Review Stars Redacted
Penguin October 27th, 2007
I just went through and redacted all the star ratings for my reviews from out of 5 to out of 4. Here’s why:
- 4 stars is the industry standard for reviews
- 4 stars makes more mathematical sense. On a bell curve, most movies should fall in the middle. This means most movies should be about 2.5 on a 5 star system and a 2 on a 4 star system. I was leaning a little heavy positively when I was using the 5 star system.
- Ninja would be confused when she saw the rating, she just assumed it was out of 4 stars.
Star ratings explained:
The star rating isn’t so much about how good the movie is, but more my level of recommendation. To see if a movie is good or not, you should just read the review.
0 Stars - Stay away! There is absolutely no reason why you should be watching this.
1 Star - Not recommended. If you really have nothing better to do.
2 Stars - Average. I would wait for DVD.
3 Stars - Recommended. You should probably go see this. If not in theatres, at least on DVD.
4 Stars - Highly recommended. You have to go see this right now. And then buy the DVD.
Remember, these are my tastes and recommendations. It’s not indicative of whether you will get the same level of enjoyment as I have.
-Penguin
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