Rate the last movie that you saw for the first time.

[Skippord]

The Boondock Saints

10/10 loved it

[PorkSoda]

State of Play - 4/10

[Splaya]

Fast and Furious- 7/10

[Boondock Saint]

Role Models 3/5

[wwe2222]

Wolverine 5/10

[Kalyx triaD]

The hilarity in rating a widely known unfinished leak amuses me.

[IC Champion]

Yeah, it does seem like a bit much

[wwe2222]

The hilarity in rating a widely known unfinished leak amuses me.

Why? They arent going to add something significant that is going to change the story.

[D Mac]

Day the Earth Stood Still: 9/10

Bedtime Stories: 7/10

Apaloosa: 9/10

Red Dawn: 8/10

[PorkSoda]

Crank 2 - 10/10

They must have been high when they made this....which was why it was so good.

[IC Champion]

I have no respect for you or your rating PorkSoda, you are dead to me.

[PorkSoda]

:wave:

[Kalyx triaD]

Why? They arent going to add something significant that is going to change the story.

Not the point.

The movie isn't finished and any rating for the cut you seen is as folly as reviewing a game based on the demo or beta you played. I agree that the additional effects and scenes may not turn the leaked cut into a-whole-nother movie, but giving an unfinished film a final rating just seems like a reaching gesture to me.

But you're not some professional reviewer where you just broke some code or some shit, I'm just saying.

[ClockShot]

Quantum of Solace - 2.5/5

[Sixx]

Wolverine 10/10 But I`ve been a fan since I was a kid.

[DrA]

I don't want to spoil the movie yet because I have been a fan of Wolverine my whole life.

[D Mac]

21 - 9/10

[DAMN iNATOR]

The Wrestler on DVD - 10/10, although I was MAD disappointed there wasn't any extras or deleted scenes, or director's commentary - NOTHING!

[Jeritron]

Maybe because you got the lowest priced version?

[mitch_h]

The Vanishing 8/10 - Really good Dutch/French thriller. Guy's girlfriend goes missing at a truck stop, so he spends the next three years trying to find out what happened to her. He's contacted by a chemistry professor responsible for the murder who says he'll tell him what happened under the condition that he must experience what she went through. I think Hollywood did a shitty remake with Sandra Bullock.

[PorkSoda]

School of Rock 7/10.

The Wolverine movie, I'm amped up to see it, but I don't think I'ma be too impressed. I wasn't a big fan of the X-Men movies.

[ClockShot]

Blindness - 2/5

It ain't no Children of Men.

[Gonzo]

Notorious 7/10

I thought the film was well done, considering it was an MTV affiliated production. I enjoyed the representations, but the movie made me angry at the same time. I always get angry when the deaths of Pac and BIG come up as well as when the East v. West Coast rap wars come up.

In general I just hate whenever anyone goes before their time, and both those guys were clearly taken before their time.

[The Gold Standard]

The Soloist 8.5/10

Slumdog Millionaire 8/10

[Gonzo]

The Wrestler

9/10

[Ogen]

Kidulthood on a friends insistence that it was brilliant.

Its not really at all 4/10

[Droford]

Feast 3 - 10

One of the most completely fucked up movies Ive ever seen. I cant believe they took the abysmal pile of crap that was Feast 2 and managed to make it so much worse that I actually somehow liked it for being so bad...

Edit - on its own, if you never saw the 2nd one its definitely a 2, only getting that for Tit Girl and her death scene.

[D Mac]

The Wrestler on Blu Ray 10/10

Kinda mad at the end that we didn't get to see what happened to The Ram, tho.

[The Genius]

control 7/10

[CSL]

Boyz N The Hood - 9.5/10

Fantastic film. Dunno how Cuba Gooding Jr. wasn't nominated for an Oscar

[mitchables]

Wolverine (the final version, not the leaked version) 6/10

[Tb1]

That bad, huh?

[Triple Naitch]

Slumdog Millionaire 10/10

Best movie I've seen in a long time. And that Indian chick is slammin'!

[PorkSoda]

Kill Bill Vol 1 - 4/10.

Cloverfield - 9/10? Ending was a little blah...

[Downunder]

Max Payne 0/10

Seriously what the hell was all that about?

[The Gold Standard]

Sling Blade 3/5

[The Gold Standard]

Max Payne 0/10

Seriously what the hell was all that about?

Saw it and completely agree with you.

[D Mac]

Deception 9/10

Hugh Jackman plays a good bad guy.

[The Genius]

wolverine 7/10

[Kalyx triaD]

Wolverine - 4/5

Loved it.

[Boondock Saint]

RocknRolla 2/5

[thedamndest]

Frost Nixon - 9/10

[WestNZ]

Dreamcatcher 1000000/10

Awesome movie

[Boondock Saint]

10 Items Or Less 3/5

[ClockShot]

The Spirit - .5/5

Will Eisner better sue somebody. Or all the copies better get recalled.

