Jules Winfield

He might have. There have been screenings of these.

Hokeyboy

Oh, can we list films that didn't come out in 2012, that we watched for the first time this year, that are our Top 10? Sweet!

1. The General -- 1926, Bruckman & Keaton (11/1/2012)
2. The Masque of the Red Death -- 1964, Corman (3/11/2012)
3. Samurai Rebellion -- 1967, Kobayashi (3/31/2012)
4. Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia -- 1974, Peckinpah (6/21/2012)
5. The Grapes of Wrath -- 1940, Ford (6/24/2012)
6. The Ox-Bow Incident -- 1943, Wellman (9/15/2012)
7. Ugetsu -- 1953, Mizoguchi (4/3/2012)
8. All About Eve -- 1950, Mankiewicz (6/26/2012)
9. Knife In The Water -- 1962, Polanski (10/24/2012)
10. Stagecoach -- 1939, Ford (4/1/2012)

Hokeyboy

Now now...

Jules Winfield

Looks like there's gonna be some contenders for Jules' best of 2013 list!

Sondheim

Personally, I more or less follow Oscar eligibility rules when making my Best of Year lists.

-If it premiered at Sundance in 2011 but didn't get a theatrical release until the middle of 2012, I'm going to include it here.

-If it premiered in the UK and the rest of Europe in 2011, but didn't get distribution in the US until 2012, I'm still going to include it.

-On the other hand, if it was released in theaters in certain parts of the US in 2011 but didn't make it to my area until the beginning of 2012, I'll still put it on my 2011 list.

Yes, it's arbitrary, but it works for me - and it means I get to include more of my actual favorite new films that I saw during the year.

If these threads were sticky, I'd be more inclined to follow stricter rules in regards to years (going exclusively by IMDb date, for example.) As it is, these threads tend to stay around for a month or two and then disappear, so I'm unlikely to come back and update my post on a regular basis. Personally, I'd rather my list represent the best of all the new films I saw in theaters over the year - not just the best mainstream Hollywood films of the year.

Ash Ketchum

Rebel Without a Cause wuz robbed, I tell you, robbed!

islandclaws

Honestly, I so rarely drag myself away to see a movie that my top ten is practically every film I saw this year. There are still a few I'm planning to see, but here's a rough list I'll possibly amend later:

1. (I'm going to assume Django Unchained takes this, so reserved)
2. The Avengers - Some of the most fun I've had in a theater. Whedon nailed it.
3. The Dark Knight Rises - Rewards more on each viewing, great wrap-up to the trilogy.
4. Dredd 3D - This is how you do small scale action. Uncompromising, brutal.
5. Frankenweenie - Burton's best film in years, loved the hell out of the 3rd act.
6. Skyfall - Mendes delivered a solid 007 outing, even if it feels too similar to every modern spy film made today.
7. The Collection - Batshit crazy horror sequel that knows what it is and has way too much fun. Really dug it.

I also saw Chronicle, The Cabin in the Woods, Prometheus, Amazing Spider-Man, Ted, EX2, and The Possession but I can't say I'd put any on my Best Of list for the year.

Supermallet

The Collection was a sequel? To what film?

DonnachaOne

Let me google that for you...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844479/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

islandclaws

To Saw 8...er, The Collector. Honestly, you could read a Wiki synopsis on that one, skip it, and then check this out.

Shannon Nutt

There's still a LOT of movies I want/need to see, including LIFE OF PI, LES MISERABLES, DJANGO UNCHAINED, and ZERO DARK THIRTY...but here's my list to date:

1. SKYFALL
2. LINCOLN
3. ARGO
4. THE HUNGER GAMES
5. TED

And just for good measure, my worst list (keep in mind I tend to avoid stuff with bad reviews):

1. THIS MEANS WAR
2. THE BOURNE LEGACY
3. PROMETHEUS
4. DARK SHADOWS
5. MEN IN BLACK 3

Giles

oh if we are going that route here are mine

Grande Illusion
Brief Encounter
The Night of the Hunter
Sanjuro
In Which We Serve
Rosetta
Orpheus
Zazie dans Le Metro
The French Connection
The Music Room

