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eternity
03-11-2012, 04:40 AM
I don't know if this is meant for the 2012 thread or for here, but I figured we were overdue.
eternity
03-11-2012, 04:43 AM
1. Killer Joe (William Friedkin) 9
2. Detention (Joseph Kahn) 9
3. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson) 9
4. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg) 8
5. Paranorman (Chris Butler & Sam Fell) 8
6. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh) 8
7. Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski) 8
8. Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino) 8
9. Looper (Rian Johnson) 8
10. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson) 8
11. Beasts of the Southern Wind (Benh Zeitlin) 8
12. Safety Not Guaranteed (Colin Trevorrow) 8
13. Bernie (Richard Linklater) 8
14. Pirates! Band of Misfits (Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt) 8
15. The Invisible War (Kirby Dick) 8
16. Argo (Ben Affleck) 8
17. Wreck-It Ralph (Rich Moore) 8
18. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Chris Miller) 7
19. Holy Motors (Leos Carax) 7
20. Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman) 7
21. Bachelorette (Leslye Headland) 7
22. Haywire (Steven Soderbergh) 7
23. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Lorene Scafaria) 7
24. The Grey (Joe Carnahan) 7
25. Brave (Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman) 7
26. The Five-Year Engagement (Nicholas Stoller) 7
27. The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard) 7
28. Seven Psychopaths (Martin McDonagh) 7
29. Sleepwalk With Me (Mike Birbiglia) 7
30. Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh) 6
31. The Dictator (Larry Charles) 6
32. Jack Reacher (Christopher McQuarrie) 6
33. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton) 6
34. The Avengers (Joss Whedon) 6
35. American Reunion (Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg) 6
36. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor) 6
37. Pitch Perfect (Jason Moore) 5
38. Indie Game: The Movie (Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky) 5
39. Ted (Seth Macfarlane) 5
40. Project X (Nima Nourizadeh) 5
41. Wanderlust (David Wain) 5
42. Goon (Michael Dowse) 5
43. God Bless America (Bobcat Goldthwait) 5
44. Arbitrage (Nicholas Jarecki) 5
45. The Amazing Spider-Man (Marc Webb) 4
46. Piranha 3DD (John Gulager) 4
47. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan) 4
48. Bully (Lee Hirsch) 4
49. Game Change (Jay Roach) 4
50. Bindlestiffs (Andrew Edison) 4
51. Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim) 4
52. The Comedy (Rick Alverson) [/I]3
53. Casa de mi Padre (Matt Piedmont) 3
54. What To Expect When You're Expecting (Kirk Jones) 3
55. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson) 3
56. Paranormal Activity 4 (Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman) 3
57. The Babymakers (Jay Chandrasekhar) 3
58. Prometheus (Ridley Scott) 3
59. Snow White and the Huntsman (Rupert Sanders) 3
60. Detachment (Tony Kaye) 3
61. Chronicle (Josh Trank) 3
62. Lockout (Stephen St. Leger and James Mather) 2
number8
03-11-2012, 04:48 AM
This could probably wait until there are 10 good movies out.
eternity
03-11-2012, 04:52 AM
This could probably wait until there are 10 good movies out.A good dozen or so people have seen and have really liked The Grey, Haywire, Chronicle, The Innkeepers, Kill List, The Secret World of Arrietty, The Turin Horse, etc.
Boner M
03-11-2012, 04:56 AM
2012 premiere:
1. small roads (Benning)
2. Ballet Aquatique (Ruiz)
3. The Grey (Carnahan)
4. Neighbouring Sounds (Filho)
5. The Comedy (Alversen)
2012 US release date (holy moley!):
1. The Turin Horse (Tarr)
2. The Kid With a Bike (Dardenne)
3. The Loneliest Planet (Loktev)
4. The Raid (Evans)
5. Kill List (Wheatley)
6. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (Losier)
7. Post Mortem (Larrain)
8. Attenberg (Tsangari)
9. The Grey (Carnahan)
10. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Ceylan)
HM: Goodbye First Love, This is Not a Film, The Day He Arrives, Last Days Here, Damsels in Distress, Alps
MadMan
03-11-2012, 06:52 AM
Still the list is heavily incomplete....
1. Django Unchained-100
2. Skyfall-95
3. The Dark Knight-95
4. Moonrise Kingdom-93
5. 21 Jump Street-93
6. Prometheus-92
7. Safety Not Guaranteed-91
8. Haywire-90
9. The Avengers-90
10. Game Change-90
HM: 11. The Hobbit-88
12. Ted-81
13. The Expendables 2-80
I'll have a decent list for 2012 by the year 2030...
soitgoes...
03-11-2012, 07:41 AM
Crazy Horse (Wiseman)
The Turin Horse (Tarr)
Norwegian Wood (Tran)
The Day He Arrives (Hong)
Attenberg (Tsangari)
The Secret World of Arrietty (Yonebayashi)
Kill List (Wheatley)
The Innkeepers (West)
The Grey (Carnahan)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Ceylan)
Wiseman's film will be the only one here at the end of the year.
TripZone
03-11-2012, 10:37 AM
The Grey
Boner M
03-11-2012, 11:33 AM
The Grey
Sick, wouldn't've taken ya for a member of TEAM GREY.
Dukefrukem
03-11-2012, 04:49 PM
1. 21 Jump Street
2. The Grey
3. John Carter
4. Chronicle
5. The Woman in Black
6. Game Change
7. The Hunger Games
Derek
03-12-2012, 12:55 AM
2012 US release date (holy moley!):
And Snowtown had a 2012 US release date as well. I'm really looking forward to The Loneliest Planet too. Day Night Day Night showed a lot of promise despite its flaws and limitations.
baby doll
03-12-2012, 06:25 AM
Masterpieces
Arrietty the Borrower (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
Le Gamin au vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
Post Mortem (Pablo LarraÃ*n)
Must Sees
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin)
Bernie (Richard Linklater)
Dark Horse (Todd Solondz)
The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies)
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)
La Fée (Dominique Abel / Fiona Gordon / Bruno Romy)
Five Broken Cameras (Emad Burnat / Guy Davidi)
Footnote (Joseph Cedar)
The Forgotten Space (Noël Burch / Allan Sekula)
Holy Motors (Leos Carax)
Impardonnables (André Téchiné)
Keep the Lights On (Ira Sachs)
Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
Poulet aux prunes (Vincent Paronnaud / Marjane Satrapi)
Room 237 (Rodney Ascher)
Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul)
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel)
Starlet (Sean Baker)
Tabu (Miguel Gomes)
The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr)
Two Years at Sea (Ben Rivers)
Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow)
Worth Seeing
Arbitrage (Nicholas Jarecki)
Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari)
Breathing (Karl Markovics)
Corpo celeste (Alice Rohrwacher)
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman)
Elena (Andrei Zvyagintsev)
Girl Model (David Redmon / Ashley Sabin)
Haywire (Steven Soderbergh)
Here (Braden King)
The Hunger Games (Gary Ross)
Jay, Who Lives at Home (Jay and Mark Duplass)
Killer Joe (William Friedkin)
Looper (Rian Johnson)
Miss Bala (Gerardo Naranjo)
Monsieur Lazhar (Philippe Falardeau)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie)
Polisse (Maïwenn)
Safety Not Guaranteed (Colin Trevorrow)
Samsara (Ron Fricke)
This Must Be the Place (Paolo Sorrentino)
Un été brûlant (Philippe Garrel)
Wreck-It Ralph (Rich Moore)
Has Redeeming Facet
Amour (Michael Haneke)
Les Bien-aimés (Christophe Honoré)
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
Crazy Horse (Frederick Wiseman)
The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
The Forgiveness of Blood (Joshua Marston)
4:44 Last Day on Earth (Abel Ferrara)
God Bless America (Bobcat Goldthwait)
Hello, I Must Be Going (Todd Louiso)
Jack Reacher (Christopher McQuarrie)
Kill List (Ben Wheatley)
Let the Bullets Fly (Jiang Wen)
Oki's Movie (Hong Sang-soo)
The Paperboy (Lee Daniels)
Prometheus (Ridley Scott)
Smashed (James Ponsoldt)
Take This Waltz (Sarah Polley)
This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb / Jafar Panahi)
Total Recall (Len Wiseman)
Trishna (Michael Winterbottom)
The Woman in Black (James Watkins)
The Woman in the Fifth (Pawel Pawlikowski)
Worthless
Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku)
Café de Flore (Jean-Marc Vallée)
Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui (Pascal Arnold / Jean-Marc Barr)
Headshot (Pen-Ek Ratanaruang)
John Carter (Andrew Stanton)
On my radar
Abendland (Nikolaus Geyrhalter)
Les Adieux Ã* la reine (Benoît Jacquot)
Alps (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Barbara (Christian Petzold)
Bestiare (Denis Côté)
Bonsái (Cristián Jiménez)
The Color Wheel (Alex Ross Perry)
The Day He Arrives (Hong Sang-soo)
Dissolution (Nina Menkes)
L'Enfant d'en haut (Ursula Meier)
La Folie Almayer (Chantal Akerman)
For Ellen (So Yong Kim)
The Gatekeepers (Dror Moreh)
The Green Wave (Ali Samadi Ahadi)
Hipsters (Valeriy Todorovsky)
How to Survive a Plague (David France)
In Another Country (Hong Sang-soo)
It's Such a Beautiful Day (Don Hertzfeldt)
The Loneliest Planet (Julia Loktev)
Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors (Rirkrit Tiravanija)
The Matchmaker (Avi Nesher)
Max et les ferrailleurs (Claude Sautet)
Michael (Markus Schleinzer)
Neighboring Sounds (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
Only the Young (Elizabeth Mims / Jason Tippet)
Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier)
Photographic Memory (Ross McElwee)
Pom Poko (Isao Takahata)
Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee)
Robinson in Ruins (Patrick Keiller)
De Rouille et d'os (Jacques Audiard)
The Sheik and I (Caveh Zahedi)
Tatsumi (Eric Khoo)
To Rome With Love (Woody Allen)
Un amour de jeunesse (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Walk Away Renee (Jonathan Caouette)
Whore's Glory (Michael Glawogger)
Wurthering Heights (Andrea Arnold)
You Are Here (Daniel Cockburun)
You Are Not I (Sara Driver)
Morris Schæffer
03-12-2012, 09:21 AM
Tonight The Grey will emerge as my number 1....By default. :). That said, I'm massively excited for it.
1. Dredd
2. Cloud Atlas
3. Lincoln
4. The Avengers
5. Seven Psychopaths
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. Magic Mike
8. The Raid: Redemption
9. Chronicle
10. Resident Evil: Retribution
11. 21 Jump Street
12. Les Misérables
13. Django Unchained
14. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
15. Looper
16. The Hunger Games
17. Rock of Ages
18. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
19. Life of Pi
20. Jack Reacher
21. Killer Joe
22. Lawless
23. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
24. Red Dawn
25. Rise of the Guardians
26. Wreck-It Ralph
27. Moonrise Kingdom
28. The Expendables 2
29. Premium Rush
30. Safety Not Guaranteed
31. Total Recall
32. Snow White and the Huntsman
33. The Grey
34. Argo
35. Silent House
36. The Cabin in the Woods
37. End of Watch
38. The Words
39. Battleship
40. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
41. Stolen
42. The Master
43. Men in Black 3
44. American Reunion
45. Contraband
46. Paranormal Activity 4
47. The Man With The Iron Fists
48. Beasts of the Southern Wild
49. This Means War
50. Lockout
51. Act of Valor
52. Brave
53. The Woman in Black
54. Haywire
55. Hit and Run
56. Prometheus
57. Underworld: Awakening
58. Ted
59. The Dark Knight Rises
60. Silent Hill: Revelation
61. John Carter
Ivan Drago
03-12-2012, 11:42 PM
FINALLY!
1. The Cabin in the Woods
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Cosmopolis
4. The Avengers
5. Killer Joe
6. The Master
7. Moonrise Kingdom
8. The Dictator
9. Rock of Ages
10. Dredd
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11. The Amazing Spider-Man
12. The Expendables 2
13. Prometheus
14. Men in Black 3
Raiders
03-13-2012, 12:50 AM
Reserved for future need.
We aren't going to run out of posts.
baby doll
03-13-2012, 09:36 AM
We aren't going to run out of posts.You don't know that.
Mr. McGibblets
03-16-2012, 02:39 AM
1. Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Izzy Black
03-25-2012, 12:52 AM
Based on U.S. commercial release dates.
1. Wuthering Heights
2. The Turin Horse
3. 4:44 Last Day on Earth
4. Outside Satan
5. Damsels in Distress
6. Haywire
7. Hunger Games
8. The Deep Blue Sea
9. Goodbye First Love
10. Norwegian Wood
Still lot of stuff to see.
B-side
03-25-2012, 01:53 AM
1. Wuthering Heights (Arnold)
2. Outside Satan (Dumont)
3. The Deep Blue Sea (Davies)
4. Haywire (Soderbergh)
5. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Ceylan)
6. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Neveldine/Taylor)
7. Life Without Principle (To)
8. Arirang (Kim)
9. The Turin Horse (Tarr)
10. The Day He Arrives (Hong)
I'd be more than content having this as my final top 10. 2011 really was one of the best years for film in recent memory.
Boner M
03-25-2012, 01:59 AM
8. Arirang (Kim)
9. The Turin Horse (Tarr)
Oof. :sad:
B-side
03-25-2012, 02:12 AM
Oof. :sad:
I can't claim to be above being intermittently bored by The Turin Horse. I've seen 3 of his films now, and the only one I didn't find myself occasionally spacing during was Almanac of Fall, which being one of his early efforts, isn't quite as bleak and austere as the films that made him internationally renowned. I still rather liked it, which is why it's on the list. And it's help up well in retrospect. I've posted extended thoughts on Arirang, which I think is just really self-aware and unique.
Boner M
03-25-2012, 02:50 AM
Well obviously Arirang is self-aware in some aspects, but that doesn't negate how sophomoric Kim's 'insights' are, nor the fact that that he never actually calls into question his filmmaking talent (slideshow montage of every one of his film's posters! Repeatedly! Ahh, all the enduring Kim Di-Duk canon!). Really, it's just a long, annoying whinge sesh. Uniquely shitty, I'll concede.
B-side
03-25-2012, 03:11 AM
Well obviously Arirang is self-aware in some aspects, but that doesn't negate how sophomoric Kim's 'insights' are, nor the fact that that he never actually calls into question his filmmaking talent (slideshow montage of every one of his film's posters! Repeatedly! Ahh, all the enduring Kim Di-Duk canon!). Really, it's just a long, annoying whinge sesh. Uniquely shitty, I'll concede.
