tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9688582.post3422565895206627959..comments2023-08-16T10:10:36.008-04:00Comments on Silly Hats Only: "So... what did you think?" or: how I put entirely too much thought into my movie ratings systemPaul C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02699493473242261477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9688582.post-71008188237897617112012-04-14T09:07:18.598-04:002012-04-14T09:07:18.598-04:00The reason I described ratings systems as "qu...The reason I described ratings systems as "qualitative" rather than "quantitative" is that they are systems meant to assess a film's intangible qualities. I tend to think of a "quantitative" system more as something that counts concrete items or specific occurrences. However, looking back on the piece neither seems like a good fit in this context, so I've simply removed it altogether.Paul C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699493473242261477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9688582.post-79118624541993268502012-04-14T05:35:37.052-04:002012-04-14T05:35:37.052-04:00Good piece. I do think ratings systems, to the ext...Good piece. I do think ratings systems, to the extent they're explained, can be useful also, even with regard to long form criticism because it signals to the reader which *reviews* are worth reading. Certainly if a writer is amazing, any review is worth reading. But many reviewers aren't great writers, but merely capable writers, and so all I'm looking for is (1) did this reviewer think the movie is good, and (2) if so, why. I don't necessarily care to read a middling-to-negative review, and the ratings can be a useful shorthand.<br /><br />Also, your new system looks an awful lot like Stephen Whitty's rating system, which I always found a rather helpful shorthand. [By the by, using this system, I find 3 1/2 star movies are almost invariably and universally regarded as awesome--the consensus rating--but 4 star movies are almost always controversial, with some people finding them "masterpieces," and others finding them aggressively overrated. Not sure why.]<br /><br />Also, I think you used "qualitative" early in the piece, when you meant "quantitative."Yodelling Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11934280217930141293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9688582.post-70065639574463926742012-04-06T02:52:11.694-04:002012-04-06T02:52:11.694-04:00I do the A, B, C system. Allows me a little more ...I do the A, B, C system. Allows me a little more leeway if a movie is on the fringe and gives more diversity in the ratings.Kristen Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919275118117976223noreply@blogger.com