How do you decide what movies to see and why?

If it’s horror, I’ll see it. Simple as that.

Also, fuck reviews.

I watch the trailers. If it looks good or is something that interests me, i go. I just saw The Crazies tonight.

Who’s in it plays a big part. I’ll see almost any movie starring George Clooney or Drew Barrymore. If friend who have similar tastes are saying good things about a movie, I might see it.

I’ll see any movie with Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, or involving a heist. Netflix recommends. I watch. I never pay attention to critics.

I sometimes read reviews. But only to get a range of thoughts because they are sometimes very biased. I also just read a few articles here and there on actual facts of the movie, and i look at the trailer(s). If I already know what it’s about and it piques my interest like if it’s action/martial arts, adventure, sci-fi, mystery/horror etc I’ll probably go see it

I could care less who’s starring in a movie (for the most part). I do care more about who made it. Who’s the director? Who wrote it? To me, that’s more important than acting. A good actor can’t make a bad script/director good.

When it remains in theatres up to 3 to 4 weeks ,i go to watch the Movie(s).

I usually go by mood and the five buck club.

If I like the director, I want to see it.
If I like the writer, I want to see it.
If I like an actor in it, I want to see it.
If the plot sounds good, I want to see it.
If the effects look impressive, I want to see it.
If a friend recommends it, I want to see it.
If a friend pans it, I want to see it.
If the critics love it, I want to see it.
If the critics hate it, I want to see it.

Um… Basically, if it exists… I want to see it. It’s pretty rare for me to have no interest at all in a movie.

Intuition, experience, trust in my judgement.If it’s Tarantino then it’s a gimme.

I tend to ignore the reviews. If a films subject matter appeals to me then I wil see it regardless of what the critics say. My best friend is a complete movie boffin so I tend to find out about a lot of films that aren’t mainstream from her.

If it has a large following, like Avatar, I will see it so I know what people are talking about.
If it is highly rated by a number of critics, I will see it.
If Mick LaSalle of the SF Chronicle likes it, I avoid it at all costs.
I see any film by Tarantino, the Coens, and George Clooney. Most by Speilberg.
I avoid any film by Michael Bay.

I go to www.imdb.com and check out the statistics. Not always accurate, but mostly accurate. How many people voted, what is the score – what do the reviews look like?

I tend not to read too much into the movie. It’s better to watch a movie with 0 info, then find out about it through it.

I prefer certain genres over others. I prefer certain directors, actors and writers over others. And if the trailer piques my interest, I’ll at least look up a synopsis and go from there.