The Panda

In total gross Avatar was making around the same as TLJ at this point. Further, Avatar is an exception when it comes to BO, no the rule. Just like TFA was an exception.

Yeah, TFA attracted a lot of families and Daddy’s Home likely benefited more from TFA sellouts than bein first choice competition. Jumanji is first choice competition, there’s simply only so many tickets that can be reasonably sold within the family demo.

Only third??

Also, for those interested this was my full ranking of everything this year (I ended up catching Jumanji yesterday, funny film but wouldn't have made the list)

Thanks to everyone who's taken the time to read my list (or is going to post this post), it's always fun to do countdowns!

Here's my finished list, no more adverts from me until The BOFFYS (And the BOT's Top 100 Movies of All-Time 2017 Edition this Spring/Summer)

Well I had my corny trolling fun, here's my real #1 Best Picture Winner Star Wars: The Last Jedi "We are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters." My Grade: A+ Most Valuable Player: The Whole Movie Box Office: 483.8m+ Tomatometer: 91% Critic Opinion: "I have this on good authority: That 6-year-old daughter, now in her early 20s, who sat beside me in the screening and, to no one’s greater shock than her own, found herself in tears. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is a thrill ride and a great good time, but it’s also about finding inspiration among the embattled and the principled, no matter how outnumbered they or we may feel. In short, it feels like a new hope." - Ty Burr, The Boston Globe "It’s a lot of story for even 150 minutes, which never felt long to me. The details are exquisite. A battle in a desert layered with crimson-colored salt is a visually arresting (and PG-13) nod to the bloody reality of warfare; countless emotional reunions and reveals had me reaching for the Kleenex. Sure, it’s just a space Western, but “Star Wars” is one of our most popular modern mythologies. Johnson respects that. He’s infused the storyline with new energy and artistry, and I can’t wait to see it again." - Sara Stewart, New York Post "It's epic, exhilarating, endlessly entertaining and easily the best of this new wave of Star Wars movies. Writer/director Rian Johnson has made such a freaking good film that the return of hotshot director JJ Abrams to helm the next one that finishes off this new trilogy feels like a bad move and a step backwards." - Karl Puschmann, The New Zealand Herald User Opinion: "I give Johnson (and Disney) mad props for having the balls to deconstruct the mythology and bring a fresh spin on things. I love the movie, it isn't perfect, but it is bold." - @The Stingray "Re-watch Empire. I did and moved TLJ past it." - @The Last AndyLL "Just got back from my second viewing of TLJ and it really is an excellent film. A couple of flaws here and there, but overall it's a very well made film that is dense and tightly plotted. I liked it even more than when I saw it the first time. Probably the third or fourth best of all of the SW films, in a virtual tie with R1 and just a tick behind ANH/RotJ. So when I say, 3rd or 4th best, I am not damning with faint praise. It really is an excellent film for me." - @Porthos "Finally it accomplished three things. I want to watch it again. I can’t wait for Episode IX. And give Rian Johnson as much money as you want Disney " - @DAR Reasoning: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS MOVIE! Yeah, I am a Star Wars fanboy, but I also didn't rank RO or TFA as my number one of the year when those movies came out. Beyond that, I also think this just might be my favorite Star Wars movie (and Empire Strikes Back constantly rotates around my number 8-20 all time). Polarizing? When I heard that, I was expecting issues, and I honestly come away with really no complaints about it (even if others see it). I loved the entire movie, Canto Bight and all, it expands on the Star Wars lore, it dares to do something truly thematic with its source material and not just pander to fan service, it inspires hope in the face of defeat. Mark Hamill gives the best performance of his career in this film, and I am firm on my decision to say he gave my favorite performance of the year. I loved the idea of a man seen as a legend, who fails and ultimately redeems himself in an Unforgiven style arc at the end in a grand Western style show-down (with a fantastic plot twist). Beyond that, there is so much detail in everything in this movie, you see a purpose for each piece and it only gets better upon re-watch and review. John Williams gives, just maybe, his best Star Wars score to date, it's phenomenal and crescendos at all of the right moments. There's visual shots in this film that you just can't get out of your head, there were at least three where my gut dropped. I hope Disney doesn't back down on giving Johnson his own trilogy, because this man deserves it after this mass of a movie. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is everything I want in a movie.

