This is a continuation of my Favorite/Standouts of the Year, this time focusing more on the genre side of things with my favorite fights/action sequences, cinematography, score/soundtrack, and trailers.
Fight/Action Sequence
Atomic Blonde – Lorraine Protects Spyglass (“One Take”)
Baby Driver – Shootout, Baby Runs & Baby vs. Buddy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – Yondu, Rocket and Baby Groot Escape
Kong: Skull Island – Kong Takes Down the Choppers & Graveyard Attack
Logan – Laura vs. Reavers (Mexico) & Logan and Laura vs. Reavers (Woods)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Rey and Kylo vs. Praetorian Guards
The Fate of the Furious – Prison Riot
The LEGO Batman Movie – Opening Sequence
Thor: Ragnarok – Thor vs. Hulk
Wonder Woman – No Man’s Land Sequence & Village Attack
Honorable Mention
It – The Losers vs. Pennywise
John Wick: Chapter 2 – John Wick vs. Cassian (Rome) & John Wick vs. Bounty Collectors
Justice League – League vs. Superman
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword – Arthur and Others Run Through the City
Kingsman: The Golden Circle – Eggsy and Harry vs. Poppy’s Men & Eggsy and Harry vs. Whiskey
Thor: Ragnarok – Bifrost Battle
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Opening Space Battle
War for the Planet of the Apes – Opening Trench Attack
Wolf Warrior 2 – Feng vs. Big Daddy
Wonder Woman – Amazons vs. Germans
Just Missed the List
Baby Driver – Opening & Second Job
Fist Fight – Campbell vs. Strickland
Justice League – Steppenwolf vs. Amazons
Power Rangers – Rangers Train & Megazoid vs. Goldar
Thor: Ragnarok – Hela vs. Asgardian Army
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets – Escape from the Market & Valerian’s Run Through the Base
Wolf Warrior 2 – Escaping the Village
Cinematography
Dan Lustsen – The Shape of Water
Hoyte Van Hoytema – Dunkirk
Javier Aguirresarobe – Thor: Ragnarok
Oscar Faura – A Monster Calls
Matthew Libatique – Mother!
Roger Deakins – Blade Runner 2049
Honorable Mentions
Chung-hoon Chung – It
Darius Khondji – The Lost City of Z
Dariusz Wolski – Alien: Covenant
Drew Daniels – It Comes At Night
Matthew Jensen – Wonder Woman
Maxime Alexandre – Annabelle: Creation
Steve Yedlin – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Just Missed the List
Ben Richardson – Wind River
Bojan Bazelli – A Cure for Wellness
Jess Hall – Ghost in the Shell
Larry Fong – Kong: Skull Island
Stuart Dryburgh/Xiaoding Zhao – The Great Wall
Score/Soundtrack
Alexandre Desplat – The Shape of Water
Baby Driver
Daniel Pemberton – King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Hans Zimmer – Dunkirk
Lorne Balfe – The LEGO Batman Movie
Mark Mothersbaugh – Thor: Ragnarok
Michael Giacchino – Coco & War for the Planet of the Apes
Honorable Mentions
Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer – Blade Runner 2049
John Williams – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Lucius – Band Aid
Rupert Gregson-Williams – Wonder Woman
Tyler Bates – Atomic Blonde
Just Missed the List
Carter Burwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Henry Jackman – Kong: Skull Island
West Dylan Thordson – Split
Trailers
Atomic Blonde
Trailer #2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIUube1pSC0&t=73s
Avengers: Infinity War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfuNTqbHE8
Black Panther
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxWvtMOGAhw
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Teaser – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW1BIid8Osg
Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duGqrYw4usE&t=38s
Logan
First Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Div0iP65aZo
Second Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DekuSxJgpbY
Pacific Rim: Uprising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EhiLLOhVis&t=3s
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Teaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB4I68XVPzQ
Thor: Ragnarok
Teaser – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7MGUNV8MxU&t=4s
Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue80QwXMRHg&t=1s
War for the Planet of the Apes
Trailer #1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDcAlo8i2y8
Final Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjPjPzQ1iU
Wonder Woman
Origin Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INLzqh7rZ-U
Rise of the Warrior Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSB4wGIdDwo
Honorable Mentions
Baby Driver Trailer #1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9YZw_X5UzQ
Black Panther #2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDjIWPwcPU
Blade Runner 2049 #2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZOaI_Fn5o4&t=39s
It – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKJmEC5ieOk
Kingsman: The Golden Circle #2 (Red Band) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SwZ4_Dw0yk
Mother! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpICoc65uh0&t=9s
Power Rangers – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kIe6UZHSXw&t=1s
Star Wars: The Last Jedi #2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0CbN8sfihY&t=2s
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (Red Band) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Afusxc2SM
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (Red Band) #2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxxA4YZnzbQ
The New Mutants – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwT879-4Wjs
Just Missed the List
Alien: Covenant – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svnAD0TApb8&t=44s
It Comes At Night – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YOYHCBQn9g&t=81s
Ocean’s 8 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFWF9dU5Zc0
Sicario 2: Soldado – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pymm6cmE9uQ
The Dark Tower – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjwfqXTebIY&t=88s
Movies with Chris 