Best to Worst 2012
This is a list of all of the movies that I have seen from 2012.
Movie Ratings:
Acting- Ensemble Cast
Story- Overall Story/Screenplay
Visual- Cinematography/Production Design/ Costume/Makeup/Visual Effects
Technical- Direction/Editing
Audio- Score/Sound Editing/Mixing
Personal- My Personal Score
On a scale of 1-10, where a 10 is master, 5 is average, 1 is pedestrian.
Movie Ratings:
Acting- Ensemble Cast
Story- Overall Story/Screenplay
Visual- Cinematography/Production Design/ Costume/Makeup/Visual Effects
Technical- Direction/Editing
Audio- Score/Sound Editing/Mixing
Personal- My Personal Score
On a scale of 1-10, where a 10 is master, 5 is average, 1 is pedestrian.
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- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayEight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.Overall: 8.7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 8
Visual: 9
Technical: 10
Audio: 9
Personal: 9 - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris PrattA chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.Overall: 8.2/10
Acting: 8
Story: 8
Visual: 8
Technical: 9
Audio: 8
Personal: 8 - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.Overall: 8/10
Acting: 9
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 9
Audio: 8
Personal: 7 - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.Overall: 7.7/10
Acting: 8
Story: 8
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 9
Personal: 6 - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 8
Audio: 8
Personal: 6 - DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittBruce WillisEmily BluntIn 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 6 - DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsPaul DanoZoe KazanAnnette BeningA novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 8
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 7
Personal: 8 - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 8
Story: 7
Visual: 6
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 7 - DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn GoodmanActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 6 - DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.Overall: 7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 9
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 6 - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Overall: 7/10
Acting: 6
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 7 - DirectorMark AndrewsBrenda ChapmanSteve PurcellStarsKelly MacdonaldBilly ConnollyEmma ThompsonDetermined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.Overall: 6.8/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 9
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsGreta GerwigMickey SumnerAdam DriverA New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 6 - DirectorAndrew DominikStarsBrad PittRay LiottaRichard JenkinsJackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsAubrey PlazaMark DuplassJake JohnsonThree magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorZal BatmanglijStarsChristopher DenhamNicole ViciusBrit MarlingTwo documentary filmmakers attempt to penetrate a cult who worships a woman who claims to be from the future.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellWoody HarrelsonSam RockwellA struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra MillerCharlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 5 - DirectorMichael HanekeStarsJean-Louis TrintignantEmmanuelle RivaIsabelle HuppertGeorges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 8
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 9
Audio: 7
Personal: 4 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 8
Story: 5
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 8
Personal: 4 - DirectorWes AndersonStarsJared GilmanKara HaywardBruce WillisTwo 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.Overall: 6.7/10
Acting: 8
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorWalter SallesStarsSam RileyGarrett HedlundKristen StewartYoung writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna HutchisonFive college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 6
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorJosh TrankStarsDane DeHaanAlex RussellMichael B. JordanThree high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.Overall: 6.3/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorPhil LordChristopher MillerStarsJonah HillChanning TatumIce CubeA pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.Overall: 6.3/10
Acting: 6
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillyJack McBrayerJane LynchA video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.Overall: 6.3/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorLeos CaraxStarsDenis LavantEdith ScobEva MendesA man boards a limousine to be driven to his day's work: nine mysterious "appointments."Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorJosh RadnorStarsJosh RadnorElizabeth OlsenZac EfronWhen 30-something Jesse returns to his alma mater for a professor's retirement party, he falls for Zibby, a college student, and is faced with a powerful attraction that springs up between them.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 7
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorRupert SandersStarsKristen StewartChris HemsworthCharlize TheronIn a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorMarc WebbStarsAndrew GarfieldEmma StoneRhys IfansAfter Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of a mysterious reptilian foe.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 5 - DirectorRidley ScottStarsNoomi RapaceLogan Marshall-GreenMichael FassbenderFollowing clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 4 - DirectorAva DuVernayStarsEmayatzy CorinealdiDavid OyelowoLorraine ToussaintRuby goes on a journey of self-discovery when she drops out of medical school in order to focus on her incarcerated husband's well-being.Overall: 6/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorJames PonsoldtStarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadAaron PaulNick OffermanA married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol gets their relationship put to the test when the wife decides to get sober.Overall: 6/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenPenélope CruzJesse EisenbergThe lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.Overall: 5.8/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorNicholas JareckiStarsRichard GereSusan SarandonBrit MarlingA troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.Overall: 5.8/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsMatthew McConaugheyEmile HirschJuno TempleWhen a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.Overall: 5.8/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsTaylor KitschLynn CollinsWillem DafoeTransported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.Overall: 5.8/10
Acting: 5
Story: 5
Visual: 8
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorAng LeeStarsSuraj SharmaIrrfan KhanAdil HussainA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.Overall: 5.8/10
Acting: 6
Story: 4
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 4 - DirectorJudd ApatowStarsPaul RuddLeslie MannMaude ApatowPete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.Overall: 5.7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 5
Personal: 5 - DirectorNicholas StollerStarsJason SegelEmily BluntChris PrattOne year after meeting, Tom proposes to his girlfriend, Violet, but unexpected events keep tripping them up as they look to walk down the aisle together.Overall: 5.7/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsMark WahlbergMila KunisSeth MacFarlaneJohn Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.Overall: 5.7/10
Acting: 5
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppMichelle PfeifferEva GreenAn imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.Overall: 5.5/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 5
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorMichael MohanStarsLizzy CaplanAlison BrieMark WebberSarah begins to confront her shortcomings after she rejects her boyfriend's hasty proposal and soon finds herself in a rebound romance. Meanwhile, her sister Beth is immersed in the details of her wedding.Overall: 5.5/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 5
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorLynn SheltonStarsMark DuplassEmily BluntRosemarie DeWittIris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after his brother's death. Jack's drunken encounter with Iris' sister Hannah at their remote cabin kicks off a revealing stretch of days.Overall: 5.3/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 5
Technical: 5
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorBenh ZeitlinStarsQuvenzhané WallisDwight HenryLevy EasterlyFaced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.Overall: 4.8/10
Acting: 5
Story: 4
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 5
Personal: 3