Author Topic: 2012 Movie Wrap Up (Read 2701 times)

SCB · « **on:** January 02, 2013, 04:39:20 AM »

End of every year I like to compile a list of my favorite films and ones I'd recommend plus I like to read everyone else's picks as well.

One of those rare years where I could make a top ten I feel good about, usually I make a top 5. Really confident in my top two. Loved Zero Dark Thirty, extremely well put together and acted. The Dark Knight Rises people can pick apart to death, but I loved the story telling, Bane's voice and eye acting, Catwoman, Alfred, Gordon, Blake, Batman's goodbye, all of it. The rest are interchangeable.

Top 10

1. Zero Dark Thirty
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Life of Pi
4. Django Unchained
5. Argo
6. The Silver Linings Playbook
7. The Cabin In The Woods
8. Dredd (best action movie of the year)
9. The Avengers (most quotable movie of the year)
10. Skyfall

Recommendations

Contraband
Haywire (only if you love Gina Carano)
Underworld: Awakening (best of the series)
The Grey
Chronicle (surprisingly good superhero film using found footage)
Project X (Chronicle meets Risky business on steroids and ecstasy)
Safe House
Gone (surprisingly good)
John Carter
21 Jump Street (made me a Channing Tatum fan)
ATM
Lockout
Safe (one of the better Statham movies)
The Dictator
Men in Black 3
Mansome
Prometheus
Safety Not Guaranteed
Ted
People Like Us
The Amazing Spiderman
The Bourne Legacy
Premium Rush
Resident Evil: Retribution (if you liked all the others)
End of Watch
Looper
V/H/S
Flight
The Bay
Hitchcock
Killing Them Softly
The Collection (2nd best horror movie of the year)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (wanted to love it, but it's no LOTR)
Jack Reacher

TH · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2013, 07:38:24 AM »

Slow year for me. Only saw three movies.

1. The Avengers
2. Dark Knight Rises
3. The Hunger Games

freud mayweather · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2013, 08:02:41 AM »

your list is bad, kevin torgo.

Linus · « **Reply #3 on:** January 02, 2013, 08:06:09 AM »

I liked:
Castaway on the Moon
Queen of Versailles
The Avengers
The Hobbit
Mission Impossible 4
John Carter
CAbin in the woods
Amazing Spiderman
Dredd
Haywire
Goon
The Raid: redemption

I was noncommital about:
The Hunger Games
Dark Knight Rises
Ted
Brave
21 Jump Street
Mirror Mirror
Total Recall
The Descendants
Pirates band of misfits
Prometheus: The Wrong Scott Died.

I hated:
Journey 2
Ghost Rider 2
Chronicle
The Grey

I tend to avoid the things I won't like. I"d recommend Queen of Versailles as a documentary, about a rich couple who are building a massive house in 2007. It's fascinating.

Torgo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2013, 06:10:41 PM »

As you all know, I generally don't get a finalized top 10 until like....July.

But here is what I've liked so far, in a vague order of preference:

Django Unchained
The Dark Knight Rises
Argo
Moonrise Kingdom
The Cabin in the Woods
21 Jump Street
Bernie
The Avengers
Ted

freud mayweather · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2013, 06:43:10 PM »

I've only seen four 2012 talkies and here's how they ranked:

1. marvel's the avengers
2. peter jackson presents the hobbit
3. the dark knight rises
4. cabin in the woods

FATSEXY · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2013, 08:18:58 PM »

Everyone forgot an art house film called The Expendables 2.

SCB, stupid question, but are your movies ranked, or are you just saying your top 2 are the best two and the rest are in no particular order?

That's My Boy! was 2011, right? I just saw that this year. Very funny.

FATSEXY · « **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2013, 08:21:22 PM »

John Carter was really fun.

SCB · « **Reply #8 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:38:45 PM »

Quote from: FATSEXY on January 02, 2013, 08:18:58 PM

Everyone forgot an art house film called The Expendables 2.

SCB, stupid question, but are your movies ranked, or are you just saying your top 2 are the best two and the rest are in no particular order?

That's My Boy! was 2011, right? I just saw that this year. Very funny.

Yeah my top 2 I feel pretty solid on, the rest can be interchanged. They're all really enjoyable for different reasons.

Webweaver · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:44:24 AM »

Les Mis I'm assuming you have not seen because that should be in your top ten.

My top ten looks like yours, but I haven't seen Zero Dark Thirty yet so I am unsure but I would guess it would be in my top ten.

There are 5 movies or so on your recommended list that i would suggest are unwatchable.

Django is probably the only movie to exceed my expectations. I had high hopes for a few films, some were good enough some fell short. I think Lincoln was going to be better but DDL and TLJ make it a must see anyway. TDKR had unreal expectations so there was no way it could exceed, but I still loved it.