He does call into question his filmmaking talents, repeatedly. Do you not recall all the bits about him mentioning the biggest criticism of his films being how rough they are? He struck me as very insecure, and being pushed over the metaphorical edge in the wake of the near-death experience during the filming of Dream. He lays himself emotionally bare, even embarrassingly so, for the sake of the audience. If you remember, there's even a moment in the film where he laughs at footage of himself lamenting his past.
Boner M
03-25-2012, 03:38 AM
I dunno, he seemed to be acknowledging criticisms about his work while at the same time limiting them to generic moral objections (ie, the 'roughness' of his films). If he was really laying his thoughts bare, he'd make reference to Tony Rayns' demolishing Film Comment piece that was published at the peak of his popularity, and played a large part in his falling stock in subsequent years (Kim's surely aware of the piece, and he and Rayns are allegedly on cordial personal terms). Instead there's just the refrain of 'the world's waiting for another film of mine', etc.
Winston*
03-25-2012, 03:51 AM
The Kid With a Bike
Snowtown
The Secret World of Arietty
Chronicle
The Kill List
A Cat in Paris
dreamdead
03-26-2012, 02:03 PM
1. Girl Walk // All Day
2. Holy Motors
3. Oslo, August 31st
4. The Master
5. Zero Dark Thirty
6. The Kid with a Bike
7. The Cabin in the Woods
8. Cosmopolis
9. The Deep Blue Sea
10. The Day He Arrives
Killing Them Softly
Damsels in Distress
The Invisible War
Moonrise Kingdom
The Innkeepers
Wuthering Heights
Looper
Pitch Perfect
John Carter
Skyfall
The Grey
The Dark Knight Rises
The Avengers
Silver Linings Playbook
Haywire
Brave
Sleepwalk with Me
Bernie
The Hunger Games
Les Miserables
The Five-Year Engagement
21 Jump Street
Stay Puft
03-26-2012, 04:17 PM
1. Norwegian Wood
2. This is Not a Film
3. The Raid
4. Redline
5. The Island President
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
baby doll
03-27-2012, 12:25 PM
If he was really laying his thoughts bare, he'd make reference to Tony Rayns' demolishing Film Comment piece that was published at the peak of his popularity, and played a large part in his falling stock in subsequent years (Kim's surely aware of the piece, and he and Rayns are allegedly on cordial personal terms).Considering how many festival prizes Kim continues to win, I'm not sure if his stock has fallen all that far. I mean, his early films (particularly The Isle) attracted notoriety mainly for making festival audiences throw up, and in hindsight, it seems to me that the commercial success of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring was basically a fluke. That is, I don't think that Kim's subsequent films would've become hits beyond the festival circuit even if Rayns' hadn't written his article.
Boner M
03-27-2012, 02:28 PM
I think 'falling stock among western festival audiences' is more apt, then.
Arirang's Un Certain Regard win was obviously an aberration, esp. considering the jury chairman was Kusturica, who's basically in the same boat as Kim in terms of decreasing clout (and thus the target audience member for Kim's film).
TripZone
03-30-2012, 02:03 AM
1. Mirror Mirror
2. The Grey
2. 21 Jump Street
3. Underworld: Awakening
I haven't seen Mirror Mirror yet though.
Oh shit, The Grey is now 2011 according to IMDb.
TripZone
03-30-2012, 02:11 AM
Now I have to push The Turin Horse out of my 2011 top 10 for The Grey.
Rowland
03-30-2012, 02:55 AM
As usual, we're going by US release dates, so The Grey remains a 2012 release.
TripZone
03-30-2012, 02:59 AM
Good for you all.
Derek
03-30-2012, 03:54 AM
1. Mirror Mirror
I haven't seen Mirror Mirror yet though.
*is confused*
Rowland
03-30-2012, 04:13 AM
Good for you all.Hey, I was just trying to save you from pushing The Turin Horse out of your 2011 top ten. Which, by the way, is also a 2012 US release. ;)
Sxottlan
03-31-2012, 06:41 AM
So far, no perfect ratings from me, but a lot of solid and enjoyable genre fare.
After the first quarter:
1. The Grey: ***1/2
2. 21 Jump Street: ***
3. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance: ***
4. Chronicle: ***
5. Haywire: ***
6. The Woman in Black: ***
7. The Secret World of Arrietty: ***
8. Wrath of the Titans: ***
9. The Hunger Games: **1/2
10. John Carter: **1/2
Worst & Most Disappointing: The Lorax
Stay Puft
04-01-2012, 08:49 PM
1. Norwegian Wood
2. This is Not a Film
3. The Raid
4. Redline
5. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
6. The Island President
7.
8.
9.
10.
Fezzik
04-04-2012, 11:24 PM
First update- I havent been going to the theatres much this year
21 Jump Street
The Grey
The Hunger Games
Goon
John Carter
The Woman in Black
Meeting Evil
baby doll
04-07-2012, 11:06 AM
1. Post Mortem (Pablo LarraÃ*n)
2. Arrietty the Borrower (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
3. Snowtown (Justin Kurzel)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
On my radar: Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari); Crazy Horse (Frederick Wiseman); Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman); The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies); Dissolution (Nina Menkes); Footnote (Joseph Cedar); The Forgotten Space (Noël Burch / Allan Sekula); 4:44 Last Day on Earth (Abel Ferrara); Le Gamin au vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne); Keyhole (Guy Maddin); Michael (Markus Schleinzer); Monsieur Lazhar (Philippe Falardeau); Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan); Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie); Pom Poko (Isao Takahata); Robinson in Ruins (Patrick Keiller); Tatsumi (Eric Khoo); This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb / Jafar Panahi); The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr); You Are Not I (Sara Driver)Updated for Post Mortem.
EyesWideOpen
04-07-2012, 05:13 PM
1. Damsels in Distress / A
2. The Cabin in the Woods / A-
3. The Grey / A-
4. 21 Jump Street / A-
5. Haywire / B+
6. God Bless America / B+
7. The Hunger Games / B+
8. The Woman in Black / B
9. John Carter / B
10. The Raid: Redemption / B
Friends with Kids / B-
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope / C+
The Innkeepers / C-
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie / C-
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / F
Stay Puft
04-12-2012, 06:07 PM
1. Norwegian Wood
2. This is Not a Film
3. The Raid
4. Redline
5. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
6. The Island President
7. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
8.
9.
10.
origami_mustache
04-13-2012, 05:57 AM
The Turin Horse
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Snowtown
Moonrise Kingdom
This Is Not a Film
I Wish
The Kid With a Bike
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Michael
Jeff, Who Lives At Home
Fezzik
04-14-2012, 01:26 PM
Updated:
The Cabin in the Woods
The Raid: Redemption
21 Jump Street
The Grey
The Hunger Games
Goon
John Carter
The Woman in Black
Lockout
Meeting Evil
ContinentalOp
04-23-2012, 01:29 PM
1. The Raid- ****
2. 21 Jump Street- ***
3. Jiro Dreams of Sushi- ***
4. The Cabin in the Woods- ***
5. Detachment- **
6. Contraband- *
Stay Puft
04-23-2012, 09:06 PM
1. Goodbye First Love
2. Oslo, August 31st
3. A Simple Life
4. Norwegian Wood
5. This is Not a Film
6. The Raid
7. Redline
8. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
9. The Island President
10. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Henry Gale
04-25-2012, 11:17 AM
Hey, I guess I've now enjoyed ten movies from this year.
The Cabin In The Woods
The Raid: Redemption
The Grey
21 Jump Street
Chronicle
Haywire
John Carter
The Hunger Games
The Innkeepers
Goon
4. Somewhat Funny Movie I'm Not Allowed to Talk About 6
13. Stupid Fucking Movie I'm Not Allowed to Talk About 3
These intrigue me, especially since one of them may or not be The Dictator, and I'm hoping it's the more favourable one. No idea what the other could be though.
Fezzik
05-04-2012, 12:33 PM
Updated with The Avengers
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Raid: Redemption
21 Jump Street
The Grey
The Hunger Games
Goon
John Carter
The Woman in Black
Lockout
Dukefrukem
05-07-2012, 07:34 PM
1. 21 Jump Street
2. The Grey
3. John Carter
4. Chronicle
5. The Woman in Black
6. Game Change
7. The Hunger Games
New list;
1 The Avengers
2 Cabin in the Woods
3 Haywire
4 21 Jump Street
5 The Grey
6 John Carter
7 Contraband
8 Chronicle
9 The Inkeepers
10 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
11 The Woman in Black
12 Wrath of the Titans
13 Game Change
14 The Hunger Games
15 Underworld: Awakening
ContinentalOp
05-14-2012, 01:44 AM
1. The Raid- ****
2. God Bless America- *** 1/2
3. The Avengers- ***
4. 21 Jump Street- ***
5. Jiro Dreams of Sushi- ***
6. The Cabin in the Woods- ***
7. Detachment- **
8. Contraband- *
baby doll
05-15-2012, 01:27 PM
2. God Bless America- *** 1/2I liked this as well, notwithstanding some plot points that strain credibility to put it mildly (the girl sees this guy kill a girl, thinks it's awesome, and then instantly decides to go on the road with him, and he never for a second doubts her story about being abused by her parents). I think the best approach is to think of it less as a satire of contemporary America than as a movie about the friendship between two misfits. Of course, Ghost World accomplished everything this movie sets out to do and then some, but still, this had its moments.
Boner M
05-15-2012, 01:47 PM
Update, new additions bolded.
2012 premiere (just stuff worth listing, also bumped The Comedy up on reflection):
1. small roads (Benning)
2. The Comedy (Alversen)
3. Ballet Aquatique (Ruiz)
4. The Grey (Carnahan)
5. Neighbouring Sounds (Filho)
6. The Avengers (Whedon)
7. 21 Jump Street (two dudes)
2012 US release date (holy moley!):
1. The Turin Horse (Tarr)
2. The Kid With a Bike (Dardenne)
3. The Loneliest Planet (Loktev)
4. The Raid (Evans)
5. Snowtown (Kurzel) - forgot to include earlier, h/t Derek
6. Kill List (Wheatley)
7. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (Losier)
8. Post Mortem (Larrain)
9. Attenberg (Tsangari)
10. The Grey (Carnahan)
HM: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Declaration of War, Goodbye First Love, I Wish..., This is Not a Film, The Day He Arrives, Last Days Here, Damsels in Distress, Alps, The Deep Blue Sea
B-side
05-20-2012, 07:48 AM
1. Wuthering Heights (Arnold)
2. Outside Satan (Dumont)
3. The Deep Blue Sea (Davies)
4. Haywire (Soderbergh)
5. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Ceylan)
6. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Neveldine/Taylor)
7. Life Without Principle (To)
8. Arirang (Kim)
9. The Turin Horse (Tarr)
10. The Day He Arrives (Hong)
I'd be more than content having this as my final top 10. 2011 really was one of the best years for film in recent memory.
2012 Premiere:
1. Ashes (Weerasethakul)
Fezzik
05-29-2012, 11:49 PM
Updated.
The Avengers (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Raid: Redemption (2012)
21 Jump Street (2012)
The Grey (2012)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Men in Black III (2012)
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
John Carter (2012)
11. Bel Ami (2012)
12. Goon (2012)
13. The Woman in Black (2012)
14. Lockout (2012)
15. Meeting Evil (2012)
Izzy Black
05-30-2012, 02:30 AM
Based on U.S. commercial release dates.
1. Wuthering Heights
2. The Turin Horse
3. 4:44 Last Day on Earth
4. Outside Satan
5. Damsels in Distress
6. Haywire
7. Hunger Games
8. The Deep Blue Sea
9. Goodbye First Love
10. Norwegian Wood
Still lot of stuff to see.
elixir
05-30-2012, 03:06 AM
Based on U.S. commercial release dates.
1. Wuthering Heights
2. The Turin Horse
3. 4:44 Last Day on Earth
4. Outside Satan
5. Damsels in Distress
6. Haywire
7. Hunger Games
8. The Deep Blue Sea
9. Goodbye First Love
10. Norwegian Wood
Still lot of stuff to see.
Is this getting a release? It's real good though, yeah.
Pop Trash
05-30-2012, 03:43 AM
Based on U.S. commercial release dates...
"Retired movie buff" comes out of retirement.
Izzy Black
05-30-2012, 04:10 AM
Is this getting a release? It's real good though, yeah.
It premiered in the U.S. at the Gene Siskel Film Center a few months back and New Yorker Films picked up the film and will release it for a limited theatrical run this year I think.
Izzy Black
05-30-2012, 04:11 AM
"Retired movie buff" comes out of retirement.
lol, yeah seems so
B-side
05-30-2012, 04:12 AM
Based on U.S. commercial release dates.
1. Wuthering Heights
3. 4:44 Last Day on Earth
4. Outside Satan
6. Haywire
:pritch:
Izzy Black
05-30-2012, 04:13 AM
<3
Izzy Black
05-30-2012, 04:16 AM
Still need to see The Grey, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Snowtown, Post Mortem, God Bless America and Mirror Mirror, among many others.
B-side
05-30-2012, 05:18 AM
You can skip God Bless America. Anatolia's a must, though.
Watashi
05-30-2012, 06:53 AM
What is with Match Cut and Mirror Mirror?
Derek
05-30-2012, 07:03 AM
What is with Match Cut and Mirror Mirror?
This place and Tarsem Singh.
*sigh*
Izzy Black
05-30-2012, 07:09 AM
You can't deny the visuals look appealing. Not necessarily expecting a masterpiece or anything.
B-side
05-31-2012, 12:07 AM
Singh's an interesting director. He uses artifice well.
ContinentalOp
05-31-2012, 04:56 AM
1. The Raid- ****
2. God Bless America- *** 1/2
3. The Avengers- ***
4. 21 Jump Street- ***
5. Jiro Dreams of Sushi- ***
6. Chronicle- ***
7. The Cabin in the Woods- ***
8. The Dictator- ** 1/2
9. Detachment- **
10. Contraband- *
Pop Trash
06-03-2012, 09:32 AM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. The Grey
3. Beasts of the Southern Wild
4. The Innkeepers
5. The Kid with a Bike
6. Haywire
7. 21 Jump Street
8. Killer Joe
9. Hit So Hard
10. The Avengers
angrycinephile
06-21-2012, 12:15 AM
Oh shit, The Grey is now 2011 according to IMDb.
I know this is an old post but... should Austin Butt-Numb-A-Thon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt-Numb-A-Thon) really count as an official premiere screening of a film? I mean, it's not like it's a film festival. I don't even think the films are 100% complete when they screen there.
Seems more like a secret preview screening than anything else.
So I'd say both The Grey and The Cabin in the Woods are 2012 movies, regardless of what IMDB claims.
Raiders
06-21-2012, 12:38 AM
I know this is an old post but... should Austin Butt-Numb-A-Thon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt-Numb-A-Thon) really count as an official premiere screening of a film? I mean, it's not like it's a film festival. I don't even think the films are 100% complete when they screen there.