[Boondock Saint]

Transporter 3 2.5/5

Unfortunate. I love the first two but this was just meh.

[Gonzo]

Casino 8/10 — DeNiro & Pesci play their roles well.

[Jon Kano]

Kill Bill Vol 1 - 4/10.

Cloverfield - 9/10? Ending was a little blah...

STFU lol your rating Cloverfield the piece of shit over Kill Bill 'fuckin awesome' 1, no way.

[Jon Kano]

Harold & Kumar 2 - 5/10

[PorkSoda]

Never Back Down - 3/10.

X-Men: Wolverine - 9/10. It was awesome.

[Jon Kano]

Wolverine: 5/10

[LaLa]

Fast and Furious 7.5/10

[Jeritron]

Wolverine 4.5/10

[Jeritron]

Star Trek 8.5/10
JCVD 7.5/10

[Destor]

JCVD?

[IC Champion]

Jean Claude Van Dam

[IC Champion]

lol, jeritron is a trekkie.

[Jeritron]

JCVD was pretty good.
I've never liked Star Trek in my life but I'm not going to deny a great movie.

[IC Champion]

JCVD was pretty good.
I've never liked Star Trek in my life but I'm not going to deny a great movie.

TREKKIE!

[PorkSoda]

Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom - 10/10
Speed - 8/10
Under Siege 4/10

[mitchables]

Star Trek - 9/10

[OssMan]

Spiderman 3 - 4/10

[Gonzo]

The Devil's Curse 6/10 — B rate horror flick, mildly amusing albeit a bit slow in the middle. Interesting little twist at the end.

[Jon Kano]

JCVD was pretty good.


:y:


Fave film of the year so far

[Destor]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine: 5/10

:(

[Destor]

Just checked and people ar eliking this Wolverine movie? Wow. Dunno why.

[Jeritron]

Lol I know. I'm with you Des. It was beyond awful to me. I think critics and movie geeks seem to agree with us, while the general public and fanboys will stand for it.
That isn't suprising though, since the latter just want to see mutants, and the former want to see explosions, cliches, and good looking people.

[CSL]

The Untouchables - 7/10 (imo, the score really hurts this. Instead of it fitting in with the period the film depicts, which it does occasionally, it mostly makes the film feel like a parody. Would literally have given it 8/8.5/10 if it weren't for that)

Big Nothing 7.5/10 (Funny, unpredictable, quite short, well worth watching at least once. Dunno why they felt the need for Simon Pegg to have an American accent though, not really needed. David Schwimmer is essentially playing a toned down version of Ross)

[Ogen]

Wolverine, 4/10. I'm no big superhero movie fan but that was a bit crap.

[D Mac]

Star Trek 10/10

Hopefully the beginning of something special.

[Triple A]

.5/5
Come on

[Boondock Saint]

Star Trek 4.5/5

[G]

Taken 8/10

Wow, really good movie. Can't believe I let it sit on my hard drive for months before watching. Dude was more of a James Bond family man, who pulled off completely ridiculous stunts. Some shit was completely out of this world, like bad guys shooting machine guns at him from 5 feet away and missing. Him chasing down a car ON FOOT. Lots of OMG moments, like at the beginning when a "bad guy" jumped off the highway and was hit by a truck. I liked it. Probably won't watch again, though.

[PorkSoda]

Star Trek - Hmmm....10/10. I saw nothing wrong with it.

Are you out of your Vulkin mind?

[D Mac]

*Vulcan

[Ogen]

Are you all sci fi nerds ( in the nicest way :$ ) that liked Star Trek so much or is it a good film?

[St. Jimmy]

Watchmen 10/10. First time I ever walked out of a film with no complaints. Saw it again in IMAX, even fucking better.

[Triple Naitch]

Star Trek 9.5/10

[Triple Naitch]

Are you all sci fi nerds ( in the nicest way :$ ) that liked Star Trek so much or is it a good film?

I have never seen anything Star Trek related until this movie, and I loved it.

[ClockShot]

The Soloist - 3.5/5

[Sixx]

Kill Switch 1/10

God damn it , I`m pretty sure Steven Seagal has been dead since Above the Law. I give a point to him for making me laugh when he bangs chicks still wearing long sleeves.

[PorkSoda]

I never watched Star Trek before I seen the movie and I thought the movie was outstanding.

Kill Bill Vol. 2 - 5/10.

Some of the parts skipped due to library rental. My main problem with this was that it had alot of useless dialogue. It wasn't boring or anything, it just went a ilttle overboard in blahblahblahborkdaborkdeebork.

