2014 Movies I've Seen
	1.	Cuban Fury
		The dialogue in this comedy made me laugh the hardest all year. Frost is good as always, but Kayvan Novak's character references to Back to the Future were the best.
	2.	Captain America: The Winter Soldier
		I liked this a lot more than the first Cap and both Thors. Winter Soldier is a cool villain, and the tie in with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is great.
	3.	The Penguins of Madagascar
		I laughed a lot at this (even at the terrible celebrity puns). I ridiculous guess animal comedy is just my style.
	4.	Guardians of the Galaxy
		A good amount of fun for late summer, but other movies have done this bit better. Dammit if Pratt didn't win me over as Peter Quill though.
	5.	The Edge of Tomorrow
		I was surprised to like this - Cruise manages to be funny, and I liked Emily Blunt's character. I like this and Oblivion as a double-header.
	6.	That Awkward Moment
		The dialogue between the buddy characters is great, and I like Imogen Poots. This movie was a pleasant surprise.
	7.	The LEGO Movie
		Not quite as great as Toy Story, but along the same lines, very entertaining. Lando was funniest, I just wish there had been more Star Wars.
	8.	Fury
		Man, the projectile effects in this movie are amazing. Pitt is surprisingly good in moments. This is a good companion movie to Saving Private Ryan.
	9.	Interstellar
		The long first act could have been trimmed, the NASA intro fleshed out. Some plot holes, but it's a good emotional trip. Foy is great.
	10.	Maleficent
		I thought this was great. Fantastic casting and performance with the character for Angelina Jolie. Sharlto Copley was the weak point.
	11.	The Grand Budapest Hotel
		I expected to be annoyed by the style of this movie but I was entertained by the dialogue. Fiennes is funny.
	12.	Gone Girl
		Interesting how this movie feels like it would have fit in in the 1990s. It didn't go where I expected, which as a good thing.
	13.	Whiplash
		This would have been my choice for Best Picture Oscar. Interesting choice for the ending.
	14.	The Skeleton Twins
		Hader and Wiig's sibling chemistry is excellent, the acting is excellent, and them lip-synching to Starship is one of my favorite scenes of the year.
	15.	Big Hero 6
		This was undersold by the trailer. I was pleasantly surprised that it's as charming and fun as The Incredibles. I loved the low battery scene.
	16.	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
		The cgi on the apes is much improved in this movie. The themes are a bit on the nose, but I thought the tone was right.
	17.	Begin Again
		Charming, mostly because this is the perfect type of role for Knightley. Chef is a little better at depicting passion for a specific art.
	18.	22 Jump Street
		I liked the self-awareness. The kiss?fight? between Schmidt and Mercedes was great, as was the end credit sequel teasers.
	19.	Chef
		I though this was great - no rush to the pacing, to Hollywood musical cues for emotional moments, just sincere characters who love food.
	20.	Birdman
		I didn't really like the jazzy style in the beginning, and a lot of the monologues come across as self-stroking for actors. But, they're pretty good too.
	21.	The Imitation Game
		Hard to say which is better, this or A Beautiful Mind. Turing's initian verbal sparring, and the eureka scene where they crack the problem, are both great.
	22.	American Sniper
		I understand the character that Cooper was trying to depict, but it's a little on the nose. The Hurt Locker is still the superior movie in this homelife-vs-patriotism genre.
	23.	X-Men: Days of Future Past
		Quicksilver's slow-motion run around the room in the Pentagon is one of my favorite scenes of the year.
	24.	Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
		I liked Pine and Costner in this, and I'd really like to see a Jack Ryan series. Not quite Patriot Games, but it's a good action flick.
	25.	Horrible Bosses 2
		I laughed plenty at this. It's a lot of dumb comedy, funny for that. Bateman vs. Aniston in the sex addicts meeting is hilarious.
	26.	Bad Johnson
		Nick Thune is really funny with some great insults.
	27.	Let's Be Cops
		Not as many laughs as Jump Street but still entertaining. Natasha Leggero's horny stakeout scene cracked me up.
	28.	What If
		It's a little distracting to watch Radcliffe because all I see is Harry Potter, but he was good. Still, That Awkward Moment is my favorite romance of the year.
	29.	Bad Words
		Simple setup, but pretty funny comedy.
	30.	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
		As scenes go it's tough to top the arenas from the previous movies, but I liked this one because the tone was a lot like The Empire Strikes Back.
