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  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Dr Winston O'Boogie;1365426 wrote:Django was okay at best. Schultz was very good and Foxx and Dicaprio were both good. But frankly this is the fourth revenge film for Tarrantino ( five if you count the Kill Bills as two seperate films). There is absolutely nothing new or original here. I remember how I felt in awe as I sat in the theatre and watched Pulp Fiction the first time. Kind of sad that he's become predictable and, frankly, not that funny anymore.
    Uhm... Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained were both amazing movies.

    Tarrantino is becoming too predictable? What do you want him to try to do?... make different/awful movies like M Knight Shamalan?
  • thavoice
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1366544 wrote:I saw Zero Dark Thirty (and Lincoln) last night (needles to say it was a long night). Zero Dark Thirty was AMAZING. Definitely one of the top movies on my list for this past year. I highly recommend seeing it. Lincoln... eh... not my thing/type of movie. Sure Daniel Day-Lewis' acting was stellar, but it was really just too dry, no action, and too 19th Century for me (yes, I know... what did I expect, right?).

    If anyone cares, here's my top list for 2012 movies.

    Note: Skyfall isn't on the list because I, unfortunately, never made it out to see it.

    You can feel free to tear apart this list and say (so-and-so movie isn't on there?) but that's probably because I didn't get a chance to see it. All of these movies I actually saw. Some of them might be slotted a spot or two too high/low, but in general, I think I tend to agree with my listing. Who knows, maybe if given more thought, or if some of the older movies were more recent, maybe they would be higher.

    20) Wrath of the Titans
    19) Wreck It Ralph
    18) Lincoln
    17) Premium Rush
    16) Total Recall
    15) The Dictator
    14) Men In Black III
    13) Spider-man
    12) Taken 2
    11) Man on a Ledge
    10) Flight
    9) The Campaign
    8) 21 Jump Street
    7) Ted
    6) The Hunger Games
    5) Act of Valor
    4) Zero Dark Thirty
    3) The Dark Knight Rises
    2) Django Unchained
    1) The Avengers
    Enjoyed Act of Valor as well...probably watched in 4-5 times. Great movie, and as my brother said...a former SEAL, that it was pretty damned realistic as to what they do/have done. The only thing he thought was hokey was when the guy was caught before he hit the water to keep him from making a loud noise.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Raw Dawgin' It and Commander of Awesome -

    Can I ask you two, please, to share your top 20 movies? I think it would be interesting for you both to enlighten us with what is "good taste" in movies. Thank you.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    thavoice;1366563 wrote:The only thing he thought was hokey was when the guy was caught before he hit the water to keep him from making a loud noise.
    LOL, that was the BEST PART!!!, and I could totally see the Navy Seals doing something like that.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1366580 wrote:Raw Dawgin' It and Commander of Awesome -

    Can I ask you two, please, to share your top 20 movies? I think it would be interesting for you both to enlighten us with what is "good taste" in movies. Thank you.
    In one year? No such thing as 20 good movies coming out in a year. I'm surprised you didn't have twilight and lincoln the vampire slayer on there.
  • thavoice
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1366582 wrote:LOL, that was the BEST PART!!!, and I could totally see the Navy Seals doing something like that.
    yeah..that was pretty cool. He said it something that could happen but of anything in the movie he thought was hollywood'd up it was that! He also mentioned that the Team guys in the movie werent in "operating shape" per say.....those guys usually get pretty jacked for their deployments during their workups..but all in all a very solid movie. He doesnt say that much with war movies!
  • Commander of Awesome
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1366580 wrote:Raw Dawgin' It and Commander of Awesome -

    Can I ask you two, please, to share your top 20 movies? I think it would be interesting for you both to enlighten us with what is "good taste" in movies. Thank you.
    Bad year for movies IMO.

    Moonrise Kingdom and Django are my #1 and #2. I did not see Killing them Softly, but I'd imagine it would be on list. Lincoln, Beasts of Southern Wild, and To Rome with Rome would round out my top 6. Robot and Frank, The Master, Argo, Looper, and Skyfall rounding out top 11. Can't name 9 other movies.

