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I'm actually a big fan of her looks and even her music. Sure it's souless pop but at least it's good on the dancefloor and I like that she doesn't shy away from singing about sex (than again nothing sells better so why wouldn't she). Her life choices on the other hand are a fucking enigma, but I tend not to focus on artists' personal lives.
Hey guys, I am in need of a favor. I have to make a presentation for tomorrow, which was supposed to be done on Saturday, and I need some help with it. Has someone read A Tale of Two Cities and could help with matching the parallels between it and The Dark Knight Rises.
It's mostly done, but I have some questions:
a) can I compare Bane to a combination of Monsieur Defarge and The Vengeance
b) what's the connection between Stryver in the book and the novel, as well as Barsad's. Are they only similar in name or is there something else to it
c) have you noticed any other connections in the movie than the ones that I have:
"- Carton/Darnay are Bruce Wayne and Lucy is Catwoman
- Madame Defarge is Talia at the end/and Catwoman before
- Monsieur Defarge and Vengeance are Bane
- themes of death and resurrection; light and darkness; social justice
- the use of kangaroo courts, capitalism at the heart
Angry20. SKYFALL
Not only the most gorgeous looking movie of the year but also one of the greatest Bond movies of all-time. Roger Deakins did a truly spectacular job on this entry and managed to bring some artistic gravitas to this franchise. Both the DP and Mendes created what felt like a fresh Bond film by… going back to the character’s roots. This blend of new and old achieved mixed results from scene to scene but there is no way that I wouldn’t put Skyfall on my top of the year with the cinematography that it had, because it truly was pure art.
You can check my more in-depth review over here: http://www.moviefancentral.com/lelekpl/reviews/16898
19. MOONRISE KINGDOM
An adventure movie with a lot of heart. That’s the best way to describe it. It had a lot of typical for Anderson quirkiness, typical of Anderson shots and typical for Anderson’s actors solid to great performances. Come to think of it, there is a better way to describe this movie – the most Wes Andersony film by Wes Anderson… and in my books that is a recommendation.
18. THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
I was really surprised by how much I liked Perks. I honestly thought that I’m way pass High School dramas but like this movie, and even more surprisingly one more that will be featured later on on my list, has proven there are still interesting stories to be told, ones that can captivate all sorts of generations. What made this movie so special as opposed to the number of other teenage oriented films is that it was not only a drama about growing up but about real, edgy issues. It helped that the characters are clearly damaged and not just spoiled. The performances in this movie are also very strong, especially by Ezra Miller, who is unrecognizable after you watched We Need To Talk About Kevin. The kid is a real talent and one that I will be taking notice of. If you’re in for a throwback to the mature teenage movies of the 80’s, this would be a great movie to pick up.
On a side note though, how could they not know that was a David Bowie song? ;)
17. LINCOLN
I begin to think that Lincoln is the least cool movie to like from the recently nominated for Oscars features. I don’t know why in all honesty, because with the exception of one other film this was my favorite out of the bunch. Is it because of Spielberg? If so, than why? When did Spielberg become uncool? But I digress. I like Lincoln. Correction, I really like Lincoln. Not so much on an enjoyment scale but rather on how expertly crafted it was, how nicely acted it was (though it could have used less recognizable actors coming up on screen every 2 minutes) and most importantly how significant it is. If I were to compare it to any other Spielberg film it would have to be his all-time best - Schindler’s List. Naturally, they’re both different in tone, this one’s nowhere nearly as dark, as personal to the director and consequently as good. But in terms of human history, both of them are essential screenings. They describe who we, as people, are. They describe what’s best in us and what’s worst in us and they do it with the use of epic imagery and a backdrop of immensely vital moments in human history. That’s what makes Lincoln a must watch!
16. SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
The power of Martin McDonagh’s script was enough to land this movie on my list. Very interesting, unusual and clever but also really funny. Naturally, it needed strong performances from the cast and sure enough, they didn’t disappoint. Farrell and McDonagh work great together and the addition of Rockwell felt like picture perfect. Sam steals the movie and his monologue on what the ending should be is the undeniable highlight, utilizing the actor’s delivery and witty and sometimes crude lines. Fortunately, the rest of the movie sticks to this formula and manages to even add some emotional elements to the story of these insane psychopaths.
15. THE AVENGERS
This movie had to be here. Even if it was just an adequate film I would still consider this a massive achievement since nothing like this has ever been done before. It was more of a cinematic event than an artistic creation and that is in no way a complaint. It did almost everything what it set out to do and it did it really well. The action is spectacular, larger than life, awe inspiring. The writing is really strong and the witty banter between the heroes in my opinion is the highlight of the movie. There were parts of it I didn’t love but there was also a lot more I liked. What that exactly is, you can check here: http://www.moviefancentral.com/lelekpl/reviews/14371
14. KILLER JOE
Ahhh dark comedies, how much I missed you… oh and you too Matthew McConaughey. To be honest, when I first saw it, I didn’t even get this was a comedy until about halfway through. When I decided to see it, I was certain I’m going to watch a thriller in the style of The Killer Inside Me. That’s what I figured from the synopsis and even from the opening minutes of the movie. But the more you get to know Emile Hirsch and his family you get to know they’re not your usual white-trash idiots, they’re one of the most hilarious white-trash idiots. It’s definitely not a movie that everyone will like but if you’re okay with something original, off-beat and at the same time dark, this movie would be a great choice. Furthermore, Matthew McConaughey elevates this comedy by giving us one of the best performances of the year. He can be funny, charming, intelligent, stupid and scary, all within the same movie or sometimes even in the same scene. It’s definitely the best acting of his career and in a year when he had other great performances in Bernie and Magic Mike it makes it that much more impressive. Good job Matthew and good job William Friedkin on crafting an atypical, awkward and amazing motion picture.