[DrA]

That's pretty much the case in every Quentin Tarantino movie.

[Triple Naitch]

Burn After Reading 6.5/10

Confusing.

[Jeritron]

Burn After Reading 6.5/10

Confusing.

If you tried to follow the plot you missed the point

[Impeccable]

Burn After Reading 6.5/10

Confusing.

That film was hilarious...went to see it with my wife at the cinema...she's quite prude in public places and her face when Clooney unveiled the dildo seat thing was classic...I was laughing so hard...she was embarassed by it and slid down into her seat making me laugh harder

[CSL]

Crank 7.5/10

Crank High Voltage 8.5/10

Never gonna be masterpieces. Just a lot of fun, mindless OTT action and genuinely hilarious at times (especially the second film) Take them for what they're supposed to be and you should be well away

[Gonzo]

The Pelican Brief 7/10

[Triple Naitch]

The dildo part was great.

[Jon Kano]

Star Trek 7.5/10

[Gonzo]

Journey to the Center of the Earth 6/10

The Brendan Fraiser flick.

[Gonzo]

The dildo part was great.

Wouldn't you want to underline great? lol, unless you're implying the part used to be great but no longer is?

[Gonzo]

Dazed and Confused 9/10

This movie is awesome. The acting is great, all the mannerisms and such really capture the period.

[Droford]

Yes Man 7.5/10

Liked that it wasn't a complete Liar Liar Ripoff and it had some funny moments. Plus Zooey Deschanel is in it, which is always a plus.

[Boondock Saint]

JCVD 3/5

[Loose Cannon]

The Uninvited.

8.5/10. Wow, totally had me. loved the end of this movie. I recomend picking it up if you have an hour and a half to spare

[ct2k]

Star Trek 9/10

Awesome. First timers and geeks alike seem to be enjoying:y:

[PorkSoda]

Deja Vu - 7/10. I thought it would have been better if (highlight) Denzel dies at the end and DOESNT come back

Oceans Eleven - 9/10

Ghostbusters - 6/10. Finally saw this and it was good.....great maybe?

Anyone see Angels and Demons? Does it tie in with Da Vinci Code, cause I couldnt understand A FRIGGEN THING in that movie.

[Zen v.W.o.]

Taken 8.5/10

In certain parts it was totaly unrealistic, like while driving that car at ultra speed in the wrong lanes..there were never any cars both near each other side by side? That would have been the end of him.

Compelling action though, and I loved seeing the lousy foreigners getting the shit kicked out of them.

[Jeritron]

I don't know what I'm more upset about. The fact that someone only just saw Ghostbusters for the first time recently, or the fact that they gave it a 6/10....


Anyways:

Angels and Demons 6/10

Maybe lower.

[IC Champion]

It was just PorkSode Jeritron.

I haven't seen Angels and Demons, I haven't even seen the Da Vinci Code. I kinda hate Tom Hanks.

[Requiem]

How could anyone hate Tom Hanks? He is incredibly lovable.

[Jeritron]

Seriously. Love Tom Hanks

[Boondock Saint]

The Spirit 2/5

[Downunder]

Star Trek

8/10

[ClockShot]

Donnie Brasco - 4/5

[Kalyx triaD]

Cars - 4/5

The girls flashing McQueen in the beginning was kinda shocking. There are two other scenes that I'm certain adults blushed at.

[OssMan]

I saw Angels and Demons but I have not seen the Da Vinci Code. I don't really think that mattered, because I understood most of it. The story reminded me a lot of Final Fantasy Tactics which was cool. Actually really liked this movie a lot. Prolly gunna go with a 9/10 here. You had Obi Wan Kenobi goin nuts on everyone then Ivan Rodriguez takin over for all the people. Fucking hated Cars.

[Droford]

Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 9/10

The only slight issue I have was that it was probably 20-30 minutes too long but Im not sure where they could have cut it to get it under 2 1/2 hours. Probably the best movie Ive seen in quite a long time though. Very strong Forest Gump vibe which is somewhere on my top 10 favorite movies ever.

[D Mac]

Boy Eats Girl 7/10 Pretty funny for an Irish B movie.

[DrA]

Did you pre order Boy Eats Girl on Blu Ray disc?

[shadowfoxrz]

Star Trek 9/10. First time i have seen anything Star Trek besides when I saw one of them with Prof.X :shifty: (Patrick Stewart). I enjoyed it a lot, but Im a Star Wars guy for life and my favorite part about Star Wars is the Ship Battles and Star Trek didnt have that very epic battle. Again thats why it is a 9 outta 10 but thats what part 2 is for. I:heart:U.S.S. Enterprise :D

The Happening 11/10..... WHY??!:wtf:....... Because Marky Mark talks to a PLANT!!! Greatest Scene EVER


JKJKJKJK....That Movie Sucked BIG TIME

[Triple Naitch]

Taken 8.5/10

[PorkSoda]

Ghostbusters? It was great....I got no complaints, I just didn't see a 10 out of 10 for it....IDK why....

