FLICKCHART coming to a browser near you!
Aug 3rd, 2009 | By Vidar Daatland | Category: Entertainment, Film
LEFT! No RIGHT! No LEFT! ARGGHHHH!!
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you have to choose between two or more films? Of course you have! Star Wars vs. Lord of the Rings, Titanic vs Love Actually? Damn hard choices! Now the guys behind Flickchart has made it into a free-time killing event.
The premise is easy. You are presented with two films and have to choose one of them (or select “haven’t seen it” if that’s the case). Selecting “skip” is not an option, you have to choose! Oh how evil it is when they suddenly slam you with an impossible choice. Like Forrest Gump vs. The Shawshank Redemption. Why you little Flickchart-bastards! And it goes the other way too, I had to choose which was les of an utter crap with Catwoman vs. Batman & Robin. I had to take a walk, forced to reflect over such garbage. Evil I tell you!
After testing this site, which is in beta-mode, for a couple of days I’m impressed. It is great to kill time, if you have any. It makes a list out of your rankings, and you can also see a global list. It gives a new dimension and you’ll be surprised how your lists turns out. There’s also possibilities for discussion, although I’ve not participated in those yet. On the possible downside, it takes forever if you’ve seen a lot of films. I’m currently at about 2500 rankings and I’m not anywhere near enough votes to give a list close to my preferences. It doesn’t help with the lack of speed at times either (run along an donate). But it’s fun and I’ve come over lots of lost treasure. They still lack a lot of titles, especially the non-US, but they’re working around the clock (or at least working) to add more.
And just imagine the possebillities. There will probably be a flickchart for music, books, games …. babes (which I will not use, I promise my love!). In the lists they’ve put links to the title on Amazon, clever way to get some income that is.
Now, you need an invite to join the site (jup, that’s the world of the beta-modus) and maybe, just maybe, I can help you. Send me a mail and I’ll give you one if I have any left and you’re deemed worthy. What’s that you say, you don’t know my mail? Well, take it as a test of your worthyness, go looking about!
