Thursday, December 25, 2014

The 10 Best Films of 2014

Everyone seems to love the worst list rather than the best, but here's the list of what I loved the most this calendar year!.

10.  Bad Words:  A dark and viciously bitter satire that had me rolling in my chair.

9.  Gone Girl:  A tough first half, but takes on a much more entertaining edge in the second hour.

8.  X-Men: Days of Future Past:  A pretty well done time travel film, engrossing and fun

7.  Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead:  A hysterically splattery sequel that meets the originals standards.  You'll never hear Total Eclipse of the Heart in the same way..

6.  Fury:  Stunningly well done, one of the finest and hardest hitting war films since Saving Private Ryan

5.  Life Itself:  An examination of the life of the late Roger Ebert, will bring you to tears.

4.  Snowpiercer:  Woefully unknown film, class warfare on the train carrying what's left of mankind following a botched global warming fix.  Wonderful film.

3.  Boyhood:  Richard Linklater's look at a boy's life, filmed over 13 years (literally) from age 5-18.

2.  Interstellar:  Chris Nolan's take on deep, thoughful sci-fi isn't without flaws, but for something a bit more pure than a galaxy far far away, this is the best in a long time.

1.  Guardians of the Galaxy:  Everytime...EVERYTIME the opening strains of Redbone's Come and Get Your Love comes across the speakers and the action begins on screen, I get a huge cheesy smile across my face that never goes away the whole time.  How can you get a better experience than that?


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