There are a variety of ways a critic or website can grade or rate a movie. The most popular, at least as far as I've seen, is the 5-star rating. It's a quick and easily understood assertion from the critic that the public can use as a support in deciding whether or not they will view a certain movie. Streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and VUDU utilize this simple rating system in their libraries; leaving the job of grading a movie up to the paying customers. Next to any movie or show in their libraries, you will see a rating out of 5 starts that symbolizes a general consensus of the subscriber population who viewed the show or film. Other reviewers use a rating out of 10 stars ( as I have been doing, but we will get to that in a bit). The IMDB website uses a 10-star grading scale and the scores are averaged from user ratings, meaning that the scores come from those who have accounts on the website.
Another popular grading scale that reviewers use is the letter grade. Much like how you would receive a B- or an F for a paper you wrote in school, critics use this type of grading when they want to be more technical with a film and its accomplishments. Although the 5-star and 10-star scales are easier to comprehend, they don't quite capture the amount of reserve or the number of flaws a reviewer or critic might have with a film as does the letter grade. Although I don't use a letter grade scale, I still try to have a sense of critique through my explanations
The other types of grading scales all mostly stem from these two basic ones. I personally use a 10 point grading scale. I don't juxtapose my scores with stars, but the mechanics are all there. The intensity of each reviewers scale is different. Some might give a movie a B- and say its "rotten" on rotten tomatoes. Others might give a movie a 7/10 and call it fresh. Me personally, if we are going to compare it to rotten tomatoes, if a movie dips below a 6.8, it will be considered rotten to me, but I tried to be creative with my grading scale.
I grade my movies based on how entertaining I thought they were, but like any film reviewer or critic, I'll have flaws if there are any. I'm not the type to go hunting for problems and flaws in the movies I see, but if its an obvious issue, ill think about it and how it affects the movie as a whole. I hope this clears up any confusion.
Another popular grading scale that reviewers use is the letter grade. Much like how you would receive a B- or an F for a paper you wrote in school, critics use this type of grading when they want to be more technical with a film and its accomplishments. Although the 5-star and 10-star scales are easier to comprehend, they don't quite capture the amount of reserve or the number of flaws a reviewer or critic might have with a film as does the letter grade. Although I don't use a letter grade scale, I still try to have a sense of critique through my explanations
The other types of grading scales all mostly stem from these two basic ones. I personally use a 10 point grading scale. I don't juxtapose my scores with stars, but the mechanics are all there. The intensity of each reviewers scale is different. Some might give a movie a B- and say its "rotten" on rotten tomatoes. Others might give a movie a 7/10 and call it fresh. Me personally, if we are going to compare it to rotten tomatoes, if a movie dips below a 6.8, it will be considered rotten to me, but I tried to be creative with my grading scale.
I grade my movies based on how entertaining I thought they were, but like any film reviewer or critic, I'll have flaws if there are any. I'm not the type to go hunting for problems and flaws in the movies I see, but if its an obvious issue, ill think about it and how it affects the movie as a whole. I hope this clears up any confusion.
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