Seems more like a secret preview screening than anything else.
So I'd say both The Grey and The Cabin in the Woods are 2012 movies, regardless of what IMDB claims.
They are 2012 films. Fuck Harry Knowles.
Pop Trash
06-21-2012, 04:29 AM
They are 2012 films. Fuck Harry Knowles.
I believe for this list (informal anyways) and the future top tens and match-cut awards we go by USA theatrical release dates anyways right? The IMDB dates are used more when we go back and do year-to-year consensus.
I remember there was that whole weirdness with King of Comedy and IMDB claiming it played at an obscure Iceland film festival in '82, now it's apparently back to being a 1983 film again.
EyesWideOpen
06-23-2012, 04:14 PM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Damsels in Distress
3. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
4. Indie Game: The Movie
5. Take This Waltz
6. 21 Jump Street
7. The Cabin in the Woods
8. The Grey
9. Safety Not Guaranteed
10. Chronicle
Everything Else:
Snow White and the Huntsmen / B+
Haywire / B+
God Bless America / B+
Prometheus / B+
The Intouchables / B+
The Hunger Games / B+
Dark Shadows / B+
The Avengers / B+
To Rome with Love / B
The Woman in Black / B
John Carter / B
The Raid: Redemption / B
Wanderlust / B
Mirror Mirror / B
Bernie / B
The Dictator / B
Brave / B-
Friends with Kids / B-
Rock of Ages / C+
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel / C+
The Pirates! Band of Misfits / C+
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope / C+
The Innkeepers / C-
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie / C-
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / F
baby doll
06-27-2012, 02:29 PM
1. Post Mortem (Pablo LarraÃ*n)
2. Arrietty the Borrower (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
3. Snowtown (Justin Kurzel)
4. Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
On my radar: Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari); Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin); Bernie (Richard Linklater); Bonsái (Cristián Jiménez); The Color Wheel (Alex Ross Perry); Crazy Horse (Frederick Wiseman); Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman); Dark Horse (Todd Solondz); The Day He Arrives (Hong Sang-soo); The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies); Dissolution (Nina Menkes); Elena (Andrei Zvyagintsev); Elles (Malgorzata Szumowska); Footnote (Joseph Cedar); The Forgotten Space (Noël Burch / Allan Sekula); 4:44 Last Day on Earth (Abel Ferrara); Le Gamin au vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne); Impardonnables (André Téchiné); Michael (Markus Schleinzer); Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson); Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier); Pom Poko (Isao Takahata); Robinson in Ruins (Patrick Keiller); Tatsumi (Eric Khoo); This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb / Jafar Panahi); To Rome With Love (Woody Allen); The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr); Un amour de jeunesse (Mia Hansen-Løve); Whore's Glory (Michael Glawogger); The Woman in the Fifth (Pawel Pawlikowski); You Are Here (Daniel Cockburun); You Are Not I (Sara Driver)Updated for the end of June.
1. The Avengers
2. The Hunger Games
3. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
4. Chronicle
5. Rock of Ages
6. 21 Jump Street
7. The Raid: Redemption
8. Magic Mike
9. Snow White and the Huntsman
10. The Grey
11. Silent House
12. The Cabin in the Woods
13. Battleship
14. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
15. Men in Black 3
16. American Reunion
17. Contraband
18. This Means War
19. Lockout
20. Act of Valor
21. Brave
22. The Woman in Black
23. Prometheus
24. Haywire
25. Underworld: Awakening
26. Ted
27. John Carter
Rowland
07-01-2012, 08:26 PM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Oslo, August 31st
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Attenberg
5. The Raid
6. The Grey
7. Perfect Sense
8. Beyond the Black Rainbow
9. The Innkeepers
10. Cabin in the Woods
The Avengers
Chronicle
Kill List
Bernie
The Kid with a Bike
Goon
Brave
Entrance
The Day He Arrives
Post Mortem
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Pact
21 Jump Street
Safe
To Rome with Love
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Dictator
Let the Bullets Fly
Haywire
Dragon Eyes
A Cat in Paris
The Wicker Tree
Get the Gringo
The Fairy
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
We the Party
--------
Intruders
Lockout
Prometheus
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
The Oregonian
Underworld: Awakening
Casa de mi Padre
ATM
La Luna
Keyhole
The Woman in Black
Asylum Blackout
Wrath of the Titans
God Bless America
Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies
Detention
The Divide
Piranha 3DD
Boner M
07-02-2012, 01:25 AM
Assuming HM will be released in the US this year:
1. Holy Motors
2. The Turin Horse
3. Tabu
4. Amour
5. The Kid With a Bike
6. The Loneliest Planet
7. The Raid
8. Neighbouring Sounds
9. Kill List
10. The Comedy
Rowland
07-02-2012, 06:50 AM
Oh yeah, I forgot that Attenberg and Post Mortem qualify as 2012 releases, my list will be edited accordingly.
Sxottlan
07-03-2012, 08:21 AM
At the half way point:
1. The Avengers: ****
2. Moonrise Kingdom: ****
3. The Cabin in the Woods: ***1/2
4. The Grey: ***1/2
5. The Raid: ***1/2
6. The Innkeepers: ***
7. 21 Jump Street: ***
8. Chronicle: ***
9. Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengeance: ***
10. God Bless America: ***
After the first quarter:
1. The Grey: ***1/2
2. 21 Jump Street: ***
3. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance: ***
4. Chronicle: ***
5. Haywire: ***
6. The Woman in Black: ***
7. The Secret World of Arrietty: ***
8. Wrath of the Titans: ***
9. The Hunger Games: **1/2
10. John Carter: **1/2
Fezzik
07-04-2012, 02:40 AM
Updated.
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Raid: Redemption
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
Rock of Ages
The Grey
Magic Mike
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Brave
11. The Hunger Games
12. Men in Black III
13. The Five-Year Engagement
14. Battleship
15. John Carter
16. Bel Ami
17. This Means War
18. Goon
19. The Woman in Black
20. Lockout
21. Hick
22. Meeting Evil
B-side
07-04-2012, 02:56 AM
1. Wuthering Heights (Andrea Arnold)
2. Outside Satan (Bruno Dumont)
3. The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies)
4. Haywire (Steven Soderbergh)
5. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
6. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Mark Neveldine/Brian Taylor)
7. Life Without Principle (Johnnie To)
8. Arirang (Ki-duk Kim)
9. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr)
10. The Day He Arrives (Sang-soo Hong)
2012 Premiere:
1. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
2. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
3. Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh)
Bosco B Thug
07-04-2012, 11:36 PM
1. The Deep Blue Sea
2. Brave
3. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
4. The Wicker Tree
5. Moonrise Kingdom
6. The Cabin in the Woods
7. Prometheus
8. The Avengers
9. The Innkeepers
10. 21 Jump Street
Rowland
07-04-2012, 11:55 PM
3. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
B- or B? I want to see this, it's playing at the cheap theater, but I can't convince anyone to go with me, nobody I know has so much as heard of it.
Bosco B Thug
07-05-2012, 12:19 AM
B- or B? I want to see this, it's playing at the cheap theater, but I can't convince anyone to go with me, nobody I know has so much as heard of it. I'll say B.
It's fun and funny, but I guess it's slight and a bit formula. I'll still put it over Moonrise Kingdom, as I guess I'm just in spirit with animated fare that's simply carefree, with a real artisanal flair.
Dead & Messed Up
07-05-2012, 07:27 PM
01. The Cabin in the Woods
02. The Avengers
03. Casa de Mi Padre
04. Brave
05. The Raid: Redemption
06. The Woman in Black
07. Prometheus
So far, I haven't outright disliked anything I've seen.
MadMan
07-08-2012, 08:01 AM
I just keep editing my first post in this thread, and will do so until I finally hit 10-15 movies on the year at least. As for what I still majorly have left to view from this year so far:
*Brave
*The Cabin In The Woods
*Safety Not Guaranteed
*Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
*21 Jump Street
*Chronicle
*Project X
*Ted
*Savages
*The Innkeepers
*The Hunger Games
TripZone
07-20-2012, 07:42 AM
Lockout
Tiger Tail in Blue
Ashes
Prometheus
21 Jump Street
Chronicle
Dragon Eyes
1. The Amazing Spider-Man
2. The Avengers
3. Moonrise Kingdom
4. The Hunger Games
5. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
6. Chronicle
7. Rock of Ages
8. 21 Jump Street
9. The Raid: Redemption
10. Magic Mike
11. Safety Not Guaranteed
12. Snow White and the Huntsman
13. The Grey
14. Silent House
15. The Cabin in the Woods
16. Battleship
17. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
18. Men in Black 3
19. American Reunion
20. Contraband
21. This Means War
22. Lockout
23. Act of Valor
24. Brave
25. The Woman in Black
26. Haywire
27. The Dark Knight Rises
28. Prometheus
29. Underworld: Awakening
30. Ted
31. John Carter
ContinentalOp
07-20-2012, 10:46 AM
1. The Dark Knight Rises- ****
2. The Raid- ****
3. Moonrise Kingdom- *** 1/2
4. God Bless America- *** 1/2
5. The Avengers- ***
6. 21 Jump Street- ***
7. Jiro Dreams of Sushi- ***
8. Chronicle- ***
9. The Cabin in the Woods- ***
10. The Dictator- ** 1/2
B-side
07-21-2012, 05:40 AM
1. Wuthering Heights (Andrea Arnold)
2. Outside Satan (Bruno Dumont)
3. The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies)
4. Haywire (Steven Soderbergh)
5. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
6. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Mark Neveldine/Brian Taylor)
7. Life Without Principle (Johnnie To)
8. Arirang (Ki-duk Kim)
9. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr)
10. The Day He Arrives (Sang-soo Hong)
2012 Premiere:
1. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
2. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
3. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
4. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord/Chris Miller)
5. Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh)
baby doll
07-23-2012, 04:30 PM
Arrietty the Borrower (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies)
The Forgotten Space (Noël Burch / Allan Sekula)
Le Gamin au vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
Post Mortem (Pablo LarraÃ*n)
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel)
The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr)
On my radar: Les Adieux Ã* la reine (Benoît Jacquot)
Alps (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin)
Bernie (Richard Linklater)
Bonsái (Cristián Jiménez)
The Color Wheel (Alex Ross Perry)
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman)
Dark Horse (Todd Solondz)
The Day He Arrives (Hong Sang-soo)
Dissolution (Nina Menkes)
Footnote (Joseph Cedar)
Impardonnables (André Téchiné)
Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors (Rirkrit Tiravanija)
Michael (Markus Schleinzer)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier)
Pom Poko (Isao Takahata)
Robinson in Ruins (Patrick Keiller)
Tatsumi (Eric Khoo)
This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb / Jafar Panahi)
To Rome With Love (Woody Allen)
Un amour de jeunesse (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Whore's Glory (Michael Glawogger)
You Are Here (Daniel Cockburun)
You Are Not I (Sara Driver)Updated for the end of July.
TripZone
07-29-2012, 10:29 AM
Step Up 4
Lockout
Tiger Tail in Blue
Ashes
Prometheus
21 Jump Street
Chronicle
Dragon Eyes
upd
Dead & Messed Up
07-30-2012, 07:22 AM
...so far, I haven't outright disliked anything I've seen.
That streak ended.
01. The Cabin in the Woods
02. The Dark Knight Rises
03. The Avengers
04. Casa de Mi Padre
05. Brave
06. The Raid: Redemption
07. The Woman in Black
08. Prometheus
09. Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Dukefrukem
07-30-2012, 11:45 AM
That streak ended.
01. The Cabin in the Woods
02. The Dark Knight Rises
03. The Avengers
04. Casa de Mi Padre
05. Brave
06. The Raid: Redemption
07. The Woman in Black
08. Prometheus
09. Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
That still supports 2012 being a very strong year in cinema. I left my spreadsheet at home, but my top 10 looks like this...
1. The Avengers
2. The Cabin in the Woods
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Moonlight Kingdom
5. The Gray
6. 21 Jump Street
7. Prometheus
8. Haywire
9. John Carter
10. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Thirdmango
07-30-2012, 12:33 PM
1. Safety Not Guaranteed (Colin Trevorrow)
(2. The Law In These Parts (Ra'anan Alexandrowicz)*)
2. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord, Chris Miller)
3. The Avengers (Joss Whedon)
4. Cabin In The Woods (Drew Goddard 12)
5. The Secret World Of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi 12)
6. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson 12)
7. To Rome With Love (Woody Allen 12)
8. Brave (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman 12)
9. The Amazing Spider-Man (Marc Webb 12)
10. California Solo (Marshall Lewy 12)
11. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor 12)
12. Chronicle (Josh Trank 12)
13. Ted (Seth MacFarlane 12)
14. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan 12)
15. John Carter (Andrew Stanton 12)
16. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh 12)
17. The Hunger Games (Gary Ross 12)
18. Lay The Favorite (Stephen Frears 12)
*Technically according to IMDB it's 2011 however the first time it aired inside the US was at Sundance and it hasn't been given a US release and I doubt it will. So it's one of those up in the air kind of things.
B-side
07-31-2012, 04:15 AM
2012 Premiere:
1. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
2. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
3. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
4. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord/Chris Miller)
5. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
6. Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh)
TripZone
07-31-2012, 10:34 AM
Magic Mike
Step Up 4
Lockout
Tiger Tail in Blue
Ashes
Prometheus
21 Jump Street
Chronicle
Dragon Eyes
upd
Dukefrukem
07-31-2012, 02:14 PM
That still supports 2012 being a very strong year in cinema. I left my spreadsheet at home, but my top 10 looks like this...
