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bob13bob 02-25-13 05:21 PM

Some of your favorites of 2013-2014
 
previous thread:
http://www.movieforums.com/community...t=28622&page=3

The Thieves - korean movie.

twisted_state 02-26-13 09:40 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
The Wolverine

deepwater 03-10-13 01:06 PM

Man of Steel
promo looks good.

Monkeypunch 03-10-13 01:13 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
The only films I've seen in 2013 so far are Warm Bodies and A Good Day to Die Hard, so I'll say those. I refuse to say something I haven't seen is a favorite until I actually watch said movie. :P

teeter_g 03-10-13 01:21 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Movies I have seen in 2013:
Gangster Squad
Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters
A Haunted House
Mama
Snitch
Out of those Gangster Squad and Mama were probably my favorites.

bob13bob 03-13-13 06:41 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Wreck it Ralph. although, the movie is geared towards video game lovers.

Dtwizzy2k8 03-23-13 02:21 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
I haven't seen any 2013 movies yet unfortunately, but of what has been released already I'm interested in seeing Side Effects, Spring Breakers, Oz, and possibly Warm Bodies (although it looks incredibly stupid).

armond1234 03-23-13 04:01 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
I liked Oz: The Great and Powerful. Mama was also okay, but I did not liked the end. I read that there will be a sequel to 300! I'm excited to see that one!

Carly_Lou 03-23-13 04:11 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Only film I have seen that was released this year was 'side effects'
I thought it was pretty good. Clever. Rooney Mara a delight.

atclubsilencio 03-24-13 12:22 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
From what I've seen.

Spring Breakers
Evil Dead

TylerDurden99 03-24-13 03:39 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
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Watch_Tower 03-24-13 08:35 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
This year I've seen Wreck-it Ralph and Oz. I have to say I enjoyed both but Wreck-it was far better. A brilliant homage to video gaming and at the same time a Toy Story-ish take on responsibility, growing up and social changes. It is quite brilliant.

Oh and just remembered, I watched 7 Psychopaths too and have become a fan. A great cast, solid acting but the story did falter at times. Not as good as In Bruges but a very good comedy none the less.

Watch_Tower 03-24-13 08:38 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
The movies I'm looking forward to:

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TokeZa 05-15-13 05:42 PM

So far:

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1. To the Wonder
2. The Place Beyond the Pines
3. Side Effects
4. Upstream Color
5. Sound City
6. Dark Skies
7. Mama

Shorts:

1. Filmic Sculpture, Num. 3 by Alberto Cabrera Bernal
2. You Are Here by Leslie Supnet
3. Separate Vacations by Cameron Moneo
4. Days of Future Past by Joe Hampleton
5. Next Week by Guy Wouete
6. Addy CHOO by JB Mabe
7. In My Room by Chance Taylor

Looking forward to Spring Breakers and The Weight of Elephants:
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http://www.vestervovvov.dk/files/631...phants_316.jpg

Mr Minio 05-15-13 05:49 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Only seen To The Wonder. Want to see: Twelve Year A Slave, Upstream Color, The Place Beyond the Pines and more including The Weight of Elephants. Thank you TokeZa for mentioning it in this thread. Judging from the trailer it could be a Malick inspired film.

misterscratchy 05-15-13 06:12 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
After the terrible "Inglorious basterds" . I didnt expect much from Django unchained But I liked it

teeter_g 05-15-13 06:33 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Pain and Gain
Oblivion
Gangster Squad
Evil Dead
The Host
The Call
Zero Dark Thirty
Olympus Has Fallen

Watch_Tower 05-16-13 06:39 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
I just wanted to add Only God Forgives to my list of must-see 2013 movies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqAeVosG4zI

the samoan lawyer 05-16-13 07:08 AM

Django Unchained
The Croods
Mama
Wreck it Ralph

In that order. First half of Wreck it Ralph would be up in 2nd place but really dissappointing second half ruined it for me.

PeterVincent 05-16-13 08:15 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
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and

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bob13bob 05-16-13 04:17 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
silver linings playbook.

bob13bob 05-20-13 02:01 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
cloud atlas
had it's flaws but was very ambitious. I enjoyed it.

photonshot 05-20-13 06:35 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Cabin In The Woods

lastmovie 05-22-13 08:06 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
I like the croods movie from disney.

teeter_g 05-22-13 10:05 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Fast and Furious 6 and Star Trek Into Darkness were so good! Loved them!

