<p><pre><code>    &gt; Even more bizarre is how they predict how many stars
    &gt; you&#x27;ll give something, which seems fairly good. And then
    &gt; go ahead and recommend items with few predicted stars.
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A thousand times this. It&#x27;s nice to read a like mind when so often I rant about awful Netflix recommendations to deaf or Netflix-supporting ears!<p>My other main gripe is when the stars are wrong (though as you say, not often) which is obviously untrue from your &#x27;Taste Preferences&#x27;.<p>For example, despite spending ages filling out all the details, including specifying &#x27;Never&#x27; to watching animated films, I&#x27;m still recommended them - and sometimes with 3 or more stars too.<p>I&#x27;m not convinced that the preferences data is considered at all.