Quote (Blah58 @ 17 Jul 2017 19:53)
Lucas films has never gone bankrupt, Marvel has declared bankruptcy twice, despite licensing out some of their most popular characters for millions if not hundreds of millions. Clearly Marvel is #1, that's why they have so much fan support and aren't hemorrhaging money.
Marvel wouldn't be around anymore if it wasn't for Disney. Disney took Marvel and started making movies that appeal to the lowest common denominator, like you. And I mean that's not a bad thing, it is definitely a way to make a lot of money, but trying to argue that they are amazing films is just....
Anyways I bet you don't even read comics do you? I bet you are this big Marvel dickslut 100% based on the movies.
And here we go again...
Quote (zarkadon @ 17 Jul 2017 19:22)
Personally I don't like recommendations based on numerical ratings.
I'd normally give a 6/10 to something I consider pretty decent, worth watching and entertaining, while I know other people that think that anything below a 7 is a complete waste of time.
Also, I have over 3.9k movies rated in a spanish site called FilmAffinity, and yet I only have around 20 "10/10s" and less than 40 "1/10s".... I only very rarely go to the extremes, whenever I do it's because I think they are truly exceptional films that truly deserve it... however there's a lot of people that rate at least 2-3 movies each year as 1/10 or 10/10.
Numerical scales are only useful when you're comparing the rating taking into account that particular person's rating criteria. Personally I find a worded description of the overall impression you get from a movie to be much more enlightening. I do like the specific points and questions you address though, I just wouldn't rate actors or plot with a numerical value. Personally would also consider mentioning the cinematographic/artistic value and soundtrack.
Not a huge fan of scores myself, if I am interested in a movie I try to read reviews of people from which I know what they like. A 6/10 or 2/10 is just not representative to me.
Altough I rate movies myself on imdb, mostly to keep track of which movies I saw and if someone needs a recommendation it's a good filter.
I like the way some are handling it in the "Last Movie You Watched" thread. Just a few minor sentences about your subjective feelings and maybe a short plot synopsis.