Oh oops, I just got a telephone call from some Panda's and they told me it's an ethical violation to give an award to your own movie, especially if that award is a Bamboo Stick. Better think of something else to put as number 1 real quick.

BUT WATCH YA-YA SCRATCH!! (Various places)

And now for the Best Picture of the Year! Best Picture Born in China "Panda's are basically the opposite of monkeys." My Grade: A PLUS PLUS PLUS! Most Valuable Player: Me! Box Office: I Don't Want to Talk About it Tomatometer: I'd prefer not to talk about this either Critic Opinion: "I can only dream of making movies as good as this one!" - Christopher Nolan ... maybe... User Opinion: "Holy mother of jesus this is without a single doubt the greatest documentary movie I've ever seen. It literally deserves to win BP at the Oscars. I don't think I'll ever see this one being toped in my life time." - @vc2002 (ACTUAL USER OPINION, GO LOOK) "The scenes without the pandas dragged the film down :sparta:" - @That One Guy "" - @filmlover Reasoning: What else would it be? Could it be anything else? I thought not. Now sit back and watch Ya-Ya and Mei Mei!

Fun fact, this is the 2nd year in a row I've put a Villeneuve movie in 2nd place. I almost had it at number 1 but then I didn't... Oops! But to be fair, this is probably my favorite of Villeneuve's movies so far (and that says a lot)! 2nd: Runner Up for Best Picture Blade Runner 2049 "Mere data makes a man. A and C and T and G. The alphabet of you. All from four symbols. I am only two: 1 and 0." My Grade: A+ Most Valuable Player: Roger Deakins for the Cinematography (and also Villeneuve, obviously. Hail Villeneuve) Box Office: 91.5m Tomatometer: 87% Synopsis: Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. Critic Opinion: "But the new Blade Runner amazes because every aspect is top notch: Hampton Fancher’s story is surprisingly emotional, Benjamin Wallfisch and Han Zimmer’s pounding soundtrack is just as integral as Vangelis’ ethereal original score, and cinematographer Roger Deakins will get his first Oscar if there’s any justice. The sequel takes the futuristic action out of L.A., into the literal dump that is San Diego and Las Vegas’ radioactive wasteland, and the stunning visuals add to the enjoyably visceral experience. ... The first Blade Runner influenced a generation of filmmakers and films; 2049 is the rare sequel that exceeds the original and honestly could be more important in the long run. It’s a moving, masterful movie that demands a rewatch and will wow geeks and mainstream viewers alike." - Brian Truitt, USA Today User Opinion: "Gosling was stoic, but it made total sence in this world. Ford is at his best since - well, maybe The Fugitive. Ana de Armas as Joi was also a delight. Such an interesting idea. Generally this movie is just a wet dream for sci-fi-fans. It not only feels like a proper Blade Runner film, it expands the world and gives the audience a lot to think and process about. In the end, the 3 hours flew by and the ending was somewhat abrupt to me but nevertheless, i think this is a masterpiece and i enjoy it more than the original." - @Brainbug "Anyways, I really dug this." - @4815162342 Reasoning:: Blade Runner is a movie that's consistently within my top 75 movies of all-time (it can alternate depending on the day), and I dare say that I think this movie is better than the original. I absolutely loved what Villeneuve did with this movie, and how he took the same style as the original, and expanded upon it to create something even more fascinating than the first one. The visuals are astounding, and the cinematography and design work are simply the best of the year. It's a long movie, but I really don't know what I'd remove from it (besides maybe the replicant revolution set up bit? But even that has its purpose). The whole idea of Joi's character is marvelous, it results in one of the best sex scenes ever put to screen, and it presents this idea of what exactly is Joi's programming (the 1s and 0s) and what's actually her. Blade Runner 2049 is a movie that asks what makes something human, and it explores that idea so intimately. It subverts common tropes, such as the idea of a special chosen one, and there's so much visual wonder to chew on you have to give it multiple viewings. Villeneuve proves with Blade Runner 2049 to be one of, if not the, best modern filmmakers working right now.

I should come up with a better name for this thing Honorary Bamboo Stick for Achievement in Something That Wasn't Film Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild "Your inventory is full." My Grade: A+ MetaCritic Score: 97 Synopsis: Forget everything you know about The Legend of Zelda games. Step into a world of discovery, exploration and adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a boundary-breaking new game in the acclaimed series. Travel across fields, through forests and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the ruined kingdom of Hyrule in this open-air adventure. Explore the wilds of Hyrule any way you like. Critic Opinion: "It’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a return to the land of Hyrule that’s unlike any of the brilliant Zelda titles that’s come before. This isn’t a game about gimmicks or unique gaming conventions; it’s just simply a fantastic story placed in one of the most complete open worlds you’ll ever play. Every single gameplay mechanic dovetails flawlessly in Breath of the Wild, and the resulting game could easily still have secrets 100 hours into its action." User Opinion: "I feel Breath of the Wild has all the foundations needed to be the best Zelda (and best game ever) but it's not 100% Ocarina of Time-level. It's the best the series've been in a long time though. I'll be very interested in seeing what the story DLC brings." - @cookie Reasoning: Okay, now I'm not a really big video game guy, I'll play a couple every year or so (plus some of the party/co-op games with my friends) and even then I rarely finish them, nevertheless completely finish a 100+ hour game. It's such an investment, but I actually did it for this game. It was spectacular. Everything was so finely tuned, the story was engaging (for a Nintendo game at least), it was creative and travelling any around an open world with so much attention to nature was spectacular. Now, if there's any game franchise I am a fanboy of, it's the Zelda franchise (and maybe the Pokemon one too), so high praise sounds like it should be obvious from me. However, this is up there with Ocarina of Time as one of the greatest games ever made. I'll just leave it at that because I am much better at talking about movies, and if y'all care about anything on this list it's not this but it's my picks for numbers 1 and 2 of the year.

Still wondering if it was a mistake not ranking Get Out at #2 or #1 rn, but it's done! Now for the award before I announce numbers 2 and 1. For the Honorary Bamboo Stick, I choose my favorite art thing from the year that wasn't a film. Last year I chose Game of Thrones Season 6, and that was the first year I did this. The year before that I would have chosen Hamilton, and the year before that would have likely been Season 5b of Breaking Bad (for reference). I'll expand it a little bit and put the honorable mentions and runners up in this post right after this and then give the winner it's own post so I can talk a bit about it. Honorable Mention #4 Super Mario Odyssey Honorable Mention #3 Stranger Things Season 2 Honorable Mention #2 The Handmaid's Tale Season 1 Honorable Mention #1 Ola Gjeilo's 'Winter Songs' Co-Runner Up Game of Thrones Season 7 Runner Up Master of None Season 2