The Gunslinger45 05-22-13 10:10 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Iron Man 3
The Last Stand (f**k the critics and box office this was a damn good movie)!

blowe46 05-24-13 12:23 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
I loved Side Effects. The first hour of that film should be preserved in cinematic history. If Soderbergh had kept his commentary on psychiatry, and psychiatric meds -- it may have been one of the best and most profound films on the subject.

1) Side Effects
2) Place Beyond the Pines
3) Mud
4) Upstream Color

Nausicaä 05-24-13 08:42 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
^ I've got that Upstream Colour coming through soon, heard good things about it.

JoeHorrorFanatic 05-24-13 04:02 PM

Wreck It Ralph is a 2012 movie, but did you mean movies that came out this year or just films that we watched for the first time this year? If it's the latter, my pick would be Forrest Gump. Just watched it for the first time about three months ago, and it was amazing.
So far, the films of 2013 I've seen have been John Dies at the End, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Bullet to the Head, Iron Man 3, Evil Dead, Oz: The Great and Powerful, and Olympus Has Fallen.
Out of those, the ones I would buy on Blu-Ray are Evil Dead, Iron Man 3, and Olympus Has Fallen. The rest either sucked or were merely okay.
Also, I can't wait to see Man of Steel and Carrie - since so many people are talking about films that haven't come out yet for some reason.

JoeHorrorFanatic 05-24-13 04:04 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
In response to one of the last comments, Mud is another one I really want to see. I've heard nothing but good things about it.

blowe46 05-24-13 09:11 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
^ I've got that Upstream Colour coming through soon, heard good things about it.
It's available on Demand but given the sound design of the movie, you should get a surround sound setup . Don't watch it on a laptop.. it loses its effect. It's very weird though. When I saw it theaters, the guy behind me got up and yelled 'What the hell?!?!" during one of the more bizarre transitions.

In response to one of the last comments, Mud is another one I really want to see. I've heard nothing but good things about it.
It's a good film but I found some of its plot devices a little too extreme. The performances are great. There's a great running gag in the film about how Mud (Mcconaughey) can't take off his shirt.

I still think Nichols' magnum opus is "Take Shelter"

Filmigos 05-25-13 01:25 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Iron Man 3
The Internship

Cobpyth 05-25-13 09:47 PM

I just saw my third movie of 2013 and I would probably rank the three I've seen as followed:

1. Side Effects (just watched it, awesome film!)
2. The Great Gatsby
3. Gangster Squad

I'll try to watch more 2013 movies this year than I watched 2012 movies last year. Hopefully there are some gems among them.

ccs880 06-17-13 04:51 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Great Gatsby

bob13bob 07-10-13 03:19 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
sunny, 2011 korean movie.

Nausicaä 07-10-13 06:43 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
It's available on Demand but given the sound design of the movie, you should get a surround sound setup . Don't watch it on a laptop.. it loses its effect. It's very weird though. When I saw it theaters, the guy behind me got up and yelled 'What the hell?!?!" during one of the more bizarre transitions.
I've got it on Blu-ray and watching it on a television screen. Don't watch films on laptops/computers or on demand.

hell_storm2004 07-11-13 12:01 PM

None, nada, zilch! None of the movies this year was great!

Haven't watched too many. But will give Side Effects the edge.

alli 07-11-13 02:36 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
I somehow thought silver linings playbook would be a dull romantic comedy at first, maybe because of the cast.. But I did end up liking it. Predictable maybe and typical, but still good.

BlueLion 07-11-13 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by alli (Post 923097)
I somehow thought silver linings playbook would be a dull romantic comedy at first, maybe because of the cast.. But I did end up liking it. Predictable maybe and typical, but still good.
Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 movie..

My favourite 2013 movie would be The Last Stand. It had plenty of action, it was entertaining and hilarious. Really enjoyed it. I have seen Side Effects, but it didn't impress me.

hell_storm2004 07-11-13 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by alli (Post 923097)
I somehow thought silver linings playbook would be a dull romantic comedy at first, maybe because of the cast.. But I did end up liking it. Predictable maybe and typical, but still good.
Same old stuff.... the movie was nothing special that it got the rave reviews. It was a typical run-of-the-mill romantic comedy!

CarolStrong 07-11-13 06:12 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Enjoyed Monsters University.

