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13.07.12 # Top Ten # 18 Comments3rd. The Amazing Spider-Man
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Dennis Leary, Martin Sheen
Director: Marc Webb
Released: 3rd July 2012
Rebooted origin story that sees Peter Parker set out to understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner, a man destined to become The Lizard. This is the second best Spider-Man movie after ‘Spider-Man 2′, and in (some ways) better, thanks to a more serious tone and more interesting physical-realisation of the hero, both in how Spider-Man moves (the decision to go practical really pays off) and how he fights with webbing more inventively. Garfield finds a satisfying new spin on Parker (even though the actors look too old for high-school), the overall story plays out in a swift and satisfying way and the Lizard is a lot of fun to watch.
2nd. The Raid: Redemption
Starring: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah
Director: Gareth Evans
Released: 23rd March 2012
Indonesian action movie (directed by a Welshman) about a SWAT team who become trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. Site Reviewer Dalmatian Jaws says – “A masterpiece. I’m not a huge martial arts fan, but this one had me in the palm of its hand. Theater gasped and applauded more than once during the movie, it was great.”
1st. The Avengers
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston
Director: Joss Whedon
Released: 4th May 2012
SHIELD assembles a team of superpowered individuals to form The Avengers, as Earth faces an impending invasion… Bringing together the leading characters from many, very different, active franchises and placing them in an ensemble has never been done in cinema. It was a risk, and a huge challenge. But Marvel knocked it out the park. Making Joss Whedon director was the first masterstroke, since his background as a Marvel writer, and director of successful ensemble movies, proved to be invaluable. Watching The Avengers battle each other is geek heaven (so that’s what would happen if Hulk fought Thor), and that’s only the first half of the movie. All players are on top form and Loki, miraculously, proves to be foe enough as a villain. Essential viewing.
What have been your favourites from this year so far? Let me know in the comments.
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The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man.. *thumbs up
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I’m not sure his year in movies has been so bad we need to fill spaces with junkers like John Carter and Chronicle, do we?
I thought they were decent for the reasons mentioned in the post, but not fantastic. Question is, what would you put in their place?
I think your order is wrong for starters. MIB3 plus John Carter are inferior to the all the movies in the 20-12 spots. Plus no love for Get the Gringo? We Bought a Zoo was a good family flick. Piranhaconda? (That last one was a joke.)
The worst movie of the year. Dark Tide with Halle Berry.
It’s going by U.S. release date so We Bought a Zoo was last year. Get the Gringo is an interesting shout, slipped through the net by going straight to video-on-demand in the U.S., I’ll need to check it out.
All and all its been disappointing so far. The Hobbit and Dark Knight Rises better be worth it. If not I’ll have to wait for the Fantastic Four reboot. Wait? What?
Better than those two? I can randomly pick OK movies that were better than them: Underworld: Awakening, Mirror Mirror, Contraband, This Means War, The Vow, Haywire, American Reunion.
Movies that should be on this list, though: Friends With Kids, Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, Take This Waltz (?), Your Sister’s Sister, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, The Five Year Engagement.
Just because a movie is unique doesn’t mean it’s good or needs any kind of recognition. Chronicle was bad because of how much they lost site of “found footage.” Helicopter or cop dashboard cams aren’t “found footage.” In that case they should have dropped it altogether and focused on a decent story.
And how much money you throw at a movie doesn’t mean anything either. A movie like Avatar should be recognized for how it looked and how much it cost because it was a good movie. Superman Returns and those God-forsaken Transformers movies cost a lot, but I’m not going to acknowledge them except to blame Superman for destroying Brandon Routh’s career.
It’s been a bit ho hum.
I like Ted, mainly because of the flash Gordon stuff and the thunder buddies song.
The Raid is pretty good,
Safe House was a sold thriller.
Despite the criticism, I really liked Prometheus.
The Grey was a lot better than I expected.
Not really watched any of the superhero films and didn’t really like Cabin in the Woods. Please someone make a horror film without the dreaded inverted commas of “irony”.
Man on a Ledge, did feature a man and he was on a ledge, so it won my vote for cinematic tautology if nothing else.
John Carter, I liked the Moon maiden or what ever she was, but the film was all of the place and the CGI was like watching a cartoon. Where the budget went, I have no idea.
I Watched The Avengers in 3D
I Watched The Amazing Spider-man in 3D
If I could I would Watch The Dark Knight Rises in 3D.
Also I can’t wait for IRON MAN 3, THOR: The dark world, The Amazing Spider-man 2 and 3 and mostly just because of the source
matireal CAPTAIN AMERICA 2: WINTER SOLDIER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I couldn’t belive Thor was fighting the Hulk! That part in the movie had my nerd side UNLEASHING!!!!!!!!!!!
The Woman In Black…good, solid movie. A nice first step away from HP for Daniel.
21 Jump Street had me rolling in the theater. I didn’t think I’d be wild about it but it was funny as hell. Even when they played into cliches, they played into them well.
u missed battle ship
any adam sandler movie rocks. deal with it! i <3 every-one.
THX FOR 2ND MOVIE THE RAID REDEMPTION ( INDONESIA ) SO FAR IN MY COUNTRY NOT BEST BOX OFFICE MOVIE BUT THIS MOVIE VERY GREAT , 1ST ACTION MOVIE WITH MARTIAL ART BEFORE “MERANTAU 2010″ SAME DIRECTOR
And Where Is Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2
I think 1st rank goes to The Dark Knight rises and then 2nd place for Avengers..
twilight breaking dawn part 2 is d best
wer is twilight??u guys srsly dont hav any propr ratings!!!!twilight breakin dawn is d best n it beats avengers!!
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