2017 Movie List

48 Movies in 2017

2016 - 62 movies
2015 - 37 movies
2014 - 46 movies
2013 - 48 movies
2012 - 37 movies
2011 - 54 movies



*6*  Awesome
5  Loved it
4  Liked it a lot
3  Liked it
2  It was okay
1  Nope

Pitch Perfect 3 (4) So much better than #2!
Father Figures (4) Great fun, and really funny, too
Lady Bird (4.5) Superb acting,
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (4) Fun to watch, a bit too many explosions....
Wonder (5) Ultimate Feel-Good Movie
Murder on the Orient Express (4.5)
Only the Brave (5) A wonderful tribute to the Granite Mountain Hotshots
Menashe (2) Left me feeling pretty gray
Same Kind of Different as Me (3.5)
Marshall (5) A+ story and acting!
Victoria & Abdul (4) It appears to be based on a true story, at least somewhat...
Blade Runner (4.5) Ryan Gosling was awesome!
Home Again (3) Cuteness abounds
Logan Lucky (5) Clever, funny comedy
Wind River (6) My favorite of 2017
The Glass Castle (8/26/17) Terrific Movie based on a memoir (5.5)
Landline
Nut Job 2 (1.5)
The Midwife (4) Good, but not great, drama
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (4) A SciFi Star Wars-y flick
Maudie (5.5) Incredibly done biopic
Despicable Me 3 (2) mediocre
The Big Sick (5) True story with a lot of heart
Trolls (3) cute but not so bad!
Wonder Woman (4.5) Lots of WWI History included
Baby Driver - (4.5)  A total fun ride!
Beatriz at Dinner Disappointing, another crappy ending, loved it and hated it....
Paris Can Wait (3) Nothing much special here
The Mummy (3) Stupid but watchable
Their Finest (3.5) Could've been wonderful
Norman (6/1/17) Unsettling (3.5)
The Dinner (Impossible to rate! But I'll give it a 3...) Bizarre with a cop-out ending
The Circle (4)
Gifted (4.5) Loved this one
Boss Baby (2.5)
Going in Style (3.5)
The Ghost in the Shell (4/4/17) Good creepy (4)
The Sense of an Ending (4.5) great British CRF flashback movie
Beauty and the Beast (3.5) Lovely music
Table 19 (1.5) Not one bit funny...Yuck!
The Great Wall (4)
Fifty Shades Darker (3.5) Mmmm, Jamie Dornan....
Julieta (4.5) Mesmerizing story, though very depressing
Manchester by-the-Sea (5.5) Powerful and super sad
LA LA Land (3.5) Don't get the hype
Hidden Figures (6) Eye-opening and masterful true story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie (4) Great characters with good actor picks
Lion (5) Amazing and brilliant true story

WOW Movies of 2017
Wind River (6)
Maudie (5.5)
The Glass Castle (8/26/17) Terrific movie based on a memoir (5.5)
Manchester by-the-Sea (5.5)
Hidden Figures (6)

REALLY GOOD Movies of 2017 (4.5 & 5)
Lady Bird (4.5) Superb acting,
Only the Brave (5) A wonderful tribute to the Granite Mountain Hotshots
Wonder (5) Ultimate Feel-Good Movie
Murder on the Orient Express (4.5)
Marshall (5) A+ story and acting!
Blade Runner (4.5) Ryan Gosling was awesome!
Logan Lucky (5) Clever, funny comedy
The Big Sick (5) True story with a lot of heart
Baby Driver - (4.5)  A total fun ride!
Wonder Woman (4.5) Lots of WWI History included
Gifted (4.5) Loved this one
The Sense of an Ending(4.5)
Julieta (4.5) Mesmerizing story, though very depressing
Lion (5)

Good/Fun Movies of 2017 (3, 3.5 &4)
Pitch Perfect 3 (4) So much better than #2!
Father Figures (4) Great fun, and really funny, too
Same Kind of Different as Me (3.5) A little too religious for me
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (4) Fun to watch, a bit too many explosions....
Victoria & Abdul (4) It appears to be based on a true story, at least somewhat...
Home Again (3) Cuteness abounds
The Midwife (4) Good, but not great, drama
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (4) A SciFi Star Wars-y flick
Trolls (3) cute but not so bad!
Beatriz at Dinner (Going to put it here, because I loved it and hated it...)
Paris Can Wait (3) Nothing much special here
The Mummy (3) Stupid but watchable
The Dinner (Impossible to rate! But I'll give it a 3...)
Norman (6/1/17) Unsettling (3.5)
Their Finest (3.5) Could've been wonderful
The Ghost in the Shell (4/4/17) Good creepy (4)
Beauty and the Beast (3.5)
Fifty Shades Darker (3.5)
LA LA Land (3.5)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie (4)

Not-so-great Movies of 2017 (Mediocre & just plain didn't like)
Boss Baby (2.5)
Menashe (2) Left me feeling pretty gray
Table 19 (1.5) Not one bit funny...Yuck!
Despicable Me 3 (2) mediocre