{"id":105749,"date":"2012-10-01T04:11:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T11:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=105749"},"modified":"2012-10-01T12:01:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T19:01:42","slug":"the-2012-movie-rankings-looper-lands-high-wont-back-down-barely-stands-up-hotel-transylvania-checks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2012\/10\/01\/the-2012-movie-rankings-looper-lands-high-wont-back-down-barely-stands-up-hotel-transylvania-checks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2012 Movie Rankings: Looper lands high; Won’t Back Down barely stands up; Hotel Transylvania checks out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone waits until the year is over to compile their “Best of whatever” movie lists. This has become a mundane practice. Time for a bit of a change, kids.<\/em><\/p>\n

With just three months left in 2012, the onslaught of holiday\/award season flicks are about to hit all of us in the coming weeks. And in preparation for this, yours truly gave this list a thorough vetting to make sure everything is where it needs to be so to speak (i.e. Why did I rank Resident Evil 5<\/em> so high initially? Is Wanderlust<\/em> and Battleship<\/em> still the worst these green eyes have seen?, etc., etc.). <\/p>\n

Obviously, this past Friday’s releases (Looper, Won’t Back Down, Hotel Transylvania<\/em>, and Pitch Perfect<\/em>) also came into play; as each of them landed across the full spectrum of the below list.<\/p>\n

The new releases for the respective week will have a capsule review at the end of the column. An updated list comes out every Monday. Here’s how things are shaking up so far in 2012:<\/p>\n

1.\tChronicle
\n2.\tThe Dark Knight Rises
\n3.\tThe Cabin in the Woods
\n4.\tMoonrise Kingdom
\n5.\tSide by Side
\n6.\tParaNorman
\n7.\tLooper
\n8.\tThe Avengers
\n9.\tGame Change
\n10.\tThe Secret World of Arriety
\n11.\tRed Tails
\n12.\tThe Grey
\n13.\tDr. Seuss’ The Lorax
\n14.\tFriends with Kids
\n15.\tThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
\n16.\tThe Raid: Redemption
\n17.\tArbitrage
\n18.\tThe Odd Life of Timothy Green
\n19.\tTyler Perry’s Good Deeds
\n20.\tBig Miracle
\n21.\tThink Like a Man
\n22.\tMadagascar 3: Europe\u2019s Most Wanted
\n23.\tBrake
\n24.\tRobot and Frank
\n25.\tHope Springs
\n26.\tRock of Ages
\n27.\tHeadHunters
\n28.\tHemingway and Gellhorn
\n29.\tMirror Mirror
\n30.\tPeople Like Us
\n31.\tMagic Mike
\n32.\tTotal Recall (2012)
\n33.\tHouse of Ghosts
\n34.\tThe Campaign
\n35.\tTed
\n36.\tCeleste and Jesse Forever
\n37.\tV\/H\/S
\n38.\t21 Jump Street
\n39.\tSnow White and the Huntsman
\n40.\tPitch Perfect
\n41.\tThe Words
\n42.\tThe Master
\n43.\tThis Means War
\n44.\tGod Bless America
\n45.\tThe Three Stooges
\n46.\tGone
\n47.\tResident Evil: Retribution
\n48.\tThe Queen of Versailles
\n49.\tThe Amazing Spider-Man
\n50.\tBlue Like Jazz
\n51.\tFor a Good Time, Call\u2026
\n52.\tRuby Sparks
\n53.\tAmerican Reunion
\n54.\tJeff, Who Lives at Home
\n55.\tJourney 2: The Mysterious Island
\n56.\tBrooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
\n57.\tKaty Perry: Part of Me
\n58.\tThe Expendables 2
\n59.\tIce Age: Continental Drift
\n60.\tJuan of the Dead
\n61.\tPrometheus
\n62.\tHysteria
\n63.\tThe Dictator
\n64.\tSafe
\n65.\tSearching for Sonny
\n66.\tEnd of Watch
\n67.\tBrave
\n68.\tLawless
\n69.\tThe Hunger Games
\n70.\tJohn Carter
\n71.\tWrath of the Titans
\n72.\tDead Dad
\n73.\tIngenious
\n74.\tUnderworld: Awakening
\n75.\tThe Devil Inside
\n76.\tThe Possession
\n77.\tDredd 3D
\n78.\tPremium Rush
\n79.\tFather\u2019s Day
\n80.\tLivid
\n81.\tThe Five-Year Engagement
\n82.\tDowntown Express
\n83.\tSparkle
\n84.\tSavages
\n85.\tSound of My Voice
\n86.\tProject X
\n87.\tMen in Black 3
\n88.\tThe Tall Man
\n89.\tHit and Run
\n90.\tHotel Transylvania
\n91.\tPiranha 3DD
\n92.\tDark Shadows
\n93.\tThe Raven
\n94.\tThe Bourne Legacy
\n95.\t[Rec] 3 Genesis
\n96.\tSilent House
\n97.\tWon\u2019t Back Down
\n98.\tThat\u2019s My Boy
\n99.\tDarling Companion
\n100.\tBully
\n101.\tThe Watch
\n102.\tWhat to Expect When You\u2019re Expecting
\n103.\tSeeking a Friend for the End of the World
\n104.\tPeace, Love, & Misunderstanding
\n105.\tTrouble with the Curve
\n106.\tLockout
\n107.\tThe Woman in Black
\n108.\tThe Vow
\n109.\tMan on a Ledge
\n110.\tStep Up Revolution
\n111.\tExtraterrestrial
\n112.\tThe Lucky One
\n113.\tContraband
\n114.\tThe Samaritan
\n115.\tAct of Valor
\n116.\t4:44 Last Day on Earth
\n117.\tAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
\n118.\tSafe House
\n119.\tGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
\n120.\tTo Rome with Love
\n121.\tThe Apparition
\n122.\tHouse at the End of the Street
\n123.\tDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
\n124.\tWhy Stop Now
\n125.\tThe Pirates! Band of Misfits
\n126.\tKill List
\n127.\tChernobyl Diaries
\n128.\tHaywire
\n129.\tTyler Perry\u2019s Madea\u2019s Witness Protection
\n130.\tA Thousand Words
\n131.\tJoyful Noise
\n132.\tBattleship
\n133.\tWanderlust<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not Screened:<\/strong> One for the Money, Casa De Mi Padre, Chimpanzee, High School, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Nitro Circus 3D, Cosmopolis, Oogieloves In The Big Balloon Adventure, The Cold Light of Day<\/em><\/p>\n