Anyway....

Oceans Eleven - 10/10. Brilliant.

I Love You, Man - 7/10. I love you Bro Montana

[Jeritron]

On what scale does a 60% represent "great" other than baseball batting averages?

[D Mac]

Did you pre order Boy Eats Girl on Blu Ray disc?

What the fuck is up with you? Seriously.

[Splaya]

Spiderman 3- 8/10 Everything just felt rushed. Could have done more for sure

[D Mac]

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 8/10

A lot better then I thought it would be.

And yes, DrA, I watched it on Blu Ray disc.

[Dave Youell]

I think I love my wife (Chris Rock Version)

Actually a lot better than I thought it would be, as I normally hate Chris Rock in movies, as he doesn’t normally act, he Just acts like Chris Rock

A solid 7.5/10 for me

[Boondock Saint]

Plague Town 2/5

[Kalyx triaD]

Australia - 4/5

A trilogy of movies in one go!

[Triple Naitch]

Angels & Demons - 8/10

[Skippord]

Quarantine - 7/10

[ClockShot]

Angels & Demons - 3.5/5

Assassin's Creed 2 team should watch this and grab some pointers.

[OssMan]

Game 6

3/10

Pretty bad movie

Redeeming quality was the baseball aspect

Stop rating movies on a scale from 1-5

[D Mac]

You can rate them however you want Assfag.

[Impeccable]

Star Trek - 8.5/10

[ClockShot]

Red Cliff pt. 1 - 5/5

Words cannot describe.....

[Kalyx triaD]

Watchmen - 4/5

As it turns out, I watch the Watchmen!

[OssMan]

You can rate them however you want Assfag.
Would you go as far as to say you can rate them however you want Assfag

[DaveWadding]

I saw Knowing a few weeks ago. Man that shit was funny. 3/10

Watched Da Vinci Code last night. IT was too long, Audrey Tautou was stiff, and Hanks mailed it in. 4/10.

[D Mac]

Would you go as far as to say you can rate them however you want Assfag

Yes I would sir.

[Jeritron]

Terminator Salvation

It deserves a 5/10, but I'll give it a 6.5/10 cuz I've loved Cameron's films since I could talk.

Feel free to round that up to a 7 if you need to.

[Kalyx triaD]

Why would past films have a bearing on a current rating? And what elements accounted for that .5? The filter?

[Jeritron]

Because it's a fourth sequel?

Lets be honest, when they're trying their hardest to poke you on the shoulder and say "Hey this is a T2 sequel in case you didn't know", it matters. The movie itself was a 5/10.

The only enjoyment I got out of it were moments like Arnold's cameo, or the Guns N Roses song, or catchphrase lines like "Come with me if you want to live" and "I'll be back"

That's why the past movies have bearing on it. Those moments are only cashing in off the viewers previous memories. They're not offering anything new. It's a nostalgia moment. It doesn't make the film good, it just makes you smile a little bit based on the other films.
So yea, that's why that stuff matters. Don't try to act like there isn't an interextual criteria present. The whole gimmick of the movie is that it's a sanctioned predecessor of T2, and the 30 seconds sum total of the movie that is quality is clinging to that.

So yes, I enjoyed some of it. It was a pretty bad movie, but is elevated to just mediocre because of a few moments. They don't make it a good film. I'd enjoy them just as much in a video game. Get it?

[Jeritron]

I give .5's because I think there needs to be a grey area between a 6 and a 7. I mean seriously, you're judging a movie. There are degrees.

There's a difference between an 85 score on a test, and an 80 score. This movie gets a 65. That's passing. A 6 wouldn't be.

[Kalyx triaD]

So why not just... give it a seven? You can argue degrees, but you really don't know what accounts for that .5 do you? It just seems like a precise score. If you gave it a six or seven I would have imagined your feelings just the same. This isn't a crack against you, I just find the whole 'point-anything' score pretentious. X out of five is much more direct, IMO.

I didn't see the movie, but I'm willing to bet you liked more than 30 seconds. That's not a bit harsh to you?

[Jeritron]

I meant 30 seconds of T2 nostalgia. The action was great too, but whats action when it doesn't serve a great story, and you don't care about the characters engaging in it? It's nothing, and it makes it a living video game for 13 year olds...hence the PG13 rating

. I don't know how much the enjoyable elements added up to. It was a quip.

The plot (if there was one) and the characters were fairly awful.
I gave a breakdown of how I felt about the movie in the other thread.

