Best/Worst of Film 2012

[[Kira Must Die]]

Alright, regarding SK3, do I have to have seen the other two films in order to "get" this one?

Otherwise, great list. I still need to see Django, though. My theater isn't showing it until next week or so.

 

[PieMagazineReviews]

Skyfall didn't make your top ten?

Otherwise there's a few films there which haven't been released in the UK yet - like Cloud Atlas - and I'd love to see them.

 

[Marter]

]Alright, regarding SK3, do I have to have seen the other two films in order to "get" this one?

Well, it's a direct sequel to the first one, so I'd recommend seeing that, as it's what's being "battle[d] for redemption" in the third one. The second one is a prequel to the first film, and is in no way, shape, or form worth seeing. Not even for the story. Not necessary.

Skyfall didn't make your top ten?

Nope. It would've been close but there might still have been a couple that would have been included before it. I would have had it in the top 15, though.

 

[Pebblig]

By far I think the worst movie I saw was the Keith Lemon Movie, he annoys me terribly and I expected it to be bad...it just turned out worse D=

 

[Galletea]

I do wonder if anyone is quite so annoyed by half assed one liners as I am. Because if I'm not the only one, why is Avengers so well received? Stringing together clichéd lines with cg effects and cheap laughs should not make a movie.
But I might be on my own with this one.
I'm avoiding pitch perfect, as I know what I like and what I don't, and that film definitely falls into the latter category, intrigued by cloud atlas though.

 

[gorfias]

Got to see Les Miserables with the Missus. They muffed a few things but the power of the story and music are incredible. No one should miss this movie. The wife didn't stop sobbing all day just thinking about it.

 

[Jedi-Hunter4]

I can't say I agree with someone putting Hunger Games ahead of The Hobbit. I'm no film connoisseur and even I know the main premise of it is ripped off from Battle Royal.

Not saying it was terrible or anything its nice to see a teen film series that shows a young female lead thats not 100% dependent on others like a certain vampire series.... and the action scenes we're surprisingly brutal for the rating of the film. But the main premise of the film is clearly stolen from royal.

Plus the hobbit was fantastic, at least as good as fellowship, I found the dwarf architectural design and traditional clothing a little jarring at first as its so alien, especially in the new frame rate, but once I got used to it, it was another emersive area of middle earth for me to settle into. One thing I was particularly happy with was to see that it still resonates with me when LOTR came out I was a young teen so was nice that I could still enjoy it without the nostalgia factor

 

[Henkie36]

Top 3:
<spoiler=3> Dredd. For a movie that slipped completely under the radar, I found it to be one hell of a lot of fun. Yes, the story (setup) was very similar to The Raid: Redemption, but that's more a coincidence if you ask me. The action was great and Karl Urban did a really good job as Judge Dredd. If you haven't seen it yet, what the hell are you doing here?[/spoiler]
<spoiler=2> Cabin In The Woods. Horror films which pack a twist that you can't see coming are becoming increasingly rare, so when Cabin In The Woods came along with more twists then main characters, none of which you could have guessed within the first ten minutes, it was a complete breath of fresh air.[/spoiler]

Spoiler: 1

The Avengers. What do I really need to say about this one? Tons of funny jokes, great screenplay, fantastic action, but most of all, it deliverd to its hype. Not a lot of movie can say that nowadays. (See my bottom #1) The story wasn't anything spectacular, but how bothered by that stuff can you be when Thor is beating up Iron Man?

Bottom 3:

Spoiler: 3

Battleship. A quick cash-in that was clearly aping another succesful gasoline-fireball-fueled-franchise that I will leave tactfully unnamed here, with story and characters so lazily written that you'd say that Garfield was in charge.

Spoiler: 2

The Expendables 2. Much like its predecessor, I wasn't expecting it to be any good. I was just expecting it to be cool. You'd say that's not a very tall order when the cast consists of The Govenator, Rambo, John McClane and Chuck Norris but they still managed to screw it up. I didn't remember a thing about it by the time I reached the exit of the cinema.

Spoiler: 1

The Dark Knight Rises. Now this may come as somewhat of a surprise, mopstly because it wasn't strictly speaking bad. But it's not what this movie is that I hate, though I did hate a fair deal of the plot, Bruce Wayne's double character arc, the non existent ending to Robin, Bane not even coming close to The Joker and so on and so forth. But what I mostly hated was that the whole thing reeks of greed. It's lifting along the succes of it's predecessor, which was the greatest comic book movie ever made. If they would have said: We had a hell of a run, we are not going to top our previous movie, then I would have had much more respect for them.

 

[Jedi-Hunter4]

By far I think the worst movie I saw was the Keith Lemon Movie, he annoys me terribly and I expected it to be bad...it just turned out worse D=

Yer I really like Celebrity Juice but, yer, the film, not great...

 

[Froggy Slayer]

The best film of this year that I saw? Looper. Brilliant, interesting storyline with a sci-fi world that managed to appear futuristic without feeling ridiculous (Total Recall, anyone?).

Film that I enjoyed the most? The Avengers. I was always a mark for this movie, seeing as I'm mainly a comic book nerd, but it managed to be one of the few films that I've been excited for that not only met my expectations, but actually went above them to provide a truly memorable experience.

Didn't see any really bad movies this year. Prometheus was only OK, I guess.

 

[Raika]

My favorite movie of this year was Snow White and the Huntsman. Notice how I didn't say 'best'. I loved it, though, mostly because of its very proud display of all that it could have been. Each new locale that the movie visited felt like it wanted to be a movie in and of itself, and just thinking about all of that potential has given me more joy than any other film in 2012.

Seriously, though, how bitchin' awesome was Charlize Theron?

 

[Appleshy]

My top 10 best.

10. Paranorman
9. Paranormal Activity 4
8. Frankenweenie
7. Hotel Transylvania
6. REC 3 Genesis
5. Hitchcock
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
3. Wreck-It Ralph
2. Sinister
1. Grave Encounters 2

 

[Raika]

How is it that The Dark Knight Rises has 'stronger characters' than The Avengers? Come to think of it, how is it that The Dark Knight Rises has stronger characters than a shampoo commercial? Is that assessment based entirely around Michael Caine's performance and no other factors? I could maybe see it if that's the case.


Here are my picks for 2012.

Best Picture: Django Unchained
Honorable Mention: ParaNorman, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Avengers, Ted

Worst Picture: The Dark Knight Rises
Dishonorable Mention: The Dictator, Les Miserables, Total Recall


Overall a pretty good year for movies, definitely. I had more good times than bad times, and The Dark Knight Rises being the nadir of the whole thing means that it could have been so much worse. Rises was pretty godawful, but it wasn't a huge disaster.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Good thing we can disagree. I disagree with most of your Top picks. I'm not saying Hunger Games is good or bad but what makes it any more special than Twilight? And I thought you were joking about the first couple of picks but oh well.