Best of 2012 (3/4 of the way through update)

[Anderson]

A continuation of that popular thread.

1) Moonrise Kingdom
2) Beasts of the Southern Wild
3) The Master
4) Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
5) Looper
6) Hit and Run
7) The Avengers
8) Celeste & Jesse Forever
9) Prometheus
10) The Odd Life of Timothy Green

[FilmNerdJamie]

You liked Timothy Green?! Haven't heard anyone talk about that one.

[Anderson]

You liked Timothy Green?! Haven't heard anyone talk about that one.

Loved it. In all honesty. It should've been "Timothy Green/Brave". They both touched on similar issues that I feel are missing from films targeting kids.

[Captain Russ]

Really wish I got a chance to see Beasts in the theatre.

[FilmNerdJamie]

The hate for Seeking a Friend is full retard.

Everything about the movie tells you upfront the world will not be saved... and yet it was still sweet and life-affirming. How did people miss that?

[Anderson]

The hate for Seeking a Friend is full retard.

Everything about the movie tells you upfront the world will not be saved... and yet it was still sweet and life-affirming. How did people miss that?

One of the sweetest and best endings I've seen in a few years.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Preaching to the choir.

[BillyG]

I have not seen nearly as many movies this year as I wanted to. And I doubt many of them will be on Amazon to rent by the holidays, or I will have much time over my vacation to see most of them.

[Ben Thomas]

In no particular order...

The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Raid
Killing Them Softly
The Imposter
Nostalgia for the Light
The Descendants
Take This Waltz
Moonrise Kingdom
21 Jump Street

That's all I got so far.

[Anderson]

I'm still buzzing on Cabin in the Woods. However, "Celeste and Jesse Forever" caught me offguard as it's the first realistic romantic comedy.

[Ben Thomas]

I've got to say that, while it's far from perfect and very on the nose, I enjoyed the hell out of God Bless America, which only made it to these shores earlier this year. Frank's speech to the douche in his office before he sets off on his rampage - 'Why have a civilization anymore if we no longer are interested in being civilized?' - is epic.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Best movie of 2012 is easily Devin Gets His Ass Kicked: the Movie.

[Ben Thomas]

Explain?

[Abraham Smashington]

Devin owned.

[Ben Thomas]

Ok, we need to move this to another thread stat, cos this one doesn't need to get taken over...