Is a rating system such as a star rating or letter grading a way of summing one's thoughts or providing a basis for one's thoughts? If, for example, an A means that "These are truely great films that fans of movies should stop what their doing and just watch it. These movies will go down as classics" and that they're "worth multiple viewings and a purchase", then does that mean the accompanying review is a verbose extension of that, or should it be taken separately?
Most of my reviews do not elaborately and comprehensively talk about all the aspects of the film. I just mention the aspect that caught my attention most. Or sometimes random rants . Stars are to be taken separately in my case. It tells me what impact the movie had on me. Anything which I rate as 4 stars (there are several of them) is of significant impact for me. I also give recommendations in my review like "skip this one" or "highly recommended".
. Stars are to be taken separately in my case. It tells me what impact the movie had on me. Anything which I rate as 4 stars (there are several of them) is of significant impact for me. I also give recommendations in my review like "skip this one" or "highly recommended".
