Rating Systems

I went to see Spiderman 3 last night. This post really isn't about the movie, but I will just say that the series definitely feels long in the tooth. There were far too many parts where the filmakers got too cute or too clever with the cameos and tongue in cheek references.

Here's the real point:

As I drove home from the theater, I thought about what my rating for the movie would be. I had two thoughts:

3 out of 5
or
6 out 10.

Those of you who are quick on the draw will notice that these two numbers are the same.

But they feel different! Three out of five seems to be a substantially more positive rating than six out of ten.

Why is that?