Top Ten of 2012

Howdy folks! Time to reminisce on the year that was 2012. This has been the best year for movies in my lifetime. So many good movies came out, and I'm still finding some that I missed. I started going through all the movies I saw last year and had a list of over 50 movies to consider putting in my top ten list. Zoinks! So, without further adieu, here is my top ten movies for 2012. Enjoy.

10. Dredd

Forget the Sly version and go into this with an open mind and you'll be impressed. Karl Urban and Lena Headey stand out in this adaptation. You may want to skip if you don't enjoy science fiction or extreme violence.

9. The Invisible War

I knew about this before I saw the documentary, but didn't realize how bad it really is. It's also pretty cool to see a movie make real changes.

8. 21 Jump Street

One of the biggest surprises of the year, and the best comedy of the year.

7. Moonrise Kingdom

A return to form for Wes Anderson. Best since Royal Tenenbaums.

6. Headhunters

This came out in 2011 in Europe, but not until 2012 in the US. One of the best crime thrillers in years. It's on Netflix streaming right now, so there's no reason not to check it out.

5. Looper

Time travel and Bruce Willis. How is this not #1?

4. Cabin in the Woods

The best horror satire since Scream.

3. Perks of Being a Wallflower

A great throwback to 80's John Hughes high school movies. A bit melodramatic though.

2. The Raid: Redemption

Best martial arts movie in recent memory. Really this could be the best martial arts movie ever made.

1. The Avengers

I was skeptical when this was first announced after this was first announced. How can you bring together this many characters and make a good movie? That was the downfall for the Spiderman and Batman series. I still don't know how they pulled it off, but they did with flying colors. Not only a great conclusion to Phase 1 of the Marvel movie universe, but the best comic book movie ever made.


I hope you liked my list. One interesting note on the list is how many of the films came out in the first half (6 movies), and not one that was released in November or December. Of course, nobody really gives a shit what I think. :-)

May the Force be with you,
CHUD

PS - I'll be posting my top 30 in a few days, as well as some runners up. Seriously, my 11-20 would feel like a good year at the movies for me. That's what a great year it was.