Last movie you watched......

I can understand someone not agreeing that 'True Grit' is great. It's a remake, which some might say disqualifies it.
It's definitely superior to 'The Social Network,' but my intent was really just to show that as recently as two years ago we had a pretty strong year for movies - mainstream releases. I was trying to illustrate my point that when people start throwing superlatives around it's because they haven't taken the time to gain perspective.

I think 2011 was a weak year for mainstream movies, and I think 2012 has been a weak year for mainstream releases.

 

Good movie this year that not many people have seen - 'Ruby Sparks.' Warning, it has a bad, sappy ending tacked on.
'Safety Not Guaranteed' is also pretty good, but I don't think it's been as good as it's reviews. It also suffers from the wrong ending.

 

I agree that 2011 was fairly weak, but I think 2012 will end up being considered a strong year when all is said and done.

 

Movies that botched the ending would be a great discussion on its own.

"Source Code," from last year, is a huge one.

 

2011 was a tremendous year, however, for independent movies.

"Take Shelter"
"Melancholia"
"Martha Marcy May Marlene"
"Drive"
"Win, Win"
"The Skin I Live In"
"Margaret"

That's quite a provocative list right there.

 

Could be. There have been some movies I haven't seen yet.
So far, I haven't thought too highly of the 'good' mainstream movies.
Always some interesting small movies.

 

When looking at a year in movies, I don't break them into mainstream and independent/small movies. I consider those ones you listed, Dick, in 2011 and still think it's fairly weak.

 

You and I have discussed it several times, but I really despise 'Melancholia.'
'Win, Win,' was alright. It wasn't bad, but I didn't think as highly of it as a lot of other people did.
I liked 'Drive,' but again didn't love it the way some others do. I also think it's on the fence between mainstream and small.
I liked 'Martha Marcy May Marlene.'
I loved 'The Skin I Live In.'

'Take Shelter' and 'Margaret' are still pending for me.

 

I feel like I remember a lot of people here hating it.

I think it's the best movie of the decade, to this point.

 

Better than Inception, Dick?


I kid, I kid.

 

Wow, I realize we're only two or three years into the decade, depending how you count it, but that's insane to me.

 

If I'm making a personal assessment, I don't really care if it's a small movie or a mainstream release.
For discussion purposes, I try to distinguish because a lot of people do not watch small movies or foreign movies.