2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
Best of 2016:
1. Clown
2. Kubo and the Two Strings
3. The Monster
4. The Conjuring 2
5. The Shallows
6. The Neon Demon
7. Green Room
8. Kicks
9. Holidays
10. Ouija: Origin of Evil
Honorable Mentions: Hardcore Henry; Siren; The Land; Take Me to
the River; Fender Bender; Southbound; Storks; Monsterland.
Worst of 2016:
1. High Rise
2. Independence Day: Resurgence
3. Cabin Fever
4. They Found Hell
5. Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice
6. The Mermaid
7. Broken Vows
8. Come and Find Me
9. The Disappointments Room
10. The Girl in the Photographs
Dishonorable Mentions: Andron; The
Darkness; Careful What You Wish For; Restoration; Home Invasion; The Bride;
Yoga Hosers; Midnight Special; The Offering.
Other Superlatives:
Coolest Title: The Devil’s Dolls
Good-but-not-as-much-as-the-hype: The Witch; Don’t Breathe
Not-as-bad-as-they-said (still
not necessarily good): Suicide
Squad; Shut In
Biggest Disappointment: Rob Zombie’s 31
Most Unnecessary Sequels: Independence Day: Resurgence; Kindergarten
Cop 2
Most Unnecessary Remakes: Cabin Fever; The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Most Overrated: Deadpool; Lights Out; The Girl on the Train
Best Comeback: Phantasm: Ravager
Needs a Comeback: Kevin Smith
Commentary: Like the year
itself, 2016 didn’t seem to be a very good year for movies. Come to think of it, the last couple years
weren’t. I’m thinking about just making
lists for movies I watched during
that year no matter how many times I’ve seen them or when they came out. Realistically, Clown wouldn’t be best picture of the year; I haven’t seen a really
good evil clown movie in a while, that’s why I gave it the honor. Kubo
and The Monster are probably tied for
second. Holidays actually was a worthy anthology film so I included it in
the top ten. Ouija: Origin of Evil making it on the list goes to show there
weren’t many movies to choose from; I thought it was much better than the first
so I snuck it on the end. Southbound and Monsterland were decent anthology films so I included them in the
honorable mentions. Storks was much better than I thought it would be so I gave it some
recognition. Cabin Fever was probably the worst remake I’ve seen in recent
memory and was the worst movie of the year for a while. However, at least I was able to follow it unlike
High Rise which wins for being worst
of the worst. I lost interest in Independence Day: Resurgence long before
it was over, that’s why Cabin Fever
shockingly wasn’t at the top. I’m
getting picky with modern movies. I need
a new hobby! Or should just stick to
movies I know are good beforehand. 2/5/2017
---Sean O.