13. COMPLIANCE
It was probably the most uncomfortable movie of the year and it wasn’t one of the most pleasurable experiences, but goddamn was it an interesting movie. You could probably compare it to a car crash, where you see terrible images that make you cringe and yet you can’t look away. Now I would like to make it clear that this truly is a good movie! The performances are excellent, especially Ann Dowd’s who in my humble opinion deserved all the praise she could get. She had an incredibly difficult character to portray, a real scumbag. And by real I mean inspired by true events. A character that, although manipulated through a phone, is too dumb to understand that she is torturing an innocent person, a character that may or may not be doing it for her own gain. And she is the lead of the movie. As for our tortured protagonist? She is as clueless and passive as her oppressor to the demands of a madman. All this makes you scream at the screen, you want to stop it, you might even want to punch some sense into those people and yet you can’t and it leads to a terrifying conclusion. I was left dumbfounded, stunned and shocked, partially because that this has happened in real life… more than once, and partially because this was a great movie.
12. KILLING THEM SOFTLY
One might assume that a movie in which the ongoing subtext is devoted to American economy would not resonate well with a foreign filmgoer. However, thanks to Andrew Dominik’s direction, the film really managed to wow me in many different ways. First of all, Dominik managed to get his actors bring their A game and all of them really do their jobs well. Brad Pitt, the film biggest star, is only a distraction in the beginning, later on you completely buy him as the character he’s playing and it is a great, no-nonsense protagonist. Furthermore, Ray Liotta is back to crime dramas and it suits him. It’s probably his best performance since Goodfellas, maybe even better. He’s just very different here, more vulnerable, a tragic hero, who just cannot get a brake and whose faith is sealed. It’s one of the saddest parts of a surprisingly funny movie. I really didn’t expect it from the director of Jesse James, a movie that bored me to sleep not once but twice. There’s a lot of dark comedy elements to it, which combined with Liotta’s involvement make this a nice companion peace to Scorsese’s classic. Another aspect that is present in both productions is the great camera work and filmmaking in general. The cinematography is beautiful and the techniques used in many a scene make this film a unique and pleasurable experience. Whether the subtext and the main plot match is actually not really essential to me, the movie got it’s message across and both the storyline and America’s decline kept my full interest throughout the movie.
11. END OF WATCH
A fresh approach to a buddy cop movie is what elevates this project. I must admit that I’m not the biggest fan of this institution, I feel they are corruptible as the politicians that control them. However, I’ll be the first one to call them when I feel my life is threatened. There are good guys on the force and there are bad guys and I liked this movie for being honest with it. You see people just doing their job, like me and you. You can definitely relate to it and that’s what I did, mostly thanks to the great use of hand-held filmmaking. I agree that found footage flicks are overdone, that’s true, but when done competently they can add an extra dimension to both the film and the actors performances and that’s what happened here. Both Pena and Gyllenhaal are very believable as partners on the force. The first half of the movie is about just them – how men build their comradery, friendship and even love, how honest they can be and even how similar considering they’re coming from different backgrounds. Like I mentioned before, at first they’re just people doing their job, getting paid for it, discussing their personal problems. What helps the movie is that they’re pretty stand-up guys as well. If it was just another “fuck da police” kind of movies, where they’re all corrupt, this would be a hard and repetitive watch. But they managed to get me invested thanks to their characters. Unfortunately, their characters and their good nature is actually what gets them in trouble which is resolved in a very dramatic, ballsy and emotional conclusion. The lesson here, that once you stick your head out and try to do some good, you get hurt, is not the most popular ones in film but it rings true to this story and it might as well be true in real life.
Chillin'Honorable mentions:
HOLY MOTORS
Holy shit! Was this a unique film. A couple of months after my screening of it I still don’t know whether I like it. It was weird, wacky and at times wonderful. I loved the subtle nods to other movies, the mixture of genres and the amazing performance by the lead actor Denis Levant. I’m not sure how I felt with the overall pacing of it and whether I even got what it was about but I can definitely recommend it to anyone interested in something out of the ordinary.
