At The Reel Bits, we don’t believe in stars or numbers*.
We obviously believe that they exist, and have been known to use both on occasion, but we do not rate our films in the traditional sense. Stars are a bit arbitrary, as they give the illusion that a ★★★ film is the same as another ★★★ film, regardless of what they did to earn their ★★★ or not earn their other ★★ to make it an even ★★★★★.
Then you get into the whole thing of “What’s the difference between ★★★★½ and ★★★★★? Was it not perfect enough for you, Mr. Big Shot Critic Man? Have all the free screenings and distributor cocktail parties addled your brain?”.
Possibly. So we came up with our own arbitrary rating system, based on how we think you should feel about the film, so you don’t have to read our carefully written reviews. No thanks is necessary. Then we found that we got quoted on posters more when we used stars, so we switched back. That’s our story.
*Actually, we do now
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