Posts by wanderingangler15

Laura Alvarez4 said:Wind River, American Made...
There were plenty more, and honestly, this year is looking way better than the last.

Aside from Wonder Woman, you’ve just listed movies that most people would assume aren't going to amount to much.

And honestly, there were plenty of others who let me down too...

People keep raving about Super Dark Times, but honestly? I thought it was pretty terrible.

The Book of Henry seemed like a winner based on the description, and I actually enjoyed how it started. But man, that second half? Thanks to the script, it was easily one of the most epic train wrecks I’ve ever seen in a movie.

I know I’m going to ruffle some feathers here, and I've definitely gotten into a few debates about this, but I just didn't click with Baby Driver or Logan either.

I'm a huge Christopher Nolan fan, so I definitely went into Dunkirk with much higher expectations. It’s a solid movie, don't get me wrong, but I think something like Hacksaw Ridge—which was a much more well-known war film from last year—is just on a completely different level.

I'm still waiting to catch Loveless, The Square, and Ferdinand before I dive into the suggestions on this thread.

I have to say it one more time: my favorite movie of the year is the animated one—Coco. 😁 It isn't perfect if you're looking for flawless logic in the plot, but as a whole, it works almost perfectly.

I was asked to start this thread since I can't think of many movies from this year that actually stuck with me. Looking back, it feels like one of the weaker years for cinema in this millennium.

Some of the hits for me this year include La La Land (technically 2016), Alien: Covenant, The Big Sick, Get Out, and Coco.

For pure entertainment, I’d also toss in It, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Happy Death Day, and Better Watch Out, 10 Cloverfield Lane.

As for things interesting enough to catch my eye, there's The Meyerowitz Stories, Okja, and War for the Planet of the Apes (though that last one was a bit of a letdown—definitely the weakest entry in the series for me).

It doesn't look too bleak on paper, but when I weigh the hits against all the blockbusters I watched just because of the hype,
versus the stuff I turned off halfway through because it just wasn't hitting, the whole year felt pretty lackluster. That includes movies like Wonder Woman, Justice League, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, BPM, First They Killed My Father, Atomic Blonde, Ghost in the Shell, and plenty more...

How does your year look?