	31.	Neighbors
		I thought Rose Byrne was lousy at adlibbing in the begining, but her kissing scene/setup was pretty great.
	32.	Top Five
		I don't have a lot of sympathy for Rock's character (it's Hollywood, get over it), but he and Rosario Dawson are great together.
	33.	A Million Ways to Die in the West
		There were some laughs here, and I liked the chemistry between MacFarlane and Theron.
	34.	Need For Speed
		Cool driving action, and I really really like Imogen Poots.
	35.	The Hundred-Foot Journey
		This is one of those easy movies to watch - beautiful cinematography, love of food, rags to riches. Chef is still better.
	36.	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
		I think I liked this most of the three Hobbits, but the cgi at the end battle looked awfully rubbery.
	37.	Muppets Most Wanted
		I liked The Muppets a little more but this has its moments. Evil Kermit is great, as is Fey as a Russian guard.
	38.	John Wick
		Pretty good action. Dean Winters was oddly weaker than usual or they just gave him a weak part.
	39.	The Equalizer
		Sometimes ridiculous, but I think I liked this more than Liam Neeson's recent action pics.
	40.	The November Man
		A decent spy/action flick, not as entertaining as a Bond film though.
	41.	Exodus: Gods and Kings
		The casting for this movie was just all wrong. And it's just a string of effects. The Red Sea sequence is pretty impressive.
	42.	The Gambler
		Great character, a lot of tough talk and some fun gambling scenes, but it feels very jumbled and I wanted more of Brie Larson.
	43.	Walk of Shame
		Sarah Wright actually has some of the best moments, especially testing Marsden on whether he's a jerk..
	44.	How to Train Your Dragon 2
		These movies are well-made, but they just don't move me. I think the voice actors are a big distraction, and Hounsou was just a wrong choice.
	45.	Draft Day
		Not as good as Any Given Sunday or even Jerry Maguire, but the wheeling and dealing and pace at the end won me over.
	46.	Annie
		Pleasant. Rose Byrne is adorable.
	47.	Into the Storm
		Twister is still the tornado movie to see, but the fire tornado and other cgi is really, really convincing.
	48.	Non-Stop
		Liam is badass, but I think I liked Passenger 57 more.
	49.	The Amazing Spider-Man 2
		I still don't see the need for this rebooted series, but I liked it more than the first primarily because the music keeps it engaging.
	50.	If I Stay
		Interesting teen romantic drama. The paranormal aspect was weaker but not terrible. I think I prefer this movie over The Lovely Bones.
	51.	Very Good Girls
		I could exactly relate to these teen girls but Ifelt like I could understand how they related to each other.
	52.	The Judge
		RDJ doesn't seem to have to work too hard to act himself, and the directing/editing is bumpy, but the vocal fireworks are pretty good.
	53.	Rio 2
		This is the same kind of material as in the first - if you enjoyed that, you'll probably enjoy this one.
	54.	The Expendables 3
		Gibson was a good choice for a villain, but Banderas was the stand out character for being so manic and funny.
	55.	Belle
		This is a good history, but the whole scene of rich people concerned about preserving their wealth is distracting to the real story.
	56.	Wish I Was Here
		A lot of the jokes seemed pretty predictable. I think Braff's best work was the trailer for Garden State. Gad's cosplay scenes were funny.
	57.	Snowpiercer
		This movie was way overhyped by its fans. It looks good, it has good moments, but it's predictable post-apocalypse society sci-fi.
	58.	RoboCop (2014)
		There was just no way Kinnaman was going to fill Peter Weller's shoes. Samuel L. Jackson's character was too over the top and on the nose.
	59.	Better Living Through Chemistry
		I always like Sam Rockwell. Olivia Wilde's character turned into something at least a little more interesting than her introduction.
	60.	Mr. Peabody & Sherman
		Ty Burell's voice is right for the role and the movie is non-stop, but this animated adventure lacks something I can't put my finger on.
	61.	The Nut Job
		I fell asleep during the movie. It's not badly drawn, just not very engrossing.
	62.	Theory of Everything
		This was so boring I spent most of the movie in the back of the theater on my phone looking up cosmology concepts on Wikipedia.
	63.	A Most Wanted Man
		Slightly less boring than Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I just don't care for John Le Carre. I was unconvinced by the German accents.
	64.	3 Days to Kill
		Costner plays a better killer in Mr. Brooks; he tries too hard to be funny here. Amber Heard is too over the top.
	65.	The Maze Runner
		Pretty exciting premise, but I felt the ending was a letdown.
