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2013: Has It Been A Good Year For Movies? Your Feedback

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  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    I thought the highlights of MoS were the flashbacks featuring Kevin Costner (who was by far the best thing in the movie). I could have done with more of those scenes.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,985
    I think I enjoyed a lot of "trash" this summer because I went to see so many films for cheap with little-to-no expectations. It's a shame that you can peg what's coming out when: January and August is the time for the 'bad films' to be dumped that nobody will really want to see, summer is for massive blockbusters, and the latter two to three months of the year are held for Oscar films. I guess a part of me has subconsciously avoided going to the movies this past month or so because it's such a gamble anymore.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    edited November 2013 Posts: 16,356
    WillyGalore wrote:
    I thought the highlights of MoS were the flashbacks featuring Kevin Costner (who was by far the best thing in the movie). I could have done with more of those scenes.
    That I'll agree to. Costner's performance was the hands down the best moments of the film.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    RIDDICK 3 - excellent
    Iron Man 3 - Good fun
    Gravity - All right
    Thor 2 - Good fun
    Star Trek 2 - enjoyable ride

    Captain America - Looking forward
    Hobbit 2 - I wish the movie was here already
  • 00130013
    Posts: 1,817
    I haven't really seen many releases from this year. Only The Wolverine came to my mind and it was a so-so movie. I've been catching up with last year's movies so I'm very much behind. But, it's hard to match 2012 with Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, The Master and even Silver Linings Playbook. 2014 and 2015, specially, look far more promising.
  • Agent003Agent003
    Posts: 18
    I haven't seen any bad movies this year. Missed out on seeing Man Of Steel. My two personal favourites were probably Star Trek Into Darkness and Rush.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
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    I can't remember the start of the year (early onset Alzheimer's?) but since the summer I've been to the cinema to see:

    Man Of Steel - simply awful.
    Kick Ass 2 - Fun but a step down from the first.
    Alpha Papa - Better than I was expecting but obviously couldnt reach the heights of I'm Alan Partridge.
    The Fifth Estate - Decent but didn't really grab you.
    Captain Phillips - Tom Hanks was superb but I think they could've knocked off 15 mins or so.

    Missed Rush alas but will make sure I experience Gravity in IMAX and 3D.

    Looking back not a vintage year by any stretch.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited November 2013 Posts: 12,837
    Am I the only one who thinks 2015 isn't looking that great? There's Bond obviously and I'm looking forward to Assassin's Creed but most of the films everyone is excited for seem to be CGI fests.

    I think 2014 is looking much more promising. Mad Max alone puts it above 2015 imo.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    I saw what must be one of the best films of the year this afternoon.

    Philomena with Steve Coogan and Judi Dench.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    BAIN123 wrote:
    I saw what must be one of the best films of the year this afternoon.

    Philomena with Steve Coogan and Judi Dench.

    I'd really like to watch that. I've heard nothing but great things about it.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    I'd highly recommend it.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I don't mean to bump this, but it seemed like an appropriate place. So, now that the big Oscar worthy films are starting to release, does anyone have a list of their favorite film(s) of 2013? I still have quite a few I need to get around to, but off the top of my head, here is my top three:

    1.) Out Of The Furnace
    2.) Prisoners
    3.) Oblivion
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    1. Gravity
    2. Captain Phillips
    3. Star Trek Into Darkness
    4. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
    5. I'm leaving this space blank for 12 Years a Slave which doesn't hit UK cinemas until January 10.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,985
    I still need to see 'Gravity,' 'Captain Phillips,' and '12 Years A Slave.' I missed 'Gravity' in theaters, so the only way I want to see it now is on blu-ray. I also need to catch 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' and 'American Hustle,' and I think that's about it for films that I think might top any of the three on my list.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    Creasy47 wrote:
    I still need to see 'Gravity,' 'Captain Phillips,' and '12 Years A Slave.' I missed 'Gravity' in theaters, so the only way I want to see it now is on blu-ray. I also need to catch 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' and 'American Hustle,' and I think that's about it for films that I think might top any of the three on my list.

    I shall most certainly be watching that film in the new year.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Same. Once my girlfriend is back from the holidays, I think we'll be doing a double feature of that and 'American Hustle.' Should make for a long day of movie-going.

    Now, with that, what were your least favorite/most disappointing films, whether you were anticipating them or not?
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    Man of Steel was totally underwhelming.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,985
    I thought one of the worst films of the year that I was really excited for was 'Elysium.'
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    I'd say one of the biggest fan disappointments this year was probably A Good Day to Die Hard. That's on Sky now.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited December 2013 Posts: 12,837
    Best film I saw all year was probably Alpha Papa. Really looking forward to seeing Anchorman 2 though, and 12 years a slave (although that's not out until next year so does it count?).

