[Locke]

I know we have both a movie discussion thread and a best of the year thread for this to get lost in, but as film is my biggest passion outside of tokusatsu, I decided to give this question its own thread and see if it survives the night!

Anyway, we're coming close to the end of 2013 and if you're like me you still have a list of 2013 movies as long as your arm to get through but speaking of everything you've seen released this year, up until this point, what has been your favourite?

For me, it's a tough call between Gangster Squad and Frozen.

Untouchables is one of my all time favourite flicks, so to see it reimagined with a 2013 budget, full of huge spaghetti western like shootouts and an attitude of fun for substance, I just loved the hell out of Gangster Squad. I also think the film had more depth than a lot of people want to give it credit for, perhaps because pretty much the whole movie is told through extreme violence. Which is fine by me.

Frozen would have easily topped Gangster Squad for me, but it lacks consistency. The characters are stunning, the animation beautiful, the writing is razor sharp and the third act was glorious! But it isn't until you've seen the whole movie, that you realise that despite Frozen's short length, there were still whole chunks of this movie that really served no wider purpose. And that is problematic. Still, overall, I'm so glad to see Disney return to its roots of hidden depth, and thoughtfulness, for a movie primarily aimed at six year old girls.