Sarah & Andrew's Top Ten Lists for 2012 So Far! (October Update)

Andrew: Hello readers! So 2012 is juuuuust over three-quarters of the way over and so Sarah and I thought it would be a perfect time for us to update our individual Top Ten lists of the year! As you may recall from our Top Ten list we made at the beginning of July that covered the first half of the year (which you can find HERE), we had some similarities between our two lists but also some noticeable differences. Well this time we’ve seen 27 movies since that first list and so there are some notable names added to our new lists that have caused others to fall out.

Again, the only criteria for our lists are: they have to be films we've actually seen and reviewed and they had to be films that were first released in theatres for public consumption in the United States in the year 2012. So with that said, check out our respective lists and let us know what you think!

SARAH'S TOP TEN LIST OF 2012 (SO FAR!)

1.) The Avengers: This is still (in my opinion) the best movie of the year. It was just so fun and was everything a superhero movie should have been. The action paired with a phenomenal cast shot this movie to #1 for many weeks in a row. This was such a fun movie to go to and it fed into the other Marvel movies so seamlessly. (Read our 5/5 review)

2.) The Dark Knight Rises: The final installment in Nolan's Batman series was epic and left us wanting more! I loved Bane, even though I could have stood to have seen a little more of him. This movie makes me really wish that in two years we would be seeing a fourth Batman movie starring Bale! Alas, it is not to be… (Read Sarah's 4.5/5 review)

3.) Prometheus: This just still goes back to my love of the Alien movies and getting a little more of that back-story was exciting! While it was not exactly a "prequel" it was still so cool and had a great cast that really brought the world that Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley would later inhabit to life. (Read our 4.5/5 review)

A Violent and Bloody Good Period Piece: Our Review of "Lawless" (2012)

Directed By: John Hillcoat (The Road)

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska

Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and sexuality/nudity

Run Time: 1 hour, 55 minutes

Synopsis: In the middle of Prohibition-era Virginia, Forrest Bondurant (Hardy) and his brothers Jack (LaBeouf) and Howard make and bootleg the best alcohol in the area. When local authorities start looking for a cut and bring in Special Deputy Rakes (Pearce) to crack down on them, tempers and blood start to run.

REVIEW

Andrew: Hello readers! Sarah and I hit up the local AMC tonight to catch an early evening showing of this week’s new R-rated drama Lawless, starring a personal fav of ours in Tom Hardy, as well as Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska.

It’s based on a true story about the bootlegging Bondurant brothers in Prohibition-era Virginia who fought against local authorities who tried to extort them into sharing their profits. This is one we’ve been looking forward to because we’ve been seeing the trailers for a while now and it looked gritty, it looked like it had a lot of drama involved and it had a great cast.

So now that we’ve seen Lawless, Sarah, what did you think?

Sarah: I was thoroughly impressed! It was a long movie that had a slow burn; it’s a very well done period piece. It’s incredibly engaging in both the cinematic aspects as well as the acting involved.