2019 Film Ranking

It has become an annual tradition for me to rank the films I have seen in the year. I have not managed to have seen as many as previous years but my ranking goes as follows

8. Ad Astra - this space thriller was enjoyable but had too many plot holes to count. It was not a stand-out space thriller that we have had of yet, but it was by no means a terrible film, just not a fantastic one.

7. Stan and Ollie - This was an enjoyable film based around Laurel and Hardy, which was very interesting to watch.

6. The Joker - Already at this point we at films that have been  highly enjoyable for me, and ones I would watch again. The Joker is placed here simply due to its graphical nature, which although I admired, is not to my taste

5. Avengers Endgame - This was arguably the biggest film of the year - and although some may be surprised by how, in relative terms, it is ranked in the bottom half of the films I have seen this year, I thought it was very good. If I was a bigger marvel fan than I am, I reckon this would be far higher. I got the easter eggs, but they meant less to me. This was a good film.

4. Spiderman: Far from Home - I often find superhero films to be much of a muchness but I found this one to be quite different and enjoyable, to the extent that I would say it is a better film than Avengers, but it does not quite have the hype around it.

3. Last Christmas - This Christmas film based on the lyrics of George Michael's Christmas classic, was a very enjoyable film with a very interesting twist. Really heart-hitting film.

2. Toy Story 4 - I have to say the release of additional Toy Story film after what I thought was a satisfying conclusion to the story did give me reservations. However, although I still think it was not necessary, the story was a very good epilogue to the trilogy and really enjoyable

1. Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker - As a Star Wars film it comes here almost by default. It was a good film, and although there were issues regarding it, it was a film that overall was a fitting end to the 42-year saga.