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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 12, 2021 3:27:53 GMT
Preferably something that came out in 2021, but it's acceptable to be something that you saw for the first time in 2021.
Be nice to include a word or two on why. 3..2..1..go!
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Dec 12, 2021 3:28:51 GMT
Pig
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2021 3:32:32 GMT
Dune
Hadn't seen the David Lynch version. Loved Blade Runner but hated 2049. Came in with low expectations but it blew me away. Matrix 4 is out soon but I really don't see it matching these heights.
Honorable mention to King Richard and Judas and the Black Messiah though.
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Post by crispyxuk on Dec 12, 2021 4:10:11 GMT
Shit loads of indie horror films. The last dual is amazing. The green night, no time to die also great films
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 12, 2021 4:58:40 GMT
Shit loads of indie horror films. The last dual is amazing. The green night, no time to die also great films but which one is bestest best? |
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Post by dfunked on Dec 12, 2021 8:57:11 GMT
Cuntpuncher for me
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Post by simple on Dec 12, 2021 9:08:07 GMT
I’ve only seen four new releases this year. Shang-Chi was the best of them.
The other three were Black Widow, Army of the Dead and Home Sweet Home Alone so I think my top pick is valid
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Post by dwhhhhhhhhhh on Dec 12, 2021 9:11:14 GMT
Azor
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Post by Warrender on Dec 12, 2021 12:27:39 GMT
I'll be honest. I haven't seen a lot of movies recently because of, you know, Covid. I guess Dune is my answer even though I did have some small issues with it.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Dec 12, 2021 12:34:42 GMT
I haven't seen Dune yet, but even if I had I still think I'd give my "best thing I've seen this year" to Pig. It's subtle, emotional, and unironically one of the best Nic Cage performances in years.
I liked The Green Knight a lot too, but it was just a teensy bit too far on the pretentious side for me.
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Post by Saul1138 on Dec 12, 2021 12:41:28 GMT
I also haven’t seen many new films. But my joint favourites are Schang Chi and The Sound of Metal.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 12, 2021 13:35:05 GMT
I'll be honest. I haven't seen a lot of movies recently because of, you know, Covid. I guess Dune is my answer even though I did have some small issues with it. Doesn't have to be in the movie theatre... given that for many people that would limit it to about 2/3 options. |
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Post by Tonka (🐑,🪤) on Dec 12, 2021 14:31:19 GMT
Dune
Love and Monsters
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Post by pacmanatemywife on Dec 12, 2021 14:52:23 GMT
It's been a good year:
First Cow
Sound Of Metal
Nomadland
The Father
Supernova
Summer of Soul
Pig
Mad God
The Story of Looking
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Annette
The Green Knight
French Dispatch
Petite Maman
Limbo
The Power of the Dog
Inside
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Post by H-alphaFox on Dec 12, 2021 15:03:23 GMT
Jeez, either Godzilla vs Kong or Jungle Cruise.
Should perhaps watch Shang-Chi before years end.
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Post by Zuluhero on Dec 12, 2021 15:04:31 GMT
Another shout for Dune, just for its epicness.
Easily the best cinematography and sound design I've seen (and heard) in ages.
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Post by Zomoniac on Dec 12, 2021 17:50:24 GMT
According to my Letterboxd diary the only 2021 films I’ve watched are The Mauritanian, Moxie and Framing Britney Spears.
The Mauritanian it is then.
Best film I watched for the first time this year is one of The Prestige, The Florida Project, Parasite and Zootopia.
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Post by barchetta on Dec 12, 2021 17:59:40 GMT
Watched at the cinema? Dune or Riders of Justice. Both very different films but I did see Riders twice at the cinema and enjoyed it as much the second time as the first.
Renting/Streaming: Quo Vadis,Aida? was excellent, though a tough watch.
Hoping to see Censor soon and (hoping) that may make my shortlist too.
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Post by Warrender on Dec 12, 2021 19:03:13 GMT
I'll be honest. I haven't seen a lot of movies recently because of, you know, Covid. I guess Dune is my answer even though I did have some small issues with it. Doesn't have to be in the movie theatre... given that for many people that would limit it to about 2/3 options. Yup, Dune was streamed at home for me. It's not like there was an abundance of first-run movies available for streaming though. And then, that list would be further pared down to first-run movies available for streaming that I actually wanted to watch. |
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Post by ignatiusjreilly on Dec 12, 2021 19:14:56 GMT
Another vote for Pig.
Dune was very average.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2021 19:17:11 GMT
Yeah, I pretty much only watched WB films this year since they streamed day and date on HBOMax. Also Mulan, Shang Chi and Black Widow, but I waited for their general release rather than the earlier premium access.
I haven't been the theatres once in about two years.
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Post by Sharzam on Dec 12, 2021 22:16:39 GMT
Same, love and monsters was surprisingly good fun. Although Dune is of course the "grown up" choice. |
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Post by barchetta on Dec 12, 2021 22:40:57 GMT
Forgot to add Another Round to my films. Streamed rather than cinema but really thought it was another cracking Mads Mikkelsson movie.
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Post by aubergine on Dec 12, 2021 22:48:14 GMT
Darkest Hour was the best movie I’ve seen this year.
Movies more literally FROM this year, Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi and No Time To Die, Shang-Chi gets the award.
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Post by britesparc on Dec 13, 2021 11:04:54 GMT
Dune. Suitably epic, gorgeous visuals, felt like a really grounded take on a totally wacky fantasy world (like LOTR did). I stan Villenuve at the best of times but this was just great.
Other than that: Shang-Chi, Palm Springs, and Mitchells vs the Machines.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 14, 2021 2:09:12 GMT
I loved Dune, but I'm leaning towards picking No Time To Die over it.
Dune was amazing 'in the moment', but it didn't actually have as lasting an impact as I expected. No Time to Die was flawed in many ways, but I got invested in it and it left more of a lasting impression.
Those are the only 2 I watched in the cinema this year, but I watched like 100 random old / indie films at home and I need to think back and see which ones were great.
Palm Springs was surprisingly excellent. Show Me Love was fun. Hmm...
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Post by lexw on Dec 14, 2021 15:30:06 GMT
Palm Springs was the only movie I saw for the first time in 2021 that I would consider at least "Actually good-good". In fact it's one of my favourite movies, it's just spot-on for me. So I guess that's my nomination.
I think every other movie I've seen for the first time has been between "Meh..." and "Yeah pretty good". I haven't seen Dune or really anything at the cinema. I'm probably forgetting something though.
I still haven't watched a bunch of stuff I keep meaning to, like The Green Knight.
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Post by rawshark on Dec 14, 2021 22:31:48 GMT
Was St Maude this year? Maybe that.
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Post by cubby on Dec 14, 2021 22:58:31 GMT
I haven't seen it yet but I feel like Benedetta would be my movie of the year.
This quote from an ebert.com review sums up why
"He makes his fascination with the body and its functions evident early as two characters have a sort of romantic moment after defecating next to one another. It’s actually even earlier than that when a bird shits in a man’s eye and a stage show features a man lighting his farts."
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Post by Aunt Alison on Dec 15, 2021 1:37:57 GMT
I haven't seen it yet but I feel like Benedetta would be my movie of the year. This quote from an ebert.com review sums up why "He makes his fascination with the body and its functions evident early as two characters have a sort of romantic moment after defecating next to one another. It’s actually even earlier than that when a bird shits in a man’s eye and a stage show features a man lighting his farts." Is that the LegendryApe biopic? |
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