If anyone's out there, the reason for no reviews has been due to a very busy and lowly funded December. Mainly without a train ticket. Anyway, this is just a wee post to say I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, and that I look forward to pushing up and posting more views and reviews in the New Year. Have a good one, while I leave you with this:
Top 5 Best Cinema Releases of 2012 (Not seen nearly enough, apologies)
5. Ginger and Rosa - Very well put together, interesting character drama with some great central performances
4. To Rome With Love - As witty, charming and overall funny as you would expect after Midnight in Paris. This Woody Allen guy shows a wee bit of promise.
3. The Dark Knight Rises - Tom Hardy was great, Christian Bale was great, everyone did their job well, but it didn't have the interest or the structure of the previous two. Still a very well made movie, and one of the best of the year.
2. This Is Not A Film - A fantastic documentary about the need to film. When an Iranian film maker is banned from directing anything all he can do is sit in his house and allow a friend to film him. A really great and interesting movie.
1. Skyfall - Really, see below! It was a very well made apology for the crime that was Quantum of Solace. Worth seeing it, again and again and again.
Top 5 Worst Cinema Releases of 2012 (non of which are really worthy of comment)
5. Argo
4. The Possession
3. Men In Black 3D
2. The Watch
1. End of Watch
Top 5 Pleasant Cinematic Surprises of 2012 (to look out for on DVD)
5. Red Lights - Cillian Murphy gives a really good performance in this silly fun and "super rational" movie. Friday night in? Looking for a movie? You could do a hell of a lot worse.
4. Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows - This film makes an appearance because the film for which it is a sequel. The original showed some great promise and as a sequel, Ritchie really delivered. Never thought I'd say that, but hey. In fact, get the two of them - watch 'em back to back.
3. The Expendables 2 - I'm not crazy, no. Hear me out... There's one film I would relate this too, and that is the horror classic Scream. This is a film which knows it's camp and silly and ridiculously violent, and it revels in it all. It knows exactly what makes an average action movies, and hits it up to eleven. Good, good fun.
2. Ruby Sparks - Although there are holes in it, and it's a fraction too long we have a creepy and interesting fairy tale. Half silly, teen rom-com, half freaky Grimm tale.
1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Great teen movie. Fun and right on the edge of being a little too quirky. The correct amount of quirk, in fact, to warm your heart. For all outsiders and wallflowers who wish to be taken in with a crowd of misfits - or have maybe already found one of their own - you'll love it.
Thanks for a good movie year, and for keeping up to date with the blog. Hope to see you back for more of the same in January.
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