Do you notice that there are A LOT of series, sequels, reboots...and the occasional original movie thrown in the mix? It's kind of a gamble if you choose to go to a movie theater. Sometimes reboots and series can amaze with their attention to detail and story (as seen on either side). Sometimes you immediately zone out from mindless action and nonsensical plot or fantasize about doing something else. Anything else. Some of my top fantasies have been about reading the source material to see how badly they have messed it up, strangling the director, or hang my head in the oven...to smell the brownies I'm baking. It can be hard to judge what is going to be mind-blowingly amazing or absolutely dreadful because there are so many hits as well as misses. The top hits from IMDb's "GREATEST MOVIES: 2000-2016" are...
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Dark Knight (2008) 9.0 stars
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 8.9 stars
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 8.8 stars
- Inception (2010) 8.8 stars
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 8.7 stars
- City of God (2002) 8.7 stars
- Interstellar (2014) 8.6 stars
- Black Friday (2004) 8.6 stars
- Spirited Away (2001) 8.6 stars
- Philanthropy (2002) 8.6 stars
Spirited Away
The other Chris Nolan directed Batman movies made the top 100 with The Dark Knight Rises at #19 and Batman Begins at #41. Other superhero movies that made the list include Deadpool at #36, V for Vendetta at #58, and The Avengers at #93. Hayao Miyazaki, who directed Spirited Away, had another hit with Howl's Moving Castle reaching #53. Movies in series/continuations that made the list are Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. What these movies have in common is that they are exciting, well written, are intelligent, and ask tough questions. They keep the audience entertained while treating us like we are on the same intellectual playing field as the people making the movie.
At the same time, some of the worst movies ever are being produced in this time. On IMDb's "Lowest Rated Movies," movies from the 2000's and on take up 50% of the list and they tend to be sequels, spoofs, and reboots. There are others where the idea behind it is just...well, it's bad. I will give you a list of the top 10 so that you know what to avoid, but I won't trash up my blog with their terrible content, just pictures.
- Code Name: K. O. Z. (2015) 1.5 stars
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses (2004) 1.6 stars
- Saving Christmas (2014) 1.6 stars
- Daniel der Zauberer (2004) 1.6 stars
- Pledge This! (2006) 1.7 stars
- Turks in Space (2006) 1.7 stars
- Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) 1.8 stars
- Titanic: The Legend Goes on... (2000) 1.9 stars
- Disaster Movie (2008) 1.9 stars
- Zombie Nation (2005) 1.9 stars
The one director the I CANNOT STAND who has been clogging theaters with garbage is, and I hope you're not surprised, Michael Bay. I can't even begin to explain. I think my brain would melt from trying to process so much stupidity at once. So I'm going to let this dude sum it up. He does it pretty accurately.
I do not own any pictures or videos. My research is from IMDb: Greatest Movies: 2000 - 2016 and IMDb: Lowest Rated Movies.
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