Nerd in the 'Noke

Somehow I didn't get a Top 10 list posted last year, which is odd because making lists is fun.  They are completely subjective and everyone has their own opinion.  Often times this leads to debate and discussion, which is one of the reasons I began this blog in the first place.  Just a couple of quick points and then we'll get started: The list is pulled only from the movies released in 2012 that I actually saw (a second list comprised of the films from 2012 that I would still like to see appears after my Top 10). These are the films that I enjoyed the most when I saw them in the theater not necessarily the best based on their award winning potential (although that may be a happy coincidence in some cases). All of these films have had a full review posted here on the blog.  If you have more interest in a particular film, click on the movie title and follow the link to my previously posted review. It was a really strong year for movies and from what I hear,...

The Hunger Games (2012), PG-13, 142 minutes - A year ago, an old college friend had recommended that I read The Hunger Games. I did, and I couldn't put the book down (or either of its two sequels).  After reading the trilogy by Suzanne Collins, I eagerly waited for the movie that had been announced that would star a very good young actress named Jennifer Lawrence who had received a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars for Winter's Bone  and who had also been in last summer's blockbuster  X-Men: First Class .  This all lead to Gary Ross's big screen adaptation ranking #2 on my most anticipated movies of 2012 list  earlier this year and it didn't disappoint. For those not familiar with the books, The Hunger Games takes place in a dystopian nation known as Panem (basically a post apocalyptic North America) in which the all of the rich and privileged folk live in the Capital which runs the country.  The rest of the country is split into 12 districts,...

This is my third attempt at getting this post completed, and it appears that I may have finally been successful.  My netbook decided to shut itself down the previous two times I was in the middle of composing this post.  Good thing for blogger's constant save feature so that I didn't have to start from scratch each time. I put together a 'most anticipated' list last year and figured that I'd do it again.  After all, I'm long overdue for a post and compiling lists are always fun.  What's that you say?  It is already late March?  Well yes, but luckily for me, only one of the films on my list has already been released (it is still in theaters as we speak) and another doesn't come out until Friday.  So as late as this is, it actually isn't.  Or that's what I'm telling myself at least.  Anyway, let's get to it! Honorable Mention:  Ok, ok, I'm sort of cheating here.  But these are 3 movies that I'm also pretty excited about and ha...