I watched 225 movies in 2025. Here's my rating and two* sentences on each with my thoughts (Part 2: A-P) - Lemmy.World
I watch a lot of movies, I don’t necessarily have a yearly goal however I like
keeping a record, so here is what I watched with some thoughts Link to Part 1
(2025 movies) [https://lemmy.world/post/41059248] - My rating scale is .5-5, and
my review philosophy is “how well does the movie succeed at what it is trying to
do?” - Thus Pacific Rim would be rated highly, whereas Transformers would not.
Obviously Lawrence of Arabia is better than Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League
despite both getting 5 stars here - Asterisks after a title indicate how many
rewatches I had this year - I’ll limit myself to two sentences on each movie,
possibly 3 for the top 5. Mostly for brevity because apparently some of you will
read this - This list is everything from prior to 2025, my process made it so
that articles (A, The) in titles are included and frankly I can’t be bothered to
fix it, expect a LOT of “The” movies tomorrow After I post all of these I’ll add
some wrap-up thoughts Name|Year|Rating|Description
|-----------------|----|—|----------------------------------------------------|
300|2006|3| It’s a bunch of really hot dudes glistening in the sun. Do you think
they use the same baby oil guy as Diddy? (500) Days of Summer|2009|4| I missed
this somehow when it came out and was skeptical when it said it wasn’t a love
story. I think I took a full half star off for the pun at the end 28 Days
Later|2002|3.5| I get what they’re trying to do. I just don’t think it’s as
poignant as they do 28 Weeks Later|2007|3| The weakest of the 3, though it gets
a few points for basically predicting Brexit 7 Days in Hell|2015|4| I really
like The Lonely Island movies and I think when they realized they don’t need to
be feature length the movies improved a lot. Plus sports people are way funnier
than you’d expect A Fistful of Dollars|1964|3.5| A great western, and a classic
for a reason. I have a problem with the bad guys who are willing to murder
innocents for profit but won’t kill Clint because he’s the main character, even
after he kills their buddies Aliens|1986|4.5| It’s a total genre shift from
Alien but Jim is a miracle man. I know the Alien$ story is probably BS but it
feels real after seeing this Army of Darkness|1993|4| How we went from the
classic Cabin in the Woods horror to medieval monster fighting is nonsense, but
very fun to watch. This furthers my thesis that horror and comedy have similar
DNA Auto Focus|2002|3| I never knew about Bob Crane and had heard about this
movie. Honestly I was surprised he was just a pervert and not a criminal Avatar:
The Way of Water|2022|3.5| This film is just stunningly beautiful, and that’s
all that matters. However if you make something this beautiful, you need to work
on the variable frame rate, it was actually nauseating at times in IMAX Back to
the Future*|1985|5| I hold this to be one of the single best screenplays ever
written. Every single detail in this movie has built in payoff later in the
movie, there’s not a second wasted Back to the Future Part II|1989|4| Not quite
as good but continues the excellent writing to set up plot details in this movie
and the next. Also making Biff into Trump is almost prophetic in hindsight
Backdraft|1991|2.5| For the fact that this is a star studded movie about
firefighters, it’s not that sexy. Also there’s a reason we never hear from this
Baldwin brother, he’s bad at acting Barbie|2023|4| Strangely enough I compare
this movie to the anime Solo Leveling. Nothing in it feels particularly novel,
but everything in it is done extremely well Better Man|2024|3| I didn’t know
much about Robbie Williams and was told this would make me cry over him. I
didn’t cry but it was an engaging “biopic” Blades of Glory|2007|2| This one is
just a little too rooted in its time. Maybe there’s a reason Jon Heder didn’t do
much else besides Dynamite Brokeback Mountain|2005|4.5| Just a heartbreakingly
beautiful tragedy. It’s one of those movies where everyone keeps making their
life worse but you don’t fault them for it Bubba Ho-tep|2002|2| On paper this
sounds so much better than it is. It has a common problem I find with B-movies
which is too many plots in the same movie Chronicle|2012|3| Pretty good for the
“found footage” genre which never really got back to Blair Witch levels. Young
Dane DeHann and Michael B Jordan do have good performances City Hunter|2024|4|
Shockingly kind of the same plot as season 1 of My Hero Academia Vigilantes.
