Star Ratings - Your Preference?

[TimTwoFace]

Whenever I read movie reviews in newspapers, online, and on the tube, I often pay close attention to the star-rating of the movie. It works as a good summation of what the reviewer thought of all elements in the movie. What I don't like is how these ratings are so inconsistent. In just the local papers here - both owned by the same company - movies are rated out of four stars by one group of reviewers, and five by the other. It really bothers me that there isn't a standard that everyone should follow by.

Which is your personal preference? Four of five? Mine is five.

-Tim

[The Penguin]

Definately the 5-star system. That's what we use in the talkbacks here on Toon Zone so that's what I like.

My paper always has the 4-star system though.

[Hatter]

Oh, definitely four stars. It irks me to no end when I have to vote in 5-star polls here.

[czyznyck99]

Personally I like one star. It was either good or bad. I either liked it or didn't. But four stars are easier for me to decipher. one stinks, two is okay, three is good, four is classic.

Later.

[Good Ol' Batmanuel!]

Thanks for bringing up this controversial topic, Tim. I'd been losing sleep over it. :p But seriously, I jest. I choose five. I guess it would go poor, fair, good, very good and excellent. All the 1/2 ratings would just add adjectives or some such thing, like "good, but not great."