Best Films of 2019
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So, it's past time to do this again, share our favorite or best picks from 2019.
I've been doing this for about 10 years. For context, here is Last year's thread, and the 2017 thread.
Here's a full list of films released in 2019: https://www.firstshowing.net/schedule2019/
I saw 34 films on that list, with a few more I still intend to see.
With that said, here is my top 10, in reverse order.
- Knives Out
Entertaining from Go, and great twists along the way.
- The Marriage Story
Not nearly as depressing as people said, but brilliant acting performances, and touching at the same time.
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Spider-Man reboot has been an incredible success. This film was insane, surreal, and utterly compelling.
- Uncut Gems
An incredible slice of Americana, much better than I expected.
- Little Women
I was not expecting much, but it was a really good film, and had the best ending - one that reversed a mistake in the book.
- The Irishman
The perfect closing to Scorsese's gangster sagas. I watched this during Thanksgiving, and didn't feel it was too long.
- The Lighthouse
I disagree entirely that this film was too long. It was the perfect length. It didn't quite reach the heights of the Director's previous film, "The Witch," but it was damn good.
- Joker
This was agonizing in so many ways, but is a zeitgeist movie for our time.
- Parasite
Utter original and brilliant characterization, making you root for the protagonist family. Hard to watch, but impossible to turn off. It was worthy of it's awards.
- Queen & Slim
Riveting and thought-provoking while brilliantly executed.
@Klep , your turn!
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Steve,
Are you sure you meant Homecoming and not Far From Home? Homecoming came out in 2017.
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@volrathxp Steve was just late to the party. Tune in next year when he reviews The Lord of the Rings Trilogy!
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I really wanted to like The Irishman, but boy it did make it hard for me..
Other than that, I loved Once upon a time in Hollywood, and an honorable mention goes to detective pikachu. While not an outstanding movie in itself, it took me back to my younger years before I even knew Magic.
Also, 1917! I love me some good warmovies.
And while technically not from 2019, I saw Thr Green Book just a couple months ago, so I'll make it count for that year.
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@Smmenen
Just wondering about "Joker" its numbered 5 but in the 3 position is it 3 or 5? You also call it a Zeitgeist movie. Do you mean Zeitgeist the German word or Zeitgeist the Marvel comic char? -either works oddly enough. -
@volrathxp said in Best Films of 2019:
Steve,
Are you sure you meant Homecoming and not Far From Home? Homecoming came out in 2017.
Yes, sorry I mixed those up
The first one was very good, but Far From Home was weirder and more surreal. The way that it used visuals to mislead viewers was original and frankly stunning.
@john-cox said in Best Films of 2019:
@Smmenen
Just wondering about "Joker" its numbered 5 but in the 3 position is it 3 or 5? You also call it a Zeitgeist movie. Do you mean Zeitgeist the German word or Zeitgeist the Marvel comic char? -either works oddly enough.The former.
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I'm restarting this thread because not many people talk about movies here. I would like to point out that the 2019 movies were really memorable. I watched many of them. The best one, as far as I'm concerned is Ma. It gave me so many goosebumps. Which one did you remember?
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Frozen 2 stands out the most
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@maxxx17 The ones that stand out to me in retrospect are:
Knives Out - Fun and engaging from beginning to end
Endgame - A fitting end to the years-long buildup
Knock Down the House - An insightful look into what it took for these folks to get elected
Toy Story 4 - Really hit on all of the notes that made the original so great while still feeling new
Far From Home - Agree with Steve's take on this one, a fun subversion of the usual hero/villain dynamic -
My favorite from that year was by far 1917. The camera work teams up with some excellent actors and incredible sets to create an extremely gripping film that effectively conveyed the pointless and brutal nature of war while also keeping up tension better than any horror movie I have ever seen.
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@botvinik I've really gotta check that one out at some point. Did you see the Peter Jackson documentary, They Shall Not Grow Old? Similar subject matter and I thought it was incredibly well done.
