yes well its here now isnt it, enjoy and remember the total bias of it being my favorite of what I saw
(didnt see batman so no go, my apologies)
10. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
So starting off the list is the film which was dubbed red 2.0 in that it featured old actors still acting.. like that was the only similarity between this and the spy movie.. anyway i knew going in the acting would be great and it would probably be quite funny but it really outdid itself. The humour was classic british dry humour which I love and everyone played their parts very well but the reason it made it was its the first film i've seen thats addressed the life of the aging without having an overriding tone of "ah bless the old folk". It showed these people as actual human beings and not just elderly stereo types and it looked into the idea that you never know who you are, not even past pension. It was really well handled and dealt with problems without ever just dwelling on how they were old people and I was just really impressed.
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
This is one of the few on this list who came out while i was doing reviews so the link to that is here: http://thedreamingchild.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-perks-of-being-wallflower-review.html
If you have seen it you will know my review was kind of luke warm towards this but I have to credit to the character acting of this film. Emma Watson Ezra Miller and Logan Lerman all did really wonderful jobs and created entirely different characters to any I had seen them in before and serious credit should be given to them all.
8. Pitch Perfect & 21 Jump Street
review of pitch perfect: http://thedreamingchild.blogspot.ie/2012/12/pitch-perfect-review.html
Is it a cop out to do two in one, absolutely. Am I going to try decide, nope. These were just both really good comedies and while one is in music they both have this continual of really blatant and really subtle humour and I just really enjoyed them as comedies, not serious, no message, just good fun.
7. Killer Joe
I went in to this having no idea what it was about and left not being able to look at fried chicken the same way. The acting in it was just fabulous like Matthew McConaughey went above and beyond creepy and for this outrageous tale the cast carried it and made it terrifying and twisted but also completely unforgettable.
6. The Hobbit
Another review if your interested: http://thedreamingchild.blogspot.ie/2012/12/the-hobbit-unexpected-journey-ie-first.html
It was always going to be up lets be fair, this is just such a huge work and it was so well done. I think anything of that size that actually still had character, plot and humour and didnt just rely on its size to carry it deserves acknowledgment. Plus it brought back everyone to middle earth which was really nice.
5. This is not a Film
It is one of those films I saw, loved and then completely forgot about. I was reminded of it while thinking of this list and i cant believe i didnt remember it. Defiantly one of the better works of subtly and implication, the director dosnt hide his feelings and because it truely is him their is nothing forced about this. Unlike most documentaries its not trying to be flashy and create a surrealty to real life, its simply honest.
4. Chronicle
This was i think the first film I saw of 2012 and it remains one of my favorites. I have never seen any super hero film where it didnt have most of the people with power being self righteous "good" characters and one rouge bad guy, none of whom were real, they were emblems of something always, never really humans with this power. So i guess until chronicle i never considered how damaging and twisted a power was. It did that so well and the cast did amazingly well.
3. Monsieur Lazhar
By far one of the most elegant films I have ever seen. Its calm and understated, beautiful and simple.
It tells of a teacher who arrives after the last teacher commits suicide in the classroom. It deals in a realistic way with what grief is and how it controls and haunts a person. The only word that comes to mind when i think of it is elegant, really just excellent.
2. Moonrise Kingdom
I really love West Anderson, this bizzare world is just so fabulous and with moonrise kingdom he really went all out in this beautiful alternate world., the kids were really great in it as well
and i dont really know what i can say to express why i love his style so much. If you havnt seen his stuff you are missing out on it all.
1. Argo
I finally had to give the award to Argo, It was just the perfect combination of all I look for in a film. It had a great plot and brillliant acting, the story wasnt dull but it was defiantly hopeful. The shooting was really gorgeous while not trying to detract from the story and the style was unapologetically optimistic. The pace in it was really just perfect and it had this bizzare humor was really excellent.
2012 in film: So the first half of the year was a bit of a write off, it had this grey blur of unexciting films that few remember and less want to. Then summer rolled round and suddenly films were competing with each other as they are supposed to and from them to oscars we have had so many hits. I didnt see some of the big block busters like skyfall and batman but overall i think that both small film and large were really on top form and with things like great gatsby coming out we may have hope that hollywood has started listening
... that being said this was the year of Pihranna 3DDD
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