How is the point any less direct? It's just a decimal to give it an extra half point. Like I said, it's like a test score.
A 6.5 is passing. A 6 is not. I gave it a 6.5 because I found it to be inbetween. It wasn't a fail, but it wasn't a good movie.
A 7 would be a good, but not great movie.

6 is mediocre
7 is good
8 is very good
9 is amazing
10 is a masterpeice

I felt it was somewhere between "okay" and "mediocre"

At the core, though, it's a pretty bad movie. Once you strip away the Terminator bells and whistles.

I was joking about the round up to 7 thing. It was for people who would have a problem with my low rating. It was a joke aimed at this type of shit.

[Kalyx triaD]

Your score system makes 1 through 5 pointless, though. Why don't you just take your 6 through 10 and make it 1 through 5?

[Jeritron]

It doesn't make 1-5 pointless. I said 6 was mediocre.

1-5 would be degrees of bad. How is that pointless? If you are under .500 on a score, you are bad. There are different degrees to rate how badly you fail.

Why must you play devils advocate on all things fanboy? I don't see you questioning my Angels and Demons rating, or my In Bruges score.
It's because it's Terminator and I'm not sure why you're compelled to speak up on the behalf of any negative aura surrounding these things. Sometimes these movies suck. It's okay.

6.5/10 ----mediocre.

[Jeritron]

The truth is rating systems are all flawed. It's a measurement to gauge an intangible thing. I'm giving it extra degrees to make it less flawed.

The substance of my rating would be in the explanation given for why I did or didn't think it was a good movie, which I did.
See that.

[Kalyx triaD]

I have to address your frequent comparisons to test scores.

If I get a 65 in a test, my teacher could show me exactly what accounted for that 5 points that put me between a 60 and a 70. Tests use strict systems that take correctness/errors into account. Now unless you're gonna tell me you broke down the movie into elements that were correct or erroneous, that led to such a precise score of 6.5, it's a bad comparison. This is my issue with any score system that does this. It's like straddling the fence. A test score isn't straddling the fence because there are tangible, exact evidence that constitutes an exact score.

3/5 is mediocre.

And with you using a scale of ten, you already have enough degrees to work with, no?

[Jeritron]

You're gonna tell me you can account for any tangibles exactly with other numbers? What real difference does it make? At what point does it become pretentious.

Me and others have been using a 10 point scale with decimals for this entire thread. Suddenly it's a problem with Terminator?

It's because thats where I'd place the movie numerically. It's not an exact score. I'm not using a decimal point like .432 or something.
It's a .5. By that I mean half. A half a star.
Just because it's a decimal doesn't mean I'm being a mathematic stickler.

[Kalyx triaD]

You're gonna tell me you can account for any tangibles exactly with other numbers? What real difference does it make? At what point does it become pretentious.

Me and others have been using a 10 point scale with decimals for this entire thread. Suddenly it's a problem with Terminator?

It's because thats where I'd place the movie numerically. It's not an exact score. I'm not using a decimal point like .432 or something.
It's a .5. By that I mean half. A half a star.
Just because it's a decimal doesn't mean I'm being a mathematic stickler.

I've voiced my feelings on the matter in the past - I'm not in Terminator's pocket or anything. It just happens to be you I'm addressing. Don't feel persecuted, feel chosen.

And I don't like half-a-stars either. Gay.

[Kalyx triaD]

I myself used the 10 scale for a time.

[Jeritron]

I award partial credit

[Kalyx triaD]

You ever gave a full .5 to anything?

[Jeritron]

I would give Lady in the Water a .5/10

[Kalyx triaD]

The .5's probably for the credit sequence. Something like the points you get on SATs for getting your name right.

[Boondock Saint]

I just use the Netflix system. 1 Star = Hated it, 2 = Didn't Like it, 3 = Liked it, 4 = Really liked it, 5 = Loved it.

However there are some movies I feel fall between these where I throw in the .5. To me a 5/5 would pretty much be a perfect movie which I don't really encounter often. I really really liked Star Trek but didn't LOVE it/think it was perfect so I gave it 4.5/5

[Requiem]

the 'point' system is only useful for a 5 star system. once you get into 10 point rating systems, the 'point' becomes useless.

[IC Champion]

I support Jeritron and his use of the decimal system.

[D Mac]

Anal Angels 23: 2 dicks up

[Jeritron]

I could use a letter grade system too if the decimals are too complex

[Jeritron]

I tend to do a scatter plot measuring scene by scene rating. For example, I found scene 4 of _____ to be a 6.73, while scene 5 rebounded with a solid 8.37

I round using significant figures, and scientific notation if neccessary

[thedamndest]

To eliminate any confusion or allegations of pretension, I propose a pass/fail system.

The scale is as follows:

FAIL FAIL
FAIL
FAIL.PASS
PASS
PASS PASS

[Jeritron]

what about PASS.FAIL?