1. The Avengers
2. The Cabin in the Woods
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Moonlight Kingdom
5. The Gray
6. 21 Jump Street
7. Prometheus
8. Haywire
9. John Carter
10. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Official List Here
1 The Avengers Whedon, 96
2 The Dark Knight Rises Nolan, 95
3 Cabin in the Woods Goddard, 95
4 Prometheus Scott, 91 <--- Upgraded Grade After Second Viewing
5 Haywire Soderbergh, 91
6 21 Jump Street Lord, 91
7 Moonrise Kingdom Anderson, 90
8 The Grey Carnahan, 89
9 John Carter Stanton, 89
10 Contraband Kormakur, 81
11 Chronicle Trank, 79
12 The Inkeepers West, 76
13 The Dictator Charles, 74
14 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Neveldine, and Taylor, 74
15 The Woman in Black Watkins, 71
16 Ted MacFarlane, 67
17 Goon Dowse, 61
18 The Amazing Spider-Man Webb, 60
19 Lockout Mather, 56
20 Wrath of the Titans Liebesman, 54
21 Game Change Roach, 53
22 The Hunger Games Ross, 48
23 Battleship Berg, 47
24 Men In Black 3 Sonnenfeld, 44
25 Underworld: Awakening Marlind, 41
26 Man on a Ledge Leth, 38
EyesWideOpen
08-01-2012, 03:39 AM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. I Wish
3. Damsels in Distress
4. Lawless
5. The Dark Knight Rises
6. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
7. Indie Game: The Movie
8. Take This Waltz
9. 21 Jump Street
10. The Cabin in the Woods
Everything Else:
The Imposter / A-
Jeff Who Lives at Home / A-
The Grey / A-
Safety Not Guaranteed / A-
360 / A-
Chronicle / A-
Oslo, August 31st / A-
Snow White and the Huntsmen / B+
Haywire / B+
Searching for Sugar Man / B+
Beasts of the Southern Wild / B+
God Bless America / B+
Prometheus / B+
Elena / B+
The Intouchables / B+
The Hunger Games / B+
Dark Shadows / B+
The Avengers / B+
Premium Rush / B
Little White Lies / B
To Rome with Love / B
The Woman in Black / B
John Carter / B
The Raid: Redemption / B
ParaNorman / B
Wanderlust / B
Mirror Mirror / B
Bernie / B
The Dictator / B
Savages / B-
Brave / B-
Bachelorette / B-
Friends with Kids / B-
Rock of Ages / C+
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel / C+
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon / C+
The Pirates! Band of Misfits / C+
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope / C+
The Innkeepers / C-
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie / C-
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / F
updated
origami_mustache
08-01-2012, 10:56 AM
The Turin Horse
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Snowtown
Moonrise Kingdom
This Is Not a Film
I Wish
The Kid With a Bike
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Dark Horse
Keyhole
Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Jeff, Who Lives At Home
Michael
Magic Mike
The Dictator
The Day He Arrives
Brave
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Worst:
The Avengers
The Amazing Spiderman
Prometheus
B-side
08-01-2012, 11:06 AM
Haven't seen you around in a while, origami.
TripZone
08-07-2012, 12:44 PM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Magic Mike
3. Tabu
4. In Another Country
5. Step Up 4
6. Amour
7. Sister
8. Lockout
9. The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
10. Tiger Tail in Blue
Bluebeard
08-09-2012, 01:05 AM
First post!:)
1. Olso, August 31st (Joachim Trier)
2. The Invisible War (Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering)
3. The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard)
4. The Raid: Redemption (Gareth Evans)
5. Alps (Giorgos Lanthimos)
6. Miss Bala (Gerardo Naranjo)
7. A Cat in Paris (Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol)
8. The Tall Man (Pascal Laugier)
9. V/H/S (Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence)
10. Your Sister's Sister (Lynn Shelton)
HM: Tchoupitoulas (Bill Ross & Turner Ross); Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor); Casa de mi Padre (Matt Piedmont); Policeman (Nadav Lapid); Teddy Bear (Mads Matthiesen); The Queen of Versailles (Lauren Greenfield); Haywire (Steven Soderbergh); Goodbye First Love (Mia Hansen-Løve); SuperClásico (Ole Christian Madsen); Kill List (Ben Wheatley); Compliance (Craig Zobel); The Grey (Joe Carnahan); Intruders (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo); Polisse (Maïwenn); Prometheus (Ridley Scott); The Art of Love (Emmanuel Mouret); Somebody Up There Likes Me (Bob Byington)
B-side
08-10-2012, 09:11 AM
Hey now, a new poster and we never welcomed him/her? Great manners, Match-Cut.
ContinentalOp
08-10-2012, 09:30 AM
Welcome, Bluebeard. I'm going to see A Cat in Paris tomorrow. This film has too many things to hook me with. They had me with the title alone.
Rowland
08-10-2012, 10:02 AM
Oslo, August 31st and The Raid in the top five, I can get behind those rankings for sure. And hey, Pascal Laugier's latest, I can't wait.
Bluebeard
08-13-2012, 07:26 PM
Thanks for the welcome.
Hey now, a new poster and we never welcomed him/her? Great manners, Match-Cut.
him
Welcome, Bluebeard. I'm going to see A Cat in Paris tomorrow. This film has too many things to hook me with. They had me with the title alone.
Hope you enjoyed it. It's certainly slight, but it's probably the most enjoyable movie I've seen at the theater this year.
Oslo, August 31st and The Raid in the top five, I can get behind those rankings for sure. And hey, Pascal Laugier's latest, I can't wait.
Ah, a Martyrs fan. Awesome. The best advice I can give is to go in with no preconceived notions. I love that Laugier didn't feel the need to one-up himself in the gore department. It wouldn't be fair to go into any more detail than that.
1. Holy Motors
2. Tabu
3. The Unspeakable Act
4. Barbara
5. Moonrise Kingdom
6. Cosmopolis
7. Magic Mike
8. Love: Paradise
9. Prometheus
10. The Hunger Games
Boner M
08-17-2012, 01:26 PM
1. Holy Motors
2. Tabu
This is the only acceptable list sequence.
Raiders
08-17-2012, 01:33 PM
3. The Unspeakable Act
I'd really like to take a look at all three of Sallitt's films. This one in particular strikes my fancy.
Raiders
08-17-2012, 01:39 PM
I'd really like to take a look at all three of Sallitt's films. This one in particular strikes my fancy.
Holy shit... both of his first two are on Amazon Instant Watch.
Boner M
08-17-2012, 02:00 PM
Honeymoon is pretty damn good.
Boner M
08-18-2012, 02:32 AM
My by-2012-premiere list. (http://mubi.com/lists/2012-favorites)
Don't really feel comfortable going by US dates anymore, except for the year-end polls.
Izzy Black
08-18-2012, 03:49 PM
I've only seen like 4 new release movies this year :sad:
ContinentalOp
08-25-2012, 05:00 AM
1. The Dark Knight Rises- ****
2. The Raid- ****
3. Bernie- *** 1/2
4. Moonrise Kingdom- *** 1/2
5. God Bless America- *** 1/2
6. The Avengers- ***
7. 21 Jump Street- ***
8. Jiro Dreams of Sushi- ***
9. Chronicle- ***
10. The Cabin in the Woods- ***
baby doll
08-25-2012, 03:50 PM
Arrietty the Borrower (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
Bernie (Richard Linklater)
The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies)
The Forgotten Space (Noël Burch / Allan Sekula)
Le Gamin au vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
Post Mortem (Pablo LarraÃ*n)
Poulet aux prunes (Vincent Paronnaud / Marjane Satrapi)
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel)
The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr)
On my radar: Abendland (Nikolaus Geyrhalter)
Les Adieux Ã* la reine (Benoît Jacquot)
Alps (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin)
Les Bien-aimés (Christophe Honoré)
Bonsái (Cristián Jiménez)
The Color Wheel (Alex Ross Perry)
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman)
Dark Horse (Todd Solondz)
The Day He Arrives (Hong Sang-soo)
Dissolution (Nina Menkes)
La Folie Almayer (Chantal Akerman)
Footnote (Joseph Cedar)
The Green Wave (Ali Samadi Ahadi)
Impardonnables (André Téchiné)
Killer Joe (William Friedkin)
Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors (Rirkrit Tiravanija)
Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
Max et les ferrailleurs (Claude Sautet)
Michael (Markus Schleinzer)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
Neighboring Sounds (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier)
Pom Poko (Isao Takahata)
Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee)
Robinson in Ruins (Patrick Keiller)
Tatsumi (Eric Khoo)
This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb / Jafar Panahi)
To Rome With Love (Woody Allen)
Un amour de jeunesse (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Whore's Glory (Michael Glawogger)
You Are Here (Daniel Cockburun)
You Are Not I (Sara Driver)Updated for the end of August.
Stay Puft
08-29-2012, 07:00 PM
1. Goodbye First Love
2. Oslo, August 31st
3. A Simple Life
4. Norwegian Wood
5. This is Not a Film
6. The Raid
7. ParaNorman
8. Redline
9. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
10. The Island President
1. Holy Motors
2. Tabu
3. The Unspeakable Act
4. Barbara
5. Moonrise Kingdom
6. Cosmopolis
7. Magic Mike
8. Love: Paradise
9. Prometheus
10. The Hunger Games
1. Holy Motors
2. Paradise: Faith
3. To The Wonder
4. Tabu
5. The Unspeakable Act
6. Barbara
7. Moonrise Kingdom
8. Cosmopolis
9. Magic Mike
10. Paradise: Love
elixir
09-06-2012, 08:45 PM
God, fuck all these festival-goers.
B-side
09-07-2012, 05:32 AM
2012 Premiere:
1. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
2. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
3. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
4. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
5. Romancing in Thin Air (Johnnie To)
6. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord/Chris Miller)
7. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
8. Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh)
9. American Reunion (Jon Hurwitz/Hayden Schlossberg)
Mysterious Dude
09-08-2012, 04:10 AM
4. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
I don't even...
B-side
09-08-2012, 06:17 AM
I don't even...
Stuff I wrote on it. (http://reeltimepodcast.org/2012/07/06/review-the-three-stooges-bobby-peter-farrelly-2012/)
Watashi
09-08-2012, 06:28 AM
If it wasn't for the Joe film, B-Side's Top 10 looks like something a 15 year old girl might submit.
B-side
09-08-2012, 06:31 AM
If it wasn't for the Joe film, B-Side's Top 10 looks like something a 15 year old girl might submit.
That'd be a cool 15 year old girl.:lol:
Bosco B Thug
09-08-2012, 06:51 AM
I don't even... To be fair, nothing else on his list is exactly of undisputed acclaim automatically warranting it above The Three Stooges. The Weerasethakul I suppose, but eh, it's a good work but I personally could take it or leave it.
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1. The Deep Blue Sea
2. Brave
3. The Wicker Tree
4. Moonrise Kingdom
5. The Pirates! Band of Misfits (dropping it from #3)
6. The Dark Knight Rises
7. The Awakening
8. ParaNorman
9. The Cabin in the Woods
10. Prometheus
B-side
09-08-2012, 06:59 AM
Everything on my list is worth watching, except American Reunion.
Bosco B Thug
09-08-2012, 07:15 AM
Everything on my list is worth watching, except American Reunion. I'm actually all for your other choices, though I would like to nip the 21 Jump Street thing the bud.
(It's occasionally funny but by the drug trip where the director is flipping frames upside down to simulate "gonzo funny," I'm already rolling my eyes.)
B-side
09-08-2012, 07:59 AM
I'm actually all for your other choices, though I would like to nip the 21 Jump Street thing the bud.
It's entertaining, and refreshingly self-aware. Nothing spectacular, but fun.
Pop Trash
09-08-2012, 03:42 PM
It's entertaining, and refreshingly self-aware. Nothing spectacular, but fun.
It's still the funniest movie of the year. Then again, I thought American Reunion was OK too, so maybe I'm just easily amused.
baby doll
09-08-2012, 05:52 PM
It's still the funniest movie of the year.That's a rather bold statement. I mean, I laughed a lot during Bernie but I wouldn't call it the funniest movie of the year because there's still a lot I haven't seen.
Pop Trash
09-08-2012, 09:36 PM
That's a rather bold statement. I mean, I laughed a lot during Bernie but I wouldn't call it the funniest movie of the year because there's still a lot I haven't seen.
OBVIOUSLY if I haven't seen a movie, that movie ceases to exist.
Pop Trash
09-08-2012, 09:42 PM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. The Grey
3. Beasts of the Southern Wild
4. The Master
5. The Innkeepers
6. The Kid with a Bike
7. Haywire
8. 21 Jump Street
9. Killer Joe
10. The Avengers
Ezee E
09-09-2012, 05:28 AM
I can finally put a top fve together of movies that I think are better then 'alright.'
1. The Grey
2. Argo
3. The Avengers
4. Cabin in the Woods
5. Rust and Bone
EyesWideOpen
09-13-2012, 05:11 AM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. I Wish
3. Looper
4. Damsels in Distress
5. End of Watch
6. Lawless
7. The Dark Knight Rises
8. The Tall Man
9. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
10. Take This Waltz
Everything Else:
Indie Game: The Movie / A
The Master / A-
21 Jump Street / A-
The Cabin in the Woods / A-
The Perks of Being a Wallflower / A-
The Imposter / A-
Jeff Who Lives at Home / A-
The Grey / A-
Safety Not Guaranteed / A-
360 / A-
Chronicle / A-
Oslo, August 31st / A-
Snow White and the Huntsmen / B+
Haywire / B+
Pitch Perfect / B+
Searching for Sugar Man / B+
Beasts of the Southern Wild / B+
God Bless America / B+
Prometheus / B+
Arbitrage / B+
Elena / B+
The Intouchables / B+
The Hunger Games / B+
Dark Shadows / B+
The Avengers / B+
For Ellen / B+
Premium Rush / B
Little White Lies / B
To Rome with Love / B
The Woman in Black / B
John Carter / B
The Raid: Redemption / B
ParaNorman / B
Killer Joe / B
Wanderlust / B
Mirror Mirror / B
Bernie / B
The Dictator / B
Savages / B-
Brave / B-
Bachelorette / B-
Friends with Kids / B-
Rock of Ages / C+
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel / C+
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap / C+
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon / C+
The Pirates! Band of Misfits / C+
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope / C+
Mansome / C
Lola Versus / C-
The Innkeepers / C-
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie / C-
Entrance / D-
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / F
updated
B-side
09-22-2012, 02:33 AM
2012 Premiere:
1. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
2. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
3. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
4. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
5. Romancing in Thin Air (Johnnie To)
6. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord/Chris Miller)
7. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
8. Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh)
9. American Reunion (Jon Hurwitz/Hayden Schlossberg)
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
4. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
5. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
6. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
7. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
8. Romancing in Thin Air (Johnnie To)
9. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord/Chris Miller)
10. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
Dead & Messed Up
09-22-2012, 04:01 AM
Hey, I can do a top ten now!
The Master (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Avengers (2012)
Compliance (2012)
The Raid: Redemption (2012)
Brave (2012)
The Woman in Black (2012)
The Possession (2012)
Prometheus (2012)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
TripZone
09-22-2012, 09:15 AM
1. Resident Evil: Retribution
2. who cares
Watashi
09-22-2012, 04:43 PM
You take film so seriously, Tripperz.
