Question:
Here's my breakdown for marks out of 10:
0 - 2: Crap
3 - 4: Average
5 - 6: Good
7: Very Good
8: Excellent
9: Outstanding
10: Masterpiece
Some of my friends never give a film 10/10, as they say no films are perfect. They're right in saying that no films are perfect, but I personally don't demand perfection from films. I rate films on how much I enjoy them. What I do demand is a decent plot, engrossing characters, good acting and plenty of imagination.
Personally if i have to give a film a mark i rate it out of 5 that way you got a good barometer from awful - average - good.
I'm the sort of film fan who is very easily pleased you could stick me down infront of LOTR, Dude Where's My Car, The Godfathers, Armeggeddon, Apocalypse Now so on and so forth and i'd find something good to say about it.
The only film i really despise is Beverly Hills Cop 3. Anything else is just entertainment. :)
Films I love and will definitely get on DVD and watch more than once in the cinema
Films I like a lot in the cinema and will probably get on DVD
Films I like in the cinema (once) but won't get on DVD
Films I don't really like but may leave them on in the background if they're on TV and there's nothing else on
Films I don't like
Crap
Good
Great
I keep it simple :D
Interesting, well:
10/10 Films I couldn't wait for to see and ended up loving and seeing in theaters at least twice, like The Fifth Element (cinema record: 7 times), and the recent Resident Evil, Femme Fatale, etc. Consists mostly of Sci-Fi, genre films, ... oh and those no one else seems to like. :D
8-9/10 Films I anticipated, watched in theaters, liked a lot but not enough to view more than once in theaters and could wait for on DVD to watch over and over. Sometimes I discover gems after theatrical run, like Blade Runner, Leon, Heat.
7/10 Films I'd end up watching many times over and over, more often than 10/10 because I reserve those for "special occasions", like Strange Days for New Years only, for 5 years in a row now. Movies that you can pick up and watch again any time, like comedies and law dramas: A Civil Action, Primary Colors, A Fish Called Wanda, Flirting with Disaster.
5-6/10 Average films, that might have been very enjoyable the first time but not anymore, no desire to view them any time soon, or if long enough time has passed in between viewings, even though they feature great talent and/or plot.
3-4/10 Movies I went to see just because there was nothing else in theaters, these films, if I don't absolutely hate them, still want to get on DVD just for the completion.
1-2/10 Films I hated or don't even want to see in the first place, might sometimes be wrong, but usually know from the trailer or story or setting or characters that I will not like the movie and therefore don't bother watching, like Harry Pothead, Rt-Proof Fence, Like Mike, other kiddie stuff.
I rate it by the amount of times I look at a watch during a film, if it really good and gripping then I usually only glance at it once about an hour in. I remember watching Magnolia and looked at it and smiled as I knew there was still 90 minutes left. So the less I look at it, the more I probably like it.
Only have 2 ratings:
Worth buying
Not worth buying
:D
10 - Outstanding, only got three films I've given a ten to.
6 - 9 - Good to excellent stuff, own/would like to own on DVD if it's a good package.
5 - Average, usually painfully average and not something I'd necessarly watch again.
1 - 4 - A scale of crapness, Moviemax dross and made for TV stuff mostly.
Not 'too' far off IMDB's really.
I never buy rubbish films, I go by reviews, Directors, Actors etc............
Although I have seen a couple bad films over the years ie....
Twelve Monkeys......sorry, I know people love this film, but i thought it was rubbish.
Fight Club
Independance day
etc........
Good enough to own.
Good enough to watch.
Good enough to put between my coffee mug and the desk.
Originally posted by raymondlin
I rate it by the amount of times I look at a watch during a film, if it really good and gripping then I usually only glance at it once about an hour in. I remember watching Magnolia and looked at it and smiled as I knew there was still 90 minutes left. So the less I look at it, the more I probably like it. Do you have a different system for XXX DVDs? :norty:
Gripping takes on a whole new meaning!!
I like Q magazines rating system and apply this to movies.
It's something like:
5 stars - Indispensable. (Truly exceptional)
4 stars - Excellent. (Definately worth investigation)
3 stars - Good. (Not for everyone, but fine within its field)
2 stars - Average. (Caution advised)
1 star - Poor. (Best avoided)
:dork:
Originally posted by raymondlin
I rate it by the amount of times I look at a watch during a film, if it really good and gripping then I usually only glance at it once about an hour in. I remember watching Magnolia and looked at it and smiled as I knew there was still 90 minutes left. So the less I look at it, the more I probably like it.
Very interesting way of rating a film. I do look at my watch myself wondering when a film is going to end if it's really bad like Murder by Numbers or Collateral Damage.
I have never, ever, looked at a watch during a film.
Maybe it's because I don't have a watch.
But I didn't look at the time on a cell phone either... actually I leave that in the car too, I don't want be bothered, it's a holy period, like church.