3rd: Co-Runner Up for Best Picture Get Out "Consider this situation fuckin' handled." My Grade: A+ Most Valuable Player: Jordan Peele for his Screenplay and Direction Box Office: 175.5m Tomatometer: 99% Synopsis: It's time for a young African-American to meet with his white girlfriend's parents for a weekend in their secluded estate in the woods, but before long, the friendly and polite ambience will give way to a nightmare. Critic Opinion: "Peele (“Key & Peele”) makes his directorial debut here, and mines the current tremors in the zeitgeist, the way people of color are questioning their place in a post-election America, with wit and precision. The way he pivots from horror to comedy keeps us entertained and off-balance. As Chris comes to realize that keeping his head down won’t keep him safe as a black man in America, “Get Out” forces us to confront uncomfortable truths." - Karen D'Souza User Opinion: "Best horror movie I've ever seen" - @Ethan Hunt Reasoning: I loved this movie, it was absolutely perfect in everything it was trying to accomplish, and yes I am saying that and still 'only' putting this movie at number three (I just really liked the last two a hedge more). I labored over where I wanted to put Get Out, I swapped it between the number 1 and 2 positions for a while, in fact I was still deliberating before posting this (which is why it's taking me so long to get this follow up post posted). The film captures this idea of hypnotism and so cleverly ties it, and the horror movie tropes, to the modern racial problems that happen in society today. It's a perfect length, it's hilarious, it's relevant and it's technically well made. The hypnosis scene is another one of my top favorites from this year. If there's any movie from 2017 that's going to be remembered as a classic, it's probably this one. An innovative and fun piece, and I hope it wins the Oscar because I know for sure my numbers 2 and 1 aren't even getting nominated.

Number 4 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri "It's 'Persons of color'-torturing business, these days, if you want to know. And I didn't torture nobody." My Grade: A Most Valuable Player: Martin McDonagh for Directing and Writing Box Office: 23.7m Tomatometer: 93% Synopsis: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI is a darkly comic drama from Academy Award nominee Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson), the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated. Critic Opinion: "Martin McDonagh is not a typical writer-director. And Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is assuredly not that movie. Rather, it is a film that continually complicates and recomplicates itself, denying viewers the comfort of easy moral footing. It is by turns heartbreaking, harrowing in its violence, and very, very funny, and it features Oscar-level performances by Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell. It contains both the most moving scene I saw in a theater this year and the most mordant bit of black comedy. Though it’s set in a (fictional) town in the Midwest, it exists very much in the moral terrain of Flannery O’Connor’s bleak, existential humor, as is made clear by the fact that we first meet one character while he is reading “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” Even for fans of McDonagh—and I am certainly one—Three Billboards is a revelation, and among the very best films of 2017." - Christopher Orr, The Atlantic User Opinion: "Its hard to put feelings down on this movie. It's great, darkly humorous, and real. I'm not usually one to care if what I'm seeing in film is necessarily realistic, but everything in this movie felt more like an unfolding of real events, and still felt like a complete story. McDormand is perfect. Rockwell is perfect. Harrelson is Harrelson. And Dinklage is an important humanizing part of the film. The ending is spot on. While I'd love the tight little bow of it all being wrapped up, but here we get character growth and that sense of...future, I guess. It's late my thoughts aren't the best. But this movie is great." - @Sand-omJC Reasoning: An absolute powerhouse of a movie in just about every aspect, from Martin McDonagh's biting script, to the best performances I have seen in a movie this year. Three Billboards is a darkly comic movie that touches on suffering, loss, the justice system, sexual assault and mourning. The film is subversive, twisting your expectations on what's going to happen, and it manages to take deeply flawed human beings and make you sympathize for their situations at various points. Even with Rockwell's character, Three Billboards manages to set up a horrific guy, who's quite similar to a corrupt officer you may find in reality, turn the character around in the end, and make it work. The film is an absolutely impressive, funny and moving feat. There's so much classic material in this film, from McDormand's monologues and takedowns, to Harrelson's letters, to the outrageous behavior that ends up naturally working in the film. It also features one of my favorite scenes this year, in which McDormand talks to a deer as if it's her daughter reincarnated, it's a really beautiful moment. McDonagh really outdid himself with this movie, it's one that resonates the more you dwell on it.

Finishing this up now, just 5 more things to announce (4 movies and my favorite non-movie)

Time to finish this list up! Best Director Honorable Mention #4 Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman Honorable Mention #3 Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Honorable Mention #2 Jordan Peele, Get Out Honorable Mention #1 Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk Co-Runner Up Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049 Runner Up Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird Winner Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Start your year out right, bump this at 12am on New Years!