Hazel Motes

I saw 112 films in theatre this year. I break it down as follows:

Honourable mentions:















10 Django Unchained



9 Holy Motors



8 This Ain't California



7 Rust & Bone



6 The Hunt





5 Beware of Mr Baker




4 The Flat



3 Safety Not Guarenteed




2 Killer Joe






1 Searching for Sugar Man

Ash Ketchum

Best of 2012:

DJANGO UNCHAINED
THE EXPENDABLES 2

Honorable mention:
THE AVENGERS


and that's it!

FantasticVSDoom

Still a few but my list would be for now in no order:

The Raid
Ted
Lincoln
Les Mis
Avengers
Dark Knight Rises
Skyfall
Lawless
Wreck it Ralph
Jack Reacher

Osiris3657

This is embarrassing.

Sondheim

No, not so much. Especially since he clearly wasn't confining himself to the Hollywood movies released in the multiplexes.

The nearest art house is 45 minutes from my house, so I only saw 40 movies in the theater this year. But if I had easier access to all the many foreign films, documentaries, and independent films that are released in a few of the bigger cities every year (and that show at film festivals,) I could easily see myself watching 90 or 100 movies in the theater every year. As it is, I usually have to wait quite a while for them to show up on DVD.

foofighters7

Isn't it funny how we keep passing up clearly fantastic films and then one day you say, "you know, I've never seen _______, it's about damn time I did!"

I seen All About Eve years and years ago and it has always been a favorite of mine, as is Knife in the Water, but I've never seen The Ox-Bow Incident, BMTHOAG, TMOTRD, or Samurai Rebellion.

I did JUST last night actually FINALLY watch the Samurai Trilogy by Inagaki. Great trilogy and although I figured I'd like it, I just never got around to seeing it.

What I love is when I've purposely set a film back and keep putting it farther down the list. One day I say, "oh crap, might as well, although I'm not keen on it". Watch it, then love it, wondering why it took me so long to see it.
Has happened often.

foofighters7

Shouldn't even post a Top 10 yet because I've still so much to see and I KNOW this will change but here's a basic 10.


10. Rust and Bone
9. Les Mis
8. Moonrise Kingdom
7. Argo
6. Amour
5. Searching for Sugarman
4. Looper
3. Django Unchained
2. Zero Dark Thirty
1. The Master

inri222

I have the theaters around me. I just don't have the time, the finances or the patience (rude theater crowd) to do it.

Samurai Rebellion : Masaki Kobayashi + Toshiro Mifune = greatness.
Plus a small part by Tatsuya Nakadai.

Ash Ketchum

Yeah, there's tons of classics on my shelf that I haven't watched yet and I know when I finally do, I'll do the same "Why did it take me so long?" routine.

But, ya gotta admit, Hokeyboy's list is damned impressive no matter what year he sees them in. And let me take the opportunity to brag that I saw all of them well before most of you were even born!

fumanstan

Or impressive and awesome.

Mondo Kane

Judging by the 33 that I've seen in my Letterboxd list, I guess these would be my most favorites:

The Avengers
Django Unchained
After Fall, Winter
Dark Knight Rises
The Girl
Skyfall
The Divide
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
Lovely Molly
The Man With The Iron Fists

List will certainly change when I get caught up on cable & netflix showings next year.

Tarantino

1. Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)
2. Looper (Rian Johnson)
3. The Avengers (Joss Whedon)
4. The Raid: Redemption (Gareth Evans)
5. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord, Chris Miller)
6. The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard)
7. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
8. Killer Joe (William Friedkin)
9. Wreck-It Ralph (Rich Moore)
10. Haywire (Stephen Soderbergh)

DJariya

That's roughly 9 theatrical movies per month or 2-3 per week. It's not impossible.