TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2021, AND THE WORST!

TOP TEN MOVIES OF 2021

In total I went to the cinema a grand total of 42 times and saw 35 movies. This list only includes films seen at the cinema and not via streaming and only films seen at my local 12 screen cinema, so not that many 'art-house' films for me.

Other people who post lists like these, make a point of declaring that the list is just their own opinion of the films they've seen. I make no such claim, or apology for my choices. As far as I'm concerned these are the BEST (and worst films of 2021).

But, before we get there, here is a list of all the films I saw at the cinema, or at a screening.

ALL FILMS SEEN IN 2021

1. Godzilla vs Kong

2. Nomadland

3. The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

4. Black Widow

5. Fast and Furious 9

6. Monster Hunter

7. The Courier

8. The Suicide Squad (seen twice)

9. Free Guy (seen twice)

10. Nobody

11. Cruella

12. Cop Shop

13. Shang Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings

14. Reminiscence

15. Tomorrow War

16. Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins

17. Dune (reissue)

18. Wonder Woman 1984

19. Clockwork Orange

20. No Time To Die (seen three times)

21. Venom: Let There Be Carnage

22. Dune

23. The French Dispatch

24. Don't Look Now 

25. The Eternals

26. Last Night in Soho

27. Ghostbusters: Afterlife

28. Rocky IV: The Director's Cut

29. House of Gucci

30. Spider-Man: No Way Home

31. It's a Wonderful Life

32. Die Hard

33. Matrix: Resurrection

34. King's Man

TOP TEN

1. NO TIME TO DIE 9/10

2. THE FRENCH DISPATCH 9/10

3. THE COURIER 8/10

4. SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME 8/10

5. GODZILLA VS. KONG 8/10

6. DUNE 8/10

7. THE SUICIDE SQUAD 8/10

8. FREE GUY 8/10

9. NOBODY 8/10

10. LAST NIGHT IN SOHO 8/10

I loved No Time to Die, which I rewatched on Boxing Day on Blu Ray. Still loved it. On first viewing it was a 10/10 but subsequently the score was revised to a 9/10, it lost one mark because of a lack of back story for the villain, or explanation of his actual ambition.

The French Dispatch, although not Wes Anderson's best movie was still a delight and a visual triumph. It suffered from a saggy middle with the second of the three segments, but overall was a delightful change from the menu of big budget blockbusters my list is jammed full of, indeed my top-ten list two super-hero movies, three science-fiction films, one action, and one horror.

I would heartily recommend the third place movie, The Courier, starring Bendy Cumcumberpatch, was gripping, deeply engrossing and powerful, based on real life, it was dead good.

TOP FIVE (RE-ISSUED MOVIES)

These films speak for themselves. Only one of these failed to score a 10/10 score. Bet you can't guess which one got less than 10.

1. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

2. DIE HARD

3. CLOCKWORK ORANGE

4. DON'T LOOK NOW

5. DUNE (1985)

And now for the list you've all been waiting for!

BOTTOM FIVE WORST FILMS OF THE YEAR (IN REVERSE ORDER)

5. VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE 5/10

4. REMINISCENCE 5/10

3. SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS 4/10

2. MONSTER HUNTER 3/10

And the single worst film of the year, a film that actually left me angry.

1. FAST AND FURIOUS 9 2/10