You guys know how I’m always lamenting that there isn’t the an movie equivalent for Goodreads? On Facebook last week, one of my awesome online friends (thanks, Renee!) mentioned Letterboxd. Despite my searches for some way to list and review and share all the movies I’ve watched, I’d never come across Letterboxd. But I checked it out, lowering my expectations because I’ve been disappointed time and again with other movie listing sites. Some were too complicated, some weren’t very social, and some just up and disappeared because they couldn’t get people to sign up and spread news of the site.
I have to say I’m impressed with Letterboxd so far. It seems like it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.
An easy way to write my informal movie reviews? Check.
A way to follow friends and other casual reviewers? Check.
An easy way to see the movies you’ve reviewed, watched, and want to watch? Check. Check. Check.
I love the simple format of the film diary in the sidebar. I can very easily see what I’ve watched recently. I can also create lists, tag my favorite films, see my films by rating. So far, it’s spectacular. The only thing I need to test out is the social aspect of it. How easy is it to see my friends reviews?
If you have an account, let me know so I can follow you. If you’d like to follow me, I believe you can do so by signing up and going here: http://letterboxd.com/brimfire/ Brimfire is my profile name. You’ll recognize my phooto. (Hmm. Maybe I should have used my author name. *shrugs* )
Anyway, check out Letterboxd and let me know what you think! I have two reviews now: Guardians of the Galaxy and Maleficent. I hope to watch/review Boyhood soon. I’ve heard so much about it this last week.
FINALLY!!!!!! It’s about time. Sheesh.
Thank you for the headsup on this. I love it already!
Thanks for the tip! What got me here was “Goodreads but for movies”.
Neither IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes nor or Swedish equivalent “Moviezine.se” is meeting my needs. This – on the other hand – seems to do it.
I’d love for it to have a function like Goodreads “Reading Challenge” – or at least be able to see “stats” (for free?!) about how many movies I’ve watched this year.
Big ass minus for $20 for stats (haven’t checked what stats it enables to you), but otherwise the free functions fills my needs.
Sleek-looking site. Also tried the Letterboxd app for Android. Works well
Hi Johan! Hope Letterboxd works for you! I’ve been bad about updating it. I still like it; I’m just lazy. 🙂 A Watching Challenge would be a great idea!
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