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Of My Best Movies Of 2020

Hello December Hello…. For the month of December my Blogmas rendition will be in the form of Best Of The Year posts, so grab a seat and prepare to update your to do list its #BOTY2020 and yes you can join along, you are invited.

best of The Year #BOTY2020

Movies I enjoyed this year:

Contagion

Watching this movie at the beginning of the year was strangely prophetic as the dreaded Rona virus ravaged the planet and the world went into lockdown. It left me searching for still unanswered conspiracy theories that we still don’t know the truth, the whole truth.

and that line about calling blogging grafitti wth punctuation!!!

I wrote a review post where I compared The Movie Vs Reality click on image below to check it out.

contagion review movie vs reality

Death of Me

I watched this creepy movie as part of a Horror movie marathon during the Halloween season. Something about it lingers long after watching it, maybe it’s the ending…. Click image to read my review.

death of me movie review

Antebellum

Another horroresque movie I watched courtesy of the Halloween season and also because I had thought it was a movie adaptation of another book I read; after having forgiven it for not being the book adaptation I had mistaken it for, I give it thumbs up. Its scary but not in the conventional horror movie sense but its tense and has you on the edge of your seat trying to unravel everything. Click image to read review

antebellum movie review

Color Out Of Space

I am thinking my list has way too many horror movies, what does that say about me I wonder. Color Out Of Space is a scifi/horroresque and again you can thank Halloween season for watching it. Nicolas Cage went full Nicolas Cage in this flick. And when I discovered it was based on a book, I looked up the book and read it too… I wrote a two for one review

color out of space book and movie review

The Old Guard

Perfect for a rainy day when you don’t want to think too much and you like action where the main character has a penchant for a battle axe. I am fascinated by the concept of immortality so, I was intrigued with this movie about lets just say hard to kill people

the old guard movie review

Knives Out

I think Knives Out definitely wins 2020 for me… it was different and took me back to Agatha Christie who-dun-its… I am a big fan of a well-executed murder mystery.

Have you watched any of these movies, your thoughts? What movies stood out in the year for you?

~B

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  1. conniedia avatar
    conniedia

    All the horrors huh what does it say about you.
    And no haven’t watched any am a series kind of person I like continuity heheh

    Thanks for sharing I think it’s Old Guard I watched a preview .

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      which series have you watched ? hmmm I think I only watched two this year never quite got the time ….
      oh and my post for tomorrow is about the best series of the year incase you feel motivated to join in doing Best Of The Year. *hint hint*
      ~B

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      1. conniedia avatar
        conniedia

        Hahaha Uncle B you know your suggestions are like a Do it Challenge irresistible.

        🤗🤗🤗Haven’t watched many this yearr but some good ones came along.

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      2. Beaton avatar
        Beaton

        Thats why I am Uncle hahahahaha
        ~B

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      3. conniedia avatar
        conniedia

        Looking forward to your post

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  2. M. L. Kappa avatar
    M. L. Kappa

    Loved Knives out; as for the others, I hate horror movies, so I kept well away!

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      Knives Out was awesome!!
      I am surprised about all the horror too, I used to be such a sensitive viewer hahahaha growing if anyone took a gun out or a knife or you started hearing that heartbeat soundtrack that was my cue to exit… but now that I think about it, I probably scared myself more than what was actually shown on the screen walking out of the room with my eyes closed listening to he screams and sounds of ripping hahahaha
      ~B

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  3. Shuvai Mlilo avatar
    Shuvai Mlilo

    Old Guard for me from your list, we have that in common.

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  4. Helene avatar
    Helene

    You out-horrored me this year! (This cannot happen again next year!!) The only one I have seen on your list is Knives Out and I enjoyed it, somehow always a cozy feeling, a well executed whodunnit.

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    1. Helene avatar
      Helene

      PS: for what it’s worth, it seems that ppl who watch horror have more empathy than average and are more open to new experiences and ideas!

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      1. Beaton avatar
        Beaton

        Yay!!!!!
        I was thinking it meant were psychopaths or is it sociopaths I know one of those has problems with empathy and likely to wind up a serial killer…
        dont ask how I know this …. research?
        ~B

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      2. Helene avatar
        Helene

        😀

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    2. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      hahahaha what, how did that happen? You are the fantastic horror specialist I would have thought you would have the down low in all its shapes and sizes.
      What have you been watching?
      ~B
      PS Knives Out is good vibes!!

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      1. Helene avatar
        Helene

        I know! It can never happen again! Due to the corona measures and uncertainty if you can travel to other cities, I stayed most of the year with family and have not been to the movies since march or so. At the family house it is only sports!! (And socially sort of obliged that you do not go and watch your own things) Next year I will beat you!!

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      2. Beaton avatar
        Beaton

        Challenge accepted 🍻🍻🤣

        Yeah darn virus really put a spanner in the world’s machinery…

        Someone’s probably writing av script for the movie too 😂

        ~B

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      3. Helene avatar
        Helene

        Challenge is live!! Yes! Hopefully not only pandemic horror next year!!!!

