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Originally Posted by John_W

I just checked my list of films I've seen in TV this year, which is Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity in 3D, Captain Phillips, Prisoners, Philomena, Nebraska, All is Lost, Now You See Me, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Conjuring, The Lone Ranger and The Heat.

I had put off American Hustle but after last night's awards we went and saw it today. It is my favorite film from everything I saw this year. I really didn't have a problem following the story, the music and clothes were like reliving my 20's. I never found it boring and the ending was better than expected and I can't wait to see it again.

I also found Walter Mitty better than expected, I would highly recommend if you were someone who liked films like Benjamin Button or Forest Gump. Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity and Prisoners were the most intense, I really liked Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners. Nebraska I was disappointed with because the director Alexander Payne had directed my favorite film 'Sideways'. I'm also probably one of the few who liked the Lone Ranger, in fact I can't wait to see it again. My wife's favorite film this year was Blue Jasmine and until today mine was Dallas Buyers Club, so last night we had a couple of the winners picked.

I would like to see Walter Mitty because I read the story and was a huge admirer of James Thurber. I even liked the show "My World and Welcome To It", which was based on Thurbers writings, though it didn't last long. William Windom was the Thurber character, is I recall correctly.