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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 215292" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>Apparently I forgot to do this back in January, so I'm correcting that error...7 months late.</p><p></p><p><strong>MOST LIKED 2014</strong></p><p>John Wick*</p><p>The Raid 2</p><p>Gone Girl*</p><p>Birdman*</p><p>X-Men: Days of Future Past*</p><p>The Way, Way Back</p><p>Her</p><p>Guardians of the Galaxy*</p><p>Edge of Tomorrow</p><p>Mad Max: Fury Road (Trailers 1 & 2)</p><p></p><p>Yes, I put the trailers for Mad Max on this list because they were hands down some of the best things I saw all year. Guardians and Edge of Tomorrow only made the cut because I wanted 10 things on here. The surprise for me was how much I enjoyed The Way, Way Back. It struck a chord with me, partly because I worked at a water park in my youth. It’s also got a very dry sense of humor, which I like. John Wick turned out to be what I thought The Raid 2 would be, pure action with little story. The Raid 2 instead had a very complex story, while still having some of the most brutal action sequences ever.</p><p></p><p>By the way, the * means I saw it in the theater.</p><p></p><p><strong>BETTER THAN AVERAGE</strong></p><p>The Hobbit: Battle of the 5 Armies*</p><p>The Lego Movie*</p><p>Godzilla*</p><p>Interstellar*</p><p>About Time</p><p>Wolf of Wall Street</p><p>In A World…</p><p>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</p><p></p><p>I thought I’d like Lego, Interstellar, and Hobbit more than I actually did, and was not expecting to like Godzilla as much. So my expectations kinda outshined my overall enjoyment. Compare that to In A World… and About Time, of which I had no clue what to expect and I found myself really enjoying. In the grand scheme of things though, The Hobbit is the one movie that I could change my mind on and bump up to the Most Liked category.</p><p></p><p><strong>MOVIES I HATED</strong></p><p>I, Frankenstein</p><p>12 Years A Slave</p><p>Beasts of the Southern Wild</p><p>G.I. Joe: Retaliation</p><p>Identity Thief</p><p>Pompeii</p><p>300: Rise of an Empire</p><p></p><p>Let’s just say I was complaining about these while watching. I knew 12 Years a Slave was going to be tough to watch, but wow. Spoiler alert, he’s a slave for 12 years. And it sucked. End of movie! I had to immediately watch Django Unchained afterwards to cleanse my pallet and see get some satisfaction. Beasts of the Southern Wild didn’t even bother to have a story. It was no Tree of Life, but it was close. Can’t believe the Academy gets suckered by these kinds of clap trap. The other movies, I don’t suspect anyone would argue with me over. And I kinda knew they’d make this list before even viewing one minute.</p><p></p><p><strong>SPECIAL AWARDS</strong></p><p><em>Movie I knew would suck but I watched anyways:</em> G.I. Joe Retaliation</p><p><em>Movie I thought would suck but didn’t:</em> We’re the Millers</p><p><em>Movie I regret paying for:</em> Monty Python Live (presentation was weird)</p><p><em>The “curse you shakey-cam!” award:</em> Captain Phillips, Beasts of Southern</p><p><em>The “maybe I just don’t get it” award:</em> Young Frankenstein</p><p><em>Movie I’m glad I turned off 30 minutes into:</em> I, Frankenstein</p><p><em>Movie I realized I didn’t wanna watch within 5 minutes:</em> Much Ado</p><p><em>Movie I wish I’d turned off but didn’t:</em> Beasts of the Southern Wild</p><p><em>Movie I could have immediately watched a 2nd time:</em> John Wick</p><p><em>The “why did you have to remake that?” award:</em> Robocop, Brick Mansions</p><p><em>The “well that was depressing” award:</em> 12 Years a Slave, Prisoners</p><p></p><p><strong>EVERYTHING ELSE I SAW IN 2014</strong></p><p>22 Jump Street</p><p>Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit</p><p>Robocop</p><p>3 Days to Kill</p><p>The Grand Budapest Hotel</p><p>Bad Words</p><p>Divergent</p><p>Non-Stop</p><p>Bad Grandpa</p><p>Muppets Most Wanted*</p><p>Captain America: Winter Soldier</p><p>Brick Mansions</p><p>Walk of Shame</p><p>Snow Piercer</p><p>Monty Python Live*</p><p>Expendables 3</p><p>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay*</p><p>Enough Said</p><p>American Hustle</p><p>Anchorman 2</p><p>47 Ronin</p><p>Grudge Match</p><p>Ender’s Game</p><p>Thor: The Dark World</p><p>Runner Runner</p><p>Captain Phillips</p><p>Escape Plan</p><p>The Counselor</p><p>Riddick</p><p>Prisoners</p><p>Rush</p><p>2 Guns</p><p>Elysium</p><p>We’re the Millers</p><p>Kick Ass 2</p><p>The World’s End</p><p>Pacific Rim</p><p>R.I.P.D.