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Old 12-24-2016, 03:31 AM  
Paul Markham
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Top Grossing Movies versus Good Movies.

If you ever needed proof we're dumbing down compare the lists.

Top Grossing Movies.

1 Finding Dory 6/17/2016
2 Captain America: Civil War
3 The Secret Life of Pets
4 The Jungle Book
5 Deadpool
6 Zootopia
7 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
8 Suicide Squad
9 Doctor Strange
10 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
11 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
12 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens
13 The Revenant
14 Moana
15 Jason Bourne
16 Star Trek Beyond
17 X-Men: Apocalypse
18 Trolls
19 Kung Fu Panda 3
20 Ghostbusters

Golden Globes Best Motion Picture - Drama
Hell Or High Water
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
La La Land
Sing Street


Oscar Predicted Nominess
Arrival (Paramount)
Fences (Paramount)
Hell or High Water (CBS Films)
La La Land (Lionsgate)
Loving (Focus Features)
Manchester by the Sea (Amazon, Roadside Attractions)
Moonlight (A24)

Contenders:
20th Century Women (A24)
Hacksaw Ridge (Lionsgate)
Hidden Figures (Fox)
Jackie (Fox Searchlight)
The Jungle Book (Disney)
Lion (Weinstein Co.)

Long Shots:
A Monster Calls (Focus Features)
Silence (Paramount)
Sully (Warner Bros.)

What was your film of the year? For me, so far there hasn't been one worth remembering. A few nice ones but mostly rehashes of a previous story. The Jungle Book probably stands out for the Speacial Effects and story. A rehash of a previous story.
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