Movies:

****

Must see. Inspiring, culturally valuable, or there is a lesson, or it changes something inside of us, or it’s some breakthrough technology.

***

Well done movie. Somebody should get an award. Well spent money if you paid $12 at the box office. Great deal for NetFlix. Take a date – you won’t regret it.

**

Good effort. I was entertained. I had a lot of laughs, or I was at the edge of my seat. Good plot, surprise twists. Overall the kind of movie you should definitely rent, maybe not go to the theater, but ok either way.

*

Don’t bother.

[zero]

Tell your friends to stay away. Write a Blog entry and warn people. Picket the movie.

Books:

****

Must read. Inspiring. Classic. Want to read again. I learned profound lessons. Just beautiful. I cried.

***

Good effort. I was entertained. I enjoyed reading. I was captivated. I could not put it down.

**

Ok. I spent a good few hours occupied on an airplane or in a hotel room. Another story from an author I enjoy. Something I picked up off the rack, didn’t know the author,  and it was an ok read.

*

Don’t bother, unless you like the author, read everything of that author or the genre, or for some other reason have some skin in the game. But there are flaws. Deal with them.

[zero]

Start a blacklist.

[not finished reading]

Might be a Great Book, but somehow I couldn’t do it, or it simply could not keep me reading, for whatever reason, or I just was not interested in the subject.