some Lumière films

"Exiting the Factory" (short), 1895. Employees exit a factory. Directed by Louis Lumière.

Concept: 0/4 (Terrible)
Story: 0/4 (Terrible)
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 3/10 (Bad, 1/4). In its defense, it is exactly what it claims to be.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.2/4 (Bad)

"Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat" (short), 1896. A train arrives. Directed by Auguste & Louis Lumière.

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 0/4 (Terrible)
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good)
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 4/10 (Eh, 2/4). Yes, it's just a train pulling into a station, but at least it's a dynamic train.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.7/4 (Eh)

"Baby's Lunch" (short), 1895. A baby is fed. Directed by Louis Lumière. Starring Auguste Lumière & family.

Concept: 0/4 (Terrible)
Story: 0/4 (Terrible)
Characters: 0/4 (Terrible)
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 2/10 (Terrible, 0/4). Oh, a baby. Great. The world will forever watch Lumière's kid eat a cracker.
Objective Rating (Average): 0.9/4 (Very bad)

"The Sprinkler Sprinkled" (short), 1895. A boy plays a prank on a gardener. Directed by Louis Lumière. Starring François Clerc & Benoît Duval.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 0/4 (Terrible). But at least they tried.
Characters: 0/4 (Terrible)
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 1/4 (Bad)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 4/10 (Eh, 2/4). Finally, something happening! Humor! Characters! Dramatic tension! You're on the right track, guys.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.4/4 (Bad)

"Dragoons Crossing the Saône" (short), 1896. Horsemen cross a river. Unknown director.

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 0/4 (Terrible)
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 4/10 (Eh, 2/4). I have no idea what's happening. If this is staged, it's pretty impressive, but I'm assuming it's not. At first I thought, oh, a period film! Then I remembered it's 1896.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.5/4 (Eh)