Most Anticipated Movies of 2012: 'The Dark Knight Rises,' 'The Avengers,' 'Hunger Games,' 'Django Unchained,' 'Breaking Dawn, Pt. 2,' 'Skyfall'
30 films you should be pumped for in the new year
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After Hollywood churned out more prequels and sequels in 2011 than almost any other year, how exciting is it that only six made HitFix's most anticipated list of 2012? Yes, there are a few remakes and new versions of literary classics, but for the most part you'll find original films that you may not have even realized are on the way. Of course, the most anticipated film of the year is a monster sequel, but not all follow ups are bad...are they?
Let us know which top five films are your most anticipated. Rate each film from 1-10. The films with the highest averages will appear as the top five vote-getters.
And if you've got more thoughts on the 2012 movie season share them below.
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December 30, 2011 at 2:13AM EST Reply to CommentOliver Stone's "Savages" will rock. You've been warned.
drew Fingers crossed. I certainly hope so.
December 30, 2011 at 4:10AM ESTStephen Earnest
December 30, 2011 at 2:17AM EST Reply to CommentWhat about Friedkin's upcoming KILLER JOE?
drew Curious. No doubt about it. But Friedkin's so uneven that I have trouble knocking something off my choices for this list in place of his film, particularly when initial festival reactions have been so tepid.
December 30, 2011 at 4:10AM ESTCinemaPsycho
December 30, 2011 at 3:30AM EST Reply to CommentGlad to see your 2012 list actually features nothing but films that are coming out in 2012.
drew As opposed to what?
December 30, 2011 at 4:09AM ESTOh, let me guess. You're still hung up on my inclusion of "Jeff Who Lives At Home" on my year-end list.
This despite the fact that I saw "Jeff Who Lives At Home" this year.
Logic is not your friend.
loogenhausen
December 30, 2011 at 4:36AM EST Reply to CommentDante Lam's "The Viral Factor" also looks suitably badass.
Speaking of Grandmasters, did you see Ashes of Time Redux? Here's hoping he can up the action quotient from lyrical to potent.
Shitegeist
December 30, 2011 at 5:03AM EST Reply to Comment"Optomistic"? Come on fellas, spell check.
mmcb105 The spelling nazi strikes again! How will these guys ever sleep again knowing the misspelled one out of thousands upon thousands of words thatthey have written.
December 30, 2011 at 11:32PM ESTmmcb105 Ha! I misspelled "they" as "the." Irony. And, no space between that and they? Oh, how I have egg on my face...
December 30, 2011 at 11:36PM ESTOk, I'm done.
Brendan
December 30, 2011 at 5:28AM EST Reply to CommentA great list, though I'm surprised Pixar's Brave didn't make the top 30...it's in my top 5.
M
December 30, 2011 at 9:29AM EST Reply to CommentI'd definitely put The Hobbit ahead of The Avengers. The marvel movies have been more miss than hit, and though The Avengers is no doubt ambitious, I don't know anyone who's all that excited about it. With The Hobbit, I expect people to go pretty crazy as we get close to the premiere date. Remember how it was when the LOTR movies came out? In fact, I'd even put The Hobbit above The Dark Knight Rises, but not by nearly as much.
MrSib
December 30, 2011 at 10:24AM EST Reply to CommentPersonally i'd have Aardman's Pirates! in the top 10. Looks like the most entertaning thing to hit cinema screens in years.
Chris138
December 30, 2011 at 3:58PM EST Reply to CommentThe Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit are going to be the biggest monsters at the box office next year for sure.
Nicole
December 30, 2011 at 7:17PM EST Reply to CommentHmmm. Having just read all three Hungrer Games books over Christmas weekend, I wouldnt really describe them as "fun"
Ethan
December 30, 2011 at 9:57PM EST Reply to Commentwhat about the Expendables 2
Conor Metz
December 30, 2011 at 10:45PM EST Reply to CommentIs it just me or does it look like the fake movie Affleck's trying to make in Argo isn't Argo, but in fact Die Hard with himself playing none other than Hans Gruber?
OK OK
December 31, 2011 at 2:28PM EST Reply to Commentno MIB 3?
pete
December 31, 2011 at 8:46PM EST Reply to Commentum... THE HOBBIT!!!!
Gabriel
December 31, 2011 at 9:59PM EST Reply to CommentI can't fathom wanting to see even one more film more than Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" - let alone 30.
Sean
December 31, 2011 at 10:18PM EST Reply to CommentSorry you guys weren't feeling The Tree of Life. Hope Malick gets you with his next one. To me, it was the film of the year.
I wish it had come out later in the year, because it seems to have been forgotten in all the award show buzz (that and the fact that Malick probably wouldn't show up to receive the award).
I really think that films that challenge us should be rewarded. Malick made a film that questioned and tried to rationalize the idea of God within our lives. How many films or filmmakers have the balls and the talent to do that?
Only guys like Kubrick and Scorcese spring to mind. Actually it was interesting how Malick, Scorcese, and Spielberg, all old masters, really seemed to push themselves out of their comfort zones and make pictures that stretched their talents as filmmakers this year. The younger filmmakers can learn from their ambition.
Although The Tree of Life lost its ambiguity at the end (Malick seems to have made up his mind about the whole is there a God thing). I thought it contained the greatest depiction of childhood I'd ever seen put to film. A totally unromanticized version of childhood. Absolutely brilliant.
I can't say I'm stoked for The Hunger Games, but I'll always give Gary Ross the benefit of the doubt. Pleasantville is one of the greatest films to come out of the 90's.
coltaine777
January 1, 2012 at 2:05PM EST Reply to CommentThe Hobbit behind the Avengers is crazy and trust it will blow away the Dark Knight at the boxoffice too...have you not seen the youtube view totals on the trailer...I`m excited to see the new Batman but it`s not close to my excitement for the Hobbit..
Jo
January 2, 2012 at 8:12AM EST Reply to CommentWait. Lust, Caution was a disapointment? I'd chalk that one up as a masterpiece too.
Monty Jack Yeah, that was a great film that got sadly forgotten behind the furor over the NC-17 sex scenes.
January 2, 2012 at 11:38PM ESTKnative
January 2, 2012 at 10:36PM EST Reply to CommentI think Cloud Atlas, Django, and The Dark Knight Rises would be my picks.
What about Rust and Bone? It's a Jacques Audiard movie about amputees. Gangster Squad, On The Road, Stoker, Looper, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World? You should have made a list with 50 titles, because there is a lot of interesting-sounding movies coming out.
Star
January 3, 2012 at 12:11PM EST Reply to CommentCalling Hunger Games "good solid pulp fun" makes me wonder whether Drew actually read the books. It's a ridiculous description.
danny_connan
February 29, 2012 at 11:52AM EST Reply to Commenthopefully during THE BREAKING DAWN in THE HUNGER GAMES THE DARK KNIGHT will gight THE AVENGERS in an SKYFALL
fallsohard
April 16, 2012 at 3:11PM EST Reply to CommentDjango, Great Gatsby, World War Z, Only God Forgives, and Batman
fallsohard
April 16, 2012 at 3:11PM EST Reply to CommentDjango, GreatGatsby, WorldWarZ, OnlyGodForgives, and Batman