</p><p>Red 2</p><p>The Conjuring</p><p>The Internship</p><p>This Is The End</p><p>Much Ado About Nothing</p><p>Man of Steel</p><p>The Heat</p><p>The Great Gatsby</p><p>The Hangover Pt. 3</p><p>42</p><p>Pain and Gain</p><p>Jack the Giant Slayer</p><p>The Incredible Burt Wonderstone</p><p>Admission</p><p>Bullet to the Head</p><p>Gangster Squad</p><p>Young Frankenstein</p><p></p><p>And there we have it. 80 movies seen, 12 in the theater. Main reason for the uptick, and the lack of quality, was I had free Cinemax for a while, and I pretty much anything that remotely interests me. And yes, that means I'm interested in a lot of crap flicks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 215292, member: 134"] Apparently I forgot to do this back in January, so I'm correcting that error...7 months late. [B]MOST LIKED 2014[/B] John Wick* The Raid 2 Gone Girl* Birdman* X-Men: Days of Future Past* The Way, Way Back Her Guardians of the Galaxy* Edge of Tomorrow Mad Max: Fury Road (Trailers 1 & 2) Yes, I put the trailers for Mad Max on this list because they were hands down some of the best things I saw all year. Guardians and Edge of Tomorrow only made the cut because I wanted 10 things on here. The surprise for me was how much I enjoyed The Way, Way Back. It struck a chord with me, partly because I worked at a water park in my youth. It’s also got a very dry sense of humor, which I like. John Wick turned out to be what I thought The Raid 2 would be, pure action with little story. The Raid 2 instead had a very complex story, while still having some of the most brutal action sequences ever. By the way, the * means I saw it in the theater. [B]BETTER THAN AVERAGE[/B] The Hobbit: Battle of the 5 Armies* The Lego Movie* Godzilla* Interstellar* About Time Wolf of Wall Street In A World… Dawn of the Planet of the Apes I thought I’d like Lego, Interstellar, and Hobbit more than I actually did, and was not expecting to like Godzilla as much. So my expectations kinda outshined my overall enjoyment. Compare that to In A World… and About Time, of which I had no clue what to expect and I found myself really enjoying. In the grand scheme of things though, The Hobbit is the one movie that I could change my mind on and bump up to the Most Liked category. [B]MOVIES I HATED[/B] I, Frankenstein 12 Years A Slave Beasts of the Southern Wild G.I. Joe: Retaliation Identity Thief Pompeii 300: Rise of an Empire Let’s just say I was complaining about these while watching. I knew 12 Years a Slave was going to be tough to watch, but wow. Spoiler alert, he’s a slave for 12 years. And it sucked. End of movie! I had to immediately watch Django Unchained afterwards to cleanse my pallet and see get some satisfaction. Beasts of the Southern Wild didn’t even bother to have a story. It was no Tree of Life, but it was close. Can’t believe the Academy gets suckered by these kinds of clap trap. The other movies, I don’t suspect anyone would argue with me over. And I kinda knew they’d make this list before even viewing one minute. [B]SPECIAL AWARDS[/B] [I]Movie I knew would suck but I watched anyways:[/I] G.I. Joe Retaliation [I]Movie I thought would suck but didn’t:[/I] We’re the Millers [I]Movie I regret paying for:[/I] Monty Python Live (presentation was weird) [I]The “curse you shakey-cam!” award:[/I] Captain Phillips, Beasts of Southern [I]The “maybe I just don’t get it” award:[/I] Young Frankenstein [I]Movie I’m glad I turned off 30 minutes into:[/I] I, Frankenstein [I]Movie I realized I didn’t wanna watch within 5 minutes:[/I] Much Ado [I]Movie I wish I’d turned off but didn’t:[/I] Beasts of the Southern Wild [I]Movie I could have immediately watched a 2nd time:[/I] John Wick [I]The “why did you have to remake that?” award:[/I] Robocop, Brick Mansions [I]The “well that was depressing” award:[/I] 12 Years a Slave, Prisoners [B]EVERYTHING ELSE I SAW IN 2014[/B] 22 Jump Street Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Robocop 3 Days to Kill The Grand Budapest Hotel Bad Words Divergent Non-Stop Bad Grandpa Muppets Most Wanted* Captain America: Winter Soldier Brick Mansions Walk of Shame Snow Piercer Monty Python Live* Expendables 3 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay* Enough Said American Hustle Anchorman 2 47 Ronin Grudge Match Ender’s Game Thor: The Dark World Runner Runner Captain Phillips Escape Plan The Counselor Riddick Prisoners Rush 2 Guns Elysium We’re the Millers Kick Ass 2 The World’s End Pacific Rim R.I.P.D. Red 2 The Conjuring The Internship This Is The End Much Ado About Nothing Man of Steel The Heat The Great Gatsby The Hangover Pt. 3 42 Pain and Gain Jack the Giant Slayer The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Admission Bullet to the Head Gangster Squad Young Frankenstein And there we have it. 80 movies seen, 12 in the theater. Main reason for the uptick, and the lack of quality, was I had free Cinemax for a while, and I pretty much anything that remotely interests me. And yes, that means I'm interested in a lot of crap flicks! [/QUOTE]
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