Top 10 films of 2012

[Kane52630]

Top 10 of 2012 (updated)
1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. The Grey
3. The Avengers
4. Chronicle
5. The Raid: Redemption
6. Prometheus
7. 21 Jump Street
8. John Carter
9. V/H/S
10. God Bless America



Bottom 10 of 2012 (updated)
1. Detention
2. Project X
3. Chernobyl Diaries
4. The Devil Inside
5. Battleship
6. What to Expect When You're Expecting
7. The Tall Man
8. Underworld: Awakening
9. Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
10. The Lorax

Films I've Seen (this includes Blu rays/DVDs; bold titles means watched in a theater)

The Devil Inside (Blu Ray)
Contraband (Blu Ray)
Haywire (Blu Ray)
Coriolanus (Blu Ray)
Red Tails (Blu Ray)
Underworld: Awakening (Blu Ray)
The Grey
Man on a Ledge
Nameless Gangster (Blu Ray)
Chronicle
The Woman in Black
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (Blu Ray)
Safe House
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Blu Ray)
Gone (Blu Ray)
Wanderlust (Blu Ray)
The Lorax (Blu Ray)
Project X (Blu Ray)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (Blu Ray)
John Carter
Silent House
21 Jump Street
The FP (Blu Ray)
Casa de Mi Padre (Blu Ray)
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (Blu Ray)
[REC]³ Génesis (Blu Ray)
Wrath of the Titans (Real D)
God Bless America (Blu Ray)
The Cabin in the Woods (Blu Ray)
Detention (Blu Ray)
Bad Ass (Blu Ray)
Lockout (Blu Ray)
The Three Stooges (Blu Ray)
Iron Sky (Blu Ray)
The Hunger Games (Blu Ray)
The Raid: Redemption
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Blu Ray)
The Raven (Blu Ray)
The Five Year Engagement (Blu Ray)
Safe (Blu Ray)
The Avengers (IMAX 3D) (Real D) (2D)
Dark Shadows (Blu Ray)
The Dictator (Blu Ray)
Battleship (Blu Ray)
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Blu Ray)
Chernobyl Diaries
Men in Black 3
Moonrise Kingdom (Blu Ray)
Snow White & The Huntsman
Piranha 3DD (Blu Ray)
Prometheus (Real D)
That's My Boy (Blu Ray)
Rock of Ages (Blu Ray)
Superman vs. The Elite (Blu Ray)
The Amazing Spider-Man (Real D)
Red Lights (Blu Ray)
The Dark Knight Rises (IMAX) (2D)
The Tall Man (DVD)
V/H/S (DVD)
The Bourne Legacy
The Expendables 2
Cosmopolis (Blu Ray)
Compliance (Blu Ray)
Premium Rush
Lawless
The Possession
The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 (Blu Ray)
Stolen (Blu Ray)
Dredd (Real D)
End of Watch
Looper
Hotel Transylvania (Real D)
Frankenweenie (Real D)
Taken 2
Smiley (DVD)
Argo

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Updated 10/13/12


79. Red Tails
78. Joyful Noise
77. Mirror Mirror
76. Lockout
75. The Watch
74. The Three Stooges
73. Total Recall
72. Resident Evil: Retribution
71. John Carter
*Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D
70. The Dictator
69. The Words
68. Damsels in Distress
67. Men in Black III
66. Taken 2
65. The Bourne Legacy
64. Safe
63. Underworld: Awakening
62. Being Flynn
61. The Campaign
60. The Possession
59. American Reunion
58. Contraband
57. Friends with Kids
56. The Expendables 2
55. Snow White and The Huntsman
54. Wrath of the Titans
53. Hysteria
52. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
51. Safe House
50. Jeff, Who Lives At Home
49. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
48. Savages
47. Dredd
46. Sparkle
45. The Raid: Redemption
44. 2016: Obama's America
43. To Rome With Love
42. Frankenweenie
41. Premium Rush
40. Ted
39. Bully
38. Seven Psychopaths
37. Brave
36. Think Like A Man
35. Hotel Transylvania
34. Lawless
33. ParaNorman
32. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
31. 21 Jump Street
30. Hope Springs
29. Your Sister's Sister
28. Safety Not Guaranteed
27. Pitch Perfect
26. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
25. For A Good Time, Call...
24. Hit and Run
23. Sinister
22. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
21. The Hunger Games
20. Wanderlust
*Titanic 3D
19. The Grey
18. Chronicle
17. End of Watch
16. Ruby Sparks
15. The Amazing Spider-Man
14. Looper
13. Haywire
12. Prometheus
11. The Master
10. Moonrise Kingdom
9. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
7. Robot & Frank
*Finding Nemo 3D
6. Argo
5. Bernie
*Beauty & The Beast 3D
4. The Dark Knight Rises
*Raiders of the Lost Ark (IMAX)
3. The Intouchables
2. The Cabin in the Woods
1. Marvel's The Avengers

