Long time readers will notice I have moved from a five star grading system for movies to a letter grading system. There is a reason. And frankly I probably have given this more thought than it deserves.
The fundamental question is what grade makes something a “good” movie in my opinion. Five stars? Awesome. Four stars? Really good.
The trouble comes when you move lower than that. How good is three stars? If 2-1/2 is average, than it’s above average, right?
But if I’m giving a letter grade in school to someone who scored a three out of five, that’s a 60 and they failed. Hell, if I give someone four out of five in that scenario, it’s an 80 which is like a B-.
Beyond that, the 2-1/2 stars started becoming such a non-committal grade that I stopped giving it entirely. In a world of binary grades (Ebert’s thumbs or a Rotten versus Fresh rating), it felt to me like the worst kind of fence sitting.
However, if I give a movie an A or C or F, you have in your mind what I thought of that movie in much clearer terms. You know what a B student looks like and you know what a D student looks like. It’s cleaner to me as an explanation.
So that’s why I’ve changed. I’m genuinely curious what other bloggers think about their scoring systems. Please share your thoughts below.
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