My ratings have obviously evolved down through the years. When I first started rating movies about 38 years ago, I used a 1-10 scale and had several 10/10 ratings, and believe it or not, nobody used 5-star ratings then. The scale went up to 4/4. Well, any movie I would give an 8 or higher would be worth a 4/4 (highest rating). When I came on the various movie forums in the 2000s, everyone was using a 5/5 scale, so I've adapted, and that's probably why I have so few 5/5s. However, most films I give here are still worth 4/4 (8-10/10) to me on the old scale (a few may be on the high end of 7.5/10). It's just that I've saved the higher ratings for films I'd rate above 8/10 (about 30 movies). Conversely, the many films I used to rate at 10/10 have dropped over the years, more because I've seen more movies multiple times than because I think somehow less of them. I'll admit there's nothing quite like watching a really good movie for the first time and laughing, crying or feeling blown away, but often that experience goes with the passion of youth. That's why I try to keep my ratings as objective as possible.
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It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. - John Wooden
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