Films Reviews rarely get rated. Even on million dollar websites and sensational TV Channels, you hardly find eggs and rotten tomatoes on a reviewer's record of the year. I have no such luxury. But I aspire in that direction. I take my reviewing seriously. When I watch a film, I look for entertainment not intelligence. I judge if the film is watchable or not. I decide if the film is a good example for family audiences. I rate it on aesthetics, refinedness, creativity, acceptability and above all, sustainability of run at the box office. And then I rate it as honestly and objectively as I can - on calibrations of 0.25 on a scale of 1 to 5. If it is average, a rating has to cross 2.5. If it crosses the average rating, it has to be decently good film to touch 3 and beyond. It is really good film if it crosses 3.5; it means it is a paisa vasool. It has to be a crappy film if it doesn't even make it to 2. Then all my ratings are relatively ratable - means if you put two movies with 2.75 each, then the movie rated 3 has to be really better than 2.75 to get the rating it got. This rating business is not to my liking but it became a feature of my reviews on feedback from friends on social media who find it useful in navigating the labrynth of analysis I inflict on readers. So this year, I am giving all of you a report card of the movie reviews I have done for releases in 2014. Thirty two films have been reviewed this year as of 30th December and I have put all my ratings against them - usually reviewed within 48-72 hours of the film's release. As I see, there are some famous misses like "Race Gurram" which went on to collect over Rs.50 crs. But if there is one metric on which I like to be judged vis-a-vis others, it is consistency, dear reader. Most movies rated 3 and above have been top grossers. Movies like "BangBang", "Kick" and even "PK" have all crossed Rs.250 crores or beyond and they were rated 3.5 by me. If there are any misses, I own up to all of them. If there have been bang-on or consistent, it raises my enthusiasm to more responsible levels. As always, love your feedback and more essentially, the brickbats. Please remember, however, that films are quite personal in the way our minds process them. It is not necessary we need to agree. And there is never one way to view them or review them. Even if I take my films seriously, you needn't take the reviews, least of all mine, seriously. If the crowds vote on a film with their feet one way or the other, sometimes it is a good idea to junk all reviews and go for a film, or not, whichever applies. Happy Viewing and Happy Year ahead. Yours humbly.
Films Reviewed in 2014 and their respective ratings.
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Yevadu (Telugu) - 3.25/5
The Wolf of Wall Street (English) - 2/5
1-Nenokkadine (Telugu) - 2/5
Highway (Hindi) - 3.75/5
Aaha Kalyanam (Telugu) - 2.5/5
Legend (Telugu) - 3/5
Pratinidhi (Telugu)- 3/5
Paisaa (Telugu) - 2/5
2 States (Hindi)- 3.75/5
Race Gurram (Telugu)- 2/5
Rowdy (Telugu) - 3/5
Kochadiyaan (Tamil)/Vikramasimha (Telugu) - 2/5
Anamika (Telugu/Tamil)- 3.5/5
Manam (Telugu)- 3.5/5
Ulavacharu Biryani (Telugu) - 3.25/5
Kick (Hindi) - 3.5/5
Drushyam (Telugu)- 3/5
Bobby Jasoos (Hindi) - 3.25/5
Anjaan/Sikindar (Tamil/Telugu)- 2.25/5
Run Raja Run (Telugu)- 4/5
Aagadu (Telugu) - 2.75/5
Anna Belle - 2.7
Karthikeya - 2.5/5
Loukyam (Telugu) - 3/5
BangBang - 3.5/5
Govindudu Andarivaadele - 2.5/5
Brother of Bommali - 2.75/5
Linga (Tamil/Telugu) - 1.5/5
PK (Hindi) - 3.5/5
Mukunda (Telugu) - 3.5/5
Ugly (Hindi) - 3/5
Night At The Museum part three - 4/5
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