I'm 21 and love movies, but I haven't seen a lot of the greats. Most of the entries will be my first viewings of these films and probably terribly written because I write them when I'm half asleep. Also just random movie crap.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Movies in 2012: 4. The Haunting (1963) Dir. Robert Wise- Watched this on DVD. Man, I was not expecting this film to still be as frightening as it was. The atmosphere, the acting, the direction, and the sound all worked perfectly together to make me feel scared. I can’t see any other version of this story being as good or better than this version.
Movies in 2012: 3. The Big Combo (1955) Dir. Joseph H. Lewis- Watched through Instant Watch. I liked the movie, but I loved the cinematography by John Alton. I loved the look of the opening scene and the use of fog in the airport scenes. Also Richard Conte was phenomenal as Mr. Brown.
Movies in 2012: 2. Dirty Harry (1971) Dir. Don Siegel- Watched this on Instant Watch. I can finally say that I’ve seen this movie and I can say that I liked it.
Movies in 2012: 1. The Innkeepers (2011) Dir. Ti West- Ordered on the 1st day of 2012. I had recently checked out Ti West’s The House of Devil in anticipation of this film and I really enjoyed it. It’s a very straightforward ghost story, but West is able to create interesting characters and a great atmosphere which made the film more compelling. I liked this film enough that I might convince some of my friends to see it in theaters in February. Great start to 2012.
My Top Movies of 2011
So here it goes:
- Drive
- We Need to Talk about Kevin
- Certified Copy
- Melancholia
- Take Shelter
- Attack the Block
- Tree of Life
- Shame
- Martha Marcy May Marlene
- The Arbor
- The Artist
- The Adventures of Tintin
- Hugo
- Carnage
- Rango
- Hanna
- Weekend
- 13 Assassins
- I Saw the Devil
- The Skin I Live In
I might do another list of films that I saw for the first time this year that weren’t released in 2011, but I probably won’t because I’m lazy. Also I didn’t include any of the movies that I saw at AFI Fest that will be released in 2012.
358) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Dir. George A. Romero- Dated in parts, but overall the message and theme of the movie still ring true. I’m glad to have finally watched this as my last movie of 2011. A
357) The House of the Devil (2009) Dir. Ti West- Felt very much like an 80’s horror movie, but I wanted more to happen. Reminded me a lot of Rosemary’s Baby. B- (catching up on my 2011 entries)
356) Poetry (2010) Dir. Chang-dong Lee- A (catching up on my 2011 entries)
355) Weekend (2011) Dir. Andrew Haigh- I loved how beautiful and true this movie felt. It was the little moments between the two men that really got to me. I’ll admit that I got a little misty by the end when they’re on the train station. A
354) Certified Copy (2010) Dir. Abbas Kiarostami- This is riding high on my favorite movies of 2011. Juliette Binoche gives a powerful performance that is my favorite female performance of the year. Watch this now if you have Netflix!