[thedamndest]

Yes. PASS.FAIL goes in between FAIL.PASS and regular PASS.

[Jeritron]

I give it a FAIL.PASS bordering on FAIL. Certain elements receive a PASS, but ultimately it comes out as a FAIL.FAIL. You can feel free to round that FAIL.PASS up to a PASS.FAIL if you don't like that the FAIL has been labeled a FAIL.FAIL, when it may really be a PASS.PASS

[Jeritron]

Perhaps this movie would be better during a PUFF PUFF PASS

[thedamndest]

I'm gonna have to go back and redo all my reviews now using the PASS.FAIL system. I encourage all other users to do the same, as all other methods of rating are now pretentious and therefore obsolete.

[Jeritron]

There's nothing more pretentious than that goddamn half a star. I apologize to all of the movies I didn't round up with.
I also would like all of the movies I gave an extra .5 to apologize to me, for tricking me into thinking they were better than they actually were

[PorkSoda]

Terminator: Salvation 6/10.

Not the best in the series, but still was very good.

Uh....Pass.Fail?

[thedamndest]

The system works!

[PorkSoda]

Your damndest right it does.

[OssMan]

Aright so there are like 2 pages of discussion about the grading scale so I am just going to say right now that the 5 star scale sucks because you could just easily convert anything in it to the 10 point scale which is more widely understood. Why would you say 3.5/5 when you can just say 7/10, and then you can be like oh that's easy, 70%. If you were going to give a movie a 7.5/10 rating also known as 75% on the 5 star scale, you would say 3.75/5. What the fuck, who is gonna do that. It is just a 75%, or a 75/100 if you want to go one decimal place further.

[thedamndest]

And a 3.75 would be in the realm of a PASS.FAIL if you want to convert it to the PASS/FAIL system.

[Triple Naitch]

Paul Blart: Mall Cop - 8/10

[Gonzo]

Aright so there are like 2 pages of discussion about the grading scale so I am just going to say right now that the 5 star scale sucks because you could just easily convert anything in it to the 10 point scale which is more widely understood. Why would you say 3.5/5 when you can just say 7/10, and then you can be like oh that's easy, 70%. If you were going to give a movie a 7.5/10 rating also known as 75% on the 5 star scale, you would say 3.75/5. What the fuck, who is gonna do that. It is just a 75%, or a 75/100 if you want to go one decimal place further.

Yeah this has annoyed me too, I just never said anything.

[thedamndest]

Wolverine: FAIL/PASS.PASS. I went in with fairly low expectations to this movie, and they were met. There were a couple cool action sequences that kept this movie from becoming a FAIL.FAIL, but between all the needless changes in characters, unecessary dialogue and flat out bad action, I couldn't justify letting this into the PASS. Not enough Gambit and no point in putting Scott Summers in there. All the complaints you've heard are warranted.

Guide to the scale:
FAIL.FAIL
FAIL
FAIL.PASS
PASS.FAIL
PASS
PASS.PASS

[The Genius]

pineapple express 7/10

[OssMan]

The guide to the scale does not guide me to understanding your rating of FAIL/PASS.PASS. I feel like you are giving it a rating of FAIL and also a rating of PASS.PASS. Is this right? That doesn't make sense though because you say the movie does nothing to warrant even a PASS, much less a PASS.PASS.

[OssMan]

Oh, FAIL out of PASS.PASS.

[Requiem]

Star Trek 8/10 - An enjoyable movie. Didn't really feel very Star Trekky but I have never been a Star Trek fan so I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing. I would watch this movie again though. :y:

[PorkSoda]

This Pass/Fail system may be confusing.

If I ask you in casual conversation "What do you give Pineapple Express?" and someone says "Pass.Fail,.Pass" its like :eek:call a doctor.

[Jeritron]

Punisher War Zone: 4/10

lol

[thedamndest]

Sounds like a FAIL.FAIL/PASS.PASS.

[Jeritron]

We didn't even watch the last 20 minutes

[Jeritron]

it was so bad. What was hilarious is the movie seemed like it was over, and it was only 45 minutes in.
From there, things just got worse and worse.

Had to make an executive to decision to stop the movie and hit the store before it closed.

[Jon Kano]

FFS anyone can grade anything however they want ok, stfu and deal with it.

If you see grading something like 3.5/5 pointless, then just apply it to the grading system you mentioned, its not a big deal, just let people grade how they want, this is not your forum.

[PorkSoda]

I've never seen Planet of the Apes, Ghostbusters 2, or Bonnie and Clyde and I rented them today. Am I allowed to watch them?

[thedamndest]

If it's the Planet of the Apes with Mark Wahlberg, no.

[PorkSoda]

No, its the other one.

