General Discussion : Upcoming 2012 movies

[ShogunRua]

So you channel other people's opinions who agree with your preconceived notions,

Uh...no? Nothing of mine was "preconceived"; I watched the films from 2010 and 2011, scouring high and low for any potential quality, and they generally sucked worse than any year I can remember. I wish they were as good as the films from 2008 and 2009, but they weren't.

Again, regardless of criteria, it's hard to argue that 2010 and 2011 were anything but hot garbage for Hollywood films. I'm fairly certain that this is true for anyone who looks at their rankings for films from the US during each of those two years.

Unless of course you love shitty superhero CGI and 80's children cartoon adaptations aimed at the lucrative 8 year old demographic.

combine that with the 6 movies you've seen, 4 of which were junk, one you underrated and your best you massively overrated, and dub the whole year suckworthy for all even before the final push is over.

Dude, I didn't "underrate" anything. If you were so enamored with "Midnight in Paris", that's kind of sad. It's a predictable cliche-fest with cartoonish, cardboard cut-out characters, and Owen Wilson doing a lousy Woody Allen impression. (Allen clearly wrote that role with himself in mind, but was too old to play it)

Woody Allen is ridiculously talented, so even his mailed-in works end up having some merit. Thus, "Midnight in Paris" still ended up being mindlessly enjoyable to a certain extent, but that's all it was. With most cinema nowadays aimed at 8 year old, this one was aimed at 12 year olds. We've been over the particulars of the film more than once.

As for "Johnny English 2" being overrated in my rankings, did you even watch the film? According to your rankings, you haven't.

I don't think I'll ever be convinced you aren't pulling our chains, for whatever reason I hesitate to speculate on. Shogun we hardly knew ye.

Considering you're the king of weird opinions on this forum (which is totally fine and even a good thing, in my mind), it's humorous you have such a problem with such a straightforward statement.

There's almost nothing at all to watch in theaters nowadays, unless you have little kids.

[Pickpocket]

I missed Johnny English Reborn your highest ranked film of the year, tier 8. Now I beginning to believe you're puttin' us on. I put Rowan Atkinson in the same slapstick brain dead category as Jerry Lewis and Austin Powers. I mean, you've only see 6 films and THAT's one of 'em?

And here we have the definition of irony

[Stewball]

There's almost nothing at all to watch in theaters nowadays, unless you have little kids.

Then I'm either immature or weird I guess, if your evaluations are the "correct" ones--and I'm sure Pickpocket would agree. I've watched over 100 films this year so far and rated 27 @ 8/10 or higher.

Six movies makes you burnt out IMNTBHO, so why don't you strap yourself down, take these three shock treatments. Hesher, Sucker Punch (CGI I know, but you're strapped down and it's necessary medicine), and It's Kind of a Funny Story. If those don't snap you out of your funk, then you're certifiable and I'll furnish you with the nuts to feed the squirrels in the park myself.

(Those are two of my 8s and a 9, showing I'm trying to reach out to someone who's obviously hurting.)

[ShogunRua]

Sucker Punch (CGI I know, but you're strapped down and it's necessary medicine),

The only thing I hate more than generic, flashing CGI meant to give me a seizure is when it's paired with anorexic, doe-eyed blonde girls that are supposed to be master, badass fighters. Seriously, that's one of your three most recommended Hollywood films this year?

and It's Kind of a Funny Story.

I haven't seen it, but I'm usually leery of hipster indie comedies. Furthermore, after reading this review,

http://www.bigempire.com/filthy/kindoffunnystory.html

I'm not exactly getting my hopes up.

If those don't snap you out of your funk, then you're certifiable and I'll furnish you with the nuts to feed the squirrels in the park myself.

You're the guy who doesn't watch foreign films because "subtitles are annoying". I'd say that's pretty "nuts".

Anywho, enough thread derailment. I was reasonably certain that "2010 and 2011 were historically awful for Hollywood films" was a common belief, even among casual movie-goers, and didn't mean for it to spawn a debate.

[Stewball]

So.....we've narrowed the fate of the free world, the film industry and objective reality down to Hesher. Poetic irony at it's maximum.

"106 miles to Chicago. A full tank of gas, a half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."
"Hit it!"

edit quote.

[Bojangles]

Benicio Del Toro in Panavision: Oliver Stone's Savages.

[frederic_g54]

I've been looking forward to The Raid. Always up for a good action flick, this one looks brutal:

[Stewball]

I've been looking forward to The Raid. Always up for a good action flick, this one looks brutal:

They haven't scheduled a US opening (besides Sundance). And Act of Valor it way better.

[ShogunRua]

And Act of Valor it way better.

Does that mean you were lucky enough to watch The Raid at a film festival?

[frederic_g54]

They haven't scheduled a US opening (besides Sundance). And Act of Valor it way better.

So I assume you've seen The Raid, which should come out soon enough as distribution rights have already been sold to various countries.

I've seen the trailer for Act of Valor: not sure what to think of a film whose trailer was advertised on a FPS video game website. From the looks of it, its potential might be rendered flat by the wooden acting and cringe-inducing jingoism on display though I'm not the least bit surprised you enjoyed it so much.