Christmas and New Year’s Eve are just around the corner, which means many are looking back at the year that was and reflecting upon it, before starting another trip around the sun. By many standards, 2016 was not a great year, especially considering how many entertainment icons we lost, such asPrince,David Bowie,Muhammad Ali,Gene Wilderand countless others. Still, it was a great year by movie standards, with a number of iconic characters returning, or being introduced to, the big screen. Instead of looking back with what would be an exceedingly long memoriam reel, we have a succinct new video that breaks down some of this year’s cinematic highlights.
This video comes fromWe Got This Covered, which kicks things off with a look back at the year’s most memorable comedy movies. Included in this segment are brief snippets of films such as the divisiveGhostbusters reboot,Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,Bad Moms,Central Intelligence,The Boss,La La Land,Boo! Madea’s Halloween,War Dogs,Hunt for the WilderpeopleHail Caesar!,The Nice Guys,Everybody Want’s Some,Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,Edge of Seventeen,Masterminds,Zoolander 2,Swiss Army ManandThe Brother’s Grimsby. This segment is set to the song “Time to Pretend” by MGMT.
The next segment takes us inside the memorable drama films of the year, some of which may be Oscar favorites when theAcademy Awards nominationsare announced next month. Included in this piece isFree State of Jones,Birth of a Nation,Nocturnal Animals,Sully,Fences,Allied,The Finest Hours,Miss Sloane,A Monster Calls,Silence,Me Before You,Bleed for This,Hell or High Water,The Accountant,ImperiumandSnowden. This piece is set to an instrumental version of All Along the Watchtower byDevlin. Indies likeHell or High WaterandBleed For Thishave been getting a lot of buzz as of late, but we’ll have to wait and see which movies the Academy favors this year.
It has also been a great year for horror movies, with a number of standouts becomingbox office hits. This horror segment includes footage fromDon’t Breathe,The Conjuring 2,Hush,Ouija: Origin of Evil,Lights Out,10 Cloverfield Lane,The Forest,The Shallows,Train to Busan,MorganandThe Boy. This sequence is set to the song “Nightcrawler” byGost. On the Animation side, fans are treated to clips fromKubo and the Two Strings,Trolls,Zootopia,Finding Dory,The Secret Life of Pets,Moana,Sausage PartyandKung Fu Panda 3, which is set to an instrumental version ofJustin Timberlake’s “Can’t stop the feeling.”
The final segment showcases the year’s best action movies, including the current #1 movie in theaters,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, along withCaptain America: Civil War,Suicide Squad,Jason Bourne,Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice,Deadpool,Hardcore Henry,Doctor Strange,Assassin’s Creed,Star Trek Beyond,The Legend of Tarzan,The Magnificent Seven,The Jungle Book,WarcraftandX-Men Apocalypse. This sequence is set to the a full instrumental version ofQueen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which was also used in the much-laudedSuicide Squadtrailer. Take a look at this four-minute video to revisit all of your favorite 2016 movies below.
