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My top ten favorite and most disappointed movies of 2016 by JohnStripedfur

It's no secret that I love to watch movies and I've seen a lot of them this year. Though, not as much as I use to due to pricing and schedules. Not to mention availability of certain movies. But, I say this has been a mixed year for movies. But, I've seen many good ones and glad I didn't see any bad ones, but I've seen plenty of disappointing ones. So, instead of doing two separate lists, I'm putting both in one journal. So, here's my lists.

Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2016:

  1. [b]Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them[/b]: A spin-off movie of the classic Harry Potter franchise. A side story that has many people thinking of whether or not this movie will stand on it's own or even be good. And this movie was good. The story has some pacing issues, but it was very much enjoyable. The designs of the beasts were magnificent and it expands the wizarding world a lot more than the Harry Potter movies have ever done.

  2. [b]Suicide Squad[/b]: This movie has gotten a lot of divided opinions on this movie. Some hated it, some liked it. And I liked it. It does have a lot of problems sure, but I had a blast watching this movie. It's nice to see fun Will Smith in a blockbuster movie instead of him trying to get an Oscar. And I like all of the characters except for a couple, but I would love to see them again in future DC movies.

  3. [b]Star Trek: Beyond[/b]: This is a Star Trek movie that felt more of a Star Trek movie than most did. Like it's a two hour long episode of a Star Trek series. And that's a good thing. Surprised this didn't get as much numbers in the box office as its predecessors did, but I still hope they'll make a fourth one soon.

  4. [b]The Magnificent Seven[/b]: I had recently watched the original and after comparing the two. I had more fun with the remake than the original. I had a lot of fun watching this flick. I want to see more westerns like this.

  5. [b]The Jungle Book[/b]: I wasn't too sure on this one when I heard they were doing a live action remake of the cartoon. Then I saw it and was blown away. This rekindled my faith in live action remakes and I hope they'll continue this lucky trend in their next one.

  6. [b]Deepwater Horizon[/b]: Probably the best disaster movie I've seen since Unstoppable or even The Day After Tomorrow. This movie makes you understand on why the BP Gulf Oil Spill happened not too long ago and makes you appreciate the types of workers who risk their lives for the substance.

  7. [b]Finding Dory[/b]: This was a year filled with unnecessary sequels. And Finding Dory was one of them. There was no reason for a sequel to Finding Nemo and felt like Pixar was becoming like DreamWorks. But then I saw it and immediately feel in love with it. It had all the feels and touches the subjects on disabilities pretty well. Not very preachy about it and very subtle, too.

  8. [b]Rogue One[/b]: I wasn't too keen on spin-off movies for Star Wars. That's what the expanded universe was for. But then I saw it and I just very much enjoyed it. Especially the third act. It was the best sci-fi battle scene I've seen since Return of the Jedi.

  9. [b]Captain America: Civil War[/b]: Best Marvel movie to date. A lot of people said it was Deadpool that saved the superhero genre. I say it was Civil War that saved Marvel and help keep the franchise alive. It could've been a disaster with all the characters in one movie, but they pulled it off. And that airport scene, Beautiful.

  10. [b]Zootopia[/b]: I'm sure many people will say it's biased because I'm a furry, but that's not true. I can't think of a single movie I've seen all year that's better than this one. I hadn't seen many others that got more praises, but this movie is my most favorite. Not only does it have a good story and great animation, but relatable characters and themes that are just as deep as any other features. This is my most favorite of the year.

Top 10 Most Disappointing Movies of 2016 (These movies I don't hate, but more disappointed in them. Like I can tell they can be good, but was wasted by either story or directing.)

10.[b] Money Monster[/b]: This movie could easily satire on the media, social media, and today's victims of economic failures, but is overly saturated by cheap editing tricks that made it not enjoyable.

  1. [b]X-Men: Apocalypse[/b]: I had high hopes for this movie to be good because it features one of my most favorite comic book villains of all time, Apocalypse. But, it's filled with poor choices in directing and filled with actors who just don't give a damn.

  2. [b]Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice[/b]: This movie could've made it or break it with the DC Cinematic Universe, but what it did was missed opportunity. Now, I didn't hate this movie. I enjoyed many of it's parts, but the one thing they did in this movie earned it's spot on this list. I really wish they didn't, but we'll have to wait and see.

  3. [b]The BFG[/b]: This movie would've been the most magical movie of the summer, but instead it was meh. It was magical by many means, but the story wasn't just very exciting enough. Now I know why not many people have heard of this book.

  4. [b]TMNT: Out of the Shadows[/b]: When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Case and point: This movie. I think this was out fault because we begged the producers to use the original cartoon as their basis for their newly rebooted movies. Sad thing is, it's much like the cartoon. There were some enjoyable parts, but overall. It's just sad to watch.

  5. [b]The Angry Birds[/b]: If there was a movie that's obviously a cash grab. It's this one. Only five years too late.

  6. [b]Free State of Jones[/b]: A movie that could've been an Oscar contender, but ended up being a bore-fest. This movie was terribly boring and it looked like it'll be action packed. But, there's barely any action in it at all. This should've been handled by The History Channel instead.

  7. [b]Ratchet & Clank[/b]: If there was a movie I was hoping it would end the curse of bad video game movies, it would be this one. Nope. It was unfunny, unfocused, and just made me play the games less.

  8. [b]Alice Through the Looking Glass[/b]: If there is one evidence to prove why Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland was a bad movie. This one would be the one that proves it once and for all.

1.[b] Ghostbusters (2016)[/b]: I know I might catch a lot of flak for this, but I don't care. Truthfully, I had high hopes for this one to be actually good. Or at least entertaining. And there were a few scenes that were, but most of it was cringe. The comedy was all over the place. In fact, it has too much comedy. Slapstick, sarcastic humor, poop jokes, gross out humor, the works. It felt more of a cartoon than a live action movie. I don't hate this movie because I can tell it can be good, but just disappointed on how they just waist it by throwing tons of humor and 'memberberries.

So, which movies was your favorite or mostly disappointed by it? Comment below.

My top ten favorite and most disappointed movies of 2016

JohnStripedfur

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