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Currently at 37 movies of 2016. Ranking them on IMDB for the first year: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls033990661/?start=1&view=detail&sort=listorian:asc&defaults=1&lists=ls033990661 Current top 5; 1. Everybody Wants Some!! 2. The Nice Guys 3. Zootropolis 4. Mr. Right 5. Eddie the Eagle Current bottom 5 (hollywood); 1. Suicide Squad 2. The Fifth Wave 3. Kill Your Friends 4. Equals 5. Alice Through the Looking Glass

9/10 Zootopia Deadpool 5/10 Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland

Worst #1 Chappie - Neill Blomkamp http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1823672/ The worst of the worst, without a doubt. Chappie makes me angry just thinking about it. Excuse me, it nearly infuriates me. Every time I look back at Chappie it makes me remember awful details that make me hate it more. Like how the main villain often wears shorts. Neill Blomkamp misuses his undeserved position in Hollywood to make a film with a terrible subtext starring his favorite things; South-Africa, robots and Die Antwoord. The acting of everyone, mainly Die Antwoord, is horrible. It's tough to say but Hugh Jackman isn't even a bit badass in this film. He's just less of a geek than Dev Patel. While writing about this film, I remembered how much I hated Chappie's voice and everything he said. A truly truly awful film. Best #1 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - Alfonso Gomez-Rejon http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582496/ Every year has technically perfect films like Mad Max: Fury Road and films that touch me beyond what you'd expect from them like Room. But there was one film in 2015 that felt like it was custom made for me. It's not my life story but it did feel incredibly relatable. It's a creatively directed and very well written film. It's a coming of age film about a girl whose aging won't come. No words can describe how incredibly touching this film is at its climax, but also how funny it can be when it's not trying to take everything as seriously. By accident, the main character makes a joke about a girl having cancer and it never blames itself for that. It seems to take pride in talking about unspeakable things in a creative manner. Please see this film.

Both number 1s will come later, but let's first look at some runner ups! Worst: Pan - Where Disney is hitting the right notes for me with their live-action adaptations, Warner Bros. seems to still have trouble creating the same magic. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 2 - If it weren't for pt1 being just half a movie, this series would have been the most hurtful declining series from film 1 till 3 that I can think of. Jupiter Ascending & Seventh Son - Equally bad, for completely different reasons. Jupiter Ascending looks like the studio didn't check up on the production while Seventh Son looks like the studio didn't leave the production. Kidnapping Mr. Heineken - For someone who was born and raised in the Netherlands, their depiction of Amsterdam was just offensive. The Spongebob Squarepants movie: Sponge out of Water - I'm not sure what they were trying to make, but it didn't really work for me. Fantastic Four - This didn't make the list because it at least shows the ambition to do something new at a lot of points. Best: Ant-Man - Lovely to see a superhero film where the world wasn't completely in danger and where the hero isn't always as heroic. Sleeping With Other People - If Man Up wasn't so good, this would easily got in. Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie are both hilarious actors and I hope to see a lot more from them in the future. Straight Outta Compton - A lot of times I wanted to throw up my middle finger in the air against the police while watching. Other times I was just enjoying some fine acting and great musical directing. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens - I'm not as much into Star Wars as other people. This was still one of the best blockbusters of the year. Ex Machina - Beautifully shot, well-written and superbly acted. Hopefully this won't be forgotten. Steve Jobs - Sorkin, Fassbender and Boyle match so well it's almost incomprehensible. If it weren't for the ending, this would have easily made my list.

#2 Worst Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - Wes Ball http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4046784/ I loved the Maze Runner. It's overall a very entertaining suspenseful film. When it was released I thought i was nice to see a YA film that was so confined and not really about a government trying to kill special kids. The future of this franchise looked very promising. Then The Scorch Trials happened. Scorch Trials is one of those films which perfectly show that if the book isn't great you should just change it, otherwise you end up with this. It's hard to name films that are as inconsistent as Scorch Trials. It starts as a YA, turns into an escape film, becomes a zombie film then ends as a war movie. There's also some psychedelic scene, which wasn't really needed. Scorch Trials lost a lot of the mystery that made Maze Runner so interesting. It lost all the mystery for more action, but please no. Hopefully the last one will be much better, but I'm afraid it won't be. Hopefully this one suffered from being just the second film, but I'm afraid it wasn't. I'm afraid Maze Runner is a lost case. #2 Best Mad Max: Fury Road - George Miller http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/ It's my most-viewed film from 2015. I'd say it's the best action film of all time. Mad Max: Fury Road is a classic, a legend, a bunch of inventions, a move forward and most of all a delight. I've recommended this film to everyone who'd ask and more. There's few things that haven't been said about this film and this isn't the time or place to say it. Mad Max: Fury Road has left me shaking in my seat longing for more four times already. The film's ending is satisfying, it's just a film that I could watch on repeat. It's highly unlikely we'll get a cinematic experience like this anytime soon, but if blockbuster filmmakers all learn just one thing from this film, then we'll be good for the next few years.

