Top 10 Surprises of Season 33

 

Sherman J. Pearson here with another post-season Top 10 segment covering some of the biggest and most shocking events in LRF's 33rd season.

Top 10 Surprises of Season 33

10. Clive Steinbeck

Not only was Night Stalker a great film, but it became Steinbeck's first ever Best Picture nomination (a tidbit I was not aware of until The Numbers segment).

9. Lon Charles 

Another tidbit I only recently became aware of is that Lon Charles had not won a Best Picture trophy since Season 2.

8. Video Game Adaptations

They were a big part of the early seasons of LRF, but are clearly making a comeback thanks to Dawson Edwards.

7. We Still Know Where You Live

There was a big jump in quality and critical acclaim between the first and second films in this Jack Brown horror series. There was a 15 point jump in Metascores between the two films.

6. Supergirl: Power

What surprised me was how well this film managed to integrate the old Justice League Europe heroes into the more established DC Comics Universe.

5. Lucifer

What a bonkers time at the movies, complete a couple hilarious musical celebrity cameos that steal the show.

4. Bashenga: The Black Panther

I had never even heard of this character before, so to make an epic film like this based on a character so little-known was surprising and impressive.

3. Lucas Hedges

I was stunned by his Best Actor GRA nomination to be honest. He gave a good performance in a decent film, but I could list a handful of actors I would have bet to get a nomination before I got to him.

2. Starship Troopers

The film was very good - not a surprise at all with John Malone writing and Christopher McQuarrie directing. The surprise was that it lost so much money despite its quality, genre, etc.

1. Watchmen

The biggest surprise about this film is that someone bothered to attempt it so recently after Zack Snyder did. I do not mean this as an insult to Alex Conn, but it this project seemed like it was doomed from the start.