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Post by coke & comics on Sept 20, 2024 1:21:56 GMT -5
Ooh, big 2012 fan for the superhero films.
The Avengers is a clear #1. Though the movie from the year I rewatch most often is Dredd. Just a clean action melodrama. I quite appreciated Life of Pi the novel and thought Ang Lee brought it to life quite well, though I'm overdue on a rewatch. And then, Slam's protestations notwithstanding, I think The Dark Knight Rises is an excellent piece of operatic cinema. Not as good as the first two films, but a movie I can get caught up in with ease. And then on the indy sci/fi-esque side, we have Travelling Salesman. Basically a few people sitting around a table arguing the whole movie. Think 12 Angry Men but if they're arguing about math.
Plenty of other great films that year. Hannah Arendt is something like the cliff notes for Eichmann in Jerusalem, but it's probably something people today could stand to review. Yeah, Looper is a solid take on time-travel, hints of the greatness to come from now one of my favorite directors Rian Johnson. Les Misérables is one of the best shows I've ever seen and this movie brings it to the screen well.
And then really just a great year for indy sci/fi with things like Robot & Frank, Safety Not Guaranteed, Doomsday Book, and Upside Down.
I'll also mention Wreck-It Ralph, which I have quite the fondness for. It's when Disney Animated Studios basically just gave up and decided to copy Pixar, but it worked for them. I think it kickstarted a new high period for the studio after a rough decade.
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 21, 2024 15:17:49 GMT -5
I’m going with Seven Psychopaths.
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 21, 2024 19:59:29 GMT -5
I’m going with Seven Psychopaths. I can't tell if you're complaining or bragging about your dating life.
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