Today is the day that the Oscars are given out. But it's also the day that I post my Top 10 of 2012. So without further ado, here are the films that I thought were the best of the year.

10. Argo (10/10)

Though he started off as a mediocre actor, Ben Affleck has come a really long way since he has shown that he can really direct. He has had two really good movies before this: Gone Baby Gone, which was a pretty thought-provoking film, and the crime drama The Town which Ben Affleck also starred in alongside Jeremy Renner (who received an Oscar nomination for that movie). This was no different. The acting was really good to excellent, particularly from Alan Arkin who gives a catchy quote (Argo f*** yourself).

9. Skyfall (10/10)

Though I wasn't too familiar with James Bond and only saw six of his movies, including Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, I went to see this when I saw the excellent reviews it had been getting and that many were calling it "the best Bond film in years." This movie was awesome. This was James Bond at his best and Daniel Craig has fully embraced the role. Daniel Craig and Judi Dench really know how to work together that you believe that their characters act like mother and son to each other. The villain, played Javier Bardem, also gives a really good performance. The action scenes were the best that I've seen in a Bond film, particularly with the final explosive battle towards the end of the movie. After watching all 23 of the Bond movies, I can honestly say that this was the best James Bond movie.

8. Looper (10/10)

After seeing the excellent reviews it had been getting, I decided to go see this. And man was this a great movie. This is the best movie with time travel since Back to the Future. The performances were really good. Joseph Gordon-Levitt does a really good performance as Joe Simmons. Bruce Willis also stars as Joe's future self which I think is one of his best performances in a long time, right up there with Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense and Sin City. The kid in this movie was also really good. If you want a really good sci-fi film that isn't a mindless action flick, then check this out.

7. The Dark Knight Rises (10/10)

Anyone who has known me long enough would know that this movie would make my Top 10. This was my most highly awaited movie of the year. This, along with a pre-screening of its two preceding films, were the first movies that I got to see in IMAX. I had been keeping up with any news that came out up until the movie's release. By the time this started to show up on the big screen, I had reach unbelievable levels of excitement. And in the end, this movie did not disappoint.  Was this as great as The Dark Knight? Well, no, but I thought that it was great in its own right. The actors all bring in their A-game. Christian Bale and Michael Caine give their best performances out of the three, with Bale even possibly rivaling Michael Keaton. Tom Hardy as Bane didn't have the "wow" factor as Heath Ledger's Joker, but he was still a pretty good villain. Joseph Gordon-Levitt also gives a really good performance as Detective John Blake. While this wasn't as action-packed as The Dark Knight and Batman wasn't in it as much, the action scenes in this were pretty good. This also goes more into Bruce Wayne's character. Christopher Nolan has managed to prove that even superhero threequels aren't always big disappointments and ends his trilogy on a high note. Another reboot will be made for the delayed Justice League movie, but after seeing Nolan's interpretation and also how he is depicted in Batman Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, I'll never look at Batman the same way again.

But while this was arguably the most highly awaited movie of the year, it is also the most tainted with the memory of a psycopath who murdered several innocent people in Aurora, Colorado at the movie's midnight premiere. R.I.P. those who were killed and my heart goes out to those who were injured and the families and friends who were affected by this atrocity.

6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (10/10)

This was an excellent movie about life during high school. The three leads give excellent performances and I was able to look at Emma Watson without thinking of Hermione Granger (the short haircut helps, too). I was really able to believe that the three were the best of friends. If you're looking for a good movie about high school or a heartwarming story, then I suggest renting this.

5. The Impossible (10/10)

The Impossible was a really powerful movie about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the effect it had on the victims. Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor gave excellent performances and I will admit that I cried plenty of times during this movie. This is a disaster movie that doesn't go anywhere near the routes taken by the ones done by Roland Emmerich and Michael Bay. This is one that while a disaster movie, it doesn't forget about its characters.

