1.) The Dark Knight Rises - Christopher Nolan's last trip to Gotham City + Hardy as Bane + Hathaway as Catwoman + Batman retiring/dying = EPIC
2.) Prometheus - Ridley Scott with Fassbender, Theron, and Rapace on an Alien prequel... 'nuff said.
3.) Skyfall - QoS fell short after following Casino Royale but Fiennes, Bardem, Harris, & Marlohe?! I'm there.
4.) Django Unchained/The Man with the Iron Fists - Tarantino with DiCaprio, Foxx, Gooding Jr, RZA, Crowe, etc in a slave/martial arts extraganza... back to back?! Sign me up!
5.) Cloud Atlas - read the book; forget the director and large cast attached for the time being.
6.)The Bourne Legacy - Norton, Renner and Weisz in a kickass Spy-Thriller. That's all.
7.) Lincoln - Daniel Day Lewis.
8.)The Dictator - Sacha poking fun at the World's most feared dictators... what's not to love?
9.) Chronicle - Influenced by Akira. Yep, awesome.
10.) 47 Ronin - One of the greatest revenge stories of all time. Great cast too.
11.) Gravity - Alfonso Cuaron, take my money.
12.) Gangster Squad - Brolin, Nolte, Gosling, Stone and Penn in a gangster film = winning.
Honorable Mentions:
The Grey
Safe House
The Hunger Games
Dredd
Wrath of the Titans
The Raid
The Amazing Spiderman
The Avengers