Your best movie of 2019?

[Mr. Japan]

 

[tigger]

Hands down, it was Joker for me. One of the finest acting performances I've ever seen.

[Chibearsv]

The Irishman wins for me although in fairness, I haven't seen many movies this year.  I really did enjoy it though.  As a public service announcement, I did see "Uncut Gems" this weekend and I'm lost on how the critics are talking about Oscars for this movie; a complete turd in my opinion.  

[NweakO]

The Lighthouse 

[inter4alia]

12 hours ago, Meklown said:

Best movie of the year by a mile for me was Joker. Incredible scripting, acting performance, cinematography. I particularly liked the areas where they purposely left "open to interpretation", such as the birth records. 

I am curious to hear your thoughts as to why you hated it?

Without getting into a detailed discussion about why I hated it, I will explain it like this.  For me, Joker was like walking into one of my favorite restaurants headed by a great chef and being served a dish that is supposed to be spicy and I am expecting to be spicy (say a vindaloo or or habanero salsa) but the chef decides to quadruple the normal amount of peppers in the dish just because he wants to showcase his ability to make the dish as spicy as possible and he wants to get a reaction out of the diners.  The chef plates the dish in a stunningly beautiful fashion, even borrowing some well known plating concepts from another great chef (say Ferran Adria).  I look at the dish and can recognize and appreciate the artistry and beauty in the plating.  I taste the dish and it is absolutely inedible because of the overwhelming spice (and I love spice).  So I hate the dish.     

[Meklown]

13 hours ago, inter4alia said:

Without getting into a detailed discussion about why I hated it, I will explain it like this.  For me, Joker was like walking into one of my favorite restaurants headed by a great chef and being served a dish that is supposed to be spicy and I am expecting to be spicy (say a vindaloo or or habanero salsa) but the chef decides to quadruple the normal amount of peppers in the dish just because he wants to showcase his ability to make the dish as spicy as possible and he wants to get a reaction out of the diners.  The chef plates the dish in a stunningly beautiful fashion, even borrowing some well known plating concepts from another great chef (say Ferran Adria).  I look at the dish and can recognize and appreciate the artistry and beauty in the plating.  I taste the dish and it is absolutely inedible because of the overwhelming spice (and I love spice).  So I hate the dish.     

I see. What I get from your description is that everything is overly perfect to the point of being over-the-top? 

[Meklown]

Another one of my favorites for this year would be Endgame. I thought it was pretty well done considering that it had to bring closure to 10 years worth of movies. It also gave pretty equal levels of attention to each main character, which is never easy to do when you have so many.

Pretty much appreciated most of it except the scene where they purposely lined up all the female characters for one shot (final fight v thanks). I understand feminism and equality and agree with it all, except I don't see the need to overdo it in this sense. 

[Cubadust]

Joker, Midsommar and The Lighthouse. Upbeat and fun movies.

[Silverstix]

Without getting into a detailed discussion about why I hated it, I will explain it like this.  For me, Joker was like walking into one of my favorite restaurants headed by a great chef and being served a dish that is supposed to be spicy and I am expecting to be spicy (say a vindaloo or or habanero salsa) but the chef decides to quadruple the normal amount of peppers in the dish just because he wants to showcase his ability to make the dish as spicy as possible and he wants to get a reaction out of the diners.  The chef plates the dish in a stunningly beautiful fashion, even borrowing some well known plating concepts from another great chef (say Ferran Adria).  I look at the dish and can recognize and appreciate the artistry and beauty in the plating.  I taste the dish and it is absolutely inedible because of the overwhelming spice (and I love spice).  So I hate the dish.     

I feel this way about The Irishman. It was loaded with every who’s who from this genre. It was a chef using every ingredient in the pantry, in this case more wasn’t better. If this movie was made 25 years ago I would have liked it, but I had a hard time buying into the acting of everyone except Pacino. Maybe it was all the CGI effects?

The Joker, on the other hand, I thought was filled with tremendous acting on the part of Joaquin Phoenix. The guy lost 50lbs to play the role, that’s impressive. It was a very dramatic role but I thought he did a great job with it. The cinematography I thought was phenomenal as well.


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[Mikeltee]

I think the best movie as far as quality is concerned was "Joker", but I only saw it once. I have watched "The Accountant" at least 5 times. I'm pretty sure it came out in 19. I havent been to the movies in a decade, but I download them a few weeks after they premiere. Not that it matters, but being an Italian growing up in the 80s, I must say that "The Irishman" was a real letdown. It had its moments, but fell far short of performing up to the hype and the cast list. I will tip my hat to anyone that attempts to compete with powerhouses such as Godfather 1&2, Good Fellas, Sopranos, etc etc.

