Reviews of professor Rick Warner

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I went into this class for a gen ed, and overall enjoyed the content. Good selection of films, feel like I learned a lot. We produced 20 pages of writing for the midterm, final paper, and final exam. Participation is graded by how much you speak in class and the paper's are graded kind of harsh. An A is a 95 also, whomp whomp. Nice guy tho.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Warner is easily the best prof I've had at UNC. He is humble about how knowledgable he is, and makes the course material accessible to all experience levels. Class discussions can be competitive, but get those participation points in and you're good!! Take this man's class--you wont regret it

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a bit awkward but he genuinely loves what he does and the content that he teaches. My TA was phenomenal and graded really fairly but others weren't as lucky. I loved how many different films we watched and Rick's background knowledge makes his lectures so interesting. Learned so much and really enjoyed this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
All we did during class was analyze different films. Not allowed to use phones or computers in class so sometimes it was really boring- but if you need an easy gen-ed TAKE CMPL 144 !!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really enjoyed CMPL 144 with Warner. The class was on American Films from the 1990s, so we got to watch a lot of cool movies, but we had to watch the movies on our own time. Lecture was dedicated to background info and scene analysis, which sometimes made it drag on. The class has 3 papers, and a take home midterm and final, but he offers EC!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Gives great, engaging lectures and shows a lot of love for the material he teaches. The papers can be a bit challenging, and the class discussions can get a little competitive. Nonetheless, one of the best professors I have had at UNC.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Probably the best and most interesting class that I've taken at UNC.  Dr. Warner is so kind and funny and his lectures are very interesting.  He doesn't take himself too seriously.  Overall, it was just an amazing class.  Would definitely recommend it to anyone who needs to fulfill a Gen Ed.  If you can take a class with rick do it

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Be sure to get a good TA for this class as they grade papers. Lots of extra credit here even though he might say that he won't give any more. He also dropped a paper which helps, but don't count on it. Movies are super interesting, but sometimes really long. You don't have to watch all of them to get a good grade (if you aren't writing about them).

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Funny, sweet, and caring. Warner clearly loves cinema and he put a lot of great screenings on the syllabus. Papers are graded toughly, and there's a lot of writing. 95 for an A is a challenge.