2017 sure has passed quickly, hasn’t it? It doesn’t seem so long ago since I was selecting my choices for the 2016 Films Post. Have you been pleased with this year’s standard overall? Which films have stood out for either good or bad reasons? Below, (and in no particular order), are a wide range in genre from the past 12 months. How well have you been paying attention? I haven’t seen the latest Star Wars (though will soon), but you’re more than welcome to offer any other suggestions.
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Film 2
Film 3
Film 4
Film 5
Film 6
Film 7
Film 8
Film 9
Film 10
Film 11
Film 12
Film 13
Film 14
Film 15
Answers below
1. Dunkirk
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
3. Blade Runner 2049
4. Get Out
5. Borg v McEnroe
6. Wonder Woman
7. The Big Sick
8. Baby Driver
9. Logan
10. It
11. Lady MacBeth
12. The Battle of the Sexes
13. Detroit
14. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
15. Lady Bird
Alex Raphael 
8/15 😩 but well better than zero 😛
True. But better than half 🙂 Which was your favourite? Any you didn’t like?
I don’t know, I really love Baby Driver, I think I liked all of them!
I’m guessing you’ve listened to Brighton Rock by Queen a lot 😀
Yup
10 out of 15.
Good stuff Tosha! Bring on 2018!
Take a bow. Ha!
My granddaughter and I managed 4 – only one was mine which she had anyway 🙂
Teamwork works 🙂
11/15 🙂 I didn’t get The Big Sick, Baby Driver, Lady MacBeth and Lady Bird
Those were some of the tougher ones. Well done for getting Borg MacEnroe. It didn’t get anywhere near as much promotion as The Battle of the Sexes 🙂
11/15! Been a while I’d done so well. Haha!
Nice one Kim. Hope you had a super awesome Christmas and you get to see lots of great films in 2018.
Full marks, 15/15, but I have been movie-obsessed this past year, something I am not too proud of since I a bit neglected my other life commitments. From your selection, I really liked Lady Macbeth and Blade Runner 2049.
Flawless Victory, as they said in Mortal Kombat, one of my favourite computer games growing up. I wasn’t sure anyone would get Lady Macbeth. The main guy in it looked so much like Rick from Walking Dead it was spooky! Really think the actress will go onto big things.
Lady Macbeth was one of the strongest independent films of 2017, and I wanted to believe it was generally well-known by now 🙂 I agree, Florence Pugh gives a magnificent performance, she is destined for something big. So far, she has 3 films with her scheduled for 2018, so lets wait and see 🙂
Let’s hope so. She has great talent and an amazing aura on screen.
12/15. There’s a few yet I need to see! Which few from this year are your favorites? People have praised Mudbound. And 3 Billboards.
Dunkirk top for me. I even have the soundtrack. I’d like to see Mudbound and 3 Billboards. I missed out on Detroit, which looked fascinating. Fences was the worst one I saw. I loathed it so much.
Really? I loved the performance of Viola Davis. How powerful! She made me cry. (I’m a baby, tho.)
She’s amazing for sure. Especially that speech she gives. Though why Supporting Actress? But it had so little directing it felt like I may as well have just seen a filming of a theatre production. And it had such a sloooow pace. And I didn’t like the tone of the ending either. One of those we just disagree on I guess 🙂 But she is an extraordinary talent and I hope she wins far more awards in the future 🙂
I have no idea why it was supporting. She gave it her all. Yes, it did have the feel of a play.
I saw four of these films (Dunkirk, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Wonder Woman, and Get Out), guessed seven correctly, and hope to see them all. Thanks for your blog, Alex, and Happy New Year!
Valerian did badly at box office and got underwhelmed reviews, but the others were successes. I’ve only seen 10. I’ll probably catch a few when they come out on home release.
Whoa…. I have a lot of catching up to do! I only saw one of those films! 😮
Well you were writing. That’s one of the best (and one of the few haha) reasons not to see films.
Your movie quizzes are always a delight to participate in. I haven’t seen too many this year, but I suppose I knew a few (nine) from the list due to some familar faces and trailers. I also did a similar post, showcasing some I have enjoyed this year so it is equally nice to see what you have enjoyed.
A Happy New Year to you Alex
Sincerely Sonea
I’m really glad you enjoy them. It’s always interesting to see too how they compare to last year. It’s not about the 15 best, or the most high profile, but a wide selection of standard and genre. There were quite a few disappointments for sure this year. Justice league and King Arthur must have cost a fortune.
