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How do you rate movies?

posted 2 years ago by almonigal (1197)
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I see many people talking about overrated, underrated about many movies. Like...this movie is only 6.5, deserves better. How do you actually score movies feom 1 to 10 ? Examples?
For me:
1: Pure low budget garbage - so bad you turn it off in the first 2 minutes.
ex:Alien Sniperess(
2: Low budget garbage but with redeeming qualities(maybe an interesting script)
ex: Asylum mockbusters
3: Seems ok, can be high budget, but I cannot bring myself to completely watch it, or if I do I just think it was a waste of time.
ex: Star Wars ep VIII, Skyline
4: Ok movie that I can watch start to end, would not remember anything about it in 1 week.
ex: The hobbit trilogy, Iron man 2,3
5: Average movie, most movies are in this category, not bad, not good
ex: Dark Knight Rises, SW episode VI
6: Average movie with elements that make it memorable
ex: Men in black, Avatar
7: Movies I consider good
ex: Serenity, The dark knight
8: Very good movie, memorable
ex: SW ep IV, Dead man's shoes
9: Extremely good, keeps me glued to the screen, rewatchable
ex: Shawshank, Spirited Away, Godfather
10. I actually rate a 10 movies that I personally consider masterpieces in their category:
ex:Dark comedy: Dr Strangelove or Action: Terminator 2

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

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[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 2 years ago

0=terrible
5 = average
10=perfect

I just slot it in somewhere.

[–] capuchin (2747) 2 years ago

I don't rate films from 1 to 10. My brain is far too smooth and simple to handle that many increments. Truth be told, my brain can barely handle ascribing a numerical value to a film at all. I really dislike it. I find it counter-intuitive. I'm bad at it. But I do it for convenience anyway, and I do it like this:

1 - No
2 - Not really
3 - Good
4 - Gooder
5 - Goodest

[–] StoneKeeper (22082) 2 years ago

Haha Nice to see someone totally opposite of me. Rating is instinctive, natural and borderline addictive for me. I don’t think much about it, the magic number comes up to me quick and easy. Sometimes even before the movie is over.

[–] capuchin (2747) 2 years ago

Yeah. That's why I only give myself the five options. Because otherwise I'd just overthink the whole thing. '7... no, 8... no, 7...' I'd be there all day long.

When I first joined Letterboxd, I did the half-star thing because it's there... but I had to stop. I was driving myself round the twist. 'Three? Three and a half? Three? Three and a half?' My brain's just not made that way. I have to keep it simple or I can't do it at all.

[–] rnmboon (383) 2 years ago

For a film to get a 10 from me it needs to be a once in a lifetime unique experience and it has to change my perception of film. Of the 2.526 films that I have rated on IMDB so far only 35 have received a 10 from me with the most recent one from 2003. If a film is good I give it an 8 and if it is great I give it a 9. But 10's are something special.

And I rarely give 5's or lower btw. Few films are really bad: almost every film has something to get out of it. And giving it a 1 is just being mean or angry.

[–] StoneKeeper (22082) 2 years ago

I dare you to post your 10’s.

[–] moviechatterer (13747) 2 years ago

seconded!

[–] rnmboon (383) 2 years ago

While I considered doing that I noticed that my list of 10's doesn't fully match the top of a different list I maintain with my favorite movies of all time. So I am going to pass on that invitation. ;-)

[–] StoneKeeper (22082) 2 years ago

Boooooh!

As if we cared of your personal discrepancy.