THE IMPOSTER / SIDE BY SIDE
Since I’m not keen on mixing documentaries with feature films, I’m going to put these two in honorable mentions. But if I were to mix things up, they should easily make my top 20, especially The Imposter. It was an incredibly intense film, which held my interest right until the end, as I hoped for the best but was prepared for something truly shocking. Some might say it ended in an anti-climax, but isn’t life usually the same? What we did get is an incredible story, full of mystery and drama. Great filmmaking… something that Side By Side actually discusses, while focusing on camerawork. Keanu Reeves is a great host but it is the opinion of all these legendary filmmakers who have opposing point of view that make this movie so eye-opening and fascinating. If it wasn’t for this movie I would have never known how influential certain filmmakers are, or how a niche movement like Dogma 95, which movies never really impressed me before, if it wasn’t for this documentary. What’s more, the movie tries not to take any sides, even if Nolan’s and Pfister’s case for film shooting is absolutely overwhelmed by the opinions of a number of filmmakers who prefer digital cameras. Then again, isn’t this a true representation of the contemporary state of film? Sadly, I guess it’s true.
And a couple of movies that just didn’t make the cut:
CLOUD ATLAS
Much like Holy Motors it is a very unique film that mixes different genres. It’s not as bold as it’s French counterpart but it is definitely more focused, easier to follow. The story is fairly simple – love – one that lasts more than one lifetime, one that lives on through generations. While the overall moral of the story isn’t very clever or even one that I would romanticize about, it does allow for some breathtakingly beautiful, yet largely distinct, settings. Whether it’s the futuristic Seoul, early 20th Century, the 19th Century or an (anti?)utopian future, they all attract our attention and make for one hell of an experience at the cinema. Like I said, not everything works, as it’s almost an anthology movie, though not quite, some segments are better than the others. However I still see it as a glass half-full… or maybe even more
ARGO
Another solid project by Ben Affleck. While I do think it wasn’t as good as his previous two films, simply because it didn’t have as engaging of a story, it was still pretty entertaining, smartly written and very nicely made, actually in terms of craftsmanship Affleck really outdid himself once more and he’s becoming a more focused and mature director.
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK / CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER
I really enjoyed watching both movies. Both were equally heartwarming, intelligent and they had very strong performances – Rashida Jones is an exceptionally charming actress, while in SLP it was great to see Robert De Niro finally trying in a role. Though, what I liked the most about them is that they weren’t judgmental, they treated all the characters with respect and allowed us simply to care for them and not cheer for anyone in particular. The reason why they’re not on the list is that even if for the most part they have a clever script, they still rely on some romantic clichés that rubbed me the wrong way.
FLIGHT
As much as I don’t care for movies discussing substance abuse, I found myself very much entertained by Zemeckis’s return to live action. I never got the popularity of this sub-genre – it’s so pessimistic, such a downer and with characters that I was never able to connect with. However the casting of Denzel Washington was a stroke of pure genius by whoever had this idea, since it allowed for an exceptionally needed change of pace every once in a while. As I said, I don’t connect well with characters/people that have these issues, for better or probably for worse, I have little tolerance for them, but still, I do realize how difficult it can be for them, how impossible the feat of quitting can become and to which dark places it can lead. I get that, but it will not make me stick around for 2 hours to watch it helplessly. Here though, Denzel being Denzel definitely introduced other possibilities for Zemeckis. He was able to show some more lighthearted moments, the character reaching rock bottom, only to regain false self-confidence and cool factor by the very substance he is addicted to. A bold move, but a very pleasant one and in my opinion pretty real.
EXCISION
Now this was a surprise flick. A movie starring an ex-pornstar, a 90210 starlet and John Waters of all people kicking my ass so much. It wasn’t really the entire experience that made that impression on me, it was actually a shocking and powerful ending. The whole film tells the story of a young girl, that has quite lost it and is so disconnected with social norms and standards. She drifts of into this sick and bloody dreamland where she finds comfort and meaning to her life, as opposed to the real world, which has turned its back on her. Yes, it does sound like the very teenage-angst movie we try to avoid, but it is the disturbing nature of her visions, the build-up to a possibly terrifying climax and the pay-off that make this movie. That and the terrific performances by both AnnaLynne McCord and Traci Lords, both of which, in my opinion, have been robbed of various awards this year.
Angry
I loved Excision, I agree that McCord should be recognized for her performance, my best of the year.
