2016: The Halfway Checkin

Every year around this time I do my mid year movie ramble.  It consists of me randomly discussing what movies I’ve liked and haven’t liked thus far in the year.  This year I’m going to try something a little different.  I’m going to create my halfway list.  The list will be made up of five movies, three of the best and two of the worst.  

THE BEST:

The Conjuring 2

The inclusion of this one could be a little biased because I just saw it yesterday.  I was really looking forward to it, after loving the first one so much.  I wouldn’t say The Conjuring 2 surpassed its predecessor but is just as good.  There were many great jump scares, and at times they came one after the other.  I really liked how there wasn’t much time for the audience to catch it’s breath before something else came lurking out of the shadows.  When something wasn’t jumping out at me there were was some intriguing scenes to keep me invested in the movie.

Captain America: Civil War

I’ve been a fan of almost every movie in the marvel cinematic universe.  They’ve been a lot of fun to watch.  This one was a blast and a half with a story to match.  I’ve loved how the Captain America films have incorporated other film genres into their ranks.  This one continues that grand tradition while incorporating a great ensemble with its mile a minute story.

Eye in the Sky

In addition to having a very timely story this film also features the final live action performance from the legendary Alan Rickman.  The movie centers around drone warfare and showcases everyone involved with the decision to fire.  The movie features very little in terms action sequences but still creates a great atmosphere of suspense.

THE WORST:

The Bronze

No movie I wanted to end more this year then The Bronze.  The jokes featured in this comedy fell short EVERYTIME.  There were some segments that were just uncomfortable to watch, in any kind of social setting, and I was the only one in the movie theater that particular afternoon.  I’m going to overlook the bad acting and terribly written dialogue as well.

Love & Friendship

I tend to enjoy period pieces and witty dialogue but was bored with this one.  Don’t use the argument that I don’t like Jane Austin books so I’m automatically not going to like this movie.  After all I don’t like reading comic books either yet a comic book movie is featured under the “best of” portion of this list.  Nor do I really care for sports but I loved the movie Race, about Jesse Owens.  This one fell flat with a boring plot and uninspiring charters.  

So there you have it.  My list of what I’ve enjoyed and what I haven’t so far this year.  

I’ll see you at the movies!