Gone Girl was pretty damn fantastic. Fincher really gets the modern world. The Social Network handled the subject presented nearly flawlessly and with this new flick he shows how well he gets the modern media and what kind of massive unnecessary chaos TV stations start over these kind of things. It was a mixture of smart writing, brilliant directing and great performances (except for Neil Patrick Harris). Still, it wasn't free of negatives either. Although extremely fitting and great, I felt the score went overboard at times. I wish they would've kept it more subtle. The first 15 minutes or so are pretty bad, all the characters talk like they were in Kevin Smith's Clerks. Also they cut to 2005 and a character uses the word "ironic hipster", c'mon now. Cinematography was some of the best I've seen this year, editing was absolutely brilliant and the ending was flawless. I gave it an 8/10. I will see it again soon so the score might change.
You guys missed some films.
The Equalizer was awfully average. Everything was so predictable, cliche and uncreative. Some of the effects were neat though and the ending shootout was enjoyable. Still, I wouldn't recommend it. The performances were terrible for the most part, Denzel Washington was likable but still it felt like he didn't even try. Product placement was ridiculous, worse than any of the Spider-Man films. There were some really stupid editing choices which completely took me out of the movie, when Denzel's character is having a discussion with Teri in the diner (pretty original setting don't you think) about his wife they digitally zoomed in each time it cut to the one that was speaking. You could see the quality getting worse and worse each time. It was filled with stuff like that. If you want to see a recent revenge flick I'd highly recommend Blue Ruin or The Rover, both are fantastic.