Over the years, I have found that most commercially released films fit in the “average” bucket, while there are few that ever make the “totally crap” or “exemplary and near perfect”, there are a number of films that fall further and further to one side of average.
When I use a system of 10, figure that most films rate between 4-6. Those are all completely watchable films, but some better than others. The 2 and 3 are reserved for films found on Netflix that would likely not receive distribution anywhere else. The 7 and 8 are excellent films, where you often wish you saw them in the full theater experience. The 1’s are basically the worst of the worst, and only worth watching if you are a bona fide masochist. Lesser folks often have the urge to gouge their eyes out after watching these. And the 9 and 10s are those truly rare, spectacular movies that you kick yourself for not first seeing in IMAX theaters with all the trimmings.
I may find amazing moments in awful movies that are worth noting, or harp on the weak points of an otherwise flawless film. After all, film art is a perpetual ying and yang, unpredictable and odd. But even when tearing apart Ed Woods films, there are rare moments of genius amidst the heaps of trash. And that is one of the great things about Netflix – the search for hidden gems.
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