Lots of style and flair Conclave|2024|3.5| Pope drama? Don’t forget the stellar
wardrobe “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”|2000|4.5| Hot take: if this was in
English this would be more people’s bisexual awakening than The Mummy. Great
wire work, kung-fu, and story telling Death Becomes Her|1992|4| At first I was
trying to understand why they were fighting so hard for Bruce Willis, then I
realized this movie is bonkers. This walks so The Substance can run (spoiler for
tomorrow) Death Race|2008|3| Basically a video game movie. It’s pretty mindless
action but fun to watch Die Hard|1988|4| Is it a Christmas movie? I say yes
Dragon Ball Super: Broly|2018|4| Riding high on the Tournament of Power we bring
back a fan favorite. I’m curious if they’ll ever resolve this and Kale in the
main series Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero|2022|3| I’m super on board with giving
Gohan and Piccolo a movie and a new transformation. Otherwise pretty standard
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|1982|3| I understand that they laid the foundation
throughout the movie for “love saves everyone in the end”. That still doesn’t
make it less cliché Elevation|2024|2.5| What if A Quiet Place, but for tall? I
didn’t think we were scraping the bottom of the barrel this quickly, what
happened to A Quiet Place but for Smell? Emilia Pérez|2024|0.5| This offended me
on a deeply personal level as a latina woman. And I’m a white man Event
Horizon|1997|4.5| One of the smartest horror protagonists of all time. Also one
of the few movies to understand what cosmic horror really means Falling
Down|1993|2.5| I expected this to be about a guy having a shitty day and then
snapping. A dude just going on rampage of his own making is way less fun in 2025
than I assume it was in 93 Fargo|1996|3.5| Not the strongest Coen brothers
movie. The mystery is good and the jokes are funny Ferris Bueller’s Day
Off|1986|4.5| Lots of wit and charm from all the main characters and you
understand Ferris’ magnetic appeal. I don’t fully buy the “Ferris is in
Cameron’s mind” internet theory but it has legs Final Destination|2000|2.5| The
OG Rube Goldberg of murder. Very rooted in its time Final Destination 2|2003|3|
Who else refuses to drive near logging trucks because of this one? Less set-up
helps this one Final Destination 3|2006|2.5| If I’m being entirely honest I
don’t remember much about this one. Except the sunbed cooking death (that I
definitely rewound the blockbuster tape on a lot as a youth) Final Destination
5|2011|4| Establishing that you can “steal” from death by killing someone else
is a neat twist that gives the series a more concrete villain. Personally my
favorite and I’d recommend 1,5, and 6 as the watchable ones Flow|2024|4.5|
Incredible work out of Latvia. Done entirely in Blender and without a line of
dialogue and still more moving than most of its cohort For a Few Dollars
More|1965|4| This was really good as my first in the trilogy. I appreciate the
runtime Forgetting Sarah Marshall|2008|4| One of the better break up movies out
there. Also nice hog Jason Segal From Dusk Till Dawn|1996|4| I want to hear the
conversation where Quentin Tarantino convinced Salma Hayek to pour booze down
her leg into his mouth. It’s insane how quickly this movie shifts genres but the
line is so clear I don’t really mind it From Russia with Love|1963|4| There’s a
lot of classic Bond stuff that gets established in this and it all works very
well. I have a pet theory that everyone’s favorite Bond and Ghibli is the first
one they saw, and anecdotally it holds up Godzilla|2014|3| Passable godzilla. It
does set up the Monsterverse which I do think at least competes with its block
buster contemporaries (Fast, Mission Impossible, Planet of the Apes, etc.)
Godzilla vs. Kong|2021|3.5| These franchise movies are a little goofy when you
know they don’t have the balls to kill either of the leads. Still, monkey vs
lizard is fun Godzilla: King of the Monsters|2019|3.5| Look at all these Kaiju!
I bet I would have liked this WAY MORE in theaters Goldfinger|1964|4| What an
absolute classic of a theme song. This is some peak supervillain shit too,
“we’re going to steal all the gold in Ft Knox” Gran Turismo|2023|4| Racing is
oddly compelling to me on the big screen for how dull I find it in real life.
The gamer to athlete story is also cool and the actual guy did the stunts for
the movie Hackers|1995|4| I know people shit on this for being unrealistic but
it all but stares down the barrel of the camera and says “deal with it”. The
music rips, the cast all make wild choices, and it all comes together in one
batshit story How to Train Your Dragon|2010|3| It’s a pretty good kids movie.
I’m not the target audience but I have no major gripes I Know What You Did Last
Summer|1997|1.5| The plot gets way too complicated way too fast for a pretty
generic horror movie. If it wasn’t one of the sexiest casts in horror I might
not have gotten through it “I, Tonya”|2017|3| I think this over glamourizes some
aspects, but it is an olympic ice skating movie. It turns out you can place an
entire movie on Margot Robbie’s back Iron Man|2008|3.5| I wanted to see how old
marvel holds up, and it’s nice that is less full of the “OMG, I recognize that
thing from the place”. It’s still lands too much on the libertarian “good guy
with a gun” motif that I can’t stand Jaws|1975|4| Somehow my first time ever
seeing this. I did have a hard time taking the U.S.S. Indianapolis speech
seriously because of the WKUK [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-y0DKUEWVw] John
Wick|2014|4.5| Keanu out fucking nowhere with this absolute banger of a movie.
The club scene is still one of the top action scenes of all time a decade later
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum|2019|3.5| This one gets a little too bogged
down in the high table stuff and gets a little too goofy. The stakes also don’t
really make any sense in light of what happens immediately in the 4th Jurassic
Park|1993|4.5| Proof that good artistry is far more important than technology.
