A few reviews

[Vultural]

I know I'm beating a dead horse but I don't see a mere 1 point difference between these two reviews.

Girl Shy - 1924 - 7/10
Carnage - 2011 - 6/10

    Well, friend, at the risk of antagonizing you, there likely is no definitive response.  Enjoyment of films is subjective, while scoring is arbitrary.  I have often said my reactions to and opinions of any given film lie within the review itself.  Even there, I attempt to be extremely careful not to reveal too much of the plot, particularly twists.

    I have a fairly narrow scoring range, which I have acknowledged several times.  5-6-7 is the norm.  Much of this stems from my age and viewing experience.  I have easily watched 5000 films, though the total is possibly closer to 10,000.  Over the years my expectations diminish and fewer releases give me that Wow feeling.  I settle down, hoping the story is not yet another rerun.

    As I have mentioned before, my youthful scores would have hovered in 1-2 or 9-10.  Dreadful! or Astounding!  I have not “seen it all” but I have seen plenty.  Experience is often repetition and predictability.  Hard for me to get as excited as I once did for a new James Bond movie.  Fighting - victory.  More so for any “super hero” franchise.  Humans are gullible, however,  Consider how we swallow politicians' promises year after year, decade after decade.  Maybe we are trusting, maybe we want to believe, maybe a predictable formula is just easy.

    Numerous acclaimed films I watch and appreciate, without liking.  They are important, they are quality, but the aftermath felt like broccoli, rather than chocolate.  Oftimes, I will get more pleasure from sorry films, usually depending on the energy and honesty of the production.  Give me an Ed Wood over a Troma release any day.  I will score those low, yet in my comments confess how much I enjoyed them and reasons for.  Could be, I have a shallow streak.

    Most readers don’t angst over my scores.  A numerical valuation is a signpost, after all, a shade more useful than thumbs up or thumbs down.  If my rating system truly disturbs or offends you, I can dispense with it altogether.

    Apologies, I prefer brevity.