10.) Cloud Atlas
I know America, shit sucks. Kids are getting shot in school, the American Empire is on the verge of collapse, and your disgusting Twinkies are now extinct(or rather, repackaged and renamed). All that being said, I will never forgive your ass for what you did to this movie. Cloud Atlas is six different movies in one, and you didn't see it. No movie has ever made me feel that life was both meaningful and insignificant at the same time. Yes, Cloud Atlas has its problems, but in the end they are all overcome by the film's technical ambition.
9.) Seven Psychopaths
Another movie that had a dismal run at the box office? Look at this picture. How do you not want to see this?!?! No, I didn't like this as much as In Bruges, but Seven Psychopaths was hilarious. To put it simply, it's a movie that is completely self-aware that it's a movie. It is the Skynet of movies in 2012, but instead of blowing up the world, all this movie wants to do is make you laugh. Not that any of you deserve better.
8.) Prometheus
Yes, we were all disappointed. Get over it. But in reality, nothing could meet your expectations for Ridley Scott's return to science fiction. Yes, Prometheus was super silly, but shit, I still liked it.
7.) Argo
Out of all the movies that I have on my list, Argo is the only one that I think could seriously win any major awards at the Oscars this year, and I hope it does. Ignored for his fine directorial work on both Gone, Baby Gone and The Town, Argo may be the film that Affleck finally gets awarded for.
6.) Lawless
If you know me in person, then you won't be surprised that Lawless made my top ten list. Prohibition, suits, tommy guns, trench coats, and fedoras.
5.) Skyfall
Thank God for Skyfall. After Quantum of Solace, which is arguably one of the worst Bond movies to date, I thought Daniel Craig's Bond movies would be a repeat of Pierce Brosnan's career, where each film would get worse as they came along. Thankfully, Skyfall broke this curse for Craig. I hope.
4.) Django Unchained
Django was great, but I think the film fell a little short. Even though I saw it seven days ago, I still don't know where I stand with Django. I loved it, but not as much as I thought I would. Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Samuel L. Jackson were all great, I was just left expecting more from the movie. As you can see I'm having a tough time with this, check back later.
3.) Cabin in the Woods
If you're reading this without having seen Cabin in the Woods, stop, and go watch Cabin in the Woods. I've said too much already.
2.) Looper
I'm not going to lie. When I first walked out of Looper, I was a tad disappointed. Besides Cowboy Bebop and The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Looper is one of the few films that portrays organized crime in the future. I was expecting Goodfellas set in both 2044 and 2074. It wasn't, and the movie had an actual story line that focused little on how organized criminal syndicates operated in the future. But that's great, and I still loved Looper, it just wasn't what I was expecting. Looper is an amazing time travel movie from Rian Johnson(Brick, The Brothers Bloom), one of my favorite new directors.
1.) Killing Them Softly
Seriously, fuck you. Yes you. You had one job, and it wasn't hard. All you had to do was see this movie, and you didn't. Good job. If you think I was pissed about Cloud Atlas, I cannot express myself in words how disappointed I am with the entire world. It's like I'm in an episode of The Twilight Zone where I am the only one who actually went see this movie, let alone loved it. I'm not going to talk too much more about Killing Them Softly, because you can read my full review of it here: http://omerta907.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-economy-of-crime-review-of-killing.html
Ehhhhh, almost......
(Films that didn't make my top ten, but are, in no particular order, worth mentioning)
-The Master
-V/H/S
-Moonrise Kingdom
-The Invisible War
-Lincoln
