Screw ratings by Netflix users

I’ve been a member of Netflix for over six years. Let me tell you that’s a whole hell of a lot of movies, maybe 450. Anyway, Netflix has all sorts of cool features that make selecting a breeze. One thing I used to do was pick movies with a 3.5 star rating or higher. But judging by American movies I loved but which were poorly rated (like Original Sin with Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie), I decided to try films with lower ratings. What a payoff it’s been. Statistically, the number of films I’ve seen this way have sucked or been great at the same rate as highly rated films. So, before you accidentally skip a film you’d love, get off your high horse and try something that other people think are bad.