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Re: The 2012 Rank 'Em As You See 'Em Thread
2011 (183) | 2010 (174) | 2009 (14 - theatrical screenings only)
SF denotes short film
Titles link to my reviews on Letterboxd, except as noted
- 07/14 Gycklarnas afton [Sawdust and Tinsel]
- 09/21 La strada
- 11/08 Skyfall
- 11/20 Lincoln
- 01/17 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- 07/21 Citizen Kane
- 09/28 Ai no korîda [In the Realm of the Senses]
- 02/13 Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
- 12/16 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- 09/13 The Third Man
- 07/25 Sommaren med Monika [Summer with Monika]
- 09/24 Fat Girl
- 10/30 The Old Dark House [YouTube]
- 08/27 La leyenda de la llorona
- 09/06 Spoorloos [The Vanishing]
- 06/01 Bronenosets Potyomkin [Battleship Potemkin]
- 08/17 Roman Holiday
- 07/01 Marie Antoinette
- 10/18 Creature from the Black Lagoon
- 08/04 Merrie Melodies "Duck Amuck" SF [YouTube]
- 01/08 Flashbacks of a Fool
- 09/26 Les Enfants Terribles
- 01/01 Adventureland
- 01/13 The African Queen
- 02/01 Gosford Park
- 03/10 John Carter
- 02/03 No Man's Land
- 02/16 Mulholland Drive [Vudu]
- 08/07 Vals Im Bashir [Waltz with Bashir]
- 02/04 The Affair of the Necklace
- 02/16 Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
- 06/25 Saving Private Ryan
- 03/14 Alien
- 05/06 Marvel's The Avengers
- 05/29 The Lady Vanishes
- 07/06 Sommarlek [Summer Interlude]
- 09/28 The Horse's Mouth
- 08/17 9
- 09/30 Hitori musuko [The Only Son]
- 10/27 Vargtimmen [Hour of the Wolf]
- 11/20 Wesley Willis's Joy Rides [Crackle]
- 12/24 Christmas Evil
- 02/20 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
- 12/31 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- 10/15 The Invisible Man
- 09/04 The 39 Steps
- 09/11 Gimme Shelter
- 09/01 À bout de souffle [Breathless]
- 08/19 Mulan
- 06/28 Young Adult
- 02/18 Bi the Way - Okay documentary about bisexual youth subculture in mid-00s. Light on science, and it made no real effort to fully define the socio-political context of the subject. Likable interviewees, though!
- 06/17 Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]
- 01/15 Leaves of Grass
- 01/27 William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet - Has Been is one of my favorite albums ever, no joke; I loved this!
- 08/22 James SF
- 07/15 Destino SF [YouTube]
- 07/20 The Dark Knight Rises
- 06/03 Meet Bill
- 08/04 Merrie Melodies "What's Opera, Doc? SF [YouTube]
- 06/16 Oktapodi SF
- 04/19 Iron Man 2
- 06/13 Per un pugno di dollari [A Fistful of Dollars]
- 07/02 Hobson's Choice
- 09/09 Kakushi-toride no san-akunin [The Hidden Fortress]
- 02/03 Memento
- 01/04 Cookie's Fortune
- 01/05 Weather Girl
- 01/31 Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate - not as in-depth as the subject matter deserves, but intriguing nonetheless
- 07/08 Kvinnors väntan [Secrets of Women/Waiting Women]
- 04/05 Aliens
- 08/06 Mononoke-Hime [Princess Mononoke]
- 02/01 The Man Who Wasn't There
- 06/06 Moulin Rouge [1952]
- 09/13 Kind Hearts and Coronets
- 10/25 The Birds
- 10/26 The Phantom of the Opera
- 10/24 Psycho
- 06/14 Brave
- 07/24 Dreams on Spec
- 07/17 Funny About Love [Vudu]
- 07/13 The Longest Daycare SF
- 01/08 Factotum
- 01/10 Cashback - took itself too seriously
- 01/24 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog - lots of fun, but felt too formulaic and the third act is lacking
- 02/03 Elling
- 06/16 The Blues Brothers
- 09/03 The Devil and Daniel Webster
- 01/07 Tiny Furniture - really liked the stuff between the two sisters
- 01/25 Hotel Splendide - "Iron Chef: House on Haunted Hill" is my best shorthand summary. Nice nods to Wodehouse throughout.