    I went to see all the Die Hard films for a valentines present. Brilliant gift but to be honest I would've been even happier if we'd just left after the 3rd film finished. Not a huge fan of the fourth film (good flick in it's own right but felt nothing like Die Hard) and although the reviews lowered my expectations, the fifth was just pure shite. Worst film of the year for me.
  • DoubleOhhSevenDoubleOhhSeven
    Posts: 1,778
    It's been very hit or miss. Gravity was the only film I saw this year that I truly thought was amazing. I've yet to see American Hustle but I hear it's phenomenal.

    As far as summer blockbusters went the year was pretty terrible. Star Trek Into Darkness was the only big budget summer film I enjoyed this year.

  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    My faves for this year:

    Gravity
    Oblivion
    Iron Man 3
    Star Trek into Darkness
    Fast & Furious 6
    The World's End
    Kick-Ass 2

    Missed Machete Kills and Riddick darn it.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited December 2013 Posts: 11,189
    This year I've been a bit lazy in terms of my cinema visits/movies viewed.

    I know this is a bit controversial but I thought Gravity was a little overrated. The effects are incredible but a lot of the dialogue/story felt kind of clichéd to me. It also copies Alien directly.

    In terms of the best "blockbuster" that has to go to Iron Man 3 (which I've only seen recently for the first time admittedly). Oblivion was alright but again felt like it cut and pasted a lot from other sci/fi films.

    For me the best film I've seen this year is still Philomena. More reliant on story and performances.
  • hildebrand_rarityhildebrand_rarity
    Posts: 316
    Creasy47 wrote:
    I thought one of the worst films of the year that I was really excited for was 'Elysium.'

    I hated that too (I liked Jodie Foster there though). Anyhoo, here are my favorites for 2013:

    Gravity
    The Wolf of Wall Street
    Nebraska
    Philomena
    The Heat

    My biggest disappointment this year was probably The East.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,985
    @hildebrand_rarity, I'm jealous, I really want to see both 'Nebraska' and 'Philomena.' How was Judi in the latter?
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited December 2013 Posts: 4,528
    37 ''2013'' movies in the Top 551 list. Last update: 29 December 2013

    01. Iron Man 3 $1,215.4 The Avengers in 2012 $1,518.6
    02. Despicable Me 2 $918.7 Shrek 2 in 2004: $919.8
    03. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $795.1
    04. Fast & Furious 6 $788.7
    05. Monsters University $743.6
    06. Man of Steel $662.8
    07. Gravity $653.3
    08. Thor: The Dark World $629.4
    09. The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug $614.1
    10. The Croods $587.2
    11. World War Z $540.0
    12. Oz The Great and Powerful $493.3
    13. Frozen $491.9
    14. Star Trek Into Darkness $467.4
    15. The Wolverine $414.8
    16. Pacific Rim $407.6
    17. G.I. Joe: Retaliation $375.7
    18. Now You See Me $351.7
    19. The Hangover Part III $351.0
    20. The Great Gatsby $348.8
    21. The Smurfs 2 $347.5
    22. The Conjuring $316.7
    23. A Good Day to Die Hard $304.7 The Bourne Legacy in 2012 $276.1
    24. Oblivion $286.2
    25. Elysium $286.1
    26. Turbo $282.6
    27. We're the Millers $269.2
    28. Epic $267.4
    29. The Lone Ranger $260.5
    30. Grown Ups 2 $247.0
    31. After Earth $243.8
    32. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 $238.4
    33. The Heat $229.9
    34. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters $225.7
    35. Planes $219.8
    36. Captain Phillips $208.9
    37. White House Down $205.4

    Four 2013 movies already end in my collection this year.

    12. Oz The Great and Powerful
    20. The Great Gatsby
    24. Oblivion
    28. Epic

    In The Netherlands Despicable Me 2 be the biggest hit on this moment.
    Top 75 in The Netherlands with movies more then 1 million.

