Best Films of 2012

[Jake Gittes]

Jake, you think Killing Them is as good as Jesse James?

For me it's in the same ballpark, although it's not easy to compare a 160-minute period Western epic and a 97-minute crime thriller. I'd say Jesse James is more of an achievement considering just how much went into it; KTS is a lot more slight, but it also accomplishes everything it sets out to do and it packs more of an immediate punch. Both are excellent, and Chopper (Dominik's first film) is up on that level too, I'd suggest everyone to see that one if they haven't. Eric Bana is incredible in it, and it somewhat resembles KTS in its length (less than 100 minutes) and its very dark humor.

[Jake Gittes]

KTS will probably be more divisive than Jesse, too. There is so much in the latter that it's very possible to enjoy at least various parts of it, even if not the whole. KTS will either fire on all cylinders or it won't deliver at all (sure, I think most will agree that it's well-shot and Pitt is as charismatic as ever, but it's the way the story is told and the idea is expressed that will either work for you or it won't). Fortunately, I found myself being along for the ride from the very first minute.

Edited October 26, 2012 by Jake Gittes

[Kvikk Lunsj]

[*]Perks of Being A Wallflower 9.5/10

[*]The Dark Knight Rises 9.5/10

[*]Argo 9/10

[*]Frankenweenie 8.5/10

[*]Brave 8/10

[*]The Hunger Games 7/10

[*]The Secret World of Arrietty 7/10

[*]21 Jump Street 7/10

[*]ParaNorman 7/10

[*]Lopper 7/10

[*]American Reunion 6.5/10

[*]Ted 6.5/10

[*]Cabin in the Woods 6.5/10

[*]ParaNorman 6.5/10

[*]The Grey 6.5/10

[*]Avengers 6/10

[*]Magic Mike 5/10

[*]Dark Shadows 5/10

[*]The Dictator 5/10

[*]Men in Black 3 5/10

[*]Bourne Legacy 5.5/10

[*]Chronicle 5.5/10

[*]Damsels in Distress 5.5/10

[*]Amazing Spider Man 5.5/10

[*]The Raid 5.5/10

[*]This Means War 5/10

[*]Lawless 5/10

[*]The Campaign 5/10

[*]The Goon 5/10

[*]Moonrise Kingdom 5/10

[*]Rock of Ages 5/10

[*]The Vow 5/10

[*]Women in Black 5/10

[*]Battleship 4/10

[*]The Lorax 4/10

[*]Total Recall 4/10

[*]Safe House 4/10

[*]Snow White and The Huntsmen 3.5/10

[*]Act of Valor 3.5/10

[*]Red Tails 3.5/10

[*]Haywire 3.5/10

[*]Man on Ledge 3.5/10

[*]Contraband 3/10

[*]Wrath of the Titans 3/10

[*]Project X 3/10

[*]LOL 2.5/10

[*]Lockout 2/10

[*]Underworld: Awaking 2/10

[*]John Carter 1/10

[*]Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 1/10

[*]Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 1/10

[*]Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 1/10

[*]That’s My Boy 0/10

[*]Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie 0/10

[Ezen Baklattan]

A+

1. Cloud Atlas

A

2. Argo

3. Looper

4. Moonrise Kingdom

A-

5. The Master

6. The Cabin In The Woods

7. The Avengers

8. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

9. Beasts Of The Southern Wild

B+

10. Frankenweenie

11. ParaNorman

12. Safety Not Guaranteed

B

13. The Dark Knight Rises

14. The Intouchables

15. 21 Jump Street

16. The Secret World Of Arrietty

17. Chronicle

18. The Pirates! Band Of Misfits

B-

19. Men In Black III

20. The Hunger Games

21. Jeff, Who Lives At Home

C+

22. The Five-Year Engagement

23. Bully

C

24. The Dictator

25. Ted

26. Dark Shadows

D+

27. God Bless America

[Gopher]

Definitive proof I like most of the movies I see:

