5 star reviews

I give out very few 5 star ratings of movies. To me, a movie must be a masterpiece or really hit home on a personal level to get 5 stars. I feel that 4 stars is appropriate for even some of my favorite movies.

Others seem to give out 5 star ratings like candy. Even a movie like "Jaws:The Revenge" has some 5 star reviews - come on now...

What is your criteria for a 5 star rating and do you have any 5 star ratings of movies that were mostly hated by everyone else?

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Permalink Reply by B-Independent.com on March 22, 2008 at 7:13pm: the difference for me is that the fifth star goes to movies I love and WANT to watch again. it's not so much a reflection of quality as it is personal enjoyment.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Microwaved on March 24, 2008 at 8:11am: Yep, the movie may be terrible by anyone elses standards, but not by mine, thus five stars cause I would watch that film again and again and again.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by pihkal020 on April 3, 2008 at 6:42am: DITTO!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on March 23, 2008 at 7:27pm: Ditto. And if I don't care for so many rec's and want to be more honest, I'll give it a 4. Every so often I go through my 3,4,5 star ratings and decide whether I should change them and which way.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cole K on March 22, 2008 at 7:49pm: I do it the same way. I have about 5 movies out of 150 that make 5 stars.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jeldobar on March 22, 2008 at 8:26pm: A very few of my ratings are 5 star.... i'm kinda the same that way..... very picky ..4 stars is fine for a great movie.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by pterosaur on March 22, 2008 at 8:32pm: 102 5-star movies out of 3626 ratings. I agree with B-Independent on personal enjoyment over film quality. Films that I awarded 5 stars are films I could watch over and over, that blew me away or have left a lasting impression.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Max Hops on March 22, 2008 at 9:34pm: I have a few that on some personal level connect and I can watch maybe once a year that get 5 stars if only to recommend to others. Otherwise they need to be masterpieces.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Whatchawatchin on April 3, 2008 at 8:34am: So what is a "masterpiece" if you're differentiating it from films that you connect to on a personal level?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Inustar on March 22, 2008 at 9:39pm: Any movie that I love, really really love will get a 5 star from me. Sometimes that means its a classic which is well acted, beautifully filmed, won tons of awards.... and other times its just a movie that made me laugh and that i actually want to see more then once. I gave a five star rating to the movie Blow Dry. It probably got more bad ratings then good, but I really enjoyed it. The rating system really is relative. For me its actually harder to rate something a 1 star then five stars. i have plenty of movies I love, but not many that I hated. So in the end most of my ratings are 3 stars since i didn't hate them, didn't love them. Even a 2 star means didn't like...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mort in Detroit on March 23, 2008 at 5:48pm: It is interesting how the two camps tend to look down their noses at one another. I don't care, in comparison, whether I give many or few 5-star ratings. If a film really moves me, I might buy it and would certainly watch again, I'll give it five stars. Four stars for really liked it, might watch again. Three stars for glad I saw it, wouldn't want to again. Two stars for it was pretty bad but had at least a few qualities I could enjoy. One star for 'hated it'. I think those are pretty close to the Netflix guidelines. My voting has made the Netflix recommendations work really well for me. That's all that matters in the end, isn't it?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kaotikitty on April 2, 2008 at 4:49pm: Thanks, Chawk! I'd never heard of The Big White until you mentioned it. Now it's on my Q and I'm looking forward to seeing it!; ▶ Reply to This