Raymond: Ok, so first category here is the Best Movie Not Nominated For Anything (otherwise known as the YMCA League Make You Feel Better category). My first nominee is the victim of a crime worse than J-Walking and almost as bad as plagiarism is made out to be when writing a 5th grade book report on "Where the Red Fern Grows": Edge of Tomorrow. The anticipation for this movie in my mind was zero, and maybe that is why I loved it so much. It was clever, the aliens were something I haven't really seen before, and Emily Blunt showed me why she deserved the Wonder Woman casting (wait, she wasn't? Well this is awkward). It was a really solid movie, and one Tommy Cruise needed more than speed.
My other nominee is Chef. Holy cow, this could have easily made it into the big show as a 9th or 10th Best Picture nominee. The soundtrack? Incredible. Direction? Solid. The film: amazing. I was floored by this film, either because it was so amazing or it made me realize that I shouldn't settle for Mickey D's McRibs.
Enemy
The director of Prisoners (one of my favorite movies in 2013) brings back Jake Gyllenhaal in this really trippy movie where he sees a man in a movie who looks exactly like him. Upon meeting him, they realize they have the same voice, birth marks, scars, everything.
Other than that, I can't spoil anything for you. I will say it has one of the most "OMGWTF" endings you'll ever see. Not like, in a David Fincher OMGWTF sense, but an "I don't know what is real anymore and OMGWTF" sense.
Closest thing we've gotten to a Hitchcockian film in recent years, even down to the closing credits.It'll most likely be the most underrated movie of this decade, because I don't think anyone has heard of it other than hardcore Gyllenhaal fans like myself. Everyone should check it out.
Trevor: That's
right Raymond. Anybody who loves Tom Cruise will love watching him kick some
alien nads. If you hated Tom Cruise, this is the best comedy you'll ever see,
because you get to watch him die over and over again in several gruesome ways.
This is truly the best remake of Groundhog Day ever put on screen.
Now for my 1st of 2
nominations. Raymond, I love action. Whether it's the "Merica ****
Yeah" action from Die Hard or that one good scene in Godzilla, there's
always a special place in my heart for watching people get compound fractures
for our amusement. This nomination is so good, you don't even realize the movie
isn't even in English.
Raid 2
This is the best directed action movie to come out in a long long time, and it's so fun. Sure,
the story is all over the place, but it doesn't matter. The opening Prison fight in the restroom is a master class in action directing...and it's the worst fight in the whole movie. Each action scene builds on the other one leading to a climax that is truly unforgettable (That's what she said). It should've been nominated for Best Directing and Best Foreign Film. Everyone
needs to see this.
My next nomination is the best episode of the Twilight Zone to be released this year. Enemy
The director of Prisoners (one of my favorite movies in 2013) brings back Jake Gyllenhaal in this really trippy movie where he sees a man in a movie who looks exactly like him. Upon meeting him, they realize they have the same voice, birth marks, scars, everything.
Other than that, I can't spoil anything for you. I will say it has one of the most "OMGWTF" endings you'll ever see. Not like, in a David Fincher OMGWTF sense, but an "I don't know what is real anymore and OMGWTF" sense.
Closest thing we've gotten to a Hitchcockian film in recent years, even down to the closing credits.It'll most likely be the most underrated movie of this decade, because I don't think anyone has heard of it other than hardcore Gyllenhaal fans like myself. Everyone should check it out.
Raymond: I just bought and watched it the other night. I was so confused and did not care that I was confused. I love this trippy thing. I need these trips ever since I quit acid.
Trevor: Acid is a hard thing to leave. Listening to Pink Floyd will never be the same again. And the winner for best Movie not nominated for an Oscar is...
Raymond: Chef! Jon Favreau was cooking something good with this flick, and it gets him his first ever Treymond.
There were a lot of really awesome scenes this year Raymond, even in movies that weren't so good. And that's why we're honoring scenes that made us say "woooah dude"
My 1st nominee: I think we can all agree that the Mockingjay should not have been split into 2 movies, but in my opinion, of the part 1s that do exist, this is definitely the best one in recent memory. And it's because of scenes like this one...
I don't know where to begin with this one. This song encompasses the entire series. The way the song builds on itself as a hopeless song turns into a building force of nature and culminates in one of the greatest orchestra swells since "Ecstasy of Gold" in The Good The Bad and The Ugly. When they attack the dam coupled with the explosion, it just leaves you with a sense of **** yeah! Fight the power! And then you'll listen to Rage Against The Machine for hours.
Raymond: Oh my, I forgot how epic that was. This was a tricky scene too, because with the surge of people towards the dam, it could have easily turned into a cheesy "Let's storm the castle garrr gerrrr blahhhh" that happened in X-Men: The Last Stand. Instead, I got goosebumps.
My nominee here is one that combines humor and pure sweetness. I'll just let Jim Croce talk for me...
My nominee here is one that combines humor and pure sweetness. I'll just let Jim Croce talk for me...
Trevor: I'm sure Ultron singing some Pinocchio will more than make up ground.
