Number scores are probably the least important part of my reviews, but I feel they serve an important purpose. Whereas the text explains my most relevant thoughts towards a film or show's qualities, the number score summarizes my personal reaction, and therefore puts all of the text in context. It serves, therefore, as something of a more direct recommendation. However, they've often been misinterpreted, so here I'll briefly explain how I use number scores on this blog.
(10-8 receive my "Thrond's Choice" award. 7 is still a recommendation. 6-5 aren't a complete waste of time. Everything below is to be approached with caution.)
10/10 -- "Masterpiece." Perhaps not perfect, but immediately impressive on a level beyond the vast majority of films I watch. Something which scores 10 has very quickly established itself as one of my favourites. I gave these out more generously when starting this blog, but now I try to use the score sparingly.
9/10 -- "Must-see." Something rating 9 are among the most impressive or entertaining out there. Essentially, this is the highest common score; the difference between a 9 and a 10 is, in most cases, just a minor misgiving. Anything which receives this score is something I truly adored.
8/10 -- "Great." This score indicates a level of quality which is consistently high enough to overshadow any imperfections. An 8 indicates that I do have some complaints, but that they never outweigh the film or show's strengths.
7/10 -- "Good." A 7 might have all of the qualities of an 8, but it also has problems which are occasionally too hard to ignore for an unqualified recommendation. Alternatively, a 7 might be more entertaining or impressive than the average movie, but not enough to completely stand out from the crowd. These movies are still recommended, but not as strongly as the upper grades.
6/10 -- "Average." Perfectly serviceable. A 6 is a competent film or show. It's watchable more often than not. It's not boring. But either it doesn't do anything particularly special, or its positive qualities are too flawed to fully admire.
5/10 -- "Mediocre." An unremarkable movie which does enough competently to avoid the lower grades, but which suffers from too many problems or is too unambitious to be consistently entertaining. A 5 isn't bad, but it's not good either.
4/10 -- "Below average." A 4 may not be entirely without merit, but its deficiencies are simply too great to recommend. Alternatively, a 4 may simply be bland and dull, neither particularly offensive nor particularly entertaining.
3/10 -- "Bad." Not entirely worthless, but I did not enjoy this whatsoever, and its negative qualities are significant. At best, achieves some genuine entertainment value through sheer incompetence.
2/10 -- "Awful." Just barely enough merit to avoid getting a 1. Basically a big "Avoid" sticker. Anything competent but deeply offensive may also wind up here.
1/10 -- "Worthless." Just completely devoid of merit. Must be poorly made, and must not have any apparent redeeming qualities. No fun to be had here.
(10-8 receive my "Thrond's Choice" award. 7 is still a recommendation. 6-5 aren't a complete waste of time. Everything below is to be approached with caution.)
10/10 -- "Masterpiece." Perhaps not perfect, but immediately impressive on a level beyond the vast majority of films I watch. Something which scores 10 has very quickly established itself as one of my favourites. I gave these out more generously when starting this blog, but now I try to use the score sparingly.
9/10 -- "Must-see." Something rating 9 are among the most impressive or entertaining out there. Essentially, this is the highest common score; the difference between a 9 and a 10 is, in most cases, just a minor misgiving. Anything which receives this score is something I truly adored.
8/10 -- "Great." This score indicates a level of quality which is consistently high enough to overshadow any imperfections. An 8 indicates that I do have some complaints, but that they never outweigh the film or show's strengths.
7/10 -- "Good." A 7 might have all of the qualities of an 8, but it also has problems which are occasionally too hard to ignore for an unqualified recommendation. Alternatively, a 7 might be more entertaining or impressive than the average movie, but not enough to completely stand out from the crowd. These movies are still recommended, but not as strongly as the upper grades.
6/10 -- "Average." Perfectly serviceable. A 6 is a competent film or show. It's watchable more often than not. It's not boring. But either it doesn't do anything particularly special, or its positive qualities are too flawed to fully admire.
5/10 -- "Mediocre." An unremarkable movie which does enough competently to avoid the lower grades, but which suffers from too many problems or is too unambitious to be consistently entertaining. A 5 isn't bad, but it's not good either.
4/10 -- "Below average." A 4 may not be entirely without merit, but its deficiencies are simply too great to recommend. Alternatively, a 4 may simply be bland and dull, neither particularly offensive nor particularly entertaining.
3/10 -- "Bad." Not entirely worthless, but I did not enjoy this whatsoever, and its negative qualities are significant. At best, achieves some genuine entertainment value through sheer incompetence.
2/10 -- "Awful." Just barely enough merit to avoid getting a 1. Basically a big "Avoid" sticker. Anything competent but deeply offensive may also wind up here.
1/10 -- "Worthless." Just completely devoid of merit. Must be poorly made, and must not have any apparent redeeming qualities. No fun to be had here.
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