Monday, August 9, 2010

| Rating System Exposition

oh hi there. i figured i'd give a little explanation of how i am rating these movies... in case you're like "wtf are all these 4/5's and 5/5's???". i don't really rate movies on the quality of the movie itself (although that does account for a part of it i guess), i rate it on my personal opinion of what the movie was intended to do, and if it succeeded or failed in keeping me entertained. i could rate a movie 5/5 (zoolander), while someone else might give it a 2/5, simply because they don't share the same sense of humor, which ends up leaving them annoyed the whole movie... where i, on the other hand, appreciate the kind of humor being used, and understand that was the point of the movie.

here's a little legend, for your health:

1/5 | horrible. i would not recommend this movie to anyone. waste of time.
2/5 | not good enough, but might have had a few good parts. some people might think it's an ok movie, but for the most part, was not very enjoyable for me.
3/5 | not brad. the kind of movie i could watch again one day, but it wouldn't be my first choice if i was given other options.
4/5 | great job! the kind of movie that does what it set out to do... ie: comedy that made me laugh a lot, love story that made me smile/cry, drama that kept me on the edge of my seat, etc...
5/5 | i give this rating when i can't think of anything bad to say about a movie. it might not be the most amazing movie ever made, but it definitely left me with hopes of seeing it again soon.

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