Dullshimmer

dullshimmer
Movie Buff - 358 Film Ratings
Member Since: 21 Mar 2015
Location: PA, USA
TCI: not enough ratings
Films in Common: 0
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Bio: If you're looking for someone who is very critical of movies, you're probably looking at the wrong user. I tend to view movies for what they're trying to be and how much I enjoyed it. I try not to compare a family movie with a serious drama in my rating, but try to base it off of how good it is compared to other family movies.

I do use the full 100 spectrum, but will only be using increments of 5, because I'm not sure that a 91 means much more than a 90. I will have to say it will take a particularly horrible movie to make it under 50. I'm not saying it won't happen, but it will probably be rare.

I would describe my use of ratings as follows:
0-5 - Nothing good about this movie at all, avoid at all costs.

10-25 - Good qualities significantly outnumbered by the bad. Not recommended, unless so bad it's kind of funny.

30-45 - More bad than good. May be able to appreciate certain aspects of the movie, but movie is still not very enjoyable.

50 - An equal mix of good and bad, uncertain what I think of movie.

55-70 - More good than bad. Movies I might like, but not re-watch often.

75-85 - Movies I enjoyed quite a bit and would enjoy re-watching. Would recommend, but also admit that there were some things that hindered the movie.

90-100 - My favorites. Movies I could re-watch often. Movie was enjoyable enough to ignore what negatives there were.

more Recent Ratings

95 81% You've Got Mail (1998) - Rated 16 Mar 2024
"You've Got Mail is a bit dated. Watching people wait for the internet to connect and then having AOL boot up is an experience many today will either barely remember or never have. Even big book chains are now the ones fading into obscurity. Despite all this the movie is cute, funny, and endearing. I've seen it a number of times and its still a fun watch after all these years."
100 95% Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) - Rated 09 Mar 2024
"This manages to be bigger and better than the first movie. The worst thing about the whole movie is the cliffhanger ending and wanting to watch the rest right away. It's a movie about belonging, story, figuring out what is right and wrong, and even some free will vs canon events in the mix as well. Great animation, story, and it does a great job of making each world feel so very unique."
100 95% Your Name. (2016) - Rated 02 Mar 2024
"This movie was not fully what I expected going into it. I was expecting a romantic comedy that involved body switching hijinks. That is part of the story, but not all of it. The story goes into some directions I never would have expected and makes things very interesting. With beautiful animation and a fun cast of characters I really enjoyed the experience this movie brought to the table."
75 26% The Goonies (1985) - Rated 02 Mar 2024
"Chalk another movie from nostalgia not quite living up to what I remembered. This movie is stupid fun, but I think the movie would have benefited greatly from using some of the random kids yelling at each other or just yelling with more of pretty much anything else. Also the talking to One-Eyed Willy moments were just super weird. I don't dislike the movie, but it definitely wasn't as good as I remembered."
65 11% xXx (2002) - Rated 17 Feb 2024
"Pure dumb fun. The movie is definitely dated in terms of references, technology, and effects. It's still a fun time, but it's pretty much turn your mind off and enjoy entertainment. Vin Diesel makes a decent action hero and it's decent, but don't expect anything amazing here."
90 64% The Greatest Showman (2017) - Rated 17 Feb 2024
"It was a fun movie with great music and some decent themes. It really has little to do with the actual P.T. Barnum. You could have made it without his name attached and still had an enjoyable movie, if not more so due to Barnum's negative aspects. It's not a particularly deep movie, but was a fun watch."
70 17% The World's End (2013) - Rated 10 Feb 2024
"Not nearly as good as the other two movies in this "trilogy." The main character is just not really very likable, the humor is lackluster, and the story is just really ridiculous. It's one thing to make it be ridiculous in a fun way, but that doesn't really happen here. It was mostly entertaining, but just lacked a little something that the first two movies had."
85 48% The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - Rated 10 Feb 2024
"It's a super fun movie that doesn't really have a lot of story to it. This is a Mario Bros movie and story really isn't a strong point of the series. What shines here are the visuals, the connections to the games, and the music. If you've enjoyed Super Mario Bros at any time you'll get some enjoyment here as long as you aren't expecting a deep and meaningful movie."
85 48% X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - Rated 03 Feb 2024
"There is just too much going on in this movie. I enjoyed the ride of it, but it was a lot. The time travel, the plot in the past to stop the sentinel program, and the future that just liked showing how certain mutants died. Personally I think it would have been better to minimize the future parts and focus more on developing the story. The movie also has a boatload of continuity issues which doesn't help things. It was bad like The Last Stand, but had issues."
90 64% Encanto (2021) - Rated 03 Feb 2024
"Colorful, vibrant, and not your typical Disney movie. There is no real villain, but it is a story about family and expectations. It's a message that can be very relatable and it shines through here. The movie kind of does Mirabell rotten though. While I get the whole message of we each have our own gifts, not getting a magical power like everyone else in your family would not be cool. Plus there isn't ever really a reason given for that."