This time last year, the release slate of films coming out in 2012 looked too good to be true. 2012 offered chances to see Batman, Spider-Man, Hobbits, James Bond, The Avengers, and films from some of the best filmmakers working today. Now a majority of the most anticipated movies of the year have opened, some to massive success, others much less so. There have been some great movies this year (Moonrise Kingdom, The Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises) but there have been just as many disappointments (The Hunger Games, The Amazing Spider-Man, Prometheus, Dark Shadows).
Now there’s only four months left in 2012. The year is almost over, but some of the most exciting and interesting films have yet to be released. This fall will see new films from Steven Spielberg, P.T. Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Mendes, Robert Zemeckis, Peter Jackson, David O. Russell, Tim Burton, and many more. Will this Oscar season of movies prove to be as disappointing as the months that preceded it, or could 2012 end up rivaling years as classic as 2007?
Here are ten films that have yet to be released that you should be excited for.
10. Flight
It’s been a long time since Robert Zemeckis directed a live action movie, and even longer since he’s directed anything great. I would have been excited for whatever movie Zemeckis chose to do as his return to live action, but Flight looks like it could be one of the year’s best. Flight tells the true story of Captain William Whitaker (Denzel Washington) and the investigation into his emergency landing which saved the lives of every person on board. The glimpses of the emergency landing from the trailer look fantastic, and even if the movie as a whole doesn’t deliver, that scene looks like a standout.
Flight will be in theaters on November 2nd.
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Not sure I share your enthusiasm with Tarantino, I think he’s one of if not the most overrated filmmakers out there. However Leonardo DiCaprio rarely does a bad film these days so I’m going to give Django a chance.
As for The Master, spot on. Nuff said really.
I’m not a Tarantino fanboy, but even when his films aren’t great he’s always a great writer and director. I love Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds, and this had a fantastic script. Kill Bill has its moments, as do Jackie Brown and Reservoir Dogs, but neither of them are good overall. This is very close to Inglorious Basterds.
You Might not be a big fan, but ”The Hobbit” deserves its place in here.
If you’ll notice in the Skyfall blurb I wrote that I tried to stay away from mainstream movies. I’m very much looking forward to it, but I’d rather talk about a smaller movie like 7 Psychopaths or Looper that deserve to be mentioned.
Where is the Hobbit ???
If you’ll notice in the Skyfall blurb I wrote that I tried to stay away from mainstream movies.
Django Unchained is my most anticipated film of the year.QT is the best
Man, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in a lot of movies this year.
has being a QT fanboy become a sin/stereotype/clichè these days? I Hate fascism of hypocrites
“I tried to avoid mainstream movies when making this list…”
Are you that pretentious?
No, he’s not, I think he just wants to give other films the attention they deserve but might not otherwise receive if he discussed more obvious choices which get more than enough attention and promotion by definition.
Such a great list! I can’t wait for Looper, Django, and Cloud Atlas. I loved In Bruges so Seven Psychopaths is intriguing, and I’d like to see Argo, The Master, and Skyfall as well.
My only complaint is Flight. The trailer makes it look like the most useless and boring entry in a litany of inconsequential films.
I’d suggest instead Lawless, Killing Them Softly, Anna Karenina, V/H/S, ABCs of Death, or The Man with the Iron Fists.
The list could have been bigger. There is no need for the number 10. You can still have this many movies and include mainstream movies. Doing a list that deliverately doesnt include movies for some reason is worst than doing a list that has an ugly number. For example the 12 most anticipated movies still to come in 2012.
@Mel
I am deeply sorry I disappointed you. :(
“but there have been just as many disappointments (The Hunger Games, The Amazing Spider-Man, Prometheus, Dark Shadows).”
Are you saying you thorught it was a disappointment or the critics/audience did? Because while some of those movies were seen as letdowns The Hunger Games was not generally considered a disappointment.