2012 In Review

I think 2012 stands as a great year at the movies. I didn't see as many movies as I would have liked, but I'm pretty happy with what I saw. So I'm going to do my own little retrospective here and give my own personal Oscars and Razzies. Here we go.

Favourite Movie: Django Unchained
I don't have to think about this one. Django is pretty much a close to perfect movie that I had a blast watching.

Best Male Performance: Daniel Craig, Skyfall
I'm honestly kind of shocked that I put this here considering the powerhouse trio in Django. But Craig pretty much perfected the character of James Bond in this movie, and that's worthy of getting an award in its own right. He finally managed to find that sweet spot that combined the personal torment and anger that he used in Casino Royale with the class and humor that some of the other Bonds had used. Sorry Connery, but Daniel Craig's got you beat.

Best Female Performance: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Anne Hathaway is to Les Miserables what Anthony Hopkins is to Silence of the Lambs. She's not the main character and really isn't in it a ton, but is the character you remember the best. She's just outstanding in this movie and hopefully convinces people she's moved on from her Disney days.

Best Music: Les Miserables
Duh.

Best Original Song: Adele "Skyfall," Skyfall
Also duh.

Best Visual Effects: The Dark Knight Rises
This was kind of a tough one, but I'm going to give it to TDKR mainly for it's impressive use of practical effects. They actually had people walking on the wings of airplanes. Use less CGI next time, Mr. Whedon.

Best Action: Tie between The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and Skyfall
Yeah, I couldn't decide. All of these movies had great action.

Now for the worst:

Worst Movie: Battleship
The first "award" I will bestow on this hunk of crap. Not to be the last.

Worst Male Performance: Ryan Reynolds, Safe House
I officially hate this guy.

Worst Female Performance: Rihanna, Battleship
Wait, she was in this movie? For real? I thought they just filmed her staring blankly at the camera without speaking for shits and giggles and decided to add it in.

Most Disappointing Movie: Prometheus
I liked this movie, but even I recognize that it should have been a hell of a lot better. It fell far short of expectations.

Worst Disgrace To Cinema: Battleship
Yes, I'm creating another topic just for Battleship. Why? I hadn't started this blog yet when I saw this movie and I only gave it a short write up before. But now I have something to say. Thank God this movie bombed because it's a symbol of all that's wrong with Hollywood. There was nothing here worth telling, and yet the idiot filmmakers tried to excuse themselves by saying it's just a popcorn movie. Well I'm sorry, but The Avengers proved you wrong on that. It was a popcorn movie for sure, but still had effort and actually told a story. You may ask what I was expecting, seeing as its a movie based on a board game. Well here's a suggestion: DON'T MAKE A MOVIE BASED OFF A GODDAMN BOARD GAME! It's not hard! If Hollywood is that out of ideas that it should just throw in the towel, or, heaven forbid, develop original properties.

Well there we go. 2013 is shaping up to be a good year for movies and I'm excited. Good night and good luck.

Movies I'm hyped for in 2013:
Pacific Rim
Man Of Steel
Gangster Squad
Broken City
Saving Mr. Banks
The Last Stand 
The Wolverine
Oz: The Great And The Powerful
Iron Man 3
The Great Gatsby
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Hangover Part III
After Earth (Maybe: I'm actually giving M. Night a chance here)
Kick Ass 2
The Wolverine
Red 2
I, Frankenstein
Thor: The Dark Worlds
The Hunger Games: CatchingFire
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug