Best Films of 2012 – Dynamic List

Now that the Oscars are over, it’s time to public my 2012 Dynamic List.

The concept of the Dynamic List is pretty simple.  As I see films, they become eligible to be placed onto the list.  The list is rank ordered from best to worst, so films are placed onto the list based on how I liked that film in comparison to others that came out the same year.  Just because a film enters the list at #10 doesn't mean it will stay there… as films enter the list, others will be pushed down to lower rankings, which is why the list is dynamic.  The list is ever changing.  Sure, my focus may be on the films of 2013, but that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped watching films from previous years.  And as I do… my previous lists continue to be dynamic!

Films of 2012:

1.  The Impossible
2.  Argo
3.  Safety Not Guaranteed
4. Life of Pi
5. Silver Linings Playbook
6. The Sessions
7.  Salmon Fishing in The Yemen
8.  Stand Up Guys
9.  Lincoln
10. Les Miserables
11. Flight
12. Zero Dark Thirty
13. Beasts of the Southern Wild
14. The Avengers
15. Skyfall
16. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
17. Ruby Sparks
18. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
19. Django Unchained
20. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
21. Moonrise Kingdom
22. Looper
23. Seven Psychopaths
24. Killing Them Softly
25. Cloud Atlas
26. Haywire
27. Savages
28. Rock of Ages
29. Ted
30. Rise of the Guardians
31. The Campaign
32. Contraband
33. The Grey
34. The Hunger Games
35.  21 Jump Street
36. Safe House
37. Alex Cross
38. Here Comes the Boom
39. Arbitrage
40. The Master
41. Wreck It Ralph
42. Trouble with the Curve
43. The Watch
44. Project X
45. Prometheus
46. Taken 2
47. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
48. The Woman in Black
49. The Vow
50. The Dictator
51. Total Recall
52. Act of Valor
53. Pirates! Band of Misfits!
54. Lawless
55. Brave
56. Chronicle
57. The Man with the Iron Fists
58. Premium Rush
59. The Raven
60. Bending the Rules
61. The Lorax
62. John Carter
63. Underworld: Awakening
64. Columbus Circle
65. Se7en Below