Best Films of 2015

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, May 18, 2015 1:15 AM

The summer is approaching, and all too often the early films of the year are forgotten one the blockbusters and award-season ramp up have been released.

So let us make mention of the films that have been truly worthwhile so far this year.

I'm not talking the most profitable, nor the award darlings such as Only Gays Allowed or Neurotic Jews Pretending to Be Retarded categories, but the works that have been really rewarding, perhaps spectacular, and worthy of rewatching and recommending to others you like. And if you can include reason why: the storyline, the actor portrayal, the Sci-Fi effects.

I think American Sniper was categorized as a 2014 entry.
Otherwise, many seem to agree last year's best Sci-Fi was Edge of Tomorrow or Guardians of the Galaxy.

Has it been slim pickens this year?

Other threads with films mentioned:
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=58724

http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=58943

http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=59614

And a List:
http://www.movieinsider.com/movies/-/2015?show_past_months=1

I have enjoyed Blackhat, Kingsman, Jupiter Ascending so far, but they don't seem to be able to withstand the blockbusters.
Also Ex-Machina, Taken 3.
Woman in Gold was good, nice storyline, and should be kept in mind at the end of the year.

ECGORDON

Monday, May 18, 2015 2:34 AM

The only two I've seen this year that I'm anxious to see again are Ex_Machina and Predestination. I hated Jupiter Ascending, was just meh on Age of Ultron, and haven't seen that many others yet.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:24 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
The only two I've seen this year that I'm anxious to see again are Ex_Machina and Predestination. I hated Jupiter Ascending, was just meh on Age of Ultron, and haven't seen that many others yet.

I never saw Predestination showing at the Cinema - was it limited release? You saw it in Cinema, or was it only available on DVD?

ECGORDON

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:15 AM

I rented it from Amazon since I was sure it would not come to a theater near me. And I was right.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 4:56 AM

Just watched Mad Max. Vibe was like Waterworld in negative contrast. I will likely see it again, it lived up to the hype, but the CGI had some lame times - I'm talking the steering wheel here.

SHINYGOODGUY

Sunday, May 24, 2015 10:52 AM

I liked Mad Max and would recommend it, but there were some minor things that I wasn't to fond of. Mad Max took a back seat to Furia (Charlize Theron) although she was solid in her role, the script gave her the bulk of the heavy lifting, MM seemed to be a secondary character.

Way too many chase scenes, although I did like the "driver" character, and I liked the bits of humor - it worked for me. It's funny but a couple of nights before seeing MM I watched a HBO special about efforts regarding the worldwide value of water and a non-for-profit group collecting uncontaminated seeds to replenish the Earth's crops (it seems Monsanto has been controlling huge pockets of agriculture in foreign lands, but they are managing to poison them with unprecedented amounts of toxic chemicals to grow superfoods).

I was impressed with that part of the script, but Furia's story seemed kind of weak although I thought Theron did the best she could with the material she had to work with. Fight the Power!

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Just watched Mad Max. Vibe was like Waterworld in negative contrast. I will likely see it again, it lived up to the hype, but the CGI had some lame times - I'm talking the steering wheel here.

SHINYGOODGUY

Sunday, May 24, 2015 10:55 AM

I have Ex Machina on my watchlist of movies for this summer. Heard good things about it.

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
The only two I've seen this year that I'm anxious to see again are Ex_Machina and Predestination. I hated Jupiter Ascending, was just meh on Age of Ultron, and haven't seen that many others yet.

SHINYGOODGUY

Monday, May 25, 2015 10:16 PM

I would consider this film for Best of the Year, it is in my Top 5.

Ex Machina: Loved the tone and pace of the film, a real Indie work of art. Oscar Isaac was slimy and conniving as the modern-day Frankenstein. But for my money Alicia Vikander as Ava, stole the movie. She was brilliant. Childlike, manipulative and calculating; conveying emotion and emotionless almost simultaneously. Truly an underrated and unknown performance - until now. Very little in this movie is predictable, it felt like a Twilight Zone story to the 10th Power, the film moved quite well and had a solid storyline. Dr. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) would be proud.

SGG

CALHOUN

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 2:42 PM

The original 2 Mad Max films are among my favourites (Not Beyond Thunderdome!)I was keenly awaiting this reboot but in the end I loathed it. Just a smash'em up derby from start to finish.. and Maxs accent.. wtf! was nearly as bad as the American dubbed version of road warrior. LOL

Ex Machina was a great movie btw.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 5:29 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
I would consider this film for Best of the Year, it is in my Top 5.

Ex Machina: Loved the tone and pace of the film, a real Indie work of art. Oscar Isaac was slimy and conniving as the modern-day Frankenstein. But for my money Alicia Vikander as Ava, stole the movie. She was brilliant. Childlike, manipulative and calculating; conveying emotion and emotionless almost simultaneously. Truly an underrated and unknown performance - until now. Very little in this movie is predictable, it felt like a Twilight Zone story to the 10th Power, the film moved quite well and had a solid storyline. Dr. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) would be proud.

SGG

Not predictable? Have you seen Blade Runner?
Why do you think Ex Machina was copyrighted in 2013 yet only released now?

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