2013 Predictions

So, I've done my list of favourite movies of 2012, this is now my list of movies I'm most looking forward to seeing in 2013. Once again, this is in no particular order, beyond the expected release date.

January:

- Gangster Squad

- Zero Dark Thirty

February:

- A Good Day to Die Hard

- Side Effects

- Warm Bodies

- Identity Theft

- Safe Haven

March:

- Oz: The Great and Powerful

- Jack the Giant Slayer

- G.I. Joe: Retaliation

- Noah

- The Place Beyond the Pines

April:

- Oblivion

May:

- Star Trek Into Darkness

- The Great Gatsby

- Epic

- The Croods

- Iron Man 3

- The Hangover Part III

- Only God Forgives

June:

- Man of Steel

- Much Ado About Nothing

July:

- The Lone Ranger

- Despicable Me 2

- The Wolverine

August:

- The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

- Diana

September:

- Rush

October:

- Seventh Son

November:

- Enders Game

- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

- Thor: The Dark of the World

December:

- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

- Jack Ryan

There are, of course, other movies coming out next year, many which I'm sure will be great. Many of which I'm sure will also be horrible. I'm looking forward to it all!

2012 Movies in Review

There were a lot of movies out in 2012, and I saw a good number of them. I am not going to make a list of all the movies I saw, because that would be pretty long, but I am going to do a quick list of my favourites and least favourite. Just to note, these are in no particular order.

Action

The Best:

- The Avengers - we are slowly doing all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, all of which are great, although not with any rush

- The Dark Knight Rises - for which we did a marathon of all the Christopher Nolan Batman movies

- Skyfall - for which we did a Bond-a-thon, of all twenty-three Bond Eon films

- The Amazing Spider-Man

The Worst:

- The Bourne Legacy

Comedy

The Best:

- 21 Jump Street

- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

- Seven Psychopaths

- Ted

The Worst:

- What to Expect When You're Expecting

- Fun Size

Drama

The Best:

- The Perks of Being a Wallflower

- Silver Linings Playbook

- Lincoln

- End of Watch

The Worst:

- The Words

Family

The Best:

- Wreck-It Ralph

- Rise of the Guardians

- Brave

- Frankenweenie

The Worst:

- The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Music

The Best:

- Les Misérables

- Pitch Perfect

- Rock of Ages 

The Worst:

- Sparkle

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

The Best:

- Looper

- The Cabin in the Woods

- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

- The Hunger Games

The Worst:

- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

The Best:

- La Luna

- Paperman

The Worst:

- Partysaurus Rex

It should be noted that in the case of both Partysaurus Rex and The Pirates, I didn't actually think they were bad, I just didn't like them as much as the other films in that category.

To sum up the year, I would probably make a few generalizations.  This was the year of Joss Whedon, who really became huge after directing The Avengers - because he wasn't already a god before that.  This was also the year of the superhero, although that's been a running theme in action movies for awhile now - but we saw the Avengers unite, Batman fight Bane, Spider-Man get his powers, even Bond who is somewhat of a superhero.  It was a year of fantasy and science fiction, what with the superheros, hobbits, vampires, and zombies.  It was a year of book-to-movie adaptations that were actually by and large really good - from Silver Linings Playbook to The Perks of Being a Wallflower to The Hobbit to The Hunger Games and everything in between.  It was the year of the franchise - with the start of some, the ending of others, and the continuation of others still.  It was the year of remakes and reboots, from 21 Jump Street to Red Dawn to Total Recall to Spider-Man.  It was a year of really serious period pieces - Lincoln, Anna Karenina, Les Misérables.  It was the year of a number of actors - Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Hemsworth, Channing Tatum, Anna Kendrick, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcherson, Jeremy Renner, Rebel Wilson, and Kristen Stewart all appeared in multiple movies this year, some of them great, some of them not so great.  It was the year that Twilight ended.  It was a year of all thinks British - from the Olympics to the Jubilee.  It was a good year.  Here's to it!