Jerry Spray's Movie Reviews

I review movies on a grade scale from A to F. Here is some basic information about the movies:

Grades:

A: Leaving a positive lasting impression on cinema or the viewer

A-: Groundbreaking or powerful, but flawed

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B+: Not groundbreaking, but cleverly made

B: Fun to watch

B-: Fun, but with occasional annoyances

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C+ Average with a few bright spots

C: Average

C-: Average, but leaves a bad taste in your mouth

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D+: Poorly made, but has potential

D: Poorly made, but watchable

D-: Barely watchable

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F: Unwatchable


NOTE ABOUT GRADES: Every movie is graded in the context of its genre, as well as what it tried to do. For example, a low-budget horror film may get the same grade as a prestige drama, even if the drama is objectively "better". This is not a traditional movie review site, so don't take the grades too seriously. Also, there is no A+. Why? Because I didn't grow up with A+ in school, so it doesn't feel natural. Deal with it.

Technical Specs:

C: Color

B/W: Black-and-white

m: Minutes


Home Media Formats

Every review will be followed by the home media formats it was released for. Here is a guide to the different kinds of media and when they were produced.

Videocassettes

Betamax: 1975-2002

Popular as a rival to VHS in the early 80's.

VHS: 1977-2006

Competed with Betamax, then emerged in the late 80's as the dominant format, which it was up to the early 2000's.

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Analog Videodiscs

LaserDisc: 1978-2001

Superior in quality to VHS, but huge in size and requires flipping the disc every 30 minutes.

CED: 1981-1986

A vinyl videodisc that was prone to reliability issues.

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Digital Videodiscs

DVD: Since 1997

Resembling a CD, with special features and digital sound. It has standard resolution and is prone to skipping, but is still widely used.

UMD: 2004-2017

The PlayStation Portable's proprietary format.

Blu-Ray: Since 2006

Like a DVD, but with high definition, enhanced sound, and skip protection. Sought after by film buffs.

HD DVD: 2006-2008

The short-lived competitor to Blu-Ray.

Blu-Ray 3D: Since 2009

The 3D version of Blu-Ray, with limited support.

UHD: Since 2016

Blu-Ray with 4K resolution and support for object-based surround sound. Even more sought after by film buffs.


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