2019 has come to a close a few weeks ago and now I must do my best and worst lists. 2019 was a fantastic year for movies, it did pretty poorly but overall it was great! Now before I get to my list I do have a few honorable mentions.
Honorable mentions: Toy Story 4, Rambo: Last Blood, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Shazam!, Happy Death Day 2U, Us, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Child's Play, It Chapter Two, Doctor Sleep, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Midsommar
Now that we got the honorable mentions out of the way, we shall now get to my list!
10. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 was a non-stop action thrill ride! It was brutal, violent, fast paced, and awesome! Keanu Reeves has once again proven he is one of the best action stars working today, seriously, his stunt work is off the charts. It's my favorite in the trilogy and hopefully Chapter 4 can live up to this.
9. Alita: Battle Angel
This was a film I was massively worried about because of the constant changes in release dates. However, when I saw the film, I was absolutely blown away.
Alita: Battle Angel was visually exhilerating, the action was fantastic, and I loved the characters. I never thought Robert Rodriguez could pull off a big budget sci-fi action flick like this, but he did, and he deserves all the credit possible!
8. Uncut Gems
Adam Sandler has done something that's nothing short of remarkable here! This movie was incredible to say the least. This movie is a 135 minute anxiety attack! This movie never lets you have time to breathe, in the best way possible. This movie was just filled to the brim with beautiful tension. Adam Sandler also gives the absolute best performance of his entire career here. Too bad he was snubbed at the Oscars.
7. Rocketman
Rocketman was just delightful! It had energy, it was full of passion, the music was wonderful, Taron Egerton's performance as Elton John was phenomenal! That was another snub at the Oscars! Fuck you academy!
6. Crawl
To those who never watched this movie because they thought it looked bad, GIVE THIS FILM A CHANCE! Crawl was fantastic! This film was everything I wanted in a monster movie, gory, suspenseful and fun! I couldn't get enough of this film!
5. The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse was something special. I thought it would end up being a pretentious artsy borefest, but instead it was a very engaging, very entertaining thriller with atmosphere and fantastic performances. How the movie looks is brilliant, the aspect ratio made the movie feel extremely old fashioned and the black and white added to the atmosphere.
4. Joker
Joker was not only a wonderful film with a haunting, beautifully told story, it was also a wonderful love letter to classic Martin Scorsese films
Taxi Driver and
The King of Comedy. This movie was everything I could ever want from a Joker movie, and a nice change of pace from other comic book movies. Also Joaquin Phoenix was phenomenal here, can't forget that.
3. Ford v Ferrari
This was one of the most fun films of the entire year! The race sequences were amazing, the acting was great, and this was also one of the best paced films of the year too! This 152 minute film felt like 80 minutes! Check it out if you haven't.
2. Avengers: Endgame
I honestly am speechless how great of an ending this was. This film was everything, exciting, entertaining, fun, hilarious, emotional, everything that makes a movie great! The last hour of this film was nothing short of perfect. As a fan of the MCU, this was exactly what I wanted and more.
1. Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino once again has proven why he is one of the greatest working filmmakers today. This movie was perfection. The dialogue, the comedy, the acting, all of that was amazing! It's a wonderful loveletter to the 1960s and that era of Hollywood. The final act of this movie was one of the best things I have seen all year! All of that is why this is my favorite film of 2019! I am very happy as well that Brad Pitt got nominated for best supporting actor, let's see if he wins!
So there you go, my best of 2019 list. Hope you enjoyed reading it.
