![]() ![]() ChronicleFor its relatively small budget, Chronicle packed a surprising amount of punch. All on his own (and without the aid of helicopters and high-powered rifles), Ottaway mans up and takes on the alpha male in a great showdown that closes out what's  sure to become a classic action/survival movie. At the end of the day, for all of his survival knowledge, skills and tenacity, Ottaway (Neeson) fucked up. And talk about straying from the expected plot arc. The GreyWhat a fantastic return to good old-fashioned guy movies that pit man against nature. The Jack London fan in me will always have a soft spot for nature, but how can you not root for Liam Neeson and his broken bottle knuckles, especially against those terribly animated wolves? The Grey was a great high concept piece that featured some surprisingly strong character turns by Frank Grillo and Nonso Anozie. I'll happily add The Hobbit to my fantasy adventure shelf alongside Willow, The Neverending Story and The Princess Bride. Somehow the writers managed to tie The Hobbit into the more dramatic Lord of the Rings trilogy in a way that payed homage to the old fans and stayed spoiler-free for newcomers. The Hobbit was a lighter and more frivolous version of the Lord of the Rings films, but it was also a lot of fun. While the technology has a long road of maturation ahead of it, I respect Jackson for sticking to his guns and bringing 48fps to the masses. ![]() The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyNot only was I incredibly excited to head back to Peter Jackson's version of Middle Earth, I was looking forward to experiencing The Hobbit in the much-touted high frame rate presentation. ![]() The reveal of the supporting actors' true purpose in the film put Cabin on my radar and the completely insane third act cemented its spot on this list. Even the characters' costumes clue the audience in to the unexpected shift in personalities. Outside of Chris Hemsworth, the central protagonists are relatively unknown actors who set up familiar archetypes and then turn them on their heads early in the film. It also helps that I'm a fan of Joss Whedon, whose fingerprints are all over this film. The Cabin in the WoodsAs a kid who grew up on the horror films of the 80s and 90s, I love a good spoof as much as the next guy (though more in line with Scream than Scary Movie). You'll find my ten favorite movies from 2012 after the jump. It's a foregone conclusion that you will disagree with me, so be sure to vote for your own top ten here. I'm not artsy or indie, I don't have access to festivals and screeners I'm out there in the ticket lines and sub-par theaters like the majority of the blue-collars out there. I'm always happy to see great performances on screen, but as long as I'm having some sort of visceral response to the film in question, it works for me. ![]() I'm a fan of spectacle, big action, larger-than-life characters and borderline-ridiculous premises. Of course, it's Tom Hardy's portrayal of Bane that manages to outshine heroic attempts from the protagonist, and will forever be associated with this massively successful trilogy.As most of our regular readers may have figured out from our quarterly "Most Anticipated" articles, my movie preferences heavily favor the genre films. RELATED: Movies Where The Villains Outshined The ProtagonistĪ great example of a final movie done right, The Dark Knight Rises is a proper send-off for the beloved anti-hero, who's impossible not to root for at this point. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is forced to come out of retirement one last time to face this new threat, with the help of the reliable Commissioner Gordon ( Gary Oldman) and an exciting new ally, Selina Kyle, a.k.a. It depicts Gotham in a state of uncharacteristic peace thanks to the Dent Act, which is unsurprisingly soon disturbed by the iconic villain, Bane ( Tom Hardy). Set eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises is the gripping conclusion to his award-winning film trilogy. ![]()
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