Raymond: There's no strings that can hold us down...from picking another scene as a nominee!
Trevor: Yeah, Quicksilver takes it. I have a worthy honorable mention though.
Raymond: If we had a category for best trailer, this may get my nomination. Alas, this is one for best scene though. So, do we have a winner? (Yes, we crowned the winner for X-Men. Congrats!)
Trevor: We could do best trailer. Why not?
Raymond: Genius!
Trevor: We'll do best trailer for a movie coming out in 2015 as a segue to this coming year PLUS a category for best trailer for a movie in 2014. I already have both picks.
2014 Movie: Teaser for this masterpiece.
2015 pick: It's not Star Wars...
Raymond: That is one mother of a trailer. I have never seen a more epic, angry man named Max in my life.
Like I said (and what brought this category up), my 2014 one was definitely Godzilla.
For 2015, I'm going with one that I definitely didn't consider beating up family members to watch because they were hogging the family computer on Thanksgiving weekend................
Trevor: :)
That trailer blew my mind. Practical effects. A better R2 design. Airplanes over water.
Raymond: Genius!
Trevor: AND THE MILLENNIUM FALCON UPSIDE-DOWN CAMERA SHOT WITH THE TAI FIGHTER GOING *NAAAAAAARROOOOOOO*
Raymond: Pew Pew!
Trevor: Plus i heard J.J. is doing something completely different from what's already been written, so I'm really excited to be surprised. Plus, it has Andy Serkis narrating, that's awesome. AND THAT AWESOME NEW LIGHTSABER THAT STEPHEN COLBERT BRILLIANTLY EXPLAINED WHY IT WAS AWESOME.
Raymond: Honestly, Apes was epic. It got me excited for the apes movie (although I never saw it.) Star Wars has to win for the trailers we've had for movies this year (thus far). Moving on now to the next category.....
Trevor: Nominees for Best Robot!!
The Interstellar Smart-*** robots, Baymax in Big Hero 6, The baby in American Sniper, and Matt Damon in Interstellar.
And the winner is...Mark Whalburg in Transformers!
Raymond: Honestly, I would nominate Clint Eastwood. How does that man keep going?
Ok, on to Best licensed soundtrack. For me, there is a clear cut winner here that I will not use because it is blatantly obvious.
I'll nominate Chef first. The music is a character itself in this movie. How good is it? I bought this soundtrack on vinyl before watching the movie. Yes, it had a little bit to do with it only being $10 at the local FYE, but that's beside the point. It's latino flair is fun and puts spunk to the movie. It's as colorful and lively as the color and foods he makes!
Like I said (and what brought this category up), my 2014 one was definitely Godzilla.
For 2015, I'm going with one that I definitely didn't consider beating up family members to watch because they were hogging the family computer on Thanksgiving weekend................
That trailer blew my mind. Practical effects. A better R2 design. Airplanes over water.
Raymond: Genius!
Trevor: AND THE MILLENNIUM FALCON UPSIDE-DOWN CAMERA SHOT WITH THE TAI FIGHTER GOING *NAAAAAAARROOOOOOO*
Raymond: Pew Pew!
Trevor: Plus i heard J.J. is doing something completely different from what's already been written, so I'm really excited to be surprised. Plus, it has Andy Serkis narrating, that's awesome. AND THAT AWESOME NEW LIGHTSABER THAT STEPHEN COLBERT BRILLIANTLY EXPLAINED WHY IT WAS AWESOME.
Raymond: Honestly, Apes was epic. It got me excited for the apes movie (although I never saw it.) Star Wars has to win for the trailers we've had for movies this year (thus far). Moving on now to the next category.....
Trevor: Nominees for Best Robot!!
The Interstellar Smart-*** robots, Baymax in Big Hero 6, The baby in American Sniper, and Matt Damon in Interstellar.
And the winner is...Mark Whalburg in Transformers!
Raymond: Honestly, I would nominate Clint Eastwood. How does that man keep going?
Ok, on to Best licensed soundtrack. For me, there is a clear cut winner here that I will not use because it is blatantly obvious.
I'll nominate Chef first. The music is a character itself in this movie. How good is it? I bought this soundtrack on vinyl before watching the movie. Yes, it had a little bit to do with it only being $10 at the local FYE, but that's beside the point. It's latino flair is fun and puts spunk to the movie. It's as colorful and lively as the color and foods he makes!
A second nominee is The Amazing Spiderman 2. Someone has to like this movie, so I'll give it a nod for the Pharell Williams, Phillip Phillips, and The Neighbourhood.
The Amazing Spiderman 2 is like the ugly puppy that's been abandoned. I have too big of a heart to leave it in the alley, so I'll keep it.
Trevor: My nominee: Whiplash. It didn't get nominated because of a technicality-many of the jazz pieces are original compositions, but the overture for the movie is also great. Here's the jazz piece titled "Whiplash."
It's absolutely bangin.
Well, the winner is.....
No explanation needed. This blew the minds of nerds everywhere.