A

The Master

Argo

A-

Looper

Cloud Atlas

Cabin in the Woods

The Dark Knight Rises

The Avengers

Moonrise Kingdom

Beasts of the Southern Wild

B+

Perks of Being A Wallflower

The Grey

Seven Psychopaths

The Raid: Redemption

21 Jump Street

Arbitrage

Safety Not Guaranteed

The Intouchables

Bernie

Magic Mike

B

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Chronicle

Take this Waltz

Premium Rush

Dredd

Goon

Sound of My Voice

Frankenweenie

Ted

Pitch Perfect

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

B-

Paranorman

Brave

Lawless

Five-Year Engagement

Hope Springs

The Hunger Games

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Bully

C+

Wanderlust

End of Watch

Jeff, Who Lives at Home

The Expendables 2

The Dictator

Casa de Mi Padre

Snow White and the Huntsman

C

Men in Black III

Prometheus

John Carter

The Campaign

American Reunion

C-

The Amazing Spider-Man

God Bless America

Friends With Kids

The Bourne Legacy

D+

Dark Shadows

Rock of Ages

That's My Boy

D

Total Recall

The Lorax

Edited October 28, 2012 by Gopher

[Gopher]

Can't decide between letter or number grades... neither feels quite right.

Edited October 28, 2012 by Gopher

[The Toymaker]

I wish I could decide too. I keep meaning to start a number grading system out of 100 for the movies I watch, but I've done so many with grades now that it would be hard to grade newer movies i see because I try to fit them in between previous movies I have seen, and I cannot quite decide what number each grade is represented as.

[Blankments]

1. The Avengers A+2. Argo A+3. The Dark Knight Rises A+4. Looper A5. The Amazing Spider-Man A-6. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted A-7. Pirates! Band of Misfits B+8. The Expendables 2 B+9. Men in Black 3 B10. The Hunger Games B11. Brave B12. Rock of Ages B-13. Chronicle B-14. This Means War C-15. The Lorax F

[The Toymaker]

A-

1. The Expendables 2

2. Ted

B+

3. Total Recall

4. Dredd 3D

5. The Bourne Legacy

6. Due West: My 3D Sex Journey

7. The Amazing Spider-Man

B

8. Looper

9. How I Spent My Summer Vacation

10. Safe House

B-

11. Taken 2

12. The Avengers

13. The Dark Knight Rises

C+

14. The Grey

D

15. The Hunger Games

D-

16. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

F

17. The Cold Light of Day

18. The Woman in Black

[mattmav45]

1. Seven Psychopaths- A-

2. The Grey- B+

3. Looper- B+

4. 21 Jump Street- B+

5. Dredd- B+/B

6. Brave- B+/B

7. Prometheus- B+/B

8. The Cabin in the Woods- B+/B

9. The Dark Knight Rises- B

10. The Avengers- B

11. Moonrise Kingdom- B

12. The Master- B

13. Savages- B

14. Jeff, Who Lives at Home- B/B-

15. The Raid: Redemption- B/B-

16. Bourne Legacy- B/B-

17. Ted- B-

18. Chronicle- B-

19. Haywire- B-

20. Wanderlust- B-/C+

21. American Reunion- B-/C+

22. The Campaign- B-/C+

23. The Amazing Spider-Man- B-/C+

24. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel- B-/C+

25. Hit and Run- C+

26. The Hunger Games- C+

27. John Carter- C+

28. Men In Black 3- C+

29. Lawless- C+/C

30. The Five-Year Engagement- C+/C

31. Snow White and the Huntsman- C+/C

32. Safe House- C+/C

33. Contraband- C+/C

34. Premium Rush- C

35. Pirates! Band of Misfits- C

36. The Dictator- C

37. Trouble with the Curve- C/C-

38. The Woman in Black- C-

39. Silent House- C-

40. Battleship- C-/D+

41. Project X- D+

42. The Lorax- D+

43. Underworld: Awakening- D

44. Lockout- D-

[Kvikk Lunsj]