Dukefrukem
09-23-2012, 01:23 PM
1. Resident Evil: Retribution
2. who cares
:lol:
Dukefrukem
09-23-2012, 01:24 PM
Official List Here
1 The Avengers Whedon, 96
2 The Dark Knight Rises Nolan, 95
3 Cabin in the Woods Goddard, 95
4 Prometheus Scott, 91 <--- Upgraded Grade After Second Viewing
5 Haywire Soderbergh, 91
6 21 Jump Street Lord, 91
7 Moonrise Kingdom Anderson, 90
8 The Grey Carnahan, 89
9 John Carter Stanton, 89
10 Contraband Kormakur, 81
11 Chronicle Trank, 79
12 The Inkeepers West, 76
13 The Dictator Charles, 74
14 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Neveldine, and Taylor, 74
15 The Woman in Black Watkins, 71
16 Ted MacFarlane, 67
17 Goon Dowse, 61
18 The Amazing Spider-Man Webb, 60
19 Lockout Mather, 56
20 Wrath of the Titans Liebesman, 54
21 Game Change Roach, 53
22 The Hunger Games Ross, 48
23 Battleship Berg, 47
24 Men In Black 3 Sonnenfeld, 44
25 Underworld: Awakening Marlind, 41
26 Man on a Ledge Leth, 38
Updated in Bold
1 The Avengers
2 The Dark Knight Rises
3 Cabin in the Woods
4 Prometheus
5 Haywire
6 21 Jump Street
7 Moonrise Kingdom
8 The Grey
9 John Carter
10 Contraband
11 Chronicle
12 Total Recall
13 The Inkeepers
14 The Dictator
15 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
16 The Woman in Black
17 Ted
18 Goon
19 The Amazing Spider-Man
20 Lockout
21 Wrath of the Titans
22 Game Change
23 The Hunger Games
24 Battleship
25 Men In Black 3
26 Underworld: Awakening
27 Man on a Ledge
28 Snow White and the Huntsman
Ivan Drago
09-23-2012, 07:21 PM
It took 9 months, but I finally have a top ten full of movies I like.
1. Dredd
2. The Amazing Spider-Man
3. The Avengers
4. The Hunger Games
5. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
6. Chronicle
7. Rock of Ages
8. 21 Jump Street
9. The Raid: Redemption
10. Magic Mike
11. Killer Joe
12. Lawless
13. Moonrise Kingdom
14. The Expendables 2
15. Premium Rush
16. Safety Not Guaranteed
17. Stolen
18. Total Recall
19. Snow White and the Huntsman
20. The Grey
21. Silent House
22. The Cabin in the Woods
23. The Words
24. Battleship
25. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
26. The Master
27. Men in Black 3
28. American Reunion
29. Contraband
30. Beasts of the Southern Wild
31. This Means War
32. Lockout
33. Act of Valor
34. Brave
35. The Woman in Black
36. Haywire
37. Hit and Run
38. The Dark Knight Rises
39. Prometheus
40. Underworld: Awakening
41. Ted
42. John Carter
eternity
09-23-2012, 10:53 PM
I have mixed feelings about this year so far. Lots of good films, but few have really knocked my socks off.
Pop Trash
09-26-2012, 03:37 AM
I have mixed feelings about this year so far. Lots of good films, but few have really knocked my socks off.
Agree, but it's always like that around this time (although usually there is one strong blockbuster and one strong comedy by the end of summer, and I can't say that for this year). On the other hand, Wes Anderson made his career best film imo (apologies to your AV).
B-side
09-26-2012, 05:02 AM
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
4. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
5. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
6. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
7. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
8. Romancing in Thin Air (Johnnie To)
9. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord/Chris Miller)
10. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)[/U]
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
4. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
5. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
6. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
7. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
8. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
9. Romancing in Thin Air (Johnnie To)
10. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord/Chris Miller)
I'd be perfectly happy having my top 5 remain the same.
Fezzik
09-27-2012, 03:55 PM
Been a while. Lots of updates:
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
Moonrise Kingdom
The Raid: Redemption
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
Rock of Ages
The Grey
Premium Rush
Magic Mike
11. The Dark Knight Rises
12. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
13. Brave
14. The Hunger Games
15. Hope Springs
16. End of Watch
17. Men in Black III
18. Celeste and Jesse Forever
19. The Five-Year Engagement
20. Total Recall
21. Battleship
22. John Carter
23. Bel Ami
24. This Means War
25. Goon
26. The Woman in Black
27. The Bourne Legacy
28. Lockout
29. Hick
30. Meeting Evil
B-side
09-28-2012, 11:40 PM
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
4. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
5. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
6. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
7. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
8. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
9. Romancing in Thin Air (Johnnie To)
10. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord/Chris Miller)
I'd be perfectly happy having my top 5 remain the same.
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
4. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
5. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
6. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
7. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
8. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
9. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
10. Romancing in Thin Air (Johnnie To)
Sxottlan
09-29-2012, 04:54 AM
At the three-quarters mark:
1. The Avengers: ****
2. Moonrise Kingdom: ****
3. The Dark Knight Rises: ****
4. The Master: ***1/2
5. Cabin in the Woods: ***1/2
6. The Amazing Spider-Man: ***1/2
7. The Grey: ***1/2
8. ParaNorman: ***1/2
9. Looper: ***1/2
10.The Raid: ***1/2
Most surprising film: ParaNorman
Worst film: Branded
Most disappointing film: Prometheus
At the half way point:
1. The Avengers: ****
2. Moonrise Kingdom: ****
3. The Cabin in the Woods: ***1/2
4. The Grey: ***1/2
5. The Raid: ***1/2
6. The Innkeepers: ***
7. 21 Jump Street: ***
8. Chronicle: ***
9. Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengeance: ***
10. God Bless America: ***
Boner M
09-29-2012, 06:17 AM
By US commercial release:
1. Holy Motors
2. Two Years at Sea
3. Tabu
4. The Master
5. Bestiaire
6. Amour
7. The Loneliest Planet
8. Neighboring Sounds
9. Almayer's Folly
10. Whores' Glory
RU: The Comedy, The Kid With a Bike, Looper, The Snowtown Murders, Kill List, Sister, Chronicle, Cabin in the Woods, The Grey
More comprehensive list, by 2012 premiere, here (http://mubi.com/lists/2012-favorites) (includes shorts and films w/o distribution)
Boner M
09-29-2012, 06:19 AM
FWIW, #'s 1, 4 & 8 are only films I've seen twice.
Pop Trash
09-29-2012, 06:28 AM
Why u no luv Moonrise Kingdom?
Boner M
09-29-2012, 11:32 AM
Why u no luv Moonrise Kingdom?
Because I *really like* it. Should be on my HM list I guess.
Winston*
09-29-2012, 11:51 AM
FWIW, #'s 1, 4 & 8 are only films I've seen twice.
Is that unusual? I pretty much never view films twice in a year.
Dukefrukem
09-29-2012, 01:13 PM
1. Dredd
2. The Amazing Spider-Man
3. The Avengers
4. The Hunger Games
5. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
6. Chronicle
7. Rock of Ages
8. 21 Jump Street
9. The Raid: Redemption
10. Magic Mike
Hey now
transmogrifier
09-29-2012, 01:57 PM
Seen 24 films, only one of them gets over 70.
Rough year so far. Bring on the awards bait!
Ezee E
10-01-2012, 02:49 AM
1. The Grey
2. End of Watch
3. Argo
4. The Avengers
5. The Master
6. Cabin in the Woods
7. Prometheus
8. Rust and Bone
Fezzik
10-02-2012, 08:28 PM
Updated with Looper and Pitch Perfect
Looper
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
Moonrise Kingdom
The Raid: Redemption
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
Rock of Ages
The Grey
Premium Rush
11. Magic Mike
12. The Dark Knight Rises
13. Pitch Perfect
14. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
15. Brave
16. The Hunger Games
17. Hope Springs
18. End of Watch
19. Men in Black III
20. Celeste and Jesse Forever
21. The Five-Year Engagement
22. Total Recall
23. Battleship
24. John Carter
25. Bel Ami
26. This Means War
27. Goon
28. The Woman in Black
29. The Bourne Legacy
30. Lockout
31. Hick
32. Meeting Evil
ContinentalOp
10-03-2012, 12:56 AM
1. The Dark Knight Rises- ****
2. The Raid- ****
3. The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1- ****
4. Bernie- *** 1/2
5. Looper- *** 1/2
6. The Hunter- *** 1/2
7. The Avengers- *** 1/2
8. Moonrise Kingdom- *** 1/2
9. God Bless America- *** 1/2
10. 21 Jump Street- ***
This year has been great so far. Who needs Oscar bait?
TripZone
10-03-2012, 03:01 AM
"Summer" movies and "oscar bait", the dichotomy of cinema.
Fezzik
10-08-2012, 05:27 PM
Updated with Dredd
Looper
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
Moonrise Kingdom
The Raid: Redemption
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
Rock of Ages
The Grey
Premium Rush
11. Magic Mike
12. The Dark Knight Rises
13. Pitch Perfect
14. Dredd
15. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
16. Brave
17. The Hunger Games
18. Hope Springs
19. End of Watch
20. Men in Black III
21. Celeste and Jesse Forever
22. The Five-Year Engagement
23. Total Recall
24. Battleship
25. John Carter
26. Bel Ami
27. This Means War
28. Goon
29. The Woman in Black
30. The Bourne Legacy
31. Lockout
32. Hick
33. Meeting Evil
1. Dredd
2. Seven Psychopaths
3. The Amazing Spider-Man
4. The Avengers
5. The Hunger Games
6. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
7. Chronicle
8. Rock of Ages
9. Magic Mike
10. The Raid: Redemption
11. 21 Jump Street
12. Looper
13. Resident Evil: Retribution
14. Killer Joe
15. Lawless
16. Moonrise Kingdom
17. The Expendables 2
18. Premium Rush
19. Safety Not Guaranteed
20. Stolen
21. Total Recall
22. Snow White and the Huntsman
23. The Grey
24. Argo
25. Silent House
26. The Cabin in the Woods
27. End of Watch
28. The Words
29. Battleship
30. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
31. The Master
32. Men in Black 3
33. American Reunion
34. Contraband
35. Beasts of the Southern Wild
36. This Means War
37. Lockout
38. Act of Valor
39. Brave
40. The Woman in Black
41. Haywire
42. Hit and Run
43. The Dark Knight Rises
44. Prometheus
45. Underworld: Awakening
46. Ted
47. John Carter
Fezzik
10-13-2012, 07:40 PM
Updated with Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths
Looper
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
Moonrise Kingdom
The Raid: Redemption
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
Rock of Ages
The Grey
11. Premium Rush
12. Magic Mike
13. The Dark Knight Rises
14. Pitch Perfect
15. Dredd
16. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
17. Brave
18. The Hunger Games
19. Hope Springs
20. End of Watch
21. Men in Black III
22. Celeste and Jesse Forever
23. The Five-Year Engagement
24. Total Recall
25. Battleship
26. John Carter
27. Bel Ami
28. This Means War
29. Goon
30. The Woman in Black
31. The Bourne Legacy
32. Lockout
33. Hick
34. Meeting Evil
B-side
10-14-2012, 04:50 AM
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
4. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
5. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
6. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
7. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
8. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
9. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
10. Romancing in Thin Air (Johnnie To)
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)
4. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
5. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
6. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
7. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
8. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
9. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
10. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
Dukefrukem
10-15-2012, 02:30 PM
Updated in Bold
1 The Avengers
2 The Dark Knight Rises
3 Cabin in the Woods
4 Prometheus
5 Haywire
6 21 Jump Street
7 Moonrise Kingdom
8 The Grey
9 John Carter
10 Contraband
11 Chronicle
12 Total Recall
13 The Inkeepers
14 The Dictator
15 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
16 The Woman in Black
17 Ted
18 Goon
19 The Amazing Spider-Man
20 Lockout
21 Wrath of the Titans
22 Game Change
23 The Hunger Games
24 Battleship
25 Men In Black 3
26 Underworld: Awakening
27 Man on a Ledge
28 Snow White and the Huntsman
Updated in Bold
1 The Raid: Redemption
2 The Avengers
3 The Dark Knight Rises
4 Cabin in the Woods
5 Prometheus
6 Haywire
7 21 Jump Street
8 Moonrise Kingdom
9 The Grey
10 John Carter
11 The Tall Man
12 Contraband
13 Chronicle
14 The Inkeepers
15 The Dictator
16 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
17 Total Recall
18 The Woman in Black
19 Ted
20 Safe
21 Goon
22 The Amazing Spider-Man
23 Lockout
24 Wrath of the Titans
25 Game Change
26 Taken 2
27 Dark Shadows
28 The Hunger Games
29 Battleship
30 Men In Black 3
31 Underworld: Awakening
32 Man on a Ledge
33 Snow White and the Huntsman
34 Apartment 143
Fezzik
10-22-2012, 08:50 PM
Updated with Argo
Seven Psychopaths
Looper
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Raid: Redemption
Argo
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
Moonrise Kingdom
Rock of Ages
11. The Grey
12. Premium Rush
13. Magic Mike
14. The Dark Knight Rises
15. Pitch Perfect
16. Dredd
17. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
18. Brave
19. The Hunger Games
20. Hope Springs
21. End of Watch
22. Men in Black III
23. Celeste and Jesse Forever
24. The Five-Year Engagement
25. Total Recall
26. Battleship
27. John Carter
28. Bel Ami
29. This Means War
30. Goon
31. The Woman in Black
32. The Bourne Legacy
33. Lockout
34. Hick
35. Meeting Evil
Philosophe_rouge
10-23-2012, 02:46 AM
list (movies seen: 42)
1. Tabu
2. Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Cabin in the Woods
4. Looper
5. The Queen of Versailles
6. In Another Country
7. [rec] 3
8. Damsels in Distress
9. Moonrise Kingdom
10. Paranorman
Gizmo
10-23-2012, 03:52 AM
I've now seen 11:
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. The Cabin in the Woods
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. The Hunger Games
5. The Avengers
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. Brave
8. American Reunion
9. God Bless America
10. Prometheus
Rowland
10-23-2012, 04:25 AM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Oslo, August 31st
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Attenberg
5. The Raid
6. The Grey
7. The Tall Man
8. Beyond the Black Rainbow
9. Perfect Sense
10. Looper
Resident Evil: Retribution
The Innkeepers
Cabin in the Woods
The Avengers
The Road
Chronicle
Kill List
Life Without Principle
Bernie
The Kid with a Bike
Goon
Brave
Entrance
Sleepless Night
Post Mortem
The Day He Arrives
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Pact
21 Jump Street
Safe
Dark Shadows
To Rome with Love
Penumbra
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Dictator
Let the Bullets Fly
Haywire
Dragon Eyes
A Cat in Paris
The Wicker Tree
Get the Gringo
Rosewood Lane
The Fairy
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Loved Ones
Jess + Moss
We the Party
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Lawless
Intruders
Lockout
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Prometheus
Gone
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
The Oregonian
Excision
Underworld: Awakening
The Moth Diaries
Casa de mi Padre
ATM
La Luna
Keyhole
The Woman in Black
Sinister
Asylum Blackout
The Hunger Games
Grave Encounters 2
Wrath of the Titans
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Chernobyl Diaries
God Bless America
Apartment 143
Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies
Detention
The Divide
Piranha 3DD
Pop Trash
10-23-2012, 04:38 AM
Not sure if Rowland wins or loses.
