And so 2017 has come to an end. As a whole, 2017 was a marked improvement over 2016 in some areas, but was just as hard to get through. In terms of cinema, 2017 offered a greater variety of blockbusters and some stunning films near the beginning of the year, as well as two of the most visually pleasing films of the past decade.
As for this blog, 2017 was by far the most productive year to date, and that blows me away. While I only watched 91 new films, far fewer than 2016's 115 new movies and not even close to 2015's 127, I still managed to generate 131 blog posts this year, which is more than any other year I've been writing reviews and editorials. I guess the main reason for this is the Godzilla-thon, as well as each movie getting its own review. But in any case, it's a sign that I've been writing much more than usual and I intend to put even more work into the blog this year.
So, in case you were wondering, here's a recap of every film I watched in 2017 and the final grade that I gave all of them. The only ones I didn't write about were 2016's "The Jungle Book" and "McCabe and Mrs. Miller."
1. "The Time Machine" (1960) – C+
2. "La La Land" (2016) – A+
3. "In the Mood for Love" (2000) – B
4. "Of Mice and Men" (1939) – B-
5. "Dodes’ka-den" (1970) – B-
6. "In the Heat of the Night" (1967) – A
7. "Moonlight" (2016) – A-
8. "Hoop Dreams" (1994) – A-
9. "Intolerance" (1916) – C-
10. "Hidden Figures" (2016) – B
11. "The Pink Panther" (1964) – B+
12. "Manchester by the Sea" (2016) – C
13. "Lion" (2016) – A-
14. "Adam’s Rib" (1950) – B+
15. "The Quiet Man" (1952) – A-
16. "Fences" (2016) – C-
17. "The Lego Batman Movie" (2017) – A
18. "Cabaret" (1972) – C
19. "John Wick: Chapter 2 " (2017) – B
20. "Split" (2017) – B+
21. "Roman Holiday" (1953) – B
22. "Swing Time" (1936) - B
23. "Shaft" (1971) - B-
24. "Deliverance" (1972) - C+
25. "Poltergeist" (1982) - B+
26. "Kong: Skull Island" (2017) - A-
27. "Nashville" (1975) - C+
28. "Spartacus" (1960) - C
29. "Mrs. Miniver" (1942) - C+
30. "Get Out" (2017) - A-
31. "Logan" (2017) - B+
32. "House" (1977) - B
33. "Power Rangers" (2017) - D+
34. "A Face In the Crowd" (1952) - A
35. "Sleeper" (1973) - A+
36. "An Affair to Remember" (1957) - C
37. "Lady Snowblood" (1973) - B+
38. "Coraline" (2009) - A-
39. "Alien: Covenant" (2017) - B-
40. "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2" (2017) - B
41. "El Dorado" (1966) - A-
42. "Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance" (1974) - B+
43. "Imitation of Life" (1959) - B-
44. "The Omen" (1976) - A-
45. "House on Haunted Hill" (1959) - A
46. "Wonder Woman" (2017) - A-
47. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961) - B-
48. "Baby Driver" (2017) - A
49. "Brief Encounter" (1945) - B-
50. "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017) - B
51. "War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - C+
52. "White Zombie" (1932) - D+
53. "Dunkirk" (2017) - A
54. "The Lion in Winter" (1968) - B+
55. "Colossal" (2017) - D
56. "Atomic Blonde" (2017) - C
57. "Dogora" (1964) - B-
58. "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" (1949) - C
59. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" (1993) - B+
60. "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973) - A-
61. "Logan Lucky" (2017) - B+
62. "Marty" (1955) - A-
63. "Murder, My Sweet" (1944) - A-
64. "It" (2017) - B
65. "The Bang Wagon" (1953) - B-
66. "The Lego Ninjago Movie" (2017) - C-
67. "American Made" (2017) - C-
68. "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017) - D
69. "To Be or Not to Be" (1942) - B
70. "My Little Pony: The Movie" (2017) - C+
71. "Blade Runner 2049" (2017) - A
72. "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) - A-
73. "Destry Rides Again" (1939) - A-
74. "Carnival of Souls" (1962) - D+
75. "THX-1138" (1971) - C
76. "Ugetsu" (1953) - B+
77. "The Dirty Dozen" (1967) - C+
78. "Justice League" (2017) - C+
79. "Coco" (2017) - B+
80. "Road to Morocco" (1942) - A
81. "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse" (1921) - C-
82. "Amarcord" (1973) - B-
83. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017) - B
84. "The Disaster Artist" (2017) - A
85. "The Right Stuff" (1983) - A-
86. "High Society" (1956) - A-
87. "A Star Is Born" (1954) - C-
88. "Cinema Paradiso" (1988) - B
89. "The Jungle Book" (2016) - C-
90. "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" (1971) - A
91. "Gilda" (1946) - A-
There are still plenty of films from 2017 that I want to see, including "The Shape of Water," "Lady Bird," "Darkest Hour," "The Post" and many others. What you can expect for this blog in the near future is my usual recap of the best (and worst) films of 2017, my Oscar Predictions once the nominations are announced, and two more additions to my Godzilla-thon (one fairly soon and one not so soon). And, of course, lots and lots of movie reviews.
I've thought about doing some television reviews in 2018, but I've also thought about maybe taking 2018 to write some other stuff that isn't related to movies or television reviews, so we'll see how that goes. This year, I'm aiming to watch around 80 movies that I've never seen before and about 20 television shows that are new to me.
Thank you all for another great year and continually coming back to hear about my thoughts and feelings about the random things I'm watching. You are all amazing, wonderful people. I hope that you enjoy what's coming in 2018 and I'll see you at the movies!
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