Never understood the love for the franchise or Martin Lawrence.

Lawrence has possibly the most terrible IMDB of well known actors.
3 of those shit Bad Boys films (and they are his best work).
3 Big Mommas House movies.
2 Wild Hogs movies.
A bunch of other crap where walks around shouting "shit" and "my ass".

Fuck me.

129. Don't Look Up
Pretty well put together satire that doesn't really need to stretch itself far from the real world. 40 mins too long though. Seriously.
[6]

48. The Power of the Dog - 31 Dec
Really enjoyed this. Beautifully shot and some great performances, specially by Cumberbatch. The subtext running through the film is nicely told.
[8]

Falling for Figaro
Netflix rom-com about a girl who wants to be an opera singer. A lot better than that ‘Castle for Christmas’ shite, but still pretty bad.

It is indeed. I always enjoy reading the posts in here.

48 films for me this year. 27 of them new releases. And not a lot of them high quality. Hard to pick a best for the year when nothing has really grabbed me all that much. Dune was suitably epic, but far from being an all-timer. Don’t Look Up was great fun, but not something I’d watch again. Ditto for We Care a Lot. I think maybe The Trial of the Chicago Seven was objectively the best film of 2021 for me, but that’s kind of damning it with faint praise.

I’ve rewatched (or seen for the first time) a lot of great movies during 2021. But no new films really stood out.

Gremill wrote:

89. Spider-Man: No Way Home Loved it. Spectacular action in not only the best live action Spidey film but one of the best MCU films so far. It's the closest they've made it to what my 12yo comic reading self wanted from a film. Joyous stuff. 10

YES

Tidy up and recap of last year's viewing.

122. Home Alone
Neglected, serial killer pending youngster targets two hapless burglars with which to unleash his repressed sadistic apeshit angst upon in this sick, ultraviolent festive tale. 8

123. Die Hard
Individual performances, set-pieces, script, location, all perfectly assembled to make the complete action film and the best Christmas film. 9

124. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Neglected, serial killer pending youngster continues his reign of repressed sadistic apeshit ultraviolence against the same two hapless burglars... except this time in New York. 8

125. Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Chaotic sequel is not as taut an experience and with an occasionally scatty plot but still manages to feature some stand out sequences. 7.5

126. Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Orphaned teen Billy finds keeping it in the family is a pain as his incestuous protective nutjob aunt causes bother in this fairly decent 1981 slasher. 7

Ended the year with 126 films, pretty decent going, roughly two and a half a week is pretty sustainable going into '22.

21's Top Titles

• Short Term 12
• Calm With Horses
• The Wailing
• The VVitch: A New England Folktale
• Possessor
• Saint Maud

21's Turkeys

• Deceived
• Jagged Edge
• Mamma Mia
• The Tag-Along
• Slashlorette Party
• Edge of the Axe
• Body Count (Camping del Terrore)

Honourable mentions to My Bloody Valentine, The Final Girls, The Vanished, Dead & Buried, Bloody Birthday, Basket Case, Frankenhooker, Brain Damage, Palm Springs, Class of 1984 and Silent Night, Deadly Night as new viewings that I expected less of going into but was well rewarded with watching.

We'll see if I watch anything as good as Possessor, The VVitch or Saint Maud this year, outstanding pieces of work... probably best off just watching those again lol

I'll give Possessor a go I think, I liked or loved every other film on Webbins' good list.

I saw that through... was not great. Very much a film of its time.

@webbins well Eggers has his new film out this year so hopefully it's as good as his others!

ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:

@webbins well Eggers has his new film out this year so hopefully it's as good as his others!

Ah of course, The Northman, I read about that after I watched The VVitch. Thought it was biographical film about me going by the title. Will look out for it cheers.

Oh aye, I be lyking The Lighthouse, thrice aye.