A note about my rating scale...

UPDATED (1.5.07): I wanted to change the slant of my ratings to be more like "how much I like this movie" as opposed to anything about a recommendation...

0-2 = Not worth seeing and probably not worth making notes for.
2.5 = I don't regret watching it, but I wdn't say it's worth your time.
3 = Pretty good, but there's still better stuff to watch.
3.5 = Decent movie. Might see it again.
4 = Good movie. I'd probably see it again. I like it.
4.5 = Really good, little things can't prevent a 5 so this cd be great.
5 = Dang!

Of course, the ratings are relative to what I'd expect/want from the movie. So while "Napoleon Dynamite" isn't the piece of film art that "Schindler's List" is, I can still give it just as good of a rating.

I don't have a checklist or equation to come up w/ the rating so one day I might give a movie a 3 where the next day I wd have given it a 4. I'm swayed by mood and who-knows-what. So my ratings might seem strange or inconsistent at times??? I guess I cd review them later and change my mind, but I don't intend to.

I wd change to 1-10, but it's too late now. That wd make searches easier since as of now if you search for "5/5" you'll also find "1.5/5" and the other "x.5/5" movies. Oh, well.

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) (TV) - 0/5

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) (TV)

Just bad all around: commercial, story, hidden adult humor, Whoopi Goldberg, etc.

Mr. Brooks (2007) - 0/5

Mr. Brooks (2007)

Wow. Bad. Bad acting, bad direction, bad plot and story point, just bad all around. They lay everything out for you in dialog and completely insult the viewer.

Changes to the story/plot as they went didn't make sense. The logic in their explanations were just bad.

Everyone just phoned in the acting - they must be taking lessons from Costner.

Man, it was really bad. Worst ending pretty much ever on top of it all.

SPOILERS
The daughter was just terrible - that whole story line was bad. And her being a killer??? Oh, so bad. And his crying scene in the kitchen - ouch!

And the dream ending - yow.

And w/ Mr. Smith - who sees this kinda thing and then has the nerve to go to the guy, etc. So bad.

Haiku Summary
He kills. Dumb mistake.
Guy blackmails him to kill too.
Surprise! He kills Smith!

NEXT: "Drillbit Taylor" 2008

Doppelganger (1993) - 0/5

Doppelganger (1993) - there's a reason you haven't heard of this. It's not good. Don't see it.