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Action Groaners: Haywire, Safehouse

Depress-Fests: The Grey

Dismissed as crap, but thought it was a'ight when watching: Chronicle, Hunger Games, Safe, Snow White and the Huntsman, Ted

About as good as i thought it would be: Act of Valor, The Lorax, Goon, The Three Stooges, Pirates Band of Misfits, Chernobyl Diaries, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter,

No interest in seeing in my lifetime: Project X, 21 Jumpstreet, American Reunion, Dark Shadows, The Dictator, That's My Boy, Expendables 2, Frankenweenie,

Over-the-top Sci-Fi BS that could've been better: John Carter, Prometheus, Battleship

Sequel that probably shouldn't have been done: Wrath of the Titans, Madagascar 3, Bourne Legacy

Boring drama that was 'critically acclaimed': Jeff Who Lives at Home

Brutal movie starring a past-prime actress: Mirror Mirror

Blockbuster that came through: Avengers, Dark Knight Rises

Reboot that wasn't really needed: Amazing Spiderman

Haven't Seen Yet, No real urgency either: Men in Black 3, Rock of Ages, Savages, Dredd, Looper, Taken 2, Total Recall, Red Dawn

Sadly, still Haven't seen yet: Skyfall, Hobbit, Life of Pi

Guess i'm going to reserve final rankings until i actually see some of the supposedly really good ones, but Ted scored surprisingly high for me. It was visually sunning, but Prometheus was a disappointment, overall. Avengers and Dark Knight Rises were formulaic. (Avengers, Battleship, X-Men First Class and Transformers 3 used the same setting.) Like i said, i've yet to see Skyfall or the Hobbit.

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Action Groaners: Haywire, Safehouse

Depress-Fests: The Grey

Dismissed as crap, but thought it was a'ight when watching: Chronicle, Hunger Games, Safe, Snow White and the Huntsman, Ted

About as good as i thought it would be: Act of Valor, The Lorax, Goon, The Three Stooges, Pirates Band of Misfits, Chernobyl Diaries, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter,

No interest in seeing in my lifetime: Project X, 21 Jumpstreet, American Reunion, Dark Shadows, The Dictator, That's My Boy, Expendables 2, Frankenweenie,

Over-the-top Sci-Fi BS that could've been better: John Carter, Prometheus, Battleship

Sequel that probably shouldn't have been done: Wrath of the Titans, Madagascar 3, Bourne Legacy

Boring drama that was 'critically acclaimed': Jeff Who Lives at Home

Brutal movie starring a past-prime actress: Mirror Mirror

Blockbuster that came through: Avengers, Dark Knight Rises

Reboot that wasn't really needed: Amazing Spiderman

Haven't Seen Yet, No real urgency either: Men in Black 3, Rock of Ages, Savages, Dredd, Looper, Taken 2, Total Recall, Red Dawn

Sadly, still Haven't seen yet: Skyfall, Hobbit, Life of Pi

Guess i'm going to reserve final rankings until i actually see some of the supposedly really good ones, but Ted scored surprisingly high for me. It was visually sunning, but Prometheus was a disappointment, overall. Avengers and Dark Knight Rises were formulaic. (Avengers, Battleship, X-Men First Class and Transformers 3 used the same setting.) Like i said, i've yet to see Skyfall or the Hobbit.

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Saw a lot of garbage this year...

The Hunger Games

Goon

Moonrise Kingdom

Prometheus

Rock of Ages

Ted

The Dark Knight Rises

The Watch

Total Recall

The Campaign

Lawless

Resident Evil: Retribution

Looper

Here Comes the Boom

Seven Psychopaths

Cloud Atlas

Skyfall

The Man with the Iron Fists

Wreck-It Ralph

Life of Pi

Red Dawn

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Top 5:

1) Cloud Atlas

2) Life Of Pi

3) Wreck-It Ralph

4) Moonrise Kingdom

5) Looper

HM) Lawless

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I'm kind of surprised people didn't feel as highly about Cloud Atlas as I did. It was really the only memorable movie this year that I'd watch again.