4. Silver Linings Playbook (10/10)

Seeing that Bradley Cooper and rising star Jennifer Lawrence were in this, I had interest in seeing this. But this was kept in limited release and didn't come to our local theater until mid-Jan. So I went to see it, and I was really impressed with it. The cast was spot on with Cooper and Lawrence along with the supporting cast of Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, and Chris Tucker. Cooper and Lawrence had excellent chemistry and Jennifer Lawrence has a pretty good chance at winning the Best Actress Oscar (her second nomination after Winter's Bone), though she'll be having hard competition against the likes of Jessica Chastain, Emmanuelle Riva and Naomi Watts. Silver Linings Playbook, to put it simply, is the feel good movie of the year.

3. Zero Dark Thirty (10/10)

I've been hearing about a movie having to do about Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, at about around the time that he was killed in May 2011. At first I thought it would be about his life all the way up to his death, but this was about the hunt for him. There had been plenty of controversy over its alleged pro-torture message. I don't believe that it glorifies torture but it is there to show what it took to hunt him down. Leaving that out would have sanitized the efforts made by the characters. Jessica Chastain gives an excellent performance as the lead character and the rest of the cast was also really good.

2. Lincoln (10/10)

This will probably be the biggest Oscar winner for 2012. Abraham Lincoln is one of the best presidents to have led the US. Danny Day-Lewis was amazing as the title character and I belive that it's obvious that he will win the Best Actor Oscar. This historical movie isn't anything new for director Steven Spielberg as he did direct Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. The rest of the actors also give excellent performance, particularly Tommy Lee Jones, who has some of the most wittiest lines in the movie. Out of all the Best Picture nominations, this will probably be the winner. But there was one movie that I liked better than this from 2012.

And my NUMBER 1 movie of the year is............(drum roll)

1. Django Unchained (10/10)

This was just an awesome movie. Quentun Tarantina is an excellent director who knows how to perfectly utilize a good story and style. The actors in this give excellent performances and the chemistry between Jamie Foxx and Christopher Waltz (who has a pretty good chance at winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar) was excellent as well. The shoot out scenes were very fun to watch, especially the shoot out in Calvin J. Candie's mansion and the final scenes of the movie.

30. Ted (8/10)

At first I didn't have too much interest in seeing this despite its interesting premise. But with Seth MacFarlane in the title role and seeing the trailers to the movie made me more interested in seeing. And when I saw it, I really liked it. What can you expect from the guy who created Family Guy, one of the most famous animated shows today? Seth MacFarlane does an excellent performance as the pot-smoking teddy bear. Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis also give good performances. And like with many of the good raunchy comedies, this was driven by the "bromance" (which is probably the biggest element of a good raunchy comedy) between John and Ted, who drive this movie while also being pretty funny. This, in my opinion, was probably the best comedy of the year.

29. Arbitrage (8/10)

The actors do a good job in this movie, with Richard Gene in particular giving a really good performance.

28. Cloud Atlas (8/10)

This is the love-it-or-hate-it movie of the year. There are those that loved it like Roger Ebert, while others hated it. While this was no masterpiece, it wasn't a disaster either. But it was pretty good. This was the Wachowskis' most ambitious film since The Matrix (one of the best sci-fi movies of all time). The performances were good and the stories were good, but the movie was kind of slow at times and having six stroylines in seperate time periods can be hard to follow. Will this be an unrealized classic that eventually reaches its audience over time like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, and Blade Runner? In this special effects driven age, that's kind of doubtful. But I certainly see this movie gaining an enormous cult following.

27. Chronicles (8/10)

Despite the silly premise, this movie was actually really good and one of the better found footage movies to come out. This movie is basically Carrie meets The Blair Witch Project minus the horror element. These three teenagers gain superpowers from this mysterious object. But instead of becoming like the superheroes we know from comic books, they have fun with their powers. I'll admit that if I was given powers like theirs', I would probably play around with them, too. The three actors give good performances and has an exciting climax as Andrew begins to fall into madness with everything bad happening to him.

26. The Raid: Redemption (8/10)

This was a really good action movie. The action scenes were great with the use of martial arts and the performances were good. But I had some problems with the dialogue not matching up with the mouth movements.