[*]Perks of Being A Wallflower 9.5/10

[*]The Dark Knight Rises 9.5/10

[*]Argo 9/10

[*]Cloud Atlas 9/10

[*]Frankenweenie 8.5/10

[*]Brave 8/10

[*]The Hunger Games 7/10

[*]The Secret World of Arrietty 7/10

[*]21 Jump Street 7/10

[*]ParaNorman 7/10

[*]Lopper 7/10

[*]American Reunion 6.5/10

[*]Ted 6.5/10

[*]Cabin in the Woods 6.5/10

[*]ParaNorman 6.5/10

[*]The Grey 6.5/10

[*]Avengers 6/10

[*]Magic Mike 5/10

[*]Dark Shadows 5/10

[*]The Dictator 5/10

[*]Men in Black 3 5/10

[*]Bourne Legacy 5.5/10

[*]Chronicle 5.5/10

[*]Damsels in Distress 5.5/10

[*]Amazing Spider Man 5.5/10

[*]The Raid 5.5/10

[*]This Means War 5/10

[*]Lawless 5/10

[*]The Campaign 5/10

[*]The Goon 5/10

[*]Moonrise Kingdom 5/10

[*]Rock of Ages 5/10

[*]The Vow 5/10

[*]Women in Black 5/10

[*]Battleship 4/10

[*]The Lorax 4/10

[*]Total Recall 4/10

[*]Safe House 4/10

[*]Snow White and The Huntsmen 3.5/10

[*]Act of Valor 3.5/10

[*]Red Tails 3.5/10

[*]Haywire 3.5/10

[*]Man on Ledge 3.5/10

[*]Contraband 3/10

[*]Wrath of the Titans 3/10

[*]Project X 3/10

[*]LOL 2.5/10

[*]Lockout 2/10

[*]Underworld: Awaking 2/10

[*]John Carter 1/10

[*]Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 1/10

[*]Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 1/10

[*]Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 1/10

[*]That’s My Boy 0/10

[*]Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie 0/10

[Ezen Baklattan]

A+

1. Cloud Atlas

A

2. Argo

3. Looper

4. Moonrise Kingdom

A-

5. The Master

6. The Cabin In The Woods

7. The Avengers

8. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

9. Wreck-It Ralph

10. Beasts Of The Southern Wild

B+

11. Frankenweenie

12. ParaNorman

13. Safety Not Guaranteed

14. 21 Jump Street

B

14. The Dark Knight Rises

15. The Intouchables

17. Bernie

18. The Secret World Of Arrietty

19. Chronicle

B-

20. Brave

21. The Pirates! Band Of Misfits

22. Men In Black III

23. The Hunger Games

24. Jeff, Who Lives At Home

C+

25. The Five-Year Engagement

26. Bully

C

27. The Dictator

28. Ted

29. Dark Shadows

30. God Bless America

[Blankments]

1. The Avengers A+2. Wreck-It Ralph A+3. The Dark Knight Rises A+4. Argo A+5. Looper A6. The Amazing Spider-Man A-7. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted A-8. Pirates! Band of Misfits B+9. The Expendables 2 B+10. Men in Black 3 B11. The Hunger Games B12. Brave B13. Rock of Ages B-14. Chronicle B-15. This Means War C-16. The Lorax F

Edited November 5, 2012 by Blankments

[mattmav45]

