The Best Films of 2016

1/26/2017

Brad counts down his favorite films from 2016.

Cody Boswell-Dike

1/26/2017 07:06:01 am

Okay, am I the only one who actually thought that the new Ghostbusters was an awesome summer movie? Sure, it wasn't as well made as Civil War, but it was a lot more fun as it was one of the few big movies last year that wasn't dark and depressing. Also, I'm still confused by how you found Kate Mckinnon (who was my favorite character)'s quirkiness distracting, but Eddie Redmayne's quirkiness in Fantastic Beasts likable (Don't get me wrong I liked him in that film too, but I thought he was just as quirky). Finally, I thought she had one of the most badass moments of any film last year when she took on all of those ghosts with her pistol blasters while probably one of the greatest versions of the Ghostbusters theme music was blaring like it was a superhero film.

Brad Clone

1/26/2017 08:45:12 pm

Let me respond for Brad:
Yes, because I liked/disliked a quirky character in one movie, I MUST feel that way about quirky characters in any movie!

Brad

1/27/2017 08:12:11 am

Eddie Redmayne felt like an actual character wherein one of his traits was simply that he was quirky and awkward. Kate McKinnon just did weird things for the sake of being weird with zero context, setup, or any other character trait for that matter. More often than not she put characters in danger only because "ha, I'm a quirk machine."

But like my clone said, I guess liking one quirky characters means that I automatically have to like ALL quirky characters, despite writing, humor or context.

Cody Boswell-Dike

1/27/2017 12:17:10 pm

Yes, and just because I loved the original film, I must be against the idea of a remake (even if it does something different with the premise)!

Randy Pan

1/26/2017 07:49:52 am

Am I the only one who thinks Ben Foster should be the next Wolverine?

LucasChad

1/26/2017 10:01:14 am

How dare you leave out Deadpool, the year's best superhero movie!
Seriously, it's your list and I can appreciate your choices. Plus, I didn't expect Zootopia to be high on the list. I'll have to watch it again on Netflix at some point.

Here are my own 10 favorite films of 2016:
1. Captain America: Civil War
2. Hacksaw Ridge
3. Sully
4. Deepwater Horizon
5. Star Trek Beyond
6. Doctor Strange
7. Suicide Squad
8. Arrival
9. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
10. Finding Dory

Fart

1/26/2017 11:31:37 am

I'll give you mine:

10 - The Infiltrator
9 -- Allied
8 -- La La Land
7 -- The Witch
6 -- Manchester by the Sea
5 -- 10 Cloverfield Lane
4 -- The Nice Guys
3 -- Edge of 17
2 -- Hell or High Water
1 -- Arrival

Alex C.

1/26/2017 12:35:17 pm

We doin' this? WE DOIN' THIS?!

Here's my top 10:
Rogue One
Deadpool
Batman v Superman

...Shit, I only saw three movies. I pirated BvS, though. Didn't want to pay for a follow-up to the terrible Man of Steel movie. Good thing, too. I fucking HATED it. Deadpool was forgettable. Rogue One, unfortunately also forgettable.

2016 was just a bad year all around.

The Hand Of Onan

1/26/2017 02:02:03 pm

My top 10;
1)The Nice Guys
2)Green Room
3)Elle
4)The Brothers Grimsby
5)Silence
6)I Am Not A Serial Killer
7)Nocturnal Animals
8)Tower, animated documentary about 1966 University of Texas shootings. More people should see this.
9)The Handmaiden
10)Sausage Party.
Nearly made it Blood Father.The Invitation, The Monster, The Witch and probably a few others.

The Hand of Onan

1/26/2017 02:22:18 pm

I forgot The Autopsy of Jane Doe. Awesome horror movie, Really, I could make a list of good horror movies released last year that didn't include any of the big hitters,

1/27/2017 06:41:42 pm

Please do! I'm always looking for good horror movies to watch.

1/26/2017 11:47:26 am

boooo

urns

HMorris73

1/26/2017 12:21:35 pm

1. The Nice Guys
2. Captain America: Civil War
3. Silence
4. The VVitch
5. Doctor Strange
6. Zootopia
7. Deadpool
8. Kung Fu Panda 3
9. The Conjuring 2
10. X-Men: Apocalypse

Honorable Mentions: Lights Out, Kubo and the Two Strings, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Suicide Squad, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Everybody Wants Some!!, Risen, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Still Want To See: The Edge of Seventeen, The Accountant, Sing Street, Nerve, War Dogs, Money Monster, The Girl on the Train, Your Name, Moana, Rogue One, 10 Cloverfield Lane

Cody Boswell-Dike

1/26/2017 12:46:16 pm

Since we're all doing this, here's my list:

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2. Ghostbusters (I'm not joking, I thought it was awesome!)
3. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
4. The BFG (A film that should have been a Sarah review!)
5. Captain America Civil War (or as I call it, Avengers 3)
6. The Magnificent Seven
7. I Saw the Light (the Hank Williams biopic with Tom Hiddelston that no one else saw unfortunately)
8. Lights Out
9. Neighbors 2
10. Ouija: Origin of Evil

HMorris73

1/26/2017 02:23:28 pm

I forgot about Fantastic Beasts, that's another one I'd still like to see.

Lauren

1/27/2017 12:21:22 am

Brad, I was wondering if you were planning on doing a Netflix binge watch on A Series of Unfortunate Events? I really liked it and felt they were close to the books but anything is better than the Jim Carrey (as much as I love Jim Carrey) movie that they made.

CMY187

4/8/2017 07:41:12 pm

Not surprised to see Hell or High Water at Number One, Brad. You and Dave had nothing but praise for that movie.

Here's my own Top 11 Favourites of 2016:

11) Zootopia
10) Deadpool
9) The Infiltrator
8) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
7) Silence
6) Triple 9
5) Kubo and the Two Strings
4) Storks
3) Hands of Stone
2) The Nice Guys (best movie of 2016)
1) War Dogs

2016 movies I have seen that did not make the above list:
The Accountant
Hail, Caesar!
Hell or High Water
Jason Bourne
Keanu
La La Land
Moonlight
The Neon Demon
Nocturnal Animals

It seems that 2016 is a year where I differ from the majority of critics. La La Land and Moonlight, the two most critically acclaimed movies of that year, I found to be well-made and well-acted. I just could not get invested in the stories of either. It's the same problem I had with Saturday Night Fever (1977); yes, that movie is objectively very good, but I could not bring myself to care about the story or the characters.

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