Better Than Average...Hopefully

If you know me, right now, you're probably saying: "Oh great, another blog". I know, I know. There's methods behind my madness believe me. While I don't or never will profess to be Roger Ebert, I've learned a great deal from his many insightful reviews. As I seek to carve out my own niche in the review space, there are a couple of things I plan to do differently: 1. Don't give away the movie. You'll never have to worry about missing my "Spoilers Ahead" warning because there won't ever be one. I want you to enjoy the movie and be as surprised as I was during it. That being said, if there should be something you need to keep an eye out for, say an extra scene after the credits like Marvel is constantly doing, I would expect you would want to know about that; 2. Shorter reviews. After all what do you want to know? You're basically trying to find out if the movie was good or not and why. I'll do my best to keep it as brief as possible. 

One final warning: certain reviewers aren't for everyone. I can appreciate all different kinds of movies, but I know everyone has different tastes. My Top Ten should let you know whether or not we're compatible:

10. Shrek
9. Spider-Man 2
8. Iron Man
7. Boyhood
6. The Incredibles
5. Juice
4. Stranger Than Fiction
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2. The Lion King
1. Minority Report

If you're vibing with at least three of those movies, we just might be compatible. I rate movies on a scale of 0-100. Here's the breakdown:

0-9: If you watch this movie, you are literally wasting precious moments of your life.
10-19: AA as in Absolutely Abysmal. Keep away from this movie.
20-29: Not many redeeming qualities, but I didn't walk away with nothing.
30-39: Bad...but I've seen worse.
40-49: Forgettable. If I never saw this movie again, totally ok with it.
50-59: Average. You might like. Probably not, though.
60-69: A slightly above average movie that took a wrong turn somewhere. If things had been done slightly different, this had all the makings of something great.
70-79: This is what I call a "Folding Clothes Movie". A guilty pleasure. It wasn't the greatest movie by far, but you're glad it's around. Personal Example: You Don't Mess With the Zohan.
80-89: Pretty darn good. I walked away with an enjoyable experience and was thoroughly entertained throughout.
90-99: What I consider to be on the all-time great level. We're talking movies that you just want to watch over and over again and probably get something different out of it each time. A classic that hits you on multiple levels. 

Perfect 100's get what I call the Minority Status award in honor of my favorite movie and because getting a 100 is darn hard. I'll be reviewing new as well as classic movies. Hope you enjoy!

P.S.--If you're on the fence about a movie you're wondering if you want to spend a part of your life on, let me know, I'll see it, and review it!