The 5. 0 Best Films Of 2. Feature Movies. Its December, and as is traditional, weve asked Empires writers to vote for their favourite films of the year. In the 19th century, the term Lebensraum was used by the German biologist, Oscar Peschel, in his 1860 review of Charles Darwins Origins of Species 1859. In 1897. News, reviews, previews, tips, and downloads for multiple platforms. The assembled results have since been turned into this, a list of the very best 2. All films released from January 1 to December 3. UK were eligible, and weve included but not ranked three movies that several of our number have seen, but not enough to vote on fairly. So read on and at the end, check how many youve seen yourself. THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTYDirector Ben Stiller. ANd9GcTIWksL2clWiWeioHM7Wg6osZ23tpC2I5bgG0p7ZgjTX-FtQC4BUfkUmcY' alt='Crack For Empire Earth 3 Review' title='Crack For Empire Earth 3 Review' />Cast Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn, Adam Scott, Patton Oswalt, Shirley Mac. Laine, Kathryn Hahn. Best for daydream believers and, heck, homecoming queens too. Its been five years since Ben Stiller directed Tropic Thunder, and the film that lured him back to the directors chair is a sweet tale of a mild mannered man who dreams of being much, much more. Quietly fascinated by colleague Cheryl Kristen Wiig, whos in for quite a December between this and Anchorman, he finally gets the chance to live some of those daydreams when he sets off in search of a missing negative by a star photographer. Expect glorious dreams and perhaps, in the end, a glorious reality as well. ANCHORMAN 2 THE LEGEND CONTINUESDirector Adam Mc. Kay. Cast Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, David Koechner, Harrison Ford, James Marsden, Meagan Good. Best for the Channel 4 News Team. Yes, were talking to you, Jon Snow. If you were asked to name some film characters who would cope well with change, the chances that youd name anyone in the Channel 4 News Team are small indeed. And yet thats exactly what Will Ferrells Ron Burgundy and his crew have to wrestle with as the arrival of cable news and the 2. Early word suggests that the gag rate is just as relentless as the first film, so we cant wait to see what Brick declares love for this time, or Brian Fantanas latest pick up technique. THE HOBBIT THE DESOLATION OF SMAUGDirector Peter Jackson. Cast Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lily, Luke Evans. Best for hobbitses. The second part of Peter Jacksons sprawling adaptation promises us a dude who turns into a bear, a bunch of elves who fight giant spiders in the forest, a town on a lake and, most importantly, a dragon under a mountain. For Smaug alone, wed be lining up to see it, but in fact what weve seen so far promises us much more in the way of intrigue and adventure. DOyW0BJMLM/UsAcya9tDvI/AAAAAAAAAhc/BEq2UPCnnnQ/s1600/maps_zpsaaac02f6.jpg' alt='Crack For Empire Earth 3 Review' title='Crack For Empire Earth 3 Review' />Gandalf will be off battling the Necromancer while the dwarves and their hobbit burglar fight their way through Mirkwood to that fateful confrontation with their big, scaly nemesis. Frankly, we cant wait. NOW YOU SEE MEDirector Louis Leterrier. Cast Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine. Best for capes and robbers. Films about magic often flounder on the fact that cinema itself is magic and can cancel out the impact of their tricks. But the spectacular illusions here and the clever addition of some hapless, helpless FBI and Interpol agents to try to fathom the tricks make for a gleeful caper. The plodding coppers cant compare with the magicians prestidigitation at first, at least and Eisenberg, Fisher, Harrelson and Franco have a ball with their sleight of hand, particularly in an inspired chase scene that fully utilises the cops and magical robbers conceit. In an early summer that was full of tortured heroes and apocalyptic visions, this frothier romp was a deserved hit. PRISONERSDirector Denis Villeneuve. Cast Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo. Best for making us wonder how wed cope. As much an endurance test as a viewing experience, Villeneuves follow up to the fiery Incendies throws the viewer into a parents hell what if your child was abducted Where would you stopThe moral dilemma is compelling, but this is carried by the committed performances of Jackmans increasingly desperate father, Jake Gyllenhaals professionally furious cop and Paul Danos all too punchable suspect. The tones as wintry as the perpetually snowy weather of its setting, but this one will hang around in the back of your mind long after spring. Internet Download Manager Cracked 2017. THE CONJURINGDirector James Wan. Cast Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingstone, Lili Taylor, Hayley Mc. Farland, Joey King. Best for things that went bump in the night and often the day too. A monster box office hit, The Conjuring came from nowhere to scare 3. It rolled the true life Amityville murders for pitys sake, dont ever move somewhere that has Amity in the name into a scarefest that blew icy breath down our necks and went BOO all at the same time. The rich period detail, creepy doll prelude and Lili Taylor going all Linda Blair were highlights, but James Saw Wan offered an Edgar Allen Poe y sense of the macabre and the story rattled along at a whip. Unsurprisingly, theres a sequel coming. The unlikely sounding The Conjuring 2 The Enfield Poltergeist what next The Tottenham Hale Terrors is also based on a true story and will be with us in the next year or two. KILL YOUR DARLINGSDirector John Krokidas. Cast Daniel Radcliffe, Dane De. Haan, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall. Best for showing the Beat poets before they got the Beat going. The act of violence that drives this drama about the early lives of some of the most influential writers of the 2. Kerouac, Burroughs and Ginsberg is revealed in the opening moments, but the film keeps its real surprises close to the chest. Its only gradually that it becomes clear that this is a lot messier and more complicated than the usual coming of age Becoming Allen Ginsberg sort of story, even before we get into questions of murder. Newcomer director Krokidas shows a gift for subtlety and nuance here that marks him as one to watch, and Daniel Radcliffe shows once again that hes more than just The Boy Who Lived. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGDirector Joss Whedon. Cast Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Clark Gregg. Best for saying hey nonny nonny to The Avengers. Just after shooting The Avengers, Joss Whedon took two weeks out of the edit suite and made this monochrome take on Shakespeares comedy of manipulated love. With a team of friends and regulars and a shoot in his back garden, he produced a breezy, easy going version of the play with none of the self consciousness that can plague some adaptations. For those under the impression that Shakespeare is only for snoots and stuffed shirts, this brings the Bard home to the pit audience he always kept engaged. ROBOT FRANKDirector Jake Schreier. Cast Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, James Marsden, Best for rekindling lost mojos with the help of a robot. Its been a good year for older stars, with great roles for the likes of Bruce Dern and Judi Dench. Likely to be overlooked wrongly is this performance by Frank Langella, as a retired cat burglar stirred back to life by a robot carer who proves amenable to engaging in some light larceny to keep his elderly charge active. The films too pacy, funny and science fiction tinged to get the awards praise it might otherwise deserve, but Langellas rarely been better and the whole is a beautifully judged look at ageing and last hurrahs. WORLD WAR ZDirector Marc Forster. Cast Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Peter Capaldi.