THE BEST MOVIES OF 2012!!! TOP 30.
by jcvdfan83 | created - 15 Mar 2013 | updated - 15 Mar 2013 | PublicHERE IS MY LIST OF THE BEST MOVIES OF 2012, IN MY OWN OPINION, OTHER PEOPLE MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION. MY TOP 30.
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1. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
PG-13 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman
Votes: 1,826,787 | Gross: $448.14M
Christopher Nolan has done an amazing job at bringing new life to Batman and in my opinion im sad to see him leave. I don't believe anyone will be able to recreate like he did. This was 2012's best movie!!
2. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
John looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit.
Director: John Hyams | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins, Mariah Bonner
Votes: 21,387 | Gross: $0.01M
In my opinion the best Universal Soldier movie ever, this movie had it all, Gore, Blood, Action, Syfy, Drama, and even horror!. Well written and well acted, this movie had me suprised and wowed!!!!. Awesome movie and its good to see that Jean-Claude Van Damme is getting some big screen time!!!
3. The Avengers (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Votes: 1,459,107 | Gross: $623.28M
The Avengers was the highest grosseing movie of 2012, but in my opinion as being the best superhero movie ever runs close to "The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises". Im still believeing that The Dark Knights are superiors in the genre!!! But The Avengers is still an excellent movie.
4. Ted (2012)
R | 106 min | Comedy
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.
Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale
Votes: 657,342 | Gross: $218.82M
2012's best comedy!! from the creator of the hit cartoon tv show "Family Guy" and starring Mark Wahlberg. This movie had me rolling with laughter.... Very funny movie!.
5. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Sarah Silverman
Votes: 458,313 | Gross: $189.42M
Wreck-It Ralph was the best animated movie of 2012. This movie had action and comedy, and it was fun to watch!.
6. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of a mysterious reptilian foe.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Irrfan Khan
Votes: 702,137 | Gross: $262.03M
Sam Raimi released three Spider-man movies in the past few years, Spider-man was awesome! Spider-man 2 was even better! Spider-man 3 was a disapointment!. The Amazing Spider-man is a reboot and a damn good one!!!!. I can't wait for the 2nd one.
7. Argo (2012)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin
Votes: 639,027 | Gross: $136.03M
Ben affleck has directed movies like "The Town and Gone baby gone" which both films were awesome!. And now his recent directed motion picture has became 2012's best picture at the academy awards. This movie was really good and to me they picked a great choice for best picture.
8. The Hunger Games (2012)
PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 1,003,513 | Gross: $408.01M
Twilight what? The Hunger Games is alot better than Twilight! The Hunger Games series should do as well as The Lord Of The Rings trilogy...
9. The Expendables 2 (2012)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Liam Hemsworth, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Votes: 322,261 | Gross: $85.02M
Stallone vs Van Damme was the bombshell!!! Everybody was ready for that fight and no one was left in disapoint neither, could of been a bit longer but was well crafted. With Jean-Claude Van Damme playing an awesome villian in this installment of The Expendables and adding Liams Hemsworth and Chuch Norris and extending Arnold's and Willis's roles and bringing back the rest of the gang, The Expendables 2 was alot better than the first one. More action! More Hero's! More ass kicking!!!!. Plus I thought Jean-Claude was the best acting wise in this picture.
10. Lincoln (2012)
PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 272,590 | Gross: $182.21M
Steven Spielberg has proven again that he is one of the worlds top leading Directors and Lincoln gave a tough run for Best Picture at the Academy Awards!. Lincoln was brilliant!
11. John Carter (2012)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.
Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton
Votes: 286,166 | Gross: $73.08M
Despite that this movie was a bomb at the boxoffice! And to me it does not resemble anything of Avatar or Star Wars. John Carter is a movie of its own kind, and this movie should of exploded at the boxoffice. Nobody knows a great movie these days!!!
12. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis
Votes: 872,853 | Gross: $303.00M
The Hobbit may not be as good as The Lord Of The Rings trilogy but its still a great movie and im glad that Peter Jackson directed this one as well.
13. Skyfall (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
Votes: 731,001 | Gross: $304.36M
The best James Bond movie ever made!!! Skyfall was brilliantly made with great action and tons of thrills.
