Ratings scales and explanations

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 13 Oct 2008, 18:41

bradavon wrote:
HungFist wrote:10%? That's quite a lot.
Sorry, my mistake. I misread your question. Not 10%, 10.

I thought so. The number is then about the same as mine for 5/5.

In the lack of better things to do I calculated all the ratings I’ve given this year (January-September) and percentages for each rating.

5/5 given 1 time (0,4%)
4,5/5 given 9 times (3,8%)
4/5 given 46 times (19,2%)
3,5/5 given 33 times (13,8%)
3/5 given 50 times (20,9%)
2,5/5 given 40 times (16,7%)
2/5 given 22 times (9,2%)
1,5/5 given 12 times (5,0%)
1/5 given 26 times (10,9%)

Also, I might give examples of films, too

5
Taifu Club, Hana-Bi, April Story, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Killer (taiwan cut)

4,5
Realims no yado, Le Samourai, Jailhouse 41, Peking Opera Blues, Blade Runner

4
My Neighbor Totoro, Yokai Daisenso (2005), Genshi monogatari, Tokyo Sonata, Born American

3,5
Mizu no hana, Three Colours: Blue, Dust Devil, Ebola Syndrome, Climates

3
Broken Oath, Into the Sun, Tokyo gomi onna, Death Note, History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

2,5
[Rec], The Youth Killer, Love/Juice, This World of Ours, Which is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger

2
The Heroic Ones, Law of Desire, A Blue Automobile, Spiderman 2, Fried Dragon Fish

1,5
I’m a Cyborg but that’s Okay, Sideways, Eros, Seoul Raiders, A Woman Called Abe Sada

1
Garden State, Nausicaä, Dante 01, Secret Sunshine, Banlieue 13

yeah, that was a very silly way to kill time

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 13 Oct 2008, 18:53

I liked Sideways despite the tragic nature of the main characters

Three Colours Blue is a 5/5 for me

Was 'I’m a Cyborg' really that bad? Haven't seen yet.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 13 Oct 2008, 18:54

How the hell can anyone rate Nausicaa a 1/5!?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 13 Oct 2008, 19:57

Yi-Long wrote:How the hell can anyone rate Nausicaa a 1/5!?

HungFist wrote: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) – 1/5
More old Miyazaki hitting the Finnish cinema screens. While I consider My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service delightful pieces of cinema, this Miyazaki doesn’t convince, appart from the opening scene. The dialogue is miserable, mostly repeating things that have already been already seen on screen and understood by the audience, and the preachy storyline doesn’t reach its end in acceptable time. Not even Joe Hisaishi's score manage to stand out.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 13 Oct 2008, 20:07

HungFist wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:How the hell can anyone rate Nausicaa a 1/5!?

HungFist wrote: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) – 1/5
More old Miyazaki hitting the Finnish cinema screens. While I consider My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service delightful pieces of cinema, this Miyazaki doesn’t convince, appart from the opening scene. The dialogue is miserable, mostly repeating things that have already been already seen on screen and understood by the audience, and the preachy storyline doesn’t reach its end in acceptable time. Not even Joe Hisaishi's score manage to stand out.

... wow... (!)

cant imagine what ratings you would give to actual shitty movies

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 Oct 2008, 21:20

bradavon wrote:You reckon Ghost Busters is a masterpiece Grim, really? I'm just wondering.

Well, maybe a 4.5/5 at least but its a classic and very funny

Heroic Ones was 3.5/5 from me possibly as it was the 1st Shaw film I saw.
Once Upon A Time In China is a 5/5, Terminators 1 and 2, Fight Club (I think), Memento..
Abre Los Ojos = 4.5/5

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 13 Oct 2008, 22:19

Of those I've seen...

Once Upon A Time In China 4.5/5
Terminator 3.5
T2 5/5
Fight Club 4/5
Memento 3.5/5

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 Oct 2008, 22:24

All the LOTR's (well the EE's) are a 5/5, a classic Disney such as Pinocchio is a 5/5

Pedicab Driver was 4.25/5, great fights but silly juxtaposition (at times) with sad scenes and silly comedic scenes.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 13 Oct 2008, 22:35

For me, Pedicab Driver was ruined by a typical HK 'lets have every single famous person in the business' guest star driven cast, and total over-the-top melodrama. If it wasn't so cheasy, it could've been as good as Miracles.

