The Brendan Fraser scale

While writing my review of Rebound I realized I didn't have a proper scale to judge bad movies on. I was trying to think of who would give me the best possible range to judge these films, and immediately the first name that came to mind was the king of high-class cinema, Brendan Fraser.

The scale follows a simple 1-10 rating system as follows:

10 Stars - Encino Man
09 Stars - The Mummy
08 Stars - Airheads
07 Stars - The Mummy Returns
06 Stars - The Scout
05 Stars - Blast From the Past
04 Stars - Bedazzled
03 Stars - Monkeybone
02 Stars - George of the Jungle
01 Stars - Dudley Do-Right

There is one inherent problem with this scale, however, and that is, that the top (10 stars) is an example of a movie that is just barely grazing the "bad movie" label. You are able to watch the movie, enjoy it, much of the humor is supposed to be present, essentially, you are laughing with the movie the way it was intended, rather than at the movie. As you progress down the skill, you start getting into films that aren't very enjoyable to watch but aren't so horrible they make easy targets to comment about or laugh at. Then you arrive at the bottom where the enjoyment factor begins to skyrocket right back up there because the films are so bad, that they're literally laughably bad. As you can see, this is a double-edged sword and every rating must be carefully thought out, and the reader must have a solid understanding of the scale, hence this guide. Think of the enjoyment factor on this scale, rather than a straight line, more of a V-shape where the tip on the left is Encino Man and the tip on the right Dudley Do-Right.

If you are still confused about the concept of "enjoying" a bad movie, do not despair, I will soon be posting my personal guide on what criteria to judge a bad movie on as well as how to enjoy one.

I hope you all now have a better understanding of the Brendan Fraser scale, and feel free to critique this system or share it with your friends.