Review Scale
New Fused Film Reviewing Scale
- Theatrical Reviews -
Welcome to our new Review rating scale, in effect February 9, 2009, for theatrical reviews following that date. Hopefully this new scale will bring some better consistency in our collective reviews. Also it will make it a lot harder for a film to be perfect. It is pretty basic and trust me we didn’t re-invent the wheel so do not think we some kind of rating geniuses because lets face it we are not.
Please understand that this rating system only works if the context of a film is kept in mind. So if we are reviewing Jackie Chan’s newest film, Kung Fu Master of Disaster, we know we are not expecting to see Shakespeare. Therefore you can have a rate the same as an Oscar-bait film but there is an obvious context difference in the films reviewed.
Technical Points - these are the parts of the film that include, cinematography, CGI, special and visual effects. Use of angles, all the technical aspects of the film you can review.
- 0 - Terrible, Awful, etc
- 1 - Poor, Not Good, Bad, etc.
- 2 - Mediocre, Okay
- 3 - Good
- 4 - Great, Outstanding, Awesome.
- 5 - Perfect, no flaws, no technical areas of concern, etc.
Critical Points - These are the easier analytical points such as looking at story and acting.
- 0 - Terrible, Awful, etc.
- 1 - Poor, Not Good, Bad, etc.
- 2 - Mediocre, Okay
- 3 - Good
- 4 - Great, Outstanding, Awesome!
- 5 - Perfect, no flaws, no acting problems, etc.
A perfect score for a film will result with the two score charts being added together.
So 10 out of 10 is the maximum and 0 is the worst a film can get.
An Average Score will end with a score in the 6 - 8 range.
A low score will be in the 4 or lower range.
- DVD Review Scale -
Like our Theatrical Review we hope you adhere to the same mentality when it comes to the movies we review.
Please understand that this rating system only works if the context of a film is kept in mind. So if we are reviewing an Asylum DVD, we know we are not expecting to see The Dark Knight on Blu-ray. Therefore you can have a rate the same as a more advanced DVD but there is an obvious context difference in the DVDs reviewed.
Starting on March 13, 2009, Fused Film will be implementing the following scale for DVD Reviews. Hopefully this new scale will be more informative on the the overall quality of the reviews we post giving you the best possible reason to buy, rent or borrow the DVD.
Borrow - this is the ultimate low a DVD can reach on our scale. If it is labeled ‘borrow’ then that means we suggest you find a friend to borrow it from because it isn’t worth you money. It isn’t worth crapping on your monthly budget for DVDs. Hopefully you can find someone to borrow it from and they do not read this website 
Rent - This is the middle level a DVD could hit. Here we think a DVD doesn’t deserve you shelling out the 20-30 bucks for the keeping but we do suggest you see it, especially if you didn’t see it in theaters. Usually DVDs with little special features, medium home theater attributes or not a lot of re-watchability hit this section.
Buy - This is the ultimate score a DVD can get. When it hits this category than we think you should add it to your video library. It has all the things a DVD should have: the re-watchability, plethora of Bonus Features to spend an afternoon watching, great home theater experience.