 

[CConn]

I keep thinking your #64 is really your #1, and I immediately get the urge to insult you for thinking Red Tails is the best movie of the year.

 

[childeroland]

Slightly revised:

1) Beasts of the Southern Wild
2) The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3) Samsara
4) Turn Me On, Dammit
5) The Hollow Crown -- Richard II
6) Wuthering Heights (Stateside release)
7) .hack//Beyond the World
8) The Dark Knight Rises
9) Moonrise Kingdom
10) Side By Side

11) Dredd
12) Superman vs. the Elite
13) The Raid
14) The Secret World of Arriety
15) The Avengers
16) From Up On Poppy Hill (US release)
17) The Thieves
18) Damsels in Distress
19) Nameless Gangster
20) Compliance
21) Little Birds

 

[hammerhedd11]

Compliance 10/10
The Dark Knight Rises 9/10
Moonrise Kingdom 9/10
The Grey 8.5/10
The Avengers 8/10
The Hunger Games 8/10
The Cabin in the Woods 8/10
The Amazing Spider-Man 7/10
Chronicle 7/10
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie 7/10
The Innkeepers 7/10
21 Jump Street 7/10
Superman Vs. the Elite 7/10
Wrath of the Titans 6.5/10
John Carter 6.5/10
Prometheus 6/10
Justice League Doom 6/10
The Raid: Redemption 5/10
The Expendables 2 5/10
Safe House 5/10
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 4/10
Battleship 4/10
Underworld: Awakening 4/10

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

1. The Avengers
2. 21 Jump Street
3. The Amazing Spider-Man
4. The Dark Knight Rises
5. Cabin in the Woods
6. Chronicle
7.The Five-Year Engagement
8. Ted
9. Dredd
10. Piranha 3DD

 

[Donnie Darko]

Mine updated:

1. Avengers
2. Cabin in the Woods
3. Expendables 2
4. The Raid: Redemption (awesome fights, but not quite the fun ride/spectacle of E2)
5. Dark Knight Rises
6. 21 Jump Street
7. Hunger Games
8. Chronicle
9. This Means War
10. The Vow
11. The Lucky One
12. Haywire

Honorable Mention: Titanic 3D. Doesn't really count because it is a 3D rerelease. If I was to count it, I'd put it in the 4-5 range.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Top 10 (new in bold)

1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. Sound of My Voice
3. Looper
4. The Amazing Spiderman
5. The Avengers
6. Safety Not Guaranteed
7. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
8. Jeff Who Lives at Home
9. Ted
10. Boy


And the rest:

Spoiler

11. Take This Waltz
12. 21 Jump Street
13. The Hunger Games
14. Perfect Sense
15. Turn Me On Dammit!
16. Cabin in the Woods
17. Prometheus
18. Project X
19. The Imposter
20. Superman vs The Elite

