SCORECARD

12:47 | Etiquetas: english

We received a comment to let us know some of you guys don't know how our score signs and/or rating process work. Lets clear it all up!

Here you go:

We rate movies on originality, screenplay, attachment to original work, special effects, makeup and hair, art direction, narrative, editing, cinematography (lighting, angles, set-ups, etc.), performances, casting, directing duties, budget, genre, and the most important thing- how fun/entertaining/artistic they are.

However, we don't take every single aspect into consideration for all movies.

E.g.1

-We don't expect 'THE SESSIONS' to have Avatar-like special effects nor Children of Men-like cinematography. Instead we focus on the performances, the art direction (since it is a time-period film), the editing and such.

E.g.2

-We expect 'MAN OF STEEL' to give us amazing special effects, good-enough storyline that is attached to its original work, and cinematography that lets us feel Superman's greatness. If it fails with makeup and artistic values, we won't have much of a problem.

We try to stay away from all possible spoilers, which include most movie trailers (and that is a hard task, let us tell you). So when we take our seats in the theater, everything is fresh and new. That way our expectations aren't all over the place. Obviously that doesn't always work. Like most of you, we are fans and when we hear that our favorite actor/director/screenwriter/etc. has a new movie coming out, our hopes immediately increase. Just ask our Chief Editor how excited he is about seeing Joss Whedon's 'MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING' without having a clue what the movie is going to be about.

Finally, we give bonus points for having good: Villains, plot-twists and dark endings. Why? Because we believe a weak antagonist doesn't provide for good entertainment, plot-twists are fun and make movies memorable, and dark endings are a huge risk and show the makers of the film wanted to provide something fresh rather than care about box-office numbers.

*Our signs.

When we set out in this adventure, our friend Perro Eduar-dog asked us why our 'WOW' was for movies with a 9.6 out of 10 or higher score. He said it was, and we quote, "too strict". Our answer was simple: Lots of movies can be fun and entertaining, but only a few really deserve to be all-timers. He agreed.

If we say a movie is 'Discount Theater or Rental', it doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie. It just means that movie tickets are expensive and we think your money is better spent on a different film.

That said, here are the scores needed for each sign.

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STAY AWAY--- 0.0 - 3.0