My list:

1. Cloud Atlas

2. Life of Pi

3. Looper

4. Dark Knight

5. Hobbit

I can't even recall what else I watched but I'm sure I did. I thought outside of Cloud Atlas it was a weak year for movies.

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I did not end up seeing nearly as many movies as I wanted to in 2012, as in a disappointingly low amount, I usually see as many as possible. I was really busy this year so most of the movies I ended up seeing were big budget blockbusters. This list will be subject to change after I catch up on all the stuff I missed.

1. Wreck-it Ralph (I'm essentially a grown man, and this has become one of my favourite movies ever.)

2. Django Unchained (What can I say, Tarantino has done it again.)

3. Argo (Really good, even though you know how it'll turn out. Ben Affleck is proving to be a really good director.)

4. The Avengers (It's a popcorn movie that's just for fun. Nothing cerebral or deep. But its so, so much fun. Its just a really entertaining movie. When it comes to turning off your brain and being entertained for 2 hours, I don't think it can be beat)

5.Life of Pi (well adapted, and the cinematography is absolutely stunning.)

6. Skyfall ( Took Bond to a whole new level. Casino Royale was good, but this really seemed to stand on it's own. It didn't follow the conventional Bond formula. It took risks and they paid off.)

That's basically it so far. The other ones that I did end up seeing either sucked or weren't worth mentioning.

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1. End of Watch

2. Avengers

3. 21 Jump Street

4. The Dark Knight Rises

5. The Hunger Games

6. Lawless

7. Looper

8. Project X

9. Goon

10. Safety Not Guaranteed

11. John Carter

Movies I haven't seen yet but would probably make my list - Skyfall, The Hobbit, Wreck it Ralph, Django Unchained, Seven Psychopaths

Other movies I haven't seen yet - Premium Rush, Trouble with the Curve, The Man with the Iron Fists

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1. End of Watch

2. Avengers

3. 21 Jump Street

4. The Dark Knight Rises

5. The Hunger Games

6. Lawless

7. Looper

8. Project X

9. Goon

10. Safety Not Guaranteed

11. John Carter

Movies I haven't seen yet but would probably make my list - Skyfall, The Hobbit, Wreck it Ralph, Django Unchained, Seven Psychopaths

Other movies I haven't seen yet - Premium Rush, Trouble with the Curve, The Man with the Iron Fists

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I actually got to watch 53 movies last year (I attend a lot of advance screenings - I actually paid for 10 movies last year), but I still missed out on Django Unchained, Les Miserable and Life of Pi... so those 3 could crack my list.

Top Comedies of the Year

1. Ted

2. This Is 40

3. Project X

Honourable mentions: This Means War, American Reunion, 21 Jump Street, Seven Psychopaths

Top Action/Thriller Movies of the Year

1. The Dark Knight Rises

2. Skyfall

3. The Avengers

Honourable mentions: Chronicle, Looper

Top Animation Movie of the Year

1. Wreck-It Ralph (That's all that matters)

Top Drama Movies of the Year

1. Argo

2. Silver Linings Playbook

3. End of Watch

Honourable mentions: The Impossible, Jack Reacher

Top Horror Movie of the Year

Cabin in the Woods

I think people are getting a bit defensive on these lists. Obviously everyone has different taste and we aren't talking about Oscar-worthy movies - just movies we enjoyed.

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didn't see enough movies this year to make a list worth reading.

django was super weird and incredible. moonrise kingdom was pretty and interesting and fun. i kinda enjoyed the dark night rises. i liked safety not guaranteed a lot, probably mostly due to really liking aubrey plaza in it and in general.

the hobbit was visually impressive, but i found it really boring and kinda hated it. dark shadows was so bad i almost barfed.

those are all the movies i remember.

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1. Django Unchained

2. The Dark Knight Rises

3. Argo

4. Seven Psychopaths

5. Skyfall

6. Looper

7. Moonrise Kingdom

8. Avengers

9. Lincoln

10. Chronicle

Still haven't seen... Zero Dark Thirty, Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook, Life of Pi

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