The Rest

21. The Grey, 22. Taken 2, 23. Snow White and the Huntsman, 24. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 25. Get the Gringo, 26. Detatchment, 27. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, 28. The Kid with a Bike, 29. Wanderlust, 30. Chronicle, 31. Friends With Kids, 32. Silent House, 33. John Carter, 34. Safe House, 35. Justice League: Doom, 36. Haywire, 37. 360, 38. Mirror Mirror, 39. What to Expect When You're Expecting , 40. Brave, 41. Being Flynn, 42. Men in Black 3, 43. Magic Mike, 44. This Means War, 45. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, 46. Dark Shadows, 47. The Raven, 48. Badass, 49. The Flowers of War, 50. Big Miracle, 51. Battleship, 52. The Woman in Black, 53. The Trouble with Bliss, 54. The Vow, 55. American Pie Reunion, 56. Bernie, 57. The Lorax, 58. Rock of Ages, 59. The Five Year Engagement, 60. The Raid Redemption, 61. Coriolanus, 62. Man on a Ledge, 63. The Dictator, 64. A Thousand Words, 65. The Pact, 66. The Cold Light of Day, 67. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, 68. The Three Stooges

Bottom 10 (italics indicate films that I simply could not make it all the way through).

10. All in Good Time
9. The Deep Blue Sea
8. Red Tails
7. The Devil Inside
6. Contraband
5. The Divide
4. One for the Money
3. Act of Valor
2. Wrath of the Titans
1. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

 

[Drizzle]

Updated:

1. The Avengers
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Cabin in the Woods
4. The Hunger Games
5. Ted
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. Brave
8. Prometheus
9. 21 Jump Street
10. John Carter

Didn't make the cut:
11. Project X
12. The Expendables 2
13. The Grey
14. Men in Black III
15. American Reunion
16. Dark Shadows

Meh:
17. The Dictator

F*** this movie:
18. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Honorable Mention (but it doesn't really count because it was released in 1981):
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The IMAX Experience

 

[Fanticon]

1. Avengers
2. Dark Knight Rises
3. Ted
4. Prometheus
5. Amazing Spiderman
6. John Carter
7. Lawless
8. Chronicle
9. The Grey
10. Hunger Games

 

[newmoon333]

Avengers
Snow white and the Huntsman
The Hobbit

 

[CapedCrusader14]

Updated

1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. Chronicle
3. Prometheus
4. The Avengers
5. The Raid
6. Looper
7. The Grey
8. 21 Jump Street
9. Ted
10. The Expendables 2
11. Men In Black 3
12. The Amazing Spiderman
13. The Bourne Legacy

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Top 20 updated:

20. The Hunger Games
19. Wanderlust
18. Titanic 3D
17. The Grey
16. Chronicle
15. Ruby Sparks
14. The Amazing Spider-Man
13. Looper
12. Haywire
11. Prometheus
10. The Master
9. Moonrise Kingdom
8. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
7. Robot & Frank
6. Bernie
5. Beauty & The Beast 3D
4. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Intouchables
2. The Cabin in the Woods
1. Marvel's The Avengers

 

[CConn]

1. The Dark Knight Rises (10/10)
2. Moonrise Kingdom (9/10)
3. Prometheus (9/10)
4. The Avengers (9/10)
5. 21 Jump Street (8/10)
6. Haywire (8/10)
7. The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (8/10)
8. Dredd (8/10)
9. John Carter (7/10)
10. The Cabin in the Woods (7/10)
11. The Amazing Spider-Man (7/10)
12. Chronicle (7/10)
13. The Bourne Legacy (7/10)
14. The Raid: Redemption (7/10)
15. Superman vs. The Elite (6/10)
16. The Hunger Games (6/10)
17. The Grey (6/10)
18. Snow White and the Huntsman (5/10)
19. The Dictator (4/10)

I can't wait to see Looper. I'm expecting it to rank in the Top 5.

 

[bullets]

Updated list.

1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. The Avengers
3. The Amazing Spider-Man
4. Prometheus
5. John Carter
6. Cabin in the Woods
7. Paranorman
8. The Expendables 2
9. Ted
10. Chronicle
11. Safe House
12. Jeff Who Lives at Home
13. 21 Jump Street
14. The Raid
15. Wrath of Titans
16. Goon
17. American Reunion


I hope to see Looper this weekend.

 

[flickchick85]

1. The Avengers (9.5/10)
2. The Master (9.5/10)
3. The Dark Knight Rises (9/10)
4. The Cabin in the Woods (9/10)
5. The Amazing Spider-Man (8.5/10)
6. ParaNorman (8.5/10)
7. Dredd (7.5/10)
8. The Raid (7.5/10)
9. 21 Jump Street (7.5/10)
10. The Hunger Games (7.5/10)

Honorable Mentions: Brave (7/10), Prometheus (7/10), Magic Mike (7/10), The Bourne Legacy (7/10)

I'm seeing Looper tomorrow so this will probably change pretty quickly, lol.