I'm going to put it in a DVD player and watch it :naughty:

[Jeritron]

the original Planet of the Apes is great.

Tell me this...do you know the ending?

[PorkSoda]

Thats the one I'm going to watch

No, but I think I have an idea (highlight) The apes rule the planet?

[Jeritron]

watch it right now

[PorkSoda]

I just did.

Planet of the Apes (original) 10/10. I realized that I'd give it a 10 not even halfway through.

Oh, and I saw I, Robot yesterday. It sucked.

[thedamndest]

I would also give the original Planet of the Apes a resounding PASS.PASS. No need to bother with the sequels. Maybe the first sequel, but probably just stay away.

[Jeritron]

Yea, Planet of the Apes is a great science fiction movie. I sorta envy PorkSoda's ability to go into it not knowing the ending, which is one of the great twist endings of all-time.

It's like a theatrical length, higher budget episode of The Twilight Zone. In fact, Rod Serling wrote the screenplay.
I don't know how much influence he had on the story/ending, but it definitely bears his mark.

[thedamndest]

I have just done some internet research. Apparently the FAIL.FAIL/PASS.PASS system was invented in 1997 by a 13-year-old Japenese kid named Jiro Katashi. In an effort to not be sued, I will be reverted to the 10 point scale. I know this comes as a tough blow, as many of you came to love the efficiency of the FAIL.FAIL/PASS.PASS system, but internation copyright law prevails.

[Nervous Ferret]

Dunno what the last movie I saw was, I think I'm not There. on IFC. It was enjoyable to say the least, 8/10

But really I just wanted to say that thedamndest has had me 'in stitches' with this PASS/FAIL system. I also support the full 10 point scale WITH decimals ala Jeritron, but really come on. Just rate it however you want wow.

[Indifferent Clox]

star trek 8.5/ 10

[Indifferent Clox]

i mean pass?

[Kalyx triaD]

Wall-E - 5/5

Forgot Pixar kicked this much ass.

[Boondock Saint]

Up 5/5

[Boondock Saint]

Saw V 3/5

[Xerzes]

Shoot 'Em Up 8/10
Hahahahaha awesome. I bet this sucked if anyone went into it expecting detailed plot or working physics. But if they wanted constant violence and a Christian cameo, this is victory.

[PorkSoda]

Where's the Christian cameo?

[Triple Naitch]

Transformers 8/10

[thedamndest]

The Echelon Conspiracy 2/10

Had never heard of this movie and you probably haven't either. Guy gets a phone in the mail. Phone starts sending him text messages that start telling him what to do, so of course he listens to them. He wins a bunch of money in a casino thanks to the mysterious text messages telling him when to bet. But who could be sending him the texts? Oh, that's right! The secret government supercomputer, Echelon! And if he doesn't listen, it will kill him...somehow...

[DrA]

Definitely putting The Echelon Conspiracy on my Netflix queue

[thedamndest]

I'm pretty sure it will be in the Best of Ving Rhames: Volume 2.

[D Mac]

Shoot 'Em Up 8/10
Hahahahaha awesome. I bet this sucked if anyone went into it expecting detailed plot or working physics. But if they wanted constant violence and a Christian cameo, this is victory.

Where's the Christian cameo?

[D Mac]

Terminator Salvation 8/10

[Downunder]

Wolverine 5/10 :-\

[DAMN iNATOR]

Terminator: Salvation - 7.75/10.

[WestNZ]

Angels and demons, 10/10. as good as the book, maybe better

[ClockShot]

The Brothers Bloom - 5/5

Best movie I've seen so far in '09.

[PorkSoda]

Gladiator - 10/10

The ending was awesome. So friggen good...

[CSL]

Where's the Christian cameo?

It's blink and you'll miss it on the plane at the end. He's one of the agents. And it's less 'cameo' and more 'extra'.

[OssMan]

Speed Racer - 8/10. This movie is hilarious. I love it

[Jon Kano]

The Wrestler - 6/10

[Triple A]

Drag Me To Hell: 6/10

Not bad since it didn't take itself that seriously I guess. Also the ending made it way better 2 me. Saw it cause Up was sold out. :'(

[Gonzo]

The Wrestler - 6/10

what, why?

[Requiem]

The Lives of Others - 10/10

Really fantastic movie. Subtitled, but it is a great watch.

[St. Jimmy]

Star Trek 7/10.

[Shisen Kopf]

Donnie Darko 9/10 its damn good

[Triple Naitch]

Up 10/10

[The Genius]

nick and norah's infinite playlist 7/10

[Requiem]

Up - 9/10

[PorkSoda]

The Wrestler - 7/10

[Triple Naitch]

The Hangover 9.5/10

Funniest movie of the year so far.

