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All ratings are based on people's opinions and such opinions do differ with each other. I have seen several Oscar-awarded movies and wonder later on why or how they got the award. Ratings do provide a general idea but you should like what you like.
It cannot be too far in the past. Streaming live videos over Internet is a recent thing. Back in 1996, this technology wasn't so easy to setup, specially that was the age of dial-up.
