How often do you give 5 star ratings?
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Almost never. I always fear that if I do I will find several films better than the 5 star film!
I'd say, IMO, 8 1/2, Nights of Cabiria, and Raiders of the Lost Ark are probably 5 star films. I'd have to really think about it to find more. I probably could think of some, but I'm really hesitant to give anything 5 stars.
I'd say, IMO, 8 1/2, Nights of Cabiria, and Raiders of the Lost Ark are probably 5 star films. I'd have to really think about it to find more. I probably could think of some, but I'm really hesitant to give anything 5 stars.
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I give a maximum either for movies where I can't see any flaws or for those which I personally liked a lot.Excluding TV shows,short movies and documentaries,I gave 27 movies a top score.
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Used to hand 'em out like Indian cuisine pamphlets. Now I'm a bit more mature and a bit more thoughtful when it comes to rating films.
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Personally I don't use a star rating, I use a percentage system, but I've given 100% to only a small handful of films in my reviews section.
Must be something that stands out exceptionally to get it though.
Edit: At the other end of the spectrum, there's only one film that I've given 0%, Superman 4: The Quest For Peace.
Must be something that stands out exceptionally to get it though.
Edit: At the other end of the spectrum, there's only one film that I've given 0%, Superman 4: The Quest For Peace.
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Resident Evil: Retribution was my one-pointer
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It's very, very rare that I will go all the way to 5 stars. I'll throw out 4.5 and 4.5+ with wild abandon but I hold back on going all the way except in special cases. I've not counted but I don't think there would be much more than 20, maybe 25 films that I'd give that holy grail rating to
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Very few movies get a five star rating from me. It has to be memorable, outstanding on every aspect of the film-making process, has to have outstanding acting (not necessarily Oscar material, but solid), and it has to hold some sort of cultural worth years later.
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Twice. I suppose it's not just a coincidence that one (Jaws) I find the best-directed film and the other (Elmer Gantry) I find the best-scripted film. There are a few others I find close, but those two always seem to float higher to the top. By the way, brickie, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the close ones.
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Very few movies get a five star rating from me. It has to be memorable, outstanding on every aspect of the film-making process, has to have outstanding acting (not necessarily Oscar material, but solid), and it has to hold some sort of cultural worth years later.
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I hand 'em out to some movies. I think there's about 40 or 50 films I'd give a maximum rating. They don't have to be perfect, no movie is. They just have to have that special something that really appeals to you. I for one give a max rating to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. The film has a special combination of cinematography, storytelling, acting and overall feel that truly appeals to the cinematic inside of me...
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I used to hand them out more regularly, but I haven't handed one out since I've joined this site. Also, some that I had rated 5 stars I have downgraded to 4.5. But there is still probably about 10-15 that I would give a perfect rating to, though they aren't without flaws.
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I remember Lime saying he would hope that anyone who's seen enough films, for him the top 50 or so should be 5 stars
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True, but then, I'd give 5/5 for the vast majority of my top 100, if not the entire list.
I, unlike most people, try to separate what I'd call a 5 star film from what I enjoy. If I were to make a list of my favorite films to watch the Friday the 13th films, Super Troopers, and They Live would all be on there, but they are far from 5 star films.
I rate films as objectively as I can and I like what I like. I'd never make a list of my favorite films and then presume to say they are all actually "good" films. I guess that's a part of why I don't give out top ratings very often.
I rate films as objectively as I can and I like what I like. I'd never make a list of my favorite films and then presume to say they are all actually "good" films. I guess that's a part of why I don't give out top ratings very often.
Exactly (+rep), my top film is Young Guns and I only rated it at 90%. I guess if I used stars ratings I'd have it at 4, or maybe 4 & a 1/2.
Another example is that I gave Shawshank Redemption 100%, or 5 stars if you will, but it's not even in my personal top 20.
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No, nor would I, but I'd give them five stars because I'm rating for myself and not someone else/an audience. For me, Charlie's Angels is definately a 5 star film, but were I rating it for other people, I'd have to take the presumed audience into account.
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No, nor would I, but I'd give them five stars because I'm rating for myself and not someone else/an audience. For me, Charlie's Angels is definately a 5 star film, but were I rating it for other people, I'd have to take the presumed audience into account.