Top Films of 2013

Ummm, this list is a bit premature as many buzzed-about movies have yet to come out and I am dreadfully behind on the ones that have come out this fall! I think I shall make a list of alternates, movies that I expect to move into my top list once I finally see them. My list of films to see will be longer than my top list for the year because well, it just is.

Top Films:

1. The Hunger Games- Catching Fire- I've seen it twice already and was moved and fired up both times! Jennifer Lawrence, man. I just hope she continues to act for a long, long time. 
2. The Great Gatsby- Anyone who knows me, knows that I am obsessed with all things Gatsby. I thought this was an awesome retelling of one of my favorite books.
3. World War Z- Any year with a Brad Pitt movie is a good year for me! Loved this film and felt like it was a fresh take on the ever popular zombie subject. I liked how it took the problem global. (I wish The Walking Dead would just expand to the states its in, sheesh!)  
4. Star Trek Into Darkness- These new installments of the Star Trek movies are So Good. JJ Abrams has the golden touch. Benedict Cumberbatch was perfect as Kahn. 
5. Blue Jasmine- Cate Blanchett is incredible in her role as a woman watching her life unravel and she tries to hang onto it and sanity.
6. The Spectacular Now- I'm thoroughly obsessed with Shailene Woodley (ever since The Descendants) and thought this movie was so true to adolescent life that it was painful to watch at times.
7. Side Effects- I'll go see anything Rooney Mara is in and this ended up being awesome! I loved the tone of the movie. 
8. Iron Man 3- I don't think I ever saw IM2. IM3 is awesome, though! Never a dull moment and Robert Downey Jr delivers the wisecracks as well as ever. 
9. This Is The End- HILARIOUS. James Franco is awesome. 
10. The Way Way Back- A fantastic gem of a movie with a fantastic cast and a great story.
11. The Place Beyond The Pines- Once the kids were introduced in the film, I liked it a bit less, but Ryan Gosling is one of my favorites and I also felt like Bradley Cooper was awesome. He continues to impress me!
12. The Conjuring- I saw this on the plane ride home from Scotland and really enjoyed it. It was scary, but also well made, which is essential for a horror film to be on a best of the year list.
13. Oblivion- Tom Cruise is a movie star! This was a fun sci/fi movie that also stared the actress from W.E.!

Alternates That Will Probably Be Contenders For My Final Top Films List Once I Finally See Them:

1. American Hustle
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Thor 2
4. Out of the Furnace
5. The Wolf of Wall Street
6. All Is Lost- I love Robert Redford.
7. Dallas Buyers Club
8. Her
9. Gravity- But I'm afraid of space!
10. Captain Phillips
11. To The Wonder
12. Homefront
13. Anchorman 2- You laugh, but well...laughs count for a lot. 
14. Blue is the Warmest Color
15. Much Ado About Nothing- I know, I know. No excuse for not having seen this yet. 
16. Prisoners- I heard a lot of interviews with the stars of this film and it made me want to see it so badly.
17. Enough Said