	66.	Earth to Echo
		E.T. and The Goonies of course are still better. I don't think I minded the POV camera too much.
	67.	Labor Day
		I found the relationships almost plausible here until it seems like all this happened in one weekend.
	68.	Hercules (2014)
		Actually, not bad. I liked the team-behind-the-legend approach. An improvement over The Scorpion King, and ton better than The Legend of Hercules.
	69.	The Purge 2: Anarchy
		I like Frank Grillo, and survival stories appeal to me, but I don't see much reason to recommend this to anyone.
	70.	The Monuments Men
		Cheap knockoff of Saving Private Ryan. No emotional connection to characters, no sense of urgency, weak historical education.
	71.	Jersey Boys
		I hated the fourth-wall-breaking exposition, but I learned something new about Joe Pesci's music-industry past.
	72.	Godzilla (2014)
		Some great cinematography, but I thought this movie was terribly boring, even during the big fights. And Olsen's character staying in the killzone was just dumb.
	73.	Young & Beautiful
		(in)Decent coming of age drama. I liked the interaction between Isabelle and her brother.
	74.	The Fault in Our Stars
		I get how tragic masochistic love stories are catnip to teens, but should we really be encouraging that angst?
	75.	Night Moves
		Interesting drama about the stress of a terrorist act building up after the fact, but I thought they overdid it.
	76.	Divergent
		Better than The Host but not as thrilling as The Hunger Games. It's getting hard to tell them apart.
	77.	Sex Tape
		Why make this movie when you've alredy made Zack and Miri Make a Porno? It wasn't any funnier. The only scene I enjoyed was with Jack Black.
	78.	And So It Goes
		I was shocked by the casual old-folk-racism-is-funny dialogue. Otherwise it's just an average cantankerous romance.
	79.	Sniper: Legacy
		Probably not as good as American Sniper, but there's some shooting action here.
	80.	Blended
		Typical Adam Sandler paint by numbers romcom. Crews is great on Brooklyn Nine-Nine but I had to mute his musical numbers in this movie.
	81.	Brick Mansions
		Some good action, mostly from David Belle but also from Walker. But the audio sounds like a bad foreign dub.
	82.	Gambit
		A crime comedy from 2012 released on dvd this year. I was surprised this is a Coen brothers movie. Only Firth in his underwear amused me.
	83.	Locke
		I get the concept, and Tom Hardy is good in an understated role, but I had to fast forward because I couldn't stand being stuck in the car for dialogue that long.
	84.	About Last Night
		I really liked Michael Ealy in last season's tv show Almost Human, but this movie could have done without him and Joy Bryant.
	85.	Ride Along
		Kevin Hart fills the void left by Martin Lawrence in this movie. Old, worn out conspiracy plot. Ice Cube doesn't seem to try very hard.
	86.	Think Like a Man Too
		Obvious comedy/drama, though I did like the stress of realizing how much had been spent on the suite.
	87.	The Other Woman
		I like the concept of women getting even but the comedy is bumbling and the bad guy too likable for me to hate.
	88.	300: Rise of an Empire
		Lacks the clear machismo and plot of the first movie, adds some wild Eva Green titillation, still ridiculous.
	89.	Noah
		I didn't like the sci-fi, and then aspects of the Bible story were added that didn't make sense (drunken Noah).
	90.	Tammy
		I generally think McCarthy is really funny, but I couldn't find the laughs in this one. Kathy Bates was good though.
	91.	The Signal
		This would have been much more thrilling if it had been about hackers and not aliens - the ending is just annoying.
	92.	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
		I thought Splinter was ancient. The accelerated growth backstory kind of ruined it for me. I mean other than all the other noise.
	93.	Lucy
		Luc Besson's worldview has spawned some pretty creative and entertaining projects, but it took him off the rails with Lucy. Scarlet is just vapid.
	94.	Pompeii
		Cheap knockoff of Gladiator, but better than The Legend of Hercules.
	95.	Transformers: Age of Extinction
		Honest Trailers nailed this one. Atrocious peddling of underage sexuality and ridiculous action.
	96.	Transcendence
		This was annoying in how not good it was.
	97.	Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
		I guess this one was less violent than the first, but it's still gristle being advertised as steak.
	98.	The Giver
		Streep in this vs. Winslet in Divergent - who's the better villain? Don't care. I'll stick with the Hunger Games series.
	99.	Sabotage
		This we're-a-team cop movie has been done a hundred times before and better, and Mireille Enos just overacts an already ridiculous character. What a disappointment.
