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The 5-star rating system is archaic. It's just natural human psychology to rate things they really like or really hate, thus a ton of 5 or 1 star ratings.

I'd like to see it replaced with the tri-state, 2-star system: 2 - loved it, 1 - meh, 0 - hated it

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But there is a continuum even within 'loved it' territory. I 'love' Die hard. But I 'love' There will be Blood more. The latter may be my favourite movie ever. What should Netflix recommend to me first? A loud action movie, or an unsettling character piece with an unlikable protagonist?

Wouldn't that be what a thumbs up/down would be? Thumbs up - loved it, thumbs down - hated it, don't click the thumb - meh.

bingo!

Don't click the thumb means you haven't supplied a rating yet. NULL in the database.

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