Best and Worst of 2017

Alright bring it in, 2k17 let's have it. We're listing our highest and lowest rated movies of the year. Thought it was worth going back and seeing what we thought of a film on the first viewing experience and seeing if it's changed. Now just to be clear we only just started our blog this year! So we're not awful people for not including La La Land but we're just going through what we've already reviewed. 
So let's smash through them, our best and worst of 2017, ending with a couple of honourable mentions!

BEST 

Get Out (2017)
Widely appreciated by critics and audiences, bold social commentary and exceptional directorial debut by Jordan Peele. 
8/10

Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Surprisingly great adaptation, gorgeous set pieces and costumes, happy film.
Luke Evans is a dish
8 or 9/10 

Logan
Great acting, great story, great send of to an iconic character. 
Hugh is a dish. 
8/10

Baby Driver 
Edger Wright proves his style, Ansel Elgort excells and the soundtrack is one of the best of the year.
John Hamm is daddy af.
9/10

It (2017)
Incredible cast, incredible adaptation, actually scary.
8.5/10

WORST

The Mummy (2017)
A chaotic, and untidy film. A poor story, is met with a weak cast, a disappointing first installment to the Dark Universe series. 
4/10

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 
An unorganised, plot hole-filled addition to the Star Wars Universe. They could have at least let Carrie Fisher go peacefully...
But, Adam Driver is a dish.
4/10



Emoji Movie 
Poo emoji, poo emoji, Sir Patrick Stewart.
2/10

Snatched 
Amy Schumer shouldn't be given more than 15 minute slots, massive plot holes, bad characters.
3/10

Transformers: The Last Knight 
Absolutely exhausting. Confusing, and boring. However, if I can make it through this film, I can make it through anything. 
3/10

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

2017 really was a great year for film, but some of them didn't seem to quite make the cut for our best of the year. There are a couple, that we personally feel deserve a special mention. They are brilliant in their own way, and incredibly memorable for us.  

First up, The Disaster Artist (2017) deserves its own place. I have not stopped thinking about this film since first seeing it. The Room has its own place in my heart. But The Disaster Artist just reminded me of how great this film really is, for a handful of reasons. The Franco brothers did Tommy Wiseau and his film a huge justice, and I recommend watching this if you have not already. This film also 100%, has one of THE most memorable scenes of the year for me. Brilliant tribute, brilliant film.
OH, AND JAMES AND DAVE FRANCO ARE DIIIIIIIIIISHY.
7/10.


So Call Me By Your Name (2017) I'm so pleased there has been so much positive feedback from so many different people. I think they handled love with such sincerity it was relatable and sexy and heartbreaking all at once. The cast were great and the shots were picturesque. Having not read the book I can only assume it's a wonderful adaptation, a gorgeous film, with a beautiful story. Timothée Chamlet is a stone cold cutie and Armie Hammer is a 6'5 dish.
7/10

And there we have it, it's a been a great year for film all round really, managed to watch 75 films in the cinema this year, so let's see what we can do with a full year! Bring on 2018 and let us know your favs of 2017!

CINEMATES 

The Mummy (2017)

After the masses of bad reviews following the release of The Mummy, Universal’s first instalment to its Dark Universe series… I really was not looking forward to watching this film. I mean we’d seen the trailers for months, and I’d begun to just get sick of seeing anything to do with this film, bit the bullet and caught a showing.

The story is what you’d expect from what we’ve already been given, but it is really nicely set out right at the beginning of the film, because we don't really know much about Ahmanet’s (Sophia Boutella) character, or history. So the film was really set up well, and honestly, the story just went downhill from there. Considering the film is called The Mummy, suggesting it is likely to be about a mummy, it’s almost quite the opposite. The main theme of this film was lost in some parts of he film, and it wasn’t so much a film about the villain, or the main character of the film it was more of a series of events surrounding the leading actor.

This was a problem for a couple of reasons. For starters, I’m not a massive fan of Tom Cruise anyway, and I know that isn't a popular opinion, and I cant always justify my reason for that statement, but I just don't always quite connect with him as an actor. This was something that i really noticed in this film, I just didn't quite understand what he was trying to do with his character. Secondly, it was a problem because its The Mummy! We want more of the Mummy! The rest of the cast really were nothing to write home about, I feel horrible saying it, but - they did the job but the actors did not stand out as the new ‘someone to watch’, because they starred in this film.

The actual film itself was really quite messy in parts, and I found myself sat there feeling exhausted, because it was pure on screen chaos. We jumped from one dilemma to the next, without much transition, or in some cases closure. It felt like during filming they were like RIGHT, WE NEED A BUNCH OF DISASTER, EDITING TEAM… SMUSH IT ALL IN. The result was not a positive one, and ended up with the film not only being a bit all over the place, but a little bit too long. It really felt like it was 2 hours long.



Not all was bad though, there were some interesting bits of action that I hadn't expected, and a lot of Cruise falling of buildings, dodging explosions and showing us some new creatures, which did on occasion look different to most others that we have seen before. The comedy however, was truly awful, corny, and eye-roll worthy. When i wasn’t that, it was jus funny because some scenes almost ripped off Shaun of the Dead… Which is great, if you’re watching Shaun of the Dead.

Honestly, this film for me was a hot mess, and like myself, I wouldn't rush to see it. It’s not the worst film by all means, but is it better than the 1999 original? No, of course not. Is it worth buying? No. Is it even worth recommending? Probably not. For a 2 hour film there is not a lot to say that isn't really mean, but I was no more impressed with this after watching than I was before release.

4/10. Sorry Cruise, I still won’t be joining a fan club.

CINEMATES - S