Yeah kind of breaking my own new years resolution to start being more proactive and less of a procrastinator but I kind of got caught up (mass effect) and this was supposed to come out Yesterday.
So this year has been my first attempt at writing a blog and I had a lot of fun doing it, and I hope to continue writing for Movie Junkie in the future. I love writing and I love watching movies so it was a great way to spend my time doing two things I love. I hope to improve in the future and get better at meeting deadlines especially.
The end of the year best and worst lists are pretty much obligatory for anyone who does this kind of thing even as a hobby. This one is the best list or more aptly my favorite movies of the year. This is a blog based on my opinion and the best movies are movies that I liked the most. So any way let's get on with the best list:
#10~ Penguins of Madagascar
I actually really like the first and second Madagascar movies which most people hate but I hated the third one which most people liked. Go figure. Yet I loved this movie more than any three of the movies. Yeah in the third act they force a message but even still to me it's one of the best comedies of the year that just revels in being insane and bombastic, hitting most of the jokes and just making me smile.
#9~Skeleton Twins
I was really excited for this movie and unlike a lot of movies this year didn't let me down and actually surpassed my expectations. I saw this one last minute of the 2014 year (I delayed my list for the new year just incase I saw anything and I ended up seeing this, Unbroken, Night at the museum 3 and Into the woods before the year was out.) A pretty dark comedy on the siblinghood, depression, unhealthy relationships and suicide (yeah don't watch this with kids.) This movie made me smile anyway with two of my favorite performances of the year by Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig who I basically want to have their own show with these characters.
#8- St. Vincent
Bill Murrey was before my time, I haven't seen Groundhog day or the original ghostbusters (no I do have a soul it's just that neither movie is on Netflix and I still have a lot of movies to catch up on.) Yet this movie makes me want to see more of his movies with his amazing performance in this, a good child performance with Jaeden Liebher, and proves Melissa McCarthy can do drama. The premise is kind of cheesy but with the script, actors and direction it's heartwarming enough to melt the heart of even the toughest of men (ask my dad he saw this movie with me.)
#7~ Gone Girl
I have a lot of movies to catch up this includes every single David Fincher movie that has come out ever. I was either not alive, being born or too young to see things like Girl with the dragon tattoo. Yet like with St. Vincent this movie makes me to see his other movies. Beautifully directed with amazing performances by Tyler Perry (who should probably just work with Fincher from now on), Ben Affleck and Rosemond Pike as one of my new favorite movie villains Amy Elliot Dunn. This movie had me on the edge of my seat and I read the book.
#6~ Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1
A lot of people actually didn't like this movie due to the lack of action and thought it was unnecessary but I think it was because it got me to care about a character I had no interest in previously. To me Katniss just was a female badass with not much too her, just because a female character is badass doesn't mean she's a good character, this movie not only did that but made me and a lot of other people who felt the same way connect with her. Which to me is a good reason to validate it's existence. Plus just because a movie only has one action scene doesn't mean it can't be compelling or interesting another thing this movie proves.
#5~ Lego Movie
Everything is awesome! Yeah I did it sue me. A movie that on a level of detail alone is astounding the Lego movie makes it so high on mine and a lot of people's list is the characters, message and story it gives us. A fun animated movie with a lot of heart and a lot of laughs that no one should ever be bored in. With a protagonist I could relate to and get behind, the cutest spaceman in the world and it even managed to make me give a damn about Batman again.
#4~ Guardians of the Galaxy
Yeah another win for Marvel studios. A great action comedy that actually has a lot of dark and touching moments with great characters that made me want to spend the rest of my life in space or at least Marvel space. This movie also has one of the best Marvel third acts and is wonderfully directed by James Gunn and wonderfully acted with Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccon, Vin Diesel as Groot and Dave Bautista as Drax as standouts. I bought the entire soundtrack of this film which I almost never do so that should prove how much I love this movie. I am hooked on feeling.
#3~Captain America: The winter soldier
If Guardians proved that we will buy anything Marvel studios put on our plates Winter Soldier proves how good the movie can do. This movie surpassed my expectations by a million percent. A film about question the government, doing what's right even when your back has been pushed against the wall and tackling a pretty dark subject we are battling currently, a good script, good direction from the Russo brothers set with a perfect balance of action and makes both Captain America and Black Widow my new favorite Avengers and makes Alexander Pierce one of my new favorite villains what more can I say than Marvel you've won.
#2~Big Hero six
Animated movies specifically Disney animated movies is what breed my love of movies. So to see Disney back with Big Hero six (I thought Frozen was only OK but I can see why so many people like it even if I didn't like it) makes me smile and smile wide. Big Hero Six made me smile, laugh, and cry all in one go with beautiful animation, some of the best actions scenes all year, great characters with one of my new favorites being Hiro Hamada and tackling familiar subject matters in new and personal ways. I've already sung the praises of this movie enough and I really hope we get a sequel to this movie and quick.
# 1~ Dawn of the Planet of the apes
Planet of the apes is one of my favorite film franchises of all time and my favorite science fiction franchises of all time (screw Darth Vadar and Obi-Wan Kenobi give me Dr. Zaius, Zira and Corneilus anything), starring one of my favorite characters (Caesar) of all time. A great movie about civilization and the unending cycle of human nature with award winning performances by Andy Serkis as Caesar and Toby Kebell (formerly one of the few good parts of the Fantastic four sequel until we learned Dr. Doom's character description) as Koba. An intense movie with great themes it also has really great action scenes (apes on horses dual-wielding machine guns and operating a tank is some of the most awesome sights I have ever seen.) Unlike Godzilla (I'll talk about that one later) Dawn learned that sometimes it's the animals we root for and not the humans and after seeing this movie I really don't mind being ruled under the Caesar empire.
That's my top ten best movies of the year and tomorrow the worst one....
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