The Rating System

Well, I haven't officially discussed this with Mr. Punchface, but I think it'll be okay. I'm going to institute a rating system here, for you quick readers who just want a quick "yes or no" type description for movies. Here's how it works: the system will be based on 5.

3 Is the standard. Basically, 3/5 is like your basic, average, not bad but not great movie. A rental. Worth seeing, but nothing extraordinary.

Clearly then, 4/5 is a great movie--probably something to own. Something you definitely want to watch more than once. And the highest rating--5/5--is reserved for those movies that are the best movies of all time. The ones I'll still be watching when I'm old and grey. The ones I'll constantly be talking about and referencing. Timeless classics.

Obviously, below 3 is where it starts getting bad. 2/5 is for those movies that are well below average. You probably don't want to waste your time on these films. But then there is the 1/5 category. This is for those horrendous pieces of atrocity that fill your nightmares. Things like "Windtalkers" and "The Avengers."

We'll be putting our rating in the title of each review, so that when you look at the "recent posts" section of the sidebar, you can see our rating at a glance. Also, More than one of us might review a movie and give a different rating. Over time, you'll get a feel for our tastes.

Enjoy! Comment if you have any questions--see you at the movies

-Mike