Rate The Last Movie You Watched - April V3 - no tv shows - General

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;44686134]And here I was wondering why a flock of sparrows flew into my window: someone gave Jason Takes Manhattan a positive review.[/QUOTE] He was facing essentially the same situation as the AVGN when he watched it [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1raUvGNbZFg[/media]

[QUOTE=ElectronicG19;44685579]if i ever rate anything a 4/10 everyone i know always goes crazy at me 4/10 is not bad. it just means below average. people rate things weirdly.[/QUOTE] Ehh a 4/10 is a bad film in my books. I rate pretty arbitrarily though and don't stick to one system, I rank each film seperately. What each ranking means to me- Using my imdb ratings and picking notable films or ones remember enough about. mostly newer films because they're fresher. I have I have Disaster Movie at 1 because it's probably the worst film I've ever seen, Date Movie is a 2 cos ditto but its not QUITE as horrifically vomit inducingly poisonous, The Purge is a 3 because it is offensively retarded with subpar acting and a flawed concept, poor direction and allows no suspension of disbelief. 4/10- A very bad film but maybe because it misses a mark or is let down by a lot of subpar aspects eg direction or scriptwriting, however there are probablyredeeming features. Still not worthy of watching. Daredevil is a 4 because of shoddy direction, a poor script full of plot holes and a lack of following rules it places, not particularly good acting, [I]red gimp suit costume[/I]. But it's kinda cool and is fun at parts. A lot of missed potential gives me sympathy for the film too. It's not a total shambles but it's still a failure. 5/10- a movie that generally is just mediocre as hell. Its like, ok I suppose. Maybe worth a watch but I don't see why it'd be picked as there is so much better out there. American Hustle was a 5 for me but it's an interesting one, I'll instead pick Ender's Game. It was actually pretty bad but managed to hold onto some quality by good production design and nicely made but still dull and drab visuals, alright acting and elements of intelligence and thematic underones. The script just kinda floated around, stuff happened and characters didn't change. The character development isn't there. The direction is good enough to not be noticeably bad yet not great enough to recognisably excellent. The ending sucked. 6/10 is generally a well made film that is very solid but just misses some marks to become an actually GOOD film. It's decent, just better than average. [I]Day Of The Dead[/I] is a 6. It's pretty well directed, I see interesting ideas behind it, it hits many marks but ultimately is lackluster. It is ultimately boring and not quite as smart as it wanted to me. The pacing is slower than necessary as well. [I]Fast Five[/I] is a 7/10. This is a damn good film. a 7 is a film quite a bit above average, it's almost always well directed to the point where you can recognise it as such (Justin Lin is a fantastic director), the screenplay is a good one that has something unique or interesting about it and manages to execute it in a way that is notable. Character is generally strong here, good acting, you'll be excited when it's exciting and sad when it's sad. It'll evoke feelings beyond hatred of whichever asshole told you to watch this movie. It's a film you like a fair bit and one you'd recommend. 8/10- A fantastic piece of cinema. 8's are generally films that are reaching for, or already are, masterful in many areas. [B]L.A. Confidential[/B] is an 8 because it's interesting, stylish, beautiful to look at, brilliantly acted, fantastically directed. 9/10. 9 is rare as fuck. A film one of a kind, one you so rarely find. In my opinion there's little difference between a 9 and a 10 but I'll explain that when I write about 10. Taxi Driver is a 9/10 because it is perfect. I can't fault anything about this film honestly. I think it's by a country mile Scorsese's best. It's driven by direction that is pretty much inarguably amazing, one of the best lead performances I can think of, an original and genius screenplay that works both as a character study and an examination of ourselves and the world we live in, outstanding cinematography and very strong emotional connection and impact. A masterpiece. Now, 10/10. I feel my 10/10 might be different than a lot of people's, I think my 9 might be a lot of people's 10. After all what's better than perfect? Well to me you can't describe it. A 10 is a film that you know is a masterpiece but also something more. It resonates with you and stays with you. Resonance is my main point here. That's what makes it a 10 and not a 9. Maybe you connect with the characters, maybe it's the best screenplay you've ever seen, maybe the soundtrack is brilliant. Generally it's all these things. [I]Blue Is The Warmest Colour[/I] is a 10. It's one of the best films I've ever seen and it'll probably be a favourite for the rest of my life, even if I don't continue watching it regularly (which I probably won't cos it's 3 hours and emotionally draining- not to say I won't revisit it). Its screenplay is insanely good, the pacing is almost brilliant with just a couple blips I can easily ignore, the acting is some of the best I've ever seen, the direction is subtle yet stylish, the cinematography beautiful and emotive. It's a beautiful character study and a look at different kinds of love (first love, love after having loved already, queer love, hetero love...) Honestly, [I]Taxi Driver[/I] might be a better film, but to me, [I]Blue is the Warmest Colour[/I] is perfect to me.

