Cape Town - 2013 has been a blockbuster of a year for movies (cough The Lone Ranger cough After Earth) with a bunch of sequels and remakes interspersed with some original-not-based-on-a-book movies.
As we draw closer to the end of the year, we look back at a year filled with fast cars, broken dreams, bloodthirsty spirits and superheroes galore and why we loved them, as well as looking forward to the last few movies to close off the tumultuous year for actors, directors and movie production houses.
Let's hope next year is just as movie-tastic!
Movies of 2013
Gravity - Sandra Bullock managed to make floating in space the scariest thing ever.
Iron Man 3 - Even billionaire superheroes get panic attacks.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Katniss Everdeen kicking ass on behalf of everyone.
Captain Phillips - Tom Hanks is amazing and the pirates are amazingly scary.
Blue is the warmest colour - Lesbians dominated the Cannes festival this year by being more than just lovers.
This is the End - Actors playing themselves while the Apocalypse dawns... And Emma Watson dominates Seth Rogen.
Thor: The Dark World - Because Loki is a god.
Despicable Me 2 - Minions are the best. Ever.
The Heat - Melissa McCarthy dominates comedy
Pacific Rim - GIANT ROBOTS + GIANT MONSTERS = YES
Fast & Furious 6 - Potentially the last time we see this handsome face in the franchise (if they cut out his FF7 scenes)
Man of Steel - Henry Cavil's abs.
Jackass: Bad Grandpa - We all have a Jackass in us waiting to come out.
The Great Gatsby - Gatsby threw the kind of parties you wished you had at university.
Star Trek Into Darkness - Just to see Kirk play in the shadow of Cumberbatch.
The Purge - Everyone has their twisted fantasies.
Evil Dead - Because idiots who stay in an abandoned cabin in the woods deserve what's coming to them.
World War Z - Injecting Brad Pitt into a zombie movie is the best thing that ever happened.
Monster University - 12 years was too long to wait.
The Conjuring - The horror to school other horrors.
Still to come before the year runs out:
Frozen - Olaf the Snowman is just so damn adorable.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Because dragons.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - It's kind of a big deal.
Her - Who doesn't want to listen to Scarlett Johansson's sexy-smexy voice?
Saving Mr Banks - We all miss the Mickey Mouse man.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - It proves daydreaming can lead to adventure.
American Hustle - Uhm, have you SEEN the cast list?
As we draw closer to the end of the year, we look back at a year filled with fast cars, broken dreams, bloodthirsty spirits and superheroes galore and why we loved them, as well as looking forward to the last few movies to close off the tumultuous year for actors, directors and movie production houses.
Let's hope next year is just as movie-tastic!
Movies of 2013
Gravity - Sandra Bullock managed to make floating in space the scariest thing ever.
Iron Man 3 - Even billionaire superheroes get panic attacks.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Katniss Everdeen kicking ass on behalf of everyone.
Captain Phillips - Tom Hanks is amazing and the pirates are amazingly scary.
Blue is the warmest colour - Lesbians dominated the Cannes festival this year by being more than just lovers.
This is the End - Actors playing themselves while the Apocalypse dawns... And Emma Watson dominates Seth Rogen.
Thor: The Dark World - Because Loki is a god.
Despicable Me 2 - Minions are the best. Ever.
The Heat - Melissa McCarthy dominates comedy
Pacific Rim - GIANT ROBOTS + GIANT MONSTERS = YES
Fast & Furious 6 - Potentially the last time we see this handsome face in the franchise (if they cut out his FF7 scenes)
Man of Steel - Henry Cavil's abs.
Jackass: Bad Grandpa - We all have a Jackass in us waiting to come out.
The Great Gatsby - Gatsby threw the kind of parties you wished you had at university.
Star Trek Into Darkness - Just to see Kirk play in the shadow of Cumberbatch.
The Purge - Everyone has their twisted fantasies.
Evil Dead - Because idiots who stay in an abandoned cabin in the woods deserve what's coming to them.
World War Z - Injecting Brad Pitt into a zombie movie is the best thing that ever happened.
Monster University - 12 years was too long to wait.
The Conjuring - The horror to school other horrors.
Still to come before the year runs out:
Frozen - Olaf the Snowman is just so damn adorable.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Because dragons.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - It's kind of a big deal.
Her - Who doesn't want to listen to Scarlett Johansson's sexy-smexy voice?
Saving Mr Banks - We all miss the Mickey Mouse man.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - It proves daydreaming can lead to adventure.
American Hustle - Uhm, have you SEEN the cast list?