This has been just a ridiculously, stupidly good year for movies.  I saw 28 movies in theaters this year, and enjoyed virtually all of them.  And I still haven't gotten to The Hobbit, Zero Dark Thirty, or Django Unchained.  It's a fucking embarrassment of riches.  Anyway, some thoughts:

This has been just a ridiculously, stupidly good year for movies.  I saw 28 movies in theaters this year, and enjoyed virtually all of them.  And I still haven't gotten to The Hobbit, Zero Dark Thirty, or Django Unchained.  It's a fucking embarrassment of riches.  Anyway, some thoughts:

Now, I love throwback action movies, and I love Guy Pearce, and I love the concept of Space Jail.  Die Hard is my favorite movie.

Now, I love throwback action movies, and I love Guy Pearce, and I love the concept of Space Jail.  Die Hard is my favorite movie.

Looper, Cabin in the Woods, and Wanderlust were easily my favorite three theater experiences this year.  Just wall-to-wall enjoyment the moment the lights dimmed.

Looper, Cabin in the Woods, and Wanderlust were easily my favorite three theater experiences this year.  Just wall-to-wall enjoyment the moment the lights dimmed.

The Raid: Redemption and Get the Gringo make for a great double feature of ass-kicking.

The Raid: Redemption and Get the Gringo make for a great double feature of ass-kicking.

Ooh, yeah, I like that Dead Sara song.

Ooh, yeah, I like that Dead Sara song.

Heh, I might be the only person in the world who thinks Hot Knife is the best song off the Fiona Apple album.

Heh, I might be the only person in the world who thinks Hot Knife is the best song off the Fiona Apple album.

It's a good song, but the radio has played it so much that I just can't listen to it anymore.

It's a good song, but the radio has played it so much that I just can't listen to it anymore.

Psy is most definitely not trying to watch his figure.

Psy is most definitely not trying to watch his figure.

Interesting thought.  I graduated college in May, so my exposure to the pop song du jour fell off sharply once I got to the real world; I heard Call Me Maybe a million times, but I've only heard Gangnam a couple (mostly me Youtubing it to see what all the fuss was about).

Interesting thought.  I graduated college in May, so my exposure to the pop song du jour fell off sharply once I got to the real world; I heard Call Me Maybe a million times, but I've only heard Gangnam a couple (mostly me Youtubing it to see what all the fuss was about).

The big three for me on Celebration Rock are House That Heaven Built, Fire's Highway, and Adrenaline Nightshift.  Although it all fucking rules.  God I love that album.

The big three for me on Celebration Rock are House That Heaven Built, Fire's Highway, and Adrenaline Nightshift.  Although it all fucking rules.  God I love that album.