My list of best (and not quite so) 2012 movies from January-June.

Inspired by Jeffrey Wells' "half-time" post on HOLLYWOOD ELSEWHERE (http://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com), here's a list in no particular order of memorable films I've seen from the first half of 2012: MOONRISE KINGDOM, THE RAID: REDEMPTION, YOUR SISTER'S SISTER, BERNIE, THE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT, THE DICTATOR, POLISSE, THE KID WITH A BIKE, THE AVENGERS, PROMETHEUS, JEFF WHO LIVES AT HOME
Underachieving: SAFE HOUSE, SALMON FISHING ON THE YEMEN, DARK SHADOWS, BRAVE, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (though the director shows visual promise and is smart enough to steal from Akira Kurosawa)
Semi-guilty pleasure: ROCK OF AGES
Films I hope to catch up with: THE PIRATES!, WANDERLUST, PAUL WILLIAMS: STILL ALIVE, LOLA VERSUS, DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, MADAGASCAR 3, MISS BALA, MARGARET (uncut version to be released on DVD, counting this as a 2012 release)

Cinematic Underachievers of the 2000s.

When filmmakers don't try as hard as they should or try too hard (or, in some cases, make what they think someone else will like); here's a list in no particular order:
1. DOMINO
2. SPIDER-MAN 3
3. BIG FISH
4. PAYCHECK
5. THE ISLAND
6. THE BAD NEWS BEARS
7. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE/THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE
8. ELIZABETHTOWN
9. THE WEATHER MAN
10. GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

Random list of some favorite films of 2000s.

Posted this originally to USENET--In no particular order: 1. THE KING OF KONG 2. ZODIAC 3. THERE WILL BE BLOOD 4. WHEN THE LEVEE BROKE 5. SPIDER-MAN 1 and 2 6. LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA 7. IN HER SHOES 8. ATONEMENT 9. PUBLIC ENEMIES 10. UP 11. CORALINE 12. THE HURT LOCKER 13. JARHEAD 14. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 15. A SERIOUS MAN 16. ADVENTURELAND 17. PLANET TERROR 18. HOT FUZZ 19. BATMAN BEGINS/THE DARK KNIGHT 20. TETRO 21. A MIGHTY HEART 22. ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER/VOLVER/BROKEN EMBRACES 23. THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE 24. CITY OF GOD 25. 3:10 TO YUMA 26. TROUBLE THE WATER 27. JUNO 28. WHIP IT 29. THE ROAD TO PERDITION 30. HARSH TIMES 31. WALL*E 32. TYSON 33. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY/SWEENEY TODD 34. CAPOTE 35. FANTASTIC MR. FOX 36. THE SQUID AND THE WHALE 37. FAST FOOD NATION 38. BROKEN FLOWERS 39. THE BEAT
THAT MY HEART SKIPPED 40. PARANOID PARK
Notable reissues of the decade: THE BIG RED ONE (extended version), DIVA