Now that the bottom 5 is out of the way, the top 20 is now filled with films ranging from good to amazing! Here are the next 2 that made the list.
#20-19
Ant-Man Grade: C Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas RT: 80% | IMDb: 7.5/10 | MC: 64% Release Date: 06/29/2015 Mini Review: I wasn't sure about this movie since the thought of an ant-sized hero was a little ridiculous to me, but it was alright. There was a lot more talking than action, which isn't exactly what I wanted, though the moments we did get were very unique and stunningly directed. It's definitely not Marvel's best film though also not their worst, but it is a bit more average than their other efforts.
American Sniper Grade: B- Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller RT: 72% | IMDb: 7.3/10 | MC: 72% Release Date: 01/16/2015 Mini Review: This isn't even my type of movie to watch but it was one of those yearly films that lures me in due to Oscars buzz. The story is intriguing, the acting is amazing and the battle scenes feel extremely real as well as intense. The only main problems I had with it were that there was a lot of repetition between war scenes and moments back home, and that the ending was a bit too abrupt. Either way, still a nice watch.
BEST FILMS: Recap List [#25-19]
25. Tomorrowland [F]
24. Daddy's Home [F]
23. Jurassic World [F+]
22. The Gift [D-]
21. Home [D]
20. Ant-Man [C]
19. American Sniper [B-]
Ant Man is so good! and 99% of the time I dislike Marvel films
How can you dislike Marvel films!?!? I don't even read the comic books or anything but I've loved ones like all of the Avengers, Spider-Man & Captain America films, Gaurdians of the Galaxy, The Incredible Hulk, etc. Civil War and Deadpool look awesome as well.
Here is the next set of 5 songs that made the list!
#75-71
Shame Artist: Adam Lambert Album:The Original High [[1 of 4 entries]]
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Devotion Artist: Ellie Goulding Album:Delirium [[1 of 7 entries]]
Night Artist: Janet Jackson Album:Unbreakable [[1 of 2 entries]]
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LOST BOY Artist: Troye Sivan Album:Blue Neighbourhood [[1 of 4 entries]]
Est. 1980'S Artist: Cee Lo Green Album:Heart Blanche [[1 of 1 entries]]
BEST NON-SINGLES: Recap List [#80-71]
80. 5 Seconds of Summer- Money
79. B.o.B- Violence (ft. Jon Bellion)
78. Lana Del Rey- Freak
77. Demi Lovato- Stone Cold
76. Carly Rae Jepsen- Let's Get Lost
75. Adam Lambert- Shame
74. Ellie Goulding- Devotion
73. Janet Jackson- Night
72. Troye Sivan- LOST BOY
71. Cee Lo Green- Est. 1980'S
Now it's time to start my Best Albums list! There are 36 that I listened to in 2015, and similar to Best Films, I put all of them on no matter what my opinion of them is. Here's the first 3 that made it. Also, just a note that these releases are ranked based on the total I gave the album after averaging the scores I rated each individual song, but not on play count or anything else.
#36-34
Beauty Behind the Madness Artist: The Weeknd Grade: D+ | Metacritic: 74 Release Date: 08/28/2015 Mini Review: This is the first album I've heard from Abel and though the main songs I enjoyed were the singles and about one or two album tracks, the rest was simply not for me. Some songs were too slow, some were too boring, and let me not even get started on the heavily disappointing Ed & Lana features.
BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS Song Ranking
1. Can't Feel My Face
2. Losers (ft. Labrinth)
3. The Hills
4. In the Night
5. Often
6. Tell Your Friends
7. As You Are
8. Real Life
9. Angel
10. Acquainted
11. Shameless
12. Dark Times (ft. Ed Sheeran)
13. Prisoner (ft. Lana Del Rey)
14. Earned It
Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz Artist: Miley Cyrus Grade: D+ | Metacritic: 60 Release Date: 08/30/2015 Mini Review: We all know Dead Petz is significantly messy but we also know it was free and experimental so it's not that surprising. There's still a few slight gems but overall there's way too much filler on the tracklist and it really brings the whole album down. I'm still perched for her next legit era, though.
MILEY CYRUS AND HER DEAD PETZ Song Ranking
1. BB Talk
2. Twinkle Song
3. 1 Sun
4. Lighter
5. Karen Don't Be Sad
6. Slab of Butter (Scorpion) [ft. Sarah Barthel of Phantogram]
7. Fweaky
8. Bang Me Box
9. Space Boots
10. Something About Space Dude
11. I Get So Scared
12. Tangerine (ft. Big Sean)
13. Cyrus Skies
14. Dooo It!
15. The Floyd Song (Sunrise)
16. Pablow the Blowfish
17. Tiger Dreams (ft. Ariel Pink)
18. Evil Is But a Shadow
19. I Forgive Yiew
20. Milky Milky Milk
Blurryface Artist: twenty one pilots Grade: C+ | Metacritic: 80 Release Date: 05/19/2015 Mini Review: I mainly just listened to this because my friend is obsessed with them and she wanted me to check their music out. Don't let the C+ score fool you, though, I still liked the album. I think the main flaw I had with it was that there were 1 or 2 songs that brought my score down quite a bit, and then some others that just felt kinda average to me.
BLURRYFACE Song Ranking
1. Tear In My Heart
2. Ride
3. Fairly Local
4. Hometown
5. Lane Boy
6. Not Today
7. Doubt
8. Heavydirtysoul
9. Stressed Out
10. Goner
11. Message Man
12. Polarize
13. The Judge
14. We Don't Believe What's On TV
BEST ALBUMS: Recap List [#36-34]
36. The Weeknd 'Beauty Behind the Madness'
35. Miley Cyrus 'Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz'
34. twenty one pilots 'Blurryface'
This puts an end to the fifteenth day of REM-EMBERING 2015.
Remember that you can see a recap of everything in the Navigation post (Page 1, Post 2.)
Also, just a reminder that there'll be no updates for the next 2 days.
To wrap things up, it's time for another performance.
Our next artist went from being the runner-up on American Idol to having his own top 10 single and chart-topping album in the US! He also just appeared with his first track on the Best Non-Singles list, and had a song at #7 on my Best Songs list. To perform that exact hit, this is...