Never walked out of a movie either, though came close once, Alan Smithee's Burn Hollywood Burn, which I'm sure now that I'm "more mature" I'd enjoy it too. :dork:
0 - 2: Crap
3 - 4: Average
5 - 6: Good
7: Very Good
8: Excellent
9: Outstanding
10: Masterpiece
Some of my friends never give a film 10/10, as they say no films are perfect. They're right in saying that no films are perfect, but I personally don't demand perfection from films. I rate films on how much I enjoy them. What I do demand is a decent plot, engrossing characters, good acting and plenty of imagination.
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Personally if i have to give a film a mark i rate it out of 5 that way you got a good barometer from awful - average - good.
I'm the sort of film fan who is very easily pleased you could stick me down infront of LOTR, Dude Where's My Car, The Godfathers, Armeggeddon, Apocalypse Now so on and so forth and i'd find something good to say about it.
The only film i really despise is Beverly Hills Cop 3. Anything else is just entertainment. :)
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Films I love and will definitely get on DVD and watch more than once in the cinema
Films I like a lot in the cinema and will probably get on DVD
Films I like in the cinema (once) but won't get on DVD
Films I don't really like but may leave them on in the background if they're on TV and there's nothing else on
Films I don't like
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Crap
Good
Great
I keep it simple :D
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Interesting, well:
10/10 Films I couldn't wait for to see and ended up loving and seeing in theaters at least twice, like The Fifth Element (cinema record: 7 times), and the recent Resident Evil, Femme Fatale, etc. Consists mostly of Sci-Fi, genre films, ... oh and those no one else seems to like. :D
8-9/10 Films I anticipated, watched in theaters, liked a lot but not enough to view more than once in theaters and could wait for on DVD to watch over and over. Sometimes I discover gems after theatrical run, like Blade Runner, Leon, Heat.
7/10 Films I'd end up watching many times over and over, more often than 10/10 because I reserve those for "special occasions", like Strange Days for New Years only, for 5 years in a row now. Movies that you can pick up and watch again any time, like comedies and law dramas: A Civil Action, Primary Colors, A Fish Called Wanda, Flirting with Disaster.
5-6/10 Average films, that might have been very enjoyable the first time but not anymore, no desire to view them any time soon, or if long enough time has passed in between viewings, even though they feature great talent and/or plot.
3-4/10 Movies I went to see just because there was nothing else in theaters, these films, if I don't absolutely hate them, still want to get on DVD just for the completion.
1-2/10 Films I hated or don't even want to see in the first place, might sometimes be wrong, but usually know from the trailer or story or setting or characters that I will not like the movie and therefore don't bother watching, like Harry Pothead, Rt-Proof Fence, Like Mike, other kiddie stuff.
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I rate it by the amount of times I look at a watch during a film, if it really good and gripping then I usually only glance at it once about an hour in. I remember watching Magnolia and looked at it and smiled as I knew there was still 90 minutes left. So the less I look at it, the more I probably like it.
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Only have 2 ratings:
Worth buying
Not worth buying
:D
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10 - Outstanding, only got three films I've given a ten to.
6 - 9 - Good to excellent stuff, own/would like to own on DVD if it's a good package.
5 - Average, usually painfully average and not something I'd necessarly watch again.
1 - 4 - A scale of crapness, Moviemax dross and made for TV stuff mostly.
Not 'too' far off IMDB's really.
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I never buy rubbish films, I go by reviews, Directors, Actors etc............
Although I have seen a couple bad films over the years ie....
Twelve Monkeys......sorry, I know people love this film, but i thought it was rubbish.
Fight Club
Independance day
etc........
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Good enough to own.
Good enough to watch.
Good enough to put between my coffee mug and the desk.
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Originally posted by raymondlin
I rate it by the amount of times I look at a watch during a film, if it really good and gripping then I usually only glance at it once about an hour in. I remember watching Magnolia and looked at it and smiled as I knew there was still 90 minutes left. So the less I look at it, the more I probably like it. Do you have a different system for XXX DVDs? :norty:
Gripping takes on a whole new meaning!!
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I like Q magazines rating system and apply this to movies.
It's something like:
5 stars - Indispensable. (Truly exceptional)
4 stars - Excellent. (Definately worth investigation)
3 stars - Good. (Not for everyone, but fine within its field)
2 stars - Average. (Caution advised)
1 star - Poor. (Best avoided)
:dork:
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Originally posted by raymondlin
I rate it by the amount of times I look at a watch during a film, if it really good and gripping then I usually only glance at it once about an hour in. I remember watching Magnolia and looked at it and smiled as I knew there was still 90 minutes left. So the less I look at it, the more I probably like it.
Very interesting way of rating a film. I do look at my watch myself wondering when a film is going to end if it's really bad like Murder by Numbers or Collateral Damage.
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I have never, ever, looked at a watch during a film.
Maybe it's because I don't have a watch.
But I didn't look at the time on a cell phone either... actually I leave that in the car too, I don't want be bothered, it's a holy period, like church.
Never walked out of a movie either, though came close once, Alan Smithee's Burn Hollywood Burn, which I'm sure now that I'm "more mature" I'd enjoy it too. :dork:
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