#3 Worst Terminator: Genisys - Alan Taylor http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340138/ Not scoring originality points with this pick either, I guess. Terminator: Genisys tries a couple of things and none of them succeed: it tries to be an original film, it tries to be a Terminator film and it tries to fit in with the mythology of the Terminator franchise. It's not an original film, it's filled with silly one-liners that should be crowd-pleasing and visually it's the same gritty flop we've seen several times these last years. It's not really a Terminator film, at least not like the Cameron films. Cameron's Terminator films were cinematically and narratively milestones. Judgment Day was both a sequel and a wholly original film. Genisys is not as thought-provoking as the Cameron films either. Lastly, it tries to fit in with the mythology of the Terminator franchise. This was my main problem with the film and it's what set it above a lot of other bad films. It wants to be both a reboot and a sequel at the same time. Genisys gives itself a lot of rules from the previous films but just as easily dismisses other films. Within a scene it could acknowledge and ignore rules set by the first films. Overall Terminator: Genisys simply wasn't worth the effort. #3 Best Room - Lenny Abrahamson http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3170832/ Room was one of the most devastating films I've ever seen. Featuring one of the best child performances ever and an Oscar worthy performance by Brie Larson. The performances are what makes it succeed but Lenny Abrahamson deserves a lot of credit for his skillful direction. Portraying the story through the eyes of an unknowing kid. Room hurt so much that I really wanted to stop watching. You want their misery to stop, but if you stop watching you lose their chance to get out of it. It's a film that you can't stop looking at. Room, so beautiful yet painful that it makes you feel alive when it's over.

#4 Worst Kill Me Three Times - Kriv Stenders http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2393845/ With a great cast, including Simon Pegg and Teresa Palmer, Kill Me Three Times puts Kriv Stender at the helm to shoot the first and hopefully last screenplay by James McFarland. Pretty much everything was there; budget, cast, crew. The only thing missing; good directing and writing. It annoys me that a production can cast someone as good as Simon Pegg and still seem to have virtually no idea what they're doing. Kill Me Three Times isn't worth a viewing or too many words. Just skip this one. #4 Best X+Y (A Brilliant Young Mind) - Morgan Matthews http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3149038/ X+Y is a film so finely crafted that I can't skip it for this list. Rarely have I seen a film that's so involved with its characters emotions and mental state, while not going to depressing route. X+Y is a love story so unsubtle that its main character would get it. Morgan Matthews does such a good job of getting us in the minds of its main characters; the autistic boy, who learns about love while still being extremely cautious as to not show any emotions. His mother, who frustratingly keeps loving her son while he never returns the favor. His teacher, or mentor even, who tries to mingle but is afraid of surrogating the dead father of the boy. And the asian girl who falls for the boy and can't comprehend why he's so afraid of love. X+Y is a film that understands the insecurities and faults of its main characters but tries to explain them with solid reasoning. It's easily one of the best depictions of a mental problem out there.

