Here follows a list of my favorite movies of 2015 (and 2014, where I just got to seeing them in 2015).\u00a0 It is in a quite particular order, only no one has explained to me which order that is.<\/p>\n
Ant-Man<\/strong><\/p>\n My wife and I saw this in Las Vegas during a summer trip to attend a Barenaked Ladies concert.\u00a0 I generally enjoy Paul Rudd and this was no exception.\u00a0 The MCU Marvel movies have so far failed to disappoint me, even with some less-than-stellar entries such as Iron Man 2<\/em>.\u00a0 I’m looking forward to more Ant-Man in the future.<\/p>\n Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/strong><\/p>\n Joss Whedon, you can do very little wrong.\u00a0 I know he got a lot of criticism for the handling of Black Widow’s character, but I enjoyed almost everything about this movie.\u00a0 The only thing I can currently think of that I would like to see changed is the expansion of Thor in the weird water cave, i.e. the re-insertion of the deleted scene from the Blu-ray.<\/p>\n Big Hero 6<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2014; we watched this on Blu-ray when it came out in early 2015.\u00a0 Disney has really been on a good streak with their main animated line lately.\u00a0 I hope that the trend continues.<\/p>\n Inside Out<\/strong><\/p>\n This may be one of Pixar’s finest, though that isn’t saying much given their track record.\u00a0 Even Cars<\/em>, my least favorite, was pretty enjoyable when I rewatched it recently.\u00a0 The voice cast in Inside Out<\/em> was excellent and the story was touching and I had just finished watching Parks and Recreation<\/em> about a month before seeing Inside Out<\/em> and Amy Poehler is just fantastic and that is all.<\/p>\n Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation<\/strong><\/p>\n I can’t decide whether the Mission: Impossible<\/em> movies keep getting better or if they are just all maintaining a consistent level of quality (except for M:I II<\/em>–that one just doesn’t do it for me at all).\u00a0 I saw this theatrically and when I saw Ethan Hunt jump down into the cooling system, my inner Keanu Reeves said, “Whoa!”<\/p>\n Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/strong><\/p>\n Our family went to see the new Star Wars<\/em> movie on opening weekend, and I must say, I expected the theaters in Utah to be much emptier on a Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 I know there’s a lot of criticism regarding J.J. Abrams’ adaptations of some franchises, i.e. Star Trek<\/em> and the aforementioned Mission: Impossible<\/em>, I’ve generally enjoyed his takes on things.\u00a0 (I could have done with many fewer lens flares in Star Trek<\/em>.) \u00a0While hitting many of the same story beats as the original Star Wars<\/em>, the new movie still had my attention and made it fun attention.\u00a0 I just hope Kylo Ren isn’t the new Anakin Skywalker, e.g. super whiny.<\/p>\n Chef<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2014. I watched this on Netflix after reading a positive review<\/a>.\u00a0 It wasn’t disappointing and definitely was not hurt by Scarlett Johansson’s presence.<\/p>\n Dawn of the Planet of the Apes<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2014. After enjoying Rise of the Planet of the Apes<\/em> a couple of years ago, I watched the sequel and liked it too.<\/p>\n The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2014.\u00a0 I’ve enjoyed the Hunger Games<\/em> movies so far, though I have yet to see the final installment.<\/p>\n Jurassic World<\/strong><\/p>\n I really like the original Jurassic Park<\/em>.\u00a0 The sequels I could take or leave.\u00a0 I saw Jurassic World<\/em> theatrically with my dad and younger brother, and it was definitely enjoyable, I’d say second after the original film.\u00a0 Chris Pratt is always fun to watch (I think I had only previously seen him in Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em>, and a few months after Jurassic World<\/em> I discovered Parks and Recreation<\/em>).\u00a0 One thing that surprised me though was just how much money Jurassic World<\/em> made.\u00a0 It was good, but I didn’t think it was that<\/em> good.<\/p>\n Lucy<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2014.\u00a0 Scarlett Johansson?\u00a0 Check.\u00a0 This was a fun little movie, though the ending was really kind of weird.<\/p>\n Minions<\/strong><\/p>\n This was another movie we took the family to see in the theater.\u00a0 My youngest child loves the Despicable Me <\/em>movies, so this was kind of a no-brainer to see.\u00a0 I laughed a lot, and laughed a lot again when we watched it on Blu-ray (though not as much as my son laughed).<\/p>\n The Skeleton Twins<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2014.\u00a0 I also watched this on Netflix after reading a positive review<\/a>, and liked it.<\/p>\n– Other movies I enjoyed –<\/h3>\n