Raymond: and common tree folk as well.
So, lets go to the next category, shall we? Best film you didn't actually see?
Trevor: Don't laugh....The Fault In Our Stars.
Raymond: I'm laughing! OK.
Trevor: Over an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Other than the really odd Holocaust museum scene, it's actually supposed to be a really moving movie with well-rounded characters and a powerhouse performance from Shailene Woodley.
But I really wish I could've seen Top Five.
Raymond: Hmm, intersting. My top I didn't see were first off...Whiplash. Yes, I'm a film geek and I never watched it. i'm ashamed. i am in the corner now on self imposed time out.
Trevor: Oh ***** I forgot about Foxcatcher.
Raymond: Me too! I think that takes the cake (sorry, Jennifer Aniston) as our top unseen movie, since, well, we both haven't seen it. Congrats on the Treymond, Mr. Magic Mike!
Ok, on to the final category and probably the most debatable one here: Comic Book Film of the Year.
Trevor: I feel like this is going to be a straight up debate.
Raymond: The best comic book movie of this year has to be X-Men Days of Future Past.
Think about it: it is the perfect side step of terrible movies in history. You don't like Last Stand? Forget about it! Origins: Wolverine makes you cringe? Cry no more! From the opening credits that was Bryan Singer practically screaming "Hello Boys, I'm baaaack" to the time-in-a-bottle scene to the incredibly artistic ending shot of ole Wolvie waking up, it kept me glued to the screen with a riveting story, awesome effects, and great performances. Plus, it's the first time Storm does anything useful. That's a nice touch.
Trevor: That's nice. And yes, Quicksilver does get 5 MeowMeowBeenz. The real winner here is Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Anyway, Winter Soldier finally grounds the MCU back into reality by telling a very relevant story about the dangers of something like the NSA woven perfectly in between kick-ass fight scene after kick-ass fight scene. The fight on the boat was incredible. Plus, we FINALLY got to see Nick Fury be awesome! That car chase was the best this year not counting the one in Raid 2. The elevator scene was Amaze-balls!! Also, the big twists for people like me who never read the comics were so shocking and incredible.
The movie also had some great dialogue between Captain America and Falcon, even Black Widow finally got her showcase.
You have to remember, Phase 2 included Iron Man 3 which was disappointing, Thor 2 which was only not the worst thing in the world thanks to Loki, and the TV show was starting off really poorly. This did the most for the MCU since the first Iron Man, and I would argue that this also got people excited for X-Men and Guardians because before Winter Soldier, there were A LOT of people saying the superhero market was becoming saturated. Winter Soldier shut them up and X-Men and Guardians became huge successes, and it would not have happened without the greatness that was Winter Soldier.
Raymond: I would agree that Cap helped X-Men, but I still believe that X-Men DoFP could have done just as well without the Captain. What really got me more than anything else was the pure cinematic quality that we got from Singer and the gang. The shots felt more like a legitimate film in this than most comic book movies get. I'll go back to that scene with Quicksilver and the final scene with Wolverine. Those shots were amazing cinematic quality, comic books or not. Captain was good, but I thought it was rather solid, but I didn't get as into it as most did. It was fun, it was thrilling, but I found X-Men able to do it much better.
Trevor: X-Men DoFP is basically a dumbed down Terminator 2.
Winter Soldier raised the bar for American hand-to-hand combat and brought back the gritty action that the genre desperately needed. The Russo brothers gave such a life to all the characters. Plus, no way in a million years would I have thought I'd heard Ron Howard say "Hail Hydra".
Winter Soldier raised the bar for American hand-to-hand combat and brought back the gritty action that the genre desperately needed. The Russo brothers gave such a life to all the characters. Plus, no way in a million years would I have thought I'd heard Ron Howard say "Hail Hydra".
Raymond: X-Men may have been a bit like Terminator, but where it could have gone very badly with time travel (like many many movies do), this one did it well. It explained what was happening and kept 2 parallel stories going with a clarity that was difficult to get right. I mean, some directors have trouble telling one story, or any story at all! (I'm looking at you, Michael Bay).
I'll give you that point about the action. I loved the down to earth style of Captain. That movie showed why (to that point) Captain's movies were my favorite.
I'll give you that point about the action. I loved the down to earth style of Captain. That movie showed why (to that point) Captain's movies were my favorite.
Trevor: Winter Soldier made everyone go "Oh crap, I can take these seriously again" and X-Men really benefited from that. Both of these flooded into Guardians which became the Star Wars of this generation.
I'm calling it. I'm late for team trivia at Applebees.
I'm calling it. I'm late for team trivia at Applebees.
Raymond: And I'm late for my candle-lit dinner. Ok, you got me: the light is the microwave and the dinner is a Hungy-Man meatloaf special. This is a split decision, so both muscle bound protein high men in tights get to go home with a coveted Treymond award!
That was our Treymond Awards post! What are your thoughts? Comment below where you think we were wrong, where you thought we were right, or if you even read the entire thing!
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