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« Reply #2745 on Dec 28, 2012, 11:20pm » | |
BEST MOVIES YOU SAW IN 2012, GO!
New movies and/or old movies you saw for the first time. NO LIMITATIONS.
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« Reply #2746 on Dec 29, 2012, 10:37am » | |
I think my biggest gripe with The Hobbit, (apart from the fact that it was a very long movie where little actually happens) is why Bilbo agrees to go on the journey. The viewer never understands why Bilbo accepts the call to action until the final scene of the film - which is pretty weak. We see his refusal of the call to action several times in the first 45 minutes, but never his acceptance of the call. He just randomly picks up the map and dashes off to catch up. Why? What made him say, 'okay, fuck it. I've got nothing else to do.' It's pretty careless filmmaking to overlook, arguably, the most important story-telling plot device, especially when Jackson spent as much attention to every other aspect from the first six chapters of the book - as well as plenty of other shit that wasn't.
If I were to grade the film objectively, I probably would give it a C-.
It's not terrible, just flawed - and at times, over-the-top cheesy.
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« Reply #2747 on Dec 30, 2012, 5:23am via the ProBoards Mobile App » | |
Teen Wolf for the first time right now.
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« Reply #2748 on Dec 30, 2012, 10:58am » | |
I really liked Lawless and Jeff, Who Lives At Home. Those were my two favorites I saw this year.
Least favorite, SHAME.
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« Reply #2749 on Dec 31, 2012, 12:42am » | |
V/H/S, Cabin in the Woods, Skyfall, This is 40, Super 8, Silent Night, Kill List, The Expendables 2, Chronicle, The Grey, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hunger Games, Savages.
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« Reply #2750 on Dec 31, 2012, 1:03am » | |
The only one of those Ive seen is The Grey haha.
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« Reply #2751 on Dec 31, 2012, 1:02pm » | |
Congrats to 2012's biggest flop...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1682940/
Budget: $7,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $252 (USA) (18 March 2012) (1 Screen)
Total Gross: $264
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« Reply #2752 on Dec 31, 2012, 1:04pm » | |
...based on a $12 ticket, only 22 people in America actually saw this movie.
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« Reply #2753 on Dec 31, 2012, 2:10pm » | |
We saw The Silver Lining Playbook last night. It was fantastic! Probably my favorite movie of 2012. I still haven't seen the Master which is the only other movie that could probably outshine David O. Russell's incredible film making. The guy may be an asshole, but damn is he ever good. Bradley Cooper was also phenomenal and would be my pick for Best Actor.
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« Reply #2754 on Dec 31, 2012, 4:36pm » | |
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Chasing Ice
Suspiria (1977)
Moonrise Kingdom
Paranorman
Safety Not Guaranteed
The Cabin in the Woods
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Frankenweenie
Hellraiser 1 & 2
Super 8
Life of Pi
Silent House (except the awful last 15 mintues)
Still Need to See:
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Bernie
Django
Sleepwalk With Me
Cloud Atlas
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« Reply #2755 on Dec 31, 2012, 4:40pm » | |
Lincoln sucks. Bernie sucks. Sleepwalk With Me almost didn't suck. But you know me.
I think Moonrise Kingdom was the only movie I enjoyed this year.
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« Reply #2756 on Dec 31, 2012, 5:19pm » | |
Cabin in the Woods, Super 8, Skyfall, The Master, Shut Up and Play the Hits.
I enjoyed the Avengers, too.
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« Reply #2757 on Jan 1, 2013, 2:02am » | |
Dec 31, 2012, 5:19pm, nick wrote:| Shut Up and Play the Hits |
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« Reply #2759 on Jan 2, 2013, 4:38pm » | |
Django was phenomenal. I'm a huge Tarantino fan and I asbolutely loved it.
Django and Life of Pi were probably the two best movies I saw this year.
Saw Silver Linings Playbook over the break and I thought it was alright...I don't really get why it is getting such rave reviews.
I am beyond excited for Zero Dark Thirty, that looks freaking phenomenal.
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