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James McClung
Posted: December 31st, 2016, 5:05pm Report to Moderator
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Time to kick this thread off. A handful of films I still haven't seen this year; in the unlikely event you're interested which ones, hit me back and I will tell you. In any case, my list has more or less taken form, with only two or three films having the potential to sway me. Let me know your "best of." As for me...

Best (alphabetical order):

Elle
Green Room
The Handmaiden
Hell or High Water
High-Rise
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Neon Demon
Sausage Party
Wiener-Dog
The VVitch

Honorable Mention (alphabetical):

Don't Breathe
La La Land
The Shallows

Worst: Phantasm: Ravager/Yoga Hosers

Dishonorable Mention: Colonia

Biggest Surprise: The VVitch

Biggest Disappointment: Phantasm: Ravager

Plan on watching:

Arrival
Julieta
Paterson

Will be avoiding most of the Oscar-buzz films this year for a change. In my experience, and upon reflecting on past winners/nominees, most of them are great to pretty good but have no staying power whatsoever. I've put some of them on Best Of lists in the past, even in high positions, but then have never watched them again, even if they're on TV. Out of Best Picture winners alone, I think the most recent one I give two shits about to this day would be No Country for Old Men.

Once again, let me know your "best of." I use the phrase in the loosest of terms. For me, it's simply catchy but I essentially mean your favorites. Don't sweat it!



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Can't pick a best yet as there are many for me to see. I can say on the most disappointing in terms of expectations I have Hail Ceasar - I expected much better


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2016 was, sadly, my worst moviegoing attendence in recent memory. I only saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lights Out, and Ghostbusters in theaters this year.

So many movies I wanted to see, but never got around to it, and plus, money's tight. Try going to a movie when you're broke.


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Quoted from James McClung
Biggest Surprise: The VVitch


Best film I have seen this year.  Loved it -- but other people I know hated it -- so I guess it is one of "those" films.  The third act may or may not go one step too far.  I still haven't decided.

Why are you typing it with two Vs, James?


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Biggest Disappointment: Phantasm: Ravager


Yep.  Not sure what I expected, exactly, but I expected more.  Only hard-core fans of this particular franchise need apply.


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Arrival was one of the best movies of the past few years, and I generally dislike sci-fi. I can't believe it got made.


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Quoted from bert
Best film I have seen this year.  Loved it -- but other people I know hated it -- so I guess it is one of "those" films.  The third act may or may not go one step too far.  I still haven't decided.

Why are you typing it with two Vs, James?


Agreed. I don't sweat the hate. Divisiveness is a common trait amongst the best films IMO. I've yet to hear any detractors recommend a better horror movie this year (as you can see above, I didn't think Don't Breathe was one of them).

As for the two Vs, The VVitch is the official title of the film as far as I'm concerned. It's what appears in the credits and on the posters. I try to honor those kinds of details where I can. Plus two Vs are more occult, i.e. cooler.


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My list:

The VVitch
First Girl I Loved
The Handmaiden
Maggie's Plan
Silence
American Honey
Train to Busan
Elle
Love & Friendship
Hacksaw Ridge

Honourable (?) mention:

The Greasy Strangler

Haven't seen lots, including:

Paterson
Fences
Moonlight
Arrival
The Fits

Very cool stuff this year, in my opinion. Some solid and fun genre entries (Don't Breathe, The Shallows, Lights Out, Green Room), the best of shitty new Star Trek (Beyond), the best Marvel film ever (Deadpool), the best spoof film in years (Fifty Shades of Black), some great unintentional hilarity (God's Not Dead 2, Mechanic: Resurrection, Gods of Egypt), some unexpectedly strong sequels (Ouija, Barbershop, Neighbours, Bridget Jones), some cool innovations (Sausage Party, Hardcore Henry), and Michael Bay managed to sneak in one more non-robot film (13 Hours) before continuing to waste his talent on Transformers 5.
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Top 3
1. Hell or High Water
2. The VVitch
3. Green Room

Also enjoyed
10 Cloverfield Lane
Star Trek Beyond
Deadpool

Still on the watch list (at some point)
Rogue One
Magificant 7
Arrival
Dont Breathe
Passengers
Accountant
Hacksaw
Deepwater Horizon
Snowden
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Quoted from Heretic
Honourable (?) mention:

The Greasy Strangler


As strange as this sounds, I would rank this toward the bottom half of this year's list. Nothing wrong with the content. You don't walk into something called The Greasy Strangler and not know what you're getting into. Much of it delivers, but after a while, it seems to run out of steam, one of the few things you can rightly hold a film like this accountable for. I also wish the actual "strangler" plotline was more developed (feels more incidental than anything), as I think it would've balanced some of the absurdist elements out that get to be sorta aimless by the end.

That said, I mention all this simply to discuss the film. Can't believe anyone else saw it. Can't believe I saw it. Some proper weird shit.


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10 Cloverfield Lane


Totally forgot about this one. Would swap out La La Land for it in my honorable mention.


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In the past, I was really excited to share my top 10. This year, not so much. Whereas in 2015, I couldn't wait to show other people movies like Mad Max or Bone Tomahawk, this year I'm just kinda meh. I'm not saying these films aren't amazing. They're just not must-sees right away. But alas, we have...

1. The Witch
2. La La Land
3. Arrival
4. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
5. Green Room
6. Don't Breathe
7. Kubo and the Two Strings
8. Hell or High Water
9. Popstar: Never Stop Stopping
10. The Neon Demon

Honorable mentions: Rogue One, Manchester By the Sea

Lastly, Moonlight deserves to win best picture of the year. While it didn't resonate with me personally, it needed to be made, needs to be watched, and needs to win Best Picture.

Oh and I didn't see the following: Elle, The Handmaiden, Paterson, Sing Street, American Honey, Don't Think Twice, Silence, Loving, or Fences


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Well it looks like I gotta check " The Witch"  out


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Quoted from James McClung
Biggest Disappointment: Phantasm: Ravager


This one doesn't get talked about much. Absolutely horrible.

I too liked The Witch. One of the rare movies where I really liked the child actors. They did a good job.

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Just saw Don't Think Twice and it's definitely top ten material. The acting, writing, and directing are all top notch. Check it out, even if you think the premise and characters seem insufferable on the surface (like me).


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Lastly, Moonlight deserves to win best picture of the year. While it didn't resonate with me personally, it needed to be made, needs to be watched, and needs to win Best Picture.

It needs to win best picture based on concept alone?

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Mine... in no paticular order

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Green Room
Arrival
The Witch
Room
Train to Busan
Don't Breathe
Bone Tomahawk
Sing Street
Creed
Belle
Deadpool
Neon Demon

There was also some great TV, Stranger Things in particular, but liking Designated Survivor too.


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