Best Picture: DJANGO UNCHAINED
Leading Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, THE MASTER
Leading Actress: Emmanuelle Riva, AMOUR
Best Director: Steven Spielberg, LINCOLN
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED
Supporting Actress: I guess Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED
Best Adapted Screenplay: Tony Kushner, LINCOLN
Best Cinematography: SKYFALL
Best Original Score: LINCOLN
Best Animated Film: PARANORMAN
Best Visual Effects: PROMETHEUS
Costume Design: ANNA KARENINA
Best Original Song: "Skyfall," SKYFALL
Best Film Editing: ARGO
Make-up and Hairstyling: THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
Production Design: THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
AngryFAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Dark Knight Rises
WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Battleship
BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Rises
BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Django Unchained
MOST OVERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Hunger Games
MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Dredd 3D
TRIPPIEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Cabin in the Woods
BEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR
21 Jump Street
BEST HORROR MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Cabin in the Woods
BEST ANIMATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Paranorman
BEST SCI-FI MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Looper
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS OF THE YEAR
Prometheus
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR
The Amazing Spider-Man
BIGGEST SURPRISE OF THE YEAR
21 Jump Street
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Anne Hathaway - The Dark Knight Rises
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Dane DeHaan - Chronicle
FAVORITE CELEBRITY OF THE YEAR
Christian Bale
COOLEST CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
Bane
BEST MUSIC IN A MOVIE
The Dark Knight Rises
FAVORITE MOVIE POSTER OF THE YEAR
Looper
BEST TRAILER OF THE YEAR
Prometheus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0WUpsErUBA
BEST DVD OF THE YEAR
Prometheus
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE OF THE YEAR
Bane vs Batman (breaks back) - The Dark Knight Rises
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDuetklFtDQ
MOST MEMORABLE SCENE IN A MOVIE
The purge (unleash the monsters) - The Cabin in the Woods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN5YDtkmxsk
BEST T&A OF THE YEAR
Jessica Chastain - Lawless
BEST LINE OF THE YEAR
"I like the way you die, boy" - Django Unchained
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzmgKmM77cg
Angry
FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Dredd 3D
Looper
The Master
WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Bachelorette
Battleship
Piranha 3DD
Rampart
Taken 2
BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Sam Mendes - Skyfall
Ridley Scott – Prometheus
Christopher Nolan – TDKR
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master
BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Django Unchained
The Grey
Coriolanus
The Dark Knight Rises
Seven Psychopaths
MOST OVERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Hunger Games
Life of Pi
Rampart
Sinister
Expendables 2
MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Compliance
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Dredd 3D
Lovely Molly
Prometheus
TRIPPIEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Holy Motors
The Cabin in the Woods
Detention
Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning
Life of Pi
BEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR
21 Jump Street
Seven Psychopaths
Killer Joe
The Cabin in the Woods
Moonrise Kingdom
BEST HORROR MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Prometheus
The Cabin in the Woods
Lovely Molly
The Tall Man
Excision
BEST ANIMATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Brave
Batman The Dark Knight Returns part 1
ParaNorman
The Paperboy
BEST SCI-FI MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Prometheus
Looper
The Avengers
Dredd 3D
Cloud Atlas
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS OF THE YEAR
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
The Avengers
Men in Black 3
Life of Pi
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR
Savages
The Watch
Life of Pi
Expendables 2
Piranha 3DD
BIGGEST SURPRISE OF THE YEAR
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Avengers
21 Jump Street
The Grey
Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Ralph Fiennes – Coriolanus
Denzel Washington - Flight
Matthew McCoanughey – Killer Joe
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Denis Lavant - Holy Motors
BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emmanuelle Riva - Amour
Ann Dowd – Compliance
AnnaLynne McCord - Excision
Gretchen Lodge – Lovely Molly
Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of Southern Wild
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Fassbender – Prometheus
Tom Hardy – The Dark Knight Rises
Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained
Samuel L. Jackson - Django Unchained
Ezra Miller - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises
Lena Headey - Dredd
Traci Lords - Excision
Shirley Maclaine – Bernie
Amy Adams - The Master
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Fran Kranz – Cabin in the Woods
Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street
AnnaLynne McCord - Excision
Gretchen Lodge – Lovely Molly
Iko Uwais – The Raid: Redemption
COOLEST CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
Batman – The Dark Knight Rises
Bane – The Dark Knight Rises
Django Freeman - Django Unchained
Iron Man – The Avengers
Judge Dredd - Dredd 3D
BEST MUSIC IN A MOVIE
Django Unchained
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
Dredd
Cloud Atlas
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE OF THE YEAR
The Dark Knight Rises – Batman in the sewers
Django Unchained - the Climax
The Avengers – the Climax
Skyfall – Shanghai sequence
The Raid: Redemption – Hallway brawl
MOST MEMORABLE SCENE IN A MOVIE
Looper – Paul Dano's death
The Dark Knight Rises – Bane vs Batman
Excision - The Ending
The Cabin in the Woods – Elevators Open
Dredd 3D – Death of Ma-Ma
BEST T&A OF THE YEAR
Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises
Kristen Connolly – Cabin in the Woods
Jessica Chastain - Lawless
Lynn Collins – John Carter
Ali Cobrin – American Reunion
BEST LINE OF THE YEAR
The Dark Knight Rises – “then you will have my permission to die” x2
The Dark Knight Rises – “Do you feel in charge?”
21 Jump Street – “Bio-diesel, dog”
Django Unchained - "I count two guns, ni**er"
Seven Psychopaths - "Flamethrower? Who the fuck is that? It's the Vietcong guy. He was hiding up a tree"
Chillin'
I'm surprised Coriolanus isn't up for more awards (is it up for any?) I never ended up seeing it but it looked totally like Oscar bait (and well done Oscar bait at that) from what I saw. Surprising. Politics I bet.
^ it does seem surprising, even more so because in my opinion it's much better than some other nominated movies. I really liked the acting in it, it was nicely made. It's not the easiest movie to keep up with due to the dialogue but I'd consider it really good.
