Alright, a TON of the Oscar Bait films are coming out soon, and Im sure many of them will be good, Im sure many of them will be bad, but excitement for the movies us film nuts go nuts for. However, before we reach that exciting part of the movie season, I would like to share my favorite films of 2014 so far, which could be seen as (most) of my favorite summer films this year. The best summer blockbuster was undoubtedly Dawn of Planet of the Apes, and the best kids movie this year was the wonderful LEGO Movie. If you were to ask me what the BEST film of the year was, my answer would likely be Richard Linklaters stunningly ambitious Boyhood which can be considered one of the few landmark films to have been released since innovation has become an extinct idea as of late. Though Im not saying that the film industry is dying, its hard to do something new and original, and Boyhood is undoubtedly the most ambitious, most innovative film to come around in a long time. My personal favorite film of the year thus far is David Finchers daring, darkly funny Gone Girl and will likely be my personal favorite film of this year. If you were to ask why, my simple answer would be that it has everything I love: morbid humor, dark atmosphere, and satirical jabs at corrosive marriage and the easily manipulated public eye. It has also been armed with David Finchers brilliant direction, Gillian Flynns stylish script, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross chilling soundtrack, as well as two outstanding lead performances from Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike (supported by the stellar cast). Its been a long time since weve had a truly great mystery film, and Gone Girl throws twist after twist after twist at you, and it never loses your attention. Im sure this list will expand with the latest Oscar films, but for now, this is the list, and I cant wait for more to come! My Favorite Films of 2014 So Far: 1: Gone Girl 2: Boyhood 3: The LEGO Movie 4: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 5: A Most Wanted Man 6: How to Train Youre Dragon 2 7: X-Men: Days of Future Past 8: Under the Skin 9: Guardians of the Galaxy 10: Edge of Tomorrow 11: Godzilla
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:45:26 +0000
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