This
was a rough ass year for movies. I was only able to come up with ten
films. Movies were either really awesome or just terrible. This is
going to be my list of The Best Movies Of 2017 and you will notice
that a lot of them are superhero based ones. That is not my fault.
Blame movies just not being good enough or Oscar bait. If I see Tom
Hanks, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, or Glenn Close I yawn and say
I'll watch it later because I know what is going on. They cram these
movies into the end of the year so people go “Oh, this movie is
amazing!” meaning “This movie just came out and I remember it!”
Let me stop. I'll be ranting about that the closer it gets to the
awards. Here is my list. Feel free to disagree and be wrong. All
titles are links to my original reviews.
I
loved the first John Wick movie and hoped that the sequel would be at
least just as good. It was better. This was a cool ass movie that did
more of what I liked in the first and expanded on the crazy universe
that Wick is a part of. There is supposed to be a third one and I can
not wait for it but will be sad when it is done. Here's also hoping
to them not letting a series be made or some shit. Keanu Reeves is
the only person that could ever play this guy for some reason. This
movie has a basic premise executed in the best way possible.
Why do
I love these movies so much? The Furious series has gotten to the
point where I don't even care what the story is. I just want to see
cool cars doing shit that cars are not and can not do in real life.
There is a goddamn submarine race against cars. A submarine! I also
never thought I'd get to the point in my life where Vin Diesel and I
had to choose between Charlize Theron or Michelle Rodriguez. That is
a choice that is damn near impossible to make. Damn near. I've made
my decision. I chose Helen Mirren.
When I
saw the trailer for this I knew I had to see it. Just a bunch of
people stuck in a warehouse trying to do a gun deal that goes wrong
and for the next ninety minutes just shooting at each other. That is
it. With a movie with such a simple idea it is super important for
everyone involved to be all in and this cast was. Just when I thought
that there was nothing else that could go wrong something did. Just
when I thought I figured out what was going to happen to certain
people they got their faces shot off. Literally shot off. Cool ass
movie that is just fun to watch.
This
is not just a best of the year movie, this is just a best movie
period. I don't even want to get too deep into this movie because
there are still some people that have not seen it. I have talked to
some of them and they think this movie is something that it is not
just as I did when I saw the trailer. This movie has so many levels
and deep meaning to it. It is also a great one to discuss with people
afterward and be nervous about that White girl who wants to have you
over to meet her parents in the middle of nowhere. Hmm. I am now
rethinking one of my crushes.
If you
didn't like this or the first movie I don't even wanna talk to you.
After shitting on even the fact that this series was being made and
then sitting in the theater for both laughing, smiling, cheering, and
almost feeling human emotion I am so excited for the third one and to
see them in the upcoming Infinity War film. This movie was damn near
magic. I have watched it about five times now and it is one of those
flicks I can just put on and feel the same way about every time. I
appreciated it even more after watching special features and director
commentary. There were things I thought were fake that were not and
way more work went into this than I gave it credit for.
Fucking
loved this movie. It was a Spiderman movie that needed to be made
twenty years ago. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 was because
of his friend in the film who annoyed me a few too many times. This
was a fun movie to see in theaters and I am sure that the next ones
will be as fun if not better. This movie did not make the same
mistakes of previous Spiderman films. No origin story. No seeing a
Uncle Ben slaughtered again. No watching him looking like a grown ass
man playing a kid. This guy is young, looks young, and acts young.
While
I kinda liked the original movie and never read the book I really
enjoyed this movie. It was spooky as shit and Pennywise was
horrifying in his ability to continually just keep fucking with these
poor kids minds. This movie does not have a slow build because it did
not have ten hours to show every single thing that happens. Plus, in
all honesty, from what I know about the book like space turtles and
gangbangs in the sewer, I am fine with what was left out. Seriously.
Gangbangs.
This
movie had zero right to be as awesome as it was. From the acting, to
effects, to the surprising amount of humor this became my favorite
Marvel movie which is shocking considering how much I hated the first
two Thor movies. This movie managed to do anything it wanted and made
that shit work. They introduced new characters, had a villain that
was not ass, and blended into other Marvel movies seamlessly. If you
have not seen this because of the other two films be lucky you have
not seen them and just dive into this one. All you need to know from
previous movies is that Natalie Portman is no longer involved
thankfully and Thor gets a haircut.
The
first movie I ever considered giving more than a 10/10. I knew that I
thought this movie would be cool but holy shit was it more than that.
The driving, the music, the story were all that I wanted in this film
and more. It was fun and I wanted to see it again as soon as it
ended. I have watched the beginning scene available on Youtube at
least thirty damn times and bought it as soon as it came out and have
watched it a couple more times. No sequel, prequels, or more is
needed. I love this movie as is.
And
then I broke my own rules and gave this a rating higher than a 10
because goddamn it this movie was perfect. Every year I try to see at
least one, hopefully two, movies that make me happy that movies are a
thing that exist in our reality. The trailer for this movie does it
no justice and I wasn't even all that hype about seeing it. But while
in that theater with Cam we were just dumbstruck at how beautiful
this was. I was even more shocked when I saw how little it cost to
make. For less than a quarter of what some movies spend on
advertising this movie managed to be the sweetest, freakiest,
fantastic film of the year. It finally got a wide release so there is
no reason for you to have not seen this unless you just hate being
happy in a room full of strangers that is not an orgy.
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