Summary:
The Dark Knight Rises - 14 nominations
Django Unchained - 9 nominations
Dredd 3D - 7 nominations
Prometheus - 7 nominations
The Cabin in the Woods - 6 nominations
The Avengers - 5 nominations
Excision - 5 nominations
The Master - 4 nominations
21 Jump Street - 4 nominations
Lovely Molly - 4 nominations
Looper - 3 nominations
Seven Psychopaths - 3 nominations
Watched a couple of movies recently:
Expendables 2 - I'm extremely mixed. Everything that I liked about it, started to rub me the wrong way by the end (mainly the humor, by the time Norris showed up my forehead was attached to my palms). Also, some of the actors were great (Arnold, Lundgren), others not really (Stallone, Willis), the jokes were mostly really bad, actions scenes were poorly cut, but what they did in them was still pretty amazing. My favorite part were the two roundhouse kicks by Van Damme and the line he delivers after that was truly badass. All in all, I'd give it a 7/10 for nostalgia's sake.
6 Bullets - this one was a surprise. The first DTV action flick that I liked since Blood and Bone (now why wasn't there a sequel to that movie yet?). And probably for the first time in those movies Van Damme doesn't seem bored. I really didn't like his character in Expendables, there was no reason why we should be afraid of him or for Sly's character, because there was zero build up to what Vilain can do. Here, I liked both the character and the performance. And the guy is still in great shape. The actions scenes are well done, fights are mostly very good, the story is interesting and even though it is low-budgety at times it's a worthwhile movie, maybe even more than the Expendables. 7/10
The Tall Man - I was surprised by how much I liked this movie. It was a surprise how little did I know about it. I think if the reveal had been done later on in the movie, then we might have had a modern classic on our hands, but the switch of tone works pretty good as well and the moral question at the end is pretty intruging, even though the hardship wasn't as fleshed out in the movie, thus making the answer to those questions rather obvious. But still - 7,5/10
Men in Black 3 - I haven't gained anything from this movie. It's definitely better than part 2, it has interesting alien designs and some nice old-school prostetics effects in there as well, but in terms of story and its execution, it's really not that interesting. Not a bad way to spend 1 and a half hour but if you won't see this movie, you're not really missing out on anything special. 6/10
Snow White and the Huntsman - you could probably copy and paste everything what I wrote about MIB3. Adding that it's a story that had been done to death already and some of the scenes in this one were hilarious...ly bad. The motivational speech? Yeah, right honey. 5/10
V/H/S - hmm like most anthology films, this one has some good shorts and some not so good. I'd prefer them being at least somewhat tied up together by the end, but that was not the case, sadly. The acting is mostly average to really bad in all of them, but the ideas are interesting and innovative. I especially liked the forrest killer idea. All in all there were some good and, what's more important, various different scares. But like I said none of them really lifts the flick from a good Tales from the Crypt episode. 7/10 again.
And quickly - The Bachelorette - bad, almost horrible. Not funny, not moving, not difficult, not new and not interesting. 3/10... tops
Grave Encounters - it was okay, I guess, terrible acting, terrible direction and terrible effects, but some scares were effective and I liked the perpetual night idea and the no escape and desperation scenario. My other problem with that one though, and with many modern horrors, is that they give away the ending at the beginning. Don't tell me the people died, I want to root for them, I want them to be okay, then you can kill them or not, but make me guessing and interested. 5/10
Chillin'
1) BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
The Dark Knight Rises
The Cabin in the Woods
The Avengers
Prometheus
21 Jump Street
Winner - The Dark Knight Rises
2) WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Battleship
Piranha 3DD
This Means War
Bachelorette
Rampart
Winner - Battleship
3) BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR:
Chris Nolan – TDKR
Joss Whedon – The Avengers
Ridley Scott – Prometheus
Joe Carnahan – The Grey
Josh Trank - Chronicle
Winner - Chris Nolan
4) BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR:
The Dark Knight Rises
The Avengers
The Grey
The Cabin in the Woods
21 Jump Street
Winner - The Dark Knight Rises
5) MOST OVERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
The Hunger Games
Safe House
Winner - The Hunger Games
6) MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
John Carter
Coriolanus
The Grey
The Woman in Black
Bernie
Winner - Bernie
7) TRIPPIEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Prometheus
Cabin in the Woods
Detention
21 Jump Street
Project X
Winner - Detention
8) BEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR:
21 Jump Street
Avengers
Bernie
Cabin in the Woods
Goon
Winner - 21 Jump Street
9) BEST HORROR MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Prometheus
Cabin in the Woods
Detention
The Woman in Black
Winner - The Cabin in the Woods
10) BEST ANIMATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
11) BEST SCI-FI MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Prometheus
Avengers
Winner - Prometheus
12) BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS OF THE YEAR:
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
