# Best movie of the year? 2014 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337 "2014-12-16T01:06:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/21 "2014-12-16T21:38:13Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I only saw it as a TV show, not as an edited together film. I like it, but their first Trip was better. 🙂 Funny, I thought the second one was much better (though the first was hilarious as well). The second delves more into their characters and relationships in a way the first paints only a few broad brushstrokes, so I found it a more emotional film, too. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/22 "2014-12-16T22:17:40Z")
I liked both of them but I have a soft spot for the first one because they drove through the moors and sang “Wuthering Heights” :). I know Steve Coogan’s a Kate Bush fan, and I have a picture of Kate and Brydon at the recent Evening Standard awards so I assume likes her too. I’m on my way to see Wild. It doesn’t look interesting to me but if Witherspoon and/or Dern are nominated for Oscars, at least I’ll have seen it. Edit to add, that “cuckoo-bananas” makes me even MORE excited to see Inherent Vice. PTA does cuckoo-bananas very very well! ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/23 "2014-12-17T07:08:48Z")
Btw, I thought Wild was REALLY good! It surprised the hell out of me, how good it was and how much I liked it. Every single thing that annoyed, confused and irritated me about the trailer was completely explained and felt natural in the context of the actual movie. Much better than the movie itself is the acting! Every single drop of awards attention Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern are getting this awards season is fully deserved. In fact I don’t think their performances are getting enough attention. Not for wins, but for nominations anyway. Of course, I would have been more excited to see it if a) I hadn’t seen the trailer, b) I hadn’t already seen Tracks, which I hated and this looked like more of the same, and c) I’d actually gone to IMDB to see that it was directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, who directed last year’s Dallas Buyer’s Club. Even if the movie isn’t brilliant, he gets brilliant performances out of his actors. One day he will direct a movie that is on par with his actors, and blow everybody away. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/24 "2014-12-17T11:52:37Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > All I have seen this year is the > > X-Men: Days of future Past (sucked) > Captain America: Winter Soldier (sucked, but not as hard) > How to Train Your Dragon 2. (not nearly as good as the first) Damn, I never want to watch a movie with you. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/25 "2014-12-17T12:06:14Z")
Surprised how many people like _Snowpiercer_ so much. I thought it was mediocre. I’m not one for important or serious films much, I almost never see the Oscar contenders, so my favourite films are fairly pedestrian. In no particular order: X-Men: Days of Future Past Edge of Tomorrow The Lego Movie The Grand Budapest Hotel Guardians of the Galaxy Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Captain America: Winter Soldier ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/26 "2014-12-17T12:18:06Z")
Had no idea this was a 2013 movie until I looked it up on IMDB, but my favorite film of the year (which I saw in theaters and the media push was occurring at the same time, so therefore my confusion) was [The Congress](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821641/?ref_=nv_sr_1). ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/27 "2014-12-17T13:06:10Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Surprised how many people like _Snowpiercer_ so much. I thought it was mediocre. > > I’m not one for important or serious films much, I almost never see the Oscar contenders, so my favourite films are fairly pedestrian. > > In no particular order: > > X-Men: Days of Future Past > Edge of Tomorrow > The Lego Movie > The Grand Budapest Hotel > Guardians of the Galaxy > Dawn of the Planet of the Apes > Captain America: Winter Soldier There’s nothing pedestrian about that list. IMO they range from great to very good, and several are future classics that will stand the test of time (my inner jury is out on Dawn and X-Men, as much as I liked them). And at least one of those will almost certainly be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar (Budapest), and Lego for Best Animated, not to mention Guardians for Visual Effects and (oh please oh please oh please) Edge for Editing. Don’t be so quick to jump on the anti-Oscar bandwagon. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/28 "2014-12-17T17:25:41Z")
In no particular order: Grand Budapest Hotel Discovering Vivian Maier Chef Birdman The Drop Still have to see Boyhood, Inherent Vice, among others. Guardians of the Galaxy and The Lego Movie were enjoyable, but neither would make my top 10. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/29 "2014-12-17T18:40:28Z")
Of the ones I’ve seen so far, these are my favorites: 1. The Grand Budapest Hotel 2. Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Interstellar 4. Gone Girl 5. Chef 6. Boyhood. (Fascinating to watch people age on screen, but there is not much of a plot - of necessity, I guess. Otherwise, I’d rate it higher.) 7. St. Vincent 8. Nightcrawler I would recommend all of those highly. I did not care for **Birdman**. I realize it’s a dark comedy, but there was waaaaay too much darkness for my taste. However, since “Hollywood loves movies about Hollywood,” I have no doubt it will get a slew of awards nominations. I was mildly disappointed in **The Babadook**. It’s a decent horror movie, worth seeing, but doesn’t quite live up to its hype in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/30 "2014-12-17T19:36:24Z")
The Fault in Our Stars was the best I saw by a longshot. Also enjoyed Capt America 2, Xmen Days of Future Past, and Interstellar. Guardians of the Galaxy was fun too. Still need to see: Nightcrawler, the Judge, Hobbit 3, Dawn of Planet of the Apes, Boyhood, and Gone Girl ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/31 "2014-12-17T19:59:46Z")
Forgot about Captain America, which was excellent. Revised list: 1. The Grand Budapest Hotel 2. Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Interstellar 4. Gone Girl 5. Chef 6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 7. Boyhood. 8. St. Vincent 9. Nightcrawler The Judge was very good, but not quite top 10 material. Ditto for X-Men: Days of Future Past. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/32 "2014-12-19T02:47:19Z")
I also saw \*\*Jodorowsky’s Dune \*\*and it was fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Mehak50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Mehak50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehak50)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/33 "2014-12-19T07:08:18Z")
Annabelle is the only one I’ve seen this year. I liked it, but a lot of critics hated it. I would watch it again and still cringe a little. The comedy is there too which is great because it helps chase the nightmares away. I mean come on… how naive can some characters be. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337.md?page=1)