It was a rather meh Summer for me in terms of movies. There were some hits but very few misses. And today I'm going to list the top five good and bad summer movies of 2016. Why Top 5? Because I can.
Worst Summer Movies
5. Superman Dawn of Justice
If any of you had read my review of the movie then you'd find this movie as my DC equivalent of Thor: The Dark World. And this is coming from someone that didn't find Man of Steel to be as bad as people have been making it out to be. Not spectacular but not a stinker neither. Dawn of Justice was just a mess.
4. X-Men: Apocalypse
What happened Fox? You was on such a high. Then you had to blow your load and instead of just having Magneto as the main villain you had to blow your load early and showcase Apocalypse and the worst version of the Horsemen imaginable. If you guys want to see a better version of Apoc then watch him in the 90's Animated X-Men series and Evolution.
3. Ghostbusters
The most forgettable movie of the summer. And that's the tragic part.
2. Ben-Hur
Poor man's Gladiator that will never live up to the original movie. That is all.
1. The Killing Joke
Batman TAS made me respect Bruce Timm in defining not just Batman but the DCU as a whole. The Killing Joke went around and killed any respect I had for him. To hell with Superman killing Zod. At least that made sense. I'll never defend Timm's messed up fan fic. I also find it ironic that this came around the same time Alan Moor announces retirement from comics. Huh.
Best Summer Movies of 2016
5. Sausage Party
This movie came around a time when we really need a movie that is as weird and fucked up as this. Because this is the kind of movie that would make it's viewer just sid back and enjoy the odd sideshow.
4. Civil War
Not as good as Winter Soldier but a hell of alot better than Age of Ultron. Honestly this is my Avengers 2.
3. Star Trek Beyond
Like First Class this was a better movie than I expected it would be. It helped that it was never a complete rehash of an old Trek movie and it actually establishes it's own story and mythos.
2. Don't Breathe
We need more horror movies like this. I wouldn't go as far as to call the movie creative but it's one of the few horror films that made me smile from ear to ear.
1. Deadpool
I don't care if this isn't a summer movie. It's my list and this is taking the No.1 spot. It's not only the best superhero movie I've seen this year it's also the most romantic movie I've seen this year.
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