30. The Wolverine
Lots of fun. Hugh Jackman is always great as Wolverine.
29. Monsters University
Basically Monsters Inc. mixed with Revenge of the Nerds.
Love it.
28. The To Do List
Very funny with a great cast. I laughed the whole way
through.
27. Now You See Me
Yeah. Magicians work together to rob banks and stuff. I
thought it was very enjoyable.
26. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Take the classic tale we all knew as kids and inject a ton
of violence and humor and you’ve got this movie. Very fun. Plus the somewhat
subtle joke of Hansel having diabetes as a result of eating all that candy as a
kid.
25. World War Z
It was a fun and exciting take on zombies where they are
more of an intense swarm than a slow moving plague. I know it is nothing like
the book at all really but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
24. Machete Kills
All the fun and ridiculousness of the first Machete but
turned up to 11. Really funny. Cannot wait for Machete Kills in Space.
23. Elysium
Great concept. Great
cast. Amazing visuals and effects. Great action. I loved it.
22. Kick-Ass 2
Again, I think it’s better than the first and I was not
expecting that. Very funny and entertaining, the violence and action is crazy
and the characters are great. Love it. Want more Hit Girl.
21. Anchorman 2
Really holds up to the original. Very funny throughout.
Could’ve been a little shorter. Loved the commentary on 24 hour news and the
fall of the news and media in America.
20. This is the End
This movie is out of control with the humor and comedy and
the places it is willing to go. Very funny and original and everybody playing
themselves was absolutely great.
19. Man of Steel
The first watchable Superman movie, yeah, I said it. Krypton
was amazing. Great cast. Love that Lois Lane knows who he is, makes way more
sense. The actions scenes were great. Yes, there was a lot of destruction but
that’s what happens when two gods fight. Things happen in this one.
18. Thor: The Dark World
Absolutely great. Loki steals his scenes. Very fun, funny
and entertaining. Love the character of Thor and can’t wait to see more.
17. About Time
Very sweet, charming and absolutely hilarious movie. I was
very surprised by this one. Bill Nighy steals the movie but I loved the whole
thing from start to finish.
16. Philomena
Very interesting story and great writing. Steve Coogan is
great in it but Judi Dench owns this movie, she is superb.
15. Saving Mr. Banks
Ultra charming and entertaining move. I realize that it is
Disney’s version of the story and the ending is basically bs but as a movie I
still love it. Hanks is perfect as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson is great as PL
Travers. Paul Giamatti completely steals all of his scenes (and the movie in my
opinion) as Travers’ driver.
14. Frozen/Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
Couldn’t decide which I liked more. Frozen is very charming
and fun but really I absolutely love the ending and the message it sends. Bravo
Disney. Cloudy 2 is insanely fun and very funny. Loved it too.
13. Catching Fire
After completely fumbling the first movie they finally
completely nail it with this one. This is the Katniss I’ve been waiting for.
This is the emotion and character connections I’d been looking for as well. The
games are great and everything about it was exactly what I was hoping for.
12. GI Joe: Retaliation
Another sequel that is way better than the first. This movie
is everything I wanted out of a GI Joe movie. You’ve got COBRA taking over the
white house, fun characters, Cobra Commander with a weird voice and shiny
helmet, Bruce Willis as the original Joe and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson taking
over the lead. Just a very fun action movie.
11. The Dallas Buyers Club
This movie is great on many levels. The initial story about
a good ol’ boy who contracts aids is fascinating. Watching this homophobe
become best friends with a pre-op transgender is heartwarming. And his battle
with the medicare system and the FDA is something that has me completely
fascinated. Not to mention Matthew McConoughey is amazing as the start of this
movie, I am loving this turn that he has taken lately and can’t wait to see
more. Also, Jared Leto is transcendent in his role, crazy good.
10. Warm Bodies
If you haven’t seen this one yet, do yourself a favor and check
it out. It is very funny as well as charming and it tells a great story at the
same time. Hilarious bit of commentary on how the zombie outbreak started. I
just love that someone made a (literally) hearwarming movie about zombies and
hope. Great movie.
9. Star Trek Into Darkness
Tons of fun. We all knew it was Kahn so don’t be so upset.
The action was great. I loved everybody’s performance as these iconic
characters. Just a blast to sit back and watch.
8. The Wolf of Wall Street
After Hangover 3 came out and officially ruined all of those
movies for me I was glad to see this come out. It is absolutely hilarious,
which really took me by surprise. It makes the Hangover look like a Disney
movie. This is by far my favorite performance by Leonardo DiCarpio and who knew
that he was a physical comedian. Jonah Hill is crazy good in this as well. I
wanted more McConoughey (never thought I’d say that) and an amazing cast of
people popping up all over this movie. So good, so funny in showing just what
greed can do.
7. Pacific Rim
The 12 year old me was squeeing with joy while watching
this. Giant robots punch giant monsters in the face! What more could you
possibly ask for? The fight scene in Hong Kong where Gypsy Danger uses a giant
ocean liner as a baseball bat, freaking awesome!
6. The World’s End
Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost knock another out of
the park with the conclusion to their “Cornetto” Trilogy. A hilarious story,
great settings, great characters and fun action scenes. Absolutely loved it.
There is a lot of subtly to this movie as well, like the bar names being a
foresight into what will happen at that pub. Hilarious conclusion as well.
These guys make great movies together and this one fits nicely with Shaun of
the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
5. Iron Man 3
Shane Black takes over this for the third installment in
this amazing franchise. He manages to inject a lot of great humor into it. It
is more a character piece about Tony Stark than anything and I loved it for
that. The big twist in the movie I loved as well, in terms of the movie at
least. Overall just a blast to watch and a great movie. Robert Downey Jr rocks
it again of course and Gwenyth Paltrow is awesome in it as well. Not to mention
the rest of the cast.
4. Gravity
Wow. This movie was spectacular and I am still trying to
figure out how they made this movie without actually going to space. It really
puts you right there with the characters, spinning aimlessly through space. An
insane thrill ride that I still can’t get over. I hate 3D but I cannot recommend
seeing this movie on as big a screen as possible and in 3D as well. Sandra
Bullock’s best role to date in my opinion and George Clooney is great as ever.
3. The Way, Way Back
I loved this movie from start to finish. First, who knew
Steve Carrell could be such a great d-bag. The kid in the movie is absolutely
great. Sam Rockwell is absolutely amazing and hilarious. The rest of the cast
is spectacular. This movie is very funny and charming and just great from start
to finish.
2. In A World…
I don’t know exactly what it is but I am completely in love
with this movie. Written by, directed by and starring the very talented and
funny Lake Bell. While watching this movie I had a big smile on my face from
the very beginning and it never left my face. Again, very charming and funny
and well written and I love the story and concept and execution and the cast in
great. I simply love everything about this movie and cannot recommend it
enough.
1. The Fast and the Furious 6
I don’t care what you say, this is the most fun I had at the
movies all year. It is the most insane and crazy over-the-top out-of-this-world action movie I have ever seen. It completely
ignores physics and logic and I love it for that. I stood up and cheered twice
while watching this in the theater. Everybody in the movie should be dead after
every action scene but they all just walk away brushing the dust from their
sleeves and call it good. So very much fun, the cast is awesome and I cannot
wait for 7 with the teaser they have at the end credits.
