Board 8 > I've seen 44 movies that released in 2018

(+) Yeah! (+)

should be easy to hit the 50 mark!

2018 movies I still want/need to see:
Widows
Green Book
Roma
Ralph Breaks the Internet (planning on this tomorrow!)
Aquaman
First Man
Skate Kitchen
Christopher Robin
The House with a Clock in its Walls
Leave No Trace
Mandy
The Favourite
The Hate U Give
Can You Ever Forgive Me?

there's more that I'll probably see once they get award nominations
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Is Alpha good?
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Haven't seen Alpha. Just didn't have much interest in it. I'd also add A Star is Born and The Grinch into that same category
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Impressive! I saw 27 movies at the theater last year and streamed/rented another 5 before Oscar time but I'm lagging way behind for 2018 (maybe at 14/2). From your list I'd say

Ralph Breaks the Internet - loved it, lots of laughs and as good as the original IMO

Green Book - pretty by the numbers, but it's funny and the leads have strong chemistry so they make it work

First Man - interesting historically but not as gripping as I'd hoped. Claire Foy is excellent however


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Ngamer64 posted...

Green Book - pretty by the numbers, but it's funny and the leads have strong chemistry so they make it work

First Man - interesting historically but not as gripping as I'd hoped. Claire Foy is excellent however

that's pretty much exactly what I'm expecting from those tbh

they're both on my list pretty much exclusively because they'll be heavy hitters this award season I think
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I am seeing Green Book tonight and Widows tomorrow.
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I had Moviepass for the first half of the year before it started being terrible

now I get 2 free movies from Sinemia, plus ordering tickets from Atom gets you a free one every 5th movie, so that's an extra every other month

though I think the Atom deal ends at the end of this year

I miss having my unlimited movies but I knew that deal was too good to last
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current top 5 and bottom 5:

1. Isle of Dogs
2. Eighth Grade
3. Annihilation
4. BlackkKlansman
5. How to Talk to Girls at Parties

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40. Unfriended: Dark Web
41. Truth or Dare
42. A Wrinkle in Time
43. Game Over, Man!
44. The Cloverfield Paradox
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I didn't think Cloverfield Paradox was very good, but worst movie of the year?? dang.

Christopher Robin is very "meh". As far as child characters from fantasy worlds being pulled back in as adults, Hook is miles better. The 2nd half was kinda cute though, and Ewan MacGregor makes it endearing.
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Almost seen as much, I'm at 42 currently

Top 5:
The Endless
Annihilation
Deadpool 2
Incident in a Ghost Land
Searching

Bottom 5:
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Insidious: The Last Key
Winchester
Slender Man
Truth or Dare
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You both think there are 5+ movies better than Hereditary this year? I'm surprised.
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jcgamer107 posted...

I didn't think Cloverfield Paradox was very good, but worst movie of the year?? dang.

For what it's worth, I tried to avoid movies I thought would be bad for the most part. In fact, my bottom 5 are also the only 5 movies I saw this year that I'd say were outright bad. I'm sure there are worse movies I didn't see, but it's by far the most disappointing movie of the year.

jcgamer107 posted...

Christopher Robin is very "meh". As far as child characters from fantasy worlds being pulled back in as adults, Hook is miles better. The 2nd half was kinda cute though, and Ewan MacGregor makes it endearing.

I pretty much assumed it would be essentially Paddington, but with a bit of the cleverness swapped out for the inherent charm of Winnie the Pooh, which is fine by me. Paddington 2 just missed my top 10, and that's only because it's a great year for movies. Of the 44 I've seen, I'd give about 30 at least an 8/10

jcgamer107 posted...

You both think there are 5+ movies better than Hereditary this year? I'm surprised.

Hereditary is my #8
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Snake5555555555 posted...

The Endless
Searching

Also both movies that narrowly missed top 10 for me
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Hereditary comes in at 12 for me. These are ranked higher:

Thoroughbreds
Avengers: Infinity War
Upgrade
Isle of Dogs
Unsane
Summer of 84
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So what would you guys say are the "must see" movies of 2018? I think I'd say Infinity War, Deadpool 2, and Incredibles 2. Of course, Infinity War depends on how much you like Marvel movies.
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movie pass was great while it worked

now its useless
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I would put Mission: Impossible Fallout or Black Panther in the place of Incredibles personally.
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GanonsSpirit posted...

