2012 is almost over. Again I find myself thinking ahead to
the Oscars. Again I'm considering reviewing a couple dozen films with the hopes
of better remembering the ones I've seen and evaluating them in a more critical
light. And again, I find that I've missed many interesting films, and chosen to
ignore even more.
Please take this opportunity to inform me if I should skip a
film on my "to see" list, or see a film on my "to skip"
list. I value your opinion!
Movies
I've seen
|
Movies
I'd like to see
|
Movies
I'm going to skip
|
Woman
in Black
Casa
de Mi Padre
Jeff,
Who Lives at Home
Cabin
in the Woods
Moonrise
Kingdom
Prometheus
Magic
Mike
Amazing
Spider-Man
Dark
Knight Rises
Bourne
Legacy
Premium
Rush
Looper
Argo
Cloud
Atlas
Skyfall
Silver
Linings Playbook
Licoln Les Misérables The Dictator Hope Springs Beast of the Southern Wild Monsieur Lazhar Sinister Men in Black 3 |
Man
on a Ledge
Zero
Dark Thirty
The
Kid with a Bike
The
Master
The
Secret World of Arrietty
Django
Unchained
It's
Such a Beautiful Day
Marley
Deep
Blue Sea
Holy
Motors
This
Is Not a Film
Chronicle
Best
Exotic Marigold Hotel
Life
of Pi
The
Man with the Iron Fists
Killing
Them Softly
Dredd
|
Devil
Inside
Ghost
rider: Spirit of vengeance
The
Lorax
21
Jump Street
Hunger
Games
Wrath
of the Titans
Pirates!
Band of misfits
Avengers
Snow
White and the Huntsman
Madagascar
3
Rock
of Ages
Brave
Madea's
Witness Protection Plan
Ted
Ice
Age: Continental Drift
The
Watch
Diary
of a Wimpy Kid
Total
Recall
The
Campaign
Odd
Life of Timothy Green
Expendables
2
ParaNorman
Anna
Karenina
Resident
Evil: Retribution
Frankenweenie
Pitch
Perfect
Taken
2
Here
Comes the Boom
Paranormal
Activity 4
Man
with the Iron Fists
Twilight:
Breaking Dawn 2
Hitchcock
The
Hobbit
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Hi Ivan,
ReplyDeleteTwo that might warrant your attention are “The Grey” and “Seven Psychopaths”. I also notice “Lincoln” is not on your list and while I find Spielberg overly sentimental, I always enjoy Day-Lewis’ performances. As Lincoln, he didn't disappoint.
I am glad to see "Monsieur Lazhar" is on your radar. It is a very fine film and I think very highly of it. No so for “Killing them Softly.” Granted it’s probably as bad as some of the other movies you will either skip or would like to see, but I had higher expectations and so tend to view it a little more harshly.
“The Dictator” and “Ted” were both pretty funny. I watched each once and didn’t regret doing so, although that is not to say I’ll watch them again.
All the best,
KW.
It appears that there were a couple errors on my list and I took the liberty of correcting them.
DeleteI really enjoyed "Monsieur Lazhar". I watched it with Elise in French and we agreed it was a solid film, although I admit I still prefer "A Separation" and I'm glad it won 2011's Best Foreign Film.
I did see "Lincoln" and I agree about the lead role. In fact, a couple friends of mine recently suggested that Day-Lewis might very well be the most skilled actor currently living.
"The Dictator" was fun -- I saw it in theaters -- but I still plan to skip "Ted". I'm not familiar with "Seven Psychopaths".
Almost rented "The Grey" this weekend but Elise voted it down because she felt it might be too violent.