Avengers
Battleship
John Carter
Winner - Prometheus
13) BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR:
Lockout
American Reunion
Haywire
Safe House
Piranha 3DD
Winner - Piranha 3DD
14) BIGGEST SURPRISE OF THE YEAR:
Cabin in the Woods
Avengers
21 Jump Street
The Grey
6 Bullets
Winner - 21 Jump Street
15) BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR:
Christian Bale – The Dark Knight Rises
Cillian Murphy - Red Lights
Ralph Fiennes – Coriolanus
Mel Gibson – Get the Gringo
Liam Neeson – The Grey
Winner - Ralph Fiennes
16) BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR:
Noomi Rapace – Prometheus
Leticia Dolera - [REC]3
17) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Tom Hardy – The Dark Knight Rises
Michael Fassbender – Prometheus
Michael EKlund - The Divide
Gerard Butler – Coriolanus
Matthew McConaughey - Bernie
Winner - Tom Hardy
18) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Scarlett Johanson – Avengers
Shirley Maclaine – Bernie
Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises
Charlize Theron - Snow White and the Huntsman
Rosanna Arquette - The Divide
Winner - Anne Hathaway
19) BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR:
Fran Kranz – Cabin in the Woods
Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street
Dave Franco – 21 Jump Street
Iko Uwais – The Raid
Winner - Iko Uwais
20) FAVORITE CELEBRITY OF THE YEAR:
Christian Bale
Robert Downey Jr
Tom Hardy
Louis CK
Kelly Brook
Winner - Christian Bale
21) COOLEST CHARACTER OF THE YEAR:
Batman – The Dark Knight Rises
Bane – The Dark Knight Rises
Hulk – Avengers
Iron Man – Avengers
Marty – Cabin in the Woods
Winner - Batman
22) BEST MUSIC IN A MOVIE:
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
The Raid: Redemption
Winner - The Dark Knight Rises
23) FAVORITE MOVIE POSTER OF THE YEAR:
24) BEST TRAILER OF THE YEAR:
25) BEST DVD OF THE YEAR:
26) BEST ACTION SEQUENCE OF THE YEAR:
The Dark Knight Rises – Batman in the sewers
The Dark Knight Rises – Batman’s return
Avengers – the Climax
Avengers – Thor vs Iron Man vs Captain America
The Raid – Iko vs a number of guys in the hall
Winner - Batman in the sewers
27) MOST MEMORABLE SCENE IN A MOVIE:
The Dark Knight Rises – The Ending montage
The Dark Knight Rises – Bane vs Batman
Avengers – Hulk vs Loki
Cabin in the Woods – Elevators Open
21 Jump Street – The 5 Phases
Winner - this one's too hard ;)
28) BEST T&A OF THE YEAR:
Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises
Anna Hutchinson – Cabin in the Woods
Rebecca De Mornay – American Reunion
Lynn Collins – John Carter
Ali Cobrin – American Reunion
Winner - Ali Cobrin
29) BEST LINE OF THE YEAR:
The Dark Knight Rises – “then you will have my permission to die” x2
The Dark Knight Rises – “ You think darkness is your ally…”
The Dark Knight Rises – “Do you feel in charge?”
21 Jump Street – “Bio-diesel, dog”
Avengers – “Puny God”
Winner - “then you will have my permission to die” x2
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Hell fuckin yes to Ali winning Best T&A. I'm gonna be pushing the shit outta that. Don't know if DKR will win Best pic, it stands a good chance but with that, Avengers, Prometheus and possibly Hobbit later in the year this year is wide open.
Naturally those aren't my predictions, I haven't watched enough movies this year (only 31). They're just films I'd like to win thus far.
But the run for the winner of best movie should be a pretty large geek battle this year. I think Prometheus is out of the race, but TDKR, Avengers and Hobbit all have a good chance. I think Avengers will take the cake though.
Best Picture: THE ARTIST
Leading Actor: tie - Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST or George Clooney THE DESCENDANTS
Leading Actress: Rooney Mara, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Supporting Actor: Nick Nolte, WARRIOR
Supporting Actress: Bérénice Bejo, THE ARTIST
Best Original Screenplay: J.C. Chandor, MARGIN CALL
Best Adapted Screenplay: Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne and Jim Rash, THE DESCENDANTS
Best Art Direction: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEADLY HALLOWS PART 2
Best Cinematography: WAR HORSE
Best Foreign Film: A SEPARATION
Best Original Score: THE ARTIST
Best Visual Effects: TRANSFORMERS 3
Best Original Song: "Man or Muppet," THE MUPPETS
Best Film Editing: THE ARTIST
Best Documentary Feature: PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY
AngryBest Picture: THE ARTIST
Leading Actor: Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST
Leading Actress: Viola Davis, THE HELP
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, BEGINNERS
Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, THE HELP
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Best Adapted Screenplay: Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne and Jim Rash, THE DESCENDANTS
Best Art Direction: THE ARTIST
Best Cinematography: WAR HORSE
Best Foreign Film: A SEPARATION
Best Original Score: THE ARTIST
Best Animated Film: A CAT IN PARIS
Best Costume Design: HUGO
Best Visual Effects: RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Best Original Song: "Man or Muppet," THE MUPPETS
Best Film Editing: THE ARTIST
Best Make Up: THE IRON LADY
Best Sound Editing: HUGO
Best Sound Mixing: HUGO
Best Documentary Feature: PINA
Best Documentary Short: "Incident in New Baghdad"
Best Short Film Animated: "La Luna"
Best Short Film Live Action: "Raju"
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That's pretty much exactly like mine. Only major difference is I think Clooney will get the Oscar. Otherwise it's pretty much dead on with mine.
