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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.)


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