explanation of the rankings
0
= junk
These
are movies with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
They generally don't even fall into the
so-bad-they're-good category: they're too bad
to be enjoyed at pretty much any level. The worst of
the worst are ones which are not only junk, but have
pretensions to being great—ever-so-clever word
play, embarrassingly overwrought symbols and images,
that kind of thing. Junk movies are also often mere
genre movies: cool car chases, stuff blowing up,
macho stars toting around weapons—but, alas,
nothing much more than that.
1
= average
These
are merely watchable movies, sort of like a
meal at a dull restaurant: you know you have eaten, and
you're not really hungry any more, but it hasn't been
much of a thrill.
2
= good
These
are movies which demonstrate some good aesthetic
qualities, with fairly natural dialogue, real
characters, and a good attention to detail.
3
= excellent
Excellent
movies are much better meals: like good Indian food,
nicely (and hotly) spiced, great service, even a cold
Thunderbolt beer for God sake. Excellent movies are
great, very good, highly recommended, but they are
not quite ...
4
= superior
These
are movies which are works of art: aesthetics and
intelligence.
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And these are just my own subjective rankings. As Dennis Miller (who used to be funny before he became a narrow-minded, right-wing apologist and turned into a parody of his referential self) says in his book The Rants: "Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong."