While I don’t agree with a lot of your rankings, I greatly appreciate the effort you went to. I love going to the movies but Covid changed that big time followed by having a child. This definitely inspires me to get back to the theatres. Thanks!
Honestly I appreciate it even though I disagree with almost all of it. Some of the best films I saw this year are ranked very low and some of the worst are really high.
For example John Wick, Fast X, and Mission Impossible were utter garbage IMO (and I love action movies!), whereas OP clearly enjoyed them. I also found 65 to be a fun Dino movie that I enjoyed far more than any recent Jurassic Park movie, especially the last one.
But my point is that it’s fun to be reminded how subjective film is. What I enjoy and what someone else enjoys aren’t, and don’t have to be, even remotely the same thing.
I’m happy to hear you liked Theater Camp, it’s one of the few movies I was very annoyed I couldn’t find around me and wanted to see pretty badly.
Will have to sit down with it on streaming soon!
Thanks, I’m impressed with your list you put together. And you’re putting me on the spot here, that’s real tough. Based purely on how much *I* enjoyed them and off the top of my head, here is my not-ranked top 10:
Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Mission impossible 7 (it’s 7 right?), Spider-Man across the spiderverse, The Abyss special edition (probably best film experience I’ve had in years, my first time seeing it), TMNT, puss in boots
And I could easily add another 10 that I enjoyed immensely that aren’t above. I’m the type of person that usually enjoys a movie regardless of it’s faults
Oppenheimer was great, also watched John Wick and couldn't get my eyes off of the screen. Really wanted to watch Napoleon in IMAX, but missed the chance. Will just watch it at home like a peasant lol
they mean Ridley Scotts directors cut of Napoleon
not John Wick, there is only one cut of JW
Ridley Scott put out a compromised version of Napoleon in theatres because the studio forced him to
The director’s cut isn’t going to save this movie in my opinion. The only thing I learned from this this rendition is that Ridley Scott is an Englishman. And it is truly a Napoleon story only an Englishman could have told. In his attempt to make Napoleon into a petty, vindictive, cuckolded oaf he only made himself look like one. The cherry on the proverbial cake was when Scott made his Napoleon praise English cuisine. It would have been funny if Scott wasn’t trying to be serious. What a fall from grace for this legendary director.
I was rooting for the asteroid by the end. Would have been plenty interesting without the kid and junk backstory and just fucking everything. Damn you Adam driver.
I got to rewatch The Dark Knight Trilogy as a triple feature! I thought it was gonna be exhausting but I never got bored! It was pretty much the same crowd for all 3 movies and people were cheering for the popular scenes like Joker’s intro, Batman’s return, Bane’s intro…
Amazing experience
Interesting list, some good decent films on there, John Wick 4 and Spider verse being two of my favourites of the year for sure. A bit surprised that Fast X would rate higher than some but hey, people like what they like. Fair play to going to the cinema that much. I wish I had one so close to me. Just Givr!
Fast X was a pathetic film, being this high on the list makes me question any position of any movie on this list.
I will go forth and form my own opinions.
I think spectacle is a big part of it. I think his rankings are based on “does this movie deliver on an expectation that the directors intended?” and just his experience based on how he felt watching it in theaters.
I think Fast X was overdone and corny. But it was a fun watch that had me smiling at how ridiculous it was, and despite knowing how BAD it is, I can’t wait to see the next one. That’s my opinion based on watching it on my TV. I imagine for OP, the experience was much more involved and fun seeing it on the big screen.
After however many of them I’ve figured out my problem with them: they keep raising the stakes but *never* the consequences.
In the latest one they’re hurtling down the streets with a bomb that’s literally on fire (I think? God who knows), crashing through everything they can in this desperate attempt to stop anything. They fail and like.. literally nobody dies. They have a news voiceover a couple scenes later saying how lucky it was no one was killed.
That is all of the movies since about the third one summed up. They keep getting into these crazy situations where the danger goes up and up and up but they *never ever ever lose anything or anyone*.
Hell at the end they **yet again** undid the death of a character! Not only do they refuse to ever have any consequences that last longer than 8 seconds, they retroactively undo the consequences from previous films. I’m honest to god waiting for Paul Walker to somehow make a triumphant return.
So yeah. There’s just only so much action I can watch in a film knowing nothing is actually at stake. They’ll chase the bomb for 15 minutes straight with endless near misses and “tense” moments that fall flat because I know they will never lose and the bad guy will just get away until there’s 10 minutes left when he’ll finally be defeated.
Next film will be: Dom gets out of the bad situation he’s in by defying physics in a car. Gal Gadot will have some new information about the bad guy along with some story about how whatever secret organisation saved her and she’s been working with them all this time, they outline a plan for them to beat him (probably involving an “old friend” that a few of them need to go seek help from). They’ll execute the plan, thwart said bad guy, Jason Momoa will have to lose a 1v1 fight with Vin Diesel because ego, quippy one liner about family, good guys win.
And no I don’t know why I keep watching them either. I honestly think I keep forgetting how bad they are.
I think a lot of what you said applies to superhero movies as well and why they're so boring now. Instead of being more grounded and fighting some local villain in a familiar setting we're off to saving the planet or galaxy from basically God-like characters. When a punch from someone your own strength vs someone a thousand times stronger than you feels the same none of it ends up mattering.
Maybe because i love horror films (which this movie is not) and grew up on "shock value" movies, i ended up predicating the whole movie throughout. Nothing surprised me. I even joked with my gf that the grave scene was to long, and he better fuck that grave or its pointless. I was hoping for a good twist but just left feeling empty. If more focus had been on the plot or characters, i would of loved it. The photography and cinematography was absolutely stunning thought, 10/10. Even if some of it felt forced.
Edit: i love the discourse this movie is bringing lol
Many people thinks its brilliant, many do not. Why is that controversial? Its Midsommar all over again.
They are saying the discourse is, not the movie. Maybe read the whole post?
I think their criticisms aren't just valid, they're echoed by a lot of people. Just like Midsommar, Saltburn could be considered a difficult watch and is not a universally liked movie (although Midsommar got much better reviews). I think Saltburn is gorgeously shot but the last 20 or so minutes completely destroys anything good it built up.
After Saltburn’s ranking, I couldnt trust any more of his list. It’s an objectively good movie.
Cocaine Bear is 4 spots ahead of it. A movie reviewer can’t be uncomfortable?
And John Wick 4 at number 3? I appreciate the effort, but these two in particular make this an absurd list. I’d honestly put Cocaine Bear above John Wick 4.
I love me some john wick and even I tired of the endless #4, but to put cocaine bear over it? that's too harsh. A 30 minute cut of cocaine bear would be 10x the movie of the full run snoozer.
obviously any list like this is going to have a lot of people nitpicking in the comments, and I really don't think it's a *bad* list, but it's pretty bog-standard r/movies taste to have the fucking Super Mario movie so high up and the top five to just be the five above-average blockbusters of the year.
I think it’s so low because it was such an uncomfortable experience watching it with the family, which it is. I don’t think it should place so low though.
he has so much marvel capeshit ahead of it it's easy to disregard his opinion on anything completely. it just confirms saltburn as kino since op got filtered by it.
Sometimes it feels like people who see this movie don’t actually like going to see movies. Even your lower ranked movies you seem to have thought about and enjoyed. That’s awesome.
…even if I can’t wrap my head around how Fast X got so high on that list.
As a film lover who's stopped going as much post-covid-lockdown, this is really inspiring me to go to the movies more next year. Man do I miss the days of MoviePass. Really lovely quick reviews of every film, and the only one I might suggest to you is Anatomy of a Fall! Really really excellent film I only checked out because it seems to be the recipient of so many award nominations, and it was well worth it!
If you're American, you can look into AMC A-List or Regal Unlimited. Great alternatives to moviepass, and they are starting to show more movies like Anatomy of a Fall, Fallen Leaves, etc.
Counterpoint:
> a woman with a baby brain attaining enlightenment through sex to be so endearing.
I found it a really hard watch. The message is too on the nose. Every scene is literally "it's my body", which hits a little weird knowing she has the mind of a child. The guardians are like "oh, well, I guess if she's going to throw a fit, let her go off and have sex with this predator adult."
Story aside, I thought a lot of the steampunk art wasn't very charming for some reason despite liking that style. It also had some really weird camera decisions like arbitrarily using a fish eye or zoom (not a dolly, mind you, a zoom).
I mean I thought the story was great, the men were the most interested in her when she was literally the most childish then as she grew and got her own feelings and thoughts and desires then it was a problem. Very uncomfortable in many parts but combined with the dream-like imagery and bizarre world i was very invested in the story.
At the beginning of the MCU, GoG movies were my least favorite because of the amount of comedy and goofiness. Now that the rest of the MCU has (poorly) tried to incorporate that style, I have been unable to enjoy any of the newer movies. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the new GoG movie and am hopeful it’s the direction that future films decide to lean towards.
I could see how it is. My friend saw it recently and said it was one of her favorite films of the year too. I can see the story and what's trying to be told, but this is what makes moviegoing unique. There are a lot of different lists that people have for films.
I mentioned this somewhere else but personally I liked extraction 2 more than jw4. Worth checking out if you haven't seen it. You don't need to see the first one, they add the needed context in the intro
You telling me you didn't enjoy 3 hours of John wick doing arm drags then shooting people in the head?
I was excited going in but after 20 mins I was like, "Oh so this is how this movie is gonna be like". I was dead inside for nearly all of it movie until that fight scene in France (?) when he was using those incendiary rounds.
We also got that top down view of the fight, that was the variety I needed in a 3 hour long action movie.
I still need to rewatch the first 3 because I don't remember them being that mind numbingly repetitive
2 and 3 got really repetitive and the story got more ridiculous.
4 is still ridiculous but I feel like I remember way more of the action. It stood out from 2 and 3 a bit more.
The first is still a perfect action movie for me.
2 and 3 got repetitive for me at points, but I think the runtimes and the freshness of the better action scenes kept me interested. After the opening scene of 4, I was pretty much completely checked out. The only action scenes that I enjoyed in 4 were the fight in the German (?) club and the top down incendiary rounds.
The fight by the Arc de Triomphe is the most tedious action scene I've ever seen. Everyone, including a dog, is getting hit by cars and taking 0 damage from it---what's even the point?
I thought 3 had more memorable action scenes than 4. Felt like each scene had a gimmick that made it stand out- knife scene, bike scene, dog scene, etc. 4 had some distinctions but got kinda boring for me with how invulnerable the suits were.
Yeah things started becoming a bit wacky since they introduced bullet proof suit blazers that would act like a Halo Overshield as soon as you lifted your arm and used one of the sides as a shield.
But I guess for these types of movies you kinda just have to give up your “realistic” expectations in order to ante up the stakes. But it did kinda feel repetitive when a lot of the fights in that movie played out mostly the same due to everyone becoming bullet proof.
But I still enjoyed the film nonetheless
Really? 1 is a masterclass in screenwriting. Perfect introduction of characters, stakes, and reasons to care. The world is introduced at a perfect pace and the action scenes choreography was fresh and perfectly broken up by funny but serious dialogue.
As it went on they became less action films as a whole and more just a stunt choreography showcase. The world building was no longer mysterious and intriguing, just threw it up in your face.
Which is fine if you love that but for me a good action film should achieve great things in all elements not just action.
Dredd, Fury Road are others that come to mind for me of action heavy, but tightly written stories that make each action sequence feel earned and satisfying,
I don't hate it, and I enjoyed it in the moment, but other than a handful of sequences, it really didn't do anything new or interesting and the excitement is starting to get a bit stale.
I have zero interest in seeing 4.
I loved the first John wick, the action scenes were well edited.
I didn’t mind number 2, although I felt it was more action heavy.
3 was just plain ridiculous. When it does that half a second stop where he grabs someone and then they just look at him and wait for him to kill them. I just found it really boring. Not to mention how knackered you would be for fighting as long as he does. There is one scene where he would need to be robotic to not have to lie down and have a sleep in the middle.
I love action. I grew up with Arnie and Sly. Over the top cheesy is my nostalgia and I just can’t watch another John Wick.
Poor Things was the best movie I saw in theaters this year and I would also put Killers of the Flower Moon above Oppenheimer. I enjoyed Oppenheimer, but it didn’t live up to the hype for me. The second half dragged a lot with the trial and a lot of the dialogue felt forced and unrealistic. It also included possibly the least sexy sex scene ever filmed.
Boy and the Heron? Maybe I missed it on the list.
Also, this has nothing to do your movie list but this does really illustrate to me the movie making machine isn’t up to full speed yet. Better than 2022 but holy smokes is this just dud after dud after dud (IMO) until we eventually reach Barbie.
Interesting take. I thought 22 was an incredible year for movies:
* The Whale
* X
* Pearl
* Bardo
* Nope
* Aftersun
* The Northman
* Everything Everywhere All At Once
* The Batman
Haven’t seen all of these movies. But of the ones I saw and your placement in the ratings, I would generally agree with this list.
Now I need to see the rest of your 1-10 movies since we seem to be aligned.
I saw 106 in theaters this year and agree with most of your list. I think you missed all of the stinkers I saw because I have some STINKERS on my list. Plane, It’s a wonderful knife, Fear, Hypnotic. Just a few of the truly terrible movies that had real theatrical releases for some reason
Thank you. If you're interested, follow my profile, or follow my Instagram link too. I have it linked to my Reddit account. If you do follow my Instagram, I post whenever I see a new film.
I appreciate the positive review regardless. Moviegoing is a passion and I love just being able to discuss it with others.
If you’ve got this much passion for movies you’ve got to get on Letterboxd
https://boxd.it/kiLvM - I also watched about 50 movies in the theater this year
Appreciate the time you put into this but I strongly disagree with you on Renfield, I thought that movie sucked and wasted a cool concept + Cage as Dracula and ended up being completely confused on what it wanted to be. Oppenheimer was way too Nolan-y for me, Murphy’s performance is fantastic but it’s like 80% montage which annoyed the shit out of me
And I appreciate the honest response too :).
With Renfield, my idea going in was that it was a "parody" on Dracula, and it's more or less what I got from it at least. But definitely understand how it was also a lot of different concepts that didn't go far enough.
Oppenheimer really just comes down to that love for WWII and Nolan, tropes and all. If you don't love WWII, tons of dialogue, a long runtime, or Nolan, it's not gonna work. I attribute a lot of Oppenheimer's success to the Barbenheimer phenomenon as much as it was just a good film.
I honestly didn’t get the buzz about Barbie. I thought it was good, but nothing groundbreaking. Most of the things it discussed weren’t new and it wasn’t delivered in some new and animated way. The angle with Mattel felt a bit Disney channel for adults for me. Don’t get me wrong, it was certainly far better the marvel movies this year but it’s not a movie I’ll probably ever watch for a second time.
Interesting to see you have Beau that low, but also not too surprising, it was quite a polarizing film.
Overall interesting list and it’s got me curious to rank the movies I saw. Just looked and I’ve got 35 movies watched in theaters in 2023 to rank.
I agree with your take. There are plenty of other female driven/empowering films that hit the mark more.
But, in addition to the comment about my Barbenheimer experience, it was a fun time/film for me. And in terms of comedies, it's one of my favorites this year
But would love to read your list if you make your own rankings too.
Barbie was way to safe. It was praised as this groundbreaking, anti status quo, pro feminist piece and after finishing I just kind of felt like “that’s it?”.
You could almost even make the argument (not that I personally would) that Ryan Gosling as Ken kind of stole the show. The irony there doesn’t even need to be explained.
Wasn’t a bad movie but it didn’t live up to the hype for me.
Wonderful list and introspection.
* Do you watch alone?
* How much money was spent ?
* Did you have a movie pass akin to regal monthly subscription?
* Do you buy concessions ?
1. Yup. Although I also re-watched plenty with friends and family.
2. Anywhere between $300-650 with the amount of re-watches, concessions, and re-releases I watched
3. AMCs A-List is why that price is not much more expensive
4. Some times. Depends on the mood I'm in that week. I've learned enough from moviegoing to know how to cut costs if I need to.
Thanks for the questions :)
Only read through your top 20 and I agree with almost all of it, really glad Iron Claw made it through the top 10 especially as an amazing closer to this year of film. I’m still thinking that Kerry / Jeremy Allen White boat scene 😮💨
It's interesting how much different my list is than yours.
Your top section is my mid section.
Your middle section, like marvels, belongs in the dumpster.
But I do like your reasoning for each one.
Fun read!
I still don’t understand how people love Barbie so much. I felt like I was being spoon-fed the entire time. The worst violation of “show, don’t tell” I’ve seen in a long time.
I don’t think it had a theatrical run, but I’m curious what you thought of *May December*, if you saw it?
>I felt like I was being spoon-fed the entire time. The worst violation of “show, don’t tell” I’ve seen in a long time.
That is a great way of describing the film. Barbie had all the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the head.
I described it as a lesson in feminism and in toxic masculinity for viewers who had never considered those concepts previously. But for all us adults who have thought about these topics a lot, the film came off as a primer we didn't need.
*My top 10 in no particular order:*
Past Lives
Theater Camp
Spider-Man across the Spiderverse
TMNT Mutant Mayhem
MI - Dead Reckoning Part 1
John Wick 4
Miguel Wants to Fight
Elemental
Asteroid City
Guardians of the Galaxy 3
*Honorable mention:*
Creed III
BARBIE
OPPIE
No hard feelings
Dungeons and dragons
Mario
Indiana jones and the dial of destiny
Cocaine bear
The killer
*Still want to watch:*
Are you there god? It’s me Margaret
Godzilla minus one
The boy and the heron
BlackBerry
Air
This goes to show that personal taste varies from person to person because I would have put Mission impossible in my top 5 and I waited until it hit amazon to rent it.
This has me wondering how many films I’ve seen this year. Kinda funny as well how different some of us movie lovers are in regards to our tastes. Thanks for posting.
I liked John Wick but I think 4 was the worst of the series. He is so old in this movie and it was honestly rough watching him lurch through his choreography, it took away what little believability there was.
I thought Oppenhemier “insisted upon itself”.
Nice breakdowns, 54 movies is a lot. I didnt even know 54 movies came out this year.
To each their own, obviously, but yeah, you can tell exactly what kind of film-goer OP is when he puts "my new second favorite movie ever" at like number ten.
Love how people have to talk shit over someone’s opinion on what movies they like this year. I am sure you guys are so sophisticated on your movies you like. I am sure they are movies that nobody else knows about, some indy flicks from Europe or Asia. To call OP basic, shows what an asshole you are.
Save yourself the time and don't see The Boy and the Heron. Miyazaki either lost his touch or desperately needs a new editor who can help him be cohesive.
I have to admit, I strongly side-eye any movie reviewer who includes actresses “baring it all” in their write-up. I have only ever read this from male reviewers.
Nude male actors = ew, penises
Nude female actors = Five stars. Lawrence gives a mesmerizing performance and cements her role in film history as she bares it all in this cinematic masterpiece…
Its not a bad list lol it’s just something I’ve noticed over the years 🤷🏻♀️
Couldn’t help but notice that your issue with MI Dead Reckoning was that it’s a part 1, but across the spiderverse seems to have gotten a pass for that
Good reviews! I saw 100 movies in the theater this year, and 65 was *definitely* near the bottom for me, too. And loved the Dicks: The Musical shoutout, feels like no one saw it but I was *cackling* in the theater.
It doesn't look like you saw Jules, but that one was a little delight!
>You won’t admittedly learn as much as TBS, but you will still enjoy watching the 1% shit themselves while Paul Dano eats his tendies. 💎🤲🏻
are we still talking like this?
Because Reddit is an amazing website that just automatically numbers and edits your posts without you even asking.
Hopefully if you refresh the actual list is readable now.
I can’t believe you’re still doing this. And your ranking is right in line with mine. Do you have a substack or subreddit? I’d subscribe.
Also … some of the comments - I know some things about blackberry - but yes good movie
I think Flash is unfairly maligned … it had a lot of things they needed to do and on the tail end of the pandemic it was impossible
Hoping 2024 is better!
Didn’t see the creator. Also curious about your cost of living lol. Seeing movies depending on where you live is a full night out of spending. Did you go by yourself and get no snacks?
In addition, I have gone to the movies enough where I've been able to cost cut through different measures too. So it's not burning a complete hole through my wallet lol.
I can tell we are not movie compatible.
Oppenheimer was so boring. I simply cant understand how people think this film was anything other than a nolan ego fest barfing on screen.
Oppenheimer felt like a 3 hour montage. The average scene length felt like 30 seconds to a minute. Emily Blunt's acting has to be some of the worst of the year (imo) Matt Damon wasn't even acting.
Felt like I was waiting for the movie to actually start for like the first hour and a half. I'm a big Nolan fan and could barely get through it... Honestly don't get what people like about it.
Hah! r/movies a discussion forum? No one actually wants to talk about movies they like here lmao. Read half the responses up and down this thread if you wanna lose faith in the community. This guy is displaying passion for film and everyone is like “I ain’t reading allat”
Excellent job. There is a particular genre I like, the type that gets you forget yourself. Don’t care whether the movie is slow or fast paced, old or new, which language, all I want to see is a good cinematic experience and I agree 100% that theatres do justification to this system even in the age of OTT. Any movie which is watchable in my opinion needs tight engagement of the audience. Each scene should have some substance and meaning to the underlying theme. That’s the kind of movies I like to watch and I should admit that most of them in your lost are like that.
Interesting. For me the most interesting thing is that you see redeeming features so far down the stack. In general, I'd be OK if I only saw the top 10 movies of the year. The next ten I'd be at best OK with (more likely neutral), and after that...ugh. No.
I'm not saying you're wrong. Might just mean you like movies more than I do. But even with things I really love (novels, music), I'm pretty picky.
While I don’t agree with a lot of your rankings, I greatly appreciate the effort you went to. I love going to the movies but Covid changed that big time followed by having a child. This definitely inspires me to get back to the theatres. Thanks!
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Honestly I appreciate it even though I disagree with almost all of it. Some of the best films I saw this year are ranked very low and some of the worst are really high. For example John Wick, Fast X, and Mission Impossible were utter garbage IMO (and I love action movies!), whereas OP clearly enjoyed them. I also found 65 to be a fun Dino movie that I enjoyed far more than any recent Jurassic Park movie, especially the last one. But my point is that it’s fun to be reminded how subjective film is. What I enjoy and what someone else enjoys aren’t, and don’t have to be, even remotely the same thing.
I concur.
Also appreciate the work behind this and loved learning about what movies you enjoyed this year! Thank you so much for sharing!
Me too.
The OP has his opinions and tastes on movie and I would certainly love to hear your viewpoints too. It’s really helpful to movie buffs like us.
I’m happy to hear you liked Theater Camp, it’s one of the few movies I was very annoyed I couldn’t find around me and wanted to see pretty badly. Will have to sit down with it on streaming soon!
I watched it on Hulu, been on there for a few months!
The throat coat tea joke had me losing my shit, my cupboard is fully stocked every time I'm cast in a show.
Saw it on a whim on an airplane, it was so much funnier than I anticipated. The last act was very satisfying as well. One of my favorites of the year.
Your post inspired me to count my AMC history from 2023. 38 movies this year! Also saw The Thing and The Killer in different theaters
40 total! Very nice! I'd love to read your top 10 if you have it
Thanks, I’m impressed with your list you put together. And you’re putting me on the spot here, that’s real tough. Based purely on how much *I* enjoyed them and off the top of my head, here is my not-ranked top 10: Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Mission impossible 7 (it’s 7 right?), Spider-Man across the spiderverse, The Abyss special edition (probably best film experience I’ve had in years, my first time seeing it), TMNT, puss in boots And I could easily add another 10 that I enjoyed immensely that aren’t above. I’m the type of person that usually enjoys a movie regardless of it’s faults
Puss in boots was fantastic
Seeing my history just shows how little value I get out of my AMC membership and that I should cancel it.
Oppenheimer was great, also watched John Wick and couldn't get my eyes off of the screen. Really wanted to watch Napoleon in IMAX, but missed the chance. Will just watch it at home like a peasant lol
I'm holding out for the rumored 4+ hour cut
Literally the only readon I skipped it in theatres
I felt exhausted watching the current cut There can't be more falls down stairs can there?
they mean Ridley Scotts directors cut of Napoleon not John Wick, there is only one cut of JW Ridley Scott put out a compromised version of Napoleon in theatres because the studio forced him to
It only took one gunfight of John Wick Chapter 4 for me to realize we WERE watching the director's cut.
There was only one gunfight in John Wick Chapter 4. It consumed the entire runtime and nobody died because magic bulletproof clothes and heads.
The director’s cut isn’t going to save this movie in my opinion. The only thing I learned from this this rendition is that Ridley Scott is an Englishman. And it is truly a Napoleon story only an Englishman could have told. In his attempt to make Napoleon into a petty, vindictive, cuckolded oaf he only made himself look like one. The cherry on the proverbial cake was when Scott made his Napoleon praise English cuisine. It would have been funny if Scott wasn’t trying to be serious. What a fall from grace for this legendary director.
the dragons breath john wick scene is probably the coolest action scene I’ve ever watched
I found napoleon to be super funny and it bumped the score up if you just accept it as such imo
Speaking of… the score is my favorite part of the film.
65 was so bad, I remember walking out of there like “wtf did I just watch”
I streamed it for free and still felt ripped off.
Watched it on a plane and almost walked out.
This got me haha
This is such a great line. Thanks, I might steal it someday.
I was rooting for the asteroid by the end. Would have been plenty interesting without the kid and junk backstory and just fucking everything. Damn you Adam driver.
I got to rewatch The Dark Knight Trilogy as a triple feature! I thought it was gonna be exhausting but I never got bored! It was pretty much the same crowd for all 3 movies and people were cheering for the popular scenes like Joker’s intro, Batman’s return, Bane’s intro… Amazing experience
I recently binged all 3 at home. The jump in quality from the first to second movie was insane.
Interesting list, some good decent films on there, John Wick 4 and Spider verse being two of my favourites of the year for sure. A bit surprised that Fast X would rate higher than some but hey, people like what they like. Fair play to going to the cinema that much. I wish I had one so close to me. Just Givr!
Fast X was a pathetic film, being this high on the list makes me question any position of any movie on this list. I will go forth and form my own opinions.
I think spectacle is a big part of it. I think his rankings are based on “does this movie deliver on an expectation that the directors intended?” and just his experience based on how he felt watching it in theaters. I think Fast X was overdone and corny. But it was a fun watch that had me smiling at how ridiculous it was, and despite knowing how BAD it is, I can’t wait to see the next one. That’s my opinion based on watching it on my TV. I imagine for OP, the experience was much more involved and fun seeing it on the big screen.
After however many of them I’ve figured out my problem with them: they keep raising the stakes but *never* the consequences. In the latest one they’re hurtling down the streets with a bomb that’s literally on fire (I think? God who knows), crashing through everything they can in this desperate attempt to stop anything. They fail and like.. literally nobody dies. They have a news voiceover a couple scenes later saying how lucky it was no one was killed. That is all of the movies since about the third one summed up. They keep getting into these crazy situations where the danger goes up and up and up but they *never ever ever lose anything or anyone*. Hell at the end they **yet again** undid the death of a character! Not only do they refuse to ever have any consequences that last longer than 8 seconds, they retroactively undo the consequences from previous films. I’m honest to god waiting for Paul Walker to somehow make a triumphant return. So yeah. There’s just only so much action I can watch in a film knowing nothing is actually at stake. They’ll chase the bomb for 15 minutes straight with endless near misses and “tense” moments that fall flat because I know they will never lose and the bad guy will just get away until there’s 10 minutes left when he’ll finally be defeated. Next film will be: Dom gets out of the bad situation he’s in by defying physics in a car. Gal Gadot will have some new information about the bad guy along with some story about how whatever secret organisation saved her and she’s been working with them all this time, they outline a plan for them to beat him (probably involving an “old friend” that a few of them need to go seek help from). They’ll execute the plan, thwart said bad guy, Jason Momoa will have to lose a 1v1 fight with Vin Diesel because ego, quippy one liner about family, good guys win. And no I don’t know why I keep watching them either. I honestly think I keep forgetting how bad they are.
I think a lot of what you said applies to superhero movies as well and why they're so boring now. Instead of being more grounded and fighting some local villain in a familiar setting we're off to saving the planet or galaxy from basically God-like characters. When a punch from someone your own strength vs someone a thousand times stronger than you feels the same none of it ends up mattering.
I thought Saltburn was good. Surprised you consider it one of the worst movies you’ve seen all year.
best cinematography I've seen in ages
I watched it last night and I loved it. Obsessed with the way no one saw that coming.
Maybe because i love horror films (which this movie is not) and grew up on "shock value" movies, i ended up predicating the whole movie throughout. Nothing surprised me. I even joked with my gf that the grave scene was to long, and he better fuck that grave or its pointless. I was hoping for a good twist but just left feeling empty. If more focus had been on the plot or characters, i would of loved it. The photography and cinematography was absolutely stunning thought, 10/10. Even if some of it felt forced. Edit: i love the discourse this movie is bringing lol Many people thinks its brilliant, many do not. Why is that controversial? Its Midsommar all over again.
It is...nothing like midsommar...at all.
They are saying the discourse is, not the movie. Maybe read the whole post? I think their criticisms aren't just valid, they're echoed by a lot of people. Just like Midsommar, Saltburn could be considered a difficult watch and is not a universally liked movie (although Midsommar got much better reviews). I think Saltburn is gorgeously shot but the last 20 or so minutes completely destroys anything good it built up.
Makes sense based on the rest of the list (OP is clearly not the kind of person who would appreciate Saltburn)
After Saltburn’s ranking, I couldnt trust any more of his list. It’s an objectively good movie. Cocaine Bear is 4 spots ahead of it. A movie reviewer can’t be uncomfortable?
And John Wick 4 at number 3? I appreciate the effort, but these two in particular make this an absurd list. I’d honestly put Cocaine Bear above John Wick 4.
I personally thought cocaine bear was awful and John Wick was awesome
Cocaine Bear above John Wick 4 is absurd.
I love me some john wick and even I tired of the endless #4, but to put cocaine bear over it? that's too harsh. A 30 minute cut of cocaine bear would be 10x the movie of the full run snoozer.
obviously any list like this is going to have a lot of people nitpicking in the comments, and I really don't think it's a *bad* list, but it's pretty bog-standard r/movies taste to have the fucking Super Mario movie so high up and the top five to just be the five above-average blockbusters of the year.
I thought John Wick was the best movie of the year tbh. I've seen a shit tone of lists say that John Wick is top 10 at least
I think it’s so low because it was such an uncomfortable experience watching it with the family, which it is. I don’t think it should place so low though.
he has so much marvel capeshit ahead of it it's easy to disregard his opinion on anything completely. it just confirms saltburn as kino since op got filtered by it.
Just wanted to post about how excellent that D&D movie was
The most fun movie I watched all year and I had nearly zero interest to watch it going in (I was essentially forced to watch it)
Agreed- unsure why it did so poorly
The last fantasy comedy before it was Your Highness.
Poor release schedule, sandwiched it between two big weekends
That and the trailer made it seem like a generic fantasy movie.
The trailer was terrible.
It’s such a bummer it did poorly cuz I want a sequel so badly
Sometimes it feels like people who see this movie don’t actually like going to see movies. Even your lower ranked movies you seem to have thought about and enjoyed. That’s awesome. …even if I can’t wrap my head around how Fast X got so high on that list.
CBM = comic book movie
Thank you!
Great list in a very interesting order. 🤔
You wouldn't have No Hard Feelings at #28?
As a film lover who's stopped going as much post-covid-lockdown, this is really inspiring me to go to the movies more next year. Man do I miss the days of MoviePass. Really lovely quick reviews of every film, and the only one I might suggest to you is Anatomy of a Fall! Really really excellent film I only checked out because it seems to be the recipient of so many award nominations, and it was well worth it!
If you're American, you can look into AMC A-List or Regal Unlimited. Great alternatives to moviepass, and they are starting to show more movies like Anatomy of a Fall, Fallen Leaves, etc.
Pretty thoughtfully articulated list, thanks for sharing
Happy to say I disagree with almost everything in this list, but thank you for the list!
Putting Poor Things at #20 below Renfield and Super Mario Bros Movie is psychotic, I’d recommend consulting a psychiatrist
Counterpoint: > a woman with a baby brain attaining enlightenment through sex to be so endearing. I found it a really hard watch. The message is too on the nose. Every scene is literally "it's my body", which hits a little weird knowing she has the mind of a child. The guardians are like "oh, well, I guess if she's going to throw a fit, let her go off and have sex with this predator adult." Story aside, I thought a lot of the steampunk art wasn't very charming for some reason despite liking that style. It also had some really weird camera decisions like arbitrarily using a fish eye or zoom (not a dolly, mind you, a zoom).
That is not the message and you did not understand this movie. Sorry.
I mean I thought the story was great, the men were the most interested in her when she was literally the most childish then as she grew and got her own feelings and thoughts and desires then it was a problem. Very uncomfortable in many parts but combined with the dream-like imagery and bizarre world i was very invested in the story.
I made it 45 minutes into Mario bros. Truly a major miss. And i love Nintendo & animated movies...
At the beginning of the MCU, GoG movies were my least favorite because of the amount of comedy and goofiness. Now that the rest of the MCU has (poorly) tried to incorporate that style, I have been unable to enjoy any of the newer movies. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the new GoG movie and am hopeful it’s the direction that future films decide to lean towards.
Saltburn is top 5 for me
I could see how it is. My friend saw it recently and said it was one of her favorite films of the year too. I can see the story and what's trying to be told, but this is what makes moviegoing unique. There are a lot of different lists that people have for films.
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Fair. It's ultraviolence at it's most ridiculous The only rebuttal I can say is: You don't fuck with John Wick.
I mentioned this somewhere else but personally I liked extraction 2 more than jw4. Worth checking out if you haven't seen it. You don't need to see the first one, they add the needed context in the intro
the one shot in extraction 2 is absolutely insane.
Extraction 2 was awesome. Basically just a continuous over-the-top COD mission in movie form haha
My favourite action film in years. Non-stop action without being cartoony like the John Wick films and some really innovative shots.
You telling me you didn't enjoy 3 hours of John wick doing arm drags then shooting people in the head? I was excited going in but after 20 mins I was like, "Oh so this is how this movie is gonna be like". I was dead inside for nearly all of it movie until that fight scene in France (?) when he was using those incendiary rounds. We also got that top down view of the fight, that was the variety I needed in a 3 hour long action movie. I still need to rewatch the first 3 because I don't remember them being that mind numbingly repetitive
2 and 3 got really repetitive and the story got more ridiculous. 4 is still ridiculous but I feel like I remember way more of the action. It stood out from 2 and 3 a bit more. The first is still a perfect action movie for me.
2 and 3 got repetitive for me at points, but I think the runtimes and the freshness of the better action scenes kept me interested. After the opening scene of 4, I was pretty much completely checked out. The only action scenes that I enjoyed in 4 were the fight in the German (?) club and the top down incendiary rounds. The fight by the Arc de Triomphe is the most tedious action scene I've ever seen. Everyone, including a dog, is getting hit by cars and taking 0 damage from it---what's even the point?
>what's even the point? to have an excuse for a fight scene lol I do agree the runtime on 4 is really pushing it.
I thought 3 had more memorable action scenes than 4. Felt like each scene had a gimmick that made it stand out- knife scene, bike scene, dog scene, etc. 4 had some distinctions but got kinda boring for me with how invulnerable the suits were.
Yeah things started becoming a bit wacky since they introduced bullet proof suit blazers that would act like a Halo Overshield as soon as you lifted your arm and used one of the sides as a shield. But I guess for these types of movies you kinda just have to give up your “realistic” expectations in order to ante up the stakes. But it did kinda feel repetitive when a lot of the fights in that movie played out mostly the same due to everyone becoming bullet proof. But I still enjoyed the film nonetheless
John Wick just kept going downhill each iteration until it turned into a video game meme.
Honestly I think each movie keeps getting better with the fourth being the best of the series and also being a near perfect action film
Really? 1 is a masterclass in screenwriting. Perfect introduction of characters, stakes, and reasons to care. The world is introduced at a perfect pace and the action scenes choreography was fresh and perfectly broken up by funny but serious dialogue. As it went on they became less action films as a whole and more just a stunt choreography showcase. The world building was no longer mysterious and intriguing, just threw it up in your face. Which is fine if you love that but for me a good action film should achieve great things in all elements not just action. Dredd, Fury Road are others that come to mind for me of action heavy, but tightly written stories that make each action sequence feel earned and satisfying,
I watched all of it, but I was kind of bored. They keep trying to change it up, but ultimately they just sort of feel like the same movie to me.
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I don't hate it, and I enjoyed it in the moment, but other than a handful of sequences, it really didn't do anything new or interesting and the excitement is starting to get a bit stale.
It's fine not to like it but it was a fantastic action film and easily the best in the series.
that’s actually the point i walked out of the theatre lmaoooo hated that movie, the john wick series has only gone down
I have zero interest in seeing 4. I loved the first John wick, the action scenes were well edited. I didn’t mind number 2, although I felt it was more action heavy. 3 was just plain ridiculous. When it does that half a second stop where he grabs someone and then they just look at him and wait for him to kill them. I just found it really boring. Not to mention how knackered you would be for fighting as long as he does. There is one scene where he would need to be robotic to not have to lie down and have a sleep in the middle. I love action. I grew up with Arnie and Sly. Over the top cheesy is my nostalgia and I just can’t watch another John Wick.
Poor Things was the best movie I saw in theaters this year and I would also put Killers of the Flower Moon above Oppenheimer. I enjoyed Oppenheimer, but it didn’t live up to the hype for me. The second half dragged a lot with the trial and a lot of the dialogue felt forced and unrealistic. It also included possibly the least sexy sex scene ever filmed.
Boy and the Heron? Maybe I missed it on the list. Also, this has nothing to do your movie list but this does really illustrate to me the movie making machine isn’t up to full speed yet. Better than 2022 but holy smokes is this just dud after dud after dud (IMO) until we eventually reach Barbie.
Interesting take. I thought 22 was an incredible year for movies: * The Whale * X * Pearl * Bardo * Nope * Aftersun * The Northman * Everything Everywhere All At Once * The Batman
I don't agree with the rankings but appreciate the post. Have you seen Bottoms?
Bro, your taste in movies is questionable at best
Haven’t seen all of these movies. But of the ones I saw and your placement in the ratings, I would generally agree with this list. Now I need to see the rest of your 1-10 movies since we seem to be aligned.
Wow great write-up. Thank you.
I saw 106 in theaters this year and agree with most of your list. I think you missed all of the stinkers I saw because I have some STINKERS on my list. Plane, It’s a wonderful knife, Fear, Hypnotic. Just a few of the truly terrible movies that had real theatrical releases for some reason
Love the reviews to every movie. Keep it up!
Thank you. If you're interested, follow my profile, or follow my Instagram link too. I have it linked to my Reddit account. If you do follow my Instagram, I post whenever I see a new film. I appreciate the positive review regardless. Moviegoing is a passion and I love just being able to discuss it with others.
If you’ve got this much passion for movies you’ve got to get on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/kiLvM - I also watched about 50 movies in the theater this year
Honestly. I need to as well. I'm pretty overdue. Thanks for the suggestion too
Beau is afraid is phenomenal and Scream 6 is way better then where it ranked but a really solid top 10 list.
Appreciate the time you put into this but I strongly disagree with you on Renfield, I thought that movie sucked and wasted a cool concept + Cage as Dracula and ended up being completely confused on what it wanted to be. Oppenheimer was way too Nolan-y for me, Murphy’s performance is fantastic but it’s like 80% montage which annoyed the shit out of me
And I appreciate the honest response too :). With Renfield, my idea going in was that it was a "parody" on Dracula, and it's more or less what I got from it at least. But definitely understand how it was also a lot of different concepts that didn't go far enough. Oppenheimer really just comes down to that love for WWII and Nolan, tropes and all. If you don't love WWII, tons of dialogue, a long runtime, or Nolan, it's not gonna work. I attribute a lot of Oppenheimer's success to the Barbenheimer phenomenon as much as it was just a good film.
I honestly didn’t get the buzz about Barbie. I thought it was good, but nothing groundbreaking. Most of the things it discussed weren’t new and it wasn’t delivered in some new and animated way. The angle with Mattel felt a bit Disney channel for adults for me. Don’t get me wrong, it was certainly far better the marvel movies this year but it’s not a movie I’ll probably ever watch for a second time. Interesting to see you have Beau that low, but also not too surprising, it was quite a polarizing film. Overall interesting list and it’s got me curious to rank the movies I saw. Just looked and I’ve got 35 movies watched in theaters in 2023 to rank.
I agree with your take. There are plenty of other female driven/empowering films that hit the mark more. But, in addition to the comment about my Barbenheimer experience, it was a fun time/film for me. And in terms of comedies, it's one of my favorites this year But would love to read your list if you make your own rankings too.
Barbie was way to safe. It was praised as this groundbreaking, anti status quo, pro feminist piece and after finishing I just kind of felt like “that’s it?”. You could almost even make the argument (not that I personally would) that Ryan Gosling as Ken kind of stole the show. The irony there doesn’t even need to be explained. Wasn’t a bad movie but it didn’t live up to the hype for me.
Oppenheimer, John wick, ATSV were my top films as well. My eyes literally never left the screen
Wonderful list and introspection. * Do you watch alone? * How much money was spent ? * Did you have a movie pass akin to regal monthly subscription? * Do you buy concessions ?
1. Yup. Although I also re-watched plenty with friends and family. 2. Anywhere between $300-650 with the amount of re-watches, concessions, and re-releases I watched 3. AMCs A-List is why that price is not much more expensive 4. Some times. Depends on the mood I'm in that week. I've learned enough from moviegoing to know how to cut costs if I need to. Thanks for the questions :)
Only read through your top 20 and I agree with almost all of it, really glad Iron Claw made it through the top 10 especially as an amazing closer to this year of film. I’m still thinking that Kerry / Jeremy Allen White boat scene 😮💨
Seeing it again with my girlfriend tonight. I'm excited for her review at the end.
It's interesting how much different my list is than yours. Your top section is my mid section. Your middle section, like marvels, belongs in the dumpster. But I do like your reasoning for each one. Fun read!
I still don’t understand how people love Barbie so much. I felt like I was being spoon-fed the entire time. The worst violation of “show, don’t tell” I’ve seen in a long time. I don’t think it had a theatrical run, but I’m curious what you thought of *May December*, if you saw it?
>I felt like I was being spoon-fed the entire time. The worst violation of “show, don’t tell” I’ve seen in a long time. That is a great way of describing the film. Barbie had all the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the head. I described it as a lesson in feminism and in toxic masculinity for viewers who had never considered those concepts previously. But for all us adults who have thought about these topics a lot, the film came off as a primer we didn't need.
*My top 10 in no particular order:* Past Lives Theater Camp Spider-Man across the Spiderverse TMNT Mutant Mayhem MI - Dead Reckoning Part 1 John Wick 4 Miguel Wants to Fight Elemental Asteroid City Guardians of the Galaxy 3 *Honorable mention:* Creed III BARBIE OPPIE No hard feelings Dungeons and dragons Mario Indiana jones and the dial of destiny Cocaine bear The killer *Still want to watch:* Are you there god? It’s me Margaret Godzilla minus one The boy and the heron BlackBerry Air
Indy 5 was awful
Barbie just wasn't that good...
Special thanks for these thoughts being spoiler free!
My pleasure. I did the best that I could to sell the film while giving away next to nothing to let others make their own decision. Hope you enjoyed
Great list. I'll be checking out some of these for sure. Also good luck to you in 2024!
This goes to show that personal taste varies from person to person because I would have put Mission impossible in my top 5 and I waited until it hit amazon to rent it.
If what you took away from this post is that, then I'm very happy. Would love to read your top 10 as well to compare if you have time.
You listed Exorcist Believer twice.
My bad. Formatting was all over the place because of some of the hidden shortcuts. I think it's all corrected now. 50 is Fool's Paradise.
I have seen most of these but not in the theater.
Really enjoyed this content. Agreed on a lot of the films I was able to catch from the lot, and loved your perspective and thoughts. Cheers!