Yeah, Clooney might steal it. I went with Dujardin just because the academy likes to give token awards to the best picture winner... and kinda subjectively because I actually think Dujardin owned this role and the movie was great - I finally saw it yesterday
Favorite Movie of the Year: Drive
Worst Movie of the Year: Sucker Punch
Best Director of the Year: Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive
Best Screenplay of the Year: Moneyball
Most Overrated Movie of the Year: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Most Underrated Movie of the Year: Source Code
Trippiest Movie of the Year: Melancholia
Best Comedy of the Year: 50/50
Best Horror Movie of the Year: Scream 4
Best Animated Movie of the Year: Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn
Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year: Super 8
Best Special Effects of the Year: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Biggest Disappointment of the Year: Cowboys & Aliens
Biggest Surprise of the Year: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Actor of the Year: Ryan Gosling - Drive
Best Actress of the Year: Rooney Mara - Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Supporting Actor of the Year: Nick Nolte - Warrior
Best Supporting Actress of the Year: Elle Fanning - Super 8
Breakthrough Performance of the Year: Rooney Mara - Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Favorite Celebrity of the Year: Brad Pitt
Coolest Character of the Year: The Driver - Drive
Best Music in a Movie: Drive
Favorite Movie Poster of the Year: The Tree of Life
Best Trailer of the Year (2011 releases): Super8
Best DVD of the Year: Super8
Best Action Sequence of the Year: Mi4 - Climbing the Dubai building
Most Memorable Scene in a Movie: Drive - Elevator scene
Best T&A of the Year: Paula Patton - MI4
Best Line of the Year: X-Men: First Class - "Go f*ck yourself."
BoredFavorite movie:
Drive
I Saw the Devil
Warrior
Super 8
Source Code
Worst Movie:
The Human Centipede 2
No Strings Attached
Sucker Punch
The Change-Up
The Dilemma
Best Director:
N. Winding Refn - Drive
Ji-woon Kim - I Saw the Devil
David Fincher - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Lars von Trier - Melancholia
Steven Spielberg - War Horse
Best screenplay:
Margin Call
Another Earth
50/50
Moneyball
The Ides of March
Most overrated movie:
Transformers 3
Stake Land
The Tree of Life
Beginners
Midnight in Paris
Most underrated movie:
Warrior
Source Code
Take Me Home Tonight
Our Idiot Brother
Kill the Irishman
Trippiest Movie:
Drive
Melancholia
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Thor
The Skin I Live In
Best Comedy of the year:
Our Idiot Brother
Paul
Take Me Home Tonight
The Guard
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Best Horror:
I Saw the Devil
Melancholia
Contagion
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Scream 4
Best Sci-fi:
Super 8
Source Code
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Another Earth
Melancholia
Best special effects:
Super 8
Melancholia
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Transformers 3
Attack the Block
Biggest Disappointment:
The Tree of Life
Beginners
Hobo with a Shotgun
Battle: LA
Priest
Biggest surprise:
Drive
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Fast Five
X-Men: First Class
Best Actor:
Ryan Gosling - Drive
Tom Hardy - Warrior
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
Dominic Cooper - Devil's Double
Best Actress:
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis - The Help
Kirsten Dunst - Melancholia
Brit Marling - Another Earth
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Supporting Actor:
Brad Pitt - The Tree of Life
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Min-sik Choi - I Saw the Devil
Joseph Gordon Levitt - Hesher
Ron Eldard - Super 8
Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Chastain - The Tree of Life
Melissa Leo - Red State
Marion Cotillard - Midnight in Paris
Julia Kijowska - In Darkness
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Breakthrough Performance:
Elle Fanning - Super 8
John Boyega - Attack the Block
Brit Marling - Another Earth
Dominic Cooper - Devil's Double
Jessica Chastain - The Tree of Life
Favorite Celebrity:
Louis CK
Hugh Jackman
Dwayne Johnson
Ricky Gervais
Christian Bale
Coolest Character:
Luke Hobbs - Fast Five
Driver - Drive
Kim Soo-hyeon - I Saw the Devil
Tommy Conlon - Warrior
Gerry Boyle - The Guard
Best Music:
Drive
Super 8
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hanna
Attack the Block
Best Action Sequence:
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - Burj Khalifa sequence
Fast Five - Diesel vs Johnson
Fast Five - Dragging the safe
Drive - opening sequence
Attack the Block - Moses vs Aliens
Most memorable scene:
Melancholia - opening sequence
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - opening credits
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - Burj Khalifa sequence
War Horse - ending
Drive - Perlman vs Driver on the beach
Best T&A:
Nicky Whelan - Hall Pass
Jessica Chastain - The Debt
Alexandra Daddario - Bereavement
Cassie Keller - A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
January Jones - X-Men
Best Line:
"Mules! Drug Mules" - The Guard
"Go fuck yourself" - X-Men
"How about this - shut your mouth or I'll kick your teeth down your throat and I'll shut it for you." - Drive
"No!" - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
"Potato eater? Seeing as how the potato was the only source of nutrition in Ireland for 300 years and half the population including my ancestors died in the great famine, I'd say that term is insensitive. Speaking of culinary tastes, Mr. MacLeish, you're Scottish aren't you? Let's talk about Haggis. Haggis is seasoned lard stuffed into a sheep's colon. So I may be a potato eater Mr. MacLeish but I don't eat fat out of a sheep's asshole... What do you think of the new carpet?" - Kill the Irishman
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Thanks guys, I hope some of it helped
Just to be clear though, I didn't see the three most Oscar buzzed movies - The Descendants, The Artist and Hugo, since they haven't come out over here yet... I should be seeing Hugo in two weeks
I like these picks better than the Oscars overall. Did you get a chance to see "Red White & Blue"? I would at least put that on the underrated list. Three great breakout performances in the same film.
