pedestrian saga

*****

Beautiful! Brilliant! Makes me feel all warm inside. Would watch again anytime. Can’t shut up about how great it is.

****

Solid. Satisfying. Highly recommended. Would watch again if presented the opportunity.

***

Eh. Can see how others might like it, but doesn’t float my boat, not my cup of Earl Grey.

**

Lame. Flawed. Boring. Stinky waste of time.

*

F@#&ing hate it! Makes me feel all fiery inside. Can’t shut up about how much it sucks.

SBIG

So bad it’s good (cult, camp, trash, cheese, B, exploitation, and otherwise delightfully bad flicks with ***, ****, or *****). To protect the straightlaced among you.

[note on the experience factor]

Examples
Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il *****
Return of Captain Invincible, The ***** (SBIG)
Cool as Ice **** (SBIG)
King Kong (both 1933 and 2005) ***
Golden Compass, The **
Laberinto del fauno, El *
Magnolia *