    Last 4 were decent and a stretch, wouldn't put them on any of my top movie lists, just the best of the rest.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Raw Dawgin' it;1366583 wrote:In one year? No such thing as 20 good movies coming out in a year. I'm surprised you didn't have twilight and lincoln the vampire slayer on there.
    Never once said they were ALL good. Just ranked the movies I saw, and I happened to have seen 20. I'd say the line between "good" and "average" is #s 12 and 11.

    Also, you didn't answer my question. Please share/list your movies in order of your preference, please.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Commander of Awesome;1366586 wrote:Bad year for movies IMO.

    Moonrise Kingdom and Django are my #1 and #2. I did not see Killing them Softly, but I'd imagine it would be on list. Lincoln, Beasts of Southern Wild, and To Rome with Rome would round out my top 6. Robot and Frank, The Master, Argo, Looper, and Skyfall rounding out top 11. Can't name 9 other movies.

    Last 4 were decent and a stretch, wouldn't put them on any of my top movie lists, just the best of the rest.
    Thank you.

    Movies I haven't seen (for whatever reason) were bolded.

    In what order would you recommend seeing them (starting with OH, MAN... YOU HAVEN"T SEEN THAT? YOU GOTTA SEE IT) and working your way down?

    Here's how I would GUESS at ranking them (or, shall I say, in the order I would rank interest of wanting to see them...)

    Skyfall
    Looper
    Moonrise Kingdom
    Argo
    Killing them Softly / Beasts of Southern Wild / To Rome with Rome / The Master
    Robot and Frank
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Commander of Awesome;1366586 wrote:Bad year for movies IMO.



    Moonrise Kingdom and Django are my #1 and #2. I did not see Killing them Softly, but I'd imagine it would be on list. Lincoln, Beasts of Southern Wild, and To Rome with Rome would round out my top 6. Robot and Frank, The Master, Argo, Looper, and Skyfall rounding out top 11. Can't name 9 other movies.



    Last 4 were decent and a stretch, wouldn't put them on any of my top movie lists, just the best of the rest.
    Thank you.

    Movies I haven't seen (for whatever reason) were bolded.

    In what order would you recommend seeing them (starting with OH, MAN... YOU HAVEN"T SEEN THAT? YOU GOTTA SEE IT) and working your way down?

    Here's how I would GUESS at ranking them (or, shall I say, in the order I would rank interest of wanting to see them...)

    Skyfall <-- for the record, I expect this to be awesome
    Looper <-- for the record, I think this will be good
    Moonrise Kingdom <-- for the record, I have high hopes for this, but could also see it being a lot like Lost In Translation, where it's a little too dry
    Argo <-- for the record, I thought this looked awful, but I've heard reviews that the previews were horrid and the movie was actually really good.
    Killing them Softly / Beasts of Southern Wild / To Rome with Rome / The Master <-- for the record, I have no idea any of these movies even existed, and I can't imagine them being any good if I haven't heard about any of them
    Robot and Frank <-- for the record, this sounds like, perhaps, the single worst movie of the year possibly.
  • Commander of Awesome
    Argo would be lowest on the list for me. Moonrise Kingdom would be #1 as its my favorite of the movies you haven't seen. Looper was solid and one of the few original ideas Hollywood produced this year. Master had good acting but based on your preference (Action movies) you wouldn't enjoy it.

    Bond was decent but no where near as good as Casino Royale. Its an action movie done right but nothing to write home about. I love bond though and thats why its on the list.
  • Commander of Awesome
    SMH at robot and frank sounding bad, you like dumb action movies with zero substance, plot development, character development, or good acting I take it.
  • Automatik
    Anyone see The Master? It was in limited release here and I never got around to seeing it.
  • Laley23
    I really wanted to see Killing Them Softly. I like Brad Pitt in most action roles that arent directed towards all audiences (Mr. and Mrs. Smith...etc).
  • justincredible
    Going to finally see Django tomorrow night.
  • wes_mantooth
    Laley23;1366623 wrote:I really wanted to see Killing Them Softly. I like Brad Pitt in most action roles that arent directed towards all audiences (Mr. and Mrs. Smith...etc).