I can't say I have. I might give it a watch.
As for the nominees, they were made before I saw a couple of other great movies. Right now I would probably give some love to Artist and Descendants, especially to the lead actors. This week I will be finishing my 2011 wrap-up with Shame, Martha Marcy May Marlene, I Melt with You, Like Crazy, Dangerous Method, Take Shelter and J Edgar.
I've been on a movie spree in the last three days:
Kill List - left me dissappointed, it was a good movie, by the end a really good movie, but the ending was a really cheap tactic
Apollo 18 - pretty bad, but I liked the style of it... that doesn't cover the fact that there was too little material for something other than a half an hour fan film
Final Destination 5 - it really was the best one since part 1, but that really doesn't say much in my books... at least some of the characters were likeable this time around
Moneyball - I couldn't care less about baseball and this isn't even close to being my favorite baseball movie (Major League 1 and 2!), but it was good, and Pitt brought a lot of charisma and presence to the screen. He definitely helped a lot
Ides of March - I had very similar reactions as to Moneyball... but here I think that the acting is even better. Clooney is good, Gosling is really good, so is Hoffman but the three of them at the same time was something excellent
Hostel 3 - yep, that's all I've got to say about it
In Darkness - this is a pretty good polish Holocaust movie that I would like to recommend you. Not as emotional as Schindler's List or not as gritty as Canal but at moments id does almost put you in centre of these horrific events
War Horse - Kaminski. I could end at that. His cinematography is a work of art here, the ending really makes me think of Gone with the Wind. Spielberg is also in form here and the movie is a nice watch. It can be too fairy tale'y, too uneven, too awkward at times but I liked it nonetheless
Paranormal Activity 3 - by the end I felt this series started to become repetitive. It had some good scares, but I kinda knew most of what was coming. My least favorite of the series, but still ok
A Lonely Place to Die - again I felt dissapointed. It got me hooked as soon as they started climbing, they found the girl, and even when it turned to Cliffhanger for a moment there, but then I started to lose interest at the end. The masked killer ending didn't help
50/50 - very emotional. Both JGL and Rogen give great performances, but the scenes between Huston, JGL and his father are the ones that really got to me. It probably woldn't be so effective if it wasn't for the comedy since I had some nice laughs too.
The Guard - talking about a good laugh. At parts it was so funny I couldn't remember when I laughed so hard and if you don't agree then "fuck off back to Dublin you". Yep Brendan Gleeson is great once again and Gerry Boyle is a lock for my nomination for best character for Golden Schmoes
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^ I'm really glad I haven't seen it in a theatre, it would probably make it my least favorite movie of the year
I liked Final Destination 5. I really like pt2 and probably would place this one around there and the original. I really like what they did with this one.
^ I liked the whole take a life to get more time aspect of it but there could have been more of it and of Miles Fisher
1. Put your iPod on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it sounds!
IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
Derezzed - Daft Punk
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Sparks - Coldplay
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Master of Puppets - Metallica
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Never Gonna Happen - Lily Allen
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Store Bought Bones - The Raconteurs
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
No Ceiling - Eddie Vedder
WHAT IS 2+2?
Slipping Away - The Rolling Stones
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
On Call - Kings Of Leon
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
She Hates Me - Puddle Of Mudd
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Soldier's Poem - Muse
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Taxman - The Beatles
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Dance The Night Away - Van Halen
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Cannot Be Saved - The Automatic
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Bad Boy - The Beatles
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Time Is On My Side - The Rolling Stones
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Beautifil Girl - INXS
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Immunize - Pendulum
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Soldier On - Oasis
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
John, I'm Only Dancing - David Bowie
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Pyramid Song - Radiohead
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Blood - Pearl Jam
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Got No Love - The Kooks
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
So Far - The RedLand
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
The Four of Us are Dying - Nine Inch Nailes
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Boom - Prince
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Runnin' - The Game
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Woman In Chains - Tears For Fears
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not a fan of her but I loooove that semi-shaved head + long hair look