Friday, January 13, 2017

"Best Of 2016 ; Film Edition"

I am back with another installment in my looking back... thing.
This one is a little different because I recorded it.

My top and bottom 10 with my friend P.
You can use this link to download or stream it...
https://archive.org/details/cbcbestof2016film

I will also put it here but after the list of films I have seen this year so it cannot be spoiled.
You can find my list on Letterboxd here...
http://letterboxd.com/ci0ci0san/list/2016-films-i-have-seen-in-2016/

Here is my films of 2016 in print form...

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1.The Forest   

2.Deadpool   

3.Triumph’s Election Special    

4.The Witch   

5.Whiskey Tango Foxtrot   

6.Grimsby   

7.13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi   

8.The Boy   

9.10 Cloverfield Lane   

10.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice   

11.Whitney Cummings: I’m Your Girlfriend   

12.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny   

13.The Chickening   

14.The Little Prince   

15.Hot Bot   

16.Hail, Caesar!   

17.How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town   

18.Bleed   

19.Kung Fu Panda 3   

20.The Boss   

21.Sing Street   

22.The Jungle Book   

23.Keanu   

24.Everybody Wants Some!!   

25.Captain America: Civil War   

26.The Angry Birds Movie   

27.Alice Through the Looking Glass   

28.Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising   

29.X-Men: Apocalypse   

30.The Lobster   

31.Zootopia   

32.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows   

33.Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping   

34.Warcraft   

35.Midnight Special   

36.Casual Encounters   

37.Now You See Me 2   

38.Dudes & Dragons   

39.Get a Job   

40.Independence Day: Resurgence   

41.Gods of Egypt   

42.The Legend of Tarzan   

43.The Nice Guys   

44.Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping   

45.Ghostbusters   

46.Star Trek Beyond   

47.Jason Bourne   

48.Tallulah   

49.Don’t Think Twice   

50.The Purge: Election Year   

51.Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru   

52.The Huntsman: Winter’s War   

53.Beta Test   

54.They’re Watching   

55.Suicide Squad   

56.As I AM: the Life and Times of DJ AM   

57.Pete’s Dragon   

58.The BFG   

59.Sausage Party   

60.Ben-Hur   

61.Yoga Hosers   

62.Love & Friendship   

63.Don’t Breathe   

64.The Secret Life of Pets   

65.Green Room   

66.Into the Forest   

67.A Bigger Splash   

68.Hardcore Henry   

69.Sully   

70.Hunt for the Wilderpeople   

71.The Magnificent Seven   

72.Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children   

73.Deepwater Horizon   

74.Bad Moms   

75.The Accountant   

76.13th   

77.Finding Dory   

78.Blair Witch   

79.Hell or High Water   

80.Jack Reacher: Never Go Back   

81.Inferno   

82.Doctor Strange   

83.Arrival   

84.The Edge of Seventeen   

85.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them   

86.Manchester by the Sea   

87.Weiner   

88.Allied   

89.Mascots   

90.Moana   

91.Moonlight   

92.Kubo and the Two Strings   

93.Kids in Love   

94.Pride and Prejudice and Zombies   

95.Hacksaw Ridge   

96.Supersonic   

97.Tickled   

98.Lion   

99.The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again   

100.Hairspray Live!

101.Traders   

102.La La Land   

103.Ouija: Origin of Evil   

104.Florence Foster Jenkins   

105.The Autopsy of Jane Doe   

106.Trolls   

107.American Honey   
         
108.Rogue One: A Star Wars Story   

109.The Fits   

110.King Jack   

111.The Witness   

112.Nocturnal Animals   

113.Sun Choke   

114.Elle   

115.Hush   

116.The Invitation   

117.Café Society   

118.Borealis   

119.Tricked

120.Morgan   

121.Snowden   

122.The Birth of a Nation   

123.The Bronze   

124.O.J.: Made in America   

125.Nerve   

126.Eye in the Sky   

127.Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates   

128.The 5th Wave   

129.The Neon Demon   

130.Lights Out   

131.Swiss Army Man   

132.The Girl on the Train   

133.Loving

134.Hidden Figures

135.The Handmaiden

136.Assassin’s Creed

137.Fences

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My bottom 10...

10. La La Land
09. Mascots
08. Green Room
07. King Jack
06. Dudes & Dragons
05. Kids in Love
04. Sun Choke
03. Get a Job
02. Hot Bot

01. The Invitation

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My top 10...

10. Pete’s Dragon
09. Manchester by the Sea
08. Lion
07. Hell or High Water
06. The Handmaiden
05. Sing Street
04. The Fits
03. Moonlight
02. Hunt for the Wilderpeople 
01. Arrival

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Thursday, January 12, 2017

"Best Of 2016 ; Videogame Edition"

I am very behind on games. It does not help that I mostly only buy stuff once it is less than $20.

My patience means I am not very timely. Anyway, here is my top 5 of the year...



5. Gone Home: Console Edition
I am leaving this at number 5 because it my was top game for Mac whatever year it came out and it is still great and I still play it as if it is a horror game. Which it is! Anyway, I bought it on PS4 because I love it so much. I really neglected videogames this year, I am hoping for more in 2017.

4. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
I wanted a VR game because this is the year I got a PSVR and I am INTO IT! This was the best experience and the best “Sell” for VR that I own. I also enjoyed the Batman VR game quite a bit.

3. Oxenfree
I have this thing where I play games that are not really horror games as horror. This one basically is. I really enjoyed the story and how it progressed. Which is good since this is entirely dependent on story. The voice acting and art is great too.

2. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
The amount of time and money spent on sets and objects used for like 10 secends. The game is really good, the story is fulfilling and you do not have to do THAT much of the annoying fighting/shooting stuff. Also, they keep the ludonarrative dissonance to a minimum… FOR A CHANGE!

1. Firewatch

Is this a horror game? Whatever, that is how I played it. I am very fond of story, of good natural sounding voice work, and strong art design/direction. This and all those other “walking simulators” I am into.