Friday, August 31, 2012

unusual movie rating system


Our family has a unique rating system for movies. No 2 thumbs up and we don't use stars. Our system goes as follows:

                     1. Loved it - need to own it
                     2. I liked it - could see it again, but don't need to own it
                     3. It was ok - don't need to see it again, but it wasn't painful
                     4. It was horrid and painful -2 hours I'll never get back. I never want to see 
                               this movie ever again. I wish this movie had never been made. 

Now that you're familiar with our rating system, I will offer some examples of the movies on my list:
                  1. Loved it and own it - ok, this is tricky because every Johnny Depp movie ever made belongs in this category. For our purposes here, I will choose "Pirates 4 - On Stranger Tides."
                  
                 2. I liked it well enough- the newest Spider-Man. I don't need to own it, but seeing as I live with super-hero nuts, I will have no choice. I will have to see it again. 
                  
                  3. It was merely adequate- all of the "Lord of the Rings" movies. Now before all you hobbit lovers out there start sending me hate mail, they weren't painful to sit through, but I don't feel the need to watch them again. This is only because I don't have 6 weeks to devote to each one. It takes me on average about 6 months to view the entire trilogy. 

                 4. 2 hours of my life I'll never get back.  Another tricky one, because I've lost count of how many gosh-awful movies I've seen. But again, for our purposes here,  I will choose "Clockwork Orange". I watched this just recently for the first time and I can't get it out of my head. it was bad...bad, bad, bad, bad.....BAD. So bad...and that's all I have to say about that.

So there you have it. The next time you're catching a flick, bear this handy-dandy rating system in mind and please feel free to share your list. I'd love to know what  movies you own and what movies required extensive therapy and heavy doses of medication to forget what you witnessed. Thank you.

            *footnote*
                   I'm excited to implement the rating system when I review "Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies"  for tomorrow's episode. Although, I don't for see this coming in at anything less than a need-to-own. Stay tuned to find out...

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