    I watched it via torrent...it is alright
  • FatHobbit
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1366544 wrote:in general, I think I tend to agree with my listing.
    I'm not going to pick on your list, but I did find it funny that you felt the need to say that you agree with your list. Of course you do. It's your list. :D
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1366544 wrote:Note: Skyfall isn't on the list because I, unfortunately, never made it out to see it.
    Am I the only one that thinks the Daniel Craig bond movies are 1000 times better than the remington steele bond movies? I think I watched one or two with Pierce Brosnan but I can't wait for the next bond movie. (whenever and whatever it may be)
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Commander of Awesome;1366608 wrote:Argo would be lowest on the list for me. Moonrise Kingdom would be #1 as its my favorite of the movies you haven't seen. Looper was solid and one of the few original ideas Hollywood produced this year. Master had good acting but based on your preference (Action movies) you wouldn't enjoy it.

    Bond was decent but no where near as good as Casino Royale. Its an action movie done right but nothing to write home about. I love bond though and thats why its on the list.
    That's what I've been hearing. Certainly don't want you to say anything, as it might ruin it, but I'm hoping there's some big "twist" and thus why everyone is alluding to it as "one of the few original ideas Hollywood has produced" of recent.

    Funny you should say Skyfall was good, but nowhere near as good as Casino Royale. That's exactly what I've been hearing. I know I'll see it at some point. And FWIW, Casino Royale is probably my favorite Bond movie ever.
  • Gblock
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1876277/

    A real gem of a movie from 2012

    Into the white..about some wwII pilots from the germans and allied countries that gets shot down and stranded together during a blizzard
  • FatHobbit
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1366639 wrote:That's what I've been hearing. Certainly don't want you to say anything, as it might ruin it, but I'm hoping there's some big "twist" and thus why everyone is alluding to it as "one of the few original ideas Hollywood has produced" of recent.
    I didn't think there was a big twist or that it really lived up to the hype. (it was ok, but not great.) It's just different than most movies that are out right now.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Commander of Awesome;1366610 wrote:SMH at robot and frank sounding bad, you like dumb action movies with zero substance, plot development, character development, or good acting I take it.
    No, I like Action movies, comedies, romance, horror, etc. I actually have a real appreciation for good acting movies (Ledger in The Dark Knight, Washington in Training Day, DiCaprio in Blood Diamond, DDL in Gangs of New York, Crowe in Gladiator, Spacey in American Beauty, Nicholson in As Good as It Gets, Hanks in Gump, etc.).

    I say Robot and Frank sounds dumb because it sounds like Tribioni's Mac and Cheese in Friends.

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  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    FatHobbit;1366637 wrote:I'm not going to pick on your list, but I did find it funny that you felt the need to say that you agree with your list. Of course you do. It's your list. :D



    Am I the only one that thinks the Daniel Craig bond movies are 1000 times better than the remington steele bond movies? I think I watched one or two with Pierce Brosnan but I can't wait for the next bond movie. (whenever and whatever it may be)
    I was waiting for someone to say that :-D , but to be honest, I put the list together pretty quick and I could EASILY see jostling around a movie or two. So I felt the need to state that in no way is it "official" lol
    No, you're not alone in that thought.
  • bigdaddy2003
    Commander of Awesome;1366586 wrote:Bad year for movies IMO.

    Moonrise Kingdom and Django are my #1 and #2. I did not see Killing them Softly, but I'd imagine it would be on list. Lincoln, Beasts of Southern Wild, and To Rome with Rome would round out my top 6. Robot and Frank, The Master, Argo, Looper, and Skyfall rounding out top 11. Can't name 9 other movies.

    Last 4 were decent and a stretch, wouldn't put them on any of my top movie lists, just the best of the rest.

    I've never even heard of Robot and Frank, Beasts of Southern Wild, or To Rome with Rome. Did you see them at the theater?
    Automatik;1366614 wrote:Anyone see The Master? It was in limited release here and I never got around to seeing it.
    Yes, I enjoyed it. There were a few weird parts but Phoenix and Seymour Hoffman put on good performances. I generally like Amy Adams but I thought her role was kind of just eh.
    wes_mantooth;1366632 wrote:I watched it via torrent...it is alright
    This. I thought it would be better but it was just alright to me.
  • Commander of Awesome
    bigdaddy2003;1366697 wrote:I've never even heard of Robot and Frank, Beasts of Southern Wild, or To Rome with Rome. Did you see them at the theater?
    Sure did.
  • bigdaddy2003
    ^Lucky you. I don't even have the option to see movies like that.