Here are my favorite movies of 2012 (and 2011, where I didn’t manage to watch them then), in no particular order, except the order that I am typing them up in, etc.\u00a0 I haven’t see The Hobbit yet; I am a stranger to myself.<\/p>\n
The Amazing Spider-Man<\/strong><\/p>\n I liked the Tobey Maguire Spidey films.\u00a0 I have no beef with them, even with Spider-Man 3<\/em>.\u00a0 I am equally a fan of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man.\u00a0 The tones of the two different takes on the franchise are different enough that I think a direct comparison is unfair.\u00a0 I can just like them both and leave it at that.\u00a0 Also, I think Emma Stone is much more fun to watch than Kirsten Dunst.\u00a0 I saw this one theatrically.<\/p>\n The Avengers<\/strong><\/p>\n Joss Whedon, you can do very little wrong.\u00a0 That is all. (Also, Hulk smash.)<\/p>\n 007: Skyfall<\/strong><\/p>\n This may be one of my favorite 007 movies (though that’s not really a hard list to top, I guess; it probably is anathema to Bond fands that Timothy Dalton is my favorite Bond after Daniel Craig).\u00a0 I have really enjoyed all three of the Daniel Craig Bond films, and this most recent had the bonus of having Albert Finney in a supporting role.\u00a0 Having watched Big Fish <\/em>a few months prior just made me smile at his appearance.\u00a0 This film had the rare distinction of my seeing it opening day, which it really ought to feel good about.<\/p>\n The Dark Knight Rises<\/strong><\/p>\n I can’t say whether I liked The Avengers or The Dark Knight<\/em> Rises<\/em> more; they’re just too different.\u00a0 Despite its flaws, I enjoyed this film immensely.\u00a0 The cast was perfect, Catwoman wasn’t silly<\/em>, and I think it provided a fitting ending to the trilogy.\u00a0 I also saw this one theatrically.<\/p>\n Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol<\/strong><\/p>\n This is technically from 2011, I guess, but it was probably my favorite of the MI movies, up there with 3.<\/p>\n The Muppets<\/strong><\/p>\n Also from 2011, this was very very surprising to me in how much I liked it.\u00a0 I bought the Blu-ray combo pack that came with the soundtrack and my children listened to it a lot, and it didn’t bother me.\u00a0 This is probably my favorite Muppet movie, except for The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/em>.<\/p>\n Superman vs. the Elite<\/strong><\/p>\n The second of the 3 direct-to-DVD DC movies of 2012, it was by far<\/em> my favorite.\u00a0 It may be my favorite of all the DC Universe series.\u00a0 After watching it, I remember thinking, “That <\/em>is why I love Superman.” I even found a way to bring it up in a church lesson.\u00a0 The note left for Lois that said, “Always believe.” and the resolution afterward: awesome.<\/p>\n Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n DC’s third direct-to-DVD movie of the year.\u00a0 I liked it, as with most things Batman, and am eagerly waiting for part 2 at the end of January.<\/p>\n Brave<\/strong><\/p>\n Pixar, you can do little wrong.\u00a0 This was the annual daddy-daughter princess movie.\u00a0 We both liked it a lot, and Scottish accents are awesome.<\/p>\n The Cabin in the Woods<\/strong><\/p>\n Joss Whedon, you can do little wrong.\u00a0 I am not a horror fan at all, and so the only reasons I watched this movie were because of Joss Whedon’s name and a few of the actors (specifically Fran Kranz, Chris Hemsworth, and Amy Acker).\u00a0 I throughly enjoyed it, though I would not want to watch it again.\u00a0 Too bloody.<\/p>\n Justice League: Doom<\/strong><\/p>\n DC’s first direct-to-DVD movie of the year, this had a lot of the Justice League<\/em> TV show cast back in their roles, with the addition of Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern.\u00a0 How can that not be awesome?<\/p>\n Kung Fu Panda 2<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2011.\u00a0 I don’t remember the plot right now, but it was fun.<\/p>\n Puss in Boots<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2011.\u00a0 Antonio Banderas’ Puss in Boots was one of the highlights of the later Shrek films.\u00a0 His own entry in the franchise was definitely better than some of the Shrek films, too. Especially Shrek 3.<\/p>\n Rango<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2011.\u00a0 I watched this with the kids on Netflix, on a whim.\u00a0 It was fantasically quirky and funny.<\/p>\n Rise of the Planet of the Apes<\/strong><\/p>\n From 2011.\u00a0 Having never seen any of the original Apes <\/em>movies, and having been appalled and outraged at the 2001 Tim Burton movie (though I can’t remember specifically why<\/em>), I didn’t really expect to like this film.\u00a0 It got good reviews and I gave it a shot and really really liked it.\u00a0 Andy Serkis is awesome.<\/p>\n Cowboys and Aliens<\/strong><\/p>\n I had hopes for this movie.\u00a0 Daniel Craig? Check. Harrison Ford? Check. Olivia Wilde? She wasn’t bad on House M.D.<\/em> Was anyone else in the movie?\u00a0 I can’t remember, but it was very lackluster.\u00a0 I really hoped for more.<\/p>\n The Bourne Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey<\/strong><\/p>\n Looper<\/strong><\/p>\n Total Recall<\/strong><\/p>\n Wreck-It Ralph<\/strong><\/p>\n I don’t have anything to list here.\u00a0 Maybe that means my discernment is getting better.\u00a0 Ha ha ha ha ha, yeah right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are my favorite movies of 2012 (and 2011, where I didn’t manage to watch them then), in no particular order, except the order that I am typing them up in, etc.\u00a0 I haven’t see The Hobbit yet; I am a stranger to myself. – My favorites – The Amazing Spider-Man I liked the Tobey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}– Other movies I enjoyed –<\/h3>\n
– Movies that made me say “meh” –<\/h3>\n
– 2012 movies I haven\u2019t seen yet that I hope are good, or at least not terrible –<\/h3>\n
– Movies that made me say \u201cWhy on earth did I watch this?\u201d –<\/h3>\n