Whilst we often see films for our favourite actors/actresses, it can often be the characters they play/voice we fall in love with, and they may be an animated or with advances in CGI and special effects, they can be something else not even human!
So who made our Top 10 non-human characters of 2016:
10. Baloo (Voiced by Bill Murray) in the Jungle Book 2016
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The live action Jungle Book took us by surprise as it really was a great watch, so many great characters, the wolf cubs especially reminded us of our Pepper but it was Bill Murray who made sure the animated legend of Baloo from the 1967 original was not tarnished
Read our review of the film here:
9. Steven Seagull (played by Sully) in The Shallows
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We are a big fan of shark movies and loved this thriller starring Blake Lively, almost by herself, however she wasn’t alone thanks to a brilliant perform by her only companion on the rock, she waits on trying to avoid the big fish, who she names Steven Seagull, presumably after Steven Seagal
Read our review of the Shallows here:
8. Black Phillip (voiced by Wahab Chaudhry) in The Witch
This great horror film about witchcraft had a great stand out performance from Anya Taylor-Joy but it was the eerie sheep known as Black Phillip who we loved as much
Read our review of The Witch here:
7. Chico from The Secret Life of Pets
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We had to include Chico even though he is more used for marketing the film than being a lead character. Had this fun chihuahua been in the film more, we’re sure he would have rated higher, here’s hoping he gets promoted for the green lit sequel.
Read our review of the secret life of pets here:
6. Slimer (Voiced by Adam Ray) in Ghostbusters 2016
We maybe in the minority but we loved the reboot, yet despite a new ghost in Rowan, it was the return of Slimer with a lady friend which brought the biggest smile for us
Read our review of Ghostbusters here:
5. K-2SO (Voiced by Alan Tudyk) in Rogue One
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Last year BB-8 won fans from Star Wars: The Force Awakens this year K2 with his sarcasm and support for the rebels did the same for this new Star Wars story
Read our review of Rogue One here:
4. Creech from Monster Trucks
This brilliant CGI monster won us over in the film trailers, so much so we had to see Monster Trucks on its release. A character so good, the film feels like something is missing when he is not on screen
Read our review of Monster Trucks here:
3. Flash (voiced by Raymond S. Persi) from Zootropolis
image via http://movies.disney.co.uk/zootropolis
This great Disney film was one of our favs of the year, but it was Flash that won our hearts at the incredibly slow Sloth working at the DMV, make sure you stay till the end where he will have you laughing out loud with a change of speed
Read our review of Zootropolis here:
2. Gerald (Voiced by Torbin Xan Bullock) from Finding Dory
No question the sharks were our favourites from Finding Nemo, but the bullied sea lion, Gerald won our hearts from its sequel. Many felt it was horrible to treat him this way but for those who stay to the end, it was great to see him get the last laugh over the ‘bullies’ Fluke and Rudder
Read our Finding Dory review here:
1. Niffler from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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These treasure hunting creatures absolutely made the film for us, so cute and funny, we are amazed by the lack of merchandise for them, which surely would have dented our bank account =)
Read our fantastic beasts review here:
What about you, did you have a favourite non human from 2016? We would love to hear from you