I realise I'm late to the party, but still wanna comment on this.
So, let's go one by one:
10. Casa de mi Padre - never even heard of it. Looks like a fun movie to watch with buddies and a lot of popcorn. Will give it a look, but not entirely hyped as I found Anchorman boring (don't kill me, I think it's just missed generation humour like Napoleon Dynamite)
9. Ted - watched it in the theatre and yeah it was funny, but I think you're perhaps giving it a little too much credit. It was fun, but a stupid kind of fun and that's coming from me and my friends who all appreciate both Family Guy and stupid fun.
8. Lincoln - planning to see this. Not sure if it has been or will be in our theatres, might have to watch it at home, but it's something I'm definitely planning to see, as are my friends.
7. The Cabin in the Woods - saw it, liked it, but I'm not sure if I should be the one to rate it. I hate horror movies (scardycat), so something not too frightening and more focused on being funny was amusing to me. My girlfriend, who absolutely loves horror movies, thought it was shite. If you want something scary, my friends and I would recommend Sinister. Let's just say it's a good thing I watched it the night of my exam week, cause it gave me the willpower to stay up all night and work on some programming.
6. Wreck-it Ralph - one of the movies that made me absolutely hate my country, or at least my city. All you could get here in Belgrade (Serbia) was a synchronised version and those kill a movie for me. There was a screening over in another city that was titled and I was actually willing to pay for a train ticket to go there and see it, but we never got around to it sadly. Doomed to watch this at home when the DVD comes out :'(
5. Paranorman - watched it at home, was fantastic. It started off a bit slow and I was thinking "heh, a kids movie, cute" for a good part of it. Was amazed how fast it turned around. All out funny throughout as well.
4. The Hobbit - I'm a LOTR fan (mean the books, not the movies, though I like them as well), so you'll hear no arguments from me here, you were right on target. Not as deep or as serious as LOTR, but definitely an amazing adventure movie - as it should be, considering the book is just that as well. I also love the side stories as well, cute, brilliant and well done. Beats Aragorn's love stories from LOTR that were pulled out of someone's arse too.
3. Django Unchained - yeah, watching this as soon as it hits the theatres. Love Tarantino, so this should be a fun one
2. Cloud Atlas - belongs as the number 1. It's one of the most fantastic movies I've seen in a while and really gets your brain cells working. I loved my mate's comment after seeing it, when I asked him how it was - "you know when you're constantly asking for a movie that intellectually challenges you, and then you get one and you're like... what the fuck?!". I think I got most of the movie in the theatre, but still planning to watch it again on DVD when it's out, it's definitely one of those movies that deserves more than a single viewing to fully get and appreciate. The fact that they pulled off something of this magnitude alone deserves the world to take it's hat off and bow for a job amazingly done.
1. The Avengers - yes, it was a great movie. No, it most certainly doesn't belong on the first place as the best movie on 2012, especially with Cloud Atlas around. I get your bias though and won't bash you for it Bob, I get that it's amazing to see something you love put to screen well, but again, for a good number of reasons, it just doesn't belong as the number one. Number one summer blockbuster? You bet, best one since Dark Night, but not the best movie.