12/15. Mot too shabby. 😀
Happy New Year, Alex!
Not too shabby at all. That’s a strong score. Best 3 and worst 3 you’ve seen this year?
Geez I think I got Logan and that was it! I’m the worst haha! 😝
It was a really goof film. Recommend Baby Driver if you get the chance. And even if you don’t see Dunkirk, check out the soundtrack.
Not too bad! Only seen six of them, but got all except Lady Macbeth. War for the Planet of the Apes is the only one I found noticeably absent, but I do love these quizzes! Hope you have a Happy New Year, Alex!
I did think about putting it in, but I didn’t want to include too many blockbusters. Thor was the other high-profile film I toyed with. Great score. Even more impressive as you haven’t seen that many.
I got 13/15! I have seen hardly any of these but you picked some lovely images. I really can’t wait to see Lady Macbeth.
As mentioned above, it was a hugely successful independent film, and the leading actress is sure to be a big star. Really strong score Anna 🙂
14/15. Lady MacBeth. You got me with Lady Macbeth. 🙂 Only seen 9 of them so far.
I thought that might stump a few, as wasn’t sure if it made it to the US at all. It’s not a long film, or with any sort of budget, but is really well made and with great performances. And that’s an awesome result Lloyd.
Thank you Alex, I will have to check out the ones I haven’t seen. Would this be your Top 15 films of the year?
There have been some good ones like Hidden Figures and Thor: Ragnarok I’d add. But it’s more tricky for a simple list as here in the UK films like La La Land and Moonlight only arrived this year. And others like All the Money in the World, Molly’s Game and Three Billboards aren’t released until 2018.
I find I just wait for Oscar releases to get here and then I compile my best of the year list. That being said 20th Century Women a 2016 film got to Australia in July 2017.
That is a long wait!
Yes it is. 🙂
I’m waiting on films to get here too. Well will be great to see them when they do. What would you say was your favourite comic book film of the year? Thor: Ragnarok?
It was very entertaining for sure. Even Goldblum’s scenes on his own would make a great argument. Everything save the last 20 minutes of Wonder Woman was good too.
Yeah I’m with you there, bit of a CGI-athon at the end of Wonder Woman. Jeff Goldblum is a national treasure. Have you seen What We Do In The Shadows or Hunt for the Wilderpeople done by the same director?
I’ve not seen either of those though have heard good things. He came across well on an Empire podcast. But have seen Eagle v Shark, which got my attention because of Flight of the Conchords.
Ah yes I’ve got to check those out. I enjoyed The Future is Robots.
That was a fun one. I haven’t heard of Borg v McEnroe, and didn’t get to watch Films 11 – 15. 😂 Valerian’s visuals are too distinct to miss though. Happy New Year, Alex!
And the same to you. Glad you enjoyed the quiz. And for sure those visuals are very distinctive!
Oh and Borg MacEnroe is really good.
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8/15… which I am happy with since I only went to the movies twice in 2017.
Over half. Some great ones coming out this year so can’t wait.
Happy New Year Alex! I got 11/15 – I think that might just be a record for me!
Great start to the new year. Any films for 2018 you’re really looking forward to?
The Big Sick (film #7) was sooooo good. Great collection you’ve put together for this quiz.
A really different kind of romcom. Very funny and very real. I really liked Ray Romano in the part too.
I got 12, despite not having seen half of the movies due to a busy schedule.
You always set high standards. Any film in particular you’re looking forward to this year?
I want to see Hostiles, The Post and The Shape of Water.
Have started to see them advertised a lot. Great things expected. The Darkest Hour jumps out too.
Oh yes. Gary Oldman as Churchill is a great thought indeed. He’s such a chameleon.
Oh dear! I only knew a couple my movie watching has been very low this year. I’ll take on some of the suggestions though if you thought they were good.
There are yes. Baby Driver was great and very different, if you only get the chance to watch one.
Logan, Wonder Woman and Guardians of the Galaxy stood out very well in 2017. They were well made films. Haven’t seen the others
I recommend Dunkirk for sure. And the soundtrack is mindblowing.
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WordPress quizzes are great. Shame that they don’t offer free plugins. Btw, have you seen Battleship Potemkin? Did you like it?
I saw it a long time ago now. Yeah it was great. Full of very powerful images.
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