[ElJavi76]

Joker.

[Tstew75]

1. The Lighthouse.  Weird AF, but wonderful.

2. A Marriage Story. My life-long love of Scarlett Johansson continues.

[Cigar Surgeon]

Favorite? I'd have to say:

Well executed. 

Rocketman was a distant second.

Brightburn was also surprisingly entertaining. 

 

[SCgarman]

Joker by far. The acting was just compelling and riveting. For those who don't like the movie theater atmosphere do what I do. Get there early and sit in the very back row so nobody is behind you. Nobody will kick your seat, annoy you by talking and eating food. Folks in the rows in front of mine don't bother me in the least. 

[JohnS]

On 1/2/2020 at 3:02 PM, Mikeltee said:

I think the best movie as far as quality is concerned was "Joker", but I only saw it once. I have watched "The Accountant" at least 5 times. I'm pretty sure it came out in 19. I havent been to the movies in a decade, but I download them a few weeks after they premiere. Not that it matters, but being an Italian growing up in the 80s, I must say that "The Irishman" was a real letdown. It had its moments, but fell far short of performing up to the hype and the cast list. I will tip my hat to anyone that attempts to compete with powerhouses such as Godfather 1&2, Good Fellas, Sopranos, etc etc.

The Accountant was a good watch. I think I watched it at least 3 or 4 times myself, but it came out in late 2016.

One thing I wanted to add about the Irishman is that there are subtle little plot points not mentioned in the film that impact the story. So, for example, Robert De Niro's character, Frank Sheeran, had an Irish father and Swedish mother, Al Pacino's character Jimmy Hoffa had a German father and Irish mother. Hence, their bond throughout the film through their shared Irish ancestry. This is why Hoffa says to Sheeran, on more than one occasion, that Italians are 'all Tonys'. Therefore, the Italian characters in this film are very much in the background in this story, you tend to get Frank Sheeran's reaction to things emphasised a lot more.

Robert De Niro really pushed Martin Scorsese into getting this film on account of the fact that he is half-Irish and half-Italian on his father's side. Also, it's no accident either that De Niro played a gangster of Irish background in Goodfellas.

[Jkowalski]

Joker. IMO. It’s the reality of mental illness that many don’t see.


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[godpheonix]

can't vote for Joker, Pheonix was great but is performance alone should not influence the movie itself, which was just good.

As a movie in its entirety, Ad Astra and Ford vs Ferrari stand out from what i've seen.

the Irishman, all the hype around it, it was just ok. much prefer Goodfellas by far from scorcese.

i'm not even sure about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, i honestly found most of it pointless unless you don't have a clue how holllywood works. i'm not even sure it needed the mason story in there at all! love Tarantino but his last 2 movies were just ok.

i've heard good things about Knives Out, be looking at that soon!

[Chucko8]

Once upon a time in Hollywood would be my pick and by my daughter’s account who is hanging over my shoulder, her pick was Avengers End Game. Lol

[Chibearsv]

11 hours ago, godpheonix said:

i'm not even sure about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, i honestly found most of it pointless unless you don't have a clue how holllywood works. i'm not even sure it needed the mason story in there at all! love Tarantino but his last 2 movies were just ok.

Agree on this one.  I just finished watching Once Upon a Time in Hollywood yesterday - took 2 nights since I fell asleep multiple times during the movie.  I just don't get how this one could be called the best movie of the year unless reminiscing about what the 60s looked like is all it takes.

[Ciscojohansson]

Knives out. No politics, underlaying message or finger wagging, just plain old entertainment. A great whodunnit movie.

[BeerPimp]

On 1/2/2020 at 2:28 PM, NYgarman said:

Joker by far. The acting was just compelling and riveting. For those who don't like the movie theater atmosphere do what I do. Get there early and sit in the very back row so nobody is behind you. Nobody will kick your seat, annoy you by talking and eating food. Folks in the rows in front of mine don't bother me in the least. 

Joker by far for me also.   Almost all our theaters went to dreamloungers and it is impossible for someone to kick the seat in front of them.  You choose your seats so you could always have a back row seat.   The rows are much more spread out so people talking are less apt to bother you.   Plus they are super comfortable.