REVIEWS<\/strong> (click on title for full review)<\/p>\n

WON’T BACK DOWN<\/a><\/p>\n

It would work as a nice story in a newspaper or a feature on 60 Minutes. Even though the cast receives an A for their efforts, this bullet-point screenplay just doesn\u2019t translate as a cinematic product.<\/p>\n

LOOPER<\/a><\/p>\n

Writer\/director Rian Johnson decided to tackle a concept that can usually lead to gaping plot holes and continuity nightmares: Time travel. Very few flicks can maneuver in this arena (Back to the Future<\/em>, Star Trek<\/em> reboot, 12 Monkeys<\/em> were successful ones); but Johnson\u2019s tight script manages this tricky concept in a thoughtful manner.<\/p>\n

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA<\/a><\/p>\n

If you would prefer a 3D animated film that has the allure of walking through a haunted house yet doesn\u2019t have the gumption to stimulate the mind in the slightest \u2013 or is just simplistic enough for younger audiences to follow (admirable) \u2013 Hotel Transylvania<\/em> is an ideal 91 minute excursion.<\/p>\n

As for everyone else who enjoys the atmosphere of the Halloween holiday, and wants to receive an entertaining mental charge \u2013 and still have wholesome, and clever, fun \u2013 go see ParaNorman<\/em>.<\/p>\n

PITCH PERFECT<\/strong> (review coming this week)<\/p>\n

Fans of GLEE will dig it. People who liked the raunchy female humor found in Bridesmaids<\/em> \u2013 though toned down here – will be able to get into this. And admirers of coming-of-age flicks set in college can relate as well. Just like the title suggest, these 110 minutes are “Pitch Perfect” (mostly).<\/p>\n

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