- 06/16 Per qualche dollaro in più [For a Few Dollars More]
- 06/24 Homophobia SF
- 12/12 Ted [Insight On Demand]
- Fishing with John | "Montauk with Jim Jarmusch" 10 September 2012 | "Jamaica with Tom Waits" 12 September 2012 | "Costa Rica with Matt Dillon" 12 September 2012 | "Maine with Willem Dafoe" 15 September 2012 | "Thailand with Dennis Hopper, Part 1" 23 September 2012 | "Thailand with Dennis Hopper, Part 2" 24 September 2012
- 11/13 Date Night
- 10/23 Vertigo
- 10/13 Symbiosis
- 02/11 Training Day
- 02/14 I Am Sam
- 04/30 The Incredible Hulk [Amazon]
- 11/28 Kinsey
- 11/25 My Favorite Year
- 07/11 Eagle vs. Shark
- 08/19 Bolt
- 08/24 Loving Annabelle
- 09/11 Belle de jour
- 12/15 The Muppet Christmas Carol
- 12/16 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- 03/03 The Mark of Zorro - Kind of slow in the middle, but watching Douglas Fairbanks spear a chair thrown at him and then return it was hilarious.
- 04/19 Iron Man
- 09/22 The Circus
- 09/26 Young Mr. Lincoln
- 04/20 Captain America: The First Avenger
- 02/13 Give Up Yer Aul Sins SF
- 07/22 The Bells of St. Mary's
- 10/12 The Mummy's Hand
- 10/10 The Mummy (1932)
- 09/30 The Idle Class SF
- 09/30 The War Room
- 09/05 Secret Agent
- 08/09 The Band Concert SF [YouTube]
- 02/13 Copy Shop [SF]
- 02/13 Stubble Trouble SF
- 02/13 Strange Invaders SF
- 04/29 Blood and Sand (1922)
- 05/09 The Punisher (Extended Cut) (2004)
- 05/19 The Other Guys
- 05/30 High Fidelity [Amazon]
- 07/02 Meshes of the Afternoon
- 08/19 9 SF
- 05/23 Mr. Baseball
- 01/04 Broken Flowers - Ambiguity just felt too gimmicky for my taste.
- 04/28 Thor
- 06/18 Grey Owl
- 09/30 Chichi ariki [There Was a Father]
- 08/06 Kung Fu Panda
- 01/09 The Graduate - nothing involving Elaine or her relationship with Ben made a damn bit of sense to me
- 02/13 Fifty Percent Grey SF
- 04/27 The Chosen One
- 05/02 Je tu il elle
- 12/17 Holiday Inn
- 06/02 Hell Is for Heroes
- 06/30 Lick the Star SF [YouTube]
- 06/14 La Luna SF
- 11/14 I Don't Know How She Does It
- 09/16 Jungle Book
- 07/29 If Lucy Fell [Vudu]
- 08/09 Merrie Melodies "Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24 1/2th Century" SF
- 12/09 Merrie Melodies "Gift Wrapped" [Amazon Instant Video]
- 08/19 Super Rhino SF
- 12/26 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
- 12/22 Call Me Claus
- 12/24 The Friendly Ghost SF
- 02/04 Thoth - the music sounded cool, but the doc itself became tedious [YouTube]
- 08/21 The Grasshopper and the Ants SF
To view my final year-end ranked list, combining these initial rankings with my year-end Flickchart, see my First Time Viewings of 2012 list on Letterboxd.
DVD: 46 films, 1 TV mini-series, 2 shorts | Blu-ray Disc: 6 films, 1 short | Netflix Watch Instantly: 30 films | Theater: 12 films, 3 shorts | TV: 1 film | iTunes: 1 short | HuluPlus: 25 films, 1 short | Podcast/Streaming: 7 films, 17 shorts
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Last edited by MinLShaw; 01-01-13 at 03:42 PM.
Reason: Re-sequenced to reflect Flickchart entry positions.
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