1. Seven Psychopaths- A-

2. The Grey- B+

3. Bernie- B+

4. Argo- B+

5. Looper- B+

6. 21 Jump Street- B+

7. Dredd- B+/B

8. Brave- B+/B

9. Prometheus- B+/B

10. The Cabin in the Woods- B+/B

11. The Dark Knight Rises- B

12. The Avengers- B

13. Moonrise Kingdom- B

14. The Master- B

15. Savages- B

16. Jeff, Who Lives at Home- B/B-

17. The Raid: Redemption- B/B-

18. Rampart- B/B-

19. Bourne Legacy- B/B-

20. Ted- B-

21. Chronicle- B-

22. Haywire- B-

23. Wanderlust- B-/C+

24. American Reunion- B-/C+

25. The Campaign- B-/C+

26. The Amazing Spider-Man- B-/C+

27. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel- B-/C+

28. Hit and Run- C+

29. The Hunger Games- C+

30. John Carter- C+

31. Men In Black 3- C+

32. Lawless- C+/C

33. The Five-Year Engagement- C+/C

34. Excision- C+/C

35. Snow White and the Huntsman- C+/C

36. Safe House- C+/C

37. Contraband- C+/C

38. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted- C

39. Premium Rush- C

40. Pirates! Band of Misfits- C

41. The Dictator- C

42. Trouble with the Curve- C/C-

43. The Woman in Black- C-

44. Silent House- C-

45. Battleship- C-/D+

46. Project X- D+

47. The Lorax- D+

48. Underworld: Awakening- D

49. Lockout- D-

Edited November 7, 2012 by mattmav45

[BK007]

Amazing Spider ManAvengersBraveBourne LegacyPirates!GreyHunger GamesSkyfallDreddLooperRaid: Redemption21 Jump StreetBattleshipDark Knight RisesArbitrageAmerican ReunionLoraxFive Year EngagementJohn CarterChronicleCabin in the WoodsLockoutMen in Black 3Total RecallTaken 2TedHaywirePremium RushMadagascar 3SafeDictatorSeeking A Friend for the End of the WorldIce Age 4CampaignSafe HouseSnow White & the HuntsmanPrometheusThis Means War

[Jessie]

Ted

[Ozymandias]

Argo - 10The Grey - 10Prometheus - 10Looper - 10Dredd - 10Cloud Atlas - 9.5Skyfall - 9.5The Avengers - 6.5/10Underworld Awakening - 6.5/10Expendables 2 - 6/10Savages - 6/10The Hunger Games - 1/10I'm pretty good at seeing movies I know I'll like for the most part.

Edited November 10, 2012 by Shpongle

[Ezen Baklattan]

A+

1. Cloud Atlas

A

2. Argo

3. Looper

4. Moonrise Kingdom

A-

5. The Master

6. The Cabin In The Woods

7. Marvel's The Avengers

8. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

9. Wreck-It Ralph

10. Beasts Of The Southern Wild

B+

11. Frankenweenie

12. Skyfall

13. ParaNorman

14. Safety Not Guaranteed

15. 21 Jump Street

B

16. The Dark Knight Rises

17. The Intouchables

18. Bernie

19. The Secret World Of Arrietty

20. Chronicle

B-

21. Brave

22. The Pirates! Band Of Misfits

23. Men In Black III

24. The Hunger Games

25. Jeff, Who Lives At Home

C+

26. The Five-Year Engagement

27. Bully

C

28. The Dictator

29. Ted

C-

30. Dark Shadows

D+

31. God Bless America

[Blankments]

1. The Avengers A+2. Wreck-It Ralph A+3. Skyfall A+4. The Dark Knight Rises A+5. Argo A+6. Looper A7. The Amazing Spider-Man A-8. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted A-9. Pirates! Band of Misfits B+10. The Expendables 2 B+11. Men in Black 3 B12. The Hunger Games B13. Brave B14. Rock of Ages B-15. Chronicle B-16. This Means War C-17. The Lorax F

[AniNate]

The Secret World of Arrietty - A+

The Dark Knight Rises - A

The Cabin in the Woods - A

Looper - A

Brave - A

The Avengers - A

Frankenweenie - A-

Men in Black 3 - A-

Argo - A-

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - B+

The Hunger Games - B+

The Campaign - B+

The Amazing Spider-Man - B+

Skyfall - B+

Moonrise Kingdom - B+

Wreck-It Ralph - B+

ParaNorman - B

John Carter - B

Ted - B

21 Jump Street - B

Premium Rush - B-

The Master - C+

Prometheus - C+

Beasts of the Southern Wild - C

Edited November 12, 2012 by tribefan695