I spent about 2 hours studying for my GRE, so I’m in need of dinner. Best Director, My Honorary Bamboo Stick and numbers 4 - 1 in an hour and a half or so

Number 5 Lady Bird "Did you get emotional the first time you drove through Sacramento?" My Grade: A Most Valuable Player: Greta Gerwig for her Direction and Screenplay Box Office: 30m+ Tomatometer: 99% Synopsis: Christine "Lady Bird" MacPherson is a high school senior from the "wrong side of the tracks." She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity, but finds none of that in her Sacramento Catholic high school. LADY BIRD follows the title character's senior year in high school, including her first romance, her participation in the school play, and most importantly, her applying for college. Critic Opinion: "I wish I could convey to you just how thrilling this movie is. I wish I could quote all of the jokes and recount the best offbeat bits. I’d tell you about the sad priest and the football coach, about the communion wafers and the Sacramento real estate, about the sly, jaunty editing rhythms, the oddly apt music choices and the way Ms. Ronan drops down on the grass in front of her house when she receives an important piece of mail. I’m tempted to catalog the six different ways the ending can make you cry. I’ll settle for one: the bittersweet feeling of having watched someone grow in front of your eyes, into a different and in some ways improved version of herself. In life, that’s a messy, endless process, which is one reason we need movies. Or to put it another way, even though Lady Bird will never be perfect, “Lady Bird” is." - A.O. Scott, New York Times User Opinion: "The future belongs to Saoirse Ronan" - @That One Guy Reasoning: What should have played out like a typical coming of age story ends up being something so much more special than even one of the good ones, such as Edge of Seventeen. Greta Gerwig crafts the script and the film lovingly and with thought to reflect herself in Lady Bird, and she puts detail into the city of Sacramento, in which Lady Bird lives. Lady Bird perfectly captures the adolescent yearn to escape, and it presents a plethora of moments that are quirky, funny and relateable to anybody in the audience. There's a reason this movie set a record for the longest streak with no negative reviews, and it's because of how broadly accessible the film and it's themes are to any of those who watch it. The film is filled with great performances from Metcalf to Ronan, and the finale hits you in the heartstrings. It's a wonderful little film.

Number 6 Dunkirk "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be." My Grade: A Most Valuable Player: Christopher Nolan's Direction Box Office: 188m Tomatometer: 92% Synopsis: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Critic Opinion: "Nolan concentrates exclusively on the perspective of the trapped Allies in a film that, as it transports viewers back to that desperate week in 1940, would seem to capture the actual experience of war in a way few others have done before. Technically awe-inspiring, narratively inventive and thematically complex, Dunkirk reinvigorates its genre with a war movie that is both harrowing and smart." - Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail User Opinion: "War movies are often violent and heroic, or either of those things. Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, on the other hand, is a film that literally gives the audience the true feeling and experience of the actual war as it depicts the battle of Dunkirk (Dunkerque, France), during World War II. It’s not a traditional war film, and it certainly doesn’t follow a traditional story structure either. Dunkirk is an amazing film that deserves to be seen in the best IMAX theater possible." - @Fancyarcher Reasoning: Dunkirk is Christopher Nolan's tightest film when it comes to running times, and it's also his best film. The movie is neatly interwoven between three stories transpiring over different time frames, and that narrative style is just exceptional in its style. The cinematography is both beautiful, and works to display the intensity that would be taking place in this situation. Nolan leaves you on the edge of your seat the entire time, despite not really knowing who is who as all of the faces seem to blend together, and this almost feels as if it is part of the style Nolan is going for. It's a showpiece on Nolan's behalf, and it really works. The whole movie almost feels like a horror film, leaving you feeling as if you're trapped inside the war as well, and waiting out of fear of when a bombing strike might happen. Seeing this in 70mm IMAX was an experience, and not really to the film's fault, it doesn't hold up quite as well when downgrading, but that still doesn't stop the movie from being great in its own right. Dunkirk is an unconventional, minimalistic war film that I really enjoyed.

