Second - no non-social way to sign up.…
imalolz on HN
No HTTPS
From 1 comment
Very nice, though a couple of things immediately jump out: First, no https. I think it's something you owe your less technical users. Second - no non-social way to sign up.…
imalolz on HN
Shows films not available in the user's country
From 2 comments
A question, what does the "watch again" rating matter for? I can't watch films multiple times, if I've seen it once I will never enjoy watching it again, but I'm concerned if I…
citricsquid on HNI'm not surprised, but yet, i'm somewhat disapointed that it doesn't take into account your country to filter netflix releases, it looks like a cool site but it's not as useful…
albertoavila on HN
Requests
Recommendations based on user ratings
From 1 comment
I love this site, I use it all the time. My feature request would be for the site to recommend films for me to watch next. Sure you can see what friends are rating, but I don't…
crisnoble on HN
Option to hide films
From 1 comment
One thing I would love to have is the ability to "hide" movies. Often when I'm looking for movies to watch, I'll go through the process of looking it up on RT, if what I see…
engtech on HN
Filter by country availability
From 2 comments
I'm not surprised, but yet, i'm somewhat disapointed that it doesn't take into account your country to filter netflix releases, it looks like a cool site but it's not as useful…
albertoavila on HNA question, what does the "watch again" rating matter for? I can't watch films multiple times, if I've seen it once I will never enjoy watching it again, but I'm concerned if I…
citricsquid on HN
Email signup without social login
From 2 comments
Very nice, though a couple of things immediately jump out: First, no https. I think it's something you owe your less technical users. Second - no non-social way to sign up.…
imalolz on HNWhy do I have to log in with a Facebook or twitter account when this is for Netflix? is there no way to just have a goodfilms account and then sync my Netflix?
ewams on HN
Rotten Tomatoes or IMDb links
From 2 comments
FYI, if you have the IMDB ID for a movie, then you can link to Rotten Tomatoes using that IMDB ID. Using the IMDB ID number, "0079501", you may access the Rotten Tomatoes Mad Max…
engtech on HNLoved it overall. Would be great if there's an IMDb link to the movie in the details view page.
train_robber on HN
Questions
What the rewatchability rating is for
From 2 comments
A question, what does the "watch again" rating matter for? I can't watch films multiple times, if I've seen it once I will never enjoy watching it again, but I'm concerned if I…
citricsquid on HNMoreover if a movie is meant to be watched once, why shouldn't I watch it once?
melvinmt on HN
Whether rewatchability raters have actually rewatched the film
From 1 comment
"if I've seen it once I will never enjoy watching it again" I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but with Goodfilms, how many people who are rating a movie's…
pharrington on HN
Alternatives named
Netflix's Not Interested button
From 2 comments
Click Not Interested underneath the star rating.
iamjustlooking on HNErr, are you using Netflix through the website? I see a big "not interested" button right next to the star rating widget...
eli on HN
Instantwatcher
From 1 comment
http://instantwatcher.com doesn't need to connect your account.
username3 on HN
BBFC database for family-friendly ratings
From 1 comment
My uncle pointed me to the BBFC site, apparently their database is the bomb. We've considered integrating with it for Goodfilms. They've got an iphone app too, if that helps.…
geelen on HN