None of the LOTR's warrant a 5, unless its a 5/6

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 Oct 2008, 22:51

Miracles was very good, really enjoyed it

The Myth was a 3.5/5 from me (a good fun film) I think but I really enjoyed it

I think I went in with low expectations there.
I may have given Vixen! (Russ Meyer) 1/5. utter crap. It was very boring despite curvy Erica Gavin and co.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 14 Oct 2008, 02:40

OK. I'll play.

Terminator 3 **.5
Lust Caution **.5
The Simpsons Movie **.5
Casino Royale ***.5
Groundhog Day ***.5
Police Story ****
Ghost Busters ***
The Killer ****
Bullet In The Head ****
Die Hard 4 ***.5
Mission impossible 3 **.5
Alien ***
Sin City **
Young Frankenstein *.5
Fist of Legend ***
Robocop ***.5
Star Wars ***
American Graffiti **.5
Reservoir Dogs ***.5
Dawn of the Dead (1978) ***
Danny the Dog **.5
The Royal Tenenbaums *.5
Assault on Precinct 13 (Carpenter) ***.5
Blade Runner **
Kill Bill v1&2 **
The Thing ***
Snake in the Eagles Shadow **.5
Starship Troopers ***
Hero (Yuen Biao) **.5
My Young Auntie ***.5
The Transporter **.5
Kiss of the Dragon ***
Mr. Vampire ****
Equilibrium **
Sleepy Hollow ***
Dragons Forever ****
Righting Wrongs ***.5
On The Run **.5
Night of the Living Dead ***
Paper Marriage **
Desperado **.5
Rumble in the Bronx **
First Strike ***
Rush Hour 1&2 **.5
The One *.5
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain ***.5
Day of the Dead (Romero) **.5
Big Trouble in Little China ***
Pedicab Driver ***
Land of the Dead **
Vampires (Carpenter) **
Jurassic Park 2 ***
Flash Point **.5
The Myth **
The Medallion **.5
The Tuxedo *.5
Killer Meteors **
Hana-Bi ***
Raiders of the Lost Ark ***.5
Peking Opera Blues ****
Ebola Syndrome *.5
Broken Oath **.5
The Heroic Ones **.5
Spiderman 2 **.5
Seoul Raiders **.5
Banlieue 13 ***
Once Upon A Time In China ****
Terminators 1 and 2 ***/***.5
Fight Club **
Memento **
Miracles ****

That's just of the top of my noggin so don't hold me to them!!

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 14 Oct 2008, 07:26

I was actually sick in my mouth while reading that post Mark

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 14 Oct 2008, 09:14

I think Flash Point was 3/5 and Sin City (it looks amazing but is vapid and is "style over substance") was 2/5.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 14 Oct 2008, 09:53

Yi-Long wrote:cant imagine what ratings you would give to actual shitty movies

Well IIRC he gave 3/5 to the Death Note movies in the same post as his Nausicaa review!

I usually tend to fall into the trap of being too generous in the marking of films that I find merely good. Later on I'll revisit a review and think "7/10 was too high you idiot!"

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 14 Oct 2008, 09:58

Shingster wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:cant imagine what ratings you would give to actual shitty movies
Well IIRC he gave 3/5 to the Death Note movies

Movie.

I haven't seen the sequels yet.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 14 Oct 2008, 09:59

luckystars wrote:For me, Pedicab Driver was ruined by a typical HK 'lets have every single famous person in the business' guest star driven cast, and total over-the-top melodrama. If it wasn't so cheasy, it could've been as good as Miracles.

And if they added an extra hour of unnecessary "comic high-jinks" then it would be as appallingly paced as Miracles too!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 14 Oct 2008, 10:00

Its hard to remember what I gave some films.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 14 Oct 2008, 10:24

Shingster wrote:And if they added an extra hour of unnecessary "comic high-jinks" then it would be as appallingly paced as Miracles too!

Not a Jackie fan then

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 14 Oct 2008, 23:21

I'm a big Jackie Chan fan, have been for nearly 20years now, but I think Miracles is massively over-rated. I don't dislike the film, I just find it self indulgent and ergo badly paced.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 14 Oct 2008, 23:46

I just felt Miracles was boring, and could have been so much better.
Also, I didnt care about the characters or the story etc.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 15 Oct 2008, 04:08

I really like Miracles. It's very charming. I usually dislike HK comedy - Stephen Chow films just give me a headache - but Jackie's penchant for physical comedy and heart makes all the difference