The Top Ten Manliest Movies Of 2016
8) The Nice Guys
I’ve watched this one with two expectations, can I get a fucking decent movie this year ? And beyond that, if Shane Black still has it ? Because the guy is in charge of The Predator next and we won’t get another chance for this solid trilogy we deserve.
The answer is, fuck yes.Shane Black continues to master the buddy movie genre, and the good ones at that (Like Lethal Weapon ,The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero,Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ,Long Kiss Goodbye…).
Despite being filmed in digital the cinematography mastered by Rousselot works perfectly in this late seventies environment, Black uses the background a lot and you should lay an eye on what’s happening out there, dialogues are good, lots of good jokes, also a lot of absurd and random dialogues which I love. There is some action here and there and of course the big finale. Black uses quite a few plot twists that will make you proud and make you laugh at the same time, but spoiling them would be criminal. Avoid any fucking reviews which spoil this movie!
-Frenchie
7) 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
The name Michael Bay has become synonymous with vacuous garbage. Reading through the reaction to the recent Call of Duty trailer, people were climbing over each other to try and come up with the best insult, and more than a few used Michael Bay as their reference to throw muck at the video game trailer. Loud, dumb, CGI ‘splosions, dude bro-ism and needless shaking camerawork. I do recall some good stuff from Michael Bay though, The Rock (1996) is a fine movie, so I had quiet hopes for this one. It’s his best movie in 20 years.
This is a battle movie at heart and being placed under siege and fired upon is a universal language. For the most part, the kinetic message is clear, the guys are in deep shit. I’m going to give Michael Bay kudos for his directing on this one, there is a marked decrease in pointless shaking cameras and a flashy, glamorous style to the thing without losing a sense of brutality. It’s a looker and it often has atmosphere to spare. I do though think the movie was a bit too long and should not have gone past the two hour mark, the last half hour is kind of drawn out and repetitive.
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