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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-09 02:00 AM
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Sometimes Netflix recommendations make no sense
For example:

"Born into Brothels"
because you enjoyed "Annie Hall," "North by Northwest," and "Rabbit-Proof Fence" (I can sort of see the last one as relevant, but the first two?)

"Rockers" (evidently a reggae movie)
because you enjoyed "Seven Samurai," "The Third Man," and "The Passion of Joan of Arc" :wtf:

Most of the recommendations make more sense, but these two caught my eye.
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Lil Missy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-09 02:06 AM
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1. More confusing.
I watch movies online on my mother's subscription. I'll watch a crime thriller, then get a rec for a syrupy romance or children's movie. WTF?
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-09 09:42 AM
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2. sounds like some bizarre demographically inspired analysis of people's


taste.
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-09 01:10 PM
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3. Yes, I'm not sure that a lot of reggae fans are also fans of
"The Third Man" and "The Passion of Joan of Arc."
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-09 01:11 PM
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4. My TiVo can be weird that way too.
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