tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post8233987346339501193..comments2024-03-10T07:42:17.071-04:00Comments on The Film Doctor: The film doctor's 10 most disliked films of 2012The Film Doctor http://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-61790394343463324012012-12-12T07:59:11.457-05:002012-12-12T07:59:11.457-05:00Thanks, Jason,
I had difficulty remembering The R...Thanks, Jason,<br /><br />I had difficulty remembering <i>The Raven</i> too. While watching that film, I would just as soon avert my eyes to retain my admiration for John Cusack. <br /><br />Thanks, Hokahey,<br /><br />I never could sit through any of the <i>Lord of the Rings</i> series, so I may just skip <i>The Hobbit</i> altogether. Peter Jackson's blitz of media promotions (innumerable videos diaries of the making of the film, etc.) seems like plenty anyway.<br /><br />Yes, Amir, <i>Seven Psychopaths</i> suffers in comparison to <i>In Bruges</i>. I wonder if writer/director McDonagh got stuck midway through writing <i>Seven</i>, and then tried to turn that difficulty into a meta-joke. <br /><br />Thanks, Rick,<br /><br />Is it possible to advertise the Navy and then critique US international politics in the same movie? Peter Berg happened to play the dupe in one of my favorite movies--<i>The Last Seduction</i>. Did you see Peter Berg pitch Coke Zero? "It's actually really good. I swear to God." <br /><br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDA7LA-ZrDI<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-34944987114082609102012-12-12T02:22:57.844-05:002012-12-12T02:22:57.844-05:00While sublimally hidden in too many explosions and...While sublimally hidden in too many explosions and Gung-Ho antics, there is a very interesting political subversive element in <i>Battleship</i>. Pay close attention to a couple of key scenes and you'll see the aliens are not the bad guys. I think director Peter Berg actually got away with some strong criticism on U.S. international politics in this one. Again, blink and you'll miss it, but it's there.Rickhttp://www.rickvandijk.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-5191778846947371512012-12-12T01:57:06.281-05:002012-12-12T01:57:06.281-05:00I haven't seen 9 of the 10 films you've li...I haven't seen 9 of the 10 films you've listed, because I assumed without watching them that if I were to compile a list like yours, they would land right on it, so I passed. <br /><br />The only film I've seen here is Seven Psychopaths, which was my most anticipated film of 2012, but sadly, if I were to compile a list like yours, it would land right on it. <br />As would Cabin in the Woods, which I found equally underwhelming. Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862108887275338771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-16675098138755158452012-12-11T20:40:22.934-05:002012-12-11T20:40:22.934-05:00Good list. I agree with many, but Battleship is on...Good list. I agree with many, but <i>Battleship</i> is one of my favorites of the year - it's a fun ride. Also, I loved <i>Seeking a Friend</i><br /><br />My least favorite movies of the year were <i>Contraband, The Eye of the Storm, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider Man, Killer Joe</i><br /><br />How come you didn't wait till <i>The Hobbit</i> to do this list. At 2 hours and 45 minutes for PART ONE of a 279-page novel, I think we are in for excessive Jacksonian CGI padding.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-10277169737132737222012-12-11T18:52:05.076-05:002012-12-11T18:52:05.076-05:00As you know, I was touched by No. 8.
The only oth...As you know, I was touched by No. 8.<br /><br />The only other one on this list that I've seen is No. 2 (ahem) ... and it was honestly just yesterday that I suddenly remembered THE RAVEN existed and that I'd seen it.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.com