Disney campaigned Hamill as lead on their FYC soooo Best Actress Honorable Mention #4 Seo-Hyeon Ahn, Okja Honorable Mention #3 Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman Honorable Mention #2 Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World Honorable Mentions #1 Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Last Jedi Co-Runner Up Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water Runner Up Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird Winner Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri

Number 7 The Big Sick "What's my stance on 9/11? Oh um, anti. It was a tragedy, I mean we lost 19 of our best guys." My Grade: A Most Valuable Player: Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon for the Screenplay Box Office: 42.9m Tomatometer: 98% Synopsis: Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings. Critic Opinion: "It sounds impossible—too melodramatic, too crazy—but it’s true. Actor and writer Kumail Nanjiani fell in love with his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Emily V. Gordon, when she was in a coma. It also sounds impossible that such a story would make for a crowd-pleasing comedy, but that’s exactly what “The Big Sick” is, and so much more. Director Michael Showalter’s film defies categorization. You could call it a romantic comedy and that would be accurate, because there are indeed elements of romance and comedy. It mines clashes across cultures and generations for laughs that are specific to Nanjiani’s experience but also resonate universally. “The Big Sick” also functions as an astutely insightful exploration of how we live now with the Pakistan-born comic, starring as himself, enduring racism that’s both casual and pointed." - Christy Lemire, Roger Ebert User Opinion: "It's excellent, at least @MrPink and I are on the same page again" - @Chewy Reasoning: A hilarious comedy about cross-culture dating, and it's a movie I really loved. I laughed myself to death in the theater and even on re-watch all of the humor kept its bite and edge. Beyond that, the movie is also heartwarming and honest, which is partly why the humor seems to work so well in the movie. The entire ensemble is great, with Holly Hunter being the standout playing Emily's mom. Despite the touching topic at hand, the film also never crosses into a territory where it's overly sentimental or sappy, all of its emotional beats come naturally and it never tries to force a tear. The 'romantic comedy' genre isn't one with much depth to it, but The Big Sick proves that there's high quality content that can be made in the rom-com field.

Number 8 Logan "Nature made me a freak. Man made me a weapon. And God made it last too long." My Grade: A Most Valuable Player: Hugh Jackman as Logan Box Office: 226.3m Tomatometer: 93% Synopsis: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X, somewhere on the Mexican border. However, Logan's attempts to hide from the world, and his legacy, are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces. Critic Opinion: "In nine “X-Men” films over 17 years, Wolverine’s biggest nemesis has arguably been a PG-13 rating. While the popular Marvel character had the swagger and sideburns right, the conformist limits of big-money blockbuster making ensured few real surprises. “Logan” takes its indestructible metal claws to comic-book movie norms and destroys them, and it’s a wonderful thing. The new Wolverine film exists in an established universe, but it takes a massive tone shift from the relatively bloodless earlier X-Men films, going berserk in its own moody and ultraviolent direction." - Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle User Opinion: "A lyrical, near-perfect send-off for Hugh Jackman's Wolverine that stands as the best X-Men film of them all and one of the best comic book movies ever. I have seen all of these movies in theaters going back to the original 17 years ago, and James Mangold delivers a fitting conclusion to the film saga that got this particular fan choked up by the end. Anyone who doubts that superhero movies can't be as powerful as the best dramas need to look no further than this for the rebuttal." - @filmlover Reasoning: Wow! I put three comic book movies on this list, and two of them in my top 10, what a crazy year this is! Logan is a thoughtful deconstruction of the X-Men franchise and the superhero genre, and it's a fitting send-off for Hugh Jackman's time as Wolverine. This movie is the comic book genre's version of Unforgiven, and so it's a moving redemption story filled with some grueling action sequences. The movie isn't without its flaws, especially pertaining to parts of the third act and the weakness of a villain who often seems like he gets in the way of the better stronger storytelling. However, Logan is full of emotion and is perhaps the most daring superhero film ever made. Plus I love Westerns, and Logan sunk its teeth into the Western genre and its themes, which definitely bumped the movie up a few more slots for me.