Sep 30, 2015 18:22
Usually I would list my ten favorite summer movies of any particular year. However, I only watched ten new releases during the summer of 2015. Due to the limited number, I decided to rank the films that I saw:
RANKING OF MOVIES SEEN DURING SUMMER 2015
1. "Jurassic World" - In the fourth movie for the JURASSIC PARK franchise, a new dinosaur created for the Jurassic World theme park goes amok and creates havoc. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, the movie starred Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
2. "Ant-Man" - Convicted thief Scott Lang is recruited to become Ant-Man for a heist in this new entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily and Michael Douglas starred.
3. "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." - Guy Ritchie directed this adaptation of the 1964-1968 television series about agents for the C.I.A. and KGB working together to fight neo-Nazis in the early 1960s. Armie Hammer, Henry Cavill and Alicia Vikander starred.
4. "Tomorrowland" - Brad Bird directed this imaginative tale about a a former boy-genius inventor and a scientifically inclined adolescent girl's search for a special realm where ingenuity is encouraged. George Clooney, Britt Robertson and Hugh Laurie starred.
5. "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" - Earth's Mightiest Heroes are forced to prevent an artificial intelligence created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner from destroying mankind. Joss Whedon wrote and directed this second AVENGERS film.
6. "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" - Tom Cruise starred in this fifth entry in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" film franchise about Ethan Hunt's efforts to find and destroy a rogue intelligence organization engaged in terrorist activities.
7. "Mr. Holmes" - Ian McKellen starred in this adaptation of Mitch Cullin's 2005 novel about the aging Sherlock Holmes' efforts to recall his last case. Directed by Bill Condon, Laura Linney and Milo Parker co-starred.
8. "Fantastic Four" - Josh Trank directed this reboot of the Marvel comics series about four young people whose physical form is altered after they teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe. Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell starred.
9. "Entourage" - Doug Ellin wrote and directed this fluffy continuation of the 2004-2011 HBO series about a movie star and his group of friends dealing with a new project. Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven starred.
10. "Terminator: Genisys" - Alan Taylor directed this fifth movie in the TERMINATOR franchise, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline when Resistance fighter Kyle Reese goes back to 1984 in order to prevent the death of leader John Connor's mother. Arnold Schwartzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney and Jason Clarke starred.
paul rudd,
pierce gagnon,
mark ruffalo,
jared harris,
jeremy piven,
laura linney,
early 20th century,
armie hammer,
post-apocalypse,
simon pegg,
ian mckellen,
roger allam,
bobby cannavale,
chris pratt,
michael b. jordan,
jessica alba,
sebastian stan,
jake johnson,
rebecca ferguson,
jai courtney,
guy ritchie,
andrew airlie,
julie delpy,
elizabeth debicki,
don cheadle,
martin landau,
richard schiff,
david dastmalchian,
evangeline lilly,
irrfan khan,
andy serkis,
adrian grenier,
jurassic park,
claudia kim,
elizabeth olsen,
simon mcburney,
emilia clarke,
thomas kretschmann,
emily ratajkowski,
haley joel osment,
alicia vikander,
michael douglas,
television,
cold war,
sherlock holmes,
stellan skarsgård,
christian berkel,
ving rhames,
time travel,
alan dale,
sylvester groth,
history,
george clooney,
raffey cassidy,
jeremy renner,
samuel l. jackson,
christopher macquarrie,
tom hollander,
matt smith,
travel,
politics,
late 20th century,
vincent d'onofrio,
cobie smulders,
brad bird,
john slattery,
jerry ferrara,
kevin connolly,
jon favreau,
tim blake nelson,
tom cruise,
bryce dallas howard,
tip harris,
literary,
hayley atwell,
ronda rousey,
j.k. simmons,
mike tyson,
jason clarke,
idris elba,
toby kebbell,
chris hemsworth,
martin donovan,
linda hamilton,
constance zimmer,
michael peña,
aaron johnson,
mark wahlberg,
movies,
james spader,
reg e. cathey,
billy bob thornton,
scarlett johansson,
liam neeson,
henry cavill,
kevin dillon,
paul bettany,
sean harris,
nora dunn,
keegan-michael key,
edwardian age,
hugh grant,
george takei,
steven spielberg,
mid 20th century,
tim mcgraw,
kate mara,
hattie morahan,
courtney b. vance,
german reich,
joss whedon,
world war 2,
robert downey jr.,
chris evans,
middle east,
linda cardellini,
corey stoll,
byung-hun lee,
mission impossible,
kelsey grammer,
common,
judy greer,
luca calvani,
disney,
brian tee,
miles teller,
hugh laurie,
hiroyuki sanada,
arnold schwarzenegger,
marvel,
ty simpkins,
kathryn hahn,
jamie bell,
anthony mackie,
alec baldwin,
sport