Hey whats up. I know its been a while since I made another blog, but lets just say I've been busy with school. Those finals man. Plus I also partied and played a lot of video games especially Call of Duty Black Ops 2. Also on top of that I was in another country after my finals were done. China and Taiwan to be exact, and I was having a blast and having fun. Plus for some reason China blocks Wordpress. Anyway at the end of the year I always like to look back and see what were the best video games(At the old site,Gametrailers.com, where I did most of my blogs , I would usually have a list of top 10 video games since most of the people reading were gamers), and the best movies. So keeping with the tradition I have some last minute reviews, the top 10 video games and movies of 2012, and of coarse the lovely Asian Stars of 2012. That's a lot to cover but its the end of 2012. And heck we made it. The world is not ending yet.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Peter Jackson created this great trilogy called the Lord of the Rings. I consider these movies some of the best films ever made, and I enjoy all of them. But quite frankly, Peter Jackson really needs to get out of Lord of the Rings and move on to other films. The story is basically like the book by Tolkien. Taking place before Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo is remembering his great adventure and when he first met Gandalf (remember that book that Bilbo gave to Frodo in Rivendell in the Fellowship of the Ring). Basically he is invited by Gandalf and a group of dwarves on an quest. The dwarves used to have a great city and cave full of gold and riches. And it was taken from them by an evil dragon. Its up to them, Gandalf, and Bilbo to save the day and reclaim what is theirs. The story is what you expect. A prologue to the greatest fantasy trilogy every created. A good story for any Lord of the Rings fan. The action and special effects are great but not as mind-boggling as the main films. Acting is good also. Overall as a Lord of the Rings fan, I can appreciate this movie. I am impressed. Jackson knows how to capture the fantasy world of Lord of the Rings, but I hope after he is done with this film, that he move on to other film genres and start making films not pertaining to Lord of the Rings.
9 out of 10
Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise has had a pretty interesting year. Breaking up with Holmes and now being cast into many interesting action and sci-fi films. Well at least he is moving on, and it looks like he will be successful. I first heard about this film after he just broke up with his love. From first sight it looks like a typical cop doing his own thing and solving crimes. Basically this film is like a 2 hour episode of CSI, NCIS, or whatever crime investigation show you watch. The story is pretty much like an episode from a criminal investigation show. There is brutal killing of several innocent civilians. And a man who even though has a troubled past, is blamed for it. The accused man gets Jack Reacher involved. Its up to Jack to solve the case and reveal the conspiracy. I like analysis stories. Heck that's a reason why I am a fan of NCIS, The Mentalist, and Bones. However I think the acting is average. The other actors don't seem to really you know care about this film. Only person who looks like he really cares is Tom Cruise. But whatever Tom Cruise kicks ass and takes names. Overall a good action film with plenty of mystery and intrigue. If you like the criminal investigation shows like NCIS, CSI, The Mentalist, Bones, or anything else, you should check this film out.
8 out of 10
The next couple of films, they were out a long time ago. But I saw them on the airplane and plus they are from 2012, so might as well.
Magic Mike
Different, funny, and a story that goes to places we don't usually see or talk about. Breaks boundaries-8.7 out of 10
Hit and Run
Actually pretty funny. Bradley Cooper is a funny bad guy. Story though a little predictable-7.6 out of 10
Premium Rush
Didn't know this movie existed until I browsed through all the movies on the plane. A very interesting story with lots of suspense and awesome bike riding. If you haven't seen it, you need to -8.5 out of 10
Hotel Transylvania
Cool cartoon, but wasn't really impressed with the story. I've seen better animations, but at least there was one Twilight joke. Good kid's film-6.8 out of 10
Frankenweenie
Dear Tim Burton. Please do more of these films. Please-8.6 out of 10
Pitch Perfect
Lets just say I was really bored on the plane. I have one of these groups at my school and I don't need a movie to tell me all about them. Good singing though. Moral stuff though is hit or miss-
6 out o f 10
Now lets look back at 2012. I decided to make my top 10 list of video games separate from this blog. It will be on another blog plost. Here is the link:
http://moviereviewswithhalochief996.blogspot.com/2012/12/movie-reviews-with-halochief996-top-10.html
Also please note for all of these lists, these are MY OPINIONS. So please no hate or argument comments. Plus the list is based off of only the movies I have reviewed on this blog, and the games I've played.
Anyway lets take look at the Asian Stars of 2012:
Kim So-Yeon (김소연, 金素妍)
Maria Ozawa
Sora Aoi (蒼井そら Aoi Sora)
Im Ji Hye 임지혜
Park Si Hyun 박시현
Choi Yu Jung 최유정
Eugene Kim (김유진, 金楢真)
Park Soo Kyung 박수경
Han Ga-In (한가인, 韩佳人)
Jeon Ji-Hyun (전지현, 全智賢)
Lee Mi Hyeon 이미현
Ada Liu Yan
Ai Shang Zhen
Lee Hyo-Ri (이효리, 李孝利)
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Angela ‘Angelababy’ Yeung Wing
Angela Chang
Evelyn Lin
洪詩涵 / Hong Shi Han
Angel Liu Yu Xin
Cai Huang Ru
Jin Mei Xin 金美辛
Mini Yu Zhi Qing 于芷晴
I don't like to pick favorites. In fact in my opinion, all of them look beautiful. So I leave it up to you to decide which one is hottest of 2012.
Now onto:
TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2012
10. Ted
Hilarious film!!!!!
9. The Campaign
Will Ferrel enough said. If only the 2012 elections were like this movie. Dang it would be funny and awesome.
8. 21 Jump Street
Tatum really needs to do more comedy films because he was hilarious in this one
7. The Raid Redemption
Best KUNG FU action movie I've seen in a long time.
6. Argo
Great story and excellent acting. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Argo F*** yourself. Great line
5. Expendables 2
Get a group of big action stars, lots of guns, and lots of explosions and you have one hell of an action movie.
4. Looper
Great story and concept. I hope it can get an Oscar.
3. 007 Skyfall
One of the best James Bond films ever made.
2. The Avengers
All the great Marvel films have been leading up to this awesome and spectacular film. Plenty of awesome special effects and Iron Man's trolling to keep me watching this film over and over.
1. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
The epic conclusion to Nolan's Batman trilogy. Really this guy has done an amazing job with this superhero. I am impressed. Its sad that there will be no more future Batman films made by him, but its hard to say whether or not the next Batman films will even surpass the quality and standard set in Nolan's Batman films. The Dark Knight Rises concludes Nolan's trilogy really well, and is my number one movie of 2012.
Honorable Mentions:
Act of Valor
End of Watch
The Bourne Legacy
Magic Mike
The Hobbit
Prometheus
The Hunger Games
Well before I wrap this blog up, I would like to say thanks to all the people who have supported me this year including my parents and my friends. Also thank you Red Flava for helping me out with the Asian Stars. I would also like to say thanks for an awesome last night, to this awesome girl, named Nita Wu, I met at a club called Luxy in Taiwan. Also I want to thank all of you, the readers and the supporters.
Thank you all for reading. I hoped you enjoy this blog. And have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