#5 Worst Spectre - Sam Mendes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2379713/ 2015 wasn't a good year for a lot of the sequels to 2012. Box Office-wise, but also in quality. Age of Ultron disappointed, I've already spoken about Hotel Transylvania 2 and let's just not speak of Ted 2. But of all those sequels, one disappointed me the most. Spectre. After Skyfall, expectations were huge and from the trailers those expectations seemed somewhat justified. The opening scene in Mexico is really good; thrilling, witty and very creative. Unfortunately it only went downwards after that. Spectre kept hitting low-point after low-point and later on just decided to not be a James Bond movie anymore. Yes, it's 2015 and yes it's important that you treat women with respect. James Bond, however, is not a one-lady type of man. There's nothing wrong with Bond being a manslut. The whole romance subplot made it feel like a generic spy movie and we've gotten plenty of those in 2015. Hoyte van Hoytema's cinematography is excellent and basically the only high-note. But it can't even compensate for the ridiculous running time. At one point, there was a scene so cringe-worthy slow (the chair scene), that it actually made me reflect upon the entire movie. That scene alone could have given the film a place on this list. Unfortunately the rest was such a mess too. #5 Best Inside Out - Pete Doctor I probably won't get any points for originality with this entry on my list, but I'd have to kick myself if it were excluded. Inside Out is easily one of the best animated films ever. It manages to juggle two storylines and a plethora of characters, in a very short running time. Somewhere on the internet, there's a stripped down version of only the Riley-storyline, so without the emotions. It's a very sweet short story and shows the simplicity in story that was needed for such a complicated concept. Inside Out is very complicated to explain even though it's not even one bit complicated to watch. It's as beautifully animated as we've come to expect from Pixar but it outright blows many of their films out of the water in terms of quality.

Good to know, that gives the little prince a bigger chance. Although part of the reason I liked the film as much as I did was because I read the book years ago. Having now seen Zootopia, I have a feeling it's not a surefire win (like Inside Out). It should very much get a nomination though.

Not sure if the Little Prince book is also really a thing in the US. If not, I'm thinking it will be hard for it to get a nom.

#6 Worst The Danish Girl - Tom Hooper http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810819/ As a so-called cis male it's difficult to explain everything that's wrong with The Danish Girl. It's not just that Eddie Redmayne considers heavy breathing sufficient. It's not just the lack of world-building that makes it hard to grasp where everyone is. It's mainly that it's offensive. I've read a lot into why The Danish Girl is so awkward. It wasn't just me who felt incredibly awkward watching it. While watching I nearly felt like I thought I felt awkward because the man's transgender, but that's simply not the case. The film (apparently) doesn't realistically depict his urge to be a female. The awkwardness comes from the film portraying a crossdressing fetish for the most part rather than depicting the actual story. This film tries to make a stand for transsexuals and it does it so poorly that it's simply offensive. #6 Best Brooklyn - John Crowley http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381111/ Brooklyn, starring the dazzling Saoirse Ronan, is probably one of the most enjoyable movies in ages. It's feel good on a whole 'nother level. The 1950s are portrayed beautifully and the characters make it come to life even more. Brooklyn never excels itself. It's a story about female empowerment that decides it doesn't need to be over the top to make a statement. It's an important film for female-lead cinema. Simply because it's rarely thinking to itself that it's a story about a female. Brooklyn is period piece that happens to be lead by a women which makes it all the more powerful.

#7 Worst Mortdecai - David Koepp http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3045616/ Most films on my worst list, I've watched from home. In a lot of cases I had to take breaks in between. I'd get something to drink just to fathom what I've been watching. Unfortunately for me, there were no breaks in Mortdecai. The whole film, in all its horribleness, played from begin to end and there was nothing I could do. Most films tend to have their good moments, but Mortdecai lacked pretty much everything. It was a comedy without funny jokes. It was a star-vehicl with no present star. It was, apparently, a mystery without any mystery. I could continue that list. Mortdecai wasn't per se hate-able, it was just a very poor film. #7 Best The Big Short - Adam McKay http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/?ref_=nv_sr_1 The Big Short wasn't the most enjoyable film I've watched this year. But this is a 'best' list and The Big Short is one of the best films of this year. It's also one of the most important films. A film about banking and the housing crisis isn't always interesting and the makers did everything to make it as interesting and enjoyable as possible. Honestly, TBS was rather depressing than comedic, though. The reason why I think it's so good and why it's so important is because it tackles one of the most talked-about topics of the last decade. A topic that most people don't know a thing about. A topic that everyone seemed to have an opinion on. It's a new way of educating those who won't read into this material otherwise and for me it succeeded in doing that. It's not only out there to entertain but even more so to inform. The Big Short hopefully will spawn/continue the wave of thoughtful films beyond those with a rich subtext.