High hopes for Wolverine :)

Lucas 09-04-13 10:14 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Have not seen too much this year,but I loved The Place Beyond The Pines. I thought This is The End was hilarious, and thought that Fruitvale Station was ok.

Cobpyth 09-04-13 10:23 PM

Side Effects is still the best film of 2013 I've seen so far. A lot of hopeful films are coming out this fall, though.

hell_storm2004 09-05-13 11:42 AM

1. Now you see me.
2. Side Effects.
3. Pain & Gain.

Rest are crap. I think Despicable Me 2 should be there somewhere. Haven't seen it, so cant say how good it is.

mark f 09-05-13 11:49 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Not impressed by Side Effects.

BlueLion 09-05-13 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by mark f (Post 958012)
Not impressed by Side Effects.
Me neither. It started like some sort of a character study, and then it took a twist that made me stop caring about any of the characters. Decent thriller, though.

I've seen 14 films so far from this year and I would say the best is The Place Beyond the Pines. I also enjoyed Mud, The Great Gatsby, and The Last Stand. Oblivion, The Conjuring and Only God Forgives were pretty good too.

Monkeypunch 09-05-13 10:43 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Haven't seen many movies this year...but my favorites are

1. The World's End
2. Star Trek Into Darkness
3. Man of Steel
4. Iron Man 3
5. The Last Stand
6. Oblivion

Mmmm Donuts 09-05-13 11:26 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
The Place Beyond the Pines is probably the best of the year so far.

Guaporense 09-05-13 11:55 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
I watched 3-4 2013 movies so far. Nothing is really good and thinking about it I noticed that I watched nearly 200 movies this year but everything was OLD. Tons of Robert Bresson's movies (8 in fact), for instance.

wintertriangles 09-06-13 12:15 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
This year has been an embarrassment for new films on the whole

Mingusings 09-06-13 12:41 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
My Top 5 so far:
1. The Place Beyond the Pines
2. Stoker
3. Blue Jasmine
4. You're Next
5. Lovelace

Guaporense 09-06-13 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by wintertriangles (Post 958386)
This year has been an embarrassment for new films on the whole
That always happens for every year. The masterpieces take some time to show up so actually the best movie of each year is only know a decade or so after the year.

bluedeed 09-06-13 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by wintertriangles (Post 958386)
This year has been an embarrassment for new films on the whole
The year's not nearly over yet in terms of film releases. It's certainly not shaping up to be a 2011, but at least it's not a 2010, more of a 2012 at this point, but I doubt we'll ever see another 1953.

linespalsy 09-06-13 03:50 PM

So far The World's End, The Grandmaster, The Great Gatsby and Trance have been the good ones (I know, predictable that a Wong Kar-wai and a Danny Boyle movie would be among my favorites). Star Trek Into Darkness and Man of Steel were mediocre (how typical that I'd say that about a Star Trek). Iron Man 3 was okay. Pacific Rim was dumb dumb dumb but kinda fun anyway.

bob13bob 09-25-13 04:01 PM

oblivion, world's end

Sane 09-25-13 05:59 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Nothing great this year so far with The Grandmaster being the only thing that went close. World War Z and Elysium were pretty good but that's about it.

Andie14 09-26-13 03:05 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Evil dead..The most horrifying movie of all time

CheshireMoon 09-26-13 08:23 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
I have a couple that I loved: All very different
Warm Bodies
Cloud Atlas
Wreck it Ralph
The Croods
Monsters University

AF. 09-26-13 10:54 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Thread needs more Mud.

TokeZa 10-05-13 02:31 PM

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Camille Claudel 1915 by Bruno Dumont.

Clearly the best film of the year for me and in my opinion the best film by Bruno Dumont so far. Captivating performance by Juliette Binoche. If you are into movies similar to Robert Bresson i can strongly recommend it.



Im really looking forward to the new movies by Jia Zhangke, Jafar Panahi, Asghar Farhadi, Steve McQueen, Noah Baumbach and Calin Peter Netzer.

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So far its shaping up to be an okay year for film imo.

