Movies I watched in 2012
This list is embarassingly mammoth. It's true though, these are (a creatively titled list) movies I have watched in 2012. I keep a log and will make an attempt to post these all in chronological order and to also post my my notes about them all. I only started my log in late February, jotting down some that came before in random order. As of the start of this list (early April), I have probably watched about 200 movies. By the time I finish the backlog on it, I definitely will have. These are not all the best movies, or recommendations. Some of them are the best. Some of them are the WORST films I have ever seen. These do not reflect my taste. They might be a testament to the fact that I don't mind watch about anything... This is just a log of everything I watched. The Bad, the Amazing, and the Sinister, these are not my recommendations, but what I watched, for posterity and consideration.
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LeeIn 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.This should have won more Oscars, such a favourite of mine. It is about us all.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.Seen many, many times. Nolan has the potential to be the new Hitchcock and I hope that he doesn't eff that up.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHugh JackmanScarlett JohanssonAfter a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.As of this writing (April 2, 2012), I have probably seen this film 100 times, and twice this year. Seeing this in the theater with my father on Halloween the year it came out was a very fond memory of mine. I ALWAYS notice something new and wish I was back in that theater.
"It was for the look on their faces." -- R. Angier - DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn GoodmanWhen George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.This was the first silent film I saw with my wife, an amazing experience for us both, I think. Not my favourite movie, not the "best picture," but see it, eh.
- DirectorPeter FarrellyBobby FarrellyStarsJim CarreyJeff DanielsLauren HollyAfter a woman leaves a briefcase at the airport terminal, a dumb limo driver and his dumber friend set out on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen to return it.Dubiously classic. So fun to watch it in fresh company. And to laugh as much at ourselves as at it.
- DirectorPaul SapianoStarsMario DiazEli JaneJenae AltschwagerThe adventures of three friends as they struggle and eventually learn how to dress better, talk smoother, and add a lot more women to their "weekly rotation" in the Hollywood dating scene.Funny. Sexy. Accurate. Exaggerated. Poorly written. Poorly acted. Bad cross between light porn and a chick flick.
I'm sure you have better things to do. - DirectorKen RussellStarsGlenda JacksonStratford JohnsNickolas GraceOn Guy Fawkes Day 1892m Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes.Not for everyone. Surreal. Strange. Out of line. Funny. Sexy. Wonky. Good... if you like this kind of thing... (doesn't everyone once in a while?...)
- DirectorKen RussellStarsAmanda DonohoeHugh GrantCatherine OxenbergWhen an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.Young Hugh Grant and funny-ass vampires!! :)
- DirectorJohn WooStarsJohn TravoltaChristian SlaterSamantha MathisTerrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.Good clean fun. Good to see Slater and Mathis together again...
- DirectorAllan MoyleStarsChristian SlaterSamantha MathisAnthony Luke LuceroMark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.A classis. Period.
Talk loud. - DirectorAlexander PayneStarsGeorge ClooneyShailene WoodleyAmara MillerA land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.And the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (because the academy is a joke that effed up this year more than they didn't) goes to... Matthew Lillard, for "The Descendants" (a movie none of us wants to watch a second time).
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.Want to see something amazing? Then, as always, keep your eyes on the Herzog...
- DirectorJohn MooreStarsLiev SchreiberJulia StilesSeamus Davey-FitzpatrickAn American official realizes that his young son may literally be the Devil incarnate.Great casting. Better than the original, I think. Well done.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey StephensMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?Well done. Good ol' Gregory Peck.
- DirectorDon TaylorMike HodgesStarsWilliam HoldenLee GrantJonathan Scott-TaylorDamien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.Decent sequel.
- DirectorGraham BakerStarsSam NeillRossano BrazziDon GordonThe now adult Antichrist plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him.Young Sam Neill as the growed-up anti-Christ. Okay, I suppose.
- DirectorJorge MontesiDominique Othenin-GirardStarsFaye GrantMichael WoodsMichael LernerTwo attorneys adopt a mysterious orphan girl as their daughter, unaware she is the new Antichrist, next in line to Damien Thorn.Riding a wave that had already broken ten years before...
Worth watching if you need to finish a series, but... - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsMia FarrowJohn CassavetesRuth GordonA young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.CLASSIC! Anyone know where I can get the sheet music for the theme?... Good clean fun.
- DirectorRand RavichStarsCharlize TheronJohnny DeppJoe MortonAfter an explosion in space and subsequent two-minute radio-out period, two astronauts return home to their wives. Slightly it's revealed that they're not the same as they were.Thumbs up. Theron and Depp make a great couple. I wish more people would make movies like this instead of remaking old movies. This is, for all intents and purposes, a worthy, twisted 'Rosemary's Baby' remake, without the remaking. Borrowing slightly, but original and out there. Always a fun rewatch.
- DirectorJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsGary GitchellTodd MooreDana MooreA further followup of the case of the West Memphis Three and the decades long fight to exonerate them that finally gained traction with new DNA evidence.See this.
Breaks my heart. - DirectorTi WestStarsSara PaxtonPat HealyKelly McGillisDuring the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.Entertaining. The ending was a letdown.
- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsDaniel RadcliffeJanet McTeerCiarán HindsA young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.Good ghost movie! Radcliffe is great in it too. One of my favourite ghost stories since 'The Others.'
- DirectorJames GrayStarsJoaquin PhoenixMark WahlbergEva MendesA New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.So, wait, why was this picture made?...
- DirectorSimon CurtisStarsMichelle WilliamsEddie RedmayneKenneth BranaghColin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier, documents the tense interactions between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957).Good jobs. Adequency abounds. Wonder is fleeting. However, good stuff, m'thinks.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMichael DouglasDeborah Kara UngerSean PennAfter a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him.Always good for an auto-pilot reboot.
Quit thinking your life is difficult and bland, please.