Times lets readers post movie reviews

The New York Times has launched a new movies section online that's very interesting for two reasons: It includes a complete, free archive of New York Times movie reviews dating back to 1983, as well as selected reviews back to 1929 (The Times' charges for most of its archives); and even more notable, it allows readers to rate movies and write their own reviews.

The Times has been very good at promoting reader discussion board conversations, but this takes it's use of the Internet's interactivity with users to a new level - along the lines of Amazon.com's great user review system. If this takes off, it has the potential to become the most comprehensive and useful place on the Web for commentary on movies.

May 29, 2003 | BY JONATHAN DUBE

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