Thing is, I believe that a movie has to fucking earn itself a 5-star, Masterpiece rating.

Put it another way, I have a close associate who gave 5 star ratings to 2006 movies like CASINO ROYALE, BLACK DAHLIA, and MIAMI VICE.

I quite dig those movies, but 5 star? Hell no.

Hell, I've knocked down many movies that I've reviewed in the past from the 5-star level they had enjoyed. Case in point, ANIMAL HOUSE.

Still, Stanley Kubrick has an insane number of "masterpieces" that I would grade 5 stars. DR. STRANGELOVE, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE SHINING, and FULL METAL JACKET. So yeah, he's #1 for me.

Oh and Fame, I've heard more than once that CASINO ROYALE as being chided as "BOND BEGINS", which is fitting...still, despite Irishman's wet panties, its the best Bond film in decades.