Torgo · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:46:37 AM »

Quote from: SCB on January 02, 2013, 04:39:20 AM

Recommendations

Contraband
Haywire (only if you love Gina Carano)
Underworld: Awakening (best of the series)
The Grey
Chronicle (surprisingly good superhero film using found footage)
Project X (Chronicle meets Risky business on steroids and ecstasy)
Safe House
Gone (surprisingly good)
John Carter
21 Jump Street (made me a Channing Tatum fan)
ATM
Lockout
Safe (one of the better Statham movies)
The Dictator
Men in Black 3
Mansome
Prometheus
Safety Not Guaranteed
Ted
People Like Us
The Amazing Spiderman
The Bourne Legacy
Premium Rush
Resident Evil: Retribution (if you liked all the others)
End of Watch
Looper
V/H/S
Flight
The Bay
Hitchcock
Killing Them Softly
The Collection (2nd best horror movie of the year)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (wanted to love it, but it's no LOTR)
Jack Reacher

So basically you recommend every movie you saw in the theater in 2012

SCB · « **Reply #11 on:** January 03, 2013, 02:26:39 AM »

I saw a lot more. I didn't make a worst of 2012 list this time.

I doubt I'll ever see Les Mis. Not into musicals.

Handsome Padje · « **Reply #12 on:** January 03, 2013, 06:14:32 AM »

The Imposter is a brilliant documentary, dudes. It'll be in my top 10 for sure when I make one.

I saw about 70 films at the cinema this year. Gotta remember them!

Vomikronnoxis · « **Reply #13 on:** January 03, 2013, 06:46:48 AM »

I liked some:

The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Prometheus
The Django Unchained
The Looper
The Dredd 3D
The Looper
The Beasts of the Southern Wilds

I need to see Zero Dark Thirty.

~rl

Webweaver · « **Reply #14 on:** January 03, 2013, 09:24:42 AM »

Quote from: SCB on January 03, 2013, 02:26:39 AM

I saw a lot more. I didn't make a worst of 2012 list this time.

I doubt I'll ever see Les Mis. Not into musicals.

It is really good and you will enjoy it. It is probably the best movie made this year.

Torgo · « **Reply #15 on:** January 03, 2013, 11:57:49 AM »

I think The Cabin in the Woods is on everyone's list so far.

BobbyR · « **Reply #16 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:23:45 PM »

It's on mine but then I doubt I've seen 10 new movies this year

SCB · « **Reply #17 on:** January 03, 2013, 01:12:27 PM »

Not seeing any Lincolns

Handsome Padje · « **Reply #18 on:** January 03, 2013, 02:56:08 PM »

Quote from: Torgo on January 03, 2013, 11:57:49 AM

I think The Cabin in the Woods is on everyone's list so far.

It will be on mine 4 sure.

Torgo · « **Reply #19 on:** January 03, 2013, 05:42:39 PM »

Quote from: FATSEXY on January 02, 2013, 08:18:58 PM

That's My Boy! was 2011, right? I just saw that this year. Very funny.

Netflix predicts I'll hate that so I've been avoiding it.

I'd watch it if Susan Sarandon Jr. gets her tits out in it. Does Susan Sarandon Jr. get her tits out in it?

FATSEXY · « **Reply #20 on:** January 03, 2013, 05:48:05 PM »

Neither get their tits out but Jr. drinks from a water fountain in slo mo and I could jack to it.

The_Spoiler · « **Reply #21 on:** January 03, 2013, 06:00:47 PM »

Quote from: FATSEXY on January 03, 2013, 05:48:05 PM

Neither get their tits out but Jr. drinks from a water fountain in slo mo and I could jack to it.

Please remind me to never drink from a water fountain in your home town,

Handsome Padje · « **Reply #22 on:** January 04, 2013, 05:10:14 AM »

Quote from: The_Spoiler on January 03, 2013, 06:00:47 PM

Please remind me to never drink from a water fountain in your home town,

It's alright, they have separate ones there.

Prime · « **Reply #23 on:** January 04, 2013, 09:59:04 AM »

The list of 2012 movies I've seen, in order:

The Dark Knight Rises
The Raid: Redemption
The Avengers
The Expendables 2
The Amazing Spiderman
Skyfall
Ted
Goon
Haywire
Rock Of Ages
The Hunger Games
The Bourne Legacy
The Day Of The Triffids

freud mayweather · « **Reply #24 on:** January 04, 2013, 10:10:13 AM »

Quote from: freud mayweather on January 02, 2013, 06:43:10 PM

I've only seen four 2012 talkies and here's how they ranked:

forgot that i also saw spider-man. new list.

1. marvel's the avengers
2. peter jackson presents the hobbit
3. the dark knight rises
4. the amazing spider-man
5. cabin in the woods

Author Topic: 2012 Movie Wrap Up (Read 2701 times)

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