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orangerful) wrote2012-12-22 11:36 pm
orangerful) wrote2012-12-22 11:36 pm
Movies of 2012
So, I attempted to track my movie viewing this year using this post. I saw 39 movies I had never seen before and rewatched 24 movies for a total of 63 (we're not going to total the hours because then it would go from impressive to depressing LOL).
Out of those 39 new-to-me movies, here are 10 movies (in no particular order) that I really enjoyed from the 2011-2012 "season":
Wreck-It Ralph: OMG a non-Pixar CGI animated movie that is actually good? Wow! (though I did notice a "thank you" to the Pixar brain trust in the credits, smart move screenwriters). Wreck-It Ralph was a super-fun and super-sweet movie with lots of jokes for adults gamers and enough prat falls to keep the little kids amused. The plot was just complex enough to keep everyone in the theater entertained. Everyone did a great job with their voice acting but BIG kudos to Alan Tudyk for the wacky King, could hardly recognize him!
Argo: This movie blew me away even while I was holding on to the edge of my seat. The writers may have taken a LOT of liberties with the actual events, it's really only loosely based on the true story, but the movie was so freakin' good, I forgive them! Artistic license FTW! Affleck was amazing and I am so impressed with him as a director for putting this whole thing together. I <3 Alan Arkin, he was so good at keeping his moments light, which made those tense moments afterwards that much more TENSE. I would totally buy this on blu-ray and I will be rooting for Aflleck on Oscar night (wow...never thought I would say THAT!)
Frankenweenie: HERE IS THE TIM BURTON I KNOW AND LOVE! After so many crappy movies and remakes, Burton finally gets it right. Frankenweenie is a modern-day, kid-friendly (?) Frankenstein, just twisted enough for all of us weirdos out there. I know this will be a cult classic for this generation, ala Dark Crystal for me, where you will talk to people later on in life and they will cite this movie as too freaky for them. The stop-motion animation was gorgeous, I'm so glad he is keeping that medium alive. Lots of humor and homages to classic horror, which will make this a fun movie to go back to every Halloween.
Jeff, Who Lives At Home: I adore Jason Segel so I had to rent this movie and it really surprised me in how much I liked it. It's sort of a dark comedy, I guess...it is about life and maturity and how people tend to confuse having a job/wife/family with being a mature adult. It had its flaws, but in the end, it was a movie I kept thinking about and talking about so it made the list for that...and the fantastic cast didn't hurt either.
Cabin in the Woods: FINALLY!!!!!!!!! AFTER YEARS OF WAITING (seriously, I have a "coming soon" poster from when I went to SDCC in 2010!). AND IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT! I love this movie so much, adore it to it's core. It's everything I could ever want from a Mutant Enemy film. The twisted humor, poking fun at popular culture, at film, at everything. Every time I watch it, I catch something new and I can't wait for the Whedon academia to start writing more on what it all means in the end.
Midnight in Paris: Another one that makes the list for surprising me. I'm not a Woody Allen fan and his last few were just sorta okay for me (Scoop, Vicki Kristina Barcelona - I only really watched because of Scarlett Johanson). But he did something smart in 'Midnigth in Paris' - he cast Luke Wilson to play Woody Allen. 'Midnight in Paris' feels like a short story, a novella, one of the nicer episodes of 'The Twilight Zone' and it gets by on being so charming I can't resist. Like Jeff, Who Lives at Home, this one struck a cord with me because of the overall message behind the movie, but the fantastic cast made the entire experience enjoyable. I'd watch it again.
The Hobbit: Peter Jackson did it again, taking a story that I was only mildly interested in and turning it into an epic that I am falling for. Now, the first time I saw LotR:FotR, I was sorta overwhelmed, and I felt the same way with Hobbit. I need to see it AGAIN! I was so caught up in the pretty that I want to rewatch it and enjoy it. A lot hinges on the two sequels, because my love for the rest of the LotR trilogy really only happened after Two Towers...so I'm really looking forward to next year.
Tower Heist: Another surprise! I rented this to put on and then walk away from when I got bored, but it was so much fun! Ben Stiller did a great job and Eddie Murphy was classic! Mathew Broderick! GAH! SO MANY PEOPLE! Plus, it was a fun heist movie ala Oceans Eleven. It's always fun to find a movie that is 100% about the popcorn consumption but doesn't sacrifice story or acting. Lots of laughs, action, and just enough suspense.
Brave: Pixar = Love.
The Avengers: Okay, it could have been a bit shorter, a little tighter here and there but JOSS! After having so much fun at Avengers, it was hard for me to go back to the emo-Dark Knight (which did not make the list for LOTS of reasons, ugh, get over yourself batman). Avengers was fun, action-packed, and it made me laugh a lot. I really sorta wish that was it and they didn't already have plans for a sequel because I cant imagine them improving it...but in Joss we trust, right?
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