Rowland
10-23-2012, 04:59 AM
Not sure if Rowland wins or loses.As long as I feel like a winner, that's enough. And I do. :cool:
Gizmo
10-23-2012, 05:10 AM
was there a competition? I'm just happy to have enough to make a top 10, and it's almost November :(
baby doll
10-23-2012, 10:49 AM
Arrietty the Borrower (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
Bernie (Richard Linklater)
The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies)
The Forgotten Space (Noël Burch / Allan Sekula)
Le Gamin au vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
Post Mortem (Pablo LarraÃ*n)
Poulet aux prunes (Vincent Paronnaud / Marjane Satrapi)
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel)
The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr)
On my radar: Abendland (Nikolaus Geyrhalter)
Les Adieux Ã* la reine (Benoît Jacquot)
Alps (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin)
Bestiare (Denis Côté)
Les Bien-aimés (Christophe Honoré)
Bonsái (Cristián Jiménez)
The Color Wheel (Alex Ross Perry)
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
Dark Horse (Todd Solondz)
The Day He Arrives (Hong Sang-soo)
Dissolution (Nina Menkes)
L'Enfant d'en haut (Ursula Meier)
La Fée (Dominique Abel / Fiona Gordon / Bruno Romy)
La Folie Almayer (Chantal Akerman)
For Ellen (So Yong Kim)
The Forgiveness of Blood (Joshua Marston)
The Green Wave (Ali Samadi Ahadi)
Hello, I Must Be Going (Todd Louiso)
Hipsters (Valeriy Todorovsky)
Holy Motors (Leos Carax)
Impardonnables (André Téchiné)
Keep the Lights On (Ira Sachs)
Killer Joe (William Friedkin)
The Loneliest Planet (Julia Loktev)
Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors (Rirkrit Tiravanija)
Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson)
Max et les ferrailleurs (Claude Sautet)
Michael (Markus Schleinzer)
Neighboring Sounds (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier)
The Paperboy (Lee Daniels)
Photographic Memory (Ross McElwee)
Pom Poko (Isao Takahata)
Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee)
Robinson in Ruins (Patrick Keiller)
Tatsumi (Eric Khoo)
This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb / Jafar Panahi)
To Rome With Love (Woody Allen)
Two Years at Sea (Ben Rivers)
Un amour de jeunesse (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Whore's Glory (Michael Glawogger)
Wurthering Heights (Andrea Arnold)
You Are Here (Daniel Cockburun)
You Are Not I (Sara Driver)Updated for the end of October.
Going by Mike D'Angelo's list of commercial releases, I've seen thirty-seven movies this year. In addition to the ten listed above, the others are:
Las accacias (Pablo Giorgelli)
Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari)
Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku)
Crazy Horse (Frederick Wiseman)
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman)
The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
Elena (Andrei Zvyagintsev)
Footnote (Joseph Cedar)
4:44 Last Day on Earth (Abel Ferrara)
God Bless America (Bobcat Goldthwait)
The Hunger Games (Gary Ross)
Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
Kill List (Ben Wheatley)
John Carter (Andrew Stanton)
Let the Bullets Fly (Jiang Wen)
Looper (Rian Johnson)
Miss Bala (Gerardo Naranjo)
Monsieur Lazhar (Philippe Falardeau)
Oki's Movie (Hong Sang-soo)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie)
Prometheus (Ridley Scott)
Total Recall (Len Wiseman)
Trishna (Michael Winterbottom)
Un été brûlant (Philippe Garrel)
The Woman in Black (James Watkins)
The Woman in the Fifth (Pawel Pawlikowski)
Mysterious Dude
10-23-2012, 07:23 PM
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Bullhead
4. The Kid with a Bike
5. Argo
6. The Dark Knight Rises
7. The Avengers
8. Keyhole
9. The Master
10. I Wish
Dukefrukem
10-23-2012, 07:41 PM
Not sure if Rowland wins or loses.
He's certainly seen a lot of crappy movies to get that top 10 list.
Fezzik
10-24-2012, 02:17 PM
Updated with The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Seven Psychopaths
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Looper
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Raid: Redemption
Argo
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
Moonrise Kingdom
11. Rock of Ages
12. The Grey
13. Premium Rush
14. Magic Mike
15. The Dark Knight Rises
16. Pitch Perfect
17. Dredd
18. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
19. Brave
20. The Hunger Games
21. Hope Springs
22. End of Watch
23. Men in Black III
24. Celeste and Jesse Forever
25. The Five-Year Engagement
26. Total Recall
27. Battleship
28. John Carter
29. Bel Ami
30. This Means War
31. Goon
32. The Woman in Black
33. The Bourne Legacy
34. Lockout
35. Hick
36. Meeting Evil
TripZone
10-25-2012, 04:18 AM
resident evil 5
the comedy
holy motors
moonrise kingdom
for love's sake
night across the street
in another country
student
paradise: love
tabu
a running jump
caesar must die
magic mike
step up 4
brahbrah
no
B-side
10-25-2012, 06:17 AM
I hate you so much, Tripe.
B-side
10-26-2012, 09:42 AM
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)
4. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
5. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
6. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
7. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
8. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
9. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
10. The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
4. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
5. Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)
6. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (John Hyams)
7. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
8. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
9. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
10. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
ContinentalOp
10-28-2012, 01:59 AM
1. The Dark Knight Rises- ****
2. The Raid- ****
3. The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1- ****
4. Bernie- *** 1/2
5. The Hunter- *** 1/2
6. Looper- *** 1/2
7. The Avengers- *** 1/2
8. A Cat in Paris- *** 1/2
9. The Grey- *** 1/2
10. Moonrise Kingdom- *** 1/2
Ivan Drago
10-29-2012, 02:01 AM
1. The Cabin in the Woods
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Seven Psychopaths
4. Cosmopolis
5. The Avengers
6. Killer Joe
7. The Master
8. Moonrise Kingdom
9. The Dictator
10. Rock of Ages
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11. Dredd
12. The Amazing Spider-Man
13. The Expendables 2
14. Prometheus
15. Men in Black 3
Lazlo
10-29-2012, 02:20 AM
1. Cloud Atlas
2. The Master
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Moonrise Kingdom
5. Looper
6. The Deep Blue Sea
7. Magic Mike
8. The Hunter
9. Your Sister's Sister
10. The Cabin in the Woods
11. The Avengers
12. The Amazing Spider-Man
13. The Five Year Engagement
14. Damsels in Distress
15. End of Watch
TripZone
10-31-2012, 04:38 AM
starting again
1. Dredd 3D
2. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
3. Resident Evil: Retribution
4. Motorway
5. Lockout
6. Safe
7. Vamps
1. Cloud Atlas
2. Dredd
3. Seven Psychopaths
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
5. The Avengers
6. The Hunger Games
7. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
8. Chronicle
9. Rock of Ages
10. Magic Mike
11. The Raid: Redemption
12. 21 Jump Street
13. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
14. Looper
15. Resident Evil: Retribution
16. Killer Joe
17. Lawless
18. Moonrise Kingdom
19. The Expendables 2
20. Premium Rush
21. Safety Not Guaranteed
22. Total Recall
23. Snow White and the Huntsman
24. The Grey
25. Argo
26. Silent House
27. The Cabin in the Woods
28. End of Watch
29. The Words
30. Battleship
31. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
32. Stolen
33. The Master
34. Men in Black 3
35. American Reunion
36. Contraband
37. Paranormal Activity 4
38. Beasts of the Southern Wild
39. This Means War
40. Lockout
41. Act of Valor
42. Brave
43. The Woman in Black
44. Haywire
45. Hit and Run
46. Prometheus
47. Underworld: Awakening
48. The Dark Knight Rises
49. Silent Hill: Revelation
50. Ted
51. John Carter
Fezzik
11-02-2012, 02:46 PM
Updated with Cloud Atlas...boy was this a tough one to slot.
Seven Psychopaths
Cloud Atlas
Looper
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Raid: Redemption
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Argo
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
11. Moonrise Kingdom
12. Rock of Ages
13. The Grey
14. Premium Rush
15. Magic Mike
16. The Dark Knight Rises
17. Pitch Perfect
18. Dredd
19. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
20. Brave
21. The Hunger Games
22. Hope Springs
23. End of Watch
24. Men in Black III
25. Celeste and Jesse Forever
26. The Five-Year Engagement
27. Total Recall
28. Battleship
29. John Carter
30. Bel Ami
31. This Means War
32. Goon
33. The Woman in Black
34. The Bourne Legacy
35. Lockout
36. Hick
37. Meeting Evil
Boner M
11-04-2012, 08:59 AM
4. Motorway
This was soooo mediocre except for the climactic chase.
Pop Trash
11-04-2012, 11:59 PM
1. Holy Motors
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. The Grey
4. Beasts of the Southern Wild
5. The Master
6. Django Unchained
7. Take This Waltz
8. Bernie
9. The Innkeepers
10. Magic Mike
TripZone
11-05-2012, 01:50 AM
This was soooo mediocre except for the climactic chase.
But you like the actually-mediocre Accident!
ledfloyd
11-05-2012, 02:31 AM
something like:
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Cosmopolis
3. This is Not a Film
4. The Kid With the Bike
5. The Turin Horse
6. The Master
7. Damsels in Distress
8. Goodbye First Love
9. The Deep Blue Sea
10. A Simple Life
Fezzik
11-05-2012, 04:37 PM
Updated with Wreck-it Ralph
Seven Psychopaths
Cloud Atlas
Looper
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Raid: Redemption
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Argo
The Amazing Spider-Man
21 Jump Street
11. Moonrise Kingdom
12. Rock of Ages
13. The Grey
14. Premium Rush
15. Wreck-it Ralph
16. Magic Mike
17. The Dark Knight Rises
18. Pitch Perfect
19. Dredd
20. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
21. Brave
22. The Hunger Games
23. Hope Springs
24. End of Watch
25. Men in Black III
26. Celeste and Jesse Forever
27. The Five-Year Engagement
28. Total Recall
29. Battleship
30. John Carter
31. Bel Ami
32. This Means War
33. Goon
34. The Woman in Black
35. The Bourne Legacy
36. Lockout
37. Hick
38. Meeting Evil
Ivan Drago
11-05-2012, 10:43 PM
1. The Cabin in the Woods
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Seven Psychopaths
4. Cosmopolis
5. The Avengers
6. Killer Joe
7. The Master
8. Moonrise Kingdom
9. The Dictator
10. Rock of Ages
--------------------------------
11. Dredd
12. The Amazing Spider-Man
13. The Expendables 2
14. Prometheus
15. Men in Black 3
1. The Cabin in the Woods
2. Looper
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Seven Psychopaths
5. Cosmopolis
6. The Avengers
7. Killer Joe
8. The Master
9. Moonrise Kingdom
10. The Dictator
--------------------------------
11. Rock of Ages
12. Dredd
13. The Amazing Spider-Man
14. The Expendables 2
15. Cloud Atlas
16. Prometheus
17. Men in Black 3
Boner M
11-07-2012, 02:56 AM
But you like the actually-mediocre Accident!
There is no universe where Accident is the inferior film, except the one in which you forget films quite easily, which I guess means this one.
TripZone
11-07-2012, 04:29 AM
There is no universe where Accident is the inferior film, except the one in which you forget films quite easily, which I guess means this one.
Dammit, you're right :lol:
Ezee E
11-11-2012, 02:23 AM
1. The Grey
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Looper
4. Skyfall
5. End of Watch
6. Argo
7. The Avengers
8. The Master
9. Cabin in the Woods
10. Hunger Games
Almost a good list!
EyesWideOpen
11-11-2012, 02:52 AM
Updated:
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Django Unchained
3. I Wish
4. The Kid with a Bike
5. The Invisible War
6. Looper
7. Damsels in Distress
8. Killing Them Softly
9. Wreck-It Ralph
10. End of Watch
Everything Else:
Lawless / A
The Dark Knight Rises / A
The Tall Man / A
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World / A
Take This Waltz / A
Indie Game: The Movie / A
The Master / A-
21 Jump Street / A-
The Cabin in the Woods / A-
The Perks of Being a Wallflower / A-
The Imposter / A-
Jeff Who Lives at Home / A-
The Grey / A-
Safety Not Guaranteed / A-
The Sessions / A-
360 / A-
Chronicle / A-
Oslo, August 31st / A-
The Amazing Spider-Man / A-
Snow White and the Huntsmen / B+
Haywire / B+
Pitch Perfect / B+
Argo / B+
Lincoln / B+
Searching for Sugar Man / B+
Beasts of the Southern Wild / B+
God Bless America / B+
Prometheus / B+
Arbitrage / B+
Elena / B+
Attenberg / B+
The Intouchables / B+
The Hunger Games / B+
Dark Shadows / B+
The Avengers / B+
For Ellen / B+
Flight / B
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey / B
The Comedy / B
Goodbye First Love / B
Premium Rush / B
Little White Lies / B
To Rome with Love / B
The Woman in Black / B
Anna Karenina / B
John Carter / B
The Raid: Redemption / B
Magic Mike / B
The Color Wheel / B
Robot & Frank / B
Frankenweenie / B
ParaNorman / B
Killer Joe / B
The Queen of Versailles / B
Wanderlust / B
Mirror Mirror / B
Bernie / B
The Dictator / B
Wuthering Heights / B-
The Man with the Iron Fists / B-
Savages / B-
Brave / B-
Bachelorette / B-
The Deep Blue Sea / B-
Friends with Kids / B-
Beyond the Black Rainbow / C+
Rock of Ages / C+
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel / C+
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap / C+
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon / C+
The Pirates! Band of Misfits / C+
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope / C+
Alps / C
Ted / C
Mansome / C
Lola Versus / C-
The Innkeepers / C-
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie / C-
Cloud Atlas / D+
Life of Pi / D+
The Loneliest Planet / D+
Red Hook Summer / D
Entrance / D-
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / F
Dead & Messed Up
11-13-2012, 04:15 AM
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Master (2012)
Looper (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Avengers (2012)
Compliance (2012)
The Raid: Redemption (2012)
Brave (2012)
The Woman in Black (2012)
The Tall Man (2012)
The Possession (2012)
Prometheus (2012)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
B-side
11-14-2012, 10:02 AM
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
4. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
5. Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)
6. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (John Hyams)
7. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
8. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
9. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
10. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton)
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Paradise: Love (Ulrich Seidl)
3. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
4. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
5. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
6. Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)
7. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (John Hyams)
8. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
9. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
10. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
Henry Gale
11-18-2012, 10:36 PM
Hey, I guess I've now enjoyed ten movies from this year.
