12.27.2016

My end of year movie recap

Hopefully these lists are more inspiring than the blog title.

From the 147 movies I saw this year.

MY TOP FILMS 
1. - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2. - La La Land
3. - Sing Street
4. - Captain Fantastic
5. - 20th Century Women
6. - Manchester by the Sea
7. - Star Trek Beyond
8. - The Handmaiden
9. - Sully
10. - Nocturnal Animals
11. - The Accountant
12. - Neon Demon
13 - Live by Night
14. - Lion
15. - The Founder

LESSER KNOWN FILMS THAT NEED MENTIONING
1. - The Lobster - For originality
2. - The Handmaiden - For the cinematography
3. - Tower - For the concept
4. - White Girl - For Morgan Saylor's performance
5. - Don't Think Twice - For it all

WORST FILMS
1. - American Honey
2. - The Finest Hours
3. - Certain Women
4. - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
5. - Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
6. - The Girl on the Train

MOVIES I THOUGHT I WOULD LOVE BUT DIDN'T 
1. - Swiss Army Man (Everyone raved.. but it totally fell flat for me)
2. - Jackie (Love Natalie and wanted wow. Got awkward)
3. - Sausage Party (Would have been a hilarious 5 minute skit)
4. - Hail Caesar! (Hail no)
5. - The Secret Life of Pets (All the good kibble was in the trailer bowl)

MOVIES I THOUGHT I WOULD HATE BUT DIDN'T
1. - Kubo and the Two Strings (Such an amazing story that captured my heart)
2. - Hacksaw Ridge (I am not a fan of war but this was very well done)
3. - A Monster Calls (An emotional powerhouse. Very unexpected)
4. - The Legend of Tarzan (Action packed and felt like a super hero jungle flick)

FAVORITE MOVIE MOMENTS (may contain spoilers but will try not to)
1. - Fences - Anytime Viola Davis spoke
2. - Captain America Civil War - Iron Man recruits Spiderman
3. - Sing Street - Brother to brother conversation
4. - The Founder - When Ray Kroc orders his first McDonalds burger
5. - Star Trek Beyond - Sabotage retro jam

TOP MOVIE POSTERS
1. - Jackie
2. - American Honey
3. - The Neon Demon
4. - Green Room
5. - Christine

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