If you like to read reviews be certain you take everything into context.
Going back; the first K-9 movie with Belushi came out in 1989. Imdb wasn't even created til 1990. That's why you find the number of people who wrote reviews (58) low, and the score was 6.0 out of 10 stars. The first user review ever written was not until 1999, 10 years after this movie came out.
Most of them were written 2003 and well after. So 1 to 2 decades later, expectations are so different. Had this movie received a larger number of reviewers around the time it came out, I believe the score would've been amped up to 7.5 or better. I didn't review it there, but I give it a 9 as well)
Now, here we are for K-9II, and additional dynamics affect reviews.
First of all, the industry waited 10 years for this sequel which is really too long.
Really affected reviews. Meanwhile, many more exciting movies were competing, for example Star Wars Phantom Menace came out in '99. Everyone & their cousin was all amped up that year & through to 2005 for these 3 episodes.
Also, when a sequel comes out, reviewers go read reviews on the first K-9 movie and it affects their rating - or even if they bother to comment because now we only have 23 reviews . . .
By this time, Imdb has been online for 9 years. This film gets a 5.6 which considering the low number of reviewers & raters, is a fairly good number when taking all these considerations into context.
I have a friend who only looks at the rated number. If it's not 7 or higher, he automatically refuses to watch that movie, or he goes into it very biased. Terrible way to choose movies. He misses a lot of gems, old & new.
But understanding reviews and movie ratings in full context is important - not only if a movie is fantastic but also if it really sucks. Our reviews can be helpful to other movie lovers, but moreover to the industry. Except, I think - for the most part - the industry does understand all the dynamics that affect reviews & ratings, while many users do not.
Again, with this 1999 movie, only 2 reviews were written in that same year, about 3 more here are from 2000 -2003. The rest of these few written reviews are from 2005 to 2009, a random one from 2021. So, just looking at numbers, I can infer that an overall lack of interest affected the ratings & reviews, and by even looking at the movie culture from '99.
And bear in mind, news events can even affect reviews, so one might go back and consider what major things were happening not only culturally, but also nationally or world wide that always affect how viewers digest movies in the first few years they come out.
I found this movie to be fun. I rewatch it every couple of years (all 3 in order) My dog likes 'staring' at these movies too, including Turner & Hooch.
These days, there are so few good, clean movies to enjoy. I bet if this movie had an F word in every sentence & even just one background scene with a stripper, some people would absolutely love it. These days, the F word & a stripper bar scene is inserted in movies ad-nauseum & egregiously.
Therein lies my own biase. Even if a movie rates a 10, and has glowing reviews, I read the parents guide. I don't even have kids. I just want to know why there's an R rating. If it's full of F-bombs or over-done or vulgar sex scenes, I won't watch it. Do you think I miss any 'gems'? I doubt it. I just happily avoid the ridiculous use of F-bombs, etc.
Meanwhile, know the K-9 movies are great for most of the family!
Going back; the first K-9 movie with Belushi came out in 1989. Imdb wasn't even created til 1990. That's why you find the number of people who wrote reviews (58) low, and the score was 6.0 out of 10 stars. The first user review ever written was not until 1999, 10 years after this movie came out.
Most of them were written 2003 and well after. So 1 to 2 decades later, expectations are so different. Had this movie received a larger number of reviewers around the time it came out, I believe the score would've been amped up to 7.5 or better. I didn't review it there, but I give it a 9 as well)
Now, here we are for K-9II, and additional dynamics affect reviews.
First of all, the industry waited 10 years for this sequel which is really too long.
Really affected reviews. Meanwhile, many more exciting movies were competing, for example Star Wars Phantom Menace came out in '99. Everyone & their cousin was all amped up that year & through to 2005 for these 3 episodes.
Also, when a sequel comes out, reviewers go read reviews on the first K-9 movie and it affects their rating - or even if they bother to comment because now we only have 23 reviews . . .
By this time, Imdb has been online for 9 years. This film gets a 5.6 which considering the low number of reviewers & raters, is a fairly good number when taking all these considerations into context.
I have a friend who only looks at the rated number. If it's not 7 or higher, he automatically refuses to watch that movie, or he goes into it very biased. Terrible way to choose movies. He misses a lot of gems, old & new.
But understanding reviews and movie ratings in full context is important - not only if a movie is fantastic but also if it really sucks. Our reviews can be helpful to other movie lovers, but moreover to the industry. Except, I think - for the most part - the industry does understand all the dynamics that affect reviews & ratings, while many users do not.
Again, with this 1999 movie, only 2 reviews were written in that same year, about 3 more here are from 2000 -2003. The rest of these few written reviews are from 2005 to 2009, a random one from 2021. So, just looking at numbers, I can infer that an overall lack of interest affected the ratings & reviews, and by even looking at the movie culture from '99.
And bear in mind, news events can even affect reviews, so one might go back and consider what major things were happening not only culturally, but also nationally or world wide that always affect how viewers digest movies in the first few years they come out.
I found this movie to be fun. I rewatch it every couple of years (all 3 in order) My dog likes 'staring' at these movies too, including Turner & Hooch.
These days, there are so few good, clean movies to enjoy. I bet if this movie had an F word in every sentence & even just one background scene with a stripper, some people would absolutely love it. These days, the F word & a stripper bar scene is inserted in movies ad-nauseum & egregiously.
Therein lies my own biase. Even if a movie rates a 10, and has glowing reviews, I read the parents guide. I don't even have kids. I just want to know why there's an R rating. If it's full of F-bombs or over-done or vulgar sex scenes, I won't watch it. Do you think I miss any 'gems'? I doubt it. I just happily avoid the ridiculous use of F-bombs, etc.
Meanwhile, know the K-9 movies are great for most of the family!