Who says you can't have too much of a good thing?
Rating system defined
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Excellent. Perfect, flawless, cannot be
bettered. (This is why I don't give four stars very often.) Examples are few
and far between: The Celebration, Tootsie,
Broadcast News, Visions of Light, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,
Saving Private Ryan. |
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Very good. Exceptional filmmaking across the
board. Few problems. Examples: The Matrix, Shakespeare in Love, Trainspotting, Raising Arizona. |
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Good. A solid film with some flaws, but ultimately
worth the effort. Examples: Lake Placid, Out of Sight, Starship
Troopers, Powaqqatsi. |
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Pretty good. Has its good and bad moments, but the
former tend to outway the latter for the most part. Sometimes "pretty
good" can be bestowed upon a movie for which I had high hopes (but didn't quite meet
those expectations), or low hopes (and proved to be a pleasant surprise). Examples: Playing by Heart, Psycho
(1998), Jurassic Park. |
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Fair. OK I suppose, but just OK. Examples: Con Air, Cold Comfort
Farm, City Slickers. |
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Poor. Definitely not OK. Shabby, shoddy, not
for the faint of heart. Examples: Eyes Wide Shut,
8MM, Striptease, Hudson Hawk, The
Return of Swamp Thing. |
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Awful. Avoid at all costs. No redeeming
value whatsoever, a sorry excuse for entertainment if ever there was one. Examples: Knock Off, Species II,
Last Action Hero, Hail Mary, Shark's Treasure. |
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