25. Ruby Sparks (8/10)

The chemistry between the two leads was really good and it had some pretty good themes.

24. The Hunger Games (8/10)

After reading the book sometime before the movie came out, I became excited for it. While the games doesn't start until halfway through the movie, this was a really good movie. The performances were mostly good. Jennifer Lawrence NAILED the role as Katniss Everdeen and I also really liked Woody Harrelson as Haymitch. But Josh Hutcherson was somewhat lacking in his role as Peeta, but Lawrence makes the chemistry work on some level. I'm really looking forward to seeing Catching Fire later this year.

23. End of Watch (8/10)

The performances and the chemistry between the two actors was really good and the use of found footage made this look more like real-life. The other characters were also good but there were sometimes when the two cops talking in the cop car became a little boring.

22. Flight (8/10)

Denzel Washington gives an excellent performance and deserved his Oscar nomination for this. This movie really shows how much his addiction to alcohol and drugs affected him and his career as a pilot and eventually catches up with him when the plane crash happens. This would have been a contender for my top 10 or really high in my honorable mentions if it hadn't been for some of the slow pacing at some points in the first hour and that his relationship with Nicole wasn't somewhat rushed. But for what it was, this was a fine piece of cinema about the negative effects of a dangerous addiction.

21. Frankenweenie (9/10)

At first I gave this an 8/10 from my theater viewing, but after seeing it again on home video, I have to say that I kind of loved it. This is Tim Burton's most Tim Burton-ish film in a long time. This is one where he has put his heart into it since this and the 1984 short was kind of based on his earlier life. He also did the same thing with Edward Scissorhands which he took inspiration from his teenage years. Not only that, but this is also a homage to older classic horror movies like Frankenstein and Godzilla. The black-and-white vision of the movie also enhances the movie despite being an outdated format. This probably wouldn't have looked as good in color now that I think about it. With a wonderful story between a boy and his dog, this is worth seeing and I look forward to getting this on Blu-Ray once it's available to buy at Family Video.

51. Pitch Perfect (7/10)

The songs are good and I liked Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, but this isn't for everyone.

50. John Carter (7/10)

This is considered the most disappointing film of the year in terms of box office revenues. After looking up about the books that this was based on and the inspiration they had on numerous sci-fi classics, I became interested in seeing this. We got to see it when we went to a drive-in in June which had a showing of The Avengers (my fourth time seeing it at that time) before this movie. Since I loved The Avengers and I was wanting to watch this, I had no arguments against watching The Avengers again. When I saw it at the drive-in, I was kind of underwhelmed. But watching it at a drive-in over a radio as opposed to stereos in a theater made the experience not quite as good. So my Mom rented this from Redbox on my request to watch it again. I found that this may not be the masterpiece it could have been, but for what it was, I thought it was a decent sci-fi flick. A lot people would call this "Prince of Persia in space." While it does look like that considering the media today, I would say that this is actually a movie that missed its time a long time ago. If this had come out before Star Wars, it probably would have been hailed as a classic. Will this eventually become a classic? In this time where plenty of movies are driven by special effects, I doubt it. But it may gain its own cult following and may become more accepting among audiences when they hear about the books they were based on (though I have yet to read them myself).

49. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (7/10)

This was the best of the three movies and the flashy circus scene alone was worth the price of admission.

48. Dredd 3-D (7/10)

Karl Urban gives a really good performance as Dredd, the action was really good, and the 3-D was cool (for once), but the villain was kind of weak since all she pretty much does is give orders (but she had a cool death scene).

47. The Expendables 2 (7/10)

This was more of the action movie that we should have got in 2010 and the action in it was pretty darn good and the action star were really good.

46. Men in Black III (7/10)

Not quite as good as the first, but this was Die Hard compared to the first sequel. Will Smith goes back nicely into one of his most famous roles and Josh Brolin gives an excellent performance as a younger Agent K (he alone makes this worthwhile).

45. Hope Springs (7/10)

It benefits strongly from the three leads, but it isn't anything great, though.

44. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (7/10)

Good performances and chemistry between Steve Carell and Keira Knightley and it doesn't go for the cliche happy ending, but nothing marvelous.

43. The Grey (7/10)

Good performances from the cast (particularly Liam Neeson) and some scary scenes, but is somewhat lacking in some areas.

42. Lawless (7/10)

A really good cast (and one of Shia LaBeouf's better performances), except for Mia Wasikowska, and the action was good, but could have been a little better.

41. Premium Rush (7/10)

Some really good performances, particularly Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but the plot was kind of simple.

71. Haywire (5/10)

It had some decent performances from Gina Carao, Michael Fassbender, and Ewan McGregor, but the movie was kind of boring.

70. Safe (5/10)

Jason Statham and the little girl give good performances and the action scenes are well done, but that's about it.

69. Snow White and the Huntsman (5/10)

The production designs and visuals are nice and Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron do good performances, but Kristen Stewart is not the "fairest of them all," both acting wise and physically.

68. The Words (5/10)

It benefits from it's cast, but it's not all that interesting.

67. The Bourne Legacy (5/10)

While Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton do what they can, this isn't a true "Bourne" movie and Matt Damon's presence is missed.

66. The Campaign (5/10)

It was fun to see Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis going at each other and it had some outside laughs, but most of the humor outside those two fighting wasn't all that funny.

65. Trouble with the Curve

Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams give good performances and share good chemistry, but they are pretty much the ones carrying the movie.

64. Taken 2 (5/10)

I know, I know, plenty of people didn't like this. I had low expectations and I didn't think it was that bad. The performances were for the most part decent, but not as thrilling as the first movie.

63. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II

This bland franchise actually manages to end a semi-decent note. The final battle was pretty fun (but one certain twist killed it for me) and the acting was a little better than the previous installments, but still not that good enough.

62. Rock of Ages (6/10)

This was a mildly entertaining musical with a particularly good performance from Tom Cruise, but it's not as good as two musicals coming up on this list.

93. Paranormal Activity 4 (3/10)

The good news is that as a supernatural movie, it's not as bad as The Devil Inside and The Apparition. The bad news is that it's still not scary. I don't think much of the first two movies (though I like to watch them from time to time), but I thought that the third one was actually scary (particularly the last 10 minutes). This was the worst of the four. ...The only things I liked were the X-Box green stuff in the dark and the little kids in it. I also don't understand why they brought in people who had absolutely nothing to do with the previous three. For the next movie, they should bring back some of the characters from the second and third films.

92. To Rome with Love (3/10)

They had a decent cast here, but this wasn't a good movie. I liked the chemistry between Ellen Page and Jesse Eisenberg, but Penelope Cruz was wasted in this.

91. Resident Evil: Retribution

This was the most entertaining of the bland franchise, but that's not saying much.

90. The Lucky One (4/10)

While there was some semi-decent acting Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner, the other characters were rather bland and the two leads lacked chemistry.

89. The Vow (4/10)

While Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum and Sam Niell do what they can, this isn't my kind of movie.

88. The Odd Life of Timothy Green (4/10)

There is some good chemistry between the three leads, but besides that, this movie relies too much on sentimentality.

87. Chernobyl Diaries (4/10)

This had an interesting premise of being in a radioactive tourist spot. There were a few jump scares and a little suspense, but the acting wasn't that good and the ending was pretty lame.

86. Mirror Mirror (4/10)

The production and costume designs are pretty impressive (definitely deserves its Oscar nomination), Julianna Moore does a good performance as the evil queen, and the Snow White in this is better than the one played by Kristen Stewart, but the humor fell flat on its face.

85. The Possesion (4/10)

Despite some good performances from the father and the possessed girl, it isn't scary.

84. V/H/S (4/10)

Some of the stories are interesting and one of the girls looked really creepy, but the characters weren't.

83. Total Recall remake (4/10)

Now I thought that the original was a good action flick, but not a classic. But did they need to make a remake? While the special effects were adequate, Kate Beckinsale does good with what she has to work with, some decently shot action scenes, and a three-breasted woman, this didn't have much to offer.