Movies I saw in 2012

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I’ll start out by saying that this list is going to be slightly inaccurate, because I saw some movies released in 2011 in January, and I don’t remember all of that exactly, but here are the movies released in 2012 that I’ve seen. I usually make these lists Oscar cut-off to Oscar cut-off, but ballroom_pink wants to compare, so here we go.

Keep in mind that (1) I see a lot of movies (2) these were all in the theater. Not pirated. Not Redbox. In the theater. (3) My goal with movies (besides joy) is to see all- ALL- the Oscar nominated movies, which means especially as we get close to the Oscars and they don’t have time to come out on video, I see a ton of things that might make it in. But (4) I will also see almost anything at the second-run theater (5) there are still many movies released in 2012 that are in theaters that I will see before the Oscars

1. W.E.- This one got nominated for costumes. If you’ve ever sat in a theater and watched a two hour perfume commercial and contemplated murder, you’ve probably seen this movie, in which all characters are detestable and the plot is utterly stupid. The costumes were nice, though.
2. One For the Money
3. The Woman in Black
4. Journey 2: Mysterious Island
5. The Vow
6. Silent House- Filmed to look like it was one continuous take. I liked it, even though the explanation for the haunting was stupid, but the gimmick was neat and Elizabeth Olsen delights me
7. Friends with Kids- I got to see this with shornt which was awesome.
8. 21 Jump Street
9. The Hunger Games- didn't mean to fall in love with dystopia. Ooops.
10. Mirror, Mirror
11. American Reunion- saw this one on Easter when I decided to spend the day at the movies with liquor and popcorn. Terrible movie, but I like drinking
12. The Cabin in the Woods- I was warned by stillscape this one would be violent. Holy hell, was it. I saw it at the second-run theater and spent most of the second half crocheting to keep my eyes off the screen
13. The Lucky One
14. Five Year Engagement
15. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
16. First Position- Great documentary, if you can find it, about kids who do ballet. I love movies about people who are passionate.
17. The Avengers
18. Battleship- second-run, and also the power was out for days. I needed the air-conditioning
19. Men in Black 3
20. Moonrise Kingdom
21. Snow White and the Huntsman- a movie I saw, mostly hated, and then wondered if anyone had written fic about.
22. Prometheus- the only movie I’ve ever walked out of
23. Safety Not Guaranteed
24. Rock of Ages
25. Your Sister’s Sister
26. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
27. Brave
28. Beasts of the Southern Wild
29. Magic Mike- saw this with L, K, and B, because if ever a movie demanded a group of ladies viewing it together, it was this one.
30. The Amazing Spiderman
31. Savages- would've been better with the fake-out ending. I liked seeing consensual non-monogamy play out on screen, though, especially since it wasn't the story but merely an aspect of the characters.
32. The Dark Knight Rises- the first movie I saw in theaters after that terrible shooting. That shooting gave me hell; I spent the next month on the verge of bolting. Even now, I’m often staring at the exits, trying to figure out if people are going out of them.
33. The Queen of Versailles
34. Step Up Revolution: 3D
35. The Intouchables- the first movie I saw after the shooting that I didn't look at the exit, because I had to read the subtitles. This has not stopped me from exit-watching since then, however.
36. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry- seen with stiffleaves in Amsterdam. We loved it.
37. Celeste and Jesse Forever
38. Hope Springs
39. The Bourne Legacy- Zzzzz
40. The Campaign
41. ParaNorman
42. Premium Rush
43. Sleepwalk With Me
44. The Other Dream Team- H and I met the director of this movie!
45. For a Good Time, Call...
46. Anna Karenina
47. House at the End of the Street- Dumb movie, but JLaw's chest is a sight to behold
48. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
49. Looper
50. Pitch Perfect
51. Argo
52. Seven Psychopaths
53. The Sessions
54. Skyfall- seen with courtknees1 in London. I ran up those same steps that Bond did. WHOA.
55. Wreck-It Ralph- I heard almost nothing about this movie before it came out, but it was glorious.
56. A Late Quartet- afterwards, I texted ballroom_pink and told her, apros of nothing, that Philip Seymour Hoffman was a goddamn national treasure
57. Lincoln
58. Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2
59. Playing for Keeps- Argh. B dragged me to this. It was exactly as terrible as I predicted, but also stupid. Nice to see lifelong crush Catherine Zeta-Jones, though.
60. This is 40
61. Les Mis