NoraIt's not that it's bad, as it's decent enough for a viewing, it's just one of those movies I won't re-watch and movies that I won't re-watch from time-to-time are ultimately a Thumbs Down as I can't give movies I won't re-watch once in a while a Thumbs Up.
because in a very basic sense movies are ultimately apart of one of the following two categories for me...
-5/10 or lower = Thumbs Down (won't re-watch (with rare exception))
-6/10 or higher = Thumbs Up (will re-watch these from time-to-time as the years pass)
that's how I rate movies in a very basic sense. so you could sort of see movies I score a 5/10, while ultimately a negative score, I would not consider a 'bad' score as you could say 'bad', without getting into the details, is pretty much a 4/10 or lower.
here is my general rating system...
10 = As much as I can enjoy a movie, pretty much.
9 = Nearly as much as I can enjoy a movie.
8 = Great.
7 = A Strong Thumbs Up. (My Favorite Movies score here and higher)
6 = A Mild Thumbs Up. (My minimum score to re-watch a movie)
5 = Average/Forgettable/Thumbs Down. (while a negative score, they typically don't waste my time)
4 = Below Average.
3 = Failure. (I typically finished watching these movies, but they are just bad)
2 = Boring. (I could not finish watching due to boredom and boring is pretty much the worst crime a movie can commit)
1 = Greatly dislike. (a rare feat, in a negative way)
for measure... most movies I see get a 5/10 with a 6/10 being the next most common.
to state the obvious... I ultimately rate movies based on how much I enjoy them. the further they get away from that, the lower the rating.
p.s. but it's movies I score a 7/10 or higher that are good enough to call a favorite which only 186 movies out of the 2,150+ total movies I have seen managed to pull this off.
