First you needed to create an account to view reviews on the IMDB website.
As of today, the same has now been implemented for the mobile app. So far it was excluded from the enshittification but fuck IMDB and fuck Amazon who own IMDB.
What is another good movie / series review app that does not need an anal probe to look at reviews?
Growing up with the internet, we were using IMDB as a way to win arguments or learn about shows. Back then, Wikipedia (or all those fandom wikis) didn’t exist. So IMDB was the top place.
You saw a ridiculously gorgeous actor and wanted to creep on all their movies? IMDB.
You wanted to know what Simpsons episode had Poochie the dog? IMDB.
You wanted to know what people thought about the new characters in Lost Season 2? Yes, IMDB has forums.
It started going to shit before Amazon bought it. It became an absolute pile of shit where doing any of those three things listed above was near impossible without ads or clicking a dozen places.