I'll try to do a Last 10 Top 10 every 10 movies I watch in 2016. This week we have another really strong one.
On my #1 we have Duel, the first movie by a little known director Steven Spielberg. Went into it expecting a TV-movie, old-timey and probably cheese. It was none of the above, it was a gripping thriller, kept me interested through its short running time and had me really invested. That's why it's my number 1.
On we go with Wild Strawberries, the second Bergman movie I've watched. I didn't expect a Swedish movie from the 50s to hold my interest but once again, Bergman managed to have me invested and be interested in this story about a road trip by an old guy.
Number 3 is one of the funniest horror movies, especially considering its age. The Raven, looooosely based on the poem by Poe, is just really funny with masterful performances by Price, Lorre and Karloff. Also, Jack Nicholson. Horror legends from the past (Karloff and Lorre), present (Price) and future (Nicholson). I just loved it.
The Passion of Joan of Arc has a special bonus because I watched it in a cinema with introduction by a guy from the church. The movie was really good, but as a spoiled sound-movie watcher I couldn't rank it as high as the other movies so far, even though it might have been as good, maybe even better (especially then the Raven, that's really just as far up because I was really entertained by it).
Sightseers is great. I wonder how Ben Wheatly got the idea for this, it was just great. More comedic than horror, but who doesn't love a small little comedy with a few kills in it?
Indie Game: The Movie is the documentary for this L10T10. It was fun, interesting, and I actually knew about most of those games. I enjoyed it, but it couldn't keep up with the rest.
Batman Returns, the second Batman by one of my favorite directors of all time. But for some reason I couldn't really get into it. I felt bored by it and took several breaks. I didn't hate the movie, but I also didn't love it. It was okay and had some fun things, but it just wasn't for me.
I'm not even sure what to say about the French Connection. I hoped I would like it. But it felt ... very 70s. In times it was slow, and I was watching it with a group of friends as warm up for the Oscars. Also I hate German dubs. I think that all played together. Maybe if I rewatch it some day, I will like it more.
And now we come to the Letterboxd-Movie-Night part of the list, we again watched two movies, first Body Rock, one of the longest music videos I've ever seen. Also one of the weirdest music videos.
Coven would probably have been far more enjoyable if I had seen American Movie, but I haven't, so I didn't get anything out of it at all.
So yeah, that were these 10 movies, hope to see you again in 10 movies ;)
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