So what would you guys say are the "must see" movies of 2018? I think I'd say Infinity War, Deadpool 2, and Incredibles 2. Of course, Infinity War depends on how much you like Marvel movies.

Not quite sure what you mean by must-see? I mean, those are definitely the biggest superhero movies of the year, along with Black Panther
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Best film of 2018 is easily Blindspotting

Green Book and First Man are up there as well

Leave no trace is nothing special
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not sure if i've watched 44 movies all the way through

*blocks ears on the mention of RBTI*

Blalalalallalalaa

(Viewing pending Fri/Sat)
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Wow, I've seen 79 already (and counting!).

Current Top 10:
1. Sorry to Bother You
2. Hereditary
3. Boy Erased
4. Leave No Trace
5. A Star is Born
6. Green Book
7. Mandy
8. Upgrade
9. BlacKkKlansman
10. Thoroughbreds
HM: First Man, Three Identical Strangers

Current Bottom 10:
70. Mute
71. Ready Player One
72. The Predator
73. Breaking In
74. The Cloverfield Paradox
75. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
76. Gotti
77. Overboard
78. Truth or Dare
79. The 15:17 to Paris

Seeing Widows later today which I've heard great things about.

Slanted_Silver posted...

Best film of 2018 is easily Blindspotting

I actually haven't heard much about Blindspotting at all, but looking it up, reviews seem to be great. I'll have to add it to my list
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Vengeful_KBM posted...

Wow, I've seen 79 already (and counting!).

and here I was thinking I was ahead of the game

guess I'll need to check out Boy Erased too, although I feel like that one might take a while, seems like it's pretty limited release
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Yeah I'm lucky, a lot of stuff comes to the Seattle area so even with MoviePass at the beginning of the year and now AMC A-List (which is excellent) it can be hard to keep up (I totally missed The Hate U Give, Eighth Grade, and the new Drew Goddard film, among other things). I recommend making Boy Erased a priority if it shows up in your area, though. It seriously hit home for me and more people should get the opportunity to see it.

I saw someone rank Truth or Dare under Slender Man and I don't get that. At least Truth or Dare is so stupid it ends up being kinda funny and easy to make fun of. (I have several inside jokes because of that movie alone). Slender Man was just a dumb try hard boring mess. I consider Winchester the same. I would watch Truth or Dare five more times before I watch Slender Man or Winchester even one more time.
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My excuse is that I didn't see Winchester or Slender Man.

Eighth Grade and Bad Times at the El Royale are both excellent. Eighth Grade is my #2 for the year so far, and Bad Times is like #6
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I saw someone rank Truth or Dare under Slender Man and I don't get that. At least Truth or Dare is so stupid it ends up being kinda funny and easy to make fun of. (I have several inside jokes because of that movie alone). Slender Man was just a dumb try hard boring mess. I consider Winchester the same. I would watch Truth or Dare five more times before I watch Slender Man or Winchester even one more time.

Truth or Dare was absolutely terrible and also one of my most anticipated movies early in the year

The first time I saw a trailer for it I immediately thought "this is going to be hilariously bad" so I took my girlfriend to see it opening weekend

and while I have it ranked as one of the worst movies of the year that's definitely not a reflection on how much I enjoyed it
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Slender Man and Truth or Dare are both each terrible in their own different ways that it doesn't really matter which way I rank them.
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Top 5
1) Infinity War
2) Deadpool 2
3) Black Panther
4) Ralph Breaks the Internet
5) Christopher Robin

Bottom 5
5) I Can Only Imagine
4) Super Troopers 2
3) Tag
2) Venom
1) Game Over Man

I've only seen 12 movies this year; the middle 2 are Ant-Man and the Wasp & Ready Player One
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ZeroSignal620 posted...

3) Tag

Tag was actually my 44th!

it was decent enough; pretty much exactly what I thought it would be
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Johnbobb posted...

