Monday, December 31, 2012

Khurram Bukhari's (Co-Founder of Film Junkeez) Top 5 movies of 2012 & Top 5 anticipated movies of 2013



5. Eik Tha Tiger


ETT (Eik Tha Tiger)  has broken all records and it's the highest grossing movie of 2012 for Bollywood.  Yes, it's cheesy, and certainly doesn't require much thinking. Yet Eik Tha Tiger kicks ass and more importantly, Salman Khan kicks Ass! ETT uses the Bond, Bourne and Mission Impossible recipe, yet adds the Bollywood ingredients.

4. Ted

Ted is one of those movies in which after watching it, most men would wish to have toy bear as their best friend.
-The movie Ted is one of a kind.  As funny as it may sound, the movie actually has a great theme, and a good message to it.
-The comedy gives touch competition to the likes of The Hangover & Super Bad.
-It takes a lot of balls for a major Hollywood studio to take a risk a on a concept that has never been done before.  Wahlberg delivers, Kunis is smoking hot, and McFarlane's voice as ted is just amazing.

3. Avengers

Not a big fan of the Captain America or Thor movies, yet Avengers raises the bar in comic book movies. ----Well written, well directed, and well acted!
-Not only did the movie have amazing special effects but also a great story and plot. Avengers delivered what Bay's Transformers couldn't!

2. Sky Fall
Sky Fall was not good as Casino Royale, yet it's not too far from it.  Sky Fall brought us closer to the fact that James Bond is only human, and he too can get hurt ( physically and emotionally). The past Bond movies have always steered away from showing a vulnerable Bond.  Bond has always been shown to be playboy / womanizer who wears nice suits and drive fast cars. Yet with Sky Fall, we see beyond the sex and the chase scenes.
-Bardem has delivered the best bond villain.  He's gay, evil, and angry!
-Daniel Craig not only delivers the punches, yet another great acting job.


1. Dark Knight Rises


Nolan started the journey with Batman Beings, The Dark Knight, and lands with Dark Knight Rises.  Bane was an awesome villain. Yes, he's not the joker, but that's what makes it even better.  We all know the Joker, and we all love the craziness of the Joker, yet Nolan took an unknown character of the Batman universe and made it amazing.
-Bale does an amazing job as Bruce Wayne; Like Daniel Craig as 007, Bale will go down in history as one of the best actors that played Bruce Wayne/ Batman.
-And yes, Nolan is boss! Joel Schumacher ( Batman Forever & Batman and Robin) had killed the franchise and buried it six feet under. And Nolan took the remaining and made a master piece!
-Nolan's movies took a comic book character and placed it the real world.  DKR was the best movie of 2012!


5. Kick-Ass 2

      Saw Kick Ass on netflix, and fell in love.  The movie took the comic book genre and twisted with some comedy and emotion.  Look forward to the sequel. 


4.  The Hangover Part 3

First one was awesome, second was decent, yet we all have high hopes for the 3rd.  

3.   Zero Dark Thirty

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      Bigelow kicked butt with Hurt Locker, and now she aiming to do the same with the Bin Laden story.  


2.Iron Man 3

Just like Hangover, the first Iron Man was just amazing.  Director Faveru and Downey Jr had great chemistry for illustrated on the big screen.  Yet the sequel fell short..very short!  We're hoping that new director, Shane Black recreate the magic of the first movie and take a few lessons from Nolan to make an amazing movie. 

1.Man of Steel

Brett Ratner, Mc G, J.J Abrams, and Tim Burton were all up for the part of directing, yet Bryan Singer got the job.  Singer, who directed the first and second X-Men movies tried his best, yet fell short with Super Man Returns.  Eventhough Kevin Spacey is one of the best actors around, his Lex Luthor did not hit spot.  And to be honest, I'm not very fond of Man of Steel director Zack Synder ( 300 & Watchmen), yet the fact that Nolan is overlooking this project as the producer gives me a lot of hope. Not only Nolan is producing the movie, his pal David Goyer ( writer of the Batman Trilogy) is writing the screenplay.  The story is written by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer for which brings a great level of relief. 

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