The Sci-Fi Slob 10-05-13 05:02 PM

Best

Star Trek: Into Darkness
Oblivion
Side Effects
The East
Stoker

Worst

The Place Beyond The Pines
Pacific Rim
Iron man 3

McConnaughay 10-06-13 04:26 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
In-Order From Greatest to Least:

Prisoners (Great)
Gravity (Great)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (Good)
The Great Gatsby (Good)
World War Z (Good)
Evil Dead (Okay, but very entertaining)
Warm Bodies (Okay)
The Wolverine (Okay)
Iron Man 3 (Decent)
The Lone Ranger (Decent)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (Crap)
Abandoned Mine (Crap)
Mortal Instruments (Mega-Crap)

Elle 10-06-13 08:13 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
World War Z (awesome)
Gravity (good)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (good)
Evil Dead (horrible)

anikalamba 10-07-13 03:21 AM

There has been a number of great movies in this year of 2013. But some of my favorites of 2013 till now are:

-Mama
-The Great Gatsby
-The Hangover part 3
-White House Down
-The Smurfs 2.

yellowjacket1 10-07-13 03:32 AM

As of today...

Best
The Wolverine
42
Gravity
Iron Man 3
Much Ado About Nothing
Prisoners

Worst
The Lone Ranger
GI Joe: Retaliation
A Good Day To Die Hard
Elysium
Man of Steel
Movie 43

martyrofevil 10-11-13 05:48 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
From Best to Worst

Why Don't You Play in Hell? 9/10
Spring Breakers 9/10
Moebius 8/10
Upstream Color 8/10
John Dies at the End 6/10
Trance 6/10
R100 6/10
The World's End 6/10
Despicable Me 2 6/10
The Place Beyond the Pines 6/10
V/H/S 2 6/10
Evil Dead 5/10
Pacific Rim 5/10
Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild 4/10
Stoker 3/10
Only God Forgives 2/10

paul7998 10-11-13 08:38 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
The Croods
Wreck it Ralph
Iron Man 3
Star Trek into Darkness

bob13bob 10-19-13 08:30 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Really like this best to worst format being used. It helps me find movies from posters with similar tastes

In-Order From Greatest to Least:

Gravity (10/10)
Oblivion (7.5/10)
Sunny (7.5/10)
Wreck it Ralph 7.5/10 *videogamers will enjoy this film immensely more
World's End (7/10)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (6/10)
World War Z (5/10)
Europa report (2.5/10)

Cobpyth 10-19-13 10:35 PM

From what I've seen so far this year:

I recommend:

1. Side Effects - Gorgeously directed and very entertaining!
2. Before Midnight - Probably the most profound and most intense film of the trilogy.
3. The Way Way Back - It's sweet, it's dramatic (a few times perhaps a little over the top for my tastes), it's sometimes funny and the acting performances are brilliant.
4. Rush - There's fun, there's drama, there's a lot of racing and it all works out pretty well.
5. The Great Gatsby - It's a good film, but there was a certain 'chemistry' lacking, in my opinion. It all looks great, though.
6. The Croods - I Love its message and it has a few wonderful moments.
7. Despicable Me 2 - It's almost as good as its predecessor, because it compensates its weaker storyline with more funny/cute/entertaining scenes.
8. This Is the End - I didn't think it was very funny, but it's entertaining and in some way even refreshing.

I don't recommend:

9. Monsters University - It has a few good moments, but it fails to recapture the magic of the first movie.
10. Gangster Squad - An uninspired gangster film without any heart or soul.
11. Only God Forgives - Visually interesting, but overall it's the biggest disappointment of the year so far for me personally.
12. The Hangover Part III - Watchable crap.
13. Movie 43 - Barely watchable crap.

rauldc14 10-19-13 10:41 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Only seen 5 films thus far, but we are getting into awards season soon and then I'll be seeing a lot.

Gravity 8.5/10
Man of Steel 8/10
Hangover 3 7/10
The Way Way Back 6/10
Now You See Me 5/10

rauldc14 10-19-13 10:43 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
And I believe Wreck it Ralph and Spring Breakers are 2012 releases.

mark f 10-19-13 10:45 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
You saw Spring Breakers. It was released outside of festivals in March 2013. It qualifies for this year's Oscars (God forbid).

rauldc14 10-19-13 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by mark f (Post 979008)
You saw Spring Breakers.
It says 2012 on imdb and flickchart. But if it is 2013 it's the worst of them all.

Upton 10-20-13 12:08 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
so far best of what I've seen

1. The Past
2. Before Midnight
3. Prince Avalanche
4. It's a Disaster
5. The Conjuring
6. Blackfish
7. Gravity
8. Upstream Color
9. This is the End
10. Room 237

worst - Olympus Has Fallen, The Purge, Pacific Rim, Elysium

Lucas 10-20-13 12:17 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Loved:Gravity,The Place Beyond the Pines


Liked:The Conjuring,Kick Ass 2, This is The End,Only God Forgives, Spring Breakers,Evil Dead.

