Finally, here is the “Best/Worst Films of 2013”. These films added here are my opinions alone so if you’re mad that if your favorite didn’t make the Best of list or if your favorite made the Worst of, I don’t care.

Enjoy the list all!

The Best Films of 2013

15. This Is The End
(This film was surprisingly good so I feel that it’s worthy for this list. This movie is about a group of actors who play themselves: Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchal, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride and others who all party together with a large group of other celebs and they learn that an apocalypse is coming so they try their best to survive. The writing was surprisingly well-written. You will get NON STOP laughs all the way through. The film was surprisingly enjoyable as I’m not a big fan of Seth Rogen too much but this film makes me respect him more. Definitely check this one out if you haven’t yet!)

14. V/H/S 2
(This is an independent franchise that is not shown in too many theaters. I think this franchise is very good as I think these films deserve more recognition. The first one was pretty good but I thought the second film was even better. In “VHS 2” the stories are more intense, scarier and even more gruesome than the first. I can see why these films can’t be shown nationwide ’cause they are that graphic. This film is a MUST SEE for any horror fan. If you like movies with short horror story collections in them, you would like this one.)

13. The Purge
(The story of this movie was so original and creative that I feel that this film is worthy of the list. Critics and movie fans gave this movie mixed reviews. It’s another love or hate thing but I really loved it and didn’t see anything wrong with the film. The film was pretty intense and unpredictable. Ethan Hawke kills it with his acting as usual. This was a very good movie and I’m already looking forward to seeing where the sequel will take us.)

12. Oblivion
(Tom Cruise may not be everyone’s favorite actor but love him or hate him, the man really knows how to choose his films! “Oblivion” was surprisingly a very good sci-fi movie. The trailers tried to make it look like a popcorn action film but when you watch the actual movie, you’ll find that it’s something different. This movie is true science fiction that has an actual plot. Yes, the movie has tons of CGI and special effects but it’s a smart sci-fi film that’s very enjoyable and moving. This is one of Tom’s better performances too. Morgan Freeman rules in this movie too.)

11. Evil Dead
(As I repeatedly said before, I didn’t think they could pull off an Evil Dead remake without Bruce Campbell. This is one of the better horror remakes in a long while. Sam Raimi and the guys did a great job with this one. An Evil Dead movie can not be done well without the original team.)

10. Black Fish
(I feel that this important documentary is worthy of this list. If you wanna know the secrets behind Sea World, definitely see this. It’s on Netflix streaming. When you watch this film, you would see exactly why Sea World doesn’t want you to see this and you would never visit their theme parks ever again.)

9. Grudge Match
(There were two Stallone movies that came out in 2013 so I ended up picking this one to be on this list over “Escape Plan”. “Grudge Match” was one of Stallone’s best new film in years. Sly really showed his acting chops in this one. Deniro kills it as usual. Very enjoyable movie, I had to include this one.)

8. The Ice Man
(One of Michael Shannon’s best performances. This film is about the real life mobster, Richard Kuklinski in which Shannon plays. The entire film overall is just great. You’ll watch this movie at the edge of your seat all the way through.)

7. The Place Beyond The Pines
(A movie taken place in Schenectady, N.Y and starring Ryan Gosling. This is one of his best roles, yet. This movie is pretty intense too. This is one of those films I could watch over and over. I’d like to get the BluRay soon.)

6. Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(I feel the latest Hunger Games movie deserves to be pretty high in the list. These film series are getting better each film. Screw the Twilight series. Hunger Games is way better. These films have better writing and more personality. I love Jennifer Lawrence even more now.)

5. World War Z
(I never read the book but I will sometime. I know that zombies are getting big in film/TV but “World War Z” is a different zombie film. If you’re expecting “World War Z” to be like “The Walking Dead”, then you’re probably not gonna like this film. I thought “World War Z” with Brad Pitt was amazingly well-done and Brad Pitt was enjoyable.)

4. 42
(I’m not really into baseball too much and I don’t even watch baseball movies too much either. In fact, I never had a lot of interest in baseball and this movie makes me want to get into the sport more. The story of Jackie Robinson was interesting to me. This was a very inspiring and moving film. Loved it!)

3. Man of Steel
(I would think that you thought I was gonna put “Man of Steel” as my no. 1 choice but nope. I do love “Man of Steel” dearly and thought the film was amazing. Most people were skeptical of Zack Snyder doing a Superman movie but I always had faith in him and knew he would do a great job. He did exactly that. He made an amazing Superman film. I don’t understand all the mixed reviews. I thought the film was brilliant and already looking forward to “Batman/Superman”, that film is gonna kick ass as well! Great job Zack and Mr. Nolan!)

2. American Hustle
(Everything about this film is perfect. Zero complaints. Like I said before, you’ll be addicted to this film as soon as it starts. The cast did a great job with the acting. The writing was great. You all gotta see this flick before it stops playing.)

1. Gravity
(Are you surprised that I picked “Gravity” as my no 1. choice this year? I thought this film was beautiful. I was totally blown away with this film when I saw it in theater. I wanna see it again and again. You can betcha that this will be the film that will sweep the Oscars this year. George and Sandra both did amazing in it. A lot of people knock Sandra’s acting over the years. I agree she picked some bad roles over the years but I think she redeemed herself with this one. This movie made me love Sandra even more now. She’s gonna get herself another Oscar for this role for sure. Loved “Gravity” too much!!!)

The Worst Films of 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness
(If you’re a long time Star Trek fan like me, you would hate everything about this movie. This movie was garbage. I wish Paramount would ditch Bad Robot from Star Trek and start over again. I think “Deep Space 9” cast deserve their own movie more than anything.)

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
(I finally saw the new Hobbit film today and sorry guys, I hated it. The films had nothing to do with the books and the CGI obsession with this film gave me a real headache. I love LOTR and the Hobbit but man Peter Jackson needs to be more faithful to the books ’cause he isn’t.)

Elysium
(The trailers tried to make “Elysium” look interesting but when you see the actual film itself, you would see that this film turns out to be garbage. This is the film that stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. Hated it!)

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
(I am a huge fan of Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi but this movie was just really bad. It’s a shame ’cause I love Steve Carell movies. Even the Jim Carey appearance couldn’t save it. Avoid this film at all costs please!)

A Good Day To Die Hard
(They really need to stop making the new Die Hard flicks. The first two Die Hard movies were great but after the 2nd one, everything just went downhill. The trailers tried their best to make the fifth Die Hard movie look good but it failed. Die Hard 5 was awful and I expect Die Hard 6 to be the same.)

Well, enjoy the list, guys! Apologies for the long delay!

Kev