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Post by Webber3000 on Jan 5, 2018 22:43:54 GMT -5
You know the drill.
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Post by mr. excellent on Jan 6, 2018 0:28:02 GMT -5
I've only really seen crowd pleaser movies this year, but here are the ones I really enjoyed. Get Out Logan War for the Planet of the Apes Coco Wonder Woman Lego Batman Thor: Ragnarok Spider-Man Homecoming Kong: Skull Island Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 Unfortunately I haven't seen IT.
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Post by Webber3000 on Jan 6, 2018 0:39:11 GMT -5
Good list! I've been meaning to see Get Out but haven't had the chance yet unfortunately.
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Post by Webber3000 on Jan 6, 2018 0:47:50 GMT -5
Here's my list, in order from favourite to least favourite. Dashes indicate a big gap in my enjoyment.
01. Coco 02. The Disaster Artist 03. Star Wars: The Last Jedi ---- 04. Wonder Woman 05. Spider-Man: Homecoming 06. Logan ---- 07. Get Out 08. The Big Sick 09. Lady Bird ---- 10. Blade Runner 2049 11. Murder on the Orient Express 12. Dunkirk ---- 13. John Wick: Chapter 2 14. Thor: Ragnarok 15. Kingsman: The Golden Circle 16. Baby Driver 17. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 18. The Boss Baby 19. Beauty and the Beast ---- 20. War for the Planet of the Apes 21. Justice League ---- 22. The Lego Batman Movie
I haven't watched quite as many films as I usually do. I realize my ordering is a bit atypical, but some movies really disappointed me in 2017. Sadly, for the first time in many years, I don't think any of those will stick with me. I don't know if I'm slowly becoming a grumpy old man or if releases weren't to my liking this year, but I felt 2017 was rather weak overall (considering only movies I've seen of course).
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Post by mr. excellent on Jan 7, 2018 22:00:36 GMT -5
Wow, I'm surprised that Beauty and the Beast is ranked above War for the Planet of the Apes. I'm such a big fan of the 1989 animated version, I think that the live action movie was bound to be a disappointment for me. Consider that with the fact that Jon Favreau's Jungle Book was so inspired, and I think B&B had its work cut out for it with regards to me. I'm also a little surprised that Baby Driver is so low, but to each their own. I loved it, but it did run a little long for me.
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Post by Webber3000 on Jan 14, 2018 16:35:32 GMT -5
I completely share your sentiment about Beauty and the Beast, but my disappointment was even worse when it came to the new Apes movie. Dawn was my favourite film of 2014, which certainly intensified my disappointment. War felt so heavy handed with its on-the-nose symbolism and intertextuality, it didn't work at all for me.
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Post by mr. excellent on Jan 14, 2018 20:29:29 GMT -5
I actually did see Blade Runner 2049. Visually, it was beautiful, and it definitely transported me to a different (take on our) world. Maybe I didn't see it at the right time, I don't know. It just felt so... long. I thought the performances were solid, I just wasn't invested in it. I dunno, just didn't do it for me, but I'd be willing to see it again. It's often a timing thing for me. John Wick 2 on the other hand, I did enjoy. While it wasn't as fun for me as the first, I'm still excited to see what they have in store for us next.
Unfortunately, I have yet to see Dunkirk or The Disaster Artist. I'd have to travel a couple hours to the nearest theater that has The Disaster Artist in my area, but it just hasn't worked out in my plans. Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero's next movie, "Best Friends" should be coming out soon, right? Or maybe it already has. I don't know, but Jon Schnepp from Collider Movie Talk said he went expecting another brilliant disaster of a film and was surprised with a film that was actually really good (in his opinion, the best of whatever particular film festival he had attended). Either way, the trailer looks hilarious, so now I'm dying to see how it's possible that it looks so bad, has the best worse team up in 2 decades, and somehow manages to be good. Guess if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's not necessarily a duck.
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Post by mr. excellent on Mar 17, 2018 18:34:33 GMT -5
I saw Alien Covenant a little while back. Unfortunately, I started the movie too late and fell asleep while it was on. While I was there for 80% of the movie, it still wasn't the viewing the movie deserved. I will say that I did not appreciate the way the story went. What I thought was good about Prometheus ended up being undone with Covenant in a way. Similarly, I watched over half of IT, but never got to finish the film. Not what I was hoping it would be though, to be honest. I can't criticize or praise it too much having not seen the complete product, but I was not at all a fan of the first hour and 16 minutes and I disagree with a lot of the praise people were giving the film. More on that when I do get around to seeing it again.
On a more positive note, I also saw The Disaster Artist (last night it turns out). I loved it, actually, and I would put it up there with Logan and Get Out (which I will be watching again tonight).
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