The MacMahonian hereby returns to the comfort of yearly exercises. This year´s selection is much like last year´s: 90% major Hollywood Productions, some 70% first league directors, some 40% SciFi. This in spite of a persistent attempt to diversify. Meaning this blog´s identity is consolidating, and more by nature than design. In other words, love us or hate us, our heart is true.
The MacMahonian top 10 movies 2017 is more consistent than last years, meaning I didn’t have to go easy on the door policy to come up with ten titles. Place and rank are, I feel, overall deserved. Here they are, in ascending order:
10. Marjorie Prime (Mchael Almereyeda):
The MacMahonian reviewed Almereyeda´s penultimate dismal effort (Cimbelyne, 2014, reviewed September 2015) and had no particular reason to expect good things form the director. Marjorie Prime proved us wrong: an SF film practically without FX taking us on step further in the ongoing cinematic investigation on the cybervirtuality of human nature in the vein of Lucy (Luc Besson, 2014) of Her (Spike Jonze, 2013).
9. T2 (Danny Boyle):
Reviewed May 26th.
8. The Square (Ruben Östlund):
The MacMahonian reviewed Östlunds previous effort, the seminal Turist (2014), and predicted good things to come from him: vindicated, we admit that The Square may be unnecessarily over the top at points and the Palme D´Or it got was perhaps excessive recognition (faithful readers will note The MacMahonian rates the Cannes award much above the Oscars, same as most people rate spending an hour in a dentist´s chair above a month in gaol) The Square retains all the misanthropic deadpan irony of Turist and if often too literal it remains entertaining, intriguing and disturbing throughout least due to the performance of leading character art curator Christian (Claes Bang).
7. Alien – Covenant (Ridley Scott):
Reviewed November 7th.
6. Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve):
Reviewed December 22nd.
5. Baby Driver (Edgar Wright):
Reviewed September 12th.
4. Detroit (Katherine Bigelow):
Reviewed October 10th.
3. Silence (Matin Scorsese):
Reviewed February 25th.
2. Split (M Night Shyamalan):
Reviewed April 19th.
…and The MacMahonian´s choice for best movie of 2017 is…
1. Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
What else? Now that Star Wars as crystalized beyond embarrassment (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Gareth Davis, 2016, excepted) we have an alternative which, although probably not fated to the same level of pop culture notoriety, is thankfully much less self-important and a whole lot more exhilarating. Vol. 3 is schedule for release only in 2020 so for 2018 and beyond Solo and the like will have to do until the real thing comes along.
The MacMahonian top 10 movies 2017 is more consistent than last years, meaning I didn’t have to go easy on the door policy to come up with ten titles. Place and rank are, I feel, overall deserved. Here they are, in ascending order:
10. Marjorie Prime (Mchael Almereyeda):
The MacMahonian reviewed Almereyeda´s penultimate dismal effort (Cimbelyne, 2014, reviewed September 2015) and had no particular reason to expect good things form the director. Marjorie Prime proved us wrong: an SF film practically without FX taking us on step further in the ongoing cinematic investigation on the cybervirtuality of human nature in the vein of Lucy (Luc Besson, 2014) of Her (Spike Jonze, 2013).
9. T2 (Danny Boyle):
Reviewed May 26th.
8. The Square (Ruben Östlund):
The MacMahonian reviewed Östlunds previous effort, the seminal Turist (2014), and predicted good things to come from him: vindicated, we admit that The Square may be unnecessarily over the top at points and the Palme D´Or it got was perhaps excessive recognition (faithful readers will note The MacMahonian rates the Cannes award much above the Oscars, same as most people rate spending an hour in a dentist´s chair above a month in gaol) The Square retains all the misanthropic deadpan irony of Turist and if often too literal it remains entertaining, intriguing and disturbing throughout least due to the performance of leading character art curator Christian (Claes Bang).
7. Alien – Covenant (Ridley Scott):
Reviewed November 7th.
6. Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve):
Reviewed December 22nd.
5. Baby Driver (Edgar Wright):
Reviewed September 12th.
4. Detroit (Katherine Bigelow):
Reviewed October 10th.
3. Silence (Matin Scorsese):
Reviewed February 25th.
2. Split (M Night Shyamalan):
Reviewed April 19th.
…and The MacMahonian´s choice for best movie of 2017 is…
1. Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
What else? Now that Star Wars as crystalized beyond embarrassment (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Gareth Davis, 2016, excepted) we have an alternative which, although probably not fated to the same level of pop culture notoriety, is thankfully much less self-important and a whole lot more exhilarating. Vol. 3 is schedule for release only in 2020 so for 2018 and beyond Solo and the like will have to do until the real thing comes along.