    1 Despicable Me 2 UPI $10,669,906 6/26
    2 Verliefd op Ibiza AFD $7,581,025 1/31
    3 De nieuwe wildernis DFW $7,084,997 9/26
    4 The Smurfs 2 UPI $6,969,340 8/1
    5 Fast & Furious 6 UPI $6,859,576 5/23
    6 The Hangover Part III Warner Bros. $6,600,950 5/30
    7 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire n/a $6,559,820 11/21
    8 Iron Man 3 Disney $5,720,784 4/25
    9 Gravity WB $5,291,979 10/3
    10 The Croods Fox $4,591,462 3/28
    11 Turbo WB $4,513,488 10/10
    12 Django Unchained Sony $4,512,554 1/17
    13 Now You See Me E1 $4,167,123 6/27
    14 Spijt! DFW $3,968,590 6/20
    15 We're the Millers WB $3,812,770 8/29
    16 World War Z UPI $3,618,999 7/4
    17 The Great Gatsby (2013) Warner Bros. $3,217,804 5/16
    18 Thor: The Dark World Disney $3,212,754 10/31
    19 The Lone Ranger Disney $3,196,615 8/8
    20 Planes Disney $3,057,949 10/10
    21 Man of Steel Warner Bros. $3,054,027 6/20
    22 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug WB $3,047,813 12/12
    23 A Good Day to Die Hard WB $3,026,761 2/14
    24 Mannenharten DFW $2,732,073 11/28
    25 Les Miserables (2012) UPI $2,682,182 1/10
    26 Elysium UPI $2,674,852 8/15
    27 The Heat WB $2,651,807 8/1
    28 Zambezia E1 $2,501,630 2/14
    29 Monsters University Dis./Sony $2,486,483 7/18
    30 Daglicht n/a $2,428,270 4/11
    31 The Wolverine WB $2,313,537 7/25
    32 2 Guns UPI $2,246,994 9/26
    33 Oz The Great and Powerful Disney $2,218,566 3/14
    34 After Earth UPI $2,158,663 6/13
    35 Oblivion UPI $2,060,940 4/11
    36 White House Down UPI $1,968,055 9/12
    37 Valentino AFD $1,952,361 3/21
    38 Smoorverliefd (2013) DFW $1,950,459 9/12
    39 Het Diner n/a $1,921,315 11/7
    40 Pacific Rim WB $1,914,070 7/18
    41 Star Trek Into Darkness UPI $1,913,528 6/6
    42 Blue Jasmine PPI $1,906,867 8/22
    43 Olympus Has Fallen E1 $1,890,239 5/9
    44 Grown Ups 2 UPI $1,838,839 7/18
    45 Escape Plan DFW $1,829,304 10/17
    46 De Club van Sinterklaas & De Pietenschool DFW $1,815,375 10/10
    47 Ushi Must Marry DFW $1,746,598 2/14
    48 The Impossible n/a $1,727,292 1/17
    49 Captain Phillips UPI $1,712,349 11/21
    50 Safe Haven AFD $1,701,216 4/18
    51 Epic Warner Bros. $1,674,477 5/30
    52 Gangster Squad WB $1,650,916 1/10
    53 Hoe Duur was de Suiker E1 $1,620,764 9/26
    54 21 and Over AFD $1,581,578 3/28
    55 Silver Linings Playbook AFD $1,561,238 2/28
    56 G.I. Joe: Retaliation UPI $1,499,901 3/28
    57 The Conjuring WB $1,383,781 9/5
    58 Scary Movie 5 E1 $1,344,700 5/2
    59 Nijntje de film WB $1,337,068 1/31
    60 The Counselor WB $1,332,343 11/14
    61 Bro's Before Ho's n/a $1,330,740 12/5
    62 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters WB $1,326,070 8/15
    63 Red 2 E1 $1,271,003 7/25
    64 About Time UPI $1,251,809 10/10
    65 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa UPI $1,251,590 10/24
    66 Lincoln WB $1,250,868 1/31
    67 Sinterklaas en de pepernoten chaos E1 $1,244,634 10/31
    68 The Big Wedding E1 $1,205,559 5/9
    69 Flight UPI $1,198,177 1/31
    70 Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones n/a $1,179,043 2/14
    71 Bobby en de Geestenjagers PPI $1,144,556 2/14
    72 La grande bellezza (The Great Beauty) n/a $1,138,239 11/7
    73 Mama UPI $1,137,451 3/7
    74 Feuten het Feestje n/a $1,134,795 10/17
    75 The Internship WB $1,017,340 7/11
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    Although Die Hard 5 was crap the worst film of the year by far for me was Movie 43. So bad I couldn''t even get through the whole thing.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,985
    BAIN123 wrote:
    Although Die Hard 5 was crap the worst film of the year by far for me was Movie 43. So bad I couldn''t even get through the whole thing.

    I thought 'Movie 43' had some funny scenes. It got trashed, but to me, most of the low-budget comedies that everyone hates, I seem to have a soft spot for and love immensely: 'Boat Trip,' 'A Good Old Fashioned Orgy,' 'The Goods,' and 'White Chicks,' to name a few.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    Creasy47 wrote:
    BAIN123 wrote:
    Although Die Hard 5 was crap the worst film of the year by far for me was Movie 43. So bad I couldn''t even get through the whole thing.

    I thought 'Movie 43' had some funny scenes. It got trashed, but to me, most of the low-budget comedies that everyone hates, I seem to have a soft spot for and love immensely: 'Boat Trip,' 'A Good Old Fashioned Orgy,' 'The Goods,' and 'White Chicks,' to name a few.

    That had a few funny moments and ONE big redeeming quality ;)
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,356
    BAIN123 wrote:
    Creasy47 wrote:
    BAIN123 wrote:
    Although Die Hard 5 was crap the worst film of the year by far for me was Movie 43. So bad I couldn''t even get through the whole thing.

    I thought 'Movie 43' had some funny scenes. It got trashed, but to me, most of the low-budget comedies that everyone hates, I seem to have a soft spot for and love immensely: 'Boat Trip,' 'A Good Old Fashioned Orgy,' 'The Goods,' and 'White Chicks,' to name a few.

    That had a few funny moments and ONE big redeeming quality ;)

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