9. Argo
Ben Affleck has worked hard to change the public’s opinion of him from Hollywood pretty boy to serious director, and his first two films were enough to solidify him as someone to pay attention to. His third film, Argo, is the true story of how governments in the United States and Canada partnered to rescue six U.S. foreign service members who had evaded the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The governments worked to convince Iran that the hostages were members of a film crew scouting the area for a movie called Argo. Affleck stars along with great actors like Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Kyle Chandler, and Philip Baker Hall. It’s a fascinating story that sounds too crazy to be true, and hopefully it will prove to be a third success for Affleck.
Argo will be in theaters on October 12th.
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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.