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HOW MY NUMBERED FILM RANKINGS WORK

It's as simple as this

90's are the best cinema has to offer
80's are great films indeed
70's are very good
60's are good but with some reservations
50's are recommended but just barely
40's are mediocre but not quite bad
30's are indeed bad films
20's are quite disagreeable
10's are unsavory to the max
0's are utter crapola

Here is a chart comparing my numbered rankings with the star system and the ABC system.

4 stars 90 - 99 94 - 99 = A+
87 - 93 = A
80 - 86 = A-
3 1/2 stars 80 - 89
3 stars 70 - 79 74 - 79 = B+
67 - 73 = B
60 - 66 = B-
2 1/2 stars 60 - 69
2 stars 50 - 59 54 - 59 = C+
47 - 53 = C
40 - 46 = C-
1 1/2 stars 40 - 49
1 star 30 - 39 34 - 39 = D+
27 - 33 = D
20 - 26 = D-
1/2 star 20 - 29
0 stars 1 - 19 1 - 19 = F

The numbers I use to "rank" these films are merely arbitrary and should in no way be the definitive declaration of a film's worth. They are no more than a rather crass attempt at putting "order" to the cinema I watch and critique. In order to know what I truly think of any certain film, one needs only go to the reviews of said film(s) and read what I have written on them.

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