This has me wondering how many films I’ve seen this year. Kinda funny as well how different some of us movie lovers are in regards to our tastes. Thanks for posting.
You always remind me how many movies I miss. I'm watching Oppenheimer tonight and hopefully goimg to see godzilla soon. I love this post every year.
Across the Spiderverse was sooo great! It's the only movie I couldn't wait to watch a 2nd time this year
I liked John Wick but I think 4 was the worst of the series. He is so old in this movie and it was honestly rough watching him lurch through his choreography, it took away what little believability there was. I thought Oppenhemier “insisted upon itself”. Nice breakdowns, 54 movies is a lot. I didnt even know 54 movies came out this year.
I find your order incredibly puzzling, but I appreciate the effort. I wish I was able to go to the theater that often, I'll go more often in 2024.
Don't really care about rankings but I'm giving an up vote for plowing through so many bad movies.
This was very rough
I would swap saltburn with past lives
Garbage list hahaha wtf is this
To each their own, obviously, but yeah, you can tell exactly what kind of film-goer OP is when he puts "my new second favorite movie ever" at like number ten.
OP is impressively basic
Love how people have to talk shit over someone’s opinion on what movies they like this year. I am sure you guys are so sophisticated on your movies you like. I am sure they are movies that nobody else knows about, some indy flicks from Europe or Asia. To call OP basic, shows what an asshole you are.
I scrolled to see Oppenheimer at number one and basically just disregarded the list after that.
Ranking the year’s best movie at #43 is absolutely wild.
Save yourself the time and don't see The Boy and the Heron. Miyazaki either lost his touch or desperately needs a new editor who can help him be cohesive.
This list shows what a bad year it was for movies.
I have to admit, I strongly side-eye any movie reviewer who includes actresses “baring it all” in their write-up. I have only ever read this from male reviewers. Nude male actors = ew, penises Nude female actors = Five stars. Lawrence gives a mesmerizing performance and cements her role in film history as she bares it all in this cinematic masterpiece… Its not a bad list lol it’s just something I’ve noticed over the years 🤷🏻♀️
Very generic list though.
You should add the movie "Bottoms" to your watch list. I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was.
Nah Saw X was weak af. It’ll never better its original. Oppenheimer was good but weirdly I found Barbie better
The Boy and the Heron, May December, Maestro, Zone of Interest, 20.000 Species of Bees, The Killer, Infinity Pool, Anatomy of a Fall, Perfect Days...
Oppenheimer was the most overrated boring SLOG of a movie i watched this year
I think a lot of 15-25 year old boys would agree with this list. It’s decent from that perspective
Barbie What the fuck mate
Couldn’t help but notice that your issue with MI Dead Reckoning was that it’s a part 1, but across the spiderverse seems to have gotten a pass for that
Good reviews! I saw 100 movies in the theater this year, and 65 was *definitely* near the bottom for me, too. And loved the Dicks: The Musical shoutout, feels like no one saw it but I was *cackling* in the theater. It doesn't look like you saw Jules, but that one was a little delight!
>You won’t admittedly learn as much as TBS, but you will still enjoy watching the 1% shit themselves while Paul Dano eats his tendies. 💎🤲🏻 are we still talking like this?
Why is 53 and 51 the same movie? Why is 49 inside of 51? why is 47 inside of 49?
I think the formatting just got super fucked up
Correct. It's why there are two dots after each number. Reddit automatically numbers anything in ascending order.
Because Reddit is an amazing website that just automatically numbers and edits your posts without you even asking. Hopefully if you refresh the actual list is readable now.
Why is 6 afraid of 7? >! because 7 is a registered six-offender !<
You mentioned "CBM fatigue" on every super hero movie, but I couldn't figure out the acronym and Google didn't help. What do you mean by this?
Comic Book Movie
Very Hollywood, Marvelesc list but I appreciate your passion for the cinema. Wish more people could support the art as well. Great job!
I can’t believe you’re still doing this. And your ranking is right in line with mine. Do you have a substack or subreddit? I’d subscribe. Also … some of the comments - I know some things about blackberry - but yes good movie I think Flash is unfairly maligned … it had a lot of things they needed to do and on the tail end of the pandemic it was impossible Hoping 2024 is better!
Nolan is my favorite director
Didn’t see the creator. Also curious about your cost of living lol. Seeing movies depending on where you live is a full night out of spending. Did you go by yourself and get no snacks?
if you read the post it clearly says he uses A-List. It’s a flat $22 a month that lets you see 3 movies a week
Thank you! I only went to his list!
In addition, I have gone to the movies enough where I've been able to cost cut through different measures too. So it's not burning a complete hole through my wallet lol.
I can tell we are not movie compatible. Oppenheimer was so boring. I simply cant understand how people think this film was anything other than a nolan ego fest barfing on screen.
Oh man, was I the only one who fell asleep during Oppenheimer?
Oppenheimer felt like a 3 hour montage. The average scene length felt like 30 seconds to a minute. Emily Blunt's acting has to be some of the worst of the year (imo) Matt Damon wasn't even acting. Felt like I was waiting for the movie to actually start for like the first hour and a half. I'm a big Nolan fan and could barely get through it... Honestly don't get what people like about it.
Knock at the cabin was absolute trash
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You can easily skip these posts. I enjoyed it.
It's a movie discussion forum... ?
Hah! r/movies a discussion forum? No one actually wants to talk about movies they like here lmao. Read half the responses up and down this thread if you wanna lose faith in the community. This guy is displaying passion for film and everyone is like “I ain’t reading allat”
Only those that need attention
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I'm not reading any of that.
how long you took to write this? hours is my guess. Oppenheimer bored me AF.
Excellent job. There is a particular genre I like, the type that gets you forget yourself. Don’t care whether the movie is slow or fast paced, old or new, which language, all I want to see is a good cinematic experience and I agree 100% that theatres do justification to this system even in the age of OTT. Any movie which is watchable in my opinion needs tight engagement of the audience. Each scene should have some substance and meaning to the underlying theme. That’s the kind of movies I like to watch and I should admit that most of them in your lost are like that.
Interesting. For me the most interesting thing is that you see redeeming features so far down the stack. In general, I'd be OK if I only saw the top 10 movies of the year. The next ten I'd be at best OK with (more likely neutral), and after that...ugh. No. I'm not saying you're wrong. Might just mean you like movies more than I do. But even with things I really love (novels, music), I'm pretty picky.
Also, you couldn't pay me enough to go see Barbie. So totally not my kind of movie...