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  5. teemadzika avatar
    teemadzika

    I’ve watched half your list I guess it’s true what people say

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      what do people say… That the statue of the spirit medium who channeled Mbuya Nehanda… is a bit …thick? No? not that?
      ~B

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      1. teemadzika avatar
        teemadzika

        They do say that and they also say that we write alike, some people even confuse us

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  6. TF avatar
    TF

    I’ve watched them all, well except the horror movies… and yes they were fantastic but the real challenge should be rating your best 2020 movies from top to bottom depending on how much you liked them ~ Peshy xx

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      FYI Peshy they are secretly in a sort of order and since you sorta asked I will tell you that its from top to bottom in order of preference with Knives Out taking the cup…
      thanks
      ~B

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      1. TF avatar
        TF

        Phew! Thank God, you’ve saved me from ranting. I had drafted a speech on why Knives Out was the best from your Best list 🤭 ~ Peshy xx

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  7. mattsnyder1970 avatar
    mattsnyder1970

    Unusual for me, I saw a measly three movies in the theater for 2020 and three retro horror flicks at the drive-in. As a film buff, going to the movies has always been my thing but Corona squashed that. In January I saw the incredible south Korean film Parasite for the second time, In February my wife and I saw the horrible updated version of The Invisible Man, In the Summer at the drive-in we saw Pieces , The Prowler and 15 minutes of Massacre at Central High. Then we ventured into a social distancing movie theater Experience by seeing the long waited last X – Men related film The New Mutants, I actually enjoyed this, it’s a shame it won’t continue.

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      Yeah 2020 kinda did that…

      I wanted to watch Invisible Man but than the version I got had terrible picture quality and the other one had subtitles in an unfamiliar language which could not be removed … But that’s what one gets for murking about in illegal download sites no refunds no returns 🤣🤣 but could have been my ancestors saving me from a horrible adaptation
      ~B

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        mattsnyder1970

        oh man, reminds of the time when I bought The Story of Ricky (which is a crazy martial arts movie) it was a Chinese film, dubbed in Korean with Chinese subtitles. Lol

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  8. Sam "Goldie" Kirk avatar
    Sam “Goldie” Kirk

    I believe I’ve seen Knives Out last year. It seems like forever ago. It was a decent one.

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      Knives Out was quite decent I was suitably amazed at first I thought it was a simple plot and I wanted to rant back about how people can’t come up with intricate plots because it was soooo straight forward, then it started twisting about, until I didn’t know what to expect then had to watch it again to see all that I had missed the first time round.
      ~B

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  9. dprastka avatar
    dprastka

    Loved Knives Out, which you recommended and it was a great who dunnit movie. Also, really loved Old Guard! I know I’ve watched more movies on Netflix, but nothing comes to my mind, drawing a blank. Haha, this year sometimes seems like a blur. We really like the series “Ozark” – with Jason Bateman. They are going to have a 4th and final season which they are working on for next year. I’m also watching The Mandalorian, season 2! LOVE it!! ❤️

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  10. dprastka avatar
    dprastka

    Oh and I leave the horror flicks to my hubby. He loves them, me? Not so much! Lol 🤣

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      To each their own 🍻
      And to the times it coincides 🤣
      *writes this down for a Christmas toast*
      Cheers
      ~B

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  11. Sharon avatar
    Sharon

    I really haven’t watched movies this year. The only one I have watched in your list is Old Guard. Thanks for the recommendations.

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      Start with Knives Out 🤣🤣🤣 I liked it and checking from the comments it was well received by others
      You welcome
      ~B

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  12. Anesu N avatar
    Anesu N

    I watched 4 movies from your list. I loved Knives Out, watched it after reading your review. Not as much as I LOVED the Old Guard. I watched a lot of movies this year. Most of them BOTS and such. I loved 75% of the ones I watched though

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      Knives Out and Old Guard seem to have been quite the chart toppers judging from comments
      ~B

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  13. Simon avatar
    Simon

    I didn’t see any of these, I did see Tenet which was pretty good. Bent the mind a bit.

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      You had me at bent the mind will add it to my watch list…
      ~B

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      1. Simon avatar
        Simon

        Let me know what you think…

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    2. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      So I watched Tenet woohoo… and of course I attempted to write a review hahahaha it definitely bends the mind a lot
      ~B

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      1. Simon avatar
        Simon

        I thought you might like it, it’s definitely a mind bender eh?

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      2. Beaton avatar
        Beaton

        I loved the concept of entropy inversion even if it kinda made the head hurt 🤣
        Oh yeah link to my review https://becomingthemuse.net/2020/12/24/tenet-movie-review/
        ~B

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      3. Simon avatar
        Simon

        It does make your head hurt doesn’t it? Oh cool I’ll have a look 🙂

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  14. shereallyneedsapriest avatar
    shereallyneedsapriest

    I wonder how many of us secretly watched Contagion when this all started lol. You mentioned a few I plan to check out. I loved The Colour out of Space! I even wrote a piece about it myself. 😊

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    1. Beaton avatar
      Beaton

      At some point in the year Contagion was the most streamed/downloaded movie 🤣🤣 so people may not have mentioned seeing it, but the numbers never lie
      Colour Out Of Space was a neat purple movie🤣
      ~B

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    Of Tenet Movie review – Becoming The Muse

    […] I listed the movies I had watched and reviewed in 2020 for the Best Of The Year series.. I got a couple of references to the movie Tenet and then as if that was a cue I started noticing […]

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  16. Ferdinard Orumgbe avatar
    Ferdinard Orumgbe

    All of these are so good! What a great list of movies to make us all feel better right now. Check on more information from the link below:

    https://www.tecreals.com/mobiletvshows/

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