Yeah the top ratings have to represent the strongest, most personal experiences to me. I won't just dish out 100/100, because it's "objectively good" or whatever.

Zero Dark Thirty 4/10 a boring chore. it was still somewhat interesting to follow how the events unfolded, but god damn it dragged and dragged and was dull as shit.

I've stuck with the 5/5 system because it's an easier way to rank, IMO. 1- Movies that are utterly fucking useless in terms of quality and effort. Anything created by Serzberg and Seltzer, or whoever the fuck they are, immediately qualify. 2- Similar to 1, but at least they tried. Movies like We're the Millers or A Haunted House fall into this category. Movies like these could have easily been better, but because they aren't, they have to be ranked lower. 3- Borderline average. The acting may be less than believable, but everything else is pretty good. Riddick is a good example of this because the story was a rehash and several actors were lackluster, but the overall look of the film, and Vin Diesel himself kicked ass. Plus, the first half hour was genuinely interesting. A whole movie made like that would have much better than what we got. 3.5- A subcategory of 3. I personally hate .5 scores, but every so often they are necessary. Looking back at Riddick, it's an easy 3. The Director's Cut, however, didn't quite propel the movie to a 4, but it was better than the regular cut. 4- Overall, a solid movie. Maybe nothing remarkable, but it still comes off as well made or entertaining. Like Die Hard with A Vengeance or Heat. 5- Perfection. Drive, LA Confidential, The Godfather, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Thief, The Last Temptation of Christ. It doesn't get any better. And I reserve 11/10 solely for This Is Spinal Tap.

My issue with the 5 star rating is that its not very good at giving an idea right away of what its like (although in my opinion this is why so many critics use 5/5 or 4/4- it is a vaguer concept and thus encourages you to read the review they spent time writing). I mean I dabbled in stars cos of that but felt it didn't work for me because it's vague. 1 star is trash, 2 stars is pretty bad, 3 stars is good, 4 stars is great, 5 stars is masterful. But I just found it too hard to rate and it became even more arbitrary than the 10 system. I mean I'd give Pineapple Express 4 stars but I'd also give Apocalypse Now 4 stars and they're not exactly the same or equal in many ways at all

I hate numerical scores either way. I'd rather just recommend or not recommend.

[QUOTE=Diet Kane;44687323]I hate numerical scores either way. I'd rather just recommend or not recommend.[/QUOTE] Just like kotaku. think about that

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44687052]I mean I'd give Pineapple Express 4 stars but I'd also give Apocalypse Now 4 stars and they're not exactly the same or equal in many ways at all[/QUOTE] this is pretty much why ratings are essentially bullshit when without personal commentary attached.

Yeah, that's why I always like to write a little bit about films I've watched. Scores are useless without a justification as to why.

Drive 8/10 Stylish.

