MY TOUCHSTONE FOR RATING THE MOVIES

You may have noticed that I seldom give less than THREE STARS to any of the films I review -- and often give FOUR. (That's as high as I want to count.) Perhaps I'm too easily pleased. Basically I don't want to be offended or bored. And I avoid seeing things I am pretty sure I would not like, so why bother? I don't want to waste my time and money on Horror films, Vampire films, and those that are obviously made (usually shown during summer vacation) for boys in Jr. High School. I also am careful about seeing any that get really bad reviews from the professional critics (though sometimes they are wrong! ) As someone pointed out to me, the Critics get paid for being critical; I just review because I want to. Some films I have liked a lot got only mixed reviews by the "professionals" I get information and impressions from newspaper ads and columnists in the L.A. Times, and from http://www.metacric.com/ and occasionally from a friend's recommendation. So, there you have it, more than you ever wanted to know about the back story behind my deathless prose. Stay tuned for "The Social Network" -- everyone is raving about it. I'll let you know. SP