Criteria You Use To Judge a Good Movie?

[ScorpioRising007]

What Criteria do you use yourself to judge if you think a movie is a good film or not?

Movie critics can be very biased. Everyone including movie critics have their own opinions of what criteria makes a good movie, what do you personally use?


For me personally these are the criteria I seem to use.

Originality: How different and original the film is from most films.
Examples: 8 1/2 , La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane, The Big Lebrowski, Rashomon, Pulp Fiction, A Clockwork Orange, Breathless, 2001 A Space Odyessy, Brazil

Deep Themes and Symbolism in the films
Examples: 8/12, La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane, Brazil, The Big Lebrowsky, A Clockwork Orange, Grapes of Wrath, Gatsby, All The Kings Men, Rashomon

Costumes, Set, Furniture, Surroundings are so far removed from your reality that they draw you back in time or into the future or into Fantasy
Examples: Lord of The Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Star Trek, Shindler's List, Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, Das Boot

Cinematography​

Examples: The Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia, Lord of the Rings, 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, Breathless

Outstanding Acting:
Examples: The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, La Dolce Vita, 81/2, It's A Wonderful Life, The Silence of the Lambs, 12 Angry Men, Gone With The Wind

 

[JOSweetHeart]

I won't go to just any film. I pay attention to who is in it and what the film is about and of course the rating is another factor for me. I like knowing ahead of time what the film consists of as far as swearing, violence, sexual content, etc.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I won't go to just any film. I pay attention to who is in it and what the film is about and of course the rating is another factor for me. I like knowing ahead of time what the film consists of as far as swearing, violence, sexual content, etc.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

So do I. If there is none, I don't watch it!

 

[Mashmont]

What Criteria do you use yourself to judge if you think a movie is a good film or not?

Movie critics can be very biased. Everyone including movie critics have their own opinions of what criteria makes a good movie, what do you personally use?


For me personally these are the criteria I seem to use.

Originality: How different and original the film is from most films.
Examples: 8 1/2 , La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane, The Big Lebrowski, Rashomon, Pulp Fiction, A Clockwork Orange, Breathless, 2001 A Space Odyessy, Brazil

Deep Themes and Symbolism in the films
Examples: 8/12, La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane, Brazil, The Big Lebrowsky, A Clockwork Orange, Grapes of Wrath, Gatsby, All The Kings Men, Rashomon

Costumes, Set, Furniture, Surroundings are so far removed from your reality that they draw you back in time or into the future or into Fantasy
Examples: Lord of The Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Star Trek, Shindler's List, Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, Das Boot

Cinematography​

Examples: The Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia, Lord of the Rings, 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, Breathless

Outstanding Acting:
Examples: The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, La Dolce Vita, 81/2, It's A Wonderful Life, The Silence of the Lambs, 12 Angry Men, Gone With The Wind

My criteria is very simple. "Did I enjoy it?" This is obviously a different standard than the Academy Award people use. Usually their picks are horrible. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". "Some Like it Hot". I don't go in for perversion or social messages.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Is it entertaining escapism.

 

[shockedcanadian]

What Criteria do you use yourself to judge if you think a movie is a good film or not?

Movie critics can be very biased. Everyone including movie critics have their own opinions of what criteria makes a good movie, what do you personally use?


For me personally these are the criteria I seem to use.

Originality: How different and original the film is from most films.
Examples: 8 1/2 , La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane, The Big Lebrowski, Rashomon, Pulp Fiction, A Clockwork Orange, Breathless, 2001 A Space Odyessy, Brazil

Deep Themes and Symbolism in the films
Examples: 8/12, La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane, Brazil, The Big Lebrowsky, A Clockwork Orange, Grapes of Wrath, Gatsby, All The Kings Men, Rashomon

Costumes, Set, Furniture, Surroundings are so far removed from your reality that they draw you back in time or into the future or into Fantasy
Examples: Lord of The Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Star Trek, Shindler's List, Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, Das Boot

Cinematography​

Examples: The Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia, Lord of the Rings, 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, Breathless

Outstanding Acting:
Examples: The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, La Dolce Vita, 81/2, It's A Wonderful Life, The Silence of the Lambs, 12 Angry Men, Gone With The Wind

Too many criteria tonlist in full. Depends on the genre, I prefer non-fiction best. Plot is captivating, well written script,.great acting, thought provoking. I dont like anynmovie with violent against kids or gore. I dont like anything too offensive, designed to shock rather thwn entertain. I miss watching movies, I used love watching movies but dont do so often anymore

 

[Unkotare]

Gratuitous nudity.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Too many criteria tonlist in full. Depends on the genre, I prefer non-fiction best. Plot is captivating, well written script,.great acting, thought provoking. I dont like anynmovie with violent against kids or gore. I dont like anything too offensive, designed to shock rather thwn entertain. I miss watching movies, I used love watching movies but dont do so often anymore

Non-fiction movies? There is no such thing.

 

[egp320i]

What Criteria do you use yourself to judge if you think a movie is a good film or not?

Movie critics can be very biased. Everyone including movie critics have their own opinions of what criteria makes a good movie, what do you personally use?


For me personally these are the criteria I seem to use.

Originality: How different and original the film is from most films.
Examples: 8 1/2 , La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane, The Big Lebrowski, Rashomon, Pulp Fiction, A Clockwork Orange, Breathless, 2001 A Space Odyessy, Brazil

Deep Themes and Symbolism in the films
Examples: 8/12, La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane, Brazil, The Big Lebrowsky, A Clockwork Orange, Grapes of Wrath, Gatsby, All The Kings Men, Rashomon

Costumes, Set, Furniture, Surroundings are so far removed from your reality that they draw you back in time or into the future or into Fantasy
Examples: Lord of The Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Star Trek, Shindler's List, Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, Das Boot

Cinematography​

Examples: The Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia, Lord of the Rings, 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, Breathless

Outstanding Acting:
Examples: The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, La Dolce Vita, 81/2, It's A Wonderful Life, The Silence of the Lambs, 12 Angry Men, Gone With The Wind

the storytelling, acting, direction, how well the FX are if they use them and how original it is plays a part, of course entertainment factor without before overly stupid with impossible scenes that don't add to the movie

 

[buttercup]

In the past I only cared about whether or not it was entertaining and well-made. But now I'm more careful about what I put into my mind. I like movies with a good message. I like movies with a good story. And of course the other things mentioned, like cinematography, good acting, originality, etc.

Oh and I might get made fun of for this, but I detest violence... and gory movies. And I hate movies that glorify evil things. I don't care how well-made it is, if it glorifies violence or other evil things, I don't want to watch it.