	100.	I, Frankenstein
		It's just so tedious and so much noise. I did kind of like the first introduction of the gargoyles.
	101.	The Legend of Hercules
		Awful. Wrestling with the lion looked like a SNL skit.
	102.	Under the Skin
		I *hated* this movie. The offputting music, lack of dialogue, lack of motivation or explanation was just annoying, and I've never found Johansson less attractive.
2014 Movies to See
	103.	Big Eyes
	104.	The Book of Life
	105.	Boyhood
	106.	Cake
	107.	The Drop
	108.	Foxcatcher
	109.	The Homesman
	110.	In Secret
	111.	Inherent Vice
	112.	Into the Woods
	113.	The Last of Robin Hood
	114.	Night at the Museum 3
	115.	Nightcrawler
	116.	Pride
	117.	Rosewater
	118.	Selma
	119.	Still Alice
	120.	St. Vincent
	121.	The Trip to Italy
	122.	Unbroken
	123.	Wild
	124.	Veronica Mars
	125.	A Walk Among the Tombstones
	126.	Addicted
	127.	Annabelle
	128.	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
	129.	Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
	130.	Archaeology of a Woman
	131.	Are You Here
	132.	As Above/So Below
	133.	At Middleton
	134.	Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?
	135.	Awakened
	136.	Barefoot
	137.	The Best of Me
	138.	Beyond the Lights
	139.	The Better Angels
	140.	Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain
	141.	Black or White
	142.	Blood Ties
	143.	The Boxtrolls
	144.	By the Gun
	145.	Cesar Chavez
	146.	Calvary
	147.	Citizenfour
	148.	Deliver Us From Evil
	149.	Devil's Due
	150.	Dear White People
	151.	The Devil's Hand
	152.	Devil's Knot
	153.	Dolphin Tale 2
	154.	The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
	155.	Dom Hemingway
	156.	Dracula Untold
	157.	The Double
	158.	Dumber and Dumber To
	159.	Dumb and Dumber Too
	160.	Elsa & Fred
	161.	Endless Love
	162.	Fading Gigalo
	163.	The Face of Love
	164.	Fort Bliss
	165.	Frank
	166.	Freezer
	167.	Get On Up
	168.	Girl on a Bicycle
	169.	A Haunted House 2
	170.	God Help the Girl
	171.	God's Pocket
	172.	The Good Lie
	173.	Goodbye World
	174.	Greencard Warriors
	175.	Heaven is for Real
	176.	Hector and the Search for Happiness
	177.	Horns
	178.	The Humbling
	179.	I Origins
	180.	The Immigrant
	181.	Jimi: All is By My Side
	182.	Jodorworsky's Dune
	183.	Joe
	184.	Kill the Messenger
	185.	Le Week-end
	186.	Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
	187.	The Liberator
	188.	Life of Crime
	189.	Lilting
	190.	Love is Strange
	191.	Low Down
	192.	Magic in the Moonlight
	193.	Men, Women & Children
	194.	Million Dollar Arm
	195.	Miss Julie
	196.	Mr. Turner
	197.	Mom's Night Out
	198.	A Most Violent Year
	199.	Murder 101
	200.	My Old Lady
	201.	No God, No Master
	202.	No Good Deed (2014)
	203.	Obvious Child
	204.	Oculus
	205.	The One I Love
	206.	The One I Wrote For You
	207.	Only Lovers Left Alive
	208.	Ouija
	209.	Paddington
	210.	Palo Alto
	211.	Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
	212.	The Pirate Fairy
	213.	Planes: Fire and Rescue
	214.	The Quiet Ones
	215.	The Railway Man
	216.	Reach Me
	217.	Rob the Mob
	218.	The Rover
	219.	Rudderless
	220.	Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
	221.	Small Time
	222.	Song of the Sea
	223.	Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
	224.	Step Up: All In
	225.	This is Where I Leave You
	226.	Tracks
	227.	Two Days, One Night
	228.	Tusk
	229.	The Two Faces of January
	230.	Tyler Perry's The Single Mom's Club
	231.	Vampire Academy
	232.	Walking With the Enemy
	233.	When the Game Stands Tall
	234.	Winter's Tale
	235.	Words and Pictures
	236.	Bears
	237.	God's Not Dead
	238.	Demonic
	239.	The Identical
	240.	The Wind Rises
	241.	Left Behind
	242.	Son of God
	243.	The Pyramid

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