This is as of right now(10/20/13), towards the end of the year I feel this list will be expanded.

irishphoenix83 10-20-13 01:20 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Thoroughly Enjoyed Viewing: Gangster Squad, Mama, Side Effects, Stoker, The Call, Place Beyond the Pines, Evil Dead, MUD, Iron Man 3, The East, Bling Ring, This is The End, The Conjuring

Decent: Spring Breakers, Olympus has Fallen, Stark Trek into Darkness, The Purge, Company you Keep,

Not worth it: Dark Skies, Lords of Salem, Pain and Gain, The Iceman, RIPD, You're Next, Insidious 2, Don Jon, Gravity

BlueLion 10-20-13 01:27 PM

2013 films I've seen so far:

Before Midnight -

The Place Beyond the Pines -
+
Mud
+
The Great Gatsby
+
The Last Stand
+
Oblivion
+
The Conjuring
+
This Is the End

Only God Forgives

World War Z

Side Effects
-
Spring Breakers
+
Man of Steel

The Call

Gangster Squad

Now You See Me

Fast & Furious 6

Olympus Has Fallen
+
Elysium

Broken City



The Last Stand is probably the only one that I consider to have some rewatch value, since it made me laugh like an idiot.

Cobpyth 10-30-13 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Cobpyth (Post 979004)
From what I've seen so far this year:

I recommend:

1. Gravity - Amazing visuals and 3D effects, two great acting performances and a wonderful message make this the best film of 2013 so far for me.
2. Side Effects - Gorgeously directed and very entertaining!
3. Before Midnight - Probably the most profound and most intense film of the trilogy.
4. The Way Way Back - It's sweet, it's dramatic (a few times perhaps a little over the top for my tastes), it's sometimes funny and the acting performances are brilliant.
5. Rush - There's fun, there's drama, there's a lot of racing and it all works out pretty well.
6. The Great Gatsby - It's a good film, but there was a certain 'chemistry' lacking, in my opinion. It all looks great, though.
7. The Croods - I Love its message and it has a few wonderful moments.
8. Despicable Me 2 - It's almost as good as its predecessor, because it compensates its weaker storyline with more funny/cute/entertaining scenes.
9. This Is the End - I didn't think it was very funny, but it's entertaining and in some way even refreshing.

I don't recommend:

10. Monsters University - It has a few good moments, but it fails to recapture the magic of the first movie.
11. Gangster Squad - An uninspired gangster film without any heart or soul.
12. Only God Forgives - Visually interesting, but overall it's the biggest disappointment of the year so far for me personally.
13. The Hangover Part III - Watchable crap.
14. Movie 43 - Barely watchable crap.
I added Gravity. It was great. See it in the cinema in 3D if you can! It's definitely worth it.

OMEGA5 10-30-13 11:56 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Good:

The Place Beyond The Pines
Prisoners
Mud
The Conjuring
Insidious: Chapter 2
Upstream Color
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Gravity
Pacific Rim


Meh:

Now You See Me
Mama
The Great Gatsby
Oz The Great And Powerful
Oblivion
Identity Thief
Dark Skies

Bad:

The Purge
World War Z
Evil Dead

atclubsilencio 10-31-13 09:41 AM

Refer to my Year in Film thread:

But my favorites have been:

Gravity
The Bling Ring
Trance
Prank
Upstream Color
Beyond The Hills
Spring Breakers
The Great Gatsby
The East
Blue Jasmine
Jug Face
Disconnect
Prisoners

Cliff St Hubert 10-31-13 10:20 AM

I would have to say that my favorite film has to be Dark Knight Rises and The Butler.

MovieBuffering 10-31-13 11:45 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Very Good
Gravity - Beautifully acted and visually stunning. Ending was ok at best.
Don Jon - I'm bias toward JGL. Fun to see the growth of the character.
Pacific Rim - Felt like a giddy 10 year old leaving the theater. Story not spectacular as well as the acting. Just a fun movie IMO, don't take it as more.
(Notice how they are all original ideas, I give double the points for that...specially JGL for writing, directing and starring)

Good Enough
Star Trek: Into the Darkness - Entertaining enough, villain was awesome acting. Plot gets a little jumbled for me but still entertaining.
Iron Man 3 - Same as Star Trek entertaining enough. Liked it better then the 2nd one. RDJ is always fun as Tony Stark. Little jumbled too. Both stay in the vein of previous versions
Mud - Conflicted on this one. Worth a watch thou. McConaughy is definitely awesome in it.

