Listener Top 10 of 2012 (collated)

Our recent "Top 10" episode saw a massive listener response, with audience members old and new sending us in their own personal favourite (and least favourite) titles of 2012. We've put together a collated list drawing on all listener submissions.

The rankings below represent the ten films most popular among the lists submitted by our listeners. The system used to compile the list is simply to apply a numerical count to the number of occasions a specific title is included on a list regardless of ranking.


Top 10

1. Skyfall x19

2. The Avengers x15

3. The Cabin in the Woods x13

4. Moonrise Kingdom x12

=5. Argo x9

=5. The Dark Knight Rises x9

=5. Looper x9

8. The Woman in Black x8

=9. Headhunters x7

=9. Prometheus x7

=9. Dredd x7

=9. The Raid x7

And the rest...

The Hobbit x6
21 Jump Street x6
Shame x6
Berberian Sound Studio x5
Holy Motors x5
The Hunger Games x5
Life of Pi x4
The Muppets x4
Martha Marcy May Marlene x4
The Imposter x4
Cloud Atlas x4
Silver Linings Playbook x4
Beasts of the Southern Wild x4
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia x3
Sinister x3
The Grey x3
The Master x3
The Secret World of Arrietty x3
Brave x3
Indie Game: The Movie x3
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists x3
ParaNorman x3
Side by Side x2
Killing Them Softly x2
Cosmopolis x2
Lincoln x2
Barbara x2
Chronicle x2
Amour x2
Seven Pyschopaths x2
The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1 x2
Rec3: Genesis x2
Men in Black 3 x2
Robot & Frank x2
The Lorax x2
Lockout x1
The Bourne Legacy x1
Like Crazy x1
Lawrence Of Arabia x1
Carnage x1
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World x1
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel x1
Universal Monsters Collection x1
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial x1
Jaws x1
Tyrannosaur x1
Pocahontas x1
Cast Away x1
Beyond the Black Rainbow x1
Samsara x1
Excision x1
The Descendants x1
Marley x1
A Royal Affair x1
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher) x1
The Hunt x1

Django Unchained x1

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy x1

Father’s Day x1

Into the Abyss x1

Lawless x1

Coriolanus x1

L’enfant d’en haut (Sister) x1

Gnade (Mercy) x1

The Hollow Crown: Richard II (TV) x1

The Hollow Crown: Henry IV (TV) x1

Die Wand (The Wall) x1

The Turin Horse x1

Tabu x1

Even the Rain x1

Santa Sangre (BD 2012) x1

We Are The Night (DVD 2012) x1

Bell, Book & Candle (BD 2012) x1

Margaret (DVD 2012) x1

L’Oiseau x1

Your Sister’s Sister x1

Damsels In Distress x1 

The Innkeepers x1

Goon x1

Perks Of Being A Wallflower x1

John Carter x1

Untouchable x1

Rust and Bone x1

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey x1

Polisse x1

West of Memphis x1

Gambit x1

Frankenweenie x1

When Santa Fell to Earth x1

The Expendables 2 x1

The Watch x1

Ted x1

Detention x1

Headshot x1

Margin Call x1

American Horror Story: Asylum x1

Due West: Our Sex Journey x1

Dangerous Liaisons (2012) x1

Naked Soldiers x1

How I Spent My Summer Vacation x1

Nightbreed: Cabal Cut (2012) x1

Sleep Tight x1

Monsters Inc. 3D (2012) x1

Danny Boyle’s Olympic Opening Ceremony (2012) x1

Before Dawn x1

Killer Joe x1

Snowtown x1

Most Disappointing

Prometheus x5 (plus 1 for worst)

The Hobbit x2

The Dark Knight Rises x2

The Descendents x1

Polisse x1

Dark Shadows x1

Lawless x1

Brave x1

Looper x1

Berberian Sound Studio x1

Ted x1

Excision x1

The Cabin in the Woods x1

God Bless America x1

Ex-girlfriends x1

Maximum Conviction x1

Bachelorette x1

The Good Doctor x1

Total Recall x1

That’s my boy x1

Taken 2 x1

Iron sky x1

This Means War x1

Still Undercover x1

Mortician x1

Safety Not Guaranteed x1

Worst Film

Iron Sky x1 (plus 1 for biggest disappointment)

This Means War x1 (plus 1 for biggest disappointment)

The Amazing Spider-Man x1

Goon x1

Magic Mike x1

Battleship x1

Excision x1

Rec3 x1

Cockneys vs. Zombies x1

Hostel: Part 3 x1 

Top Cat x1

The Dictator x1

Resident Evil: Retribution x1

Prometheus x 1

Seven Psychopaths x1

This is 40 x1

Branded x1

The Lucky One x1

Piranha 3DD x1

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning x1

Perks of Being a Wallflower x1

Take this Waltz x1

Cosmopolis x1

Movie Matters #19 - Top 10 of 2012

Later than intended and longer than anticipated, the Movie Matters podcast returns for its first instalment of the new year. In the first part of this bumper six-hour epic, co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie count down their personal top ten films of the previous year, celebrating both the very best and worst that 2012 had to offer. In part two, the attention shifts to the listeners' choices as Lee and Michael read out and listen to MP3s of submitted Top 10 lists, before turning their attention to the year ahead, revealing their most anticipated films of the next twelve months.

