IMDb has got a lot more problems than the recommendations.

Just look at the main page for the show "St. Elsewhere"
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0083483/
I couldn't remember one of the main castmembers names, so I went there!
Who the hell are these actors?

I experienced similar with Netflix a few years ago:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a111/tadiera/netflixisfd...

Maybe they're using a similar engine?

The algorithm that Netflix uses now is extremely sophisticated. But they're trying to improve on it by holding a one-million dollar contest to find a better algorithm.

I dont like the new design of imdb period, they should go back to last weeks design

i agree with guroth. the new desgin is awful. i liked the simplicity of the old design, i dont got to imdb for recommendations, thats why i have netflix.

i want to be able to easily find names of actors or movies but with all of the crap on the screen its now more difficult/takes longer.

(this isnt me being lazy, often ill be in a movie or watching a tv show and see someones name, go home and imdb them to find out what else theyve been in, the new design makes this process more cumbersome)

Nothing gives a recommendation engine that personal touch like saying "our database recommends..."

Wow! What a steaming heap of crap this design is! What's with sites that do this? I actually stopped reading The Onion after they redesigned it into what has to be the ugliest page this side of MySpace. Do they actually sit in a meeting and say stuff like, "We sure do have a great site! Let's fuck it up!" or what?

I actually stopped reading The Onion after they redesigned it into what has to be the ugliest page this side of MySpace.

I thought I was the only one. Once The Onion redesigned, I just couldn't get it it. I'm weird I know, but I really loved the orig. simplicity of the page.