12th Annual Film Ranking (2016)

Man do I love movies. There is nothing like seeing a film on the big screen. You can find me almost all the way in the back, center, cozily enjoying a good flick (and some bad ones) at least once a week.

In 2016, I actually went back multiple times for several films. I watched films in 3D, IMAX, Atmos Surround, Stadium Seating, and so on, and so on. 

As a lifelong Star Wars fan, I anxiously awaited the debut of a new chapter to the sage, outside of the canon... and loved it! (Saw it four times in two weeks). And superhero movies continue to make me very happy. I've yet to be totally disappointed, mostly because I go into them with a child's wonder. I want to enjoy the experience, so I often can brush off some of the challenges some insist on picking on. (It's a movie folks... not real-life!) I also deeply enjoy dramas... the weepier, the better! (Was surprised by how much I loved #10 on the list.) And historical movies, like #7, strike a pretty solid chord too!

A great year at the movies! Here is my ranking of all the films I saw at the cinema:

1. Rogue One -- saw it four times

2. Deadpool -- the Merc with a Mouth was too much fun (and filthy)

3. Doctor Strange -- superhero movie masquerading as traditional drama.

4. Captain America: Civil War

5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

6. Manchester by the Sea -- still crying!

7. Anthropoid

8. Fences

9. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

10. The Light Between Oceans

11. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

12. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

13. War Dogs

14. Man Down

15. Nocturnal Animals

16. Suicide Squad

17. The Accountant

18. Snowden

19. Hacksaw Ridge

20. The Girl on the Train

21. Jason Bourne

22. Star Trek Beyond

23. Everybody Wants Some!! -- just a fun 80's flick

24. Now You See Me 2

25. Deepwater Horizon

26. Demolition

27. X-Men: Apocalypse

28. The Jungle Book

29. Why Him?

30. The Legend of Tarzan

31. Sully

32. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

33. Barbershop: The Next Cut

34. Criminal

35. Money Monster

36. The Nice Guys

37. 10 Cloverfield Lane

38. Bad Moms

39. The Magnificent Seven

40. The Purge: Election Year

41. Ride Along 2

42. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

43. Finding Dory

44. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

45. Central Intelligence

46. The Huntsman: Winter's War

47. Ghostbusters

48. The Boss

49. Ben-Hur -- why???

50. Inferno

51. The Divergent Series: Allegiant

52. London Has Fallen

53. Independence Day: Resurgence -- total and complete waste!