This still looks incredible today Justice League: Doom|2012|4| The DC animated
movies are significantly better than the MCU. Fight me K-PAX|2001|3| I read the
book first and this is a good adaptation. An interesting little sci-fi mystery
Kick-Ass|2010|3.5| What if super heroes but vaguely grounded in reality? Oh, we
give that up immediately, odd choice Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair|2006|5|
The superior way to watch these movies. It’s a much more cohesive experience
Kong: Skull Island|2017|3| Look, Kong is not the strength of this franchise,
it’s Godzilla. It’s still fine for a monster movie Late Night with the
Devil|2023|5| I saw this in theater in 2023 and remember shouting at the screen
during the ending with everyone else. It still rocks on a rewatch. Lawrence of
Arabia|1962|5| 3 hours and 48 minutes and the only thing I’d cut the is black
screen orchestral opening. This is an undisputed classic for a reason and it’s
shocking Alec Guinness gets away with his role but fuck does he nail it Life of
Brian|1979|3.5| Parodying the messiah is bold, but they pull it off. Fun fact,
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is the most requested song at British
funerals Looper|2012|3.5| I view time travel movies on a spectrum from Looper to
Primer in terms of how much sense time travel makes. I have a lot of respect for
a movie that stares at you and says “stopping thinking to hard about it nerd”
M3GAN|2022|3.5| I found this to be surprisingly funny. There’s one joke at the
end of the commercial they play for M3GAN that just absolutely kills me Marcel
the Shell with Shoes On|2021|4| I love this little shell so goddamn much. He’s
so earnest and hard working that you just can’t help but be on his side Master
and Commander: The Far Side of the World|2003|3| This a peak dad movie. Just
great ship drama with a stellar soundtrack, if only I was a dad Miami
Connection|1987|1.5| Wow, these guys do not know how to make a movie. There’s a
lot of heart and some good music videos but that’s about it Mission: Impossible
– Dead Reckoning|2023|3.5| Huh, you dropped the “Part 1” interesting. It suffers
from being a lead-in to another movie but still is better than most action
Molly’s Game|2017|3.5| Sorkin writes really engaging stories. Unfortunately it
makes it hard to believe anything but the core of the story is actually true
(though rumor has it Player X was Tobey Maguire) Monty Python and the Holy
Grail|1975|3.5| First shalt thou watch the movie. Then shalt thou rate it 3.5,
no more, no less My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The
Movie|2023|2| Look, you can just say your movie isn’t canon to the story, you
don’t have to handwave it with some bullshit. Also it’s not as good as the
decent show Ocean’s Eleven*|2001|4| This is an incredible heist movie with 2
obvious flaws. The weird side plot to steal an EMP from a school, and whatever
the fuck Don Cheadle is doing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest|1975|4| There’s a
lot of great acting in this by a lot of people early in their careers. I’m not
sure we need indictments of the US medical system but in '75 we probably did
Paddington*|2014|4.5| Since I saw the first 2 of these the franchise has become
comfort films for my household. That little bear might be one of the most
lovable creatures to ever grace the big screen Paddington 2**|2017|5| This may
be the greatest children’s movie of all time. I cried the first time I watched
it and honestly depending on the day I still come close. When I lose my grandma
I’ll probably watch this and bawl my eyes out Parasite|2019|5| Man, capitalism
sucks doesn’t it? Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl|2003|3.5| I saw this with an orchestra backing it which was a very cool
way to see it. If you ever think you want to watch the others, just watch this
and then the wheel fight on youtube and you’ll have a better time Pitch
Black|2000|3| Did you know this was the first Riddick movie? It’s pretty clear
the actors in this hadn’t worked with much CGI (if any) and it suffers a little
for it, but is a pretty interesting sci-fi Police Story|1985|4| This is some A+
Hong Kong kung-fu. There’s some hiccups in the story, but really that’s not what
you’re there for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping|2016|3.5| There’s some all
time bangers like Bin Laden and Equal Rights in here. As I previously mentioned,
these got better when they didn’t try to make them feature length
Predator|1987|4| This movie will make you a goddammed sexual tyrannosaurus. It’s
really effective making these elite macho commandos into the prey to really sell
how strong the Predator is Predators|2010|1| This shit was wack as hell. It does
the stupid marvel thing where it can’t take anything seriously or treat it with
reverence and on top of all of that is wildly offensive to the autistic
community Prey|2022|4.5| It’s a little unfair for me to like this more than
Predator because it is so clearly a love letter to it. However it just gets
better and better on rewatches as you see Naru internalize and grows from every
mistake she makes Princess Mononoke|1997|4.5| Some of the most beautiful
animation ever that I had the pleasure of seeing in IMAX. The themes remain
persistently timely and it works in English and Japanese Pulp Fiction|1994|5| I
already said I’m a white man, of course this is one of my favorite movies. The
artistry of how all these seemingly disparate stories weave together is so
incredible. The acting, music, direction, really everything is just unbelievably
good
