Once again, this is just a list of my top ten favorite new movies of 2014. If I didn't see it, I can't rate it. Here we go;
10. Hunger Games 2 - Catching Fire. I enjoy the Hunger Game movies. Not life changing, but good fun. This one came out at the end of 2013, but I saw it at the theater in January 2014, so it still counts. Also saw part three this year, but I liked the action at the games in part two better than the more political aspects of part three.
9. Oculus - Slow burner creepfest. Most people hated it, not me. Very cool.
8. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - This one was a total surprise to me. Went to see it at the local $2 theater, not expecting much of anything, and was shocked to watch an outstanding film that made me cry. Maybe I was just on my period or something, not sure. Loved it.
7. Expendables 3 - Fun stuff. Love the ham fisted humor and overt ridiculousness of these movies. Dolph Lundgren is so cool. Pure fun. I hope they continue making these forever.
6. Amazing Spiderman 2 - Lots of good and bad in this movie. Love when Spidey is in the suit. Jamie Foxx character of Electro is terrible to the point of embarrassing. Still very fun and enjoyable popcorn flick.
5. Annabelle - Very creepy. Love the setting and style. Well done old style horror. Fun for the whole family. Now we need a Robert the Haunted Doll movie.
There is a big separation right here as we move to the top four of the year. The top four were all so good that any of them could have been my top movie of the year.
4. John Wick - I never would have imagined Keanu Reeves as the Punisher, but that is what this movie is all about. Retired hitman that is out of the game gets robbed and his dog killed by Russian mobsters. Now he's back, and boy is he pissed. Total sleeper movie that I knew nothing about until going to see it. It is great! Michael Nyqvist as Viggo the head of the Russian mob is amazing. A great actor in a great role. And for all you Keanu haters out there, and there are many, sorry to tell you that he is frickin' great as John Wick.
3. X-Men Days of Future Past - So damn good! Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask was worthy of an award. Michael Fassbender as Magneto is perfect. James McAvoy as a strung out Professor X. Evan Peters as Quicksilver. The time travel to the 70's. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan. Great story, great execution. Absolutely love this movie!
2. Guardians of The Galaxy - Almost everyone on earth picked Guardians of The Galaxy as their favorite movie of 2014, and with good reason. It is awesome! The Star Wars for this generation no doubt. Action, humor, fun, sci fi, special effects, story, casting. It introduced characters to the general public that will be pop culture icons for many years in Rocket Raccoon and Groot. Chewbacca and R2D2 for modern kids. Marvel has been killing it with their movies and GOTG is a home run. They couldn't have made a better movie....well, maybe one.
Captain Creepy's top movie of 2014 is
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier - My top movie of the year and one of the top movies of my life. Winter Soldier worked for me on every level. It is a spy movie with super hero action, friendship, patriotism, heroism, humor, guts, and grace. This movie moved me. It is the definition of epic and shows what can be done with a film placed in the right hands of creative people with a vision. F*** Hydra, Hail Captain America!
Honorable Mentions -
1. Godzilla is really good and could have placed as high as 6th or 7th on the list. They did a good job with the big fella.
2. As Above So Below is worthy of viewing. Messed up horror thriller.
3. Divergent is good for fans of the Hunger Games, Maze Runner, and that style of movie.
4. American Hustle. Wonky but cool.
5. The Hobbit movies are really hard for me to rate. I enjoy them very much, but yet feel disappointed by them at the same time. They should have completed the story in two movies instead of three. Martin Freeman is great as Bilbo Baggins but yet seems like a background character in the 3rd film. Stupid choice in my opinion. He is the character that the viewer relates to and we see the world thru his eyes. Instead we are given some weird love story that no one wants to see between the dwarf and the elf chick. That was terrible. Also Legolas is cool, but when he jumps on the falling stones like Super Mario I'm at a loss for words. What the Hell? So I guess The Hobbit could have made my top ten, but I didn't put it there because it baffled me. Still rates an Honorable Mention.
That leaves me with one final entry for the year in movies 2014. Worst movie of the year. Hands down the worst thing I saw with nothing else coming close - Anchorman 2. I loved Anchorman, but Anchorman 2 is so bad that it's unbelievable. It looked cheap, was not well acted, and I could write a better script if I was in a coma. What were they thinking? Total pile of turds.
Overall a great year for movies. As I stated, any of the top four on my list were worthy of movie of the year in Captain Creepy's eyes. Super duper stuff! Be happy and stay Creepy.
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