The Cabin In The Woods
The Raid: Redemption
The Grey
21 Jump Street
Chronicle
Haywire
John Carter
The Hunger Games
The Innkeepers
Goon
Wow, it's been a while:
Holy Motors (Carax)
Cloud Atlas (Wachowski/Wachowski/Twyker)
The Cabin In The Woods (Goddard)
The Dark Knight Rises (Nolan)
Moonrise Kingdom (Anderson)
Pieta (Kim)
The Raid: Redemption (Evans)
Looper (Johnson)
Magic Mike (Soderbergh)
The Grey (Carnahan)
21 Jump Street (Lord/Miller) Beyond The Black Rainbow (Cosmatos) Skyfall (Mendes) The Avengers (Whedon) Chronicle (Trank)
B-side
11-20-2012, 05:25 AM
How'd you get to see Pieta?
Boner M
11-20-2012, 06:23 AM
How'd you get to see Pieta?
Played at TIFF.
Henry Gale
11-20-2012, 01:36 PM
How'd you get to see Pieta?
Played at TIFF.
Indeed. Only thing I saw there this year, though.
Later on Twitter people mentioned Brian De Palma was in the audience, but I was too busy quietly debating the quality of Dippin' Dots and other concession stand varieties with my friends before it started to notice who was filling up those reserved seats a row or two in front of us.
Would've shouted some mad love for Phantom of the Paradise, no doubt.
1. Holy motors (Leos Carax)
2. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
3. Twixt (Francis Ford Coppola)
4. 4:44 Last day on earth (Abel Ferrara)
4. In another country (Hong Sang-Soo)
4. Take shelter (Jeff Nichols)
7.Go go tales (Abel Ferrara)
8. Tabu (Miguel Gomes)
9. Faust (Alexander Sokurov)
10. Keep the lights on (Ira Sachs)
cahiers du cinema best of 2012
Henry Gale
11-22-2012, 02:13 AM
Well, I completely agree with their number one, and I placed Take Shelter similarly in 2011. Otherwise, I'm starting to realize how much I still have to see from this year.
elixir
11-22-2012, 05:56 AM
US Release
1. Holy Motors
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Goodbye First Love
4. The Color Wheel
5. The Kid With a Bike
6. The Deep Blue Sea
7. Haywire
8. Damsels in Distress
9. A Burning Hot Summer
10. Oslo, August 31st
IMDB
1. Holy Motors
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. A Running Jump
nothing else worth listing...uh, i don't watch as much current movies anymore i guess
Watashi
11-22-2012, 05:59 AM
Twixt? LOL.
Watashi
11-22-2012, 06:02 AM
10. Zero Dark Thirty (Katheryn Bigelow)
9. The Raid: Redemption (Gareth Evans)
8. Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier)
7. Girl Walk // All Day (Jacob Krupnick)
6. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson)
5. The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard)
4. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
3. Life of Pi (Ang Lee)
2. The Grey (Joe Carnahan)
1. It's Such a Beautiful Day (Don Hertzfeldt)
TripZone
11-22-2012, 08:59 AM
1. Frankenweenie
2. ParaNorman
baby doll
11-22-2012, 01:24 PM
Twixt? LOL.Why? It's a good movie. The two Ferraras on the other hand...
B-side
11-23-2012, 03:28 AM
Why? It's a good movie. The two Ferraras on the other hand...
Are good, too.
Derek
11-23-2012, 05:35 AM
Twixt? LOL.
Life of Pi? LOL.
Watashi
11-23-2012, 05:51 AM
Life of Pi? LOL.
Yes? Did you see it?
Derek
11-23-2012, 05:56 AM
Yes? Did you see it?
Yes, did not care for it.
Watashi
11-23-2012, 06:03 AM
Yes, did not care for it.
That's a shame. I'm seeing it again tomorrow. I don't see why loving a movie that is well-received as this one LOL worthy.
I've actually seen Twixt. It sucked.
TripZone
11-25-2012, 06:20 AM
I agree that Twixt is horrendous.
Go Go Tales is the greatest movie ever, however.
elixir
11-25-2012, 06:23 AM
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is the greatest movie ever, however.
fixed
elixir
11-25-2012, 06:23 AM
IMDB
1. Holy Motors
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. A Running Jump
4. Swimmer
5. Vamps
6. Chronicle
nothing else worth listing...uh, i don't watch as much current movies anymore i guess
us release still the same; i guess i'm starting to watch more 2012 shit!
ContinentalOp
11-26-2012, 02:41 AM
1. Silver Linings Playbook- ****
2. The Dark Knight Rises- ****
3. The Raid- ****
4. The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1- ****
5. Bernie- *** 1/2
6. The Hunter- *** 1/2
7. Lincoln- *** 1/2
8. Looper- *** 1/2
9. The Avengers- *** 1/2
10. The Grey- *** 1/2
Fezzik
11-26-2012, 02:24 PM
Updated with Lincoln and Life of Pi
Seven Psychopaths
Cloud Atlas
The Cabin in the Woods
The Avengers
Looper
The Raid: Redemption
Life of Pi
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Lincoln
Argo
11. The Amazing Spider-Man
12. 21 Jump Street
13. Moonrise Kingdom
14. Rock of Ages
15. The Grey
16. Premium Rush
17. Wreck-it Ralph
18. Magic Mike
19. The Dark Knight Rises
20. Pitch Perfect
21. Dredd
22. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
23. Brave
24. The Hunger Games
25. Hope Springs
26. End of Watch
27. Men in Black III
28. Celeste and Jesse Forever
29. The Five-Year Engagement
30. Total Recall
31. Battleship
32. John Carter
33. Bel Ami
34. This Means War
35. Goon
36. The Woman in Black
37. The Bourne Legacy
38. Lockout
39. Hick
40. Meeting Evil
plain
11-26-2012, 03:11 PM
1. Spring Breakers
2. The Master
3. Holy Motors
4. Moonrise Kingdom
5. Frances Ha
6. Like Someone in Love
7. Paradise: Love
8. Cosmopolis
9. Magic Mike
10. Amour
Stay Puft
11-26-2012, 05:44 PM
1. Goodbye First Love
2. Oslo, August 31st
3. A Simple Life
4. Norwegian Wood
5. This is Not a Film
6. Looper
7. The Raid
8. ParaNorman
9. Redline
10. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
I saw Looper quite some time ago, just never updated my list. So much stuff I need to see, gotta start catching up quicker.
Dukefrukem
11-27-2012, 02:05 PM
Here's my list for 2012 so far; Anything under the line is a Nay
1 The Raid: Redemption
2 The Avengers
3 The Dark Knight Rises
4 Cabin in the Woods
5 Prometheus
6 Haywire
7 21 Jump Street
8 Moonrise Kingdom
9 The Grey
10 Oslo, August 31st
11 ParaNorman
12 Skyfall
13 John Carter
14 The Tall Man
15 Contraband
16 Chronicle
17 The Inkeepers
18 The Dictator
19 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
20 Total Recall
21 The Woman in Black
22 Ted
23 Safe
24 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
25 Goon
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26 The Amazing Spider-Man
27 The Expendables 2
28 Brave
29 Lockout
30 Wrath of the Titans
31 Game Change
32 Taken 2
33 Dark Shadows
34 The Hunger Games
35 Battleship
36 Men In Black 3
37 Savages
38 The Watch
39 Magic Mike
40 Underworld: Awakening
41 Man on a Ledge
42 Snow White and the Huntsman
43 Apartment 143
44 Nitro Circus: The Movie
baby doll
11-28-2012, 05:27 AM
Arrietty the Borrower (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
Bernie (Richard Linklater)
The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies)
La Fée (Dominique Abel / Fiona Gordon / Bruno Romy)
The Forgotten Space (Noël Burch / Allan Sekula)
Le Gamin au vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
Post Mortem (Pablo LarraÃ*n)
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel)
The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr)
Some other movies I've seen: Las accacias (Pablo Giorgelli)
Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari)
Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku)
Les Bien-aimés (Christophe Honoré)
Café de Flore (Jean-Marc Vallée)
Corpo celeste (Alice Rohrwacher)
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
Crazy Horse (Frederick Wiseman)
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman)
Dark Horse (Todd Solondz)
The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
Elena (Andrei Zvyagintsev)
Footnote (Joseph Cedar)
4:44 Last Day on Earth (Abel Ferrara)
God Bless America (Bobcat Goldthwait)
The Hunger Games (Gary Ross)
Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
Kill List (Ben Wheatley)
John Carter (Andrew Stanton)
Let the Bullets Fly (Jiang Wen)
Looper (Rian Johnson)
Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
Miss Bala (Gerardo Naranjo)
Monsieur Lazhar (Philippe Falardeau)
Oki's Movie (Hong Sang-soo)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie)
Poulet aux prunes (Vincent Paronnaud / Marjane Satrapi)
Prometheus (Ridley Scott)
Safety Not Guaranteed (Colin Trevorrow)
Total Recall (Len Wiseman)
Trishna (Michael Winterbottom)
Un été brûlant (Philippe Garrel)
The Woman in Black (James Watkins)
The Woman in the Fifth (Pawel Pawlikowski)
On my radar: Abendland (Nikolaus Geyrhalter)
Les Adieux Ã* la reine (Benoît Jacquot)
Alps (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin)
Bestiare (Denis Côté)
Bonsái (Cristián Jiménez)
The Color Wheel (Alex Ross Perry)
The Day He Arrives (Hong Sang-soo)
Dissolution (Nina Menkes)
L'Enfant d'en haut (Ursula Meier)
La Folie Almayer (Chantal Akerman)
For Ellen (So Yong Kim)
The Forgiveness of Blood (Joshua Marston)
The Green Wave (Ali Samadi Ahadi)
Hello, I Must Be Going (Todd Louiso)
Hipsters (Valeriy Todorovsky)
Holy Motors (Leos Carax)
In Another Country (Hong Sang-soo)
Impardonnables (André Téchiné)
Keep the Lights On (Ira Sachs)
Killer Joe (William Friedkin)
The Loneliest Planet (Julia Loktev)
Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors (Rirkrit Tiravanija)
The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson)
Max et les ferrailleurs (Claude Sautet)
Michael (Markus Schleinzer)
Neighboring Sounds (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier)
The Paperboy (Lee Daniels)
Photographic Memory (Ross McElwee)
Pom Poko (Isao Takahata)
Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee)
Robinson in Ruins (Patrick Keiller)
De Rouille et d'os (Jacques Audiard)
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
Starlet (Sean Baker)
Tatsumi (Eric Khoo)
This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb / Jafar Panahi)
To Rome With Love (Woody Allen)
Two Years at Sea (Ben Rivers)
Un amour de jeunesse (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Whore's Glory (Michael Glawogger)
Wurthering Heights (Andrea Arnold)
You Are Here (Daniel Cockburun)
You Are Not I (Sara Driver)Updated for the end of November. Total number of movies seen: forty-five.
B-side
12-03-2012, 03:53 AM
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Paradise: Love (Ulrich Seidl)
3. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
4. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
5. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
6. Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)
7. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (John Hyams)
8. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
9. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
10. Red Lights (Rodrigo Cortés)
1. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
2. Paradise: Love (Ulrich Seidl)
3. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
4. In Another Country (Sang-soo Hong)
5. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
6. Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)
7. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson)
8. Marfa Girl (Larry Clark)
9. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (John Hyams)
10. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
Neclord
12-03-2012, 07:40 AM
The Master
The Avengers
Skyfall
Looper
The Dark Knight Rises
The Campaign
The Grey
Lockout
Prometheus
Casa de Mi Padre
11. The Amazing Spider-Man
12. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
I may be a bit behind.
Ezee E
12-03-2012, 01:32 PM
Larry Clark was allowed to make a new movie?
Boner M
12-05-2012, 11:52 PM
Updated, added Only the Young and The Turin Horse which I forgot on my prior list.
1. Holy Motors
2. Two Years at Sea
3. Tabu
4. The Turin Horse
5. The Master
6. Only the Young
7. Bestiaire
8. Amour
9. The Loneliest Planet
10. Neighboring Sounds
RU: Almayer's Folly, Whores' Glory, The Comedy, The Kid With a Bike, Looper, The Snowtown Murders, Kill List, Sister, Chronicle, Cabin in the Woods, The Grey
Lazlo
12-06-2012, 12:47 AM
1. Cloud Atlas
2. The Master
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Moonrise Kingdom
5. Looper
6. The Deep Blue Sea
7. Magic Mike
8. The Hunter
9. Your Sister's Sister
10. The Cabin in the Woods
11. The Avengers
12. The Amazing Spider-Man
13. The Five Year Engagement
14. Damsels in Distress
15. End of Watch
1. Cloud Atlas
2. Life of Pi
3. The Master
4. The Dark Knight Rises
5. Moonrise Kingdom
6. Lincoln
7. Looper
8. The Deep Blue Sea
9. Killing Them Softly
10. Oslo, August, 31st
11. Magic Mike
12. The Hunter
13. Your Sister's Sister
14. The Cabin in the Woods
15. Skyfall
B-side
12-06-2012, 07:01 AM
Larry Clark was allowed to make a new movie?
And I hope he continues making them. Wassup Rockers was ass, but Kids, Bully and Ken Park are all swell, so he's fine by me.
1. Dredd
2. Cloud Atlas
3. Seven Psychopaths
4. Lincoln
5. The Avengers
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. Magic Mike
8. The Raid: Redemption
9. The Hunger Games
10. 21 Jump Street
11. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
12. Chronicle
13. Rock of Ages
14. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
15. Life of Pi
16. Looper
17. Resident Evil: Retribution
18. Killer Joe
19. Lawless
20. Red Dawn
21. Rise of the Guardians
22. Wreck-It Ralph
23. Moonrise Kingdom
24. The Expendables 2
25. Premium Rush
26. Safety Not Guaranteed
27. Total Recall
28. Snow White and the Huntsman
29. The Grey
30. Argo
31. Silent House
32. The Cabin in the Woods
33. End of Watch
34. The Words
35. Battleship
36. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
37. Stolen
38. The Master
39. Men in Black 3
40. American Reunion
41. Contraband
42. Paranormal Activity 4
43. The Man With The Iron Fists
44. Beasts of the Southern Wild
45. This Means War
46. Lockout
47. Act of Valor
48. Brave
49. The Woman in Black
50. Haywire
51. Hit and Run
52. Prometheus
53. Underworld: Awakening
54. The Dark Knight Rises
55. Silent Hill: Revelation
56. Ted
57. John Carter
Dead & Messed Up
12-10-2012, 05:36 PM
The Cabin in the Woods
The Master
Looper
The Dark Knight Rises
Chronicle
The Avengers
Compliance
The Raid: Redemption
Brave
The Woman in Black
The Tall Man
The Campaign
The Possession
Prometheus
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Grouchy
12-10-2012, 07:09 PM
Larry Clark was allowed to make a new movie?
Why wouldn't he be?