#8 Worst Hotel Transylvania 2 - Genndy Tartakovsky http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2510894/?ref_=nm_knf_i2 Hotel Transylvania was an animated version of an Adam Sandler film (duh). He invited his friends to act and wasn't too worried about the screenplay. However, the first film was at least enjoyable, mainly because there was only little too hate. Hotel Transylvania 2 however is the Adam Sandler sequel. It's just as lazy as that sounds. The film dismisses every learnings from the first movie to just continue with wacky monster-slapstick. The story underneath gets rather depressing because of that. The young vampire girl's whole world gets played with for worse, again. Hotel Transylvania is a series that speaks a lot about how monsters aren't all about violence but ends with a ridiculous fight scene involving pretty much everyone. Yes, it's that hypocritical. It's one of those films that shouldn't be shown to kids. Or anyone, for that matter. #8 Best The Walk - Robert Zemeckis http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3488710/?ref_=nv_sr_2 The Walk is a feel-good story with some of the best visuals in ages. It's (relative) high-budget arthouse and it's something which should have been applauded instead of ignored. The walk brings one and a half hour of inspiring feelgood to then top it out with the most breathtaking piece of cinema I have ever seen. The tightrope-walking between the twin towers is probably the biggest achievement in visual effects, cinematography and directing combined. It felt like it only took 2 minutes but it also felt like it took 2 hours. It was so immersive that at some points I got afraid of heights too. The Walk will probably still be enjoyable on a smaller screen for its feel good story, but when it gets back to (IMAX) theaters, please see it. It's very deserving of your attention.

#9 Worst Aloha - Cameron Crowe http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1243974/ Cameron Crowe gets way too much credit for his directing. Expectations for this film were through the roof and I was really eager to see it for the cast. Aloha, unfortunately, was a really big misfire. The film's writing isn't good, but it's the directing that struck me as necessarily bad. Many films feel unfocused and awkward. But most of all, emotions rarely got through the lense. Cameron Crowe uses other people's music in hopes of replicating the emotions that the music offers, unfortunately the music was often too obvious. I'll still watch anything Bradley Cooper does, but I'll surely wait longer before going to a Cameron Crowe film. #9 Best Man Up - Ben Palmer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3064298/ To be completely honest, this film fought hard with Sleeping With Other People on this list. SWOP is a great film but it often hangs too much on vulgar jokes to be funny. Man Up isn't a cinematic breakthrough but it's sweet, sincere and just as quirky as it wants to be. It's the romantic comedy fantasy at its finest, complete with an over-the-top ending. Simon Pegg is a very strong male lead but it's Lake Bell who completely surprised me. She was funny when we needed her to be funny, she wasn't funny when she needed to not be funny for a while. Man Up won't change your life, but it's sure to bring an awesome and above all funny one and a half hour.

It's almost March which means I'm pretty much done with watching films from 2015. I haven't seen every film from 2015, but I surely tried. I've seen nearly 80 films from 2015. I wouldn't consider myself to be the best writer around but practice makes perfect. Feedback as well as your thoughts are very much appreciated! Making these lists was tough. 2015 was a terrific year. Between Kingsman and Star Wars we had our fair share of outright great blockbuster films. Except for Bridge of Spies I'd rate all best picture nominees a 8.5 or higher. That's how good this year was, because there's more great films than just blockbusters and oscar-bait. Making a worst list was equally tough because I didn't have as much picks as I would have in 2014. Admittedly, I haven't seen all worst contenders. I walked out of Ricky and the Flash and American Ultra, didn't see We Are Your Friends and Jem and the Holograms and only heard about Youth and the Lobster just weeks ago. But I think I did it. I made a list which we will all agree on. Ha-ha. We'll go from 10 to 1. For every worst, I'll also give you a best. Let's just get started with my top 10 worst and best films of 2015! #10 Worst The Intern - Nancy Meyers http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2361509/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 When I had just seen The Intern I didn't think it was so bad. I laughed my fair share and the positive attitude of the film worked for me. But the more I thought about this film, the more it annoyed me. DeNiro and Hathaway are terrific actors and Meyers is at least a somewhat capable director, but dear god this film was so poorly written. Let's dismiss the horrible concept which at least seems plausible in today's hipster culture, where every company tries to stand out by doing something unique. DeNiro's storyline is quite uplifting and sweet, but boy did they drop the ball on the Anne Hathaway story. She's proved to be capable enough to start up and run a company but suddenly the whole world around her starts acting like a sexist dick. The shareholders want a CEO but of course they all have to be sexist males who look down on her. The sole thought of looking for a qualified female CEO didn't even arise to anyone? Then, to make everything even worse, suddenly the husband starts cheating which was uncalled for, both in the story as in terms of realism. Who in their right mind, would be cheating when married to a woman that looks like Anne Hathaway. Most men would pray to the sky every night for being so godly lucky. 2015 was a good year for women in film. Between Sicario, Brooklyn and Mad Max, women had their fair share of being badass in their own unique ways. The Intern however was a huge step back. #10 Best The Martian - Ridley Scott http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 My expectations for the Martian weren't high. I hoped it would be enjoyable and that's basically it. I've never been a huge fan of Matt Damon or Ridley Scott. When this film was done I remained in my chair for the credits. I was stunned by how ridiculously enjoyable this film is. When I tried to write down my thoughts about the film, I couldn't help but praise its humor. I wrote that it could very well be the best comedy of the year. Matt Damon's performance was emotional on all the right notes but he never hesitated to add a bit of humor to the the pain and misery he was in. If you'd be all alone with no way of contacting another human being, of course you'd try to be sane with humor. It worked in all the right ways. The 70s and 80s music helped this film very well too. Ridley Scott gave the film all the time and breathing room it needed. A film needs to deserve being about two and a half hours, in my opinion, and for the Martian I hadn't even noticed it was so 'long'. After two and a half hours I was completely satisfied with what I had just seen. A complete, thoughtful and entertaining story. Ridley Scott doesn't lose the film for one second. There's still one question I have with this film; doesn't Mark Watney have any family?