Truth or Dare was absolutely terrible and also one of my most anticipated movies early in the year

The first time I saw a trailer for it I immediately thought "this is going to be hilariously bad" so I took my girlfriend to see it opening weekend

and while I have it ranked as one of the worst movies of the year that's definitely not a reflection on how much I enjoyed it

My girlfriend and I will still randomly say to each other "Touch me again with that hand and I'll break it!" It's such a poorly done movie in every way.

The best part is how the Truth or Dare demon just randomly starts breaking the rules just because like "I dare you to tell the truth! LOL GOTCHU"

And when they build up to a touching moment where the gay friend finally confronts his homophobic father, they give us absolutely no pay off. They literally just have him appear in the next scene and go "Oh, my dad was cool with me being gay." It's incredible.

They actually did a better job with the ending as a somewhat clever piece of writing (not what actually happened but as a call back to the beginning of the movie) and that one piece of writing was better than it had any right to be. But man it's an entertaining dumpster fire.

Also, getting lost in all these movies is Searching. That movie is outstanding and deserves props.
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Wow that's actually pretty impressive saw 25 myself will probably end at round 28.

BEST
1. Avengers: Infinity War
2. Hereditary
3. Bohemian Rhapsody
4. Ant-Man and the Wasp
5. Black KKKlansman

WORST
5. Tomb Raider
4. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
3. Truth or Dare
2. Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald
1. Slender Man
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Also, getting lost in all these movies is Searching. That movie is outstanding and deserves props.

I agree, excellent movie
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STElNER posted...

not sure if i've watched 44 movies all the way through

i identify with that
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I watched a shitload of movies this year but actually not too many from 2018! Some of the repeated names in this topic make me want to throw together a watch list for the rest of the month.

Also movies are IMO one of the best creations of mankind so seeing folks who say they never watch them in here make me sad. :(
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Xiahou Shake posted...

Also movies are IMO one of the best creations of mankind so seeing folks who say they never watch them in here make me sad. :(

same.

music > movies, though.
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According to Letterboxd, this year I've seen 246 'movies,' 20 of which are full-length films from this year.

Masterpieces:
(0. First Reformed, which is apparently 2017 but saw it this year...)
1. Hereditary
2. Eighth Grade

Great:
3. Black Panther
4. Widows
5. A Star is Born
6. Isle of Dogs
7. Annihilation
8. First Man
9. Won't You Be My Neighbor
10. BlacKkKlansman
11. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
12. Three Identical Strangers
13. Incredibles 2
14. Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Good:
15. Avengers: Infinity War
16. Sorry to Bother You
17. Leave No Trace
18. Deadpool 2
19. A Quiet Place

Average:
20. Ant-Man and the Wasp
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CasanovaZelos posted...

(0. First Reformed, which is apparently 2017 but saw it this year...)

yeah there's a handful like that. Thoroughbreds, Death of Stalin, etc.

If it was publicly released in the US in 2018 I count it as a 2018 movie. If it technically released in 2017 at the Venice Film Festival and there was no way to conceivably see it until this year than it's a 2018 movie.
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According to Letterboxd I've watched 159 movies during 2018

assuming I logged them all, which I think I did but I'm not sure
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I must be around this number too, even considering that my country got some 2017 movies only in the first quarter (and sadly, RBTI and Creed II are also only coming in January). And a few of them with free tickets, too!

Will post more later, but haven't found Hereditary all that good (the ending has a weird tonal shift that lost me), specially compared to A Quiet Place.
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Xiahou Shake posted...

I watched a shitload of movies this year but actually not too many from 2018! Some of the repeated names in this topic make me want to throw together a watch list for the rest of the month.

Also movies are IMO one of the best creations of mankind so seeing folks who say they never watch them in here make me sad. :(

We used to have a big fat movie topic on here until about 2015/16.
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You people watch a shitload of movies.
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movies are cool
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tyder21 posted...

You people watch a shitload of movies.

it's a fun habit to get into

unfortunately i have a very bad movie watching habit, in that i'll watch 10 movies over the course of a few days and nothing else for a month
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I watch a lot compared to people I know IRL, but some of you guys put me to shame. I'm up to 38 movies from 2018 and 148 total for the year.

BTW, let's see some Letterboxd links for following purposes. Mine is in my sig.
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