2012 has proven itself to have been quite an interesting year from start to finish.

Back in July, I did a first half recap, which covered the months from January to June, and now it’s time to recap the rest of the year from July to December.

The second half of the year contained the remaining three films I had on my most anticipated list (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit) with two of the three living up to what I imagined them to be.

This time around, though, two new contributors (Steven and Andrew) add their thoughts on films released during the second half of the year into the mix along with mine.

Hit the break to check out our recap.

“Who says an old lady can’t drive?”

You just kind of have to roll your eyes and keep going when anachronistic lines like that show up in animated movies in this day and age. The Ice Age film series certainly has never been known for its cutting edge humor, animation, storytelling, character development, or plot innovations, yet here we are, a full decade since the release of the first film in the series, and the thing just keeps on ticking.

So is this latest entry in the series worth your time or your money? Read on to find out, although I think we both already know the answer to that question…

July swings off to a quick start with the unusual and early release of Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man reboot. With two mega blockbusters in the aforementioned Amazing Spider-Man and Warner Bros. The Dark Knight Rises, the month of July features the lowest number of major releases in a month this year with seven in total.

Four of the seven films will be released in 3D with those films being The Amazing Spider-Man, Katy Perry: Part of Me, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Step Up: Revolution. 

Hit the break to check out the full month’s release schedule and which movie is my pick of the month.