The Amityville Horror 1979 Dated, but worth a look anyway. 7/10

I'm terrible at deciding on numeric ratings, so I just describe what I liked and what I didn't like instead.

speaking of all that just saw the new robocop wasn't bad, the throwbacks to the original were good, some things it did i enjoyed (like the training scene with the tin man song) others i didn't care much for, but it was certainly different enough to be its own film instead of just a remake. though, like others have said, it really did lack a central villain, a clarence boddicker. but of course every fault this movie has mainly lies in its PG-13 rating and obvious studio interference. overall, 6/10. not bad, not great, coulda been better. and of course that horrid dubstep remix of basil's epic theme [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4PQRpo2Wng[/media]

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;44679232]yeah i didn't get that at all whatever[/QUOTE] did you even watch the movie? cause there is literally no way you could have actually watched it and missed that part. it was not subtle

[QUOTE=Rediscover;44687703]did you even watch the movie? cause there is literally no way you could have actually watched it and missed that part. it was not subtle[/QUOTE] i really didn't, boring start and after that i didn't really care that much trying to watch synechoche now, 1hr in.. good acting and i like the main character but.. i don't get it, is something supposed to happen? feels like i should've gone past such a point already

Lego Movie 9/10

if you barely watched the film how can you give it a proper rating? You missed a major plot point and said you didn't even notice a twist. It's totally unfair to then go and give it a very low 4/10, just because it's a film that you should pay attention to and you couldn't be bothered committing to it. That's on you, not the film. And yes. Keep watching synecdoche. It goes places. It goes far. It's one of the biggest films I've ever seen lol. It deals with themes and characters as big as the world itself. The film encompasses everything about life from birth til death.

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44687820]if you barely watched the film how can you give it a proper rating? You missed a major plot point and said you didn't even notice a twist. It's totally unfair to then go and give it a very low 4/10, just because it's a film that you should pay attention to and you couldn't be bothered committing to it. That's on you, not the film. And yes. Keep watching synecdoche. It goes places. It goes far. It's one of the biggest films I've ever seen lol. It deals with themes and characters as big as the world itself. The film encompasses everything about life from birth til death.[/QUOTE] i very rarely do this, but there just was something missing from it.. stuff needs to happen quickly, my memory is very bad aight, just feels odd.. the imdb movie description hasn't even happened yet

synecdoche is one of the best films ive ever seen. Roger Ebert said it was the best film of the 21st century.

synedoche may be a little too much for someone just getting into films... that film will turn your brain into mulch if you're not careful. just like when I watched Eraserhead for the first time. :(

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 9.5/10

The Grand Budapest Hotel Something about this movie didn't click with me. It was beautiful, well acted and had fantastic dialogue but I struggled to get invested in the story. It's not that it was bad or confusing it just didn't interest me. I still enjoyed the movie though.

[QUOTE=cardfan212;44687534]I'm terrible at deciding on numeric ratings, so I just describe what I liked and what I didn't like instead.[/QUOTE] Yeah. I try to come up with one sometimes, but I can never really just settle on a freaking number. I change my mind about scores constantly, too. In my head, I'll keep switching from 7.5 to 8, then from 8 to 8.5, and then go back down to 7.5, rinse and repeat for the rest of eternity.

[QUOTE=AK'z;44688250]synedoche may be a little too much for someone just getting into films... that film will turn your brain into mulch if you're not careful. just like when I watched Eraserhead for the first time. :([/QUOTE] I thought I was prepared for Eraserhead after seeing most of David Lynch's movies before it. I was not ready

Jason Takes Manhatten can't be as bad as Jason X

jason x is a masterpiece of modern film making

[b]The Secret Life of Walter Mitty[/b] - 8/10 Started off kinda slow but got really good later on.

[QUOTE=TheKritter71;44689820]Jason Takes Manhatten can't be as bad as Jason X[/QUOTE] They're equally bad. Every film in the Friday the 13th series is a piece of shit.

Nightmare on Elm Street series > Friday the 13th series