  

• Part I - Top 10 of 2012
• Part II - Honourable Mentions, Listeners' Lists and 2013 Preview
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The music in this episode is all sampled from films in our Top 10 lists.


Created by Lee Howard & Michael Mackenzie
Edited by Michael Mackenzie
Music selection and editing by Lee Howard

 

PS. Listeners, we want YOUR feedback. What do you think of the format for this year's show? Do you like the listeners' lists being kept separate, or would you prefer them to be interspersed with the hosts' Top 10 lists? Do you like the show being split into two instalments, or would you prefer just to have a single MP3 file? Let us know how this experiment was for you, and we'll take any suggestions into consideration this time next year when we come to do our "best of 2013" show.

 

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Last call for Top 10 lists

The Movie Matters "Top 10 Films of 2012" podcast is being recorded this Sunday, meaning that tomorrow, Saturday 26th January, will be the final day for submissions of your Top 10 lists. If you'd like to submit a list and have it read out on the show, please post it as a comment here or on the original post from December.

Thanks!

Movie Matters [Mono] #1 - The Eye

The New Year brings with it the first in a string of single-host episodes as we launch the all-new Movie Matters [Mono] series. Intended as an enrichment opportunity for our podcast and an optional piece of extra content for you our lovely listeners, these Movie Matters [Mono] shows will feature a solo host introducing and reviewing a single film. So join Lee as he hosts the first-ever Movie Matters [Mono] instalment by meeting the haunting gaze of the Pang Brothers' THE EYE (2002).

All feedback and comments regarding the idea of Movie Matters [Mono] and this opening episode most welcome and appreciated.

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The music sampled in this podcast is all from THE EYE by Orange Music.

Created, edited and with music selection by Lee Howard

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Movie Matters #18 - Christmas Special III

In the third annual Movie Matters Christmas special, co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie exchange and review seasonal gifts: Ron Howard's FROST/NIXON and Michele Placido's ANGELS OF EVIL, two well-received recent films based around real life historical figures. In addition, Lee and Michael select and announce a winner for the BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW Blu-ray competition.

 

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The music sampled in this episode is from THE POLAR EXPRESS by Alan Silvestri, SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT by Morgan Ames and Doug Thiele, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION 2: EDDIE'S ISLAND ADVENTURE by Nathan Furst, FROST/NIXON by Hans Zimmer, and ANGELS OF EVIL by Negramaro.

Created by Lee Howard & Michael Mackenzie

Edited by Michael Mackenzie

Music selection by Lee Howard

Audio support by David Mackenzie

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Call for Top 10 lists

The end is nigh! No, not the end of the world. That's just silly. But there are only ten days left in 2012, which means it's once again time for us to begin preparing for that most sacred of annual traditions, the Movie Matters "Top 10 Films of the Year" special.

And we want your lists.

Last year, we had an overwhelming response - so overwhelming, in fact, that we weren't able to feature all the MP3s we received in the episode itself and had to do a supplemental mini-episode for them. This year, we're going to be slightly strict and impose a five-minute limit on any MP3 files.

So, send us your Top 10 films of 2012 in either text or MP3 form (email MP3s to moviematterspodcast[dot]gmail[dot]com; either email text lists or simply post them as a reply to this thread). The criteria can be of your own choosing, but let us know what they are - e.g. theatrical releases by UK release date, theatrical releases by US release date, DVD/Blu-ray releases. We'll be recording the show at some point in January -there's no confirmed date yet, but we'll let you know as soon as we have one so you can be sure to get your lists in on time.

Movie Matters Mini #5 - The Killing III Part 1

In the first of two instalments dedicated to Danish serial killer sensation THE KILLING (FORBRYDELSEN), Movie Matters co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie team up to take a look at the first five episodes of the third and final 10-part season, currently airing in the UK on Saturday nights on BBC Four and BBC HD. In addition to discussing the episodes that have already aired, Lee and Michael also speculate on what the remainder of the season will hold for Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her infamous knitted jumper.

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Links of note:

• Buy THE KILLING TRILOGY on Blu-ray

The music sampled in this episode is from THE KILLING by Frans Bak.

Created by Lee Howard & Michael Mackenzie
Edited by Michael Mackenzie
Audio support by David Mackenzie

Please also remember that time is running out for you to contribute to the first ever Movie Matters competition. Your mission? Listen to this clip and identify (a) the actress speaking and (b) the director she is speaking about. Your prize? A copy of the divisive BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW on Region A Blu-ray Disc. Send your answers to moviematterspodcast[at]gmail[dot]com.

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