By now our loyal readers (Hi Jake!) should be used to the basic format for the posts, but I’d like to briefly delve into our review system to better explain our thoughts on scoring a film. At Chaz and Ryan Love Movies we use a scale of ‘1’ to ‘10’, with ‘1’ being the lowest score and ‘10’ being the highest. On this scale, if a film gets a ‘1’, it is an abysmally bad experience. Any number of things can lead to this but usually it’s a combination of aspects including, but not limited to: lackluster direction, stiff “acting”, incomprehensible scripts, messy editing, bad sound mixing, generic or inappropriate-placed soundtracking, etc. A perfect example of a film that would score a ‘1’ would be Plan 9 From Outer Space. Unless you are watching Plan 9 to make fun of it, there is literally nothing redeemable about this “film.” Basically any film we give a ‘1’ through ‘4’ to, is a movie we recommend not seeing unless, of course, you enjoy pain.
By that logic, a ‘5’ on our scale results in an average film. Some things they get right, some things they screw up beyond belief. Usually a film with a ‘5’ gets a lot of technical aspects right (although never exceeds them) but the fault usually lies in the scripting, acting, or overall direction. Once again, these are by no means bad movies; they are simply average and, unfortunately in some cases, forgettable. These films will be the hardest to review as there simply isn’t too much to say and likewise, we can neither recommend nor discourage you from seeing it. If you’ve been following us for a minute now, my review of Puss In Boots should suffice as an example.
Now anything that gets a ‘6’ or higher we recommend that you try and see. Whether that’s in theaters, download, rented, Netflix’d, or purchased on home video (Blu-Ray is the official format here at Chaz and Ryan Love Movies), these are all worth your valuable time. At about an ‘8’, the film in question is a truly great movie and you should really try and see it in theaters. Trust us, it’s worth the ticket price. Also if you’re curious, anything we give a ‘7’ or higher to, we usually deem a purchase and add to our own, vast Blu-Ray/DVD collections.
If all of this makes sense so far, than it should not surprise you that a ‘10’ is something we consider a perfect film. Obviously perfection is something that is very personal, but in general these lucky few are able to make every aspect of film production flawless. And while it’s not required, these movies usually follow Chaz and I’s theory on film being the ideal merger between entertainment and art. To get an idea of what I’d personally consider a perfect film, these are a handful of movies I’d give a ‘10’ to: Drive, Inception, The Shawshank Redemption, Shutter Island, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Rear Window, The Social Network, Gone Baby Gone, Contact, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Prestige, and The Fountain. Don’t expect to see a lot of ‘10’s; perfection is hard to come by. Likewise, don’t expect a bunch of ‘1’s. The likelyhood of having more than five of either score in a year is incredibly low.
A majority of movies are average, not terrible or incredible despite what Rotten Tomatoes or your local newspaper will tell you. And since we choose the movies we watch (rather than being assigned), we’ll be a lot less likely to see something that we think looks terrible (if you’re holding your breath for a Transformers 4 review, give up now). Therefore you may notice a trend of ‘6’s and ‘7’s, but keep in mind that is a positive score here. Hope this clears up any questions you might have had about the reviews. If not, hit us up in the comment section or on Twitter.
By that logic, a ‘5’ on our scale results in an average film. Some things they get right, some things they screw up beyond belief. Usually a film with a ‘5’ gets a lot of technical aspects right (although never exceeds them) but the fault usually lies in the scripting, acting, or overall direction. Once again, these are by no means bad movies; they are simply average and, unfortunately in some cases, forgettable. These films will be the hardest to review as there simply isn’t too much to say and likewise, we can neither recommend nor discourage you from seeing it. If you’ve been following us for a minute now, my review of Puss In Boots should suffice as an example.
Now anything that gets a ‘6’ or higher we recommend that you try and see. Whether that’s in theaters, download, rented, Netflix’d, or purchased on home video (Blu-Ray is the official format here at Chaz and Ryan Love Movies), these are all worth your valuable time. At about an ‘8’, the film in question is a truly great movie and you should really try and see it in theaters. Trust us, it’s worth the ticket price. Also if you’re curious, anything we give a ‘7’ or higher to, we usually deem a purchase and add to our own, vast Blu-Ray/DVD collections.
If all of this makes sense so far, than it should not surprise you that a ‘10’ is something we consider a perfect film. Obviously perfection is something that is very personal, but in general these lucky few are able to make every aspect of film production flawless. And while it’s not required, these movies usually follow Chaz and I’s theory on film being the ideal merger between entertainment and art. To get an idea of what I’d personally consider a perfect film, these are a handful of movies I’d give a ‘10’ to: Drive, Inception, The Shawshank Redemption, Shutter Island, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Rear Window, The Social Network, Gone Baby Gone, Contact, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Prestige, and The Fountain. Don’t expect to see a lot of ‘10’s; perfection is hard to come by. Likewise, don’t expect a bunch of ‘1’s. The likelyhood of having more than five of either score in a year is incredibly low.
A majority of movies are average, not terrible or incredible despite what Rotten Tomatoes or your local newspaper will tell you. And since we choose the movies we watch (rather than being assigned), we’ll be a lot less likely to see something that we think looks terrible (if you’re holding your breath for a Transformers 4 review, give up now). Therefore you may notice a trend of ‘6’s and ‘7’s, but keep in mind that is a positive score here. Hope this clears up any questions you might have had about the reviews. If not, hit us up in the comment section or on Twitter.
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