The Netherlands in Euros: http://boxofficenl.net/listing.asp?page=total&ref=20303 Rank - Title - BO - Admissions 1. Titanic - €23,5m - 3.405m 2. Spectre - €20.4m+ - 3. Avatar - €18.5m - 1.722m 4. Skyfall - €17.3m - 2.008m 5. Gooische Vrouwen 2 - €16.8m - 1.995m 6. Harry Potter 1 - €15.5m - 2.179m 7. Gooische Vrouwen - €15m - 1.915m 8. Return of the King - €14.6m - 1.810m 9. Fellowship of the Ring - €14.3m - 1.894m 10. Dances With Wolves - €14.1m - 1.984m 11. Harry Potter 2 - €13.6m - 1.883m 12. The Two Towers - €13.5 - 1.749m 13. Star Wars VII - €13.5m+ - 14. The Lion King - €13.3m - 2.562m 15. Harry Potter VIII - €13.1m - 1.378

Best Picture: 1. The Big Short 2. Spotlight 3. The Revenant 4. Mad Max: Fury Road 5. Room 6. The Martian 7. Brooklyn 8. Bridge of Spies Best Director: 1. Adam McKay 2. George Miller 3. Tom McCarthy 4. Alejandro Ganzález Iñárritu 5. Lenny Abrahamson Best Actor: 1. Leonardo DiCaprio 2. Michael Fassbender 3. Matt Damon 4. Eddie Redmayne 5. Bryan Cranston Best Actress: 1. Brie Larson 2. Saoirse Ronan 3. Cate Blanchett 4. Jennifer Lawrence 5. Charlotte Rampling Best Supporting Actor: 1. Sylvester Stallone 2. Tom Hardy 3. Mark Ruffalo 4. Christian Bale 5. Mark Rylance Best Supporting Actress: 1. Kate Winslet 2. Alicia Vikander 3. Rachel McAdams 4. Jennifer Jason Leigh 5. Rooney Mara Best Original Screenplay: 1. Spotlight 2. Inside Out 3. Straight Outta Compton 4. Ex Machina 5. Bridge of Spies Best Adapted Screenplay: 1. The Big Short 2. The Martian 3. Brooklyn 4. Room 5. Carol Best Film Editing: 1. The Big Short 2. Mad Max: Fury Road 3. The Revenant 4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 5. Spotlight Best Cinematography: 1. The Revenant 2. Mad Max: Fury Road 3. The Hateful Eight 4. Sicario 5. Carol Best Production Design: 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. The Revenant 3. The Martian 4. Bridge of Spies 5. The Danish Girl Best Costumes: 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. Carol 3. The Revenant 4. The Danish Girl 5. Cinderella Best Makeup: 1. The Revenant 2. Mad Max: Fury Road 3. The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Best Visual Effects: 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. The Revenant 3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4. The Martian 5. Ex Machina Best Sound: 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. The Revenant 3. The Martian 4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 5. Bridge of Spies Best Sound Editing: 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. The Revenant 3. The Martian 4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 5. Sicario Best Score: 1. The Hateful Eight 2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3. Bridge of Spies 4. Carol 5. Sicario Best Song: 1. The Hunting Ground 2. Fifty Shades of Grey 3. Spectre 4. Youth 5. Racing Extinction Best Animated Feature: 1. Inside Out 2. Anomalisa 3. Boy and the World 4. Shaun the Sheep Movie 5. When Marine Was There Best Foreign Language film: 1. Son of Saul 2. Mustang 3. Embrace of the Serpent 4. Theeb 5. A War Best Documentary Feature: 1. Amy 2. The Look of Silence 3. Cartel Land 4. What Happened, Miss Simone? 5. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom Best Documentary Short: 1. Body Team 12 2. Chau, Beyond the Lines 3. Claude Lanzmann: Specters of the Shoa 4. A Girl in the River: The Price for Forgiveness 5. Last Days of Freedom Best Animated Short: 1. Sanjay's Super Team 2. Bear Story 3. Prologue 4. We Can't Live without Cosmos 5. World of Tomorrow Best Live Action Short: 1. Ave Maria 2. Day One 3. Everything Will be Okay 4. Shok 5. Stutterer The Revenant and Mad Max seem like they're in a race for the sweep. If Revenant turns out to win BP and everything MM feels a bit more likely to outright sweep the technical's except for cinematography. Shorts are pretty much doomed categories for me. Don't even know them.