Haven't really seen any stinkers this year unless you consider Place Beyond the Pines in 2013. First 2 acts held my attention and were fascinating set up. But the 3rd one is ridiculous to me. Loses all it's steam.

Still left to see in 2013:
The Spectacular Now (Teller is from my home town. So I pull for him. Heard its a great movie)
Fruitvale
12 Years A Slave
American Hustle
Saving Mr. Banks
Wolf Of Wall Street
Inside Llweyen Davis
Anchorman 2

BlueLion 10-31-13 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Cliff St Hubert (Post 983448)
I would have to say that my favorite film has to be Dark Knight Rises and The Butler.
Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 film.

atclubsilencio 10-31-13 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by MovieBuffering (Post 983459)
Very Good
Gravity - Beautifully acted and visually stunning. Ending was ok at best.
Don Jon - I'm bias toward JGL. Fun to see the growth of the character.
Pacific Rim - Felt like a giddy 10 year old leaving the theater. Story not spectacular as well as the acting. Just a fun movie IMO, don't take it as more.
(Notice how they are all original ideas, I give double the points for that...specially JGL for writing, directing and starring)

Good Enough
Star Trek: Into the Darkness - Entertaining enough, villain was awesome acting. Plot gets a little jumbled for me but still entertaining.
Iron Man 3 - Same as Star Trek entertaining enough. Liked it better then the 2nd one. RDJ is always fun as Tony Stark. Little jumbled too. Both stay in the vein of previous versions
Mud - Conflicted on this one. Worth a watch thou. McConaughy is definitely awesome in it.

Haven't really seen any stinkers this year unless you consider Place Beyond the Pines in 2013. First 2 acts held my attention and were fascinating set up. But the 3rd one is ridiculous to me. Loses all it's steam.

Still left to see in 2013:
The Spectacular Now (Teller is from my home town. So I pull for him. Heard its a great movie)
Fruitvale
12 Years A Slave
American Hustle
Saving Mr. Banks
Wolf Of Wall Street
Inside Llweyen Davis
Anchorman 2
I love love love JGL, but I hateddd Don Jon.

cricket 11-03-13 12:23 AM

I don't go to the movies so I've only seen 6 so far. This is how I would rank them-

1. Pain and Gain
2. Mud
3. The Call
4. The Hangover 3
5. The Evil Dead
6. This is the End

Arcanis 11-03-13 11:30 AM

By far, the best movie that I have seen so far this year has been The World's End, which is simultaneously the funniest, most exciting, most dramatic and best acted of the Three Flavors Trilogy. Like The Avengers, I was shocked at just how much character development Edgar Wright was able to allow for each character, especially with such a large primary cast. It was also great to see Nick Frost tackling a far meatier role than I'm used to seeing him in (and pull it off so well at that). 9.5/10

A fairly close runner up, at least thus far, is Much Ado About Nothing. While i'm not the biggest fan of Shakespeare's comedies (give me a nice, meaty tragedy any day of the week), this one was exceptional. The shifts in tone from sometimes-noir-ish to sometimes-comical were well managed and the two leads (plus Nathon Fillion) were consistently hilarious throughout the film. 8.5/10

Captain Phillips rounds my top three. It's possibly Tom Hanks' best role since Forrest Gump, which comes to a dramatic head at the very end of the film (easily the best portrayal of a person suffering from shock that I've ever seen). The pirate captain was equally well-acted. The film was just as tense, thrilling and dramatic as I've come to expect from Paul Greengrass. 8.5/10

Cobpyth 11-12-13 08:38 AM

A small update:

I recommend:

