The WINNERS and LOSERS of Summer 2017

Yeah, the summer movie season is about over as there are good indie movies out there such as Wind River, Ingrid Goes West, Good Time (coming soon) and it is a taste of what sort of movies will get in the fall season from award contenders to blockbusters. However, to sum up the season, it is no question that it is better than last summer because last summer that there were one or two highlights. And, this year, there are just enough: about 5-7. But, you cannot discount the vast disappointments such as Baywatch and The Mummy.

In this article, I am not going to rank my favorites but I'll highlight which movies were the ones that people were raving critically and commercially. And, a few of the losers will be highlighted that it had a critical reception but it did not do well audiences. But, more losers will just be plain bombs.

WINNERS of Summer 2017:

Marvel movies (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming)

Wonder Woman

Baby Driver

Dunkirk

The biggest surprise: Girls Trip

Indie movies (The Big Sick, Wind River, Ingrid Goes West, Good Time)

LOSERS

Alien: Covenant (I liked it, but it did not do well at the box office)

Comedies (Baywatch, The House, Rough Night, Snatched)

The Mummy

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (I think the franchise may be over.)

Guy Ritchie (King Arthur movie. It is not as bad as I thought.)

Michael Bay (Transformers 5)

The Dark Tower

War for the Planet of the Apes (Hear me out. I loved it and the critics liked it a lot too, not as much as Dawn. But, the box office results declined for some reason. Please watch the movie. It is that good.)

Comments

2015 Documentaries

I have only seen 6 documentaries this year which also includes Amy and I Am Chris Farley . But, I have to be honest, this has not been a particularly strong year for documentaries except for onethat got me emotionally and mentally as what I examine for when they uncover the truth or some facts from the people involved in these documentaries. But, here are the four I have seen this year: Listen To Me Marlon, Unrated, 4 stars This is the most insightful documentary of the year as we only hear Marlon Brando narrating his life and experiences what he has gone through regarding his family, his private life and his film experiences regarding The Godfather , Apocalypse Now , Last Tango in Paris , etc. It is like Marlon Brando came out of his grave to give us another profoundly moving movie only we hear his voice and scenery and nothing else. The Look of Silence, R, 3.5 stars Joshua Oppenheimer's follow-up documentary is a light-hearted but still-disturbing film regarding a ...

Daddy's Home 2 (2017), PG-13, ★1/2

The first Daddy's Home was surprisingly a financial success as I thought it was not as bad as many people thought. I thought it was a solid cable watch because it had enough laughs for that sort of mixed recommendation. I was not craving for a sequel for this movie because again, comedy sequels have a very bad record, however, the only difference is that it is not too late since the first movie came out a few years ago. But, this sequel is a reminder as to why we do not need a sequel to a hit comedy because this is a pretty much forgettable comedy, especially a holiday comedy...which I hade a guilty pleasure for. This did not work for me. Brad and Dusty (Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) have become friends after the events of the first film and they set up a co-dad system where their two children, Megan and Dylan, spending time at each father's home. Dusty has re-married to writer Karen (Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio) and he is step-dad to Adrianna, Karen...

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), R, 4 stars

The stockbrokers worshipping Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) like a god. Wall Street. The clients, the adrenaline, the stocks, the money, the power, and the decadence. The former three pertains to the man's job, but the latter three pertains what any stockbroker wants in order to have the freedom to do whatever they want with the client's money. As Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey) would say, "The name of the game is: move the money from your client's pocket into your pocket." We basically spend three hours seeing all of these Wall-Street scumbags steal the clients' money into their own pockets and spend it on booze, drugs, women, and other insane things in more insane activities. I have witnessed here is a great movie that I would not watch repetitively. The movie starts with Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) blowing cocaine onto a hooker's butt and he and his brokers throwing a little person onto a board with a dollar sign in the center. It'...

Caro the Movie Critic

Search This Blog