14. Chronicle (2012)
PG-13 | 84 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.
Director: Josh Trank | Stars: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly
Votes: 264,420 | Gross: $64.58M
This movie blew my mind!!!!! I was shocked!!! im not a huge fan of the Paranormal Activity's and Cloverfield was alright, but Chronicle was much more than those movies together. It delievered the thrills and action with a mixture of comedy and realism!!!.
15. 21 Jump Street (2012)
R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson
Votes: 598,391 | Gross: $138.45M
Funny as hell!!!! this is some great comedy with a bit of action mixed!!!
16. Prometheus (I) (2012)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
Votes: 644,060 | Gross: $126.48M
Ridley Scott is back at what he does best! I fell in love with Ridley Scott movies sense "Gladiator". And now returning to Alien with a prequal. Prometheus was an exciting movie and crafted very well.
17. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver
Votes: 742,629 | Gross: $132.09M
Bradly Cooper is becoming huge as an actor, like Tom Cruise huge and Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress of 2012 at the Oscars!. Silver Linings Playbook was a very good movie and I think for everyone!!!
18. Sinister (I) (2012)
R | 110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Fred Thompson
Votes: 280,089 | Gross: $48.09M
Sinister was creepy and chilling and the best Horror movie of 2012!!!
19. Django Unchained (2012)
R | 165 min | Drama, Western
With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Votes: 1,694,562 | Gross: $162.81M
Nominated for Best Picture at the oscars, which lost too "Argo". Django has all the right elements into being brilliant!!!
20. This Is 40 (2012)
R | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow
Votes: 150,414 | Gross: $67.54M
Another funny as hell comedy of 2012. the 2nd part to "Knocked Up" wasn't a miss fire! Its a crowd pleasure!
21. Rise of the Guardians (2012)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.
Director: Peter Ramsey | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher, Chris Pine
Votes: 192,524 | Gross: $103.41M
Rise of the Gaurdians wasn't a huge hit at the boxoffice as most animated movies are but it was still a great animated movie!!!
22. Flight (I) (2012)
R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller
Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle, John Goodman
Votes: 376,114 | Gross: $93.77M
This movie is just awesome!!! enough said!
23. Looper (2012)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano
Votes: 602,879 | Gross: $66.49M
Looper was confusing! but still damn well created!!!!
24. Taken 2 (2012)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser
Votes: 322,605 | Gross: $139.85M
Taken was a shocker at the boxoffice, while Taken 2 wasn't as good as the first one, it still held great action and thrills.
25. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin
Votes: 302,377 | Gross: $155.33M
Kristen Stewart from "The Twilight Saga" teams up with Chris Hemsworth "Thor, The Avengers" in this epic tale of Snow White. Charlize Theron was amazing in this movie and evil!!!!. Great adventure and effects!!!.
26. Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.
Directors: Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier | Stars: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Aziz Ansari
Votes: 224,860 | Gross: $161.32M
The best Ice Age movie ever!!!!
27. Act of Valor (2012)
R | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent.
Directors: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh | Stars: Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano, Rorke Denver
Votes: 71,788 | Gross: $70.01M
This movie will go down as one of the best war movies ever made, it was shockingly thrilling and usually im not a huge fan of war movies but this one blew me away!!!
28. People Like Us (2012)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
While settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.
Director: Alex Kurtzman | Stars: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Pfeiffer, Olivia Wilde
Votes: 44,162 | Gross: $12.41M
Everyone needs a tear jerker every now and then, and this movie has the emotion. A good and uplifting film!!!
29. The Devil Inside (2012)
R | 83 min | Horror
In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.
Director: William Brent Bell | Stars: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Ionut Grama
Votes: 37,502 | Gross: $53.26M
here is another thrilling movie that was shockingly great horror! I haven't jumped like that in years!
30. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
PG-13 | 115 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
After the birth of Renesmee/Nessie, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli
Votes: 262,836 | Gross: $292.30M
The Twilight saga has made millions and exploded huge at the boxoffice and has fans going crazy. Team Jacob? or Team Edward?. This last chapter was a shocker to me, because after Eclipse I kinda of died off from the saga. But Breaking Dawn part 2 will not disapoint!
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