[DaveWadding]

Up: 9/10/pass.pass/4.5 Tom Brandis

Angels & Demons: 7.5/10/pass.fail/3.75 Tom Brandis

[The Genius]

up 10/10

[thedamndest]

Slumdog Millionaire 10/10

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Up 98%

[Triple Naitch]

Righteous Kill 6.5/10

Totally not what I expected plot-wise.

[Droford]

Shawshank Redemption 9/10

Somehow I managed to never see it until now. Probably will kick myself for not seeing it a long time ago.

[Kalyx triaD]

Some Kind of Monster - 1200/1200

[Big Fat Mike]

Starship Troopers 3. Um...it looked pretty at times? Otherwise one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Failed to capture any of the campy humor from the first movie. It was dark, and the plot was pretty unbelievable (I realize how dumb that sounds considering I'm talking about a movie thats about an intergalactic war with giant bugs) compared with most other sci-fi/action hybrids.

[XL]

A History Of Violence - 8/10

[The Gold Standard]

The Hangover 4/5 Hilarious

[PorkSoda]

The Hangover 8/10. Hilarious indeed.

[D Mac]

Night at the Museum 2: 7.5/10

[Jon Kano]

what, why?

I was pretty annoyed with the ending. I'm all for open-enders, but aside from the violent match, there wasn't much epicness to the wrestling aspect and I was kinda hoping for a good fight and a bit more viewer satisfaction.

Not much to the story as a whole, like we didn't see how good he was before he was a 'broken piece of meat', and I know its a film about someone past his prime etc, but I found it harder to invest as much interest in his character without knowing so much about him.

Think i took in too much hype from people and the media as well.

[Requiem]

i bet it just didn't have enough spandex for your liking

[Jon Kano]

that as well was a huge let down!

[The Gold Standard]

Milk 5/5 Outstanding movie.

[PorkSoda]

Dukes of Hazzard - 2/10.
Anger Management - 7/10.
Karate Kid Part 2 - 5/10.

[The Genius]

twilight 6/10

[Gonzo]

I was pretty annoyed with the ending. I'm all for open-enders, but aside from the violent match, there wasn't much epicness to the wrestling aspect and I was kinda hoping for a good fight and a bit more viewer satisfaction.

Not much to the story as a whole, like we didn't see how good he was before he was a 'broken piece of meat', and I know its a film about someone past his prime etc, but I found it harder to invest as much interest in his character without knowing so much about him.

Think i took in too much hype from people and the media as well.

Fair point.

[CSL]

Think i took in too much hype from people and the media as well.

I'd guess that was probably your biggest problem if you've only just seen it

[Confused]

Drag Me To Hell - 8/10

Fantastic wee film. The bit with the goat was hilarious!

[Mr Regal]

Drag me to Hell 8/10

Agreed, the goat was funny as fuck....even when it was just standing at the table looking around. Goats are brilliant.

[PorkSoda]

Land of the Lost - 5/10.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - 1/10.

Yeah, I'm serious. I didn't like the first one either. The good points was that is full of action and two hot girls, mostly Mila Jovovich doing martial arts. Mila Jovovich is badass. It's just....whats the point? A bad video game movie overall.

[Blitz]

The Hangover: 8/10
Friday The 13th (2009): 6.5/10. Big missed opportunity for a real re-imagining here.

[ClockShot]

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - 2.5/5

[Kalyx triaD]

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - 1/10.

Yeah, I'm serious. I didn't like the first one either. The good points was that is full of action and two hot girls, mostly Mila Jovovich doing martial arts. Mila Jovovich is badass. It's just....whats the point? A bad video game movie overall.

Resident Evil: Extinction - 4/10

Spoilers Ahead: Fucking stupid. You just know they're in trouble when they force down bits from the first (and best) RE film just for a pathetic attempt at continuity. Sorry, doesn't work. RE:E's setting is too far gone from what the first two established. I didn't like RE:A because it followed the game too closely, and in this third installment the movie series abandons game continuity. I'd think that would be a good thing, but now I feel they should have used some game plots. This movie does not know what to do with itself. There are scenes totally disconnected with the rest of the film. It was more like a series of short films; I expect titles saying "Episode One: Alice vs Hillbillies", and "Episode Two: Alice Dreams of Crap". Seriously, the first 5 minutes was utterly useless. Then when an actual plot gets going, you don't care (see how important the five minute rule is?). Characters are killed off seemingly for no reason other than to force an eventual reboot of the series, and Alice's character enters some pseudo Jean Grey-Phoenix level of presentation that I cannot follow as a sympathizer. Oh yeah, her blood was the cure for the T-Virus all along. Paul Anderson, thank you for Mortal Kombat, now stop writing.

[Zeeboe]

Gran Torino - 10/10

[Crazy Nick]

The Wrestler 7/10