Yes, it’s already far
into 2015, but I held off to watch American Sniper to see if it would make the
list. It was interesting and memorable, but these following 10 picks were just
so much better.
Honorable Mentions:
Non-Stop, The Maze Runner, The Raid 2, Million Dollar Arm
10. Chef
Jon Favreau is a great
actor, director and he’s pretty funny, too. Chef is essentially a movie about
food, which sounds kind of dumb, but it’s so awesome. Not only is it extremely
funny, the characters are pretty great, the cast is fantastic, and it’s a
complete blast. It certainly has some memorable moments.
9. Dawn of the Planet of
the Apes
After so many great
trailer, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes proved that it’s better than the
trailer. Smart, greatly cast and having spectacularly epic action sequences, it
brought the Planet of the Apes franchise to a whole new level.
8. Edge of Tomorrow
Come on. No one thought
Edge of Tomorrow would be good. But after the awesome reviews, I checked it out
in theaters, and it was certainly worth. The idea behind it (restarting the
day) brought in an action-scifi-war setting was brilliant, Tom Cruise and Emily
Blunt were incredible, and it was a ton of fun.
7. X-Men: Days of Future
Past
Funny, inventive,
well-cast and action-satisfying, X-Men: Days of Future Past was one of the best
X-Men movies, and a welcome return for Bryan Singer. Plus, it kind of cleaned
up the mess, and set up the next movies perfectly.
6. Whiplash
Miles Teller drumming?
How is that any good? Basically because the story is awesome, Miles Teller is
awesome, and J.K. Simmons yells and swears at everyone.
5. John Wick
Keanu Reeves came back to
action glory with John Wick, a really cool revenge thriller. Not only was John
Wick awesome, he had a few other cool characters friends, and the action couldn’t
have been better.
4. The Interview
The Interview was funny,
and it seemed to be dumb-funny before watching, but it was actually tense and
extremely interesting. Everything works well and James Franco and Seth Rogen
are the ultimate duo.
3. Guardians of the
Galaxy
I never had as much fun
in the movie theaters in 2014 as I did when I watched Guardians of the Galaxy.
Guardians of the Galaxy has amazing characters, an amazing cast, awesome
action, a great setting, memorable quotes and dialogue, an awesome story, and it’s
funnier than most comedies.
2. Horrible Bosses 2
Horrible Bosses 2 looked
awful before watching, which was the reason I was so surprised it was great. I loved
horrible bosses, it had one of the best casts ever put in film and the
characters were awesome. The premise was sweet, and I really wanted it to
happen again. And it did, in November 2014. It kept everything awesome from the
first one, added two great new actors and put in some new cool stuff too.
1. Snowpiercer
Nothing amazed me as much
as Snowpiercer. Great cast, Chris Evans was actually good in something that
wasn’t a Marvel film, the action sequences were incredible, but it also a
smart, thought-provoking masterpiece.
