About the ratings
One is probably used to interpreting a rating scale a certain way. Low ones lean lax, middle ones mean mediocre, and high ones hear whole. To be great, something gets a special note alongside. What one is used to is a scale displaying how perfect a film is. There are a lot of preconceptions that one must change in order to understand the way my own rating scale works. First off, when one looks at my scale and sees, for instance, that 3 - 3 3/8 stars means that something is average, one automatically would assume that means that the middle of that range, between 3 1/8 and 3 1/4 stars, is what is exactly average, and the numbers above and below of that number in the range are leaned more or less away from the average. With my stuff, that is incorrect. The bottom variable for a range is the matched description in its truest form, and with each rung up in the range it slowly gets closer to the satisfaction of becoming one with the next range. 3 1/4 stars, in this case, means it was slightly better than average and had some positive qualities that were worthy of taking it out of being totally that denomination. This scale goes in whole grades, half grades, quarter grades, and sometimes even eighth grades. While one can typically with someone else say that 4/5 means that a film gets a grade of 80%, with me, hold your breath. 4/5 IS 100% to me. Any number above that means that it is a personal favorite of mine, and it does not reflect how good it should be interpreted for the public view. 1/5 is like 0%. This means that, yes, average is not entirely balanced to the middle, but more at around 67%. That implies that there is a lower range for films to be successful in, and a wider range for them to fail. It, in a way, is weighted. However, just as it is special for something to get over 4 stars, it is also rare to get under 2 stars. Anything lower than 2 would have to be something that utterly repulses me and that holds nothing for me in good taste to recommend. My judgment may be based on not only logic, but what I feel as well. I try to balance the two out, but I fear that emotions and my preferences often win out in the end. I am sorry for this. Not only are films an art to me, but a passion. It is hard for me not to get more worked up about one piece than another. Catching me off guard or getting to me emotionally will definitely score some brownie points for a film. Many of the ways my rating scale works are still unknown to even me. It is a work in progress, and at times my feelings toward a film can change. When that occurs, I will also alter the rating I had previously given to the film. I may score a film differently because of the way I respond to its genre as well. I hope this was able to clear some things up. I tend to forget things, so this may not be as complete as it probably should. But it's a start. And that's what you were looking for, wasn't it?
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Worst
0 - 1 3/4 Stars
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Bad
2 - 2 7/8 Stars
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