lilmac Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) I created this thread because looking back at the last 362 days, I am struck by how fantastic this year has been for moviegoers. In fact, I'm going to go so far to say that for me 2012 is the best movie year since I really started getting into movies. Check out this list! http://boxofficemojo...?yr=2012&p=.htm Avengers, TDKR, DU, TH1, Lincoln, Skyfall...the list of enjoyable/excellent films goes on and on. While none of 2012 movies cracked my top 5 of all time the cumulative effect tops any other year. PS: I say 'in living memory' because 1939 was just unfair. http://www.films101.com/y1939r.htm Edited December 28, 2012 by lilmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Well, very recently, 2007, 2009 and 2010 were all substantially more rewarding to me than the years surrounding them. Gotta say that while I had very high expectations for 2012, it hasn't really lived up to them - every blockbuster except TA and Skyfall was disappointing to some extent and I haven't seen a single movie I could call a masterpiece this year. But since I have yet to see The Master, Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty, things can definitely still be turned around.If we are going further back in time, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1994, 1999 were pretty incredible years for movies - can't speak for earlier years/decades since they are still mostly an uncharted territory for me. I saw masterpieces made in that time, but not yet 2 or 3 from a single year. 1950 probably comes closest with a masterpiece in Rashomon and two other all-time classics in All About Eve and Sunset Boulevard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Excellent post.Besides presumably Jaws, what did joy did 1975 bring for young Mr. Gittes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Cuckoo's Nest, Barry Lyndon, Amarcord and The Passenger (aka Professione: reporter). Still need to see Dog Day Afternoon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Nashville, at least, but '75 is already a great year even if you don't count those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accursed Arachnid!™ Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) 2012.THG, TA, TASM, TDKR, Skyfall, TH1, Argo, Lincoln...and I haven't seen so many, including DU, yet..But, mainly it's the big 3 comic book films for me...a dream year.From my childhood though, it would have to be 1982. E.T., Star Trek II, Rocky III, 48 Hrs, Poltergeist, First Blood, Conan, Tron, Blade Runner, The Road Warrior, Secret of NIMH, Beastmaster...what a year. Edited December 28, 2012 by Accursed Arachnid!™ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yeah I'm remember 82 very fondly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sims Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 1994 and 2007 are the definitive answers in my lifetime.I'd say the Top 5 are:1. 20072. 19943. 19994. 20105. 20082012 has potential to be fourth or fifth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 1999 is still the king in my lifetime. My two favorites from that year - American Beauty and Magnolia - are both swimming around somewhere in my personal top 25. I have not yet seen enough movies from 1994 to judge whether that year is superior to '99. Ditto for 1997; like 1994, it has several of the movies that come most readily to my memory when I think about movies in the '90s, though that might have something to do with the fact that that was the first year that I consistently looked at the local movie listings every week.I think 2004, 2007, 2009, and 2012 are all very notable not just for the number of really good/great movies, but also for the variety of genres and styles said movies reflected. I almost want to call 2007 the best year of the new millennium so far (it's the only year since I started following movies where every entry in my top ten is straight-A-level in my book), but as great as so many of the movies were, many of them were also really bleak and depressing, and came out at a time in my life when I was having some issues with depression, so it's not exactly the happiest time to look back on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanboy Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 2008 is such an underrated year. TDK, Wall-E, Let the Right One In, The Wrestler, Slumdog Millionaire, Gran Torino.I haven't seen Magnolia but 1999 already has American Beauty and Fight Club, both in my top 10 of all time, yet I'm only 15 so I don't really remember 1999. :lol:2010 only had one masterful movie IMO, but overall there were many movies that were really good. TSN, Inception, Toy Story 3, Buried, True Grit, Black Swan, TKS, 127 Hours, Let Me In, Scott Pilgrim, HTTYD, Tangled, Blue Valentine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acab Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 1995. It had so many great films.Leaving Las VegasUndergroundHateHeatSeven12 MonkeysThe Usual SuspectsCasinoToy StoryShallow Grave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 1994, 1999 and 2007. Though 2012 is probably the second or third best year for movies since the turn of the century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) 1984 - Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, The Terminator, Friday the 13th Part IV 1987 - Predator, RoboCop, Eddie Murphy Raw, Lethal Weapon, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 1994 - Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Speed, True Lies 1997 - L.A. Confidential, Titanic, Good Will Hunting, As Good as It Gets, Con Air 2007 - No Country for Old Men, The Assassination of Jesse James, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Zodiac, There Will Be Blood, Michael Clayton, Atonement Edited December 29, 2012 by Don Calavera The Stingray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 94, 99, 07, 10.I'll echo what jake said about this year. So much potential, but few above a B+ for me. The Master and SLP delivered, but big boys like Argo, Lincoln, and Les Mis left me disappointed. I thought it would turn out like 2010, but I was wrong. I just hope ZDT is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 2010. The summer was a bit weak with some highlights (Inception, The Kids Are Allright, Scott Pilgrim) but the onslaught of masterpieces starting from october made up for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmav45 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) I'm not on the 2012 bandwagon just yet, but mainly because I still need to catch up on some.I thought 2011 was really weak, but Tree of Life was so damn good it saved the year and nothing else really mattered. Edited December 30, 2012 by mattmav45 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 '99Toy Story 2The MatrixThe Green MileAmerican BeautyThree KingsEye Wide ShutFight ClubMan on the MoonThe InsiderThe Iron GiantMagnoliaBeing John MalkovichElectionGoRun Lola RunOffice SpaceBowfinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriastone14 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Best movie of the year according to me is Skyfall and Life of Pi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punishment Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 2012 is the year that I have watched the most movies at the theater, but 1989 and 1993 are my favorite movie years.1989BatmanGloryField of DreamsIJ and the Last CrusadeDead Poets Society 1993TombstoneJurassic ParkThe FugitiveGettysburgMrs. DoubtfireIn the Line of FireGeronimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
