Another year in the books. 2017 was filled with extraordinary movies and not to mention plenty of lack-luster ones as well. Now which films are going to be on either side of the rankings? I guess that is why you are here, huh?
I am changing up my rankings a bit this year. I always explain how I see films in two different ways. One on a scale of entertainment/re-watch value which is what I typically base my rankings off of. The other is a “best of” scale which translates to the overall quality of a film. For instance, “Dunkirk” is an immaculate film in my eyes but not one I would watch over and over again versus a film like “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” being something I can watch repeatedly.
So, here we go…
2017 Entertainment Scale and Re-Watchability Ranks
- Thor Ragnarok
- Lady Bird
- Star Wars The Last Jedi
- Wonder Woman
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- John Wick: Chapter 2
- Logan
- Blade Runner 2049
- Get Out
- The Greatest Showman
- It
- Baby Driver
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle
- Annabelle: Creation
- Atomic Blonde
- Spider-Man Homecoming
- Split
- Dunkirk
- The Hitman’s Bodyguard
- Brawl in Cell Block 99
- Jumanji
- Bright
- mother!
- The Disaster Artist
- It Comes at Night
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- Justice League
- All the Money In the World
- A Cure for Wellness
- War for the Planet of the Apes
- Beauty and the Beast
- Kong: Skull Island
- The Dark Tower
- The Belko Experiment
- Bad Moms Christmas
- Life
- Downsizing
- Wheelman
- The Foreigner
- The Book of Henry
- The Lost City of Z
- Fate of the Furious
- Power Rangers
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movies
- Free Fire
- 1922
- All Eyez On Me
- Everything, Everything
- Despicable Me 3
- The Mummy
- Alien: Covenant
- Rough Night
- Baywatch
- Berlin Syndrome
- Fist Fight
- Rings
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
- The Circle
- Snatched
- XX
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- Death Race 2050
- Death Note
- The Black Room
- The Emoji Movie
Rankings deserving of explanation:
-“Thor Ragnarok” was easily one of the most entertaining films of the year for me. I do not believe I stopped smiling for one moment throughout the film. Truly enjoyed my time during that film.
-I am one of the fans that really enjoyed this episode of Star Wars, hence “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” sitting where it does.
-“Wonder Woman” was one of the shocks of the year for me. Saw it opening weekend before the hype hit it and it remained one of my favorite films of the year.
-“Get Out” remains to be one of my favorite horror films…EVER… and I feel it was the spark that began horror for 2017, along with “Split”.
-Despite my criticisms, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” was still the Kingsman I wanted. After such a strong outing from “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, it is hard to replicate that feeling.
-“mother!” is easily the biggest shock of the year.
-“Justice League” was stupid entertainment.
-I am the outlier that was not impressed with “War for the Planet of the Apes”.
-“Fate of the Furious” and “Power Rangers” are practically tied. If that does not symbolize what Fast has become, I do not know what to tell you.
-“Alien: Covenant” had to be some of the dumbest decision-making I have seen done in a serious film.
-“Death Race 2050” is one of the greatest worst movies ever.
-“The Emoji Movie”…….
And now for my ‘Best Of’ list:
- Lady Bird
- Dunkirk
- Blade Runner 2049
- Get Out
- Logan
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Atomic Blonde
- It
- Star Wars The Last Jedi
- Wonder Woman
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Baby Driver
- The Greatest Showman
- mother!
- War for the Planet of the Apes
- John Wick: Chapter 2
- Spider-Man Homecoming
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- Split
- It Comes at Night
- Annabelle: Creation
- All the Money in the World
- Brawl in Cell Block 99
- A Cure for Wellness
- Bright
- Beauty and the Beast
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle
- Jumanji
- The Book of Henry
- Life
- Alien: Covenant
- The Hitman’s Bodyguard
- The Belko Experiment
- Wheelman
- The Disaster Artist
- Free Fire
- Berlin Syndrome
- Downsizing
- Justice League
- The Foreigner
- The Dark Tower
- The Lost City of Z
- Kong: Skull Island
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
- 1922
- Everything Everything
- Bad Moms Christmas
- Despicable Me 3
- All Eyez On Me
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
- Death Race 2050
- The Mummy
- Rough Night
- Power Rangers
- Fate of the Furious
- Fist Fight
- Baywatch
- The Circle
- Rings
- Snatched
- XX
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- Death Note
- The Black Room
- The Emoji Movie
-“Lady Bird” is one of my favorite films of all time. Not only entertaining but 100% quality. A relatable movie from many perspectives.
-“Dunkirk” held the top spot for a long time until “Lady Bird”‘s arrival. Simply astounding.
-If I could give number 1 to all three movies, “Lady Bird”, “Dunkirk”, and “Blade Runner 2049” would have it.
-“Get Out” barely edges out “Logan”, but it did simply with the way the film changes after you have watched it the first time versus watching it the second time.
-“Atomic Blonde” was a knockout punch. I absolutely bloody loved the spy feel of the film and the constant twists.
-“War for the Planet of the Apes” sits as high as it does due to production value.