Now let me say a little more about the ratings above, as well as few of the principles I use to judge a film. For example, a three star comedy gets three stars as a comedy, if it made me laugh and enjoy myself. The same thing applies, with appropriate modification, to other genres, e.g. drama, musical, etc. I'm not implying, of course, that every film can be classified under a single correct genre.
Some films simply defy genre classifications.
A recent example is Godzilla 2000 . But such films will not receive a higher rating than three stars from me. Well, I hope this clears up what the rating system means, as I use it, as well as some of my principles of film criticism.