 

[Rowsdower!]

UPDATE!

1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. Safety Not Guaranteed
3. The Raid
4. The Avengers
5. Looper
6. The Cabin in the Woods
7. Rock of Ages
8. Chronicle
9. Lawless
10. American Reunion

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Update:
1. The Dark Knight Rises 9.5/10
2. The Avengers 8.5/10
3. The Amazing Spider-Man 7.8/10
4. Safe 7.5/10
5. Men in Black 3 7.1/10

The last one is a notable improvement to the second, but the story isn't as fun as the first, and it doesn't look like they cared enough with CGI, first movie has it a little better

 

[Drizzle]

Updated:

1. The Avengers
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Cabin in the Woods
4. The Hunger Games
5. Ted
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. Brave
8. Prometheus
9. 21 Jump Street
10. Looper

Didn't make the cut:
11. John Carter
12. Project X
13. The Expendables 2
14. The Grey
15. Men in Black III
16. American Reunion
17. Dark Shadows
18. The Perks of Being A Wallflower

Meh:
19. The Dictator

F*** this movie:
20. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Honorable Mention (but it doesn't really count because it was released in 1981):
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The IMAX Experience

 

[kewlmatto]

Top 10 of 2012 so far...

1. Looper
2. The Avengers
3. The Amazing Spider-Man
4. The Dark Knight Rises
5. Prometheus
6. Game Change (TV movie)
7. Brave
8. Hotel Transylvania
9. Chronicle
10. Ted

To be honest I'm looking forward to some of those later ones slipping out of the top ten when more good films come out, or I get the chance to finally see certain ones (e.g. Moonrise Kingdom).

 

[flickchick85]

Hello Looper, goodbye Hunger Games.

1. The Avengers (9.5/10)
2. The Master (9.5/10)
3. Looper (9/10)
4. The Dark Knight Rises (9/10)
5. The Cabin in the Woods (9/10)
6. The Amazing Spider-Man (8.5/10)
7. ParaNorman (8.5/10)
8. Dredd (7.5/10)
9. The Raid (7.5/10)
10. 21 Jump Street (7.5/10)

Honorable Mentions (aka, the ones that fell off the list): The Hunger Games (7.5/10), Brave (7/10), Prometheus (7/10), Magic Mike (7/10), The Bourne Legacy (7/10)

 

[Donnie Darko]

Mine Updated Again:

1. Avengers
2. Cabin in the Woods
3. Expendables 2
4. The Raid: Redemption (awesome fights, but not quite the fun ride/spectacle of E2)
5. Dark Knight Rises
6. 21 Jump Street
7. Hunger Games
8. Five-Year Engagement
9. Amazing Spider-Man
10. Chronicle
11. This Means War
12. The Vow
13. What To Expect When You're Expecting
14. The Lucky One
15. Haywire

Honorable Mention: Titanic 3D. Doesn't really count because it is a 3D rerelease. If I was to count it, I'd put it in the 4-5 range.

 

[CConn]

I don't know where to rank Looper. Technically, it was very good. But personally, I probably enjoyed everything from Haywire to John Carter to 21 Jump Street more.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Updated: 10/13/12

20. The Hunger Games
19. Wanderlust
18. The Grey
17. Chronicle
16. End of Watch
15. Ruby Sparks
14. The Amazing Spider-Man
13. Looper
12. Haywire
11. Prometheus
10. The Master
9. Moonrise Kingdom
8. Argo
7. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
6. Robot & Frank
5. Bernie
4. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Intouchables
2. The Cabin in the Woods
1. Marvel's The Avengers

 

[dude stannis]

1) The Grey
2) Prometheus
3) The Dark Knight Rises
4) Get the Gringo
5) Looper
6) The Raid
7) 21 Jump Street
8) Safe
9) Haywire
10) The Avengers

Updated with Looper.