Here’s my last post of this unbelievably insane & cruel year. Goodbye & good riddance, 2016! You’ve robbed us of far too many kind & talented people and left us under the care of far too many people full of pure evil & hate. I’d like to think that mankind deserves better than this. But do we?
Well, let’s lighten the mood slightly as I started this movie blog for one reason only: to discuss movies. Because I love them. In this fucked up world, we can turn to them and find a beauty that so often seems to be lacking in the “real world” (especially in 2016). I find it interesting that, as the world is getting worse & worse these past several years, we’ve also had some truly beautiful films that have displayed human kindness in a way that is so hard to capture onscreen without becoming overly sappy & sentimental. So, there must be some good people left? To be able to create art as powerful as in things such as the top two films on my list, there must be some good left in the world. Right?? All I know right now is that I wish Arrival was a true story. We need some aliens to visit us & give humanity a much needed kick up the ass!
A quick note that, as always, I go by the UK release dates for these end-of-year lists. Too damn confusing otherwise! I’m aware that my number 1 is a 2015 film in the U.S. (Which will still be pointed out by those who don’t read these intros). đŸ˜‰
Here we go! My Top Ten Movies Released In The UK In 2016 (that I’ve managed to see – you can see my entire, ranked list of all 38 HERE). Counting down to my favorite & with links to my full reviews, these are ranked on my own personal taste as opposed to “worthiness”. But in my opinion, the top two are damn near masterpieces in a league of their own.
Honorable Mentions:
15. Kubo And The Two Strings
14. Everybody Wants Some!!
13. Captain America: Civil War
12. Deadpool
11. Midnight Special
Top Ten:
10. Moana
8. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
5. The Girl With All The Gifts
4. Your Name
3. Sing Street
2. Arrival
1. Room
My Other End-Of-Year Lists:
– My Top Ten Books Read In 2016
– My 2016 Blind Spot Movies: Ranked
– My Top Ten Movies Watched At Home In 2016 (not released in 2016)
I’m now taking a much needed break from posting anything for a while & instead catching up on reading other blogs and all of your end-of-year lists. So, for now, I wish you all a Happy New Year! See you sometime in 2017. đŸ™‚
Great choices. Think Civil War takes it for me with Arrival a close second. I had forgotten about Room though so maybe I need to rethink things.
Thanks! Yeah, Civil War was good but I’m superheroed-out. Loved Room & Arrival! Powerful filmmaking. : )
Sing Street … Yes! Loved that film … đŸ™‚
Yay! A lot of people have said that now. Glad to see I wasn’t the only one who loved Sing Street. And the music in it! : )
Great list! Have a Happy New Year!
Thank you! Happy New Year to you, too! đŸ™‚ (Finally. I’m a bit behind on replying to comments!) ; )
Putting together lists like this sucks when you live in the UK, doesn’t it? We get so many amazing releases in January! Really happy to see Sing Street get some love đŸ™‚
Ha! I know! We get all those “Oscar-worthy” US December releases in January & February. So annoying. : ) And I’m so glad that several people have mentioned Sing Street. Clearly going to be a cult favorite! Such a fun film. : )
I think January ends up being the month of terrible releases in the US but somehow we don’t get that late, January ends up being a mess with mediocre movies and Oscar-worthy movies!
Ha! I know! What I hate is that January has no “fun” movies ever. Dreary (but Oscar worthy!) or just plain bad. : ) I like dreary & Oscar worthy but they couldn’t pick a more depressing month for them all. ; )
You’re so spot on! I think we had Kingsman as a January release which broke that pattern nicely, apart from the fact I didn’t watch it until about 6 months after, ha!
That’s true… That was a fun January release. : )
Interesting list here, and I totally agree with Arrival being so high up on the list. Can’t say the same about Room…I was pretty disappointed with that flick. I’m presuming you haven’t seen Moonlight yet, but keep that on your radar. That may be my #1 for the year. There’s at least 10 indies I haven’t seen yet, so my top 10 won’t be posted for another couple weeks.
That’s interesting – I found Room & Arrival both very moving in very much the same sort of “life-affirming” way. They were soooo close but I put Room first as I found it slightly more moving overall (Tremblay was so fantastic). No, Moonlight isn’t out here yet. I also want to see La La Land, which comes out Thursday. So annoying that we get the US “Oscar-worthy” stuff in January/February/March. I still have plenty to see! They’ll just end up on my 2017 list. : ) I look forward to your list!
Always great to see your lists.
Thanks, Alex! Happy New Year! : )
Really loving seeing all these lists!
Me too! : ) End of Year Movie Lists are the best. But I’ve not yet had time to look at any… : (
Some cool choices there! đŸ™‚
Thank you! And Happy New Year! : )
And to you! đŸ™‚
I’ve only seen 5 of these, shame on me! Room‘s been on Amazon Prime for ages too, I just haven’t got round to it — double shame!
I’m currently compiling my “50 films I missed in 2016” list, so there’s definitely some inspiration here.
You gotta see Room!! : ) Stuff disappears from Prime so quickly – I keep missing out on Prime stuff. Annoying. Ohh…. I should do a “Missed” list, too. I’ve always missed more than I’ve seen! : )
One of the advantages of a ‘missed’ list, I find, is it jogs the memory about stuff you wanted to see after everybody else stops talking about it!
Damn! That’s a good idea. I’m always forgetting about stuff I wanted to see but missed out on! Damn… Another list to keep updated all year…. : )
I have so many lists I keep updated. It’s probably freaky and obsessive, but I enjoy it, so…
great list Mutant! happy 2017!
Thanks, Rob! Happy New Year to you too! : )
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I am thrilled to see Arrival and Nocturnal Animals make your list. Go Amy Adams!
Yep – they should be in all top ten lists for 2016. Excellent films. So glad Adams is getting such great roles. Love her. : )
I’ve always loved Amy Adams. Hope she wins an Oscar.
Me too! She deserves an Oscar for sure this year. : )
You just read my mind.
Love that The Edge of Seventeen made your list as well!
Yes! Fantastic film. It seems that a lot of people really liked that one. I’m glad some people gave it a chance. : )
Great No1. I keep coming back to 10 Cloverfield Lane for my Film of the Year. That or Green Room. But then again The Shallows… I don’t know! I will just agree with you.
Thanks, Luke! And Happy New Year! : ) I haven’t seen Green Room yet (but I love Patrick Stewart). The Shallows was fun – somewhere in the middle of my list. Didn’t love 10 Cloverfield Lane, though. Wanted to love it but was disappointed…
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Room was my favourite film of 2015! Glad it still makes your list when up against the best of 2016. :)) So touching and life affirming đŸ™‚ This is a very strong and diverse list. But man do I hate the purge haha đŸ˜› I’ll be doing my list come Feb,I figured since oscar-nom movies come out late for us,I’d still include them even if its in 2017 for me. This list reminds me to watch Sing Street!!
Yay!!! Room is AMAZING. : ) And Sing Street is such a great, feel-good film. Hehe – The Purge movies are a guilty pleasure of mine. I hate that none of them live up to their potential as the overall concept is fantastic. Great idea but not as well-executed as I kept hoping for each time another one came out…