Ivan Drago
12-18-2012, 05:55 PM
1. The Cabin in the Woods
2. Looper
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Seven Psychopaths
5. Cosmopolis
6. The Avengers
7. Killer Joe
8. The Master
9. Moonrise Kingdom
10. The Dictator
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11. Rock of Ages
12. Dredd
13. The Amazing Spider-Man
14. The Expendables 2
15. Cloud Atlas
16. Prometheus
17. Men in Black 3
1. Cloud Atlas
2. The Cabin in the Woods
3. It's Such A Beautiful Day
4. Looper
5. The Dark Knight Rises
6. Seven Psychopaths
7. Cosmopolis
8. Argo
9. The Comedy
10. The Avengers
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12. Killer Joe
13. The Master
14. Lincoln
15. Moonrise Kingdom
16. The Dictator
17. Rock of Ages
18. Dredd
19. The Amazing Spider-Man
20. The Expendables 2
21. Prometheus
22. Men in Black 3
ContinentalOp
12-20-2012, 07:13 AM
1. The Dark Knight Rises- ****
2. Silver Linings Playbook- ****
3. The Raid- ****
4. The Kid with a Bike- ****
5. The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1- ****
6. Bernie- *** 1/2
7. The Hunter- *** 1/2
8. Lincoln- *** 1/2
9. Sleepwalk with Me- *** 1/2
10. Looper- *** 1/2
Netflix Instant is going to upend my mostly Hollywood top 10.
Melville
12-25-2012, 03:18 PM
I've finally seen 10 movies.
The Grey
The Turin Horse
Moonlight Kingdom
The Deep Blue Sea
The Kid with a Bike
The Dark Knight Rises
Killer Joe
Goodbye First Love
Holy Motors
Amazing Spider-Man
I assume The Master would be number 1 if I hadn't missed it at theatres. Others I want to see: Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below; Wuthering Heights; This is Not a Film; Oslo, August 31st; Amour; Bernie; Attenberg; Django Unchained; End of Watch; Looper; Once Upon a Time in Anatolia; The Secret World of Arrietty; Zero Dark Thirty
Pop Trash
12-25-2012, 03:30 PM
The Grey
:cool:
Fezzik
12-26-2012, 05:32 PM
Updated with The Hobbit and Les Miserables - and rearranged for accuracy now that some of these films have settled in a bit more.
Also, I'm starting to use my criteria for my end of year top 10, where I start to take into account pure enjoyment as much as strict film-craftsmanship.
The Cabin in the Woods
Seven Psychopaths
The Avengers
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
21 Jump Street
Les Miserables
Cloud Atlas
Looper
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lincoln
11. Life of Pi
12. The Raid: Redemption
13. The Amazing Spider-Man
14. Argo
15. Moonrise Kingdom
16. Rock of Ages
17. The Grey
18. Premium Rush
19. Wreck-it Ralph
20. Magic Mike
21. The Dark Knight Rises
22. Pitch Perfect
23. Dredd
24. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
25. Brave
26. The Hunger Games
27. Hope Springs
28. End of Watch
29. Men in Black III
30. Celeste and Jesse Forever
31. The Five-Year Engagement
32. Total Recall
33. Battleship
34. John Carter
35. Bel Ami
36. This Means War
37. Goon
38. The Woman in Black
39. The Bourne Legacy
40. Lockout
41. Hick
42. Meeting Evil
Dukefrukem
12-26-2012, 05:44 PM
Updated with The Hobbit and Les Miserables - and rearranged for accuracy now that some of these films have settled in a bit more.
Also, I'm starting to use my criteria for my end of year top 10, where I start to take into account pure enjoyment as much as strict film-craftsmanship.
The Cabin in the Woods
Seven Psychopaths
The Avengers
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
21 Jump Street
Les Miserables
Cloud Atlas
Looper
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lincoln
Really like your top 10 here- esp since I have yet to see 5 of them. I am optimistically giddy.
Rowland
12-26-2012, 05:56 PM
Haven't posted an updated top ten here in a while:
1. It's Such a Beautiful Day
2. This Is Not a Film
3. The Loneliest Planet
4. Moonrise Kingdom
5. Girl Walk // All Day
6. Oslo, August 31st
7. Django Unchained
8. Beyond the Black Rainbow
9. Killer Joe
10. Cosmopolis
As I'm narrowing down my Top 10 of the year, I'm pretty satisfied with my top 8, but those last two spots are being kind of a bitch.
baby doll
12-27-2012, 12:32 PM
Also, I'm starting to use my criteria for my end of year top 10, where I start to take into account pure enjoyment as much as strict film-craftsmanship.Eternal discussion about "best versus favorite" in ten... nine... eight...
ledfloyd
12-27-2012, 03:52 PM
http://tongue-tiedlightning.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-year-in-film.html
my current top ten.
ContinentalOp
12-27-2012, 04:45 PM
1. The Dark Knight Rises- ****
2. Silver Linings Playbook- ****
3. The Raid- ****
4. The Kid with a Bike- ****
5. The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1- ****
6. Bernie- *** 1/2
7. The Hunter- *** 1/2
8. Jack Reacher- *** 1/2
9. Lincoln- *** 1/2
10. Sleepwalk with Me- *** 1/2
My Top 10 of 2012 (http://cwiddop.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-top-10-movies-of-2012.html)
1. Dredd
2. Cloud Atlas
3. Lincoln
4. The Avengers
5. Seven Psychopaths
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. Magic Mike
8. The Raid: Redemption
9. Chronicle
10. Resident Evil: Retribution
11. 21 Jump Street
12. Les Misérables
13. Django Unchained
14. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
15. Looper
16. The Hunger Games
17. Jack Reacher
18. Rock of Ages
19. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
20. Life of Pi
21. Killer Joe
22. Lawless
23. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
24. Red Dawn
25. Rise of the Guardians
26. Wreck-It Ralph
27. Moonrise Kingdom
28. The Expendables 2
29. Premium Rush
30. Safety Not Guaranteed
31. Total Recall
32. Snow White and the Huntsman
33. The Grey
34. Argo
35. Silent House
36. The Cabin in the Woods
37. End of Watch
38. The Words
39. Battleship
40. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
41. Stolen
42. The Master
43. Men in Black 3
44. American Reunion
45. Contraband
46. Paranormal Activity 4
47. The Man With The Iron Fists
48. Beasts of the Southern Wild
49. This Means War
50. Lockout
51. Act of Valor
52. Brave
53. The Woman in Black
54. Haywire
55. Hit and Run
56. Prometheus
57. Underworld: Awakening
58. Ted
59. The Dark Knight Rises
60. Silent Hill: Revelation
61. John Carter
baby doll
12-28-2012, 02:06 PM
Arrietty the Borrower (Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
Bernie (Richard Linklater)
The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies)
La Fée (Dominique Abel / Fiona Gordon / Bruno Romy)
The Forgotten Space (Noël Burch / Allan Sekula)
Le Gamin au vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
Impardonnables (André Téchiné)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
Post Mortem (Pablo LarraÃ*n)
The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr)
Some other movies I've seen: Las accacias (Pablo Giorgelli)
Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari)
Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku)
Les Bien-aimés (Christophe Honoré)
Café de Flore (Jean-Marc Vallée)
Corpo celeste (Alice Rohrwacher)
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
Crazy Horse (Frederick Wiseman)
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman)
Dark Horse (Todd Solondz)
The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
Elena (Andrei Zvyagintsev)
Footnote (Joseph Cedar)
4:44 Last Day on Earth (Abel Ferrara)
God Bless America (Bobcat Goldthwait)
The Hunger Games (Gary Ross)
Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
Kill List (Ben Wheatley)
John Carter (Andrew Stanton)
Let the Bullets Fly (Jiang Wen)
Looper (Rian Johnson)
Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
Miss Bala (Gerardo Naranjo)
Monsieur Lazhar (Philippe Falardeau)
Oki's Movie (Hong Sang-soo)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie)
Poulet aux prunes (Vincent Paronnaud / Marjane Satrapi)
Prometheus (Ridley Scott)
Safety Not Guaranteed (Colin Trevorrow)
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel)
Total Recall (Len Wiseman)
Trishna (Michael Winterbottom)
Two Years at Sea (Ben Rivers)
Un été brûlant (Philippe Garrel)
The Woman in Black (James Watkins)
The Woman in the Fifth (Pawel Pawlikowski)
On my radar: Abendland (Nikolaus Geyrhalter)
Les Adieux Ã* la reine (Benoît Jacquot)
Alps (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Amour (Michael Haneke)
Barbara (Christian Petzold)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin)
Bestiare (Denis Côté)
Bonsái (Cristián Jiménez)
The Color Wheel (Alex Ross Perry)
The Day He Arrives (Hong Sang-soo)
Dissolution (Nina Menkes)
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)
L'Enfant d'en haut (Ursula Meier)
La Folie Almayer (Chantal Akerman)
For Ellen (So Yong Kim)
The Forgiveness of Blood (Joshua Marston)
The Green Wave (Ali Samadi Ahadi)
Hello, I Must Be Going (Todd Louiso)
Hipsters (Valeriy Todorovsky)
Holy Motors (Leos Carax)
How to Survive a Plague (David France)
In Another Country (Hong Sang-soo)
It's Such a Beautiful Day (Don Hertzfeldt)
Keep the Lights On (Ira Sachs)
Killer Joe (William Friedkin)
The Loneliest Planet (Julia Loktev)
Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors (Rirkrit Tiravanija)
The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson)
The Matchmaker (Avi Nesher)
Max et les ferrailleurs (Claude Sautet)
Michael (Markus Schleinzer)
Neighboring Sounds (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
Only the Young (Elizabeth Mims / Jason Tippet)
Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier)
The Paperboy (Lee Daniels)
Photographic Memory (Ross McElwee)
Pom Poko (Isao Takahata)
Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee)
Robinson in Ruins (Patrick Keiller)
Room 237 (Rodney Ascher)
De Rouille et d'os (Jacques Audiard)
The Sheik and I (Caveh Zahedi)
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
Starlet (Sean Baker)
Tabu (Miguel Gomes)
Tatsumi (Eric Khoo)
This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb / Jafar Panahi)
To Rome With Love (Woody Allen)
Un amour de jeunesse (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Walk Away Renee (Jonathan Caouette)
Whore's Glory (Michael Glawogger)
Wurthering Heights (Andrea Arnold)
You Are Here (Daniel Cockburun)
You Are Not I (Sara Driver)
Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow)Updated for the end of December. (Total number of films seen: forty-seven.)
Boner M
12-29-2012, 04:44 AM
If you're counting You Are Not I as a 2012 release, you should add Imamura's A Man Vanishes too. Up your alley.
baby doll
12-29-2012, 12:26 PM
If you're counting You Are Not I as a 2012 release, you should add Imamura's A Man Vanishes too. Up your alley.I was going to add it a while back when Manohla Dargis' review ran in the Times, but since it wasn't on Mike D'Angelo's list of 2012 commercial releases, I didn't put it on my official "to see" list for the year.
Melville
12-30-2012, 03:19 PM
The Grey
The Turin Horse
Moonlight Kingdom
The Deep Blue Sea
Oslo, August 31st
The Kid with a Bike
The Dark Knight Rises
Attenberg
Killer Joe
Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
11. Goodbye First Love
12. Wuthering Heights
13. Holy Motors
14. Magic Mike
15. The Amazing Spider-Man
16. Cosmopolis
Updated with recent viewings. Still to see: The Master; This is Not a Film; Amour; Bernie; Django Unchained; End of Watch; Looper; Once Upon a Time in Anatolia; The Secret World of Arrietty; Zero Dark Thirty; Tabu; The Day He Arrives
EyesWideOpen
12-31-2012, 12:07 AM
Updated:
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Django Unchained
3. I Wish
4. The Kid with a Bike
5. The Invisible War
6. Looper
7. Damsels in Distress
8. Killing Them Softly
9. Wreck-It Ralph
10. End of Watch
Everything Else:
Lawless / A
The Dark Knight Rises / A
The Tall Man / A
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World / A
Take This Waltz / A
Indie Game: The Movie / A
Silver Linings Playbook / A-
The Master / A-
21 Jump Street / A-
The Cabin in the Woods / A-
The Perks of Being a Wallflower / A-
The Imposter / A-
Jeff Who Lives at Home / A-
The Grey / A-
Safety Not Guaranteed / A-
The Sessions / A-
360 / A-
Chronicle / A-
Oslo, August 31st / A-
The Amazing Spider-Man / A-
Snow White and the Huntsmen / B+
Haywire / B+
Pitch Perfect / B+
Argo / B+
Lincoln / B+
Searching for Sugar Man / B+
Beasts of the Southern Wild / B+
God Bless America / B+
Prometheus / B+
Arbitrage / B+
Elena / B+
Attenberg / B+
The Intouchables / B+
The Hunger Games / B+
Dark Shadows / B+
The Avengers / B+
For Ellen / B+
Flight / B
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey / B
The Comedy / B
Goodbye First Love / B
Premium Rush / B
Compliance / B
Little White Lies / B
To Rome with Love / B
The Woman in Black / B
Anna Karenina / B
John Carter / B
The Raid: Redemption / B
Magic Mike / B
The Color Wheel / B
Robot & Frank / B
Frankenweenie / B
ParaNorman / B
Killer Joe / B
The Queen of Versailles / B
Wanderlust / B
Mirror Mirror / B
Bernie / B
The Dictator / B
Wuthering Heights / B-
The Man with the Iron Fists / B-
Savages / B-
Brave / B-
Bachelorette / B-
The Deep Blue Sea / B-
Friends with Kids / B-
Beyond the Black Rainbow / C+
Ruby Sparks / C+
Rock of Ages / C+
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel / C+
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap / C+
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon / C+
The Pirates! Band of Misfits / C+
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope / C+
Alps / C
Ted / C
Mansome / C
Lola Versus / C-
The Innkeepers / C-
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie / C-
Cloud Atlas / D+
Life of Pi / D+
The Loneliest Planet / D+
Red Hook Summer / D
Entrance / D-
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / F
The Turin Horse (didn't finish)
updated
The only three 2012 movies left I'm really anxious to see are Zero Dark Thirty, Silver Linings Playbook and Les Miserables.
elixir
01-01-2013, 09:19 PM
I wrote some shitty little thoughts on my top ten here: http://wp.me/p2K7XB-4e
But for those who want the list unadorned:
1. Holy Motors
2. Tabu
3. Moonrise Kingdom
4. Paradise: Love
5. In Another Country
6. L'enfant d'en haut
7. Tiger Tail in Blue
8. Ashes
9. It's Such a Beautiful Day
10. Swimmer
Qrazy
01-01-2013, 11:23 PM
Updated with recent viewings. Still to see: The Master; This is Not a Film; Amour; Bernie; Django Unchained; End of Watch; Looper; Once Upon a Time in Anatolia; The Secret World of Arrietty; Zero Dark Thirty; Tabu; The Day He Arrives
The Grey is that good?
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