1. Gravity - Amazing visuals and 3D effects, two great acting performances and a wonderful message make this the best film of 2013 so far for me.
2. Side Effects - Gorgeously directed and very entertaining!
3. Before Midnight - Probably the most profound and most intense film of the trilogy.
4. The World's End - It's full of entertaining scenes and the story is also extremely engaging and poignant. Only the very very ending wasn't necessary for me (the sort of aftermath/epilogue), but that's nitpicking. Great picture!
5. The Way Way Back - It's sweet, it's dramatic (a few times perhaps a little over the top for my tastes), it's sometimes funny and the acting performances are brilliant.
6. Rush - There's fun, there's drama, there's a lot of racing and it all works out pretty well.
7. The Great Gatsby - It's a good film, but there was a certain 'chemistry' lacking, in my opinion. It all looks great, though.
8. The Croods - I Love its message and it has a few wonderful moments.
9. Despicable Me 2 - It's almost as good as its predecessor, because it compensates its weaker storyline with more funny/cute/entertaining scenes.
10. This Is the End - I didn't think it was very funny, but it's entertaining and in some way even refreshing.
11. About Time - It begins really really well until it starts overusing its concept of time traveling for dramatic reasons (in the third act). From then on the film loses its wit and credibility, in my opinion. I still recommend it, but it's definitely overlong.

I don't recommend:

12. Monsters University - It has a few good moments, but it fails to recapture the magic of the first movie.
13. Gangster Squad - An uninspired gangster film without any heart or soul.
14. Only God Forgives - Visually interesting, but overall it's the biggest disappointment of the year so far for me personally.
15. The Hangover Part III - Watchable crap.
16. Movie 43 - Barely watchable crap.

Nagaokaboy 11-12-13 01:29 PM

Gonna be hard to put these into an order, but contenders for my top 10 so far are (all 2013 releases in UK):

Stoker, Gravity, Lincoln, The Place Beyond The Pines, Don Jon, Captain Phillips, The Wolverine, Blue Jasmine, Rush, You're Next, Alan Patridge: Alpha Papa, Blackfish, Cloud Atlas and Despicable Me 2.

Worst film is a toss-up between Diana and Olympus Has Fallen.

Film I thought would be in my top 10, but fell out of the race early: Django Unchained.

BlueLion 11-12-13 01:37 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Lincoln and Django Unchained are 2012 movies.

Juror8 11-12-13 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by BlueLion (Post 988290)
Lincoln and Django Unchained are 2012 movies.
Well actually some films are released at different times in certain places so for example, only the U.S. got Django released in December 2012 while the rest of the world got it some time in January 2013. So I guess he lives in a different part of the world.

Haven't seen a lot of 2013 films but out of what I've seen, Gravity (which was only a 4/5 from me). Still gotta get caught up as I'm sure there's a ton of masterpieces out there waiting. In terms of the worst, Olympus Has Fallen was dreadful. I get a headache just thinking about that mess.

tivyfan 11-19-13 01:47 AM

Man of Steel, The Conjuring, Insidious 2, Warm Bodies, Gravity

yellowjacket1 11-19-13 12:55 PM

As of November...

Best
The Wolverine
42
Gravity
Iron Man 3
Much Ado About Nothing
Prisoners
Thor The Dark World

Worst
The Lone Ranger
GI Joe: Retaliation
A Good Day To Die Hard
Elysium
Don Jon
Man of Steel
Movie 43

bob13bob 01-08-14 03:13 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
updating mine:
Gravity (10/10)
Crash Reel (10/10)
12 Years a slave 10
Spectacular Now 8
Oblivion (7.5/10)
Sunny (7.5/10) (korean movie)
Dallas buyer's club
Trance 7.5
Wreck it Ralph 7.5/10 *videogamers will enjoy this film immensely more
World's End (7/10)
Pacific Rim 7 *HUGE budget, nostalgiac homage to Japenese Godzilla + Disaster Anime. Closest thing we'll ever get to evangelion movie.
Mud 7
Man of Steel 6.5
This is the end 6.5
Star Trek: Into Darkness (6/10)
Hobbit 6
World War Z (5/10)
Bling Ring 5
The Croods 4
Lego Movie 4. Aimed towards kids, so middle kind of boring for adults. The conclusion is the best part and gets a 10/10.
Elysium 3.5
Europa report (2.5/10)
Spring breakers 1

bob13bob 04-11-14 07:02 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Adding another 10 to my list, crash reel. I don't even like snowboarding.

Spaghetti QT 04-13-14 11:04 AM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
Her's my list for top ten movies in 2013 :
10. Stoker
9. Inside Llewyn Davis
8. Gravity
7. Filth
6. Before Midnight
5. Blue Jasmine
4. Frances Ha
3. The Past
2. To the Wonder
1. The Wolf of Wall Street

bob13bob 05-08-14 07:27 PM

Re: Some of your favorites of 2013
 
2014 thread here
http://www.movieforums.com/community...37#post1085937


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