Post by mslo79 on Oct 28, 2019 4:52:18 GMT
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Those have to mean at least something otherwise how do you get the gist of your opinion across without say a 1-10 rating scale or say a 4 or 5 star rating system?
because surely you can pretty much sum up your thoughts/feelings on a movie by giving it a score as that's what I do and I think it's pretty accurate once you know how to use that scale well, which should not be difficult for someone who's seen plenty of movies like I assume most of us around here have.
The problem is... I suspect too many people are a little too positive on a movie that they will probably forget about soon after which tells me what they really thought of it (i.e. it's worse for them than they said it is). then on the flip side I suspect some people dis a movie a bit too much to where they will say it was bad or crap (and the like) even though it was about average for them as you just can't trust many peoples opinions due to that info as you would need a little more info from these people to see what they truly think of it. because one very basic question for me I would ask a typical person who's viewed a movie is... "Would you see this movie from time to time as the years pass or not?" ; because their answer to that question would tell me all I need to know in a very basic sense. because a "yes" means the movie is more enjoyable for them and a "no" means it's pretty much forgettable.
but another thing... I would tend to give more weight to a persons opinion on someone who's seen at least a moderate amount of movies vs that kind of person who see's a small amount of movies as I suspect those who have seen a smaller amount of movies could easily be more impressed than someone who's seen at least a moderate amount. but on the flip side, those who don't see much movies might indicate they ain't much of a movie kind of person in general.
because when I boil down movies in a very basic sense they are ultimately one of two categories in my mind (this speaks volumes for me in that it separates the movies of any real worth from everything else for that viewer)...
A)Movies ill re-watch here and there as the years pass. (i.e. Thumbs Up)
B)Movies I won't re-watch here and there as the years pass. (i.e. Thumbs Down)
but even if I give a movie a Thumbs Down... it could still mean the movie was okay enough for a viewing, but is ultimately forgettable. but since these types of movies (which account for many I have seen) have no re-watch value, it's ultimately forgettable for me which means Thumbs Down. only around 1 out of every 5 movies I have seen over the long term is Thumbs Up status.
also, I guess it depends on what they mean when they call a movie "bad" as I suspect some people are quick to call a movie "bad" even if it's average or so.
Ultimately, I don't rate movies with numbers and ratings like 3 stars or thumbs up mean nothing to me.
Those have to mean at least something otherwise how do you get the gist of your opinion across without say a 1-10 rating scale or say a 4 or 5 star rating system?
because surely you can pretty much sum up your thoughts/feelings on a movie by giving it a score as that's what I do and I think it's pretty accurate once you know how to use that scale well, which should not be difficult for someone who's seen plenty of movies like I assume most of us around here have.
Generally speaking, I'll trust people when they say a movie is good, but not when they say a movie is bad. If someone says it's not worth your time, watch it anyways. You don't want to miss what could be your favorite movie because some schmuck thinks it wasn't good. That'd be pretty dumb.
The problem is... I suspect too many people are a little too positive on a movie that they will probably forget about soon after which tells me what they really thought of it (i.e. it's worse for them than they said it is). then on the flip side I suspect some people dis a movie a bit too much to where they will say it was bad or crap (and the like) even though it was about average for them as you just can't trust many peoples opinions due to that info as you would need a little more info from these people to see what they truly think of it. because one very basic question for me I would ask a typical person who's viewed a movie is... "Would you see this movie from time to time as the years pass or not?" ; because their answer to that question would tell me all I need to know in a very basic sense. because a "yes" means the movie is more enjoyable for them and a "no" means it's pretty much forgettable.
but another thing... I would tend to give more weight to a persons opinion on someone who's seen at least a moderate amount of movies vs that kind of person who see's a small amount of movies as I suspect those who have seen a smaller amount of movies could easily be more impressed than someone who's seen at least a moderate amount. but on the flip side, those who don't see much movies might indicate they ain't much of a movie kind of person in general.
because when I boil down movies in a very basic sense they are ultimately one of two categories in my mind (this speaks volumes for me in that it separates the movies of any real worth from everything else for that viewer)...
A)Movies ill re-watch here and there as the years pass. (i.e. Thumbs Up)
B)Movies I won't re-watch here and there as the years pass. (i.e. Thumbs Down)
but even if I give a movie a Thumbs Down... it could still mean the movie was okay enough for a viewing, but is ultimately forgettable. but since these types of movies (which account for many I have seen) have no re-watch value, it's ultimately forgettable for me which means Thumbs Down. only around 1 out of every 5 movies I have seen over the long term is Thumbs Up status.
also, I guess it depends on what they mean when they call a movie "bad" as I suspect some people are quick to call a movie "bad" even if it's average or so.