Movies that blur the line between good and bad

Also, I absolutely love Alexander (2004) even though the hammy over acting "ruined" it ( for some others, not me! )

The Star Wars prequels.

The later Hammer Films productions spring to mind.

Most Tarantino movies have cleverness, quirkiness, and well-done homages but degenerate into adolescent pyrotechnics and shootouts. I wrote him off after Inglourious Basterds though Once Upon A Time In Hollywood looks interesting.

Street Kings (2008)

I guess I don't really view movies that way (although I guess it's possible there might be some by your definition that I like by that standard(?)) as the overall movie either works for me or not which is what ultimately determines my usual...

5/10 or lower = Thumbs Down (won't re-watch(with rare exception))
6/10 or higher = Thumbs Up (will re-watch)

but if you count some movies listed in the topic inline with your description I would count... Street Kings/Terminator 3 as both are solid movies as both score a 7/10 or above for me currently. I think T3 is underrated as it's my 2nd favorite of the Terminator series behind the 1st movie. in fact, I plan on re-watching T1/T2/T3/T5 fairly soon (I don't like T4 so I won't re-watch that one).

p.s. although a fair amount of movies I score in the 6/10 range are at least somewhat on the back burner in terms of a re-watch as I am sure there are some I gave a 6/10 that have been many years since I last re-watched them (although I try to avoid long stretches without re-watching). but the ones I score a 6-6.5/10 or higher tend to see the most re-watches in general as these I almost always re-watch at least once every few years or so. but the ones more in the standard "6/10" range, while I still re-watch a fair amount of these in a reasonable time frame, I am sure there are some that have been 5-10+ years since I last re-watched them. but every once in a while ill go through movies I gave a 6/10 just to make sure they are still worth re-watching as if it's been too long since I last re-watched a movie and I don't think ill get around to re-watching it into the foreseeable future, ill usually shift my 6/10 back to a 5/10 as I would say I do a check of my 6/10's maybe once every few years or so just to keep things accurate as this helps ensure movies I score a 6/10 or of some worth and not just another forgettable movie I won't re-watch.



I guess I don't really think about writing too much when watching a movie as, off the top of my head, once a movies writing is at least okay-ish, which should not be difficult to do for most half way decent movies, it's largely about other areas that make a movie work or not like say...

-Subject Matter
-Cast
-Cinematography
-Setting

...and the like.

I guess it's somewhat difficult to describe (but I think what's said above is the gist of it) but some people can make movies click while others fall short and are just another movie sort of thing.

p.s. who knows, maybe writing at times should get more credit (like in overall quality of a movie) than I give it. but I usually tend to credit director more than writer for the overall quality, or lack of it, then anything else.



But if I want to look at that wording... I would just assume movies that are on the edge of a Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down. but for me these don't come along much as I can usually make a clear choice for or against a movie after seeing it.