Your top films for 2019

Ones I seen /rated

Knives Out 8/10
The Avengers: Endgame 9/10
The Irishman 9/10
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 8/10

 

Joker

Passed on this don’t like Batman: Joker : Etc

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Passed on this, don’t like Star Wars.


Captain Marvel

7/10


Knives Out

Brilliant, wasn’t expecting it to be so good 8/10

Avengers: Endgame

Excellent!!!! 9/10

Shazam!

7/10


It Chapter Two

Wasn’t impressed with chapter one, so passed.


Doctor Sleep

7/10

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Found this tedious.


Alita: Battle Angel

Anticlimactic ending.

7/10

Midway
Missed this in the cinema cgi job by the looks of it, I’ll get the dvd.


Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Like this not as classy as the F&F. Lotta fun though.

8/10

Cold Pursuit

7/10

Terminator: Dark Fate

Better than the last one Genesis.

7/10


Rocketman

Passed on this.

Rambo: Last Blood

Looks like I pick up the dvd( missed it in the cinema)

Angel Has Fallen

Liked London Has Fallen so a dvd will suffice for AHF.

Jumanji: The Next Level

Disappointed with this thought it be funny, not.

Spider-man: Far From Home

Crap.

5/10

Dark Phoenix

Rubbish.

6/10


Glass
7/10
Last part of the supposed trilogy.
Unbreakable is still the best.

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Popcorn QT 8/10

The Irishman

Made the effort to see this in the cinema.

Enjoyed!!!!

9/10

 

Top 5

1. Joker
2. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
3. The Lighthouse
4. The Aeronaunts
5. Marriage Story

 

I liked Judy.

 

A very good year. Much better than 2018, bar Roma and a couple of others.
10 Faves that have stayed in my memory, to get on BD:

Never Look Away
Pain and Glory
Ballon
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Irishman
Joker
Two Popes
Ford vs Ferrari (Le Mans 66 over here)
Rocketman
At Eternity’s Gate

We haven’t got Parasite, 1917, or Little Women yet. Jo Jo Rabbit has either just arrived or is imminent.
One that I missed: Midsommar
Most over rated: Marriage Story, Dolemite.
Frivolous but fun....Rise of Skywalker, Knives Out, Yesterday.

 

Star Wars
One Upon a Time
Two Popes

 

1. The Wolf’s Call. Amazing French submarine thriller. It’s now on Netflix.

2. Parasite
3. Rambo: Last Blood
4. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Tried twice to watch The Irishman and can’t make it past 20 minutes.
Still plan on seeing Knives Out and The Joker

 

The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Ready or Not
Ford v Ferrari
Booksmart

haven't yet seen Parasite, Marriage Story,Knives Out, or Irishman

 

I just saw 'Uncut Gems'. Thought the Movie was Good, but the Sandman was Awesome(which I expected based on reviews of his performance). I do not care for Awards, as who is to say one's Acting Performance is better than another, as it is Art and not like Sports where the Scoreboard determines the Winners and Losers. That being said, I think Sandman's Performance is worthy of at least being nominated.

We chose 'Uncut Gems' over 'Knives Out', although I would have been happy to see that Movie, as love a Good Mystery, but will catch it in the next year on BluRay or Streamed. Same for 'Ford versus Ferrari', 'Doctor Sleep' and 'Parasite'. Missed out on Joker, but will be one of the Few Movies I will buy on Release(BluRay) knowing I will watch it several times most likely, as it will be released within 2 weeks.

I cannot really rank Movies of 2019, as only have seen 'The Irishman', 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' and 'IT-Chapter 2'. I have not seen yet all the Movies I wanted to, but bought 'US' and 'Glass'(more so to finish the Trilogy) during the BF Sale at Best Buy.

I looked at 'Rocketman' during that same sale, then realized why despite loving the early Elton John Albums, I passed on seeing this Movie in the Theater, as I hate Musicals, which is what I read Elton decided to make this Movie in a Genre covering part of his life, so I was not going to pay for this Movie even though was on Sale. The Factual Errors on his Music Career also were a turnoff, but I could have lived with some inaccuracies, if the Movie was not in 'Musical' Style. I will just wait to watch it when it plays for free on tv eventually, as doubtful I would ever want to watch it more than one time, but just check out for any parts of it that I might like.

I might be forgetting a few other Movies from 2019 at this time that might interest me.

Already looking forward to 2020 just in January alone for 'Underwater' & 'The Turning'(Both Trailers looks good and creepy, so hoping these Movies will not be a bust) and 'The Gentlemen'(of course from my Avatar, I am a Big Charlie Hunnam Fan and liked him in 'The Lost City of Z' Movie in 2018).

 

'Amazing Grace', filmed in 1972, was the one that I enjoyed the most this year

Other favourites from the 2019 UK releases which I saw in the cinema -

Ash is Purest White
Atlantics
Burning
Capernaum
The Chambermaid
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Irishman
Monos
The Mustang
Pain and Glory
Transit
Woman at War

Documentaries :-

For Sama
Marianne & Leonard
RBG
Shooting the Mafia
Varda by Agnes

 

The Laundromat
Rolling Thunder Revue
Fyre
American Factory
The Great Hack
Climax
Hidden Life

 

I only saw 4 new movies

1. The Irishman 9/10
2. Joker 8/10
3. Toy Story 4 8/10
4. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 4/10

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker [TBC tomorrow]

Marriage Story [TBC only saw 50%]

 

1. The Irishman 9/10
2. Joker 8/10
3. Toy Story 4 8/10
4. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker 7/10
5. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 4/10

 

1. The Irishman
2. Once upon a time in Hollywood
3. Apollo 11

 

Top 3

The Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

 

Knives Out
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Hustlers
Avengers Endgame
Captain Marvel
Booksmart

 

Knives Out
The Irishman
The Lighthouse
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
Joker
Jojo Rabbit
Parasite
Midsommar

Note: 1917 hasn’t opened in my city yet, so it may well have made my list if I’d gotten to see it in time.

 

I'll be editing my list when I see it next Friday when it is in wide release. I am expecting (hoping) it to be in my top 5 for 2019.

 

I would add JoJo Rabbit and that’s my top three.

 

I haven't seen JoJo yet, it sounds like I need to.

 

To my earlier Top 10 list I would add Motherless Brooklyn, which I saw just before year end 2019. Ed Norton, William Dafoe, and Alec Baldwin are all good (especially Norton, with Tourette’s syndrome), with a little cameo from Bruce Willis. Nice shots of NYC and the 50s setting suits it. Excellent, largely jazz soundtrack though you get some Thom Yorke (Radiohead) too. Wouldn’t be surprised if that takes the Oscar next month. If you are a fan of crime noir movies like LA Confidential or Chinatown you should like it. Some folks seem put off by its length, nearly 2.5 hours, but I enjoyed that.

 

Just watched "Ash is Purest White". Solid.

 

I still have to see many of last year's films (like "Joker", "Midsommar", "Marriage Story", "Jojo Rabbit" and many more) but here are a handful of movies I liked very much (the best is bold):

Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Parasite
Pain and Glory
Transit
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

These are still on my watchlist.
I also liked "If Beale Street Could Talk" very much.

 

As usual I saw so few films that actually were released in 2019. I did sit through the Irishman but I just didn't think it was all that great. I think I would have to go with Avengers Endgame and surprisingly, Dolemite is My Name, a very sweet, funny film and a reminder of how good Eddie Murphy can be when he is fully engaged. I do have a list of 2019 Blu releases I am looking forward to though. Thanks for all the recommendations!