I'll take this.

I'm tempted to cut every bit of the joker's voice and face out of the dark knight and upload it here. That would be hilarious.

I said something wrong. I horribly mis-intepreted Spielberg's pre-Jaws filmography. But what I meant mostly that Nolan didn't just get the big budgets like he's getting nowadays. Recently I watched an interview where he explained that a lot of the creative choices that make Following so great were only chosen because they didn't have much money for the production. Nolan build up nicely from cheap movies to big budgets.

Ugh. That looks really bad. Depp is a great actor but I like him much more when he plays nice characters (Ed Wood, J.M. Barrie) instead of arrogant (Mortdecai), serious (transcendence) or disturbed/evil (this trailer).

A good example of one of the all time greats is Steven Spielberg. That man is so much more diverse than Nolan. Spielberg is able to tackle popcorn blockbuster (Jaws, Jurassic Park) as well as character drama (Lincoln), family entertainment (E.T.) and dark war movies (Shindler's List, Saving Private Ryan). Nolan is very good but he's clearly specialized in darkness. What I find really interesting in Nolan's filmography is that his films are like a timeline/representation of the film industry; Doodlebug - 1900s - Short black and white films Following - 1920s - Cheap, shot on film, black/white, crappy audio Memento - 1930/1940s - Transition between color/black-white, intriguing dramatic investigation story, with a plot twist Batman Begins - 1960s/1970s - Adaptation of a literary work, practical effects heavy blockbuster The Prestige - 1980s - Dark sci-fi story The Dark Knight - 1980/1990s - Crime drama, practical effects heavy blockbuster with CGI, high quality Inception - 1990s/2000s - Original blockbuster heavily based on effects to tell its story The Dark Knight Rises - 2000s/2010s - The dark and gritty sequel to an acclaimed movie Interstellar - 2010s/future(?) - Original feature film reaching the masses through online word-of-mouth This isn't waterproof but that's been on my mind, whether it's on purpose or not. I do think that especially his first features have given him so much insight on how filmmaking works when you're stuck with a lot of limitations. Something that Spielberg and Lucas have not really experienced.

I hope Fifty Shades Darker gets the dark and gritty sequel treatment.

Both would look better without the other existing. Evan Peters was a a plot device in a remarkable scene. Aaron Taylor Johnson was an actual character with (as much as they get in AoU) development. People would look back at Evan Peters and be content with his one scene, if AoU didn't feature ATJ as much. People would look back at Aaron Taylor Johnson and be content with his supporting role, if DOFP didn't feature that really cool scene.

2D or 3D? Can't really see this look good in 3D animation, but 2D would look so cheap in theaters nowadays.