Podcasts - THE LEAGUE OF EXTREMELY ORDINARY GENTLEMEN: Volume 9, Issue 4: Movie Year in Review pt 1

If only you knew how crazy things were around here for the LEOG. And I just mean outside of our usual inebriated revelry. Which is pretty much why we gave most of the team the week off. Except Brian, of course, who's still being hazed (and will continue to be until I decree it no longer so).

But, never fear, content is here, as we bring in the head of the Austin Film Critic's Association and creator of Austin movie blog par excellence, Slackerwood, Jette Kernion, and our old friend from the Remote Viewing Xmas special (and, of course, Film School Rejects), Adam Charles, to start discussing some of the year's best (or at least, most talked about) movies. Check it...

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86 Comments for THE LEAGUE OF EXTREMELY ORDINARY GENTLEMEN: V...

February 06, 2013 at 8:46 AM, said ...

I thought it was a great year for film, but Django Unchained easily came out on top for me. I think it's Tarantino's best film since Jackie Brown, and an improvement over Inglourious Basterds (in terms of narrative and focus). I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Cloud Atlas; I was also surprised by how much I DIDN'T enjoy The Dark Knight Rises :-(

MY list:

1) Django UNchained

2) Zero Dark THirty

3) Cloud Atlas

4) Argo

5) Skyfall

6) Moonrise Kingdom

7) LIncoln

8) Life of Pi

9) The Avengers

10) The Perks of Being a Wallflower
December 31, 2012 at 7:27 PM, JJ Speros said ...

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December 19, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Jack said ...

This episode was really xavius.
December 19, 2012 at 5:20 AM, Jose A. Vanga said ...

Wow! I LOVE this girl! Someone ELSE who actually recognizes that "The Avengers" was NOT all that and that Joss Whedon is no "Genius"! "The Avengers" could have been a total piece of crap (...which, at least to me, it wasn't far from) and directed by TWO Joss Whedon's and fanboys would have ate it up and adored it all the same.
December 18, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Dr. Detfink said ...

I never look at best of... lists as a challenge but more or less a recommendation. :)
December 18, 2012 at 8:54 AM, said ...

That Looper talk cut me deep... I loooved how Levitt looked in the film, not to mention his acting. One of the top films of the year for me.
December 18, 2012 at 2:44 AM, said ...

Skyfall was amazing.
December 18, 2012 at 2:44 AM, said ...

Once again, Brain has continually been my own personal voice in the group. I agree with just about every opinion he has stated of this years films.
December 18, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Derek Lynch said ...

I think it's pretty funny you guys are giving Kevin Smith shit, because recently I've been listening to some of his podcasts. His movies never watch em, but on his podcasts he seems like a pretty cool and down to earth guy.
December 17, 2012 at 8:55 PM, said ...

Hey can somebody help me find the Leog episode where it was either Grant or Peter who were talking about the Mcrib? I can't pinpoint which episode it was.
December 17, 2012 at 5:25 PM, David Fernandez said ...

Guns should be kept in locked cabinets, re-registered with the local police department and a psychologist should visit the owner the first time during registration and then every 2 years thereafter. The yearly license for fire arms should be $100 per fire arm rising to £200 per fire arm per year for automatic weapons or semi automatic.
December 17, 2012 at 6:18 AM, said ...

I agree with Cyrus, Adam Sandler doesn't count anymore. His movies are the worst and it's a waste of his talent.
December 17, 2012 at 1:57 AM, said ...

I also can't wait for Antman. He is my favorite Avenger and I can't wait to see him on the big screen.
December 16, 2012 at 11:07 PM, said ...

Prometheus and The Dark Knight Rises are the years two biggest let downs. ESPECIALLY TDKR!
December 16, 2012 at 10:58 PM, said ...

I personally feel Rise of the Guardians edged Wreck-it Ralph for the best animated film of the year. They're definitely the top two though, in my opinion. People say Frankinweenie was awesome too, but I wouldn't know since I purposely skipped it. I'm not a Tim Burton fan at all.
December 16, 2012 at 6:08 PM, said ...

Imagine reference
December 16, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Michael Giustini said ...

My top 10 so far.

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2. Cabin In The Woods

3. Argo

4. Looper

5. Skyfall

6. Prometheus

7. The Amazing SpiderMan

8. The Dark Knight Rises

9. The Avengers

10. Moonrise Kingdo
December 16, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Michael Giustini said ...

Well, December is usually the time I catch up on all the indie films I missed so will definetly check out Safety Not Guaranteed. I love Aubrey Plaza so this should be awesome.
December 16, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Michael Stiver-Balla said ...

If a film requies you to "get over" something visually unappealing (Looper, Hobbit) the film has failed on a fundamental level.
December 16, 2012 at 3:48 PM, said ...

glad to hear LEOG again,since i couldnt for awhile.
December 16, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Rudy said ...

I've heard an interesting theory that Benedict Cumberbatch is playing Sybok. With that in mind if you watch the trailer again (especially the Japanese one) you get the distinct feeling that that's where they're going with it.
December 16, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Dr. Detfink said ...

The Artist is a forgettable film. It's a trivia question in 2 more years because it doesn't further film, it won't re-usher that era...it's just a technical feat on par with someone wanting to do things like the good ol'days. Don't get me wrong, it's a quality film in terms of form and function but that's about it. You can watch better versions of that set up by going back to that Golden Age, which beat that particular film.

Much like Owen Wilson said in Midnight in Paris...this statement of this nostalgia era...boy, is it behind rose colored glasses and the Artist epitomizes that, let's make an old movie because movies back then...

2012 made bolder statements with film. Interesting enough, a lot of them had this theme of confronting fear that linked a lot of them...
December 16, 2012 at 7:01 AM, said ...

There's been a lot of solid movies this year, but no definitive favorites like last year (Midnight in Paris, Beginners and The Artist are all superior films to any 2012 release thus far).

Not really in any particular order:

Marvel's The Avengers
Moonrise Kingdom
Safety Not Guaranteed
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Liberal Arts
The Grey
Argo
The Sessions
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Chronicle
December 16, 2012 at 6:05 AM, said ...

~Jonathan Swift
The price of Liberty is eternal vigilance.
December 16, 2012 at 5:28 AM, said ...

The poop joke in the Hobbit was so not even an issue. The snot joke was also such a non thing I don't understand...